Stafford was given a grant of murage dated 12/12/1266.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant, at the instance of Master Adam de Phileby, king's clerk, to the bailiffs and good men of Stafford that they may take the murage which they have been accustomed to take, for five 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. 17
online copy
Comments
Backdated 6 weeks. The expression 'accustomed to take' strongly suggested unrecorded grants. The last recorded grant ended in 1235.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 14/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
