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 OU R Will and Pleafore ir, and We do horeby 
 Grant unto Our Printers Jobn Bafielt, and the 
 Affiens of Thomas Newcornb, and Hetny HtUt, 
 deceas-d. Our Ucence for the fple Printing andPuMifh- 
 ingof B^ AssiENTo; or Contract M /i¥^ 
 inxtbe SuhjeBs o/Great Britain the Liberty of Import- 
 ZgNejirois into the Spanilh America, W h the 
 ^tholfck King at Madrid, the Twenty J&rf| DayJ^ 
 March 17". for and during the Term of Tourtcen 
 S 'Alid We do hereby ftriftly Forbid all other P«r 
 fens whatfoever to Print or Publifli the fame diiring 
 the Term aforefatd, without the Confent of the above- 
 named John Bajkett, and the Afligns of mm<« New- 
 STand HeJyHilh, deceasd, or the.r Executors or 
 Affi^, as they wiU anfwer the contrary at their PeriL 
 
 Qhen at Our Court at Kenfington the Twentieth pay 
 of June, 1 7 1 J. I« the Twelfth Tear of Our Retgn. 
 
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 By Her Majefties Command, 
 
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 Mb Day of 
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 ASSIEHTO^ 
 
 CONTRACT 
 
 ' ';3L M^y'^^"^ FOR. 
 
 Allowing to the Subjccis of Great Britain 
 tka Liberty of Importing Negroes 
 into the Spanijb America. 
 
 Sign*d by the CAmoLicK King at Madrid, the 
 Twenty fiith Day of March, 1713. 
 
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 Ajuftado eotre las dos 
 Majeftadcs Catholica, 
 y Bretanica, fpbre 
 
 , £nca;rgarre la Com- 
 
 - paflia die Inglaferra 
 de la Tntroducton de 
 
 'v,E(clavos Negros en 
 
 J' t^ America Efpano- 
 f ja, /por tieinpo de tre- 
 
 inta anos, que empe- 
 4 zaran d correr en 
 
 primero de Mayo del 
 
 prelbiite de mil fete- 
 v^cJeiito* y tteti?; y 
 *; cumpliran en otro tal 
 
 dia del de mil Setecien- 
 
 - i vl°Si y parenta y tres. 
 
 Adjufted between Their 
 aritannak and Catho- 
 liok Majefties, forthei 
 £»^//yi& GortJpany's o- 
 bliging ir felf to (upply 
 the Spattijh IVeft-Ittdies 
 with BJack Sfaves, for 
 the Term of Thirty 
 Years^ to Commence 
 on the Firft Day of 
 Mty of this prcfent 
 Year 17 ij. and tp' 
 End on the like p|]^; 
 in the Year 174J. :,* 
 
 
 r EL ftEY. THE KING. 
 
 Introducion^ 
 
 OR Quan- 
 ta aviendo 
 termnaio 
 el Affien- 
 to ajujia' 
 do con 
 fa Corttpa- 
 nia Real 
 de Gtfifi^(t, ejiablecida en 
 Francia^ de k mtroducion de 
 Efclavos' Negros enlailndi- 
 as, y defeando entrar en efta 
 dcpendiencia la Reyna de la 
 Gran BretaHa^ yen fitnom- 
 bre laCoMpamadilnglaierfa, 
 y en efla intHigem'taeflipula-' 
 
 A •■ ■ 
 
 [tiereas iheiaaodv&im, 
 
 A/jientoAi 
 
 p-eed on 
 
 tpiih the 
 
 iioyalGm-' 
 
 neaCon^a- 
 
 ny^fettlei 
 ifi Stance Jor the introducing 
 ofNe^rd Slaves into the In- 
 dies, is determined, and the' 
 ^een of Great Britain being 
 dejirous of coming into this 
 Commerce, and in Her Name 
 the Eftglifh Company, \as is 
 f'^ulated in the frelimina' 
 rtes if the Peace, and that 
 B doft 
 
-w. 
 
 dofe affi en el Pre/minur de 
 la Pas, para corrcr con efte 
 'Aljtento pot t'lempo, y efpado 
 de t trim a anos ^ fiijo en J^ 
 v'lrtud en mis manos Don 
 Manuel Manafa Gilligan, 
 Deputado de fu Magejlad 
 Bretanica, vn Fliego^ dado 
 para efte ejeiio, de liis qua- 
 rem a y.dos Condicio/tes, "con 
 tjue Je avia ,de arreglar ejie 
 Tratado ^ elqual mando reco- 
 nocer per vna Junta de tres 
 Miniftros de mi Confejo de 
 las Ind/as, para que vi^o por 
 ella, me dixejfe lo que en 
 razon de cad» ca^itub^ o ccn- 
 ikcionf le ofreciejfe. Tavi- 
 endolo executado affi, y que- 
 danda de ejfa efpeculacion, 
 pendiemes, y controvertibles 
 muchos punt OS, lo bolvt a re- 
 mitir a otra Junta, y entera- 
 do yo de todo^ y fin embargo 
 de las reparos, que por ambas 
 Juntas Je expufieron, fiendo 
 mi df(tnto coriilh\r,yperfecc\o- 
 nar efte AJJiento, condefcen- 
 diendo^ y complaciendo €n «/, 
 en todo topojflble, ah Beyna 
 Bretanica^ he vemk^p^im: 
 ileal Decreto dfjbze di(^0g[ 
 prefente met e^mmtffj^'^^^ 
 aprobar las exprjtffadas qua^ 
 tent a y dos Condtciottei conte- 
 njdas en el citado Fliego^ en 
 ii forma que dbaxo irdnex- 
 puejias^ con mas la exienjibn, 
 quefuera de elks he refuelto 
 concedtr motu propiopor el 
 eitiido Decreto a efta Compa- 
 nia. ^ue todo es en laformf 
 
 A .'-.UP' 
 
 this Ajjiento Jhould continue 
 for the Time and Space, oji 
 Thirty years ^ Don Manuel 
 Meqafles GilUgan, Jeputed 
 by Her Ahijefiy ofGte^t Bri- 
 tain, did J inpurfuance thereof^ 
 put into lAy Hands aDraiight, 
 made for that purpoje, con- 
 raining Forty two Articles; for 
 t})fi regulating this ComraO s 
 which I referred to the Qonfi- 
 deration of a Junta of Three 
 Minifiers of My Council of 
 th^ I ndies, that upon perufal 
 t%'recffi^ the^ fji?^)t ^poft^ to 
 Me ioMit Jhould ijchtr to them 
 ttpoiieach Art'tefi or Condi- 
 tion. Which being done, and 
 fever al Points remaining up- 
 ofl thi^ lamination unde- 
 termined and , controverted, 
 I ref&redh back to another 
 Junta-., and beir^ fully in- 
 formed of the whole Mat- 
 ter, nctwithflandifg the Ob- 
 je[f ions made byboth^unias, 
 it beirigMy IrnkntiofLtoHon- 
 clude and Ftnifh this Afjiento, 
 with all ppffible Condefcention 
 ajtd Complacency towards the 
 ^£enof(^xtix^m^k(0i: 
 thought Jif^ lyMj^oyd/Dterer., 
 of the Twelfth afihif,pr^en$ ' 
 JVlonih,to Admit and Apprc je 
 of the /aid Forty two Arti*^ 
 cles, contained in theforemen- 
 tioned t)niught, in the man^, 
 ner herei^ter fpecified^ with 
 the Enlargemem, which over 
 and above I have of My own 
 free Will refolved to Grant 
 to the f^id Company by My, 
 /aid Deeree, AU Mich is, i/^\ 
 the manner fo^ir^. 
 
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 ASSl 
 
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 pa, pr 
 
 foils 
 
 nalara 
 
 troJu^ 
 
 An«r 
 
 l'teza« 
 
 ai, 9n 
 
 pn do 
 
 uinof, 
 
 Je eiT 
 
 correr 
 
 nvro 
 
 dcfle 
 
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d continue 
 I SPiice^ ofi_ 
 on Manuel 
 I, Mguted 
 Greht Bri- 
 nce thereof^ 
 (iDratight, 
 rfofe^ con- 
 \rtules,ifor 
 ^ CmtraO \ 
 ■) the Qonfi- 
 a of Three 
 Council oj 
 lonperitfal 
 t Ifepott, to 
 Urt'to them 
 or Condi- 
 done, and 
 naini^ up- 
 tien nn^e- 
 ntr«verted, 
 to another 
 ? fully in- 
 hale Mat- 
 ig the Ob- 
 thjunjas, 
 ion. toCon- 
 h Afjiento^ 
 ndefcention 
 nvar^ds the 
 
 \oydlY^'eree\ 
 'hh.prtfentl 
 M Apprc je 
 two Arti- 
 beforemen- 
 n the man^', 
 "ifiedy with 
 which over 
 of My own 
 1 to Grant 
 
 wJich is{ tn\ 
 
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 ASSIHNTO 
 
 1. 
 S.M.B.feoM1- 
 pa, porlaiper- 
 foils qtie fcn- 
 nalara, de in 
 troJucir en la 
 Anerica I44U 
 I'trzafde ladl- 
 ai, en eJ liem- 
 pn do ireinta 
 uinof, que han 
 de empezar a 
 correr en pri- 
 nvro de Mayo 
 dcfls de 171 3 
 
 I. 
 
 FRimeramente, que pdn 
 procurar por dte medio 
 vna mutua, y reciproca vtili- 
 dad A las dos Mngeftades, y 
 Vaflallos de ambas Coronas, 
 ofrece, y le obliga fu Mage- 
 (hd Bretanica por las perfb- 
 nas, que aombrar^, y iena- 
 lar^ l^ra quecorran, y fe en- 
 carguen de introducir en las 
 Indias Occidentales de la A- 
 merica, pertenecientes a fu 
 Mageftad CathoHca, en el ti- 
 empd de los dichos treinta 
 anos, que daran principio en 
 primero de Mayo'de mil fe- 
 tecientos y treze, y cumpli- 
 ran en otro tal dia del que \en- 
 dr5 de mil letecientos y qua- 
 renta y tres •, es a laber, ci- 
 ento y quarenta y quatro mil 
 Negros, piezas de Indias, 
 de ambos fexos, y de todas 
 edades, a razon en cada vno 
 de los dichos treinta aiios 
 de quatro mil y ochocientos 
 Negros piezas de indias, con 
 1% calidad, que las perfonas 
 que paflaren a las Indias a 
 cuydar de las dependencias 
 del AflSento, eviten todo eV- 
 candalo-, porque fi lo dieren 
 fcran proceflados, y caftiga- 
 dos en la milma forma que 
 lo ferian en Efpaiia, fi los 
 tales delitos fe cometieffen 
 aqui. 
 
 •1 ASSIENTO. 
 
 FIrll then, to procure, m,t bI;m»«.-.* 
 by this means, a niu- \\'.' %'i'^»,^ 
 tual and reciprocal Advan- 'i'Th h",S 
 tage to the Sovereigns and *''<"" siicfhan 
 
 Subj^s of both Crowns, t&r^o'o"; 
 Her Britijh Majefty does Ot'-^^^t^'^ cP'**" 
 fer and Undertake for thet^^^t.^"^ 
 rerlons, whom She fliall '^"Um, within 
 Name and Appoint, That Vmrt^Tm^I 
 they (hall Oblige and Charge '« ''epin nn the 
 themfelves ^virh the bring- 'j" °^ ^^"^' 
 ing into the Wejl-lndies of '" 
 America^ belonging to His' 
 Catholick Majefty, in the 
 Space of the laid Thirty 
 Years, to Commence oIi 
 the Fiift Day of May, One 
 thouland feven hundred and 
 thirteen, and Determine on 
 the like Day, which will be 
 in the Year One thouland le- 
 ven hundred and forty three, 
 viz. One hundred and forty 
 four thouland Negroes, Pie- 
 zas delndia^ofhoth Sexes, and 
 of all Ages,at the Rate of Four 
 thoufand and eight hundred 
 Negroes, Piezas de India, in 
 each of the fa id Thu-ty years, 
 with this Condition That 
 the Perlbns who (hall go to 
 the Wefl-Indies to take careof 
 the Concerns of the Affiento 
 (hall avoid giving any OJr 
 fence, for ia (uch Cale they 
 (hall be Prolecuted and Pu- 
 nifhed in the lame manner, 
 as they would have been in 
 Spain, if thelikeMiiaemei- 
 nors had been committed 
 there. 
 
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 Pagara a nxon 
 dttrcfniay ties 
 perof tfoidoi, y 
 vn tarcio do o- 
 iro de cada ple> 
 2a de Indias, no 
 nanduv''jjoi,n! 
 con dsfe£tot, 
 por todof, y 
 qualefquler da- 
 recboi ; y fi al- 
 tuBoi cobraren 
 foiMlnlftroi,fa 
 avran de abo- 
 nil', conftando 
 por teilimonlo. 
 
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 Qjie por cada Negro, pie- 
 za de Indias, de h medida 
 regular de fiete quartas, no 
 fiendoviejos, nlcon defeaos, 
 fegun lo prafticado, y efta- 
 blccido haila aqui en las In- 
 dias, pagaran los Aflentiftas 
 treinta y ties peibs efjudos 
 de plata, y vn tercio de otro, 
 en cuya cantidad le han de 
 entender, y feriin conn»e- 
 hendidos todos, y qualelqui- 
 cra derechos, afli de Alcava- 
 la, Sila, Union de Armas, 
 Boquer6n, como otros oua- 
 lel^uiera de entrada, y Re- 
 galia, que eftuvieffen impu- 
 eftos, 6 en adelante ie impu- 
 fieren pertenecientesafuMa- 
 gellad Catholica, fin que fe 
 pueda pedir otra cola^ yque 
 n algunos fe cobraffen per 
 los Governadores, Oficiales 
 Reales, u otros Mlniftros^ fe 
 ayan de abonar a los Aflen- 
 tiftas en quenta de los dere- 
 chos que huvieren depagar 
 a <^' Mageftad Catholica de 
 los dichos treinta y tres pe- 
 ibs efeudos de plata, y vn 
 tercio de otro, en virtud de 
 teftimonio autentico, el qual 
 no ha de poder ne^r ningun 
 Efcrlvano a quien le pida por 
 parte de los Aflentiftas, k 
 cuyo fin fe ha de expedir 
 Cedula General, en la mas 
 amplia forma. 
 
 II. 
 
 11. 
 
 That for each Segro,P'idza Ti'«e n»n t* 
 de Mia of the regular Stan- ?ni,w«r S** 
 dard of Seven Qjiarters, not i^i'fci for ttw 
 being old or defedive, ac- S^.S'^^f.'^ 
 cording to what has been n'PiocMof 
 praftifed and eftablifhed hi- §'•"«. ^'»- 
 therto in tlie Mies, the Affi- Jv^, < S'bc 
 entifts (hall pay Thirty three J."^?" o^de. 
 Pieces of Efcht (^^W.x)J%,i^"'^'' 
 and One third of a Piece of Ouiiei rhouF 
 Eight, in which Sum fhallS^g^Jj;, 
 be accounted to be, and Ihall *^^ fame ap- 
 be comprehended, all and allfi'^^S"" 
 rnanner of Duties ofA/cava/a^ be made good. 
 5/2rf, Union de Armis, Bo- 
 queron, or any other Duty 
 whatlbeyer, of Importation 
 or Kegalia, that now are, or 
 hereafter fliall be impofed, 
 belonging to His Catholick 
 Majefty, fo that nothing 
 more (hall be demanded j 
 and if any fliould be taken 
 by the Governors, Royal Of 
 ficers, or other Mmifters, 
 they fliall be made good to 
 the Aflientifts, on account of 
 the Duties which they are 
 to pay to His Catholick Maje- 
 fty of 3 3 T Pieces of Eight, as 
 aforeiaid, the &m& being 
 made appear by an Authen- 
 tick Certificate, which (hall 
 not be denied by any Pub- 
 lick Notary, thereunto requi- 
 red on the part of the Aflien- 
 tifts 5 for which purpofe a 
 General Order (Cedula) 
 (hall be iflued in the molt 
 ample form. 
 
 III. Qpe 
 
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 in!^rei^« paid for all and 
 
 irters, not puttef for th« 
 
 ttive, ac-tertlMR«tof 
 has beennjpioeeiof 
 jlilhed bi§'«H^'»-, 
 r, the Affi-p,«« (not be. 
 
 hirty three •h?''*/''^ «*«'., 
 a Piece of ^"''^ "•«>«*<' 
 
 Sum fliall the'officcn, 
 I, and fhall '^e («me ap- 
 
 all and all a»l?'- 
 jiAIcavala^ ba made good. 
 
 >ther Duty 
 tnpoitation 
 K)ware, or 
 
 imixrfed, 
 
 Catholick 
 It nothing 
 iemanded j 
 Id be taken 
 
 Royal Of- 
 
 Minifters, 
 le good to 
 
 account of 
 1 they are 
 ^lickMaje- 
 ^f Eight, as 
 imo being 
 m Authen- 
 irhich fhall 
 
 any Pub- 
 unto requi- 
 
 the Aflien- 
 
 purpofe a 
 
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 III. 
 
 Anclclpira 
 loou, pefoi en 
 dot pagai Igua- 
 lei, da dot es 
 dot tneftf, pira 
 extinguirloi en 
 lot dltf annot 
 vhlmoi a loij. 
 P'faa en eada 
 vno. d«l pro- 
 dufto de lu» 
 derechoi. 
 
 m. 
 
 Que los dichos Affentiftas 
 anticiparin a fu Mageftad 
 Catholica, para ocurrir a las 
 vrgencias de fii Corona, do- 
 zientos mil pelbs efcudos, en 
 dos pagas iguales, a razon de 
 cien mil pelbs cada vna, la 
 ptimera dos meles defpues 
 que lu ^4ageftad ay;i apro- 
 bado, y firmado efte Affien- 
 to j y la I'egunda cumplidos 
 otros dos mefes defpues de 
 la primera^ cuya cantidad, 
 afli anticipada, "o han de po- 
 4er reemDolIair hafta que le 
 ayan cumplido los veinte 
 aiios primeros de efte Aflien- 
 to, quaiido podran hazerlo 
 prornteadamente en los diez 
 f cftantes, y vltimos, a razon 
 de veinte mil pelbs en cada 
 vno, del produfto deldere- 
 cho de las piezas, que debi- 
 eren latisracer en dichuc^ 
 
 anos. 
 
 *V 
 
 IV. 
 
 I'agara en tfta 
 Cortalaanti^ 
 
 Qpe J^, de ier de !a obli- 
 2;,^'?rg^cio« ds^. Affentiftas de 
 
 iS^"ftu'n,i!iart3^d«>4p(g^ mil pefos 
 ft(, por mind. elcudos.en xSpt Corte ^ como 
 tambien el importe de los 
 deie^hos, de lels en leis me- 
 lib, de la mitad de las pie- 
 zas de Efclavos, que le capi- 
 tdlanencadavnana. 
 
