Great Yarmouth was given a grant of murage dated 14/11/1321.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant for seven years to the bailiffs and good men of Great Yarmouth of murage.
By p.s.
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July 5. 1325. Westminster. 18 Edward II
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Great Jernemuth, in extension of the grant to them of murage for 7 years from 14 November in the fifteenth year, that, over and above the customs then granted, they shall take for the rest of the term upon every last of herrings entering their port, 2d.
Granted by Edward II. (Regnal year 15). Granted at Westminster. Granted by p.s..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1904,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward II (1321-24) Vol. 4 p. 35
online copyMaxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1904,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward II (1324-27) Vol. 5 p. 134
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. 139
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 13/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
