The Gatehouse website record of a grant of murage for Kilkenny granted 24/6/1291

Kilkenny was given a grant of murage dated 24/6/1291.

This was in the form of:-

Surtax:- for 4 years Starting 1/8/1291 running to 31/7/1295.

Wording

Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Kilkenny of murage for four years from the feast of St. Peter ad Vincula next.
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Grant to the bailiffs and men of Kilkenny, for 4 years from the feast of St. Peter ad vincula {Aug. 1} next ensuing, in aid of inclosing their vill, for improvement thereof, and the security of the men adjacent, of the following customs, namely:-
From each seam of wheat for sale, 1/2d.;
each horse, mare, ox and cow, 1/2d.;
each hide of horse, mare, ox, and cow, fresh, salt, or tanned, 1/4d.;
each cart carrying meat, salt or fresh, 11/2d.;
5 hogs, 1/2d.;
each salmon, fresh or salt, 1/4d.;
10 sheep, goats, or pigs, 1d.;
10 fleeces, 1d.;
each 100 skins of sheep or goats, 1/2d.;
each 100 skins of lambs, hares, rabbits, foxes, cats, and squirrels, 1/2d.;
each seam of cloths, 1/2d.;
each entire cloth, 1/2d.;
one hundred of linen cloth, canvas cloths of Ireland, Galewych, and worsted, 1d.;
each hogshead of wine and cinders, 11/2d.;
each seam of honey, 1d.;
each sack of wool, 4d.;
each truss of cloth brought by carts, 2d.;
each seam of cloth and other diverse and minute articles, 1/2d.;
each cartload of iron, 1d.;
each seam of iron, 1/2d.;
each cartload of lead 2d.;
each cartload of tan by the week, 1d.;
each quarter of woad, 2d.;
2,000 onions, 1/4d.;
8 sheaves of garlic, 1/4d.;
each 1,000 herrings, 1/4d.;
each seam of sea-fish, 1/2d.;
each 100 boards, 1/2d.;
each quarter of salt, 1/4d.;
each wey of cheese and butter, 1/2d.;
each cartload of firewood or coals, 1/2d. by the week;
each 1,000 nails, 1/4d.;
each 100 horse-shoes and tires {cluti} for carts, 1/2d.;
each quarter of tan, 1/4d.;
each truss of any kind of wares exceeding the value of 2s., 1/4d.
each 100 gads {gaddi} of steel, 1/2d.;
each 1 cwt, de Aberdon', 1d.;
each 1 cwt. of stockfish, 1/2d.;
10 stone of canvas, 1/4d.;
10 flaggons of oil, 1/2d.;
and each millstone, 1/2d.
Mandate that the custom aforesaid may be taken for 4 years from the feast of St. Peter 'ad vincula next ensuing, and that on completion of this term it shall cease. Berwick-upon-Tweed. {Pat., 19 Edw. I., m. 11.}

Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 19). Granted at Berwick-on-Tweed.

Primary Sources

Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1893, Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1281-91) Vol. 2 p. 435 online copy
Sweetman, H.S. (ed), 1879, Calendar of Documents Ireland 1285-1292 (London) p. 409-10 No. 912 online copy

Secondary Sources

Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Munby, J. and Tyler, R., 2005, Kilkenny City Walls: Heritage Conservation Plan (Kilkenny: The Heritage Council) p. 190, Appendix B online copy
Thomas, A., 1992, The Walled Towns of Ireland Vol. 2 (Irish Academic Press) p. 126-32

Comments

The grant of 1266 for 3 years (CDI II 796), made again at the request of the lord, the Earl of Gloucester, is the first of a long series which became almost continuous from the late 14th century (CDI I 1913, 2136; II 913; V 239; CPI 62, 70, 79, 89; MCI 533) (Thomas)
Clearly based on the previous grant to Trim but with many omissions and then a series of additions (including some of the previous omitted items i.e millstones) - rates generally unchanged.

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