Winchester was given a grant of murage dated 29/12/1271.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor, bailiffs and good men of Winchester of murage for seven years from Christmas, 56 Henry III.
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Dec. 28. 1271. Winchester.
Grant to the mayor, bailiffs and good men of Winchester of murage for seven years from Christmas, 56 Henry III.
Cancelled.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 56). Granted at Winchester.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1913,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1266-72) Vol. 6 p. 613
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. 183
Page, Wm (ed), 1912, 'Winchester: Introduction',
VCH Hampshire Vol. 5 p. 1-9
online copy
Comments
A grant the previous day, with the same wording, was cancelled. Presumably a clerical error explains this.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 08/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
