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A History of the County of Bedford
… the customary tenements have been enfranchised. The town crier is appointed annually at the court leet of the manor; it is a lucrative appointment, as the crier is also bill poster and warden of the pound, which …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… constables' staves, which existed by 1732. 586 A town crier, or bellman, was recorded from 1496. 587 The town …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… and two serjeants-at-mace, one of whom acted as town-crier and the other as gaoler. 33 The mayor, recorder and …
A History of the County of Somerset
… putting carts and waggons in the cross, and the borough crier was ordered to give notice that butter and cheese …
A History of the County of Somerset
… appointed by the vestry from 1842, 628 but a bellman or crier was elected in the court from 1841, and in 1979 there …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… being grand usher of the Exchequer, usher of the Jewry and crier before the justices in eyre for all pleas. 71 His son …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… A hay ward occurs from at least 1360 until 1845. In 1837 a crier was being appointed; his office was combined with that …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… the borough is held every year, at which a constable, town crier, tithing-man, and hayward are appointed, the constable …
A History of the County of Oxford
… for distribution in Banbury market, and the Banbury town crier was paid 6 d. for crying Wigginton sand there on market …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… but their functions were mostly ceremonial. 336 A town crier paid 2 a year for the privilege of crying, but in the … of the markets and fairs and the money paid by the town crier for his licence. 345 Besides the insignia and a few …