Item. Lord Frank van Borsselen and lord Arend van Leyenburg were then, by order of the knighthood and cities [of Holland], and together with the delegates of knighthood and cities, immediately sent to Brabant to inform the gracious lord of Brabant of the state of the country, and to take him for a tribute. They rode thither with 37 horses, and they found my lord of Brabant in Brussels, and they so explained the condition, that he came with his knighthood from Brabant to Holland. And there he was honoured as hereditary lord, as guardian of my lady of Holland [Jacoba of Bavaria]. To this end, the said lord Frank and lord Arend were on a journey, up and down, lost in ship's hire, tips, messenger's wages and other expenses, all together 88 pounds, 4 shillings and 6 pennies groats, which were paid by the tresorier on their declaration. And because lord Frank, lord Arend and the deputies of the towns had to promise to deliver my lord back to Brussels, they left their 37 horses in Steenbergen, with 12 servants to guard them. And, as promised, they rode from there with my lord of Brabant within Holland to then pick them up again when my lord would be cloaked. Consequently, all the time my lord was in Holland the horses were in Steenbergen and until the time my lord was delivered back to Bergen op Zoom and the duke gave lord Frank and lord Arend leave to return, 63 pounds, 16 shillings 8 pennies groats. All this adds up to 152 pounds, 14 pennies groats, the Bavarian guilder counted for 42 groats, makes the same guilder counted for 5 shillings groats: 217 pounds 4 shillings groats.