Exeter was given a grant of murage dated 21/8/1270.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor, bailiffs and citizens of Exeter of murage for four years from Michaelmas, 54 Henry III.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 54). Granted at Clarendon.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1913,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1266-72) Vol. 6 p. 456
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 194
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 08/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
