Hereford was given a grant of murage dated 6/6/1298.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of the city of Hereford of murage for five years. By p.s.
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Edward, by the grace of God King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, to the bailiff and honest men of our city of Hereford greeting. Know ye that to aid in inclosing the said city and for security of the same and parts adjacent, we grant you to take in the said city, from the day of the making of these presents to the end of five years next following the completion of the same, the underwritten customs, to wit:
For every horseload of corn brought for sale of whatsoever kind it may be, or malt, one farthing.
For every horse, mare, bull, and cow brought for sale, one halfpenny. For every hide of horse, mare bull, cow, or hog, fresh, dried, or tanned, brought for sale, one farthing.
For every five bacons for sale, one halfpenny.
For every ten goats and boars for sale, one penny.
For every ten sheepskins for sale, one halfpenny.
For every hundred skins with the wool on, carried or shown for sale, one penny.
For every hundred skins of lambs, goats, hares, rabbits, foxes, cats, and squirrels brought for sale, one halfpenny.
For every hundred of dressed furs for sale, six pence.
For every quarter of salt carried for sale, one farthing.
For every horseload of rolls or pieces of cloth brought for sale, one halfpenny.
For every entire piece of cloth sold above the value of forty shillings, one halfpenny.
For every cart of pieces of cloth drawn by a horse, three pence.
For every hundred rolls of worsted cloth, two pence.
For every hundred rolls of linen thread, one halfpenny.
For every hundred of woven linen of Aylesham for sale, one penny.
For whatsoever chef de cendallo afforciato (Cendall, taffetas, a stuff with silk in it), one penny.
For other sorts, one halfpenny.
For every hundred of salted cod or other dried fish brought for sale, two pence.
For every cart of sea- fish exposed for sale, four pence.
For every salmon, one farthing.
For every horseload of sea-fish exposed for sale, one penny.
For every twelve lampreys, one penny.
For every thousand herrings, one farthing.
For every horseload of honey, one penny.
For every sack of wool brought for sale, two pence.
For every cart of tan brought weekly for sale, one penny.
For every wey of oil or tallow, one penny.
For every quarter of woad, two pence.
For every two thousand onions or garlic, one halfpenny.
For every bale of cordwain (Cordovan leather), three pence.
For every hundred planks, one halfpenny.
For every millstone, one halfpenny.
For every hundred bundles of faggots, one farthing.
For every thousand turfs for sale, one farthing.
For every cartload of brushwood or timber weekly brought for sale, one halfpenny.
For every hundred pieces of tin, brass, or copper exposed for sale, two pence.
For all parcels or panniers of whatsoever description exposed for sale not heretofore mentioned exceeding in value ten shillings, one halfpenny.
For all merchandise exposed for sale not heretofore mentioned exceeding in value five shillings, one farthing.
And we command that the said customs to the end of five years be taken as aforesaid, but to cease at the end of the five years. In testimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent for the aforesaid five years. Witness ourselves at Wartre, the 6th day of June 1297, in the twenty-fifth year of our reign. (Johnson)
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 26). Granted at Warter. Granted by p.s..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1895,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1292-1301) Vol. 3 p. 353
online copyJohnson, R., 1868,
The Ancient Customs of the City of Hereford: With Translations of the Earlier City Charters and Grants (J.B. Nichols & sons) p. 47-8
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
Clearly the charter translated by Johnson and in the CPR are the same but the reason for the one year discrepancy is unclear.
It would seem that dating the start of the period of murage from the date of the patent letter becomes standard in the C14, although this translation by Johnson is clear evidence of this. Did the Calendarists systematical miss this from their translations, along with toll rates etc.?
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 10/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
