A LETTER OF KING SIGISMOND a.d. 



1559- 



A letter of Sigismond king of Polonia, written 1 559- 

 in the 39. yeere of his reigne to Elizabeth 

 the Queenes most excellent Majestie of 

 England, &c. 



SIgismudus Augustus by the grace of God king of 

 Polonia, great Duke of Lituania, Russia, Prussia, 

 Massovia, and Samogetia, &c. Lord and heire &c. to the 

 most Noble Princesse Ladie Elizabeth by the same grace 

 of God Queene of England, France and Ireland, &c. our 

 deare sister and kinsewoman, greeting and increase of all 

 felicitie. Whereas your Majestie writeth to us that you 

 have received two of our letters, wee have looked that 

 you should have answered to them both. First to the The trade to 



one, in which we intreated more at large in forbidding N ai J' e f or ~ 



. bidden b\ the 



the voyage to Narve, which if it had bene done, we had ^ r p^/ an ^ 



bene unburdened of so often writing of one matter : and 

 might have answered your Majestie much better to the 

 purpose. Now we thus answere to your Majestie to 

 those matters of the which you writte to us the 3 of 

 October from Windsore. First, forasmuch as your 

 Majestie at the request of our letters hath discharged the 

 arrest of Marchants goods, and of the names of the men 

 of Danske our subjects, which was set upon them by the 

 commandement of your Majestie : and also have restored 

 the olde and ancient libertie of traffique, we acknowledge 

 great pleasure done unto us in the same : and also thinke 

 it to bee done according to common agreement made in The ancient 

 times past. Neither were we ever at any time of any cove Z a ? ts f J 

 other opinion touching your Majestie, but that wee l^^f^l 

 should obtaine right and reason at your hands. Foras- i an d y 

 much as we likewise shall at all times be ready to grant Prussia. 

 to your Majestie, making any request for your subjects, so 

 farre as shall stand with justice, yet neither will yee yeeld 

 any thing to your Majestie in contention of love, benevo- 

 lence, and mutuall office, but that we judge every good [I. 338.] 

 turne of yours to be recompensed by us to the utter- 



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