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A History of the County of York
… agreed to petition for a new one. 51 Discussions took place in York during the autumn about revised clauses and … and, by adopting the customary procedure for elections, to place the membership of the corporation on a lawful basis. … were in jeopardy. 79 Before the Restoration meetings took place at intervals of ten days to a fortnight, though there …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… existed at the beginning of the century, and a bleaching place was mentioned from 1660. 53 The twice-weekly markets …
A History of the County of York
… a particular commodity was sometimes moved from one market-place to another. 57 The wholesale butter-market, for …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… Sir Thomas Fairfax realised that Beverley, 'an open place', could not be held, but when a large royalist army set … sat in the Commons after Pride's Purge but refused a place on the High Court of Justice to try Charles I; he was …
A History of the County of York
… in favour of Alderman Hoyle, the defeated candidate, in place of Savile. 72 The only other election to arouse … and royal officers to concert military arrangements took place there. 82 The city trained bands were exercised and … 24 September to the end of October, moreover, there took place in the deanery at the royal summons a meeting of the …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… absentees. Only one nonconformist preacher and one meeting place were licensed in 1673, but by 1676 it was estimated …
A History of the County of York
… such circles, in which wealthier citizens also found their place, polite diversions proliferated. There were dancing, … to present all the usual stage plays; 40 horse racing took place intermittently; 41 and two new sources of enjoyment in … nominee as city preacher and clearly wanted Shaw in that place. 86 During the thirties relations between the chapter …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… influences again discouraged some, refusal to take the place of an alderman removed by the Crown attracted a fine of …
A History of the County of York
… From the general opinion that York was a well-built place of pleasant aspect only Celia Fiennes dissented, for … suburbs. There is evidence that reconstruction was taking place outside the bars before 1660, and the horse-fair … exchequer court, in order to provide a bourse or meeting-place for merchants. 14 Finally, the aspect of the city was …