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A History of the County of Oxford
… (approx. 19 in. to 1 mile). Quitrents imposed on the town's original burgages survived until the 1930s. They were … in 1662. 36 It was later owned by the lawyer and M.P. Sir Littleton Osbaldeston (d. 1692) and for much of the 18th … assessed on seven hearths in 1662. 86 In 1695 his heir, Dudley Rogers, sold the estate as Dogkennel House to Thomas …
A History of the County of Oxford
… for the Poor Municipal Charities. The corporation's first almshouses were successors to those founded in the … continued throughout the 19th century. 97 From 1615 Sir Thomas Spencer provided weekly doles of bread for 10 men, … of charities was satisfactory. A benefactions book given in 1646 by Charles Padget, a former pupil of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and burial ground were reconsecrated in 1336 the bishop's licence was granted not to the rector but to the vill. 36 … Iffley was imprisoned at Woodstock for reading the prayer book service, 95 and in 1649 the corporation entertained Dr. … Norwich, and Benjamin Holloway, F.R.S., rector 1736-9. 9 Sir Robert Cocks, 1715-36, described by Hearne as a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… developed at a gate into the royal park. The town's curving west boundary perhaps represents the line of the … original building plots. 94 Quitrents rose from 36 s. 5 d. in 1230 to 43 s. in the 1260s, c. 45 s. in 1279, and over … west end of the eastern section of Rectory Lane. In 1713 Sir John Vanbrugh expressed a wish to improve the town to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… owed over a third of the total rental. 70 The hospital's estate had been granted in the mid 13th century by … In 15234 half c. 60 contributors paid the lowest rate of 4 d. on their wages. 76 Higher subsidy assessments in 1541 and … houses in the late 15th century, later selling them to Sir Thomas Danvers of Waterstock. 7 In 1553 John Crossley, a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… master, who was to be a good preacher. 88 In 1587 Cornwell's relict Mary Dolman gave money to trustees to buy property … a noted teacher who, with his Woodstock pupils, wrote a book of verses welcoming the Restoration; 9 and Dr. William … was included in the Woodstock Exhibition Foundation. 40 Sir Robert Cocks (d. 1736), rector of Bladon, devoted £800 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in part by other evidence, but Woodstock was one of Henry's principal residences before and after his association with … 1644 the king was hunting at Woodstock when he heard that Sir William Waller had crossed the Thames at Newbridge; … was a library in the corporation's care in 1746, 63 and book societies were mentioned in 1787 and the 1820s. 64 The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at the town's foundation were held by burgage tenure, 76 and the … sold the fee farm to David Walter and others, and in 1702 Sir John Walter sold it to Montagu Bertie, earl of Abingdon, … 14 In 1589 the clerk was ordered to bring in the mayor's book 'fair written' each year at Michaelmas, and to keep the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 88 but in 1553 the borough again provided two M.P.s. Returns were usually made by the mayor and commonalty, … of 1660 that nonresident freemen should pay £2 13 s. 4 d. to 'have their voice' was not invoked thereafter, and … In the mid 16th century the seat was controlled by Sir Leonard Chamberlain (d. 1561), steward of the manor and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Matthew) WOOKEY ( St. Matthew), a parish, in the union of Wells, hundred of Wells-Forum, E. division of Somerset, 1 … the patronage of the Subdean of Wells, valued in the king's books at 12. 15. 10.: the great tithes have been commuted … and the building contains a monument to the memory of Sir Richard and Lady Lucy Reynell; the chancel underwent …