Waterford was given a grant of murage dated 4/3/1311.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
De muragio pro civitate Waterford
Rex universis Civibus & probis homnibus suis de Waterford salutem Sciatis quod conessimus vobis in auxilium ville vostre praedicte ende muro lapideo & sd defectus murorum turrium & portarum ejusdem ville reperand' & emendend' quod s die presencium per septennium proximo sequens completum capiatis eadem villa consuetudines subscriptas sicut superius in Ade Bretõn In cujus rei testimonium has litteras nostras fieri fecimus patentes T' I' Wogan Justic' nostro Hibern apud quarto die Marcii anno r.n. quarto.
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4 Mar. 1311 Waterford
GRANT of similar customs to the citizens and worthy men of Waterford to enclose the town with a stone wall and to repair defects in the walls, towers and gates of the town, for seven years from the present date.
Attested: John Wogan, Jcr
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Si'les consuetud' concesse civib' de Waterf' ad defectus muror' etc. reperand'. 4 Mar.
Granted by Edward II. (Regnal year 4). Granted at Waterford. Granted by I' Wogan 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. 44 (ref. E Rot. Pat. 3, 4, Edw. II. m. 7. d.)
A Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters, c. 1244-1509, PR 4 Edw. II
View CIRCLE recordTresham, Edward (ed), 1828,
Rotulorum patentium et clausorum cancellariae Hiberniae calendarium (Dublin; His Majesty's printers) p. 18 No. 133
Comments
Directly after grant to Leighlin (nominally granted to Adam le Breton) although that was an odd 'murage' for an unspecified time.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 15/05/2012. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
