the King of Denmark and all other his Subjects whatsoever be straitly under the same Penalties charged and required that they do not molest or injure the said Subjects of the King of Great Britain Provided nevertheless that all the foresaid Actions be Examined and Adjudged by due and legal proceeding in the Court of Admiralty of both Kings Or if it shall rather seem meet to either of the Parties being a Stranger in the Place where the Controversie is to be Decided they shall be Examined before certain Commissioners which both Kings so soon as they shall be desired shall appoint to that end that so Proceedings by this means may be not only carried on without great Expences but also ended within Three months at farthest XXXVI Both Kings shall take care Sentence concerning Prizes to be given according to Justice That Judgment and Sentence in things taken at Sea be given according to the Rules of Justice and Equity by Persons not suspected or interested and being once given by such Judges as aforesaid they shall straitly charge and require their Officers and whom it shall concern to see the same put in due Execution according to the form and tenor thereof XXXVII If the Ambassadors of either King Upon complaint of any Sentence a Review to be made or any other Publick Ministers residing with the other King shall happen to make complaint of any such Sentence that King to whom complaint shall be made shall cause the said Judgment and Sentence to be Re-heard and Examined in his Council That it may appear whether all things requisite and necessary have been performed according to the Rules of this Treaty and with due caution If the contrary shall happen it shall be redressed which is to be done at the farthest within Three months time Neither shall it be lawful either before the giving of the first Sentence No Goods to be sold before Sentence but by consent or to prevent perishing or afterwards during the time of Re-hearing to unlade or sell and make away the Goods in Controversie unless it happen to be done by consent of Parties and to prevent the perishing of the said Goods and Merchandise XXXVIII The said Kings shall have in each others Court their Ministers and in certain Ports their Consuls Consuls to be appointed for the better and more easie communicating and proposing such things as they shall think advantageous to the publick Interest or private Concerns of any particular person XXXIX No private Injury shall in any wise letten this Treaty No private Injury to break this Treaty nor shall raise any Discord or Hatred between the foresaid Nations but every Man shall answer for his own Doings and shall be responsible therefore Nor Reprizals to be granted but upon denial or delay of Justice Nor shall one Man suffer for that which another has offended in by having recourse to Reprisals or such like rigorous Proceedings unless Justice be denied or delayed longer then is fitting In which case it shall be lawful for that King whose Subject has received the Injury to proceed according to the Rules and Prescriptions of the Law of Nations until Reparation be made to the Party injured Provided notwithstanding that he have first in due manner advertised the other King thereof XL. Also it is Agreed English to enjoy all Priviledges enjoyed by any Strangers in Denmark the Swedes only excepted That if the Hollander or any other Nation whatsoever the Swedish Nation only excepted hath already or shall hereafter obtain any better Articles Agreements Exemptions or Priviledges then what are contained in this Treaty from the King of Denmark that the same and like Priviledges shall be likewise granted to the King of Great Britain and his Subjects effectually and fully to all intents and purposes And on the other side if the Hollander or any other Nation whatsoever hath or shall obtain from his Majesty of Great Britain any better Articles Agreements Exemptions or Priviledges then what are contained in this Treaty that the same and like Priviledges shall be granted to the King of Denmark and his Subjects also in most full and effectual manner XLI It is also Concluded Former Treaties not contrary to this Confirmed That former Treaties and Leagues at any time heretofore made between the foresaid Confederates or their Predecessors Kings as well for the Kingdoms of Great Britain c. as for the Hereditary Kingdoms of Denmark and Norway c. respectively be not in the least reputed or taken to be broken and Abolished by any Agreement Covenants or Articles in the present Treaty contained But that the same remain in full force effect and virtue so far as they are not contrary or repugnant to the present Treaty or any Article therein contained XLII Finally it is Covenanted Concluded and Agreed That the foresaid Kings shall sincerely and bona fide observe all and singular the Articles contained and set down in this Treaty and shall cause them to be observed by their Subjects and People Nor shall transgress the same directly or indirectly or suffer the same to be transgressed by their Subjects or People Ratifications to be Exchanged within Three months and shall Ratifie and Confirm all and singular the Premisses as before Agreed by Letters Patents Subscribed with their Hands and Sealed with their Great Seals in good sufficient and effectual Form and shall deliver the same reciprocally within Three months after the Date of these Presents or cause them to be delivered in good faith and reality and with effect Given at Copenhagen the 12th day of July 1670. Articles of Peace between the Most Serene and Mighty Prince Charles the Second by the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. and the Most Excellent Signors Mahomet Bashaw the Duan of the Noble City of Tunis Hagge Mustapha Dei Morat Bei and the rest of the Souldiers in