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A History of the County of Oxford
… gable to the street, perhaps of the late 15th or early 16th century. No. 49 Market Square is a … the town hall, was probably the 'new built' house or tenement fronted with brick mentioned in 1739. 13 The … and two quarters of wheat in the hall chamber, while a mercer's hall-chamber in 1617 had tubs, onions, cheese, and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… not all early adherents necessarily lived within the town or parish. For much of the 18th century Dissent, though … being largely through association with the Independents or Congregationalists. 10 From the 1760s, however, the … with the conversion of William Penn, and the Warborough mercer Thomas Gilpin, noted as a proselytizer. 69 From 1676 …
Alumni Oxonienses
… March, 1685-6, aged 20. [ 16] Woodcock, Lawrence (Wudcocke or Wodecocke) fellow New Coll. 1508-20, from St. … Thomas B.A. 31 May, 1568. Woodhall, John (Woodwall or Wodall) B.A. 27 June, 1523; fellow Oriel Coll. 1524, from … incorporated at Cambridge 1620; (s. of Francis, of London, mercer), born 17 Sept., 1589; domestic chaplain to bishop …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… survey. It comprises 3725 acres, of which 40 are common or waste. About a mile from the church is Edwin Hall, a … the county of Chester, 6 miles (E. N. E.) from the village or town of Mottram. This district lies on the border of … It comprises 1975 acres, of which 240 are common or waste. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Henfield, and Bolney. 89 Fixed rents at Wick manor or at Wick and Sands manors together were worth £3 8 s. in … indicate clearance from woodland, 98 as does the field or farm name Ryddens mentioned in 1604. 99 There was land for … then were those of shoemaker, 55 smith, 56 shopkeeper or mercer, 57 weaver, 58 tailor, 59 and joiner. 60 There was a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… John Smith, gentleman (1658- 93), Benjamin Johnson, mercer (1693-1715), and Edward Ryves, town clerk, seem to … no. 30, which remained part of the inn until 1840 or later, 9 was let separately until sold c. 1886 with nos. … of the inn, 14 and may have been concerned in the design or building of the main ranges. The rebuilding of no. 32 in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… for only £4, which included market tolls and quitrents or 'landgable', small annual rents applied to the original … in the borough, of which 76 were described as tenements or parts thereof, 30 as messuages, and 33 as cottages; there … to Brown's Lane, and for the building c. 1600 of a mercer's shop, projecting into Market Street on the site of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a total of only c. 3 5 s., less than nearby Hanborough or any Oxfordshire market town except Eynsham. 72 In 1327 … of London, and Robert Austen, variously called chapman and mercer, who as mayor in 1470 apprenticed one of the wealthy … to have been succeeded there by the mercer John Barnes (or Baron), ten times mayor in the early 16th century. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… River in 1940. Some of the southern boundary is a lane or footpath. 6 In 1842 the parish measured 1,735 a. which … century into four fields: East, South, West, and Crany or Crandon. They were very small, possibly including the area … for a standing at North Curry fair 11 and there was a mercer's shop in 1698. 12 An illegal sawpit had been made on …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… 319, p. 561; vol. 375, p. 415; vol. 384, p. 130] Yale (or Yate), Elisha, 57 Little Britain, London, upholder … &c. w th. all sorts of Picture Frames, either Black or Carv'd & Gilt, Likewise Looking Glasses of all Sorts, from … & Brooks at this address. Young, , London, u and silk mercer (1768). Supplied Blue Genoa Damask costing 88 19s to …