CHARTER OF LUBECK ad. 



c. 1257. 



The same in English. [I. 132-] 



The charter of Lubek granted for seven yeeres, 

 obtained in the one and fortieth yeere of 

 Henry the third. 



HEnry by the grace of God King of England, Lord of 

 Ireland, Duke of Normandie and Aquitaine, and 

 Earle of Anjou, to all his Bailifs sendeth greeting. Know 

 ye that at the instant request of our welbeloved and 

 trusty brother Richard Earle of Cornewal being of late 

 elected king of the Romanes, we have received under our 

 protection and defence, and under our safe and secure 

 conduct, the citizens of Lubek in Alemain, with all their 

 goods and wares, which they shall bring or cause to be 

 brought into our kingdome. We have also granted unto 

 them, that of all their goods and merchandize, nothing 

 shal be seized unto the use of our selves, or of any other 

 without their owne consent, but that they may freely sell 

 and exercise traffike therewith, according as they shall 

 thinke expedient. And therefore we straightly command 

 you, that neither your selves do offer, nor that you permit 

 any other to offer any impediment or molestation unto the 

 said Burgers or unto their messengers, either at their 

 comming into our land, with their goods and marchandize, 

 in the time of their abode there, or at their departure 

 from thence, and that yee neither molest them your 

 selves, nor yet suffer them by others to be molested, 

 contrary to the aforesaid Charter. In testimonie whereof, 

 we have caused these our Letters to be made Patents, 

 during the space of seven yeeres next following. 



Provided, that the sayd Burghers doe in the meane 

 time behave themselves well and faithfully towards our 

 foresaid elected brother. Witnesse our selves at West- 

 minster the eleventh day of March, in the one and fortieth 

 yeere of our reigne. 



This Letter was doubled, namely for the Burghers, 

 and the Marchants of Denmarke, of Brunswig, 

 and of Lubecke. 



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