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A History of the County of Oxford
… sold to John and J. W. Clinch; in 1829 J. W. Clinch was admitted to the copyhold. 41 Part of 'late Palmer's mill', …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the mid 1280s the tolls were briefly let to the prominent burgess William Raulin, 14 and from the early 14th century …
A History of the County of Oxford
… paying on 30 or 12 per cent. 31 By contrast, a Witney burgess's chattels in 1238 were valued at under 7. 32 The 14 … mentioned throughout the Middle Ages. In 1268 the Witney burgess Roger Hering contracted to buy all Eynsham abbey's …
A History of the County of Oxford
A History of the County of Oxford
… when Roger of Standlake, one of a prominent Witney burgess family, learnt to read there. 1 John Scolemaster of … no pupils who could not already read fluently were to be admitted. The staff was to comprise a master and an usher, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the work is done'. The blanket-maker John Early (d. 1877) admitted threatening drunken workers with dismissal, but …