KING EDWARD IV.'S CHARTER a.d. 



1462. 



by sea as by land, and abiding in the said countries of 

 Brabant, Flanders, Henault, Holland, Zeland, and other 

 countreis beyond the sea, as is aforesaide, together with 

 the wages, rights, profits, and emoluments heretofore 

 accustomed, & as the said Will. Obray at other times 

 hath had and received of our said subjects, when he had, 

 used, and exercised the said office of governor, and also 

 with other such rights and profits, as hereafter shal more 

 plainly be declared. And furthermore for our parts we 

 have given him, and by these presents do give him, as 

 much as in us lieth, during our pleasure, ful power, 

 authority, and special commandement, to governe, rule, 

 and cause to be governed and ruled with good justice by 

 himselfe, or by his sufficient lieuetenants or deputies, all 

 and every our foresaid subjects the common marchants 

 & mariners comming, remaining, frequenting, passing, & 

 repairing from henceforth into the said countreis of 

 Brabant, Flanders, Henault, Holland, Zeland, and other [I. 209.] 

 countreyes beyond the sea, as it is said, and to keep and 

 cause to be kept, to exercise and maintein, for us and in 

 our place, the said office of governour, and to doe all 

 such things which a faithfull governour ought to do, and 

 to take knowledge and administration of the causes of 

 the said common marchants and mariners, our subjects, 

 and of every of them, and of their causes and quarels 

 moved, or hereafter to be moved in the countreis afore- 

 said, or within the limits & borders therof, and to doe 

 them full & speedy justice. And to reforme, cause refor- 

 mation, governe, appease, and pacifle all contentions, 

 discords, questions, or debates between those our said 

 subjects moved, or to be moved : and to right, redresse, 

 repaire, restore, and amend all transgressions, domages, 

 enterprises, outrages, violences and injuries committed, 

 or to be committed : and likewise to require, to aske, 

 demand, and receive, restitutions, reparations, restaura- 

 tions, and amends of our said subjects the common 

 marchants & mariners, or of their factors in the countreis 

 aforesaid. And that, whensoever and as often as it shal 



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