Maritime record LWT 537 - Wreck of La Seint Marie

'1370. March 26. Westminster. Commission of oyer and terminer to William de Wychyngham, Nicholas de Tamworth, Hugh Fastolf and William de Tamworth, on complaint on behalf of William Lyth, James Henrisson, Thomas Marcher, John Wode, Thomas Recyvet, John Scot, Adam de Dalgarnok, Walter Gopeld, Andrew Bet, William Gopeld, Simon del Abbeye, Alan Hog and Thomas Clerk, merchants of Scotland, that whereas certain of them freighted a ship of William Mone called LA SEINT MARIE of Seland, and other of them a ship of Florence Johanesson of Flanders called LA SEINT ANNE of Cagent, at Lescluse for passage to Scotland, and the said ships were driven by tempest as far as Kirkele Rode, co. Suffolk, and there broken, and although Robert Clerk of Lyth and Richard de Waldalston of the ship called LA SEINT ANNE, and William Mone of the other ship, escaped alive, claimed the merchandise of the said merchants and seized them for their use, nevertheless certain evildoers took and carried off the said merchandise against the form of the truce lately established between the king and David le Bruys of Scotland.' (3)

'1370. June 24. Westminster. Commission to Edmund de Thorp, sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, John de Berneye, Reynold de Eccles and John de Lakynghethe, keepers of the peace, and others the king's lieges in the county of Suffolk, on complaint by William Lyth, James Henrisson, Thomas Marcher, John Wode, Thomas Recyvet, John Scot, Adam de Dalgarnok, Walter Gopeld, Simon del Abbeye, Alan Hog and Robert Clerk, merchants of Scotland, that whereas the said William, James, Thomas, John, Thomas, John, and Adam freighted a ship of William Mone called LA SEINT MARIE of Seland, and the said Walter, Andrew [sic], William Gopeld [sic], Simon, Alan and Robert Clerk a ship of Florence Johannesson of Flanders called LE SEINT ANNE of Cagent, at Le Scluse for passage to Scotland, and the said ships were driven by tempest to Kyrkele Rode and there broken and the goods cast ashore, and although Robert Clerk de Lyth and Richard de Waldaston escaped alive from the ship called LA SEINT ANNE and William Mone from the other ship, claimed their goods, and seized them for the use of the said merchants, nevertheless certain evildoers of those parts carried away the said goods and did other enormities against the form of the truce lately made with David le Bruys of Scotland, - to make inquisition in the said county of the names of the said evildoers and into whose hands the goods have come, seize into the king's hand the said goods in whosesoever hands they are in the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, or their value out of the goods of those who occupy the same, and deliver them to the merchants; also to arrest and commit to prison all who refuse to deliver such goods occupied by them until they make fitting satisfaction to the merchants.' (1)

NB: The "truce" referred to appears to be that of a truce in 1369, providing a terminus post quem for the date of loss. (2)

This vessel appears twice in the same complaint as a vessel also used by other Scottish merchants, LA SEINTE ANNE [TM 59 SE 333] which was also wrecked in the vicinity of Kirkley Roads and despoiled. The two vessels may have been in company or lost in separate incidents.

The nationality of the vessel would have been regarded as Flemish at the time of loss; Zeeland, however, is now part of the modern state of the Netherlands.

Crew Lost: some (1)(3)
Passengers Lost: some (1)(3)
Owner: of cargo, William Lyth, James Henrisson, Thomas Marcher, John Wode, Thomas Recyvet, John Scot, Adam de Dalgarnok (1)(3)
Owner: of ship, William Mone (3)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Approximate date of loss