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Sonne of Henry. And the aforesaid Stephen De Pencester, of the services which the aforesaid Cinque Ports owe to the King thus :
- " These are the services which the Barons of the Cinque Ports owe to our Lord the King from yeare to yeare by Sea, if need be ; that is to wit, the Towne of Hastings Three Ships, the Lowey of Pevensey One Ship, Bulvarhithe and Petit Hiam One Ship, Beakesborne in Kent One Ship, Grenocle in Kent Two Men with Two Anchors, with the Ships of Hastings ; the Towne of Rye Five Ships, the Towne of Winchelsea Tenne Ships, the Port of Romney and Old Romney Foure Ships, Lydde one Ship, the Port of Hithe Five Ships, the Port of Dover Nineteene Ships, Folston One Sbip, the Towne of Feversham One Ship, the Port of Sandwich, Stonor, Fordwiche, Dale and Sarre Five Ships. The Summe Totall 57 Ships. And it is to wit, that when the King will have his Service of the aforesaid Ships they shall have 40 daies of Summons, and shall find to the King in every Ship 20 Men and the Master, and the Manner of every Ship is to be armed and furnished for to do the Service of the King. And the Ships shall be fitted at the proper Costs of the Cinque Ports when they shall be summoned. And when the Ships shall have tarried 15 daies in the Service of the King, at the proper Costs of the Cinque Ports ; and after the 15 daies past they tarry not, but at the Costs of the King, if he have to do, that is to wit, the Master of the Ship shall take for a day 6 Pence, the Constable 6 Pence, and every of the others 3 Pence. The Court of Ship way shall have 40 daies of Summons, and is holden for five Points, or for one of these Five ; that is to wit, for false Judgment, for the Service of the King to be sustained, for
Treasure found upon the Earth, for falsifying of Money, for Treason spoken against the King, and the Disturbers of his Peace. But other Things, we found not upon the Contents in the Writ aforesaid . And We the Tenor of the Certificate aforesaid, at the request of our beloved Nicholas Aspilon, one of the Barons of the said Port of Sandwich, and now Maior of the Towne of Sandwich, for greater knowledge -
