Maritime record LWT 538 - Wreck of a French cargo vessel

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Summary

1341 wreck of French cargo vessel which was wrecked in Kirkley Roads [now known as South Road] being "broken by the violence of the sea and in peril". On her passage from Scotland with wool and hides, she was a wooden sailing vessel. Status: Casualty

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Civil Parish LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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'1341. June 3. Westminster. By an inquisition returned into the chancery it has been found that a ship of Caleys, lately loaded in Scotland with goods and merchandise of the king's enemies of Scotland, while at sea, was broken by the violence of the sea and in peril in the road of Kirkele, co. Suffolk, that, by pretext of a proclamation made by the mariners of the ship so in peril that any that would help them and save the cargo should have a moiety thereof for their labour, John Tuteler, William de Ryveshale, Robert de Ryveshale and Thomas de Ryveshale of Lowystoft came and took 30 and a half sacks of wool, price 61l., 60 dickers of hides, price 20l., 60 wool-fells, price 15s., and a sail and a cable, price 10s., that the wool and merchandise in their hands were arrested as forfeit to the king and delivered to them for his use by Thomas de Drayton of Great Yarmouth, and that John de Gaisle of Great Yarmouth took a sack of wool, price 40s., 2 dickers of hides and 4 hides, price 16s., divers armour, price 20s. and the mast of the ship, price 40s. Reginald de Brundale of Lowystoft took a dicker of hides and 2 hides, price 8s., 12 wool-fells, price 3s., and a yard (virgam) of the ship, price 3s., and Edmund Ode of Lowystoft, Geoffrey Grym, John Grym, William Deckne, James Hulot, Richard Reynald and Adam Hodolon took timber from the ship of no great value, and John de Depe took wool, price 18d., and detained the same in their possession. In consideration of the charges and labours of the firstmentioned John, William, Robert and Thomas about the salvage and custody of the cargo, the king has granted to them all the said hides, which are appraised by the inquisition at 21l. 4s., as a gift.' (1)

Owner: of cargo, Scottish merchants (1)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Reporting date of loss

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Index: Calendar of Patent Rolls. Edward III, 1340-43, membrane 49.

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Record last edited

May 31 2022 3:06PM

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