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Stafford (Stafford') was given a grant of murage dated 7/11/1233.

This was in the form of:-

Wording
Pro burgensibus Stafford' de quercubus datis.—Rex dedit burgensibus Stafford' (Corrected from "Salop'.") lx. quercus in foresta de Kannoc ad claudendum tres brechias ville Salopie. Et mandatum est Petro de Rivall' quod quercus illas eis habere faciat sparsim per loca ubi competentius capi possint et ad minus nocumentum foreste ejusdem. Teste ut supra. {Teste rege apud Heref', vij. die Novembris.} Per Radulfum filium Nicholai.

Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 17). Granted at Hereford.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1905, Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry III Vol. 2 p. 330-348 online copy

Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 16/02/2009. Last updated on 05/01/2013. First published online 5/01/2013.

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