Stamford may have been given a grant of murage dated 8/4/1226.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Mand' est Hugoni de Neville sicut H. de Burgo Justic' ei mandavit per litteras suas quod habere facit probis homnibus Stanford tres quercus in parco de Clive et quatuor quercus extra parcum in auxilium ville sue claudende nisi illas prius habuerint. Teste ut supra. {Teste Rex apud Westm', viij. die April', anno etc. nono. Coram Justic' et Sarr' et Bathon' Episcopis.}
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 9). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Hardy, T.D. (ed), 1844, Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in turri Londinensi (1224-27) (Record Commission) Vol. 2 p. 26
Secondary Sources
Roffe, David, 2002,
Stamford Castle: history online copy
Comments
In 1218 and 1226 the king granted wood from his park at King's Cliffe (Northants.) to `enclose the town of Stamford' (Rot Litt Claus i, 370; ii, 26). (Roffe)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 11/09/2009. Last updated on 30/04/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