 V. V. 
 
 Lsu pagas de los Qjie las pa^ de los de- 
 
 dffeJd^iMAu *^*^^ ^^ ^" ^^ executar en 
 Negros,poiha.'la fpiiQa expceflad^i en la 
 
 d 
 
 III. '"• 
 That the faid Affientifts J« J^njred 
 
 (hall advance to His Catho-cMofEighr, 
 lirk Majefty, to fupply the ^^»^«!«;J;j^ 
 
 urgent OccaflOnS of the qual Paymentf, 
 
 Crown, Two hundred thou-!^^™d«?^o 
 fand Pisces of Eight T ^- M^nt", andTto 
 cuios ) in Two even Pay-'»='«^'^"«°' 
 ments of One hundred thou-th,ffSi? 
 land Pieces of Eight each, Yean, at Twen- 
 
 the Firft to be made Two Re'i^S'^^hi 
 
 Months after His Maj#y ywriy. 
 
 Ihall have Approv'd andSign'd 
 
 this Afliento ■, and the Second 
 
 at the endoftwo otherMonths 
 
 next after the Fif ft Payment j 
 
 which Sum lb advanced, is 
 
 noi to be reimburled be.ore 
 
 the end of the Firft Twenty 
 
 Years of this Affiento, and 
 
 then it may be deduoed by 
 
 eoual Portions in the Ten 
 
 laft remaining Years, after 
 
 the Rate of Twenty thouland 
 
 Pieces of Eight yearly, out 
 
 of the Produce of the Duty 
 
 upon Negroes, which they 
 
 are to my in thofe Years. 
 
 IV. IV. 
 That the Aflientifts lhaU'n»M«i«yd. 
 
 be oblig'd to pay the afore- SStaihT'* 
 fiid Advance or Two hun-cSurtofAi*. 
 dred thoufand Pieces of,bJDuita?rf'* 
 Eight, in this Court j asimporndoo, 
 aljfofrom Six Months toSixfcS'^'gS* 
 Months, theHalf ofthe A-quaii'oicioBi, 
 mount <» the Duties payatte ,\: 
 
 for the P'>«Af of Slaves, '.o ■ 
 which they have agreed to • " •' '' 
 Import yearly. 
 
 V. V. 
 That the Payments ofthe JJi^^p^JJ" 
 
 laid Duties {m\. be made in niaobeoniy 
 the mannq: mention'd in the for Four thgu- 
 
 condi- 
 
[<5] 
 
 srrfeio tfada copclkion anteccx^ctuc, fin a- 
 
 tin lot nuo. en iv jw 
 
 oaavnunnn.fntrjllo, dupun, lit otfj iiitcr- 
 
 cii**nrii "["Si! con la dcclaractoii, de que 
 los diiho-) Aflemiftjs no han 
 de eft ir obU^^ados a latista- 
 ccr mas de los que toca- 
 ren al numero de las qiuv 
 tro mil piezas de Indlns en 
 cjida vn ano,y no de las oclio- 
 cicnta-s reftantes •, dc las (]iia- 
 legf en todos los treinta aiPios 
 dc efte Afiienro, Ic ha dc ha- 
 7er I'u Mjg'Itad (como Ic 
 la haze) gracia, y donacioii, 
 en la mejor via, y tbrma, 
 que piieda dezlrle, en aten- 
 cion a los iiiterefles, y riel- 
 gos, que debJan bonificaife a 
 los dichos Allentiltas, por 
 !a paga, y anticipacion en 
 elta Corte de los dereclios, 
 fjiie correlponden a las qua- 
 tro mil piezas. 
 
 vr. 
 
 Dcfpupj de 
 eumpltdopl 
 oumero dc las 
 4?oo. p|pz« dc 
 ladiM, podra 
 innoducir mai 
 Negroieolot 
 veinti y cJnco 
 annoi primrroSf 
 pjundo ihz y 
 ftis ptroi efcu- 
 dos, y dos ter- 
 ciotdaotro, rn 
 lu|ar de trein- 
 ta y trw, y vn 
 tercio, lambien 
 CD cfta Corcc. 
 
 VI. 
 
 Qye los dichos Affentiftas 
 han de tener la facultad, def- 
 pues de introducidoslosqua- 
 tro mil y ochocientos Negros 
 de iu obligacion en cada aiio, 
 que (i reconocieffen ler ne- 
 ceflario para el beneficio de 
 fu Mageuad Catholica, y de 
 ills Vaffallos el introducir 
 mas tiutnero de Negros, lo 
 han de poder executar, du- 
 rante los veinte y cinco aiios 
 primeros de efte contratOi 
 porque en los cinco vltimos 
 no lo han de poder hazer de 
 mas que los quatro mil y o- 
 chocientos capituhdos } con 
 
 B 
 
 foregoing Article, wltlwut '"»"!! i^'^j*" 
 any Delay or Difpute, orSirndrii^'S',- 
 without putting any other In- ly.hcjinnrtniit- 
 tcrprctation upon it^ yct.lU ."S.ii 
 with this Declaration, that <« ^w^nv 
 the \fri:ntifts (hall not bcjartJ:!,. 
 oblig'd fo pay the Duties fbrtercftoiRifqwi 
 more than Four thoufand*'^"'* **'~5'- 
 Negroes (Piezas de Inaia) 
 yearly, and not for the re- 
 maining Eight hundred, the 
 l")uties payable for thefe laft, 
 during the whole Thirty 
 Years of" this Affiento, being 
 to be, as they are hereby 
 fViven and granted to them 
 the faid Affientitts, by His 
 Majelty, in the beft Form 
 and Manner poflible, in con- 
 fideration of the Rifques and 
 Intereft that ought to be 
 made good to the Aflientifts, 
 for the Money advanced, and 
 Payment in this Court of the 
 Duties foi the faid Four thou- 
 IandP/>2(;x. 
 
 VI. VI. 
 
 That the faid Affientifts, After havim? 
 after they ihallW Import- \^^^ ,f-; 
 ed the Four flioulkid eight iwndred p,«- 
 hundred Neigfqfejyeai-lf^ ac- NtmbaS 
 cording ti(y'(helPi3ohtfa^,-ifbe carried, L- 
 they find it mmif^^ WfV^J'l^ 
 
 /^ /u !• i_ *ii-i-ft4 'r. • Fivtand twcn- 
 CathollCk MdjCKfeS Service, ty Years, pay- 
 
 and that of His Subjeas, io^^%»M*d,ii 
 Import a greater Number,if /jV^Jj"^, 
 they fhall have Liberty to do "f tig^it 
 it, during the firft Twenty^ five 
 Years of this Contraft ; (for as 
 much as in the Five laft Years 
 they fliall Import no more 
 than the Four thouland eight 
 hundred agreed upon, ) with .. 
 Condition, that thejr fhall 
 
 la 
 
L 7 J 
 
 tliof of higiit 
 Ute, or iiiind'ed yejv. 
 
 therln-iy..*^;""'*^^"'''- 
 
 i yct,,hu ihwcrtull 
 
 n, that ■<>« »«»ny 
 
 not DC goo-f for the IB- 
 
 ntiesfbrwrcftoiH'fq»«'« 
 
 houland'^f"""^"^- 
 
 • Inaia) 
 
 r the re- 
 
 ired, ihe 
 
 lelc laft. 
 
 Thirty 
 :o, being 
 : hereby 
 to them 
 
 by His 
 ift Form 
 ;, in con- 
 ques and 
 t to be 
 Iflientifts, 
 need, and 
 urt of the 
 •our thou- 
 
 VI. 
 
 Vrtientifts, After hayim? 
 T^»^.-<- Impiiited Four 
 
 eimporr- ihoWani enhi 
 
 md eight l\undredl'<«- 
 1" ... o „_ afuriher 
 
 '•^^Vz '^^r-Numboi may 
 intrant, -II be carried, du- 
 
 S Service, ty Years, pay- 
 hiefts toinsM Madrid 
 
 Number, of j'^jpiects 
 ;rty to do "f tig^i. 
 venty five 
 il 5 (tor as 
 laft Years 
 no more 
 and eight 
 n,) with . 
 
 lejr 
 
 (haU 
 la 
 
 i:'/ 
 
 VII. 
 
 Hira la con- 
 diiclun d£ fus 
 Am PZonei 
 *n Naviu Ing- 
 iurci, F-fpa- 
 notes, Con la 
 tripiiUcion cur 
 rffpondiente, 
 que no ha dc 
 cdufarefcandalo 
 a 1j Religion 
 Caihonca,baxo 
 Is pensis, que 
 aqiK te tx- 
 preflitn. 
 
 b alidad, que tan (btamcntc 
 .lyan dcnapir dic7. y (t;'*> pe- 
 Ibs elcuao%, y dos tercios de 
 oiro de todps derechos, por 
 cada pieza dc Indhis, que tn- 
 troduxeren, adem;i.s de los 
 quatro mil y ochocicntos re- 
 feridos, que es la mitad de 
 los treinta y tics peios efcu- 
 dos, y vn tcrcio, arriba ex- 
 preffados •, y la paga de ellos 
 avr'i dc fer tanibien en clb 
 Corte. 
 
 vn. ■•■' •■■-"'■' 
 
 Qpclosdichos AfTcntiftas 
 han de tener la libertad de 
 emplear en efte trafico, para 
 la conducion de lUs Arma- 
 Tones, los Navios propios 
 dc lu ^ia^eftad Bretanlca, y 
 de fus Vaflailos, 6 de otros, 
 que pertenezcan a los de fu 
 Mageftad Catholia, pagan- 
 doles fus ttetes, y con la vo- 
 luntad de fus duenos, tripu- 
 lado3 dc Marineria, Inglefa, 
 o tlpanola, a fu eleccion ^ fi- 
 endo vifto, que los Coman- 
 dantes de los tales Navios, 
 •mpleados por los Aflenti- 
 ftas, ni tampoco los Marine- 
 ros, han de caufar ofenla, ni 
 efcandalo al exercicio de la 
 Religion Catholica Romana, 
 debaxo de la pena, y por las 
 reglas impueftas en la condi- 
 cion primera de elte Afliento. 
 Y ammifmo ha de fer licito, 
 y han de poder los dichos Al- 
 i«ntiftas introducir los El^ 
 clavos Negros de lu obligaci- 
 on en todos losPuertos de los 
 Mares del Norte, y de Bue- 
 nos Ayres, enqualefqmerade 
 
 fiay no more than Sixteen 
 Pivces of Kighf, and Two 
 thirds of a Piece ofKi^lir, 
 lor all Duties on each Ne- 
 gro, Picea de India, which 
 they ihill Import, over and 
 above the laid Four th'Hi* 
 fiind eiglit hundred, that 
 'leing the Half of Thirty 
 three Pieces of Eigfc, and 
 () iiiird abovemenrioiicd \ 
 and this Payment ;il(o ftdll ■ • • 
 
 be made in tlw Court. , , • 
 
 VII, •■ ' ^^t • 
 
 Tliat the laid Affientifts'nieLoajingi 
 (hall be at liberty to employ, t^ K'^,T 
 in this Comniercs; tor the f'"^r in /•«£'./» 
 
 carrying of their Cargoes, Sr;/if& 
 Her Majellv Q\9reat Br/- ChHca t.f the 
 /,;: ''. own Ships, or thole ot ^^^^^i^ " 
 Her Subjcib, or any belong- o.Ttnce h« 
 
 jng to His Catholick Maje- fStfR.if- 
 Ities Subjects, ( paying them Rion, under tin 
 their Freight, and with the;;^,^*{y;j.*,'„. 
 content of their Owners ) Na- pi«isM. 
 vigated with Englifh or Spa- 
 nijh Mariners, at their choice, 
 care being taken that neither 
 the Commanders of thole 
 Ships employed by the Affien- 
 tifts,nor the Mariners do give 
 anyOfFence, or caufc anySca ti- 
 dal to the exerciie of the Ro- 
 man Catholick Religion, un- 
 der the Penalties,and purliiant 
 to the Regulations e'rablifh'd 
 by the itt Article of this Af^ 
 tiento. And alio it fliall be 
 lawful for the faid AfTien- 
 tifts, and they Ihall have 
 power to introduce their Bl ack 
 Slaves contraQed for into ;ill 
 the Ports of the North Sea 
 dxidoi' Buenos ilyr^jjin any of 
 
 los 
 
L» J 
 
 VIII. 
 
 Podra introdu- 
 cir Negros an 
 lodos los Puer- 
 cm del Mar del 
 Norte, a donds 
 hovicrtOiiji. 
 ales Reala, o 
 fui Tenienres; 
 y en lui ds la 
 Cofta de Barlo- 
 veoto, Sania 
 Maria, Cuma- 
 ra, y Maracay- 
 bo, no podra, 
 venderloi a mas 
 de trecientoi 
 pefos. 
 
 los referidos Navios, en la 
 milma forma, que le ha con- 
 cedido a otros Affentiftas an- 
 teriores •, aunque iiempre de- 
 baxo de la feguridad, de que 
 afli los Comandantes, como 
 los Marineios, no han de dar 
 efcandalo a la Religion Ca* 
 tholica Ronnana, baxo de laS 
 penas"Va exprefladas. 
 VIII. 
 Que por quanto le ha ex- 
 perimentado de grave per- 
 juizio a los interelles de fii 
 Mageftad Catholica, y de fus 
 ValJallos, el que no fuefleli- 
 ato a los Affentiftas detranf- 
 portar fus Negros en todos 
 los Puertos de las Indlas ge- 
 neralmente •, fiendo cierto, 
 que las Provincias, que care- 
 cian de ellos, experimentaban 
 grandes mileriaSj por la falta 
 de cultivo de fu^ tierras, y 
 haziendas, de que refultaba 
 la necefltdad de valerle de to- 
 dos los medios imaginables 
 para adquirirlos, aunque fu- 
 effe con fraude •, Es condicl- 
 on expreffa de efte concrato, 
 que los dichos Affentiftas po- 
 dra n introducir, y vender los 
 dichos Negros en todos los 
 Puertos del Mar del Norte, 
 y en el de Buenos Ayres, a lu 
 eleccion, revocando fu Ma- 
 geftad Catholica (como revo- 
 ca) la prohibicion eftableci- 
 da en otros Affientos prece- 
 dentes, para que folo en«Taf- 
 len en los Puertos lenalados 
 en ellos \ con declaracion, 
 que los dichos Affentiftas no 
 han depoder llevar, ni de- 
 
 the afotemention'd Ships, in 
 like manner as has been grant- 
 ed to any former Affientifts^ 
 however always vtrith this aft 
 furance, that neither th« 
 Commanders nor Seamen 
 (hall occalion any Scandal to 
 the Roman Catholick Reli- 
 gion, under the Penalties at: 
 ready mention'd.'," ;v \' >'> 
 
 VIII. VIII, 
 
 That whereas Experience JJjJJf^"" 
 has (hewn it to be very Preyed loaiithe'"' 
 judicial to the Intereft ofHis te^°|*» 
 Catholick Majefty, and Hiswh^reAari 
 Subjects, that it hath not ^^°y»'Pffi«rs 
 been lawful for the Affien- ties, and mfy* 
 tifts, to Tranfport their Ne- a'AJbe carried 
 groes into all the Ports of "ard'Sf 
 India in general, ( it being ^*'»^* ^'«"'''», 
 
 certain tliat the Provinces SiTrl^SC^ 
 which have not had them, JJfhere chey 
 endured great Hardfliips for Sfd" ™e 
 want of having their Lands t'i»n 300 Pieces 
 and Eftates cultivated, from°^^'»'"«»="- 
 whence arofe the neceffity of 
 ufing all imaginable ways of 
 getting them, even though it 
 were fraudulently ) it is made 
 anexprels Condition of this 
 Contraft, that tiie laid Af; 
 fientifts may import and 
 vend the laid Negroes in all 
 the Ports of the North Sea, 
 and that of Buenos Ayes at 
 their choice, ( His Catholick 
 Majefty revoking, as he does 
 revoke,theProhibition contain- 
 ed in other former Affiento's, 
 to import them into any other 
 Ports, than thole therein men- 
 tioned) with this Reftrifti- 
 on, that the laid Affientifts 
 may not import, or land any 
 
 fem- 
 
 res. 
 
m 
 
 ships, in 
 :en grant* 
 fientiftsi 
 1 this aft 
 diet ths 
 Seamen 
 :andal to 
 ick Rdi^ 
 lalties air. 
 
 rj^ . , vm. 
 
 vTViriptirft ^^* Negroes 
 xperience ^^^ ^e import. 
 
 very Pre^edioalith* 
 eft of His ^-tt , 
 
 ,: and jrllS when thore ara 
 
 hath not ^°y"' °'^^"» 
 X /c or cheir Dspu. 
 le Amen- ties j and may 
 fhptr Ne- alft>be carried 
 ^5="^^^^£,totheVVind- 
 : Ports 01 ward-Coaft, 
 fit- heinj? S4i»fl< Martha, 
 
 Provinces M4rac*yba, 
 id them, IJfherc chey 
 , ,, . n "lall not be 
 llllips tor fold f 01 more 
 
 eir Lands t'j«n.3oo Pieces 
 ted, from ''^^'»'^"»'=''- 
 leceflity of 
 le ways of 
 
 though it 
 it is made 
 ion of this 
 I fiid Af^ 
 iport and 
 ;roes in all 
 North Sea, 
 X Ayres at 
 
 Catholiek 
 
 as he does 
 ioncontain- 
 • Affiento's, 
 to any other 
 ieicin men- 
 i Rettrifti^ 
 
 Aflientifts 
 
 or land any. 
 
 fern- 
 
 [ 9 ] 
 
 ftmbarcar Negro alguno, fi- Negro, except in thofe Ports 
 
 where there are Royal Offi- 
 
 no en los Puerros a donde 
 huviere Oficiaies Rnaies, 6 
 Tenientes de ellos, q-e pue- 
 dan vifitar los Navlos, y fus 
 Cargazones, y d:ir certifica' 
 
 cers, or their Deputies, wlio 
 may ieaich the Ships and thei' 
 Cargoes, and certifie the 
 Number of Negroes that are 
 
 cion de los Negros, que le Imported. And it is provided 
 introduxeren. Y aflimifmo le at the fame time, that the 
 declara, que los Negros, que Negroes which are carried to 
 ft'llevareiia losPuertos^e la the Ports of the Windward 
 Cofta de Barloxento, Santa CaaSi-SemQaTlhtrthafumana^ 
 Marta, Cumani, y Maracay- and Maracayho, Ihall not be 
 bo, no podran vender losdi- fold by the laid Aflientifts, 
 chos Aflentiftas mas que a ra- for more than after the Rate 
 zon de trecientos pefos ca- of Three hi^dred pieces 
 da vno •, y de aqui abaxo al of Eight eacii, and tor as 
 menor precio, que fuere pof- much lels as is poiTiiile, to 
 fible, para alentar a aquellos encourage tiie Inhabitants of 
 Naturales a comprarlos •, pe- thofe Places to buy them ^but 
 ro por lo que toca a los de- as to the other Ports of AVnv 
 mas Puertos de Nueva-Efpa- Spain, its Iflands, and Terra- 
 na, fus Ifbs, y Tiena-Firme, i'irma, it fhall be lawful for 
 fera licito a dichos Affen- the laid Aflientifts to fell 
 tiftas venderlos al mejor pre- them at the beft Prices they 
 
 fhall be able to get. 
 
