A. D. 1428. 643 



thofe of England) neceflarily infers the pre-exiftence of a Scdttifh )i/tvi- 

 gation a6l, whereof we find no traces in any edition of the adls *. 



March, May — Some idea of the progreflive ftate of the manufa6liires 

 of England may be obtained from a comparifon of the articles now 

 fhipped, without paying cuflom, for the ufe of the king of Portugal and 

 the countefs of Holland, with a fimilar Hfl: of articles in the year 1393. 

 For theking, 6filver cups, weighing 6 marks each, gilded ; r pi6ce of fcarlet 

 cloth ; I piece fanguine dyed in grain ; 1 piece blood colour ; 2 pieces 

 muftrevilers ; 2 pieces of marble colour ; 2 pieces of rulTet murtrevilers ; 

 1 pieces black cloth of lyre ; i piece white woollen cloth ; 300 pieces 

 Eflex flraits for liveries j 2,oco platters, difhes, fawcers, pots, and other 

 vefTels, of eledrum f ; a number of beds of various kinds and fizes with 

 curtains, &c. ; 60 rolls of worfted ; 12 dozen of lances ; and 26 ambl- 

 ing horfes. For the countefs, feveral cut quantities of various woollen 

 cloths ; 12 yards of red figured fatin ; 2 pieces of white kerfey \ 3 man- 

 tles of rabbit's fur ; i| timber of martin's fur ; a quantity of rye, whole 

 and ground, in cafks. \Fcedera. V. •&, pp. 391, 398.J 



July i" — The merchants of Holland, Zeland, and Flanders, had for 

 fome time in a great meafure given up trading to England in apprehen- 

 iion of being arrefled on the complaints of fome Englifli fubjeds. The 

 council of England, therefor, fenfible that commerce was ufeful and ne- 

 ceflary to all the world, and in compliance with the requeft of the 

 merchants of England, declared, that all people of Holland, Zeland, and 

 Flanders, coming in a mercantile manner, with provifions, merchandize, 

 gold, filver, coins, filver veflels, jewels, and all other goods whatever, 

 fliould be freely admitted in the king's dominions to fell their goods, and 

 purchafe any other lawful goods in return. {Fcedera, V. \, pp. 403, 404.] 



1429, February 18"" — ^The king's fubjefts of Bayonne in France were 

 prohibited from exadling toll, laftage, pavage, pontage, or murage, from 

 the citizens of London, the charters of former kings having exempted 

 them from thofe impofts. [Fadera, V. x, /». 411.] 



May 13"' — The eftablifhment of Bergen in Norway (' Norbarn'j, as 

 the ftaple for the trade in fifh and other merchandize, by the king of 

 Denmark, was announced by the council, who flridly prohibited the 

 Englifh feamen from going to Finmark, or any other place in the Dan- 

 ifti dominions than Bergen. {^Fcedera, V. x, />. 416.] 



September — The weight called auncel being found a means of fraud, 

 it was prohibited :j: ; and all cities and burghs were required to provide 



* The omiffion need not furprife, when wc find f What kind of fubftance or metal is here 

 a Cmilar want of fome afts of the parliament of meant by the name of elcdlrum, I fuppofe, it i? 

 England, where the records have been preferved, now impoffible to tell. 



probably witli more care than in any other coun- J Though the auncel weight, which foems to 



try in Europe. See below in the year 1463. have been fomething of the nature of a lleclyard, 



was 



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