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A History of the County of Oxford
… representation Woodstock sent two representatives to parliament in 1302 and two others in 1305; 86 all seem to have been residents and two were members of the prominent … not seek election himself in 1679, perhaps because of his recusant connexions. 23 The M.P.s chosen at both elections in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Roman Catholicism. Woodstock presumably had a significant recusant community in 1620 when it was included among centres … fined, and one or two recusants were reported from time to time until Catholic emancipation. 51 By 1930, 52 when … priest. From 1934 until 1945 there was a school next to the church. 54 In 1955 the priest moved to Kidlington …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… late 13th century, shortly before the manor was granted to Tintern Abbey, there was considerable demesne at … casks and eight quarters of apples. 7 An orchard belonging to the vicarage was recorded in 1261. 8 There were 5 villani … Woolaston Wood. 38 For a short time in 1660 the wood was committed to the care of the Commissioners of Dean Forest in …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… a resident minister were attended by congregations of up to a hundred. 95 The chapel was still well attended until the … Ramftler of Bristol had been invited by local inhabitants to hold services in 1832. The first minister was Lewis West (1832-70) who drew congregations of up to 200 people. After the Moravian synod had decided to close …
A History of the County of Somerset
… was almost rectangular in shape measuring 3 km. from north to south and 2.5 km. from east to west. Its northern and eastern boundaries were marked by … in 1604 and Anne Drurie was presented as a popish recusant in 1629. 13 Houses were licensed for worship by …
The Environs of London
… Wollewic, &c. I can find nothing satisfactory relating to its etymology. Situation. Boundaries. Quantity of land, … in Woolwich. The whole of this parish has been decreed to be within the Royal manor of Eltham 5: but the principal … an alms-house in Woolwich for five poor widows, and committed the care of it to the Goldsmiths' Company 48. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Caer Guorangon in his catalogue of cities belonging to the Britons, by whom, from the advantages of its situation … (judging from the Roman roads in the vicinity appearing to concentrate here) have supposed, it was one of those … the praetor Ostorius erected on the banks of the Severn, to secure his conquests. Great numbers of coins and other …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Sessions: 1610 Henry Mason. Ref.110 BA1/1/18/48 (1610) To the right worshipfull, his majesties justices of the peace … Bayton aleseller, for sufferinge of abuses and disorders committed in his howse, contrary to the statute in that case … but by his laboure, yf anie abuses have heretofor bene committed, he will amend yt, and hath promised hereafter to …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… 1617 Phillippe Wilkes. Ref.110 BA1/1/27/71 (1617) To the right worshipfull, the Kinges majesties justices of … shewinge unto your worshipps that your peticioner beinge committed to prison the 30th day of Aprill last past and at … by them departed. And afterwardes many other abuses were committed that yeare, by the said companie, to longe here to …