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Records of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters

… lost much of their attraction. Unable to insist on the old condition of servitude, the Company was forced to examine …

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Calendar of Early Mayor's Court Rolls

… of land were begun by a writ of Right and followed the old procedure, whereby the court determined the difficult … did not necessitate new actions-they became wedded to the old forms of actions, and in many cases they merely commanded … that error was a royal matter, and in course of time the old writ-action was revived in the Husting. All that remained …

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A History of the County of Shropshire

… Priors, and the Heath lie on the north-western edge of the Old Red Sandstone plateau around the Clees, Abdon and Ditton …

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The Church in London, 1375-1392

… Codeford's death in 1381 or 1382 deprived Courtenay of an old friend and colleague whose service would have been …

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London Viewers and their Certificates, 1508-1558

… that all access to light and air has been cut off to the old one, a fourth has directed the rainwater from his gutter … back to the mayor and aldermen. The system was almost as old as the Mayoralty and was closely related to it. 2 The … were all told to view a house under construction in the Old Jewry 'and inform themselves whether the same be …

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Calendar of the plea and memoranda rolls of the city of London

… marked the final victory of royal justice over the old local courts, communal, feudal or franchise, by absorbing … person of Ralph de Sandwich, Constable of the Tower, an old and experienced servant of the King 53, and for his … indicted 68. It is a curious fact that though in 1320 the old writ for dealing with disturbers of the peace had been …

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Scriveners' company common paper 1357-1628

… of members of the craft could be better regulated. The old fraternity of the Writers was automatically dissolved and … charge for her was 4 d. These payments were in lieu of the old quarterly charges of 7 d. and 1 s. for the dinner. The number of suppers was reduced because, under the old system, it was found that the money collected did not …

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The Port and Trade of Early Elizabethan London: Documents

… Custom House, the quay on which it stood, and the adjacent Old Wool Quay. 3 Thus, appa rently for the first time, the … were said to be inadequate. A timber structure, the Old Wool Quay was badly in need of repair, while the Custom …

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London Assize of Nuisance, 1301-1431: A Calendar

… from the early thirteenth century, may well have been as old or older than Northampton's. However, an assize … carpenters sworn to the assize noted the position of the old timber or corbels in deciding how much of the wall … not feature in the Lex de Assisa but may well have been as old. The assize might be demanded for any pit, except those …

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Calendar of letter-books of the city of London

… that certain Phelipers or Fripperers-men who dealt in old clothes, second-hand furniture, and other goods -were in … felonies, the Fripperers were enjoined not to expose their old clothes, shoes, and other wares for sale in future after … Deans and Chapters, down to vintners, poulterers, and old-clothes-men, and no matter how frivolous, if they were …