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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… into parishes. Tithingmen for all four tithings and a constable were elected at the autumn courts until 1922. A …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the vestry and its elected officers, the churchwardens, constable, and overseers, came to play the predominant part … account books. 334 In the 19th century, when the constable was appointed by the vestry, he was paid for …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… for lodgers they took in and report any beggars to the constable and, in 1664, ordering the constable to take action against vagabonds. 469 The office of constable was served by a rota of the householders of the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… and swearing of officers. From the early 17th century a constable was elected annually. He acted for the whole parish … from the later 17th century was often called the hundred constable. He was assisted as a peace officer by the … similarly elected annually and took the same oath as the constable, but who also had to furnish lists of the …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… their value remained at 50 s. 19 Ednod (Elnod, Alnod) was constable to the Confessor and was also known as the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… may have been the Thomas who was Sheriff of Northants. and Constable of Northampton Castle in 1298: Cal. Fine R. …
A History of the County of Bedford
… a tenant from his house, and when called upon by the constable of the town to keep the peace he put the latter in …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of frankpledge. In the period 142636 the bailiff and the constable of Amesbury hundred were presented for having …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… at Lacy's, as was also for several years a hayward. One constable was said then and in 1766 to be for St. John's, the …