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A History of the County of Essex
… held courts for Woodford. He took the profits of justice 1 and, from the 13th century at least, held a view of … because of the annual payment of 4 s. to the exchequer, and references in the great roll of 1287 and 1344, Woodford … encroachments on the waste, the unlicensed sale of ale, sheltering strangers, and the failure to scour ditches …
A History of the County of Oxford
… until the 1930s. They were listed in a survey of 1279 and as 'the king's rents' in 1468-9. 48 Later the corporation … partner Edward Gardner, were noted for the best homebrewed beer between London and Birmingham. 7 By then no. 32 seems to … of Oxford gave up the lease. Thomas Whitlock, butcher and beer retailer, tenant from the 1880s, 34 probably opened the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by Henry II. The borough was created within Bladon parish and its church remained a chapel of ease, although rarely … rural deanery was established by the mid 13th century, and the rectors of Bladon were often called rectors of … 34 The chapel acquired a measure of independence and was unusually closely controlled by the town corporation. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… marking out of a site, probably confined on the north and east by the road, later Oxford Street, to the Old … called Hensgrove, acquired by the king from the Templars and taken into the park, perhaps when the town was founded. … the park walls. There were bars at the town's entrances. Ale Bar gate on the Oxford road, recorded in 1504, was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… but it remained a small community of tradesmen, craftsmen, and royal servants. Service in the park and household is denoted by 13th-century surnames 67 such as … borough charter of 1453 granted the assize of bread and of ale to the mayor, and the charter of 1565 allowed him to hold …
A History of the County of Oxford
… land outside the park so that men might build hospitia, and he granted a market to the new residents. 5 The story is … Woodstock was one of Henry's principal residences before and after his association with Rosamund and indeed the town … wine in the town hall, the 'populace' shared a hogshead of ale at Penniless Bench. 22 Popular pastimes recorded in the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… New Woodstock was incorporated in 1453 75 the borough and its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at the town's foundation were held by burgage tenure, 76 and the burgesses from the outset, in addition to their … and the mayor was to hold the assize of bread and of ale without interference from royal officers. The corporation …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Manor courts were held for Aluredston with assize of ale in the late 13th century, and a hayward was elected. 66 After Tintern Abbey added … are court rolls of Woolaston manor for 1405- 6, 1476-88, and 1568-9, 67 court books for 1660- 1709 and 1712-60, 68 and …
A History of the County of Somerset
… rectangular in shape measuring 3 km. from north to south and 2.5 km. from east to west. Its northern and eastern … four brewers were presented for a breach of the assize of ale 16 and in 1595 William Edwards sold wine and beer, probably at the alehouse recorded in 1605. 17 A tippler …
A History of the County of Oxford
… river Cherwell, on the north by its tributary the Swere, and on much of the south by the rivers Thames and Windrush. Part of the western boundary passed through the … Northleigh, and Yarnton. 24 The assize of bread and of ale was claimed by the lords of Deddington and Stanton …