Sandwich was given a grant of murage dated 19/8/1412.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor and commonalty of the town of Sandwich of murage for seven years. By K.
Granted by Henry IV. (Regnal year 13). Granted at Westminster. Granted by K..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1909,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry IV (1408-13) Vol. 4 p. 425
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. 164
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 19/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
