Drogheda in Louth (Drogheda versus Uriel) was given a grant of murage dated 9/4/1404.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Whereas the king has learnt that the mayor, bailliffs and burgesses of Drogheda versus Uriel in the land of Ireland on account of the greatness of their fee farm and the poverty of the commonalty are not able to enclose their town without the king's aid or to pave it as they wish, now the king in aid of the said enclosure and paving and for the repair and up-keep of the towers, quay and bridge of the said town has hereby granted to them the following customs and tolls on goods brought to the said town for sale, as follows:-
on every pound of ginger - 1/2d.
on every pound of saffron - 1d.
on every pound of pepper - 1/4d.
on every pound of galingale - 1/2d.
on every pound of 'clowys' - 1d.
on every pound of maces, cubebs and grains of Paradise (gregs de parys) - 1/2d.
on all kinds of spices of the value of 12d. - 1/4d.
on the hundred pounds of wax - 4d.
on the hundred pounds of almonds and rice (risca) - 2d.
on every frail (fraiello) of figs (fyges) and raisins - 1/2d.
on the hundred pounds of alum (alym) - 2d.
on the hundred pounds of leek seed (seminia porri) - 2d.
on the twelve pounds of onion seed (seminis ceparum) - 1d.
on every pound of silk (serics) - 2d.
on every bead of sindon (sindonis) - 1d.
on a hundred ells of canvas - 2d.
on every bolt 'de eylesham' - 1/2d.
on every piece of card (kard') - 1d.
on every chalon (chalon') or other cover for a bed - 1/2d.
on twelve hats of felt (capellis de feltro) - 1/4d.
on every piece of (legis) - 1d.
on every piece of whole English cloth - 4d.
on twelve ells of English cloth - 2d.
on every piece of Irish cloth containing 12 ells - 1d.
on every piece of Irish linen (linei) cloth containing 12 ells - 1/2d.
on every hundred of pieces of iron - 1d.
on every seam (seme) of 'slabbes' - 1d.
on a hundred stones of Spanish iron - 4d.
on every linch (lincis) of tin (stagni) - 1d.
on every fother (fotmell) of lead - 1/2d.
on a hundred pounds of scrap (scroff) - 1d.
on all kinds of 'averdepays' of the value of 12d. - 1/4d.
on the thousand (melle) of nails (clavoram de spykynges) - 1d.
on twelve plough-shares (sharris) - 1d.
on every frail of hammered ware (batery) - 4d.
on every great cauldron (grosso cacobe) - 1d.
on every saddle (vella) worth 5s. - 1/2d.
on every tun of wine - 4d.
on every pipe of wine - 2d.
on every crannock (crannoco) of malt ordinary (cursalis) and best (capitalis) - 1d.
on every crannock (crannoco) of corn - 1d.
on every load (summagio) of wheat - 1/2d.
on every tun of butter - 4d.
on every load (summagio) of butter - 1d.
on every (lefiro) of butter - 1d.
on every stone of tallow (cepi) - 1d.
on every tun of herring - 4d.
on every meas (meys') of herring - 1/2d.
on every crannock of salt - 1d.
on every crannock of barley, beans and peas - 1d.
on every crannock of flour of oats and corn - 1d.
on cheese and butter worth 12d. - 1/2d.
on every sack of wool - 4d.
on every stone of wool - 1d.
on every tanned hide fresh or salted - 1/2d.
on hides worth 12d. - 1/4d.
on each hundred skins (pellibus) of 'shorlyng' - 1/2d.
on each hundred wool-fells (pellibus lamatis) - 1/2d.
on each hundred skins (pellibus) of 'woll-fell' - 2d.
on a hundred lamb skins - 1d.
on a rabbit skins - 1d.
on other skins to the value of 12d. - 1/4d.
on every horse worth 40s. or more - 2d.
on every affer (affro) horse, bull, ox or cow - 1d.
on every calf - 1/4d.
on every pig, sheep and goat - 1/4d.
on every load of fish - 1/2d.
on a hundred dry fish - 1d.
on every salmon - 1/4d.
on a thousand eels and 'merlynges' - 1d.
on every kind of timber, and on carts with two wheels (bigis), carriages (curriculis), cars (carris) and boards (bordis) worth 12d. - 1/2d.
on every kind of merchandise not mentioned above, of the value of 2s. - 1/2d.
