The Gatehouse website record of a grant of murage for Dublin granted 30/5/1250

Dublin (Dubline) was given a grant of murage dated 30/5/1250.

This was in the form of:-

Surtax:- for 3 years Starting 30/5/1250 running to 29/5/1253.

Wording

Grant to the good men of Dublin of murage for three years.
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Permission to levy at Dublin, during three years, tolls as follows, for fortifying and enclosing the city:-
of every crannoc of wheat, one farthing;
of every crannoc of flour one farthing;
of every butt of wine, two pence;
of every butt of honey, four pence;
of every weigh of wool, one penny;
of every dacre* of hides, one penny;
of every dacre of hides of stag, goat, or horse, one halfpenny;
of every great ship, sixteen pence;
of every smaller ship, eight pence;
of every piece of English or foreign cloth, one halfpenny;
of English every piece of Irish cloth, one farthing;
of every crannoc of woad, two pence;
of every crannoc of salt, one farthing;
of every bend of iron, one halfpenny;
of every mease of iron, herrings, one farthing;
of every ox, cow, or horse, one penny;
of eight sheep, one penny;
of every hog or pig one farthing;
of one hundred boards, one farthing;
of one hundred horse-shoes, one halfpenny;
of every weigh of tallow, butter, or grease, one halfpenny;
of one hundred pounds of spice, two pence;
of one hundred weight of wax, two pence;
of one hundred pounds of alum, two pence;
of every mill-stone, one halfpenny;
of one hundred ells of linen cloth, one penny;
of one hundred ells of canvas, one penny;
of every load of lead, two pence;
of every crannoc of beans, one farthing;
of one dozen of kitchen wane, one halfpenny;
of one hundred pounds of metal, one penny;
of one hundred pounds of hogs' lard, one penny;
of one hundred pounds of tallow, one penny;
of three shillings' worth of merchandise, one farthing;
of one hnndred lamb-skins, one halfpenny;
of one hundred squirrel-skins, one penny;
of one hundred pounds of pitch, one halfpenny;
of every horse-load of iron, one halfpenny;
of one dozen cords of Linden wood, one farthing.
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May 30. 3057. Grant for 3 years to the citizens of Dublin of the following aids, to enable them to fortify or inclose their city, namely:-
For every crannock of wheats 1/4d.;
every crannock of flour entering or leaving the port of Dublin, 1/4d.;
every hogshead of wine, 2d.;
every hogshead of honey, 4d.;
every weigh of wool. 1d.;
every dicker of hides. 1d.;
every dicker of stag, goat, or horse hides, 1/2d.;
every great ship, 16d.;
every smaller ship, 8d.;
every {piece of} English or foreign cloth, 1/2d.;
every {piece of) Irish cloth, 1/4d.;
every crannock of woad, 2d.;
every crannock of salt entering or leaving the port, 1/4d.;
every band of iron, 1/2d.;
every last of herrings entering or leaving the port 1/4d.;
every ox, cow, or horse. 1d.;
8 two-years old sheep, 1d.;
every hog or pig, 1/4d.;
100 boards, 1/4d.;
100 horse shoes, 1/2d.;
every weigh of tallow, butter, or grease, 1/2d.;
100 lbs. of pepper, 2d.;
100 lbs. of wax, 2d.;
100 lbs. of alum, 2d.;
every mill stone, 1/2d.;
100 ells of linen cloth, 1d.;
100 ells of canvass;
every load of lead, 2d.;
every crannock of beans, 1/4d.;
a dozen of kitchen utensils {bateriaj, 1/2d.;
100 lbs. of brass or copper, 1d.;
100 lbs. of hogs lard. 1d.;
100 lbs. of tallow. 1d.;
3s. worth of small wares, 1/4d.;
100 lamb skins, 1/2d.;
100 squirrel skins, 1d.;
100 lbs. of pitch, 1/2d.;
every 1 horse load of iron, 1/2d.;
a dozen cords of Linden wood {cordae de Tyl}, 1/4d.
Bisham. {Pat., 34 Hen. III., m. 4.}
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Sciatis quod de omnibus rebus et mercandisis venalibus venientibus ad villam nostram Dubline, concessimus dilectis et probis hominibus, nostris civibus, ejusdem ville, per triennium, auxilia subscripta ad firmandam seu claudendam eandem villam, scilicet:
De quolibet crarmoko frumenti, unum quadrantem.
De quolibet crannoko farine tam intrante quam exeunte portum Dubline, unum quadrantem.
De quolibet dolio vini, duos denarios.
De quolibet dolio mellis, quatuor denarios.
De qualibet peysa lane, unum denarium.
De qualibet dacra coriorum, unum denarium.
De qualibet dacra coriorum de cervo, capra, seu equo, unum obolum.
De qualibet navi magna, sexdecim denarios.
De qualibet minorum navium, octo denarios.
De quolibet panno Anglico vel transmarino, unum obolum.
De quolibet panno Hiberuico, unum quadrantem.
De quolibet crannoco weide duos denarios.
De quolibet crannoco salis intrante vel exeunte dictum portum, unum quadrantem.
De qualibet benda ferri, unum obolum.
De qualibet meisa allecis intrante vel exeunte dictum portum, unum quadrantem.
De quolibet bove, vel de qualibet vacca seu equa, unum denarium.
De octo bidentibus, unum denarium.
De quolibet porco vel bacone, unum quadrantem.
De centum bordis, unum quadrantem.
De centum ferris equi, unum obolum.
De qualibet peisa sepi vel butiri seu uncti, unum obolum.
De centum libris piperis, duos denarios.
De centum libris cere, duos denarios.
De centum libris aluminis, duos denarios.
De qualibet mola ad molendinum, unum obolum.
De centum ulnis linee tele, unum denarium.
De centum ulnis chanevacii, unum denarium.
De qualibet carrata plumbi, duos denarios.
De quolibet crannoco fabarum, unum quadrantem.
De qualibet duodena baterie, unum obolum.
De centum libris metalli, unum denarium.
De centum libris sagiminis porcini, unum denarium.
De centum libris unguenti, unum denarium.
De tribus solidatis mercimonie, unum quadrantem.
De centum pellibus agninis, unum obolum.
De centum pellibus experiolorum, unum denarium.
De centum libris picis, unum obolum. De quolibet summagio ferri, unum obolum.
De duodena cordarum de tyl, unum quadrantem.
In cujus, etc. Teste, rege, apud Bistlesham, tricesimo die Maii.

Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 34). Granted at Bisham.

Primary Sources

Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1908, Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1247-58) Vol. 4 p. 68 online copy
Gilbert, J.T. (ed) et al, 1889, Calendar of the ancient records of Dublin Vol. 1 p. 9-10 online copy
Sweetman, H.S. (ed), 1875, Calendar of Documents Ireland 1171-1251 (London) p. 455-56 No. 3057 online copy
Gilbert, Sir John Thomas (ed.). 1870, Historic and Municipal Documents, Ireland, A. D. 1172-1320. From the Archives of the City of Dublin, etc. London p. 124-5 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. 79-93

Comments

Dublin received more charters and other grants than any Irish town and generally set the pattern for such measures-the early ones were short term and infrequent, but right from the start involved the taking of tolls-1221, 1233, 1250-and monetary grants 1223-5 (out of fee-farm). There was an apparent gap, 1255-1278, after which a series of more eloborate but still short-term charters covered the years until 1302 (CDI and II, HMD), (Thomas)

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