| ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE 4361
3168. Borough 1330 (VCH Leicestershire, ii, p. 177). 1334 Subsidy
£108.75. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 474). |
| M |
(Grant: other) Wed; mercatum, gr 22 Aug 1219, by K Hen III to Roger
la Zuche. Roger owed a palfrey for the grant of the market and of the fair
(see below) (C 60/11 m. 3). On 26 Apr 1230, Roger la Suche was pardoned
the 5m. which he owed for having a market at his manor of Ashby de
la Zouche. The letter close and the Chancellor’s roll record
that the debt was for a
market, but the Pipe roll records that it was owed for a fair
(CR, 1227–31, p. 347; PR, 14 Hen III, p.
206). |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) Tues; recorded
4 May 1261, held by Alan la Zusch. On 4 May 1261, K Hen III gr Alan la Zusch a
weekly market on Sat at the manor in lieu of the market there on Tues
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 36). On 4 Feb 1347, Alan la Zouche, kn,
lately deceased, was holding a market (CIPM, viii, no.
662). |
| F | (Grant: other) vf, Elene (18
Aug); feria gr 22 Aug 1219, by K Hen III to Roger la Zuche. Roger
owed a palfrey for the grant of the fair and of the market (see above) (C
60/11 m. 3). It is assumed that the feast relates to the Empress Helen d.
c.330. |
| F | (Prescriptive) f, Exaltation of
Holy Cross (14 Sept); recorded 4 Feb 1347, held by Alan la Zouche, kn
(CIPM, viii, no. 662). Alan was lately deceased. |
| F |
(Charter) v+4, Pentecost (Easter dep); gr 14 Nov 1473, by K Edw IV to
William Hastyngs, kn, Lord Hastings, chamberlain (CChR,
1427–1516, p. 241). |
| F | (Charter) v+4 Simon and Jude (28
Oct); gr 14 Nov 1473, by K Edw IV to William Hastyngs, kn, Lord Hastings,
chamberlain (CChR, 1427–1516, p. 241). |
| CASTLE DONNINGTON 4447
3273. Borough 1311 (VCH Leicestershire, ii, p. 177). 1334
Subsidy £52.50. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p.
474). |
| M | (Charter) Wed; gr 26 May 1278, by K Edw I to
Henry de Lascy, earl of Lincoln, constable of Chester
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 207). To be held at the
manor. |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Edward the king (13 Oct); gr 26
May 1278, by K Edw I to Henry de Lascy, earl of Lincoln,
constable of Chester. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 207). It has been assumed that the date of
the feast relates to K Edw the Confessor. |
| GADDESBY 4690 3130. In
the 1334 Lay Subsidy, the part of Gaddesby taxed at a tenth was
valued at £24.83 and the other part, taxed at a fifteenth, was valued
at £58.5 (Glasscock, p. 161). |
| M | (Charter) Wed; gr 5 Oct 1306, by K Edw I to the
Master and brethren of the Temple in England (CChR,
1300–26, p. 71). To be held at the manor. Granted in lieu
of their market at Rothley, Leicestershire
(q.v.). |
| F | (Charter) f+3, Mary Magdalen (22 Jul); gr 5 Oct
1306, by K Edw I to the Master and brethren of the Temple in England
(CChR, 1300–26, p. 71). To be held at the manor.
Granted in lieu of their fair at Rothley,
Leicestershire (q.v.). |
| GREAT GLEN 4652 2977.
1334 Subsidy £61.50. See also VCH Leicestershire, v, p.
104. |
| M | (Charter) Mon; gr 22 Oct 1272, by K Hen III to
Roger Martel of Hunton. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 184). VCH does not provide any further
evidence for the market. |
| M | (Charter) Fri; gr 12 Feb 1348, by K Edw III to
Henry le fitz Roger. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1341–1417, p. 72). VCH does not provide any further
evidence for the market. |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Cuthbert (20 Mar); gr 22 Oct
1272, by K Hen III to Roger Martel of Hunton. To be held at the
manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 184). VCH does not
provide any further evidence for the fair. |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Philip and James (1 May); gr 12
Feb 1348, by K Edw III to Henry le fitz Roger. To be held at the
manor (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 72). VCH does not
provide any further evidence for the fair. |
| HALLATON 4786 2965.
