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A History of the County of Oxford
… and fairs in that year was followed by an Act in 1576 making Woodstock a staple town. George Whitton, alderman and … maltsters, and braziers. 49 Among 17th-century craftsmen making wills but failing to become councillors were builders, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… influenced the town's later history. 71 An Act of 1576 making Woodstock a staple town briefly stimulated the local … acquired a charter in 1664 which remained its governing instrument until 1886, but from the later 17th century it was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… officers, requiring all to swear the statutory oaths, and making future appointments of high stewards, recorders, and … The charter of 1664 remained the corporation's governing instrument until 1886, for Woodstock, along with over 100 … 1580 the number of common councillors was fixed at 20, 17 making up a council which included perhaps a third of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in 1727, assuring the duchess of continued support while making play of his imminent arrest for debt, and John Tasker, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Accounts (in D.C.R.O.) dated 1608 from Hugh Hoble for making and Snoock and Baskom for setting stone-mullioned …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… In 1870 it was owned by the Gloucestershire Paper Making Co. Ltd., and in 1876 by the trustees of James Randle, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… pottery and coins are thought to have been part of a salt-making industry. 1 Woolavington village forms a grid at the … Census; The Sedgemoor (Parishes) Order 1981 (Statutory Instrument 1981/148). Williams, Draining of the Som. Levels, …