the Kingdom of Tunis Concluded by Sir John Lawson Knight the Fifth of October 1662. Renewed and Confirmed the Fourth of February 1674 5. Artic. I. THat all former Agrievances and Losses An Amnesty and Freedom of Trade and other Pretences between both Parties shall be void and of none effect and from henceforward a firm Peace for ever free Trade and Commerce shall be and continue between the Subjects of his Sacred Majesty the King of Great Britain c. and the People of the Kingdom of Tunis and the Dominions thereunto belonging II. That the Ships on either Part shall have free liberty to enter into any Port or River belonging to the Dominions of either Party Freedom of Ports To pay no Duties but for what is vented paying Duties only for what they shall sell Transporting the rest without any trouble or molestation and freely enjoy any other Priviledges accustomed And the late Exaction that hath been upon the Lading and Unlading of Goods at Goletta and the Marine
Exaction at Goletta to be reduced as heretofore shall be reduced to the ancient Customs in those Cases III. That there shall be no Seizure of any Ships of either Party at Sea or in Port Ships to pass quietly but that they shall quietly pass without any molestation or interruption they displaying their Colours And for prevention of all Inconveniences that may happen the Ships of Tunis are to have a Certificate under the Hand of the English Consul there that they belong to the Place which being produced the English Ship shall admit two Men to come on Board them peaceably Passengers and Goods of other Nations on Board English Ships to be free to satisfie themselves that they are English and although they have Passengers of other Nations on Board they shall be Free both them and their Goods IV. That if any English Ship shall receive on Board them any Goods or Passengers belonging to the Kingdom of Tunis English Ships to defend Goods or Passengers belonging to Tunis on Board them they shall be bound to defend them and their Goods so far as lieth in their power and not deliver them unto the Enemy V. That if any of the Ships of either Party shall by accident of foul Weather Goods of Ships cast away and Persons to be free and saved or otherwise be cast away upon the Coast belonging to either Party the Persons shall be free and the Goods saved and delivered to the Proprietors thereof VI. That the English that do at present English Inhabiting at Tunis may have liberty to leave the Place or shall at any time hereafter Inhabit in the City or Kingdom of Tunis shall have free liberty when they please to Transport themselves with their Families and Children although born in the Country VII That the People belonging to the Dominions of either Party shall not be abused with ill Language Those that abuse the Subjects of either Party to be punished or otherwise ill treated but that the Parties so offending shall be punished severely according to their desert VIII That the Consul English not obliged to Address to any for Justice but the Dey or any other of the English Nation Residing in Tunis shall not be forced to make his Addresses in any Difference unto the Court of Justice but unto the Dey himself from whom only they shall receive Judgment IX That the Consul No English obliged to pay the Debts of another or any other of the English Nation shall not be liable to pay the Debts of any particular persons of the Nation unless obliged thereunto under his Hand X. That all the Ships of War belonging unto the Dominions of either Party Freedom of Ports for Repairing c. shall have free liberty to use each others Ports for Washing Cleansing and Repairing any their Defects And to buy Victuals and Necessaries without paying Custom and to buy and to Ship off any sort of Victuals alive or dead or any other Necessaries at the Price the Natives buy it in the Market without paying Custom to any Officer XI That in case any Ships of War belonging to the Dominions of Tunis English taken on Board Foreign Ships if Passengers to be free if Mariners to be Slaves shall take in any of their Enemies Ships any Englishman Serving for Wages they are to be made Slaves but if Merchants or Passengers they are to enjoy their Liberty and Goods free and entire XII That if any Ship of War belonging to the Kingdom of Tunis English Ship not wearing English Colours if taken to be Prize Fighting under his own Colours with any Ship not wearing English Colours and shall surprize under the same the said English Ship shall be Prize notwithstanding the Peace XIII That in case any Slave in the Kingdom of Tunis A Slave getting on Board any English Ship the Consul not liable to pay his Ransom unless upon notice given of any Nation whatsoever shall make his escape and get on Board any Ship belonging to the Dominions of his Sacred Majesty the King of Great Britain c. the Consul shall not be liable to pay his Ransom unless timely notice be given him to order that none such be Entertained and then if it appear that any Slave hath so got away the said Consul is to pay to his Patron the Price for which he was sold in the Market and if no Price be set then to pay Three hundred Dollars and no more These Articles aforementioned are to remain firm for ever This Treaty to be perpetual and in Particulars not mentioned here the Capitulations with the Grand Signor to be observed without any Alteration and in all other Particulars not mentioned in these Articles the Regulation shall be according to the Capitulations General with the Grand Signior Signed and Sealed in the presence of the Great God L. S. L. S. L. S. L. S. WHereas there were Articles of Peace between his Sacred Majesty the King of Great Britain c. and the Most Excellent Signiors Mahomet Bassa the Duana of the Noble City of Tunis Hagge Mustapha Dey