Great Britain -- Economic conditions; Great Britain -- Social conditions
[Footnote 185: The lord's lessees, responsible for the farm of the
town.]
13. GRANT OF PAVAGE TO THE LORD OF A TOWN [_Patent Roll, 2 Edward III,
p. 1, m. 5_], 1328.
The King to the venerable father in Christ H. by the same grace bishop
of Lincoln, greeting. Know ye that we have granted to you, in aid of
paving your town of Newark, that from the day of the making of these
presents to the end of three years completed next following you take in
the same town, by those whom you shall think fit to depute hereto and
for whom you will be answerable, the underwritten customs on things for
sale coming to the same town, to wit, on each quarter of corn for sale
1/4d., on each horse and mare for sale 1/2d., on each hide of horse and
mare, ox and cow, fresh, salted and tanned, for sale, 1/4d., on each
cart carrying meat, salted or fresh, for sale, 1-1/2d., on 5 bacons for
sale 1/2d., on each salmon, fresh or salt, for sale, 1/4d., on each 100
mackerel for sale 1/2d., on each lamprey for sale 1/2d., on 10 sheep,
goats or swine for sale 1d., on 10 fleeces for sale 1/2d., on each 100
woolfells of sheep, goats, stags, hinds, bucks and does for sale 1d., on
each 100 fells of lambs, kids, hares, rabbits, foxes, cats and squirrels
1/2d., on each cart-load of sea-fish for sale 2d., on each horse-load
of sea-fish for sale 1/2d., on each truss of cloths brought by cart 3d.,
on each horse-load of cloth for sale or other diverse and minute things
for sale coming to the same town 1/2d., on each cart-load of iron for
sale 1d., on each 100 of steel for sale 1/4d., on each cart-load of tin
for sale 1/2d., on each quarter of woad 2d., on each tun of wine for
sale 2d., on each sack of wool for sale 2d., on each horse-load of wool
1d., on each horse-load of apples, pears or nuts for sale 1/4d., on each
100 of linen web and canvas for sale 1/2d., on each 100 of linen for
sale 1/4d., on each new cart for sale 1/4d., on each cart laden with
timber for sale 1/2d., on each 1000 laths 1-1/2d., on each 100 stockfish
and Aberdeen fish 1/2d., on each cart laden with hay or grass for sale
1/4d., on each cart carrying rushes for sale 1d., on each cart-load of
heath for sale 1/2d., on each truss of chalons[186] for sale 1/2d., on
each horse-load of glass (_verro_) 1/2d., on each horse-load of garlic
for sale 1/2d., on each 1000 herrings for sale 1/4d., on each 100 boards
for sale 1d., on each cart-load of faggots for sale 1/4d., on each
quarter of salt for sale 1/4d., on each dozen horse-loads of coals for
sale 1/2d., on each cart-load of coals for sale 1/2d., on each cart-load
of brushwood for sale 1/2d., on each horse-load of brushwood for sale
by the week 1/4d., on each 1000 nails for house gables (_ad cumilum
domus_) for sale 1/4d., on each 100 horse shoes for horses and
clout-nails for carts 1/2d., on 2000 of all manner of nails for sale
except nails for carts and house gables 1/4d., on each truss of every
kind of ware for sale coming to the same town and exceeding the value of
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