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Bulls, together with the Approbations thereof made by their Majefties and her Highness, together alfo with the Writings and Oaths that are given and granted: In fhort, every thing that has been done and pafs'd for the Ac complishment and Security of the fame.

That their Catholick and moft Chriftian Majefties fhall approve and ratify this prefent Capitulation, and promile on the Faith and Word of a King to keep and fulfil it inviolably; and to this effect deliver their Brevits in the ufual Form, with the Derogatories, and any Laws, Rights and Customs whatfoever, which are or fhall be contrary thereto, and are reafonable: Which faid Brevits of Ratification of this prefent Writing, they fhall give and deliver to one another refpectively within two months, reckoning from the day of the date of these Prefents, and that by the means of Ambaffadors in Ordinary refiding at the Courts of their faid Catholick and moft Chriftian Majefties.

To all which abovefaid the faid Lords Commiffioners, in the faid Names, have promis'd, confented and agreed, according to what is contain'd in the prefent Capitulation; having thereto oblig'd their Catholick and most Chriftian Majefties, as also her Highness with the Obligation and Bond of their Faith, and on the word of a King, that they will effect and keep the fame, and command it to be entirely kept and accomplish'd, without failing or coming fhort in any thing whatfoever either in whole or in part, or contravening the fame; and confent not to act contrary thereto directly or indirectly, in any manner whatfoever. For thus have the faid Commiffioners promis'd by virtue of the Powers they have from their faid Majefties, at the giving of which vere present the Perfons nam'd at the beginning of this Capitulation; and the faid Lords promifing and granting vhat is above-mention'd, have fign'd the fame with their Hands and Names, and require me to give them a Copy f this whole Contract, and all the tranflated Copies of he fame that shall be neceffary. Thus fign'd on both des, The Duke of Lerma, the Marquifs of Denia, Henof Lorain, Brulard, Andr. de Coifefilles. Done and fs'd before me the above Secretary and Publick Notary, e Year and Day aforefaid. Thus fign'd, Anthony Areny.

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A Treaty between the English and Dutch Eaft-India Companies, relating to the Differences that had arofe between them. At London, the 2d of June, 1619.

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HE States General of the Low Countries; To all who shall see these Presents, or hear them read, Greeting. Whereas on the 2d of June this prefent year, 1619. a Treaty has been made and agreed at London, between the Lords Commiffioners of the Privy Council of the moft High, moft Excellent and most Potent Prince James, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, &c. and the English Company trading to the East-Indies, on the one fide, and us the Commiffioners of the Body of our Affembly, and the Company of our Provinces, on the other fide; the Tenor whereof follows.

And whereas certain Differences and Mifunderftandings have arofe for fome years between the Subjects of the most High, moft Excellent, and moft Potent Prince James, by the Grace of God King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, who are of the Company of Merchants trading to the East-Indies, and thofe of the Company of the United Provinces of the Low Countries, Subjects of the High and Potent Lords the States General; for the accommodating of which Differences, divers Conferences have been held between the Deputies of the faid Companies, as well at London in the year 1613. as at the Hague in the year 1615. yet without any Agreement following thereupon: His faid Majefty and the faid Lords the States defiring to maintain and ftrengthen more and more the Concord, Amity and good Correfpondence between their Subjects and States, and carefully to remedy all the Inconveniences that this Difference might occafion, have found it expedient and neceffary again to refume the faid Affair, in a third Conference between he Deputies of the faid Companies; at which his faid

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Majefty, and the faid Lords have thought good to caufe qualify'd Perfons of their Council and Body to affift, viz. his Majefty, John Digby Knight, Baron of Sherborne, his Majefty's Vice-Chamberlain, and Treafurer of his faid Majefty's Houfhold; Henry Carey Knight, Comptroller of his Houfhold; Foulke Grevil Knight, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Julius Cefar Knight, Master of the Rolls; and Edward Cooke Knight, all Counsellors of State to his faid Majefty. And the faid Lords the States, John van Goch, Burgomafter of the Town of Zutphen Emom vander Duffen, old Burgomafter of the Town of Delft, Joachim Lijens, Counsellor and Penfionary of the Town and Country of Tollen, all of the Body of the faid Lords the States, and Noel van Caron, Knight, Lord of Schonwalle, Ambaffador in Ordinary from the faid Lords at the Court of his faid Majefty; whom his faid Majefty, and the said Lords have, for that effect, authoriz'd with Powers and Commiflions, that fo thro their common Mediation and Direction, the Conclufion of an Affair of fo great Importance may be facilitated, and fucceed to the mutual Contentment and Satisfaction of both Parties. According to which Order, and in the Prefence of the faid Lords the Deputies of the two Companies aforefaid, they have enter'd into Conference, viz. for that of England, Sir Thomas Smith, Governor of the faid East-India Company, Lionel Cransfield, Knight, Governor and Mafter of the noble Court of Guards, and of his Majesty's Wardrobe; Dudley Digby, Knight, Richard Weston, Knight; Henry Martin, Knight, Judg Admiral; Clement Edmunds, Knight, Clerk of his Majefty's Council; William Holliday, Recorder of the City of London, Levinus Monk, Clerk of his Majefty's Signet; Maurice Abbot, DeputyGovernor of the English Company; and William Harrifon, Treafurer of the faid Company. And for the Company of the United Provinces, Thierry Bas, Knight, Burgomafter of the City of Amfterdam; James Boreel, Burgomafter of the City of Middleburg, Arnold Bacob Lodenfteyn, of the Admiralty Council of Zeeland Albert Sonck, old Burgomafter of the Town of Hoorne, and one of the Council of State, and Andries Richar fon, Adminiftrators of the faid General India Company; and Mr. William Boreel, Doctor of Laws, Advocate to

