Gloucester was given a grant of murage dated 2/5/1260.
This was in the form of:-
Surtax:- for 5 years {suspended after 1 month for 3 months} Starting 14/5/1260 running to 18/6/1260.
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and burgesses and other good men of Gloucester of murage for five years from the Ascension.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 44). Granted at St. Paul's, London.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1910,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1258-66) Vol. 5 p. 67
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009,
Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Herbert, N.M., 1988, ‘Bridges, gates, and walls’, and ‘Gloucester Castle’, in Herbert, N.M. (ed),
VCH Gloucestershire Vol. 4 (Oxford: OUP for the Institute of Historical Research) p. 242-7
online copy
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 07/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
