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of_o such_o ship_n of_o war_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o commission_n shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o have_v they_o forthcoming_a and_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o refuge_n nor_o retreat_n allow_v within_o their_o port_n and_o havens_n to_o such_o as_o shall_v have_v take_v any_o prize_n from_o his_o majesty_n subject_n or_o those_o of_o the_o say_a lord_n the_o state_n general_n but_o if_o any_o such_o shall_v be_v drive_v in_o there_o by_o stress_n of_o weather_n or_o danger_n of_o the_o sea_n they_o shall_v be_v send_v out_o again_o with_o all_o possible_a haste_n x._o the_o subject_n of_o the_o say_a lord_n the_o state_n general_n shall_v not_o be_v account_v aubain_n in_o france_n and_o consequent_o shall_v be_v exempt_v from_o the_o aubain_n law_n and_o may_v dispose_v of_o their_o good_n by_o will_n gift_n or_o otherwise_o and_o their_o heir_n subject_n of_o the_o say_a state_n as_o well_o live_v in_o france_n as_o elsewhere_o may_v possess_v themselves_o of_o 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prize_n but_o not_o contrariwise_o and_o what_o have_v be_v say_v in_o this_o and_o the_o forego_n article_n for_o the_o do_v of_o right_a and_o speedy_a justice_n to_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n concern_v prize_n take_v by_o his_o majesty_n subject_n shall_v be_v understand_v that_o it_o be_v likewise_o to_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o lord_n the_o state_n general_n with_o relation_n to_o prize_n take_v by_o their_o subject_n from_o those_o of_o his_o majesty_n xxx_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o lord_n the_o state_n general_n may_v at_o any_o time_n cause_n to_o be_v build_v or_o freight_v in_o one_o another_o country_n such_o number_n of_o ship_n either_o for_o war_n or_o trade_n as_o they_o shall_v think_v good_a and_o may_v buy_v such_o quantity_n of_o ammunition_n as_o they_o shall_v have_v use_n for_o and_o may_v use_v their_o authority_n for_o have_v such_o bargain_n for_o ship_n and_o ammunition_n drive_v honest_o and_o at_o reasonable_a price_n and_o yet_o 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say_a lord_n the_o state_n general_n promise_v to_o use_v their_o authority_n effectual_o for_o the_o punish_v such_o of_o their_o subject_n as_o shall_v be_v find_v guilty_a of_o those_o inhumanities_n that_o have_v sometime_o to_o their_o great_a grief_n be_v commit_v upon_o such_o like_a occasion_n with_o all_o possible_a severity_n xxxii_o neither_o his_o majesty_n nor_o the_o say_a lord_n the_o state_n general_n shall_v receive_v nor_o suffer_v their_o subject_n to_o receive_v in_o any_o country_n of_o their_o obedience_n any_o pirate_n or_o exile_n whatsoever_o but_o shall_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v pursue_v and_o punish_v and_o drive_v out_o of_o their_o port_n and_o as_o well_o the_o ship_n as_o good_n take_v by_o such_o pirate_n or_o exile_n which_o shall_v be_v find_v in_o be_v shall_v forthwith_o without_o form_n of_o process_n be_v free_o restore_v to_o the_o proprietor_n reclaim_v they_o xxxiii_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o subject_n on_o both_o side_n may_v throughout_o 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right_n liberty_n and_o franchise_n as_o belong_v to_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o function_n and_o employment_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v settle_v in_o such_o place_n as_o by_o common_a consent_n shall_v be_v judge_v necessary_a xxxv_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o say_a lord_n the_o state_n general_n shall_v not_o suffer_v any_o vessel_n of_o war_n or_o other_o set_v forth_o by_o commission_n or_o for_o the_o service_n of_o any_o prince_n commonwealth_n or_o town_n whatsoever_o to_o come_v and_o make_v prize_n within_o the_o port_n havens_n or_o any_o river_n belong_v to_o they_o upon_o one_o another_o subject_n and_o in_o case_n any_o such_o thing_n shall_v happen_v his_o say_a majesty_n and_o the_o say_a lord_n the_o state_n general_n will_v use_v their_o authority_n and_o power_n to_o cause_v restitution_n or_o reasonable_a reparation_n to_o be_v make_v xxxvi_o if_o through_o inadvertence_n or_o otherwise_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o want_n of_o due_a observance_n of_o this_o 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