The Port Books of Southampton: Or (Anglo-French) Accounts of Robert Florys, Water-bailiff and Receiver of Petty-customs, A.D. 1427-1430

This volume, published by the Southampton Record Society in 1913 and edited by P. Studer, serves as a scholarly transcription and analysis of the medieval port books of Southampton. These original administrative documents provide a detailed account of the customs and tolls collected by the water-bailiff Robert Florys during the early 15th century. The collection was designed to offer historians direct access to the economic activities, maritime trade routes, and international commercial relations of a crucial English port during the late Middle Ages.

The publication belongs to a broader series of record society editions that sought to preserve and interpret primary source materials for academic study. By translating and contextualizing the Anglo-French accounts, the work highlights the intersection of local governance and the complex trade dynamics of the period. It was received by the historical community as a vital resource for understanding the logistics of medieval commerce, documenting the commodities flowing through Southampton and the bureaucratic structures that sustained the town's prosperity.