Shrewsbury may have been given a grant of murage dated 1231.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
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August 18. 1233. Worcester. 17 Henry III
Extension to the men of Shrewsbury of their term of murage until Michaelmas, 19 Henry III.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 15).
Primary Sources
1906,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1232-47) Vol. 3 p. 23
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
The use of the expression 'extension' in the 1233 grant is suggestive of a unrecorded grant of two years from 1231 to 1233.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 23/03/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
