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Exeter was given a grant of murage dated 25/4/1257.

This was in the form of:-

Wording
Grant to the mayor, bailiffs and other citizens of Exeter of murage for five years from Whitsunday.

Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 41). Granted at Merton.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1908, Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1247-58) Vol. 4 p. 592 online copy

Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 194

Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 06/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.

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