or minifters thereof, who are or may be afterwards indebted to the fubjects of the most renowed King of Great Britain, the faid debts fhall be entirely paid with the money arifing from the faid goods and merchandizes the following year, which fhall begin from the day of the said seizure and arrest, without any trouble or hinderance from the faid court, or from the judges and ministers thereof, in any manner whatsoever; and if any part of the goods and merchandizes of the faid fubjects of the King of Great Britain remain yet untouched, among the faid goods and merchandizes thus feized and arrested, they fhall be restored to them without delay.

VII. That the captains, mafters, officers, and mariners of the fhips of the moft renowned King of Great Britain, shall not begin any purfuits, nor procure any trouble against the faid fhips, nor against any of the fubjects of the faid King, within the extent of the kingdoms and dominions of the King of Portugal, for their wages or falaries, on pretext that they will make profeffion of the Romish religion, or that they will lift themselves in the fervice of the most renowned King of Portugal.

VIII. That the confuls nominated and established by the most renowned King of Great Britain, for the aid and protection of his fubjects living within the extent of the kingdoms and ftates of the most renowned King of Portugal, fhall fully and freely exercife the function and business of confuls in the extent of the faid kingdoms and states, although they do not make profeffion of the Romish religion.

IX. In cafe any of the fubjects of the moft renowned King of Great Britain happen to die within the extent of the kingdoms and ftates of the most renowned King of Portugal, their books, accounts, merchandizes, and goods, or thofe of any other fubjects whatsoever of the King of Great Britain, fhall not from henceforth be taken or feized by the judges of orphans

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orphans or people abfent, nor by their minifters or officers, nor fhall they be under their jurifdiction; but the faid goods, merchandizes, and accounts, fhall be delivered, by thofe in whofe poffeffion they fhall be, into the hands of the English agents or factors living in the town or place where they shall have deceased, and who fhall have been named and appointed by the defunct and if the perfon deceased has named none in his life-time, they fhall be put into the hands of one or two English merchants (provided they be not married) by the authority of the confervator; and they fhall oblige themselves to give up and restore the faid goods and merchandizes to the true owners, or to their lawful creditors; and the goods which fhall be found to belong to the defunct, fhall be put into the hands of his heirs, executors, and creditors.

X. That the most renowned King of Portugal, or his minifters, within the extent of his kingdoms and states, may not retain the fhips of the fubjects of the moft renowned King of Great Britain, nor his fubjects, without his knowledge and confent, for warlike fervices, or any other service whatsoever; but the faid fhips and fubjects may freely depart, when they please, from the ports and harbours of the faid King, without any hinderance from the King of Portugal or his minifters and the goods and merchandizes of the fubjects of the King of Great Britain may not be taken for the fervice of the King of Portugal, but only at the current and reafonable price, to be paid within two months, unless both parties agree upon fome other time.

XI. That the fubjects of the most renowned King of Great Britain may carry their fhips, all forts of goods, commodities, and merchandizes whatsoever, and even arms, victuals, or any other provifions of that nature, out of the ports and ftates of the faid King, or out of any other ports or ftates whatsoever, provided they do not carry them ftrait out of the ports of Portugal,

Portugal, or the dominions thereupon depending, to be tranfported into the ports and territories of the most renowned King of Caftile; and that neither the renowned King of Portugal, nor his fubjects, may, by way of feizure, reprifal, or any other method whatfoever, hinder the faid fhips, goods, or perfons of the fubjects of the King of Great Britain, from failing fafely into the ports and territories of the faid King of Caftile, and there carry on their trade and commerce: and that the fubjects of the Kings of Great Britain and of Portugal fhall have the fame power on both fides; if afterwards it should happen that the one or the other of the faid Kings fhould make war upon the friends of the other: and the subjects of the King of Great Britain may bring all forts of merchandizes, and even arms, victuals, or any other fort of provisions whatsoever, and things of the like nature, into the kingdoms and ftates of the King of Portugal, and may there fell them as they think gocd, in open market, without any hinderance from the most renowned King of Portugal or his minifters.

