or other officers of thofe places fearch the fame, or make examination concerning the lawfulness of such prizes; but they may hoist sail at any time, and depart, and carry their prizes to the places expreffed in their commiffions, which the commanders of fuch fhips of war fhall be obliged to fhew. On the contrary, no shelter or refuge shall be given in their ports to fuch as fhall have made prizes of the subjects, people, or property of either of the parties; but if fuch fhall come in, being forced by stress of weather, or the danger of the fea, all proper means fhall be vigorously used, that they go out and retire from thence as soon as poffible.

ARTICLE XVIII.

If any ship belonging to either of the parties, their people, or fubjects, shall within the coasts or dominions of the other, ftick upon the fands, or be wrecked or fuffer any other damage, all friendly affiftance and relief fhall be given to the perfons fhipwrecked, or fuch as shall be in danger thereof. And letters of safe-conduct fhall likewife be given to them for their free and quiet paffage from thence, and the return of every one to his own country.

In cafe the fubjects and inhabitants of either party, with their fhipping, whether public and of war, or private and of merchants, be forced through ftrefs of weather, pursuit of pirates or enemies, or any other urgent neceffity, for feeking of fhelter and harbour, to retreat and enter into any of the rivers, bays, roads, or ports belonging to the other party, they fhall be received and treated with all humanity and kindness, and enjoy all friendly protection and help; and they fhall be permitted to refresh and provide themfelves at reasonable rates with victuals and all

things needful for the fuftenance of their perfons, or reparation of their ships, and conveniency of their voyage, and they shall no ways be detained or hindered from returning out of the faid ports or roads, but may remove and depart when and whither they please, without any let or hindrance.

ARTICLE XX.

For the better promoting of commerce on both fides, it is agreed, that if a war fhould break out between the faid two nations, fix months after the proclamation of war fhall be allowed to the merchants in the cities and

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towns where they live, for felling and transporting their goods and merchandizes; and if any thing be taken from them, or any injury be done them within that term, by either party, or the people or subjects of either, full fatisfaction fhall be made for the fame.

ARTICLE XXI.

No fubject of the Most Christian King shall apply for or take any commiffion or letters of marque for arming any fhip or fhips to act as privateers against the faid United States or any of them, or against the fubjects, people, or inhabitants of the faid United States or any of them, or against the property of any of the inhabitants of any of them, from any Prince or State with which the United States shall

be at war; nor shall any citizen, subject, or inhabitant of the faid United States, or any of them, apply for or take any commiffion or letters of marque for arming any ship or ships to act as privateers against the fubjects of the Most Christian King, or any of them, or the property of any of the inhabitants of any of them, from any Prince or State with which the United States fhall be at war; nor fhall any citizen, fubject, or inhabitant of the faid United

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United States, or any of them, apply for or take any commiffion or letters of marque for arming any ship or fhips to act as privateers against the fubjects of the Most Christian King, or any of them, or the property of any of them, from any Prince or State with which the faid King shall be at war; and if any perfon of either nation fhall take fuch commiffion or letters of marque, he shall be punished as a pirate.

ARTICLE XXII.

It shall not be lawful for any foreign privateers, not belonging to the subjects of the Most Chriftian King, nor citizens of the faid United States, who have commiffion from any other Prince or State at enmity with either nation, 'to fit their fhips in the ports of either the one or the other of the aforefaid parties, to fell what they have taken, or in any other manner whatsoever to exchange their fhips, merchandizes, or any other lading; neither shall they be allowed even to purchase victuals, except such as shall be neceffary for their going to the next port of that Prince or State from which they have commiffions.

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ARTICLE XXIII.

It shall be lawful for all and fingular the fubjects of the Moft Chriftian King, and the citizens, people, and inhabitants of the faid United States, to fail with their ships with all manner of liberty and fecurity, no diftinction being made who are the proprietors of the merchandize laden thereon, from any port to the places of those who now are or hereafter shall be at enmity with the Most Christian King or the United States. It fhall likewife

be lawful for the subjects and inhabitants aforefaid to fail with the fhips and merchandizes aforementioned, and to trade with the fame liberty and fecurity from the places, ports, and havens of thofe who are enemies of both or either party, without any oppofition or difturbance whatsoever, not only directly from the places of the enemy aforementioned to neutral places, but alfo from one place belonging to an enemy to another place belonging to an enemy, whether they be under the jurifdiction of the fame prince or under feveral. And it is hereby ftipulated, that free ships shall also have a freedom to carry goods, and that every thing fhall be deemed free and exempt which fhall be found on board the fhips belonging