HANSE MERCHANTS' AGREEMENT ad. 



1405. 



persons of Wismer and Rostok, with others of the Hans 



their confederates robbed one Richard Horuse of Hull 



of divers goods and marchandizes in a ship called the [I. 167.] 



Shipper Berline of Prussia, beeing then valued at 160. 



nobles. 



Item, that in the yeere of our Lorde 1395. Hans van Hull. 

 Wethemonkule, Clays Scheld, Godekin Mighel, and one 

 called Strotbeker, by force of armes, and by the assistance 

 of the men of Wismer and Rostok, and others of the 

 Hans, did upon the Sea neere unto Norway, wickedly 

 and unjustly take from John Tutteburie, five pieces of 

 waxe, foure hundred of werke, and halfe a last of 

 osmundes, and other goods, to the value of foure 

 hundred seventie sixe nobles. 



Item, in the yeere of our Lorde 1396. one John van Hull. 

 Derlowe, Hans van Gelder, and other their complices 

 of the Hans villainously and unjustly tooke a shippe of 

 William Terry of Hul called the Cogge, with thirtie 

 wollen broad clothes, and a thousand narrow clothes, 

 to the value of 200. pounds. 



Item, in the yeere of our Lorde 1398. one John van Hull. 

 Derlowe, Wilmer, Hans van Gelder, Clays Scheld, 

 Everade Pilgrimson, and divers others of the Hans, 

 did upon the Sea neere unto Norway villainously and 

 unjustly take a shippe of John Wisedome of Hull called 

 the Trinitie, with divers goods and marchandizes, namely 

 oyle, waxe, and werke, to the value of 300. pounds. 



Item, in the yeere of our Lord 1399. one Clays Hull. 

 Scheld, and others above written of Wismer and Rostok, 

 with certaine others of the Hans, their confederates, 

 wickedly and unjustly took from one William Pound 

 marchant of Hull, two cakes of waxe, to the value of 

 18. poundes, out of the ship called the Hawkin Derlin 

 of Dantzik. 



Item, in the yeere of our Lord 1394. one Goddekin Torke. 

 Mighel, Clays Scheld, Storbiker, and divers others of 

 Wismer and Rostok, and of the Hans, wickedly and 

 unjustly tooke out of a ship of Elbing (the master 



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