Carlingford was given a grant of murage dated 18/11/1501.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
18 Nov. 1501 Dublin
GRANT to the provost, bailiffs and community of the town of Carlingford, for 24 years, of certain customs towards the fortification of the town with a stone wall, because it has often been burned both by the Scots and the Irish.
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Rex concess' preposito, ballivis et communitati ville de Carlyngford per 24 an' certas custumas erga fortificacionem ej' muro lapideo, pro eo quod, tam per Scotos quam per Hibernic', sepius combusta fu'at. Dub', 18 Nov.
Granted by Henry VII. (Regnal year 17). Granted at Dublin.
Primary Sources
A Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters, c. 1244-1509, PR 17 Hen. VII
View CIRCLE recordTresham, Edward (ed), 1828,
Rotulorum patentium et clausorum cancellariae Hiberniae calendarium (Dublin; His Majesty's printers) p. 272 No. 4
Secondary Sources
Thomas, A., 1992,
The Walled Towns of Ireland Vol. 2 (Irish Academic Press) p. 32-34
1835,
Reports from Commissioners: Municipal Corporations in Ireland Vol. 28 p. 737
online copyOxford Archaeology, May 2007, _Carlingford Town Walls County Louth; Conservation Management Plan (Oxford Archaeology: Louth Council) (
Draft text online copy)
Comments
By charter, dated the 18th November, 17 Henry VII. (a. D. 1501,) enrolled, (Rot. Pat. 17 Henry VII. a. 4.) customs were granted for 24 years to the provost, bailiffs, and commonalty, towards fortifying the town with a stone wall, because it had been often burned both by the Irish and the Scots. (MCI)
The previous charters had seemingly given Carlingford a vested right to collect murage but presumably market pressures for a justification of such a tax meant a new grant was applied for.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 15/02/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
