KING EDWARD Il.'S LETTERS ad. 



The same in English. 



The letters of Edward the second unto Haquinus 

 king of Norway, concerning the English mar- 

 chants arrested in Norway, and their goods 

 to be freed from arrest. 



O the mighty Prince, lord Haquinus, by 

 the grace of God the famous king of 

 Norway his most deare friend, Edward 

 by the same grace of God, king of 

 England, lord of Ireland, duke of Aqui- 

 taine, greeting and sincere love. We 

 marvell not a little, and are much dis- 

 quieted in our cogitations, considering the greevances and 

 oppressions, which (as wee have beene informed by 

 pitifull complaints) are at this present, more then in times 

 past, without any reasonable cause inflicted upon our 

 subjects, which doe usually resort unto your kingdome 

 for traffiques sake. For of late one William the sonne of 

 Laurence of Wainfleete, and one Simon the sonne of Alan 

 of the same towne, and Guido the sonne of Mathew, and 

 their associates our marchants, in complayning wise 

 declared unto us : that having sent certaine of their factors 

 and servants, with three shippes into your dominions, 

 there to exercise traffique, and the sayd ships being laden 

 in the haven of your towne of Tonnesbergh, with Her- The tozvne of 

 rings and other commodities, to a great value : and also Tonesbergh. 

 the said mariners, men, and servants of the foresayd 

 shippes, being licenced by vertue of the safe conduct 

 which you had granted them, freely to returne from your 

 kingdome unto the parts of England with their ships and 

 goods aforesayd, but afterward not being able to depart 

 out of your haven by reason of contrary windes : certaine 

 of your bayliffes upon occasion of the slaughter of a 

 knight being himselfe also of late your bayliffe of Vikia, 

 committed by malefactors and Pirates upon the sea, 

 whilest the sayd shippes remained in the haven aforesayd, 



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