Southampton was given a grant of murage dated 30/3/1286.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Southampton of murage for five years from Easter.
Mandate to the same to permit the said custom to be collected by the bailiff of Eleanor the king's consort and Nicholas de Barbeflet, and applied by their direction towards rebuilding the castle there, now in ruins.
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 14). Granted at Maxwell.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1893,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1281-91) Vol. 2 p. 229
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. 171
Page, Wm (ed), 1908,
VCH Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Vol. 3 p. 493-530
online copy
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 09/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
