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Other primary sources concerned with murage.

This is a list of other primary sources concerned with murage such as orders detailing the appointments of murage collectors, auditors of accounts, account records, investigations into abuses etc..

The list is ordered by date.

Record concerned with auditing are highlight in green, those about abuses are highlighted in pink, those about collecters are highlighed in yellow. Other records are not highlighted and complex records are highlighted in orange.

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29/9/1222 Hundred of Alton, Hampshire. record of payment of murage.
29/9/1222 Hundred of Rocheford, Essex. record of payment of murage.
18/9/1226 tenants lands in the marches of Ireland (a complaint by William Pippard). Mandate to justiciary regarding fortifications.
22/7/1232 Bristol. Order to stop taking murage from Bishop of Bath and Wells.
4/5/1233 Waterford. Mandate to Justice of Ireland to help enclose town.
5/8/1235 Bristol. Order to the men of Radcliff to pay murage
5/11/1235 Oxford. Mandate regarding property owing murage given to the Abbey of Reading.
11/5/1237 Worcester. Mandate regarding collection of aid to enclose town from Reading Abbey.
27/8/1237 Worcester. Change of collectors of murage?
26/11/1237 Worcester. Re aid from Bishop for walls and bishop's exemption from murage.
20/10/1256 Hereford. re murage payment and wages of men on bishop.
1262 Great Yarmouth. Concerning revoking the murage of Yarmouth.
4/11/1267 others, appointed to hold the pleas of the city of Lincoln (a complaint by citizens of Lincoln). Commission regarding complaint of citizens of Lincoln.
27/1/1269 Southampton. Appointment of farmers of murage.
23/7/1272 Hugh son of Thomas de Mechingel', Nicholas le Escot and Thomas son of Henry de Carliolo (a complaint by bailiffs and burgesses of Newcastle upon Tyne). collectors and audits of murage.
1275 Lincoln. Abuses of collectors of murage.
1275 Scarborough. Abuses of collectors of murage.
1275 Lincoln. Abuses of collectors of murage.
1275 Bath. Abuses of collectors of murage.
1275 Stamford. Abuses of collectors of murage.
25/4/1275 First Statute of Westminster. Sanctions for abuses of collection of murage.
1276 The Articles of the Eyre and the Responses: London. Investigation into possible abuses.
5/5/1277 Len (a complaint by R. bishop of Norwich and the mayor and burgesses of Len). Commission to investigate damage to walls of Kings Lynn.
16/4/1279 merchants of Germany (a complaint by citizens of London). Enquiry into payment of murage by merchants of Germany.
15/5/1279 bailiffs of Great Yarmouth. Appointment of auditors.
5/7/1279 bailiffs of Nottingham. Appointment of auditors.
6/11/1279 Shrewsbury. Order to increase height of wall.
13/11/1279 Newcastle-on-Tyne. Regarding payment of collectors.
5/6/1280 Newcastle-on-Tyne. Pardon, for a fine of 50 marks for the repairs of the castle, of the account of the murage.
10/7/1280 Newcastle-on-Tyne. Order to stop interfering with collection of murage.
1/1/1282 Carmarthen. Order concerning audit of murage.
1/6/1282 merchants of the Hanse of Almaine (a complaint by Mayor and citizens of London). Arrangement between the parties.
28/4/1286 collectors of the murage of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Appointment of auditors
1287 bailiffs of Newcastle upon Tyne (a complaint by Prior of Tynemouth). Complaint about collection of murage
6/8/1288 collectors of the murage of Notingham. Appointment of auditors
10/6/1289 Bordeaux. Order regarding town ditches.
2/11/1291 Ireland. Appointment of auditor
26/3/1292 collectors of the murage of Nottingham. Appointment of auditors
28/6/1293 collectors, receivers and administrators of Nottingham. Appointment of auditors
12/2/1295 Newcastle-on-Tyne. Appointment of collector
c. 1298-1305 Norwich (a complaint by Abbot of St Benet of Hulme (Holme)). Complaint about raising of a bank.
7/8/1299 Roscommon. evidence of property rent due for upkeep of walls
25/8/1299 Newcastle-on-Tyne. Appointment of auditors
End of the C13. Norwich. Fine for allowing animals into city ditches to be spent on defences.
10/12/1302 Newcastle-on-Tyne. Appointment of collector
1303 William Pollard, mayor of Cork. audit
30/7/1303 Dublin. Murage used for pavements.
