THE PRUSSIAN AMBASSADORS ad 



1390. 



expelled out of the dominions of Christians : therefore for [I. 151.] 

 the perpetuall memorie of the thing, be it knowen unto 

 all men who shall see or heare the tenour of these 

 presents : that there being matter of dissension and 

 discord bred betweene the most renowmed prince and 

 king, Richard by the grace of God king of England 

 and France, and lord of Ireland, and his subjects on 

 the one part : and the right reverend and religious 

 lord, lord Conradus Zolner de Rothinstein, Master 

 generall of the knightly order of the Dutch hospitall 

 of S. Marie at Jerusalem, and his land of Prussia, 

 and his subjects also, on the other part : the fore- 

 said lord and generall master, upon mature counsell 

 and deliberation had, sent his honourable ambassadours 

 towards England unto the forenamed most soveraigne 

 prince and king, to propound and make their complaint 

 unto him of violence and injuries offered (as it is sayd) by 

 the English unto the Prussians : in consideration whereof 

 certaine goods of the marchants of England were arrested 

 in the land of Prussia. Whose complaint the foresayd 

 most gracious prince did courteously and friendly admit, 

 receive, and accept, and after many speeches uttered in 

 this treaty, lovingly dismissed them unto their owne 

 countrey againe, promising by his letters unto the foresayd 

 reverend Master generall, that hee would dispatch his 

 ambassadours unto the land of Prussia. Whereupon, in 

 the yeere 1388. he sent the hono: and reverend person- 13 us- 

 ages Master Nicholas Stocket licentiate of both lawes, 

 Thomas Graa, and Walter Sibill, citizens of London and 

 Yorke, with sufficient authority and full commandement, 

 to handle, discusse, and finally to determine the foresaid 

 busines, and with letters of credence unto the right 

 reverend lord and master generall aforesayd. Which 

 ambassadours, together with John Bevis of London their 

 informer, and the letters aforesaid, and their ambassage, 

 the said right reverend lord and Master generall, at his 

 castle of Marienburgh, the 28. of July, in the yeare 

 aforesaid, reverently and honourably received and enter- 



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