Winchester was given a grant of murage dated 8/5/1369.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Commission to the mayor and bailiffs of Winchester to compel and distrain all those having lands and rents in that city and the suburbs of the same, and all others who continually stay there and live of their merchandise and take profit, to contribute according to their state and faculties to the repair of the walls of the city; and to take carpenters, masons and other workmen for such repair, arresting and imprisoning any found contrariant or rebellious in the premises. By K. & C.
Granted by Edward III. (Regnal year 43). Granted at Westminster. Granted by K. & C..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1913,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward III (1367-70) Vol. 14 p. 246
online copy
Secondary Sources
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 41, 183
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 29/01/2009. Last updated on 05/01/2013. First published online 5/01/2013.
