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A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Development of the town Development of the town New Woodstock developed at a … 840. Below, Bldgs. no. 6. Boro. Mun. 78/3, endpps., where Simon Jeffs is evidently the Simon Fesse of Rot. Hund. (Rec. Com.), ii. 840. Below, Bldgs. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Economic history Economic history In the century after its foundation the town prospered, acquiring a fair in addition to its … trade reached aldermanic rank: 81 the bakers John Norris (fl. 1480) and William Cornwell (d. 1552), the butchers …
A History of the County of Oxford
… free grammar school, two small charity schools, and by the early 19th century several dame schools; it was a popular … place for boarding schools, of which some took day pupils. The rector, although a keen educationist frustrated in his … in the town's life, and a few were distinguished: Simon Jeames (1608-32) seems to have been a lawyer serving …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of Rosamund Clifford; he therefore provided land outside the park so that men might build hospitia, and he granted a market to the new residents. 5 The story is supported in part by other … yielded less than 5 s. a year to the king. 7 In 1199-1200 the men of Woodstock claimed that Henry had enfeoffed …
A History of the County of Oxford
… TO 1886.When New Woodstock was incorporated in 1453 75 the borough and its customs were ancient. The plots laid out … roll. Statutory officers comprised a town clerk, a borough treasurer, and three auditors, other salaried officers being … the court also registered professional attorneys, notably Simon Jeames (d. 1632), the town's schoolmaster. 66 The …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woolaston Church CHURCH. The church of Woolaston was recorded in the foundation grant by Walter de Clare to Tintern Abbey in … presented vicars, the earliest named being Abraham c. 1200, 94 the bishop granted the living c. 1253 to William de …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… who had an estate worth £180 in 1714. 77 Although in 1682 the names of 68 persons who did not attend church were given, only the Gwillim family can be identified as Roman Catholics with … chapel secretary. Ex inf. Mrs. G. A. Higgs, chapel treasurer. H.O. 129/576/3/1/3. The date on bldg. is 1836. Ex …
A History of the County of Somerset
… its name derived from a Saxon personal name, 5 lies on the northern slope of the Polden ridge near its western end. It is 6 km. northwest … by his daughter Agnes, wife of Roger of Mucheldever (fl. c. 1327-36), 1 and his nephew John, son of Gilbert's …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Woolbeding WOOLBEDING The parish, with an area of 1,950 acres and a population in … Agnes, 12 and a young grandson John, who was in ward to Simon the Draper of Winchester, 13 his lands being in the … under age in 1275, when the manor was in the hands of Simon (the Draper) of Winchester, 15 but himself held it in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… 12. WOOLWICH. (O.S. 6-in. London, Sheets (a)L, (b)P.) The Borough of Woolwich consists of the parishes of Woolwich, Plumstead and Eltham. The principal monuments are Eltham Palace, Well Hall and …