Newcastle-upon-Tyne was given a grant of murage dated 26/11/1415.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Pardon to the king's lieges of the town of Newcastle on Tyne because they are much impoverished by the captures of their ships and merchandise by the king's enemies of Scotland and others, the walling and fortification of the town, many watches kept there and great mortality, of all sums from the tenth and fifteenth granted to the king by the commonalty of the realm in the last Parliament. By K.
Granted by Henry V. (Regnal year 3). Granted at Westminster. Granted by K..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1910,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry V (1413-16) Vol. 1 p. 381
online copy
Secondary Sources
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 43, 104n3
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 22/01/2009. Last updated on 05/01/2013. First published online 5/01/2013.
