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18 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS [9
person, and, with him, the Mayor and Bailiffs of the Cinque Ports. The heads
given of such Inquisitions.
Fol. 11 a. 32, or more, of the Barons are to hold “cloths of say” over the
King and Queen at the Coronation of the Kings of England; the Barons of
Hastings, and its members, to have one cloth and its apparel; those of Romeney,
Hethe, Dovor, and Sandwich, the other. The 32 Barons, and other Barons
there present, to have the table on the right-hand side of the King, when allowed
(grauntes) to eat with him: and at each consecration of a bishop (?archbishop),
the Barons of the Cinque Ports to have the right-hand table in the hall.
Fols, i2a-if>. A list, in Latin, of “Maltotes” (or town dues) leviable on all
property of the men of the Cinque Ports. Among them may be noticed the
following:—“Of everyporpeis cut up, in market, of the vendor id. But if taken
out of the town, then 12Y. For two seams of sea-coal sold, 1 farthing. From
a master carpenter of ships ‘of new passage,’ besides [the tax] on the ship, lid.
Of every cook and pocchen [? retailer of drink] selling in the market, by the
week, %d. For every 2 gallons of seym [lard] sold, \d. For 2 sheaves [garbis]
of herrings sold, ^d. For 2,000 oygnons [onions] sold, %d. Of a master tailor by
the week, fl. Of every ysmongere [ironmonger] by the week, Of every
carpenter of houses by the week, -W. Of a shoemaker, for every 12 shoes sold, fl.
Of other cobblers [sabatores] by the week, j-rf. Of a ship carpenter by the week,
when at work, LZ. For every tun of wine sold in gross, i,d. If drunk and sold in
a tavern lin teppinge' [or tap], bd. For every 100 boards of Ireland, of 12 feet, 2d.
(‘Boards of Ireland,’ of 8 feet and 6 feet, are also named.) On the hire of
vessels and boats, in the pound, 2d. On every last of sprats, zpZ. From the master
fisherman of every boat, per week, fl. From the other mates of the boat, per
week, J/Z. For every pound lent ‘super heepd [?on accumulation], 2d. Of every
carter and barber, per week, ^d. For every 12 coyfyn [? seasoned wood for coffers]
sold, fl. For every chief of sandal [?a silk texture] sold, id. For every bolt of
Eilesham [probably, canvas from Aylsham, in Norfolk] sold, id. Of every gold-
smith, per week, fl. Of every tiler and reeder of houses, id. Of every pasteler
[pie-maker] per week, W·”
Also,—“De omnibus casubus inter Denge et Hethe, Quarta pars.” “From
all wrecks between Denge and Flethe, the fourth part.” Denge is the present
Dengeness, or Dungeness.
Fol. 13 a. Copy of the Charter granted in the 6th year of Edward I to the
Barons of the Cinque Ports.
Fol. i6«. Copy of the Charter of the 7th of Edward II, confirming a
Charter of Henry II to the men of Hida [Hythe] and Dungemareys [Dunge
Marsh, near Dungeness], and one of Edward I in favour of the men of Hida and
Ingemareis [or Dengemareys].
At fol. 17a begins [tr. from the Latin]: “A Register of Daniel Roughe,
for the time when he was Clerk of the Jurats of Romeney, namely, in the
27th year of the reign of Edward the Third [a.D. 1353]”; containing various
forms of fines (in Latin); writs and addresses sent to Canterbury and Winchelsea;
and writs as to collecting the King’s tenths and fifteenths.
Fol. 21 a. Election of Members of Parliament, W. de Holyng and John
Tiece; Thomas Childe chosen to represent the town at the King’s Council at
Westminster.
Fol. 21 A Petition to the King, in French, as to their franchises; followed
by one, in French, to the Archbishop of York, Lord Chancellor, by the Barons
of Romeney, as to the same.
