1295-10-03, Canterbury

To the sheriff of Kent. Whereas the king lately granted to the barons and men of the Cinque Ports, for the aid that they are to render the king for the preparation and apparatus of his ships for the next fleet at sea, that they shall be acquitted of making custody of the sea in that county from the day of that grant until St. Andrew's next, by reason of their tenures both within and without the ports (tam intrinsecorum quam extrinsecorum): the king enjoins the sheriff to distrain all those of the said ports who have lands outside (/fovinsecas) in his bailiwick to make contribution to the preparation and apparatus of the said ships, if they refuse to contribute thereto, as often as shall be necessary and whenever he shall be required to do so by the said barons.