Bristol was given a grant of murage dated 26/8/1396.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor, bailiffs and good men of Bristol of murage for ten years for repairing its quay walls as well as its town walls.
Granted by Richard II. (Regnal year 20). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1909,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Richard II (1396-99) Vol. 6 p. 21
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
The need to be be precise was to safeguard the mayor and bailiffs against any accusation of misapplication, most likely to come from civic fractions (Coulson).
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 19/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
