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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 41 Thus to a great extent the Corporation undertook the duties of parochial officers. It is not surprising that it …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of Wisbech St. Peter, who had become negligent in his duties as schoolmaster, probably indicates the presence of a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… twelve maltsters were prosecuted for evasion of excise duties, and around 1790 there were some seven maltsters and … 191 Two chandlers recorded in the 1790s were also soap-boilers. 192 Lowinterest loans to Witney tradesmen for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… his difficulties by eccentric severity, neglect of his duties, and, in the 1730s, by a public scandal concerning an …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the office was said to be largely nominal, the chief duties being suppression of nuisances and transportation of … the court leet still elected constables for ceremonial duties; 176 in the early 1850s the parish constable was still … board to supply families by cart as part of its sanitary duties, and during a water shortage in 1870 the local board …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… wood or weed ashes; wood or sope ashes; wood or soap-ashes; wood ass; wood ashes] Not to be confused with …