Briflol, 



Chriftchurcli, 



Melcomb, 



Southampton, 



Yarmouth-) .^.^,j 



S'. Helens!"^ ^^ ^ ' 



Liverpool, 



Stonore, 



Sidmouth, 



Sandwich, 



Winchelfea, 



Exmouth, - 



Bridgewater, 



A, D. 1336. 



Chichefler, 



Rumney, 



Teignmouth, 



Reculver, 



Exeter, 



London, 



Dover, 



Tollefbury, 



Rye, 



Seton, 



Portfmoitth, 



Falmouth, 



515 



Pevenfey, 



We V mouthy 



Chefter, 



Lyme, 



Seaford, 



Dartmouth, 



Portchefter, 



Plymouth, 



Faverfham, 



Shoreham, 



Haftings, and 



Folkflone. 



Yarmouth, 



Lynne, 



Kingfton upon Hull, 



Ravenfere, 



Scarburgh, 



Newcaftle upon Tine, 



Little Yarmouth, 



Ipfwich, 



Wallfleet, 



Lymington, 

 He alfo fixed the port of Orewell for the rendezvous of the vefTels be- 

 longing to 



Newbigging, Gosford, 



Whitby, Harwich, 



Alemouth, Grimfby, 



Tinemouth, Barton, 



Blakeney, Saltfleet, 



Dunwich, Eofton, and 



Kirklee, Waynfleet. 



Gillingham, 

 Coeford, 



After meeting at the ports of rendezvous, the veflels bound for Gaf- 

 coigne, or other foreign countries, were to be permitted to fail in ftrong 

 fleets, fo that they might protedl each-other : and he fent orders to the 

 ftevvard of Gafcoigne to oblige all the vefFels of that country, bound for 

 England, to join the Englifh fleet. [Foedera, V. iv, pp. 717-719.] We 

 find fuch orders for vefi^els failing in fleets repeated on many occafions ; 

 for fuch were then the only means of defence for merchant ftiips. 



Edward's fears were not ill founded. A numerous fleet of fliips and 

 gallies, equipped by the Scots, who adhered to David II, the young king 

 whom Edward endeavoured to depofe, (or as probably by the king of 

 France in their name) took a number of EngUfh vefl^els lying at anchor 

 at the Ifle of Wight, and plundered Guernfey and Jerfey, while the fea- 

 •men of the Englifli navy were quarreling among themfelves, and plun- 

 dering vefl^els belonging to Englifli fubjefts, or foreigners in friendfliip 

 with their king. He thecefor appointed a commiflion to confult with 

 the nobles, fliirrefs, magifl:rates, and feamen, of all the ports, on the 

 means of repelling the enemy. He defired them to give due attention 

 -to the greatnefs of the impending danger, for, fays he, ' As our progeni- 

 ' tors, the kings of England, in fuch contejis between themfelves arid thefove- 

 ^ reigns of foreign countries were the lords of thefea and of The paffage to the 



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