Maritime record TR 01 NE 289 - 1360 wreck of cog, which stranded on a sandbank near Dungeness on her passage from Bruges for Genoa with goods.

'1360. Sept. 16. Westminster. Commission to John de Bello Campo of Warrewyk, Robert de Hadham, Robert Elbrigge and William Tidecombe to make inquisition by the oath of good men of the counties of Kent and Sussex, as well within the liberty of the Cinque Ports as without, touching an information that some great ships called "carackes", to wit SEINTE MARIE, SEINTE KATERINE and SEINTE JULIANE, and a cog called SEINT DOMENYK DE ROMERIA, lately laden at Brugges in Flanders with goods and merchandise of merchants of Genoa, which the king took into his protection, while sailing for Genoa were wrecked on a sandbank near the shore at Dyngemerssh by Romeneye and the goods and merchandise being washed ashore in Kent and Sussex were saved, that the merchants and mariners of the ships and cog came to land alive, and that evildoers of the said counties carried away the goods so saved and in the king's protection; and find into whoso hands the same came and other articles and circumstances relating to the premises.'

'1360. Sept. 28. Westminster. Commission of oyer and terminer to John de Bello Campo of Warrewyk, William de Notton, Robert de Hadham, Robert Elbrigg and William de Titecombe, in the counties of Kent and Sussex, on complaint by John de Mari, Andrew de Mari, George de Mari, Agamelo Cibo, John de Caparalia and Peter de Menola, merchants of Genoa, that whereas the king lately took them, their ships and merchandise into his protection and safe conduct, some evildoers of those counties at Dyngenassh by Romeneye, boarded at sea a great ship called LA CAREK SEINTE MARIE, SEINTE KATERINE AND SEINT JULIANE and a cog called SEINTE DOMENIK and carried away their goods and merchandise in the ship and cog.'

NB: The nationality of the vessel is likely to have been Genoese, since the merchants concerned were Genoese and the vessel was bound there. With that in mind the name of the vessel has also been transcribed into an alternative version in modern Italian, SAN DOMENICO DE ROMERIA, to assist retrievability. However, there appears to be no place name "Romeria", although "Romeira", in Portugal, exists. A word in use in modern Spanish, "romeria", is associated with pilgrims, i.e. those going to Rome on pilgrimage. If Spanish, the name might mean something like "St. Dominic of the pilgrims". Portuguese and Spanish versions are therefore also given.

Owner: of cargo, Genoese merchants, named as John, Andrew and George de Mari, Agamelo Cibo, John de Caparalia and Peter de Menola

Date of Loss Qualifier: Reporting date of loss (1)

<1> Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward III, 1358-61, 482-483, 14d, 15d (Bibliographic reference). SKE56226.