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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of town crier, beadle, and hall keeper was £43 15 s. 13 Watchmen were sometimes appointed separately. In 1618 William … 6 s. 8 d. compensation from the Corporation. 14 Two watchmen were appointed in 1774 at 6 s. weekly, to patrol … Jeremiah Jackson. 16 By 1822 the sum paid in wages to watchmen was cut from £92 8 s. to £15 for economy's sake. 17 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 168 In the early 18th century they were assisted by watchmen, of whom five, all local tradesmen of slender means, … that there was no longer a need for nightly police or watchmen, and the chief constable for the eastern division of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… market regulations and appointed minor officials such as watchmen for the fairs. 42 By the mid 18th century two …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the estreats, 57 and they and the tithingmen, with watchmen appointed for fairs and other special occasions, … items, and small sums were spent on the poor and for watchmen during fairs. For the period 16501738 only summary … of the town was carried out by constables, tithingmen, and watchmen supervised by the court leet and the council. 77 The …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… thereuppon your peticioner with three others of the Kinges watchmen desired them to preserve his majesties peace, and … of the misdemeanours to his owne howse, who reviled at the watchmen, and called them base roagues. Afterwardes your …