Richmond (Richemund) was given a grant of murage dated 25/2/1313.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant, for five years, to John de Britannia, earl of Richmond, of murage for his town of Richemund upon all wares brought for sale into that town. By p.s.
Granted by Edward II. (Regnal year 6). Granted at Windsor. Granted by p.s..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1894,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward II (1307-13) Vol. 1 p. 555
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. 109
Page, Wm (ed), 1914,
VCH York; North Riding Vol. 1 p. 18-19n15
online copy
Comments
RICHMOND 4173 5010. Borough 1136x45 (BF, p. 187). 1334 Subsidy £75. In 1136x45, Count Alan III granted the burgesses all the liberties they had held by the charters of his father, Count Stephen and of his uncle, Count Alan II (BF, pp. 187-8). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 469). Fair 1587, 27 Jul; 14 Sept (Harrison, p. 395). See also
VCH Yorkshire (North Riding) i, p. 27. (Letters, S., 2003,
Gazetter of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516 (Centre for Metropolitan History)
online copy)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 11/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
