Gloucester was given a grant of murage dated 22/5/1265.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Gloucester of murage for three years from Whitsunday to be applied, by view and testimony of the abbot of St. Peter's, Gloucester, and the constable of the castle, on the works of the closing of the said town, and the monks and lay brethren of the Cistercian order, coming with goods and merchandise to the said town, shall not contribute to this.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 49). Granted at Hereford.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1910,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1258-66) Vol. 5 p. 428
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 copyTurner, H.L., 1971,
Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 37
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 07/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
