1371-03-10, Westminster

To the collectors of the custom and subsidy upon wool, hides and woolfells, and to the controller thereof in the port of London. Order to cause restitution to be made to Bernard Antoigne, John Crede, Nicholas Russell, James Jacobyn, Lowis Andre, Aungel Cavakant and Peter Marche merchants of Florence, attorneys and proctors of the doge, commonalty and distrettuali of Genoa (Januensium), of 1593 pockets of wool, 33 bales of woolfells, 12 bales of glasswort (soudr ) and 51 pieces of woollen cloth by them arrested, having been found in two cocche or tarits of Genoa at the time of their capture, brought to the city of London, there taken out of the said tarits, and heretofore delivered by Guy de Briene and John de Neville the king's admirals to the said John Crede and Bernard by indentures containing particularly the number of pockets, bales and pieces by the particular marks therein specified, according to the form of the agreement made between the king and the Genoese, suffering the said attorneys and proctors freely without let to lade the same in ships and without levy of custom or subsidy thereupon to the king's use to take them to foreign parts whither they will ; as lately of his favour, by counsel of the prelates, princes, lords and wise men of his council, the king took order that the said tarits, being taken at sea and brought into his realm and power, should with the goods and merchandise therein at the time of the capture be restored to Pascalotus Usus Maris proctor and syndic of the doge, commonalty and distrettwali aforesaid specially despatched on their behalf for the purpose ; and the king would deal amicably with the Genoese, and observe the said ordinance. Proviso that no wool, woolfells or cloths shall be exported by colour of this command save those specified in the said indentures.