ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1405. 



the Hans, of Rostok, and of Wismer, tooke upon the 

 coast of England, neere unto Plimmouth a certaine barge 

 called the Michael of Yarmouth (whereof Hugh ap Fen 

 was the owner, and Robert Rigweys the master) laden 

 with bay salt, to the quantitie of 130. wayes, and with 

 a thousand canvasse clothes of Britaine, and doe as yet 

 detaine the saide goods in their possession, the said Hugh 

 being endamaged, by the losse of his ship, and of his 

 goods aforesaid 800. nobles and the foresaid Master and 

 the mariners loosing, in regard of their wages, canvas, 

 and armour, 200. nobles. 



Vermouth. Item, in the yeere of our Lord 1405. certaine male- 



factors of Wismer wickedly and unjustly tooke, in a 



Selaw in Nor- certaine port of Norway called Selaw, a ship of Yarmouth 



wa y- (the owner whereof was William Oxney and the master 



Thomas Smith) laden with salt, cloth, and salmon, to 

 the value of 40. pound, and doe as yet detaine the said 

 ship and goods in their possession, some of the Hans their 

 confederates ayding and assisting them at the same time. 



Cky- Item, in the yeere of our Lord 1395. one Godekin 



Mighel, Clays Scheld, Stertebeker, and other their accom- 

 plices of the Hans tooke upon the sea a certain ship 

 of one John Dulwer of Cley, called the Friday (whereof 

 Laurence Tuk of Cley was master) and conveighed the 

 said ship unto Maustrond in Norway, and the saide 

 Master and mariners they robbed of divers commodities,, 

 namely of artillery, furniture, and salt fishes being in 

 the same ship, to the value of 500. nobles. 



c ^' Item, in the yeere of our Lord 1395. Godekin Mighel, 



Clays Scheld, Stertebeker, and other their accomplices 

 of the Hans, unlawfully tooke upon the sea a certaine 

 ship of one William Bets of Cley called the Margaret 

 (wherein Robert Robines was master) and conveyed the 

 ship it self unto Mawstrond in Norway, and there 

 robbed the master and his partners of divers commodities, 

 namely of artillerie, furniture, and salt fishes, to the value 

 of 400. nobles, and one of the said masters mates they 

 maliciously drowned. 



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