Dublin (Dubline) was given a grant of murage dated 26/8/1295.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Dublin of murage for seven years. By petition returned from the Council.
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Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Dublin, in aid of inclosing of their city, and for the greater security of those parts that for seven years from the making of these presents they may take in their city {the following custom, namely:-},
from each quarter of corn for sale, 1/2d.;
each horse or mare, ox, cow for sale, 1/2d.;
each hide of horse, mare, ox, or cow, fresh, salt, or tanned, 1/4d.;
each cart carrying salt meat for sale, three half-pence;
5 fat pigs, 1/2d.;
10 gammons, 1/2d.;
each fresh salmon, 1/4d.;
each lamprey before Easter, 1/4d.;
10 sheep, goats, or hogs, 1d.;
10 fleeces, 1/2d.;
100 woolfels of sheep, and skins of goats, stags, and hinds, fallow deer, male and female, 1d.;
100 skins of lambs, kids, hares, rabbits, foxes, cats, and squirrels, 1/2d.;
each cartload of salt, 1d.;
each horseload of salt by the week, 1/4d.;
each horseload of cloth, 1/2d.;
each whole cloth sold, 1/2d.;
1 hundred of linen cloths, canvas, Irish cloths, Galeweyth and worsted, 1d.;
each cloth of silk with gold, of samite, diaper, and Baudekyn, 1/2d.;
each cloth of silk without gold and chef de cendallo affortiato, 1/4d.;
each cartload of sea fish sold, 4d.;
each horseload of sea fish sold, 1/2d.;
each hogshead of wine, 3 half-pence;
each horseload of cinders, 1/2d.;
each horseload of honey, 1d.;
each hogshead of honey, 3d.;
each sack of wool, 2d.;
each truss of cloth brought by cart, 3d.;
each horse-load of cloth or of other diverse and minute articles for sale, 1/2d.;
each cartload of iron, 1d.;
each cartload of lead and tin, 2d.;
each horse load of tan by the week, 1/2d. ;
of avoirdupois, to wit, the hundred, 1d.;
each wey of grease and fat, 1d.;
each quarter of woad, 2d.;
each hundred of alum and copperas, 1/2d.;
two thousands onions, 1/4d.;
each horseload of garlic, 1/2d.;
each thousand herrings, 1/4d.;
each hundred 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 horseloads of coals, 1/2d.;
each cartload of firewood by the week, 1/2d.;
each horseload of wood by the week, 1/4d.;
each cauldron for brewing, 1/2d.;
each bale of cordwain 3d.;
each ship laden with firewood, 1/2d.;
each thousand nails for the roofs of houses, 1/4d.;
each hundred horseshoes and clouts for carts, 1/2d.;
2,000 of any kind of nails, except nails for carts and for roofs on houses, 1/4d.;
and from each truss of any kind of merchandise coming to the city 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., 23 Edw. I., m. 8.}
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Rex ballivis et probis hominibus civitatis sue Dubline salutem.
Sciatis quod concessimus vobis in auxilium civitatis predicte claudende, et ad majorem securitatem parcium illarum, quod a die confectionis presentium usque ad finem septem annorum proximo sequencium completorum capiatis in civitate predicta:
De quolibet quarterio bladi venali unum denarium.
De quolibet equo et equa, bove et vacca venali, unum obolum.
De quolibet corio equi et eque, bovis et vacce, frisco salito vel tannato, venali, unum quadrantem.
De qualibet carrecta ferente carnes salitas venales, tres obolos.
De quinque baconibus venalibus, unum obolum.
De decern pernis venalibus, unum obolum.
De quolibet salmone frisco venali, unum quadrantem.
De qualibet lampreda venali ante Pascham, unum quadrantem.
De decem omnibus capris vel porcis venalibus, unum denaiium.
De decem velleribus venalibus, unum obolum.
De centena pellium ovium lanutarum caprarum, cervorum, bissarum, damorum et damarum venalium, unum denarium.
