Dublin was given a grant of murage dated 26/8/1464.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Edward IV., out of his rent from the city of Dublin, grants thirty pounds annually, for the ensuing twelve years, to John Bennett, Thomas Newbury, Philip Bedlowe, William Grampe, and Arland Ussher, citizens and merchants of Dublin, to be expended on the walls, fosses, and gates of the city, under the supervision of four citizens to be elected annually in the common assembly of the city. This grant is made because the frontiers on the march adjacent to the city are to a great extent devastated and destroyed by the English rebels and Irish enemies. The city walls are decayed and weak, the liege subjects and inhabiants are unable to sustain the costs of repair, in consequence of the continuous burthens on them in daily defending the land and the people in the absence of the King's Lieutenant; and thus the city may possibly be lost, if not aided by his Majesty.
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26 Aug. 1464
GRANT to John Bennet and others as in inspeximus of 5 Nov. a.r. 16.
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5 Nov. 1476 Dublin
INSPEXIMUS of statute made in parliament at Dublin on Friday after St Margaret the Virgin 15 Edw. IV before William , bp Meath, deputy of George, duke of Clarence; and adjourned to Drogheda and thence to Dublin on the Monday after SS Philip and James ; the record remaining in the chancery rolls, viz.: 'By letters patent dated 14 Feb. 34 Hen. VI, the late K. granted to four citizens of Dublin £6 p.a. from the fee-farm of the city for 40 years to be expended upon repairs of walls and gates; and by letters patent dated 24 June 4 Edw. IV, the present K. granted to four citizens of the same city 20m for 40 years from the fee-farm similarly to be expended on the walls and gates; and also the same K. by letters patent of 26 Aug. 4 Edw. IV granted to John Bennett and other citizens £30 p.a. for 12 years to be expended on gates on view of four citizens chosen by assembly of same. The mayor and citizens of Dublin plead that they have often been in danger in resisting the malice of the Irish enemies, and the commons are so much impoverished that they cannot purchase armour for the field, and that the mayor and commons have often resisted the insurrections and wars that have threatened the destruction of the land of Ire. Having considerd the premises, GRANT by the authority of parliament that the said £6 and £30 are to be received for 40 years after the end of the original term, to be expended on the same works, with the account to be audited by the mayor or four of his fellows annually.' EXEMPLIFICATION of this by the said deputy.
Attested: William Sherwood, bp Meath, deputy
Granted by Edward IV. (Regnal year 4). Granted at Woodstock.
Primary Sources
Gilbert, J.T. (ed) et al, 1889,
Calendar of the ancient records of Dublin Vol. 1 p. 31-32
online copyA Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters, c. 1244-1509, PR 4 Edw. IV
View CIRCLE recordA Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters, c. 1244-1509, PR 16 Edw. IV
View CIRCLE record
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 01/04/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
