A.D. 

 1405. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



Dogger-ship, and the Peter of Wiveton, laden with salt 

 fishes (whereof John Austen was master) upon the coast 

 of Denmarke. And they caried away the saide Dogger, 

 with the furniture thereof, and the foresaid salt fishes, 

 to the value of 1 70. pound. Moreover, the master, and 

 2C. mariners in the same ship they maliciously slewe, 



[I. 169.] and a certaine ladde of the saide Dogger they caried 

 with them into Wismer. 



Wiveton. Item, in the foresaid yeere, and about the feast afore- 

 said, the forenamed Godekins and Stertebeker, with other 

 their complices, unjustly tooke upon the sea a certaine 

 ship of Thomas Lyderpole, and John Coote of Wiveton : 

 and the master and mariners which were in the saide 

 shippe, they villanously slue, among whom they put to 

 death one Simon Andrew, the godsonne, nephew, and 

 servant of the foresaid Simon Durham. Which ship, 

 with the goods and furniture that were therein was worth 

 410. nobles. 



Wiveton. Item, in the very same yeere, about the feast afore- 

 said, the forenamed Godekins and Stertebeker & other 

 their complices wickedly spoiled a certaine ship of the 

 foresaid Simon Durham called the Dogger, wherein Ger- 

 vase Cat was master, lying at an anker, while the 

 companie were occupied about fishing, and likewise un- 

 justly tooke away with them the salt fishes, and furniture 

 of the said ship. Moreover, the master and his company 

 that were in the said Dogger they beate and wounded, 

 so that they utterly lost their fishing for that yeere, the 

 master and his said companie being endamaged thereby, 

 to the summe of 200. nobles. 



Wiveton. Item, in the yere of our Lord 1396. the foresaid 

 Godekins and Stertebeker, and other their complices 

 unjustly tooke upon the sea a certain crayer, called the 

 Buss of Zeland, which one John Ligate marchant, and 

 servant unto the forenamed Simon Durham had laden 

 in Prussia, on the behalfe of the said Simon, to saile 

 for England, and spoiled the said craier, and also tooke 

 and caried away with them the goods and marchandises 



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