175:. King Henry IV made a prisoner of the unfortunate young prince, who was treated well but not released until 1424, and rewarded Fenn and his co-owners with not only all the cargo of the Hanse vessel but also the privilege of shipping goods out of Yarmouth free of all customs duties to wherever they liked.
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The eldest son Thomas also became a man of importance in
Yarmouth serving in various municipal functions, including five terms as bailiff from 1432 onwards and he or a namesake being collector of customs from 1451 to 1460. In 1438 he granted some of the lands that had been his father's at
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with a cargo of wool and leather. On board was the 11 year old Prince James, heir to the throne of
Scotland, who had been sent to France by his father King
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