Canterbury was given a grant of murage dated 14/7/1399.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Canterbury of murage for five years.
Granted by Richard II. (Regnal year 23). Granted at Aylesbury.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1909,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Richard II (1396-99) Vol. 6 p. 592
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. 149
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 19/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