Morat Bey and the rest of the Souldiers in the Kingdom of Tunis Made and Concluded by the said Most Excellent Signiors on the one Part and by Sir John Lawson Knight on the other Part the Fifth day of October 1662. WE the Most Excellent Signiors The Treaty in 1662 Renewed present Governors of the Noble City and Kingdom of Tunis Mustapha Bassa Hagge Mami Dei the Duana Morat Bei Mahomet Hosse Bei and the rest of the Souldiers in the Kingdom of Tunis have Seen Perused and Approved the said Articles and do now by these Presents Accept Approve Ratifie and Confirm all and every the afore-mentioned Articles of Peace in the same Manner and Form as they are Inserted and Repeated in the said Articles the which are hereunto adjoyning hereby firmly promising on Our Faiths Sacredly to maintain the said Peace and Agreement Our Selves and do cause all Our People of what Degree or Quality soever punctually and inviolably to observe and keep all and every the Articles thereof for ever And if any of Our said People shall at any time violate and break any part of the said Articles they shall be punished with greatest Severity at their Return into the Dominions of Tunis Confirmed and Sealed in the Presence of Almighty God in Our House in the Noble City of Tunis the last Day of the Moon Delcadi and the Year of Hegira 1085 being the Fourth Day of February Old Stile and the Year of the Lord Jesus Christ 1674 5. L. S. Divan L. S. Hosse Bey L. S. Morat Bey L. S. Bashaw L. S. Dey L. S. Hamitt Bey Articles of Peace and Commerce between the Most Serene and Mighty Prince Charles the Second by the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Christian Faith c. and the Most Illustrious Lords the Bashaw Dey Aga Divan
notice thereof given by his said Majesties Consul or Officer from the Ship unto the Dey and Government of Tripoli they shall in Honour to his Majesty cause a Salute of One and twenty Cannon to be Shot off from the Castle and Forts of the City and that the said Ship shall return an Answer by Shooting off the same number of Cannon XXII That presently after the Signing and Sealing of these Articles by Us Halil Bashaw Ibraim Dey Aga Amnesty for all Injuries past Divan and Governors of the Noble City and Kingdom of Tripoli all Injuries and Damages sustained on either Part shall be quite taken away and forgotten and this Peace shall be in full force and virtue and continue for ever Satisfaction to be made for Injuries committed before the Notification of this Peace And for all Depredations and Damages that shall be hereafter committed or done by either Side before notice can be given of this Peace full satisfaction shall be immediately made and whatsoever remains in kind shall be instantly restored XXIII That whensoever it shall happen hereafter Satisfaction to be immediately made for all Injuries and the Peace not to be broken till Satisfaction be denied that any thing is done or committed by the Ships or Subjects of either Side contrary to any of these Articles Satisfaction being demanded therefore shall be made to the full and without any manner of delay and that it shall not be lawful to break this Peace until such Satisfaction be denied And Our Faith shall be Our Faith and Our Word Our Word and whosoever shall be the cause of breaking of this Peace shall assuredly be punished with present Death Confirmed and Sealed in the Presence of Almighty God the 5th day of March Old Stile and the Year of our Lord Jesus Christ 1675 6. being the last day of the Moon Zelhedga and the Year of the Hegira One thousand eighty six 1086. L. S. L. S. Bashaw L. S. Dey L. S. Divan WHereas there were Articles of Peace and Commerce between the Most Serene and Mighty Prince Charles the Second Confirmation of the former Peace by the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Christian Faith c. and the Most Illustrious Lords Halil Bashaw Ibraim Dey Aga Divan and Governors of the Noble City and Kingdom of Tripoli in Barbary lately Made and Concluded by the said Lords on the one part and by Sir John Narbrough Knight Admiral of his said Serene Majesties Fleet in the Mediterranean Seas on the other part and by them Confirmed and Sealed in the Presence of Almighty God the Fifth day of March Old Stile and the Year of our Lord Jesus Christ 1675 6 being the last day of the Moon Zelhedga and the Year of the Hegira One thousand eighty six 1086. Since which time of Confirming and Sealing the aforesaid Articles of Peace and Commerce the aforesaid Lord Ibraim Dey being fled away from his said Government of the City and Kingdom of Tripoli in Barbary Now therefore We Halil Bashaw Aga Divan Governors Souldiers and People of the aforesaid City and Kingdom of Tripoli have chosen and elected Vice-Admiral Mustapha Grande to be Dey of the said City and Kingdom of Tripoli in Barbary to succeed Ibraim Dey in the aforesaid Government And now We the said Halil Bashaw Mustapha Dey Aga Divan Governors Souldiers and People of Tripoli aforesaid having seen the aforesaid Articles of Peace and Commerce which were lately Made and Concluded as aforesaid and having seriously perused and fully considered all Particulars therein mentioned do fully approve of all and every of the aforesaid Article and Articles of Peace And We and every one of us do now by these Presents Consent and Agree to and with Sir John Narbrough Knight aforesaid for the Just and Exact keeping and performing all of the said Articles and do Accept Approve Ratifie and Confirm all and every of them in the same manner and form as they are inserted and repeated in the preceding Articles aforesaid Hereby firmly Engaging our Selves and Successors assuring on our Faith sacredly to maintain and strictly to observe perform and keep inviolably all and every the aforesaid Article and Articles of Peace