1304-08-21, Selkirk

To the bailiffs of Boston. Whereas the king lately at the suit of Ralph Gedge and John de Fycheford (rectews Pycheford), burgesses and merchants of Schardeburgh suggesting to him that two of their ships with the goods and chattels in them to the value of 200/. were driven by contrary winds to the port of Northbern within the land and power of the king of Norway, and were unjustly arrested by Erlingr (Helenger) Hildesone, the said king's bailiff at Northbern, and are detained by him requested the said king by his letters: to cause the ships with the goods and chattels to be restored to the merchants, and to cause justice to be done to them in this behalf; and, because the said king had done nothing in this matter but had wholly failed to do justice, as appears to the king by the letters testimonial of the burgesses of Skardeburgh sealed with their common seal, the king ordered:the bailiffs of Lynn to cause goods and wares of the men and merchants of the land or power of the king . 167 Menbrane 6 to the value of 100/. to be arrested, and he ordered the bailiffs to arrest goods and wares in like manner to the value of 1001., to cause them to be kept safely and to certify the king of their ; and the bailiffs of Boston have returned that they have goods and wares of Clof (rectius lof) Long of Bergh , Seword and Eric (/erike) Breche, merchants of Norway found bailwick, to wit in the hands of Andrew de la Gotere 19. sterling, and in the hands of William de Bray of London to the value of 21/., and in the hands of Nicholas de of Lynn 14/. sterling, and honey to the value of 6/., and they detain the goods and wares under arrest by virtue of the said the king, wishing to aid his merchants with a speedy recovery, the bailiffs of Boston to cause the honey aforesaid to be appraised oath of merchants and others of their bailiwick, and to cause it to be with the money aforesaid to the said merchants in part payment 100/. aforesaid, and, in addition, to cause goods and wares of of Norway to be arrested to the amount of the balance of the 100/., and to cause them to be kept safely, and to certify the king delay of all their proceedings by their letters.