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BRIDGWATER 3298 1370. Borough 1200 (BF, p. 155). 1334 Subsidy £260. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). See also VCH Somerset, vi, p. 216. |
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(Charter) mercatum, gr 26 Jun 1200, by K John to William Briwerr. Day of the market not given (RCh, p. 73a). On 22 Aug 1221, K Hen III granted William Briwer that he could change his Thurs market to a Mon market (RLC, i, p. 469). In 1280, Roger de Mortuomari and Milisent, who was the wife of Eudo de la Zuche, were summoned to show by what warrant they claimed a market in Bridgwater (QW, p. 693). Market held by William de Mortuo Mari recorded on 30 Jun 1297 (CIPM, iii, no. 408). William de Mortimer's wife was the heiress of William Brewer (VCH Somerset, vi, p. 208). |
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(Charter) Sat; gr 18 Jun 1468, by K Edw IV to mayor, bailiffs and burgesses of Bridgwater. To be held in the town (CChR, 1427-1516, p. 229). Day of market appears to have changed to Thurs by late sixteenth century (VCH Somerset, vi, p. 216). |
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(Charter) f+7, Nativity of John the Baptist (24 Jun); feria, gr 26 Jun 1200, by K John to William Briwerr (RCh, p. 73a). Fair held by William de Mortuo Mari recorded on 30 Jun 1297 (CIPM, iii, no. 408). No merchants came to the fair c.1359, after which it appears to have fallen into disuse. It was granted again in 1587 and continued into the nineteenth century (VCH Somerset, vi, p. 217). |
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(Prescriptive) Matthew (21 Sept); recorded 1249, held by lords of Bridgwater. Fair appears to have been held in the early fifteenth century. Although not mentioned in the charter of 1468, it was confirmed in 1587 and continued into the eighteenth century (VCH Somerset, vi, p. 217). |
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(Prescriptive) Ascension (Easter dep); recorded 1358, held by lords of Bridgwater. Recorded in 1405 (VCH Somerset, vi, p. 217). |
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(Prescriptive) Whitsun (Easter dep); recorded in 1358, held by lords of Bridgwater. Recorded in 1403, but not in 1405 (VCH Somerset, vi, p. 217). |
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(Charter) Mon after Lent+4 (Easter dep); gr 18 Jun 1468, by K Edw IV to mayor, bailiffs and burgesses of Bridgwater, to be held at the town (CChR, 1427-1516, p. 229). Confirmed in 1587, the fair continued into the eighteenth century (VCH Somerset, vi, p. 217). |
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In 1280, Roger de Mortuomari and Milisent, who was the wife of Eudo de la Zuche, were summoned to show by what warrant they claimed a fair in Bridgwater (QW, p. 693). This could relate to the fair on Nativity of John the Baptist, or to the fair at Matthew. |
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