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Notification of the King’s grant of a fair at Ledbury and a market at Bromyard to Giles bishop of Hereford

Identity

B137

Title

Notification of the King’s grant of a fair at Ledbury and a market at Bromyard to Giles bishop of Hereford

Beneficiary

Giles de Braose (bishop of Hereford 1200-1215) (People)

Date of issue

8 September 1202

Place of issue

La Suse (Places)

Sources

B = PRO E40/14284, copy s.xiii med.

Printed

Comment

Transcription

Iohannes Dei gratia rex Angl(ie) dominus Hybern(ie) dux Norm(annie) Aquit(anie) comes Andeg(auie) archiepiscopis, episcopis, abbatibus, com(itibus), baron(ibus), iustic(iis), vic(ecomitibus), prepositis, ministris et omnibus ball(iu)is et fidelibus suis salutem.  Sciatis nos concessisse et hac carta confirmasse Egidio Heref’ episcopo et successoribus suis unam feriam apud Ledebur’ habendam per quatuor dies duraturam scilicet die festiuitatis beati Mathei apostoli et tribus diebus sequentibus, et concessimus eis unum mercatum apud Bromyord habend(um) qualibet die lune, ita tam(en) quod feria illa et mercatum illud non sint ad nocumentum vicinarum feriarum aut vicinorum mercatorum.  Quare volumus et firmiter precipimus quod predictus episcopus et omnes successores sui post eum habeant et teneant predictam feriam singulis annis et predictum mercatum bene et in pace, libere, quiete, integre, plenarie et honorifice in liberam, puram et perpetuam elemosinam cum omnibus libertatibus et liberis consuetudinibus ad has ferias et mercata pertnentibus sic(ut) predictum est.  T(estibus) R(oberto) com(ite) Leic’, W(illelmo) Maresc(allo) com(ite) de Penbrok, W(illelmo) com(ite) de Ferrariis, Willelmo de Breos’, Thom(a) Basset, Galfrid(o) de Say.  Dat’ per manum S(imonis) prepositi Beuerlaci et archid(iaconi) Wellen’ apud Susam viiiºº. die Septembr(is) anno regni nostri quartoº.

Calendar

Notification that the king has granted to Giles bishop of Hereford a fair at Ledbury lasting for four days, namely the feast of St Matthew the Apostle and the three days following, and a market at Bromyard on Mondays.

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