ARTICLES OF PEACE Between his Sacred Majesty, Charles the II. KING OF GREAT Britain, France and Ireland, etc. AND THE CITY and KINGDOM OF ALGIERS; Concluded by Thomas Allen Esq Admiral of His said Majesty of Great Brittain's Ships in the Mediterranean Seas, etc. LONDON, Printed by Thomas Mabb, dwelling on St. Paul's Wharff, 1664. Preface. IT is not needful to say much concerning the late Agreement betwixt his Sacred Majesty Charles the Second, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, etc. And the City and Kingdom of Algiers; (The Aricles whereof are in these following Papers, Word forword Exhibited;) For certainly that Man is very little read in the World, who sees not how much this Peace imports the Benefit and Security of the English Commerce, and no less the Honour of the English Nation; especially considering the start it has given us of our Powerful Neighbours, who are still labouring under Great Trouble, Charge and Difficulty, with those People: And the Accord is yet more Glorious, if We observe the Time wherein it was made; That is to say, It was made at a Time, when the English lay patiently exposed to all the Inconveniences, which either the Fables, or the Councils of Holland could give them; Menaced in the very Channel by an open Force, and deserted in the Mediterranean after such a manner, that We are loath to make use of a Word, answerable to the Quality of the Action: The Hollanders having first invited us into a Conjunct Engagement with them, and afterward not only quitting the Place by Stealth and Surprise, But invading at the same time our Rights in Guine: And yet so it is at last, That notwithstanding All These Practices, and Disappointments, We have now lived to see the Hollanders swallow their own Resolutions, by withdrawing their Shipping, and contenting themselves with the blind Passage of the North, rather than adventuring to give His Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral of England, the Un-mannerly provocation of pressing through the Channel. And we have likewise lived to enjoy the fruits of that Peace which others have in vain attempted; and not only so, but to see ourselves acquitted of the guilt of the late War, by a Solemn Declaration of the Government itself of Algiers, and the Breach charged upon the Tumults and Disorders of their own Subjects: They Themselves not sticking Publicly to avow, That an Agreement with England was to them so Necessary, That they were not able to maintain an Intercourse and Correspondence without it. This being the Sum and State of that Affair, gives sufficiently to understand how great a Care His Majesty hath of the Reputation and Welfare of his People, and of the True Interest of the English Crown and Nation: And it is our further happiness that the Orders and Directions of so Wise and Gracious a Prince are Committed into the hands of suitable Officers and Ministers, as hath been manifested throughout the whole Course and Conduct of this Transaction. ARTICLES OF PEACE Between his Sacred Majesty, Charles the II. KING of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, etc. And the City and Kingdom of Algiers, Concluded by Thomas Allen Esq Admiral of His said Majesty of Great Brittain's Ships in the Mediterranean Seas, according to Instructions received on that behalf from his Royal Highness the Duke of York, and Albany, Earl of Ulster, Lord High Admiral of England and Ireland, etc. Constable of the Castle of Dover, Lord Warden of the Cinque-Ports, and Governor of Portsmouth, etc. Being the same Articles Concluded by Sir John Lawson, Kt. on the 23. of April, 1662. And afterwards more Solemnly Confirmed on the 10. of November following, and since Ratified by the Grand Signior. LONDON, Printed by Thomas Mabb, dwelling on St. Paul's Wharff, 1664. Articles of Peace between his Sacred Majesty, CHARLES THE II. King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, etc. and the City and Kingdom of Algiers, Concluded by Thomas Allen Esquire, Admiral of his said Majesty of Great Brittain's Ships in the Mediterranean Seas, etc. I. THat from this day, and for ever forward, there be a Good and Firm Peace between his Sacred Majesty the King of Great Britain, etc. and the Bassa, Duan, and Governors of Algiers, and the Dominions thereunto belonging; And the Ships, Subjects, and People on either Party, shall not do or offer any Offence or Injury to each other, but Treat one another with all possible Respect and Friendship; And any Ships belonging to the King of Great Britain, etc. Or any of his Majesty's Subjects may freely come to the Port of Algiers, and Buy and and Sell as in former Times; And also unto any other Port that belongs to the Government of Algiers, paying the Custom of 10 per Cent, as in former Times; And no Man within the Jurisdiction of Algiers shall give the Subjects of his said Majesty, a bad word, or a bad deed, or a bad action. II. That all Ships, as well those belonging to his Sacred Majesty, the King of Great Britain, etc. and any of his Majesty's Subjects, as those belonging to Algiers, shall freely pass the Seas, and Traffic without any search, hindrance, or molestation whatsoever. III. That all Subjects of the King of Great Britain, etc. now Slaves in Algiers, or any of the Territories thereof, be set at Liberty, and delivered upon paying the Price they were first sold for in the Market; And for the time to come, no Subjects of his Majesties be bought or sold, or made Slaves of in Algiers, or its Territories. iv That if any Ship of Tunis, Tripoli, or Sally, or any other, do bring any Ship, Men, or Goods belonging to any of the Subjects of his Majesty, the King of Great Britain, etc. into Algiers, or any of the Ports thereunto belonging, the Governors there shall not permit them