Monmouth was given a grant of murage dated 27/8/1297.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant, at the instance of Henry de Lancastre, the king's nephew, to the bailiffs and good men of his town of Monmouth, of murage for five years. By K., before his transfretation
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 25). Granted at Tunbridge. Granted by K., before his transfretation.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1895,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1292-1301) Vol. 3 p. 307
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. 207
Comments
MONMOUTH / TREFYNWY 3509 2130. Borough twelfth century. Roman site. Conquered early by the Normans: William fitz Osbern established one of the first mottes here, with an associated town, in c.1070. The market place was situated just below the castle. Monmouth probably had burgages in the twelfth century, although it was not incorporated until 1447. It was a substantial town (Soulsby, pp. 181-5). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). (Letters, S., 2003, Gazetter of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516 (Centre for Metropolitan History) [online copy > http://www.history.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/wales.html#Mon)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 10/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
