Southampton (Suthampton) was given a grant of murage dated 25/4/1347.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor and bailiffs of Suthampton of murage after the rate of 1d. in the pound on goods and merchandise brought to or taken from the liberty of their town for four years from 20 May next.
Changed because sealed at another time for the same term.
Granted by Edward III. (Regnal year 21). Granted at Reading.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1903,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward III (1345-48) Vol. 7 p. 279
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. 173
Comments
including Portsmouth (Coulson)
an inadvertent repeat in this instance discovered (Coulson)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 17/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
