Henry, King of England, and Lord of Ireland, the moft dear Brother and Coufin of the faid moft Chrif tian King, and their Subjects, Allies and Confederates, comprehended in the prefent Treaty, and their Kingdoms, Countries, Dominions, Cities, Lands, Towns, Villages, Territories, Caftles, and all other Places held and poffefs'd by any of them at the time of this Treaty, which is to be held, kept and inviolably obferv'd with the moft Reverend Father in Chrift, Thomas, by the Divine Mercy, Archbishop of York; and the noble and illuftrious Lord, Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, Treasurer and Marefchal of England; and the Reverend Father in Chrift, Richard, Bishop of Winchester, Keeper of the Privy Seal; and the venerable and excellent Mr. Young, Doctor of Laws, and Vice-Chancellor of England, the Ambaffadors, Plenipotentiaries and Meffengers of the faid King Henry, fpecially deputed by him, and having fufficient Authority for that purpofe; we have agreed, covenanted and concluded, to the Honour and Praise of the Omnipotent God, of the most Glorious Virgin Mary, of the whole heavenly Court, and to the Exaltation and Growth of the Chriftian Religion, and by the Authority of our Commiffions, the Tenors of which are inferted after, we do by these Prefents agree, covenant and conclude, Article by Article, as follow.

I. In the first place, &c.

II, It is covenanted and agreed, for the free and peaceable Intercourfe of Merchants and Merchandizes of both Princes, That during the forefaid Peace, or the Term of the faid Peace, no Privateer or Man of War fhall go out, or be permitted to go out of the Sea-Ports of France or England, till fhe has first given good and fufficient Caution and Security, in the hands of the Admiral of France, or his Deputy, or other ordinary Judg in that Place of the Naval Affairs of France; and of the Admiral of England, or his Deputy, or other Officers who take care of the Naval Affairs of the forefaid Ports that they fhall not invade, moleft, plunder, or offend the Subjects of both Princes, or of either of them, nor do any Injury to their Allies and Confederates, nor procure any to be done to them upon any pretence whatsoever, under pain of Confifcation of the Ships and

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corporal Punishment, with a Reftitution of all the Goods, and making up all the Damages fuftain'd by any Perfon whatsoever.

III. That no foreign Ship prepar'd and equip'd for War fhall be receiv'd during the faid Peace in the forefaid Kingdoms of France and England; nor fhall any Subfiftence, Provifions, Victuals, Guns, or any other kind of Arms or Weapons of Defence be deliver'd, fold, or any way furnish'd or afforded to any Foreigners for preparing and equipping their faid Ships, but all these fhall be in any wife refus'd: nor in like manner shall the forefaid Things, Goods or Merchandizes, plunder'd and taken by the faid Ships of Foreigners, or the Crew of those Ships, be in any wife receiv'd, expos'd to Sale, or allow'd to be fold in the faid Kingdoms of France and England, but on the contrary, all Favour and Commerce fhall be deny'd to these foreign Seamen as Pirates and Robbers. And in cafe fuch Ships fhall lie at Anchor in any of the Ports of France and England, or if their ' Crew fhall go out of them, and go into any City, Village, Town or Fort next to that Port, in order to fell their Spoils, or buy Victuals, or for any other Caufe whatsoever; it fhall be lawful for the Inhabitants of that Place to take their Ships, and imprison the Seamen, and inflict just Punishment upon them for their Crime, that fo others may be deter'd from committing any fuch for the future.

IV. That in the forefaid Treaty of Peace and Friendfhip may be comprehended the Friends, Allies, Confederates of both Parties afternam'd, viz. on the part of the King of France, our moft Holy Lord Pope Leo the Tenth, the Roman Church, and Holy Apoftolical See, the Sacred Empire, the Kings and Kingdoms of Hunga ry, Scotland, Portugal, Dacia, Navarre, the Dukes of Savoy, Lorain, Guelder, the Duke and Dominion or State of Venice and Florence, the Bishop of Liege, Mantua, Montferrat, and Lord of Sedan; and on the part of the King of England, our moft Holy Lord Pope Leo the Tenth, the Roman Church, and the Holy Apoftolical See, and all the Towns, Cities, Caftles, Villages and Territories belonging to the Patrimony of St. Peter and the Holy Roman Church, the Sacred Empire, the most Illuftrious Prince Charles Prince of Caftile, the Archduke

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of Auftria, and his Heirs and Succeffors; and likewife the moft Illuftrions Lady Margaret, Daughter to the Emperor, and Aunt to the forefaid Prince, Archdutchefs of Auftria, and all and fingular the Dominions, Dukedoms, Counties, Cities and Towns, Villages and Territories of the faid Prince of Caftile, and all other things under the obedience of the faid Prince, and all and fingular his Subjects, Inhabitants and Dwellers whatfoever; faving the Rights of Superiority and Jurifdiction, and all other Rights belonging to the faid moft Chriftian King, and without prejudice of thofe Rights, the King of Dacia, as alfo the Dukes of Cleves, Juliers and Venice, the States of Venice and Florence, and the Community and Society of the Anfeatick Towns, Anthony Lord of Ligne, and the Helvetians or Switzers.

