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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the main feature of Wisbech life in the later Middle Ages and was the direct ancestor of the Corporation. It is reputed … at the petition of its alderman, chaplain, four brethren and four sisters. The guildsmen were then licensed to found a … for supper, and 7 bushels of frumenty and 6 dozen of good beer. 30 The guild possessed an image of the Holy Trinity at …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… authentic reference to Wisbech occurs c. 1000, when Oswy and Leoflede, on the admission of their son Aelfwin as a … of Ely. 54 In 1086 Wisbech was held by the abbot, and rated at 10 hides, of which 1 hide and 1 virgate with 2 … Edgar. 75 There was a Saturday market, assize of bread and ale and a fair in connexion with the feast of St. Peter. The …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Wisbech and the civil war WISBECH AND THE CIVIL WAR The ship money controversy affected Wisbech … which the capital burgesses granted them two barrels of beer. 75 The following year a mutiny occurred, for the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… cloth industry, already unrivalled within the county and marked, from the early 17th century, by increasing specialization in blankets and other broadcloths. 1 Thenceforth until the 20th century … later 18th century some Witney innkeepers and brewers sold ale elsewhere, one of the Bolton family, maltsters, brewers, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Economic history: markets and fairs MARKETS AND FAIRS Witney had a weekly market and two annual fairs … for avoidance of tolls, enforced the assizes of bread and ale, oversaw meat inspection, and issued orders concerning …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Economic history: medieval trade and industry ECONOMIC HISTORY Medieval Trade and Industry During the earlier 13th century the recently … spicers, and vintners). Fines for brewing, baking, or ale-selling in contravention of manorial rules were imposed …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by mechanization, the introduction of the factory system, and the emergence of large commercial family firms. 1 The … the working population, by far the largest single group, 2 and in the 1880s the industry was still called the town's … 58 Inns and Breweries Up to forty inns, public houses, and beer-sellers were listed in the early 19th century, and a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Introduction: Architecture and Buildings ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDINGS 1 Building Materials … it was suggested that the cells might serve as pantry and beer cellar. 216 The new police station, designed in a gothic … in Witney itself, included Morris dancing and a 'Youth Ale', with rivalry for the antlers, head, and pieces of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT Seignorial Jurisdiction and Borough Courts Borough Autonomy By the mid 13th century … from fairs and of fines from the assizes of bread and ale, and the right to issue summonses. 12 The charter accords … vestry agreed separate contracts for supply of food and beer. 215 Unions of local parishes were discussed frequently, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… reflected the experience of many small cloth towns, 1 and may have had its origins in an earlier tradition of local … accused of disseminating the scriptures in English and of questioning Catholic doctrine. Several of the group … Smith alienated some members by brewing and selling beer in the 1850s, and there was ill feeling after a member …