Worcester (Wygornie) was given a grant of murage dated 22/8/1232.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Pro hominibus Wigornie de auxilio de villam suam claudendam.—Rex probis hominibus Wygornie, salutem. Sciatis quod concessimus vobis, in auxilium ville vestre claudende ad securitatem et tuitionem ejusdem ville simul et partium adjacentium, quod capiatis singulis septimanis semel a die Pasche proximo preterito anno etc. xvj usque in duos annos,
de qualibet caretta sive carro ejusdem comitatus Wygornie ferente res venales in eandem villam Wygornie ibidem vendendas, unum obolum;
et de qualibet caretta sive carro alterius comitatus ferente res venales in eandem villam ibidem vendendas, unum denarium;
et de quolibet summagio rerum venalium ibidem vendendarum, preterquam summagio busche, unum quadrantem;
et de quolibet equo et equa, bove et vacca venali illuc ductis ad vendendum, unum obolum;
et de x ovibus vel capris vel porcis illuc ductis ad vendendum, unum denarium;
et de v ovibus vel capris vel porcis venalibus illuc ductis ad vendendum, unum obolum;
et de qualibet nave veniente in villam Wigornie per aquam Sabrine carcata rebus venalibus ibidem vendendis, iiij denarios;
ita tamen quod occasione istius concessionis nostre, de hujusmodi carettis, carris, summagiis, equis, equabus, bobus, vaccis, ovibus, capris vel porcis, vel nave veniente etc. nichil capiatur post predictum terminum completum, set statim complete termino illo, cadat consuetudo ilia et penitus aboleatur. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod consuetudinem predictam capiatis usque ad predictum terminum.
Teste rege, apud Kenyton, xxij die Aprilis.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 16). Granted at Kenyton.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1903,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1225-32) Vol. 2 p. 470-1
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 05/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