 IX. IX. 
 
 That the faid AfTientiftsbe- "°" ^'■""» 
 ing allowed, for the Realbns "l^^riy mlbe'** 
 mention d in the foregoing '^'""nfp/.u;*, 
 
 Artide, to import cheir Ne-X^a'dX 
 te, por las razones deducidas, groes into all the Ports of the other 400 for 
 
 en la condicion antecedente, jWr/jSea, it isalfo Agreed [ijp'!f']-°e5.' 
 
 queda tambien prevenido, that they fhall have power ^nd a Traa of 
 
 f.g que lo han de poder hazer en to do it in the River of Plata, p^J out*fofTi!. 
 
 k-5 fenaiaran cl Rio de la Plara, permiti- His Catholiek Maiefty allow- lage and 
 
 oi,«"ded^r?l' endolesfu Mageftad arfio- ing them out of the FourS"for°cU6 
 
 pa. a d tuitivo, lica, quc de las quatro mil y thoularid Eight hundred Ne- Subfift'jnceof 
 
 ycrian^adc ochocieutas piezas, que con- gi'oes, which purfijant to this ^!!1'^^5""'^^* 
 
 ■anidos, rara r- v n.A/r-.j i \ «- i • groes. ©"''. 
 
 eifiifientode torme 3 eltc A.iiento deben Afhento they are to import aad for which 
 los Neiiro* ji^n inttoducir cada ano, en con- Yearly, (inCoiifideration of^^^iK^^'" 
 Jagirisrcna fideracion delas ventajas, jr the Advantages and Benefits *''^' ' 
 deiedioai&uno.geneficios, quefe feguirana that will thereby accrue to 
 ks Provincias vezinas, de in- the Neighbouring Provinces) 
 troducir.fe en el dichoRio de to bring ip*-: the laid River 
 
 C la 
 
 cio que pudieren. 
 IX. IX. 
 
 I'odra irirrod.- Que cftando pcrmitido a 
 ^^H"tzi"nr« los dichos Affentiftas de in- 
 piezas .je indi troduclr fus Ncgros en todos 
 ?; r;;!:.'"l!?^^ los Puertosdel Mar del Nor- 
 
 |j l^lata,Uso- 
 cliocien :a» pa- 
 ra l^u<.nos Ay- 
 res, y las qua- 
 trocientas v^ra 
 las Provincial 
 riearriba^y 
 
[ 
 
 la Plata, 6 Buenos Ayres, en 
 cadavno delos treintaaiios 
 defte Afliento,haftael nume- 
 ro de mil y dozientas de al- 
 ias, piezas de Indias, de am- 
 bos iexos,paravenderlo5 alU, 
 al precio que pudieren, re- 
 
 10] 
 
 0? ?lata or Buenos Ayres^ 
 in each of the laid Tliirty 
 Years of this Afliento, to the 
 Number of One thouland and 
 Two hundred of thole P/^2<w 
 de India of both Sexes, to 
 fell them there at fuch Prices 
 partidas en quatro Navios, as they Ihall be able, Shlp- 
 capazes de conducirlas ^ las ping the fame in Four VeP 
 ochocientas de ellas para fer fels, large enough to carry 
 vendidas en Buenos Ayres, y them^ Eight hundred of them 
 las quatrocientas reftantes, to be dilpofed of at Buenos 
 para que puedan internar, y Ayres^ and the remaining 
 
 iervir para las Provincias de 
 arriba, y Reyno de Chile, 
 vendiendolas a Ic s Natura- 
 les, ,fi baxaren a comprarlas 
 
 Four hundred may be carried 
 into, and lerve for the Pro- 
 vinces above, and Kingdom 
 of Chili, felling them to 
 
 a dicho Puerto de Buenos the Inhabitants, if they will 
 Ayres i con declaracion, que come to buy them in the laid 
 ill Mageftad Bretanica, y los Voxto^ Buenos Ayres \ It be- 
 Affentiftas en fu nombre, ing hereby declared, that Her 
 puedan tener en dicho Rio Britannick Majefty, and the 
 dela Plata algunas porciones Aflientiftsin Her Name, may 
 de tierra, que fu Mageftad hold in the faid River of 
 Catholica avra de leiialar, 6 Flata Ibme parcels of Land, 
 aflignar, confbrme a lo efti- whichHisCatholick Majefty 
 pulado en los Preliminares fhall appoint or affign, pur- 
 de la Paz, delde que efte Af fiiant to^what is ftipulated 
 
 fiento empieze a correr, ca- 
 pazes de poder plantar, cul- 
 tivar, y criar ganados en el- 
 las, para el fuftento de los 
 
 in the Preliminaries of the 
 Peace , frcwn the time of 
 the Commencing of this 
 Afliento, luflScient to plant, 
 
 dependientes de efte Afliento, to cultivate, and keed Cattle 
 y de fiis Nigros, fiendole therein, for the liibfiftence of 
 permitido de febricar en ella the Perlbns belonging to the 
 calas de madera, y no de otro Afliento, and their Negroes j 
 material \ y que tampoco han they (hall be allowed to build 
 de poder levantar tierra, ni Houfes there of Timber, and 
 hazer la mas leve fortificaci- not of any other Materials, 
 on : Y que aflimilino lii Ma- and they uiall not throw up 
 geftad Catholica ha de leiialar the Earth, nor make any the 
 vn Oficial de fu fatisfaccion, leaft ( or flighteft ) Fcarti- 
 Vaifallo %o, que refida en fication : And His Catho- 
 cl expreflado terreno, baxo lick Majefty (hall alio ap- 
 
 de 
 
mmt 
 
 t Ayres^ 
 1 Thirty 
 o, to the 
 ifindand 
 
 iexes, to 
 ch Prices 
 le, Ship- 
 'our Vef^ 
 to carry 
 I of them 
 t Buenos 
 emaining 
 je carried 
 the Pro- 
 Kingdom 
 them to 
 they will 
 tithe laid 
 ?y •, It be • 
 ,that Her 
 , and the 
 ime, may 
 River of 
 of Land, 
 [ Majefty 
 ign, pur- 
 ftipulated 
 es of the 
 time of 
 of this 
 to plant, 
 td Cattle 
 iftence of 
 ig to the 
 NJegroesj 
 1 to build 
 iber, and 
 iaterials, 
 :hrow up 
 3 any tlie 
 ) Forti- 
 s Catho- 
 allo ap- 
 de 
 
 de cuyo mando han de eftar jwint an OjSicef, to His latis- 
 en lo refpeftivo u dicho ter- faftion, one of His own Sub- 
 reno •, y por lo demas tocan- jefts, who (hall refide upon 
 t€ al Afliento,a la de el Go- the afbremention'd Lands, un- 
 vernador,yOficialesRealesde der whole Command are to 
 Buenos Ayres fin que por ra- be all fuch things as relate 
 zon del dicho terreno ayan de to the laid Lands 5 and all o- 
 pagar derechos algunos, du- ther matters that concern 
 
 rante el 
 Afliento, 
 
 tiempo de 
 y no mas. 
 
 dicho 
 
 X. 
 
 PoJra fletarcn 
 Manama, yocros 
 Puertos del 
 Mar del Sur, 
 Bmbarcaci.ones 
 para tranrpor- 
 tar lot Negros 
 al Peru ; flevar 
 de Europa Ics 
 percrechof pa- 
 ra mantcnerlas, 
 y craer de bu- 
 elcade fupro- 
 duf^o oro, Pla- 
 ta I y iea\it 
 irucos. 
 
 X. 
 
 Para conducir, e introducir 
 los Efclavos Negros en las 
 Provincias del Mar del Sur, 
 
 the Afliento, Ihall be under 
 that of the Governor and 
 Royal Officers of Buenos 
 Ayres, and the Affientifts 
 Ihall not, on Account of the 
 laid Lands, be oblig'd to pay 
 any Duties during the time 
 of the faid Affiento, and no 
 longer. 
 
 X. X. 
 
 In order to the carrying Veflfcu may be 
 and introducing of Black J^S^^'^^Jd „. 
 Slaves into the Provinces of ther Ports of"* 
 fe ha deconceder (como le the South-Sea, Liberty is to fjf^-j-jjjjf'^?' 
 concede) facultad a los Affen- be granted, as it is hereby thg Sv^to'* 
 tiftas de fletar, ya lea en Pa- granted to the Affientifts, to JJi'storesif''' 
 nama, u otro qualquier Aftil- freight either at Panama or be carry*d ^om 
 lero, 6 Puerto del Mar del in any other Dock or Port of ^'T*/"*. f°'"*''8 
 Sur,Navios, y Fragatas de a the South-Sea, Ships or Fri- tZ faid Veffeu, 
 quatrocientas toneladas, poco gats of about Four hundred »nd the Pro- 
 mas, 6 menos, en que poder- Tons, little more or lels, on BUcki may be 
 los embarcar defde Panama, board which th^y may Ship fr»"f''» !»<* 'o 
 y llevarlos a todos los demas them at Panama, and carry Sd olhe'r Ef-' 
 Puertos del Peru, y no a otros them to all the other Ports of f^t^s. 
 por efta parte, tripularlos de Peru, and no others on that 
 Marineria, y nombrar Oficia- fide, and to man thofe Ships 
 les deMar, y Guerra a fuvo- with luchSeamen,and appoint 
 luntad,ytraerdebueltaelpro- fuch Officers, both Military 
 dufto de la venta de ellos al and for Sea, as they Ihall 
 dicho Puerto de Panama, affi think fit, and may bring back 
 en frutos de la tierra, como the Produce of the Sale there- 
 en reales, barras de plata, y of tothefaidPortofP^ff^^fftf, 
 tejos de oro, fin que le les as well in Fruits of the Coun- 
 pueda obligar a pagar dere- try, as in Money, Bars of Sil- 
 chos algunos de la plata, y ver, or Ingots of Gold, and 
 <yto que condux€ien, alTi de )s) as they may not be oblig-d 
 
 C 2 en- 
 
C I* ]: 
 
 cntra?a,comodefaUda, fien- to pay any Ddties for the 
 do quintados, y iin fraude, Silver or Gold, which they 
 conttando ler del piodu8:o de (hall bring either upon Impor- 
 Negros •, porque km de ier ration or Ex\x)rtation, it being 
 fibres de todo genero de dc- Stamped, and without fraud, 
 rechos, en la mifma forma and appearing to be the Pro- 
 que li los dichos reales, barras duce of the Negroes, for tliat 
 de plata, y tejos de oro, per- the lame is to be tiree of all 
 teneciefTen a fu Mageltad forts of" Duties, in the fame 
 Catholica ; Y afl"imifhio fe manner as if the laid Money, 
 concede la permiffion a dichos Bars of Silver, and Ingots of 
 Airentiltas de embiar de Eu- Gold, belonged to hisCarho- 
 ropa a Portovelo, y defde lick Majelty: And likewife 
 Portovelo a Panama, por el leave is granted to the laid 
 Rio Chagte, 6 por Tierra, Aflientilts to lend from £■«- 
 cordelage, velas, lierro, ma- rope to PortobeUo, and from 
 dera, y juntamente todos los Fortok//o to Panama^ by the 
 dem !S pertrechos, y provifi- River Chugre, or by Land- 
 ones necet&rius para .ichos Carriage, Cables, Sails, Iron, 
 Navios, Fragatas, 6 Barcos Tuiiber,and likewife all other 
 Luengos, y fu manutencion 5 Stores and Provifions, necel^ 
 con la advertencia,qiie no han fary for the faidShips,Frigats, 
 de [xxler vender, ni comerci- or Barcoluengo's, and for the 
 ar los dichos pertrechos, en maintaining the lame^iMrovi- 
 todo, ni en parte, debaxo de ded that they Ihall not be al- 
 ningun pretexto, qualquiera lowed to Sell, or Trade in the 
 que lea ^ porque en tal calo laid Stwes, in the whole nor 
 le lian de dar por confifcados, in part, under any pretence 
 y caitigar, fegun fuere de wlutfoever •, for that in fuch 
 julticia, a los compradores, y cafe they (hall be confifcated, 
 vendedores , quedando para and as well the Buyers as the 
 delde alii en adelante, priva- Sellers, Ihall be punilhedac- 
 dos ablbluramente los Aflfen- cording to Law, and the Afli- 
 tiffas de elf a permiffion, i en tills, Ihall be, from that 
 menos de que conftalfe aver time forward, abfblutely de- 
 teuido licencia de fu Ma jeftad prived of this Privilege, un- 
 Catholica para la dicha venta. lefs it Ihall appear that they, 
 Y fe previene, que cumplido had obtained leave for tbe 
 
 el tiempo de efte Afsiento, 
 no han de poder los dichos 
 Affentiftas vlar de los dichos 
 Navios, Fragatas, 6 Barcos. 
 
 Sale thereof from His Catho- 
 1 ck Majelty. And it is far- 
 ther provided, that when the 
 Term of this Afliento is en- 
 
 para conducerlos a la Europa, ded, the laid Afltentifts (hall 
 por 'os inconvenientes, que not be allow'd to make u(e of 
 
 & podrian feguir. 
 
 3 
 
 XI. Podran 
 
for the 
 kh they 
 n Impor- 
 I, it being 
 ut fraud, 
 tlie Pro- 
 , for t!iat 
 X of all 
 the fame 
 I Money, 
 Ingots of 
 is Catho- 
 likewife 
 ) the laid 
 from Eu- 
 md from 
 a^ by the 
 Dy Land- 
 lils, Iron, 
 : all other 
 IS, necel^ 
 s,Frigats, 
 d for the 
 le^parovi- 
 lot be sl- 
 ide in the 
 ^hole nor 
 pretence 
 tt in fuch 
 nfilcated, 
 3rs as the 
 lilhedac- 
 theAfli- 
 :om that 
 iiKly de- 
 lege, im- 
 that they, 
 for tine 
 isCatho- 
 it is far- 
 when the 
 ito is en- 
 lifts fhall 
 ike ule of 
 ;. Podran 
 
 L I 
 
 XI' XI. 
 
 d'in'itiir? Podran los dichos Aflen- 
 UtEipano'i'e" tiftas fcTvirfe de Ingleles, o 
 ? dVtfl^ Afli E^P^inoles, a fu eleccion, para 
 entotnoexcedi el manejo, y govierno de efte 
 tndodcqufro Afsicnto, affi cn los Puertos 
 
 n tell en cada i i \ • i 
 
 Puerto, fiendo dc la America, como en los 
 in^itftf, que dem 'S Lusates de la tierra 
 oitio loi v-f- adentro, derogando iu Mage- 
 fuUtj. tlmd Catholica, para elte cafo, 
 
 las leyes, que prohiben la 
 entrada, 6 vezindad en ella a 
 los Fftrangeros ^ y declarando, 
 y mandando, que loslnglefes 
 ayan de fer atendidos en todo 
 cl tietnpo de el, y tratados 
 como VafTallos de la Corona 
 de Efpaiia, con la prevencion 
 de que en ninguno de los 
 referidos Puertos de laslndias 
 podran vivir mas de quatro, 
 6 leis Ingleles ; de cuyo nu- 
 mero podia n los dichos Al- 
 lentiftas elegir los que les 
 pareciere, y necefiitaren de 
 embiar la Tierra adentro, a- 
 donde fuere permitido inter- 
 nar los Negros para cl manejo, 
 recobro de elte negocio j 
 o qual executaran en la for- 
 ma mas conveniente, y que 
 mcjor leS eftuviere, baxo las 
 reglas pievenidasen la condi* 
 cioii primera, fin que lean im- 
 pedidos, ni embarazados por 
 ningun Miniftro Politico, 6 
 Militar, de qualquier grado, 
 6 calidad que fea, debaxo de 
 ningun pretexto, ii no fe oplir 
 ficfle lo que fe uitcntare a 
 
 I 
 
 3 J 
 
 the faidShips,Frigats,or Barks, - 
 to carry them to Europe f be- 
 caule of the Inconveniencies 
 that might enfue. 
 
 XI. . . , XI 
 The faid Aflientifts "lay ^"j/j^ j^/' 
 make ule oi' Eftg/ifb oiSpani- ocemBVy'd'ii 
 ards at their choice, fo&.the J^j{^"^8e- 
 Management and Direftibn Afliento, fo"aj 
 of this Affiento, as well in the there (h.ii not 
 Ports of America, as in tlie 4* rT e^'I'/; 
 Inland Places, His Catholick '" a"y i'"»t, 
 Majefty difpenfing fbr that tlXL 
 end, with the Laws which Kiny Suiijettj. 
 forbid Strangers entring into 
 or inhabiting in that Country •, 
 Declaring and Commanding 
 that the Englijh, during the 
 whde time of this Afliento, 
 fliall be regarded and treat- 
 ed as if they were Subjeftsof 
 the Crown of Spain^ with 
 this Reftriftion, that, there 
 fhall not refide in any one of 
 the laid Ports of the Indies^ 
 more than Four or Six Englijh- - 
 men s out of which Number 
 the laid Aflientifts may chufe 
 fuch as they fliall think fir, 
 and fhall have occafion to fend 
 up into the Country, where 
 Negroes arc allow d to be 
 canifid, for the Man^emcnt 
 and Recovery of their Mefts ^ 
 which they (hall perform in 
 the moft convenient mannar» 
 and that which they Ihall 
 tWnkbeft, under the Regula- 
 tion mentioned in the lit Ar- 
 ticle, without any Hindrance 
 or Difturbaiice from any Mi- 
 nifta:s Civil or Military, of 
 what Degree or Qyality fo- 
 ever, under any pretence, un- 
 
 las 
 
L -^ 
 
 las leyes eftablecidas, nt a lo 
 contenido en cfte Alsiento. 
 
 XII. 
 
