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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… was incorporated in 1453, by Henry VI., whose charter was confirmed and enlarged by succeeding monarchs, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the mayor as clerk of the market had wide powers. 10 The charter of 1453 quit freemen from toll throughout the … Tuesday and All Saints day, 16 and the abortive borough charter of 1688 granted a three-day fair on the Tuesday after … additional fairs were granted in the borough's governing charter of 1665 18 the Whitsun and All Saints day fairs were …
A History of the County of Oxford
… powers of self government long before receiving a formal charter of liberties in 1453. Many leading medieval townsmen … town's 'great ruin and decay' in 1565, but Woodstock's new charter of that year, granting an additional market and fairs … 2 The corporation, purged at the Restoration, acquired a charter in 1664 which remained its governing instrument until …
A History of the County of Oxford
… belonged to a religious guild, since the borough's first charter was granted in the same year as a licence to the … closely involved with the chapel's administration. 94 The charter of 1453 confirmed ancient liberties and customs, and … those profits, however, were to be paid to the king. The charter also granted a valuable marsh or meadow called le …
A History of the County of Oxford
… members of the prominent Bennet family. 87 The borough charter of 1453 freed Woodstock from the burden of … accepted after the Restoration except when the short-lived charter of 1688 limited the franchise to the council. 93 A … in 1662, and at his own cost defended the borough's charter of 1664 against a challenge in 1667 from Fleetwood …