A Source Book for Mediæval History / Selected Documents illustrating the History of Europe in the Middle Age
by Edgar Holmes McNeal Oliver J. Thatcher
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- A SOURCE BOOK FOR MEDIÆVAL HISTORY
- PREFACE
- I. THE GERMANS AND THE EMPIRE TO 1073
- 1. Selections from the Germania of Tacitus, ca. 100 A.D.
- 2. Procopius, Vandal War. (Greek.)
- 3. Procopius, Gothic War. (Greek.)
- 4. The Salic Law.
- I. Legal Summons.{10}
- XVII. Wounds.
- XXIX. Injuries.
- XLI. Manslaughter.{12}
- XLV. The Man who Removes from One Village to Another.{14}
- XLVII. The Tracing of Stolen Goods.
- L. The Given Pledge.
- LII. Property that has been Loaned.
- LIV. The Slain Grafio.
- LVI. He who refuses to come to Court.
- 5. Selections from the History of the Franks, by Gregory of Tours.
- 6. The Coronation of Pippin, 751.
- 7. Einhard’s Life of Karl the Great.
- 8. The Imperial Coronation of Karl the Great, 800.
- 9. General Capitulary about the Missi, 802.
- 10. Selections from the Monk of St. Gall.
- 11. Letter of Karl the Great to Baugulf, Abbot of Fulda, 787.
- 12. Letter of Karl the Great in Regard to the two Books of Sermons Prepared by Paul the Deacon, ca. 790.
- 13. Recognition of Karl by the Emperors at Constantinople, 812.
- 14. Letter of Karl to Emperor Michael I, 813.
- 15. Letter to Ludwig the Pious Concerning the Appearance of a Comet, 837.
- 16. The Strassburg Oaths, 842.
- 17. Annales Bertiniani.
- 18. Regino.
- 19. The Treaty of Meersen, 870.
- 20. Invasions of Northmen at the End of the Ninth Century.
- 21. Invasion of the Hungarians, ca. 950.
- 22. Dissolution of the Empire.
- 23. The Coronation of Arnulf, 896.
- 24. Saxony.
- 25. Suabia.
- 26. Henry I and the Saxon Cities, 919–36.
- 27. The Election of Otto I, 936.
- 28. Otto I and the Hungarians.
- 29. The Imperial Coronation of Otto I, 962.
- 30. Thietmar of Merseburg.
- 31. Wipo, Life of Conrad II.
- 32. Henry III and the Eastern Frontier, 1040 to 1043.
- II. THE PAPACY TO THE ACCESSION OF GREGORY VII, 1073
- 33. Legislation Concerning the Election of Bishops, Fourth to the Ninth Century.
- 34. The Pope must be Chosen from the Cardinal Clergy of Rome, 769.
- 35. The Petrine Theory as Stated by Leo I, 440–61.
- 36. The Emperor Gives the Pope Authority in certain Secular Matters.
- 37. The Emperor has the Right to Confirm the Election of the Bishop of Rome, ca. 650. A Letter from the Church at Rome to the Emperor at Constantinople, Asking him to Confirm the Election of their Bishop.
- 38. A Letter from the Church at Rome to the Exarch at Ravenna, Asking him to Confirm the Election of their Bishop, ca. 600.
- 39. Gregory I Sends Missionaries to the English, 596.
- 40. The Oath of Boniface to Pope Gregory II, 723.
- 41. Letter of Pope Gregory II to the Emperor, Leo III, 726 or 727.
- 42. Gregory III Excommunicates all Iconoclasts, 731 A.D.
- 43. The Pope, Gregory III, Asks Aid of the Franks against the Lombards, 739. A Letter of Gregory III to Karl Martel.
- 44. Promise of Pippin to Pope Stephen II, 753–54.
- 45. Donation of Pippin, 756.
- 46. Promise of Charles to Adrian I, 774.
- 47. Karl the Great Declares the Pope Has Only Spiritual Duties, 796. Letter of Karl to Leo III.
- 48. Karl the Great Exercises Authority in Rome, 800.
- 49. The Oath of Pope Leo III before Karl the Great, 800.
- 50. The Oath of the Romans to Ludwig the Pious and Lothar, 824.
- 51. The Emperor Admits the Right of the Pope to Confer the Imperial Title. Passages from a Letter of Ludwig II, Emperor, to Basil, Emperor at Constantinople, 871.
