Dec. 7. York. |
To the sheriffs of London. At the complaint of Henry le Palmer,
Robert Youn, Alan atte Warfe, and Thomas Tuk, merchants, that they
lately freighted at Leyburn a ship called 'La Swalewe' of London, and
loaded her with 25 turns and 7 pipes of wine, canvas, linen cloth, and other
their goods for the purpose of carrying the same to London, and sent her
thus laden towards England, certain malefactors of the power of the count
of Flanders lying in wait for her assaulted and slew the mariners of the
said ship on the coast near land between Mergate and Recolvere, where the
ship was anchored, and carried off the ship and cargo with them to the
port of Le Swyne; whereupon the king ordered the sheriff of Kent to
make enquiry concerning the matter; whereby it was found that the ship
and her tackle, price 200 marks sterling, whereof John Grigge was master,
laden with 25 tuns and 7 pipes of wine, price 171l. sterling, price of a
tun 6l., canvas, linen cloth, and other goods to the value of 24l. sterling,
and with silver cups, beds, robes, and armour of the mariners, and merchants, together with all small necessaries of the mariners, price 30l.
sterling, to wit 9 tuns of the said Henry, 16 tuns and 7 pipes of wine, canvas,
linen cloth, and other goods of the said Alan, Robert, and Thomas, were
taken into the count's power, and that certain malefactors of the count's
power attacked and slew the master and mariners of the ship on the coast
aforesaid, and took and carried away the ship and cargo and 60l. sterling
to Le Swyne within the count's power, to the damage of the aforesaid merchants of 100l. in addition to the above sums; whereupon the king requested the count to cause justice to be done to the said merchants; but he
has done nothing in the matter, as appears by the count's letters of excuse and
by the letters testimonial of the mayor and community of the city of London;
wherefore the king orders the sheriffs to arrest goods of the count's men
and merchants to the value of 118l. 6s. 8d., in part payment of 418l. 6s. 8d.,
the value of the ship, wine, money, and other goods, and of 100l. for the
estimated damages, and to detain the same until the merchants have been
satisfied for the first-named sum or until further orders, certifying the king
of their proceedings in this matter. The king has ordered the sheriff of
Kent to arrest goods in like manner to the value of 100l.; the sheriff of
Suffolk to arrest goods to the value of 100l.; the sheriff of Southampton to
arrest goods to the value of 100l.; and the bailiffs of Great Yarmouth to
arrest goods to the value of 100l. By C. |
Dec. 26. York. |
To Oliver de Burdegala, constable of Wyndesore castle. Order to
pay to Roger de Wyndesore, keeper of both gates of the castle, 4d. a day;
to Roger de Wyndesore, one of the viewers of the king's works, 2d. a day;
to Alexander le Peyntur, another viewer of the king's works, 2d. a day; to
four watchmen of the castle, 2d. a day each; to Adam the gardener of the
garden without the castle, 2½d. a day; being their wages and stipends
from Michaelmas last until Michaelmas next. |