De qualibet centena pellium agnorum, capriolorum, leporum, cuniculorum, vulpium, catorum et squirellorum venalium, unum obolum.
De qualibet carectata salis venalis, unum denarium.
De quolibet summagio salis venalis per ebdomodani, unum quadrantem.
De quolibet summagio pannorum venalium, unum obolum.
De quolibet panno integro vendito, unum obolum.
De centena linee tele, canevatii, pannorum Hibernicorum, Galeweythe et Worthstede vendita, unum denarium.
De quolibet panno de serico cum auro de samito, drapre et baudekyn, unum obolum.
De quolibet panno de serico sine auro et chef de cendallo afforciato, unum quadrantem.
De qualibet carecta piscis marini vendita, quatuor denarios.
De quolibet summagio piscis marini vendito, unum obolum.
De quolibet dolio vini vendito, tres obolos.
De quolibet summagio cinerum vcnabili unum obolum.
De quolibet summagio mellis venali, unum obolum.
De quolibet dolio mellis venali, tres denarios.
De quolibet sacco lane venali, duos denarios.
De quolibet trussello pannorum venali ducto per cerectam, tres denarios.
De quolibet summagio panni venali, vel aliarum rerum diversarum et minutarum venalium venientum ad dictam civitatem, unum obolum.
De qualibet carectata ferri venali, unura deuarium.
De qualibet carectata plumbi et stagni venali, duos denarios.
De quolibet summagio tanni venali per ebdomadam, unuin obolum.
De averio de pondere : scilicet de centena, unum denarium.
De qualibet pisa sepi et uucti venali, unum denarum.
De quolibet quarterio wayde venali, duos denarios.
De qualibet centena de alumo et coperose venali, unum obolum.
De duobus milliaribus ceparum venalibus, unum quadrantem.
De quolibet summagio allei venali, unum obolum.
De quolibet inilliare hallecum venali, unum quadrantem.
De qualibet centena bordi venali, unum obolum.
De qualibet mola venali, unum obolum.
De quolibet quarterio salis venali, unum quadrantem.
De quolibet quarterio farine venali, unum obolum.
De qualibet pisa casei et butiri venali, unum obolum.
De qualibet duodena summagiorum carbonum venali, unum obolum.
De qualibet carectata busce venali per ebdomadam, unum obolum.
De quolibet summagio busce venali per ebdomadam, unum quadrantem.
De quolibet calderio ad braciandiim venali, unum obolum.
De qualibet bala cordewainn venali, tres denarios.
De qualibet navi carcata busca venali, unum obolum.
De quolibet miliiare clavorum ad cumulum domus venali, unum quadrantem.
De qualibet centena ferrorum ad equos, et clittorum ad carectas, venali, unum obolum.
De duobus milliaribus omnimodorum clavorum venalibus, exceptis clavis ad carectas et ad cumulum domus, unum quadrantem.
De quolibet trussello cujuscunque mercimonii venali veniente ad predictam civitatem et excedente valorem duorum solidorum, unum quadrantem.
Et ideo vobis mandamus, quod predictas consuetudines usque ad finem termini predicti capiatis sicut predictura est.
Completo autem termino dictorum septem annorum dicte consuetudines penitus cessent et deleantur.
In cujus, etc. Per predictos septem annos duraturas.
Teste, rege, apud Westmonasterium, vicesimo sexto die Augusti. {1295.}
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 23). Granted at Westminster. Granted by pet. returned from the Council..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1895,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1292-1301) Vol. 3 p. 145
online copySweetman, H.S. (ed), 1881,
Calendar of Documents Ireland 1293-1301 (London) p. 105-6 No. 250
online copyGilbert, J.T. (ed), 1870,
Historic and Municipal Documents of Ireland, 1172-1320 (Rolls Series 53) p. 191-94
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 elaborate but still short-term charters covered the years until 1302 (CDI and II, HMD), (Thomas)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 10/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
