A. D. 1518, S3 



the French kmg, for the marriage of Mary, Henry's daughter, with the 

 dauphin of France ; wherein Henry flipulates to pay 330,000 crowns, 

 of 35 fols Tournois each, as the lady's portion ; but it did not take 

 place. [Foedera, V. xiii,/*. 632.] 



And vcip. 642 we have a treaty, whereby Henry flipulates do deliver 

 to Francis the city and territory of Tournay, with Mortagne and St. 

 Amande ; for which Francis flipulates to pay him 600,000 crowns, of 

 35 fols Tournois each, at fundry diflant payments. 



By a commercial, or rather maritime treaty, between king Henry 

 VIII and king Francis I, the title of which is TraSiatus Depredationis, 

 it appears there were in tliofe times many violences, robberies, and pi- 

 racies committed on the feas of Europe. For the prevention whereof 

 it was now ftipulated, 



' I) That at London, the admiral, vice-admiral, and mafter of the 

 rolls, for England, and at Rouen, the like officers for France, fhould 

 reciprocally be the judges of fuch enormities. 



' II) Thefe curity which mafters and owners of fhips gave (by former 

 treaties), on their letting fail, not to injure the lubjeds of the other 

 contrading party on the feas or in the port, was by this treaty made 

 general, viz. That they fhould not injure any nation whatever. 



' III) Ships, on their return home, were to undergo a flrid: examina- 

 tion, and to give a jufl account how they came by any fhips, mer- 

 chandize, or prifoners, which they might bring home as booty.' [^Fce- 

 dera, V. xiii,^. 649.] 



Since all the powers of Europe keep up a flanding maritime force 

 even in times of peace, fuch piratical violences amongft nations in ami- 

 ty have ceafed, becaufe they would be fo eafily deteded, and fo fpeedily 

 punifhed. 



And here it may be proper to remark, that in almoft all the general 

 treaties between England and France, for about 100 years backward 

 from this time, England (along with fuch other powers as are compre- 

 hended by her in thofe treaties) generally has comprehended, and now 

 exprefsly comprehends, the community and fociety of the Teutonic 

 Hanfe. 



We may alio note, that king Henry VIII was the firfl king of Eng- 

 land that had any correfpondence with the Swifs cantons, whom he 

 therefore generally comprehends in his treaties, under the title of the 

 Helvetic Lords (' Domini Helvetii,five Suetenfes.''') 



In this year, according to Thuanus [L. li.], * fourteen of the Hanfe 

 towns were cut off from their general confederacy,' (for irregularities, 

 doubtlefs, in their condud.) Who adds, that there flill remained, un- 

 to his own time, 66 cities in that confederacy, viz. 6 Vandalic cities, 8 

 of Pomerania, 6 of Prullia, 3 of Livonia, 13 Saxon cities, 10 of Wefl- 

 phalia, 7 of Cleves or Marck, 3 of OverylTel, 7 of Guelderland, and 3 



