Drogheda in Louth (Drogheda ex parte Urielis) was given a grant of murage dated 8/6/1319.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor and burgesses of the town of Droghda in the parts of Uriel, in addition to the grant made to them, 13 July 10 Edward II, for the strengthening of the wall and turrets of their town, in consideration of their expenses in making such repairs and in executing other works between their said town on that side and the river, of a further sum of 300 marks to be received after the termination of the former grant, viz. 60 marks a year for five years out of the farm of their town. By K. and C.
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Pro majore & burgensibus de Drogheda ex parte Urielis de muragio concesso.
Edwardus dei gracia Rex Anglie Dominus Hibern & Dux Aquit' Thes' & Baronibus suis de scaccario Dubl'n salutem Cum nos terciodecimo die Julii anno regni nostri Decimo per literas nostras patentes concesserimus dilectis nobis majori & Burgensibus nostris ville nostre de Drogheda ex parte Urielis in auxilium reparacionis & emendacionis muri & Turellorum ejusdem cille ex eadem parte qui ut dicebatur diruti fuerunt & confracti ad maximum periculum ejusdem ville & h'oum in ea commorancium ac eciam parcium adjacencium trescentas marcas de dono nostro precipiend' a praedicto terciodecimo die Julii infra tres annos proximo sequentes videlicet quolibet anno trium annorum eorumdem sexaginta marcas quas iidem major & Burgenses nobis annuatim solvere tenebantur ad scaccariam preadictam pro firma ville praedicte et Quadraginta marcas de exit' custume nostre in eadem ville per manus Collectorum custume ejusdem Nos qui jam considerantes quod Majorem & Burgenses praedictos circa reparacionem & emendacionem muri & turellorum predictorum ac quedam alia opera inter dictam villam ex parte predicta & aquam ibidem pro securitate & defensione ejusdem ville de novo construenda sumptus & misas opportebit apponere valde graviores volentesque ipsis majori and Bugensibus eo pretextu nec non pro bono & laudabili servicio quod nobis hactenus impenderunt & impendent in futurum facere gratiam uberiorem hac parte per alias literas nostras patentes concesserimus eis in auxilium reparacionis & emendacionis predictarum nec non construccionis operum eorumdem tresentas marcas de dono nostro ultra summas eis ut praemittitur per nos concessas percipiendas post lapsum trium annorum predictorum per quinque annos proximo sequentes videlicet quolibet anno quinque annorum eorumdem sexaginta marcas de firma ville supradicte prout in eisdem literis nostris plenius continetur vobis mandamus quod dictos majorem & Burgenses de dicta firma sexaginta marcas surante termino praedictorum quinque annorum ad dictam scaccariam exonerari & quietos esse faciatis T' meipso apud Eborum viiio die Junii r' n' duodecimo.
Granted by Edward II. (Regnal year 12). Granted at York. Granted by K. & C..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1903,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward II (1317-21) Vol. 3 p. 346
online copyCommissioners on the Public Records of Ireland, 1889 (prepared 1829-30),
Chartae Privilegia et Immunitates, being transcripts of charters and privileges to cities, towns, abbeys and other bodies corporated, 18 Henry II. to 18 Richard II., 1171 to 1395 (Dublin; Irish Record Commission) p. 51 (Ref. E Rot. Mem 13, 14 Edw. II. m. 2. d.]
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. 72-79
1835,
Reports from Commissioners: Municipal Corporations in Ireland Vol. 28 p. 806
online copy
Comments
Indexed in CPR as murage.
On the N side, in the grant of 1316/19, reference to additional works 'of new construction' may be an extension of the town wall, the strengthening of gates by the building of barbicans and/or the creation of additional mural towers along the wall (CPI 46, 51). (Thomas)
Not in CIRCLE, presumably because recorded on an Irish memoranda roll.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 13/01/2009. Last updated on 29/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