- 52. The Pope Enacts that Papal Elections must Take Place in the Presence of the Emperor’s Representatives. Enactment of a Roman Synod Held by John IX, 898.
- 53. The Oath of Otto I to John XII, 961.
- 54. Otto I Confirms the Pope in the Possession of his Lands, 962.
- 55. Leo VIII Grants the Emperor the Right to Choose the Pope and Invest all Bishops, 963.
- 56. The Pope Confers the Royal Title. A Letter of Pope Sylvester II to Stephen of Hungary, 1000.
- 57. The Emperor, Henry III, Deposes and Creates Popes, 1048.
- 58. The Pope Becomes the Feudal Lord of Southern Italy and Sicily, 1059. The Oaths of Robert Guiscard to Pope Nicholas II, 1059.
- 59. The Papal Election Decree of Nicholas II, 1059.
- III. THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE EMPIRE AND THE PAPACY, 1073–1250
- 60. Prohibition of Simony and of the Marriage of the Clergy, 1074 A.D.
- 61. Simony and Celibacy. The Roman Council, 1074.
- 62. Celibacy of the Clergy. Gregory VII, 1074.
- 63. Action of the Ninth General Council in the Lateran Against the Marriage of the Clergy, 1123 A.D.
- 64. Prohibition of Lay Investiture, November 19, 1078.
- 65. Dictatus Papæ, ca. 1090.
- 66. Letter of Gregory VII to all the Faithful, Commending his Legates, 1074.
- 67. Oath of the Patriarch of Aquileia to Gregory VII, 1079 A.D.
- 68. The Oath of Fidelity which Richard, Prince of Capua, Swore to Gregory VII, 1073.
- 69. Letter of Gregory VII to the Princes Wishing to Reconquer Spain, 1073.
- 70. Letter of Gregory VII to Wratislav, Duke of Bohemia, 1073.
- 71. Letter of Gregory VII to Sancho, King of Aragon, 1074.
- 72. Letter of Gregory VII to Solomon, King of Hungary, 1074.
- 73. Letter of Gregory VII to Demetrius, King of the Russians, 1075.
- 74. Letter of Gregory VII to Henry IV, December, 1075.
- 75. The Deposition of Gregory VII by Henry IV, January 24, 1076.
- 76. Letter of the Bishops to Gregory VII, January 24, 1076.
- 77. The First Deposition and Excommunication of Henry IV by Gregory VII, 1076.
- 78. The Agreement at Oppenheim, October, 1076.
- 79. Edict Annulling the Decrees Against Pope Gregory.
- 80. Letter of Gregory VII to the German Princes Concerning the Penance of Henry IV at Canossa, ca. January 28, 1077.
- 81. The Oath of King Henry.
- 82. Countess Matilda Gives All her Lands to the Church, 1102.
- 83. The First Privilege which Paschal II Granted to Henry V, February 12, 1111.
- 84. The Second Privilege which Paschal II Granted to Henry V, April 12, 1111.
- 85. The Promise of Calixtus II.
- 86. The Promise of Henry V.
- 87. Election Notice, 1125.
- 88. Anaclete II Gives Roger the Title of King of Sicily, 1130.
- 89. The Coronation Oath of Lothar II, June 4, 1133.
- 90. Innocent II Grants the Lands of the Countess Matilda as a Fief to Lothar II, 1133.
- 91. Letter of Bernard of Clairvaux to Lothar II, 1134.
- 92. Letter of Bernard to Conrad III, 1140.
- 93. Letter of Conrad III to the Greek Emperor, John Comnenus, 1142.
- 94. Letter of Wibald, Abbot of Stablo, to Eugene III, 1159.
- 95. Letter of Frederick I to Eugene III, Announcing his Election, 1152.
- 96. Answer of Eugene III, May 17, 1152.
- 97. Treaty of Constance, 1153.
- 98. The Stirrup Episode, 1155.
- 99. Treaty between Adrian IV and William of Sicily, 1156.
- 100. Letter of Adrian IV To Frederick, September 20, 1157.
- 101. Manifesto of the Emperor, October, 1157.
- 102. Letter of Adrian IV to the Emperor, February, 1158.
- 103. Definition of Regalia or Crown Rights, Given at the Diet Held on the Roncalian Plain, 1158.
