420 A. D. 1642. 



John IV king of Portugal, and ratified by King Charles at York 22d 

 May 1642. 



What relates to commerce is in fubflance, viz. 



1) There fhall be a free commerce between the fubjedls of both 

 crowns in all countries, iflands, &c. where it was permitted in the time 

 of the kings of Caftile, or fince. 



IV) The Englifh (hall -enjoy the fame privileges and immunities in 

 Portugal as the natives themfelves ; nor fhall they pay higher duties, 

 cuftoms, &c. than the natives ; and they fhall enjoy all the privileges 

 which the Englifli enjoyed in Portugal before it was imited to Spain, 

 ' V) The merchants of England, coming into the havens of Por- 

 tugal, fhall not be obliged to take any other goods on board than what 

 they flaall themfelves think fitting ; and the Portuguefe fhall have the 

 like freedom in England. 



VIII) England fliall have confuls refiding in Portugal to take care of 

 the interefts and commerce of their nation. 



IX) The efFeds of the Englifh dying in Portugal fhall not be taken 

 polTeflion of by the judges or other officers of Portugal, but fhall be put 

 into the hands of the defund's executors or truflees, if on the fpot, or, 

 if abfent, into the hands of one or two Englifh merchants, not married, 

 fworn to do juflice, in trufl for thofe who fhall appear to have the right 

 to the fa id eflfeds. 



X) Englifh fhips fhall not be flopped nor detained in Portugal with- 

 out the king of Great Britain's knowlege and confent, but fhall be free- 

 ly permitted to depart at their pleafure. Neither fhall the goods and 

 merchandize of the Englifh be taken for the king of Portugal's ufe, un- 

 lefs for a jufl and ufual price, which fliall be paid for in two months 

 time, unlefs otherwife agreed for. 



XII) Things fliall remain in the Eafl-Indies, in point of peace and 

 commerce between both nations, for three years to come, as they were 

 fettled by treaty in India in the year 1 635 between the prefident or go- 

 vernor, William Methwold, for the Englifh there, and the Portuguefe 

 governors ; after which a perpetual peace fhall enfue. 



XIII) The fubjeds of England fettled on the coafi: of Africa under 

 the Portuguefe, viz. at Guinea, Binny, &c. and in the ifle of St. Thome,^ 

 and other ifles on that coafI, v/ho had this privilege under the kings of 

 Caftile, fhall not be molefted therein. And the king of Portugal may 

 freely hire the Englifh fhips trading to thofe coafls, until otherwife fettled 

 between both nations *. 



XIV) The fubjeds of the king of Great Britain fhall have the fame 

 liberty of importing into and exporting from Portugal all forts of goods 



• The Portuguefe had long hecn in the praftice of hiring Engh'fli fliips to carry their flaves from 

 Africa to BraQl. /I. 



