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5    Worshipful fader yn god. riȝt trusty and welbeloued. we grete yow
6wel / And for asmuche as we haue vnderstande by yowre lettre wreten
7in oure Cite of London þe iiij. day of May / how þat þe bisshop of
8saint Dauid haþ founden seurte in oure Chancellerie / þat he shal

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9neuer vexe ne inquiete þexecutours of þe testament of his last
10predecessour / þat was our Confessour þe whiche god assoille / but for
11asmuche as þe said bisshop of saint Dauid haþ (not) THE WORD IN PARENTHESES A SUPERIOR INSERT brawt into
12oure said Chancellerie þe bulles of his translacion dirett vnto vs / þat
13þees bulles þer seen he mighte make certein renunciacion in suche
14cas accustumed in conseruacion of oure Regalie / þe deliuerance of his
15temporaltees as yit been deferret. wherfore we sende yow by þe berer
16of þis þe said bulle / and wol þat þe said bisshop haue lyueree of
17his temporaltees / and do his fewte / as hit hað been vsed duely in suche
18cas afore þis tyme. and god haue yow in his kepyng / fferþermore
19/ for asmuche as we haue granted to oure clerc Robert Shiryngton þe
20prebende whiche sir Laurence haukyn þat is god betaght hadde
21now late in oure Chirche of Chichestre. we wol þat ye do make
22vnto þe said Robert oure lettres patentes vnder oure grete seel beyng
23in yowre warde in due forme. Considering þat he lost by oure comandement.
24a noþer prebende in þe same chirche / to þe vse of oure trusty
25and welbeloued clerc maistre henry ware / keper of oure priue seel
26and eslit of oure chirche abouesaid / yeuen vnder oure signet in oure
27Castel of Caen þe xv day of May abouesaid: Also we do yow to
28witte þat we haue granted vnto oure welbeloued clerc William Toly
29þe pension of þe abbot of Bataille. wher vpon we wol þat oure said
30clerc haue suche lettres vnder oure grete (seel) THE WORD IN PARENTHESES A SUPERIOR INSERT as þe cas askeþ
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36    Worshipf(ul) THE LETTERS IN PARENTHESES TORN fader in god Ryht trusty and welbeloued we grete yow
37wel And sende you closed wiþinne þees lettres. a copie of certaine
38lettres sent vnto vs from oure Broþer þe Duc of Bretaigne. for to haue
39Restitucion of certaine goodes of Hamon Martyn breton and oþere
40of his sougittes of Bretaigne specified in þe same lettres whiche shulde
41haue be taken vpon þe See by certaine of our sougettes. of Cornewaille.
42as ye may se moore cleerly by þe saide copie. þe whiche. seen and
43vnderstanden and hauynge ful knowleche wheþer þe sugestion comprehended
44in þe same lettres be trewe. we wol and charge you. þat
45ye se and ordeyne þat hasty resticion of þe forsaide goodes be
46maad and þat ye do compelle our saide sougettes to make restitucion
47abouesaid in obseruynge duely for our partie þe trewes taken betwix
48vs and our said Broþer of Bretaigne / . And knoweð wel þat our
49wil and desire is þat þe saide trieues be kept as Iustly for oure partie.
50as we wolde þat þey wer kept towardes vs for his partie. and
51in suche wyse þat nouther he ne his saide sougettes haue no cause raisounable
52to compleyne vnto vs her after for þis cause ne for non
53oþer semblable for defaute of Ryght as we haue write to our Ryht trusty
54and welbeloued broþer of Bedeford by oure oþere lettres. And
55also in wyse as we wol þat restitucion be maad of þe forsaide goodes.
56yn lychwyse / we wol þat deliuerance of þe Barge and persones
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58no defaute be founde on our partie. And we wol þat ye do þis þyng
59by þauys of our said broþer. to whom we write semblablely at þis
60tyme for þe same matire. Yeven vnder our signet in our hoost afore
61Louiers þe viij. day of Iuyn.
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67    Right worshipful and worshipful faders yn god / right trusty and
68welbeloued / We grete yow wel / And wol ye wite / þat þambassiatours
69of oure broþir þe Duc of Baire / bringers of þis / haue been here
70wið vs / and doon þeire ambassiat in suche wyse . as we halde vs
71wel apaide / And among oþir þinges declared vnto vs / þei haue desired
72to knowe / how it standeth bitwix vs / and þe princes of Duchelond
73and in what wise þei gouerne hem towardes vs / and in especial how
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75/ for as þei sey / þereafter wol oure broþir of Baire gouerne him
76/ to þe same Iohan / And for asmuche as ye knowe better þanne we
77doo / how þe said Duc Iohan gouerneþ him towardes vs / and oure
78Rewme of Englande / and oure suggettes. we remitte hem to haue
79ful declaracion and verrai knaweleche of you in þat matere. Wherefore
80we wol þat ye comune wiþ þaim of þis matere / latyng hem haue
81knoweleche þerof / and how yow þenke þat oure brothir of Baiere shulde
82gouerne him anenst þe same Duc Iohan / for ye mowe trustely
83anogh comun wiþ þaim of suche materes / as vs þenkeþ by þe gouernance
84þat þei haue shewed to vs / Moreouer þei haue desired of vs /
85to be counseilled be what weye / þai might best and most seurly
86Retourne hoom ayen into þaire cuntre / owt of oure Rewme of
87Englande. Consideryng þat þe trewes whiche were bitwix vs / and þe
88Duc of Bourgoine. expired at Mighelmasse last passed / wherfore
89In asmuche as ye knowe better þanne we / how þai of fflandres and
90also of hollande gouerne þaim towardes vs / and oure soubgettes.