1304 Norwich (a complaint by people of Norwich). Complaint by county people regarding the enclosure of Norwich.
29/8/1304 Bury St. Edmunds (a complaint by abbot of St. Edmunds). Complaint by Abbot that townspeople were usurping his rights (including collection of murage)
1305 Simon de Hedirsete. Collector of murage
24/2/1305 John Spicer (a complaint by men of the city of York). Embezzlement.
24/2/1305 burgesses of Newcastle upon Tyne (a complaint by prior of Tynemouth). complaint about loss of trade (and murage) caused by fair at Tynemouth.
7/4/1305 burgesses of Lynn. Pardon for misuse of murage etc.
2/10/1305 Geoffrey de Gernemuhe (of London) (a complaint by Richer de Refham, collector of the Murage of London). Account of investigation of abuse.
24/10/1305 Friars Minors (a complaint by citizens of York). Use of murage for flood defences.
12/3/1307 mayor and bailiffs of Exeter (a complaint by citizens of the city of Exeter). Commission for audit.
6/3/1308 citizens of Exeter (a complaint by commonalty of the county of Devon). Commission for audit.
28/4/1308 Exeter (a complaint by commonalty of the county of Devon). Commission for audit.
30/6/1308 Newcastle on Tyne. Payment to priory of Mount Carmel because of effect of ditch on their property.
21/11/1308 Geofrrey Morton (a complaint by Robert Nottingham). Order to postpone plea.
1309 Galfrido de Morton (a complaint by Ricardus le Blound). Complaint of abuses.
1309 Dublin. audit and court hearing.
8/3/1309 John de Askham; late mayor of the city of York, Alan de Scutherskelf; Roger de Reston; Richard de Alverton; then bailiffs of the city, Gilkyn Braban; Adam Belle; the present bailiffs, Thomas le Nedler; Thomas de Seleby; John de Neuton; Thomas de Shupton; Robert de Seleby; William de Redenesse; Vincent Verdenel; William de Lathes; Hugh le Barber; John le Sauser; William Jacob; Roger Creket'; John de Butercrambe; Adam le Fossegrayve; Nicholas de Durem; John Aunsel; William de Useburne; Robert de Wyxstowe; John de Rasen; Thomas de Wyxstowe; John de Shupton; John le Sutherun; William Unbayn; Richard de Driffeld; Thomas de Redenesse; Hugh de Seleby; Walter le Tynklere; with others of that city (a complaint by Walter, bishop of Worcester, and master of the hospital of St. Leonard, York). Commission regarding complaint of enforced collection of murage.
13/4/1309 Bordeaux. Order to suspend new letters.
15/5/1309 London (a complaint by poor inhabitants of the city of London). complaint of excessive murage.
6/3/1310 John de Askham, late mayor of York, Robert de Wystowe, John Aunsel, John le Sanser (or Sauser) and William Jacob of York, with others of that city (a complaint by W. bishop of Worcester, master of the hospital of St. Leonard, York). Enforced collection of murage from tenants of hospital of St Leonard.
15/3/1310 Gilbert le Flemyng; Adam de Gulwey; John Gategaung. audit of accounts of collectors of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
8/1/1311 Robert le Mek, mayor of the city of York, John de Askham, Andrew de Bolingbroke, Thomas de Redenesse, John de Sexdecim Vallibus, Thomas de Appelby, Walter Gouer, Simon Shereman, Hugh son of Nicholas de Seleby, Robert de Seleby the elder, Gilbert de Arnal, John de Grantham, Roger de Rooston, Robert de Lyndesay, William de Redenesse, Ranulph de Catton, Richard de Bilburgh, William de Quyxele, Nicholas son of Alan Fox, Alan le Bedel, Adam de Brampton, John de Buttercram, John Aunsel, Roger Creket and Nicholas de Dunelm, with other bailiffs of the city of York (a complaint by abbot of St. Mary's, York). complaint by St Mary's Abbey that murage was collected.
2/2/1311 Lynn (a complaint by some of the commonalty of the town). audit because of complaints of excessive collection and misuse.