- 104. Grounds for the Quarrel between Adrian IV and Frederick I. Letter of Eberhard, Bishop of Bamberg, to Eberhard, Archbishop of Salzburg, 1159.
- 105. Letter of Alexander III about his Election, 1159.
- 106. Letter of Victor IV to the German Princes, 1159.
- 107. The Account of the Election as Given by Gerhoh of Reichersberg, ca. 1160.
- 108. The Preliminary Treaty of Anagni between Alexander III and Frederick I, 1176.
- 109. The Peace of Constance, January 25, 1183.
- 110. The Formation of the Duchy of Austria, 1156.
- 111. The Bishop of Würzburg is made a Duke, 1168.
- 112. Decree of Gelnhausen, 1180.
- 113. Papal Election Decree of Alexander III, 1179.
- 114. Innocent III to Acerbius, 1198.
- 115. The Use of the Pallium. Innocent III to the Archbishop of Trnova (in Bulgaria), 1201.
- 116. Innocent III to the Archbishop of Auch in Gascony, 1198.
- 117. Innocent III Commands all in Authority to aid his Legates in Destroying Heresy, 1198.
- 118. Confiscation of the Property of Heretics. Innocent III to the King of Aragon, 1206.
- 119. Innocent III Commands the French Bishops to Punish Usury, 1198.
- 120. Innocent III Forbids Violence to the Jews, 1199.
- 121. Innocent III to the Archbishop of Rouen, 1198.
- 122. Innocent III to a Bishop, Forbidding Laymen to Demand Tithes of the Clergy, 1198.
- 123. The Prefect of Rome Takes the Oath of Fidelity to the Pope, 1198.
- 124. John of Ceccano’s Oath of Fidelity to Innocent III, 1201.
- 125. Innocent III Commands the Archbishop of Messina to Receive the Oaths of Bailiffs in Sicily, 1203.
- 126. Innocent III Commands the English Barons to pay their Accustomed Scutage to King John, 1206.
- 127. Innocent III to Peter of Aragon, 1211.
- 128. Innocent III Grants the Title of King to the Duke of Bohemia, 1204.
- 129. Innocent III Rebukes the English Barons for Resisting King John of England, 1216.
- 130. Decision of Innocent III in Regard to the Disputed Election of Frederick II, Philip of Suabia, and Otto of Brunswick, 1201.
- 131. Treaty between Philip, King of Germany, and Philip II, King of France, 1198.
- 132. Alliance between Otto IV and John of England, 1202.
- 133. Concessions of Philip of Suabia to Innocent III, 1203.
- 134. Promise of Frederick II to Innocent III, 1213.
- 135. Promise of Frederick II to Resign Sicily After his Coronation as Emperor, 1216.
- 136. Concessions of Frederick II to the Ecclesiastical Princes of Germany, 1220.
- 137. Decision of the Diet Concerning the Granting of new Tolls and Mints, 1220.
- 138. Frederick II Gives a Charter to the Patriarch of Aquileia, 1220.
- 139. Statute of Frederick II in Favor of the Princes, 1231–2.
- 140. The Preliminary Agreement.
- 141. Papal Stipulations in the Peace of San Germano, 1230.
- 142. Letter of Gregory IX about the Emperor’s Visit to him after the Peace of San Germano, 1230.
- 143. Papal Charges and Imperial Defence, 1238.
- 144. The Excommunication of Frederick II, 1239.
- 145. Current Stories about Frederick II.
- IV. THE EMPIRE FROM 1250 TO 1500
- 146. Diet of Nürnberg, 1274.
- 147. The German Princes Confirm Rudolf’s Surrender of all Imperial Claims in Italy, 1278–79.
- 148. Revocation of Grants of Lands Belonging to the Imperial Domain, 1281.
- 149. An Electoral "Letter of Consent," 1282.
- 150. Letter of Rudolf to Edward I, King of England, Announcing his Intention of Investing his Sons with Austria, etc., 1283.
- 151. Decree against Counterfeiters, 1285.
- 152. The Beginning of the Swiss Confederation, 1290.
- 152 a. Edict of Rudolf, Forbidding Judges of Servile Rank to Exercise Authority in Schwyz, 1291.
- 153. Concessions of Adolf, Count of Nassau, to the Archbishop of Cologne in Return for his Vote, 1292.
- 154. The Archbishop of Mainz is Confirmed as Archchancellor of Germany, 1298.
