London was given a grant of murage dated 8/8/1233.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant, for three years from the Assumption, to the mayor, sheriffs and barons of London, of murage on goods coming to London by merchant strangers for export thence or for sale there.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 17). Granted at Reading.
Primary Sources
1906,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1232-47) Vol. 3 p. 22
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 156
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 06/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
