Clonmel was given a grant of murage dated October 1319.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
The provost, bailiffs of the town of Clonmel have a patent of murage of all merchandise coming there for seven years.
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Prepositus, ballivi, etc. ville de Clonmell habent patent' muragii de omnib' mercandisis ib' ven' per 7 an'.
Granted by Edward II. (Regnal year 13).
Primary Sources
A Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters, c. 1244-1509, PR 13 Edw. II
View CIRCLE recordTresham, Edward (ed), 1828,
Rotulorum patentium et clausorum cancellariae Hiberniae calendarium (Dublin; His Majesty's printers) p. 27 No. 60
Secondary Sources
Burke, William P., 1907,
History of Clonmel (Waterford) p. 215
on line copy1835,
Reports from Commissioners: Municipal Corporations in Ireland Vol. 28 p. 479
online copyMorrin, J. (ed), 1863,
Calendar of the Patent and Close Rolls of Chancery in Ireland, from the 18th to the 45th of Queen Elizabeth Vol. 2 p. 212 (Some parts plagerised from Commissioners Report)
online copy
Comments
Grant of murage for seven years to the provost, bailiffs and good men of Clonmel.-October 13, Ed. II. (1319). (Burke)
Burke dates this as October, the previous entry on the roll is dated 22 Oct but the other surrounding entries are August.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 05/02/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