V. Altho the faid King and Kingdom of Scotland be nam'd and included on the part of the faid moft Chrif tian King of France, yet it was and is exprefly agreed and covenanted, that if the forefaid King of Scotland, or his Lieutenant, or Overfeer of the Marches, or any other of his Subjects fhall, by way of Hoftility or Violence, invade or make Excurfions into the Kingdom of England, or fhall kill, or burn, or commit Depredations or Violences upon any of the Subjects of England, by the Command of the King, or the Permiffion of the forefaid Lieutenant or Overfeer of the Marches with any number of Men, after the 15th of May next; which Term the forefaid Ambaffadors of the moft Chrif tian King have, and have prefum'd to take upon_themfelves, to certify the King of Scotland, or his Council concerning fuch Comprehenfion, and its Conditions; then in that cafe fuch Comprehenfion fhall be ipfo facto null and void: Or if any Subject or Subjects of the forefaid King of Scotland, without the Command or Permiflion of the faid King or his Lieutenant, or Overfeer of the Marches, fhall to the number of three hundred Men, or above, in a hoftile and violent manner, invade, or make an Excurfion into the Kingdom of England, and commit Homicide, Burning, Theft or Robbery upon the Subjects thereof, and the forefaid King of Scotland, or his Lieutenant or Overfeer of the Marches, where fuch Invafion or Excurfion was made, being acquainted by the Overfeer or Lieutenant of the Marches

Marches of the Kingdom of England, where fuch Invafion or Excurfion was made, fhall not make Reftitution of what was taken away, make good Damages, nor exercife Juftice according to the Exigency and Merits of the Caufe, and according to the Manner, Laws and Cuftoms of thofe Marches obferv'd and us'd in fuch Cafes at the time of the laft Peace, within forty days after notice given, then the forefaid Comprehenfion fhall be null and void. But if fuch Invafions, Excurfions, Murders, Burnings, Depredations or Violences be committed with a leffer number, Juftice fhall be done in the manner and form contain'd in the Treaty of the laft Peace. And in like manner the King of England, his Lieutenants, Overfeers of the Marches, and Subjects of the faid Kingdom of England, fhall abftain from the forefaid Murder, Burning, Depredations, Violences, Thefts and Robberies, and fhall be oblig'd to behave themselves juftly towards the King of Scotland and his Subjects, in the manner above specify'd.

But as to what concerns the mutual Dealings, Commerce and Intercourfe of Merchandizes betwixt the Subjects of both Kingdoms, the faid Subjects shall in all things esteem and treat one another in the fame manner that they were oblig'd to esteem and treat one another at the time of the laft Peace.

VI. That the Allies and Confederates forefaid, viz. the forefaid King of Scotland and Prince of Caftile, fhall declare and fignify by their Letters, feal'd with their own Great Seal, within three months next and immediately following the date of the present Treaty, to the Prince comprehending them, whether they are willing to be comprehended; and the reft comprehended by either Party, fhall fignify and declare, in like manner, within twelve months after the date of the prefent Treaty, and the faid Prince fhall fignify and make known to the other Prince the faid Declaration, as to the King of Scotland and Prince of Caftile, within three months, and as to the reft within twelve months, by their Letters feal'd with their Great Seals, and fign'd with their own Hands, with the forefaid declaratory Letters of the faid Comprehenfion annex'd.

VII. It is agreed and concluded, That the forefaid Kings, Princes, &c. nam'd for comprehended Allies and Confederates,

Confederates, fhall not be comprehended in what concerns the Dukedom of Milan, Lordship of Genoa, County of Afta, and other Lands and Dominions in Lombardy, to which the forefaid King of France pretends a Right.

Extracted from the Articles of Peace concluded between the Ambaffadors of the most Christian King of France, and thofe of the most ferene King of England, the 5th day of April, in the year 1515. F. de Selva.

A Treaty of Peace between Henry II. King of France, and Elizabeth Queen of England, with relation to Calais, &c. At Chateau Cambrefis, the 2d of April,

1559.

LIZABETH, by the Grace of God, of Eng

E land, France and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the

Faith, &c. To all and fingular to whom thefe Prefents fhall come, Greeting. Whereas after many

and various Deliberations and Confultations between our Ambaffadors, Plenipotentiaries, Deputies, &c. and those of the moft Illuftrious and moft Potent Prince Henry, by the Grace of God, the most Christian King of France, our moft dear Brother and Coufin, a certain Treaty for a good, fincere, firm and perpetual Peace, Concord and Friendship, betwixt us and the faid most Potent Prince the King of France, our most dear Brother, was lately agreed and concluded by common Confent, and by virtue and authority of the Commiffions granted by us, and our faid Brother refpectively, at Chateau Cambrefis, as more fully appears, and is contain'd in the Letters of the forefaid Ambaffadors and Commiffioners dispatch'd thereupon; the Tenor of which is as follows.