Hartlepool may have been given a grant of murage dated 1400.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
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Primary Sources
The primary source is lost or obscure.Dur. Rec. cl. 3, R. 33, m. 2 d., 21
Secondary Sources
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 20/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
