A. D. 1632. 371 



1632. — The port of Sallee, on the Barbary coaft, being in rebellion 

 againfl the emperor of Morocco, and being a mere neft of pirates, that 

 prince, defirous to reduce them to his obedience, but not having fuffi- 

 cient fliipping of his own for that purpofe, requefted the afliftance of 

 the king of Great Britain. Accordingly an EngUfh fquadron having 

 blocked up the town, w'hile their own monarch befieged them on the 

 land fide, they were forced to yield; the fortifications were difmantled, 

 the pirates executed, and 300 captive chriflians delivered into our king's 

 hands ; whereby (fays Dr. Heylin, p. 955) both he and the nation reap- 

 ed great honour. 



The king about that fame time built and newly repaired his naval 

 arfenals, docks, ftore-houfes, &c. fo effeftually, that Leigh, in his Choice 

 obfervations of all the kings of England (8vo, 1 66 1 ), fpeaking thereof, 

 fays, ' that thofe naval edifices, &c. ereded by him, are fo magnificent 

 ' and univerfally ufeful, that they are become a principal pillar of the 



* nation's fupport, fo far as they relate to the naval defence of it ; af- 

 '■ fording variety of employment by the manufadure of cordage, as alfo 



* by the careening and building of fliips.' What more could he have 

 faid, had he viewed Portfmouth, Plymouth, Chatham, Sheernefs, Wool- 

 wich, and Deptford, in our days fo vaftly improved, enlarged, and 

 beautified ? 



A treaty of peace with France was concluded by King Charles, which 

 was in fubftance as follows. 



I and II) King Louis XIII engages to pay into the hands of Sir Ifaac 

 Wake, King Charles's ambafiiidor at Paris, the value of the charges of 

 three Englilh fliips ; and to deliver up thofe fliips now in his ports of 

 Diep and Calais. 



Ill) King Charles reflores to France all the places pofl"efl"ed by the 

 Englilh in New France, La Cadie, and Canada, particularly Port-Royal, 

 (fince named Annapolis-Royal) Quebec, and Cape Breton. 



VIII, IX, X, XI) The Turn of 82,700 livres was to be paid to France 

 for flvins, knives, &c. found in Quebec. And alfo the value of the car- 

 goes of feveral fliips taken by the Englifli, as herein fpecified. Alfo 

 60,600 livres for five fliips and their cargoes, taken by the Englifli. 

 \Fccdera, V. xix, p. 361 General collcBion of treaties, V. ii, art. 11] 



Moreover, in a treaty of commerce, concluded on the fame day be- 

 tween the two nionarchs, it was ftipulated, in fubflance, viz. 



Article III) To prevent damages to merchants, by detaining their 

 fliips at fea, by the fliips of war of either party, under pretence of 

 fearching for contraband goods, there fliould not above three perfoiis, 

 at any one time, enter any fucli merchant fliips, Irom any fliip of war, 

 to view or fearch their papers for contraband goods. After which they 

 fliould not lUp the faid merchant fliips, nor turn them out of their 

 way, 



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