Shrewsbury was given a grant of murage dated 9/10/1438.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and burgesses of Shrewsbury of murage for five years, to be applied under the survey and control of the abbot of the said town or his deputy and of John Asshfeld, esquire.
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Hen. VI. Contemporary copy of a grant of the tolls for five years for the repair of the fortifications and walls, to be laid out under the supervision of the abbot or his deputy, or of John Asshfeld, Esq.; with a table of the tolls; Oxford, 9 Oct., an. 17 {1438}. The name of the official scribe, "Sturgeon" is written in the margin at the foot.
Granted by Henry VI. (Regnal year 17). Granted at Oxford.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1907,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry VI (1436-41) Vol. 3 p. 219
online copyHistorical Manuscripts Commission, 1899, 'The corporation of Shrewsbury: Royal charters'
The Manuscripts of Shrewsbury and Coventry Corporations : Fourth report Appendix: Part X, p. 2-6
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.
