Charles duke of Burgundy, of Brabant, of Limburg and of Luxembourg, count of Flanders, of Artesia, of Burgundy, of Henegouwen, of Holland, of Zealand and of Namur.

Good friends. We understand that the highborn sovereign Lord Arnold of Gelre etc., our dear and very beloved cousin, has recently passed away. God rest his soul. Because certain agreements and treaties were previously made between him and us during his lifetime, by which our said cousin lord Arnold of Gelre, in exchange for a very large sum of money, has transferred, pledged and surrendered to us in pledge the lands, duchy of Gelre and county of Zutphen with all that belongs to them, as evidenced by the seal and letter we have of this. [Therefore] we will immediately send to you our dear and very beloved cousin Frederick of Egmond lord of IJsselstein, the lord of Perweys and the lord of Ghemen, our councils and chamberlains, to take possession of our said city on our behalf and to keep and protect you and the commoners and inhabitants from inconvenience. Therefore, we affably desire you to hold our said city of Grave in your hands, to assist the aforementioned cousin, councils and chamberlains in holding it in your hands, so that the city is not taken from us. We also desire that you take the oath of honour, in which you promise to be good and faithful to us, in the hands of the same, previously mentioned, our cousins of Egmond, the lord of Perweys and the lord of Ghemen, who will act on our behalf. And we promise by this letter, on the oath of a sovereign, to be a good and gracious lord to you, so that you will be grateful to us. We will also keep and leave you in all your rights, privileges, goods, customs and traditions that you have from time immemorial. We will give you the necessary written confirmation of this at any time you wish. We will not forget your benevolence if in the future you want anything done by us that is in our power. Written in our city of Antwerp on 27 February 1473.

Charles

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