Chester was given a grant of murage dated 11/9/1275.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Licence for the abbot and convent of St. Werburg's, Chester, to pierce the town wall near their abbey and make a gutter through from their abbey to their garden; on condition that they repair the wall so that there be no damage or danger to the king or the town.
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 3). Granted at Tarvin.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1901,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1272-81) Vol. 1 p. 105
online copy
Comments
Tarvin, a manor of the bishop of Coventry and Lichfield near Chester.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 12/06/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
