A.I). 

 I 3 88. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



Furthermore, sundry damages and complaints of the 

 foresaid general Master, and his subjects are briefly 

 exhibited, and put downe in the billes following. Also, 

 all and singular damnified persons, besides other proofes, 

 were compelled to verifie their losses by their formall 

 othes, taken upon the holy Bible. 



Lastly, we doe make our humble suite and petition 

 unto the providence and discretion of your Highnes, and 

 of your honorable Councell, that concerning the premisses, 

 and all other matters propounded, or to be propounded 

 unto your Majesty, we may obtaine a speedy answere, and 

 an effectuall end. For it would redound unto our great 

 charges and losse to make any long delayes. 



An agreement made by the Ambassadors of Eng- 

 land and Prussia, confirmed by king Richard 

 the second. 



Richard by the grace of God, king of England, and 

 France, and lorde of Ireland, To all, unto whom 

 these present letters shall come, greeting. We have 

 seene and considered the composition, ordination, concord, 

 and treatie, betweene our welbeloved clearke, master 

 Nicholas Stocket, licentiat in both lawes, Walter Sibel, 

 and Thomas Graa, citizens of our cities of London & 

 York, our messengers and ambassadors on the one 

 part : and the honourable and religious personages, 

 Conradus de Walrode, great commander, Sifridus Wal- 

 pode de Bassenheim, chiefe hospitalary commander in 

 Elburg, and Ulricus Hachenberg Treasurer, the mes- 

 sengers and ambassadors of the right reverend and 

 religious lord, lord Conradus Zolner de Rothenstein, 

 master generall of the knightly order of the Dutch 

 hospital of Saint Mary at Jerusalem on the other part, 

 lately concluded and agreed upon in these words. In the 

 name of the supreame and indivisible Trinitie, the Father, 

 the Sonne, and the holy Ghost, Amen. Forasmuch as 

 the author of peace will have peacemakers to be the sons 

 of blessednes, and the execrable enemie of peace to be 



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