enough attending to make a House, to fend a Meffenger for the abfent Members. A compleat Houfe could not be formed till about three, and that with great Trouble and Difficulty to the attending Members: The Houfe being compleat, 6 Members, who had receiv'd the Sacrament, qua lified themfelves by taking the Oaths and Teft; which being done, other Members were call'd on to qualify: Three only appear'd ready, which would not make a qualify'd Houfe, if they had been qualified; therefore others were told, if they would qualify, it mult be presently, elfe the time was fo near elaps'd, that they could not do it that Day: Some hereupon rais'd Scruples, efpecially 'the Colliton County Men, who faid they could not fee, how they could qualify themfelves either way; ⚫ for Publick-Church or Church Minifter, they had none in the County, and the Minifter at Town, if they had come before the Sefiion, had declared in his Pulpit, he could not adminifter, by reason of 4 • weakness in his Hands: And although they had been bred up in the Profettion of the Church of England, and are ftill Members thereof, and bad of real choice rather worship God, according to the Rites of that Church, than any other Way, yet for want of that Worfhip, they have fometimes attended at the Diffenters Meetings, as they thought it their Duty, rather than wholly neglect the Publick Worship of God; and how they could then fafely Swear, they usually frequented the Church of England, when they had been oftner at other Churches, they wanted to be fatisfied: The time for qualifying for that day, being thus expected, the House adjourn'd to Friday 9th Mane.

Friday before the Houle met: A Report was (induftriously, as is believ'd) fpread to difcourage the Members from Sitting, viz. that they had forfeited so per Man, for adjourning before they were qualified, which none of the Members ever thought before, there being no time mention'd for Qualifying; and the laft Affembly, and fome others, having fat without taking any Oaths, and they were wholly unacquainted with thefe; notwithstanding most of the Members met that attended the day before, &c. H. and W.-g-n were added to the Number, and offered to qualify: But Barnwell { coming

coming with a Meffage; the Houfe attended the Governor, who told them, They were building on a wrong Foundation, and the Superftructure would never ftand; for they had diffolv'd themselves by Adjourning, before there was a competent Number of Members, quälified to adjourn, and he could not diffolve them if he would, they not being a House. All this, he fald, he knew very well, as being himself for many Years, a Member of the House of Commons in England; and therefore, as he was their Head, he would advise them, to go back; no more to the Houfe, but go every Man about his own Bufinefs: For, faid he, if you should perfift in fitting and making Laws, befides the Incurring the Penalties of the Act, the Laws would be of no Force, if he should ratifie them, and no body would obey them, and the next Aflembly would repeal them, &c. Some, however, defired the Members to keep together, and the Speaker to take the Chair, but he would not come near it; but fome went one way, fome another, till none were left.

It being to no Purpose to chufe a new Speaker, without the Governor's Direction; they fent Two Members for the Speaker already chofen, and defired him to take the Chair, that they might qualifie Members; but he utterly refufed, unless two Members would go with him to the Governor, and he should advife him to it, and fhould promife to ratifie fuch Acts, as we should make, (which he was affur'd he would not do.) He was told, there could be no danger in qualifying of Members, and if that was done, they could fafely debate, and put it to the Vote, whether we were diffolv'd, or no, but he again utterly refus'd. Governor and Council dilowning, the Speaker leaving the Houfe, and W...g...n conceiving it was diffolv'd, the Houfe difperfed, and never met more and it did not a little aggravate the Diftutbance of fome, that fo great an Inclination to diffolve them, fhould fo bare-facedly appear, and yet, that it fhould not be done, but by making them Felo de fe.

Articles of the Treaty of Peace, between the King of Sweden, and King Stanillaus of Poland, on the one Part; and King Auguftus Elector of Saxony, on the other Part.

In the Name of the Holy Trinity.

WHereas while Poland was under the Obedience

of the moft Serene and Potent Prince and Lord, Frederick Auguftus, King, and Elector of Saxony, a cruel War broke out, which being carried on till this Seventh Year, has brought not only on the Kingdoms of Sweden and Poland, but likewile on the Electorate of Saxony, various Troubles, Lofles and Calamities; yet, in the mean time, Affairs took fuch a Turn, that the Republick of Poland, being rent into Divifions, elected the moft Serene and Po tent Prince and Lord Stanislaus the Firit, for their King; and to defend his Throne, made an Affociation with the mof: Serene and Potent Prince and Lord Charles the Xllth, King of Sweden: By Means whereof, though it appear'd likely the Flames of War would rage with greater Violence, and fpread more wide, yet it has happen'd, by the fingular Goodnefs of God, that the contending Princes and Kings conceiv'd in their Minds an earneft Defire of Peace, and concurr'd in mutual Wishes, and Endeavours, to extinguish the fatal Fire of this War. Hercupon the following Minilters were appointed and commiliton'd, with Full Power, to tranfact lo good a Work, that is to fay, by his Sacred Royal Majefty of Sweden, the most llluftrious, moft Excellent, and moft Noble Perfons, Charles Count Piper, one of the Royal Senate, chief Marthal of the Court, Councellor of the Royal Chancery, and Chancellor of the University of Upfal, and M. Olaus Hermelinus Secretary of State; by his Sacred Royal Majefty of Poland, as Confederate of his Sacred Royal Majefty of Sweden, the moft Illuftrious, moft Excellent, and moit Noble John Stanislaus Count

