Salisbury was given a grant of murage dated 1388.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Pleise a ñre Sr' le Roi entendre, q' come asquns gentz de la Citee de Novel Salesbures eyont comence d'enclore la dite Citee de g'undez Fosses, pur falvacion de ycele & de la noble Esglise Caehedrale p' les nobles progenitorrs ñre Sr' le Roi illeoqes fundee, quele ov'aygne ne poet fanz t's g'ndez coustagez mectre eftre p'fourny. Et fi la elite Citee soit enclose en mañe come est comencee, ceo s'roit g'nde & forcible feurete pur toute la pays envirou', & desconfort pur les enemys de Fraunce, q' ount tarde manasse a p'ndre & a robier la dite Citee a lour volunte, come dist est. Par qi pleise a ñre die Sr' le Roy k a son t's sage Counseil en cest present Parlement ordeigner, q' touz yceux q' ont tenementz ou rentes en la dite Citee soient arteez & constreynez a faire contribucion a p'fourner les Fossez susditz, & a touz aut's Tayllages pur ñre Sr' le Roy, si q' la dite Citee soit en mañe fufdite aforcee, q' gentz y puiffent saufment demeurer, & la pays environ de pouwer des enemys salver & gardier.
Responsio.
Semble as Sr's du Parlement q' la demande si est resonable, & pur ce s'il embusoigne soit garrant faie as Mair & Baillifs de mesme la Citee de compeller les rebelx, si nuls y soient: falvant toutdys chescuny privilege.
Granted by Richard II.
Details of the petition which resulted in this grant can be seen
at this link. 
Primary Sources
Strachey, J. (ed), 1763-83,
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento 1278-1503 Vol. 3 p. 255
online copy
Secondary Sources
Crittal, Elizabeth (ed), 1962, 'Salisbury: Bridges, bars, gates and mills',
VCH Wiltshire Vol. 6 p. 87-90
online copy
Comments
In 1381 evil doers came by night and 'broke' a portion of the trench 'then begun'. (CPR 1377-1381 p. 631) Seven years later, after a petition to Parliament, the mayor and bailiffs were authorized to compel all property owners in the city to contribute toward the wide ditches in course of construction (VCH).
I can't find this in PROME. No Close Roll mandates seem to refer to this but the authority of the parliamentary response may have been enough.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 14/02/2009. Last updated on 05/01/2013. First published online 5/01/2013.
