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A History of the County of Oxford
… textile crafts of weaver, dyer, and napper, the clothing trades of tailor and wimpler, the leather crafts of tanner and parchmenter, and the victualling trades of butcher, baker, and vintner. There were turners, a … 15 Unfree traders were occasionally fined, but in 1769 the council recorded a legal opinion that freemen's exclusive …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Dutton's Dir. Oxon. (1863). Rep. of Educ. Cttee. of Council, 1874-5 [C. 1265-1], p. 393, H.C. (1875), xxiv; …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of little lasting value. 18 In the later 16th century the council defined the constitution more closely in a series of … from new men and jealousies between different crafts and trades. In the event a proposed new borough charter in 1584, … servants and apprentices were allowed to occupy crafts and trades in the town, 58 a rule that was largely overlooked by …
A History of the County of Oxford
… D.V. VIII/275; X/23: survey and map c. 1910. Boro. Mun., council mins. 1974-5 P.N. Oxon. (E.P.N.S.), ii. 292-3. Below, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… franchise, as in mayoral elections, extended beyond the council to the freeman body. 89 An election restricted to … in 1640 had decided that the franchise lay with the council, and 'ancient men' claimed that freemen never voted … short-lived charter of 1688 limited the franchise to the council. 93 A council ordinance of 1660 that nonresident …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 74 In 1841 there were 14 men dependent on wood-working trades. 75 In the late 19th century the woods of the Marling … and personal act). Glos. R.O., Q/RI 144. Glos. County Council, Register of Common Lands. Glos. R.O., D 307. Ibid. D …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… built at Netherend between 1945 and 1958, 41 including council houses erected by Lydney R.D.C. By 1969 73 council houses stood in two groups in Severn View Road and …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 3 Woolavington had a parish meeting from 1896 and a parish council from 1949. It formed part of Bridgwater poor-law …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and hundred of Nantwich, S. division of the county of Chester, 3 miles (N. N. E.) from Nantwich; containing 64 … commuted for 145 payable to the lessee of the Bishop of Chester, and 35. 5. to the vicar. Woolton Priory, in a … and two good inns. It was formerly a stage on the great Chester and London road, and supplied many post-horses; but …