our officers of the faid dutchy of Limbourg, to obey thefe prefents from the moment they fhall be notified to them; and to the end this prefent donation be firm and lafting for ever, we have figned thefe prefent letters with our own hand, and caused our great feal to be affixed to them, willing and ordaining that they be registered in all and every one of our councils, and chambers of accounts where it fhall belong. Given at our city of Corella, in our kingdom of Navarre, the 28th day of September, in the year of our Lord, 1711, and of our reign the Eleventh.

And her faid majesty of Great Britain promises, that she will maintain the faid lady princefs of Urfini, or her af figns, in the real, actual, and peaceable poffeffion of the faid fovereignty and territory, against all and every one, at any time, and for ever, and that fhe will not permit, that the faid lady princefs be disturbed or molefted in the faid poffeffion by any body, by right or fact. And whereas, the real poffeffion of the fovereignty of the faid dutchy of Limbourg, or of the territories as aforefaid to be fubrogated, ought, by virtue of the before-mentioned convention, concluded the 27th of March last past, to have been already given to the faid lady princefs, although it is not yet given therefore her faid royal majefty of Great Britain, as a farther furety, promifes, and engages her royal word, that he will not yield or remit, nor fuffer to be yielded or remitted to any body, the faid Spanish NetherÍands, but will keep, or caufe the fame to be kept, not only until the faid lady princefs of Urfini be put in actual and peaceable poffeffion of the faid fovereignty, but also, that the faid lady princess of Urfini be, as aforefaid, acknowledged fovereign lady of the faid fovereignty, and put in poffeffion thereof by the prince to whom the faid Spanish Netherlands are to be yielded and remitted.

This prefent article fhall be ratified, and the exchange of the ratifications shall be made at Utrecht within fix weeks, or fooner, if poffible.

In witness whereof, we the ambaffadors extraordinary, and plenipotentiaries of her facred royal majefty of Great Britain, have fubfcribed this prefent article, and

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fealed the fame with our feals, at Utrecht, the of July, in the year of our Lord, 1713.

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Treaty of Navigation and Commerce between the moft ferene and most potent Princess Anne, by the Grace of God, Queen of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. and the moft ferene and moft potent Prince Philip V. the Catholick King of Spain, con cluded at Utrecht, the 23 Day of November

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ANNE, by the grace of God, queen of Great Britain,

France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. to all and fingular to whom thefe prefents fhall come, greeting. Whereas the right reverend father in God, our right, trufty, and well-beloved counsellor, John, bishop of Briftol, our ambaffador extraordinary and plenipotentiary, dean of Windfor, and register of our most noble order of the garter, did on our part, together with the plenipotentiaries of his Catholick Majefty, conclude and fign at Utrecht, on the 23 day of November 1713, a treaty of com

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Good and firm peace, and a true and fincere friendfhip having, by the merciful affiftance of God, been happily established between the moft ferene and potent prince and lady, Anne, by the grace of God, queen of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, &c. and the moft ferene and potent prince and lord, Philip V. by the grace of God, Catholick King of Spain, &c. and their heirs and fucceffors, kingdoms, and fubjects, by a treaty of pacification concluded at Utrecht the day of the month of July laft paft, their majesties before all things made it their care, that the mutual advantage of their fubjects in

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matters of trade, might be provided for after the best manner; and therefore they moft gracioufly gave inftructions to their ambaffadors extraordinary and plenipotentiaries, (by whofe means the peace had been happily concluded) to draw up into a folemn treaty of commerce, whatsoever, after all things had been thoroughly confidered at the conferences held for that purpose at Madrid, fhould feem to conduce moft to this good end; the faid amballadors therefore, by virtue of their full powers, (copies whereof are inferted word for word at the end of this inftrument) agreed upon articles of commerce for the explanation of former treaties, and greater ease and convenience of trade, in the manner and form following:

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HE treaty of peace, commerce, and alliance, concluded at Madrid, between the crowns of Great Britain and Spain, the day of May, 1667, is ratified and confirmed by this treaty, and for the greater ftrengthening and confirmation of the fame, it has been thought proper to infert it word for word in this place, together with the royal schedules or ordinations annexed to it, as follows:

