York petitioned for a grant of murage in {1320}.
Wording
Petitioners: Mayor and commonalty of York.
Addressees: King.
Places mentioned: York.
Other people mentioned: Robert de Pykering (Pickering), dean of York.
Nature of request: The mayor and commonalty request that the king ordain that the dean of York will cease his disturbance of the collection of the levy on rents for the repair of the walls and ditches, as the dean has threatened the constables of the wards with excommunication.
Endorsement: {None}.
Endorsement
{None}
Details of the murage grant which resulted from this petition can be seen
at this link. 
Primary Sources
National Archive SC 8/233/11645
Comments
The petition dates to 1320 as the dean was commanded to permit the constables of the wards to levy the tallage on 1 January 1321 (CCR 1318-23, p.350). (National Archive note)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 23/02/2009. Last updated on 22/03/2012. First published online 6/01/2013.
