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 Treaty Marine 
 
 between 
 The Moft Serene and Mighty PRINCE 
 
 CHAR L E S II. 
 
 By the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, 
 France,and Ireland, Defender of the Faith,$"c. 
 
 And the 
 
 High and Mighty Lords the States 
 General of the 
 
 UNITED NETHERLANDS, 
 
 To be obferved throughout and every the Coamrep 
 and Tarts of the World by Sea and Land, 
 
 Concluded at London the Firft day of Dec t \6?^Sy. 
 
 §pKbU0&e& W Unas Jliaajefiietf Command 
 
 AMSTERDA M. 
 
 Printed by Stephen Swart, Bookfeller, at the weftfijde ohhe 
 
 Exchange in the Crowned Bible 1676. 
 
 After the Copy, printed at London by Iobn Bill and Chrifio- 
 pher Barker , printers to the King moft Exc. Maj. 1 674. 
 
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 A TREATY 
 
 MARINE. 
 
 ARTIC. I. 
 
 Hat it f hall and may be lawful , for all and 
 every the Subjects of the Molt Serene and 
 Mighty Prince, the King of Great Britain 
 aforefaid , with all Freedom and Safety to 
 Sail , Trade, and Exercife any manner of 
 Traffique, inallthofe Kingdoms, Coun- 
 treys, andEftates, which are, oratany time hereafter 
 fhall be in Peace, Amity, Neutrality with Hisfaid Ma- 
 jefty ; So that they fhall not be any ways hindred or 
 molefted in their Navigation or Trade , by the Military 
 Forces, nor by the Ships of War, or any other kind of 
 Veflels whatfoever , belonging either to the High and 
 Mighty Lords the States General of the United Nether- 
 lands * or to their Subjects, upon Occafion or Pretence 
 of any Hoftility or Difference which now is , or fhall he- 
 reafter happen between the faid Lords the States Gene- 
 ral, and any Princes or People whatfoever, in Peace, 
 Amity, or Neutrality with His faid Majcity : And like- 
 wife , that it fhall and may be lawful for all and every the 
 Subjects of the faid High and Mighty Lords the States 
 General of the United Netherlands , with all Freedom 
 and Safety to Sail, Trade , and Exercife any manner of 
 Traffique in all thofe Kingdoms, Countreys , and Efta- 
 tes , which are , or at any time hereafter fhall be in Pea- 
 ce i Amity, or Neutrality with the aforefaid Lords the 
 States 5 So that they fhall not beany ways hindred or 
 molefted in their Navigation or Trade, by the Military 
 Forces, nor by the Ships of War, or any other kind of 
 Veflels whatfoever , belonging either to the Molt Sere- 
 
 A a ne 
 
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 ne and Mighty King above menfioned , or to His Sub- 
 jects, upon Occafion or Pretence of any Hoftilityor 
 Difference , which now is , or f hall hereafter happen 
 between His faid Majefty , and any Princes or People 
 whatfoever, in Peace , Amity , or Neutrality with the 
 faid Lords the States. 
 
 II. 
 Nor fhall this Freedom of Navigation and Commer- 
 ce be Infringed, by Occafion or Caufeofany War , in 
 any kind of Merchandizes , but f hall Extend to all Com- 
 modities which fhall be carried in time of Peace; tho- 
 fe onely Excepted which follow in the next Article , 
 and are Comprehended under the Name of Contra- 
 band. 
 
 III. 
 
 Under this Nameof Contraband or Prohibited Mer- 
 chandizes j fhall be comprehended onely Arms , Pieces 
 of Ordnance, with all Implements belonging to them, 
 Fire-balls, Powder, Match, Bullets, Pikes, Swords, 
 Lances, Spears, Halberds, Guns, Mortar- pieces, Pe- 
 tards, GranadoeS, Mufquet-refis, Bandeliers, Sak-petre, 
 Mufquets, Mufquet-f hot, Helmets , Corilets, Breaft- 
 plates, Coats of Mail, and the like kind of Armature, 
 Soldiers, Horfes, and all things neceflaryfor the Furni- 
 ture of Horfes, Holders, Beits, and all other Warlike 
 Instruments wharfoever. 
 
