138 CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE HERRING-FISHERY. 



to the bailiflfs of^ Yarmouth in the year 1305, concerning 

 the charters of Croyland. 



In the time of Yarmouth Fair, 

 in the 34th year of the reign of 

 King Edward, son of King Henry, 

 WUliam de Ketene, monk of Saint 

 Faith, and Eeginald de Burgh of 

 St Peter, brought to the bailiSs of 

 Yarmouth a writ of the lord the 

 king in these words : — 



Edward, by the grace of God, 

 King of England, Lord of Ireland, 

 to his. bailiffs of Great Yarmouth, 

 greeting, &c. 



Witness myself at Newburgh in 

 Tyndale the 30th August in the 

 34th year of our reign. 



By authority of which writ, the 

 aforesaid Reginald had eight lasts 

 and one thousand herrings de- 

 livered free of customs, — viz., five 

 lasts,* and 1000 herrings for the year 

 34, and three lasts for the year 33 ; — 

 which said eight lasts and 1000 her- 

 rings, the aforesaid Regmald swore 

 upon the Holy Bible were the pro- 

 perty of the Abbot and convent 

 of Croyland, and for them were 

 bought and provided, besides 12 

 pence half-penny, which the said 

 Reginald pledged for the aforesaid 

 three lasts of herrmgs for the cus- 

 tom of the year 33, are delivered 

 to the aforesaid Reginald at the 

 request and iji reverence of the 

 said William de Ketene, monk.t 



Tempore mundinarum Jern, anno 

 regis, E. fil Regius Henri, xxxiiii., 

 WiU'us de Ketene monach 'de sc'a 

 fide et Reginaldus de Burg sc'i 

 Petretulerunt ball'is mag Jernsba'e 

 d'ni regis in hi3ec verba : — 



Edwardus dei gr'a rex Angl', 

 d'nus Hibern' ball'is suis de Mag' 

 Jeru' salutem, etc. 



Tme ipso apud Newburgh in 

 Tindal xxx die' Aug' anno re'm 

 xxxiiii. 



Auctoritate cujus brevis predict' 

 Reginaldus viii last allic 'et 1 mil- 

 liar' aUic' quietas habuit de cos- 

 tuma deliberatus, videl' v I'et 1 

 milliar' de anno 34 et iii last' alloc 

 anno xxxiii. que quidem viii last' 

 et 1 miUiar allec' predict' Regin' 

 cartis sacrae s'tis juravit esse pro- 

 prias ablatis et convent' de Croy- 

 land, et ad opus suorum eruptas et 

 provisas ; preterea xii denarii 1 

 obolus quos dictus Regm' jjosuit 

 in vad'on pro produits iii last' allec 

 pro costuma de anno xxxiii. delive- 

 rantur prefato Regin' ad instanciam 

 et reverenciam dicti Will'i de Ke- 

 tene monachi. 



The port of Yarmouth seems to have had a very im- 

 portant and exclusive commerce in herrings, not only in 



* A last, 10,000 herrings. t Swindon, pp. 33, 34. 



