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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of the 19th century courts baron for Woodford and courts leet for the halfhundred, comprising Upper and Lower … or, at a later date, in Woodford school. 119 At the court leet the view of the frankpledge was held, and Law-day Silver … from Wilsford and Lake together. The last recorded court leet and court baron were held in 1863, 120 though it was …
A History of the County of Essex
… 4 and court books for 16701732 and 17351848. 5 A court leet was held most years after Easter, but occasionally in … Interregnum but tended to lessen afterwards, and no court leet was held after 1718. Monkhams was not included in the … court. 6 A court baron was always combined with the court leet but as many as three more courts baron might be held …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The corporation, as lords of the manor, hold a court leet annually. The powers of the county debt-court of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 18th century two aletasters, usually elected in the court leet, were called clerks of the market. 43 In the 17th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… at the muster, 31 and suitors to early 17th-century courts leet, theoretically all male inhabitants aged 12 and above … entertained visiting dignitaries, gave twice-yearly leet dinners, and provided wine and 'taste cakes' at New Year … century the range of official festivities narrowed, but leet dinners continued and the corporation provided …
A History of the County of Oxford
… tithingmen who in practice were usually chosen in courts leet. Some of the charter's provisions were probably … wine. 80 In 1641 the mayor's allowance was stopped and the leet dinners paid for from the chest. 81 By the early 18th … only because poor eyesight prevented him attending the leet dinner. 50 James Blackstone (recorder 180231), living at …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Glendale. The lord of the manor holds a court leet and baron within three weeks after Easter. The living is …
The Environs of London
… See Hasted's History of Kent, vol. i. p. 44. A Court-leet and Court-baron are held annually by Sir John Shaw, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a wider range of business, similar to that of a court leet. The Cassington court ceased c. 1870 and the Steeple …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Southwell. Constables are chosen at the annual court leet of the manor. The living is a vicarage, valued in the …