Nottingham (Notingham) was given a grant of murage dated 27/10/1285.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Notingham of murage for five years from Martinmas next, in extension of a former grant for five years from the Invention of the Cross, 8 Edward I.
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 13). Granted at Swanston.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1893,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1281-91) Vol. 2 p. 197
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
The former grant was from the Invention of St. Stephen (3 August - an obscure feast day) which the calendarists marked 'sic' although this date concurred with the date of the grant. Is 'Invention of the Cross' (3 May) an error by the original Chancery scribe or a 'correction' by the calendarist?
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 09/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
