they fhall at all times be left to their free choice, without moleftation. And in cafe that either the one or the other is not yet actually confirmed in the expectatives of certain prebends of the chapter of Hamburg, granted by the former kings of Sweden, or bought of others, fuch expectatives, according to their rights and origin, fhall remain entire; in fuch manner nevertheless, that for the future, when a vacancy happens, no body fhall be preferred to thofe who are the bearers of them. V. The reduction and liquidation established every where by the preceding government of Sweden, having given occafion to many grievances of the fubjects and inhabitants, the late king of Sweden of glorious memory, in justice to the caufe, was determined to give a fecurity by letters patent, that in case any of the fubjects could prove, that any estate juftly belonging to them had been taken from them, their right fhould be preferved; in confequence of which feveral were reftored to the poffeffion of their eftates formerly difputed, or fequeftered by virtue of the faid reduction, or any other pretext; which right has been again confirmed to them fince, by their last assembly of the 30th of May last. It is therefore agreed and ftipulated by these presents, between the two contracting fovereigns, that the ceffion made of the duchies of Bremen and Verden, by the aforefaid third article of the present treaty, fhall not prejudice the rights and juft pretenfions of the fubjects and inhabitants of the faid duchies, or their heirs, living intra vel extra territorium; but the fame fhall be maintained by his Britannick Majefty, as elector of Brunswick and Lunenburg, to all intents and purposes in the fame manner as they are now by her Swedish Majefty, and as they may be certified now or hereafter. VI. In like manner, pursuant to what is ftipulated by the fecond article concerning the amnefty, the estates, houfes and properties of any perfons whatsoever, who had been put under arreft by reafon of the war, shall be reftored and returned to the lawful proprietors, whether they live intra vel extra territorium. VII. Nevertheless, all negotiations actually made in the faid duchies, and during the Swedish regency, publico nomine, till the faid duchies were invaded by his Danish Majefty, by reafon of debts and farms which were levied and carried into the royal chest, and the fums put into it by the faid regency, fhall remain in full force, in fuch manner that the creditors, and those who have legal bonds in confequence of their loans of money, and mortgages truly furrendered, fhall enjoy the contracts which they have in their hands, and the engagements included therein, till by virtue of their contracts they are quite expired, and their monies advanced are all paid; at which time the eftates, and houses fituate or belonging in and to the faid duchies, fo engaged to the faid creditors, fhall become the property of his Britannick Majelly, as duke and elector of Brunfwick and Lunenburg and his fucceffors, and shall be incorporated in his chamber. But the ftates fhall be obliged to pay every thing negotiated upon the bonds and security of the faid ftates. VIII. His Britannick Majefty promifeth by these prefents, not only as king, but also as duke and elector of Brunswick and Lunenburg, to renew from henceforth with her majefty, and the kingdom of Sweden, the strict alliances and treaties of friendship heretofore established with the predeceffors of her majefty and the kingdom of Sweden, as well as the guaranties, which by virtue of the treaty of peace concluded between the allies of the North, or by that which may be concluded hereafter, fhall be applied to the advantage of the ducal houfe of Holstein Gottorp, and to regulate the fame according to the prefent juncture of affairs. Moreover, his Britannick Majesty, as duke and elector of Brunswick, engages to pay at Hamburg to her Swedish Majefty the fum of a million of rix dollars, in new and valid pieces of single and double marks or drittels, according to the allay of Leipfic in the year 1690, of which each fine mark of filver was worth 12 current dollars. And it is fettled, that one third of the faid fum, viz. 333,333 rixdollars, fhall be paid at Hamburg to her Swedish Majefty upon her receipts, before the figning of this inftrument of peace, which fhall accordingly remain in force; and the reft of the faid million of rixdollars fhall be paid fpeedily, and without fail at Hamburg all at once, upon proper affignments and acquittances, in five or fix weeks time after the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty of peace. IX. The treaty of Weftphalia, except where it is altered by this treaty, or otherwife where it may be altered by treaties that may be concluded in the North, shall remain in its full force and efficacy; and the two contracting fovereigns engage themfelves feverally to do every thing that fhall be judged neceffary for the obfervation of the faid treaty of Weftphalia. X. The two contracting fovereigns reserve to themfelves by this article to demand and accept his Imperial