Northampton (Norhampton) was given a grant of murage dated 27/1/1404.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor, burgesses and commonalty of the town of Norhampton, in lieu of a grant to them of 40l. yearly for six years from the fee-farm of the town of Kyngesthorpe, co. Northampton, by letters patent dated 4, July, 1 Henry IV (see Vol. I, p. 322), surrendered because the said fee-farm has been granted to the king's consort the queen in dower, of 40 marks yearly from Michaelmas last from the fee-farm of the town of Norhampton until they shall be satisfied of the arrears of the first annuity from Easter last and what still remains to be paid from it. By K.
Granted by Henry IV. (Regnal year 5). Granted at Westminster. Granted by K..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1905,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry IV (1401-05) Vol. 2 p. 333
online copy
Secondary Sources
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 42
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 02/02/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
