Chichester (Cicestre) petitioned for a grant of murage in {1377}.
Wording
Petitioners: Mayor and commonalty of the City of Chichester
Addressees: King and council
Places mentioned: Cicestre (Chichester), {Sussex}
Nature of request: The petitioners request that they be able to distrain the possessions of every man who are able to be distrained for the making of the ditch and the repair of the walls of the city according to the quantity of their possessions.
Endorsement: {None}
Endorsement
{None}
Details of the murage grant which resulted from this petition can be seen
at this link. 
Primary Sources
National Archive SC 8/38/1894 Former Reference - Parliamentary Petition 1462
Comments
The petition can be firmly dated to 1377 by the appointment of the mayor and bailiff in accordance with the petition and response (CPR 1377-81, p.72). (National Archive note)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 23/02/2009. Last updated on 22/03/2012. First published online 6/01/2013.
