Hartlepool (Hertepol) was given a grant of murage dated 1/9/1315.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor and bailiffs of Hertepol of murage upon all wares brought for sale into the town for three years. By K.
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Rex majori et ballivis ville de Hertepole salutem. Sciatis in auxilium villae praedictae claudende, ad majorem securitatem et tuitioem ejusdem ville at partium adjacentium, concessimus vobis quantum in nobis est, quod a die confeccionis presencium usque ad finem trium annorum proximo subsequentium, caperetis de rebus ad eandem villam venientibus consuetudines infrascriptas; videlicet,
de quolibet summagio bladi vendito, unum quadrantem.
De quolibet equo et equa, bove et vacca, yendito, unum obolum.
De quolibet corio equi et eque, bovis et vaccae, frisco salito, aut tannato, vendito, unum quadrantem.
De qualibet carecta ferente carnes, salitas vel friscas, venditas, tres obolum.
De v. baconibus venditis, unu, obolum.
De quolibet salmone, frisco vel salito, unum quadrantem.
De v. lampredis veuditis, unum quadrantem.
De x. ovibus, capris, vel porcis, venditis, unum denarium.
De x. velleribus venditis, unum obolum.
De centena pellium ovium lanutarum vendita, unum denarium.
De qualibet centena pellium agnorum, capriolorum, leporum, et cuniculorum, vulpium, catorum, et squirellorum, vendita, unum obolum.
De quolibit summagio pannorum vendito unum obolum.
De quolibet panno integro vendito, unum obolum.
De qualibet centena linee tele, canevas, pannorum Hiberniae, Galwaid', et Worstede, vendita, unum denarium.
De duobus milliaribus turbarum venditarum, unum quadrantem.
De quolibet panno de serico, sive auro, et cheif de cendallo afforciato, unum quadrantem.
De quolibet dolio vini et cinerum vendito, tres obolum.
De quolibet summagio cinerum, unum obolum.
De quolibet dolio mellis vendito, duos denarios.
De quolibet summagio mellis vendito, unum obolum.
De quolibet sacco lane vendito, duos denarios.
De quolibet trussello pannorum vendito ducto per carectam, tres obolum.
De quolibet summagio panni vendito, vel aliarum rerum diversarum minutarum venditarum venientium ad eandem villam, unum obolum.
De qualibet navi cariante feno arundine et scar' venditum unum denarium.
De quolibet semi ferri vendito, unum denarium.
De qualibet centena recium vendita, unum denarium.
De qualibet navi cariante tanno vendita, duos denarios.
De averio de pondere, scilicet, de centena vendita, unum denarium.
De qualibet paisa sepi et uncti vendita, unum obolum.
De quolibet quarterio waide vendito, duos denarios.
De qualibet centena de alum coperose, argail et vertegres, vendita, unum obolum.
De doubus milliaribus ceparum venditis, unum quadrantem.
De octo shavis allei venditi, unum quadrantem.
De quolibet milliari allecis, vendito unum quadrantem.
De qualibet centena bordi vendita, unum obolum.
De qualibet mola vendita, unum quadrantem.
De quolibet milliari fagttorum vendito, unum denarium.
De quolibet quarterio salis vendito, unum quadrantem.
De qualibet paisa casei et butiri vendita, unum obolum.
De qualibet navi cariante busca, maeremio, blado, petra, calce, vel carbonibus, vendita, unum denarium.
De qualibat carecta ferente bladum vel maeremium, vendita, tres obolum:
de qualibet centena cervisiae vendita, ducta ad partes transmarinas, unum denarium.
De quolibet teldo et hairo unum quadrantem.
De quolibet fraello ficorum et racemorum vendito, unum quadrantem.
De quolibet carcasio bovis vendito, unum obolum.
De decem carcasiis multonum et porcorum venditis, unum obolum.
De quolibet dolio olei vendito duos denarios.
De quolibet milliari clavorum vendito, unum quadrantem.
De qualibet centena ferrorum ad equos, et clutorum ad carectas, vendita, unum obolum.
De quolibet quarterio tanni vendito unum quadrantem.
De qualibet centena stagni eris et cupri, vendita unum denarium.
De qualibet centena gaddorum aceri vendita unum obolum.
De qualibet centena de aberden' vendita, unum obolum.
De qualibet centena millvellorum et dogdraghe vendita, unum denarium.
De qualibet centena stokfish vendita unum obolum.
De decem petris canabi venditis unum quadrantem.
De duobus barellis pice et tar' venditis unum quadrantem;—
Salvo jure ecclesie Sancti Cuthberti Dunolm et episcopi ejusdem loci ac alterius cujuscumque. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praedictas consuetudines usque ad finem termini praedicti capiatis sicut praedictm est. Completo autem termino dictorum trium annorum dicte consuetudines penitus cessent et deleantur. In cujus etc. per praedictos tres annos duratur. Teste Rex apud Lincoln' primo die Septembre. Per ipsum Regem.
Granted by Edward II. (Regnal year 9). Granted at Lincoln. Granted by K..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1898,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward II (1313-17) Vol. 2 p. 347
online copyHardy, T.D. (ed), 1878,
Registrum Palatinum dunelmense. The register of Richard de Kellawe, lord palatine and bishop of Durham, 1311-1316 Vol. 4 p. 124-6
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009,
Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Page, Wm (ed), 1928,
VCH Durham Vol. 3 p. 265-6
online copySharp, C., 1851,
History of Hartlepool p. 142
online copy
Comments
Grants of murage were made during the 14th and early 15th century to the mayor and bailiffs on behalf of the burgesses. These grants illustrate one feature of the history of the borough—the continual rivalry between king and bishop for the supreme influence there. The burgesses took advantage of this rivalry to obtain charters first from one authority and then from the other, so that their right to take murage was almost continuous for nearly a century.(VCH)
HARTLEPOOL 4504 5324. Borough 1162x85 (BF, p. 106). Monastic site in the seventh to ninth centuries, with some evidence of specialised economic activity. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 468). See also
VCH Durham iii, pp. 270-1. (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 13/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