 I'ublicaJa la 
 r.i<!po(lraem- 
 bijr doi Navio! 
 il<;(>u«rra ccn 
 I us Krtorei, y 
 ilepenJieniei, : 
 que han dede- 
 Ittnbarear en 
 los Pueitcs 
 Je la permiiri 
 on, y vna tm- 
 barcaciun me- 
 iliaaa para lle> 
 var Ics Je liu- 
 cnus A} rcf. 
 
 XII. 
 Qye para el me jor govier- 
 no de eite Afliento fe ha de 
 fervir lii Majeftad Catholica 
 deconcedcr, quelu Majeftad 
 Bretanica pueda embiar, lu- 
 ego que fe aya publicado la 
 Paz, dos Navios de Guerra 
 con los dichos Faftores, Ofi- 
 ciales, y demasdependientes, 
 que le han de emplear en 
 lervicio de el, explicando 
 antes los nombres de vnos, y 
 otros, para que ie defembar- 
 quen en todos los Puertos de 
 la permiflion, a donde fe liu- 
 vieren de eftablecer, y arre- 
 glar las faftorias, afli para 
 que hagan el viage con may- 
 or leguridad, y conveniencia, 
 como rara prevenir lo necet 
 iario a la recepcion de las Em- 
 barcaciones, que fueren con 
 Negros 5 porque debiendo 
 irlos a tomar en las Coftas de 
 Africa, y defde alii tranfpor- 
 tarle a los Puertos de la Ame- 
 rica Elpanola, fuera muy de- 
 lacomodado a los Faftores, y 
 dependientes el embarcarfe en 
 ellas, (bbre fer inutil, como 
 es indifpenlable que antes 
 eften prevenidas calas parafii 
 habitacion, y las demas pro- 
 videncias, que fe dexan con- 
 fiderar s Y que para conducir 
 el Faftor, y demas dependi- 
 entes a Buenos Ayres, Ie con- 
 ceda vna Embarcacion media- 
 m •, con declanicion, que afli 
 
 4J 
 
 lefs they can be charg'd with 
 a£ling contrary to the efta- 
 bliflied Laws, or to the Con- 
 tents of this Afliento. 
 XII. 
 That for the better Manage- 
 ment of this Afliento, His 
 Catholick Majefty will be 
 pleafed to grant, that as Coon 
 as the Peace is Proclaim- 
 ed, Her Britmnick Majefty 
 may fend Two Ships of War, 
 with the laid Faftors, Officers 
 and others, who are to be 
 employed in this Service, 
 giving firft a Lift of the 
 Names, both of the one and 
 the others, that are to go a- 
 Ihore in all the Ports, where 
 they (hall be allowed to fet- 
 tle and regulate their Fafto- 
 ries, as well that they may 
 go with the greater conveni- 
 ency and fecurity, as that 
 they may provide all things 
 neceffary for the receiving 
 the Vellels that fliall go with 
 Negroes, which being obliged 
 to go to take the Blacks in 
 upon the Coaft of Africa^ 
 and thente Tranfport them 
 to the Ports of the SpanijhA- 
 merica^ it would be very In- 
 commodious as well as Un- 
 profitable, for the Faftors 
 and others employ'd, to go 
 on Board the Ships made ufe 
 of in thofe Voyages, andyet 
 it is indifpenlably neceflary 
 that Houles be prepared be- 
 fore-hand for them to dwell 
 in, and all other Provifions 
 made which they (hall want 5 
 and for tlie Tranfporting of 
 
 efta. 
 
 xri. 
 
 After the l*ub. 
 Ilcation of the 
 Paacc, two Men 
 of War may be 
 fent with ibe 
 I'af^ors and 
 Servants, CO 
 land ihem in 
 the feveial 
 Ports 5 and a 
 Veflel of mid- 
 ling liurthcn 
 to carry thofd 
 dellRn'd for 
 
 XIII. 
 >odra noit 
 uezes Co 
 radores et 
 'uertoi,y 
 :arei prin 
 lalss ac Ii 
 nirica, n 
 crlos con 
 l:ada caut 
 nalarles 1 
 ilurios, q:i 
 iieciere 5 
 'refident* 
 Ion ft jo, q 
 a IVoteit 
 I Mtniftro 
 si propafK 
 uefca fu, 
 lonfervadi 
 rivatiTOi 
 
arg'd with 
 the efta- 
 ) the Coii- 
 to. 
 
 rManage- 
 iento, His 
 
 will be 
 lat as (bon 
 Proclaim- 
 : Majefty 
 IS of War, 
 s, Officers 
 ire to be 
 
 Service, 
 
 I of the 
 le one and 
 J to go a- 
 :ts, where 
 ;d to let- 
 leir Fafto- 
 they may 
 ■ conveni- 
 , as that 
 all things 
 
 receiving 
 
 II go with 
 ig obliged 
 Blacks in 
 if Africa, 
 ort them 
 SpaniJhA- 
 t very In- 
 jU as Un- 
 ; Faftors 
 'd, to go 
 made ufe 
 s, andyet 
 
 neceflary 
 pared be- 
 to dwell 
 i*rovifions 
 all want 5 
 orting of 
 efta. 
 
 xri. 
 
 After the Fub- 
 llcation of the 
 Peace, two Men 
 ot War may be 
 fent Willi ibe 
 I'af^ors and 
 Servants, 10 
 land ihem In 
 the feveial 
 Ports i and a 
 Veflel of mid- 
 ling liurthcn 
 to carry thofd 
 defiRn'd for 
 
 "^ L 15 J 
 
 efta, como los dos Navios the Faftors, and others, be- 
 de Guerra, hande fer vifita- longing to the Company, to 
 dos, y fondeados en los Bue/ios Ajres^ a Veffel of a 
 Puertos por los Oi:ciales midllng Burthen (hall be al- 
 Reales ; y que han de podcr lowed j and it is hereby de- 
 comiflar los generos, fi los dared. That as well this 
 llevaren j y que para fu re- Veffel, as the Two Ships of 
 torno fe les den los bafti- War, are to be viflted and 
 mentos que neceflitaren, pa- fearched in the feveral Ports 
 gandolos poi fu jufto piecio. by the Royal Officers, who 
 
 may feize their Merchan- 
 dize, If they carry any j and 
 farther the faid Ships (hall 
 I be furniflied with neceffarjr 
 Provifions for their return, 
 at a reatonable Rate. 
 XIII. 
 
 XIII, 
 
 The faid Affientifts may I^« Aflientifti 
 
 name 
 
 ,.». ... .^M.w. Nominate, in all the Ports jl^ei confer- 
 Lugares prin- and Chief Places of America^ Pom and PrS 
 
 XIII. ^ 3tni. 
 
 'odranombrar Podran los dichOS M- 
 
 -adofes^n'io';fen"ftas nombraf en todos 
 
 •ueriof.y Lu- los Puertos, y Lugares prin- »..« ^«tw* * .-«- «. «,««.«», p^^^^ ^^ 
 lata li'"?'A- ^'P*^^s de la America, Jue- Judges Confervators of thisa^a/puceiof 
 nirica, remo- zcs Confervadores, que lo Affieoto, whom they may ^'"''''•»."'"* 
 'adlSSdfy^eande efte Affiento, a los remove and difplace, andSSnYSa- 
 naiaries io5 quaks han de poder remo- appoint others at pleafure, '''« ^j^^^p \^^ 
 
 Se're'^'i ^'^^ ^'^'^a'* ^ nombrar 0- in the manner allow'd to the saTri«as"Sey 
 •refidWdei tros, a fu arbitrlo, en la for- Ponfurawe in the Eighth Ar- "»a" thmic fir, 
 iavSklo? y "^a <i"e fe concedio en la tide of their Affiento, pro- ?„1iroiFy'7<| 
 I Miniftro que condicioH oQava de los Por- vided always that they mew j!?« S"P'^'=. 
 SlWujl.e^*"8"«^«s» ^""^"6 fiempre a juftifiable Caufe for their /XfthePrS 
 :onfer»ador avra de preceder caufa ju- fo doing, before the Prefi- «?"»« of that 
 frivatito. ftificada para ello ante el dent. Governor, or Audience biXTrProts- 
 Prefidente, Governador, 6 of fuchDiftrift, which (hallftojiandaMi- 
 Audiencia de aquel territo- be by them refpefttvely ap- ^^^ wjJom 
 rio, para que aprobada por proved, {o as this Nomina- jhe Affientift* 
 vnos, li otros, fe haga el tion may fall on fome of H g;°P{;Sj 
 nombramiento en Miniftro His CatholickMajefties Ml- Judge Coaier. 
 de fu Mageftad Qtholica, liifters i which faid Judges SS«?'' 
 y fe les ha de conceder el are to have cognizance, 
 privativo conodmiento de exdufive of all others, of all 
 codas las caufas, negoclos, Caufes, Afiairs and Suits, 
 y dependiencias de efte Af- relating to this Affiento, 
 fiento, con plena autoridad, with full Authority and Ju- 
 jurifdiccion, Y inhibicion de rifdiCtion : All Audiences, 
 Audiencias, Miniftios, y MiniftersandTribunals,Pre- 
 T 1 Tri- 
 
L 16 J 
 
 TrtbunaleSj Preridentes, Ca- (idents, Captains General, 
 pitanes Generalcs, Governa- Governors , Cgrregidores , 
 dores» Corregidores, Alcal- Great Alcaldes, and other 
 des M.iyores, y orros qua- Judges and JulMces wlutfo- 
 lefqulera Juezcs, y Jultici ever, the Vice-Roys of thofir 
 as, en que ban de ler com- Kingdoms included, being 
 prehend;dos los Virreyes de forbidden to meddle there- 
 aquellosReynosj porque fo- with,fbrafmuch as the faid 
 lo han de tener el conoci- Judges Conlervators ace a- 
 miento de etlas caulas, y lone to have the Cogni- 
 fus incidencias los dichos zance of thefe Caufes and 
 Juezes Confervadores i de their Incidents, from whofe 
 cups fentencias iblo fe po- Sentences an Appeal ( in 
 dra apelar, en los cafos pat fuch Cafes as the Law al- 
 Derecho permitidos, para el lows ) fliall lye to the Su- 
 Supremo Confejo de las In- preme Council of the Ltdies^ 
 dias ; con calidad, que los with this Condition, that 
 referidcs Juezts Conferva- the faid Judges Conferva- 
 dorcs no han de poder pedir, tors may not demand or pre- 
 ni pretender mijoKs vih- tend to greater Salaries than 
 rios de !os que los AfTenti- thofe the Aflientifts ftiall 
 ftas tiirv' jren per bien de fe- think good to allow them for 
 nalarles por cfta incumbcn- that Service j and if any of 
 cia^ 7 que fi alguno co- them exaQ any more, His 
 brafie demas, ha de mandai Catholick Majefty will or- 
 fu Mageftad Catholica que der it to be rdftored ^Hewill 
 fe reftituya j y juntamente alfo grant that the Prefi- 
 ft le ha de conceder, que el dent or Governor of the 
 Prefidente, 6 Gcfvernador, faid Council for the time 
 
 ^ue es, 6 fuere de el dicho being, or the Decano ( el- 
 :onfejo, 6 el Decano de fel, deft Member ) thereof, fliall 
 
 fta Prore^of de efte Affien- 
 to ) y que tambien puedan 
 
 be Protestor of this Af- 
 fiento i and alfo that they 
 proponei" vn Miniftro del may propofe a Minifter of 
 mifmo Confejo, el qua les the fame Council, (whom 
 pareciere mas conveniente, they (hall think moft pro- 
 para que fea fu Juez Con- per ) to be their Judge Con- 
 fervador Privativo, con a- fervator, exclufive of all o- 
 probacion de fu Mageftad thers, with His Catholick 
 Catholica, en la forma que Majefties Approbation, in 
 fe ha pra£licadG en los Af- like manner as has been 
 fientos antecedentes. done in formet Afliento's. 
 
 XIV. No 
 
General , 
 
 sgidores , 
 ind other 
 B wlutfo- 
 's of thoftr 
 ;d, being 
 lie there- 
 i the faid 
 ors ace a- 
 e Cognt- 
 auTes and 
 om whofe 
 ipeal ( in 
 5 Law al- 
 to the Su- 
 the LidieSy 
 ion, that 
 Conferva- 
 ind or pre- 
 taries than 
 tills fliall 
 IV them for 
 1 if any of 
 more, His 
 ■y will or- 
 id^Hewill 
 the Prefi- 
 :>r of the 
 
 the time 
 scano ( el- 
 ereof, (hall 
 F this Af- 
 
 that they 
 vlinifter of 
 11, (whom 
 
 moft pro- 
 Judge Con- 
 ine of all o- 
 
 Catholick 
 )bation, in 
 i has been 
 Iffiento's. 
 
 XIV. No 
 
 [17] 
 
 XIV. 
 
 No podran los 
 Virreyes, Audl- 
 tncias, I'refi- 
 dentej, Gnver- 
 iwdorei, ni oiro 
 Miniftro algii- 
 BO, detcn-ir loj 
 Natiosde efte 
 Aflienro con 
 ninuuna caula, 
 ni pretexto. 
 
 ^IV. 
 No han de poder los ', Ir- 
 teyes, Audiencias, Prefi- 
 d«ntes, Capitanes Generates, 
 Governadores, Ohciales Re- 
 ales, ni otro Tribunal, o 
 Miniftro alguno de fu Ma- 
 geltad Caiholica, embargar, 
 ni detener losNavios deelte 
 Alfiento, ni embarazarles fu 
 viage, con ningun pretexto 
 caufa, ni motivo, aunque 
 fea paraarmarlos en Gucrra, 
 6 por otro dcfignio j antes 
 bien feran obligados de ha- 
 zerlesdar todo el favor, af- 
 fiftencia, y focorro. que los 
 dichos Aflentiftas, o fus Fa- 
 ^ores, les pidieren para la 
 mejor expedicion, defpa- 
 cho, y carga de dichos fus 
 Navios ; y affimifmo los 
 viveres, y demas cofas de que 
 neceflitaren para fu mas 
 breve avio, a los precios que 
 fueren corrien^^o j con aper- 
 cibimiento, y baxo de la 
 pena, que los aue hiziercn 
 Id contrario feran obligados 
 por fi propios d refarcir, y 
 fatisfacer todos losdaiios, y 
 perjuizios, que por el em- 
 barazo, 6 detcncion fe fi- 
 guiere a los dkhos Aflen- 
 tiftas. 
 
 XV. XV. 
 
 lAnSfga'r,, Tatn poco han de poder 
 ni vaierfe de los Viircyes , Prcfidentes , 
 feS'pc" t^.- Capitanes Generales, Govei- 
 cientes a el Af nadores, Corrcgidorcs, Al- 
 
 ?aX'cafa!d; ^^^^^ iMayorcs, Juezes, y 
 
 loi F<i£totes, 
 
 XIV. XIV. 
 
 * It fhall not be hvvful for J^^y/^«^|^°yj» 
 the Vice-Roys, Audiences, mav*no°de»io 
 Prefidents, Captains Gene-''l=^'^'P»'''^''''» 
 ral, Governors, Royal Of- a'^nypcnr 
 ficers, or other Tribunal or '>^«,">i"«'»'5 
 Minifter whatever, of HisAmrtai'J"* 
 CatholickMajefty, tolay an 
 Embargo on, or detain the 
 Ships belonging to this AV- 
 fiento, not to hinder them 
 in their Voyages, under any 
 pretence, or for any caufs^ 
 or motive whatever, even 
 thcMgh it fliould be to fie 
 then^ out for War, or upon 
 any other defign ^but ontha 
 contrary, they (hall be ob- 
 liged to afford them all the 
 Favour, Afliftancc and Sue* 
 cour, that the faid Aflientifts 
 or their Factors fhall defire, 
 for the more ipeedy fitting 
 out, difpatching and lading 
 of their faid Ships ^ and like- 
 wife the Victuals and all o- 
 ther things they fhallftand in 
 need of, for forwarding their 
 Voyages, at the Current 
 prices, with this warning, 
 and under this penalty, that 
 thofe who do otherwife,fliall 
 be obliged at their own pro- 
 per coirs, to make good and 
 fatisfie all the Damages and 
 Loifes, which the Aftientifts 
 may fuflain by fuch Impe- 
 diment or Detention. 
 
 XV. XV. 
 Neither fhall the Vice- [Jf {^1^ Jj^^n 
 
 Roys, Prefidents, Captains Royi, Gover-' 
 General, Governors, ^o^^^'ln-Er&'^o^ 
 gidores , Great Alcaldes, l^s^zslnyoi 
 Judges, and Royal Officers, l*^' Eftefts be- 
 D Ohciales Araento, nor 
 
[i8] 
 
 fino ei Ml el OficlalesRealcs, nl otroTri- or any other Tribunal or OF- search the 
 TXlio':^ bunal. ni Oficlal algano/ ficer whatfocver.take, fdEe.Saftor/x!?; 
 fun» introciuci tomar, facar, retener, nl«m- detain, or lay an Embargo "«> pfonf"' , 
 «q'ue'avif<iebargar,con violcncia, ni en by violence, or In any o-irrit' 
 concurrir ci ocra manera alguna, debaxo tber manner, under any pre- *n>i then wicb 
 JjjeiC«.fci»a-dgningunp,et«xto,caufi,nl tence, or for any caufe or ID'cSTX 
 motivo, por vrgenteqae fea, motive whatfoever, ( though i^i%9 Coof«- 
 cawdalcs, bienes, y efe£tos ntver fo urgent ) on any of**'"* 
 a^unos, procedidos de efte tht Stock, Goods and Ef- 
 Amento, 6 pertenecientes a fe^iy that are the Produce 
 dichos Aflentiftas, pena de of this Afliento, or belong- 
 qua leran caftigados, y que ing to the Affientifts, under 
 pagar^n de fus propios the penalty of being panifh- 
 bienes los daiios, y per- ed, and paying, out of their 
 
 i'uizios, que por efta razon own Eftates, the Damages 
 «s huvieren ocafionado. Y and Lofles that (hall accrue 
 aflimifmo no han de poder thereby : Nor (hall the faid 
 los referidos Miniftros vi- Minifters fearch the Houles 
 (icai las Cafas, y Almacenes orWare-houfes of the Factors 
 de los Faflores, y demas or others belonging to this 
 depcndientes del AAiento, Afliento, who are to enjoy 
 que debcn gozar de efte pri- this Privilege and Exemp- 
 vilegio, y exempcion, por tion, to prevent the Icandal 
 ^vitar el«fcandalo, y def- and dilcredit that attend 
 credito, que refulta de fe- fuch Proceedings ^ unlefs in 
 mejaotes diligencias ^ fino cafe it (hall have been' pro- 
 es en el cafo que fe huviefle ved that there has been fbme 
 
 juftiBcado alguna introdu- fraudulent and prohibited 
 
 cion de fraude, y prohibida $ Importation, and then they 
 en el qual fe podran execu- may be fearched, with the 
 tar las vliicas, con la afli- Afliftance of the Judge Con- 
 ftenciaprecifadel JuezCon- fervaror, herein abfolutely 
 fervador, quienavra de e- required, who fhal] take 
 vitar los extravios. y fub- care to prevent Pilferiogs 
 ftracciones, qae fuelen expe* and Embezlements, that ufe 
 timentarfe del crecido ini- to happen by the great 
 mero de Soldados, y Mi- Number of Soldiers and Of- 
 niftros que concurren ^ con- ficers, that crowd to fuch 
 fintiendo, que ii fe apre- places on thofeoccafionS} It 
 hendieten algunos generos, being agreed, That if any 
 iean comiflados^ pero no fuch Goods are found, the/ 
 los caudiles, ni efetlos del may be feized, but not the 
 Afliento, qae han de quedar Stock or Effefts of the A** ;'.» 
 libres j y fi los Fatoe^ fiento, which are to cor .• . - 
 
 mm 
 
 iMi 
 
al or Of- 
 ke, fdze, 
 Embargo 
 
 any 0- 
 anjr pre- 
 caufe or 
 ( though 
 1 any of 
 
 and Ef- 
 Produco 
 
 belong- 
 (s, under 
 
 I punifh- 
 of their 
 
 Damages 
 
 II accrue 
 the faid 
 
 le Houles 
 eFaftors 
 ; to this 
 to enjoy 
 
 Exemp- 
 B Icandal 
 c attend 
 unlefs in 
 leen^ pro- 
 een fbme 
 rohibited„^ 
 hen they 
 vith the 
 ige Con- 
 bfolutely 
 all take 
 liferiogs 
 
 that ufe 
 le great 
 ; and Of- 
 
 to fuch 
 ifions i It 
 t if any 
 nd, they 
 I: not the 
 ' the Ar , 
 x> cor .• 
 
 Search tfie 
 Hoiifei of the 
 Faroes, txcept 
 on proof ot 
 fomc unlawful 
 Imponatlon, 
 and then wicb 
 the Concur- 
 r^'nca of the 
 judifl Coorer* 
 vatar. 
 
