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The Walles of the Cittie, containe at this present day in Circuite Two English myles. Within the which in some places, there is certayne void ground and Corne feilds .... It hath without .... very faire and large suburbes. ...... And the Howses builded in such sort, that a man may go dry, from one place of the city to another, and never come in the street; but go as it were in Galleries, which they call, the Roes, which have shopps on both sydes, and underneath with dyvers fair staires to go up or downe into the street. (Willian Smith ) |
1641 June 1st Chester City Council Minutes
The Murengers reported that the walls were
in many places ruinous and in some parts fallen down and that speedy repair was necessary. It was ordered that
the money owed by the merchants for prise wines should be used towards the repair of the walls and that the Treasurers
were to pay this money to the Murengers. an assessment wasto be made on the City and when it was to be collected
the Treasurer could be repaid .
Richard II granteth to the citizens the murage for four years , ann. Richard II
Richard II The same king granteth to the citizens the profits and prizes of the murage towards the reparation of the walls of the city for five years, ann 21
Henry Prince of Wales, granted to the mayor and citizens the profits of the murage and bridge tower, durante bene placito, ann 10 Henry VI.
