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TO THE NORTHERN PARTS OF RUSSIA AND SIBERIA. 49
thereof; and fhall and may minifter unto them, and every of them, good juftice in all
their caufes, plaints, quarrels, and diforders between them, moved and to be moved,
and affemble, deliberate, confult, conclude, define, determine, and make fuch a¢ts and
ordinances as he fo commended with his afliftants fhall think good and meet for the
good order, government, and rule of the faid merchants, and all other Englifhmen re-
pairing to this our faid empire and dominions, or any part thereof, and to fet and levy
upon all and every Englifhman, offender or offenders, of fuch their acts and ordinances
made and to be made, penalties and mults by fine or imprifonment.
5. Item, if it happen that any of the faid merchants, or other Englifhman, as one or
more do rebel againit fuch chief factor or factors, or his or their deputies, and will not
difpofe him or themfelves to obey them, and every of them, as fhall appertain ; if the
faid rebels or difobedients do come, and be found in our faid empire and jurifdiétions,
or any part and place thereof, then we promife and grant that all and every our officers,
minifters, and fubjects fhall effectually aid and affift the faid chief factor or factors, and
their deputies, and for their power fhall really work to bring fuch rebel, or difobedient
rebels, or difobedients, to due obedience; and to that intent fhall lend unto the fame
factor or factors, and their deputies, upon requeft therefore to be made, prifons and
inftruments for punifhments from time to time.
6. Item, we promife unto the faid merchants, and their fucceffors, upon their requett,
to exhibit and do unto them good, exadt, and favourable juitice, with expedition in all
their caufes; and that when they, or any of them, fhall have accefs, or come to or before
any of our juftices, for any their plaints moved, and to be moved, between any our
fubjects or other ftranger, and them, or any of them, that then they fhall be firlt and
forthwith heard, as foon as the party which they fhall find before our juftices fhall be
depeached, which party being heard forthwith, and as foon as may be, the faid Englith
merchants fhall be rid and difpatched; and if any action fhall be moved by or againft
any of the faid merchants, being abfent out of our faid empire and dominions, the
fuch merchants may fubftitute an attorney in all and fingular his caufes, to be followed
as need fhall require, and as fhall feem to him expedient. :
7. Item, we grant and promife to the faid merchants, and to their fucceffors, that if
the fame merchants, or any of them, fhall be wounded, or (which God forbid) flain in
any part or place of our empire or dominions, then good information thereof given, we
and our juftices and other officers fhall execute due correCtion and punifhment without
delay, according to the exigence of the cafe; fo that it fhall bean example to all others
not to commit the like. And if it fhall chance the factors, fervants,,or minifters, of the
faid merchants, or any of them, to trefpafs or offend, whereby they, or any of them,
fhall incur the danger of death or punifhment, the goods, wares, merchandifes, and
things of their mafters fhall not therefore be forfeited, confifcated, fpoiled, nor feized
by any means by us, our heirs, or fucceflors, or by any our officers, minifters, or fub-
jects, but fhall remain to their ufe, frank, free, and difcharged from all punifhment
and lofs. é
8. Item, we grant that if any of the Englifh nation be arrefted for any debt, he fhall
not be laid in prifon, fo far as he can put in fufficient furety and pawn; neither {hall
any fergeant or officer lead them, or any of them, to prifon, before he fhall have known
whether the chief factor or factors, or their deputies, fhall be fureties, or bring in pawn
for fuch arrefted ; then the officers fhall releafe the party, and fhall {et him or them at
liberty.
VOL. I. H : g. More-
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