XVII. Finally, 'tis agreed and concluded, that both Partys fhall fincerely and bona fide obferve all and fingular the Articles contain'd and eftablish'd in the prefent Treaty and Alliance, and cause them to be obferv'd by all the Subjects, Inhabitants, and People of the moft Serene King of Denmark and Norway, and of the Republick of England, univerfally; and that they fhall not contravene, or caufe them to be contraven'd, directly or indirectly; and fhall confirm and ratify all and fingular the Contents in fufficient and valid form, fubfcrib'd with their Hands, and feal'd with their Great Seals; and fhall bona fide and really deliver, or caufe the fame to be deliver'd reciprocally to Deputys appointed for that purpofe, within the space of three Months, or fooner, if poffible.

In Witness of all and fingular the Premifes, I the Deputy Extraordinary of the moft Serene and Potent King of Denmark and Norway, and we the Counsellors and Commiffioners of his moft Serene Highness the Lord Protector of the Republick of England, Scotland and Ireland, have with our Hands and Seals fign'd and feal'd the present Treaty, confifting of feventeen Articles. Done at Weftminster, Sept. 15, 1654.

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Convention between Oliver Cromwell, Protector of England, and the High and Mighty States General of the United Netherlands, for conftituting a Congress at Amsterdam, of Commiffioners to be nominated on both fides, for determining all the remaining Complaints without Limitation, in the Award and Arbi tration pass'd the 30th of August 1645, upon their Controverfys.

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HEREAS by the 30th Article of the late Trea ty, between the moft Serene Lord Protector of the Republick of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United Netherlands, it was agreed that Commiffioners or Arbitrators fhould be nominated and appointed, with full and abfolute Power and Authority, to examine and deter mine all thofe Loffes and Injurys which the one Party laid to the Charge of the other, from the Year 1611, to the 18th of May 1652 O. S. and which each Party ought to have exhibited before the 18th of May 1654. Which faid Day nevertheless, by confent of both Partys, was put off till the 30th day of the faid Month; and if the faid Commiffioners did not agree concerning the faid Loffes and Injurys. within three Months after that day, the faid Complaints fhou'd be referr'd to the Proteftant Cantons of Swifferland, who fhou'd be defir'd to nominate and appoint Commiflioners for examining and determining the forefaid Complaints, within fix Months after the expiration of the former three.

And whereas the Commiffioners of both Republicks af fembled at London, and receiv'd fundry Complaints to them

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deliver'd within the time aforefaid, and examin'd and determin'd fome, as exprefs'd in the Award and Arbitration of the aforefaid Commiflioners, publish'd under their Hands and Seals the 30th ofj Aug. 1654. O. S. And whereas feveral yet remain undetermin'd, which according to the 30th Article aforefaid ought to have been referr'd to the abovemention'd Proteftant Cantons of Swifferland, in order for Decifion by certain Commiffioners to be by them nominated and appointed; which Nomination and Appointment was not made by them within the Term of fix Months aforefaid, and yet it is neceffary that the faid Complaints fhou'd be decided, and all private Grudges remov'd, and that every Shadow of Difcord may be for the future taken away:

'Tis therefore agreed and concluded between the most Serene Lord Protector, and the High and Mighty Lords the States General, that all Complaints exhibited within the Time aforefaid, viz. the 30th of May 1654, and not included and determin'd in the abovemention'd Award and Arbitration, fhall be referr'd and fubmitted to the Judg ment and Determination of the aforefaid Commiffioners, who publifh'd the faid Award and Arbitration, or of others who fhall be nominated and conftituted on both fides; and that they fhall meet again at Amfterdam in Holland, furnish'd and invefted with the fame full Power and Authority as before; and that they shall proceed in the fame Order and Manner, and with the fame Method, and confequently determine all the Complaints aforefaid within three Months after their firft Congrefs, which fhall be on the 26th of July 1655. And that publick Notice thereof fhall be given to the People of both Republicks, and that all things which the aforefaid Commiflioners fhall determine within the three Months aforefaid fhall bind both Partys. In Witness of all and fingular the Premifes, both we the Commiffioners of his Highness, and I the Ambaffador Extraordinary of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, have fign'd thefe Prefents with our Hands, and feal'd them with our Seals. Done at Westminster, May 9, O. S. Anno 1655.

