Chichester (Cicestre) was given a grant of murage dated 6/5/1369.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor, bailiffs and good men of the king's city of Cicestre of murage for ten years, to be taken by the hands of the bailiffs; so that the same be applied only in the enclosure of the walls by view and testimony of the dean of the cathedral church of Cicestre or his deputy, and of the mayor and two other of the good men of the city.
Granted by Edward III. (Regnal year 43). Granted at [Westminster].
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1913,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward III (1367-70) Vol. 14 p. 243
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009,
Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Salzman, L.F. (ed), 1935,
VCH Sussex Vol. 3 p. 72
online copy
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 17/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
