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A History of the County of Oxford
… few glovers received poor relief; a more likely cause of distress was the permanent reduction of the Blenheim … it provided with goods and services diminished. Economic distress, particularly acute in the 1840s, continued to be …
A History of the County of Oxford
… group was usually active in local affairs. Rural distress in the town's hinterland provoked food riots at …
A History of the County of Oxford
… women during an election campaign in 1731 and in a time of distress in 1767 Woodstock shared in 100 gn. given to the …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… I most humbly crave your good ayed and helpe in this my distress or else my poore wyfe and child are like to perrish …