Hartlepool (Hertilpole) was given a grant of murage dated 8/7/1392.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor, bailiffs and good men of Hertilpole of murage for seven years.
Granted by Richard II. (Regnal year 16). Granted at Nottingham.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1905,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Richard II (1392-96) Vol. 5 p. 118
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 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)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 18/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
