Ludlow (Ludelawe) was given a grant of murage dated 3/4/1280.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to Geoffrey de Geinvill, in aid of his town of Ludelawe, of murage, for five years from Easter, 8 Edward I.
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Feb. 20. 1280. Clarendon. (Sic)
Memorandum, that the king granted, on 2 March, at Dounam{eney} to G{eoffrey} de Gyenvill a murage at Lodelawe, for which he shall have a writ so soon as he shall deliver to the king the writ of murage that he previously had there.
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 8). Granted at Gloucester.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1901,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1272-81) Vol. 1 p. 367
online copyMaxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1902,
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I Vol. 2 p. 45
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
The reference to an earlier writ to Geoffrey suggests that there is an unrecorded grant of murage filling the gap between the 5 year grant of 1271 (to Theobald de Verdun) and this 1280 grant. Geoffrey de Gyenvill, was justiciary of Ireland in 1275 so perhaps mislocated in Irish rolls. There seems to be some inconsistency with the given date of the Close Roll entry, The king was in Down Ampney on 2 March 1280, so the Close Roll entry must by some time in March 1280.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 09/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
