Winchester was given a grant of murage dated 3/5/1385.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Appointment of the mayor and bailiffs of Winchester to compel all persons having lands, tenements and rents therein and in the suburbs and liberty thereof, and all who live there by trade and get gain, to contribute to the repair of its walls and turrets, each according to his means, to take carpenters and workmen therefor at the expense of the commonalty, and to arrest and imprison until further order any who refuse. By C.
Granted by Richard II. (Regnal year 8). Granted at Westminster. Granted by C..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1897,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Richard II (1381-85) Vol. 2 p. 556
online copy
Secondary Sources
Page, Wm (ed), 1912, 'Winchester: Introduction',
VCH Hampshire Vol. 5 p. 1-9
online copy
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 14/02/2009. Last updated on 05/01/2013. First published online 5/01/2013.
