Oxford was given a grant of murage dated 2/8/1301.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor, bailiffs and good men of the town of Oxford of murage for five years. {The customs include, on every 100 cloths of Wurthstede, 2d.; on every cloth of Wurthstede, called 'coverlit,' worth 40s. 1d.; on every 100 of linen cloth of Aylesham, 1d.; on every 'chief' of stiff cendal, 1d.}. By bill of the Exchequer.
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 29). Granted at Peebles. Granted by bill of the Exchequer..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1895,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1292-1301) Vol. 3 p. 603
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009,
Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Hassall, T.G., 1979, ‘City walls, gates, and postems’, in A Crossley (ed),
VCH Oxford Vol. 4, The City of Oxford (OUP for the Institute of Historical Research) p. 300-4
online copy
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 10/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
