Warwick (Warrewyk) was given a grant of murage dated 20/6/1315.
This was in the form of:-
This is a grant which may have been used for walls but could have been used for other civic improvements.
Wording
Grant, for three years, to the bailiffs and good men of the town of Warrewyk, at the request of Guy de Bello Campo, earl of Warrewyk, of pavage and murage to be levied upon all goods brought for sale into the town.
Granted by Edward II. (Regnal year 8). Granted at Canterbury.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1898,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward II (1313-17) Vol. 2 p. 301
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009,
Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Turner, H.L., 1971,
Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 123
Stephens, W.B., 1969, 'The borough of Warwick: Introduction: the medieval town',
VCH Warwick Vol. 8: The City of Coventry and Borough of Warwick p. 418-427
online copy
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 13/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
