I give my firm peace to those who come to the fair which is wont to be
held on the feast of St. Bartholomew in that place (Smithfield), and to
those who go thence; and I command that no royal servant implead them,
nor exact from those who come customs, without the consent of the
canons, on these three days, on the eve of the feast, on the feastday,
and on its morrow.
Printed in Dugdale, _Monasticon_, VI. 296.
_Charter of Henry II. to the burghers of Nottingham._
... Moreover all who come to the market of Nottingham shall not suffer
distraint, from Friday evening until Sunday evening, except for the
king's farm.
Stubbs, _Select Charters_, 167.