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Shrewsbury (Salopie) was given a grant of murage dated 19/3/1225.

This was in the form of:-

Wording
De villa Salopie claudenda. Burgenses Salopie habent litteras de auxilio habendo ad villain suam claudendam usque in unum annum a die Sancti Jobannis Baptiste anno etc. nono, in forma qua continetur in rotulo patentium de anno viij de auxilio illo ad villain illam claudendam. Teste rege, apud Suwic, xix die Marcii.

Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 9). Granted at Southwick.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1901, Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1216-25) Vol. 1 p. 514 online copy

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

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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