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A History of the County of Essex
… trespassing on the lord's land, breach of the assize of ale, and of infringing the lord's rights of avesage, pannage, … meeting, when 2 constables, 2 common drivers, 2 bread and ale tasters, and 2 meeters (perhaps officers connected with …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in 1782, although a former owner had been licensed to sell ale in 1771. The Plough, on the green in Upper Wolvercote, … those attending. 21 Another annual event was the Whitsun Ale, which continued, probably unofficially, until 1772 or … on two occasions paying for 'crying the Whitsun Ale down. In the later 19th century the Foresters' Friendly …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… clothes and BEDDING from moths and fleas, and in brewing ALE, though this last was prohibited by [Acts (1710)]. The … the 'Compounder of Liquors'. On the other hand, wormwood-ale was. This is confusing as one would not expect an ale to come within the province of a distiller or compounder …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… century when he also exercised the assize of bread and ale. The inhabitants of the manor were presented in 1601 for …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Ralph de Camoys also claimed the assize of bread and of ale in 1276. 97 The honor of Richmond's free tenants attended …
A History of the County of Essex
… encroachments on the waste, the unlicensed sale of ale, sheltering strangers, and the failure to scour ditches … on the common. As well as constables one or two bread- and ale-tasters were usually elected. The number of presentments …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the park walls. There were bars at the town's entrances. Ale Bar gate on the Oxford road, recorded in 1504, was … green towards Oxford but in 1504 was the street leading to Ale Bar gate. 51 It was Pest House Lane when the later no. 23 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… borough charter of 1453 granted the assize of bread and of ale to the mayor, and the charter of 1565 allowed him to hold … current market price of grain, he set the prices of bread, ale, and sometimes a wide range of other products. 37 The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… wine in the town hall, the 'populace' shared a hogshead of ale at Penniless Bench. 22 Popular pastimes recorded in the … By the early 19th century there was a septennial Whitsun ale 28 during which the pole and an evergreen bower were set … in the mid 18th the corporation regularly paid for cakes, ale, and a drummer for the procession. 37 The last recorded …