1320-08-27, Odiham

the sheriff of Sussex. At the complaint of Stephen Aleyn, citizen of London, that whereas he loaded in Normandy a ship of his La Margarete of London, whereof John Thomme was master, with goods to the value of more than 100/. for the purpose of bringing the England to make his profit thereof, the master and mariners of the so pursued by malefactors of Flanders and other pirates on the they durst not come to any port in this realm, but that they arrived in the power of the abbot of Fécamp in Normandy, for salvage of the ship and goods, and the goods that were carried out of the safety by the mariners to land and to the abbot's cell of St. Valery were taken and carried away by certain men of the abbot's lordship said cell, the king wrote to the abbot to cause restitution of such to be made to the said merchant and amends for the unjust detention ; but the abbot has failed to do justice to the said merchant, as the and community of the city of London have signified to the king by patent: wherefore the king orders the sheriff to arrest goods of abbot and of the men of his power to the value of the aforesaid and to keep the same safely until Stephen have been satisfied for thas until further orders, certifying the king concerning the goods in execution of this order. archbishop of York s bailiffs of his liberty of the water of Hull. to arrest goods of the men of the power of the count of Flanders and whole community of Flanders to the value of 100/., in part satisfac- 413/. 17s. Od., and to keep the same until Grimoard Cardoun have been for that sum, in part satisfaction for the value of 62 tuns of wine, 372/., taken by certain malefactors of the power of the count fromand for his damages, to wit 411. 17s. Od., certifying the king of their in this matter. The king has ordered the sheriff of Lincoln to in like manner, except in Boston fair, to the value of 2137.17s.0d., bailiffs of Ravenserodde to arrest goods to the value of 1004.