1334 Subsidy £106.50. Hallaton was divided into two main manors in
1171: Bardolf’s (also known as Beaumont’s) and
Engaine’s (also known as Broughton). These descended separately
until 1614. Each had its own market and fair, but since these were
held on the same day of the week and at the same feasts,
respectively, they were presumably single trading occasions, the
revenue from which was divided between the two manors. The market
(presumably the Thurs market) was recorded in 1638, but had fallen
into disuse by 1767. The two fairs descended with the manors. The
fair on Simon and Jude and that on the Nativity of John the Baptist
were recorded in 1638 (VCH Leicestershire, v, pp. 123–6).
Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 474).
See also VCH Leicestershire, v, pp. 123–6. The markets and
fairs are set out first for Engaine’s manor and then for Bardolf’s.
|
| M | (Letter Close) Thurs; mercatum, gr 29 Aug
1224, by K Hen III to Eustace de Greinvil. To be held until the
king came of age (RLC, i, pp. 618b, 643b). De Greinvill
held the manor later known as Engaine’s manor (VCH
Leicestershire, v, pp. 124–5). |
| M | (Charter) Thurs; gr 16 Jul 1284, by K Edw I to
John Engayne and Joan his wife (CChR, 1257–1300, p.
276). To be held at the manor. |
| M | (Charter) Thurs, gr 29 May 1284, by K Edw I to
William Bardolf (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 273). To be
held at the manor. |
| F | (Charter) vfm+2, Nativity of John the Baptist
(24 Jun); gr 16 Jul 1284, by K Edw I to John Engayne and Joan
his wife (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 276). To be held at
the manor. |
| F | (Charter) vfm+2, Simon and Jude (28 Oct); gr 16
Jul 1284, by K Edw I to John Engayne and Joan his wife
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 276). To be held at the
manor. |
| F | (Charter) vfm+2, Nativity of John the Baptist
(24 Jun); gr 29 May 1284, by K Edw I to William Bardolf
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 273). To be held at the
manor. |
| F | (Charter) vfm+2 Simon and Jude (28 Oct); gr 29
May 1284, by K Edw I to William Bardolf, to be held at the manor
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 273). |
| F | (Charter) vfm Ascension (Easter dep); gr 12 Jul
1304, by K Edw I to John Bardolf. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1300–26, p. 43). Fair on Ascension descended
with the manor and was recorded in 1638; it continued into the
mid nineteenth century (VCH Leicestershire, v, p.
126). |
| KEGWORTH 4488 3267.
1334 Subsidy £76.50. |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 16 May 1290, by K Edw I to
Robert de Halstead and Margery his wife (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 346). To be held at the manor. |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Margaret the Virgin (20 Jul); gr
16 May 1290, by K Edw I to Robert de Halstead and Margery his
wife (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 346). To be held at the
manor. |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Andrew (30 Nov); gr 16 May 1290,
by K Edw I to Robert de Halstead and Margery his wife
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 346). To be held at the
manor. |
| LEICESTER 4585 3044.
Borough 1086 (BF, p. 135). Mint 924–1154; Viking coins before
924. 1334 Subsidy £266.67. Seat of a bishopric from late seventh
century to late ninth century. Viking stronghold in late ninth and
early tenth century. Borough and civitas in Domesday Book (BF,
p. 135; Darby, p. 366). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 474).
Fair 1587, 1 May; 29 Sept (Harrison, pp. 393, 396). See also VCH
Leicestershire, iv, pp. 46–7. |
| M
| (Prescriptive: borough, mint) recorded 1239,
mercatum, held by S[imon] de Montfort, earl of Leicester.
It was alleged that the market was being damaged by the Tues
market at Narborough, Leicestershire
(q.v.) (CRR, xvi, no. 968). Sat market recorded in
1298. In the fifteenth century, markets were held on Wed, Fri
and Sat. The Wed market may have been the oldest (VCH
Leicestershire, iv, p. 46). |
| F | (Prescriptive) vfm+12, Peter ad Vincula (1 Aug);
recorded 5 Feb 1228, held by the men of Leicester. On 5 Feb
1229, the date of the fair was changed to m+14 Purification (3
Feb) (CChR, 1226–57, p. 90). On 8 Feb 1229, the date
of the fair was changed from vfm+12 Peter ad Vincula to m+13
Purification of Mary. Mandate to the sh of Leicestershire to
read the charter in full county court and proclaim the fair and
cause it to be held (CR, 1227–31, p. 150).
