Drogheda may have been given a grant of murage dated 1459.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
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Granted by Henry VI.
Primary Sources
moot
Secondary Sources
D'Alton, J., 1844,
The history of Drogheda with its environs Vol. 1 (Dublin) p. 178
online copy
Comments
In a Parliament of 1459, a grant of twenty marks yearly was confirmed to the Mayor, &c., of Drogheda, in consideration of the losses sustained from the French of Brittany and the Scots, and in consideration of the plague that had lately raged in the town; same to be applied in support of their bridges, walls, thosel, &c.(Unedited Statues); (D'Alton)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 05/09/2009. Last updated on 01/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
