Queen Elizabeth 1st Charter plus 2 later translated copies
TitleQueen Elizabeth 1st Charter plus 2 later translated copies
ReferenceYTR/A/1/9
Date
18 Jul 1584 & early 1800s
Production date 1584 - 1584
Scope and Content1) Charter (in Latin) granted in the twenty-sixth year of Elizabeth I’s reign ot the mayor & c. of Youghal. It grants the office of guager within the port. It also grants the mayor & c. right to a messe of Herring from each herring-fishing boat within the port for the repair of quays and walls. It is also granted custody of the passage boat for 6s 8d yearly rent and also £20 for ten years out of the wine tax on the town.
2) and 3) Translated copies of the charter (14pp) and (16pp), early 1800s
2) and 3) Translated copies of the charter (14pp) and (16pp), early 1800s
Extent1 skin, 14pp, 16pp
Persons keywordElizabeth 1st Queen
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