Ruthin (Ruthyn) was given a grant of murage dated 5/11/1407.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of the town of Ruthyn of murage for six years, at the supplication of the king's kinsman the lord of Grey of Ruthyn, who has shown the king that the town lies so open among the Welsh rebels and {in} their danger (domogerium) that great perils and damages are likely to happen as have happened before by the burning and destruction of the town and the killing of the king's lieges there. By p.s.
Granted by Henry IV. (Regnal year 9). Granted at Gloucester. Granted by p.s. [5428].
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1907,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry IV (1405-08) Vol. 3 p. 375
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
RUTHIN / RHUTHUN 3124 3583. Borough post 1282 (Griffiths, p. 246). Substantial Welsh settlement in Dyffryn Clywd was probably an adminstrative centre. Held briefly by the English from 1247 to 1256, it passed back to the Welsh. The construction of a castle began in 1277 and in 1282 a town was laid out. The Welsh community appears to have been reorganised into a borough. Ruthin was centered on St Peter’s square, which served as the market place. The town was burnt by Owain Glyndwr in 1400. However, a growing cloth industry allowed Ruthin to recover quickly. Ruthin continued to develop and to act as a commercial centre (Soulsby, pp. 232-5). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 472). Fair 1587, 30 Oct (Harrison, p. 396). See also Griffiths, pp. 245-61. (Letters, S., 2003,
Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516 (Centre for Metropolitan History)
online copy)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 19/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
