To John Weston
And his wife Margaret                                                                                                                                                             

1401 April 18 Westminster

Grant, of special grace, and with the assent of the council to John Weston and Margaret, his wife, and heirs, of a weekly market on Saturday at their town of Bourgh in le Mershe, co Lincoln, and two yearly fairs there, one on the vigil, the day, and the morrow of St Peter in the Chair, and the other on the vigil, the day, and the morrow of S S Peter and Paul.

The witnesses were the archbishops of Canterbury and York, the bishops of London, Winchester, Lincoln and Exeter (the latter was the Chancellor) Edmund Duke of York, henry de Percy earl of Northumberland (constable of England) Ralph de Neville earl of Westmorland (Marshall of England) John earl of Somerset (Chamberlain), Thomas earl of Worcester (Steward of the royal household) John Norbury (Treasurer) William de Roos of hamlake, Reginald de Greys of Ruthin, William de Wylughby (willoughby?) and master Richard Clifford (keeper of the privy seal)