Bayonne was given a grant of murage dated 15/11/1244.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Bond to the mayor and jurats of the commune of Bayonne in 100l. at Easter next, which the king gave them in aid of the walling of their town.
The like to the citizens of Dax.
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Same date.
Liberate to William de Tay and Henry de Mura, messengers of the king's good men of Bayonne, 100l. of the king's gift to aid in walling the town.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 29). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
1906,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1232-47) Vol. 3 p. 445
online copyStamp, A.E. (ed), 1930,
Calendar of Liberate Rolls Henry III (1240-1245) Vol. 2 (London: HMSO) p. 274
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 03/02/2009. Last updated on 05/01/2013. First published online 5/01/2013.
