Shrewsbury was given a grant of murage dated 2/11/1266.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant, at the instance of Master Adam de Fileby, king's clerk, to the bailiffs and good men of Shrewsbury that they may receive all the customs which they have been accustomed to receive by letters patent for the enclosing of their town, for three years from All Saints, 50 Henry III.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 51). Granted at Kenilworth.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1913,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1266-72) Vol. 6 p. 13
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
The previous grant of murage was not due to expire until Easter 1272 (when a new grant of murage is made). This grant seems entirely superfluous although the backdating does cover a slight gap of about a month between grants. Is this some clerical oversight?
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 08/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
