York was given a grant of murage dated 4/5/1267.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor, citizens and good men of York, in aid of the enclosing of the street called Walmegate adjoining the said city and for the repair of the walls of the said city, of murage for five years from Whitsunday 51 Henry III.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 51). Granted at Windsor.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1913,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1266-72) Vol. 6 p. 58
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 08/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
