1301-04-10, Feckenham

To the king's bailiffs of Ravenesere and keepers of that port. John Case, burgess and merchant of St. Omer, has intimated to the king that whereas a ship of Flanders laden with the goods and things of certain men of Scotland arrived at that port owing to stress of wind and sea, the bailiffs and keepers arrested 102/. in pollards and crockards and four cups, four spoons, and six small pieces of silver of the said John's goods found in that ship, by virtue of the king's ordinance that no one shall bring bad money into the realm under the penalties contained in the ordinance ; whereupon the king, at the request of Queen Margaret, his consort, ordered them not long ago to deliver the said money and goods to John: as the . 443 now understands that the money and goods pertain not only to John also to him and to John fiz Duyt, Thomas Shen, and Paul de Plunk , the bailiffs and keepers to deliver the said 102/. with the other aforesaid to John, John, Thomas, and Paul, to wit each their portion can show and prove it before the bailiffs and keepers, so that complaint may not come to the king ; provided that the bailiffs keepers be secure that they shall carry all the money with the cups, and pieces aforesaid to the king's exchange to be exchanged there. Wale who is going to the court of Rome by the king's orders the king's affairs, has letters of protection for one year with the volumus.