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citizens of Winchester was granted an exemption from murage dated 5/5/1327.

Wording
Inspeximus and confirmation of the following charters in favour of the citizens of Winchester.
{3 Charters}
With grant, of further grace, with the assent of Queen Isabel, that the citizens and their heirs … {various liberties} …
and that they shall be quit of toll, lastage, stallage, pontage, passage, chiminage, murage, pavage, quayage, picage and other such customs. By K. & C.
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The citizens of Winchester to have their city at fee farm by charter, with return of writs, and freedom from murage, quayage, pavage, and all such customs. Hants.

Granted by Edward III. (Regnal year 1). Granted at Nottingham. Grant by By K. & C..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1912, Calendar of Charter Rolls Edward III 1327-1341 Vol. 4. (HMSO) p. 11-12
National Archive C 143/193/10 online

Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 04/03/2009. Last updated on 19/01/2013. First published online 6/01/2013.

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