Winchester was given a grant of murage dated 12/8/1401.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant for six years to the citizens of Winchester, for the good of the city and the repair of its walls, that they shall have allowance in the Exchequer of 40 marks from the fee-farm of 100 marks which they are bound to pay yearly. By p.s.
Granted by Henry IV. (Regnal year 2). Granted at Westminster. Granted by p.s..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1903,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry IV (1399-1401) Vol. 1 p. 533
online copy
Secondary Sources
Page, Wm (ed), 1912, 'Winchester: Introduction',
VCH Hampshire Vol. 5 p. 1-9
online copy (dated 1400)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 14/02/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
