[1] [2] [3] The townesmen were not verie earnest in pursu|ing of them, bicause of the kings proclamation and ordinance before time made in fauour of the Iewes:The slaugh|ter made of the Iewes at Lin. but the mariners followed them to their houses, [...] diuerse of them, robbed and sacked their goods, and finallie set their dwellings on fire; and so burnt them vp altogither. These mariners being inriched with the spoile of the Iewes goods, and fearing to be cal|led to accompt for their vnlawfull act by the kings of|ficers, got them foorthwith to shipboord, and hoising vp sailes, departed with their ships to the sea, and so escaped the danger of that which might haue béene o|therwise laid to their charge The townesmen being called to an accompt excused themselues by the ma|riners, burdening them with all the fault. But al|though they of Lin were thus excused, yet they of Yorke escaped not so easilie. For the king being ad|uertised of such outrage, doone contrarie to the order of his lawes and expresse commandement, wrote o|uer to the bishop of Elie his chancellour, charging him to take cruell punishment of the offendors.