Gloucester was given a grant of murage dated 28/5/1298.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of the city of Worcester of murage for five years.
The like to the bailiffs and good men of the town of Gloucester. By K.
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 26). Granted at York. Granted by K..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1895,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1292-1301) Vol. 3 p. 352
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009,
Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Herbert, N.M., 1988, ‘Bridges, gates, and walls’, and ‘Gloucester Castle’, in Herbert, N.M. (ed),
VCH Gloucestershire Vol. 4 (Oxford: OUP for the Institute of Historical Research) p. 242-7
online copy
Comments
Much repair work was done at the end of the century under a murage grant of 1298. (VCH ref G.B.R., F 2/1)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 10/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
