Records of Medieval Newmarket - Manor Court Rolls 1399-1413 and Manor Account Rolls 1403-1483

Medieval manorial records provide a unique insight into the economic and social life of local communities, as well as the different approaches adopted by lords in managing their estates.

List of contents

Preface and acknowledgements
List of illustrations

INTRODUCTION
The court roll manuscripts
The account roll manuscripts
Working practices of the clerks
The courts
General court
Market court
Fair court
Leet court
The accounts
The lords of the manor
The origins and development of Newmarket as a trading settlement
Location
Institutional structure
Seigneurial investment
Trading structures
The role of women

Editorial method and abbreviations

THE COURT ROLLS OF THE MANOR OF NEWMARKET, 1399-1413
General court
Market court
Fair court
Leet court

THE ACCOUNT ROLLS OF THE MANOR OF NEWMARKET, 1403/4-1482/83

Appendix: Two royal charters for Newmarket fairs
Glossary
Bibliography
Index of people and places
Index of subjects

About the author

Edited by James Davis and Joanne Sear

Summary

Medieval manorial records provide a unique insight into the economic and social life of local communities, as well as the different approaches adopted by lords in managing their estates.

Product details

• Assisted by: James Davis (Editor), James (Contributor) Davis (Editor), Joanne Sear (Editor)
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.05.2023
• EAN: 9781837650125
• ISBN: 978-1-83765-012-5
• No. of pages: 360
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 680 g
• Series: Suffolk Records Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Regional and national histories