the above-mentioned contract, and no longer); and this fettlement of the faid fociety, or those tracts of land, fhall be proper and fufficient for planting, and fowing, and for feeding cattle for the fubfiftence of thofe who are in the service of the faid company, and of their negroes; and that the faid negroes may be there kept in fafety till they are fold; and moreover, that the hips belonging to the faid company may come clofe to land, and be fecure from any danger. But it fhall always be lawful for the Catholic King to appoint an officer in the faid place or fettlement, who may take care that nothing be done or practifed contrary to his royal interefts. And all who manage the affairs of the faid company there, or belong to it, fhall be fubject to the infpection of the aforefaid officer, as to all matters relating to the tracts of land above-mentioned. But if any doubts, difficulties, or controverfies, fhould arisebetween the faid officer and the managers for the faid company, they fhall be referred to the determination of the governor of Buenos Ayres. The Catholic King has been likewife pleased to grant to the faid company feveral other extraordinary advantages, which are more fully and amply explained in the contract of the Assiento, which was made and concluded at Madrid the 26th day of the month of March of this prefent year 1713. Which contract or Affiento de Negros, and all the claufes, conditions, privileges, and immunities contained therein, and which are not contrary to this article, are and fhall be deemed and taken to be part of this treaty, in the fame manner as if they had been here inferted word for word.

XIII. Whereas the Queen of Great Britain has continually preffed and infifted with the greatest earneftnefs, that all the inhabitants of the principality of Catalonia, of whatever ftate or condition they may be, fhould not only obtain a full and perpetual oblivion of all that was done in the late war, and enjoy the entire poffeffion of all their eftates and honours, but should alfo have their ancient privileges preferved fafe and untouched

untouched; the Catholic King, in compliance with the faid Queen of Great Britain, hereby grants and confirms to all the inhabitants of Catalonia whatsoever, not only the amnesty defired, together with the full poffeffion of all their eftates and honors, but also gives and grants to them all the privileges which the inhabitants of both Caftilles, who of all the Spaniards are the most dear to the Catholic King, have and enjoy, or may hereafter have and enjoy.

XIV. And whereas the Catholic King, at the request of her Royal Britannic Majefty, has been pleased to yield the kingdom of Sicily to his Royal Highness Victor Amadeus Duke of Savoy, and by the treaty this day entered into between his Royal Catholic Majefty, and his Royal Highnefs of Savoy, does make a ceffion of the faid kingdom, her Royal Majefty of Great Britain aforefaid promifes and engages that the will take great care, that in default of the heirs male of the Houfe of Savoy, the poffeffion of the aforefaid kingdom of Sicily fhall revert again to the crown of Spain; and her above faid Royal Britannic Majefty doth further consent, that the kingdom of Sicily may not, under any pretence, or in any manner whatever, be alienated or given to any prince or state, unless to the Catholic King of Spain, and to his heirs and fucceffors, And whereas the Catholic King hath made known to her Royal Britannic Majefty, that it would be both reasonable in itself, and acceptable to him, that not only the fubjects of the kingdom of Sicily, although they may refide in the dominions of Spain, and be in the service of his faid Catholic Majefty, but alfo the Spaniards and other fubjects of Spain, who may perhaps have eftates and honors in the aforefaid kingdom of Sicily, fhould, without any diminution, entirely enjoy their faid eftates and honors, and fhould in no wife, under pretence of perfonal abfence out of the faid kingdom, be troubled or difquieted: And whereas the abovefaid Catholic King freely promises likewife on his part, that he will confent that the fubjects of the faid kingdom of Sicily, and

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other fubjects of his faid Royal Highness, if they should chance to have estates and honors in Spain, or other the dominions belonging to Spain, shall in like manner, without any diminution, entirely enjoy the fame, and that they fhall in no wife be troubled or difturbed under pretence of perfonal abfence; therefore her Royal Britannic Majefty promises, that fhe will endeavour, and will give inftructions to her ambaffadors extraordinary and plenipotentiaries at Utrecht, that they interpose the most effectual good offices, that the Catholic King and his Royal Highness may mutually agree concerning this matter, and may take care and provide for

the fame, in fuch manner as fhall be most commodious on both fides.

