1229,By a Grant of Henry III, a fair of unknown origin that used to be held at Leicester in June was altered to February, or the day of the Purification of our Lady. The Grant was addressed to the ‘Good Men of Leicester’. 1298, A very ancient market was held in the present Market Place. It was more extensive in former centuries than it is now. It was bounded on the north-east and south-east by the Town Walls and on the inside of the north-east wall ran a wide causeway known as the Corn Wall, where horse dealers displayed the pace of their animals. In the 16th century some part of the Corn Wall was licensed for sheep pens. 1305, King Edward I granted to Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, a yearly fair to be held on the morrow of the Holy Trinity and 14 days afterwards. 1307, The Earl of Leicester had a fair of his own granted by Edward the Second in the first year of his reign. The fair was held on the morrow of the Feast of the Holy Trinity. 1351, King Edward III granted a market and fair to Henry, newly created Duke of Lancaster 1360, By Royal Charter the date of the fair was altered by King Edward III from May to Michaelmas. By a supplementary charter the Duke of Lancaster himself granted to the mayor and Burgesses the entire ordering of the fair (with reservations).