91we desiryng in al wise þe sauf Retournyng hoom of þe said Ambassiatours
92/ wol þat ye counseille and aduise hem in þe best wyse
93þat ye can for þe seurete of þaire Retournyng / And whiles þai
94tarie yn oure land / we wol þat þere be shewed vnto hem / al þe fee
95fauor and chere / þat may be doon yn goodly wyse. And also þat
96ye oure Chanceller doo make vnto þaim / soufficeant writtes of passage.
97In suche wyse as þai may haue redy passage owt of oure land /
98from what port þai come too / vnto what port þayme is Leuest to
99drawe to by yowre aduis / And almighty god haue yow in his kepyng.
100yeven vnder oure signet in oure hoost afore Roan the xxj day of Octobre
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105    Worshipful fader in god oure right trusty and welbeloued. We grete
106yow wel / And wol ye wete / yat we haue Receiued youre lettres
107whiche ye sent vs last by hugh of oure chambre / by whiche we conceive
108/ yat among other yinges whiche ye write vn to vs of / ye desire
109to knawe oure entent touchyng ye trewes taken vn to Alhalwen tyde
110betwix vs and flaundres / of whiche trewes writtes of proclamacion
111been passed vnder oure grete seel. whervpon we wol ye wete / yat we
112hald vs agreed of ye proclamacion / after as in ye writtes be contened
113/ And in cas yat yay of flaundres wol here after desire prorogacion
114of ye said trewes / we wolde yay were halden in hand wiy tretee
115/ vn to ye tyme ye haue certiffied vs yerof / and knowe oure entent
116ayeinward / And of o thing we wold ye were wel aduised / yat in
117any trewes takyng (with hem) THE WORDS IN PARENTHESES SUPERIOR INSERT hereafter yere were put yn / alle oure
118suggettes as wel of oure duchie of Normandie / and of oure other
119lordshippes / as of oure Reaume of Englond
120    And as touchyng ye tretee wiy yembassiatours of Gene / of whiche
121ye hayehaue send vs a cedule / sent vn to yowe be Escourt / In whiche cedule
122the merchantes of oure Reaume of England asken after ye vttermast
123estimacion of yayre godes yat were taken be ye Ianeuoys .x ml.li.
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125ml. Cxxiiij. li. wolnyng for to stand in oure goode grace et
126beniuolence paye wiy oute any excepcion / iiij. ml. li. at Resonable
127termes / oure subgettes and oure merchandes of oure land hauyng
128hereaftre fre commyng and goyng to Gene / as yay of Gene desire to
129haue in to oure Reaume of England / witteth yat consideryng ye
130vnese yat ye merque of hem of Gene haay / doon: as wel in strengthyng
131of oure ennemys / as in hindryng of ye cours of marchandise betwix
132oure Reaume and yaym / and tourneth to noon neer ende for hom
133yat han ye merque. yan hit did / at bygynnyng / vs yenkey and
134we wold / yat such somme as yay profer were accepted / yf no gretter
135myght be haad in short tyme / wiy ye condicion yat we vnderstond
136/ yay profre / yat is / yat oure sugettes of Englond etcetera: may be
137fre in alle yaire portes (to which we wold were put yat oure subgitȝ
138shuld be free in alle yaire portes) THE WORDS IN PARENTHESES SUPERIOR INSERT as wel as to passe by hem to what
139other portes yaim lust by waye of marchandise / if this myght be
140haad. And alle this we committe to yow and to ye Remenant of oure
141counseil to be wroght after youre discrecions and comun aduis /
142for as (of) THE WORD IN PARENTHESES A SUPERIOR INSERT ye somme al ying considered / we halde hit Resounable o
143lasse yenne more may be geten / wiy oute taryeng of yaccord / And
144if yis matere myght be concluded in oure Reaume of England before
145yow / hit were oure entent / And ellis if yat may not bee / we wol
146wel yat yeende be maade at Calais wyt a goode Instruccion And yat
147it be seyn / yat yay be wel bounden / not to THE WORD holde CANCELLED (helpe) THE WORD IN PARENTHESES A SUPERIOR INSERT nor
148suffre non of yaires to helpe noon of oure ennemys ayeines vs ner noon
149of oures / nouther be land ner water / And yat in ye best wise yat
150may be haade.
151    Also as touchyng yat now late ye saide Ambassiatours of Gene haue
152writen vn to oure Ambassiatours sharpely / yat THE WORD Awe CANCELLED (al be) THE WORDS IN PARENTHESES SUPERIOR INSERT hit
153/ yat yaire vessell and marchandes haan been late taken be oure suggettes
154/ ye tretee of pees so nigh concluded / neuer ye later yay wol
155a byde an answar after as was accorded whiche haad from vs /
156yay wol send to Gene / Not wolnyng other wise yanne as before trete
157ner conclude / but yf yay haue other in commandement from yaire
158souueraines / The answar may be wel maad yat til yai be ful thorogh
159wiy vs / yat yay shal no thyng haue but werre / And yerfor desire
160of hem to make ye sonner ende / for in oure partie / and yay wol be
161Resounable hit shal not halde / but yat good Rest and frensship shal be