A new and complete history of the county of York . ME©]! TIE BAt,f©EK. ?. ? THE COUNTY OF YORK. 249 Drake, in his Eboracum, speaking of Micklegate bar, says, It appears by a CHAP. in the pipe-office that one Benedict Fitz-Engelram gave half a mark forlicense lo build a certain house upon this bar, and sixpence annual rent for havingit hereditary, the eighth of Richard I. But this does not ascertain the age of the_ present structure. Yet I observe the jleurs tie lis in the royal arms are not confinedto the number of three ; which puts it out of doubt that they were placed therebefore
A new and complete history of the county of York . ME©]! TIE BAt,f©EK. ?. ? THE COUNTY OF YORK. 249 Drake, in his Eboracum, speaking of Micklegate bar, says, It appears by a CHAP. in the pipe-office that one Benedict Fitz-Engelram gave half a mark forlicense lo build a certain house upon this bar, and sixpence annual rent for havingit hereditary, the eighth of Richard I. But this does not ascertain the age of the_ present structure. Yet I observe the jleurs tie lis in the royal arms are not confinedto the number of three ; which puts it out of doubt that they were placed therebefore Henry time; who was the first that gave that particular number in hisbearing. The same writer says: The bar is strengthened by an outer gate, which had amassy iron chain that went across; then a port-cullis, and lastly a mighty strongdouble wooden gate, which is closed in every night at the usual hours. It has thecharacter altogether, as to ancient fortification, to be as noble and august a port asmost in Europe. The inside was renewed and beautified anno 1716,
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