Maritime record TR 36 SE 902 - La Seinte Marie De Burgh

'Whereas merchants of Castile, Genoa, Placencia and Portugal laded a vessel at Lescluses in Flanders, a ship of Bayonne called LA SEINT MARIE DE BURGH, John Laurence master, with cloths, vessels of weight, silver in plate and money, and gold in money of divers coinage, and the ship on its voyage to Spain was accidentally broke on the sands before the port of Sandwich, many men making it ashore sound and alive.' (1)

1364: July 10, Westminster. Commission to Ralph Spigurnell, constable of Dover Castle and warden of the Cinque Ports, Robert Bilknapp and William de Halden, pursuant to [27] Edward III [stat. 2, cap. 13] of salvage of goods, not being "wreck", coming to land from ships broken by tempest at sea or other mischance, to make inquisitions touching a complaint by Marbot, attorney of merchants of Castile, Genoa, Placencia and Portugal, that whereas the said merchants laded at Lescluses in Flanders a ship of Bayonne called LA SEINT MARIE DE BURGH, whereof John Laurence was master, with cloths, vessels of weight, silver in plate, and money called "lowys grosses" and gold in money of divers coinage and the ship on its voyage to Spain was accidentally broken on the sands before the port of Sandwich, many men and mariners of the ship coming to land alive and sound, some men and mariners of Sandwich coming in boats to the ship carried away the cargo and had their will of it, without making restitution to the merchants or their servants, although requested to do so; and to inform themselves by this and other means of the names of those into whose hands the cargo came and in whose hands it now is, and how much is detained and where, to arrest the goods and deliver them to the said merchants or their attorney, on proof of ownership and after satisfaction made to those who salved it, and do justice in the premises; also to arrest all those found contrariant or rebellious in this and imprison them until further order. The said constable is to summon jurors from the liberty of the Cinque Ports.' (2)

Source (1) spells the name of the vessel as SEINT MARIE DE BIRGH, whilst quoting a text with the spelling as LA SEINT MARIE DE BURGH; an alternative version as LA SEINTE MARIE DE BURGH is also given, as is a version in modern French orthography, LA SAINTE MARIE DE BURGH. On consulting source (2), the original source upon which (1) is based, the spelling is given as LA SEINT MARIE DE BURGH.

Master: John Laurence (1)(2)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Reporting date of loss

<1> Larn, Richard and Bridget, 1995, Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 2 : Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Sussex, Kent (Mainland), Kent (Downs), Goodwin Sands, Thames (Bibliographic reference). SKE31910.

<2> Calendar of Patent Rolls (Bibliographic reference). SKE56226.