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Berkhamsted received several royal charters.
The first, granted by Henry III in 1216, freed the men and merchants of the town from all tolls and taxes wherever they went in England, Normandy, Aquitaine and Anjou.
A second charter in 1217 recognised the town's oldest institution, Berkhamsted Market.
Originally held on a Sunday it was changed to Monday, again by charter, when St. Peter's Church was built next to the High Street and the new rector objected to the noise.
Other towns were forbidden to hold markets within 11 miles of Berkhamsted.
Disputes with Aylesbury led to goods from both towns being banned from each other.
The market is now held on a Saturday.
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