A.D. 

 I 3 88. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



The Oration or speech of the Ambassadours sent 

 from Conradus de Zolner Master generall of 

 the land of Prussia, unto Richard the second, 

 King of England, and France, &c. 



The messengers which are sent from the Master generall 

 of the land of Prussia, doe propound and declare the 

 affaires and negotiations underwritten. 



Hereas it is apparant, that divers and 

 sundrie times heeretofore, your famous 

 progenitours and predecessours the 

 kings of England have alwaies bene 

 gratious promoters and speciall friends 

 unto the generall Masters of the land 

 of Prussia, and of the whole order : 

 whereas also they have vouchsafed, by their Barons, 

 Knights, and other their nobles of the kingdome of 

 The ancient England, unto the Masters and order aforesaide, sundry 

 assistance of anc [ manifolde favourable assistances in the conquest of 

 f i^d tne I^dels ( m whose steppes your excellent Majestie 



against insisting, have, in these your dayes shewed your selfe 



infidels. in like sort right graciously affected unto the Master 



generall which nowe is, and unto his famous Pre- 

 decessour) in due consideration of the premisses, and 

 in regard also of divers other affaires, which are at this 

 present to be propounded unto your Highnes, the fore- 

 said Master general which now is hath caused us his 

 messengers to be sent with letters of credence unto your 

 Majestie : humbly praying, and earnestly beseeching 

 your roial clemency, that in times to come, the said 

 Master general, his successors, & our whole Order may 

 of your bounty most graciously obtaine the same favour, 

 benevolence, and stedfast amity & friendship, which hath 

 bin continued from the times of your foresaid pre- 

 decessors : in regard wherof we do offer the said Master 

 of ours, and our whole company, unto your highnes, 

 as your perpetual and devote friends. Notwithstanding 



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