Newcastle-upon-Tyne was given a grant of murage dated 16/8/1403.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor and burgesses of Newcastle on Tyne of all fines, ransoms, amercements, issues and other profits from all pleas the cognisance of which the king lately granted to them as well as from the justiceship of the peace, servants, labourers and artificers within the town, to hold for ever in support and repair of the walls and bridge of the town. By K.
Granted by Henry IV. (Regnal year 4). Granted at Pontefract Castle. Granted by K..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1905,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry IV (1401-05) Vol. 2 p. 255
online copy
Secondary Sources
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 42, 104n3
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 22/01/2009. Last updated on 05/01/2013. First published online 5/01/2013.
