ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1407. 



some of our subjects might at our commandement, in 

 convenient time repaire unto the same place, there (by 

 Gods assistance) to bring our matters unto a happy 

 conclusion. And then he requested that wee should 

 without delay write our determination unto you, as the 

 conclusion of the said letter importeth. Howbeit (our 

 most deare friend) the treaties & conferences about the 

 redresse or reformation of unjust attempts committed by 

 the subjects of our sayd lord the king & our subjects, 

 one against another, are both on our behalfe, and on the 

 behalfe of the common societie of the Hans marchants, 

 hitherto had, made, and continued common. And so 

 our commissioners upon our full and absolute com- 

 mandement, shal, for the managing of these and of other 

 affaires of the foresaid societie, many waies urgent and 

 difficult, upon the feast of our Lords Ascension next to 

 come, meet with the said societie at Lubec, there to give 

 notice what they have determined to conclude in this 

 present busines & in others for their owne behalfe. 

 For we wil give our ambassadours which are there to 

 appeare, streightly in charge that according to the kings 

 request aforesayde they doe without delay procure an 

 answere to be written unto your honour concerning the 

 determination of the foresayd societie. Given at the place 

 and upon the day above named, in the yeare of our 

 Lord 1407. 



Fr. Wernherus de Tettingen, commander in Elbing, 

 general vice-master and lieutenant in the roome 

 of the Master generall of the Dutch knights 

 of the Order of S. Marie &c. of late deceased. 



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