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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… decline, and in 1776 there were only 20 adherents, too few for a resident minister. 85 Under the Revd. Samuel Fisher of … later a plot of land in Crescent Passage was purchased for a burial ground, and on it a school was built in 1836. … facade. In 1751 licence was granted to Isaac Culy for an Independent meeting-house in Wisbech. 2 This was …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… This design, with more Gothic canopies, has been adopted for the arms granted to the borough in 1929, which have a …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Shippinge' and 'about the Towne business to get abatement for the shippmoney', though the results are not recorded. 71 … a few Royalists; after the war John Fisher was fined £80 for having been in arms against the Parliament, and Edward … counties. The burgesses prayed to be exempted from arrears, especially since in the previous winter 14,000 acres …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… lord of the manor the power to levy 4 d. toll on foreign ships entering or leaving the port. Since the blocking of the … ( Oxford Replanned, by T. Sharp, 1948). The proportions for Cambridge, Lynn, and Peterborough were not worked out on …
A History of the County of Oxford
… small artisans, retailers, and building trades accounting for some 2530 per cent, butchers, bakers, and victuallers for 1520 per cent, and agricultural occupations for around 10 … Company's monopoly were damaging local industry. 45 Since ships usually set sail in spring such markets may, as in the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… recorded, but by the 17th century they were predominantly for foodstuffs and livestock, often combined, from the 19th … from 1218 combined market- and fair-tolls were accounted for annually, together with seldage and stallage. 4 In 1279, … bailiffs refused to pay the sum, and though accumulated arrears of over 90 were apparently written off in the early …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in 12201 the bailiff claimed a 20 s. rent-allowance for burgesses who had 'withdrawn because of poverty', although no reason for their difficulties was given and the reversal appears to … tolls, eventually forcing the bishop to write off their arrears, while in the early 16th century the market was still …
A History of the County of Oxford
… estate. From the 17th century it became widely known for its cloth and blanket industry, and after 1945 it was … of the town, and Iron-Age and Roman coins, 9 but except for a possible fortified Iron Age site at Newland just over … 20th century the station handled over 40,000 tons of freight a year, including coal, agricultural produce, and, in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… lintel and tie-beam ends which were originally covered for their better protection, reflects 20th-century taste. … Corn Returns Office in 1851. Brick was probably used for chimneys and flues from the late 16th century (the likely … forcing the bishop eventually to write off accumulated arrears of over 90. 271 The rebuilding and strengthening of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… twice-yearly tourn or view of frankpledge, which continued for the rural townships following the borough's foundation. 4 … town bailiffs accounted to him throughout the Middle Ages for borough income from rent, courts, markets, and fairs, and … from the 1790s overseers were constantly urged to collect arrears and report defaulters. By 1801 the parish accounts …