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A History of the County of Oxford
… town's many alehouses. 24 Woodstock's distinctive May Day customs were noted in the 17th century: hawthorns taken from … stood. 27 The maypole was central to the town's Whitsun customs. By the early 19th century there was a septennial … 80; Bodl. MS. Top. Oxon. d 192, ff. 134-6; Brit. Calendar Customs, i (Folklore Soc. xcvii), 154-5; Oxf. Jnl. 6 June …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock was incorporated in 1453 75 the borough and its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at the town's … 94 The charter of 1453 confirmed ancient liberties and customs, and probably much that was then granted had been … burgesses with a guild merchant and the same liberties and customs as New Windsor. Burgesses were to be exempt from …
A History of the County of Oxford
… many were affected by intercommoning and other forest customs. In the Anglo-Saxon period Eynsham was an important … Cherwell, Evenlode, Glyme, and Windrush; complex meadow customs prevailed, and at Yarnton the drawing of lots for …