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Chester was given a grant of murage dated 29/5/1363.

This was in the form of:-

Wording
Order to the said chamberlain to make out letters patent in the customary form in execution of a grant by a grant by the prince of murage for six years in aid of the repair of the walls, towers, turrets and gates of the city of Cestre.

Granted by Edward, the Black Prince.
Primary Sources
Burdett, M.C. (ed), 1930, Register of Edward, the Black Prince (HMSO) Vol. 3 p. 457

Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)

Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 09/02/2009. Last updated on 30/04/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.

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