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shall not l>e worse dealt withall than the natural subjects, in their 

 sales and contracts for their merchandizes, as well for price as other- 

 wise ; but that the condition of foreigners and natural subjects shall 

 be equal and alike as aforesaid according to the practice of ancient 

 Treaties made between the most renowned Kings of Great Britain 

 and Castile." 



Portugal, 1654 (II, p. 9). 



Article EC. " That there shall be free commerce between the Re- 

 public of England and the King of Portugal, and their people, 

 1400 subjects, and inhabitants, as well by land as on the sea, rivers, 

 and fresh waters, in all and singular the countries, lands, do- 

 minions, territories, provinces, islands, colonies, cities, towns, villages, 

 ports, and borders, where commerce was heretofore, or is at this time 

 carried on, in such manner that the people, subjects, and inhabitants 

 of either, may, without any safe-conduct or other general or special 

 licence, pass by land and sea, by rivers and fresh waters, to the afore- 

 said Dominions and Kingdoms, all their cities, towns, harbours, 

 shores, bays, and places, and enter the same with carriages, horses, 

 packs, and vessels, laden, or unladen, there to import, sell, and buy 

 merchandize, and at a reasonable price to procure victuals, and what 

 necessaries they want for their stay and voyage to refit their ships 

 and carriages, whether their own or such as are hired or lent, and 

 with the same liberty to depart from thence with their goods, mer- 

 chandize, and all other things whatsoever, either to their own or for- 

 eign countries, as they think fit, and without any hindrance ; saving, 

 nevertheless, all the laws and statutes of each place." 



Sweden, 1654 (H, p. 312). 



Article VI. " In case any of the ships of either Confederate, 

 whether of war or merchants, belonging to the subjects and people 

 of either, be by occasion of tempests, pursuit of pirates and enemies, 

 or any other urgent necessity constrained to put into each others 

 havens, roads, or shores, they shall be received there with all kind- 

 ness and humanity, and enjoy all friendly protection, and be permit- 

 ted to refresh themselves and procure, at a reasonable price, all things 

 needful for their sustenance, reparation, or use; neither shall they 

 be hindered from going out of the said ports or roads, at their pleas- 

 ure, without paying any customs or duties ; provided they do nothing 

 contrary to the laws, ordinances, and customs of the place, wMch the 

 said ships shall enter into or abide in. 



(pp. 313-314.) 



Article X. " The subjects and inhabitants of the Queen and King- 

 dom of Sweden may safely and freely travel in England, Scotland, 

 and Ireland, and the Dominions thereof, and pass through the same 

 by sea or land, to any other nations, freely to traffic and have com- 

 merce with them in all sorts of merchandize, and to import and 

 export the same. And the people of the said Commonwealth shall 

 enjoy the same freedom in the Kingdoms, Dominions, and Terri- 

 tories of the Queen and Kingdom of .Sweden. Provided the laws, 



