MARVARD

COLLEGE

JUL 8 1921

LISHARY

Gross fund

CHAPTERS.

II. Witney in Medieval Times.

III. Witney in Later Times.

IV. The Woollen Manufacture.

V. The Court Leet and Borough Records.

VI. Ecclesiastical Witney.

VII. Nonconformity in Witney.

VIII. Witney in Times of War and Tumult.

PREFACE.

IN

writing this History, much information has been obtained from material collected by the late Mr. William Langford.

The Rev. W. H. Hutton, M.A., Fellow of S. John's College, Oxford, has, with much kindness, looked over the proof-sheets, and to him the Author tenders his best thanks.

Thanks are also due to Canon Norris, the Rector of Witney, for his valuable help, more especially with regard to the Ecclesiastical History of the town.

There are many others who have contributed, in various ways, to the production of this volume. The Symond's M.S.S., in the possession of T. M. Davenport, Esq., of Oxford, have been of great service; the Rev. W. D. Macray, of Ducklington, has rendered valuable aid; the Rev. C. J. Verschoyle has also assisted in no slight degree; while Messrs. C. Gillett, and Leigh have helped much in matters relating to Nonconformity in Witney.

Lastly, thanks are due to Miss Emmeline Monteith, of Ipswich, for aid given with respect to the illustrations.

August 30th, 1894.