provifions, victuals, or any other things, they may freely buy them at the rates in the market. XI. That when any of his faid Majefty's fhips of war fhall appear before Algiers, upon notice thereof given by the English conful, or by the commander of the faid fhips, to the chief governors of Algiers, public proclamation fhall be immediately made to fecure the Christian captives; and if after that any Chriftians whatsoever make their escape on board any of the faid fhips of war, they shall not be required back again, nor fhall the faid conful or commander, or any other his Majefty's fubjects, be obliged to pay any thing for the faid Chriftians. XII. That from and after the time that the ratification of this treaty by the King of Great Britain fhall be delivered to the chief governors of Algiers, no fubjects of his faid Majefty fhall be bought or fold, or made slaves, in any part of the kingdom of Algiers, upon any pretence whatfoever. And the faid King of Great Britain fhall not be obliged, by virtue of this treaty of peace, to redeem any of his fubjects now in flavery, or who may be made flaves before the faid ratification; but it fhall depend abfolutely upon his Majefty, or the friends and relations of the faid perfons in flavery, without any limitation or restriction of time, to redeem fuch and fo many of them, from time to time, as shall be thought fit, agreeing of as reasonable a price as may be, with their patrons or mafters, for their redemption, without obliging the faid patrons or mafters, against their wills, to fet any at liberty, whether they be flaves belonging to the beylicque or galley, or fuch as belong to the Bafhaw, Dey, Governor, Aga, or any other perfons whatfoever. And all flaves, being his Majefty's fubjects, fhall, when they are redeemed, enjoy the advantage and benefit of abatements of the duty due to the Royal Houfe, and of the other charges, by paying fuch reafonable fums as any flaves of other nations ufually pay when they are redeemed. VOL. II. Bb XIII. That XIII. That if any fubject of the faid King of Great Britain happen to die in Algiers, or in any part of its territories, his goods or monies fhall not be feized by the governors, judges, or other officers of Algiers (who fhall likewife make no enquiry after the fame) but the faid goods or monies fhall be poffeffed or received by fuch perfon or perfons whom the deceafed fhall by his laft will have made his heir or heirs, in cafe they be upon the place where the teftator deceased. But if the heirs be not there, then the executors of the said will, lawfully conftituted by the deceased, fhall, after having made an inventory of all the goods and monies left, take them into their cuftody without any hinderance, and fhall take care the fame be remitted, by fome fafe way, to the true and lawful heirs; and in cafe any of his faid Majefty's fubjects happen to die, not having made any will, the English conful fhall poffefs himself of his goods and monies, upon inventory, for the ufe of the kindred and heirs of the deceased. XIV. That no merchants, being his Majefty's fubjects, and refiding in, or trading to the city and kingdom of Algiers, shall be obliged to buy any merchan-dizes against their wills; but it fhall be free for them to buy fuch commodities as they fhall think fit; and no captain or commander of any ship or veffel belong-. ing to his faid Majefty's fubjects, fhall be obliged against his will to lade any goods to carry them, or make a voyage to any place he fhall not have a mind to go to: and neither the English conful, nor any other fubject of the faid King, fhall be bound to pay the debts of any other of his Majefty's fubjects, except that he or they become fureties for the fame by a public act. XV. That the fubjects of his faid Majefty in Algiers, or its territories, in matter of controverfy, fhall be liable to no other jurifdiction but that of the Dey, or Duan, except they happen to be at difference between themselves, in which cafe they shall be liable to no other determination but that of the conful only. XVI. That in cafe any fubject of his faid Majefty, being in any part of the kingdom of Algiers, happen to ftrike, wound, or kill a Turk or a Moor, if he be taken, he is to be punished in the fame manner, and with no greater severity, than a Turk ought to be, being guilty of the fame offence; but if he escape, neither the faid English conful, nor any other of his faid Majefty's fubjects, fhall be in any fort queftioned and troubled therefore. XVII. That the English conful now or at any time hereafter living in Algiers, fhall be there at all times with entire freedom and fafety of his