Cork was given a grant of murage dated 26/11/1368.
This was in the form of:-
This is a grant which may have been used for walls but could have been used for other civic improvements.
Wording
Grant for seven years to the mayor, bailiffs and good men of the city of Cork of murage in aid of the repair of their walls and towers which, because the city is founded on watery soil, are daily penetrated and weakened by the ebb and flow of the sea; and of pavage for the same term. By C.
Granted by Edward III. (Regnal year 42). Granted at Westminster. Granted by C..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1913,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward III (1367-70) Vol. 14 p. 185
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. 60-67
Comments
'typical petition style; superficially suggesting bureaucratic empathy and omniscience but, in reality, recursive drafting of petitions. Interestingly they did not mention problems with the "Irish rebels" (Coulson).
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 17/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
