Colchester was given a grant of murage dated 3/3/1394.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Exemption of the burgesses of Colchester for three years from sending any of their number to the Parliaments of the king; in aid of their expenses in enclosing their town with a wall of stone and lime, provided that they finish the work in that time. By p.s.
Granted by Richard II. (Regnal year 17). Granted at Westminster. Granted by p.s..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1905,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Richard II (1392-96) Vol. 5 p. 379
online copy
Secondary Sources
Cooper, Janet (ed), 1994,
VCH Essex Vol. 9 p. 248-51
online copyTurner, H.L., 1971,
Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 42, 125
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 25/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
