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A History of the County of Oxford
… the name Crundell (later Corn) Street referred probably to quarries immediately west of the borough; manorial and … doing so in 1595, as was Anne Pettie, one of the richest women in the town, in 1622. 70 It is not clear why appraisers … the work is done'. The blanket-maker John Early (d. 1877) admitted threatening drunken workers with dismissal, but …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and attendance at shire or hundred courts; the right to distrain and to receive fines and forfeited goods usually … Like its predecessor it negotiated contracts with local companies for street lighting, and for gas and (later) … 159 Inmates, chiefly vagrants, petty criminals, and 'lewd women', seldom numbered more than four or five, and came from …
A History of the County of Oxford
… questioning Catholic doctrine. Several of the group seem to have been associated with the cloth industry and to have … boosted by Americans from Brize Norton airbase. Women deacons were nominated by the 1940s, and in 1969 a … the Briscoe family of Alvescot and Lew. Separate men's and women's meetings were held throughout. 83 During the earlier …
A History of the County of Oxford
… then or later. 1 In 1549 Oxfordshire gentry met at Witney to coordinate suppression of the Prayer Book rebellion, which had spread to Oxfordshire from the West Country, but no Witney townsmen … 1767 ten out of twelve recusants recorded in Witney were women, including a shopkeeper, mantua-maker, publican, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the number of persons regularly employed varies from 800 to 1000. The markets are on Tuesday and Saturday, at the … market for prime oxen of the North Devon breed, considered to be the largest in the west of England, is held on the last … by John Westend in 1451, are occupied by sixteen men and women, who receive a small allowance of fuel; and at …
A History of the County of Essex
… POOR. Jonathan Feedham, by will proved 1718, bequeathed to the rector and churchwardens £50 to invest in land for the … the number of beneficiaries increased until 1867 when 51 women and 17 men each received an average of 3 yd. of … trustees land in Rebow Road for six almshouses for single women or widows, preferably sailors' widows. She en- dowed …
A History of the County of Essex
… 1066 and 1086 the number of bordarii increased from 6 to 20 which might suggest incipient urban or port … may have been erected in 1816 when John Smith, miller, was admitted to the plot. It was sold in 1858 and burnt down in … employed in dressmaking and 65 in tailoring, many of them women doing outwork for Col- chester clothing firms. …
A History of the County of Essex
… From 1246 the lords of Wivenhoe manor were entitled to free warren in their demesne lands in Wivenhoe. 39 In the … were held at least once a year, with usually 12 to 16 jurors. Cases of animals trespassing on the lord's … of avesage, pannage, and larder were heard; admissions to and surrenders of copyholds were enrolled. 40 Courts also …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… principal part of this place. It was afterwards granted to the family of Clare, who gave the manor and church to Tintern Abbey, together with several granges stretching across the parish from the river Wye to the Severn. Towards the Wye the parish is bounded by a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the income, after payments of £1 for a sermon and 10 s. to the clerk, to be given to the poor. 93 In 1706 the money, with £20 given … children 2 s. 95 Part of the land was sold to the railway companies in the 1850s and the proceeds invested in £785 …