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... lords ' mill . Port Meadow , the pasture outside the wall , ' comprises about 440 acres , and stretches along the upper river to Godstow . Only the freemen might turn . out cattle on the meadow . It was sometimes encroached on , and in ...
... lords ' mill . Port Meadow , the pasture outside the wall , ' comprises about 440 acres , and stretches along the upper river to Godstow . Only the freemen might turn . out cattle on the meadow . It was sometimes encroached on , and in ...
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... at Woodstock , he , a person of great litera- ture , took delight to abide in the county of Oxford . To him were sent from divers outlandish lords , lions , r leopards , strange spotted beasts , porcupines , camels 28 OXFORD.
... at Woodstock , he , a person of great litera- ture , took delight to abide in the county of Oxford . To him were sent from divers outlandish lords , lions , r leopards , strange spotted beasts , porcupines , camels 28 OXFORD.
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... Lord Parker , were each presented with a tailor's silver thimble , and a silver - bladed shoemaker's awl in an ivory handle . In 1480 the Chancellor made the Cooks into a corporation , and appointed that all cooks upon their riding day ...
... Lord Parker , were each presented with a tailor's silver thimble , and a silver - bladed shoemaker's awl in an ivory handle . In 1480 the Chancellor made the Cooks into a corporation , and appointed that all cooks upon their riding day ...
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... Lord Mayor of London , who assisted the chief Butler . The city put in a claim to this at the coronation of Charles II . , and was ' allowed to perform the service , and to have and receive three maple cups for their fee ' ; and they ...
... Lord Mayor of London , who assisted the chief Butler . The city put in a claim to this at the coronation of Charles II . , and was ' allowed to perform the service , and to have and receive three maple cups for their fee ' ; and they ...
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... lord the king 100 marks and two palfreys that she may marry according to the law and custom of the town of Oxford , and that she may have what she ought to have out of the lands and chattels which belonged to her husband John ...
... lord the king 100 marks and two palfreys that she may marry according to the law and custom of the town of Oxford , and that she may have what she ought to have out of the lands and chattels which belonged to her husband John ...
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