Chester was given a grant of murage dated 15/2/1358.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Order to Master John de Brunham, the prince's clerk and chamberlain of Cestre, to cause the necessary letters patent to be made out under the seal in his keeping in execution of a grant by the prince to the mayor and citizens of Cestre of murage for five years in aid of the repair of the walls and towers of their city which are said to be broken in part and ruinous.
By petition endorsed.
Granted by Edward, the Black Prince. Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Burdett, M.C. (ed), 1930, Register of Edward, the Black Prince (HMSO) Vol. 3 p. 211
Comments
Petition seems to have been put forward 10 months before end of previous grant.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 16/09/2009. Last updated on 30/04/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