 \ 
 
 fueren los complices del de- 
 lito, fe avri do dar cuenta 
 ^ la Junta para el caftigo. 
 
 XVI. XVI. 
 
 Krvido'Io*" 9}** ^^5^'" '°* Aflentiftas, 
 Mjrinero?. Ar- fus Faftores, v dem^depen- 
 
 ofic'iai« ue"^*^"^** cn IndJas, podr^n 
 oecc^iu^ cener en fu fervido los Ma- 
 lineros, Ani«tos, y Oficiales 
 de trabajo, que necefiitaren 
 para cargar, y dcfcargar fus 
 Navioi, y Embarcacioncs, 
 ajuflandofe con cllos volun- 
 tariamcnte,y pagandoles los 
 lalarios, oeftipendiosen que 
 huvietcn convenido. 
 
 xvn. 
 
 Podra cargar All 
 retornoienFlo- 
 tas, o Galconei , 
 u otroi Nivioi 
 de Guerra de 
 fu Magedad, 
 que ban de far 
 llbres da todos 
 dercchos de en- 
 crada en Efpa- 
 ra, y dequal- 
 quier indulio, 
 ordinario, u ex- 
 iraordinario. 
 
 XVII. 
 
 Que los dichos Aflfentiftas 
 han de tener facultad de 
 cargar a fu eleccion los e- 
 fe£los que tuvieren en las 
 Indias, fobre los Navios de 
 Flotas, 6 Galeones, para 
 traerlos k la Europa, aju- 
 ftando fa flete con los Ca- 
 pitanes, y dueiios de dichos 
 Navios, 6 fobre los propios 
 de efte Afliento j, los qaales 
 podr^n venir de.conferva, fi 
 10 tuvieren por conveniente, 
 con dichas Flotas, y Gale- 
 ones, li otros Navios de 
 Guerra de fa Mageftad Ca- 
 tholica, quien fe ha de fer- 
 vir de mandar a vnos, y a 
 otios, que precifamente los 
 admltan, y traygan debaxo 
 de fa l-Toteccion, y Salva- 
 guardia -, con advertencia, 
 que no fe les ha de repartir 
 cantidad alguna, por razon 
 4 
 
 nuc free ) and if the Fadors 
 are concern'd in fuch Of- 
 fences, an account thereof 
 (hall be given to the Junta, 
 that they may be punched. 
 
 XVI. XVI. 
 That the fald Arnentifts,j;':«^'J»f« 
 
 their FaQors, and others be- what 5eam«a, 
 longing to them in the J/riit*. workmen and 
 
 ° ^ t ■ u J o • Carrl«rj ilwy 
 
 may employ m their Service pieafe. 
 fuch Mariners, Carriers, and 
 Workmen, as they fhall have 
 occafion for, to load and un- 
 load their Ships andVeflels, 
 upon a voluntary Agreement 
 made with them, and pay- 
 ing them fuch Salaries and 
 Stipends as they (hall have 
 agreed for. 
 
 XVII. XVII. 
 That the faid AflTientifteThe R«rurn, 
 
 fhall have liberty to load.at H,ol[a^,7-;*J." 
 their choice,'the Effects they om, or'shtps 
 may have in the M«, up-^^inTof "S 
 on the Ships or the Flota or orinthe AOien- 
 the Galeons, to bring them *ijj*^^^^p'» 
 into Europef agreeing for free ot an Ou- 
 the Freight with the Cap- |Jf« °"j™''Md 
 tains and Onrners of the faid induWi but 
 Ships, or upon the Veffels [J"Jj}°»s5;,5« 
 belonging to the Afliento » any Paffcoterl, 
 which ifthcy think it con- subjefti of the 
 venient, may come under or dieirEfieas. 
 Convoy with the faid Flo- 
 tas and Galeons, or other 
 Ships of Wat belonging to 
 His Catholick Majefty, who 
 will be pleas'd to lay his ex- 
 prefs Commands, bioth up- 
 on the one and the other of 
 them, to admit and take 
 them under their protefli- 
 on and lafe-guard, with this 
 warning, that no Sum what- 
 D 2 de 
 
do Indulto ordlnarlo, nicx- 
 traordinario, y de vcnir en 
 conferva dc dlchas Floras, y 
 Galeones i y que lo$ cfe£to,^ 
 que viniercn en elloj con ju- 
 Itificacion in(trumental de 
 
 Eertenccer a los Adencidas, 
 an de fcr libres de todos, 
 y qualefquiera dercchos de 
 entrada en Efpana, por de- 
 berfe confiderar fus caudales 
 con el mifmoprivilegio, que 
 fi fucran de fu Magellad La- 
 thoUca } y prohibiendo, que 
 en losexprefTidusNavios del 
 Afliento, que vengan en di- 
 chas confervas, no puedan 
 traer ningun Pafligero Ef> 
 
 Jiarlol, ni caudales de Vaf- 
 illos de fu Mageftad Ca- 
 UioUca. 
 
 xvin, 
 
 Dafde el pri- 
 mer dla d« 
 Mayo de mil 
 fctccientoi y 
 treze no pu- 
 itra la Com- 
 pania de Fran- 
 cia, ni 0(10 al- 
 |uno, Introdu- 
 cir Nejiroj, pr 
 na qiieTcdaian 
 por perdidot a 
 uvcr de la do 
 Inglaterri, cu- 
 yoiPaf>oiespo 
 dran vifi.ar fjs 
 EmbJicaclones, 
 que Heearen a 
 las CoAas COB 
 perniiffo, y au- 
 loridad de lot 
 Oovernadores. 
 
 XVIII. 
 Que defde el dia primero 
 de Mayo de el prefente ano 
 de mil fetecientos y treze, 
 hafta que fe ay a tonnado 
 pofleflion de efte Afliento, ni 
 defpues de averfe tornado, no 
 podra la Compaiiia de Gui- 
 nea de Francia, ni otra per- 
 fona alguna, introducir nin- 
 gun Efclavo Negro en las 
 Indias^ y encafodehazerlo, 
 fu Mageftad Catholica los 
 ha de declarar ( como por 
 la prefente condicion decla- 
 ra ) por confifcados, y perdi- 
 dos en favor, y beneficio de 
 eftos Aflentiftas j los quales 
 han ds q'ledar con la obli- 
 
 ever He demanded of them, 
 by way of Ordinary or Ex- 
 traordinary Indulto^ or for 
 their conning In Company 
 with the faid Fleet or Ga- 
 Icons s and that the Effects 
 Wiiich fhalVcome in them, 
 and (hall appear, by an Au- 
 thentick Writing, to belong 
 to the Aflicntilts, fhall be 
 free of all Duties wbatfo- 
 ever, on their Importation in 
 Syain^ feeing their Stock is 
 to be looked upon to have 
 the fame Privilege ai if it 
 belonged to His Catholick 
 Majeity j and it is forbid, 
 that the faid Ships belong- 
 ing to the AlTiento ( which 
 may come in Company with 
 the Flotas ) do bring on 
 Board them any Spanijl) Paf- 
 fenger, or any Effefts of a- 
 ny Subjei:l of His Catholick 
 Majefty. 
 
 XVIII. 
 That from the Flrft Day 
 of Miy of this prefent Year 
 171?, till they (hall have ti- 
 ken Pofleflion of this Aflien- 
 to, nor afier their taking 
 fuch PofTeflTion, it fhall nor 
 be lawful for the French 
 Guinea Company, or any 
 other Perfon whaffoever, to 
 introduce any Negro Slave 
 into India ; and if they do, His 
 Catholick Majefty will de- 
 clare, as by this prefent Ar- 
 ticle He does declare, thtm 
 to be Confifcated and For- 
 feited, in favour, and for the 
 Benefit of thefe Aflientifts, 
 to whom they Ihall remain, 
 
 gaciuii 
 
 xviir. 
 
 From the FJrft 
 of May, 171 J. 
 neither tlie 
 Frtmh Corrpa- 
 nv, nnr any 
 other Perfiin, 
 fhall Import 
 Black', und«t 
 Penalty oi 
 forfeiture to 
 till* Comany, 
 wliofe ViCtott 
 may, with th« 
 Leave and Au- 
 iliority of iht 
 Governor!, 
 fvarch the Vsf. 
 fall that fhall 
 arrive upanthe 
 Coaft. 
 
of them, 
 Y or Ex- 
 , or for 
 -ompany 
 t or Ga- 
 le Effeai 
 In them, 
 ' an Au- 
 
 belong 
 (hall be 
 whatfb- 
 
 rtation in 
 Stock is 
 
 to have 
 as if it 
 iatholick 
 i forbid, 
 
 belong- 
 
 ( which 
 
 my with 
 
 riiiR on 
 
 its of a- 
 atholick 
 
 xvnr. 
 
 rft-Day ^'•'""the Rrft 
 
 "nt Yea^"^^^'''■^'^ 
 .^l learneithtr th« 
 
 have tl- FrtwcfcCompa- 
 
 S ni len- other Perfcn, 
 
 taking Hiall Import 
 
 hall nnr ^'ack', und« 
 
 nan noi p^njij'y ^^ 
 
 ■tremh forfeicure Co 
 or anw ''''• Romany, 
 
 5Ver, to may, with th« 
 
 , u.^'liorityof «h. 
 ' ao, rilS Governor!, 
 
 P " ^^ fall that ftial! 
 lent A r- arrive upsnthe 
 
 e, thfem ^°»'*' 
 tid For- ^ 
 
 1 for the ^ 
 ientifts, 
 remain, ■'''' 
 
 gaciuu 
 
 L XI J 
 
 gadon de p.igar los dere- they being obliged to pay the 
 Choi de loi Negrcs, (jue fc Djtiei foi the Negroes thus 
 huvicren inrroducido contra Imported contrary to this 
 el tenor de cfta condicion, Article, as are Regulated and 
 en la formi, que por efte Settled by this Contraft, 
 conrrato queJa arregludo, y for which purpofe, fo foon 
 eftablecido, avlendolcdedef- as it is fign'd, Circular Or- 
 pachar defpues que eltc rtr- ders. in the moft ample form, 
 mado en toda forma, ordenes Ihall be difpatch'd to Amt- 
 circulares ^ la America, para rka^ that there be not an/ 
 que en ninguno de fus ruer- Negroes for the account of 
 tos fe admitan Negros de the Fre;rc& Company admit* 
 
 guenta de la Compania de ted into any of the Ports, to 
 rancia, i cuyo Apodcrado whofe Agent the fame (hall 
 le le avra de notificar ; Y be notify 'd \ and that this 
 para hazerle mas efe^Uvo, m-iy be the more effectual 
 y vtil a la Real hazienda, fe and advantageous to the 
 previene, que quando los Royal Revenue, it is Agreed, 
 dichos AflTentiftas tuvieren that when the faid Aflientilts 
 noticia de aver llegado fo- fhall huve notice that any 
 bre las Coftas 6 entrando Ship with Negroes (not be- 
 en qualouier Puerto de las longing to them ) is come 
 Indias algun NavioconNe- upon theCoaft,or entrcd in- 
 gros, qua no fean del AfTien- to any Port, they may fit 
 to, han de poder apreftar, our, arm, and fend out im- 
 armar, y defpachar luego mediately fuch VefTels as 
 los que tuvieren propios, they fhall have of their own, 
 6 bi^n pertenecientes a fu or any others belonging to 
 Mageftad Catholica, 6 a fus His Catholick Majefty, or 
 Vaffallos, con quienes fe His SubjsQs, with whom 
 avran de convenir para to- they fhall Agree, to Take, 
 mar, embargar, y confifcar Seize, and Confifcate fuchc-- 
 a los tales Navios, y fus Ships and their Negroes, of 
 Negros, de qualquiera Na- whatever Nation or Perfon 
 cion, 6 perfona a quien per- they be, ro whom the lama 
 tenezcan j a cuyohn han de fhall belong j to which end 
 tener dichos AfTentiltas, y the faid AfTientilts, and their 
 fus Fa£tores la libertad'de Factors, fhall have liberty ro 
 reconocer, y vifitar todos los take cognizance of,3ndfearch 
 Navios,v Fmbarcaciones,que all Ships and VelFeU that 
 llegaren a las Coltas de las fhall come upon the Coafts 
 Indias, 6 en fus Puertos, en of I/?dh^ or into its Ports, ir» 
 los quales aya fundada ra- which they fhall have reafotj 
 zon, 6 motivo de fofpechar to believe or fufpe6t, that: 
 
 .que 
 
que ay Negros dc contravan- 
 do : bien entendido, que para 
 executat las vifitas, reconoci- 
 mientos, y las demas dili- 
 gencias, que van exprefla- 
 das, ha de preceder el per- 
 miffb de los Governadores, 
 a quienes (e avra de cotnu- 
 nicar, y peditles, que inter- 
 ppngan fuautoiidad} ent;en- 
 diendofe, que paia la ex- 
 ecucion de todo efto, y dar 
 principio a efte Aifienco, ha 
 de aver precedido piimero 
 la publicacion de la raz. 
 Xix. XIX. 
 
 saMageftad Que los dichos Afleotlf 
 
 r hs'"ondi. f »s. f"s Faftores, y Apodera- 
 Clones deftsAf-dos, han de poder navegar, 
 dXiSSlv® in«oducir los Efclavo3 
 labra Real. ' Negfo$ de fu obligaclon en 
 todcs los Puertos del Norte 
 de las IndiasOccidentalesde 
 fu Mageftad Catholica, in- 
 clufo el Rio de la Plata, con 
 prohibicion a todos los de- 
 mas, ya fean VaflTallos, 6 
 EUrangeros de la Corona, de 
 tranfportar,ni introducir Ne- 
 gros algunos, debaxo de las 
 penas eftablecidas por leyes, 
 que compreheiulen efte con- 
 tra to i y fu MageRad Catho- 
 lica fe obliga, con fu Fee, y 
 Falabra Real, a mantenei 
 a los dichos Aflentiftas en la 
 entera, y plena pofieflion, 
 y obfervancia de todas las 
 condiciones de el, durante 
 el tiempo que fe capitiila, 
 fin permitir, ni diflimular 
 cofa alguna, que ie oponga 
 a fu puntual, y exa£lo cum- 
 plimiento, pot confiderarlefi) 
 
 there are Contraband Ne- 
 groes : Provided always that 
 for the making of fuch 
 Searches, Vifits, and other 
 Proceedings before men^I- 
 on'd, they (hall firft have 
 leave from the Governors, to 
 whom they thall communi- 
 cate what occurs, and defire 
 them to interpofe their Au- 
 thority J Provided that i'eace 
 (hall be proclaimed before 
 any thing of this can be 
 done, or this Aflfiento take 
 place. 
 
 XIX. XIX. 
 
 That the laid Aflientifts, H'* c«hoiick 
 
 theirFaGors and Agents.(haU SA TiSth 
 have power to Navigate and and i^oyai 
 Import their Negro Slaves, KteS 
 according to iusit Contratt.t'^eAriidesof 
 to all the Northern Ports of "^^ A"^**"'* 
 His Catholick Majelties 
 Weft-Iniies^ including^ the 
 River of PJintd; with Prohi- 
 bition to all others, whether 
 Subje£l$ of the Crown, or 
 Strangers, to carry and in- 
 troduce thither any Negroes, 
 under the Penalties eftablifh- 
 ed by the Laws' that relate 
 to this Contrail of Trade % 
 and His Catholick Majefty 
 Obliges himfelf by His Faith 
 and Royal Word, to main- 
 tain the faid Aflientifls, in 
 the entire and full Pof- 
 feflion and performance of 
 all the Articles thereof, du- 
 ring the time agreed on, 
 without allowing or conni- 
 ving at any thing that may 
 be contrary to the pun£lual 
 and exa6l fulfilling thereof, 
 Mageitad 
 
 r 
 
 X 
 
 Su Mai 
 refsrva 
 folo el 
 cimieni 
 pl«yt09 
 fa?, qii 
 eten lu 
 y tur 
 Aflieaci 
 
 X3 
 
 Los Ns 
 eftetral 
 podran 
 en los [ 
 fin que 
 ro juftii 
 los Cap 
 de r.o a' 
 eL'os Sn: 
 dsd CO] 
 bfj. 
 
 3n 
 
 ■B 
 
I*l" 
 
 iband Ne- 
 ilways that 
 5 of fuch 
 
 and othet ' 
 
 )re menfi- 
 
 Hrft have 
 )vernors, to 
 
 communi- 
 , and defire 
 e their Au- 
 [ that i'eace 
 ned before 
 liis can be 
 Iiento take 
 
 XIX. 
 
