Alien merchants in England, 1350 to 1377: their legal and economic position

Frontmatter 1 I. Alien Merchants in England (page 3) 15 II. The Place of Aliens in England's Foreign Trade (page 23) 35 III. The Economic Privileges and Disabilities of Alien Merchants (page 38) 50 IV. The Denization of Alien Merchants (page 59) 71 V. Alien Merchants in the King's Bench (page 76) 88 VI. Aliens Before the Council (page 86) 98 VII. Aliens in the Exchequer (page 105) 117 VIII. Conclusion (page 117) 129 APPENDICES 134 A. The Final Settlement between Richard II and the Bardi, 1391-1392 (page 122) 134 B. Protection cum clausula nolumus for the Hanse of Almain (page 134) 146 C. Table of Imports and Exports, 1350-1377 (page 136) 148 D. A Shipping Agreement made in 1357 (page 181) 193 E. A List of Cases in the King's Bench to which Alien Merchants were Parties, 1350-1377 (page 182) 194 F. The Lombards v. the Mercers of London (page 189) 201 G. A List of Alien Merchants who were Freeman of London and Other Cities (page 196) 208 Index (page 203) 215