I'. RiTTEn: Nenn Briefe von Leiisni/ :m Fiicdi-icl] Ani;;u.st Hackman 719 



Fainily. Ai'tei' this I have read an old Manuscript, in whicli I foiuid tliese remarqvable 

 vvords: Henry Lyon fleed in England to iiis brother in Law, King Richard the first, 

 wlu) made liim Governour of Normandy, and gave him the arms thereof, which tho 

 Dnkes of Brnnswik do beare at this day. 



Baker in bis Chronicle malces mention of two Dukes of Bnniswic, one of which 

 sent letters to intreat a marriage witli the Lady Mary, Daugiiter of Henry the eight: 

 the other made a leagiie with Qveen EHsabeth. These letters and the answers to them 

 are to bee found here, if yon have them not in your custody. 



Besides 1 can not omitt testifying to you the great desire, which D"" Smith lias 

 to See the last edition of your Sinica novissima, and the Catalogue of all the books, 

 yon have put out. D"' Bently, who is now about printing lustinns Martyr with bis 

 notes, and several latin Aiithors, will be very glad, if he can serve you in any thing. 

 He has a fine old Manuscript in the Kings Library, which can furnish some treaties 

 to insert in your volunis Iuris diploniatici. M'' Riemers is very curious to see youi' 

 last volum of the said book. Pray Sir do hini the fnvour to send it him. if you have 

 occasion. 



Having sent von the Privileges of Lubek, I now joyn an other doeiuuent, con- 

 cerning some of the same Town Merchants. which 1 took out of the Archivs in the 

 Tower. 



Leibniz an Hackman, Hannover 30. Dezember 1698/9. Jamiar 1699. 



Nobilissime et doctis.sime Vir 



Fautor Honorande. 



Bina.s Tuas accepi, sane tanto gratas magis qvanto minus ex- 

 pectatas; latinas priores, alteras Anglico sermone scriptas. Vidi et 

 qvae ad Ampi""™ Schradermn eodem tempore Gallice dedisti, omnia 

 qvantum ego judicare possum docte, lucide, eleganter. Iniqvus sim 

 ni.si id agnoscam, ingratus nisi beneficium Tuum praedicem. Nam et 

 mittis praeclaras qvasdem Chartas qvibus Historia S'""" domus Bruns- 

 vicensis illustrari aut mens Codex Iuris Gentium diplomaticus augeri 

 qveat; et opem humanissime spoiides, si qvid ex Anglia porro optem. 

 Et cum vulgus peregrinantium inania aut parum profutui'a curet, Tu 

 profecto optimam partem elegisti, in qva versarere. Qvid enim potuisti 

 expetere dignius curiositate ingenua, qvam inspicere thesauros char- 

 tarum regni, Bibliothecas publicas privatasqve lustrare, noscere magnos 

 viros. Macte hoc labore, qvo neqve utiliorem suscipere poteras, neqve 

 favore digniorem. Ego si quid conferre possum, qvo vel illic possis 

 uti, vel hie frui, faciam lubens. Tuas autem Epistolas eo qvo accepi 

 ordine proseqvar. 



Vices praefecti regiarum chartarum egregie supplevit doctissimtis 

 Rymerus, cujus opera annitenteqve etiam tunc Domino Stepneio regio in 

 exteris aulis Ministro, pervenere ad me copiae non paucorum diplo- 

 matum perutilium; qvibus acceptis non sum ausus ultra extendere 

 desideria, ne importunus haberer. Sed Tua opera multa adliuc alia 

 obtinuimus praeclara sane. Et videtur plurimum referre, ut permissione 

 Tibi data recte utamur, ne aliqvando amissam occasionem ipsi nobis 



