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nis, of any nation whatfoever, fhall make his efcape, and get on board any fhip belonging to the fubjects and dominions of his faid Sacred Majefty, the English conful fhall not be liable to pay his ranfom, unlefs timely notice hath been given him to give order that no fuch be entertained; and then, if it appear that any flave have fo gotten away, the faid conful is to pay his patron the price for which he was fold in the market, and if no price be cut, then to pay three hundred dollars,and no

more.

Thefe articles are to remain firm for ever without any alteration; and in all other particulars, not mentioned in these articles, the regulation fhall be according to the general capitulation with the Grand Seignor.

Signed and fealed, in the prefence of the great God.

The following is printed from the treaty, 1674-5, which was published by authority in 1686.

WHEREAS there were articles of peace between his Sacred Majefty the King of Great Britain, &c. and the moft Excellent Signiors, Mahomet Baffa, the Duana of the noble city of Tunis, Hagge Mustapha Dey, Morat Bey, and the reft of the foldiers in the kingdom of Tunis, made and concluded by the faid moft Excellent Signiors on the one part, and by Sir John Lawfon, knight, on the other part, the fifth day of October 1662;

WE the most Excellent Signiors, prefent governors of the noble city and kingdom of Tunis, Muftapha Baffa, Hagge Mami Dei, the Duana, Morat Bei, Mahomet Hoffe Bei, and the reft of the foldiers in the kingdom of Tunis, have feen, perused, and approved the faid articles, and do now by thefe prefents accept, approve, ratify, and confirm, all and every the aforementioned

mentioned articles of peace, in the fame manner and form as they are inferted and repeated in the faid articles, the which are hereunto adjoining; hereby firmly promifing on our faiths, facredly to maintain the faid peace and agreement ourfelves, and to caufe all our people, of what degree or quality foever, punctually and inviolably to obferve and keep all and every the articles thereof for ever; and if any of our faid people fhall at any time violate and break any part of the faid articles, they fhall be punished with greatest feverity at their return into the dominions of Tunis.

Confirmed, and fealed in the prefence of Almighty God, in our house in the noble city of Tunis, the laft day of the moon Delcadi, and the year of· Hegira 1085, being the fourth day of February Old Stile, and the year of the Lord Jefus Chrift 167*

(L. S.) Divan.
(L. S.) Hoffe Bey.
(L. S.) Morat Bey.
(L. S.) Babaw.
(L. S.) Dey.

(L. S.) Hamitt Bey,

[The following is printed from the treaty, which was published by authority in 1763.]

The Treaty of Peace and Commerce, between Great Britain and the State of Tunis, concluded at the Palace of Bardo, near Tunis, January 22, 1762.

Articles of Peace and Commerce between the most Serene and Mighty Prince George the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Chriftian Faith, Duke of Brunfwic and Lunenburg, Arch-treasurer and Prince Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, &c. &c. c. and the moft Excellent and Illuftrious Lord Ally

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Bafhaw, Bey and fupreme Commander of the State of Tunis, renewed, concluded, ratified, and confirmed, by his Excellency Archibald Clevland, Efq; his Britannic Majefty's Ambaffador to the Emperor of Fez and Morocco; and furnished with his Majef ty's Full Powers for renewing the Treaties with all the other Barbary States.

I. IN the first place, it is agreed and concluded, that, from this day and for ever, the peace made by the honourable Auguftus Keppel, commander in chief of his Britannic Majefty's fhips and veffels in and about the Mediterranean, and Charles Gordon Efq; his faid Serene Majefty's agent and conful-general to the ftate of Tunis, with the late most Excellent and Illuftrious Lord Ali Pafcha, Begler Bey and fupreme commander of the faid ftate, concluded and figned in the palace of Bardo, near Tunis, on the 19th day of October, 1751, be hereby renewed, ratified, and confirmed and that the ships and other veffels, and the fubjects and people of both fides, fhall not henceforward do to each other any harm, offence, or injury, either in word or deed; but fhall treat one another with all poffible refpect and friendship.

