Dublin (Dubline) was given a grant of murage dated 26/3/1284.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Dublin of murage for seven years from Midsummer.
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Grant to the K.'s bailiffs and good men of the city of Dublin for 7 years from the feast of St. John the Baptist, a. r. 12 {June 24, 1284} of the following custom on inward and outward merchandise to aid in inclosing their city:-
From each hogshead of wine for sale, 2d;
each dicker of hides, 1d.;
each crannock of corn of any species, 1/4d.;
each crannock of salt, 1/4d.;
each crannock of flour, 1/4d.;
each dicker of goat skins, 1/2d.;
each band of iron, 1/2d.;
each 1/2 marcate of worked iron, 1/2d.;
each sack of wool, 2d.;
each cow, 1d.;
each ox, 1d.;
each horse or mare, 1d.;
each hog, 1/4d.;
8 2-year's old sheep, 1d.;
each piece of Irish cloth, 1/4d.;
each cartload of lead, 2d.;
each hundred of wax, 11/2d.;
each crannock of wood, 2d.; {sic woad is meant}
100 pounds of alum, 1d.;
200 boards, 1/4d.;
1/2 marcate of mercery and kitchen ware, 1/4d.;
each load of worked iron, 1/2d.;
each French millstone, 1d.;
each English millstone, 1/2d.;
each piece of cloth from beyond the seas, 1d.;
each piece of linen cloth from beyond the seas, 1/2d.;
each hundred of canvas, 1/2d.;
each weigh of tallow, 1/2d.;
each ship laden with 400 hogshead of Wine, 16d.;
each ship called Farecost, 8d.;
and skins worth 5s., 1/2d.
On completion of the term of 7 years aforesaid this custom shall cease and be abolished. Aberconway. {Pat., 12 Edw. I., m. 14.}
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Rex ballivis et probis hominibus civitatis sue Dubline salutem.
Sciatis quod concessimus vobis in auxiliuin dicte civitatis claudende ad securitatem et tuicionem ejusdem civitatis et parcium adjacencium a festo Sancti Johannis Baptiste, anno regni nostri duodecimo, usque ad finem septem annorum proximo sequencium completorum, quod capiatis in eadem civitate, tam de mercandisis intrinsccis quam forinsecis, consuetudinem subscriptam videlicet:
De quolibet dolio vini venalis, duos denarios.
De qualibet dacra coriorum venalium, unum denarium.
De quolibet crannoco bladi cujuscunque generis fuerit, quadrantem.
De quolibet crannoco salis venalis, quadrantem.
De quolibet crannoco farine, quadrantem.
De qualibet dacra coriorum caprinorum venaliuin, obolum.
De qualibet benda ferri venalis, obolum.
De dimidia marcata ferri operati, obolum.
De quolibet sacco lane venalis, duos denarios.
De qualibet vacca venali, unum denarium.
De quolibet bove venali, unum denarium.
De quolibet equo vel equa venali, unum denarium.
De quolibet porco venali, quadrantem.
De octo bidentibus venalibus, unum denarium.
De qualibet pecia panni Hibernici venalis, quadrantem.
De qualibet carrectata plumbi venalis, duos denarios.
De qualibet centena cere venalis, unum denarium et obolum.
De quolibet crannoco waide venalis, duos denarios.
De centum libris de aluma venali, unum denarium.
De ducentis bordis venalibus, quadrantem.
De dimidia marcata mercerie et baterie, quadrantem.
De qualibet loda ferri operati, obolum.
De qualibet mola Francisca, unum denarium.
De qualibet mola Anglica, obolum.
De qualibet pecia panni transmarini, unum denarium.
De qualibet pecia tele lanee transmarine, obolum.
De qualibet centena canevasii, obolum.
De qualibet peisia cepi, obolum.
De qualibet navi ponderis quadringentorum doliorum vini, sexdecim denarios.
De qualibet navi que vocatur Farecoste, octo denarios.
De pelura precii quinque solidorum, obolum.
Completo autem termino septem annorum predictorum ista consuetudo omnino cesset et deleatur.
In cujus, etc.
Teste, rege, apud Aberconewey, vicesimo sexto die Marcii {1284}.
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 12). Granted at Conway.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1893,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1281-91) Vol. 2 p. 117
online copySweetman, H.S. (ed), 1877,
Calendar of Documents Ireland 1252-1284 (London) p. 505 No. 2181
online copyGilbert, J.T. (ed), 1870,
Historic and Municipal Documents of Ireland, 1172-1320 (Rolls Series 53) p. 189-90
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Thomas, A., 1992, The Walled Towns of Ireland Vol. 2 (Irish Academic Press) p. 79-93
Comments
Dublin received more charters and other grants than any Irish town and generally set the pattern for such measures-the early ones were short term and infrequent, but right from the start involved the taking of tolls-1221, 1233, 1250-and monetary grants 1223-5 (out of fee-farm). There was an apparent gap, 1255-1278, after which a series of more eloborate but still short-term charters covered the years until 1302 (CDI and II, HMD), (Thomas)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 09/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
