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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… weekly on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday was granted to the borough at least as early as the reign of Henry III, for … his ancestors to this effect. 2 In 12889 the lord of the borough claimed the market rights of the Wednesday market … and other neighbouring market towns. 8 When in 1300 the borough reverted to the Crown and was granted to the Princess …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of these liberties, and it was often necessary for the borough to specify them when Wilton merchants wanted to trade … 13th century Wilton was already achieving some measure of borough autonomy. The fact that the aid for the ransom of … of Wilton 8 shows that at this time they were electing a borough reeve, responsible for collecting royal dues in place …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… and six masters of the guild, all living within the borough, came before the town authorities to seek authority … to proclaim the assize price of wine to be sold within the borough, 38 and in 1242 it was ordered that no wines should … was ordained that no one except the common brewers of the borough was to brew without licence of the mayor under …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… state of affairs, although it gave more prominence to the borough aldermen than hitherto. There were five wards, … on which a toll was exacted according to the custom of the borough. It is not possible to say at what point these courts … rate in some quarters, to revive it. The more important borough offices passed into the hands of a relatively small …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 1295 and from thence onwards, almost without a break, the borough was regularly represented by two members until 1832. … can be identified as holders of burgages within the borough and as elected borough officers; Hugh Coterel, representing Wilton 12991300 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of the mayor and burgesses or aldermen who resided in the borough and parish, together with the rector and … training colleges and universities, for boys of the borough, who had attended a public elementary school for not … administration presented considerable problems. Under the Borough of Wilton Scheme, 1885, all charity property vested …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Seals, insignia and borough officers THE SEALS, INSIGNIA, AND OFFICERS OF THE BOROUGH Nothing is known of any seal used by the Guild Merchant, but the emergence of the borough as a corporate body at least by the mid-13th century …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… ed. R. F. Beckinsale (1951) vii Guild Stewards' Book of Borough of Calne, 15611688, ed. A. W. Mabbs (1953) viii …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Councillor A. J. Masters Representing the Thamesdown Borough Council Councillor L. M. Smith Councillor Mrs. M. J. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… R. Thomson Councillor C. Earnshaw Representing the Swindon Borough Council Alderman A. J. Bown, M.B.E. Alderman Mrs. B. …