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Great Yarmouth (Jernemuth) petitioned for a grant of murage in {1332}.

Wording
Petitioners: Burgesses of Great Yarmouth.
Addressees: King.
Places mentioned: Jernemuth (Great Yarmouth), {Norfolk}.
Other people mentioned: {Edward II}, King of England.
Nature of request: The burgesses of Yarmouth ask that a grant of murage made to them by the king and his father to enclose their town with a stone wall, which is about to expire, might be renewed for five years, to complete the work.
Endorsement: It is to be granted for three years as the petition asks.

Endorsement
It is to be granted for three years as the petition asks.

Details of the murage grant which resulted from this petition can be seen at this link. Click Here
Primary Sources
National Archive SC 8/54/2662 Former Reference - Parliamentary Petition 8922

Comments
CPR 1330-4 p.333 is dated 19 September 1332, and would seem to be a response to this petition. CPR 1327-30 p.106, the previous grant, is dated 15 May 1327. (National Archive note)

Record created by Philip Davis. This record created . Last updated on 22/03/2012. First published online 6/01/2013.

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