fhould happen hereafter, there may be no greater claim made on the British nation, than what by this method may be proved juft and equitable.

IV. That if any of the Algerine cruizers fhall meet with any British ships provided with scollop paffes, of either fhips or fattees, that shall fit with thofe delivered to them by the British conful, they fhall pafs free and unmolested.

[The three confirmations (or renewals) of articles of peace with Algiers, referred to in the last treaty, and not before printed, are as follows:]

Articles of Peace and Commerce between the moft Serene and Mighty Prince James the Second, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Chriftian Faith, &c. and the moft Illuftrious Lords the Doulet, G. Bafhaw, Aga, and Governors of the famous City and Kingdom of Algiers, in Barbary; ratified and confirmed by Sir William Soame, Bart. his Majefty's Ambaffador to the Grand Signior, on the 5th of April,

O. S. 1686.

I. IN the first place, it is agreed and concluded, that from this day, and for ever forwards, the peace made by Arthur Herbert, Efquire, admiral of his Majefty's fleet in the Mediterranean, be renewed and confirmed, and kept inviolable, between the most Serene King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Chriftian faith, &c. and the moft Illustrious Lords the Doulets, Bafhaw, Aga, and Governors of

the

the city and kingdom of Algiers, and between all the dominions and fubjects of either fide; and that the ships and other veffels, and the subjects and people of both fides, fhall not from henceforth do to each other any harm, offence, or injury, either in word or deed, but shall treat one another with all poffible refpect and friendship; and that all demands and pretenfions whatfoever, to this day, between both parties, shall cease and be void.

II. That any of the fhips or other veffels belonging to the faid King of Great Britain, or to any of his Majefty's fubjects, may fafely come to the port of Algiers, or to any other port or place of that kingdom, there freely to buy and fell, paying the ufual customs of ten per cent. as in former times, for fuch goods as they fell; and the goods they fell not, they fhall freely carry on board, without paying any duties for the fame: and that they fhall freely depart from thence, whenfoever they pleafe, without any ftop or hinderance whatfoever. As to contraband merchandizes, as powder, brimftone, iron, planks, and all forts of timber fit for building of fhips, ropes, pitch, tar, fufils, and other habiliments of war, his faid Majefty's fubjects fhall pay no duty for the fame to thofe of Algiers.

III. That all fhips and other vessels, as well those belonging to the King of Great Britain, or to any of his Majefty's fubjects, as thofe belonging to the kingdom or people of Algiers, fhall freely pafs the feas, and traffic without any fearch, hinderance, or moleftation from each other; and that all perfons or paffengers, of what country foever, and all monies, goods, merchandizes, and moveables, to whatfoever people or nation belonging, being on board of any of the faid fhips or veffels, fhall be wholly free, and shall not be ftopped, taken, or plundered, nor receive any harm or damage whatfoever from either party.

IV. That the Algier fhips of war, or other veffels, meeting with any merchant ships or other veffels of his

faid Majefty's fubjects, not being in any of the feas appertaining to his Majefty's dominions, may fend on board one fingle boat, with two fitters only, befides the ordinary crew of rowers; and that no more fhall enter , any fuch merchant fhip or veffel, without express leave from the commander thereof, but the two fitters alone; and that upon producing a pafs under the hand and feal of his Majefty, or whomfoever he fhall appoint to be lord high admiral, or to execute the office of lord high admiral for England and Ireland, or of the lord high admiral for Scotland, for the faid kingdoms re-, fpectively, that the faid boat fhall presently depart, and the merchant ship or veffel fhall proceed freely on her voyage and any of the fhips of war or other veffels of his faid Majefty, meeting with any fhips or other veffels of Algiers, if the commander of any fuch Algier fhip or veffel fhall produce a pafs firmed by the chief governors of Algiers, and a certificate from the English conful living there, the faid Algier ship or veffel fhall proceed freely.

V. That no commander or other perfon, of any ship or veffel of Algiers, fhall take out of any thip or velfel of his faid Majefty's fubjects, any perfon or perfons whatsoever, to carry them any where to be examined, or upon any other pretence; nor fhall they use any torture or violence to any perfon, of what nation or quality foever, being on board any fhip or veffel of his Majefty's fubjects, upon any pretence whatsoever.