- 155. Declaration of the Election of Henry VII, 1308.
- 156. The Supplying of the Office of the Archchancellor of Italy, 1310.
- 157. The Law "Licet Juris" of the Diet of Frankfort, August 8, 1338.
- 158. Chronicle of Flanders. (French.)
- 159. Chronicle of Henry Knyghton.
- 160. The Golden Bull of Charles IV, 1356.
- CHAPTER I.
- CHAPTER II.
- CHAPTER III.
- CHAPTER IV.
- CHAPTER V.
- CHAPTER VI.
- CHAPTER VII.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- CHAPTER IX.
- CHAPTER X.
- CHAPTER XI.
- CHAPTER XII.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- CHAPTER XV.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- CHAPTER XIX.
- CHAPTER XX.
- CHAPTER XXI.
- CHAPTER XXII.
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- CHAPTER XXV.
- CHAPTER XXVI.
- CHAPTER XXVII.
- CHAPTER XXVIII.
- CHAPTER XXIX.
- CHAPTER XXX.
- CHAPTER XXXI.
- 160 a. The Cities of the Mark Make Complaints to Sigismund, 1411. (German.)
- 160 b. Sigismund Orders the People of the Mark to Receive Frederick of Hohenzollern as their Governor, 1412. (German.)
- V. THE CHURCH FROM 1250 TO 1500
- 161. Bull of Nicholas III Condemning all Heretics, 1280.
- 162. The Bull "Clericis Laicos" of Boniface VIII, 1298.
- 163. Boniface VIII Announces the Jubilee Year, 1300.
- 164. The Bull "Unam Sanctam" of Boniface VIII, 1302.
- 165. Conclusions Drawn by Marsilius of Padua from his "Defensor Pacis."
- 166. Condemnation of Marsilius of Padua. 1327.
- 167. The Beginning of the Schism. The Manifesto of the Revolting Cardinals. Aug. 5, 1378.
- 168. The University of Paris and the Schism, 1393.
- 169. The Council of Pisa Declares it is Competent to Try the Popes. 1409.
- 170. An Oath of the Cardinals to Reform the Church. Council of Pisa, 1409.
- 171. The Council of Constance Claims Supreme Authority, 1415.
- 172. Reforms Demanded by the Council of Constance, 1417.
- 173. Concerning General Councils. The Council of Constance, 39th Session, October 9, 1417.
- 174. Pius II, by the Bull "Execrabilis," Condemns Appeals to a General Council, 1459.
- 175. William III of Saxony Forbids Appeals to Foreign Courts, 1446.
- 176. Papal Charter for the Establishment of the University of Avignon, 1303.
- 177. Popular Dissatisfaction that the Church had so much Wealth, ca. 1480.
- 178. Complaints of the Germans against the Pope, 1510.
- 179. Abuses in the Sale of Indulgences, 1512.
- VI. FEUDALISM
- 180. Form for the Creation of an Antrustio by the King.
- 181. Form for the Suspending of Lawsuits.
- 182. Form for Commendation. Middle of Eighth Century.
- 183. Form by which the King Allows a Powerful Person to Undertake the Cases of a Poor Person.
- 184. Form for the Gift of Land to a Church to be Received back by the Giver as a Benefice.
- 185. Form for a Precarial Letter.
- 186. Form of Precarial Letter.
- 187. Form of Precarial Letter.
- 188. Gift of Land to be Received back and Held in Perpetuity for a Fixed Rent.
- 189. Treaty of Andelot, 587.
- 190. Precept of Chlothar II, 584–628.
- 191. Grant of Immunity to a Monastery, 673.
- 192. Form of a Grant of Immunity to a Monastery.
- 193. Form by which the King Granted Lands with Immunity to Secular Persons.
- 194. Grant of Immunity to a Secular Person, 815.
- 195. Edict of Chlothar II, 614.
- 196. Capitulary of Kiersy, 877.
- 197. Capitulary of Lestinnes, 743.
- 198. Capitulary of Aquitaine, Pippin, 768.
- 199. Capitulary of Heristal, 779.
- 200. General Capitulary to the Missi, 802.
- 201. Capitulary to the Missi, 806.
- 202. Capitulary Concerning Various Matters, 807.
- 203. General Capitulary to the Missi, 805.
- 204. Capitulary of 811.
- 205. Capitulary of Worms, 829.
- 206. Capitulary of Aachen, 801–813.
