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the beginning of June to the middle of September, and the one situate 

 in the town on alternate Mondays throughout the year. 



The old Charter for Kirkby Fairs and Markets. 



The fourth part of 

 Patents in the 3rd year 

 of the Reign of King 

 James. 



A grant to the Earl of Cumberland and his heirs for holding a market and 

 fairs in the town of Kirkby. 



The King to all to whom &c greeting : — 



Whereas the Lord Edward the Third late King of England did by his Letters 

 Patent sealed with his Great Seal of England bearing date at Westminster the 

 sixteenth day of October in the twenty seventh year of his reign grant and 

 confirm to his then dearly beloved Roger de Clifford that he and his heirs for 

 ever might have one market in every week at liis town of Kirkby Stephen in 

 the County of Westmorland and two fairs there in every year that is to say 

 one for two days on the day next preceding the Feast of St Mark the Evangelist 

 and on the said feast day and the other for two days on the day next preceding 

 the Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist and on the said least day unless the said 

 market and fairs should be to the injury of the neighbouring markets and fairs 

 as by the said Letters Patent more fully appears And whereas our most dearly 

 beloved and right trusty cousin and Counsellor George Earl of Cumberland 

 Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter Lord of the said Town of Kirkby 

 Stephen hath most humbly besought us that for the better support and relief 

 of the poor inhabitants of the said town of Kirkby Stephen in the said County 

 of Westmorland we would condescend to shew and bestow on the said George 

 Earl of Cumberland our royal grace and favour And that the said George 

 Earl of Cumberland may and shall have by our Letters Patent licence power 

 and authority that he and his heirs may and shall be able from henceforth for 

 ever to hold and keej) another market at his town of Kirkby Stephen to be 

 holden and kept on Monday in every week throughout the year in the place 

 and stead of the said market by the aforesaid Letters Patent above recited 

 so granted as aforesaid and may and shall be able to hold and keep from hence- 

 forth for ever two other fairs or marts within the said town of Kirkby Stephen 

 to be holden and kept yearly in the place and stead of the aforesaid two fairs 

 by the aforesaid Letters Patent above mentioned so granted as aforesaid And 

 that the aforesaid market and two fairs by the aforesaid Letters Patent of the 

 said Lord Edward the Third late King of England so granted as aforesaid may 

 and shall be from henceforth for ever wholly abolished and discontinued Know 

 ye that we graciously desiring the good and advantage of the town of Kirkby 

 Stephen aforesaid at the humble petition of the said George Earl of Cumberland 



