The exact phrase was "Ic wille þæt markete beo in þe selue tun", meaning "I desire that there be a market in the same town".

History

In prehistory

Markets have existed since ancient times. Some historians have argued that a type of market has existed since humans first began to engage in trade. Open air and public markets were known in ancient Babylonia, Assyria, Phoenicia, Greece, Egypt, and the Arabian Peninsula. However, not all societies developed a system of markets.

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