Cork was given a grant of murage dated 13/7/1284.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs, burgesses and good men of Cork, of murage for five years from Michaelmas.
July 16. Carnarvon.
Licence for the citizens and good men of Cork to apply the customs granted to then for murage alone to the improvement of walls, port and bridges alike, and also to utilize a certain common plot there for building purposes, the receipts accruing therefrom to go to the repair of the port and ruinous bridges.
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2247. The K. having granted to the citizens and good men, from Michaelmas next ensuing, certain customs to improve their walls, had learnt that the bridges of that vill are ruinous, and the port the port their so deteriorated that unless a speedy remedy is provided the vill itself will suffer no small detriment. There is also a vacant place which if built upon would confer great advantage on the vill. Although the customs to be taken are specially assigned to the improvement of the walls, the K. grants that the citizens and good men aforesaid may apply the customs as they deem most conducive to the security and improvement of the vill, as well to the improvement of the port and bridges as to that of the walls, and to the building upon the said place, if sufficient for the purpose. Carnarvon. {Pat., 12 Edw. I. m.7}
A similar grant dated July 16. {Chancery Files, Edw. I., No. 37.}
2248. Grant to the bailiffs, burgesses, and other good men of cork for 5 years from Michaelmas next ensuing of the following custom to aid them in inclosing their vill of Cork, namely:-
From each ship carrying 100 hogshead of wine or more, 2s.;
each ship carrying less than 100 hogshead, 12d.;
each empty ship coming to be laden, 12d.;
each hogshead of wine for sale, 1d.;
each hogshead of honey for sale, 2d.;
each thousand of timber, 1/2d.;
each thousand of boards, 1d.;
each dicker of hides, 1/2d.;
each dicker of of hides of stags, horses, and goats, 1/4d.;
each hundred of rabbits' or sheep's skins, 1d.;
each hundred of lambs', kids', and squirrels' skins, 1/2d.;
each timber of foxes' or martens' skin, 1/2d.;
each dozen of lambs' skins, 1d.;
each sack of wool, 2d.;
each piece of wool, 1/2d.;
each hundred of Irish cloth, 4d.;
each piece of Irish cloth, as well linen as woollen, 1/4d.;
each farlinga worth 3s, 1/2d.;
each hundred of canvas, 1/2d.;
each dozen heads {capita} of sendal, 2d.;
each hundred of wax, pepper, almonds, and rice, 2d.;
each hundred of cummin, 1/2d.;
each hundred of alum, 1d.;
each crannock of woad, 1d.;
each hogshead of common cinders, 1d.;
each weigh of tallow, grease, cheese, or butter, 1/2d.;
each mease of herrings, 1/4d.;
each hundred of salmon, conger, ling, and mulvels, 7d.;
each hundred of hake, 1/2d.;
each dozen of plates and cauldrons, 1d.;
each ox, cow, horse, or mare, 1d.;
each hog and pig, 1d.;
each sheep or goat, 1/4d.;
each carcase of an ox, 1/2d.;
each dyed English cloth, 2d.;
each English cloth not dyed, 1d.;
two French cloths, 1d.;
each truss of cloth or other merchandise, 4d.;
each seam of onions and garlic, 1d.;
each weigh of wheat and other kind of corn, 1d.;
each crannock of oatmeal, 1/2d.;
1/2 marcate of any kind of mercery or kitchen utensils, 1/2d.;
and 3 solidates of every kind of merchandise not before named, 1/4d.
On completion of the said term of 5 years the custom shall cease and be abolished. Carnarvon. {Pat., 12 Edw I., m.7.}
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 12). Granted at Carnarvon.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1893,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1281-91) Vol. 2 p. 127
online copySweetman, H.S. (ed), 1877,
Calendar of Documents Ireland 1252-1284 (London) p. 520-1 No. 2247/8
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. 60-67
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 09/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
