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every fuck ship or veffel; and then, upon producing unto them a pass under the hand and feal of the lord high admiral of England, the faid boat fhall presently depart, and the merchant fhip or fhips, veffel or vesfels, fhall proceed freely on her or their voyage: and although the commander or commanders of the faid merchant ship or ships, veffel or vessels, produce no pafs from the lord high admiral of England, yet, if the major part of the fhip's or veffel's company be fubjects to the faid King of Great Britain, the faid boat fhail prefently depart, and the merchant ship or fhips, veffel or veffels, fhall proceed freely on her or their voyage. And any of the faid fhips of war or other veffels of his faid Majefty, meeting with any fhip or fhips, veffel or veffels, belonging to Tripoly, if the commander of any fuch fhip or fhips, veffel or veffels, fhall produce a pafs figned by the chief governors of Tripoly, and a certificate from the English conful living there, or if they have no fuch pafs or certificate, yet if the major part of their fhip's company or companies be Turks, Moors, or flaves belonging to Tripoly, then the faid Tripoly fhip or ships, veffel or veffels, fhall proceed freely.

V. That no commander or other perfon of any fhip or veffel of Tripoly, fhall take out of any fhip or veffel 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 ufe any torture or violence unto any perfon, of what nation or quality foever, being on board any fhip or veffel of his Majefty's fubjects, upon any pretence whatfo

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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 coafts belonging to Tripoly, fhall be made or become prize; and that neither the goods thereof fhall be feized, nor the men made laves; but that all the fubjects of Tripoly fhall do

their best endeavours to fave the faid men and their goods.

VII. That no fhip or any other veffel of Tripoly fhall have permiffion to be delivered up, or to go to any other place in enmity with the faid King of Great Britain, to be made ufe of as corfairs at fea against his faid Majesty's fubjects.

VIII. That if any ship or veffel of Tunis, Algier, Tetuan, or Sally, or any other place, being in war with the faid King of Great Britain, bring any fhips or veffels, men or goods, belonging to his faid Majefty's fubjects, to Tripoly, or to any port or place in that kingdom, the governors there fhall not permit them to be fold within the territories of Tripoly, like as it is agreed at Algiers.

IX. That if any fubject of the King of Great Britain happens to die in Tripoly, or its territories, his goods or money fhall not be feized by the governors or any minifters of Tripoly, but fhall all remain with the English conful.

X. That neither the English conful, nor any other fubject of the faid King of Great Britain, shall be bound to pay the debts of any other of his Majefty's fubjects, unlefs they become furety for the fame by a public act.

XI. That the fubjects of his faid Majefty in Tripoly or its territories, in matter of controverfy, fhall be liable to no other jurifdiction but that of the Dey or Divan, except they happen to be at difference between themfelves; in which cafe they fhall be liable to no other determination but that of the conful only.

XII. That in cafe any fubject of his Majefty, being in any part of the kingdom of Tripoly, happen to ftrike, kill, or wound a Turk or Moor, if he be taken, he is to be punished in the fame manner, and

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with no greater feverity, than a Turk ought to be, being guilty of the fame offence; but if he escape, neither the faid English conful, nor any other of his faid Majefty's fubjects, fhall be in any fort questioned or troubled upon that account, and no trial or fentence to be paffed without the conful being prefent.

XIII. That the English conful now or at any time hereafter living at Tripoly, fhall be there at all times with entire freedom and fafety of his perfon and eftate, and shall be permitted to choose his own druggerman and broker, and freely to go on board any ship in the road, as often and when he pleafes, and to have the liberty of the country; and that he fhall be allowed a place to pray in; and that no man fhall do him any injury, either in word or deed; and that he fhall have liberty at all times of hoifting his Majefty's flag at the top of his houfe, and on his boat when he paffes on the water.

XIV. That not only during the continuance of this peace and friendship, but likewife if any breach or war happen to be hereafter between the faid King of Great Britain and the city and kingdom of Tripoly, the faid conful, and all other his Majefty's fubjects inhabiting in the kingdom of Tripoly, fhall always, and at all times, both of peace and war, have full and abfolute liberty to depart, and go to their own country, or any other, upon any fhip or veffel of what nation foever they fhall think fit, and to carry with them all their eftates, goods, families, and fervants, although born in the country, without any interruption or hinderance.

XV. That no fubject of his faid Majefty, being a paffenger from or to any port, shall be any way molefted.or meddled with, either in perfon or property, although on board any fhip or veffel in enmity with Tripoly; and the fame is to be regarded in favour of the fubjects of Tripoly.

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XVI. That when any of his Majesty's fhips of war shall appear before Tripoly, upon notice thereof given by the English conful, or by the commander of the faid fhips, to the chief governors of Tripoly, public proclamation shall be immediately made to fecure the Christian captives; and if after that any Chriftians whatsoever make their escape on board any of the faid ships of war, they fhall not be required back again, nor fhall the faid conful or commander, or any other his Majesty's fubjects, be obliged to pay any thing for the faid Chriftians.

XVII. That all merchant fhips coming to the city or kingdom of Tripoly, though not belonging to Great Britain, fhall have free liberty to put themselves under the protection of the British conful, in felling and difpofing of their goods and merchandize, if they fhall think without proper, hinderance or moleftation.

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XVIII. That at all times, when any ship of war of the King of Great Britain, &c. carrying his faid Majesty's flag, appears before the faid city of Tripoly, and comes to an anchor in the road; immediately after notice thereof given by his faid Majefty's conful or officer from the fhip unto the Dey and government of Tripoly, they fhall, in honour to his Majesty, caufe a falute of twenty-feven cannon to be fired: from the caftle and forts of the city; and that the faid fhip fhall return an anfwer by firing the fame number of cannon.

XIX. That no fubject of the King of Great Britain fhall be permitted to turn Turk or Moor in the city and kingdom of Tripoly (being induced thereunto by any furprife whatfoever) unlefs he voluntarily appear before the Dey or governor, with the English conful's druggerman, three times in three days, and each day declare his refolution to turn Turk or Moor.

XX. Whereas it is cuftomary for the European confuls to pay their refpects to the Bafhaw at the feafts of Ramadam and Birham, it is hereby declared,

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that his Britannic Majefty's conful fhall be admitted first to audience, and take the precedency of all other confuls, in confideration of the English being the oldest friends to the ftate of Tripoly.

XXI. That whereas the island of Minorca, in the Mediterranean Sea, and the city of Gibraltar, in Spain, do now belong to his Majefty the King of Great Britain; it is therefore hereby agreed, that from this time forward, for ever, the faid ifland of Minorca, and city of Gibraltar, fhall be esteemed, in every refpect, by the Bafhaw and government of Tripoly, to be part of his Britannic Majefty's own dominions, and the inhabitants thereof fhall be looked upon as his Majefty's natural fubjects, in the fame manner as if they had been born in any part of Great Britain; and they, with their fhips and veffels wearing British colours, and being furnished with Mediterranean paffes, fhall be permitted freely to trade and traffic in any part of the kingdom of Tripoly, or dominions thereunto belonging, and fhall pafs, without any moleftation whatfoever, either on the feas or elsewhere, in the fame manner, and with the fame freedom and privileges, as have been ftipulated, in this and all former treaties, in behalf of the British nation and fubjects; and that none of the fhips or veffels belonging to Tripoly fhall cruize or look for prizes, before, or in fight of the ports of the island of Minorca, and the city of Gibraltar, to disturb or moleft the trade thereof in any manner whatsoever.

XXII. That if any of the fhips of war of the faid King of Great Britain come to Tripoly, or to 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 cuftoms 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.

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