Bridgnorth (de Bruges) was given a grant of murage dated 13/10/1223.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
De consuetudine capienda. Homines de Bruges habent litteras patentes de consuetudine capienda in villa de Bruges in auxilium ville sue claudende usque in tres annos a die Nativitatis Beati Johannis Baptiste anno regni domini regis viij, in forma que continetur in rotulo patentium de anno quarto pro eisdem burgensibus.
Teste H. etc. apud Bruges, xiij die Octobris, anno regni nostri vij.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 7). Granted at Bridgnorth.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1901,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1216-25) Vol. 1 p. 387
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 04/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
