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A History of the County of Essex
… encroachments on the waste, the unlicensed sale of ale, sheltering strangers, and the failure to scour ditches or repair roads. The court also regulated grazing on the common. As well as constables one or two bread- and ale-tasters were usually elected. The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… partner Edward Gardner, were noted for the best homebrewed beer between London and Birmingham. 7 By then no. 32 seems to … no. 30, which remained part of the inn until 1840 or later, 9 was let separately until sold c. 1886 with nos. … 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
… closely involved in church administration. The proctors or chapelwardens accounted annually before the mayor, and the … in the portmoot, began as a record of the 'livelihood' or property of the chapel in 1461. 44 So close a relationship … there were chapels in Hensington and medieval hospitals in or near the town, 70 and by the later 15th century Woodstock …
A History of the County of Oxford
… for only £4, which included market tolls and quitrents or 'landgable', small annual rents applied to the original … in the borough, of which 76 were described as tenements or parts thereof, 30 as messuages, and 33 as cottages; there … 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
… a total of only c. 3 5 s., less than nearby Hanborough or any Oxfordshire market town except Eynsham. 72 In 1327 … to have been succeeded there by the mercer John Barnes (or Baron), ten times mayor in the early 16th century. … 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
… representative of the inhabitants and lacked the funds or the will to meet the growing demands of local government. … begun in 1705. Thereafter many townsmen depended directly or indirectly on the palace and estate. Tourism became … 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
… in addition to their market, probably also had their court or portmoot, frequently recorded in the 13th century. 77 The … to that farm ceased to be of direct concern to the Crown or to its officers. The borough's independence may then have … 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 … Wood from the late 15th century to 1660, a bread- and ale-taster, and a hayward. 73 From the late 17th century … in 1771-2 when there was no income either from that source or from the courts. 76 The latest reference found to the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… River in 1940. Some of the southern boundary is a lane or footpath. 6 In 1842 the parish measured 1,735 a. which … 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
… communities, looking to small markets at Deddington or Woodstock. Weaving and malting at Deddington were on a … fields until parliamentary inclosure in the 18th century or early 19th; groupings of two open fields later becoming … Northleigh, and Yarnton. 24 The assize of bread and of ale was claimed by the lords of Deddington and Stanton …