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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the extent that two journeys were made by members of the Corporation 'concerning the King's Majesties Shippinge' and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… least 1662 the town had its own weights and measures. The Corporation still possesses a brass pint measure inscribed … tokens of this period are preserved in the Museum. 67 The Corporation also seems to have issued its own currency; in …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… whensoever Colonel Bellingham shall send for him; Kendal Corporation MSS. (Hist. MSS. Com.), 309. 1650 Among Papists …
A History of the County of Oxford
… clothier John Clarke left 6 13 s. 4 d. towards obtaining a corporation for the town, and in 1640 the Commissioners of … that Bicester's economy had benefited from its lack of a corporation may well have been shared by some at Witney. 99 … and domestic markets, petitioned for the right to form a corporation. 100 The Witney Blanket Weavers' Company was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a seignorial borough with no formal charter and no corporation, the bishop retaining nominal control over its …
A History of the County of Oxford
… probably before 1208, but the town was never granted a corporation and remained a seignorial borough subject to the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… justices of the peace, with exclusive jurisdiction. The corporation hold half-yearly courts of session for minor … comprises 8249 acres, of which 689 are common or waste. Corporation Seal. The living is a perpetual curacy; net …
A History of the County of Essex
… disputed with Colchester borough, but in 15678 Colchester corporation granted Wivenhoe residents licences to fish and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… marched into it, and remained until the day following. Corporation Seal. The town is situated on an eminence, in a …