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A History of the County of Oxford
… Brown's Lane by a 'great wooden bridge', maintained by the corporation. 59 The bridge may have been the 'new bridge … formed part of a direct descent from Brown's Lane to the corporation meadows through the site of no. 98 Oxford Street, … Fishmongers, like butchers, were closely regulated by the corporation, their stalls restricted under a bylaw of 1580 to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 9 No craft guild seems to have been established, but the corporation regulated trade and supervised apprenticeship … rebuild many of the former chantry houses granted to the corporation in 1565. 18 The grant of additional markets and … of the manor and sheep farmer on a large scale. 19 The corporation provided a wool barn, and several late …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the school probably opened soon afterwards. In 1599 the corporation, having acquired a licence to hold lands in … A sum of £50 given earlier by the Dolmans directly to the corporation continued to be lent out at interest for the … 1593 by Roger Norwood, 94 and a loan of £ 100 given to the corporation in 1588 by Dr. John Case, a native of Woodstock …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 15 but it was extended on the north in 1453 when the corporation's meadows ( c. 17 a.) were granted by the Crown. … it comprised a long series of stone arches. 40 In 1774 the corporation agreed with the turnpike trustees to rebuild part … the causeway but when the trustees repaired it in 1827 the corporation refused to contribute. 41 The bridge at the Old …
A History of the County of Oxford
… constitution of the town's principal chantry, and the new corporation was closely involved with the chapel's … They were to choose a mayor and sergeant-at-mace, and the corporation, under the title of the mayor and commonalty, was … and of ale without interference from royal officers. The corporation was to have felons' and fugitives' goods from all …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was one of the commissioners charged with purging the corporation in 1662, and at his own cost defended the … an annual horse race in the park, 17 offered gifts to the corporation, 18 and infiltrated the electorate with … council election. 52 The Marlboroughs infiltrated the corporation with honorary freemen, including, in 1705, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1860s. He and his son, John, pressed for reform of the old corporation, which excluded dissenters, and he later became …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 1973 and a trial excavation by the Northampton Development Corporation Archaeological Unit in the same year revealed …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… earl and his army, still maintained their loyalty, and the corporation passed several resolutions in favour of the royal … garrison, entered in triumph, preceded by the mayor and corporation, by whom, on the following day, he was solemnly … and one of whom made it a county of itself. The present corporation consists of a mayor, 12 aldermen, and 36 …