1316-12-23, Clipston

To R. count of Flanders. The king has received complaint from Bartholomew de Thorp, Robert de Gymmyngham, Eustace de Hapesburgh, Roger de Wykemere, and John de Trunch, burgesses and merchants of Great Yarmouth, that whereas they lately caused certain ships to be laden at Rouen in Normandy with cloth, canvas, iron, nuts, and other goods to the value of 2791. sterling, for the purpose of bringing them to Yarmouth, certain robbers and pirates of the count's power with a great number of ships attacked the aforesaid ships and their crews on their voyage to England on the sea-coast near Depe with the assent of all and singular of the count's power, and entered the said ships by force and arms, and took and carried away all the goods contained in them; wherefore the king requests the count to cause speedy justice to be done to the aforesaid merchants, certifying the king by the bearer hereof of his proceedings in this matter. To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to command all sheriffs to cause proclamation to be made in cities and market towns prohibiting any merchant, native or foreign, or other, from bringing clipped money of the king's or counterfeit money into the realm, or from using the same, under pain of forfeiting such money for the first offence, their money and goods for the second, and their bodies in addition for the third, and to order others who are not merchants to perforate such money and send it to the exchequer to be re-coined. [ Feedera. John Edwynne of Theyden atte Munt, the elder, acknowledges that he owes to John de la Chaumbre, citizen of London, 6 marks 7s. 8d.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in the county of Essex. Robert de Faleham acknowledges that he owes to John Stoyl of West Wyttenham, 12/.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in the county of Berks. Roger de Sutheote of London, cornmonger, acknowledges that he owes to Hugh le Despenser, the younger, 50 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in the city of London.