Sandwich was given a grant of murage dated 30/4/1386.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
April 31 (sic).
Appointment of Simon de Burley, constable of Dover castle and warden of the Cinque Ports, or the person supplying his place to take in Kent and Sussex within the liberty of the Cinque Ports and elsewhere, except in the fee of the church, masons, carpenters and other artificers, workmen and labourers for fortifying and walling Sandwich, and to take carriage of stone and timber therefor. By C.
Granted by Richard II. (Regnal year 9). Granted at Westminster. Granted by C..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1900,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Richard II (1385-89) Vol. 3 p. 140
online copy
Secondary Sources
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 164
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 28/01/2009. Last updated on 05/01/2013. First published online 5/01/2013.
