MARKETS AND FAIRS 131 



BROUGH. 



THE market in Brough was granted in 4 Edward III., 1330-T, to 

 Robert Lord Clifford, to be held weekly on Thursday, and a fair 

 yearly to continue four days, viz. : — two days before the feast of St. 

 Matthew, that feast day, and the day following. The market was very 

 inconsiderable in 1777 and the fair was held on two days only on 

 Brough Hill and was remarkable for the " sale of large numbers of 

 cattle, horses, cloth, hardware, shoes, saddles, and many other sorts of 

 merchandise." 

 The tolls, which are now payable to Lord Hothfield, are as follows : — 



At Brough Hill Fair : — 



For every horse, mare, or gelding bought . . . . . . 6d. 



For every beast bought . . . . . . . . . . . . id. 



For ever}' other article of the value of i3id. or upwards . . id. 



At Brough : — 



A drove of Scotch cattle of one man's . . . . . . . . 2d. 



As many owners as many times . . . . . . . . . . 2d. 



If horse among the drove for every owner . . . . . . 2d. 



A drove of horses if belonging to one man . . . . 2d. 



If to several owners, each . . . . . . . . . . . . 2d. 



A drove of sheep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2d. 



A drove of swine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2d. 



Scotch packs if to one man . . . . . . . . . . 2d. 



If to several, id. to each pack 



The tolls are at present let to J. Richardson, Bleak GUI, Stainmore. 



In addition to the above fairs there were in 1829 three others, 

 viz. : on the second Thursdays in March and April and the Thursday 

 before Whitsuntide ; these were for cattle, sheep and merchandise. 

 In 1843 a fair was started on the 2nd Thursday in February and a new 

 fair was started in 1846 for cattle, sheep and horses on October 26th, 

 when 1800 sheep were on view. It was about this time that the 

 Brough fairs were most prosperous ; after the opening of the railways 

 they quickly declined. A fair was started on the hiring day in i860, 

 at the Low Cross, where hirings were held, but the fair did not continue 

 for many years. The fair on the second Thursday in April was of most 

 importance in 1885, when after the fair was over a show of stallions 

 took place — there were 16 on view on that occasion. 



