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MURAGE - Murage was a medieval toll for the building or repair of town walls in England, Wales and Ireland. The term 'murage', while having this specific mea...
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| A tax paid for building or repairing the walls of a fortified town. |
| Tax levied for building or repairing the walls of a town. |
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Murage was a medieval toll for the building or repair of town walls in England, Wales and Ireland. The term 'murage', while having this specific meaning could also refer to other aid for walls or to the walls themselves. It generally is applied to defensive towns walls but can also refer to flood defences and sea walls. The tax was taken in many towns in Ireland and in English possessions in France. (see the numerous calendars of royal rolls. For Ireland Thomas, A., 1992, The Walled Towns of Ireland 2. Vols (Irish Academic Press) mentions most grants.) * This was granted by the king by letters patent for a limited term, but the walls were frequently not completed within the term, so that the grant was periodically renewed. Additional comment: Grants sometimes specifically state that they were to be taken for the repair and maintenance of walls. In the later Middle Ages many place had a vested collection of murage. * The earliest grant was for Shrewsbury in 1218. (actually the grant is d |