^22 A. D. 1623. 



land, freely traffic to each others countries in all kind of merchandize ; 

 and may buy up, and freely tranfport away all kinds of jewels, pretious 

 ftones, and whatfoever elfe fitting for both the princes treafuries, as 

 freely as if they were the natives of the felf-fame country. 



Provided, that this freedom of commerce be underflood on the part 

 of Great Britain for all fuch merchants only, and none other, as are al- 

 lowed to trade into the dominions of Ruflia, by the licence of their fo- 

 vereign, and according to the gracious letters and privileges granted, 

 and to be granted hereafter, to the Englifh merchants by his renowned 

 majefty of all Ruffia, and the right reverend great lord and holy patri- 

 arch of all Ruffia ; and on the part of the fubjeds of the czar of Ruffia, 

 for all fuch of his merchants as Ihall be by him allowed to trade into 

 Great Britain, and none other. 



And fuch EngliOi fubjeds trading to Ruffia, and Ruffia fubjeds trad- 

 ing to England, without fuch licences from their refpedive fovereigns, 

 fliall be feized and delivered up to the refpedive agents of each na- 

 tion. 



The merchants in both countries fliall be proteded from all injuries, 

 and have equal juftice done them as the native fubjeds have. 



Perfons guilty of death ffiall not fuffer death, nor be put to the tor- 

 ture, till an ani'wer from their refpedive lovereigns ffiall be received 

 concerning them. 



The merchants in either country ffiall not be diflui'bed on account of 

 difference in religion. 



Ambafladors, melTengers, and ports, and merchants going along with 

 them, of both the contrading parties, ffiall freely and fately pafs and 

 repafs in all parts of both countries, with their attendants, goods, &c. 

 And if either prince ffiall have occafion to fend fuch into other coun- 

 tries, through the countries of the other contrading parties, viz. into 

 Germany, France, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, and Netherland, or unto 

 and from Perfia, Turkey, and other parts of the Eaft not in open hof- 

 tility with either party ; they ffiall freely pafs, with all their goods and 

 people, and have due convoy by land and water. And in cafe of death 

 on their journey, their goods ffiall be fafely kept for thofe who ffiall 

 have a right to them. 



In cafe of ffiipwreck on the coafts of either prince, the goods ffiall be 

 faved for the benefit of the owners. [Foedera, V. xvii, p. 504. J 



King James now iffiied a proclamation, wherein he obiervcs, that in 

 times of dearth, the poorer fort of his people are pinched with the great 

 want and dear prices of corn. That the treafure of the kingdom alio, in 

 thofe times, is much exhaufted, in providing corn from foreign parts. 

 And, on the contrary, in times of plenty, the farmers, by the low pri- 

 ces of corn, are hardiy able to fupport their neceffary charge, and pay 

 their rents. And toreieeing, as well by reafon as by example of foreigii. 



