Carlingford is said to have been given a grant of murage dated 1492 but this report is rejected.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
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Granted by Henry VII. (Regnal year 7).
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. 32-34
Gale, P., 1834,
An Inquiry into the Ancient Corporate System of Ireland (London) p. 121
online copy
Comments
there was a 1492 murage charter (Gale 121) (Thomas).
In a similar manner, when a charter of like customs was made by King Henry VII. in the year 1492, for a certain number of years, to the provost, bailiffs, and community of the town of Carlingford, in the north of Ireland, it was under the same conditions, viz. " so always that the monies thereout arising for the murage and fortification of the town aforesaid, and not other-wise, faithfully be expended, but the term completed, the customs aforesaid shall wholly cease and be taken away. "Et non aliter." Charter of Carlingford 17 H. VII. (Gale)
This is a reference to the Charter of 17 Henry VII (1501) which Gale has incorrectly read as 7 Henry VII and dated as 1492, a mistake repeated by Thomas.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 29/03/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
