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A History of the County of Oxford
… (approx. 19 in. to 1 mile). Quitrents imposed on the town's original burgages survived until the 1930s. They were listed in a survey of 1279 and as 'the king's rents' in 1468-9. 48 Later the corporation acquired the … by Alderman John Wallis, mercer, and sold in 1515 to John Baron (or Barnes), mercer, many times mayor. 79 In the early …
A History of the County of Oxford
… owed over a third of the total rental. 70 The hospital's estate had been granted in the mid 13th century by … twentieth, c. 43 contributors paid a total of only c. 3 5 s., less than nearby Hanborough or any Oxfordshire market … to have been succeeded there by the mercer John Barnes (or Baron), ten times mayor in the early 16th century. Weavers, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at the town's foundation were held by burgage tenure, 76 and the … at least seven times, and ten recorded mayoralties of John Baron (or Barnes) were scattered over the period 151447. … Woodstock from 1584, was recorder by 1598 and later chief baron of the Exchequer. 42 Many later recorders represented …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the patronage of the Subdean of Wells, valued in the king's books at 12. 15. 10.: the great tithes have been commuted … of Bindon, Wareham division of Dorset, 6 miles (W. by S.) from Wareham; containing 505 inhabitants. It comprises … of Glendale. The lord of the manor holds a court leet and baron within three weeks after Easter. The living is a …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… and a hayward. 73 From the late 17th century courts baron were usually held in May and October, and in the mid … the court met, on some occasions at least, at the Duke's Head Inn. 74 Right of wreck at Aluredston belonged to the … it was placed in Lydney Rural District in 1894. 90 S.C. 6/850/1-6. N.L.W. Badminton MSS. 14824, 14473-9, 1718. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… east - west street. They include Dawbins, Jacobs, Tassel's Cottage, no. 4 Vicarage Road, and Apple Tree Cottage. … and racehorse owner James Buchanan (d. 1935) was created Baron Woolavington. 9 MANOR AND OTHER ESTATES WOOLAVINGTON … years 1709-35. Sessions were termed manor courts or courts baron and were held between two and four times a year. During …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is situated on the road from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, and was formerly a market-town. The parish comprises 1898 … 18th and 19th. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 6. 18. 9., and in the patronage of Mrs. L. Flood … Langton, in the reign of Edward III. held Wolueston as baron of Makerfield. How long the property continued in this …
The Environs of London
… Manor of Woolwich, in the early part of Edward the First's reign 8. In the year 1324, the manor of Woolwich belonged … know not what became of it immediately after Lady Hastings's death. Philipott says, that the Boughtons sold it to the … History of Kent, vol. i. p. 44. A Court-leet and Court-baron are held annually by Sir John Shaw, tenant of that …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… WOOTHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of St. Martin, Stamford-Baron, union of Stamford, soke of Peterborough, N. division … convent of Our Lady St. Mary and St. Michael, at Stamford-Baron. Wootton (St. Mary) WOOTTON ( St. Mary), a parish, in … of Redbornestoke, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (S. W.) from Bedford; containing 1122 inhabitants. It …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… village in the Middle Ages. 92 The suffix in the parish's name is the surname of lords of the principal manor and was … opened fully in 1810. 6 A wharf, a lock, and a lock keeper's house were built immediately south of the village, and … From the 17th century the court was called a court baron. It was not usually held more than once a year and its …