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1086. Since which time of confirming and fealing the aforefaid articles of peace and commerce, the aforefaid Lord Ibraim Dey, being fled away from his faid government of the city and kingdom of Tripoly, in Barbary; now therefore we Halil Bafhaw, Aga, Divan, governors, foldiers, and people of the aforefaid city and kingdom of Tripoly, have chofen and elected viceadmiral Muftapha Grande to be Dey of the faid city and kingdom of Tripoly, in Barbary, to fucceed Ibraim Dey in the aforefaid government. And now we the faid Halil Bafhaw, Muftapha Dey, Aga, Divan, governors, foldiers, and people of Tripoly aforefaid, having feen the aforefaid articles of peace and commerce, which were lately made and concluded as aforefaid, and having feriously perufed and fully confidered all particulars therein mentioned, do fully approve of all and every of the aforefaid article and, articles of peace; and we and every one of us do now by thefe prefents confent and agree to and with Sir John Narbrough, Knight, aforefaid, for the juft and exact keeping and performing all of the faid articles, and do accept, approve, ratify, and confirm all and every of them, in the fame manner and form as they are inferted and repeated in the preceding articles aforefaid; hereby firmly engaging ourfelves and fucceffors, affuring on our faith, facredly to maintain, and strictly to obferve, perform, and keep inviolably, all and every the aforefaid article and articles of peace and agreement for ever: and to caufe and require all our fubjects and people, of what degree or quality whatsoever, within the city and kingdom of Tripoly, in Barbary, or dominions thereunto belonging, both by fea and land, punctually, inviolably, carefully, and duly to obferve, keep, and perform all and every the aforefaid article and articles thereof for ever: and our faith fhall be our faith, and our word our word; and whofoever fhall at any time violate and break any part of the faid article or articles of peace, they fhall affuredly be punished with greatest feverity, and his or

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their heads shall be immediately cut off, and forthwith be presented unto any officer whom the most Serene King of Great Britain, &c. fhall authorife to make demand thereof.

It is farther agreed, that the fubjects belonging unto the most Serene King of Great Britain, &c. trading unto the port of the city and kingdom of Tripoly, in Barbary, aforefaid, or unto any port or place of the dominions thereunto belonging, in any merchants fhip or other veffel belonging unto the faid Serene King's fubjects, fhall not pay fo much cuftom, by one per cent. for whatfoever goods or merchandizes they fell or buy, as other nations do for the custom of the like goods or merchandize, notwithstanding whatsoever is fpecified in the second article aforefaid to the con

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. And that the moft Serene King of Great Britain's conful, refiding in Tripoly aforefaid, fhall have liberty at all times, when he pleafeth, to put up his faid Serene Majesty's flag on the flag-ftaff on the top of his houfe, and there to continue it spread as long time as he pleafeth. Likewife, the faid conful to have the fame liberty of putting up and fpreading the faid flag in his boat, when he paffeth on the water, and no man whatfoever to oppofe, moleft, disturb, or injure him therein, either by word or deed.

Thefe and all other preceding articles are to remain firm for ever, without any alteration; and in all other particulars, not mentioned in any of thefe articles, the regulation fhall be according to the capitulations general with the Grand Seignior.

Confirmed likewife and fealed, in the prefence of Almighty God, at our caftle in the noble city and kingdom of Tripoly, in Barbary, the firft day of May, Old Stile, and the year of our Lord Jefus. Chrift one thousand fix hundred and feventyfix, being the fix-and-twentieth day of the moon

Zaphire,

Zaphire, and the year of the Hegira one thoufand eighty-feven, 1087,

(L. S.) Babaw.

(L. S.) Dey.

(L. S.) Divan.
(L. S.) Admiral.

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

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 Bafhaw, Bey, Governor, and General of the garrifoned City and Kingdom of Tripoly in the Weft; renewed, confirmed, and ratified, by his Excellency Archibald Clevland, Efq; his Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Emperor of Fez and Morocco, and furnished with his Majefty's Full Powers for renewing the Treaties with all the other Barbary States.

IT is hereby 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 Robert White, Efq; his faid Serene Majesty's agent, and conful-general, to the Bey and state of Tripoly, with the late moft Excellent and Illuftrious Lords Mahammet Bafhaw Gramali, Bey, governor, and captain general, Seedy Ally Bey, Seedy Haffan Kiaja, the Divan, and all the officers, foldiers, and people of the Laid city and kingdom of Tripoly, concluded and fign

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ed on the nineteenth of September, 1751, be hereby renewed, ratified, and confirmed. And that the fhips 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 friendfhip.

Concluded and figned in the city and kingdom of Tripoly in the Weft, in the prefence of Almighty God, the twenty-fecond day of July, in the year of our Lord Jefus Chrift one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-two, and in the year of the Hageira, 1176, and the first day of the moon Muharem el Haram.

Arch Clevland (L. S.)

Treaty of Peace and Commerce between the moft 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-treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, &c. &c. &c. and the moft Excellent and Illuftrious Lords Mahammet Bafhaw Gramali, Dey, Governor, and Captain General, Seedy Ali Bey, Seedy Haffan Kiaja, the Divan, and all the Officers, Soldiers, and People of the noble City and Kingdom of Tripoly, in Barbary; renewed, agreed on, and confirmed, by the Honourable Auguftus Keppel, Commander in Chief of his Britannic Majefty's Ships and Vefjels in and about the Mediterranean Seas, and Robert White, Efq; bis faid Serene Majefty's Agent and Conful General to the Dey and State of Tripoly, furnished with his Majefty's Full Powers for that Purpose.

I. IN the first place, it is agreed and concluded, that from this time forward, for ever, there fhall be a true

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a true and inviolable peace, between the moft Serene King of Great Britain, and the moft Illuftrious Lords and Governors of the city and kingdom of Tripoly, in Barbary, and between all the dominions and fubjects of either fide; and if the fhips and fubjects of either party, fhall happen to meet upon the feas, or elsewhere, they fhall not moleft each other, but fhall fhew all poffible refpect and friendship.

II. That all merchant fhips belonging to the domi nions of Great Britain, and trading to the city or any part of the kingdom of Tripoly, fhall pay no more than three per cent. cuftom, for all kinds of goods they fhall fell; and for fuch as they fhall not fell, they fhall be permitted freely to embark it again on board their fhips, without paying any fort of duty whatsoever, and fhall depart without any hinderance or moleftation.

III. That all ships and other veffels, as well those belonging to the faid King of Great Britain, or to any of his Majefty's fubjects, as those belonging to the kingdom or people of Tripoly, fhail freely pafs the feas, and traffic where they pleafe, 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 the faid fhips or veffels, fhall be wholly free, and fhall not be stopped, taken, or plundered from either party.

IV. The Tripoly ships of war, or any other veffels thereunto belonging, meeting with any merchant fhips, or other veffels of the King of Great Britain's fubjects (not being in any of the feas appertaining to any of his Majefty's dominions, may fend on board one fingle boat, with two fitters, befides the ordinary crew of rowers ; and no more but the two fitters to enter any of the faid merchant fhips, or any other veffels, without the exprefs leave of the commander of

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