The following ordinances were in force at Kingston-upon-Hull about 1450, and point their own moral.
In the year 1298, he obtained sole possession of the port and lands of Wyke, afterwards known as Kingston-upon-Hull.
The traders and inhabitants generally moved to Kingston-upon-Hull and other towns, as the sea forced them to seek safer quarters.
He was member for Kingston-upon-Hull for nearly twenty years, and was buried at last at the expense of his constituents.