 Affientifts H'sCathoijck 
 
 lgents.(haUSn%rFi!d, 
 Brigate and ?"<> Royal 
 
 ». Jr CU.Ta» W^o'd, caufe eo 
 gt0blaveS,beOb}er7edan 
 r Contract tfie Articles of 
 
 rn Ports of '^•^"^•■^* 
 
 Majefties 
 uding^ the 
 urithProhi- 
 s, whether 
 Crown, ot 
 ry and in- 
 ly Negroes, 
 iS eftablifh- 
 that relate 
 of Trade 5 
 ck Majcfty 
 y His Faith 
 I, to main- 
 Hentifts, in 
 
 full Pof- 
 >rniance of 
 hereof, du- 
 agreed on, 
 ; or conni- 
 , that may 
 e pun£tual 
 ag thereof, 
 
 Mageftad 
 
 T 
 
 C23] 
 
 Magenad como interes pro- His Majefiy confidering Ic 
 
 pio fuyo -y con la call- as his own concern j with 
 
 dad de no poder introducir this Condition,that they (hall 
 
 en el dicho Rio de la Plata, not Import mto the faid Ri- 
 
 6 Buenos Ayies, mas de las ver oiPlatay or Bnevos Jyres, 
 
 mil y dozientas plezas de more than the Twelve hun- 
 
 la 
 
 Negros, permitidas por 
 condicion o£tava. 
 XX. 
 Que en el cafo que los 
 dichos Affentiftas fueren mo- 
 cimiento"de los leitados CO la cxccudon, y 
 
 pleytos 
 
 XX. 
 
 Stt Mageflad 
 refsrvaen fi 
 folo el cono' 
 
 dred Piexas de Negroes al- 
 lowed by the Stb. Article 
 
 XX. XX. 
 
 Tliat in cafe the faid Af- Hfs cathoiicfc 
 fientifts be molefted in the J^rlcf ^,/,^:^. 
 Execution and Pertbrmance feir ainne Ae 
 &L"?: cu»nplimw«o de efte Affi- of this Aflicnto, and that ^,?e^^f;?f^,«r 
 eten lufcitarfe, ento, y que fbefTeii inquie- their Proceedings and Rights latino to thu 
 ^ffienw." ^'^''tadas fas acciones, y dcre- be difturbed by way of Suits Aflicnto. 
 chosporvia depleyto, 6 en at Law, or in any othei 
 otra foripa, qsalquiera que manner whatfbever. His Ca- 
 lea, fuMageltad Cathdica tholick Majefty declares 
 dedara, que ha de reiervar that he will relerve to him- 
 en s'l folo el conocimiento felf alone the Cognizance 
 de ellos, y de las demas cau' thereof, and of all Caules 
 las, que pudieren promo- that may be moved there- 
 verfe, con inhlbicion a to- upon, with «n Inhil)itk>n to 
 dos, r qaalefquiera Juezes, all and whatfoevei Jctdgei 
 y Jafticiasde tonnar infpec^ and Juftices totak»tothem>< 
 cion, y conocimiento de las lelves the Examination and 
 dichas caufas, y pleytos, ni Cognizance of the faid Gas- 
 de las omiiliones, y defers, ies, ot of the Suits, Omif- 
 que pudieflen refiiltar en el fions of Defedts that may 
 csmplimiento de efte Affi- happen in the performance 
 ento. ofthis Afliento. 
 
 xxr. xxr. xxi. 
 
 Que los Navios de dichos That whenever the Ships ships empioy'd 
 
 XXI 
 
 Los Navios de 
 
 polran^^^^^^ Afloitiftas luego'quell^uen of "tte feid Affientifts, Qi^Vn^Alt^L 
 
 a los Puertos de las Indias anive in the Ports of tbet'isPoresbtfow 
 
 con fus Armazones de Ne- Mies with their Cargoes of Syec'eS/d 
 
 gros, los Capitanes deellos Negroes, the Captains there- there h no con- 
 
 han de eftar obligados de of (hallbeoblig'd toCertifie'jS'SSr* 
 certificar, que no tienen that there is not any Con- 
 
 en los Puerros, 
 fin quecrimt' 
 ro juftifiquen 
 los Capitanes 
 de r.o aver en 
 el'os enforme- 
 dsd concagi- 
 o£i. 
 
 ninguna enlermedad conta- 
 gioJa, para que los Gover- 
 nadores, y Oficiales Reales 
 les puedan permitir la en- 
 tiada en dichos Puettos ^ fin 
 
 tagious Difi^emper amongft 
 them, that the Governor and 
 Royal Officers may permit 
 them to enter into the faid 
 Pons, without which Cer- 
 
 cuya 
 
XXII. 
 
 Los (lichiii Na- 
 viii haa de fer 
 vifitadoj, y fi 
 fe hallarea 
 niercaleiias 
 lian de fer 
 coTimiffjdis 
 con U impofi- 
 cion de las pe- 
 nis, giiefeprcf- 
 (driven ; pero 
 no los Ncgros, 
 Haftimentos, ni 
 Embarcacioaes, 
 
 [ 24 ] 
 
 cuya juftlficacion no ban de tificates, they fliaH not be 
 fer admUidos. admitted. 
 
 XXII. XXII. xxir. 
 
 Defpues que los dichos Na- When the faid Ships (hall J''^ ^'''p; "'^" 
 viosajranentradoenqualqui- have entred into any of the anivltTMe"' 
 era de losPuertos hande fer Ports, they are to be vifited ^^i"^'"* 
 vilitadospor el Governador, by the Governor and Royal b3 lilan he 
 y Oiiciales Keales, y fondea- Officers, and fearchftd to the ^nfi'^atedt and 
 dos haffta el plan, y laftre bottom, even to the Baliaft j menn"£i,y 
 de ellos i y aviendo defem- and having Landed their Ne- F«'tfi'>ed oiiu 
 barcado los Negros en todo, groes in whole or in part/bu^th^Ss 
 o en parte, podran al mifmo fhsy may at the fame time i*fovi(ions,an>{ 
 tiempo defembarcar las pro- Land the Provifions, which lief' "'*"'" 
 vifiones, que llevarerf para they fhall brhig for theit 
 fu fuftento, poniendolos en Subfiftence, laying them up 
 algunas cafas particulares, in particular Houfes or Ma- 
 6 Almacenes, obtenida licen- gazines,having obtain'd leave 
 cia de los Miniftros que los of the Minifters who had 
 huvieren vifitado, para evitar Searched the faid Ships ^ to a- 
 porelte medio occafion de void by thefe means all oppor- 
 fraude, 6 controverfia j pero tunities of Friud or Contro- 
 no podran defembarcar, in- verficj but they fliall not Land, 
 troducir, ni vender ningun Import,or Vend any Goods of' 
 genero, ni mercaderia, con Merchandize under any Pre- 
 ningun pretexto, ni motivo j tence or Motive whatfoever 5 
 porque fi algunas fe hallaren and if there (hould be any 
 en los Navios, ban de fer on Board the Ships, they 
 eomifladas, como (i eftuvi- fhall be Seized, as if they 
 
 were found on Shore, ex- 
 cepting only the faid Negro 
 Slaves, and the Magazines 
 of Provifions for their Sub- 
 
 r 
 
 eflen en tierra, si folo los 
 dichos Efclavos Negros, y 
 almacenar los baftimentos 
 para fu manutencion, pena 
 
 de que feran caftigados fe- fiftence, under the penalty, 
 
 veramente los que lo execu- that thofe who are guilty, 
 
 taren, y fus mercaderias, y (hall be feverely punifhed, 
 
 efe£los confifcados, 6 que- and their Merchandize and 
 
 mados, declarandolos para EfFe£ls Confifcated or Burnt, 
 
 fiempre incapazes de tener and they (hall be declar'd for 
 
 empleo alguno en eldicho ever incapable of having any 
 
 AffientOi y los Oficiales, y Employment in the (aid A(^ 
 
 VafTallos de fu Mageftad fiento j and the Officers and 
 
 Catholica que lo permitie- Subjefts of His Catholick 
 
 ten, feran iguahnente cafti- Majefty who (hall conniv« 
 
 gadosj porque toda intro- at the fame, (hall be feverely 
 
 5 ducion, 
 
all not be 
 
 . xxir. 
 
 Ships (hall J"? Ships null I 
 
 my Ot the amval } Mai- 
 
 I be vifited ^f^»" ]'«s 
 
 . ,, , lounJ on 
 ind Royal Board (hafl be 
 ;hftd to the confifotedt and 
 
 una *"^ puniui- 
 le rSai.llT j ments fiereby 
 
 their Ne- P'^^"^^^ '?■*" 
 
 . . ^ be intiiaeJ, 
 
 r in part, butth«wacks, 
 ame timel*/<j?'(''''".?n;i 
 
 IS, which free. 
 
 for theit 
 , them up 
 es or Ma- 
 ain'd leave 
 who had 
 hips^ toa- 
 lalloppot- 
 )r Contro- 
 
 I not Land, 
 r Goods of' 
 ir any Pre- 
 hatfoever } 
 Id be any 
 lips, they 
 s if they 
 hore, ex- 
 lid Negro 
 Vlagazines 
 their Sub- 
 e penalty, 
 re guilty, 
 punifhed, 
 tidize and 
 or Burnt, 
 eclar'd for 
 laving any 
 le (aid AC- 
 Icers and 
 Catholick 
 
 II connivs 
 )e feverely 
 
 ducion, 
 
 1 45 ] 
 
 ducion, y comercio de met- punifhed alfo, all Importa- 
 caderias ha de fer abfoluta- tion and Trading in Mer- 
 rnente prohibido, y negado chandize being ablolutely 
 adichos Affsntiltas, como forbidden and deny'd to the 
 contrario, y opuelto a las faid Aflieniifts, as being 
 leyes de eftos Reynos,y a la contrary to, and againft the 
 linceridad, y buena fee con Laws of thefe Kingdoms, 
 que deben defempeiiarfe dc and the Sincerity and good 
 la obligacion deelte Afliento. Fairh with which they ought 
 Y dedara fu Mageltad, y to difcharge the Obligations 
 ordena, que las mercade- they are under by this Afli- 
 rias que afli fe aprehendieren, ento. And His Majeliy de- 
 inrroducidas fraudalenta- dares and ordains, that the 
 mente, feran taflidas, y Merchandize which (hall be 
 valuadas, e immediatamen- (b Seized, as being fraudu- 
 te quemadas en parte pub- lently Imported, (liall be 
 lica, porordendelosdichos appraiz'd and valued, and 
 Governadores, y Officiaks immediately burnt in fome 
 Reales, y ft condenealCa- Publick Place, by Order of 
 pitan, 6 Maeftre del dicho the (aid Governors and Roy- 
 Navio, 6 Embarcacion, a al Officers, and the Captain 
 pagar el precio valuado, or Matter of the faid Ship or 
 aunqueno tenga mas culpa, VefTel, (hall be Condemned 
 que la d€ omifllon en no to pay the Price at which it . 
 aver tenido cuydado de em- was valued, though he (hould 
 barazar, que las tales mer- be guilty of no other Fault, 
 caderias fe embarcaiTen j than of Omiffion, in not ta- 
 pero fi fuellen complices, 6 king care, that no fuch Mer- 
 delinquentes principales, fe- chandize (hould have been 
 ran condcnados a perdida put on board 5 but if they ) 
 cquivalente al crimen co- are Accomplices, or Dc- 
 metido, caftigados (evera- linquents, they (hall be Con- 
 mente, y declarados inha- demned to pay a Forfei- 
 biles de poder tenet en ade- ture proportionable to their 
 lante ninguna ocupacion Offence, feverely punifh- 
 por el (ervicio de elte Af- ed, and declared incapa- 
 fientoj y fu Mageftad Ca- ble to hold thereafter any 
 tholica pedira exafta, y Employment in the Service 
 rigurofi quenta a todos fus of this Affiento : And His 
 Miniftros, y Oficiales, fobre Catholick Majefty will re- 
 el cumplimiento de lo r,- quire ftom all His Minifters 
 feridoj condeclaracion,aue and Officers, an exaft and 
 no por effo han de eftar ftrift account of the Perfor- 
 (ujetos a la diuba perdida, raaace of what is above- 
 
 E y con • 
 
[2fi ] 
 
 yconfifcacion losNaviosen mentioned-, And it is de- 
 que fueren los Negros, ni dared that the Ships, on 
 tampoco los baliimentos, board which the Negroes 
 que para fu fuftento fe lleva- fliall be, or any of the Pro- 
 reo) pues cfto fe dedara vifions brought for their Sub- 
 que ha de quedar libre, fiftence, fhall not be lyable 
 
 f>or no tener culpa ^ y que to the faid Forfeiture and 
 a perfona, 6 perfonas, que Contifcation, they being 
 tuvieren el encargo puedan declared to remain free^ 
 profeguir fu negociacion ^ as not being in fault j and 
 y que li las mercaderias, o the Perfon or Perlbns, who 
 generos aprehendidos no have charge of them, may 
 excedieren el valor de cien go on i^ith their Trafiick ; 
 pefos efcudos,_ le quema- and if the Merchandize or 
 
 ran, Hn remiflion alguna, 
 defpues de valuadas, y el 
 Capitan fera condenado a 
 pagar la cantidad que im- 
 portaren, en pena de fu 
 
 Goods Seized do not exceed 
 the Value of One hundred 
 Pieces of Eight ( Efcudos ) 
 they Ihall be burnt without 
 any remiflion (being firft 
 
 delcuydo, y omiflTion j y que Appraized ) and the Cap- 
 fi no exbibiere prompta- tain fliall be condemned to 
 mente el valor del comif- pay the Sum at which they 
 fo, quede fufpenfo, y prefo, were Appraized,as a punifh- 
 bafta avetlo hecho-, pero H ment for his negleQ and 
 fe juftificare, que el tal omiffion, and if he does not 
 Capitan no ha fido com- pay down theValueof what 
 plice, ha defer defy obliga- fhall have been fo Seized, he 
 cion entregar la perfona que fliall be Sufpended and Im- 
 huviere delinquido j y en prifon'd till Payment made 5 
 cafo quedard el li- but if it be proved that he 
 
 efte 
 bre. 
 
 r 
 
 XXllI. 
 l-os baftimrn* 
 los que derem- 
 barrare para el 
 
 was not an Accomplice, he 
 fliall be obliged to deliver u p 
 the Perfon Guilty, and in 
 that cafe he fliall be free. 
 
 XXIII. XXtlT. 
 
 That the Viftuals and o-f'"^'!'?"* ^ 
 ther Provifions which fliall uf" of .he 
 
 X 
 
 Befer 
 loiNt 
 
 dead( 
 
 derecl 
 
 Mods 
 
 huvie 
 rnosd 
 q'jshi 
 Iter qi 
 dack 
 curarf 
 pafliid 
 eren i 
 ad'Ut 
 biem 
 ehos. 
 
 XXIII. 
 Qpe de los baftimentos, y 
 fuitentVds'ioiOtras provifioncs, que de- 
 
 ftjaTd^re f«mbarcar«n para tl fuftento be put on Shore for the Sub-Biack*s,flwnnot 
 
 chos akunoi; de los Negros, no deberan fiftenceof the Negroes, fliall Snmpwior" 
 
 a'lfuSSs P*8*' ^«??°s ?ie«nps de not pay any Duties of Im.E;p-M« 
 
 con riefgode entrada,ni de falida, niotros portation or Exportation, or (haUpay Te 
 
 handT^'er quakfquiew que fean, im- any others whatever. thatj""« «Y*.^ 
 
 venderioi con pueltos, o que fe impu- now are, or hereafter may Subjeft$, and 
 
 iSo'SM*^''^i«'^6n en edelantcj aunque be impofed 5 but if the Af- {f^«yy "^afn 
 
 ^^*' ., flrlfh/tliyMy 
 
iin 
 
 t^ is de- 
 bips, on 
 Negroes 
 the Pro- 
 heir Sub- 
 )e lyable 
 turc and 
 being 
 
 ult ; and 
 )ns, who 
 em, may 
 Traffick ; 
 andize or 
 ot exceed 
 hundred 
 Efcudot J 
 t without 
 Bing firft 
 the Cap- 
 :mned to 
 hich they 
 a punifh- 
 Sle£^ and 
 ; docs not 
 le of what 
 Seized, he 
 i and Im- 
 !nt made ^ 
 d that he 
 iplice, he 
 leliver up 
 . and in 
 be free. 
 
 r 
 
 xxrir. 
 
 iIsando-?'°j''i'°'«'. 
 
 ks-k /u^n 'andea for the 
 tllCh tnail ufe of the 
 
 rthe Sub- ^'''^'"''^aH not 
 
 OeS, inall of Import or 
 
 !$ of Im- ^"P""* •>« 
 
 .-.• tnofe bouRfic 
 
 .ation, OrfhaHpaythe 
 
 i^er, that '»'?«»« ara ^ 
 
 r,_' ^„ paid bv Sptmiflk 
 
 fter may Subjefts, and 
 
 f the Af-jf any wmafn 
 
 e likely to pe- 
 ri(h, they may 
 
 XXIV. 
 
 Berembarcados 
 lai Negros haa 
 d( adeudar lot 
 derechps} pero 
 HO da los que 
 huviere enfer> 
 inos dc pelij^ro, 
 qus han de te- 
 ner quinze dias 
 da lietnpo para 
 curarfe $ y fi 
 paflitdos cftuvi- 
 eren con vida, 
 ad uJaran ta- 
 biemlosdere- 
 chos. 
 
 L 87 J 
 
 fi los compraren, 6 los ex- fientifts buy or export them f«foM *«'»«''« 
 
 trageren de los Puertos, han from the Ports, then (hall SLXlS^of- 
 
 de eftar obligados k pagar they be obliged to pay the fi«n, paying 
 
 los que eftuvieren eftableci- Duties Eftabiifiied, in the "^'^ """*"• 
 
 dos, delmifmomodo, quelo .Qme manner as His Ca- 
 
 hizieran los Vaflallos de fu tholick Majefties Subje£ts 
 
 Mageffad Catholica } con ought to do ^ and it is de- 
 
 dedaracion, que i\ deles clared,Thatif, of theProvi- 
 
 dichos baftimentos alma- fionstliatwerelaidup in the 
 
 cenados quedaren algunos W^.re-hou(es, there fhould 
 
 rezagos, por no averle po- remain ibme, which could 
 
 dido confumir, expuelitos al not be expended, and likely 
 
 riefgo de corromperfe, los to perifb, they may be fold, 
 
 podran vender, 6 conducir a or carried to other Pons to 
 
 otros Puertos, para el miimo be difpofed of, paving the 
 
 finde fu venta, pagandolos Duties there Eltablifhed ^ the 
 
 derechos, que en ellos efti:- whole, with the Interpofiti- 
 
 vieren impueftos -, todo con on and Knowledge of the 
 
 intervencion, y conocimiento Royal Officers, 
 de los Oficiales Reales. 
 
