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A History of the County of Oxford
… had eight or nine applications in hand, deciding each case on its merits; though preference was given to Witney …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 16th and 17th centuries. The Blanket Weavers' Company The case for stricter regulation was revived in 1709 when 80 … Collier left his wife a house in Burford and a loom in case she should 'wish to carry on the clothing trade', though … the better-off also owned town property including, in one case, a public house. 152 Food and Drink Butchers and bakers …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to exploit the Witney trade-name, which, since a court case of 19089, could be used only for products manufactured … independently, however, agreeing in 1931 to 'treat each case on its merits'. 26 A profit-sharing scheme introduced by …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 397 Later societies, based at various inns and in one case at the blanket hall, included a lodge of the Oddfellows, … William Smith noting with satisfaction that 'not a single case of intoxication was seen the whole day'. 416 After the … Wills Oxon. 1/1/10. Ibid. 73/1/22, 79/1/42. Mention of a 'case of drawers' in 1701 (ibid. 15/2/14) suggests lingering …
A History of the County of Oxford
… before the king's bench; in 1748 they abandoned the case, 40 and until its abolition in 1926 the court continued … only once, in 1653, did it apparently deal with a debt case. 42 Obstructions were systematically recorded until … attendance by a constable until magistrates heard the case. 165 In 1852 the lighting and watching inspectors agreed …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… or reservoir, in the Tudor style, for supplying water in case of fire, erected at the expense of the late duke. The …