Colchester (Colcestre) was given a grant of murage dated 13/3/1404.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant for six years to the burgesses of Colcestre, in aid of their great costs and expenses in the enclosure of the town with a wall of stone and lime for the resistance of the king's enemies, that they shall he exempted from sending any of their fellow-burgesses to any Parliaments, provided that they keep and support all statutes and ordinances and charges made and granted in the said Parliament. By p.s.
Granted by Henry IV. (Regnal year 5). Granted at Westminster. Granted by p.s..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1905,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry IV (1401-05) Vol. 2 p. 355
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.
