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s to the island of Cape Breton, as well as to the other islands and 
oasts in the mouth and in the gulph of St. Lawrence); and _ his 
‘itannic Majesty consents to leave to the subjects of the most Christian 
‘ing the liberty of fishing in the gulph of St. Lawrence on condition 
at the subjects of France do not exercise the said fishery but at the 
tance of three leagues from all the coasts belonging to Great Britain, 
swell those of the continent as those of the islands situated in the said 
ulph of St. Lawrence. And as what relates to the fishery on the coast 
the island of Cape Breton out of the said gulph, the subjects of the 
nost Christian King shall not be permitted to exercise the said fishery 
mt at the distance of fifteen leagues from the coast of the island of 
Jape Breton, and the fishery on the coasts of Nova Scotia or Acadia, 
* everywhere else out of the said gulph, shall remain on the foot of 
ormer treaties, 
Article 6. The King of Great Britain cedes the islands of St. 
ierre and Miquelon in full right to his most Christian Majesty, to serve 
is a shelter to the French fisherman; and his said most ‘Christian 
fajesty engages not to fortify the said islands, to erect no buildings 
Pe pon them, but merely for the convenience of the fishery ; and to keep 
ipon them a guard of fifty men only for the police. 
Treaty of Versailles—1783. 
_ Article 4. His Majesty the King of Great Britain is maintained in 
] is right to the island of Newfoundland, and to the adjacent islands, 
s the whole were assured to him by the 18th article of the Treaty 
Mf Utrecht; excepting the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, which 
are ceded in full right by the present treaty to his most Christian 
M: jesty. 
_ Article 5. His Majesty the most Christian King, in order to 
prevent the quarrels which have hitherto arisen between the two 
na Bins of England and France, consents to renounce the right of 
"fishing, which belongs to him in virtue of the aforesaid article of the 
Tres ty of Utrecht, from Cape Bonavista to Cape St. John, situated on 
the eastern coast of Newfoundland, in fifty degrees north latitude; . 
and his Majesty the King of Great Britain consents, on his part, that. 
the fishery assigned to the subjects of his most Christian Majesty, 
beginning at the said Cape St. John, passing to the north, and 
q lescending by the western coast of the island of Newfoundland, shall 
extend to the place called Cape Ray, situated in forty-seven degrees 
if y minutes latitude. The French fishermen shall enjoy the fishery 
hich is assigned to them by the present article, as they had the right 
1 4s Bp enioy that which was assigned to them by the Treaty of Utrecht. 
