Hay on Wye was given a grant of murage dated 30/3/1237.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to Eva de Braose of murage for the town of Hay, to be taken once a week for three years from Easter, 21 Henry III; and mandate to her to take the same.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 21). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
1906,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1232-47) Vol. 3 p. 178
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Soulsby, Ian, 1983, The Towns of Medieval Wales (Phillimore; Chichester) p. 142-4
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 205
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 06/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