 XXIV. XXIV. XXIV. 
 Que los derechos de los That the Duties upon thejhe DjUm w 
 Negros introducidos han de Negroes Imported, are to beBiacki°fronith« 
 caufarfe defde el dia de fu due from the Day of theirrtmaofLand- 
 defembarco en qualquiera Landing in any of the Ports |"oibwiioflian 
 de los Puertos de las In- ofthe/«i;M,after the Search be danferouny 
 
 dias, defpues de hecha la made, and all matters K-i^'o%^itlZ. 
 
 viHta, y regulacion por los gulated by the Royal Offi- i^wed, and iiia 
 
 Oficiales Reales j con de- cers j and it is , declared, g'^i" "for" 
 
 daracion, que fi fe muriere That if any of the faid Ne-them aifo, if, 
 
 alguno de los dichos Ne- groes dye before they arefJ^^y'Sru'tr* 
 
 gros antes de eftar vendido, fold, the Afflentifts (hall not living, 
 
 no por eflb han de dexar los thereby be quit of the Obli- 
 
 Aflentiftas de eftar obliga- gation of paying the Duties ^ 
 
 dos a pagar los derechos de for thofe that dye, nor have 
 
 los que murieren, (in que any pretenfion to make upon 
 
 fobre ello puedan introducir that Account ) except only, 
 
 pretenfion alguna^ y folo fe that in cafe, upon making 
 
 permite, que (i al tiempo de the Searches, there be found 
 
 hazerfe la vifita ferecono- any Negroes dangeroufly ill, 
 
 cieren algunos Negros en- they may bs landed for their 
 
 fermos de peligro, fe pue- Recovery, and if thefe dye 
 
 dan defembarcar para pro- within the fpace of Fifteen 
 
 curarlos algun aiivio ^ y que Days, from the time of their 
 
 £ 2 fi 
 
L 20 J 
 
 fi eftos fe murleren en los being put on Shore, the Af- 
 
 quinze dias primeros del- fientilts (hall not be obli- 
 
 pucs de echados en tierra, ged ro pay any Duties, in 
 
 no efienobligadoslos AlTen- regard they were not landed 
 
 tiftas a pagar derechos al- for Sale, but in order to Re- 
 
 gunos, refpe£lo dc no de- cover their Health in the 
 
 fembarcar fe con el fin de laid Ffreen Days j which be- 
 
 venderlos.finp de procurarlcs ing expir'd, if they fhall be 
 
 la falud en los quinze dias yet alive, then they fhall 
 
 referidos ; y ii paflados become indebted for the Du- 
 
 eftuvleren con vida, en tal ties for them, in like man- 
 
 r 
 
 XXV. 
 Defpuct d« 
 
 cafb deberan adeudar los 
 derechos en la conformidad 
 que los denias, y fatisfacer- 
 los en efta Corte, como vi 
 prevenido en la condicion 
 quinta, 
 
 XXV. 
 Que defpues que los Af- 
 
 ner as for the reft, and fhall 
 pay them in this Courr, 
 purfuant to what is agreed 
 in the Fifth Article. 
 
 XXV. XXV. 
 
 That afrer the Aflientifts, ?"*. "f «hc 
 
 r.t!fNa?r» fentiftas,6fusfaaoresayan or their Factors, fliall have SKnT'J '"^ 
 
 •leiaBmbir- ajut^ado, y vendldo parte de fettled the Duties,and fold Pp"* »n(» »'ie 
 
 p~Mra losNegrosdeUEmbarcaci- part of the Loading ofi;S'K«,^ 
 
 Daflaraotro On, que huvierc enttado ena- Blacks, which they had ""•'"•i" " w* 
 
 K'rSr" q^el Puerto, lesha de fer brought to that Port, theyft^,S?« 
 
 en pago el oro, permkido paflfar a otro el "nail be allowed to carry ofhavine ac- 
 
 ?a&Tb;edenumeroquelesquedare,daii. theremaindei to any other S:',^;^,^/-^*! 
 
 codos derechos ;dofeles cettificacion po'r los "o't, carrying Certificates Haymem in 
 
 rutTj^ftc-OficialesRealesdelosdere* from the Royal Officers of St'S'a'a 
 fo5.de que avrachos, quc.alli huvicrcu a- having there accounted for DntUs, bm 
 eftaWdS, V deudado, para que no fe les the Duties, that fo the fame '^^l^fH «' 
 
 . -_ . „ J . i„ J — i^ _-^ t- J j-j of the Duties, 
 
 lospodiapa'fTarpueda repetir en los demas 
 
 d« vnoj Pucr- " — _ — 
 
 SOS aotfof. 
 
 Other "<*."iy ''« 
 re- 
 
 may not be demanded 
 Puertos I Y aflfimifmo po- them again in any 
 dran, recibir enpagodelos Port ^ And they may re-or.e Pen to 
 que vend ieren, reales,,varras ceive in Payment for, thofe^^J'j^'''""'* 
 de plata, y tejos de oro, they fhall feli, Money, Bars ° ' 
 que fean. qointados, y fin of Silver, and ingots of 
 fraude, como tambien los Gold, which (hall have paid 
 frutos de la tierra, para fi- the Kiag's ^into without 
 carles, y embarcar libre- Fraud, as alio the Produce 
 in^iite, affi los reales, vat- of the Countryy which they 
 rasdeplittta, y tejos de oro, may... carry, aw^y, and, em* * 
 
 como lo& e&£^o«, y frutos, bark freely, as- weU the 
 por fer procedidos de la Money, Bais of Silver, and 
 v«at&.dQ difhosNegros, lis Ingots of GQld, as tbeothei 
 
 ohliga- 
 
, the Af 
 be obli- 
 >uties, in 
 lot landed 
 iertoRe- 
 I in the 
 wnich be- 
 y fhallbc 
 hey fhaU 
 r the Du- 
 ike man- 
 and fhall 
 s Courr, 
 is agreed 
 
 r 
 
 XXV. 
 
 Iflientifts P?«of»he 
 hall have a^ln-^'^ 
 and Ibid Pp«» ■n<* 'he 
 
 A\t%r. «*• "'■ff^' proceed 
 ling Otwith iherc- 
 ley had malnder ts v>* 
 
 ort,theyf&S»« 
 
 to cairy of having ac- 
 
 rnv other ^J"".^"^ '"'■. *« 
 ^X-."" Duties, and the 
 ttlhcatesHaymenc in 
 fficers of '^^''^"f Silver 
 
 mcersorf {^f^g^fgj 
 inted lorOncits, bm 
 the fame fi &"'/'<" 
 
 ttftCti to pay 
 inded of the Duties, 
 f Other**"* "^y be 
 
 nay re- one Von to 
 
 or thpfe ""Other to be 
 
 ey. Bars 
 jots , of 
 avepaid 
 without 
 Produce 
 ich they 
 ndr- em- 
 :;Q the 
 fer, and 
 leothei 
 ohliga- 
 
 'fold. 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 Pndran los Na< 
 vioi dt efte Af- 
 fientofalirda 
 los Puirtos de 
 la Gran Rre- 
 tana, o de 
 Erpana, y bol- 
 vera eUosafu 
 eleccion, dando 
 ancei nocicia de 
 fu partenza, y 
 bolviendo a 
 Efpana entre- 
 gara.i regiftro 
 de fus retomos, 
 y fi a loi de In- 
 (latena, tm- 
 bia.aa rclacion 
 fio que puedan 
 etnuarcar cau- 
 ilales de Efpa- 
 noks, nl PafTa- 
 geros, fin Hcen- 
 da de fu Magc- 
 AadCachullca. 
 
 [29] 
 
 obligaciondepagarderechos, EfFeds and Fruits, as being 
 s'l folo los que eltuvieren the Produce of the Sale of 
 cUablecidos en los Lugares the faid Negroes, without be- 
 de adonde fe entregarcn los ing obliged to pay any Da- 
 tales i'rutos, y efieQos, ties, except only thofe that 
 que fe les permiterecibir en fhall be Eltablifhed in the 
 cambio, 6 per precio de Places from whence thole 
 los Negros, de qualquiera Fruits and Efre£ls are 
 calidad que (ean \ y los que brought, which they are 
 vendieren en efta forma, por allow'd to receive in Ei- 
 falra de moneda, han de change, or for the Value of 
 poder tranfportarlcs con las their Negroes, of whatever 
 Embarcaciones empleadas kind they be, upon Sales 
 en elte trafico, a los Puertos made in this manner for 
 que les pareciere, y vender- want of Money, which they 
 los en ellos, pagando los may carry on board the Vef- 
 derechos acoitumbrados. fels employ 'd in this Com-. 
 
 mcrce, to fuch Ports as they 
 fhall think fit, and fbll them 
 there, paying the accuftom^ 
 ed. Duties. 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 V,. 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 Qiic los Navios que eftu- 
 
 XXVl. 
 
 That the Ships which T"' ^-"^ "' 
 
 noc 
 Paf- 
 
 , - , •#./»,»! ■>• A *'^'* Afliento 
 
 vieren empleados para elte fhall be employ d by thn n^av saii to 
 
 AQiento, han de poder falir Affiento, may Sail from rhe"/,,^ or"' 
 de los Puertos de la Gran Ports of Great Britain ot sp<ii», the M- 
 Bretaiia,6deEfparia,aelec- Spain at the choice of the Jf^J'^n Ac 
 ciondelos Affentiftas, c}u{- Aflientifts, who fhall give count of what 
 
 eneshan de participar a fu an Account to His Catholick jS^^'Sriy 
 
 <Magefiad Catholica los que Majefty of what Ships they andtheir r« 
 
 en cadavn ano fedefpacha- fhall difpatch yearly for the f|;i;;'^J^^,'Jf/ 
 
 ten, para llevar Negros, 7 Negro-Trade, and the Ports any Effeas of 
 
 los Puertos adonde fueren for which they are defign'd,|f;;^;'^"'^',,. 
 
 deftinados, pudiendobolver and may return to either,renRCTs, nor 
 
 k vnos, li a otros con los re- with, the Money, Bars of ^''"f ^(fe^', 
 
 ales, varrasde plata, y oro, Silver, Gold, Fruits and Pro-f7om°His ca* 
 
 frutos, y efe£los de la tierra^ duce of the Country, being Jf°"«'' Ma)c- 
 
 que huyieren procedido de the produce of the Sale of ^' 
 
 la venta de fiis Negros, con their Negroes, and they fhall 
 
 la obligaciidn que hazen, de be under this Qbligatipn^ 
 
 que viniendo losvietornos a that if the Returns come 
 
 los Puertos de Efpaiia entre- into the Ports of Spain, the 
 
 garan los Capitanes, y Co- Captains and Commanders 
 
 mandantes regiftr<x autenii- fhall give to His Catholick 
 
 CO 
 
C 3° ] 
 
 CO h tosMiniftros de fu Ma- Majefties Mmifters an Au- 
 geftad, para que confte lo thentickRegifter,by which it 
 que conducen \ y fi llegaren may appear what they have 
 a los de la Gran Brecana, on board \ and if they come 
 embiaran individual relacion back to Great Britain, thcj 
 de la carga, con el (in de que fhall fend over an exa^ Ac- 
 fu Mageftad fe halle plena- count of their Lading, that 
 mente informado •, con ad- His Majefty may be fully 
 vertencia, de que en ninguno inform'd, thereof 5 with this 
 de dichos Navios podran warning, that they may not 
 traer plata, oro, ni otros bring over, in any oi the 
 fruros, que no fean del pro- faid Ships, any Silver, Gold, 
 tlu£lode la venta deNegros, or other EfFeas, than what 
 nl tampoco Paffageros Efpa- fhall be the Produce of the 
 iioles i porque les efla pro- Sale of the Negroes, nor 
 hibido cargar caudales, ni any Spa/jijh Paflengers, they 
 orrosefeftosdequentadeVaf being forbid to receive on 
 fallosdefuMageftadCatho- board any Merchandize or 
 lica, de aquellos Reynos, a other EfFeds, on Account of 
 menos que precedielle licen- His Catholick Majefl'ies 
 cia expreiTa de fu Mageftad Subjects in thofe Dominions, 
 CatholicaiYconrienten,quc without an exprefi Licence 
 fi los Capitanes, Comandan- firft obtained from His Ga- 
 tes, y Oficiales los traxeflen tholick Majefty ■, and they 
 fin efte permifTo, feandecla- confent, that if the Captains, 
 rados incurridos en culpa, y Commanders and Officers, 
 callif^ados como defraudado- do bring any fuch on board, 
 res de los derechos de fu Ma- without fuch Licence, they 
 geftad, y tranfgrefToresde lo (hall be declared guiltjTj and 
 contenido en efta condicion, punifhed as having defraud- 
 y de ?as ordenes, que fu Ma- ed HisMajeftiesCultoms.and 
 geftad fuere fervido dedar tranfgrefs'dagainft the Con- 
 para fu execucion,y para (^ue tentsof this Article, and the 
 en los Puertos de las Indias Orders which His Majefty 
 fe vele en evitar femejante (hall havebeenpleas'd to give 
 fraude j de modo, que fiem- for the Execution thereof, 
 pre que pueda averiguarfe, and for the avoiding of fuch 
 de averfe cometido, han de Frauds in the Ports of the 
 fcr caftigados los dclinquen- Indies^ fo that the Offenders, 
 tcs. ^ ' '• ' being Convifted thereof, 
 
 ' • > (hall be conftantly punifli- 
 
 . ; , : , -. ; ed. 
 
 *•'] vl i^\.- '; r.] 
 
 xxvn. Si 
 
E an Au- 
 which it 
 ley have 
 ley come 
 dzn, thejr 
 xacfc Ac- 
 ng, that 
 be fully 
 with this 
 may not 
 
 oi the 
 'er,Gold, 
 lan what 
 :e of the 
 roes, nor 
 ;er$, they 
 sceive on 
 ndize or 
 ccount of 
 Majeities 
 snninions, 
 i Licence 
 
 HisCa- 
 and they 
 Captains, 
 
 Officers, 
 on board, 
 nee, they 
 iilt3rj and 
 
 d^aud- 
 itoms.and 
 
 theCon- 
 
 and the 
 tMajefty 
 
 id to give 
 
 thereof, 
 gof fuch 
 
 s of the 
 )J[fenders, 
 
 thereof, 
 punifli- 
 
 kxmsi 
 
 xxvn. 
 
 Sc ptCTieuP It 
 forma qje fe hJ 
 de ubrervar con 
 ]is prefji que 
 hizicrcn lot 
 Naviosdetfte 
 Afliento, »{n en 
 fu vciiu, como 
 eala epplica- 
 c!on defu pro- 
 du£lo,ypaga 
 de deiccboi. 
 
 XXVII. XXVII. xxvir. 
 
 Si fucediere, que los Na- If It (hould happen that Tie Method 
 vios de ette Alfiento fueren the Ships of this Afliento |° ,^4tion7o'^ 
 armados en Guerra, v hizi- (hould be fitted out as Ships Prfzci taken 
 eren algunas prefas de Ene- of War, and fliould take a- M'!,?''','*' °' 
 mi^os de vna, y otra Coro- ny Prizes from Enemies of *" ** 
 na,odelosPiratas,Coriarios, either Crown, or from the 
 que fuelen cruzar, y robar Pirates that ufually Cruize 
 en los Msi^es de la America, and Plunder in the Seas of 
 podr^n entrat con ellas en America , they may bring 
 qualquier Puerto de fu Ma- them into any Port belong- 
 geftad Catholica , adonde ing to His CathoUck Maje- 
 han de fcr admitidos ) y li- Ity, where they are to be 
 endo alii declaradas por admitted} and the faid Pri- 
 baenas, y legitimas las pre zes being declared good and 
 fas, no han de eftikr obhga- lawfuU the Captors fhall 
 dos los Aprefadores a pagar not be obliged to pay greater 
 mayores derechos de entra- Duties, upon the Entry of 
 da de los que eftuvieflen e- their Prizes, than what are 
 ftablecidos, y pagaten los eftablifhed and payable by 
 Naturales Vaflallos de fu the natural Subjeds of His 
 Mageflad •, con declaracion, Majefty > and it is declared, 
 que fl en ellas fe hallareA that if there (hould be any 
 Negros, los han de poder Negroes on Board fuch 
 vender por quenta del nu- Prizes, they may fell them 
 fnero de los de fu obligaci- in part of the Number they 
 on, como tambien los vive- have engaged to furni(h, as 
 res, y baflimentos, que les likewife the Vi£luals and 
 fobraren j psro efto no fe Provifions that (hould be 0- 
 entiendc con las mercaderi- ver and above what is need- 
 
 as, y generos que aprelaren, 
 cuya venta ha de quedar 
 
 ful for their Subfiftencej 
 But this is not to extend to 
 
 liempre prohibida ^ pero fe the Merchandize and Goods 
 les permite (atendiendo a which they may take,thefale 
 la conveniencia de fus in- wh^rebf is cver,t6 remain 
 terelTes) que paedaii llevar Pfbnibited : Ha^e^er fuch 
 las dichas mercaderias, y Regard is had to their Inte- 
 generos aprefados a los Pu- refts, that they are allow'd 
 ertos de Cartagena, 6 Por- to carry the faid Merchan- 
 tovelo, y entregarlos a los dize and Goods lb taken, to 
 OficialesReales.quieiieslos the Ports of Cartbagina or 
 avranderecibit, inventatiar» Porto^^i/o, and deliver them^ 
 y poner en Almacenes, con to the King's Officers, who 
 aflut^Qcia de los Aprefado- are to receive them, and 
 
 •i:i;ii •• 
 
 res. 
 
 ifti 
 
 ■M 
 
[ 30 
 
 res, dondc ft guarden hafta make an Inventory thereof, 
 
 el arribo de G:ileones, j que and lay them up in Ware- 
 
 Uegueel ticmpode cclebrar- hoults, in thePrelenccof the 
 
 fe las Ferias en dichos Pu- Captors, where they are to 
 
 crtos dc Cartagena o I'orto- be kept till the Arrival of 
 
 velo, quando los Oiiciahs the Gaieons, and the time 
 
 Reales han de cuydar de of holding the Fairs in the 
 
 qoe fe vcndan con interven- faid Ports ol Carthagena and 
 
 cion, y alTiltencia de\osDe- Portobellot, and then the 
 
 puiados del Comeicio, y King's Officers are to take 
 
 de los mifmos Aprcfadores, care that they be fold, with 
 
 6 fu$ Apoderados j para lo the Inttrpofition, and in the 
 
 3ual avra de dar fu Mage- Prefence of the Deputies of 
 
 ad Cachoiica las ordenes Commerce, and the faid> 
 
 convenientes, como fe las Captors,or their Agents; for 
 
 da por efta condidon j y which purpofe His Catho- 
 
 que facandofe la quarta par- lick Majetry is to give the 
 
 te de la cantidad de fu ven- necefl'ary Orders, as he does 
 
 u, que ha de pertenecer a 
 fu Mageltad para entrarla 
 en las Reales Caxas, y re- 
 mltir a Efpana con toda di 
 
 give them by this prefent. 
 Article, and deducing a 
 Fourth Part of the Pro- 
 duce of the Sale thereof^ 
 
 liincion de lo que precede, which is to belong to His 
 
 fe han de entregar las tres Catholick Majelty, to be 
 
 quartas {)attes reftantes de put into the Royal Coffers, 
 
 cada prefa, fin la menordi- and remitted to Spain^ with 
 
 lacion, a los Aprefadores,6 a difiinCl Account of thefaid 
 
 fus Apoderados, defcontan- Produce, they are to deliver 
 
 do, y baxando de ellas to- 
 dos los gaftos que fe huvie- 
 fen caulado en la venta, y 
 almacenage, y facisfaciendo 
 al ni'^o tiempo que lie ven- 
 dan las mercaderias de las 
 
 the Three remaining Parts 
 of each Prize, without the 
 leaft Delay to the Captors, 
 or their Agents, deducing 
 and retaining thereout all 
 E<pences for their Sale and 
 
 prefas los derechos acoftum- Ware^oufe-room, 4ind fa- 
 
 brados,. )r debidos a la Real tjsfying at the fame time 
 
 hazienda. Y para prevenir that thefe Prizes are Sold, 
 
 qualquiera duda, y cabila- the acculiomed Duties pay- 
 
 cion, declara fu Mageltad, able for the fame ^o the 
 
 quelosNavios,Valandra$, y Royal Exchequer. And fou 
 
 otras Embarcaciones aprefa- the preventing all manner 
 
 das, de qualquiera calidad of t)oubt and Cavil, His 
 
 que fean, han de pertenecer, Majefty declares, That the 
 
 con fus Armas, Artilletia, Ships, Ketches, and othej; 
 
 6 Muni- 
 
 r 
 
[ 3?] 
 
