Dax (Aquens') was given a grant of murage dated 9/11/1245.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Liberate to Bernard de Sancto Georgio 50l. to the use of the good men of Dax (Aquens'), of the 100l. granted to them to wall their town.
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4 December 1245. 30 Henry III Windsor
Bond to the mayor, jurats and commune of Dax in 50l. payable at the exchequer of Easter next of the 100l. which the king has granted them for the walling of their town.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 30). Granted at Worcester.
Primary Sources
Stamp, A.E. (ed), 1930,
Calendar of Liberate Rolls Henry III (1240-1245) Vol. 2 (London: HMSO) p. 4
online copy1906,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1232-47) Vol. 3 p. 468
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
Dax, Landes, a town in Aquitaine had Roman walls.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 03/02/2009. Last updated on 05/01/2013. First published online 5/01/2013.
