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Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… [14 April]. Hill 1 (Sir Rowlande), Knt., Alderman of the City of London. Directions for the establishment of a school in his town and manor of … of Castle Baynard and Walbrook Wards successively; Sheriff, 1541; Mayor, 1549. Died in 1561, so that this will …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… Wills James I (1603-25). ANNO 3 JAMES I. Monday next before the Feast of S. Luke, Evangelist [18 Oct.]. Newman (John), grocer.To the Mayor and Commonalty and citizens of London and their … co. Lane, in 1545. Alderman of Bishopsgate Ward; Sheriff, 1602; Mayor, 1611-12. The date of his decease is …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilsford WILSFORD The ancient parish of Wilsford lies on the west bank of the River Avon, 2 miles south of Amesbury. … parish with water. John Duke of Lake ( c. 15851671) was Sheriff of Wilts, 163940. Two of his younger kinsmen took …
Alumni Oxonienses
… Queen's Coll. 9 July, 1612, D.D. 8 June, 1614; chaplain to the master of the rolls 1614, of Lincoln's Inn 1621, rector of Lydlinch … (as son and heir of John, of Astley, co. Worcester, esq.), sheriff Worcestershire 1641, a zealous royalist, knighted 26 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Decline DECLINE The outstanding feature of the later medieval history of Wilton is the rapid decline of … the 17th century when, through the influence of the high sheriff, it was removed to Devizes. 17 Of each Wiltshire …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Markets, fairs, agriculture and mills MARKETS AND FAIRS The existence of a market in Wilton probably dates from the Anglo-Saxon period, for conditions of local trade, as … the Wilton markets to those of Salisbury, and ordered the sheriff to make public proclamation in Wilton, Salisbury, and …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Medieval town government MEDIEVAL TOWN GOVERNMENT In the reign of Henry I the leading burgesses secured the right to organize … behalf of the king as ultimate lord of the borough by the sheriff, who stated that this right had been exercised by the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Medieval trade and industry MEDIEVAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY The economic importance of Wilton in the postConquest period attracted a number of Jews who … linen cloth formed part of the payment, 20 and in 1249 the Sheriff of Wiltshire was ordered to obtain 2,000 ells of …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… TOWN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES In great contrast to the early period of its growth, when ancient custom became established by prescription, the town government of Wilton was, from the 16th century … be moved to Devizes, but the king in a letter to the high sheriff forbade this in view of the ancient privileges and …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… REPRESENTATION Two burgesses represented Wilton at the Parliament of 1295 and from thence onwards, almost … that the trading element was strongly represented; John Picot, for example, who represented Wilton in the Parliaments … Wilton would have to put in someone chosen by the high sheriff, who had threatened otherwise to remove the county …