18 REINHOLD PAULI, 



or 1 1 ^, wher now it is to see , how the Portyngalez hath reised alle 

 spices 3 parte more derer to the hurtyng the comon weale of all remes, 

 after the kynde of merchaunts, as oon merchaunt to make hym seif riche 

 care not to hurt all other, as Portyngale for his singler weale hath dis- 

 troyed the comon weale of gret nomber of peple by distroying the old 

 recourse of spices, wherby every contry oon helpid another. And therby 

 in conclusion now to see , how all reames cristen is hurt therby , which 

 now cannot be reformyd but by a right Emperour, that cannot mynester 

 right to every reame in as moche as he takith the righte of so many 

 reamys by fleshly lynke to be his right. 



Now lett US goo to the Staplers at Caleis ageyn , whan it was well 

 in England havyng no moo but so many as caried owt no more wolle 

 and feiles to the staple, than they receyvid for it redy money or buUion 

 in hande, which than was coyned ther and daily brought into England. 

 Than was vitalles and money in England and comon peple lyvyng the 

 better by werke of husbondry, than alle the Staplers of wolle and feiles 

 dwellid owt of London in the contreys abowt the reame, which occupied 

 no straunge merchaundise, that with the money, that rose of ther wolle 

 salez at Caleis, never returnid it into Engiande in merchaundisez , but 

 that tyme was coyned at Caleis so long tyme as abowt the later dayes 

 of kyng Edward. So many Staplers was encresid, for whose occupieng 

 so moch the more staple wolle in England was encresid and brought to 

 Caleis, that the Dowch tong perceyvid, they shuld never lakk non, but 

 have it soo plentuous, which causid theym to forsake to pay redy money 

 and buUion at the staple to bye it for respite. By that meanes the mynt 

 in Caleis desolvyd, and so was it ordenyd, that the Dowch tong with the 

 Staplers concludid to pay for wolle but a certayn money in hande at the 

 staple , and the residew to be payde at dayes apoyntid at the marte in 

 the Loo contreys after the mart at Brügge desolvyd, and other marte was 

 made at Andwarpe and Barow^) and Myddelborow^). Now take hedd 

 after that conlusion a Standard rate was made at Calis, how moche Fle- 



1) Bergen op Zoom, Nord-Brabant. 



2) Middelburg, Seeland. 



