Exeter was given a grant of murage dated 29/9/1218.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
DE SCUTAGIO PICTAVIE
...
Civitas Exon' r.c. de cc m. de tallagio. In thes. nichil. Et in donis ipsis civibus ad cladendam villam suam c m. per breve R. Et debet c m. Idem r.c. de eodem debito. In thes. nichil. Et in superplus quod habent supra xlij s. et iiij d. Et debent lxiiij li. {m. interlines. This is a mistake, it should be li.} et x s.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 2).
Primary Sources
The Great Roll of the Pipe for the second year of the reign of King Henry III : Michaelmas 1218 (Pipe Roll Society 77) p. 88
Secondary Sources
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 194
Madox, T., 1769, The History and Antiquities of the Exchequer in England p. 488
Comments
In 1218 the citizens received a further 100 marks from the tallage.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 30/01/2009. Last updated on 30/04/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
