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A History of the County of Sussex
… it had a herd of 65 cattle and a flock of more than 500 sheep. 43 The number of tenants was greatly reduced by the … south part of the parish provided both common and several sheep-pasture; the Wiston manor demesne farm had several pasture there in 1293 49 and 500 sheep-leazes in 1357, 50 and Lyons manor had 250 leazes there …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… belonged to John Chamberlain in 1638. Of his 230 sheep 60 were at Stoughton; but those in Johnson's and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is on Thursday. A market lately established for cattle and sheep is held on the last Thursday in each month; and fairs …
A History of the County of Oxford
… many leading clothiers, woolmen, and fullers were sheep farmers on a significant scale: many held land in the … his own loom) worth 31, left hay, corn, pigs, and 62 sheep in 1621, while a small clothier in 1638 had a close of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… wealthy: the dyer Richard Humfrey (d. 1570), apparently a sheep farmer, 69 was the town's second wealthiest taxpayer in … or were related (often through marriage) to local fullers, sheep farmers, or fellmongers. 73 In 1692 the wealthy … by the 17th century, from further afield. 84 In 1549 ten sheep farmers were taxed on over 2,200 sheep within Witney …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1231 and continued in the 1270 s. 7 47. Witney cattle and sheep market, early 20th century. Despite the borough's early … petitioned about 1670 that it be confirmed for cattle, sheep, wool, and other commodities, 25 and in 1673 it was … 27 Corn, butter, meat, fruit, cattle, horses, pigs, and sheep were all sold during the 18th and earlier 19th century, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… export market, and locally by availability of land for sheep farming, which seems to have attracted prominent … Ricards, who was typical of the sort of wool merchant and sheep farmer attracted to Witney during the later 15th … particularly after 1478. 72 Availability of land for sheep-farming, combined with Witney's other advantages, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 'pitifully ragged and lowsy', were stealing cattle and sheep. 312 A few years later a litigant claimed, perhaps …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the pulpit, an arrangement likened by the rector to tiered sheep pens. The church was refloored and plaster removed, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… May 12th for oxen and other cattle, and September 25th for sheep. The town is under the superintendence of a bailiff and …