Drogheda in Meath (ex parte Midiae) was given a grant of murage dated 10/10/1385.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
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On 10 Oct. 9 Ric. II, the K. granted certain customs to the seneschal, bailiffs and burgeses of the town of Drogheda on the side of Meath. LICENCE to levy those customs, together with certain others, for the next 20 years, to be expended on the walls of that town; and they are to render an account before two burgesses, and not at the Ex.
Attested:
Stephen Lescrope, kt, deputy of Thomas of Lancaster, steward of Eng., Lt in Ire.
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Rex senesc', ballivis et burgens' vil' de Drogh' ex parte Mid' (recit' civitas custumas per litteras pat' de 10 Oct' 9 R. II. eis pro' quodam termino datas;) concess' quod easdem, unacum aliis sp'ificaat', pro 20 an' tunc prox' levare possint, reddend' compot' coram 2 burgens', et non ad scaccarium. Dub' 30 Jan.
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July 22. 1404. Westminster. 5 Henry IV.
Inspeximus and confirmation to the steward, bailiffs and burgesses of Drogheda of letters patent under the great seal used in Ireland, witnessed by Stephen Lescrope, knight, deputy of the king's son Thomas de Lancastre, steward of England, lieutenant in Ireland, at Dublin, 30 January, 5 Henry IV, granting that they may levy certain customs for twenty years, in extension of letters patent dated 10 October, 9 Richard II. By p.s. and for 1 marks paid in the hanaper
Granted by Richard II. (Regnal year 9).
Primary Sources
The primary source is lost or obscure.
A Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters, c. 1244-1509, PR 5 Hen. IV
View CIRCLE recordTresham, Edward (ed), 1828,
Rotulorum patentium et clausorum cancellariae Hiberniae calendarium (Dublin; His Majesty's printers) p. 178 No. 1
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1905,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry IV (1401-05) Vol. 2 p. 419
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
A charter of the 30th January, 5 Henry IV. (Rot. Pat. 5 Henry IV. p. 2, a. 1,) reciting certain customs granted to the corporation ex parte Midiae, for a term of years, by letters patent of the 10th October, 9 Richard II., renewed the grant for 20 years. (MCI)
The original not calendared in CIRCLE but need not have been an letter under the Irish seal, although the contect is suggestive of such. Does not seem to be calendared in London Rolls.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 10/02/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
