Close Rolls, Richard II: December 1391

Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 4, 1389-1392. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1922.

'Close Rolls, Richard II: December 1391', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 4, 1389-1392, (London, 1922) pp. 427-428. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/ric2/vol4/pp427-428 [accessed 19 April 2024]

December 1391



	Membrane 16.
Dec. 24. Westminster.	To William de Monte Acuto earl of Salisbury keeper of the Isle of Wight, or to his representative there. Order, upon petition of Nicholas Luke merchant of Genoa (Janua) dwelling in the city of London, to cease every delay and excuse, and to compel his men and servants who are withholding and eloigning a pipe of grain to make restitution thereof, so behaving that for lack of speedy remedy the petitioner shall have no matter for a second suit to the king, and if there be any cause wherefore he ought not so to do, order to certify the same in chancery under his seal; as the petitioner's complaint shews that lately at Lusshebone he laded that pipe of grain in a ship of Plesancia, Leo Bankes of Plesancia master or owner (patronus), among other goods of other merchants, to be taken to Lescluse, that on the voyage the ship was suddenly driven to the port of Suthampton by whirlwinds and stress of weather, and that the said men and servants by main force boarded the ship, took and eloigned the said pipe among other goods, and are unlawfully detaining it; and the king's will is etc.; and Angelus Ceba and Teramus Catane merchants of Genoa have mainperned etc. (as above p. 424).