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A History of the County of Hampshire
… freemen. The bailiffs, taking the place of the earlier reeves ( prepositi), were part of the native growth and … of office presented by the citizens in 1879. 118 The early reeves ( prepositi) of the city, the predecessors in position … and Warine, 121 and apparently 'Gefordus' 122 also, were reeves at the time of the survey. In a document of the same …
A History of the County of Oxford
… s. a year, at first to Raulin. Later lessees were borough reeves or bailiffs and other prominent townsmen, who, like … or removal of livestock from the market place. 62 The town reeves or bailiffs apparently acted as clerks of the market, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… James Long, to designs by the London architect Charles Reeves. Built of stone in an Italianate style, with the royal … had its own common seal, used presumably by the town reeves or bailiffs, by probably the late 13th century. 267 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and certainly 1220 the burgesses annually elected two 'reeves' (called bailiffs from the early 15th century), 13 and … earlier procedures are not recorded. Thirteenth-century reeves, who together received a 3 s. rent-allowance, 50 …