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Waterford was given a grant of murage dated 5/3/1224.

This was in the form of:-

Wording
Hybernia. Rex omnibus etc. Sciatis quod commisimus civibus nostris de Waterford quod habeant, ad villam nostram de Waterford claudendam,
de quolibet dolio vini venali veniente ad civitatem Waterfordie, tres denarios,
et de mercatore qui vina ilia emerit, duos denarios, et de fretto navis j denarium;
et de quolibet dolio mellis venali ad civitatem illam veniente v denarios,
et de mercatore qui illud emerit quatuor denarios, et de fretto navis j denarium;
et de quolibet sacco lane de portu Waterfordie egrediente, quatuor denarios;
et de quolibet dacro coriorum, obolum;
de centum ulnis panni tres denarios;
de pisa ferri, tres denarios.
Duret autem concessio ista usque in quatuor annos a festo Sancti Johannis Baptiste anno etc viij. In cujus etc. has literas nostras patentes illis fieri fecimus.
Teste me ipso, apud Bristoll, v die Marcii, anno etc. viij.
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March 5. 1163. Grant to the citizens of Waterford of customs to enable them to inclose the K.'s town of Waterford, as follows:-
For every hogshead of wine coming to the city for sale, 3d.;
From the merchant who buys the wine, 2d.;
For the ship's freight, 1d.;
Every hogshead of honey coming to the city for sale, 5d.;
From the merchant buying the honey, 4d.;
The ship's freight, 1d;
For every sack of wool exported, 4d.;
Every dicker of hides, 1/2d.;
Every 100 ells of cloth, 3d.;
A weigh {pisa} of iron, 3d.
This grant to last for 4 years from the feast of John the Baptist {24 June}. Bristol. {Pat, 8 Hen. III., p. 3, m. 9.}

Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 8). Granted at Bristol.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1901, Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1216-25) Vol. 1 p. 433 online copy
Sweetman, H.S. (ed), 1875, Calendar of Documents Ireland 1171-1251 (London) p. 177 No. 1163 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. 200-10

Comments
Tax on both seller and buyer with the suggestion that the buyer will be reselling the goods elsewhere - wholesale rather than retail taxation.

Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 04/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.

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