1295 the town briefly became a parliamentary borough when King Edward I summoned two representatives to London, who attended parliaments until 1307. Then representation lapsed. There was a small Jewish community here in the late 13th century, which meant that the town was prospering commercially. It was noted for trade in particularly high-quality wool known as “Leominster Ore”. It also developed a fine leather glove industry, which was flourishing by the end of the 16th century. However, in the late Middle Ages the town was most famous for its ale -as distinct from beer, as it was not hopped. A local proverb, “Leominster bread and Weobley beer, none can come near” was first recorded in Camden's Britannia in 1610. The Welsh were very fond of ‘’cwrw Weble’’ or Weobley ale, and it features in late mediaeval Welsh poetry. The triangular marketplace was infilled in the 14th century owing to building pressure, as the range of buildings that used to be in the surviving one between Broad Street and Portland Street (all now destroyed) allegedly contained some fabric of that age. However, the original infill consisted of two parallel rows separated by three narrow streets. The easternmost street and the eastern row were both lost in 17th century redevelopment, but the step in the eastern Broad Street frontage is the ghost of the latter. Six high-quality timber-framed buildings of the 14th century in the town survived to be listed in the 20th century. Parliamentary borough In 1628 Weobley was incorporated as a borough, sending two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons until the Reform Act 1832. The voting requirement specified that the “inhabitant householders” had the vote. The borough constables maintained a record of eligible voters, called the “lewn book”. Predictably the borough elections quickly became known for corruption, venality and arguments about validity, with some voters being persuaded by the supply of free drink -so that one candidate called Weobley “our liquid metropolis”. The ancient parish of Weobley was divided into two townships, those of “Weobley Borough” and “Weobley Foreign”. There was no municipal corporation (town council), so the lord of the manor was in charge of the town and the annual court leet (as distinct from the circuit court, which was for more serious legal matters). At the court leet, two constables were elected for law enforcement purposes, and they also supervised parliamentary elections. There were no