Fethard (Fithard in Mounesterre) was given a grant of murage dated 2/1/1292.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the burgesses and good men of Fithard in Mounesterre, in aid of their town and for the greater security of Ireland, of murage for seven years.
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Grant to the burgesses and men of Fethard in Munster, for inclosing of their vill and for the greater security of Ireland, that they may take in that vill for 7 years from the making of these presents {the following custom, namely:-}
For every quarter of wheat for sale, 1/2d.;
each horse and mare, ox or cow, 1/2d.;
each hide of horse, mare, ox or cow, fresh, salt, or tanned, 1/4d.;
each cart carrying salt meat, 11/2d.;
5 pigs, 1/2d.;
10 gammons, 1/2d.;
each fresh salmon for sale, 1/4d.;
each lamprey for sale before Easter, 1/4d.;
10 sheep, goats, or hogs, 1d.;
10 fleeces, 1/2d.;
100 skins of woolfels, skins of goats, stags, hinds, bucks, and does, 1d.;
each 100 skins of lambs, kids, hares, rabbits, foxes, cats, asquirrels, 1/2d.;
each cartload of salt, 1d.;
each horse-load of salt, by the week, 1/4d.;
each horse-load of cloths, 1/2d.;
each entire cloth sold, 1/2d.;
one hundred of linen cloth, each hundred of cloth of Ireland sold, 1/4d.;
each cloth of silk with gold, silk tissue {de Samito}, diaper, and Baudekyn, 1/2d.;
each cloth of silk without gold, and et Chef de Sendallo affortiato, 1/4d.;
each cartload of sea fish sold, 4d.;
each horse-load of sea fish sold, 1/2d.;
each hogshead of wine sold, 11/2d.;
each horse-load of cinders for sale, 1/2d.;
each horse-load of honey, 1d.;
each hogshead of honey, 3d.;
each sack of wool, 2d.;
each truss of cloths brought by cart, 3d.;
each horse-load of cloth and other diverse and minute articles coming to the vill, 1/2d.;
each cartload of iron, 1d.;
each cartload of lead, 2d.;
each horse load of tan, by the week, 1/2d.;
each hundred of avoirdupois, 1d.;
each wey of soap and grease, 1d.;
each quarter of woad, 2d.;
each hundred of alum and copperas, 1/2d.;
2,000 onions, 1/4d.;
each horse-load of garlic, 1/2d.;
each 1,000 herrings, 1/4d.;
each 100 boards, 1/2d.;
each millstone, 1/2d.;
each quarter of salt, 1/4d.;
each quarter of flour, 1/2d.;
each wey of cheese and butter, 1/2d.;
each dozen horse-loads of coals, 1/2d.;
each cartload of firewood, by the week, 1/2d.;
each horse horse-load of logs, by the week, 1/4d.;
each cauldron for brewing, 1/2d.;
each bale of cordwain, 3d.;
each 1,000 nails for the roofs of houses, 1/4d.;
each 100 horseshoes and tires {cluti} for carts, 1/2d.;
each 2,000 of all kind of nails for sale, excepting nails for carts and roofs on houses, 1/4d.;
each truss of any kind of merchandise coming to the vill on sale and exceeding the value of 2s., 1/4d.
On completion of the term of 7 years the custom shall cease and be abolished. Westminster {Pat., 20 Edw. I., m. 27.}
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 20). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1893,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1281-91) Vol. 2 p. 465
online copySweetman, H.S. (ed), 1879,
Calendar of Documents Ireland 1285-1292 (London) p. 454 No. 1015
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. 102-3
Comments
Almost identical to the grant for Trim 1290. The scribes seem to have gone back to this older grant rather than the grant to Waterford of 1291.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 09/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
