ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1405. 



forfend) within the space of the said one yere and seven 

 moneths prescribed any damages, injuries or grievances, 

 in ships, goods, or persons, should, either by the English 

 and the inhabitants of England be unjustly inflicted 

 upon the cities, and marchants of the cities, townes, 

 and places of the Hans aforesaid, or by any mar- 

 chants or others of the cities or townes of the saide 

 Hans, either unto the English, or unto any of the 

 inhabitants of that Realme, upon any fained pretense 

 whatsoever, all and singular the foresaid messengers, 

 commissioners, ambassadours, and procurators have pro- 

 mised, that all such damages, injuries and molestations 

 so inflicted by them who shall offer and commit them,, 

 must bee reformed and amended, after the very same 

 forme and manner, that in the like case reformation, 

 reparation and amends of injuries, damages, and moles- 

 tations committed by the English against them of 

 [I. 166.] Prussia is to be performed, according unto a certaine 

 clause contained in the letters above mentioned, which 

 beginneth : Caeterum ne per &c. In English : Howbeit 

 least that &c. continuing unto that clause : Et ut prae- 

 scripta omnia &c. In English : And that all the covenants 

 above written &c. 



It was also concluded betweene the foresaide messen- 

 gers, commissioners, and procurators, and with one 

 generall consent agreed upon, that if from the first day 

 of the moneth of May next to come, within one whole 

 yeere following, some convenient, just, and reasonable 

 reformation be not performed unto the parties injuried 

 and damnified generally above mentioned, in regard of 

 their damages, molestations, and injuries : then, within 

 three moneths after the saide yeere bee expired, the 

 marchants of the Hans cities aforesaid are bound, without 

 any molestation, perturbation, and impediment whatso- 

 ever (none other intimation or admonition being necessarie 

 in this behalfe) to avoyde (and if no lawfull impediment 

 shall hinder them) to abstaine and depart from the 

 Realmes and dominions of the said Soveraigne king of 



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