Southwold (Suwald) was given a grant of murage dated 19/12/1259.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Licence for Richard de Clare, earl of Gloucester and Hertford, to enclose his town of Suwald co. Suffolk with a wall and crenellate it if he will, and keep it so enclosed to him and his heirs for ever.
King the earl of Albemarle, J. Mansel and R. Walerand
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 44). Granted at Paris. Granted by King the earl of Albemarle, J. Mansel and R. Walerand.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1910,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1258-66) Vol. 5 p. 108
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, C., 1994, 'Freedom to Crenellate by Licence - An Historiographical Revision' Nottingham Medieval Studies Vol. 38 p. 129n130
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 138
Comments
Turner writes 'A grant of murage coupled with licence to crenellate was received in 1250 (CPR, 108)' I can not read this as murage.
SOUTHWOLD 6507 2763. 1334 Subsidy £54.12. Incorporated in 1490 (BF, p. 167). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). (Letters, S., 2003,
Gazetter of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516 (Centre for Metropolitan History)
online copy)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 25/01/2009. Last updated on 05/01/2013. First published online 5/01/2013.
