Oxford was given a grant of murage dated 26/3/1257.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Henricus Dei gratia Rex Anglie Dominus Hibernie Dux Normannie Aquitanie et Comes Andegavie Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus Comitibus Baronibus Justiciariis Vice Comitibus Praepositis ministris et omnibus Ballivis et fidelibus suis salutem. Sciatis nos concessisse et hac carta nostra confirmasse Burgensibus nostris Oxonie quod ipsi et heredes in perpetuum habeant Returnum brevium nostrorum de sumonitionibus scaccarii nostri et omnium aliorum brevium nostrorum uillam Oxonie et libertatis ejusdem tangentium. ...
Et quod possint Turellas circa uillam suam sustentare et edificare ad commodum nostrum et heredum nostrorum et etiam totius communitatis eiusdem ville. (And that they may repair and build turrets around their town to the advantage of us and our heirs and also of the whole community of the same town.) ...
Datum per manum nostram apud Westmonasterium Vicesimo sexto die marcii anno Regni nostri Quadragesimo primo.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 41). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Ogle, O. (ed), 1892, Royal Letters addressed to Oxford (Oxford) p. 8-10
Secondary Sources
Crossley, A. and Elrington, C.R. (eds), 1979, 'Medieval Oxford', VCH Oxford: Vol. 4 The City of Oxford p. 50-2
online copy Ballard, A. and Tait, J. (eds), 1923,
British borough charters, 1216-1307 p. 121
online copy
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 08/03/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
