"Grant, for life, to John de Molyns, king's yeoman, that he shall hold his houses in the manors of Stoke Pugeys and Ditton, co. Buckingham, quit of livery of marshals of the household or other ministers of the king or magnates of the realm, so as no marshal, steward or minister shall lodge or make livery for any one therein. Licence for him to crenellate the dwelling houses (mansum) of the said manors."
Granted at Wells, by privy seal.
add on to grant for life of the manors of Stoke Pugeys and Ditton. John de Molyns, although described as the king's yeoman, was Treasurer to Edward III and was eventually knighted.
Original source is
(In fact, the original source given is usually a transcription/translation of what are precious medieval documents not readily availably. It should be noted that these transcription/translations often date to the nineteenth or early twentieth centuries and that unwitting bias of transcribers may affect the translation. Care should also be taken to avoid giving modern meaning to the medieval use of certain stock words and terms.)
Significant later source are;
More details about licences to crenellate can be found here.
Please let me know if you see any errors, can add information or can otherwise help to improve this resource. Contact me