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"Forasmuch as betweixt the right trusty and right welbelovyd Cosyn to our soverayn lord the kyng, Richard, Erle of Warrewik and Sar., grete chamberleyn of England, and the right trusty and welbelovyd knyght, John Wenlok, Lord Wenlok, oure seid sovereyn lordez deputeez and commissarez on that oon partie, and the noble and worthy lord, the lord Lannoy, ambassiatour and Comyssarye of the excelent and myghty prynce Lowes of Fraunce, cosyn and adversarye to our seid soverayn lord, on that other partie, certeyn abstinence of Werre by the see, stremez and fresshwaters, for the partie and in the name of oure said soverayn lord and the partie and in the name of his seid cosyn of Fraunce, be appoynted, taken and concluded under certeyn maner and forme, as other trewes by land late were accepted, accorded, and concluded by the ambassiatours and Commissariez of bothe parties in the Toun of Hedyn: the seid trewes be see, stremez and fresshwaters to begynne the xx day of Maii next comming, and to endure to the sonne goyng down of the first day of Octobre than next suyng: the kyng oure seid soverayn lord strectly chargeth and commaundeth all his liegemen and subgectes and everye of theym wele and duely to observe and kepe the same abstinencez of Werre by see, stremez and ffresshwaters duryng the tyme abovesaid, ac|cordyng to theffect, tenure, and contenue of the seid appoyntement, nothyng doyng or attemptyng to the contrarie therof, as they woll aunswere at theyr parell and eschewe to be punysshed as brekers of the seid abstinences accordyng to the lawes of oure seid soverayn lord and statutes ordeyned and made in that behalve."
