Shrewsbury was given a grant of murage dated 22/9/1257.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Shrewsbury of murage for another seven years after the expiration of their present grant of murage for three years from the first Sunday in Lent, 40 Henry III.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 41). Granted at Bridgnorth.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1908,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1247-58) Vol. 4 p. 579
online copyHistorical Manuscripts Commission, 1899, 'The corporation of Shrewsbury: Royal charters', The Manuscripts of Shrewsbury and Coventry Corporations : Fourth report, Appendix: Part X, p. 2-6
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
The writ is recorded as surviving.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 06/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