XII. And that the treaty of truce made with Don Michael de Noronha, Count de Linhares, viceroy of Goa, and William Metwold, prefident of the English in the East Indies, the 20th of January 1635, N. S. fhall be continued and kept between the fubjects of both Kings in the Eaft Indies, and in all the ftates of the most renowned King of Portugal, beyond the Cape of Good Hope; and that the commiffioners to be named by both Kings fhall within three months take cognizance of the demands which have been or fhall be made by the fubjects and fhips of the faid Kings, in the Eaft Indies, with relation to their commerce in the faid Indies; that fo by this means a perpetual peace and alliance may be eftablifhed and confirmed by both Kings, between their fubjects on both fides.

XIII. And forafmuch as the free commerce and navigation of the fubjects of the King of Great Britain,

on the coafts and parts of Africa, in the island of St. Thomas, and in the other islands there, could not hitherto be established and agreed, through the default of the powers which the moft renowned King of Portugal had fent to his ambaffadors; (that the prefent treaty of peace and amity between the two Kings and their subjects may not be retarded by this difficulty and conteft) it has been concluded of both fides, that in the lands, forts, castles, ports, and coafts of Africa, Guinea, &c. the island of St. Thomas, and in all the other islands comprehended therein, where it can be made appear that the English have lived for the traffic of merchandize, or have had trade and commerce from the times of the Kings of Caftile, or ever to this time, there fhall be no alteration or change, nor fhall they be molefted or injured in any manner by the Portuguese upon that fcore: that if any duty or customs are to be demanded of the fubjects of the King of Great Britain, upon any account whatsoever, in the castles, ifles, or forts aforefaid, they fhall not be greater or higher than what fhall be demanded of other nations in alliance with the King of Portugal; and in cafe the fubjects of the King of Portugal fhall ftand in need of foreign fhips for their navigation and commerce towards the coaft of the faid ifles, they may hire the fhips of the fubjects of the King of Great Britain. And that the two Kings fhall name ambaffadors and commiffioners, who fhall confer and agree upon a treaty touching the free commerce and navigation upon the coafts, and in the ifles and places aforefaid, which has been demanded by the commiffioners of the King of Great Britain, for the fubjects of their King; being perfuaded, in confidence of the ancient amity which has been betwixt the predeceffors of the faid Kings, that the moft renowned King of Portugal will not grant more ample privileges, rights, and immunities to any other nation, than to the fubjects of the King of Great Britain.

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XIV. And whereas the most renowned King of Portugal has, by his conceffion, confirmed by his feal, dated at Lisbon, the 21st of January 1641, given full power to the inhabitants of the lands fubject to the Lords the States of Holland, &c. to bring and tranfport within and without his kingdoms, ftates, and territories, all forts of merchandizes; therefore the fubjects of the King of Great Britain shall have and enjoy the fame privilege in the kingdoms and eftates of the faid moft renowned King of Portugal, conformably to the tenor of the faid conceffion.

XV. And that the English merchants and other fubjects of the King of Great Britain fhall enjoy the fame, and as great privileges and immunities, as to their being imprifoned, arrefted, or any other way molested in their perfons, houfes, books of accounts, merchandizes, and goods, within the extent of the states of the moft renowned King of Portugal, as have been, or fhall be for the future granted to any Prince or people in alliance with the King of Portugal.

XVI. And forafmuch as there has been no agreement hitherto made touching the freight of fhips belonging to the fubjects of the most renowned King of Great Britain, by the Portuguese, for their commerce and navigation in Brazil; it has feemed good to both parties, that there be ambassadors and commiffioners deputed and fent by the faid King within two years, who fhall have power to treat and agree upon this article.

XVII. And forafmuch as the benefits of commerce and peace would be rendered fruitless, if the fubjects of the most renowned King of Great Britain were molested on the account of their confciences, fo long as they go to the kingdoms and ftates of the most renowned King of Portugal for commerce or business; therefore, that their commerce may be safe and secure, as well by fea as by land, the most renowned King of Portugal fhall take care, and give orders that they be

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