Scarborough (Scardeburgh) was given a grant of murage dated 8/4/1304.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Licence, after inquisition ad quod damnum made by the bailiffs of Scardeburgh, for John de Pycheford to repair, at his own expense, 200 feet of the old wail of that town, which is fallen down and broken, and which adjoins a plot of his there, and to build houses on that part of the wall and hold them when so built to him and his heirs for ever. By p.s.
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 32). Granted at St. Ford. Granted by By p.s..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1898,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1301-1307) Vol. 4 p. 219-20
online copy
Comments
A private planning permission with a condition to repair the town wall.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 04/08/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
