Shrewsbury was given a grant of murage dated 6/11/1428.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and burgesses of Shrewsbury of murage for three years, to be applied under the survey of the abbot of the town or his deputy.
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Hen. VI. {?}. Contemporary copy of a grant of the tolls for three years, for the repair of the fortifications and walls, to be laid out under the supervision of the abbot of the town or his deputy; with the usual table of tolls; Westm., 6 Nov., an. 7. (1428). The name of the official copyist, "Sturgeon" is subscribed.
Granted by Henry VI. (Regnal year 7). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1901,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry VI (1422-29) Vol. 1 p. 519
online copyHistorical Manuscripts Commission, 1899, 'The corporation of Shrewsbury: Royal charters'
The Manuscripts of Shrewsbury and Coventry Corporations (etc) Fourth report, Appendix: Part X p. 2-6
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 37
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 20/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
