1320-08-27, Odiham

To the mayor and bailiffs of Southampton. On the complaint of Stephen Alard, baron of the town of Wynchelse, that whereas he caused a ship of his called La Johanette, whereof Richard de Hambuk was master, to be loaded in Cornwall, to be taken thence to Wynchelse to trade there with [the cargo of] the same, certain malefactors of the power of the count of Flanders took the ship and her tackle on her voyage to Wy[n]chelse on the coast between Beauchef and Wynchelse, and carried her away, with the corn and other goods in her to the value of 120J. sterling, into the count's power, of which matters the mayor and barons of the town of Wynchelse, being fully informed and instructed thereof, have informed the king by their letters patent, the king frequently requested the count of Flanders to cause satisfaction to be made to Stephen for the ship and cargo and his damages; but, although Stephen sent the king's letters to the count by his attorney, the count has done nothing in the matter, as appears by the letters patent of the mayor and community of Wynchelse: wherefore the king orders the mayor and bailiffs aforesaid to arrest goods of the merchants of the count's power to the value of 40/., in part satisfaction of the above 120/., and to keep them safely until further orders, certifying the king concerning the goods so arrested. The king has ordered Robert de Kendale, constable of Dover castle and warden of the Cinque Ports, to arrest goods in like manner to the value of the remaining 80J. r By C. . 259 the sheriffs of London. Order to arrest goods of the men and merof the power of the king of France to the value of 402/. 11s. 10d., of the sum of 600/., for which the king lately ordered them goods of the said men and merchants because the king of France to cause restitution or satisfaction to be made to Simon de Stephen le Fullere, Ralph de Walecote, John Priour, Thomas John de Sandale, William de Coumbe Martyn, John atte Vine, de Abyndon, Thomas Beauflour, William Paynfader, William Bidyk, Elys of Thame, Adam Puff of Berkhampstede, Richard de Warrewyk, Alisaundre for their wool laden in a ship of John Priour called Bayard of London, which was captured and carried away admiral of Calais (Cayles) and certain of his men on her voyage to on the coast near the Isle of Thanet, they having previously and delivered to tie aforesaid merchants goods of certain men and Rouen to the value of 197/. 8s. 2d. The execution of order to this effect has been delayed at the frequent requests of of France, but the aforesaid merchants have been unable to obtain The king has ordered the bailiffs of Southampton to arrest in like manner to the value of 400/., and the bishop of Winchester s of St. Giles's Fair, Winchester, to arrest goods to the value of 8d. By C.