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market (1377)
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The form merchet2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

market (1377)

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markete,  markette;  merket,  merkete  (merkett  Rot Parl1 iii 267.35 (rubr.))  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  market n.  MED:  market n.1  DMLBS: ∅
ls(loanword: M.E. )
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s.

merch.market: 
( 1402; MS: s.xv1 )  qex hommes et femmes portont al dit market southe lour brasez pur vendre illeoques grauncez et autres marchandiz  Lett & Pet 369.19
( 1430-31 )  esteant en toutz feirs et merketes, sibien deins le dit burgh  Rot Parl1 iv 380
clerk de market
lawmerch.occupationofficial who is responsible for maintaining the standards of weights and measures at markets: 
( 1377 )  nulle seneschalle, mareschalle ne clerc de market soy entremettent de nulles choses faites dedeins les fraunchises susdites  Rot Parl1 iii 20.75
( 1389 )  come le clerc del market de l'hostell le Roy prent es villes, marchees et aillours [...] fyns, ranceons pur fauxes mesures, et null correction ne mette en eide del commune poeple [...]  Rot Parl1 iii 267.35
franc market
lawmerch.free market, market enjoying franchise: 
( MS: c.1310 )  le priour de S. atort etc. ad levé une marché en B. a la nusance du france marché (var. (H5: 1483) markette) R. jadis evesque de F.  Nov Narr 207
market overt
lawmerch.open market: 
( 1489-90 )  en trans [le defendant] plede un sale par estraunger en market overt  Exchequer Chamber ii 147.30

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vile market
merch.market town: 
( 1400-01 )  Item, qe nulls marchandises achate, vent, n'eschaunge, de vitailles ne d'autre bones, soit fait par les Galoises en le pays, forsqe en les villes marketes  Rot Parl1 iii 454.98
( 1402 )  Et qe en chescun partie de la marche de Gales, et villes marketz, soient conestables eslieuz pur enquerer et arester toutz tielx vitailles et armures  Rot Parl1 iii 509

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See also:

marché1  marcheil  marth 
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