and Agreement for ever And to cause and require all Our Subjects and People of what Degree or Quality whatsoever within the City and Kingdom of Tripoli in Barbary or Dominions thereunto belonging both by Sea and Land punctually inviolably carefully and duly to observe keep and perform all and every the aforesaid Article and Articles thereof for ever And our Faith shall be our Faith and our Word our Word and whosoever shall at any time violate and break any part of the said Article or Articles of Peace they shall assuredly be punished with greatest severity and his or their Heads shall be immediately cut off and forthwith be Presented unto any Officer whom the Most Serene King of Great Britain c. shall authorise to make demand thereof It is farther Agreed English Trading on English Ships to pay One per Cent. less Custom as others That the Subjects belonging unto the Most Serene King of Great Britain c. Trading unto the Port of the City and Kingdom of Tripoli in Barbary aforesaid or unto any Port or Place of the Dominions thereunto belonging in any Merchants Ship or other Vessel belonging unto the said Serene Kings Subjects shall not pay so much Custom by One per Cent. for whatsoever Goods or Merchandises they sell or buy as other Nations do for the Custom of the like Goods or Merchandise notwithstanding whatsoever is specified in the second Article aforesaid to the contrary And that the Most Serene King of Great Britain's Consul Residing in Tripoli aforesaid The Consul to have leave to put the Kings Flagg on the Top of his House and in his Boat shall have liberty at all times when he pleaseth to put up his said Serene Majesties Flagg on the Flagg-staff on the Top of his House and there to continue it spread as long time as he pleaseth Likewise the said Consul to have the same liberty of putting up and spreading the said Flagg in his Boat when he passeth on the Water and no Man whatsoever to oppose molest disturb or injure him therein either by Word or Deed. These and all other preceding Articles are to remain firm for ever without any Alteration Particulars not mentioned here to be according to the Capitulations with the Grand Signior and in all other Particulars not mentioned in any of these Articles the Regulation shall be according to the Capitulations General with the Grand Seignior Confirmed likewise and Sealed in the Presence of Almighty God at Our Castle in the Noble City and Kingdom of Tripoli in Barbary the First day of May Old Stile and the Year of our Lord Jesus Christ One thousand six hundred and seventy six being the Six and twentieth day of the Moon Zaphire and the Year of
and Governors of the City and Kingdom of Tripoli Concluded by Sir John Narbrough Knight Admiral of his Majesties Fleet in the Mediterranean Seas the First day of May 1676. Article I. IN the first place A perpetual Peace it is Agreed and Concluded That from this day and for ever forward there be a true firm and inviolable Peace between the Most Serene King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Christian Faith c. and the Most Illustrious Lords the Bashaw Dey Aga Divan and Governors of the City and Kingdom of Tripoli in Barbary and between all the Dominions and Subjects of either Side and that the Ships or other Vessels and the Subjects and People of both Sides shall not henceforth do to each other any Harm Offence or Injury either in Word or Deed but shall Treat one another with all possible Respect and Friendship II. That any of the Ships or other Vessels belonging to the said King of Great Britain English Ships to come freely to Tripoli or to any of his Majesties Subjects may safely come to the Port of Tripoli or to any other Port or Place of that Kingdom or Dominions thereunto belonging freely to Buy and Sell without the least Disturbance paying the usual Customs as in former Times hath been paid for such Goods as they Sell To pay Customs only for the Goods they sell and for the Goods they Sell not they shall have free liberty to carry on Board their own Ships without paying any Duties for the same and when they please they shall freely depart from thence without any Stop Hindrance or Molestation whatsoever III. That all Ships and other Vessels All Persons and Goods belonging to the Subjects of other Nations on Board the Ships of either Party to be free as well those belonging to the said King of Great Britain or to any of his Majesties Subjects As also those belonging to the Kingdom or People of Tripoli shall freely pass the Seas and Traffick where they please without any Search Hindrance or Molestation from each other and that all Persons or Passengers of what Country soever and all Moneys Goods Merchandises and Moveables to whatsoever People or Nation belonging being on Board of any the said Ships or Vessels shall be wholly free and shall not be Stopped Taken or Plundred nor receive any Harm or Damage whatsoever from either Party IV. That the Tripoli Ships of War How Ships shall be Visited at Sea or other Vessels thereunto belonging meeting with any Merchants Ships or other Vessels of the King of Great Britain's Subjects not being in any of the Seas appertaining to his Majesties Dominions may send on Board one single Boat with but two Sitters besides the ordinary Crew of Rowers and no more but the two Sitters to enter any of the said Merchants Ships or any other Vessels without the express leave from the Commander of every such Ship or Vessel and then upon producing unto them a Pass under the Hand and Seal of the Lord High Admiral of England the said Boat shall presently depart and the Merchants Ship or Ships Vessel or Vessels shall proceed freely on her or their Voyage And although the Commander or Commanders of the said Merchant Ship or Ships Vessel or Vessels produce no Pass from the