Southampton was given a grant of murage dated 23/3/1282.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Southampton of murage for three years from Easter.
April 3. Devizes.
Mandate to the bailiffs and good men of Southampton to apply the murage recently granted to them by the king to the repair of the castle under the supervision of the constable of the castle, as well as to the walling of the town; and to appoint two men of the town for their collection, who are to return an account of the receipts and disbursements to the king.
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 10). Granted at Malmesbury.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1893,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1281-91) Vol. 2 p. 13
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. 35, 171
Page, Wm (ed), 1908,
VCH Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Vol. 3 p. 493-530
online copy
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 09/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
