Fairs tend to offer a wider range of goods than normal markets.
Lords may farm land to vassals, receiving a fixed annual rent in place of the normal feudal obligation. Many sheriffs farm out their shires, contracting in advance to pay a fixed annual sum to the crown, thus obtaining the right to collect any additional royal revenues for their own profit. Later it was expanded in common law to include any crime against the King's peace and has come to mean any serious crime. Sometimes unusual requirements were stipulated for transferring a fief. Often called a Holding.