THE ENGLISH AMBASSAGE ad. 



1407. 



the first article on the behalfe of England exhibited in the 

 land of Prussia, conteining losses which amounted to the 

 summe of 900. nobles : after many things alleadged on 

 both parts, relation thereof shall be made in the audience 

 of the king and of the Master generall : so that they shall 

 set downe, ordaine, and determine such an ende and 

 conclusion of those matters, as shall seeme most expedient 

 unto them. 



Now concerning the Livonians who are subject 

 unto the great Master of Prussia. 



INprimis, that the Master of Prussia demaunded of the 

 sayd English ambassadours, at their being in Prussia, 

 on the behalfe of them of Livonia, who are the sayd 

 Master his liege people, to have restitution of their losses, 

 unjustly (as he sayth) offered unto them by the English, 

 namely, for the robbing and rifling of three ships. The These ships 

 value of which ships and of the goods contained in them, zvere taken h 

 according to the computation of the Livonian marchants, ^ tf^juh* 

 doeth amount unto the summe of 8037. pound, 12. shil- 14.04. 

 lings 7. pence. 



Howbeit afterward the trueth being inquired by the 

 sayd ambassadors of England, the losse of the Livonians 

 exceedeth not the summe of 7498. pound, 13. shillings, 

 10. pence halfepeny farthing. 



Item, forasmuch as in the sayd ships, on the behalfe of 

 the sayd Master, and of certaine cities of the Hans, there 

 are alleadged above 250. men very barbarously to be 

 drowned, of whome some were noble, and others honour- 

 able personages, and the rest common marchants & 

 mariners, there was demaunded, in the first dyet or 

 convention holden at Dordract, a recompense at the 

 handes of the sayd English ambassadors : albeit this 

 complaint was exhibited in the very latter end of al the 

 negotiations, in forme of a scedule, the tenor whereof is in 

 writing at this present, & beginneth in maner following : 

 Cum vita hominum &c. Howbeit in the last convention 

 holden at Hage, as is aforesaid, it was concluded betweene 

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