Records of Medieval Newmarket – Manor Court Rolls 1399–1413 and Manor Account Rolls 1403–1483: Suffolk Records Society

Edited by James Davis and Joanne Sear

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