Nottingham was given a grant of murage dated 20/4/1327.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor, bailiffs and men of Nottingham of murage for five years, to be taken by John Bully, John Passeys and Roger le Porter of Nottingham. By p.s.
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May 6. 1327. Nottingham
To the mayor and bailiffs and the whole community of the town of Notingham. Order to supersede the taking of certain customs on goods for sale coming to that town, which the king lately granted to them for a certain time in aid of the enclosing of the town, during the time when the said customs shall be taken in that town for pontage, as the king has granted to Alice la Palmer of Notingham that she may take such customs until Christmas next and for a year from then in aid of repairing the bridge of Hethebethe, and the king is unwilling that divers customs shall be taken in the town from one and the same thing. Upon the completion of the above term, the king wills that they shall take such customs in the town according to his said grant. By K. and C.
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April 25. 1332. Leicester 6 Edward III
Grant to the mayor, bailiffs and good men of Nottingham; on their petition showing that, after the grant of murage for five years made to them 20 April, 1 Edward III., the king had granted the like customs to Alice la Palmere of Nottingham from 6 May in the same year until one year from Christmas then next, for repair of the bridge of Hethebeth, and not willing that different customs should be taken from one and the same thing: had sent his mandate to them to stay the collection of murage while pontage was being levied; of murage from 6 May until one year from Christmas next.
Granted by Edward III. (Regnal year 1). Granted at Stamford. Granted by p.s..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1891,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward III (1327-30) Vol. 1 p. 96
online copyMaxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1896,
Calendar of Close Rolls Edward III Vol. 1 p. 82
online copyMaxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1893,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward III (1330-34) Vol. 2 p. 273
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
Grant postponed supposedly until after Christmas 1328, although does not seem to have restarted until May 1332.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 15/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
