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< inhabitants and fubjects of the one part and the other,
may in all parts or territories, under the obedience of
the faid Kings, make use of advocates, proctors, no-
taries, and folicitors, which they fhall beft think fit,
to whom they may give charge of their law-fuits, by
confent of the judges in ordinary, when it fhall be
• neceffary, and the plaintiffs fhall require it; and they
'fhall not be conftrained to exhibit their books and
papers of account to any perfon, unless it be to make
proof to avoid law-fuits and controverfies, nor shall
C they be attacked, detained, nor taken out of their
' hands, for
any cause whatsoever; and it fhall be law-
ful for the fubjects and inhabitants of the one part
and the other, in the places where they fhall have
' their refidence, that they may keep their books of
traffic and correfpondency in what tongue they
will, in Spanish, English, Flemish, or any other,
without that by reafon hereof they may be molested,
or examined with what elfe is granted to any other
nation in particular, relating to the faid books of
traffic or correfpondency;' and we having thought
good, for the faid reafons, that we ought to fend you
this our letter, by which we command you, that upon
exhibiting to you the abovefaid recited article, that
you obferve, accomplish, and execute the fame in all,
and through all, as is therein contained, without contra-
vening it under any pretext whatsoever, and a penalty
of twenty thousand maravedis for our exchequer; and
we command under the faid penalties any notary
whatsoever, who fhall be required to notify you with
this our letter, to give you a certificate thereof. Given
in Madrid, the twelfth day of July, of the year one
thousand fix hundred feventy and four.

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I Miguel Fernandes de Noriega, his Majefty's fecretary of state, and of the council, ordered this to be written, by his commands, and with confent of his council. Registered by

D. Pedro de Castañeda, High Chancellor.
D. Pedro de Caftaneda.

Agreeth with the original, which at present remains amongst the papers of me the prefent notary for his Majefty, and the court, whereof Don Miguel Garcia de Arce is judge, to which I refer myself; from whence was taken the copy, at the request and in the behalf of the merchants of the English nation of this city of Sevilla, the twenty-ninth day of the month of August, of the year one thousand fix hundred feventy and four, contained in this fheet of ftamped paper, and another of common paper. In witness hereof I figned and firmed it. In teftimony of the truth,

Juan de la Barrera, Notary,

Agrees with the original copy, figned and firmed by the faid Juan de la Barrera, notary, exhibited before me Don Carlos Ruffel, merchant of the English nation in this city, to whom I returned it, and he firmed here his receipt, and at his requeft I figned and firmed it, in Cadiz, the 15th day of April, of the year one thousand fix hundred and eighty.

In teftimony of the truth,

Charles Ruffel.

Jofeph de Cafas, Notary Public.

Agrees with the petition, and act, and copy of the abftract drawn of the royal decree, to which I refer myfelf; which I took out by virtue of the faid act, and returned the faid copy of the faid royal decree to Don John Bater, deputy of the English nation, of this city of Sevilla, the fifth of July, one thousand fix hundred eighty and nine.

John Bater.
Henry Leyder.

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This copy agrees with the royal cedulas, petitions, and acts from whence it was drawn, and for that pur pofe, D. Juan Jofeph de Pino y Alçola, inhabitant of this city, agent of the English nation, and merchants which refide therein, did exhibit it before me Alonfo del Pino y Alçola, notary public of this city of Sevilla, and with the faid copy I returned to him all the aforefaid, and the receipt thereof he hath put his name to. Done in Sevilla, the fourth day of Auguft, of the year one thousand fix hundred and ninety.

Signed,

Don Juan Jofeph del Pinoy Alcola.

Alonfo del Pino, Notary Public of Sevilla.

We the notary publics, of the number of this city of Sevilla, who have hereunto fubfcribed, do certify that Alonfo del Pino y Alçola, by whom this copy is figned and firmed, is a notary public of Sevilla, and. that to the writings and inftruments, which before the abovefaid have paffed, and do pafs, hath been given and is given entire faith and credit, in court and out of it. Done in Sevilla, the fourth day of Auguft, of the year one thousand fix hundred and ninety.

