Royal writ commanding Bristol and other English ports to send naval vessels to Isle of Man, 1310 · Revestment 1765

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Name: Royal writ commanding Bristol and other English ports to send naval vessels to Isle of Man, 1310
Description: A bilingual (English and Norman French) royal writ from King Edward II ordering the bailiffs and prudent men of Bristol, Portsmouth, Weymouth, Lymington, Warham, Lyme, Melcombe, and Poole to dispatch a well-manned navy to the Isle of Man by Assumption Day (15 August 1310), thence to Scotland under Admiral Simon de Montagu to conduct military operations against Scottish forces. The document demonstrates the strategic importance of the Isle of Man as a naval staging post in medieval Anglo-Scottish conflicts.
Date: 2 August 1310
Place: Isle of Man; Ireland; Scotland
Collection: Scottish and English Contention
Type: Primary Source Transcription
Date Created: 1310-08-02
Creator: King Edward II of England
Audience: Bailiffs and prudent men of Bristol, Portsmouth, Weymouth, Lymington, Warham, Lyme, Melcombe, and Poole
Identifier: Rotuli Scotiæ (3 Ed. II)
Language: English and Norman French