CONTENTS

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Introduction[9]
Anglo-Saxon Markets[11]
Effect of the Conquest[14]
New Creations[16]
Market-Places[19]
Smithfield Market under Henry II.[24]
Special Privileges[25]
Pied Poudre Courts[26]
Profits[30]
Pre-emption and Prisage[36]
Market Houses[39]
Enforcement of Regularity[40]
Supervision of Sales[44]
Foreign Merchants[48]
Miscellaneous Points of Interest[51]
Degeneration of Fairs[54]