The Gatehouse website record of a grant of murage for Kilkenny granted 2/5/1394

Kilkenny (Kylkenñ) was given a grant of murage dated 2/5/1394.

This was in the form of:-

Surtax:- for 20 years Starting 8/12/1394 running to 7/12/1414.

Wording

De extensione concessionis factae communitati villae de Kylkenny pro muragio & pavagio.
Richardus dei gracia Rex Angl' & Franc' & Dominus Hibern dilectis sibi Superiori & Communitati ville de Kylkenn' salutem Sciatis quod nos considerantes bonum locum & relevamen que tam Villa praedicta quam vos & alii ligei nostri in eadem commorantes in auxilium salvaciones & defensionis fidelium ligeorum nostrorum Com' Kylkenn' ac aliorum ad eandem Villam veniencium contra maliciam Hibernicorum inimicorum nostrorum cotidie tenetis de gracia nostra speciali in auxilium fortificacionis ejusdem ville ac reparacionis & emendacionis murorum & pavimenti ville praedicte que ut accepimus sunt in diversis locis dirupta & prostrata concessimus vobis & licenciam dedimus quod vos & posteri vestri per vosmet seu a vobis deputand' capere possitis levare colligere & habere ab octavo Decemb'r nunc proximo futur usque ad finem viginti annorum extunc proximo sequencium plenar' complendorum de quibuscumque reb' venalibus ad dictam villam venientibus seu ad eandem causa vendendi alibi transeuntibus sive per eandem villam per unam leucam circumquaque tam in crocia quam in libertate ibidem venientibus consuetudines subscript' videlicet
D' quolt crannoco cujuscumque generis bladi brasei farine & salis ven' unum ob
-et sic ab hisce verbis, ut in quarto articulo paginae 79, usque ad verba-
de anno in annum fideliter per vos reddatur In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes T' Jacobo Buteler comite Dormond Justic' nostro Hibern apud Kylkenn' secundo die Maii anno r' n' decimo septimo.
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2 May. 1394 Kilkenny
To the sovereign and commonalty of the town of Kilkenny.
Considering the good place and relief which both that town and also its sovereign and community and the other lieges of the K. dwelling there daily hold, in aid of the salvation and defence of the K.'s faithful lieges of co. Kilkenny and others coming to that town against the malice of the K.'s Irish enemies, GRANT and LICENCE of the K.'s special grace, in aid of the fortification of that town and the repair and improvement of its walls and pavements—which are broken and prostrate in various places, as the K. has learned—to take, levy, collect and have, from 8 Dec. next for a term of 20 years, the following customs from all articles for sale coming to that town or passing the same within one league on all sides, both in the crosslands and in the liberty, with the purpose of selling, viz.:
from each crannock of any kind of grain, malt, flour and salt for sale, 1/2d; .{Thereafter the list of customs is as given in the Kilkenny murage of 5 Ric. II}
They are to render an account from year to year.
Attested: James Butler, e. Ormond, Jcr
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(From Munby)
King Richard, considering the good place and relief that the town and its inhabitants have afforded daily in the aid and defence of his faithful lieges in County Kilkenny against the malice of the enemy Irish, and for the fortification of the town, the repair and mending of the walls and paving of the town which are in divers places broken and fallen, grants the Sovereign and community of Kilkenny licence to take customs on goods brought to the town for sale, or within a league around, both in the Cross and Liberty, for twenty years from December 10 {sic};

Granted by Richard II. (Regnal year 17). Granted at Kilkenny. Granted by Jacobo Buteler comite Dormond Justic' nostro Hibern.

Primary Sources

Commissioners on the Public Records of Ireland, 1889 (prepared 1829-30), Chartae Privilegia et Immunitates, being transcripts of charters and privileges to cities, towns, abbeys and other bodies corporated, 18 Henry II. to 18 Richard II., 1171 to 1395 (Dublin; Irish Record Commission) p. 89 (Ref. E Rot. Mem. 20 Ric. II. m.17. d.)
A Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters, c. 1244-1509, PR 17 Ric. II View CIRCLE record

Secondary Sources

Munby, J. and Tyler, R., 2005, Kilkenny City Walls: Heritage Conservation Plan (Kilkenny: The Heritage Council) p. 195, Appendix B online copy
Thomas, A., 1992, The Walled Towns of Ireland Vol. 2 (Irish Academic Press) p. 126-32

Comments

The grant of 1266 for 3 years (CDI II 796), made again at the request of the lord, the Earl of Gloucester, is the first of a long series which became almost continuous from the late 14th century (CDI I 1913, 2136; II 913; V 239; CPI 62, 70, 79, 89; MCI 533) (Thomas)

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