- 207. Agreement of Lothar, Ludwig, and Charles, 847.
- 208. Capitulary of Bologna, 811.
- 209. Homage.
- 210. Homage.
- 211. Homage.
- 212. Homage.
- 213. Homage.
- 214. Homage of Edward III of England to Philip V of France, 1329.
- 215. Feudal Aids.
- 216. Feudal Aids.
- 217. Feudal Aids, etc.
- 218. Homage to the Duke of Burgundy, 1143.
- 219. Homage to Philip II of France, 1198.
- 220. Homage to the Duke of Burgundy, 1200.
- 221. Letter of Blanche.
- 222. Letter of the King.
- 223. Homage to the Bishop of Langres, 1214.
- 224. Homage to the Bishop of Châlons, 1214.
- 225. Homage to the Abbot of St. Denis, 1226.
- 226. List of the Fiefs of Champagne, about 1172.
- 227. Sum of the Knights [who owe Service to the Count of Champagne].
- 228. Extent of the Lands of the County of Champagne and Brie, about 1215.
- 1. Troyes.
- 4. Nogent-sur-Seine.
- 229. The Feudal Law of Conrad II, 1037.
- 230. The Feudal Law of Frederick I for Italy, 1158.
- VII. COURTS, JUDICIAL PROCESSES, AND THE PEACE
- 231. Sachsenspiegel.
- 232. Frederic II Appoints a Justiciar and a Court Secretary, 1235. From the Peace of the Land which was Proclaimed at Mainz, 1235.
- 233. Wenzel Creates a Commission to Arbitrate all Differences, 1389. From the Peace of Eger, 1389. (German.)
- 234. Ordeal by Hot Water.
- 235. Ordeal by Hot Iron.
- 236. Ordeal by Cold Water.
- 237. Ordeal by Cold Water.
- 238. Ordeal by the Barley Bread.
- 239. Ordeal by Bread and Cheese.
- 240. Peace of God, Proclaimed in the Synod of Charroux, 989.
- 241. Peace of God, Proclaimed by Guy of Anjou, Bishop of Puy, 990.
- 242. Truce of God, made for the Archbishopric of Arles, 1035–41.
- 243. Truce of God for the Archbishoprics of Besancon and Vienne, ca., 1041.
- 244. Truce for the Bishopric of Terouanne, 1063.
- 245. Peace of the Land Established by Henry IV, 1103.
- 246. Peace of the Land for Elsass, 1085–1103.
- 247. Decree of Frederick I Concerning the Keeping of Peace, 1156.
- 248. Peace of the Land Declared by Frederick I in Italy, 1158.
- 249. The Perpetual Peace of the Land Proclaimed by Maximilian I, 1495. (German.)
- 250. The Establishment of a Supreme Court to Try Peace-breakers, 1495. (German.)
- VIII. MONASTICISM
- 251. The Rule of St. Benedict. About 530.
- 252. Oath of the Benedictines.
- 253. Monk’s Vow.
- 254. Monk’s Vow.
- 255. Monk’s Vow.
- 256. Monk’s Vow.
- 257. The Written Profession of a Monk.
- 258. The Ceremony of Receiving a Monk into the Monastery.
- 259. Offering of a Child to the Monastery.
- 260. Offering of a Child to the Monastery.
- 261. Commendatory Letter.
- 262. Commendatory Letter.
- 263. General Letter.
- 264. Letter of Dismissal.
- 265. The Regular Clergy. Prologue of the Rule of St. Chrodegang, Bishop of Metz, for His Clergy, ca. 744.
- 265 a. Military-monkish Orders. The Origin of the Templars, 1119.
- 266. Anastasius IV Grants Privileges to the Knights of St. John (Hospitallers), 1154.
- 267. Innocent III Orders the Bishops of France to Guard against Simony in the Monasteries, 1211.
- 268. Innocent III Grants the Use of the Mitre to the Abbot of Marseilles, 1204.
- 269. The Friars. The Rule of St. Francis, 1223.
- 270. The Testament of St. Francis, 1220.
- 271. Innocent IV Grants the Friars Permission to Ride on Horseback when Travelling in the Service of the King of England, 1250.
- 272. Alexander IV Condemns the Attacks made on the Friars because of Their Idleness and Begging, 1256.
- 273. John XXII Condemns the Theses of John of Poilly in which He Attacked the Friars, 1320.