Jofeph Lopez Albarran, Notary Public of Sevilla,
Pedro Prieto, Notary Public of Sevilla.
Toribio Fernandez, Notary Public of Sevilla.

This copy agrees with that from whence it was drawn, which was exhibited to me, by Sir William Hodges of this city, merchant, in order to give an abstract thereof, to whom I returned it, and he figned here his receipt; and at his requeft I have given thefe prefents, written in thirty leaves, with this, the first and last sheet being ftamped, and the reft common paper. In Cadiz, the nineteenth day of the month of September, of the year one thousand fix hundred ninety and two.

In teftimony of the truth,

William Hodges,

Francifco del Solar, Notary Public.

We

We do certify, that Francifco del Solar, by whom this copy goes figned and marked, is a notary public, of the number of this city of Cadiz, faithful, legal, and of truft, and that to his teftimonies and other dispatches always hath been given, and is given, entire faith and credit, in court and out of it. Cadiz, as above.

Pedro de Garnica, Notary.

Juan Galves Trexo, Notary Public.
Juan Ortiz, Notary.

We the merchants of this city of Cadiz, which have hereunto fubfcribed, do certify, that Francifco del Solar, by whom this copy is figned and marked, and the three which prove him, are all all four notaries of this city, faithful, legal, and of truft, and that to their teftimonies and difpatches always hath been given, and is given entire faith and credit in all courts. Cadiz, as above.

This copy, which confifts of eighteen leaves with this, agrees with that which was exhibited to me by Mr. Charles Ruffel of the English nation, inhabitant of this city, to which I refer myself, and I returned him the one and the other, and he hath given here his receipt, and at his requeft I have figned and rubricked thefe prefents in the city of Cadiz, the fourteenth day of the month of Auguft, of the year one thousand fix hundred ninety-five. In witnefs of the truth,

Juan Antonio de Torres, Notary Public.

THEIR Royal Majefties do mutually promife, that they will faithfully perform and fulfil all and every one of the articles of the foregoing treaty, and all privileges, conceffions, agreements, or other advantages whatsoever, arifing to the fubjects on either fide, which are contained in them, or in the annexed schedules; and that they will at all times cause the fame to be performed and fulfilled by their minifters, officers, or I. 3

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other fubjects, fo that the fubjects on each fide may enjoy the full effect of all and every one of them (thofe only excepted, concerning which fomething else shall be established in the following articles, to the mutual fatisfaction of each party) and of all those likewife which are contained in the following articles. Moreover, the treaty of 1670, made between the crowns of Great Britain and Spain, for preventing all differences, restraining depredations, and establishing peace between the faid crowns in America, is again ratified and confirmed, without any prejudice however to any contract, or other privilege or leave granted by his Catholic Majefty to the Queen of Great Britain or her fubjects, in the late treaty of peace, or in the contract of Affiento, as likewife without prejudice to any liberty or power which the fubjects of Great Britain enjoyed before, either through right, fufferance, or indulgence.

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II. The fubjects of their Majefties, trading refpectively in the dominions of their faid Majefties, fhall not be bound to pay greater duties, or other impofts whatsoever, for their imports or exports, than fhall be exacted of, and paid by the fubjects of the most favoured nation; and if it fhall happen in time to come,' that any diminutions of duties, or other advantages, fhall be granted by either fide, to any foreign nation, the fubjects of each crown fhall reciprocally and fully enjoy the fame. And as it has been agreed, as is above-mentioned, concerning the rates of duties, fo it is ordained as a general rule between their Majefties, that all and every one of their fubjects fhall, in all lands and places fubject to the command of their refpective Majefties, ufe and enjoy, at least the fame privileges, liberties, and immunities, concerning all imposts or duties whatsoever, which relate to persons, wares, merchandize, fhips, freighting, mariners, navigation, and commerce, and enjoy the fame favour in all things (as well in the courts of juftice, as in all thofe things which relate to trade, or any other right whatfoever) as the most favoured nation uses and enjoys,

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