Carmarthen (Kermerdyn) petitioned for a grant of murage in {1315-1326}.
Wording
Nature of request: The petitioners ask to have seven years of murage in Carmarthen in order to maintain the walls that have fallen into disrepair and no longer enclose the town.
Endorsement: The king allows the petitioners three years.
Endorsement
The king allows the petitioners three years.
Details of the murage grant which resulted from this petition can be seen
at this link.
Primary Sources
National Archive SC 8/55/2709 Former Reference - Parliamentary Petition 4546
Comments
From Petitions Relating to Wales, pp.77-78. (National Archive note)
Could be either the grant of 1315 or 1326. However a petition which clearly produced the 1315 grant exists (MP24). Some petitions are repeated but I suspect this is not so for this petition and I date this to 1326.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created . Last updated on 22/03/2012. First published online 6/01/2013.