 IV. 
 
 Thefe Merchandizes following fhall not be reckoned 
 among Prohibited Goods, -viz. allkindofClorh '■> and 
 all other Manufactures Woven of any Hnd of Wooil, 
 Flax , Silk , Cotton , or any other Material ; all forts of 
 Clothing and Veflments, together with the Materials 
 whereof they ufe to be made; Gold and Silver, as well 
 Coyned as not Coyned ; Tin , Iron, Lead, Copper,and 
 Coles ; as alfo Wheat, Barley, and all other kind of Corn 
 or Pulfe; Tobacco, and ail kind of Spices, Salted and 
 Smoked Flesh,Salted and Dried Fish,Butter and Cheef'e, 
 
 Beer, 
 
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 Beer, Oyls, Wines, Sugars , and all fort of Salt ; and in 
 general, all Provision which ferves for the Nourishment 
 and Suftenance of Life ; likewife all kind of Cotton> 
 Hemp, Flax and Pitch, and Ropes, Sails and Anchors; 
 aifo Maft: and Planks, Boardsand Beamsof whatfortof 
 Woodfocver , and all other Materials requifre forthe 
 Building or Repairing Ships, but they fhall be wholy 
 reputed amonglt Free Goods, even as all other Wares 
 and Commodities which are not comprehended in the 
 next precedent Article; So that the fame may be freely 
 Tranfported and Carried by the Subjects of His faid Ma- 
 jelty, even unco Places in Enmity with the faid States; as 
 alio on the other fide , by the Subjects of the faid States to 
 Pkces under the Obedience of the Enemies of His faid 
 Majefty; Except onely Towns or Places Belieged, Envi- 
 roned, or Inverted, in French B/ocyuees ou invejiies. 
 
 V. 
 And that all manner of Differences and Contentions 
 on both fides by Sea and Land, may from henceforth 
 Ceafe , and be utterly Extinguished , It is Agreed , That 
 all kind of Ships and VefFels wlutfoever, belonging to 
 the Subjects of His faid Majefty, entring, or being cn- 
 tred into any Road or Portunderrhe Obedience of the 
 Lords the States,and purpofing to pals from thence, fhall 
 be onely obliged to f hew unto the Officers acting in the 
 Ports of the faid States, or to the Captains of the States 
 Ships, or of Private Men of War ( if any happen there 
 robe) their Pafsporc, commonly called a Sea-brief (the 
 Form whereof is added at thcend of thefe Articles;) nor 
 fhall any Money,orany thing elfe,be exacted from them 
 under that Pretence; But if any Ship belonging to the 
 Subjectsof His Majefty of Great Britaia,shz\l in the open 
 Sea, or eifewhere, out of the Dominions of the faid Sta- 
 te?, meet the Ships of War of the faid Lords the Ststes,or 
 Private Men of War of their Subjects, the faid Shipsof 
 the Lords the States, or of their Subjects, fhall keep at a 
 convenient diftance, and onely fend out their Boat, and 
 
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it f hall be lawful for them onely with two or three Men* 
 to go on Board the Ships and V effete of the Subjects of | 
 His Majefty, that the Paflport ( or Sea-brief ) of the 
 Propriety thereof according to the Form hereafter fpe- 
 cified , may be f hewn to them by the Captain or Matter 
 offuchShip or Veflel belonging to the Subjects of His 
 Majefty; and the Ship which fhall fhew the fame, fhall 
 freely pafs , and it fhall not be lawful to Moleft , Search, 
 Detain ,or Divert the fame from her intended Voyage : 
 And all the Subjects of the Lords the States fhall enjoy in 
 all things , the fame Liberty and Immunity , they in like 
 manner f hewing their Paflport (or Sea- brief) made ac- 
 cording to the Form prefcribed at the latter end of this 
 Treaty. 
 
