Moore, Alan, ed., "A Barge of Edward III" (Mariner's Mirror, 6. pp. 229-42.)
Text name(s): A Barge of Edward III
Number of pages of primary source text: 0
Author(s):
Dates: 1373 - 1373
Archival Reference: London Guildhall, Letter Book G, f. 304
Original Language(s):
- Anglo-Norman
Translation:
- Translated into English.
- Original language included.
Translation Comments: partial English
Geopolitical Region(s):
- England
County/Region: London
Record Types:
- Account Roll
- Inventory
Subject Headings:
- Maritime
- Royalty / Monarchs
- Science / Technology
Apparatus:
Comments:
Inventory of the barge (and its equipment) provided by city of London to serve the king, called the Paul of London. Translated in H. T. Riley, ed., Memorials of London and London Life in the XIIIth, XIVth and XVth Centuries (1868), who, however, did not translate or explain many of the technical terms concerning the ship. Moore does explain the technical terms, and also transcribes and comments upon the inventory.
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Cataloger: MAK
