1297-03-04, Clarendon

The like to the following cardinals: Sir M. cardinal deacon of St. Mary in Porticu. Sir P. cardinal deacon of St. Eustace. Sir M. bishop of Porto. Sir J. cardinal deacon of St. Mary in Via Lata. Sir J. bishop of Winchester. Enrolment of letter from the king to Guy, count of Flanders and of Namur, setting out that whereas Peter de Artikelunge Otony Bayonne, master of the ship Seint Piere of that town, lately passed by after the alliance made between the king and the count, with his said laden with divers merchandise on a voyage to Gascony by the king's certain men of Spain with ships coming from Flanders attacked slew a great part of his men, and took and carried away by force the with the goods and merchandise within her, to the great damage of and the king's other men to whom the goods and merchandise and contrary to the form of the truce that the king had granted at the count's request between the king and those Spain, and contrary to the prohibition (deffense) that the count himself ) made to them in this behalf before they left his power, as the king As the king is bound to save Peter from damage and to amends to him and to others for what they have lost as is aforesaid, as this deed was done contrary to the count's prohibition and to the aforesaid granted by the king at the count's prayer, the king prays the count for Peter and the others aforesaid to cause and amends to be made to them from the goods of those of which are arrested in his land, in the best manner that he can and quickly as possible. The king prays him to do so much in this matter his love that he may praise him and that the king's said men may hold satisfied in reason with what the count shall do for them. king has received such sufficient proof in this matter that he is as to it, and he would not have undertaken it if he had not held the proof was so good, more especially as it concerns him in so that he is bound to save them from damage. Dated at Forde, French.