And the mayor, bailiffs and burgesses shall have power to receive the said tolls by persons appointed by themselves without rendering any account at the Exchequer of Ireland;
and no merchant or victualler or other person bringing any merchandise and goods for sale specified above or any other goods to the said town, which goods might tend to the profit or aid of the said town or for the defense of its citizens, shall be impeded or troubled in any way within or without the liberty of that town. By K.
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Feb. 25. 1427. Westminster. 5 Henry VI
Inspeximus and confirmation, by advice and assent of the lords spiritual and temporal in the Parliament held at Westminster, in the king's first year, to the mayor, sheriffs, burgesses and commonalty of the town of Drogheda of a charter dated 10 November, 2 Henry V {Charter Roll, 2 Henry, part 2, No. 3}, extending the grant of murage and pavage, made in No. 3 below, to the whole town, and inspecting and confirming the following:-
1. A charter dated 9 April, 15 Richard II {Charter Roll, 15-17 Richard II, No. 25},inspecting and confirming to the burgesses of Drogheda in Louth, a charter dated 12 February, 38 Edward III, inspecting and confirming, with additions, a charter dated 6 May, 5 Edward III, inspecting and confirming, with additions, a charter, dated 11 July, 10 Edward II, inspecting and confirming a charter dated 24 June, 33 Edward I, inspecting and confirming the following:-
(1)A charter dated 20 September, 13 Henry III, making this part of the town into a borough, and granting, amongst other things, the right to elect provosts and coroners.
(2)A charter dated 12 September, 37 Henry III, being a grant amongst other things, of the right to elect a mayor.
2. A charter dated 16 June, 17 Richard II {Charter Roll, 15-17 Richard II, No. 3}, inspecting and confirming to the steward and burgesses of Drogheda in Meath, a charter dated 6 May, Edward III, inspecting and confirming, with additions, a charter dated 7 February, 11 Edward II, inspecting and confirming, with additions, a charter dated 16 June, 31 Henry III, making this portion of the town into a borough, and granting, amongst other things, the right to elect a steward, provosts and coroners.
3. A charter dated 9 April, 5 Henry IV {Charter Roll, 5 Henry IV, No. 1}, being a grant to the mayor and burgesses of Drogheda in Louth (versus Uriell) of murage and pavage for ever.
4. A charter dated 1 November, 14 Henry IV {Charter Roll, 13 and 14 Henry IV, No. 1}, uniting the two towns of Drogheda in Louth and Drogheda in Meath on either side of the Boyne into one town, and making the same a county in itself, the burgesses of which are to elect annually their mayor and sheriffs.
5. Letters patent under the seal of Ireland, tested at Dublin by Thomas archbishop of Dublin and justice of Ireland, 12 September 2 Henry V, being an exemplification of similar letters patent, tested at Conall by Thomas de Lancastre, steward of England and lieutenant of Ireland, 8 March, 4 Henry IV, being a grant to the steward, bailiffs and burgesses of Drogheda in Meath rent free for ever of 32 acres of land called 'Arondeleslond,' and 18s. of rent, sometime of Gilbert Thedrych, which escheated to Edward III, and after being granted by him to the then steward and burgesses for 50s. a year, was granted to the same rent free for 10 years by letters patent dated 7 January, 18 Richard II.
By K. and C. in Parliament
Granted by Henry IV. (Regnal year 5). Granted at Tower of London. Granted by K..
Details of the petition which resulted in this grant can be seen
at this link. 
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1916,
Calendar of Charter Rolls 15 Edward III - 5 Henry V 1341-1417 Vol. 5. (HMSO) p. 424-6
online copyMaxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1901,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry VI (1422-29) Vol. 1 p. 419
online copy
Secondary Sources
1835,
Reports from Commissioners: Municipal Corporations in Ireland Vol. 28 p. 807, 809
online copy
Comments
A statute of the same reign (R. Stat. 25 Henry VI. c. 32,) recited, that by patent dated 9th April, 5 Henry IV., the customs and toll had been granted to the mayor and burgesses for ever, without accounting to the King; that the said patent had been confirmed by the present King; that the mayor, &c., applied the said customs to the murage, pavage, and pontage of the town; and that the chief baron of the Exchequer had lately called them to account; and it enacted that the mayor and commonalty should be discharged from making any account to the King. (MCI p. 809)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 20/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
