ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1404. 



reparations, satisfactions and amends of the Marchants 

 of those parts or of their deputies. And by the 

 common consent of the aforesaid English Marchants 

 to make and establish statutes, ordinances, and customes, 

 as shall seeme expedient in that behalfe for the better 

 governement of the state of the said English Marchants : 

 and to punish with reason according to the quantitie 

 of their fault in that behalfe all and singular the English 

 Marchants which shall withstand, resist or disobey the 

 aforesaid governours so to be chosen or their deputies, 

 or any of them ; or any of the aforesaid statutes, ordin- 

 ances, or customes. Moreover we doe ratifie, confirme, 

 and approove, and as ratified, confirmed, and approoved, 

 wee command firmely and inviolably there to be observed 

 all just, and reasonable statutes, ordinances, and customes 

 which shalbe made and established by the said governors, 

 so to be chosen, in forme aforesaid, and also all just and 

 reasonable ordinances made & established by the late 

 governours of the aforesaid English Marchants with the 

 common consent of the sayd Marchants for this their 

 governement in the parts aforesayd, according to the 

 privileges and authorities now granted unto them by 

 the Master of Prussia, or other Lords of the partes 

 aforesayd, or which shall be made and established by 

 the aforesayd governours now as is mentioned to be 

 chosen according to the aforesaid privileges heretofore 

 graunted, or other privileges hereafter to bee granted 

 to the sayde English Marchants by the aforesayde 

 Master and lords of the Countrey. And furthermore 

 by the tenor of these presents wee straitely commaund all 

 and singular the aforesaid English Marchants, that they 

 attend, advise, obey and assist, as it becommeth them, 

 the sayde governours so to bee chosen, and their deputies 

 in all and singular the premisses, and other things, which 

 any way may concerne in this behalfe their rule and 

 governement. Given in our Palace at Westminster 

 under the testimonie of our great Seale the sixt day 

 of June in the fift yeere of our reigne. 



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