KING EDWARD IV.'S CHARTER a.d. 



1462. 



metionedj or if they finde any other fraud : we will, 

 we ordaine, and we grant, that the sayd governour, his 

 lieutenants or deputies may seaze upon the sayd goods 

 on our behalfe, and may confiscate and forfeit the same, 

 distributing the same into foure parts in maner aforesayd. 

 And also wee will, that every one of the sayd packes, 

 fardels, baskets, maunds, cofers, tunnes, bales, roules, 

 and other furnitures and geare, wherein the sayd 

 marchandises shalbe packed, to be sent out of the said 

 countreis, shall not be laden upon ships, carts, nor 

 horses, to come into our dominion, without being first 

 sealed with a seale ordayned by us and given by the 

 sayd governour, upon paine to be forfayted, applyed, 

 and confiscated to us and into our hand, if they be 

 found unsigned and not sealed with the seale. And 

 for every piece of marchandise which shall be sealed 

 with the sayd seale, they shall pay to the sayd sealer 

 two pence of grosse money of Flanders, which shall 

 goe to the profite of the sayd governour. And foras- 

 much as according to right and conscience, we ought 

 not to use the labour, travels, nor service of any man, 

 without waging, paying, and fully contenting him 

 according to reason and equity, especially when we doe 

 appoint any person or persons to doe or cause to be 

 done so great travels, labours, busines, and executions, 

 as these which are contayned in this present charter, 

 aswell for the benefit and profit of us and our selves, 

 as for the holesome, perfect, & good government of 

 our sayd subjects : we by the good advise and 

 deliberation of the sayd lords of our privie counsell, 

 have granted and given, and as before, doe grant and 

 give, of our sayd grace, to the sayd William Obray 

 our sayd servant and governour abovenamed, during our 

 pleasure, for part of his wages and fee of the sayd office, 

 one pennie of our money of England of the value of 

 a liver of grosse money of Flanders, upon al and singuler 

 the goods, wares and marchandises of our sayd subjects 

 frequenting the sayd countreis, to be levyed, gathered, 



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