XV. Their Royal Majefties on both parts renew and confirm all treaties of peace, friendship, confederation, and commerce, made heretofore, and concluded between the crowns of Great Britain and Spain, and the faid treaties are hereby renewed and confirmed, in as full and ample manner as if they were now particularly here inferted; that is to fay, as far as they are not found to be contrary to the treaties of peace and commerce which were the laft made and figned. And efpecially by this treaty thofe agreements, treaties, and conventions, are confirmed and ftrengthened, which relate as well to the exercife of commerce and navigation in Europe, and elsewhere, as to the introduction of negroes into the Spanish West Indies, and which either are already made, or will forthwith be made between both nations at Madrid. And whereas it is infifted on the part of Spain, that certain rights of fishing at the island of Newfoundland belong to the Guipufcoans, or other fubjects of the Catholic King, her Britannic Majefty confents and agrees, that all fuch privileges as the Guipufcoans and other people of Spain are able to make claim to by right, fhall be allowed and preferved to

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penfion of arms from the day of the month of Auguft laft paft, for four months, between the Queen of Great Britain and the most Christian King; which the Catholic King alfo approved by his confent, and does hereby further approve; and which by another convention was prolonged to the of the month of April of this prefent year, among other conditions it is exprefsly ftipulated, in what cafes the fhips, merchandizes, and other moveables taken on one fide and the other, should either become prize to the captor, or be restored to the former owner; it is therefore agreed, that in thofe cafes the conditions of the aforefaid fufpenfion of arms shall remain in full force, and all things relating to fuch captures, made either in the British and Northern feas, or elsewhere, fhall be well and truly executed according to the tenor thereof.

XVII. But if it happen through inadvertency, or imprudence, or any other caufe, that any fubject of either of their aforefaid Royal Majefties do or commit any thing, by land, fea, or on fresh waters, in any part of the world, whereby this prefent treaty be not obferved, or whereby any particular article of the fame hath not its effect, this peace and good correfpondence between the Queen of Great Britain and the Catholic King fhall not therefore be interrupted or broken, but fhall remain in its former ftrength, force, and vigour. And that fubject only fhall be anfwerable for his own fact, and fhall fuffer fuch punishment as is inflicted by law, and according to the prescriptions of the law of

nations.

XVIII, But if (which God forbid) the disputes which are compofed fhould at any time be renewed between their faid Royal Majefties, and break out into open war, the fhips, merchandizes, and goods, both moveable and immoveable, of the fubjects on both fides, which fhall be found to be and remain in the ports and dominions of the adverse party, fhall not be confifcated, or fuffer any damage; but the space of

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fix months, on the one part and on the other, fhall be granted to the faid fubjects of each of their faid Royal Majefties, in order to their felling the aforefaid things, or any other their effects, or carrying away and tranfporting the fame from thence, whitherfoever they pleafe, without any molestation.

XIX. The Kings, Princes, and States, mentioned in the following articles, and all others who fhall be nominated on either fide, by common confent, before the ratifications are exchanged, or within fix months after, fhall, for a mark of mutual friendship, be included and comprehended in this treaty, their Royal Majefties aforenamed being perfuaded that they will approve all the fettlements made and established by it,

XX. Whatsoever fhall be contained in the treaty of peace next entered into between his Sacred Royal Majefty of Spain, and his facred Royal Majefty of Portugal, with the previous approbation of her Royal Majefty of Great Britain, fhall be deemed an effential part of this treaty, in the fame manner as if it was tranfcribed here word for word. Moreover her Sacred Royal Majefty of Great Britain offers herfelf to be a furety or guarantee of the aforefaid agreement of peace, which the promifes, to fulfil according to the fubftance and words thereof, to the end that it may be obferved the more facred and inviolable.

XXI. The treaty of peace this day entered into between his Royal Catholic Majefty and his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Savoy, is fpecially included in and confirmed by this treaty, as an effential part thereof, as fully as if it was inferted therein word for word, her Royal Majefty of Great Britain exprefsly declaring that The will be obliged by the terms of the promise and guaranty therein made.

XXII. The moft Serene King of Sweden, together with his realms, dominions, provinces, and rights, and the moft Serene Princes the Great Duke of Tuf

cany,