Walerand Teutonicus
Walerand Teutonicus was a Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports during the thirteenth century.Murray, Katherine Maud Elisabeth, ''The Constitutional History of the Cinque Ports'', Manchester University Press, 1935, ISBN n/a, page 79, retrieved 2 August 2016 A feature of British maritime history of this period was the appointment, generally by county, of one or more "keepers of the coast", which led in time to the consolidation of the powers of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. The office was not continuous, and such men were more often called upon during a time of war, or when a threat was perceived in the Channel. Thus such records have survived for the reign of Edward III of England preceding the Battle of Sluys in 1340. In addition to a military command both at sea and on land, judicial matters relating to the sea and coast came within the Keepers' remit. They were expected to crush piracy, repel raiders, protect coasters and fishermen, and summon the county to arms if there was a ...
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