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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Tynemouth, and is now the property of the Mercers' Company, London, and the incumbent of Hampstead. The church … Widdrington, and was subsequently purchased by a London company, on whose failure to complete the contract, it was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Rayer (d. 1619) and his son Thomas (d. 1662), aldermen and vintners. 35 It had nine hearths in the 1660s. 36 Edward …
A History of the County of Oxford
… will proved 1617 gave £12 a year, payable by the Skinners' Company of London, to be divided equally between the grammar … The doles were paid regularly, and in 1892 the Skinners' Company transferred £480 to the official trustee to maintain …
A History of the County of Oxford
… were in food and drink trades, including 5 innkeepers, 2 vintners, 3 bakers, a maltster, and a butcher; the vintners and two of the bakers also kept inns. The remaining … Johnson (d. 1681), mercer, like Sparrow used the Grocers' Company arms on his trade token, and his shop contained …
A History of the County of Oxford
… school out of a larger charity payable by the Skinners' Company of London. 93 Other early endowments seem to have … c. £8 10 s.) and payments from Childrey and the Skinners' Company, was less than the schoolmasters' salary, which was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the mayor processed to church behind the macebearer in the company of gowned councillors; within the church the placing … invest in government stock and later in the Oxford Canal Company. 92 Lack of funds rendered the corporation unwilling … to the town in the 17th and 18th centuries: a private company installed a water supply in the 1690s, the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… justice of the king's bench. 6 Fifty horsemen, a foot company from the Bridgwater garrison, and another company from the Taunton garrison were quartered in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the 47th of George III.; it is lighted with gas by a company established also by act of parliament, and is supplied with water from the works of the Kent Water Company. The public buildings are on a scale of vast extent, … formerly used as an academy for part of the gentlemencadet company, in connexion with the Royal Military Academy, but …
The Environs of London
… widows, and committed the care of it to the Goldsmiths' Company 48. Various Benefactions. Date. Donors Names. Nature …