from
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
LAWS OF THE HANSE TOWNS. A code of maritime laws known as the laws of the
Hanse towns, or the ordinances of the Hanseatic towns, was first published
in German, at Lubec, in 1597. In an assembly of deputies from the several
towns held at Lubec, these laws were afterwards, May 23, 1614, revised and
enlarged. The text of this digest, and a Latin translation, are published
with a commentary by Kuricke; and a French translation has been given by
Cleirac.