20/5/1311 Nicholas son of Capin, mayor of the city of York, with others of that city (a complaint by Walter bishop of Worcester, master of the hospital of St. Leonard, York). complaint by St Leonard's hospital, of York extracting murage
2/7/1311 Gilbert le Flemynge; Nicholas son of John Scot; William de Oggil. audit of accounts
1312 Dublin. Failure to give accounts
1312 Drogheda. Failure to give account
15/2/1312 Nicholas le Flemyng, mayor of the city of York, Thomas le Nedeler, William de Graham, Robert de Wykestowe, Robert le Mek, John de Askham, Andrew de Bolingebroke, Thomas de Redenesse, John de Sexdecim Vallibus, Thomas de Appelby, Simon le Sherman, Hugh son of Nicholas de Seleby, Robert de Seleby the elder, Gilbert Arnal, John de Graham, Roger de Roston, Robert de Lyndeseye, John de Botercram, John Aunsel, William de Redenesse, Ranulph de Catton, Richard de Bylburgh, William de Quyxleye, Roger de Creket, Nicholas de Dunolm, Alan le Bedel, Adam de Brumpton, John son of (Germain le Orfevre, William Waselyn, and William de la Lathes with other bailiffs and ministers of the city of York (a complaint by abbot of St. Mary's, York). complaint by St Mary's Abbey that murage was collected.
20/3/1312 Geoffrey de Morton and Matilda his wife. Geoffrey Morton's abuse of Dublin's murage.
1/10/1312 Geoffrey de Morton (a complaint by citizens of Dublin). Geoffrey Morton's abuse of Dublin's murage.
1313-18 burgesses of Worcester (a complaint by Burgesses of Carmarthen). complaint of wrongful collection of murage by Worcester.
15/4/1313 Dublin. Geoffrey Morton's abuse of Dublin's murage.
17/12/1313 Geffrey de Morton. Geoffrey Morton's abuse of Dublin's murage.
10/7/1314 Geoffrey Moreton. Geoffrey Morton's abuse of Dublin's murage.
7/4/1315 Dublin. money due to crown in respect of murage
4/8/1315 good men of the city of Hereford and the towns of Shrewsbury and Ludelowe, co. Salop.. audit
1317 Buttevant, Ireland. Money owing for murage.
8/9/1317 Dublin. Higher rate levied than intend in grant
7/12/1317 Cork. Town control of small gate in wall.
20/1/1318 Cork. town to be quit of giving account to crown.
8/6/1319 Dublin (a complaint by mayor and commonalty of Dublin). inquiry into damage done by attack of Scot on suburb of Dublin
5/8/1319 Henry atte Swan. Pardon to collector for abuses
c. 1320-1327 Prior and Convent of Carmarthen. Petition for exemption not granted.
c. 1320-50 Hereford. incidental evidence of audit
1321 Abbot of Shrewsbury (a complaint by Burgesses of Shrewsbury). complaint by town that abbot of Shrewsbury is impeding strengthen of walls.
26/8/1321 Lincoln. Royal command to weaken the defences of Lincoln.
1324 collectors of pontage and murage in Windsor and Marlow (a complaint by People of London). Enforced collection of pontage (expressed as murage) on exempt merchants.
16/12/1324 Nottingham. order to audit
c. 1325 Liege people of Dartmouth. petition for exemption from murage refused.
8/7/1325 Oxford. Commission to audit murage because of misuse.
10/12/1325 Lincoln. Commision to audit murage, survey walls and enforce work on the walls.
10/12/1325 New Shorham. Commission to investigate if granting burgesses of New Shorham exemption from murage (and other liberties) would damge King's interests.
1327 Nottingham (a complaint by burgesses of Nottingham). Petitions regarding conflicting collections of murage and pontage.
21/2/1329 Bristol. Commission to investigate misuse of murage.
21/4/1329 Oxford. Commission to investigate misuse of murage.
7/6/1329 New Kermerdyn {Carmarthen}. Commission to investigate misuse of murage.
8/7/1329 various towns in Leinster (a complaint by Sovereign and community of Kilkenny). evidence that 'various towns in Leinster' were collecting murage.
20/4/1330 Chester. Commission to investigate misuse of murage.
18/12/1330 Oxford. Commission to investigate misuse of murage.
3/1/1331 Chester. Commission to investigate misuse of murage.
10/6/1331 Montgomery. Commission to investigate accounts of murage.
21/8/1331 Lichfield and Tamworth. Commission to investigate accounts of murage.
3/2/1333 John Bully, John Passeys and others at Nottingham.. Commission to investigate accounts of murage.
24/8/1333 John Bully and John Passeis, as collectors of murage at Nottingham. Commission to investigate accounts of murage.
