inhabitants of Oxenton (Oxendone, alias Oxmanton, Glouc.) was granted an exemption from murage dated 1/6/1519.
Wording
281. For the town of Tewkesbury, Glouc.
Exemption of the inhabitants from toll, stallage, portage, murage, &c., from the expenses of knights of the shire, and from serving on juries, except within the town, according to the privilege of tenants of the ancient demesne of the crown.
ii. Similar patents to the men and tenants of the following places: town of Hanlege, Worc.; manor of Cumbe alias Castell Combe, Wilts; manor of Oxendone, alias Oxmanton, Glouc. Westm., 1 June.
Granted by Henry VIII. (Regnal year 11). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Brewer, J.S. (ed), 1867, 'Henry VIII: June 1519, 1-14'
Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII Vol. 3: 1519-1523 p. 95-108
online
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 13/02/2009. Last updated on 19/01/2013. First published online 6/01/2013.
