Nottingham was given a grant of murage dated 3/8/1280.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Nottingham of murage for five years from the Invention of St. Stephen (sic) 8 Edward I.: in extension of a former grant for five years from Ascension Day, 3 Edward I.
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 8). Granted at Newstead-in-Sherwood.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1901,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1272-81) Vol. 1 p. 393
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
The General Roman Calendar included also on 3 August a feast of the Invention of the Relics of St Stephen — "Invention," (Latin: inventio), meaning "finding" or "discovery" — to commemorate the finding of St Stephen's relics during the reign of Emperor Honorius. (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Stephen)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 09/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
