peace fhall be concluded, the Hans-Towns and the city of Dantzic may, for the future, as common friends, enjoy the ancient advantages which they have heretofore had in the business of trade, either by treaties or by old custom. XXVIII. Thofe fhall be comprehended in this present treaty of peace, who fhall be named by common consent, on the one part and on the other, before the exchange of the ratifications, or within fix months after. XXIX. Lastly, Solemn ratifications of this prefent treaty, and made in due form, fhall be exhibited on both fides at Utrecht, and mutually and duly exchanged within the space of four weeks, to be computed from the day of the figning, or fooner if poffible. XXX. In witnefs whereof, we the under-written Ambaffadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaries of the Queen of Great Britain, and of the moft Chriftian King, have put our feals to these present inftruments, fubfcribed with our own hands, at Utrecht, the # day of in the year 1713. March (L. S.) Joh. Bristol, C. P. S. ANNE R. (L. S.) Huxelles. (L. S.) Mefnager. ANNE, by the grace of God, Queen of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the faith, &c.; to all and fingular to whom these presents fhall come, greeting. Whereas the Congrefs that was held at Utrecht in the beginning of the last year, for making a general peace, has been drawn out into length above thefe fourteen months by various obftacles, which have been thrown in the way, contrary to our hopes and wishes; but now, by the favour and goodness of Almighty God (who has been pleafed to infpire the love of concord more strongly into the breafts of the parties parties engaged in war) it seems happily to tend towards the end fo long defired, and fo neceffary for the tranquillity and welfare of Europe; we, having at last adjusted with our good brother the most Christian King our matters on both fides, relating both to peace and to commerce, to the end that our ministers, who have hitherto, under the title of Plenipotentiaries, applied themselves, with our highest approbation, to the discharge of this employment, may, with greater fplendor, put an end to this moft wholesome work, have thought fit to give them the most honourable character of our Ambaffadors Extraordinary. Now know ye, that we repofing especial confidence in the loyalty, industry, experience, and fagacity in managing matters of great importance, of the Right Reverend Father in God our right trusty and well-beloved Counfellor John Bishop of Bristol, Keeper of our Privy Seal, Dean of Windfor, and Register of our most Noble Order of the Garter; and of our right trufty and right well-beloved Coufin and Counsellor Thomas Earl of Strafford, Viscount Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse and Stainborough, Baron of Raby, Lieutenant General of our forces, Firft Commiffioner of our Admiralty, Knight of our most Noble Order of the Garter, and our Ambaffador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United Netherlands; have named, made, and conftituted them, as by these presents we do name, make, and conftitute them, our true, certain, and undoubted Ambaffadors Extraordinary, Commiffaries, Procurators, and Plenipotentiaries, giving and granting to them, jointly and separately, all and all manner of power, faculty, and authority, as alfo both general and special order (but fo as the general do not derogate from the fpecial, nor on the contrary) to meet and confer in the city of Utrecht, or in any other place, with the Ambaffadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaries, which the faid moft Chriftian King fhall have deputed on his part, being furnished with fuffiCc 2 cient cient authority, and to treat, agree, and conclude concerning fafe, lafting, and honourable conditions of peace and friendship between us and the faid moft Chriftian King; and to fign for us, and in our name, all fuch things as fhall be fo agreed and concluded; and to make out fuch and fo many inftruments of what is concluded, as fhall be neceffary, and to exchange and mutually receive the fame; and generally to do and perform all fuch things as they fhall judge neceffary, or any way conducible towards making and fettling the conditions of peace and friendship, as is abovefaid, in as ample manner and form, and with the like force and effect, as we ourselves might do and perform, if we were prefent; engaging and promifing on our Royal word, that we will accept, approve, and ratify, in the fame manner and form as they have been agreed, all and every thing that by virtue of these prefents fhall happen to be tranfacted, concluded, and figned by our faid Ambaffadors Extraordinary, Commiffaries, Procurators, and Plenipotentiaries, jointly or feparately. In witnefs and confirmation whereof we have commanded