Shrewsbury was given a grant of murage dated 1/3/1256.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Extension to the bailiffs and good men of Shrewsbury of the murage, granted to them for three years, for another three years from the first Sunday in Lent, 40 Henry III.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 40). Granted at Ditton.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1908,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1247-58) Vol. 4 p. 464
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
The previous grants were for 2 years (starting 22 Feb) extended for a year from All Saints (i.e. ending 31 Oct, 1255). If the burgesses took the original grant and added the years extension to its original due end (rather than that stated in the extension) then this was three years without a significant gap.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 06/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
