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A History of the County of Oxford
… hats, and a chandler and fishmonger. At least 12 were in food and drink trades, including 5 innkeepers, 2 vintners, 3 … may have derived their wealth chiefly from malting; the food and drink trades were represented by 3 innkeepers and a … 26 Of 18th-century tradesmen leaving wills those in the food and drink trades formed the largest group, particularly …
A History of the County of Oxford
… affairs. Rural distress in the town's hinterland provoked food riots at Woodstock in 1766 and tension over bread supply …
A History of the County of Oxford
… administrative business such as taxation, impressment, and food shortages, but in 1625 for a quarter sessions, perhaps …
A History of the County of Oxford
… allowing each Woodstock freemen only 2 s. 6 d. for food and 8 s. for drink, and grudgingly extending the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… the right to use part of the house and be provided with food and drink. Hawkins became vicar in 1486. 6 Richard …
A History of the County of Essex
… haymaking time. 90 Low wages, especially at times of high food prices, 91 as well as the lack of one dominant land- …