The treaty of peace and friendship between the crowns of Great Britain and Spain, concluded at Madrid the 13 day of May, in the year of our Lord, 1667, entered into and concluded by the most excellent lord Edward, earl of Sandwich, privy-counfellor to the moft ferene and potent king of Great Britain, and his ambaffador extraordinary to Spain, in the name of the most ferene king his master ; and the moft excellent lords, Don John Eberardo Nidardo, confeffor to the moft ferene Catholick Queen, inquifitor general and counfellor of ftate, Don Ramiro Phelipez Nunez de Guzman, duke of San Lucar Mayor, and of Medina de las Torres, counsellor of state, and prefident of Italy, and Don Gaspar of Bracamonte and Gusman, count of Penaranda, counsellor of ftate, and prefident of the Indies, in the name of the moft ferene and potent king and queen of Spain, at Madrid the day of May, 1667.

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In the name of the most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Hoby Ghoft, three diftinct Perfons, and One only true God.

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'IRST, it is agreed and concluded, that from this day forward there fhall be, between the two crowns of Great Britain and Spain, a general, good, fincere, true, firm, and perfect amity, confederation and peace, which fhall endure for ever, and be observed inviolably, as well by land, as by fea, and fresh-waters; and also between the lands, countries, kingdoms, dominions, and territories, belonging unto, or under the obedience of either of them. And that their fubjects, people, and inhabitants refpectively, of what condition, degree, or quality foever, from henceforth reciprocally, fhall help, affift, and fhew to one another all manner of love, good offices, and friendfhip.

II. That neither of the faid kings, nor their respective people, fubjects or inhabitants within their dominions, upon any pretence, may in publick or fecret, do, or procure to be done, any thing againft the other, in any place, by fea or land, nor in the ports or rivers of the one or the other, but fhall treat one another with all love and friendfhip; and may, by water and by land, freely and securely pafs into the confines, countries, lands, kingdoms, iflands, dominions, cities, towns, villages, walled or without wall, fortified or unfortified, their havens and ports (where hitherto trade and commerce hath been accustomed) and there trade, buy and fell, as well of and to the inhabitants of the respective places, as thofe of their own nation, or a other nation that fhall be or come there.

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III. That the faid kings of Great Britain and Spain, fhall take care that their refpective people and fubjects, from henceforward, do abftain from all force, violence, or wrong; and if any injury fhall be done by either of the faid kings, or by the people or fubjects of either of them, to the people or fubjects of the other, against the articles of this alliance, or against common right, there fhall not therefore be given letters of reprifal, marque, or counter-marque, by any of the confederates, until fuch

time as juftice is fought and followed in the ordinary course of law. But if juftice be denied or delayed, then the king whose people or inhabitants have received harm, fhall afk it of the other, by whom (as is faid) the juftice shall have been denied or delayed, or of the commiffioners that shall be, by the one king or the other, appointed to receive and hear fuch demands, to the end that all such differences may be compounded in friendship, or according to law. But if there. fhould be yet a delay, or juftice fhould not be done, nor fatisfaction given within fix months after having the fame fo demanded, then may be given letters of reprisal, marque, or counter-marque.

IV. That between the king of Great Britain, and the king of Spain, and their respective people, fubjects and inhabitants, as well upon fea as upon land, and fresh-waters, in all and every their kingdoms, lands, countries, dominions, confines, territories, provinces, islands, plantations, cities, villages, towns, ports, rivers, creeks, bays, ftreights, and currents, where hitherto trade and commerce hath been accustomed, there fhall be free trade and commerce, in fuch way and manner, that without fafe conduct, and without general or particular licence, the people and subjects of each other may freely, as well by land as by fea, and fresh-waters, navigate and go into their faid countries, kingdoms, dominions, and all the cities, ports, currents, bays, diftricts, and other places thereof; and may enter into any port with their fhips laden or empty, carriage or carriages, wherein to bring their merchandize, and there buy and fell what, and how much they pleafe, and also at just and reasonable rates provide themfelves with provifions, and other neceffary things, for their fubfiftence and voyage; and alfo may repair their fhips and carriages, and from thence again freely depart with their fhips, carriages, goods, merchandize and eftate, and return to their own countries, or to fuch other places as they fhall think fit, without any moleftation or impediment, fo that they pay the duties and cuftoms which shall be due, and saving to either fide the laws and ordinances of their country.

V. Item, It is likewife agreed, that for the merchandizes which the subjects of the king of Great Britain shall buy in Spain, or other the kingdoms or dominions of the VOL. I.

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