xt following. Willing now hereby, and straightly commannding
and charging all and singular our Admirals, Vice-admirals, Iustices,
Maiors, Shiriffes, Escheators, Constables, Bailiffes, and all and singular
other our Officers, Ministers, Liege-men and subiects whatsoeuer, to bee
aiding, fauouring, helping, and assisting vnto the sayd companie and their
successours, and to their Deputies, Officers, Factors, seruants, assignes
and ministers, and euery of them, in executing and enioying the premisses
as well on land as on Sea, from time to time, and at all times when you or
any of you shal thereto bee required, any Statute, Acte, ordinance,
Prouiso, Proclamation or restraint heretofore had, made, set foorth,
ordained or prouided, or any other matter, cause or thing whatsoeuer to the
contrary in any wise notwithstanding.

Although expresse mention of the true yeerely value or certaintie of the
premisses, or any of them, or of any other gifts or graunts by vs, or any
of our progenitours to the sayde Gouernour and Companie of the marchants of
Leuant before this time made, in these presents is not made: Or any
Statute, Acte, Ordinance, prouision, proclamation or restraint to the
contrary thereof before this time had, made, done, or prouided, or any
other matter, thing or cause whatsoeuer, in any wise notwithstanding. In
witnesse whereof we haue caused these our letters to be made patents.
Witnesse our selfe at Westminster the seuenth day of Ianuarie in the foure
and thirtieth yeere of our raigne.

Per breue de priuato Sigillo.

Bailie.

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Voyage D'outremer et Retour de Jerusalem en France par la voie de terre,
pendant le cours des annees 1432 et 1433, par Bertrandon de la
Brocquiere, conseiller et premier ecuyer tranchant de Philippe-le-bon,
duc de Bourgogne; ouvrage extrait d'un Manuscript de la Bibliotheque
Nationale, remis en Francais Moderne, et publie par le citoyen Legrand
d'Aussy.

Discours Preliminaire.

Les relations de voyages publiees par nos Francais remontent fort haut.

Des les commencemens du V'e siecle, Rutilius Claudius Numatianus en avoit
donne une, qui ne nous est parvenue qu'incomplete, parce que apparemment la
mort ne lui permit pas de l'achever. L'objet etoit son retour de Rome dans
la Gaule, sa patrie. Mais, comme il n'avoit voyage que par mer, il ne put
voir et decrire que des ports et des cotes; et de la necessairement a
resulte pour son ouvrage,