Athboy may have been given a grant of murage dated 1494.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
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Granted by Henry VII. (Regnal year 9).
Primary Sources
The primary source is lost or obscure. moot
Secondary Sources
Thomas, A., 1992,
The Walled Towns of Ireland Vol. 2 (Irish Academic Press) p. 7-8
Morrin, J. (ed), 1863,
Calendar of the Patent and Close Rolls of Chancery in Ireland, from the 18th to the 45th of Queen Elizabeth Vol. 2 p. 454-5
online copy
Comments
Henry VII., in the ninth year of his reign, confirmed the charters of Henry IV. and Henry VI. (Morrin)
The 1404 is the earliest known grant for Athboy; it was renewed in 1426 or 1446 (date is ambiguous) and in 1494 (CPCR 1597, 452-4) (Thomas)
The suggestion, by Thomas, that the grant was renewed in 1494 is not really supported by Morrin. Murage was being collected (on through traffic) in 1508 after the end of the 60 year grant of 1446 (The 1426 date is clearly a typo) but it is likely this long grant became perpetual by default rather than royal intent, although the confirmation of the borough privileges of Henry IV would have provided implicit support for this borough assumption.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 28/03/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
