[33]. Foedera, xii, pp. 374 and 381.

[34]. The merchants of the Hansa were commonly called Easterlings in England, and their London dépôt was known as the Steelyard.

[35]. Cologne Archives, printed in Schanz, ii. 397.

[36]. Hall’s Chronicle, 1809 ed., pp. 467–8.

[37]. Cologne Archives, Acta Anglicana, 1434–1521, ff. 166, 188–9; printed by Schanz, ii. 409, 419.

[38]. Spanish Cal. i, pp. 161–7.

[39]. Foedera, xii. 335.

[40]. Venetian Cal. i, p. 206.

[41]. Venetian Cal. i, p. 253–4.

[42]. For details on this subject see Venetian Calendar, vol. i and Preface.