lances, javelines, chevaux, felles de cheval, fourreaux de pistolets, baudriers, et généralement tous autres affortimens fervant à l'ufage de la guerre, de même que le bois de conftruction, le goudron, ou poix réfine, le cuivre en feuille, les voiles, chanvres et cordages, et généralement tout ce qui fert directement à l'équip- ́ pement des vaiffeaux; le fer non ouvragé, et les planches de fapin cependant exceptés. Mais il eft expreffément déclaré, que, dans ce genre de marchandifes de contrebande, l'on ne comprend point le poiffon et la viande fraîche ou falée, les fromens, farines, bleds ou autres grains, les légumes, l'huile, le vin, et généralement tout ce qui fert à la nourriture et fuftentation de la vie; et ainfi toutes ces chofes pourront toujours fe vendre et tranfporter, comme les autres marchandifes, même aux lieux tenus par un ennemi des deux Couronnes, pourvu qu'ils ne foient affiégés ou bloqués. The The HANSE TOWNS. HERE were various treaties between 1435. England and the Hanfe Towns, from T 1578. 1677. 12 Jan. 1706. 11 Oct. 1711. 1435 to 1578, when their peculiar privileges, within this kingdom, were entirely abrogated by Queen Elizabeth. Rym. Fad. vol. x. p. 627-57-666. vol. xi. p. 217-645-729-739780-793. The city of Hamburgh's inftrument, obliging itfelf to pay 35,000l. as compenfation for the lofs of certain English hips in the river Elbe. Pap. Off. R. 1. The treaty of commerce with Dantzic. Board of Trade, Q. 14. The convention with Hamburgh, about 31 Jan. the herring trade. 19 17 20 Pap. Off. R. 5. Board of Trade, O. 128. The convention with Hamburgh, about 8 Feb. the herring trade. ・い Pap. Off. R. 6. Board of Trade, P. 165. 1731. The convention with the city of Bremen, 17 Oct. touching the commerce of herrings. Pap. Off. R. 7. [The following treaty of commerce, between Great Britain and Dantzic, is printed from a copy in the book of treaties, belonging to the late Board of Trade.] The Treaty of Commerce with Dantzic, dated October, 1706. WHEREAS her Sacred Majefty Anne, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, at the request of her fubjects, merchants refiding in the city of Dantzic, moft graciously commanded the Excellent and Reverend Dr. John Robinson, Doctor in Divinity, and Canon of the cathedral and metropolitical church of Christ at Canterbury, her Ambaffador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, that he fhould confer with the moft Noble Magiftracy of the faid city, in order to the removing certain grievances in trade, whereby the British merchants at Dantzic are oppreffed; and the Magiftracy aforefaid, being difpofed and inclined to all those things which may be grateful and acceptable to her Majefty, and very much defiring that the British merchants refiding at Dantzic, and thofe of Dantzic in Great Britain, may enjoy mutual advantages, hath named their deputies, the Noble Lords M. Gabriel von Boemeln, Conful, and John Ernest von der Linde, Conful and Syndic, to confer and treat upon that affair with the aforefaid Minifter and Plenipotentiary: Whereupon the faid Minifter and Deputies confented and agreed unto the following articles. I. As formerly and hitherto, fo alfo hereafter for the future, it fhall be lawful for the fubjects of the kingdoms of Great Britain, to wit, England, Scotland, and Ireland, as of a nation in amity, freely to dwell at Dantzic, as long as they will, without any molestation, and exercife trade there; that is to fay, to import whatsoever merchandizes of other nations, which it is lawful by fea or land to bring from fo reign parts to Dantzic, and, having paid the due and usual customs, to keep them in cellars, warehouses, and storehouses, and thence fell them to the citizens of Dantzic; or if, perhaps, they cannot fell them, to export them again by fea, in what ships they fhall think fit, having paid the duties at their going out, which the citizens themselves do; as alfo buy all merchandizes whatsoever of the citizens of Dantzic, and transport them by fea to what foreign parts foever they please; nevertheless always obferving the laws and ftatutes of the faid city refpecting either commerce, or any other right or privilege whatfoever. II. But as to herrings in particular, and every kind of falt fish, it fhall be lawful to keep thefe goods brought by British subjects, and to put them in cellars, warehouses, and ftorehouses, and have the fame privileges as the Dutch merchants dwelling in Dantzic: yet fo, that they must declare in the cuftomhoufe the faid merchandizes, as well as all others, according to the true confignment of the fame, as alfo commit them to the care and infpection of officers fworn to approve and examine the fame; but they fhall not deliver any of the faid goods into the buyers hands, before they are expofed by the officers upon the public bridge, and fubjected to their approbation and examination: In like manner alfo, the fubjects of Great Britain fhall be allowed to export herrings and falt by fea, paying custom for the fame, provided they cannot fell them at Dantzic (fufpending as heretofore; fo now, and as far as may be, without prejudice to the public good, the execution of an edict published in the month of March, in the year 1687); but when it fhall be neceffary to enforce the faid edict, and put it in execution, the fame shall be previously notified to the British merchants for the fix preceding fummer months. Moreover, because the aforefaid merchants ought not to enjoy the proper rights and privileges of the citizens in buying H 3 and and felling, neither fhall the British subjects, who lodge with any citizen of Dantzic, and have no family of their own, be obliged to execute personal offices and employments, as for example, to undertake the guardianship of others, the government of churches and hofpitals, or thofe of any other kind whatfoever; nor to pay the fubfidy that is impofed on the citizens and inhabitants, or any other burthens, befides the juft and ufual duties at coming in and going out, for their fhips and merchandizes, as much, namely, as fhall be paid by the citizens themselves, either for their perfons or goods, and commodities whatsoever; but others who have hired houfes and fixed habitations at Dantzic, and use and dwell in them, and have families of their own, they fhall hereafter pay and be fubject to all duties and impofitions, without murmuring or refufal, which fhall be required not only from the citizens, but from all the inhabitants in general, an equality being always obferved, that they are not more burthened than the other inhabitants. III. Moreover, there fhall be entire liberty as well for the British merchants themselves, or if they have a family, as for the British heirs of the deceased to change place, and remove from Dantzic all their goods and effects, whenever and wherefoever they fhall think fit; and thofe of Dantzic, or any Dantzic heirs of the deceased, fhall alfo equally enjoy the fame right in all things in the kingdom of Great Britain. IV. A British fhip being driven by storm going into port and the river Weiffell, fhall pay nothing more than the money to the pilots, and for clearing out the ballaft (commonly called Lotfs and Bagger Gild); but with this difference, that a fhip of great burthen shall bear the faid expences according to the proportion of lafts which, for eafier entrance, she unloadeth into leffer veffels. And a little fhip that unloadeth no goods,fhall pay at least half the money for |