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A History of the County of Stafford
… with the population; in 1648 and again in 1650 the mayor tried to reduce the expense by a more stringent … alms-houses in Bath Street for needy widows chosen by the mayor, five from the borough, five from the foreign, and one … By will proved in 1634 John Wollaston, a former mayor, left a house in Hall Lane as a rent-free home for …
A History of the County of Stafford
… there was a deacon serving the church, appointed by the mayor and council. 23 Thereafter curates are regularly … further chantry, with one priest, had been founded by the mayor and burgesses or by St. John's guild; by 1535 the … founded by Beverley and Coleson, Aston, Spernor, and the mayor and burgesses celebrated at the altar of St. John the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Act the markets and fairs became statutory. 41 The mayor walked the fairs by at least the 1640s. In 1647 it was … and 1860s 'the little civic procession' consisted of the mayor, the other members of the town council, and the borough … by 1843. 30 The pits were flooded by 1845 when the mayor, J. H. Harvey, was drowned while swimming there. 31 By …
A History of the County of Stafford
… at such schools, was provided annually. 16 In 1776 the mayor granted the Blue Coat schoolmaster the use of the … been presented in 1882 by Lord Bradford. In 1887 the mayor successfully appealed for funds to erect and equip such …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Bloxwich; he was M.P. for Walsall from 1922 to 1924 and mayor in 1938-9. 43 Sir Henry Newbolt (1862-1938), poet and … tended to support the Parliamentarians. 46 Henry Stone, mayor in 1638-9, was active in the county on the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… at the parish church, had to account yearly before the mayor on St. Catherine's day (25 November); by the earlier … the borough and the foreign. 55 In the 17th century the mayor administered much of the relief. 56 There appears to … there existed an assembly ( consilium) of burgesses, a mayor, a constable, and a bailiff. That year an assembly …
A History of the County of Stafford
… perhaps because in 1501 the borough was leased to the mayor, bailiffs, and burgesses. 79 On Northumberland's … third having been leased for a year to George Hill, mayor in 1654-5. 28 Simon had evidently recovered the manor …
A History of the County of Stafford
… was extended eastwards c. 1900. 53 From 1599 Henry Stone, mayor of Walsall in 1604-5, bought several properties in the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… was C. S. Forster, a Tory and a local banker and former mayor. He held the seat until 1837, when it was captured by a …