VCH notes that this is a mistranscription for m+14
(VCH Leicestershire, iv, p. 47). On 25 Mar 1235, the date
of the fair changed from v+14 Purification of Mary to the fourth day
after Invention of Holy Cross (i.e. 7 May) +14 (CR,
1234–7, p. 64). Issues of the fair were recorded in 1324
and 1327. From the 1320s until 1360, this fair was joined with
the Holy Trinity fair (see below) and was held by the earl of
Leicester at the beginning of May, possibly on 6 May (VCH
Leicestershire, iv, p. 47). On 2 Jul 1360, it was recorded
that a fair was held at the town on f+15 Invention of the Cross
(3 May) by Henry, duke of Lancaster and earl of Leicester, the
king’s kinsman. In lieu of this fair, K Edw III granted
Henry, duke of Lancaster and earl of Leicester, the king’s
kinsman, a fair on 3+f+3 Michaelmas (29 Sept), to be held in the
town and its suburb (CChR, 1341–1417, p.
167). |
| F | (Charter) m+14, Holy Trinity (Easter dep); gr 8
Nov 1307, by K Edw II to Thomas, earl of Lancaster, the
king’s cousin. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1300–26, p. 108). Issues of the fair were recorded in 1324.
From the 1320s until 1360, this fair was joined with the
Invention of Holy Cross fair (see above) and was held by the
earl of Leicester at the beginning of May, possibly on 6 May
(VCH Leicestershire, iv, p. 47). |
| F | (Charter) 3+f+3, Philip and James (1 May); gr 2
Apr 1473, by K Edw IV to mayor and burgesses of Leicester
(CChR, 1427–1516, p. 241). To be held at the town
and its suburb. |
|
F | (Letter Patent) 2+f+2 Leonard (6 Nov); gr 17 Sept 1484, by K Ric
III to John the A and the C of St Mary de Pratis, Leicester
[Leicester abbey]. To be held within the abbey and the parish of
St Leonard (CPR, 1476–85, p.
471). |
| LOUGHBOROUGH 4535
3195. 1334 Subsidy £95.25. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p.
474). |
| M | (Letter Close) Thurs; mercatum, gr 22 Jan
1221, by K Hen III to Hugh Despenser. To be held at the manor
until the king came of age (RLC, i, p. 446b). On 12 Feb
1227, K Hen III granted Hugh Despenser a Thurs market
(CChR, 1226–57, p. 4). Letter close to sh of
Leicestershire regarding the market, 28 Apr 1227 (RLC,
ii, p. 183). Market granted again by K Hen III to Hugh Dispenser
on 6 Feb 1229 and 25 Feb 1233 (CChR, 1226–57, pp.
90, 175). |
| F | (Letter Close) vf, Peter ad Vincula (1 Aug);
feria gr 27 Jan 1221, by K Hen III to Hugh Despenser. To
be held at the manor until the king came of age (RLC, i,
p. 447). On 12 Feb 1227, K Hen III granted Hugh Despenser a fair
on vfm Peter ad Vincula (CChR, 1226–57, p. 4).
Letter close to sh of Leicestershire regarding the fair, 28 Apr
1227 (RLC, ii, p. 183). Fair granted again by K Hen III
to Hugh Dispenser on 6 Feb 1229 and 25 Feb 1233 (CChR,
1226–57, pp. 90, 175). |
| LOWESBY 4723 3074.
1334 Subsidy £26.25. |
| M | (Charter) Wed; gr 23 Aug 1301, by K Edw I to
William Burdet (CChR, 1300–26, pp. 16–17). To
be held at the manor. |
| F | (Charter) m+3, Michael (29 Sept); gr 23 Aug
1301, by K Edw I to William Burdet (CChR, 1300–26,
pp. 16–17). To be held at the manor. |
| F | (Charter) vf+2, Philip and James (1 May); gr 23
Aug 1301, by K Edw I to William Burdet (CChR,
1300–26, pp. 16–17). To be held at the
manor. |
| LUBBENHAM 4706 2873.
1334 Subsidy £70.50. See also VCH Leicestershire, v, p.
224. |
| M | (Charter) Wed and Sat; gr 3 Jun 1327, by K Edw
III to William le Baud. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1327–41, p. 35). The market was disrupted in 1330 and 1335
(VCH Leicestershire, v, p. 224). |
| F | (Charter) Wed in Whitsuntide+2 (Easter dep); gr
3 Jun 1327, by K Edw III to William le Baud (CChR,
1327–41, p. 35). To be held at the
manor. |
| MARKET BOSWORTH 4408
3033. 1334 Subsidy £42.75. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p.
