Totnes (Totteneys) was given a grant of murage dated 1/6/1355 but this grant was then revoked.
This was in the form of:-
This is a grant which may have been used for walls but could have been used for other civic improvements.
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Totteneys, co. Devon, of pavage and murage for three years. For 40s. to be paid to the king.
Vacated because surrendered and nothing was done.
Granted by Edward III. (Regnal year 29). Granted at Westminster. Granted by For 40s. to be paid to the king..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1909,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward III (1354-58) Vol. 10 p. 243
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 39-40, 199
Comments
Coulson explains that both lack of labour and reduced trade after the Black Death may explain this grant being vacated.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 17/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
