1293-08-27, Clarendon

To the mayor and bailiffs of Southampton. Order to arrest all the goods and wares of the men and merchants of St. Valery and Barbeflet within that town and port, and to cause them to be kept safely until otherwise ordered, as the king learns from the complaint of certain burgesses and merchants of Southampton that the goods and wares that they caused to be taken to St. Valery and: Barbeflet for the purposes of trade have been arrested there without reasonable cause, and are still detained ; if the mayor and bailiffs ascertain that this is 80. They are prohibited under grievous forfeiture from arresting goods and wares of others than those of the men and merchants of St. bigs and Barbeflet by virtue of this order.