1323-06-05, Bishopthorpe

To R. bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, late keeper of the king's wardrobe. Order to discharge Nicholas de Acton, king's clerk, in his account to be rendered to the bishop, of 366 quarters and 3 bushels of wheat and 262 pipes of wine of the corn and victuals that the king lately caused to be provided for his use by Anthony Pessaigne of Genoa, which Anthony caused to be brought to Sandwich, and which Nicholas received from him by virtue of the king's commission and delivered to divers ships to be taken to Berwick-on-Tweed and Newcastle-on-Tyne. as the king learns by inquisition taken by Nicholas Kyryel, supplying the place of Edmund, earl of Kent, constable of Dover castle and warden of the Cinque Ports, that they were lost and disposed of as follows : to wit 8 quarters of the 168 quarters of wheat loaded in Henry Dele s ship called La Blith of Hamelhok were taken by the constable of Scardeburgh castle; 7 quarters of the 168 quarters of wheat loaded in William Hillary s ship called La Mariole of Sandwich were thrown into the sea by tempest; 1434 quarters of the 132 quarters of wheat loaded in William Quinterel s ship called La Christine of Heth were thrown into the sea in like manner, and one pipe of the 23 pipes of wines loaded in the said ship was expended (posita) in oilage of the said pipes by reason of leakage (curisonem) ; 2 quarters and 6 bushels of the 227 quarters and 6 bushels of wheat loaded in Henry Broun s ship called Za Annote of London, were rotten and thrown into the sea, and one of the 17 pipes of wine loaded in the same was expended in oilage and leakage; 4 pipes of the 70 pipes of wines loaded in William Cristemesse s ship called La Edmund of Heth were expended in oilage and leakage by reason of tempest; 42 quarters of the 233 quarters of wheat loaded in Alexander Petismyth s ship called La Seinte Mar[ie shipp of Neuheth, which ship was driven to Denmark and Flanders and returned to Sandwich, were thrown into the sea by the aforesaid tempest; the ship of Henry de Heth called La Seinte Marieshipp of Heth was wrecked (periclitata) near Kyrkeley by storm, and of the 195 quarters of wheat and 14 pipes of wine loaded in her only 104 quarters . 661 wheat and 12 pipes of wine were saved ; of the 100 pipes of wine loaded Peter Shipman s ship called La Seinte Marieshipp of Faversham six were expended in oilage and leakage by reason of the tempest; 147 quarters of wheat loaded in Ralph le Palmer s ship called Welywone of Westminster, 23 quarters of wheat were thrown into sea by reason of tempest; 45 quarters of the 263 quarters of wheat in Robert le Coteler s ship called Za Blith of Westminster were into the sea by tempest near Theshop; of 95 quarters of wheat in John Payn s ship called La Palmere of Wynchelse, 22 quarters thrown into the sea by tempest, and of the 22 pipes of wine loaded in same ship, 3 pipes were expended in oilage and leakage; of 80 quarters wheat loaded in John de Bredstr[ete] s ship called Za Isabel of London, quarters were thrown into the sea, and of the two pipes of wine loaded the same ship, two parts of a pipe were expended in oilage and leakage ; 50 pipes of wine loaded in John Stacy s ship called Za Swalue of four pipes were expended in oilage and leakage by the fury of the of 86 pipes of wine loaded in John Lucas s ship called La Godyer Westminster, 5 pipes of wine were expended in oilage and leakage by the of the sea. He is also ordered to discharge Nicholas of the costs and freightages of the aforesaid ships. By C.