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A Memorial prefented to Oliver Crom well Protector of England, by the Marquifs de Leyde, and by Don Alonfo de Cardenas, Ambaffadors of Philip IV. King of Spain, in England, for an Expedition to France.

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HE Marquifs de Leyde, Ambaffador Extraordinary from his Majefty, and Don Alonfo de Cardenas, Ambaffador in Ordinary from his faid Majefty, clare, That the King their Mafter, not in the leaft doubting that your Highnefs bears in Memory the many Proofs of Friendship and good Correfpondence with which the faid King has endeavour'd to oblige this Republick, from the firft Moment that it was form'd, as well as your Highnefs, fince the Time that you undertook to be its Protector, without omitting any Means that might contribute to the clofer Cement of that Friendship, which has been endeavour'd and propos'd on his part, his Majefty has been pleas'd to renew his Order to the faid Ambaffadors, to re prefent to your Highness, that the faid King being the firft that recogniz'd this Republick, and fent an Ambaffador hi ther authoriz'd with the Title of Plenipotentiary, to treat with this State, the faid Don Alonfo de Cardenas did at that time propofe the renewing of the Peace ftipulated with King Charles the Firft; which after having been examin'd with the Commiffioners whom the Parliament de puted on that occafion, the Treaty was fo far advanc'd that in all probability it wou'd have been concluded, if the Separation of the Parliament which happen'd in April 1653 had not hinder'd it. And tho in the Conferences which were held with the Parliament's Commiffioners, there were great Debates and Contests about the Trade to the Indies, the Inquifition, and the unequal Payment of Cu

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ftoms by his Majefty's Subjects, in Places under the Domi nion of this State (which are the most difficult Points of the Treaty) yet the faid Commiffioners receded from them, out of pure Regard to the Treaty, which is the Term they made ufe of in the Articles that they agreed on.

And after the Parliament had vefted your Highness with the Office and Dignity of Protector, you was pleas'd at the Inftance of Don Alonfo to nominate Commiffioners, who were to return an Answer to the Articles which the faid Don Alonfo de Cardenas had laid before them; which Commiffioners produc'd a Writing that they faid had been given them by your Highness, to the end they might with him re-examine the three Points abovemention'd, concerning the Indies, the Inquifition, and the Payment of Customs. To this he made Anfwer on his part, declaring that his Majefty cou'd not confent to the two first, for the reasons that had been ntention'd before; but that as to the Customs an Expedient was found out to make it easy. Upon this the faid Commiflioners promis'd to give an account of the whole to your Highness, and to return an Answer to the faid Ambaffador: Whereupon a new and more ftrict Treaty of Alliance was begun, and at a time when every body thought that the Confpiracys from which God had preferv'd your Highness's Perfon, wou'd retard the Conclufion of this Republick's Treaty with France, whofe Maxims, Interefts, and Correfpondences are fo contrary to your Highness, as the faid Don Alonfo has reprefented to you on divers occafions, and particularly when the Minifters of that Crown were concern'd in thofe Confpiracys; infomuch that your Highness found yourfelf oblig'd to forbid your Court to the Sieur de Baas, Envoy from the Moft Chriftian King, who at his Arrival in France was rewarded. To which we may add, that your Highness cou'd not be ignorant how much France contributed, either by Men or Advice, and by other Affiftances; to the late Infurrections which have happen'd in feveral Shires of this Country, and that the Troops defign'd for coming over to England to foment them, in conjunction with Cardinal Mazarine's Regiment, were ready in the Harbours, and on the Coasts of the Channel, waiting for an opportunity to embark on board the Ships that lay to take them on board; and that this alfo was the true reafon, why the faid Crown retarded the Conclufion of the Treaty, which it begins again to follicit now its Defigns are mifcarry'd. All Mankind is furpriz'd