"Pardon to Thomas de Hungreford, knight, for crenellating the mansion house of his manor of Farle Mountfort, co. Somerset, without licence."
Granted at Westminster, by King and for 1 mark paid in the hanaper.
Sir Thomas Hungerford, who was pardoned for crenellating without licence in 1383. King writes "The fine imposed was only 1 mark; the authorities can hardly have been much incensed at this technical offence." This was a fine not an amercement so expressly a fee for the pardon and a fee that would have barely covered the costs of administration (giving the expense of parchment).
His petition requesting the licence without making a fine or paying a fee survives in The National Archives.
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. Licentia is best translated as 'freedom to' not 'permission'.)
Significant later source are;
Hungerford, Sir Thomas (b. in or before 1328, d. 1397), landowner and speaker of the House of Commons. John of Gaunt's chief steward 1275-1393. His powerful position, as Gaunt's chief steward rather than speaker, may have provoked some concern either locally or nationally so that the pardon became needed to alleviate anxiety about his building work.
More details about licences to crenellate can be found here.
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