Shrewsbury was given a grant of murage dated 27/11/1420.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and burgesses of the town of Shrewsbury, which is situated near Wales and needs better fortification to resist the king's enemies, of murage for one year.
Granted by Henry V. (Regnal year 8). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 191?,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry V (1416-22) Vol. 2 p. 308
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 20/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
