ðə sˈɛvəntˌiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ˌæntɪkwˈɛɹiən ˈænθəni wˈʊd, ɪn hɪz sˈɜːveɪ ʌvðɪ æntˈɪkwᵻɾiz ʌvðə sˈɪɾi ʌv ˈɑːksfɚd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn sˈɪksti sˈɪks, mˈɛnʃənz ðæt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈaɪm ʌv hˈɛnɹi ɹˌoʊmən ˈeɪt ðə fˈɜːst hˈæf ʌvðə sˈɪkstiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ðə lˈændlɔːɹd wʌz fˈɜːz, ænd ðə plˈeɪs wʌz nˈoʊn pɚhˈæps ɪnfˈɔːɹməli æz "fˈɜːz ɪnnˈiː".
The 17th century antiquarian Anthony Wood, in his Survey of the Antiquities of the City of Oxford (1661–66), mentions that during the time of Henry VIII (the first half of the 16th century), the landlord was Furres, and the place was known (perhaps informally) as "Furres Inne".