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Nottingham was given a grant of murage dated 25/7/1270.

This was in the form of:-

Wording
Extension to the bailiffs and good men of Nottingham for another three years of the murage for five years granted to them more than four years ago.

Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 54). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1913, Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1266-72) Vol. 6 p. 447 online copy

Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)

Comments
The previous murage had been granted 2 May 1367, less than four years before. The monitoring of when grants were due to expire does seem to have caused trouble from time to time. Roman numerals, various calendars, regnal years, dating based on movable feast days can cause modern readers some difficulty. Medieval town clerks would have been more familiar with these things but would also have to cope with manuscript parchment rolls (often written in a very tiny hand) and a lack of good artificial light.

Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 08/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.

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