 VI. 
 
 But if any Ship or Veflel belonging to the English, or 
 other Subjects of His Majefty , fhall be met making into 
 any Port in Enmity with the Lords the States; Or on 
 the othcrfide, if any Ship belonging to the United Pror 
 vinces of the Netherlands , or other Subjects of the Lords 
 the States , fhall be met in her way making into any Port 
 underthe Obedience ofthe Enemies ofHisfaid Majefty, 
 fuch Ship fhall fhew, not onely a Paflport ( or Sea-brief ) 
 according to the Form here under prefcribed, wherewith 
 fhe is to be furnifhed, butalfoher Cocquetsexprefling 
 the Contents ofthe Goods on Board , given in the ufual 
 Form , by the Officers ofthe Cuftoms in the Port from 
 whence fhe came, whereby it may be known whether 
 fhe is Laden with any Merchandizes Prohibited by the 
 Third Article of this Treaty. 
 
 VII. 
 
 But if by the fhe wing the abo vefaid Cocquets exp ree- 
 fing the Contents of the Goods on Board , given in the 
 ufual Form by the Oflkiers of the Cuftoms in the Port 
 from whence fhe came , ( concerning the f hewing whe- 
 reof it is above agreed ) either Party fhall difcoverany 
 kind of Merchandizes, which in the Third Article of 
 
 this 
 
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 this Treaty are declared to be Contraband or Prohibi- 
 ted , Configned to any Port under the Obedience of 
 their Enemies , it f hall not be lawful to open the Hatches 
 of fuch Ship in which the fame f hall happen to be found 
 whether f he belongs to the Subjects of His Majefty, or 
 of the Lords the States ; nor to unlock, or break open 
 the Chefts , Males , Packs » or Casks in the fame , nor to 
 Convey away any the leaft part of the Merchandizes,be- 
 fore the whole be firft Landed in the Prefence of the Of- 
 ficers of the Admiralty , and Inventaried ; neither f hall 
 it be any ways lawful to Sell, Exchange, or other wife to 
 Alienate the fame,until fuch Prohibited Goods are rigtly 
 and lawfully Proceeded againft, and that the Judges of 
 the Admiralty , have by their refpe&ive Sentences Con- 
 fifcated the fame : Provided always, That as well the 
 Shipitfelf, as the reft of the Commodities found in the 
 fame , which by this T reaty are to be reputed Free , f hail 
 not upon pretence of their being infected by fuch Pro- 
 hibited Goods, be Detained , much lefs Confifcated for 
 lawful Prize j But if not the whole, but a partonelyof 
 the Lading confifts of Contraband or Prohibited Com- 
 modities, and that the Mafter of the Ship f hall be wil- 
 ling and ready to Deliver them to the Captor who Seized 
 the fame, in that Cafe the Captor fhall not compel the 
 Ship to go out of her Courfe , to any Port he thinks fit, 
 but fhall forth with difmitfs her , and upon no Accompt 
 hinder her from freely|*rofecuting her defigned Voyage. 
 
 V 111* 
 
 It is further Agreed , Thatwhatfoever fhall be found 
 Laden by His Majefties Subjects, upon any Ship what- 
 soever belonging to the Enemies of the Lords the States , 
 althoug the fame be not of the quality of Contraband 
 Goods , may be Confifcated j But on the contrary , all 
 that which fhall be found in the Ship belonging to the 
 Subjects of His Majefty, fhall be accounted Clear and 
 Free, although the whole Lading or any part thereof, 
 byjuft Title of Propriety, fhall belongto the Enemies 
 