Lord High Admiral of England yet if the major part of the said Ships or Vessels Company be Subjects to the said King of Great Britain the said Boat shall presently depart and the Merchant Ship or Ships Vessel or Vessels shall proceed freely on her or their Voyage And if any of the said Ships of War or other Vessels of his said Majesty meeting with any Ship or Ships Vessel or Vessels belonging to Tripoli if the Commander or Commanders of any such Ship or Ships Vessel or Vessels shall produce a Pass firmed by the chief Governors of Tripoli and a Certificate from the English Consul living there or if they have no such Pass or Certificate yet if the major part of their Ships Company or Companies be Turks Moors or Slaves belonging to Tripoli then the said Tripoli Ship or Ships Vessel or Vessels shall proceed freely V. That no Commander or other Person of any Ship or Vessel of Tripoli shall take out of any Ship or Vessel of his said Majesties Subjects No person whatsoever to be taken out of any English Ship any Person or Persons whatsoever to carry them any where to be Examined or upon any other Pretence nor shall use any Torture or Violence unto any person of what Nation or Quality soever being on Board any Ship or Vessel of his Majesties Subjects upon any pretence whatsoever VI. That no Shipwrack belonging to the said King of Great Britain Goods of a Ship cast away to be saved or to any of his Majesties Subjects upon any part of the Coast belonging to Tripoli shall be made or become Prize The Men not to be made Slaves and that neither the Goods thereof shall be Seised nor the Men made Slaves but that all the Subjects of Tripoli shall do their best Endeavours to save the said Men and their Goods VII That no Ship or any other Vessel of Tripoli shall have permission to be delivered up No Tripoli Ship shall be used against the English or to go to any other Place in Enmity with the said King of Great Britain to be made use of as Corsairs or Sea-Rovers against his said Majesties Subjects VIII That none of the Ships or other smaller Vessels of Tripoli shall remain Cruising near his Majesties City and Garrison of Tangier No Tripoli Ship to Cruise near Tangier or disturb the Commerce of it or in sight of it nor other way disturb the Peace and Commerce of that Place IX That if any Ship or Vessel of Tunis No English Ship brought in as Prize or Men or Goods to be sold at Tripoli Algier Tittuan or Sally or any other Place being in War with the said King of Great Britain bring any Ships Vessels Men or Goods belonging to any of his said Majesties Subjects to Tripoli or to any Port or Place in that Kingdom the Governors there shall not permit them to be sold within the Territories of Tripoli X. That if any of the Ships of War of the said King of Great Britain do come to Tripoli English Men of War may dispose of their Prizes at Tripoli or to any other Port or Place of that Kingdom with any Prize they may freely sell it or otherwise dispose of it at their own pleasure without being molested by any And that his Majesties said Ships of War shall not be obliged to pay Customs in any sort Not to pay Custom And that if they shall want Provisions Victuals May buy Provisions c. or any other things they may freely buy them at the Rates in the Market XI That when any of his Majesties Ships of War shall appear before Tripoli English
Men of War coming to Tripoli all Slaves to be secured and if they escape then not to be required back again nor any English obliged to pay for them upon notice thereof given to the English Consul or by the Commander of the said Ships to the chief Governors of Tripoli publick Proclamation shall be immediately made to secure the Christian Captives and if after that any Christians whatsoever make their escape on Board any of the said Ships of War they shall not be required back again nor shall the said Consul or Commander or any other his said Majesties Subjects be obliged to pay any thing for the said Christians XII That if any Subjects of the said King of Great Britain happen to die in Tripoli or its Territories Estates of English dying there not to be seised his Goods or Money shall not be Seised by the Governors or any Minister of Tripoli but shall all remain with the English Consul XIII That neither the English Consul No one Englishman obliged to pay the Debts of another nor any other Subject of the said King of Great Britain shall be bound to pay the Debts of any other of his Majesties Subjects except that they become Surety for the same by a publick Act. XIV That the Subjects of his said Majesty in Tripoli or its Territories Differences of the English where to be Determined in matter of Controversie shall be liable to no other Jurisdiction but that of the Dey or Divan except they happen to be at Difference between themselves in which case they shall be liable to no other Determination but that of the Consul only XV. That in case any Subject of his Majesty English how to be punished for hurting a Turk or Moor. being in any part of the Kingdom of Tripoli happen to strike wound or kill a Turk or a Moor if he be taken he is to be punished in the same manner and with no greater severity then a Turk ought to be being guilty of the same Offence The Consul not answerable but if he escape neither the said English Consul nor any other of his said Majesties Subjects shall be in any sort questioned or troubled therefore XVI That the English Consul now English Consul to have all liberty or at any time hereafter living in Tripoli shall be there at all times with entire freedom and safety of his Person and Estate and shall be permitted to chuse his own Druggerman and Broker and freely to go on Board any Ship in the Road as often and when he pleases and to have the liberty of the Country And that he shall