A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



England, Lorde of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, 

 greeting and sincere love. Wee received the complaint 

 of our welbeloved Merchants Thomas de Swyn of Wayn- 

 fleet, and Simon the sonne of Alanus of the same towne : 

 the contents whereof are, that whereas of late, the saide 

 parties sent certaine of their servants to traffike in your 

 kingdome, your Treasurer upon the feast of S. Michael 

 last past, without any just or reasonable occasion, caused 

 the goods and merchandise of the foresaide Thomas and 

 Simon, to the value of fortie pound, which their said 

 servants had under their custodie at the towne of North- 

 berne, to be arrested, and as yet also injuriously deteineth 

 the same under the same arrest, to the great damage and 

 impoverishing of the sayd Thomas and Simon. And 

 forasmuch as our desire is to succour these our marchants 

 so far foorth as we can. Justice requiring no lesse in this 

 [I. 140.] behalfe, we doe right earnestly request you, that having 

 hearde the complaint and supplication of the foresayde 

 Thomas and Simon, or of their Atturneyes, you woulde 

 of your love and friendship, vouchsafe them speedie 

 administration of Justice, about the restitution of their 

 goods and marchandise aforesaide : least that for want 

 of the exhibiting of Justice about the foresaid arrest, 

 we be constrained to provide some other remedie for 

 our marchants aforesaid. Our request is, that you would 

 by the bearer of these presents, returne an answere unto 

 us, what you are determined to doe, at this our instant 

 motion. Given as above. 



A third letter of King Edward the second, to 

 Haquinus King of Norway in the behalfe 

 of certaine English Marchants. 



MAgnifico Principi Domino Haquino Dei gratia Regi 

 Norwegiae illustri, amico suo charissimo, Edwardus 

 eadem Dei gratia Rex Angliae, dominus Hyberniae, & 

 dux Aquitaniae, salutem cum dilectione sincera. Pro 

 mercatoribus nostris Lennas, & partium vicinarum, quos 

 Ballivus & Officiarii vestri civitatis vestrae Bergen dudum 



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