New Ross was given a grant of murage dated 24/11/1391.
This was in the form of:-
This is a grant which may have been used for walls but could have been used for other civic improvements.
Wording
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20 May. 1400 New Ross
By letters patent dated 24 Nov. 15 Ric. II, that K. granted to the sovereign, bailiffs and commons of the town of New Ross that they might receive certain customs for 20 years for the purpose of enclosing and paving the town and for its defence against the Irish. At their petition , the K. has pardoned them for continuing to receive 2d from the said customs until now without licence. GRANT to them of the same customs for a term of 20 years from now.
Authorized:
By petition endorsed by the Lt and sealed with his seal.
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Rex, ad petic' etc. pardon' superiori, ballivis et communib' ville de Rosse de eo quod per litteras pat' 24 Nov' 15 R. II. Rex ille concess'it eis, erga dictem vill' claudend' et paviand', civitas custumas ad fin' 20 an', ii denarios de dictis custumis hujucusq' perceperint sine lic'; et concessit eis consuetud' praed' habend' usq' ad fin' 20 an' exnunc. Rosse, 20 Maii.- per pet' per loc' ten' indors' et sig' suo sign'.
Granted by Richard II. (Regnal year 15).
Primary Sources
A Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters, c. 1244-1509, PR 1 Hen. IV
View CIRCLE recordTresham, Edward (ed), 1828,
Rotulorum patentium et clausorum cancellariae Hiberniae calendarium (Dublin; His Majesty's printers) p. 158 No. 98
Secondary Sources
Thomas, A., 1992,
The Walled Towns of Ireland Vol. 2 (Irish Academic Press) p. 175-79
1835,
Reports from Commissioners: Municipal Corporations in Ireland Vol. 28 p. 559
online copy
Comments
'There appears also to have been a murage and pavage grant of 15 Rich. II. for 20 years. 15 Richard II. (Rot. Pat. 1 Hen. IV. a. 98.)' (MCI)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 15/02/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
