The Gatehouse website record of a grant of murage for Waterford granted 25/4/1243

Waterford was given a grant of murage dated 25/4/1243.

This was in the form of:-

Surtax:- for 3 years Starting 29/9/1243 running to 28/9/1246.

Wording

Grant to the citizens of Waterford of murage for three years from Michaelmas next, to be applied to the walling of that city and no other purpose by view and testimony of two lawful men to be appointed by the justiciary of Ireland.
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Pro civibus de Waterforde.—Rex civibus Waterforde, salutem. Sciatis quod concessimus vobis in auxilium civitatis vestre Waterforde claudende et ad, tuitionem et defensionem ejusdem civitatis et partium circum adjacentium, quod a festo Beati Michaelis, anno etc. xxvij., usque in iij. annos completos, capiatis in eadem civitate consuetudinem subscriptam ponendam in clausuram murorum civitatis ejusdem, per visum et testimonium duorum legalium hominum quos justiciarius noster Hybernie ad hoc assignabit, qui videant quod predicta consuetudo in hoc tantum et in nullo alio ponatur:
scilicet de qualibet nave veniente apud Waterfordam et ferente centum dolia vini, vel plus, duos solidos;
et de qualibet nave veniente apud Waterfordam et ferente minus quam centum dolia, xij. denarios de fretto navis;
De vacuis navibus venientibus ad henerandum, xij. denarios.
De quolibet dolio vini, j. denarium.
De quolibet dolio mellis, ij. denarios.
De quolibet miliario maeremii ad tunellos. unum obolum.
De miliario borderum, j. denarium.
De quolibet centum bordorum ad navos, j. denarium.
De dacra coriorum siccorum el salsatorum, j. obolum.
De dacra coriorum tannatorum, j. denarium.
De dacra agnorum, hedorum, leporum et scurellorum, j. obolum.
De tymbra pellium vulpium et martynarum, j. obolum.
De duodena fururarum de agnis et penularium, unum denarium.
De sacco lane ij. denarios.
De centum ulnis pannorum tinctorum, iiij. denarios.
De centum ulnis de canevaz, unum obolum.
De duodena capitum de cendallo, ij. denarios.
De centum libris cere et piperis, ij. denarios.
De centum libris waide de Kaam, ix. denarios.
De quolibet dolio cinerum. unum denarium.
De peisia frumenti, salis et ferri, unum denarium.
De centum ferri, unum obolum.
De carrata plumbi, unum denarium.
De peysia uncti, sepi el butiri. unum obolum.
De centum salmonum, cungruorum et muluwelle, unum denarium.
De centum de hakes, unum obolum.
De meisia allecum, unum quaiterium.
De duodena patellarum et canderiarum, unum obolum.
De quolibet bove, vacca et equo venditis ad lucrandum, scilicet de emptore unum obolum;
de quolibet porco et bacone, eodem modo unum quarterium.
Ita quod vos de rebus et mercandisis vestris propriis per eundem terminum eandem detis consuetudinem; et quod occasione hujus consuetudinis post predictos .ij. annos nichil capiatis de premissis, set statim completo termino illo cadat consuetudo et penitus aboleatur. Et ideo vobis mandamus quatinus in auxilium predicte civitatis vestre, tam de vobis ipsis quam de aliis, usque ad prefatum terminum predictam consuetudinem capiatis, sccundum quod predictum est. T. ut sa. {Burdegalam, xxv. die Aprilis}
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April 25. 2613. Grant to the K.'s citizens of Waterford, for 3 years firom Michaelmas, a. r. 27, of customs to be applied in inclosing their city with walls, by view of 2 lawful men whom the justiciary of Ireland shall assign for the purpose, as follows, namely :-
From every ship coming to Waterford carrying 100 hogsheads of wine or more, 2s. freight;
every ship carrying less than 100 hogsheads, 12d. freight;
empty ships coming to lade, 12d.;
every hogshead of wine, 1d.;
every hogshead of honey, 2d.;
every thousand of timber for making tuns, 1/4d.;
1,000 boards, 1d.;
every 100 boards for ships. 1d.;
a dicker of dried and cured hides, 1/2d.;
a dicker of tanned hides, 1d.;
a dicker of stags', goats', and horses' hides, 1/4d.;
100 skins of rabbits and sheep, 1/2d.;
100 skins of lambs, kids, hares, and squirrels, 1/2d.;
a timmer {tymbra} of skins of wolves and martens, 1/2d.;
a dozen furs of lambs and a dozen tippets {penularum}, 1d.;
a sack of wool, 2d.;
100 ells of dyed doth, 4d.;
100 ells of canvas, 1/2d.;
100 bundles or bales {capita} of sendal, 2d.;
100 lbs. of wax and pepper, 2d.;
100 lbs. of cummin, 1/2d.;
100 lbs. of alum. 1d.;
a frail of woad de Vermundeis, 18d.;
a frail of woad de Kaam, 9d.;
a hogshead of coals, 1d.;
a weigh of wheat, salt, and iron. 1d.;
one hundred of iron, 1/2d.;
a cartload of lead. 1d.;
a weigh of lard, soap, and butter, 1/2d.;
100 salmon, conger, and mullet. 1d.;
100 hakes, 1/2d;
a mese of herrings, 1/4d.;
a dozen plates and kettles {cauderiarum}, 1/2d.;
each ox, cow, and horse sold for profit, namely, from the buyer, 1/2d.;
and each hog and pig in like manner, 1/4d.
The citizens shall during the above term give the same customs out of their own chattels and merchandise; and at the end of 3 years the customs shall cease and be abolished. Mandate accordingly to the citizens. {Chart., 27 Hen. III., m. 10.}

Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 27). Granted at Bordeaux.

Primary Sources

1906, Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1232-47) Vol. 3 p. 376 online copy
Michel, F. (ed), 1885, Rôles Gascons, 1242-54, tome premier (Paris) p. 128-9 No. 972 online copy
Sweetman, H.S. (ed), 1875, Calendar of Documents Ireland 1171-1251 (London) p. 389-90 No. 2613 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. 200-10

Comments

Subsequent 13th century murage pattern-1233-4, 1236, 1243, each for 3 or 4 years but with lists of tolls becoming longer; then none until the 1290-1, granted for 4 years, in which the 50 year period without grants is used as an argument for renewal of murage 'in order to repair the city walls and gates' (CDI I 2031/3, 2355, 2613 and III 622, 917). (Thomas)

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