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Jablonowski, Palatine and General of the Territories of Ruffia, and Alexander Paul Count Sapieha, chief Marthal of the great Dukedom of Lithuania; and on the Part of his Sacred Majefty and Electoral Serenity, the most Illuftrious, moft Excellent, and most Noble Anthony Albrecht Baron of Imhof, Privy Councellor, and Prefident of the Chamber, and M. George Erneftus Pfingsten, Privy Referendarius (or Secretary:) Who affembling in the Swedish Camp, and having, in the due Form. exchang'd the Inftruments of their Full Powers, concerted Matters fo far, that, by the Divine Athitance, the long-wifh'd-for Peace may be reftor'd, and mutual Articles of Friendship agreed, of the following Tenour...

Article 1. That there be a perpetual firm Peace, and fincere Friendship, between the most Serene and moft Potent Prince and Lord, Charles the XIIth, by the Grace of God, King of the Swedes, Goths and Vandals, Sc. and his Succellors and future Kings, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the Territories and Provinces fubject to the fame as alfo the Confederate of his Sacred Royal Majefty of Sweden, the most Serene and moft Potent Prince and Lord, Stanislaus the 1ft, by the Grace of God, King of Poland, Great Duke of Lithuania, &c. and his Succeffors, and future Kings of Poland, and Great Dukes of Lithu ania, and the Territories and Provinces fubject to them, on the one Part. And the moft Serene and moft Potent Prince and Lord, Frederick Auguftus, by the Grace of God King, Hereditary Duke of Saxony, chief Marfhal, and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, Landgrave of Thuringia, Marquis of Mifnia, and of the Upper and Lower Lufatia, Burgrave of Magdebourg, &c. and his Heirs and Succeffors on the other Part: That fo all Hoftility cealing, neither Party may do any Damage, fecretly or openly, directly or indirectly, to the other, nor caufe it to be done by others; may attempt nothing to the Dif advantage or Prejudice of the other; may give no Afliftance, under any Pretence whatfoever, to the Enemies of the other; nor make Alliances with others, contrary to this Pacification; but that both Parties may hold themfelves oblig'd, from hence forward, to feek, and do what may contribute to the Honour and Profir of each other, and to obferve Gg 2 and

and maintain inviolably mutual Frendship, and good Neighbourhood.

Art. II. That there be an eternal Oblivion of of all Damages which either Party has fuftain'd, by reafon of this War: Neither of the Parties fhall reproach the other with any fore-paft Actions, nor make any Profecution by open Force, or under coFour of Justice: nor demand Satisfaction of the other for the Sums expended, or Damages fuffer'd in the War.

1. No private Perfons fhall be allow'd to com. mence any Action for recovering Confifcations made during the War: With a Salvo, however, to the Tenour, and Force of the 6th. Article hereafter following.

Art. III. That the Root of this unhappy War, and of all Enmity may be pluck'd clear up, the moft Serene Prince and Lord Frederick Auguftus, King, and Elector of Saxony, induc'd by the Love of Peace; yields up the Kingdom of Poland, and renounces now, and for ever, all Right and Claim to Poland, and the great Dukedom of Lithuania, and the Provinces fubject to them: And by Vir tue of this Treaty folemnly ackowledges and declares the moft ferene Prince and Lord Sranislaus I. for true and rightful King of Poland, and the great Dukedom of Lithuania. So that during his Life, and after his Decease, if he out live him, he fhall not form any Claim or Pretenfion to the Kingdom of Poland, and great Dukedom of Lithuania.

¶. But 'tis agreed, that the most serene King and Elector of Saxony, fhall retain the Name and Honours of a King, yet without the Arms and Title of King of Poland.

Art. IV. The moft ferene King and Elector further promises, and that he will notify and manifeft his Abdication to the Eftates of the Republick of Poland, by a folemn Diploma directed to them; and that within fix Weeks, to be reckon'd from the Day of the concluding and fubfcribing of this Treaty, he will caufe that Diploma to be deliver'd into the Hands of the moft ferene King of Sweden. Likewife, from this time, and by this prefent Agreement, he abfolves and difcharges the faid Elates of the Republick of Poland, with all and Gingular the