Newcastle-upon-Tyne was given a grant of murage dated 6/12/1384.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor, bailiffs, good men and commonalty of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on information that divers defects exist in the walling (clausura) of the town and in its bridge, of murage and pontage for five years, William Johanson, Hugh Hankyn, Thomas del Castell, William de Desseburgh, and Robert del Burn to be the collectors.
Granted by Richard II. (Regnal year 8). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1897,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Richard II (1381-85) Vol. 2 p. 485
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. 104n2
Comments
It was not comme il faut (an accepted standard) for a closed town to have defeats in its boundary; no Scots or French danger is asserted, nor is the defensive aspect asserted. (Coulson)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 18/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
