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A History of the County of Oxford
… standard jurisdiction over minor public-order offences and trade regulation. 14 In 1279 the burgesses were exempt from … existed. All such officers were ordinary townsmen, the trade-officers being usually chosen for their professional … held by the churchwardens and overseers. 187 During the trade recession of the 1690s expenditure on poor relief seems …
A History of the County of Oxford
… associated with the cloth industry and to have had London trade links, those from Witney including a weaver, a town …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… for the Newfoundland fishery, and blankets for the home trade: the number of persons regularly employed varies from …
A History of the County of Essex
… 16th and 17th centuries, supply- ing wool for the cloth trade of Colchester and other towns, but arable farming was … in exchange for herrings, and bulkier brigs for general trade. 6 Wivenhoe reached the peak of its fame for yacht- and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Synopsis, 23 Oct., 27 Nov. 1790. Rep. on Navigation and Trade upon Thames and Isis (1793) H.C. 1st. ser. xiv, p. 233; …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and on its banks is Honey-street wharf: a considerable trade in timber and coal is carried on, and a great number of … but they were pulled down on the restoration of peace. The trade mainly consists in the exportation of corn, flour, and … which place they bring back salt, and there is a small trade to the Baltic for timber. A manufacture of salt of …