HANSE MERCHANTS' GRIEVANCES a.d. 



1407, 



Item, the foresaid marchants do alleage, that one of 

 their company, called Albert Redewish of Prussia, 

 bringing divers goods & marchandizes unto Newcastle 

 upon Tine, & there paying the usual custom of 3.d. 

 in the pound for al his wares, the bailifs of the saide 

 towne, against all reason, exacted 7. pound sterling at his 

 hands more then the custome : whereupon the foresaide 

 marchant got a briefe from the kings majesty, for the 

 recovery of the said 7.IL according to equity & 

 reason : howbeit, that at the comming of the said briefe 

 the foresaid bailifes would do nothing on his behalfe, 

 but would have slaine their foresaid associate, contrary 

 to their charter and priviledges. 



William Esturmy knight, & John Kington canon of 

 Lincolne, being by ye most mighty prince & lord, L. 

 Henry by Gods grace K. of England & France & lord 

 of Ireland, sufficiently deputed and appointed to parle, 

 treate, & agree w l the common society of ye marchants 

 of the Hans of Dutchland or Almain, concerning & 

 about the redressing & reformation of unjust attempts 

 happening between our said soveraign L. the king his 

 liege people & subjects on the one part, & between 

 the common society aforesaid, the cities, towns, & 

 particular persons therof on the other part : do (for the 

 behalf of our said sovraign L. the king, with a mind 

 & intention to have al & singular ye things under- 

 written to come to the knowledge of the said common 

 society) intimate, declare, & make known unto you 

 (hono. sirs) Henr. Westhoff citizen & deputy of the 

 city of Lubec, Henry Fredelaw, Joh. van Berk citizen 

 of Colen, Mainard Buxtehude citizen, & deputy of the 

 city of Hamburgh, M. Simon Clawsten clerk, sir John 

 de Aa knight deputie of the citie of Rostok, Herman 

 Meyer deputy of the citie of Wismar, being, as the 

 procurators, messengers, & commissioners of the foresaid 

 cities, assembled together at the town of Hage in 

 Holland, with ye forenamed Will. & John in regard of 

 the foresaid redres & reformation : that, even as our 



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