Castledermot (Thistildormot) was given a grant of murage dated 1/9/1295.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Thistildormot of murage seven years. By pet. of C.
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Grant to the bailiffs and men of Thistildormont {?Tristledermont, co. Kildare} in aid of inclosing their vill and the greater security of those parts adjacent that from the day of making these presents until the end of 7 years they may take in that vill {the following customs, namely},
from each seam of corn on sale, 1/2d.;
each horse and mare, ox and cow, sold, 1/2d.;
each hide of horse, mare, ox and cow, fresh, salted or tanned, 1/4d.;
each cart bearing meat, salt or fresh, three half-pence;
5 fat pigs, 1/2d.;
each fresh salmon, 1/4d.;
10 sheep, goats, or hogs, 1/4d.;
10 fleeces, 1d.;
each hundred woolfels of sheep or goats, 1/2d.;
each hundred skins of lambs, hares, rabbits, foxes, cats, and squirrels, 1/2d.;
each horseload of cloth, 1/2d.;
each whole cloth, 1/2d.;
one hundred of linen cloth, canvas, cloth of Ireland, Galeweythe and worsted, 1/2d.;
each hogshead of wine and cinders, three half-pence;
each horseload of cinders, 1/2d.;
each horseload of honey, 1d.;
each hogshead of honey, 3d.;
each sack of wool, 4d.;
each truss of cloth brought by cart, 2d.;
each horseload of cloth and of other diverse and minute articles, 1/2d.;
each cartload of iron, 1d.;
each horseload 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 horseload of sea fish, 1/2d.;
each hundred boards, 1/2d.;
each quarter of salt, 1/4d.;
each wey of cheese and butter, 1/2d.;
each cartload of firewood or coals, by the week, 1/2d.;
each 1,000 nails, 1/4d.;
each 100 horse-shoes and clouts for carts, 1/2d.;
each quarter of tan, 1/4d.;
each truss of any kind of merchandise coming to the vill exceeding the value of 2s., 1/4d.
each hundred gads of steel, 1/2d.;
each hundred of Aberdene, 1d.;
each hundred of stockfish, 1/2d.;
10 pieces of canvas, 1/4d.;
10 gallons {lagenoe} of oil, 1/2d.;
and each millstone, 1/2d.
On completion of the 7 years the customs shall cease and be abolished. Westminster. {Pat., 23 Edw. I., m. 8.}
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 23). Granted at Westminster. Granted by pet. of C..
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. 106-7 No. 253
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. 49-51
Comments
Indexed as Castledermot (co. Kildare)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 10/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
