JACQUES II VAN ARTEVELDE (Correspondance avec l’Angleterre). 627

*. Le Roi d’Angleterre envoie aux baillis de Grand Yarmouth, son cherRobert Houel pour les informer que son fidèle ami, Jacques van Artevelde,qui traite ses affaires en Flandre et y est un des principaux chefs, s’est plaintde ce que 80 tonnes, I pipe, des vins de Saint-Jean, valant 85 livres 12 deniersde gros, appartenant à Lambert Gaid, marchand de Poperinghe, et à sesassociés, ont été enlevées du navire La Sainte-Catherine, de Séville, dont lemaître était Gautier Periz, de Castille, le 5 septembre 1338, entre la ville deSaint-Matliieu et le Raz de Seyn, par Etienne Drayton et plusieurs autreshabitants de leur ville; il leur ordonne de les indemniser de ces faits deviolence, craignant que, s’il n’est pas donné satisfaction aux Flamands, ilspourraient faire cause commune avec ses ennemis. ( Kennyngton.)

« To the bailiffs of Great Yarmouth. James d'Artevelde, of Flanders, to wbom the King» is especially bound for his good services and for his assistance given to the King’s» affairs in parts beyond the sea, has shown the King, complaining that Stephen de» Drayton and several men of Great Yarmouth, attached by armed force a ship cal lcd» la Seinte Katherine, of Seville, wherof Walter Periz, of Castile, was master, upon the» sea between the town of Saint-Matthieu and le Ras de Seyn, on salurday after saint» Gilles last, and took 84 tuns and a pipe of wine de Sancto Johanne of Lambert Gayd» and his fellows, merchants of Poperynges in Flanders, found in that ship, which were» destined for James, both for his affairs and the King’s; and James, beseeching the» King to cause speedy satisfaction to be made to the merchants for the wine or the» reasonable price therof and for the damages done, which are entended at 85 lb. 12 d.» gros tournois ( grossis turonens.)', the King considering that, if he does not satisfy the» merchants speedily, James, who is one of the principal leaders of the men of Flanders» and the said men, who are now friendly to him, may readly rise against him in aid» of his ennemies, the King therefore, wishing to avoid such dangers, orders the bailliffs» to take an inquisition upon the matter and cause the wine to be arrested without» delay, or the price thereof, if it no longer exists, and the damages to the aforesaid» sum to be lovied of the goods and chattels of Stephen and others, who shall be found» guilty and delivered to the merchants of their attorney by indenture; knowing that,» if they delay to execute the promises, the King will cause the price of the wine and» the damages to be levied of their goods and chattels and of those of the other» burgesses of that town. The King sends to hem Robert Houel to prosecute the said» affair, and to stimulate their efforts. By p. s. (11177). »

(Close Roll’s, V, 405.)

M bis

1339S mars

Pro diversis mercatoribus de Flandres.

Rex baillivis ville sue Magne Jernemuth’, salutem ! Significavit Nobis dilectus nobis