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Shrewsbury (Salopesbirie) was given a grant of murage dated 18/6/1224.

This was in the form of:-

Wording
De auxilio ville Salopesbirie claudende. Rex vicecomiti Salopie et omnibus de eodem comitatu, salutem. Sciatis quod concessimus burgensibus nostris Salopesbirie in auxilium ville Salopesbirie claudende ad securitatem et tuitionem ejusdem ville simul et partium adjacentium, quod capiant singulis septimanis semel usque in anum annum a die Sancti Johannis Baptiste anno regni nostri viij,
de qualibet caretta sive carro ejusdem comitatus Salopie ferente res venales in eandem villam Salopesbirie, ibidem vendendas, unum obolum;
et de qualibet caretta sive carro alterius comitatus ferente res venales in eandem villam ibidem vendendas, unum denarium;
et de quolibet summagio rerum venalium ibidem vendendarum preterquam de summagio busche, unum quadrantem;
et de quolibet equo et equa et bove et vacca venali illuc ductis ad vendendum, j obolum:
et de x ovibus vel capris vel porcis venalibus illuc ductis ad vendendum, unum denarium;
et de v ovibus vel porcis vel capris, j obolum;
et de qualibet nave veniente in villam Salopesbirie per aquam Sabrine carcata rebus venalibus ibidem vendendis, iiij denarios.
Ita tamen quod occasione illius concessions nostre de hujusmodi carettis, carris, summagiis, equis, equabus, bobus, vaccis, ovibus, capris, vel porcis, vel nave, veniente in villam Salopesbirie carcata rebus venalibus, nichil capiatur post predictum terminum completum, set statim completo termino illo, cadat consuetude ilia et penitus aboleatur. Et ideo tibi vicecomiti precipimus quod hanc concessionem nostram clamari facias per totam bailliam tuam, et firmiter observari, usque ad terminum predictum, sicut predictum est.
Teste rege, apud Norhamton, xviij die Junii, anno regni nostri viij, coram justiciario et Bathoniensi et Sarresburiensi episcopis.

Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 8). Granted at Northampton.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1901, Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1216-25) Vol. 1 p. 445-6 online copy

Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)

Comments
Same rates as the 1220 grant.

Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 04/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.

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