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A History of the County of Oxford
… the town, blowing horns made from withy poles; on Whit Monday the hornblowers led a pack of harriers and 'almost … tried unsuccessfully to end the 'objectionable Whit Monday hunt' while negotiating Crawley's inclosure, and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… tourns, lawdays, or great portmoots for the borough on a Monday near Hockday and Michaelmas. 24 The pattern was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… one cow for every estimated acre, in force from the first Monday in September until 11 November when the leys were …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Friendly Society held its annual festival on Whit Monday, with a church service, cricket match, and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… from the aldermen by the majority vote of freemen on the Monday before St. Matthew's day (21 Sept.), and were sworn in on the first Monday after Michaelmas. 61 Fines for refusal to serve were 2 … later 17th century. 77 The charter of 1664 confirmed the Monday court as a court of record called le Portmouth, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the county magistrates, who hold their sittings every Monday and Friday at the King's Arms hotel; and a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a great fair for hops; a cattlefair is held on the first Monday in December, and there are markets free of toll on the second Monday in February, and the first Mondays in May, June, July, … the city, not capital; a court of record takes place every Monday, for the recovery of debts to any amount, and a …