our great feal of Great Britain to be affixed to thefe prefents, figned with our Royal hand. Given at our palace of St. James's, the 24th day of the month of March, in the year of our Lord 1713, and of our reign the twelfth. LEWIS, by the grace of God, King of France and Navarre, to all who fhall fee these prefents, greeting. Whereas we have omitted nothing for contributing with all our might towards the re-establishment of a fincere and folid peace; and as our moft dear and moft beloved fifter the Queen of Great Britain has fhewn the fame defire, and as there is room to hope, that the conferences which are held at Utrecht, for attaining to fo defirable a good, will in a little time have a happy iffue; and being willing likewife to apply all our care for promoting the effect thereof, and repofing entire confidence in the capacity, experi ence, ence, zeal, and fidelity for our fervice, of our most dear and well-beloved coufin, the Marquis d'Huxelles, Marshal of France, Knight of our Orders, and our Lieutenant General of the government of Burgundy, and of our dear and well-beloved the Sieur Mefnager, Knight of our Order of St. Michael. For thefe caufes, and other good confiderations us hereunto moving, we have commiffioned, ordained, and deputed, as by these prefents, figned with our hand, we do commiffion, ordain, and depute the said Sieurs Marfhal d'Huxelles and Mefnager, and have given, and do give to them full power, commiffion, and fpecial command, in quality of our Ambaffadors Extraordinary, and our Plenipotentiaries, to confer, negotiate, and treat with the Ambaffadors Extraordinary, Plenipotentiaries of our faid fifter, provided with her powers in due form, to agree, conclude, and fign fuch treaties of peace, articles, and conventions, as they fhall fee good. We will that in cafe of abfence of one of them by ficknefs, or through any other lawful caufe, the other have the fame power to confer, negotiate, treat, agree, conclude, and fign fuch treaties of peace, articles, and conventions, as fhall be agreeable to the good of the peace which we propose to ourfelves, and to the reciprocal advantage of our subjects, fo that our faid Ambaffadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaries may act, in all which fhall belong to the negotiation with our faid fifter, with the fame authority as we should and might do, if we were prefent in perfon, although there fhould be fomething which might require a more fpecial order than is contained in these prefents. We promife, on the faith and word of a King, to approve, and to keep firm and lafting for ever, to fulfil and execute punctually, all that the faid Sieurs Marshal d'Huxelles and Mefnager, or one of them, in the faid cafes of abfence, or of ficknefs, fhall ftipulate, promife, and fign, by virtue of this prefent power, without ever acting contrary thereto, or permitting that any thing be done to the contrary, on Cc3 any any caufe, or under any pretence whatfoever; as likewife to cause our letters ratifying the fame to be difpatched, in good form, and to cause them to be delivered, in order to be exchanged, within the time which fhall be agreed on by the treaties to be made, For this is our pleasure. In witnefs whereof we have caufed our feal to be affixed to thefe prefents. Given at Verfailles, the fourth day of March, in the year of our Lord 1713, and of our reign the feventieth. Signed LEWIS, and on the fold, By the King, Celert. [The following is printed from the copy, which was publifhed by authority in 1713. The Treaty of Navigation and Commerce between the moft Serene and most Potent Princess Anne, by the Grace of God, Queen of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, and the moft Serene and most Potent Prince Lewis the XIVth, the moft Chriftian King, concluded at Utrecht the Day of April 1713. March WHEREAS the moft Serene and most Potent Princefs and Lady Anne, by the grace of God, Queen of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, and the moft Serene and most Potent Prince and Lord Lewis the Fourteenth, by the grace of God, the moft Chriftian King, fince they applied their minds, by the difpofal of the Almighty, to the ftudy of peace, have both been moved with an earnest defire to increase the advantages of their fubjects, which are to arife therefrom, by a reciprocal liberty of navigation and commerce, which ought to be as well the principal fruit as establishment of peace; and to that end they have moft graciously given inftructions to their Ambaffadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaries, going to the congrefs at Utrecht, that they fhould employ their utmoft diligence and care both to re-eftablish peace, and to renew the former treaties of commerce between the two nations, and to adapt them to the present ftate |