British Borough Charters 1216–1307 Ballard Tait Paperback 9781108010344

British Borough Charters 12161307Author(s): Adolphus Ballard, James Tait\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108010344, 978-1108010344\nSynopsis\nThis volume is a continuation of Adolphus Ballard's study of medieval borough charters, British Borough Charters [tel]. After Ballard's death in 1915, completion of his work was undertaken by Professor James Tait, [tel] and first published in 1923. Tait follows Ballard's structure from his previous work and divides this volume into two parts. In the first part Tait analyses a comprehensive collection of borough documents and charters dating from between 1216 and 1307 to examine changes in the development of boroughs, burgage and mercantile privileges, and the effect of the growth in trade and trade regulation during this period. Differences between borough charters in the twelfth and the thirteenth century are also discussed. The second half of this vol.