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A History of the County of Oxford
… 78 The corporation provided an alternative house with a large close in Hollow Way (later Oxford Street), rebuilding …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 15th century the chancel was buttressed on the south and a large three-light window inserted. The west porch, notable … borough officers, and the owners of Woodstock House had a large pew in the chancel. 90 In the 1730s there were only 47 … who died in the church during his mayoralty in 1864. A large tablet recording the achievements of William Mavor (d. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Lane, Rectory Lane, and probably Chaucer's Lane, while the large island of buildings dividing Market Street from High … the high quitrent of 1 s. 6 d. and probably both were large early encroachments. The town's medieval guild hall, … crofts, and gardens, and in the centre of the town a large plot at the corner of Brown's Lane and Market Place, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a woollen nor a staple merchant was reported for buying large quantities of wool contrary to statute. 87 Brewers, … Whitehill, comptroller of the park from 1496, acquired large houses in the town, and in 15234 Margaret Whitehill, … in the early 18th century when the town contained large numbers of Blenheim workmen. A bylaw of 1705 ordering …
A History of the County of Oxford
… gentry and clergy, probably lodged in one of Gregory's large houses in Park Street. 21 William Mavor combined his … duke of Marlborough offered to buy for the corporation a large house in Oxford Street (nos. 44-6) as a master's …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 18th century the building of Blenheim Palace introduced a large labour force and the town's subsequent prosperity … in 1841 was caused only by the temporary residence of a large labour force restoring Blenheim Palace; by 1851 the … additional fairs were granted, and the borough acquired large powers of self government long before receiving a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… freedom purely for electoral advantage added not only a large group of honorary freemen, mostly non-resident gentry, … eldest sons. 97 The honorary freemen, who were elected in large batches from 1673, paid only officers' fees 98 but also … occasion ignored the council's guidance. 74 The mayor's large powers derived from the borough's charters and the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… grievance, Abingdon's challenge was averted only by a large outlay on debts and street paving. At a byelection on … by patrimony or apprenticeship were also registered in large numbers, and at the election of 1713 there were 337 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… engraved ornament; cover-paten of same date and character; large stand-paten of 1671 (Norwich Marks); shallow bowl …