Kinsale was given a grant of murage dated 24/2/1608.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
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Granted by James I. (Regnal year 7).
Primary Sources
Rot. Pat. 7 Jac. I. p. 3 m. 9, d. Rol. No. 16
Secondary Sources
Thomas, A., 1992, The Walled Towns of Ireland Vol. 2 (Irish Academic Press) p. 137-41
1835, Reports from Commissioners: Municipal Corporations in Ireland Vol. 27 p. 76
Comments
A murage tax was allowed in 1608-9 (MCI 76). (Thomas)
A charter granted by James I., dated on the 24th day of February, in the seventh year of his reign, 1608, 9, (enrolled Rot. Pat. 7 Jac. I. p. 3 m. 9, d. Rol. No. 16,) confirms to the sovereign and commons of Kinsale all their former privileges ... The charter then grants power to the soverign and commons to meet together and make bye-laws, and thereby to tax the inhabitants of said town and its liberties in reasonable sums for the expense of the walls of the said town, as it should to them seem expedient, so that same, however, should be expended for no private purpose whatsoever, but solely for the repairs of the walls; (MCI)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 04/04/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
