Shrewsbury was given a grant of murage dated 13/11/1431.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and burgesses of Shrewsbury, which town, being near Wales, requires to be very well fortified to resist the king's enemies, of murage for three years, to be applied under the survey of the abbot of the place.
Granted by Henry VI. (Regnal year 10). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1907,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry VI (1429-36) Vol. 2 p. 180
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.
