Close Rolls, Edward III: November 1344

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 7, 1343-1346. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1904.

'Close Rolls, Edward III: November 1344', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 7, 1343-1346, (London, 1904) pp. 486-488. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol7/pp486-488a [accessed 23 April 2024]

November 1344



Nov. 2. Melford.	To the collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull. Order to keep safely until further order all the ships arrested by them by reason of wool, hides and wool-fells found therein not coketted or customed, and brought back to that bailiwick after the breaking of that arrest, from time to time, with all the things found therein, certifying the king in chancery of the said ships, the goods therein, the owners of the goods and the value thereof, as the king is informed that the collectors have hitherto frequently arrested such ships, whereof the master and mariners have gone to Normandy, Picardy and other parts beyond the sea, after breaking that arrest, and after selling their merchandise there and bought other goods, they bring back the ships with that merchandise to the said port or elsewhere. By C.
	The like to the following, to wit:—
	The collectors of customs in the port of Newcastle upon Tyne.
	The collectors of customs in the port of Boston.
	The collectors of customs in the port of Lenn.
	The collectors of customs in the port of Great Yarmouth.
	The collectors of customs in the port of London.
	The collectors of customs in the port of Southampton.
	The collectors of customs in the port of Bristol.