474). |
| M | (Letter Close) Wed; mercatum, gr 24 Mar
1224, by K Hen III to Richard de Harecurt (RLC, i, p.
589). To be held at the manor until the king came of
age. |
| M | (Charter) Wed; gr 12 May 1285, by K Edw I to
Richard de Harecurt (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 285). The
market granted in 1224 may not have lapsed as it should have
done in 1227. The 1285 grant may in practice have been a
confirmation of the market, on the occasion of the granting of
the fair. A market held by Richard de Harecurt was recorded on 1
Mar 1293 (CIPM, iii, no. 116). A market was recorded on
19 Oct 1420; the day was not given (CCR, 1419–22, p.
93). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Peter and Paul (29 Jun); gr 12
May 1285, by K Edw I to Richard de Harecurt. To be held at the
manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 285). A fair was recorded
on 19 Oct 1420; the feast was not given (CCR,
1419–22, p. 93). |
| MARKET HARBOROUGH
4733 2872. 1334 Subsidy £64. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p.
474). Fair 1587, 8 Oct (Harrison, p. 396). See also VCH
Leicestershire, v, p. 126. |
| M | (Prescriptive) recorded 1203, mercatum,
held by K John. In 1203, the vilatta of Harborough
replied for 3m. of the market (PR, 5 John, p. 34).
On 29 Oct 1219, this royal market was said to be damaged by the
Mon market at Rothwell,
Northamptonshire (q.v.) (RLC, i, p. 406b). On 27
Dec 1221, Roger Orget was granted a Tues market in lieu of that
on Mon held at the manor (RLC, i, p. 485). On 16 Jan
1416, K Hen V granted the manor to William Porter, together with
all markets and other profits (CPR, 1413–16, p.
385). Tues market continued until 1957 (VCH
Leicestershire, v, p. 140). |
| F | (Prescriptive) recorded 16 Jan 1416, when K Hen
V granted the manor to William Porter, together with all fairs
and other profits. This indicates that there may have been more
than one fair (CPR, 1413–16, p. 385
). |
| MEASHAM 4335 3123.
1334 Subsidy £22. Measham was in Derbyshire until 1897, when it was
transferred to Leicestershire (Guide, ii, p. 232). |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 24 Mar 1311, by K Edw II to
William de Bereford. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1300–26, p. 166). In 1330, Edmund de Bereford, son of the
grantee, was holding the market, which was stated to have been
held since the charter was granted (QW, p.
146). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Trans of Thomas the Martyr (7
Jul); gr 24 Mar 1311, by K Edw II to William de Bereford. To be
held at the manor (CChR, 1300–26, p. 166). In 1330,
Edmund de Bereford, son of the grantee, was holding the fair,
which was stated to have been held since the charter was granted
(QW, p. 146). |
| MELTON MOWBRAY 4752
3192. Borough c.1339 (J. Laughton and C. Dyer, ‘Small
towns in the east and west Midlands in the later middle ages: a
comparison’, Midland History, xxiv (1999), p. 48, n. 11).
1334 Subsidy £210. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p.
474). |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) recorded 1086,
mercatum, held by Geoffrey de la Guerche. Market rendered
20s. (Darby, p. 369; Alecto Historical Editions, The
Leicestershire Domesday (London, 1990), f. 235v). Market
mentioned in 1077 (Monasticon, vi, pt. ii, p.
996). |
| MOUNTSORREL 4581 3151.
Borough 1148x53 (BF, p. 135). 1334 Subsidy £30. Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 474). |
| M | (Charter) Mon; gr 14 Jul 1292, by K Edw I to
Nicholas de Seagrave, the elder (CChR, 1257–1300, p.
423). To be held at the manor. |
| F | (Charter) vfm+5, Nativity of John the Baptist
(24 Jun); gr 14 Jul 1292, by K Edw I to Nicholas de Seagrave,
the elder (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 423). To be held at
the manor. |
| NARBOROUGH 4541 2976.
