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A History of the County of Oxford
… BOROUGH TO 1886.When New Woodstock was incorporated in 1453 75 the borough and its customs were ancient. The plots laid out … recorded in the 13th century. 77 The town was taxed as a borough in the early 14th century. 78 The development of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock sent two representatives to parliament in 1302 and two others in 1305; 86 all seem to have been residents and two were members of the prominent Bennet family. 87 The borough charter of 1453 … in 1609 may have been exceptional because of the death of a sitting member, 90 and the rejection by parliament of the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woolaston Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY: Agriculture. In 1086 there was no demesne land in either Woolaston manor … wheat, barley, peas, and oats were grown, together with a small quantity of beans and rye. In 1286 four casks of … remain. Evidence of the iron industry is afforded by the discovery of medieval iron ore nodules on the shore near …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Baylyes, two poor children. Ref.110 BA1/1/11/30 (1611) The humble petition of John Baylyes and Isabell Baylyes twoe … of Oddingley husbondman, for the unlawfull begettinge of a man child of the bodye of Joane Preston of Hartleburye … for the same offence brought before the reverend father in God Gervase Lord Bushopp of Wigorn, and thereuppon was …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Worcestershire Quarter Sessions: 1613 The inhabitants of Bayton. Ref.110 BA1/1/20/58 (1613) To the … right worshippfull the Kinges majesties justices of peace in the countye of Worcester. May yt please your worshipps, … [Michaellmas?] and Trinitye sessions last past there was a bill of [complaynt?] and two severall certificattes …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… 1615 Thomas Tailor. Ref.110 BA1/1/22/60 (1615) To the Kinges majesties justices of the peace of the countie of … standethe indicted before your worships for [turninge?] of a water course being but a landefludd passinge over the Kinges highe waye betweene Eckington and Norton in the countie of Worcester into a grounde of your …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Geffrey Howsman of Ammersley. Ref.110 BA1/1/25/1 (1616) To the right worshipfull [illegible] [illegible] his majesties … That whereas your worships poore peticioner hath served in Ireland in the late Queene Elizabeths tyme, in which … hee was crewelly wounded and hurt and afterwardes had a pencion in this county the space of six yeares which is now …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… 1617 Phillippe Wilkes. Ref.110 BA1/1/27/71 (1617) To the right worshipfull, the Kinges majesties justices of the … of Phillippe Wilkes Shewinge, that he beinge borne in Ombersley and beinge maryed unto one Christian [Maneley?] … of the poore of the parish of Longdon in the behalf of a poore man. Sheweth to your good worshippes. That whereas …