ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1462. 



hindered they shall set at free deliverance, upon payne 

 to fall into and to incurre our high displeasure. 

 For such is our pleasure and so will wee have it, 

 notwithstanding anie letters falsely crept in, obtayned, 

 or to be obtayned contrary hereunto. And you 

 our subjects, the common marchants and mariners, 

 so behave your selves, that you may receive com- 

 mendation of us for your good obedience, knowing that 

 such as shall be found doing or to have done the con- 

 trary, we will see them so punished without redemption, 

 that they shall bee an example to all rebellious persons. 

 We pray and most instantly require in the ayde of 

 equitie, all others our friends, allies, and well-willers, 

 aswell princes and potentates, as their justicers, officers, 

 lieutenants, deputies, commissaries, and subjects, and 

 every of them, in regard of equitie ; that they would 

 vouchsafe, and that it would please them to give, doe, 

 and lend comfort, ayde, assistance, and prisons if neede 

 require, to our sayd governour, his lieutenants, com- 

 missaries, deputies, justicers, & others our officers and 

 ministers aforesayd : and herein wee pray them on our 

 behalfe, and in our owne name. And it may please them 

 herein to doe so much, that we may have occasion to 

 thanke them, and to accompt our selves beholding for 

 the same : and as they would that we should do for them 

 in the like matter, or in a greater : which we will willingly 

 doe, if we be required thereunto by them. In witnesse 

 whereof we have caused these our letters to bee made 

 patents. Witnes our selves at Westminster, the six- 

 teenth of April, in the second yere our reigne. 



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