Chester was given a grant of murage dated 7/2/1353.
This was in the form of:-
This is a grant which may have been used for walls but could have been used for other civic improvements.
Wording
Feb. 7. London.
Order to Thomas de Ferrariis, justice of Chester, or his lieutenant, and John de Burnham, the younger, the prince's clerk and chamberlain of Chester, to allow the mayor, bailiffs and good men of Chester to take for four years from 6 December last the customs (enumerated) which the prince has granted them for the repair and amendment of of defects in the walls and paving of their city. The chamberlain is to cause the said mayor, bailiffs and good men to have letters patent under date of the said 6 December toughing the said murage and pavage, and he and the justices are to see to it that the moneys arising from the said customs are well and faithfully applied for the purpose intended. Latin.
By command and advice of Sir John de Wengefeld.
Granted by Edward, the Black Prince. Granted at London.
Primary Sources
Burdett, M.C. (ed), 1930, Register of Edward, the Black Prince (HMSO) Vol. 3 p. 88
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
The renewal of this murage in 1355 (qv) states this was a grant for three years, and the date of that renewal does suggest this grant has been mis-transcribed.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 09/02/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