1334 Commonalty {of Bayonne}. Petition for exemption from murgae.
12/6/1334 Newcastle-upon-Tyne. appointment of collector.
1337 Burgesses of Dorchester. Petition for exemption from murage.
reign of Edward III Exeter. murage returns
5/8/1338 Berwick-upon-Tweed. Wages for watchmen on the walls.
10/2/1339 Bristol. Commission to investigate misuse, with collectors accounts.
25/2/1339 Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Commission to investigate misuse.
18/4/1339 Winchester (a complaint by abbot of King's Beaulieu). Detail of garrison arrangements.
12/5/1339 Winchester (a complaint by men of the suburbs of Winchester). Detail of garrison arrangements.
6/6/1339 Southampton. Detail of garrison arrangements.
30/7/1339 Nicholas Mundelard, late one of the collectors of custom in the port of Southampton. Fine from corrupt collector to be used for walls and garrison.
1/11/1339 Chester. appointment of collector with detail of wages.
15/5/1340 men of the town of Harwich (a complaint by burgesses of Ipswich). commission to investigate conflict of trade and murage collection between towns.
1341 bailiff of Monmouth (a complaint by People of St Briavels and Newland). Petition regarded alleged wrongful forceful payment of murage.
11/10/1341 Nicholas Moundelard, John Vismark, John Twygg and others of Suthampton. Commission to investigate misuse of murage.
12/11/1341 Dover. Plea regarding taxation and expenses of priory of Dover towards walls etc.
16/11/1341 Wells (a complaint by bishop of Bath and Wells). conflict between town and bishop
15/5/1343 York. Commission to investigate misuse of murage.
10/12/1343 Richard Spynk and Norwich. Detailed charter of defences
1344 bailiffs and keepers of Ludlow (a complaint by community of Shropshire). Petition about abuses endorsed with a requirement for audit.
17/9/1345 Carlisle (a complaint by John, bishop of Carlisle). Commission to investigate misuse of murage.
20/10/1345 Lincoln. Commission to supervised spendng murage.
26/11/1346 Castledermot. Order to present accounts
15/2/1349 Kinsale. Conditions for auditors
4/8/1350 St. Peter's Port. Commission to enforce payment of murage.
4/2/1352 Ludlow (a complaint by divers men of Lodelowe). Commission to investigate misuse of murage.
7/3/1352 Guilhem Bourgoin: la Réole. Pardon for breaking wall.
14/2/1353 Chester. Order to allow audit and pay auditor/works supervisor.
11/9/1353 Chester. Order to pay auditor/works surveyor.
11/9/1358 Chester. Order to pay auditor/works surveyor.
11/11/1361 Chester. payment for supervisor of murage.
17/6/1363 Canterbury. Commission to investigate people who have damaged walls.
20/11/1363 murage of Athboy (a complaint by Walter Mylis and Alice his wife). ????
3/2/1364 murage of Athboy (a complaint by Walter Mylis and Alice his wife). record of payment
1365 Kilkenny Irishtown, Ireland (a complaint by Bishop of Ossory). complaint of unauthorised collection of murage
25/11/1365 Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Excess in expenditure over income from murage
18/10/1366 Drogheda. Audit conditions
20/10/1374 provost and bailiffs of Galway. Demand for accounts backed up with order to distrain.
28/1/1377 Collection of murage for Kilkenny in Irishtown (a complaint by Bishop Ossory). complaint of unauthorised collection of murage in Irishtown.
1/2/1377 Friar Preachers Limerick. Reallocation of rents for murage from town to friary.
20/4/1377 Waterford. Close letter order to act on murage grant.
18/5/1377 provost and bailiffs of Galway and Athenry (a complaint by David Botiller, citizen of Limerick). supposed complaint of collecting murage from exempt merchant.
26/3/1378 Elias de Bulkham; John de Denom; William de Hoton. Notice that specified merchants goods were not exempt from murage.
4/5/1380 Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Petition for assistance in building walls.
28/10/1381 John Gouky of Brideport, Dorset. certificate of exemption from murage.
1382 Thomas Restwold (a complaint by Esmond (Edmund) de Tettesworth (Tetsworth)). associated evidence for murage arrangements
16/6/1382 Dublin. Remove royal supervision from Dublin's murage.
1384 Kilkenny, Ireland. embezzlement
1/12/1385 Carlisle. incidential evidence of money spent on fortifications.
