Bristol (Bristoll) was given a grant of murage dated 28/11/1431.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor, bailiffs and good men of the town of Bristoll of murage for ten years, with exemption for the men and tenants of Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, of his town of Teneby in Wales. By p.s.
Granted by Henry VI. (Regnal year 10). Granted at Westminster. Granted by p.s..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1907,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry VI (1429-36) Vol. 2 p. 183
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
Coulson notes;
1. This explains the express exemption of Tenby in 1424, otherwise superfluous if Tenby's charter was explicit. ... intervention by Humphrey in the Council or centrally procured as ad hoc waiver.
2. Between Tenby and Bristol trade is likely to have been considerable, Bristol being the dominate port for South Wales and Ireland.
I suspect much of Tenby's trade may have been retrading of Irish goods and the exemption, therefore, effectively stopped multiply impositions of 'improvement' taxes.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 20/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
