Winchester was given a grant of murage dated 16/11/1406.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Commission, for seven years, to the mayor and bailiffs of the city of Winchester to compel all who have lands and rents in the city and the liberty belonging to it and all others who dwell there and live by their merchandise to make contribution according to their means for the repair of the walls and towers of the enclosure of the city, and to take carpenters, masons and other workmen for the repair. By C.
Granted by Henry IV. (Regnal year 8). Granted at Westminster. Granted by C..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1907,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry IV (1405-08) Vol. 3 p. 276
online copy
Secondary Sources
Turner, H.L., 1971,
Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 183
Page, Wm (ed), 1912, 'Winchester: Introduction',
VCH Hampshire Vol. 5 p. 1-9
online copy
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 29/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