perfon and estate, and fhall be permitted to choose his own druggerman and broker, and freely to go on board any fhips in the road, as often and when he pleafes, and to have the liberty of the country; and that he fhall be allowed a place to pray in, and that no man fhall do him any injury in word or deed. XVIII. That not only during the continuance of this peace and friendship, but likewife if any breach or war happen to be hereafter between the faid King of Great Britain and the kingdom of Algiers, the faid English conful, and all other his faid Majefty's fubjects inhabiting in the kingdom of Algiers, fhall always, and at all times, both of peace and war, have full and abfolute liberty to depart and go to their own or any other country, upon any fhip or veffel, of what nation foever they thall think fit, and to carry with them all their eftates, goods, families, and fervants, without any interruption or hinderance. XIX. That no fubject of his faid Majefty, being a paffenger, and coming or going with his baggage from or to any port, fhall be any way molefted or meddled with, although he be on board any fhip or veffel in enmity with Algiers; and in like manner no Bb 2 Algerine Algerine paffenger, being on board any fhip or veffel in enmity with the faid King of Great Britain, fhall be any way molested, whether in his perfon, or in his goods which he may have laden on board the faid fhip. or veffel. XX. That at all times, when any ship of war of the King of Great Britain's, carrying his faid Majefty's flag at the main-top-maft-head, fhall appear before Algiers, and come to an anchor in the road, that immediately after notice thereof given by his faid Majefty's conful, or officer, from the fhip, unto the Dey and government of Algiers, they fhall, in honour to his Majefty, caufe a falute of one-and-twenty cannon to be shot off from the caftles and forts of the city, and that the faid fhip fhall return an anfwer by shooting off the fame number of cannon. XXI. That presently after the figning and fealing of thefe articles by the Bafhaw, Dey, Aga, and Governors of Algiers, all injuries and damages fuftained on either part fhall be quite taken away and forgotten, and this peace fhall be in full force and virtue, and continue for ever. And for all depredations and damages that fhall be afterwards committed or done by either fide, before notice can be given of this peace, full fatisfaction fhall immediately be made, and whatfoever remains in kind, fhall be inftantly restored. XXII. That in cafe it fhall happen hereafter, that any thing is done or committed contrary to this treaty, whether by the fubjects of the one or the other party, the treaty notwithstanding shall fubfift in full force, and fuch contraventions fhall not occafion the breach of this peace, friendship, and good correfpondence, but the party injured fhall amicably demand immediate fatiffaction for the faid contraventions before it be lawful to break the peace; and if the fault was committed by any private fubjects of either party, they alone fhall be punished as breakers of the peace, and difturbers of the public quiet. And our faith fhall be our faith, and our word our word. Confirmed and fealed, in the prefence of Almighty God, the tenth day of April, in the year of our Lord Jefus Chrift one thoufand fix hundred and eighty-two and in the year of the Hegira one thousand ninety-three, and the eleventh day of the moon Abril. (L. S.) (L. S.) (LS.) Article concerning Passes. WHEREAS, on the tenth day of April, 1682, there was a treaty of peace concluded between the most Serene King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Chriftian faith, &c. and the most Illuftrious Lords the Bashaw, Dey, Aga, and Governors of the city and kingdom of Algiers, to which treaty there was annexed a form of paffes for the fhips belonging to the fubjects of the faid King of Great Britain; it is hereby agreed and exprefsly declared, that the faid form, annexed to the faid treaty, being no part thereof, the lords high admirals or commiffioners of the admiralty of his faid Majefty's dominions, are at full liberty, in giving the faid paffes, to ufe the form of words hereunto annexed, which fhall be good and fufficient to all intents and purpofes. Confirmed and fealed, in the prefence of Almighty God, the fifth day of March, in the year of our Lord Jefus Chrift one thousand fix hundred eighty-and-two, being in the year of the Hegira one thoufand ninety-four, and the feventeenth day of the moon Moolout. (L. S.) (L. S.) · Form of the Pass. SUFFER the ship (L. S.) to pass, with her company, paffengers, goods, and mer Bb 3 chandizes, |