be allowed a Place to Pray in And a Place to Pray in and that no man shall do him any Injury in Word or Deed. XVII That not only during the continuance of this Peace and Friendship The English to have free liberty to depart with their Estates as well in Peace as in case of a Breach but likewise if any Breach or War happen to be hereafter between the said King of Great Britain and the City and Kingdom of Tripoli the said Consul and all other his said Majesties Subjects Inhabiting in the Kingdom of Tripoli shall always and at all times both of Peace and War have full and absolute liberty to depart and go to their own or any other Country upon any Ship or Vessel of what Nation soever they shall think fit and to carry with them all their Estates Goods Families and Servants although born in the Country without any interruption or hindrance XVIII That no Subject of his said Majesty English Passenger from Port to Port found on Board an Enemies Vessel not to be molested being a Passenger from or to any Port shall be any way molested or medled with although he be on Board any Ship or Vessel in Enmity with Tripoli XIX That whereas a War hath lately happened between the Most Serene King of Great Britain c. and the Most Illustrious Lords Halil Bashaw Ibraim Dey Aga Divan and Governors of the Noble City and Kingdom of Tripoli in Barbary by reason of the Injuries done unto the King of Great Britain and his Subjects by the Government and People of Tripoli We Halil Bashaw Ibraim Dey Aga Renewal of the Peace Divan and Governors of the Noble City and Kingdom of Tripoli in Barbary do acknowledge the Injuries done and that the breach of the Peace between his Most Excellent Majesty the King of Great Britain and Us of Tripoli was committed by Our Subjects for which some are Banished and some fled from our Justice And for further satisfaction to his Most Excellent Majesty for the breach of Articles We are sorry for the same and do by these Engage to set at liberty and deliver unto the Right Honorable Sir John Narbrough Knight All English Captives to be released Admiral of his Majesties Fleet in the Mediterranean Seas all English Captives residing in the City and Kingdom of Tripoli and Dominions thereunto belonging without paying any Ransom for them And likewise by setting at liberty and delivering unto the said Sir John Narbrough Knight all other persons taken under English Colours 8000 Dollars to be paid to Sir John Narbrough without paying any Ransom for them and by paying Eighty thousand Dollars in Moneys Goods and Slaves to the aforesaid Sir John Narbrough Knight And moreover We do Engage our selves and Successors That if any Injury for the future be done contrary to these Articles by the Government and People of Tripoli to the King of Great Britain and his Subjects If upon demand and denial of satisfaction to the King for Injuries a War happen the King is to be paid the Charge of the War if upon demand of satisfaction from the Government and People of Tripoli We or they do refuse or deny to give satisfaction therefore so that a War be occasioned thereby between the King of Great Britain and the Government and People of Tripoli We do Engage Our selves and Successors to make Restitution for the Injuries done and likewise to make satisfaction to the King of Great Britain for the full Charge and Damage of that War XX. That no Subject of the King of Great Britain No English to be forced to turn Turk c. shall be permitted to turn Turk or Moor in the City and Kingdom of Tripoli being induced thereunto by any surprisal whatsoever unless he voluntarily appear before the Dey or Governor with the English Consuls Druggerman three times in twenty four hours space and every time declare his resolution to turn Turk or Moor. XXI That at all times when any Ship of War of the King of Great Britain c. English Man of War carrying a Flagg at the Main Top-mast Head to be Saluted first by the Castle carrying his said Majesties Flag at the Main-Top-Mast Head appear before the said City of Tripoli and come to Anchor in the Road that immediately after
Mighty Prince Frederick III. King of Denmark and Norway Concluded 21 31 day of July 1667. I. FIrst It is Covenanted Perpetual Peace Concluded and Agreed That there be from this Day a perpetual firm and inviolable Peace between the Most Serene and Most Mighty Prince Charles the Second King of Great Britain and the Most Serene and Most Mighty Prince Frederick the Third King of Denmark and Norway between their Heirs and Successors and their Kingdoms Principalities Earldoms Islands Cities Forts Lands Subjects and Inhabitants of what State and Quality soever And so as to maintain and promote each others good no less then their own and to avert and hinder with all possible study the damage and destruction of one another And in this respect it shall be free for the Subjects of either King to exercise a mutual Navigation and Commerce without molestation and with their Merchandises to come to each others Kingdoms Provinces Marts Ports and Rivers and there to abide and Traffick II. At this present shall cease between the aforesaid Kings Hostilities to cease when and where and their Kingdoms Principalities Earldoms People and Subjects both by Land and Sea all Enmity War and Hostility that is to say in the Northern Ocean and in the Baltick Sea and the Channel within Twenty one Days from the Mouth of the said Straight or Channel to the Cape of St. Vincent within Six Weeks and then within the space of Ten Weeks beyond the said Cape on this side the Aequinoctial Line or Aequator as well in the Ocean as the Mediterranean Sea Finally within the space of Eight Months beyond the Bounds of the aforesaid Line all over the World without any exception or further distinction of Time or Place all Days Weeks