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Carmarthen (Kaermerdyn) was given a grant of murage dated 25/10/1291.

This was in the form of:-

Wording
To the burgesses and upright (probi) men of Kaermerdyn. Grant that they may take for four years from this date in aid of the walling (claudende) of their town and of repairing their bridge the customs on goods for sale coming to that town, which the king lately granted to them for these purposes for the protection and greater security of those parts for a certain time, which has now elapsed, as contained in his letters patent made to them for that grant. These letters shall endure for that period.

Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 19). Granted at Abergavenny.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1912, Calendar of various Chancery rolls: Supplementary Close rolls, Welsh rolls, Scutage rolls (London) p. 333 [online copy > http://archive.org/details/cu31924026113880

Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)

Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 05/02/2009. Last updated on 30/04/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.

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