Ardee (Athyrde) may have been given a grant of murage dated 1/1/1414.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
1 Jan. 1414 Ardee
The provost, burgesses and community of the the town of Ardee have petitioned that by letters patent dated 18 Feb. 1 Hen. IV, the K. granted them murage and pavage for 15 years. That term has not yet elapsed. As the K. is favourably disposed towards their petition, CONFIRMATION to them of those letters; and further GRANT, in aid of the walling and paving of that town in resistance of the malice of the K.'s Irish enemies and to protect the K.'s lieges, that they may take the following customs from all manner of goods for sale within the liberty of that town from the date of these presents for a term of 30 years, viz.:
from each horse for sale, 1d;
from each cow for sale, 1d;
from each seam of wood, 1/2d;
from each sack of corn for sale, 1/2d;
from each hide for sale, 1/2d;
from each cart-frame for sale, 1d;
from each wheel-barrow for sale, 1d;
from each item worth 2s for sale, 1/2d;
from each item worth 5s for sale, 1d.
And at the end of the term of 30 years these customs are to cease entirely. They are to render an account either at the court of the archbishop of Armagh or that of the prior of St John's in Ardee, and not at the Ex. or elsewhere.
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Rex, ad petic' praepositi, burgens' et commium ville de Athirde, de assensu etc., confirmat eis concessionem per litteras pat' 8 Feb' 1 H. IV. eis factam de muragio et pavagio per 15 an' ex tunc, et adhuc non plene effluxos; et ult'ius concessit eis, quod, completo illo termino, ipsi, pro clausura et paviamento ville praed', de quebuscumq' reb' infra libertatem ejusd' ville venalib', per se et dep' suos, a dat' presencium usq' ad finem 30 an', custumas subscriptas capere possint, viz. etc.; ac eciam quod compotus inde coram archepiscipo vel priori S. Johanis de Athirde, et non in scaccario aut alibi, reddatur. Athirde, 1 Jan.
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De quoit equo venal' - unum denarm.
De quoit vacca venal' - unum denarm.
De quoit seme tabular venal' - unum obolum.
De quoit sacco bladi venal' - obolum.
De quoit corio venal' - unum obolum.
De quoit corpore venal' carecte- unum denarm.
De quoit pari ptar venal' - unum denarm.
De quoit mcandisa valoris duor solidor venal' - unum obolum.
De quoit meimonio valoris quinq solid' venal' - unum denarm.
Granted by Henry V. (Regnal year 1). Granted at Ardee.
Primary Sources
A Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters, c. 1244-1509, PR 1 Hen. V
View CIRCLE recordTresham, Edward (ed), 1828,
Rotulorum patentium et clausorum cancellariae Hiberniae calendarium (Dublin; His Majesty's printers) p. 203 No. 15
Secondary Sources
1835,
Reports from Commissioners: Municipal Corporations in Ireland Vol. 28 p. 668
online copy
Comments
A charter dated the 23d July, 15 Henry VI., A. D. 1437, (Rot. Mem. 19 Henry VII. m. 7.) whereby it is recited that the provost, burgesses, and commons of the town of Athyrde supplicated the King, that, as Henry IV. by his letters patent, dated the 18th February, 1 Henry IV., had granted to them the murage and pavage of the town for 15 years, and Henry V. by his letters patent, dated the 1st January, 1 Henry V., had granted to them, for the enclosing and paving of the town for 30 years, that they might take and levy the customs underwritten, viz.
De quoit equo venal' - um denarm.
De quoit vacca venal' - um denarm.
De quoit seme tabular venal' - um obolum.
De quoit sacco bladi venal' - obolum.
De quoit corio venal' - um obolum.
De quoit corpore venal' carecte- um denarm.
De quoit pari ptar venal' - um denarm.
De quoit mcandisa valoris duor solidor venal' - um obolum.
De quoit meimonio valoris quinq solid' venal' - um denarm.
They prayed, that in consideration of their situation on the frontier of the marches of Uriel, and the necessity of their being defended against the Irish enemies, the King would confirm the murage, pavage, and customs of things for sale for the residue of the 30 years, and thence for ever; and therefore the King confirmed the term of 30 years, and granted to the provost, burgesses, anil commons, that, that term being ended, they should have and hold the murage, pavage, and customs' aforesaid, to be taken of things for sale in form aforesaid, to them, their heirs and successors, provosts, burgesses, and commons of the same town for ever, without any account to be rendered to the King, his heirs, officers, or ministers. (MCI)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 15/02/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