1334 Subsidy £48.75. |
| M | (Grant: other) Thurs; mercatum, gr
between 21 and 24 Oct 1219, by K Hen III to Fulk fitz Warin. To
be held at the manor of Nortburg. Mandate to the sh of Leicestershire
to cause him
to have the market. Fulk gave one palfrey (C 60/11 m.1). 1220,
Nova Oblata: Fulk fitz Warin owed one palfrey (PR,
4 Hen III, p. 36). On 6 Feb 1220, the day of Fulk fitz
Warin’s market was changed from Thurs to Tues (RLC,
i, p. 411). On 22 Nov 1235, K Hen III granted Hubert Hues that
the market which was accustomed to be held at the manor, which
was formerly held by Fulk fitz Warin, deceased, was to be
revived and to be held as before on Tues. Mandate to the sh of
Leicestershire to proclaim the market and cause it to be held
(CR, 1234–7, p. 210). In 1239, it was alleged that
the market held by Hubert was to the detriment of that at Leicester, Leicestershire (q.v.)
(CRR, xvi, no. 968). |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 7 Dec 1318, by K Edw II to
William le Botiller of Wemme (CChR, 1300–26, p.
397). To be held at the manor. |
| F | (Charter) vf, Nativity of John the Baptist (24
Jun); gr 7 Dec 1318, by K Edw II to William le Botiller of Wemme
(CChR, 1300–26, p. 397). To be held at the
manor. |
| ROTHLEY 4586 3126.
1334 Subsidy £45.71. |
| M | (Charter) Mon; gr 27 Sept 1284, by K Edw I to the
Master of the Knights Templar in England. To be held at the
manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 276). On 5 Oct 1306, K
Edw I granted the Master and brethren of the Temple in England a
market at their manor of Gaddesby,
Leicestershire (q.v.) in lieu (CChR, 1300–26,
p. 71). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Barnabas (11 Jun); gr 27 Sept
1284, by K Edw I to the Master of Knights Templar in England. To be
held at the manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 276). On 5
Oct 1306, K Edw I granted the Master and brethren of the Temple
in England a fair at their manor of Gaddesby,
Leicestershire (q.v.) in lieu (CChR, 1300–26,
p. 71). |
| STAPLEFORD 4813
3183. 1334 Subsidy £57. |
| M | (Charter) Fri;
gr 1 Dec 1308, by K Edw II to Thomas, earl of Lancaster, the
king’s cousin (CChR, 1300–26, p. 123). To be
held at the manor. |
| F | (Charter) vfm,
Nativity of John the Baptist (24 Jun); gr 1 Dec 1308, by K Edw
II to Thomas, earl of Lancaster, the king’s cousin
(CChR, 1300–26, p. 123). To be held at the
manor. |
| WALTHAM ON THE
WOLDS 4802 3250. 1334 Subsidy £51. Market town c.1600
(Everitt, p. 474). |
| M | (Grant: other)
Fri; mercatum, gr 19 Oct 1219, by K Hen III to A of
Croxton (C 60/11 m.3). On 1 Feb 1220, the day of the A of
Croxton’s market was changed from Fri to Thurs
(RLC, i, p. 410b). 1220, Nova Oblata: the A owed
a palfrey for the market and the fair (see below). To be held
at the manor. Day of the market not given (PR, 4 Hen
III, p. 23). A Thurs market was granted by K Hen III to the A
and Ca of Croxton on 24 Nov 1227 (CChR, 1226–57,
p. 65). Mandate to sh of Leicestershire to proclaim the market
and to cause them to have it, 24 Nov 1227 (CR,
1227–31, p. 7). K Edw I confirmed the market to the ch of
St John de Valle and the Ca [Croxton abbey] on 23 Nov 1290
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 377). |
| F | (Grant: other)
vf, Nativity of Virgin Mary (8 Sept); feria gr 19 Oct
1219, by K Hen III to A of Croxton (C 60/11 m. 3). 1220,
Nova Oblata: the A of Croxton owed a palfrey for the
fair on vf Nativity of Mary and the market (see above). To be
held at the manor (PR, 4 Hen III, p. 23). Fair granted
again by K Hen III to the A and Ca of Croxton on 24 Nov 1227
(CChR, 1226–57, p. 65). Mandate to sh of
Leicestershire to proclaim the fair and to cause them to have
it, 24 Nov 1227 (CR, 1227–31, p. 7). K Edw I
confirmed the fair to the ch of St John de Valle and the Ca
[Croxton abbey] on 23 Nov 1290 (CChR, 1257–1300,
p. 377). |