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A History of the County of Oxford
… witnessed a townsman's will. 77 In 1526 the Woodstock clergy comprised three chantry priests (of whom one was at … established in 1787 and supported thereafter by regular fund-raising sermons. 20 William Mavor, rector 1810-37 and … the fabric and provide a chaplain to pray for the king and queen and for their souls after death. 40 There was a chapel …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 90 George Eldridge (d. 1814) was steel jeweller to the queen; 91 he lived and worked at the large block of houses … accounted annually for tolls of between 2 and 3. 2 In 1565 Queen Elizabeth I granted an additional, Friday, market for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… revenue from renewal fines; there was no separate school fund. 2 Rackrenting introduced in the mid 19th century raised … in 1660 were almost all sons of neighbouring gentry and clergy, probably lodged in one of Gregory's large houses in … the income of £60 was devoted to the Cocks's Educational Fund. The land was sold in 1946 when the invested income …
A History of the County of Oxford
… I, imprisoned there in 1554-5, returned only four times as queen. 67 Risk of plague during royal visits caused royal … were reported there in July 1643 when the king and queen were in residence, apparently because of plague in … surveys of the town, was formed in 1966. 82 From the 1930s fund-raising pageants were sometimes held, and in 1953 a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… he did so at least until Woodstock manor was granted to Queen Isabella in 1313. 88 Thereafter the royal manor was … owned at least two other houses in the town. 7 In 1565 the queen granted to the corporation the residue of the Woodstock … of the corporation's finances in 1929 a separate borough fund comprised rents from corporate property, hire charges …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… and above it a small wooden bell-cote. The roof has six queen-post trusses with pendants. The S. porch (8 ft. by 8 …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Herbert, held the tithes of Woolaston in 1651, 99 although clergy were instituted as rectors in 1625 and 1692, 1 and in …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 'Duke's Head' until 1842; 93 in 1856 it was known as the 'Queen's Head', but from 1863 was called the Woolaston Inn. 94 …