1293-11-12, Westminster

To the sheriff of Southampton. Order to cause Geoffrey le Bole, Richard Pegge, John Pegge, Geoffrey de Suthoure, Jordan Welde, Richard atte Brok, Simon Corderay, John atte Mere, William le Munt, Robert atte Kneppe, Ralph Attewelle, Ralph de Holeweye, Ralph Corderay, Richard . 377 William Frythelok, William le Rewere, Payn Maheu, Nicholas John Culle, Robert atte Stone, Nicholas atte Mere, Walter Geoffrey atte Stone, John Wodenot, Nigel Culle, John Fryday, le Newe, men of John de Insula, who are about to set out king's service for Wales by his order, to be released from prison at wherein they are detained for burning houses, robberies and trespasses committed in the king's realm, wherewith they were at Southampton before Roger de Molis and Richard de Bosco, appointed to hear and determine divers trespasses committed the king's peace in divers counties, subject to their finding such that the sheriff will answer for them himself to stand to right the said trespasses if the king or any other shall wish to speak them concerning them. Stephen de Penecestre, constable of Dover Castle and warden of the Ports. Whereas among the goods and wares that the king lately to be arrested in the port of Sandwich by Stephen at the of certain merchants of Bayonne, who asserted before the that they had been robbed of their goods and wares within the of the king of Portugal by certain mariners of the realm of Spain, was arrested a certain lot (pars) of iron in the hands of Peter de merchant of Bayonne, which he had bought from certain merof Spain for a sum of money, whereof he had paid 601. only; for reason the king ordered 60/. worth of the iron to be delivered to by proof that he made before the king in the presence of the said who had been thus robbed, with their assent, and ordered the of the iron to be divided among the merchants according to that each of them should prove before Stephen that he had by the said mariners of Spain, and to cause their shares to be to them; and Peter Saus of Gyson, one of the merchants who robbed, was in the king's service at the time of the partition of so that he could not appear before Stephen, for which reason he yet received his portion pertaining to him of the remainder of the the king, not wishing that his service aforesaid should damage orders Stephen to cause Peter to have his portion aforesaid, if there of the said remainder in Stephen's custody from which he can be John de Vescy, justice of the Forest beyond Trent.