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Fairs, past and present : $b A chapter in the history of commerce

Name: Fairs, past and present : $b A chapter in the history of commerce
Author: Walford, Cornelius

Walford, Cornelius

Fairs

1. _Letter directed to the Mayor by the Keepers of the Fairs of Champagne
and Brie, dated September 1299._

    To the venerable man, the provident, wise and discreet Warden
    of London, or to his vicegerent, Peter de Fremeville, knight,
    and Robert de Champagne (_de Campaniis_), keepers of the fairs
    of Champagne and Brie for our most illustrious Lord the King
    of the French, increase of all good with greeting and sincere
    affection. Whereas heretofore, by our letters patent sealed
    with the seal of the fairs of Champagne, we have entreated you
    to compel, or cause to be compelled, the burgess Fauberti, a
    citizen of Florence and horse-dealer (_mercatorem equorum_),
    together with Guido Fauberti, Nutus (or Nuto) Fauberti,
    brothers of the said burgess, Master Gerald de Galaiòn
    physician, [and] James son of the said Nutus, associates of
    the said burgess, by the sale of their goods and the seizure
    of their bodies, sending them back to us, to yield and pay
    to Pucheus de Pré (_de Prato_), formerly horse-dealer in the
    said fairs, Martin de Burgo novo, brother of John de Burgo now
    deceased formerly horse-dealer, and John de Burgo novo, nephew
    of the said John deceased and of Martin aforesaid, or to the
    bearer of our said letters for them, one thousand six hundred
    petits livres Tournois with sufficient damages and expenses;
    and to satisfy us concerning the said King’s amends for default
    of the fairs. In which sum of money they are held effectually
    bounden, and every of them in the whole, for the body of the
    fairs of Bani (_Bari_) _super Albam_ from the year of Our Lord
    1292, as well by reason and because of certain pledges made
    and committed in and upon the body of the said fairs, as by
    reason and because of the restitution of more sureties and
    more costs and damages, which by default of the said burgess
    and his associates before mentioned in and upon the body of
    the said fairs they had and were said to have incurred: as in
    certain open letters of definitive sentence sealed with the
    seal of the said fairs is said to be contained. Upon which
    things Tolnetus [elsewhere Nicholas] called Concesse, our
    sworn servant in the said fairs, by word of mouth related to
    us that he in the year of Our Lord 1293 presented to you our
    aforesaid letters (as he says), which deprecatory letters of
    ours directed to you if forsooth you received, yet you willed
    not to demand due execution of the same, or to write back
    any answer to us, although at the end it was duly contained
    that what you should do therein, you would will and deign by
    your letters to write back, and although in presence of many
    trustworthy persons you were so requested by our said servant;
    on the ground that war was begun and raised between the most
    excellent princes, the King of France and King of England: as

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Fairs, past and present : $b A chapter in the history of commerceWalford, Cornelius

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Fairs, past and present : $b A chapter in the history of commerce

Walford, Cornelius

Fairs

1. _Letter directed to the Mayor by the Keepers of the Fairs of Champagne
and Brie, dated September 1299._

    To the venerable man, the provident, wise and discreet Warden
    of London, or to his vicegerent, Peter de Fremeville, knight,
    and Robert de Champagne (_de Campaniis_), keepers of the fairs
    of Champagne and Brie for our most illustrious Lord the King
    of the French, increase of all good with greeting and sincere
    affection. Whereas heretofore, by our letters patent sealed
    with the seal of the fairs of Champagne, we have entreated you
    to compel, or cause to be compelled, the burgess Fauberti, a
    citizen of Florence and horse-dealer (_mercatorem equorum_),
    together with Guido Fauberti, Nutus (or Nuto) Fauberti,
    brothers of the said burgess, Master Gerald de Galaiòn
    physician, [and] James son of the said Nutus, associates of
    the said burgess, by the sale of their goods and the seizure
    of their bodies, sending them back to us, to yield and pay
    to Pucheus de Pré (_de Prato_), formerly horse-dealer in the
    said fairs, Martin de Burgo novo, brother of John de Burgo now
    deceased formerly horse-dealer, and John de Burgo novo, nephew
    of the said John deceased and of Martin aforesaid, or to the
    bearer of our said letters for them, one thousand six hundred
    petits livres Tournois with sufficient damages and expenses;
    and to satisfy us concerning the said King’s amends for default
    of the fairs. In which sum of money they are held effectually
    bounden, and every of them in the whole, for the body of the
    fairs of Bani (_Bari_) _super Albam_ from the year of Our Lord
    1292, as well by reason and because of certain pledges made
    and committed in and upon the body of the said fairs, as by
    reason and because of the restitution of more sureties and
    more costs and damages, which by default of the said burgess
    and his associates before mentioned in and upon the body of
    the said fairs they had and were said to have incurred: as in
    certain open letters of definitive sentence sealed with the
    seal of the said fairs is said to be contained. Upon which
    things Tolnetus [elsewhere Nicholas] called Concesse, our
    sworn servant in the said fairs, by word of mouth related to
    us that he in the year of Our Lord 1293 presented to you our
    aforesaid letters (as he says), which deprecatory letters of
    ours directed to you if forsooth you received, yet you willed
    not to demand due execution of the same, or to write back
    any answer to us, although at the end it was duly contained
    that what you should do therein, you would will and deign by
    your letters to write back, and although in presence of many
    trustworthy persons you were so requested by our said servant;
    on the ground that war was begun and raised between the most
    excellent princes, the King of France and King of England: as

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Fairs, past and present : $b A chapter in the history of commerce

Fairs, past and present : $b A chapter in the history of commerce

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