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A History of the County of Oxford
… of deerskin (worn as trophies) frequently leading to fighting among rival groups. 352 A separate Forest fair on … 'more quiet and orderly' than a few years earlier, when fighting and disorder had been commonplace; churches and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… bodies during the earlier 20th century to provide fire-fighting, ambulance, and hospital provision, appointing a … gradually superseded gas-lighting. 304 Fire-fighting In 1582 the bailiffs ordered every householder to …
A History of the County of Essex
… given regular grants for improvements to be made. 28 Mrs. Cock, by her will dated 1744, left a yearly rent-charge of £2 …
A History of the County of Essex
… (Norf.). Roger, who was knighted in 1588 for his part in fighting the Spanish Armada, 99 was succeeded by his son …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… until c. 1980 when it moved to Donnington. 60 Neither cock fighting nor bull baiting was confined to the wakes. In the … miners from Oakengates and Ketley regularly spent a week cock fighting at the Bull's Head inn at Rodington. 61 Cock …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Street was called Shagbag, a name apparently derived from cock-fighting, 23 which was later applied to the area as a whole. …