1374-07-01, Westminster

To William Latymer constable of Dovorre castle and warden of the Cinque Ports or to his lieutenant in the port of Sandewich, and to the mayor and bailiffs of that town, also to William Eyrmyn and John de Haytfeld the king's clerks. Order to deliver by indentures to John de Hedyngham, attorney of divers merchants of Genoa (Janua) of the king's friendship by them specially deputed in that behalf, to be brought safely to London with assent of the said merchants, all goods and merchandise of theirs now under arrest in that port in a tarit, Basil Lomelyn master, lately taken at sea and brought thither. Proviso that by colour of this command no enemies goods be delivered up, but that such goods be safe kept to the king's use and the use of those to whom they pertain.