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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… for illness or infirmity. The proctor was to suffer the bellman to go round the town ringing his bell, to make all …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… £6 6 s. a year with livery. 7 References to the crier or bellman are numerous. In 1576 his wages were 2 s. a quarter, … to daybreak from October to May Day. Two years later the bellman was provided with a coat and a pair of boots, and a … 'as cheape as one can bee procured'. 9 James Peddar, a new bellman, was appointed later in the same year (1680). His …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 43 In 1715, with the vestry and overseers, it appointed a bellman, and as late as 1902 it banned hawking ice-cream … passing thereafter to the vestry. A town crier and bellman gave notice of court sessions, and Richard Brice (d. … the market. In the early 18th century it still appointed a bellman or beadle with police powers, though responsibility …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and children out of the churchyard in service time. 68 A bellman was appointed in the early 18th century to ring the … From 1737 a beadle took over the duties of scavenger and bellman 70 and from the later 18th century the combined …