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A History of the County of Essex
… rich man, with estates in several counties He died in 1557 or 1558, 27 having devised the manor of Woodford to Bernard, … of Buckhurst, 74 and in 1646 it was described as a manor or farm. 75 In 1547, after the Dissolution, Edward VI granted … parish. 77 During the 17th century it consisted of 3 or 4 tenements and about 300 a., and was generally leased in …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in 1345. 76 Persons described as of Bilsborough c. 1300 or later 77 may merely have resided within the tithing, but … may still have lived at Bilsborough then. 80 In 1780 four or five houses remained, 81 including the house called … Bilsborough and Holders nearby, both of the 17th century or earlier. All three survived in 1984. Several new houses …
A History of the County of Oxford
… closely involved in church administration. The proctors or chapelwardens accounted annually before the mayor, and the … in the portmoot, began as a record of the 'livelihood' or property of the chapel in 1461. 44 So close a relationship … there were chapels in Hensington and medieval hospitals in or near the town, 70 and by the later 15th century Woodstock …
A History of the County of Oxford
… declaring a 'play day' (holiday) should pay 2 s. 6 d. or 5 s. according to rank, which should be spent on books. 16 … in the mid 18th century the pupils in 1825 comprised 20 or 30 boys, chiefly sons of the 'most respectable' townsmen. … gave £50 to the corporation for the education of five sons or daughters of freemen, and £20 to provide them with blue …
A History of the County of Oxford
… representative of the inhabitants and lacked the funds or the will to meet the growing demands of local government. … begun in 1705. Thereafter many townsmen depended directly or indirectly on the palace and estate. Tourism became … 51 Boxing matches were held at Campsfield in 1816. 52 Plays and puppet shows were banned from the town hall in 1771 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in addition to their market, probably also had their court or portmoot, frequently recorded in the 13th century. 77 The … to that farm ceased to be of direct concern to the Crown or to its officers. The borough's independence may then have … to the king. The charter also granted a valuable marsh or meadow called le Pool, the later corporation meadows, for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in 1584 and 1586, were presumably nominees of Knollys or Lee. 98 Whitton's election perhaps owed less to his park … Henry Wise. 53 Non-resident freemen qualified by patrimony or apprenticeship were also registered in large numbers, and … 1713 there were 337 votes, implying an electorate of 170 or more. 54 Although both sides had employed similar tactics, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… River in 1940. Some of the southern boundary is a lane or footpath. 6 In 1842 the parish measured 1,735 a. which … century into four fields: East, South, West, and Crany or Crandon. They were very small, possibly including the area … been created from house sites taken from the arable fields or orchards. 5 The houses south-east of the church, two of …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Clarke of Saint Peters of Saint Michaells in Bedwardine or Saint Peters late keeper [his?] majesties gole in the said … was then a prisoner in the custody of the said Clarke and or since [illegible] convicted of felony, soe that by this … on the soddeyne, and without any lamenes blindnes quaking or quiveringe could fynd the way to Careles his howse …