| This indenture made at Sweneseie
on the eleventh day of August in the ninth year of the reign of
Our lord. King Edward the third after the conquest, between Phelippe
de Clanvowe of the one part, and Robert de Weston and Piers de la
Bere. burgesses of the town, of Sweyneseie of the other part witnesseth
that, since the above mentioned Phelippe by the king’s writ, has
arrested in the port of Sweyneseye two ships. to be ready and prepared
in all things for the King’s service, that is to say, one ship which
is called Nicholas of the capacity of 100 tuns of wine,
and another which is called Blithe of the capacity of sixty tuns of wine:
And the aforesaid Phelippe, on the king’s behalf has ordered the above
mentioned Robert and Piers, masters of the aforesaid ships. and all other
burgesses of the town, that the aforesaid ships may be ready and
prepared for war with double crew and more, to go to sea in the
company of the king’s admiral And on this matter, the said Phelippe
has paid them ten pounds sterling from the king’s money in aid of
carrying out the aforementioned order [of] which moneys the
aforesaid Robert and Piers acknowlege receipt In testimony of which
thing, the aforesaid Phelippe Robert and Piers have interchangeably set
their seals to this indenture. Written at Sweyneseie the day and year
above mentioned |