THE PRUSSIAN AMBASSADORS a.d. 



1390. 



made unto them, or at least complete justice and 

 judgement without delay. Also in like maner all 

 English men affirming themselves to have bene en- 

 damaged by Prussians, wheresoever, howsoever, and 

 whensoever, are to have recourse unto the often fore- 

 named right reverend lorde the Master generall, with 

 the letters of their king and of the cities of their 

 aboad, propounding their complaints and causes unto 

 him. Who likewise is bound to doe his indevour that 

 the sayd losses and damages may be restored, or at 

 the least that speedie judgement may be, without all 

 delayes, executed. This caveat being premised in each 

 clause, that it may and shall be freely granted and 

 permitted unto every man that will civilly make his 

 suite and complaint, to doe it either by himselfe, or by 

 his procurator or procurators. 



Also thirdly it is agreed, that whosoever of Prussia is 3. 

 determined criminally to propound his criminal complaints 

 in England : namely that his brother or kinseman hath 

 beene slaine, wounded, or maimed, by English men, the 

 same partie is to repayre unto the citie of London in 

 England, and unto the sayd ambassadors, bringing with 

 him the letters of the sayd right reverend lord the master 

 generall, and of the cities of their abode : which ambassa- , 

 dors are to have free and full authority, according to the 

 complaints of the men of Prussia, and the answers of the 

 English men, to make and ordaine a friendly reconciliation 

 or honest recompence betweene such parties : which 

 reconciliation the sayd parties reconciled are bound [I. 152.] 

 undoubtedly & without delay to observe. But if there 

 be any English man found, who shall rashly contradict or 

 contemne the composition of the foresayd ambassadors : 

 then the sayd ambassadours are to bring the forenamed 

 Prussian plaintifes before the presence of the kings 

 Majestie : and also to make supplication on the behalfe 

 of such plaintifes, that complete justice and judgment may 

 without delayes bee administred, according as those suites 

 are commenced. Moreover whatsoever English man, 



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