Chapter XXXVIII: 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._

[Sidenote: 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

[Sidenote: 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

[Sidenote: 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 6_d._, each sailor 3_d._ 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 10_s._ 0_d._

[Sidenote: 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 26_s._ 8_d._

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 28_s._

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 19_s._ 3_d._