- IX. THE CRUSADES
- 274. The Meritorious Character of Martyrdom. Origen, Exhortation to Martyrdom, 235 A.D., Chaps. 30 and 50. (Greek.)
- 275. Origen, Commentary on Numbers, Homily X, 2. (Greek.)
- 276. Forgiveness of Sins for Those who Die in Battle with the Heathen. Leo IV (847–55) to the Army of the Franks.
- 277. Indulgence for Fighting Heathen, 878.
- 278. Gregory VII Calls for a Crusade, 1074.
- 279. The Speech of Urban II at the Council of Clermont, 1095. Fulcher of Chartres.
- 280. The Council of Clermont, 1095. Robert the Monk.
- 281. The Truce of God and Indulgence for Crusaders. The Council of Clermont, 1095.
- 282. Rabble Bands of Crusaders. Ekkehard of Aura, Hierosolimita.
- 283. Peter the Hermit. Anonymi Gesta Francorum, 1097–99.
- 284. Eugene III Announces a Crusade, December 1, 1145.
- 285. The Third Crusade, 1189–90. From the Chronicle of Otto of St. Blasien.
- 286. Innocent III Forbids the Venetians to Traffic with the Mohammedans, 1198.
- 287. Papal Protection of Crusaders. Innocent III Takes the King of the Danes under his Protection, 1210.
- 288. Innocent III and the Lateran Council Announce a Crusade, 1215.
- X. SOCIAL CLASSES AND CITIES IN GERMANY
- 289. Otto III Forbids the Unfree Classes to Attempt to Free Themselves, ca. 1000.
- 290. Henry I Frees a Serf, 926.
- 291. Henry III Frees a Female Serf, 1050.
- 292. The Recovery of Fugitive Serfs, 1224.
- 293. The Rank of Children Born of Mixed Marriages is Fixed, 1282.
- 294. Frederick II Confers Nobility, about 1240.
- 295. Charles IV Confers Nobility on a Doctor of Both Laws, 1360.
- 296. The Law of the Family of the Bishop of Worms, 1023.
- 297. The Charter of the Ministerials of the Archbishop of Cologne, 1154.
- 298. The Bishop of Hamburg Grants a Charter to Colonists, 1106.
- 299. The Privilege of Frederick I for the Jews, 1157.
- 300. The Bishop of Speyer Gives the Jews of His City a Charter, 1084.
- 301. Lothar II (855–69) Grants a Market to the Monastery of Prüm, 861.
- 302. Otto I Grants a Market to an Archbishop, 965.
- 303. Otto III Grants a Market to Count Bertold, 999.
- 304. No One shall Compel Merchants to Come to His Market, 1236.
- 305. A Market-court is Independent of the Local Court, 1218.
- 306. Otto I Grants Jurisdiction over a Town to the Abbots of New Corvey, 940.
- 307. The Ban-mile, or the Limits of the Bishop’s Authority, 1237.
- 308. The Citizens of Cologne Expel Their Archbishop, 1074.
- 309. The People of Cologne Rebel against Their Archbishop, 1074.
- 310. Confirmation of the Immediateness of the Citizens of Speyer, 1267.
- 311. Summons Sent to an Imperial City to Attend a Diet, 1338.
- 312. Municipal Freedom is Given to the Town Called Ebenbuchholtz, 1201.
- 313. The Extension of the Corporate Limits of the City of Brunswick, 1269.
- 314. The Decision of a Diet about the Establishment of City Councils in Cathedral Towns, 1218.
- 315. Frederick II Forbids the Municipal Freedom of the Towns and Annuls all City Charters, 1231–2.
- 316. Breslau Adopts the Charter of Magdeburg, 1261. (German.)
- 317. The Schoeffen of Magdeburg give Decisions for Culm, 1338. (German.)
- 318. The Establishment of the Rhine League, 1254.
- 319. Peace Established by the Rhine League, 1254.
- 320. Agreement between Hamburg and Lübeck, ca. 1230.
- 321. Agreement for Mutual Protection between Lübeck and Hamburg, 1241.
- 322. Lübeck, Rostock, and Wismar Proscribe Pirates, 1259.
- 323. Decrees of the Hanseatic League, 1260–64.
- 324. Decrees of the Hanseatic League, 1265.
- 325. Cologne Merchants have a Gildhall in London, 1157.
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