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Leicester was given a grant of murage dated 1/3/1291.

This was in the form of:-

Wording
Grant to the mayor, bailiffs and burgesses of Leicester of murage for two years from 16 February, 14 Edward I. (sic).

Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 19). Granted at Bruern.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1893, Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1281-91) Vol. 2 p. 424 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. 119
McKinley (ed), 1958, 'The City of Leicester: Political and administrative history, 1066-1509', VCH Leicester: Vol. 4: The City of Leicester p. 1-30 online copy
Bateson, Mary, 1899, Records of the Borough of Leicester (London) p. xxxvi-xxxvii online copy

Comments
I am presuming 14 Edward is incorrect.

Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 09/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.

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