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the faid Company: who by virtue of Letters or Procurations, after many Conferences and long Debates, have finally, by the Intervention, Counfel and Direction of the faid Lords above-mention'd, concluded and fettled the following Articles.

I. In the first place, it hath been agreed, That for the future all Irregularities, Offences and Mifunderstandings fhall be forgotten and bury'd, which may formerly have been in the Parts of the East-Indies, betwixt the Subjects of his faid Majefty of Great Britain, and those of the faid Lords the States General of the United Provinces; and for that effect all Perfons feiz'd and detain'd on both fides fhall be fet at liberty and freely releas'd, as alfo all the Ships and Goods which fhall be found to have been taken to the time of the Publication of this Treaty in the faid Indies, fhall be reciprocally restor❜d.

II. The Officers, Commiffaries and Servants on both fides fhall mutually render and bear to one another in their Converfation, and wherever they fhall meet, all Affiftance, Friendship and reciprocal Correfpondence, all Offices and Duties neceffary among Friends and Neighbours fo ftrictly ally'd; and in cafe that on either fide any fhould find themfelves reduc'd to any Extremity on Sea, the others fhall lend them all the friendly Succour and Affiftance in their Power; and they fhall alfo keep, or readily and faithfully carry the Letters and Accounts of one another.

III. Commerce and Traffick in the East-Indies fhall be free as well for the English Company, as for that of the United Provinces, fo that each of the faid Companies may there employ, on their own feparate and particular account, what Funds and capital Stock they pleafe.

IV. Ánd in order with the common aid to procure the Benefit and Encouragement of Commerce, all pof fible means fhall be us'd, in order to regulate and leffen the extraordinary and exceffive Duties and Impofitions that were lately laid on; and the Practice of liberal Gifts and Prefents fhall alfo ceafe.

V. There fhall be Endeavours us'd to reduce, by common Advice, all Merchandizes in the East-Indies to a reafonable Price; and in the Sale which fhall be made in thefe Kingdoms and United Provinces, of fuch Merchandizes as fhall be bought in the faid Indies at the fame

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common Rate, a certain Price fhall be agreed upon from time to time, under which it fhall not be lawful for either of them to fell them.

VI. And in order to prevent all Jealoufies and Differences which might arife for the future, the Commiffaries on both fides fhall advife and agree among themselves upon a moderate Price, according as they reckon they may agree, about the buying of Peppers at Bantam, and other Places in Java Major (the Liberty of Commerce remaining to the other Parts of the Indies, as also to the faid Java Major, with regard to other Merchandizes, according to the third Article) and for that end certain expert Perfons fhall be ordain'd and commiffion'd to buy them; and the Purchase of them in this manner being over, they fhall be equally divided, half to the one, and half to the other Party.

VII. The English Company fhall have the free Exercife and Enjoyment of the Traffick of Palicate, and fhall bear the half of the Expence for maintaining and upholding the Fort and Garison that is to be begun at the time of the Publication of this Treaty. in those Parts.

VIII. The Commerce to the Molucca Ilands, Banda and Amboyna, fhall by common Advice be fo regulated, that the English Company fhall have one third of all the Trade there, as well for the bringing and vending Merchandizes in the faid Iflands, as for the Fruits and Merchandizes which grow there, and are tranfported from thence; and thofe of the United Provinces fhall have the other two Thirds.

IX. And with regard to the buying and dividing the faid Fruits and Merchandizes, the principal Commiffaries and Factors of the two Nations refiding there fhall buy them at the current Price, and fhall respectively advife about the contingent Portion falling to the one and the other by Lot; and for that end they fhall have free Accefs and Abode in the Forts and Magazines of both fides.

X. And forafmuch as fo diftant a Commerce and Traffick, and alfo fo important, cannot be fecur'd without a vigorous Defence, this fhall be done by furnishing and maintaining twenty Ships of War, half belonging to the one, and half to the other Company; which Number (if it be found expedient) fhall afterwards be in

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