II. That his Britannic Majefty's conful, living in Tunis, fhall for ever hereafter be allowed the liberty of choofing his own broker and druggerman, who fhall be a real Turk; and to exchange them when and as often as he fhall think fit.

III. That if any fhips or veffels, of Christian nations in enmity with the King of Great Britain, &c. fhall at any time hereafter be met with, or found upon the coaft of the kingdom of Tunis, either at anchor or otherwife, and not within the reach of cannon-fhot of the fhore, that it fhall and may be lawful for any of his Britannic Majefty's fhips or veffels of war, or any English privateers, or letters of marque, to take and feize as prizes any fuch fhips or veffels fo met with or found as aforefaid; and shall alfo be fuffered to bring

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the faid prizes into any port, road, or harbour of the kingdom of Tunis: and to difpofe of the whole or any. part thereof, or otherwife to depart with fuch captures, without the leaft hinderance or moleftation whatfo

ever.

IV. and laft. And lastly, It is agreed, that if at any time hereafter his Britannic Majefty fhall be at war with any Mahometan Prince or State, and any fhips or veffels, belonging to fubjects of fuch Prince or State, fhall be met with by any of his Britannic Majefty's fhips or veffels of war, or by any fhips or veffels of his Majefty's fubjects, within fight of any part of the coaft of the kingdom of Tunis, that they fhall be fuffered to pafs free and unmolefted.

Confirmed and fealed in the palace of Bardo, near Tunis, in the prefence of Almighty God, the twenty-fecond day of June, in the year of our Lord Jefus Chrift one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-two, and in the year of the Hegira 1175, and the laft day of the moon Zilcade.

Arch Clevland (L. S.)

Articles of Pease and Commerce between the most Serene and Mighty Prince George the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Chriftian Faith, Duke of Brunfwic and Lunenburg, Arch-treefurer and Elettor of the Holy Roman Empire, &c. &c. &c. and the most Excellent and Illuftrious Lord Ali Pafcha, Begler Bay and fupreme Commander of the State of Tunis, renewed, agreed on, and confirmed, by the Honourable Auguftus Keppel, Commander in Chief of his Britannic Majefty's Ships and Vefels in and about the Mediterranean Seas, and Charles Gordon Efq; his faid Serene Majesty's Agent and Conful General to the State of Tunis, furnished with his Majefty's Full Powers for that Purpofe. I. THAT

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I. THAT, all former grievances and loffes, and other pretences, between both parties, shall be void and of no effect; and from henceforward there shall be a firm peace for ever, and free trade and commerce, between his Britannic Majefty's fubjects and the people of the kingdom of Tunis, and dominions thereunto belonging: but this article fhall not cancel or make void any juft debt, either in commerce or otherwife, between the fubjects on both fides, but the fame may be demanded and recovered as before.

II. That the ships of either party fhall have a free liberty to enter into any port or river belonging to the dominions of the other, where they fhall pay duty only for what they fell, and, for the reft, may freely export it again without moleftation; and fhall enjoy all other accustomed privileges: and the late exaction that hath been at the Goletta and the Marine, fhall be reduced to the ancient customs in those cafes.

III. That there fhall not be any feizure made of any of the fhips of either party, either at fea or in port, but they fhall pafs without any interruption, they difplaying their colours; and, to prevent any mifunderftandings, the fhips of Tunis fhall be furnished with certificates, under the hand and feal of the British conful, of their belonging to Tunis, which they are to produce on meeting with any Englifh fhip; on board of whom they fhall have liberty of fending two men only, peaceably to fatisfy themfelves of their being English; who, as well as any paffengers of other nations they may have on board, fhall go free, both them and their goods.

IV. That if an Englifh fhip receive on board any goods or paffengers belonging to the kingdom of Tunis, they fhall be bound to defend them and their goods, fo far as lieth in their power, and not deliver them unto their enemies. And, the better to prevent

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