 A 4. of 
 
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 of the Lords the States; Except always Contraband 
 Goods , which being Intercepted , all things fhall be do- 
 ne according to the Meaning and Direction of the pre- 
 cedent Articles;And by the fame reafon,whatfoever f hall 
 be found Laden , by the Subjects of the Lords the States, 
 in any Ship whatfoever belonging to the Enemies of His 
 Majefty , although the fame be not of the quality of Con- 
 traband Goods,may be Confifcated; But on the other fide, 
 all that which fhall be found in the Ships belonging to 
 the Subjects or the Lords the States , f hallbe-accounted 
 Clear and Free, although the whole Lading, or any parr. 
 thereof, by juir, Title of Propiety , fhall belong to the 
 Enemies of His Majefty ; Except always Contraband 
 Goods, which being Intercepted, all things fhall be do- 
 ne according to the Meaning and Direction of the pre- 
 cedent Articles. And left any Damage fhould by Sur- 
 prize be done to the one Party who is in Peace , when the 
 other Party fhall happen to be Engaged in War, It is 
 Provided and Agreed , That a Ship belonging to the Ene- 
 mies of the one Party, and Laden withGopds of the 
 Snbjectsof the other Party, fhall not infect or render 
 the iaid Goods liable to Confifcation , in cafe they were 
 Laden before the Expiration of the Terms and Times 
 hereafter mentioned, after the Declaration or Publica- 
 tion of any fuch War ; viz. If the Goods were Laden in 
 any Port or Place between the Places or Limits called 
 the Soundings , and the Naz i% Norway , within the 
 fpace of fix Weeks afther fuch Declaration ; Of two 
 Months betweed the faid Place the Soundings, and the 
 City of Tangier $ and often Weeks in the Mediterra- 
 nean Sea;' Or within the fpace of eight Months, in any 
 other Countrey or Place of the World; So that it fhall 
 not be lawful to Confifeate the Goods of the Subjeclrsof 
 His Majefty taken or feized in any Ship or Vcflel what- 
 foever of any Enemy of the Lords the States , upon trhat 
 Pretence, but the fame fhall be without delay reftored to 
 the Proprietors , unlefs they wore Laden after the Expi- 
 ration 
 
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 ration of the faid Terms of Time refpe&ively ; Butfo 
 that itmay not be lawful fot them afterwards to carry to 
 [Enemies Ports, the faid Me r chandifes which are called 
 Contraband, and for the i eafon arbrefaid f hall not be lia- 
 ble to Cor.fifcation ; Neither on the other fide, f hall it 
 be lawful to Confifcate the Goods of the Subie&s of the 
 Lords the States, taken or feized in any Ship or Veffel ' 
 whatfoever of an Enemy of His Majefty ,upon that Pre* 
 tence;but the f i me f hall be forthwith reftored to the Pro- 
 prietors thereof, unlefsthery were Laden after the Expi- 
 ration of the faid Terms of Time refpedtively ; Butfo, 
 that it may not be lawful for them afterwards to carry to 
 Enemies Ports , rhe faid Merchandizes which are called 
 Contraband, and for the reafon aforefaid f hall not be 
 liable to Confifcation . 
 
 IX 
 And the more to allure the Subjects of His Majefty 
 and of the faid States , that no Injury fhaU be offered to 
 them by the Ships of War, or Private Men of War of 
 either fide, all the Captains of the Ships, as well of His 
 Majefty as of the faid Stares , and all their Subj '&s 
 who-fhall fet out Private Men of War, and likewife 
 their Priviledged Compagnies, f hall be enjoyned not 
 todo any Injury or Damages whatfoever, totheotherj 
 which of they do , they f hall be punished , and* moreo- 
 ver beliable to fatisfiealiCoftsandDama£es,by Reftitu- 
 tion and Reparation, upon Pain and Obligation of Per- 
 lonand Goods. 
 
