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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the main feature of Wisbech life in the later Middle Ages and was the direct ancestor of the Corporation. It is reputed … at the petition of its alderman, chaplain, four brethren and four sisters. The guildsmen were then licensed to found a … of 12 of the 'most honest' members, and chief of the party in the church services on the annual feast day and at …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Introduction WISBECH Wisbech is the largest and only corporate town in the Isle, and the nodal point for the whole marshland area comprised by … the Wisbech example these valleys come on the top of the party walls instead of in the middle of the houses as is …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of them, however, spent little, if any, time at Wisbech, and the practice arose of leasing the castle to local … powers were acquired 84 by Bishop Yorke to sell the castle and grounds. The Bill passed despite the opposition of Sir James Eyre, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, 85 and the premises were sold by auction in the same year to …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… John Wing was appointed to the office at a salary of £35, and a new post of chamberlain was created. 4 In 1849 the town clerk's salary was £45 a year, and he also drew £15 a year as clerk to the Sub-Commissioners … in the performance of his office, being a watchman, the party stricken being in danger of deathe'. Woodes received 6 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… consideracion of all such as shalbe nedefull to attend and guard them'. 47 Eight years later the deprived … confined in the castle broke out. The leader of the former party was William Weston, a fanatical and ascetic Jesuit who … as conducive to sanctity as possible. As the more zealous party they received most of the alms of the faithful; they …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… lies for the most part on the southern side of the Sence, and the river and its tributaries form the parish boundary on the north and east. The land rises from about 300 ft. in the valley to …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha WITHERSLACK, MEATHOP AND ULPHA. The mesne manor of … and Joan, daughter of Wililiam de Thornburgh, younger, was party to a fine of lands in Witherslack with John son of the … Bellingham, nor hold any intelligence with any of the party in arms against the Parliament, but be ready to render …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of Oxford, originated as a planned medieval market town and borough, laid out by a bishop of Winchester in probably … From the 17th century it became widely known for its cloth and blanket industry, and after 1945 it was developed as the chief commercial, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Introduction: Architecture and Buildings ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDINGS 1 Building Materials … as a whole, while in 1862 under 20 per cent voted for the Conservative J. W. Fane. 421 In 1837 the Whig candidate … generally revolved around local issues rather than party allegiance, among them the pressing problem (until …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT Seignorial Jurisdiction and Borough Courts Borough Autonomy By the mid 13th century … within their estates, including freedom from toll, murage, and attendance at shire or hundred courts; the right to … Manors', 312; Cal. Pat. 134850, 241. Inf. from West Oxon. Conservative Assoc. website (2003). For town politics in …