Dover was given a grant of murage dated 28/3/1396.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor and bailiffs of Dover of murage for seven years, viz.
from every horseman passing through or coming from abroad, for himself, horse and groom, 1d.;
from every footman, 1/2d.;
from every merchant-ship putting in at the harbour with merchandise, 4d.;
from every boat of merchant or fisherman, laden with merchandise, fish or herring, 2d.;
and from all other wares and things for sale not specified, coming by land or sea to the town for export, except wools, hides and wool-fells. 1d. for {the value of} 1l., 1/2d. for 10s.,and 1/4d. for 5s.
By C.
Granted by Richard II. (Regnal year 19). Granted at York. Granted by C..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1905,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Richard II (1392-96) Vol. 5 p. 691
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Comments
Dover being such a heavy embarkation port, for passengers rather than freight, needed a rather different grant levying of murage covering ships and boats just putting in. Goods are included but not enumerated and seemingly of lesser importance. c.f. Sandwich 1385, on good for resale. A toll on passengers is notable, otherwise usual only for bridges. It could be resented and may well have been lucrative. Dover was also used as a central point to ship the export of bullion, War-horses etc. (Coulson)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 18/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