 For this caufe all the Commanders of Private Men of 
 War , f hall from henceforth be obliged before they re- 
 ceive their Commiflions, to Enter before a competent 
 judge , good and fufficient Security by able and reiponh- 
 ble Mlen,who have no Part or Intereft in fuch Sbip,in the 
 Sum <of Fifteen hundred Pounds Sterling, or Sixteen 
 thouf and five hundred Gilders ; and when they have 
 above One hundred and fifty Men, then in the Sum of 
 
 A $ Three 
 
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 Three thoufand Pounds Sterling , or Three and thirty 
 thoufand Gilders , that they will give full Satisfaction for 
 any Damages or Injuries whatfoever, which they or their 
 Officers, or others in their Service f hall Commit in their 
 Courfes at Sea , contrary to this Prefent Treaty , or any 
 Other whatfoever , between His Majefty and the faid 
 States, and upon pain of Revocation arid Annulling 
 their faid Ccmmiffions, in which it f hall be always In- 
 ferted , that they have given fuch Security as abovefaid ; 
 And likewife.it is Agreed, That the Ship it feiffhallbe 
 alfo liable to make Satisfaction for Injuries and Damages 
 done by her. 
 
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 His Majefty, and the faid States being Defirous that 
 the Subjeds of each other may be mutually Treated in 
 all Countreys under their Obedience reflectively, with 
 the like kindnefs as their own Subjects , will give all ne- 
 ceffary and effedual Orders, that Judgments upon Pri- 
 zes taken , be given according to the Rule of Juftice and 
 Equity , by Judges beyond all fufpicion , and not any way 
 concerned in the Caufe under Debate; And His Maje- 
 and the faid States will likewife give ftrid Orders that all 
 Sentences already given, and which f hall be hereafter 
 given, be (according to the Tenor thereof) duly put in 
 Execution, and obtain their Effect 
 
 And whenfoever the Ambaffadors of the faid Lords 
 the States, or any other their Publick Minifters, Refi- 
 dent at the Court of His Moft Serene Majefty of Gread 
 Britain, f hall complain of the unjuftnefs of Sentences 
 which have been given , His Majefty will caufe tbefame 
 to be Reviewed and Examined in His Council, that it 
 may appear whether the Orders and Prascautions pre- 
 fcribedin this Treaty, have been Obferved, and have 
 had their due Effect , and will alfo take care that the fame 
 be fully provided for, and that Right be done to the 
 Party complaining , within the fpace of three Moneths * 
 1 And 
 
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 [And likewife when the Ambaffadors, or other Publick 
 Minifters of His Majefty , Refident with the States Ge- 
 neral , f hall complain of the unjuftnefs of SentenceS)the 
 faid States will caufe a Review and Examination thereof 
 to be made in the Ajfembly of the States General that 
 it may appear whether the Orders and Precautions pre- 
 fcribed in this Treaty have been Obferved, and have had 
 their due EffccT: , and they will likewife take care that the 
 fame be fully provided for, and that Right be done to 
 the Partyjcomplaining,within thefpaceoftbreeMonths: 
 Neverthel efs, it f hall not any ways be lawful to Sell or 
 Unlade the Goods in Controverfie, either beforethe 
 Sentence given , or after it , during the Review thereof, 
 on either fide, unlefsitbe with the Confent of the Par- 
 ties fnterefled. 
 
 XIII. 
 
 A Suit being Commenced between the Takers of 
 Prizes on the one Part , and the Claimers thereof on the 
 other, and a Sentence or Decree being given for the 
 Party Reclaiming, the faid Sentence or Degree (upon 
 Security given) fhall be put in Execution , notwith- 
 ftanding the Appeal made by him thattook the Prize, 
 which fhall not be Obferved , in cafe the Sentence fhall 
 be given againft the Glaimers. 
 
 XIV. 
 
 And whereas theMafters of Merchants Schips, and 
 likewife the Mariners and Paffengers,-dofometimesfuf- 
 fer many Cruelties and barbarous Ufages, when they are 
 brougr. under the Power of Ships which take Prizes in 
 time of war, the Takers in an inhumane manner Tor- 
 menting them , thereby to Extort from them fuch Con- 
 feffionisasthey would have to be made, Itis Agreed, 
 That both His Majefty, and the Lords the States Gene- 
 ral , fhall by the fevereft Proclamations or Placaets, for- 
 bid all fuch hainousand inhumane Offences; and as ma- 
 ny as chey fhall by lawful Proofs find Guilty of fuch 
 A&s, they fhall take care that they be Punished with due 
 
