Kilkenny was given a grant of murage dated 12/8/1441.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
12 Aug. 1441 Dublin
The K. has considered the good hospitality and assistance that the sovereign and commons of the town of Kilkenny, and his own liege men living there, as well as the said town, provide in support of the safety and defence of the faithful liege subjects of co. Kilkenny and others coming to the town, against the daily malice of the K.’s Irish enemies, of his special grace in aid of the fortifications of the town and for the repair and amendment of the walls and streets of the town, that are, as he understands, broken down and fallen in different places. GRANT and LICENCE to the sovereign and commons and their successors, by themselves or their deputies, to levy, collect and have for a term of 24 years the following customs from all articles for sale at the town or coming to the town for the purpose of sale, or passing elsewhere by the town for half a mile on every side, both in the crosslands and the liberty of the same, viz.:
from every crannock of any kind of grain, malt, flour and salt for sale, 1/2d;
from every crannock of woad for sale, 2d;
from every crannock of dyer’s cork and sumach for sale, 1d;
from every crannock of oakbark for sale, 1/4d;
from 12 crannocks of any kind of coal for sale, 1d;
from 12 crannocks of lime for sale, 1/2d;
from every horse, mare, pony, ox or heifer for sale, 1d;
from every 10 goats or pigs for sale, 1d;
from 5 bacons for sale, 1/2d;
from 12 woollen fleeces for sale, 1/2d;
from every hide of horse, mare, pony, ox or heifer, fresh, salted or tanned for sale, 1/4d;
from every 100 skins of lambs, goats, hares, foxes, cats and squirrels for sale, 1/2d;
from every 100 skins of all sheep, roe-deer, boars, bucks or doe for sale, 1d;
from every millstone for sale, 1d;
from 2 querns for sale, 1/4d;
from every great woolpack for sale, 4d;
from every mease of herrings for sale, 1/4d;
from 20 large fish for sale, 1/2d;
from every horse-load of fish saleable, 1d;
from every load of sea-fish for sale, 1/4d;
from 100 large freshwater eels for sale, 1d;
from every salmon for sale, 1/4d;
from every lamprey for sale, 1/4d;
from every cask of wine and ashes for sale, 4d;
from every cask of honey for sale, 4d;
from every pack-load of honey for sale, 1d;
from every pack-load of ashes for sale, 1d;
from every pack-load of cloth for sale, 1d;
from every entire cloth of assize for sale, 1d;
from 20 ells of Irish cloth, both salewych' and worsted, for sale, 1/2d;
from 20 ells of English or overseas’ linen cloth for sale, 1/2d;
from 20 ells of canvas for sale, 1/4d;
from 10 hats of felt for sale, 1/2d;
from every tapestry or blanket for sale, 1/4d;
from every cloth of gold for sale, 1d;
from every silk cloth or kandlekine for sale, 1d;
from every cap of muslin for sale, 1/2d;
from every Irish frieze for sale, 1/4d;
from every pack-load of linen cloths or other things for sale, 1/2d;
from every strip of iron for sale, 1/2d;
from 100 gads of steel for sale, 1/2d;
from 100 pounds of pitch and rosin for sale, 1/2d;
from every stone of tallow grease, butter and cheese for sale, 1/2d;
from 10 pounds of cygnenet seeds for sale, 1/2d;
from 100 pounds of leek seed for sale, 1d;
from 2000 onions for sale, 1/4d;
from 8 sheaves of garlic for sale, 1/4d;
from 100 small boards for sale, 1/4d;
from 100 large boards for sale, 1d;
from every 1000 large shingles for sale, 1d;
from every 1000 small shingles for sale, 1/2d;
from every 1000 nails for sale, 1/2d;
from every 100 horse-shoes and cart-clouts for sale, 1/2d;
from every new chest and bow for sale, 1/4d;
from every 1000 wooden dishes and plates for sale, 1/4d;
from every dozen cordwain, horns and basin for sale, 1/2d;
also from every 100 brass and copper for sale, 2d;
from every 100 scallops and dried-fish for sale, 1d;
from 10 packs of hemp or flax for sale, 1d;
from 10 gallons of lamp oil for sale, 1/2d;
from 10 gallons of olive oil for human use for sale, 1d;
from every dozen items of batrie for sale, 1/2d;
from every 100 sailwede for sale, 1d;
from every 100 of coloured glass for sale, 1d;
from every 100 of white glass for sale, 1/2d;
from every 2s worth of all kinds of spice for sale, 1/2d;
from every 100 of goods sold by weight for sale, 1d;
from a dozen English or imported cloth for sale, 1d;
and from all merchandise of the value of 2s whereof there is no mention made here, 1/4d.
ORDER to take and have the said customs until the end of the said term but on the completion of that term the customs shall entirely cease. The money to be used on the murage and pontage of the said town and not otherwise. At the end of every year, an account is to be rendered to the bishop of Ossory, and not to the Ex.
Attested:
James Butler, e. Ormond, deputy of Lionel, Lord Welles, Lt of Ire.
Granted by Henry VI. (Regnal year 19). Granted at Dublin. Granted by James Butler, e. Ormond, deputy of Lionel, Lord Welles, Lt of Ire..
Primary Sources
A Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters, c. 1244-1509, PR 194 Hen. VI
View CIRCLE recordBradley, John, 2003,
Treasures of Kilkenny: charters and civic records of Kilkenny City (Kilkenny People Printing Ltd) p. 62
Secondary Sources
Munby, J. and Tyler, R., 2005,
Kilkenny City Walls: Heritage Conservation Plan (Kilkenny: The Heritage Council) p. 196
online copy
Comments
Murage grant (dated Dublin, 12 August Henry VI) for 24 years, with same items as the 1420 grant.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 04/02/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
