Dublin (Dubline) was given a grant of murage dated 10/9/1297.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of the city of Dublin of murage for five years. By C.
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The K. notifies to the bailiffs and good men of Dublin that he grants to them in aid of the inclosure of their city, and for the greater security of that city and neighbouring parts, that from the making of these presents until the end of five years they may take in their city from intrinsic and foreign merchandise the following custom, namely:-
From each hogshead of wine for sale, 2d.;
each dicker of hides for sale, 1d.;
each crannock of any kind of corn, 1/4d.;
each crannock of salt, 1/4;
each crannock of flour, 1/4;
each dicker of goats' skins, 1/2d.;
each band of iron, 1/2d.;
1/2 mark's worth 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 two years' old sheep, 1d.;
each piece of Irish cloth, 1/4d.;
each cart-load of lead, 2d.;
each hundred of wax, 11/2d.;
each crannock of woad, 2d.;
100 lbs of alum, 1d.;
two hundred boards, 1/4d.;
1/2 mark's worth of mercery and bateria, 1/4d.;
each load of worked iron, 1/2d.;
each French mill-stone, 1d.;
each English mill-stone, 1/2d.;
each piece of foreign cloth, 1d.;
each piece of foreign linen cloth, 1/2d.;
each hundred of canvas, 1/2d.;
each weigh of fat, 1/2d.;
each ship laden with the weight of forty hogshead of wine for sale anywhere, 16d.;
each ship called Farecost, 8d.;
and skins of the price of 5s. , 1/2d.
On completion of the term of five years the custom shall cease and be abolished. Witness, Edward the K.'s son. St. Paul's {Pat., 25 Edw. I., pt. 2, m. 5.}
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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 ejusdem civitatis et partium adjacentium, quod a die confectionis presentium usque ad finem quinque annorum proximo sequentium completorum, capititis in eadem civitate, tam de mercandisis intrinsecis quam forinsecis, consuetudines subscriptas, videlicet:
De quolibet dolio vini venalis, duos denarios.
De qualibet dacra coriorum venalium, unum denarium.
De quolibet crannoco bladi, cujuscunque generis fuerit, unum quadrantem.
De quolibet crannoco salis venalis, unum quadrantem.
De quolibet crannoco farine venalis, unum quadrantem.
De qualibet dacra corioram caprinoram venalium unum obolum.
De qualibet benda ferri venalis, unum obolum.
De dimidis tuarcata ferri operati, unum 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, unum quadrantem.
De octo bidentibus venalibus, unum denarium.
De qualibet pecia panni Hibernici venalis, unum quadrantem.
De qualibet carectata 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, unum quadrantem.
De dimidia marcata mercerie et baterie, unum quadrantem.
De qualibet loda ferri operati, unum obolum.
De qualibet mola Francisca, unum denarium.
De qualibet mola Anglica, unum obolum.
De qualibet pecia panni transmarini venalis, unum denarium.
De qualibet pecia tele linee transmarine venalis, unum obolum.
De qualibet centena de canevace, unum obolum.
De qualibet peisa cepi, unum obolum.
De qualibet navi ponderis quadringentorum doliorum vini, quacumque mercandisa carcata, sexdecim denarios.
De qualibet navi que vocatur Farecost, octo denarios.
De pelura pretii quinque solidorum, unum obolum.
Et ideo vobis mandamus quod predictas consuetudines usque ad finem termini predicti capiatis, sicut predictum est. Completo autem termino dictorum quinque annorum dicte consuetudines penitus cessent et deleantur
In cujus, etc. Per predicto quinque annos duraturas.
Teste, Edwardo. filio regis, apud Sanctum Paulum,
Londinii, dechao die Septembris. Per consilium. {1297.}
Granted by Edward I {Prince Edward}. (Regnal year 25). Granted at St. Paul's, London. Granted by By C..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1895,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1292-1301) Vol. 3 p. 308
online copySweetman, H.S. (ed), 1881,
Calendar of Documents Ireland 1293-1301 (London) p. 206-7 No. 435
online copyGilbert, J.T. (ed), 1870,
Historic and Municipal Documents of Ireland, 1172-1320 (Rolls Series 53) p. 194-5
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)
A return to the form of 1284. Was this new murage sort after just two years of the previous seven year grant to go back to this older form? Was there a financial advantage? or just resistance to the newer form?
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 10/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
