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ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1404. 



To the most renowmed prince and mighty Lord, 

 Henrie king of England &x. our gracious 

 Lord. 



,Ur humble recommendations, with our most instant 

 and continuall prayers for you being graciously by 

 your Majestie taken in good part &c. Most soveraigne 

 king, mighty prince, gratious lord, and unto us most 

 unfaynedly beloved, we received of late your gracious 

 letters by your Majesties liege subject John Brown, the 

 contents wherof seemed to be these following : first 

 that of long time heretofore, there have bene between 

 the marchants of your realm & of our lands, not only 

 quiet & peaceable accesse one unto another, but also 

 mutual participation, & common traffique of their wares, 

 being right commodious & availeable for them both : 

 howbeit, that now the foresaid profitable conversation, 

 by reason of certain notorious robberies, committed upon 

 the sea by pyrates against both parts, & the wonted 

 accesse also of your subjects unto our dominions, were 

 altogether forbidden. Moreover, you call to remem- 

 brance the ancient amity & friendship betweene both our 

 lands, with the invaluable commodity of sweet amiable 

 peace, which are by al faithful Christians, to the utmost 

 of their endevour to be imbraced. Wherupon you of 

 your exceeding clemency, do offer your Majesties ful 

 consent, that the foresaid prohibition being released until 

 the feast of Easter next ensuing, the said marchants 

 of your dominions may in our territories, and our 

 marchants likewise may in your realms (al molestations 

 ceasing) exercise their woonted traffique : especially 

 sithens in the mean season your royall wisdome hath 

 determined to direct unto us your hono: ambassadors in 

 friendly sort to treat and parle with us as touching the 

 pretended injuries, so far forth as they may concerne 

 your subjects. Adding moreover in particular that when 

 your people shall repayre unto the parts of Sconia to 

 fish for herrings, having consideration & regard unto 



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