Penrith (Penereth) was given a grant of murage dated 16/11/1391.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Penereth of murage for six years.
Granted by Richard II. (Regnal year 15). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1902,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Richard II (1389-92) Vol. 4 p. 499
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 109
Comments
In index of CPR as p. 199
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 18/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