 and 
 
and juft Punishments , and which may be a Terror to ot 
 hers; And fhall Command that all the Captains and Of 
 ficers of Ships , who fhall be proved to have committee 
 fuch hainous Practifjs , either themfelves or by Inftiga- 
 ting others to Act the fame , or by Conniving while the) 
 were done,f hall (bejides other Punishments tobelntti. 
 •fted proportionally to their Offences) be forthwith de- 
 prived of their Offices reflectively ; Ariel every Ship 
 brought up as Prize, whofe Mariners or Paffengers f hal. 
 havefuffered any Torture > fhall forthwith be DifmifTed 
 andFrcedjWithall her Lading, from all further Exami 
 nation and Proceedings, againft her, as well Judicial as 
 other wife. 
 
 XV. It is alfo Agreed, Thatthelik« fcverity of Pu 
 nishments fhall be inflicted upon thofe, who contrary to 
 the meaning of the One and twentieth Article of the 
 Treaty of Peace Cocluded at Breda, fhall take Com mi f- 
 fions from Enemies,tofeize the Ships of either Ally (ot 
 Party) contrary to what is Provided in thefaid Article. 
 
 XVI. Laft!y,Itis Agreed and Concluded, That this 
 prefent Treaty, and all and Angular the Things therein 
 contained, fhall be with all convenient fpeed on both fi- 
 des Ratified and Confirmed, and that the Ratifications 
 thereof fhall be within two Months from the Date he- 
 reof, Rightly and Reciprocally Exchanged between both 
 Parties; And alfo rhat thefaid Treaty fhall within one 
 Month after fuch Exchanging of the Ratifications , be 
 Delivered in Due'and Authentique Form to the Gover- 
 nors of the English Eafi. India an Africa Companies, 
 2nd to the Directors of the Dutch Eafi and Weft-India 
 Companies , and fhall with the firft ConvenienCy be alfo 
 Sent by faid His Majefty, and by the faid Lords the Sta- 
 tes, to their refpectiveGovernours and Commanders in 
 Chief of their Colonies and Plantations inevery part of 
 the World out of Europe, to the end that it may be by 
 them , and all others within their Dominions and under 
 their Power , punctually Obfervcd and Fulfilled, 
 
 The 
 
The Form of the Pafsport ( or Sea-brief) to 
 be asked of, and given by the Lord High 
 Admiral, or by thofe to whom the Exer- 
 cife of Admiralty-Jurifdi&ionis ordinarily 
 Commitcd,or by the Mayor,or other Chief 
 Magiftratc ,or by the Commiffioners, or o- 
 ther Principal Officers of the Cuitoms in 
 their refpedive Ports and Places within His 
 Majefties Dominions , to the Ships and 
 VciTels Sailing out thence, according to the 
 Purport of the Fifth Article. 
 
 TO aU unto whom thefeVrefents /hall co- 
 me, Greeting. We Lord High 
 Admiral of We Lords 
 Commiffioners Executing the Office of the 
 Lord High Admiral of or We 
 
 Judge of the High Court of the Admi- 
 ralty of or We the 
 Mayor , or other Magi/irate of 
 or We Commiffioners , or 'Princi- 
 pal Officers of the Cuftoms in the City or 
 'Port ot Do Tefi/fie and make 
 Known , That Mafter or Comman- 
 der of the Ship called the hath ap- 
 peared 
 
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 peared before Us> andhathT>eclaredby S< 
 lemn Oath , That thefaid Ship or Veffel Co? 
 taining about Tons* ofwhk 
 
