Gloucester was given a grant of murage dated 11/9/1261.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Allocate to the bailiffs and good men of Gloucester, in the last tallage assessed on them, 10l. granted to them of the king's gift in aid of the walling (claudende) of their town.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 45). Granted at Windsor.
Primary Sources
Evans, D.L. (ed), 1961,
Calendar of Liberate Rolls Henry III (1260-1267) Vol. 5 (London: HMSO) p. 58
online copy
Comments
Is this to make up for the loss of revenue during the 3 month suspension of murage the previous summer? If so this gives an idea of the sort of sums murage was raising in Gloucester i.e. £40 p.a.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 06/01/2010. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
