And If Any Action Shall Be Moued By Or Against Any Of The Said Marchants Being Absent Out Of Our Saide Empire And Dominions, Then Such Marchants May Substitute An Atturney In All And Singular His Causes To Be Followed As Need Shall Require, And As Shall Seeme To Him Expedient.

7. Item, wee graunt and promise to the saide Marchants, and to their successours, that if the same Marchants

Or any of them shall bee wounded, or (which God forbid) slaine in any part or place of our Empire or dominions, then good information thereof giuen, Wee and our Iustices and other officers shall execute due correction and punishment without delay, according to the exigence of the case: so that it shall bee an example to all other not to commit the like. And if it shall chaunce the factors, seruants, or ministers of the saide Marchants or any of them to trespasse or offende, whereby they or any of them shall incurre the danger of death or punishment, the goods, wares, marchandizes, and things of their Masters shall not therefoore bee forfaited, confiscated, spoiled ne seised by any meanes by vs, our heires or successours, or by any our officers, ministers or subiects, but shall remaine to their vse, franke, free, and discharged from all punishment and losse.

8. Item, we graunt that if any of the English nation be arrested for any debt, he shal not be laid in prison, so farre as he can put in sufficient suretie and pawne:

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