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In 1542 Feb 18, Sir Thos. Wriothesley, one of the King's principal secretaries. was granted, by Henry VIII, (In year 33 of his reign) a Royal Pardon licence to crenellate Tychefeld (Titchfield)

The wording of this licence is;

"Sir Thos. Wriothesley, one of the King's principal secretaries. Licence to build walls and towers around and within the late abbey of Tychefeld, Hants., and the site and grounds, &c., thereof, and to embattle and fortify the said walls. Also pardon to the said Sir Thomas for having, without licence, transformed the said late abbey and the manor-house of Tychefeld, &c., into a chief messuage of the manor, or great and solemn place, and decorated it with towers and battlements; and licence to hold the same to him and his heirs and assigns for ever."

Granted at Westminster, by p.s..


Rare, in a late licence, to not also grant right to impark.


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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