1325-07-06, Byfleet

To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order to cause all ships and goods wares of men and merchants of the realm of France, except of the and merchants of Britanny, to be arrested by the view of lawful of the city, and to cause them to be kept safely without diminution further orders, and to cause indentures of the ships, goods and wares arrested to be made between themselves and the owners or their as the king learns from the frequent complaints of divers merof La Rye, Faveresham, and other places within his realm that whereas they lately went to the port of Croteye in Ponthieu with sixteen ships with wine and other wares for the purpose of trading there, the ministers of the king of France took the ships, wines and wares into his without reasonable cause, and have detained the same until now, they were requested by the merchants to make restitution. It the king's intention that all the ships, goods and wares to be arrested by of this order shall be restored as soon as he shall be certified that the of France have caused justice to be done to the king's merchants his power. By K.