to be sold within the said Territories. V That any Merchant of the Subjects of the King of Great Britain, etc. dying in Algiers, or its Territories, his Goods, or Money shall not be seized by the Bassa, Aga, or any other Minister, but remain with the English Consul. VI That the English Consul that lives in Algiers be allowed a Place to Pray in, and no Man to do him, or any of his said Majesty's Subjects any Wrong or Injury in word or deed whatsoever. VII. That in case any of his said Majesty's Subjects should happen to strike a Turk, or a Moor, if he be taken, let him be punished, but if he escape, nothing shall be said to the English Consul, or any other of his said Majesty's Subjects upon that account. VIII. That if any Ships of War of his said Majesties, shall come into Algiers, or other the Ports of that Government, with any Prize, they may sell and dispose of it at their own pleasure, without being molested by any, and that they be not obliged to pay Customs in any sort; And if the said Ships of War shall want Provision, Victuals, or any other Things, they may freely buy it at the Rate in the Market. IX That any Ships belonging to the Subjects of his Majesty, the King of Great Britain, etc. coming into Algiers, or any of the Ports in its Territories, shall for such Goods as they sell, pay the deuce according to Custom, and the Goods they sell not, they shall freely carry on board without paying Duties for the same. X. That no Shipwreck belonging to his said Majesty, or any of his Subjects on the Coast belonging to Algiers, shall become Prize, and that neither the Goods be forfeited, nor the Men made Slaves, but that the People of Algiers shall do their best Endeavours, to save them and their goods. XI. That the Consul, or any other Subject of his Sacred Majesty, be not bound to pay the Debts of any other English Man unless he become Surety. XII. That no Subject of the King of Great Britain, etc. in matter of difference shall be liable unto any other Judgement, but that of the Duan. XIII. That the Subjects of his said Majesty in difference among themselves shall be subject to no determination, but that of the Consul. XIV. That no Merchant, nor other Subject of his said Majesties being a Passenger, in or unto any Port shall be molested, or meddled with. And for the better practising of the Second Article, according to the true intent and meaning thereof, It is Agreed, that the Algiers Ships of War meeting any Merchant Ships, belonging to the Subjects of the King of Great Britain, etc. not being in any of the Seas appertaining to his Majesty's Dominions, have liberty to send one single Boat with but two Sitters, more than the common crew of Rowers; and no more to enter the said Merchant Ship but the two Sitters, without the express leave of the Commander of the said Merchant Ship; That upon producing unto them a Pass under the Hand and Seal of the Lord High Admiral of England, the said Boat do presently departed, and the Merchant Ship to proceed on his Voyage and although the Commander of the said Merchant Ship produce no Pass from the Lord High Admiral of England; yet if the Major part of the Ships Company be Subjects to the King of Great Britain, etc. the said Boat shall presently departed, and the Merchant Ship proceed freely, and so though there be Strangers, and their Goods on board, they shall be free, both they and their Goods; And any Ship of his Majesty, the King of Great Britain, etc. meeting with any Ships of Algiers, if the Commander shall produce a Pass firmed by the Chief Governors of Algiers, and the Major part of the Ships Company be Turks, Moors or Slaves, than the Algiers Ship to proceed freely, and though there be Strangers and their Goods on board, they shall be free, both they and their goods. That presently after the Signing and Sealing these Articles by the Governors, or Chief Authority of the City and Kingdom of Algiers, all Injuries and Damages sustained on their part shall be quite taken off and forgotten, and this Peace shall be in full Force and Virtue. And for all Damages and Depredations that shall be afterwards done and committed by either side before notice can be given of this Peace, there shall be full Satisfaction made, and whatsoever remains in kind be restored. That if any Grievances happen on either side, it shall not be Lawful to break the Peace till Satisfaction be denied. Signed and Sealed in the Presence of the Great God, Octob. 30. 1664. This following Article Added, 30. October 1664. THat the English Consul, upon any Breach or Difference between his most Excellent Majesty, the King of Great Britain, etc. and the Governors of Algiers shall have Free Liberty when he pleaseth to departed to his Own, or any other Country; And that the English Consul shall be permitted to choose his own Druggerman, and that when the Consul departs, he shall carry with him all his Servants and Goods whatsoever, without the least Interruption, or Hindrance; And further, that he may freely go on board of any Ships in the Road, and have the liberty of the Country. The Translate of a Certificate Subsigned by the Governors of Algiers, acknowledging the Breach of the late Peace betwixt his Majesty of Great Britain, etc. and the said Governors to have been the Act of their own Subjects. THese are to Certify that We who have hereunder Subsigned, do acknowledge that the Breach of the Peace between His most Excellent Majesty, the King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, etc. And Us of Algiers, was Committed by Our Subjects; for which We have Drowned One, Banished Another, some Others fled to Escape our Justice, and divers have been Imprisoned to give Satisfaction in part to His said most Excellent Majesty. Signed and Sealed the 30. of October 1664.