Hereford was given a grant of murage dated 20/9/1314.
This was in the form of:-
This is a grant which may have been used for walls but could have been used for other civic improvements.
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs, citizens, and other good men of the town of Hereford, to whom the king had previously, 10 February, 5 Edward II., granted murage and pavage for a term of three years upon all wares brought for sale into their town, that they may in enlargement of his previous grant take the same customs for a further period of seven years from the date of the completion of the first term. By fine contained in their charter of confirmation.
Granted by Edward II. (Regnal year 8). Granted at York. Granted by fine contained in their charter of confirmation.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1898,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward II (1313-17) Vol. 2 p. 176
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
The previous grant on Feb. 10. 1312, was calendared as pavage for three years (CPR (1307-1313) p. 430) 'clearly the distinction {between murage and pavage} was not very absolute' (Coulson). Examination of the original patent roll and confirmation of the calendarists' translation is needed before making such an assertion and even then the possibility of a clerical error would still leave a single occurrence as suspect evidence for such a claim. However, there is substantial other evidence that there was a blurred boundary between improvement grants, particularly murage, pavage, quayage and, less often, pontage.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 13/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