3/12/1386 Canterbury (a complaint by Christ Church Canterbury). Order to stay collection of money for walls from prior.
12/9/1387 Canterbury. Unusual royal interference in civic governance.
6/3/1389 Southampton. Commission to investigate murage collection and audit.
24/12/1389 Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Commission to investigate murage expenditure and audit accounts.
10/8/1391 Limerick. evidence regarding the complexities of collection of taxes.
10/8/1391 Limerick. Pardon to town leaders for 'seditions' associated with defences.
20/1/1393 Bayonne (a complaint by English merchants). Petition that murage taken after end of term.
12/2/1393 Limerick. Writ concerning the repair of the wall (no details)
4/10/1393 Trim. Order concerning murage (no details)
20/1/1396 superior, provost, and community of Callan. Audit details.
20/1/1396 Richard Ocrethan and others of Carrick (a complaint by Henry Tykenham). unlawful collection of murage on goods passing through town.
4/10/1398 Kilkenny, Ireland. evidence of murage collection
1399 Waterford, Ireland. Report concerning poor state of defences despite murage grants
25/7/1407 Shrewsbury. Commission to audit
5/11/1408 sheriffs of London (a complaint by citizens of Winchester). Complaint of collection despite exemption
22/11/1409 Shrewsbury. Commission to audit accounts
18/10/1410 Hartlepool. revoking of murage grant because infringing on rights of Bishop of Durham.
15/3/1414 Limerick. Commission to audit accounts
2/5/1414 Berwick (a complaint by Duke of Bedford, Warden of the East March and captain of Berwick). Complaint of expense of holding the East March including cost of defences of Berwick.
22/2/1419 Clonmel. Evidence of effect of taxation on trade and defences.
1422 Henry {Bowet}, archbishop of York. (a complaint by Mayor and commonalty of the city of York). Petition to investigate repair of wall that archbishop was responsible for.
18/11/1434 Shrewsbury. Commission to investigate reports of abuse by collectors and to audit account.
17/11/1447 Peter Grant, late provost of the town of Athboy, John Watehell and Thomas Orell, burgesses. Fine for not spending murage on walls
8/12/1447 Robert Talbot, mayor of the town of Drogheda, Ralph Coll and James Fitz Rery, sheriffs of said town, William Wryght and Patrick Hill, burgesses. Fine for failure to present accounts on time.
1448 Philip Daniel, chaplain of Naas. possible misapplication of murage
1448 John Bowde and William Brooke, bailiffs of Dundalk. Order to explain reason for not giving accounts of murage
24/4/1449 Liberty of Meath. Order for accounts
16/11/1449 Act of Resumption (a complaint by Commons). Act of Resumption
29/3/1451 Act of Resumption (a complaint by Commons). Act of Resumption
1453 Mathew English, late provost of Trim. accusations of embezzlement
1458 Nicholas Herdman and William Davy, sheriffs of Drogheda. accusations of embezzlement
1467 John Whitbull, provost of Navan, and Philip Cusake, burgess of Navan. Fine for not producing accounts.
14/2/1471 Great Yarmouth. Commission to investigate reduction in fee farm because of, in part, expense of defences.
14/6/1485 Dublin. Pardon for outstanding fee-farm to be used for walls and paving.
1498 Coventry. Order for priory to contribute to city walls
1524-1530 Dover. Receipts of murage
1524 Dover. Fee for collecting murage.
1524 Dover. Fee for collecting murage.
1524 Nicholas Bermingham, superior of the town of Kells. Order to render account.
21/9/1524 Henry Knyght, Esq., and Rauff Norwod, gent. of Coventry. Order to pay murage due as rent from property.
1/3/1533 Kilkenny Irishtown, Ireland. Interference by provost of Kilkenny with market of Irishtown.
22/7/1535 Dover. Evidence of misuse and of use of murage to clear harbour of pebbles.
28/6/1549 mayor of Coventry. record of payment of murage.
11/7/1550 mayor of Coventry. record of payment of murage.
1562 Carrickfergus, Ireland. Proposal to make walled town.
1566 Carrickfergus, Ireland. Refusal to give royal support for walls
1578 Carrickfergus, Ireland. Fortifications begun but stopped because of expense
21/12/1750 Clonmel. murage rates from 1750 and comments of collection problems in C18.

Record created by Philip Davis. This record last updated on Wednesday, July 10, 2013.
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