and Months to be computed from the Subscription of the present Agreement Restitution of what shall be taken after these Terms respectively and the Publication of the fame here made at Breda And whatsoever shall be taken and seized after the aforesaid Days by either King or their Subjects to whom Commissions have been granted it shall be wholly restored back again to him or them from whom the same was taken and furthermore full Satisfaction shall be made for the Damages to him or them thereby arising or the Charges they have been at and every person herein offending shall be punished as his Offence deserves III. It is also Agreed and Concluded Injuries to be forgotten That all Differences on both Sides Suspitions and Ill-will both on the part of the Most Serene King of Great Britain and on the part of the Most Serene King of Denmark c. and likewise for singular the Ministers Officers and Subjects of them be buried and abolished by a perpetual Oblivion And further from this present shall expire be annulled and for ever cancelled all Damages Offences Injuries by Word or Writing that either the one has done the other or has been suffered by the one from the other from the very first beginning of the now ceasing War to this Day and the determined point of Time wherein all Dissentions Discords Differences and Enmities shall cease and be laid aside By name the Assault and Defence made at Bergen in Norway and in whole whatsoever either followed from thence or does thereon depend in such manner as that neither of the said Parties by reason of any Damage of this kind Offence or Charges do under any pretence whatsoever cause the other any trouble much less for this cause endeavour or attempt any kind of Hostility IV. All Prisoners on both Sides of whatsoever Fortune or Rank Prisoners to be released shall be forthwith set at liberty without any Ransom V. All Ships Goods or the like Concerning the Goods and Debts that have been Confiscated that in this turbulent Season in the heat of this very War between both the above-mentioned Kings and their Subjects have been taken by the one from the other or that either Party has Confiscated and Seized of the Goods and Pretensions of Persons or Subjects of the other Nation as also all the Expences of War on both Sides shall be compensated by a like mutual Abolition In such manner as are together comprehended in this Compensation those Debts of the Subjects of the King of Great Britain which have been on the part of Denmark Confiscated but in this sence That whatever Debts of this kind unto the Tenth Day of May Old Stile and Twentieth New Stile by virtue of Confiscation or Reprisals have been by Subjects paid and Received do remain utterly abolished and satisfied and that it be not lawful for the Creditors of such Debts for the future to pretend any thing upon this account much less to urge payment of such for any reason or under any pretence whatsoever But of such Debts as on the said Day have not been paid and received it shall be lawful for the Creditors Subjects of the King of Great Britain to demand and prosecute the Payment Abolition of a Debt due from Denmark to the Parliament of England by the ordinary way of Justice Excepting nevertheless 120000 Rixdollars more or less namely accruing from a certain Controversie which arose between Christian the Fourth of most glorious Memory King of Denmark and Norway and the Parliament of England by reason of sending Aid to Charles the First of most glorious Memory King of Great Britain for which the King of Denmark and Norway bound himself and gave his Bond to a Company of certain English Merchants Trading at Hamburgh and there either now living or that have heretofore lived which Claim of 120000 Rixdollars or thereabouts being Confiscate shall be now by virtue of the present Treaty accounted as null dead and utterly abolished in such manner that the Creditors of that Debt are not either now or at any time hereafter therefore to demand or pretend any thing In like manner as is also Covenanted and Agreed in most significant Words That no Pretension shall be at any time made by reason of such Ships and Goods so Seized and Debt or Money Lent in such manner as aforesaid Abolished and Confiscated but that all shall on both Sides by a Solemn Compensation be for ever accounted as null and void Yet so that Lands and immoveable Goods be not comprehended in the aforesaid Voidance and Annullation but that they be without any difficulty or impediment restored back to those who before the Denouncing of the present War were the Possessors and Proprietors of them VI. It is Covenanted and Agreed on both Sides That under the last mentioned Compensation neither Countries nor Islands nor Cities nor Forts nor Ports nor other like Places are to be understood But if it shall be found Restitution of Places That either Party during this War hath either taken any such in or out of Europe or may yet take within the time limited in the second Article whatsoever it be it shall be without any Compensation and