VI. That no fhipwreck belonging to the faid King of Great Britain, or to any of his Majefty's fubjects; upon any part of the coaft belonging to Algiers, fhall be made or become prize; and that neither the goods thereof fhall be feized, nor the men made flaves; but that all the fubjects of Algiers fhall do their best endeavours to fave the faid men and their goods.

VII. That no fhip, nor any other veffel of Algiers, fhall have permiffion to be delivered up, or go to Sally, or any other place in enmity with the faid King

of

of Great Britain, to be made ufe of as corfairs or fearovers against his faid Majesty's fubjects.

VIII. That none of the fhips or other smaller veffels of Algiers fhall remain cruizing near or in fight of any of his Majefty's roads, havens or ports, towns, and places, nor any way difturb the peace and commerce of the fame.

IX. That if any fhip or veffel of Tunis, Tripoli, or Sally, or of any other place, bring any fhips, veffels, men, or goods, belonging to any of his faid Majefty's fubjects, to Algiers, or to any port or place in that kingdom, the governors there fhall not permit them to be fold within the territories of Algiers.

X. That if any of the fhips of war of the faid King of Great Britain do come to Algiers, or any other port or place of that kingdom, with any prize, they may freely fell it, or otherwife difpofe of it at their own pleasure, without being molefted by any: and that his Majefty's faid fhips of war fhall not be obliged to pay customs in any fort; and that if they fhall want provifions, victuals, or any other things, they may freely buy them at the rates in the market.

XI. That when any of his faid Majefty's fhips of war fhall appear before Algiers, upon notice thereof given by the English conful, or by the commander of the faid fhips, to the chief governors of Algiers, public proclamation fhall be immediately made to fecure the Chriftian captives; and if, after that, any Chriftians whatfoever make their efcape on board any of the faid hips of war, they fhall not be required back again, nor fhall the faid conful or commander, or any other of his Majefty's fubjects, be obliged to pay any thing for the faid Chriftians.

XII. That henceforward no fubjects of his Majefty of Great Britain, &c. fhall be bought or fold, or made flaves, in any part of the kingdom of Algiers, upon any pretence whatfoever: nor fhall his Majefty be

obliged,

obliged, by virtue of this treaty of peace, to redeem any of his fubjects now in flavery; but it fhall depend abfolutely upon his Majefty, or the friends and relations of the faid perfons in flavery, without any limitation or reftriction of time, to redeem fuch and fo many of them, from time to time, as fhall be, thought fit, agreeing of as reasonable a price as may be, with their patrons or mafters, for their redemption, without obliging the faid patrons or mafters, against their will, to fet any at liberty, whether they be flaves belonging to the beylicque or galley, or fuch as belong to the Bashaw, Dey, Governor, or any other perfons whatsoever and all flaves, being his Majefty's fubjects, fhall, when they are redeemed, enjoy the advantage and benefit of abatements of the duty due to the Royal Houfe, and of the other charges, by paying fuch reasonable fums as any flaves of other nations usually pay when they are redeemed.

XIII. That if any fubject of the faid King of Great Britain happen to die in Algiers, or in any part of its territories, his goods and monies fhall not be feized by the governors, judges, or other officers (who fhall likewife make no enquiry after the fame) but the faid goods and monies fhall be poffeffed or received by fuch perfon or perfons whom the deceased by his laft will fhall have made his heir or heirs, in cafe they be upon the place where the teftator deceased; but if the heirs be not there, then the executors of the faid will, lawfully conftituted by the deceafed, fhall, after having made an inventory of all the goods and monies left, take them into their cuftody, without any hinderance, and fhall take care the fame be remitted by fome fafe way to the true and lawful heirs; and in cafe any of his faid Majefty's fubjects happen to die, not having made any will, the English conful fhall poffefs himfelf of his goods and monies upon inventory, for the ufe of the kindred and heirs of the deceased.

XIV. That