1346-02-17, John Westminster

Memorandum that Giles came into chancery on 17 February and acknowledged the preceding deed. To Thomas de Ferrariis, keeper of the islands of Gerneseye, Jereseie, Serk and Aureneye or to him who supplies his place. Sannatus Dargelos, master of a ship called la Svinte Marie of Fontarabia of Spain has besought the king to order restitution to be made to him, as he came with his ship, . laden with the wine of certain of the king's enemies of Normandy, to the parts of Normandy near the island of Gereseye, and certain men at arms and others of the munition of Cornet castle in that island attacked that ship by night, the master and mariners thereof fleeing in a boat for fear of death, and they took the ship with the wine and goods therein to the said castle and there detain them under arrest ; the king, in consideration of his alliance with the king of Spain, orders the keeper to view the bills of lading of that ship and retaining in the king's hand the wine of the men of Normandy and paying to the master of the ship 3. pipes of wine for the freight, to restore to the master and mariners the said ship and the other things therein, and to cause proclamation to be made in those islands that none of the king's subjects shall do any harm to the subjects of the said king, upon pain of forfeiture, but shall treat them kindly. By K. and C. Enrolment of release by John son of John le Hierde of Reinham, the younger, to John Bakere, warrener of Westthurrok, of all his right and claim in a messuage with all the building thereupon, a croft of land adjacent and its other appurtenances in the town of Westthurrok which John Bakere has of the grant of John le Hierde the father and Amicia his wife the mother of the said John le Hierde, and the messuage with the croft is situate in length between the messuage of the vicar of Westthurrok towards the east and the common way leading to the church of Westthurrok on the west, and in breadth between the marsh of Sir William de Wauton, knight, on the south, and the messuage of John le Yonge and the messuage of John Vineter on the north. Witnesses: Sir William de Wauion, knight, Benedict de Ditton, William de Tendring, John de Spaldyng, the elder, John de Spaldyng, the younger, John the smith (fabro), Bartholomew Hubert. Dated at London on 21 February, 20 Edward ITT.