Winchester (Wintonie) was given a grant of murage dated 5/6/1228.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
De auxilio ad villam Wintonie claudendam.—Rex majori et probis hominibus suis Wintonie, salutem. Sciatis quod concessimus vobis in auxilium ville vestre claudende, ad securitatem et tuitionem ejusdem ville simul et partium adjacentium, quod capiatis singulis septimanis semel usque in duos annos a festo Sancti Michaelis anno etc. xij,
de qualibet carretta sive carro comitatus Suhamtonie ferente res venales in eandem villam Wintonie ibidem vendendas, unum obolum;
et de qualibet caretta sive carro alterius comitatus ferente res venales in eandem villam ibidem vendendas, unum denarium;
et de quolibet summagio rerum venalium ibidem vendendarum preterquam de summagio busche, unum quadrantem;
et de quolibet equo et equa, bove et vacca venali illuc ductis ad vendendum, unum obolum;
et de x ovibus vel capris vel porcis illuc ductis ad yendendum, unum denarium;
et de v ovibus vel capris vel poreis, unum obolum;
ita tamen quod occasione istius concessionis nostre de hujusmodi carrettis, carris, summagiis, equis, equabus, bobus, vaccis, ovibus, capris vel porcis venalibus nichil capiatur post predictos duos annos completes, set statim completis illis, cadat consuetude ilia et penitus aboleatur. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod in auxilium ville vestre claudende predictam consuetudinem capiatis usque ad terminuin predictum, sicut predictum est.
Teste me ipso, apud Guldeford, v die Junii, anno eodem.
Et mandatum est vicecomiti Suhamtonie quod predictam concessionem domini regis per totam balliam suam clamari faciat et teneri usque ad terminum predictum, sicut predictum est.
Teste ut supra.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 12). Granted at Guildford.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1903,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1225-32) Vol. 2 p. 189-90
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. 182
Page, Wm (ed), 1912, 'Winchester: Introduction',
VCH Hampshire Vol. 5 p. 1-9
online copy
Comments
The town was remitted 50 marks from its tallage at the same time.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 05/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
