Tonbridge (Tunbrugge) was given a grant of murage dated 7/4/1318.
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, at the request of Hugh Daudele, the younger, to the bailiffs and good men of the town of Tunbrugge of murage and pavage, upon all wares for sale brought into their town. By p.s.
Granted by Edward II. (Regnal year 11). Granted at Mortlake.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1903,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward II (1317-21) Vol. 3 p. 133
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. 176
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 13/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
