Nottingham was given a grant of murage dated 12/4/1334.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor, bailiffs and good men of Nottingham, of murage for three years, to be taken, by John Bully and Henry de Gildeford of Nottingham. By K.
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June 11. 1334. Newcastle-on-Tyne
To the mayor and lawful men of Notyngham. Order not to intermeddle with the levying or collecting of any customs for enclosing the said town by reason of the king's grant, as the king lately granted to them the right to take definite customs of things coming to that town for sale, for three years there in aid of enclosing the town, yet because this grant emanated while another grant, previously made to them for like customs for paving that town during the same time, was pending, which grant had escaped the king's recollection, and the levying of both grants at the same time would be oppressive to the people, the king has revoked the grant for enclosing the town. By K. and C.
Granted by Edward III. (Regnal year 8). Granted at Rockingham . Granted by K..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1893,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward III (1330-34) Vol. 2 p. 532
online copyMaxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1898,
Calendar of Close Rolls Edward III Vol. 3 p. 315
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
An unambiguous statement of the reluctance to have more than one 'improvement' tax in effect at any one time.
Murage had been put aside firstly for pontage and then pavage. Certainly in Nottingham this gives an idea of the relative importance of civic improvements.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 15/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
