ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1462. 



and territories, because that good discretion and authority 

 hath not bin observed among our saide subjects, which 

 abide, frequent, converse, remain, inhabit, & passe, aswel 

 by sea as by land, into ye parts of Brabant, Flanders, 

 Henault, Holland, Zeland, and divers other countreis & 

 seigneuries belonging aswell to the high and mighty 

 prince, our most deere and loving cousin ye Duke of 

 Burgoine, of Brabant, earle of Flanders, &c. as being in 

 the obedience & dominion of other lords, which are in 

 friendship, alliance, & good wil with us : and that it is to 

 be doubted that through the saide inconvenience and 

 occasion, many discommodities may ensue & fal out in 

 time to come (which God forbid) unles we should pro- 

 vide convenient remedie in this behalfe for our subjects 

 aforesaid : wherefore we desiring most effectually and 

 heartily to avoide the mischiefe of the saide inconveni- 

 ences & to provide convenient remedy for the same, to 

 the end that the said common marchants and mariners 

 and others our subjects of our said realms & dominions, 

 which at this present & hereafter shal haunt and frequent 

 ye said countreis, may be justly & lawfully ruled, 

 governed, and intreated by right & equity in the countreis 

 aforesaid, and that equity, reason, & justice may be minis- 

 tred unto them and every of them, according as the cases 

 shal require, we being wel assured and having ful confi- 

 dence, in the discretion, faithfulnes, wisdome, experience, 

 & good diligence of our most deare & welbeloved subject 

 Will. Obray our servant, & in regard of the good, faith- 

 full, and acceptable services, which he hath done us in 

 our realm & among our subjects in times past, & hoping 

 that he wil do also hereafter, we have made, ordained, 

 constituted, committed, and established, and by the 

 tenour of these presents, of our special grace, ful power, 

 & authority royall, we ordaine, appoint, commit, and 

 establish, (during our pleasure) to be governor, judge, 

 warden of justice, and the appurtenances & appendances 

 therof, which we have or may have over our said com- 

 mon subjects the marchants travailing hereafter as wel 



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