HANSE MERCHANTS' AGREEMENT a.d. 



1405. 



England, with their marchandize and other goods bought 

 or gotten within the space of the saide three moneths : 

 and also the English likewise in all respects shall avoide, 

 abstaine, and depart from the territories and dominions 

 of the Hans cities aforesaide. 



Also it was promised by the saide William and John, 

 that at the terme appointed, namely upon the first of May 

 next following, or at some other terme or termes then 

 limited or to bee limited, there must be made a due 

 recompense, and a proportionall satisfaction, for all those 

 persons of the land of Prussia, Livonia, and of the cities, 

 townes, and other places of the Hans, who have unjustly 

 bene drowned, and slaine by the English : and that 

 according to the tenour of a certain schedule written con- 

 cerning a recompense to be had in regarde of the saide 

 persons drowned and slaine, and presented unto them by 

 Albertus Rode consul of the citie of Thoren, and by the 

 forenamed procurators and messengers of the cities afore- 

 said, they must faithfully and effectually, to the utmost 

 of their abilitie indevour, for the obtaining of the saide 

 recompense and amends. In witnesse whereof (these 

 letters of Indenture remaining in the possession of the 

 saide William and John the messengers, procurators, & 

 commissioners of England aforesaid, and left in their 

 custodie, by the above named procurators and messengers 

 Henri Rimarus, Thedericus, Simon, and John Sotebotter, 

 of their certaine knowledge and assurance) and for the full 

 confirmation and testimonie of al the premisses, the fore- 

 said procurators and messengers have put to their seales. 

 Given in the towne of Dordract the 15. day of December 

 in the yere of our Lord 1405. 



William Esturmy knight, and John Kington canon of 

 Lincolne (being in this behalfe sufficiently authorized and 

 deputed as Ambassadours, procurators, messengers and 

 commissioners, by our said soveraigne lord the king, 

 namely in regard of the molestations, injuries and 

 damages unjustly done and committed against the liege 

 people and subjectes of the foresaide most excellent 



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