Charter of 12 Edward I granting the Bishop of Bath and Wells the right to hold a ten-day fair

Reference Number: BC/1/1/1/5
Level of Description: Item
Title: Charter of 12 Edward I granting the Bishop of Bath and Wells the right to hold a ten-day fair
Date: 01 September 1284
Extent: Extent: 1 item
Description: Grant to the Bishop of Bath and Wells and his successors to hold an annual 10-day fair at the Manor of Bath, starting on the day before the feast of St. Peter and St. Paul [28 June]. This is unless the market is to the detriment neighbouring fairs.

Language: Latin

Physical Description:
A small blank space is left at the start of the text for the initial ‘E’ in ‘[E]dwardus’.

Width 24cm x height 15cm.

Seal:
The Great Seal is pendent by cords. It is worn and broken around the edge, with the legend no longer visible.