A. D. 1678. 595 



XXXII) Pirates and exiles to meet with no protedion on either fide. 



XXXIII, XXXIV) Merchants may make ufc of fuch advocates in 

 each other's country as they fhall think fit ; and may keep their books 

 of accounts in what bnguage they fhall think bcft : and may alfo mu- 

 tually fettle confuls therein. 



XXXV) Neither party fiiall iufFer any fiiip of war of another power 

 to come and make prize, within their ports, havens, or rivers, upon the 

 fubjects of the other. 



XXXVIII) This treaty fhall be in force for twenty-five years to 

 come. 



A feparate article relates to the 50 fols per ton upon ftrangers fhips 

 failing out of the ports of France, viz, that this duty fhall not derogate 

 from the equality, which in other refpeds is by the 7th article of this 

 treaty eftablifhed on both fides ; but that Dutch fhips fliall pay the 50 

 fols per ton as other nations do : but this fubfidy fhall be only paid by 

 Dutch fhips at going out of the French ports, but not at their coming 

 in. And if loaded with fait, they fliall pay but half that duty. And 

 the ftates may, if they pleafe, lay a like proportional impofition on 

 French fhips going out of their ports. 



On the 17th of September peace was figned at Nimeguen between 

 Louis XIV of France and Charles 11 of Spain : but much fliort of what 

 was ftipulated to be obtained for Spain in the treaty between England 

 and the flates-general : for, only Charleroy, Binch, Aeth, Oudenard, 

 Courtray, St. Guiflain, and the duchy of Limburg, were reftored to 

 Spain, together with Ghent and its citadel ; and in Cacalonia the city 

 of Puicerda. On the other hand, Spain was obliged to cede to France, 

 Valenciennes, Cambray, Conde, Bouchain, Aire, St. Omer, Ypres, War- 

 wick, Warneton, Poperingen, Bailleul, Caflel, Bavay, and Maubeuge, 

 with their dependencies ; alio the county of Burgundy, with the city of 

 Befanyon. Thus declining Spain, by every treaty with France fince 

 1659, was obliged to refign many noble and ftrong cities, and extenfive 

 territories, being deferted by King Charles of England, whole higheft 

 intereft and glory it would have been to fupport Spain againll the great- 

 ly increafing power of France. Soon after this unhappy peace, Louis, 

 taking advantage of the very feeble flate of Spain, feized the ftrong 

 city of Luxemburgb; and, moreover, he continually harafled the re- 

 mainder of the Spaniih Netherlands by pretended re-unions, contribu- 

 tions, &c. 



The peace at Nimeguen, between the emperor and empire and 

 France, was not formally figned till the 3d of February 1679 (N. S,) : 

 yet, as it was ftill a part of the fame treaty of Nimeguen coudiaued, we 

 here give its fubftance briefly. 



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