Majefty's guarantee for this treaty, and that of other powers, according to the circumftance of affairs. XI. The ratifications of this peace fhall be difpatched in two months time at fartheft, and exchanged one with the other here at Stockholm. XII. In witnefs of the above, two copies, both of one and the fame tenor, have been made, which have been figned and fealed by the plenipotentiaries of the two contracting fovereigns, of which one has been given to each party. Done at Stockholm, the 20th of November, 1719. Signed, (L.S.) Gufiavus Chronhielm. (L. S.) Charles Guftavus Ducker. (L. S.) M. de la Garde. (L. S.) D. N. van Hopken. (L. S.) Adolphus Frederick van Baffewitz. Treaty Treaty between Ulrica Eleonora Queen of Sweden, and George King of Great Britain, for 18 years, concluded by the mediation of the moft Chriftian King; by which the parties agree to affift one another mutually, in every cafe of neceffity, on the bafis of former treaties, which are hereby reaffumed. And the King promifes the Queen to affift her as foon as poffible with fubfidies and foldiers, in the prefent war againft the Czar of Mufcovy, and to continue fuch affiftance till a peace is restored; and the Queen binds herfelf and her kingdoms to the perpetual guarantee of the fucceffion of the crown of Great Britain, in the family of Brunfwick Lunenburg. Made the 21ft of January, 1720. HEREAS the most serene and most potent princess and lady, Ulrica Eleonora, queen of the Swedes, Goths and Vandals, &c. &c. &c. and the most serene and moft potent prince and lord, George king of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg, arch-treasurer and elector of the holy Roman empire, for the better afferting and confirming an intimate friendship and clofe union, and for increafing and promoting the welfare and fecurity of the faid fovereigns, and their kingdoms and fubjects, thought it expedient that the former treaties made between the famous kingdoms of Sweden and Great Britain, and between the former fovereigns of the faid kingdoms, fhould now be reaffumed, amended, renewed and accommodated, and applied to the prefent ftate of affairs, by the mediation, and under the guarantee of his facred royal majesty of France, who for that end was pleased to appoint and instruct his refident M. de Campredon, to be his plenipotentiary, and especially that treaty which was made for 18 years at the Hague in 1700, between his royal majefty of Sweden, Charles XII. of bleffed and moft glorious memory then reigning, and his royal majesty of Great Britain, William III. alfo of bleffed and moft glorious memory then reigning, and which expired in the year 1718. Her facred royal majefty of Sweden has therefore been pleafed, for perfecting this falutary work, lawfully to con VOL. I. A a flitute ftitute and fully to authorise his excellency count. Charles Guftavus a Ducker, fenator of her majefty and the kingdom, Velt marfhal general, and counsellor at war; and his excellency count Guftavus Adam a Tauble, another of her majefty's and the kingdom's fenators, Velt marfhal general, and chief governor of Stockholm; alfo his excellency the count Magnus de la Gardie, her majesty's and the kingdom's fenator, and prefident of the college of commerce; and his excellency John count Lillienstedt, her majesty's and the kingdom's fenator, and counsellor of the chancery; and finally, his excellency Daniel Nicholas de Hopken, free baron, and her secretary of state: and his facred royal majefty, of Great Britain has commiffioned his excellency John lord Carteret, baron of Hawnes in the county of Bedford, one of the lords of his bedchamber, lord lieutenant of the county of Devon, and his ambal fador extraordinary and plenipotentiary at the court of his facred royal majefty of Sweden: who having duly exhi bited and communicated their full powers in a congress at Stockholm, and held divers conferences on that account, did, after accurate knowledge and difquifition of things, according to the importance of the affair, agree and conclude to make the treaties of the firft of March 1665, at Stockholm, and the 6th of June 1700, at Stockholm, the bafis and foundation; provided nevertheless, that a negotiation be entered into immediately, without lofs of time, by the commiffioners of both parties at Stockholm, concerning those things which relate to the commerce of both kingdoms, and of their subjects, and which conflitute a part of the treaties of 1665 and 1700; and as for every thing which relates to mutual friendfhip, good correfpondence and fecurity, the faid treaties of 1665 and 1700 are by this prefent treaty intirely confirmed and corroborated, with additions and alterations only to render them better accom modated, and more applicable to the present state of af fairs, as will appear to be more at large fet forth, provided and ftipulated by the following articles. I. There fhall be a fincere, constant and perpetual friendship, league and good correfpondence between her facred royal majesty of Sweden, and the kings her heirs and fucceffors on the one part, and his facred royal ma jetty |