Northampton (Norhampton) was given a grant of murage dated 3/10/1400.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the burgesses and good men of the town of Norhampton of murage for two years.
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Grant to the burgesses and good men of Northampton of murage for 2 years, to be levied on saleable articles coming to the town, viz.:
for every load of corn for sale 1/4d.;
for every horse, mare, ox or cow for sale 1/2d.;
for 2 hides of horse, mare, ox or cow, fresh, salted or tanned, for sale 1/4d.;
for 5 hogs for sale 1/4d.;
for every fresh salmon for sale 1/4d.;
for 3 salted salmons 1/4d.;
for every fresh lamprey for sale 1/4d.;
for 3 salted lampreys for sale 1/4d.;
for 6 sheep for sale 1/2d.;
for 2 pigs for sale 1/4d.;
for every 100 of skins of lambs, kids, hares, rabbits, foxes, cats and squirrels for sale 1/2d.;
for every hundred of grey work/badger skins 2d.;
for every great load of cloth for sale 1d.;
for every entire cloth 1/2d.;
for every 100 of linen canvas cloth of Ireland, Galway worsted and Kendal for sale 1d.;
for every worsted cloth called coverlet with {…} for sale 1/2d.;
for every cloth of silk mixed with gold, samite, diapre and baudekyn for sale 1/2d.;
for every cloth not mixed with gold and "chief" of kendal {…} for sale 1/4d.;
for every cask of wine for sale 1d.;
for every pipe of wine for sale 1/2d.;
for every cask of woad 2d.;
for every quarter of woad 1/2d.;
for every cask of ashes for sale 1/4d.;
for every sack or pocket of madder or alum for sale 1/2d.;
for every cask of oil of olives or other oil for sale 3d.;
for every pipe of oil for sale 11/2d.;
for every barrel of oil for sale 1/2d.;
for every load of cloth or other goods for sale 1/4d.;
for every cart load of tan for sale 1/4d.;
for every hundredweight of {…} 1 1/2d.;
for every bale of Spanish wax 2d.;
for every bale of wax of Poland or Lubeck 1d.;
for every hundredweight of fat or tallow for sale 1/2d.;
for 2,000 onions for sale 1/4d.;
for 8 bundles of garlic for sale 1/4d.;
for every 1,000 of herrings fresh or salted for sale 1/2d.;
for every barrel of herrings of Skania for sale 1/2d.;
for every load of fish for sale 1/4d.;
for every 100 of boards for sale 1d.;
for every millstone for sale 1/4d.;
for every pair of millstones for sale 1d.;
for every 1,000 of faggots for sale 11/2d.;
for every 1,000 of Astelwode for sale 1d.;
for every 1,000 of turfs for sale 1/4d.;
for every quarter of salt for sale 1/4d.;
for every stone of cheese and butter for sale 1/2d.;
for every 1,000 of great nails for sale 1/4d.;
for every 2,000 small nails 1/4d.;
for every 100 of {…} for sale 1/2d.;
for 2 barrels of pitch and fish for sale 1/4d.;
for 3 quarters of tan for sale1/4d.;
for every hundredweight of tin, brass and copper for sale 1d.;
for every 100 of steel gads for sale 1/2d.;
for every 100 of Aberdeen for sale 1d.;
for every 100 of great stock fish for sale 1d.;
for every 100 of small stock fish for sale 1/2d.;
for 10 stone of flax or hemp for sale 1/4d.;
for every truss of merchandise and on every other thing not specified coming to the said town for sale and exceeding the value of 5s., wool, hides, tanned skins, iron and lead excepted, 1/4d. {From Kleineke}
Granted by Henry IV. (Regnal year 2). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1903,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry IV (1399-1401) Vol. 1 p. 361
online copyMarkham, C.A.(ed), 1898,
The Records of the Borough of Northampton Vol. 1 (Northampton and London) p. 72-74
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009,
Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Hannes Kleineke, 2006, 'Market Privileges 1150-1300',
Borough Market Privileges: The hinterland of medieval London, c.1400 online copyPage, Wm (ed), 1930,
VCH Northampton Vol. 3 p. 1-32
online copyLancum, S., 1833, Report of the cause Lancum against Lovell … for ascertaining the right of the mayor, bailiffs and burgesses of Northampton to take certain tolls in the said town (Northampton) p. 206-7
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 19/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
