KING HENRY IV.'S AGREEMENT a.d. 



1405. 



appeared before shall have libertie graunted them, lawfully 

 to make their appearance, upon the first of May aforesaide, 

 at the towne of Dordract, either by themselves or by 

 their Procurators, and also to bring with them the letters 

 testimonial, and patents, sealed with the seale of the saide 

 Lord the Master generall, (he having first of all received 

 sound and sufficient information from the cities whereof 

 the parties plaintife are citizens, of the damages and 

 grievances any way unjustly inflicted upon them or any of 

 them by the English) to the end that they may there by 

 articles conveniently declare and prove, before the Ambas- 

 sadours, Procurators, messengers, and Commissioners of 

 both partes, the rate and value of their saide goods : and 

 that in so doing they may obtaine convenient, just, and 

 reasonable restitution, for all acts unjustly attempted 

 against them, then, or at some other times effectually to 

 bee set downe and limited at the foresaid place by the 

 consent of the Ambassadors and Commissioners of both 

 parts, even as it was above promised unto the marchants 

 of Livonia. 



But if they of Prussia last above-mentioned, shall not 

 upon the first of May, and at the place appointed, for 

 some cause, make their appearance, that then it shalbe 

 lawfull for them, at any time within one whole yeere next 

 following, to repaire unto the lord Chancelor of England, 

 at the citie of London, and to insinuate and declare unto 

 him their complaints before exhibited unto the saide 

 English Ambassadours in the land of Prussia, or which 

 complaints should have bene delivered at the foresaid 

 terme and place, or els, the which were not then and there 

 fully finished and dispatched : and also by articles as is 

 aforesaide, to declare and prove the true worth and 

 estimation of all damages and grievances any wayes 

 unjustly offered by the English unto them or any of 

 them : to the ende that they may (as it is above men- 

 tioned) effectually receive, and also speedily and easily 

 obtaine convenient, just, and reasonable reformation and 

 satisfaction, for al acts unjustly attempted against them, 



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