Ipswich was given a grant of murage dated 22/7/1352.
This was in the form of:-
Surtax:- for 6 years {2 years 3 months}
Licence to crenellate Starting 22/7/1352 running to 1/11/1354.
Wording
Licence for the good men, the king's tenants, of the town of Ipswich, to strengthen and crenellate their town (villam) with a stone wall. By p.s.
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Ipswich of murage for six years. By p.s.
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Nov 1. 1354. Westminster. 28 Edward III.
Notification that the bailiffs and good men of Ipswich have surrendered to the king in the chancery his letters patent dated 22 July, 26 Edward III, granting to them certain customs.
Granted by Edward III. (Regnal year 26). Granted at Westminster. Granted by p.s..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1907,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward III (1350-54) Vol. 9 p. 314
online copyMaxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1909,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward III (1354-58) Vol. 10 p. 144
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009,
Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Alsford, Stephen, 1998-2002, 'History of medieval Ipswich' online at
online copy (accessed 15 Jan 2008)
King, D.J.C., 1983,
Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2 p. 463n31
Turner, H.L., 1971,
Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 126
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859,
Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol. 3 pt 2 p. 297, 415
online copy
Comments
Turner calls this (CPR (1354-58) p. 144) a revoking of the licence to crenellate. It is clearly a revoking of the grant of murage for six years (not noted by Turner) given at the same time as the licence to crenellate, not a revoking of this licence.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 17/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
