| Description | From: Richard III, king of England
To: William Haute, knight; John Brumston', esq; John Dygges, esq; John Isaak, esq; John Alfegh; John Fyneux; Roger Brent; John Nethirsole; Robert Billysdon'; Stephen Barret
Great losses have occurred because the sea defences and land drainage between Faversham and Whitstable are not properly repaired and maintained. The king, wishing to provide a remedy, assigns them to survey the walls and other defences to find out by whose fault the losses have occurred and who holds lands, pastures or fisheries there. They are to carry out distraints, amercements and anything else necessary to pay for the repair, renewal and clearing of the sea defences. They are to appoint wardens ('custos') for the protection of the sea defences, to hear the accounts of the collectors of money for repairing the defences, to distrain for arrears of these collections and to hear and determine any disputes. They are to compel any who resist to repair the defences. Sent patent. The clerk is Heed. 'Irro'a' on seal tongue.
Given at Westminster [Middlesex]. |