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In 1439 Oct 11, John Monngomery (John Montgomery) was granted, by Henry VI, (In year 18 of his reign) a Royal licence to crenellate Falkeburn (Faulkbourne Hall)

The wording of this licence is;

"On the petition of John Monngomery, knight, it appears that he is seised in his demesne as of fee of the manor and park of Falkeburn with their appurtenances in the towns of Falkeburn and Wytham,co. Essex, and desires to fortify, crenellate and embattle the said manor with walls of stone or 'bryke' ; the king therefore grants him licence to do so, and to hold the manor with the park so walled round, crenellated and embattled, to him, his heirs and assigns."

Granted at Kempton Manor, by privy seal.


The Calendar has the name as Monngomery - this is probable a typo for Montgomery.


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.)


More details about licences to crenellate can be found here.

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