 he is atprefent Mafler or Commander , dot 
 belong to the Inhabit ans of 
 within the ^Dominions of the Mofl Serene an 
 Mighty Trince , the King of England , Scoi 
 land , France , and Ireland , defender of th 
 Faith, Sec. SohelphimGod. And in \ regar 
 it would be mofi acceptable to Us , that th 
 f aid Mafler or Commander be AJfifled in hi 
 jufi and lawful Affairs , We do Requeflyou 
 wherefoever the faid Mafler or Commander 
 (hall Arrive with his Ship , and the Good, 
 Laden on Board and Carried in her, that yoi 
 would pleafe to Receive htm Court eoujly am 
 ufe him Kindly ', and Admit him, upon Paying 
 the lawful and ufuat Cufloms and other Du- 
 ties , to Enter into, Remain in, andTafsfrom 
 your 'Poyts, Rivers, and 'D ominions, and the- 
 re to Enjoy all kind of Right of 'Navigation, 
 Jraffick , and Commerce , in all T laces where 
 he J hall think fit ; Which We fhall mofl wil- 
 lingly and readily acknowledge upon all Oc- 
 casions : InTeflimony and Confirmation whe- 
 reof, We have with Our Hand Signed thefe 
 Trefents, and caufed them to be Sealed with 
 
 Our 
 
puy Seal : TJated at in 
 
 \he day of in the Tear of Our 
 
 Lord 
 
 The Form of thePafspor t Q or Sea-brief) to 
 be asked of, and given by the Burgerma- 
 fters of the Cities and Ports of the United 
 Netherlands, to the Ships or Veffels Sai- 
 ling from thence, according to the Purport 
 of the Fifth Article. 
 
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 O the moft Serene , moft Illuflrious » moft Migh- 
 ty , moft Noble ? moft Honourable, and moft Tru- 
 ient Emperours , Kings , (jovernours of Common- 
 wealths y 'Princes , Dukes , Earls , "Barons , Lords, 
 Burger-mafters, Schepens, foftnfellors, f fidget t Officers, 
 fuftices , and Rulers of all Cities and ^Places , as well 
 Eccieftaflical as Secular , to whom thefe Prefents fhall 
 he [hewn ; We the Burger-mafters and littles of the Cit 
 f do Certifie , That 
 
 M after or Skipper of the Ship appeared 
 
 before Vs 3 and 'Declared by Solemn Oath-, that the [aid 
 Vmp called the containing about 
 
 Lafts, of which he is at prefevt Mafter 
 r Skjppor , belongeth to the Inhabitants of the United 
 Netherlands : So help him God. *s4nd in regard it 
 vould be wo ft acceptable to Vs > that the f aid Mafter or 
 'kipper be Jifftfted in his jufl and lawful affairs , We 
 o Requeft you i and every of you , where foev er the f aid 
 ^ri after er Skipper .fhall Arrive with his Ship, ard 
 
 the 
 
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 the Cjoods Laden on Board and parried in her , tbatyo 
 
 would pleafe to Receive him courteoufly , andufe hit 
 
 kindly , "and admit him , upon paying the lawful ah 
 
 ufual Cufloms and other 'Duties > to Enter into, Remat, 
 
 in ,, and *Pafs from yous Ports* Rivers , and Domi 
 
 nions , and thereto enjoy all kind of Right of Naviga 
 
 lion /Traffic^ , and Commerce , in aU, Places , where b 
 
 [hall thinkjit j Which W ej "hall mofl willingly andrea 
 
 dily acknowledge upon all Occafions : In Teftimony am 
 
 Confirmation whereof, We have caufedthe Seal of Ou 
 
 £ity 10 be hereunto put : Datedat u 
 
 the day of 
 
 in the year of our Lord 
 
 IN Teftimony and Confirmation of all and fingir 
 lar Premifcs > We the CommifEoners of His Ma 
 jefty , and the Lords the Stares. General aforefaid 
 being fufficiently Impower'd thereun£&, have t< 
 thefe Prefems Sublcribed Our Names, landSealet 
 • them wirh Our Seals , At London, theFirftdayo 
 ^December. 167$. 
 
 Tho. Culpeper J. Qrver 
 
 G. Downing G, Sautyn 
 
 Richard Ford Samuel Beyer 
 
 Will* Tbomfon .And. van Voffen 
 
 John Iollife P. Duvelaer 
 
 John *Buckyi>Qrth. M, Michielz.cn, 
 
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