Medieval Sourcebook:
Henry I, King of England:
Grant of a Fair to Ramsey Abbey, 1110
This grant includes the grant of holding a Fair Court. The frequent references to
the "King's Peace" in these charters shows a desire on the part of kings to
ensure safe trading by reason of more severe penalties inflicted under their laws.
Henry, King of England, to Robert, Bishop of Lincoln, and Gilbert, the Sheriff, to all
barons and to all his faithful people, both French and English, and to merchants
throughout all England, greeting. Be it known that I have granted to the Abbey of St.
Benedict of Ramsey and St. Ives of Selepe, a fair, to be held from Tuesday in Easter week
until the octave, well and truly, with sac and soc, toll and team, and infangentheof, and
with all customs such as any fair in all England has. And I wish and command that all
coming there, staying there, or going away from there, may enjoy my firm peace.
Witnesses, etc.
Source:
From: W. H. Hart & P. A. Lyons, eds., Cartularium Monasterii de Rameseia,
Rolls Series, (London, 1886), Vol. II, p. 101, reprinted in Roy C. Cave & Herbert H.
Coulson, A Source Book for Medieval Economic History, (Milwaukee: The Bruce
Publishing Co., 1936; reprint ed., New York: Biblo & Tannen, 1965), pp. 119-120.
Scanned by Jerome S. Arkenberg, Cal. State Fullerton. The text has been modernized by
Prof. Arkenberg.
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