1326-01-22, Norwich

To William, count of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland, and lord of The king has received the count's letters by the bearer of the and he has heard their contents with good will. The count writes that certain men of his town of Zirize have been slain at sea by of the king's realm after safe-conduct had been given to all of the count's dominion, and that they were despoiled of their . 541 as was shown to the count by the complaint of the men of that town, which reason the count had not caused the day fixed for the reformation concord between his and the king's subjects concerning the damages and inflicted upon one another to be kept. The king signifies to him he had appointed certain of his subjects to treat of such concord with count's envoys at London at the day fixed, if the count had sent and to make satisfaction for the king's subjects and to receive satisand that if anything had been attempted by the king's subjects to the safe-conduct given by him, although complaint thereof had been made to the king, it was hitherto, and is still, the king's intention such things should be duly emended before everything else, and as seemed to the king that it was expedient that for this reason the said day treaty for the reformation of the premises should have been observed, signifies to the count that it was not the king's fault that what had been agreed upon was not completed, and that he is and will be prepared do what is just and reasonable in all things to the count and all others of the king's subjects. [Federa.]