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A History of the County of Essex
… the abbot of Waltham, as lord of the manor, held courts for Woodford. He took the profits of justice 1 and, from the … that the manor was provided with the necessary instruments for correction and punishment, such as tumbrel and gallows, … could be carried to Waltham gaol. 3 Court rolls exist for 12701, 1581, 1606, 161568, and 172732, 4 and court books …
A History of the County of Oxford
… until the 15th century. 93 The original town was smaller, for there was growth in the 13th century and early 14th. In 1204 the town was farmed for only £4, which included market tolls and quitrents or … a century after the town's foundation, quitrents were paid for c. 140 houses in the borough, of which 76 were described …
A History of the County of Oxford
… New Woodstock was founded by Henry II to provide lodgings for his retinue when he was at Woodstock Park, which he visited regularly for love of Rosamund Clifford; he therefore provided land … ser. iii. 168, 256; 9th ser. xi. 370-1. Cal. Cttee. for Compounding, ii. 1571; Marshall, Woodstock Manor, 167-8, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 78 The development of self-government was only gradual, for the vill was merely one of several 'members' of the royal … household, by marriage to a freeman's widow, and by compounding at the invitation of the council. 70 Men claiming … were sometimes appointed, and in 1877 a permanent estates committee was formed. 44 Until the later 17th century, when …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… at harvest were worked; in addition, labour-services for threshing were provided by Tidenham tenants of the … and were increased from 1289 by the addition of rents for new assarts. 10 Shortly before the Dissolution the … Mun. A, rental, 1771-2. Ibid. 107.3.2. Cal. Cttee. for Compounding, i. 224, 465. Badminton Mun. A, rental, 1771-2. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… of two holding ponds built like the river to provide water for the Royal Ordnance Factory in Puriton parish. 10 The … in the centre of the village in the early 19th century, for example no. 4 Higher Road. There was a limited amount of … Humphrey Willis, clubman and author of The Power of the Committee of Som. (1646), Times Whirligig (1646/7), and …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… notwithstanding itt pleased Master Wylde to send for the churchwardens unto whom they promissed to take some … Morrall to Kempsey to one John Robertes to be keapt by hym for viii pence a weeke. And was so paid by the space of on … be dischardged of hym accordinge to the statute. And thus for Godes love To be sent to Whitelady Aston to bynde hym …
A History of the County of Essex
… whose son Ralph (d. 1274) 21 briefly forfeited it in 1265 for his support of the barons. 22 Ralph's son William (d. … a manor. 31 In 1231 Henry III gave Ralph Gernon ten oaks for restoring his stockade of Gerner which had been destroyed … C 142/217, no. 117. E.R.O., D/DEl T339; Cal. Cttee. for Compounding, iii. 1790-1; D.N.B.; above, West Bergholt, …
A History of the County of York
… at York when Paulinus baptized Edwin there in 627, for it is to be presumed that Paulinus brought with him the … upon his victory in 634, called upon the Scottish bishops for help and so brought Aidan to Lindisfarne but it is … minster and the city churches were taken over by a special committee; the keys of the minster were given to the mayor …