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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Leland's assertion that there were formerly twelve or more parish churches of Wilton, if accurate, must be taken … of 1527 requiring the burgesses to repair to the Council House or to the church of the Trinity when summoned to … of St. Mary and St. Nicholas, West Street, was built (see below). Until the Dissolution St. Mary's was in the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… transfer of the county court from Wilton to either Devizes or Marlborough was seriously considered, and in 1280 a jury … Two-thirds of the jury maintained that either Marlborough or Devizes would suit the king better, since they were both … accelerated in the course of the 14th and 15th centuries. See p. 9. V.C.H. Wilts. iii. 362, 364; although on the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… the very word Wiltonienses might apply either to Wilton or to Wiltshire. When about 909 a new West Saxon bishopric … foundations of England, and the long association of the house of Wessex with this foundation was to be continued by … as a centre continuing to attract trade and business. See p. 1. G. M. Young, Origin of the West-Saxon Kingdom …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… made by the men of Wilton in the earlier 16th century, or indeed at any period before then. Boys were apprenticed to … 13 The office of mayor was held fairly continuously by one or other of the clothiers, 14 particularly in the second half … factory replaced the original one burnt down in 1769. 44 See p. 21. All details relating to the fortunes of this mill …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… in the rent was due to an increase in Wilton's prosperity, or to Hervey's efficiency, or his severity, can only be a … in Bulbridge. 31 Later in the 16th century Bulbridge Manor House was occupied by Thomas Mouffet (d. 1604), a learned … trees of the Camville, Burdet and Stafford families, see Hoare, Mod. Wilts. Branch and Dole, 153; Nichols, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… from Wilton whether the markets were held on the same day or not; the number and variety of these merchants, who acted … indenture within Wilton Park, but most of them held only a house and garden plot. The inclosure within Wilton Park and … inclosed with the rest of Washern within Wilton Park. 84 See p. 8. K. B. 27/182 m. 77d. J. I. 1/1006 m. 61d. Wilts. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… the succeeding year. 20 The steward, two coroners, reeve or portreeve, and four auditors were all elected on the same … existed at least as early as the end of the 12th century (see above). The portreeve was responsible for the collection … variously styled clerk of the borough, mayor's clerk, or town clerk. From the middle of the 15th century, when it …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… early decline of these guilds in 13th-century Wilton, or by the longsurviving importance of the Guild Merchant, … had violated this ordinance by working secretly in the house of John Rodman; 17 in 1483 seven tailors were fined for … E 119/1; C 133/95/9. K. B. 27/129 m. 6; K. B. 9/133/10. See p. 11. Wilton Corp. MSS. General Entry Bk., f. 11. Ibid. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… constantly subject to attempts at definition by charter or by-law. As time went on observations made on the charters … and burgess should accompany the mayor to and from his house to church on all feast days, 7 while in 1624 it was … Ibid. f. 166. Ibid. f. 250. Ibid. f. 321. Ibid. f. 325. See p. 25. V.C.H. Wilts. v. 141. Wilton Corp. MSS. General …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Dillington (148990), of Tollard Royal. George Howder, or Houton (1447), of Marston Meysey, William Stephens … and included beyond the borough and parish of Wilton all or part of the parishes of Burcombe, Barford St. Martin, … Acct. of the Steward of the Guild Merchant. 201 Hen. VI. See pp. 21, 25. V.C.H. Wilts. v. 116 sqq. S. P. 29/32/42. S. …