Oxford (Oxoñ) was given a grant of murage dated 4/10/1226.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Mand' est Ballivis Oxoñ qoud {non} obstant concessit quam dominus Rex fecit probis hominibus Oxoñ in auxilium ville Oxoñ claudende: de Magistro militie Templi in Anglia vel hominibus suis in villa Oxoñ nullam consuetudinem ad hoc capiant. Teste ut supra {Teste me ipso apud Westm., iiij. die Oct.}
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 10). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Hardy, T.D. (ed), 1844, Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in turri Londinensi (1224-27) (Record Commission) Vol. 2 p. 139b
Secondary Sources
Hassall, T.G., 1979, ‘City walls, gates, and postems’, in A Crossley (ed),
VCH Oxford Vol. 4, The City of Oxford (OUP for the Institute of Historical Research) p. 300-4
online copy
Comments
Payments from mural mansions were inadequate for the work undertaken in the 1220s and 1230s, and extra money was raised by another form of murage, a toll on goods coming into the town, which was taken almost every year between 1226 and 1239. (Hassall)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 24/01/2009. Last updated on 05/01/2013. First published online 5/01/2013.
