1320-08-27, Odiham

To the mayor and bailiffs of Southampton. On the complaint of Stephen Alard, baron of the town of Wynchelse, that whereas he caused a ship of his called La Johanette, whereof Richard de Hambuk was master, to be loaded in Cornwall, to be taken thence to Wynchelse to trade there with [the cargo of] the same, certain malefactors of the power of the count of Flanders took the ship and her tackle on her voyage to Wy[n]chelse on the coast between Beauchef and Wynchelse, and carried her away, with the corn and other goods in her to the value of 120J. sterling, into the count's power, of which matters the mayor and barons of the town of Wynchelse, being fully informed and instructed thereof, have informed the king by their letters patent, the king frequently requested the count of Flanders to cause satisfaction to he made to Stephen for the ship and cargo and his damages; but, although Stephen sent the king's letters to the count by his attorney, the count has done nothing in the matter, as appears by the letters patent of the mayor and community of Wynchelse: wherefore the king orders the mayor and bailiffs aforesaid to arrest goods of the merchants of the count's power to the value of 40/., in part satisfaction of the above 1201., and to keep them safely until further orders, certifying the king concerning the goods so arrested. The king has ordered Robert de Kendale, constable of Dover castle and warden of the Cinque Ports, to arrest goods in like manner to the value of the remaining 80J. 7 By C. . 259 . i i