Colchester was given a grant of murage dated 21/9/1388.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Exemption of the burgesses of Colchester for five years from sending any of their fellow-burgesses to Parliaments; in aid of the expenses which they will be bound to incur upon the walling of their town to resist invasion, provided that within that period they complete the work so far they can. By K.
Granted by Richard II. (Regnal year 12). Granted at Cambridge. Granted by K..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1900,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Richard II (1385-89) Vol. 3 p. 505
online copy
Secondary Sources
Cooper, Janet (ed), 1994,
VCH Essex Vol. 9 p. 248-51
online copyTurner, H.L., 1971,
Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 42, 125
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 25/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
