APPENDIX No. 5.
Account of the Freights and of the Wages of the Sailors of the ships of Edward I. in divers fleets at divers ports, assembled as well for the passage of the King to Flanders as also for the Duchess of Brabant, &c.
| £ | s. | d. | |
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Ships carrying
wheat to
Gascony.
To Ralph de Aldeburgh, Master of the ship called “The
Rose,” of Lenna (Lynn ?), loading in
the same ship of his own for Gascony for
the assistance of the king’s army there,
viz., as far as Burgh-on-the-sea, 428½ quarters of
wheat from the port of Herewich, and for the
freight of the same ship by way of expenses for it
and the crew of the same ship, going and returning,
paid into his own hands at Herewich, 30th
December |
15 | 0 | 0 |
| To William Helmyn, Master of “La Mariola,” of Lenna, freighted in the same manner, from Herewich to Burgh-on-the-sea with 428½ quarters, &c. | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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Ipswich.
To William Brum, Master of the “Virly,” of Ipswich,
one constable, 48 crew, for wages from
Jan. 12 to Feb. 2, 22 days inclusive |
14 | 6 | 0 |
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The galley of
Lenna.
To Walter de Fordham, Master of the Galley of
Lenna, two constables, and 87 crew
for wages from Dec. 30, when they
set sail from Lenna for Herewich
[Harwich], to Feb. 2, 25 days inclusive; the
Master and each constable 6d., each sailor 3d. per
diem |
40 | 13 | 9 |
| To the same Walter for the payment of a Lodman [pilot], hired to conduct the same galley to Brabant | 13 | 4 |
The principal places of embarcation are Gernemuth (Yarmouth), Bautreseie, Gippewicus (Ipswich), Haveford (Haverfordwest), Herewicus (Harwich), Schottele, Everwarton, Colneseie, Brithlingesei, Meresei (Mersey), Lim (Lyme?), Loo in Cornwall, Portesmuth, Sandwich, La Stroude, Saltcote, London, Hardeburgh.
| f. 89 b. A lantern bought. To Robert Le Horner for one large Lantern bought of the same, to hang in the ship assigned to the Duchess of Brabant for her passage to Brabant by precept of the king, that the other ships may be able to follow her in the sea at night | 10s. | 0d. |
Pilot for the King’s body.
To John Jolif of Sandwich, Pilot (Lodman),
leading the ship called “The Coga of
St. Edward,” in which the body of the
king passed over from Winchelsey to
La Swyne, in his fleet for Flanders, paid into his
own hands at Bruges on the 3rd of September |
26s. | 8d. |
Then follows a long list of the ships carrying victuals to Gascony and Flanders, with their names, quantities carried, masters and crews’ names, &c.; as for example:
| To John de Barewe, Master of the “Alice,” carrying 12 barrels flour, 209½ quarters of oats, 23 carcases of beef, wages for himself and six men for 14 days | 28s. |
The names of the ships are interesting as:—La Messagere, La Plente, La Mariole, La Godyer, La Seefare, La Stoule, La Blithe, Le Lionu, La Grace Dieu, La Fankonu of Carmarthen, La Sauueye, La Johanette, Coga St. Thomas, La Mariote, La Furmente, La Viryly, the Hulks of the Blessed Mary, La Constance; many names of Sts., Andrew, Peter, Catherine, Mary, the Trinity, St. Cross, &c., &c.
f. 96. A long account of the passage of the ships at Plymouth for Gascony, arranged under the following ports:—Warham, Weymuth, Exemuth, Tegnemuth, Dertemuth, Loo, Fowy, Briggewater, Bristoll’, Houue, Seford, Shorham, Portesmuth, Southhampton and Hamele, Lemyngton, Yaremuth, Pole, Warham, Weymuth, Lym (Lyme Regis), Sidemuth, Exemuth, Tenemuth, Dertemuth, Plymuth, Loo, Fowy, Kermerdyn, (Carmarthen), Briggewater, Chepstowe, Hertelpol, Ireland, Scardeburgh, Lenne, Blakeneye, Scotesmuth, Holan, Thornham, Jernemuth, Donewycus (Dunwich), Oreford, Goseford, Gippewycus (Ipswich), Herewycus (Harwich), Orewell, Colecestre, Sandwycus, Dovorria, Faversham, Folkstan, Heth’, Romenale, Rye, Winchelsey, Hastinges, Pevenese, Seford, Baiona (Bayonne), Weymuth, Tegnemuth, Dertemuth.
f. 103. Wages of the sailors at Sandwich in the same year for the fleet of ships for the passage of Robert Fitz-Payn, and his countess to Flanders, arranged under ports with similar names to the above. These additional ones also occur: Gravelinges, Karnarvan (Carnarvon).
Sum total of the wages of the Sailors, £5586 19s. 3d.