Subjects of the most Christian King Articles of Peace and Commerce between the Most Serene and Mighty Prince Charles the Second by the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Christian Faith c. and the Most Illustrious Lords the Bashaw Dey Aga and Governors of the famous City and Kingdom of Algiers in Barbary Concluded by Arthur Herbert Esquire Admiral of of his Majesties Fleet in the Mediterranean Seas on the Tenth day of April Old Stile 1682. Artic. I. IN the first place it is Agreed and Concluded That from this day Firm Peace and for ever forwards there be a true firm and inviolable Peace between the most Serene King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Christian Faith c. and the most Illustrious Lords the Bashaw Dey Aga and Governors of the City and Kingdom of Algiers and between all the Dominions and Subjects of either Side and that the Ships or other Vessels and the Subjects and People of both Sides shall not henceforth do to each other any Harm Offence or Injury either in Word or Deed but shall Treat one another with all possible Respect and Friendship II. That any of the Ships or other Vessels belonging to the said King of Great Britain Liberty of coming in or Trading to Algiers paying Ten per Cent. Custom or to any of his Majesties Subjects may safely come to the Port of Algiers or to any other Port or Place of that Kingdom there freely to Buy and Sell paying the usual Customs of Ten per Cent. as in former Times for such Goods as they sell and the Goods they sell not they shall freely carry on Board without paying any Duties for the same And that they shall freely depart from thence whensoever they please Contraband Goods to pay no Duties at Algiers without any stop or hindrance whatsoever As to Contraband Merchandises as Powder Brimstone Iron Planks and all sorts of Timber fit for Building of Ships Ropes Pitch Tar Fusils and other Habiliments of War his said Majesties Subjects shall pay no Duty for the same to those of Algiers III. That all Ships and other Vessels English Ships and all Persons and Goods whatsoever on Board to pass the Seas freely as well those belonging to the said King of Great Britain or to any of his Majesties Subjects as those belonging to the Kingdom or People of Algiers shall freely pass the Seas and Traffick without any Search hindrance or molestation from each other and that all Persons or Passengers of what Country soever and all Moneys Goods Merchandises and Moveables to whatsoever People or Nation belonging being on Board of any of the said Ships or Vessels shall be wholly free and shall not be stopped taken or plundered nor receive any harm or damage whatsoever from either Party IV. That the Algier Ships of War or other Vessels meeting with any Merchants Ships or other Vessels of his said Majesties Subjects Manner of Visiting Ships at Sea not being in any of the Seas appertaining to his Majesties Dominions may send on Board one single Boat with two Sitters only besides the ordinary Crew of Rowers and that no more shall enter any such Merchant Ship or Vessel without express leave from the Commander thereof but the two Sitters alone and that upon producing a Pass under the Hand and Seal of the Lord High Admiral of England and Ireland or of the Lord High Admiral of Scotland for the said Kingdoms respectively or under the Hands and Seals of the Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of any of the said Kingdoms that the said Boat shall presently depart and the Merchant Ship or Vessel shall proceed freely on her Voyage and that although for the space of Fifteen Months next ensuing after the Conclusion of this Peace the said Commander of the Merchant Ship or Vessel produce no such Pass yet if the major part of the Seamen of the said Ship or Vessel be Subjects of the said King of Great Britain the said Boat shall immediately depart and the said Merchant Ship or Vessel shall freely proceed on her Voyage But that after the said Fifteen Months all Merchants Ships or Vessels of his said Majesties Subjects shall be obliged to produce such a Pass as aforesaid And any of the Ships of War or other Vessels of his said Majesty meeting with any Ships or other Vessels of Algiers if the Commander of any such Algier Ship or Vessel shall produce a Pass Firmed by the chief Governors of Algiers and a Certificate from the English Consul living there or if they have no such Pass or Certificate yet if for the space of Fifteen Months next ensuing the Conclusion of this Peace the major part of the Ships Company be Turks Moors or Slaves belonging to Algiers then the said Algier Ship or Vessel shall proceed freely But that after the said Fifteen Months all Algiers Ships or Vessels shall be obliged to produce such a Pass and Certificate as aforesaid V. That no Commander or other Person of any Ship or Vessel of Algiers shall take out of any Ship or Vessel of his said Majesties Subjects No person to be taken our of any English Ship nor Tortured any person or persons whatsoever to carry them any where to be Examined or upon any other pretence nor shall they use any Torture or Violence to any person of what Nation or Quality soever being on Board any Ship or Vessel of his Majesties Subjects upon any pretence whatsoever VI. That no Shipwrack belonging to the said King of Great Britain No Shipwracks to be Prize nor the Goods or Men to be Seized or to any of his Majesties Subjects upon any part of the Coast belonging to Algiers shall be made or become Prize and that neither the Goods thereof shall be Seized nor the Men made Slaves but that all the Subjects of Algiers shall do their best endeavours to save the said Men and their Goods VII That no Ship Algerine Ships not to go to Sally or other Place in Enmity with the King to be used against the English nor any other Vessel of Algiers shall have permission to be delivered up or go to Sally or any Place in Enmity with the said King of Great Britain to be made use of as Corsairs or Sea-Rovers against his said Majesties Subjects VIII That none of the Ships or other smaller Vessels of Algiers shall remain Cruising near or in sight of his Majesties City and Garison of Tangier Algerines not to Cruise in sight of Tangier or other Place of his Majesties or of any other his Majesties Roads Havens or Ports Towns and Places nor any ways disturb the Peace and Commerce of the same IX That if any Ship or Vessel of Tunis Tripoli English made Prize by those of Tunis c. not to be sold at Algiers or Sally or of any other Place bring any Ships Vessels Men or