HANSE MERCHANTS' AGREEMENT a.d. 



1405. 



every of them, for the full credite, probation, and tes- 

 timonie of all the premisses, have unto these present 

 Indentures, made for the same purpose, caused everie 

 one of their seales with their owne hands to be put. 

 One part of the which indentures remaineth in the 

 custodie of the English ambassadors, and the other part 

 in the hands of the commissioners of Prussia. Given 

 at the castle of Marienburgh in Prussia, in the yeere of 

 our Lorde 1405. upon the 8. day of the moneth of 

 October. 



An agreement made betweene King Henrie the 

 fourth and the common societie of the Mar- 

 chants of the Hans. 



THis Indenture made betweene the honourable Sir 

 William Esturmy knight, and John Kington clearke, 

 procurators, messengers, and commissioners sufficiently 

 deputed and authorized by the most mighty Prince, 

 Lord Henry, by the grace of God king of England, & 

 France, and lord of Ireland, for the performation of ye 

 things underwritten, on the one part : & the hon. per- 

 sonages M. Henry Uredeland, M. Riman Salum chief 

 notaries, Thederic Knesvolt secretary, M. Simon Clovesten 

 chief notary, and John Zotebotter citizen, being suffi- 

 ciently made and ordained procurators and messengers, 

 on the behalfe of the cities of Lubec, Bremen, Hamburg, 

 Sund, and Gripeswold, for the demanding & obtaining 

 severally, of due reformation, and recompense at the 

 hands of our saide sovereigne lord the king, and of his 

 messengers and commissioners aforesayde, for all injuries, [I. 165.] 

 damages, grievances, and manslaughters, any wayes un- 

 justly done, and offred severally by the liege people 

 and subjects of our soveraigne lord the king, unto the 

 common societie of the marchants of the Hans, and 

 unto any of the Citizens, people and inhabitants of the 

 cities aforesaide whatsoever on the other part, Wit- 

 nesseth : That betweene all and every of the saide 

 Procurators, messengers, and Commissioners, by vertue 



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