Fol. 22b. Appointment of a bailiff, Hugh Goldsmith, to act for the town at
person, and, with him, the Mayor and Bailiffs of the Cinque Ports. The heads
given of such Inquisitions.
Fol. 11 a. 32, or more, of the Barons are to hold “cloths of say” over the
King and Queen at the Coronation of the Kings of England; the Barons of
Hastings, and its members, to have one cloth and its apparel; those of Romeney,
Hethe, Dovor, and Sandwich, the other. The 32 Barons, and other Barons
there present, to have the table on the right-hand side of the King, when allowed
(grauntes) to eat with him: and at each consecration of a bishop (?archbishop),
the Barons of the Cinque Ports to have the right-hand table in the hall.
Fols, i2a-if>. A list, in Latin, of “Maltotes” (or town dues) leviable on all
property of the men of the Cinque Ports. Among them may be noticed the
following:—“Of everyporpeis cut up, in market, of the vendor id. But if taken
out of the town, then 12Y. For two seams of sea-coal sold, 1 farthing. From
a master carpenter of ships ‘of new passage,’ besides [the tax] on the ship, lid.
Of every cook and pocchen [? retailer of drink] selling in the market, by the
week, %d. For every 2 gallons of seym [lard] sold, \d. For 2 sheaves [garbis]
of herrings sold, ^d. For 2,000 oygnons [onions] sold, %d. Of a master tailor by
the week, fl. Of every ysmongere [ironmonger] by the week, Of every
carpenter of houses by the week, -W. Of a shoemaker, for every 12 shoes sold, fl.
Of other cobblers [sabatores] by the week, j-rf. Of a ship carpenter by the week,
when at work, LZ. For every tun of wine sold in gross, i,d. If drunk and sold in
a tavern lin teppinge' [or tap], bd. For every 100 boards of Ireland, of 12 feet, 2d.
(‘Boards of Ireland,’ of 8 feet and 6 feet, are also named.) On the hire of
vessels and boats, in the pound, 2d. On every last of sprats, zpZ. From the master
fisherman of every boat, per week, fl. From the other mates of the boat, per
week, J/Z. For every pound lent ‘super heepd [?on accumulation], 2d. Of every
carter and barber, per week, ^d. For every 12 coyfyn [? seasoned wood for coffers]
sold, fl. For every chief of sandal [?a silk texture] sold, id. For every bolt of
Eilesham [probably, canvas from Aylsham, in Norfolk] sold, id. Of every gold-
smith, per week, fl. Of every tiler and reeder of houses, id. Of every pasteler
[pie-maker] per week, W·”
Also,—“De omnibus casubus inter Denge et Hethe, Quarta pars.” “From
all wrecks between Denge and Flethe, the fourth part.” Denge is the present
Dengeness, or Dungeness.
Fol. 13 a. Copy of the Charter granted in the 6th year of Edward I to the
Barons of the Cinque Ports.
Fol. i6«. Copy of the Charter of the 7th of Edward II, confirming a
Charter of Henry II to the men of Hida [Hythe] and Dungemareys [Dunge
Marsh, near Dungeness], and one of Edward I in favour of the men of Hida and
Ingemareis [or Dengemareys].
At fol. 17a begins [tr. from the Latin]: “A Register of Daniel Roughe,
for the time when he was Clerk of the Jurats of Romeney, namely, in the
27th year of the reign of Edward the Third [a.D. 1353]”; containing various
forms of fines (in Latin); writs and addresses sent to Canterbury and Winchelsea;
and writs as to collecting the King’s tenths and fifteenths.
Fol. 21 a. Election of Members of Parliament, W. de Holyng and John
Tiece; Thomas Childe chosen to represent the town at the King’s Council at
Westminster.
Fol. 21 A Petition to the King, in French, as to their franchises; followed
by one, in French, to the Archbishop of York, Lord Chancellor, by the Barons
of Romeney, as to the same.
Fol. 22b. Appointment of a bailiff, Hugh Goldsmith, to act for the town at