There is associated evidence for murage, dated c. 1325, concerning Liege people of Dartmouth.
Wording
{c. 1325-c. 1350}
Petitioners: Liege people of Dartmouth.
Addressees: King and council.
Places mentioned: Dartmouth, {Devon}.
Nature of request: The petitioners request that they be acquitted of all murage and pavage charged throughout the realm in return for their good service to the king.
Endorsement: Coram rege. The king is not disposed {to accept this}.
Granted by Edward III.
Primary Sources
National Archive SC 8/107/5345 Former Reference - Parliamentary Petition 2850
Comments
No positive dating can be established and the petition is here assigned tentatively to the second quarter of the fourteenth century on the basis of the hand and the use of French in the endorsement. (National Archive note)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 25/02/2009. Last updated on 18/01/2013. First published online 9/01/2013.
