A COPY of the agreement MADE BETWEEN HURIAN BASSA, Governor of Tunis and Argier, for the great Turk.  
AND THE LORDS the general States of the united netherlands Provinces.  
Faithfully Translated out of the Spanish and Dutch Copy.  
MDCXXII.   

A COPY OF THE AGREEMENT MADE Between Hurian Bassha Governor of Turis and Argier, for the great Turk. And the Lords the general States of the united netherlands Provinces.  
In the name of the Almighty God. 
 TO the puissant Lords, Protectors of the Christian faith, The States general of the united netherlands Provinces, we wish and desire salvation and prosperity, with this our Letter we also send you na assurance of peace and friendly salutation.  
Not long since we received a Letter by your Committie JOHN MAURICO, delivered unto us: whereby you desire and require of us, the confirmation of the peace, and friendship, which we formerly offered and promised unto you.  
But hitherto there is no man come from the State, neither yet have we heard any news thereof. Our Ships of War put forth to Sea, and have met with diverse of your Ships, which have emboldened themselves to fight with our Ships, and would neither refrain them, nor strike their sails as it was agreed upon.  
But now having seen your Letter, we thought it good to commit the netherlands Christians, whom we have here made Slaves, into the hands of your Counsel, whom we will suffer to return peaceably into their own Country, when your Ships of War, and one from you with Letters shall come hither, to agree thereon: in such manner, that all shall be well. And we from henceforth promise, In the name of God, and our great Prophet, To hold and observe true friendship and peace: so that if your Merchants will come and Traffic with their Merchandise, they may freely come: and if your Ships of War will join themselves with us, to set upon the Spaniards; they may securely come: for from this time forth, your friendship, is our friendship, and your Enemy our Enemy: In such manner, that as your Committees are in Turkey, so shall your Committie here also, be and remain under the protection & defence of our great Lord, so that his Commission doth not in any manner tend unto the contrary by him promised. We have commanded our Ships, that are gone out to Sea, and those also that are yet to put to Sea, that meeting with your Ships at Sea, they shall do them no hurt, neither in their Ships, sails, nor Anchors, nor once to meddle with them: In such sort, that in the straits, that shall be observed which we have propounded: which is, that when any of our Ships come thither, they shall peaceably lie by them, and shoot off their Ordnance, in sign of friendship, and from this time forwards, our peace shall be peace, our word, our word, and our security, our security. And therefore, we wish you to write, and send us your Letter, by your Ships of War; which doing, we will do as you desire. Dated in Argier the last of Mossarrava, in the 1031. year. Under written and Sealed.  
Hurian Bassa.