36 REINHOLD PAULI, 



Yhe, and what a more myschieff hath such lendyng of clothe to the Ester- 

 lyngs causid yerly, wher in old tyme they brought great abmidaunce of 

 gold and silver in to the reame, now this many yers bryng they non. 



To understand ther are two Haunces of the Esterlyngs: oon is the 

 olde Haunce of the Sprusyners ^) , that owt of the cold contreys in 

 the este parties wher is frost and snow on eight monthis in the yere. 

 They come but oons in the yere, bryngyng ther nedfull comodites for 

 England: pitche tarre bowstavis wex flesh and such other. And what 

 they hadd nede of more wollen clothe than England hadd nede of ther 

 comodites, therfor they wer wont to bryng gold and silver uncoyned, wher- 

 of the name of sterlyng silver rose. But to understand that other Haunce 

 is of the Esterlyng merchaunts of the Hansteddes in Almayn^). They 

 do England moche hurt, as they be so sufFerd, wer wont to bryng most 

 gold and Suasburgh ^) logges of silver into England, They carye owt of Eng- 

 land clothes great quantite all the tymes in the yere. And comonly they 

 will non bye but white only spone weyvid and fuUid withowt any other 

 werkmanship , wherwith they sett ther own peple to werk. And wher 

 they have no comodites of Almayn to bryng into England for all such 

 clothes , for which they were wont to bryng great plenty of gold and 

 silver , they have usid more than thirty yers for ther clothes to bryng 

 Over all maner straunge aliaunt^) merchaundisez of all contreys : wode 

 of Spayne , alyme of Ytaly, mader of Flaunders , yhe , and silke lynyn 

 clothe and all other merchaundisez from the marts in Flaunders to delyver 

 to clothe makers for clothes and to seil to Londoners to pay clothe- 

 makers, so as they never bryng no more gold and silver into the reame. 

 So is England in such maner alwey stuffid storid and pesterid so füll 

 of straunge merchaundise, that as well English merchaunts and Esterlyngs 

 hathe so usid the clothmakers to giff mony and wares for clothes, that 

 clothmakers so takyng wares hathe pesterid all pore comon peple with 



1) Prussians, Preussen. 



2) Schon der Libell of English Policye unterschied zwischen zwei Hansen, Ein- 

 leitung p. 10 u. V. 279. 280. 



3) Schwaz in Tirol. 4) alien. 



