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the exchaunge betwen Staplers and adventurers of London, after the wolle 

 at Caleis was sold for respite. And by the said reason so moch wolle 

 was sold that tyme to the townes in Holand and other contreys for res- 

 pite , takyng ther town seales for sewertie , which by the werrs , that 

 Fredrik the Emperour that tyme made in Flaunders for Maximylian his 

 sone^), by destroyeng such townes and the peple in theym the kynges 

 staple lost great somes of money, that never after was hadd nor reco- 

 vered to the gret hynderaunce of the holl reame. And from that tyme 

 to this tyme by the same makyng of exchaunge the Staplers and adven- 

 turers hathe kept owt of the reame all such money gold and silver, which 

 elles for wolle and cloth shuld yerly come into the reame. Over long 

 processe herin to discribe, how they have distroyed the comon weale of 

 the holl reame by the ignoraunce and sufferaunce of the kyng and of 

 his lordes. 



Alwey to see and consider, how the rote of most myschief hath ever 

 bredd in London, wher as all Staplers was first owt of London, dwellyng 

 abrode in the reame unto within sixty yeres agoo, that than the Staplers 

 toke into ther folish adventurers of London by redempcion. After they 

 soo dydd, the adventurers by ther occupieng of byeng all straunge mer- 

 chaundise of the martes hadd so moche the more advauntage over the 

 Staplers of the countrey, that in short processe of tyme begane to were owt 

 all the Staplers abrode in the reame, Now take hedde, after adventurers 

 in London became to be Staplers, all the staple wolle in the reame was 

 not able to suffise theym. Than begane the rank myschyff and distruc- 

 tion of the holl reame to spryng and sprede owt of London duryng this 

 fourty yers past and more. Than begane so many byers of wolle in all 

 contreys callid broggers^) and not Staplers nor clothmakers, but such as 

 gate it owt of pore mens hands and ferms to seil it to the Staplers in 

 London for coynne of money. Than began the price of wolle to rise so 

 hygh more and more daily, that fermours alwey metyng at marketts , as 



1; Der niederländische Krieg von 1488 ist gemeint. 

 2) Brokers, Mäkler. 



