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dominions, streits, territories, jurisdictions & places sub- 

 dued and subject to him, specially into his lies of 

 Fynmarke, and elswhere, aswell in their persons as 

 their things and goods : for eschuing of such losses, 

 perils, hurts & damages, and that such like (which God 

 forbid) should not hereafter happen : our said soveraigne 

 Lord the king hath ordeined and statuted, that all 

 and singular strangers, aswell Englishmen and others 

 willing to apply by Ship and come into his Realme of 

 Norwey and other dominions, streits, territories, jurisdic- 

 tions, Isles & places aforesaid with their ships, to the 

 intent to get or have fish or any other Marchandises, 

 or goods, shall apply and come to his Towne of North- 

 berne, where the said king of Denmarke hath specially 

 ordained and stablished his staple for the concourses 

 of strangers and specially of Englishmen, to the exercise 

 of such Marchandises : granting to the said Englishmen 

 that they shall there injoy in and by all things the same 

 favour, privileges and prerogatives which they of the 

 Hans did enjoy. Therefore our said soveraigne Lord 

 the king willing the love, affinitie and amities to be 

 firmely observed, which betwixt his said Uncle and his 

 noble progenitors of good memory, their Realmes, lands, 

 dominions, streites, territories, jurisdictions and their 

 said places, and the same our soveraigne Lord the 

 king & his noble progenitours of famous memory, his 

 great men, subjects, Realmes, lands & dominions hath 

 bene of old times hitherto continued, nor nothing by 

 our said soveraigne Lord the king or his people to be 

 attempted or done whereby such amities by reason of 

 any dissensions, enemities or discords might be broken : 

 by the advise of the Lords spirituall & temporall & 

 of the commons of his said Realme of England, 

 assembled in this present Parliament, hath ordained, 

 prohibiting that none of his liege people nor subjects 

 of his Realme of England by audacitie of their follie 

 presume to enter the Realmes, lands, dominions, straits, 

 territories, jurisdictions & places of the said king of 



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