 ' thereof, 
 n Warc- 
 iccof the 
 y are to 
 jrival of 
 the time 
 irs in the 
 igena and 
 then the 
 I to take 
 old, with 
 ind in the 
 iputies of 
 the raid 
 gents ) for 
 is Catho- 
 > give the 
 as he does 
 is prefent 
 iu6tiog a 
 the rro- 
 B thereof^ 
 ng to His 
 f, to be 
 al Coffers, 
 pain^ with 
 oftheTaid 
 ; to deliver 
 ling Parts 
 ithout the 
 e Captors, 
 dedu£ling 
 ereout all 
 r Sale and 
 
 ^nd fa- 
 ame time 
 t are Sold, 
 )uties pajr- 
 Tie %o the 
 A;ad foe 
 ill manrtep 
 3avil, His 
 
 That the 
 and other 
 Muni- 
 
 Munlciones, y todos los de- 
 rmis ptrtrechos, que en ellas 
 fe hallaren, a los dichos A- 
 prcfadores. 
 
 XXVIII. 
 Sm MiRcftadei 
 Caih.)lka,y 
 Uretanica, (on 
 imerefladiit ca- 
 da vni por la 
 qtiarta piru m 
 efta Afliento. 
 para lograr las 
 Itananciaf, qiie 
 del lefuluraa. 
 
 XXVIII. 
 Que mediante ajuftarfe, 
 y eltablecerfe efte Afliento 
 con particular conocimiento 
 del beneBcio que pucden re- 
 ciblr fus Mageftades Breta- 
 nica, y Catholica, para fus 
 Reales averes. fe ha conve- 
 nido, V cftipulado, que am- 
 bas Mageftades han de fer 
 interefiadas en la mitad de 
 el, y cada vna en la quar- 
 ta parte, que le ha de per- 
 tenecer, fegun lo acordado : 
 Y refpe£lo de fer neceflario, 
 que para aver de gozar fu 
 Mageftad Catholica de los 
 vtiles, y ganancias, que pa- 
 ede producir efte negociado, 
 huviefie dc pagar anticipa- 
 damente a los dichos Aden- 
 tiftas vn millon de efcados 
 de plata, 6 bien la quarts 
 parte de !a cantidad, que 
 por cllos fe regulafle fe« ne- 
 ceflario para poner en buc- 
 na orden, y goviemo efte 
 negocio, fe ha ^onvenida y 
 aiuftado, que fi fuMageftad 
 Catholica ho juzgare por 
 convenicnte anticipar la re- 
 fttida canttdad, otirecen los 
 dichos AiFentiftas hazerla dc 
 fa propio dinero % con la 
 calidad, que fu Magcftad 
 Catholica les aya de hazer 
 buenos lo$ interefleS) eo la 
 
 Veflels ( thus made Prize 
 of) of whatever fort they 
 be, with their Arms, Gum, 
 Ammunition, and all tbs 
 Furniture and Taclcle on 
 board them, (hall belong to 
 the Capors. 
 
 XKVIII. xxvai. 
 
 That whereas in the Efti- Tiieir iv,/v« 
 
 blirtiing and Adjufting thisj;j?,Jht"i« 
 Afliento, a particular R^ard imarefled each 
 
 is had to the Advantage ?,'CAna, 
 that may thence accrue to 
 Their JSriri^ and Catholick 
 Majefties,^nd to Their Re- 
 venues, It is Agreed and 
 Stipulated, That both Their 
 Mafefties (hall be concern'd 
 for One half of this Trade, 
 each of them a Quarter part^_. 
 which is to belong to them 
 purfuant to this Agreennent : 
 And whereas it is neceflary 
 that His Catholick Majefty 
 ( in order to have and enjoy 
 the Benefit and Gain that 
 may be obtained by this 
 Trade) (hould advance to 
 the faid Aflientifts, One 
 Million of Pieces of Eight, 
 ( Efcuiot ^ or a quarter of 
 the Sum, which they full 
 judge neceflary for the put- 
 ting of this Commerce into 
 a gdod Order and Method, 
 It is Agreed and Settled, 
 That if His Catholick Ma- 
 jefty (hall not think it con- 
 venient to advance the faid' 
 Sum, the aforemention*d 
 Afiientifts do o'Ssx to do it 
 out of their own Money, 
 upon Condition, that His 
 atholick Majefty (hall 
 F quenta 
 
L i^ J 
 
 qucnta quedieren, ii razon make good the Intered out 
 de echo por ciento al airo, of what they (hall be ac- 
 correfpondicntes ;1 los diis countable for, to Him, after 
 del defembolfo, halla ics the Rate of Eight p<rr Ce/tt, 
 del reintcgro, y ratislaccion, yearl/, commencing fiom 
 en virtiid de la q lenta, que the refpjftive Diys of their 
 Ic pre(cntara, para qie de laying out the fa id Money, 
 e(te modo pueda fu Mage- and to continue till they arc 
 ftjd gozar de las g.inancias, Reimburs'd and Satisfy 'J, 
 que pudieren pertenecerle, a according to the Account 
 que defde luego fe ubligan i that Ihall he prefented to 
 pero en cafo que no las tin- Him, that H"s Majetty may 
 gan, por algunos acciden- thus enjoy the Profits that 
 tes, 6 infortunios, y qua en may accrue to Him, which 
 lugar de ellas padjifcan per* they oblige themfelves to 
 didas, ha de oueoar fu Ma- from this time; but in cafe 
 geftad obligado ( como def- they do not make any Profit 
 de luego fe obliga ) h man- by reafoo of Accidents or 
 dac reembolfar de efte tiem- Misfortunes, and that in- 
 po aquella parte que le to- Itead thereof they fuffer 
 care de interefTes, fegun fu- Lodes i His Majedy will be 
 ere de judicia, y <n la for- obliged. ( as he does oblige 
 ma menos perjudicial ^ fu Himfelt from this time,) to 
 Real Patrimonio. Y ha de cau^ them to be Reimburs'd 
 nombrar fu Magedad Ca- fo far asheisconcern'^d, ac- 
 tholica dos Dire£lores, 6 cording to Judice, and in 
 Faflores, los qualcs han de fuch way as may be' lead 
 refidirenLondres, otrosdos prejudicial to His Royal 
 en Indias, y vno en Cadiz, Revenues. And His Catho- 
 para que de fu parte inter- lick Majedy is to Name 
 vengan con los de fu Mage- Two '^ re£lors or Faftors, 
 dad Bretanica, y demas in- who are to Refide at London^ 
 tereflados en todas las direc- Two more in the Indies^ 
 ciones, compras, y qientas and One at Gi/z, that they 
 de ede Afliento ^ a Is qua- may be concern'd on His 
 les ha de dar fu Magedad part, (together with thofeoF 
 Catholica las indrucciones Her Brttamick Majedy, and 
 convenientcs, ^ finde lo que thofe that (hall he intereft- 
 deban obfervar, y con efpe- ed, ) in all the Direftions, 
 cialidad a los dos de Indias, Purchafes and Accounts of 
 para evitar todos los emba- this Afliento, to whom His 
 razos, y controyerfias, que CatholickMajedy is togive 
 puedan ocafionarf& proper Indruaions by which 
 
 to govern themfelves, par- 
 XXIX. Qjie 
 
 Cumiil 
 rloco " 
 niftrnil 
 
 tidell 
 riui, 
 que dil 
 care a| 
 
 ■kIc 
 
 MHli 
 
:re(l out 
 1 be ac- 
 tm, afccc 
 pef Cent, 
 ng ftoni 
 of their 
 Money, 
 they arc 
 latisfy'J, 
 Account 
 ented to 
 jfty may 
 >fics thac 
 I, which 
 elves to 
 t in cafe 
 ny Profit 
 lents or 
 that in- 
 ly fuffer 
 ^ will be 
 !S oblige 
 ime,) to 
 imburs'd 
 :rn'd, ac- 
 
 and in 
 be' leaft 
 ; Royal 
 5 Catho- 
 3 Name 
 Faftors, 
 t London^ 
 ; Indies^ 
 chat the/ 
 
 on His 
 ithofeot" 
 efty, and 
 inrereft- 
 reftions, 
 ounts of 
 lom His 
 
 to give 
 »y whicli 
 
 es, par- 
 
 X. Qjie 
 
 I XXIX. 
 
 Ciimplldi'S loi 
 rloco tnoi vr'- 
 nir.roi fe avrj 
 deiJar la quen 
 cidelaiganan- 
 rial, y pagar lo 
 qiiede eliaiio 
 care a fu Maje- 
 A^d Ciliiclica. 
 
 L 35 J 
 
 ticubrly to thofe in the ht- 
 diei^ for the better avoiding 
 all Impediments and Dil- 
 > putes which may happen. 
 
 XXIX. XXIX. xx.x. 
 
 Qu5 los dicfcos Aflentlftai That the faid Afllcntifls Atthrmdof 
 hande dar la qucnia de los are to give an Account of ||;' S-Ufir 
 vtilcs, y ganancias que hu- their Profits and Gain at rna-cmmifor 
 vicredefpue&qiieayancum- the end of the Firft Five {J'pi'j';!;}!^"* 
 pUdo los prlmeros cinco a- Years of this Afliento, withunjs to hu 
 nos de ela AiTiento, con re- Accounts taken upon Oath, Tfi'''"''''' ***' 
 lacionesjuradas, y Icgicimos and certify 'd by Legal In- 
 inlhumcntos dc los prccios ftruments, of ihc Charge of 
 de h compra, fuftento, iranf- the Purchafe, Subfillenct, 
 porre, y venta de los Ne Tranlportation, and Sale of 
 gros, y de todos los den^^s the Negroes, and all other 
 gnftos, que fe huvieren can- Kxpences upon their Ac- 
 iado i como tamhien certifl- county and aifo Certificates 
 caciones en buena forma de in due Form, of the Produce 
 lo que huviere procedido de of their Sale in all the Ports 
 la venta de clfos en todo. and Parts of Amnica^ be-- 
 los Puertos, y partes de la longing to His Catholick 
 America, penenecientcs ^ Majefty, whither they fhall 
 fu Mageftad Catholica, a- have been Imported and 
 donde fe huvieren introduci- Sold \ wbicll Accounts, as 
 do, y vcndido j cuyas quen- well of the Charge as the 
 tas, affi de los gaftos, como Produce, are firft to be Exa- 
 de los prodii£los, ban de fer min'd and Settled, by Her 
 primero reconocidas, y li- Britamick Majefties Mini- 
 quidadas por loj Minlftros fters employ *d in this Ser- 
 de fu Mageftad Bretanlca, ^ vice, in regard to »he Share 
 (juienes perteneciere, por el She is to have in this Afli- 
 
 ento, and then to be Exa- 
 mined in like manner in this 
 Court 5 And his Catholick 
 Majefties Share of the Pro- 
 fits may be Adjulled and 
 Recovered from the Aflien- 
 tifts, who are to be oblig'd 
 to Pay the fame moft regu- 
 
 interes que tiene en efte Af- 
 fiento, para que en efta Cor- 
 te fe pueda del mlfmo modo 
 examinar, y ajuftar lo que 
 tocare a fu Mageftad Catho- 
 lica, y cobrarlo de los Aflen- 
 tiftas, quienes tendr^n la o- 
 bligacion de pagarlo muy 
 
 regular, y puntualmente en Isrly and pun0:ually, m 
 fuerca de efta condicion, purfuance of this Article, 
 que ha de tene? la mifma which is to be of the fame 
 tuer^a, y vigor, que fi fuera Force and Vigour as if it 
 
 F 3 infira- 
 
 m 
 
 mm 
 
inftfumento publico, y de- 
 
 baxo de lo expieHado en la 
 
 condicion veinte y echo, en 
 
 qaanto a los Faftores, que 
 
 111 Mageltad Catholica ha 
 
 de nombrar. 
 
 ^xx. XXX. 
 
 SiSSas Ql^e fi el produaode las 
 
 it loi primcrot ganancias de los pnmeros 
 
 h"d/,«mSi-""c?, anos excediere a la 
 fariaCompaniaCantidad, quc debieron anti- 
 f^J°«i"8.X't'P"» y anticiparon los Af- 
 
 ere anncipaao ^ *^^.A 5- » j n t 
 
 por la qtmaientiftas por fu Mageftad 
 5cfta/cS Catholica, junto con los in- 
 lica, V de lo! terefles de ocho por ciento, 
 intertffM, y de q^q fg han dc comprehendcr, 
 anno5fucaffiv.-y abonar en la forma que 
 
 dtTrf 7ea-^^^^^ exprcflado, los di- 
 M porUmifma'chos Alfentiftas fe avran de 
 oraen. reembolfar en primer lugar 
 
 de lo que huvieren antici- 
 pado, con mas los intcrefles, 
 y fatisfacer a fii Mageftad 
 Catholica lo demas que fe 
 huviere adquirj^o cun los 
 derechos de los Negros, in- 
 troducidos aiiualmente, fin 
 dilacion, ni embarazo aigu- 
 noj cuya orden affimifmo 
 fe ha de oblervar, y conti- 
 nuarfe de cinco en cinco 
 aaos fuccefflvamenie, du- 
 rante el tiempo de efts Af- 
 fientoj y al firt de el fe dara 
 la quenta de las ganancias 
 de los vltimos cinco anos, 
 en la forma que va expref- 
 fado en los primercs , de ca- 
 lidad, que fu Mageftad Ca- 
 tholica,. y los Miniftros que 
 tuvieren efta incumbencia, 
 queden fHenamente fitisfe- 
 ehos, debaxo de lo expreffa- 
 do en la condUipn veinte y 
 
 were a Publick Inftrument, 
 and under the Regulation 
 mention'd in the 28th Arti- 
 cle, concerning the Fa£tors 
 which His Catholick Maje- 
 fty is to appoint. 
 
 XXX. XXX. 
 
 That if the Amount of the ?"» "f 'h* p«>- 
 Gain, made during the firlt firftSvelS; 
 Five Years, does exceed the «'ie Company 
 Sum which the Affientifts Sfei??,"'"' 
 are to advance, and (hall "'«''; Ad»anct 
 
 advance for His Catholick ficffiSto 
 Majefty, together with the Q."»«e»-.parr, 
 Inrereft of Eight per Gwf/.^l'Jnd'^SfL 
 which is to be included and count fhaii be 
 made good in the manner Si"!;"/,, 
 abovemention d, the Aflien-F'^e Years fuc- 
 tifts are to reimburfe them- ''^"'^^• 
 felvcs in the iirft place, 
 what they fhall have ad- 
 vanced, with all the Inteteft, 
 and then to pay to His Ca- 
 tholick Majefty the re- 
 mainder of the Profit that 
 fhall come to His Share, to- 
 gether with the Duties up- 
 on Negroes annually Import- 
 ed, without any delay or 
 impediment j which Pra£lice 
 is likewife to be ob&rv'd 
 and continued every Five 
 Years fucceffively, during 
 the T3rm of this Alfiento -, 
 and at the end thereof an 
 Account fhall be given of 
 the Gain made in the laft 
 Five Years, iq the fame 
 manner as is mentioned in 
 relation to the fifft Five 
 Years j fo that His Catho- 
 lick Majefty, and His Mini- 
 fters, whom he fhall employ 
 in ihis Affair, may remain 
 d ' ocho. 
 
■P 
 
 nftfument, 
 Elegulation 
 28th Arti- 
 !ie Faftofs 
 ick Maje- 
 
 r 
 
 U Jt 
 
 sunt of the 
 g thefirli 
 exceed the 
 Aflientifis 
 and (hall 
 Catholick 
 
 with the 
 per dnt, 
 luded and 
 e manner 
 lie Aflien- 
 irfe them- 
 :ft place, 
 have ad- 
 5 Inteteft, 
 His Ca- 
 
 the re- 
 'rofit that 
 Share, to- 
 'uties up- 
 ly Import- 
 delay or 
 \l Praaice 
 
 ob&rv'd 
 
 I'ery Five 
 
 , during 
 
 AfPiento } 
 
 hereof an 
 
 given of 
 
 the laft 
 the fame 
 itioned in 
 ifft Five 
 is Catho- 
 His Mint- 
 II employ 
 ly lems^in 
 ocho. 
 
 XXX. 
 
 OutofthcPro-' 
 ficsmadsintht 
 firftFiveYea», 
 the Company 
 may reimburfs 
 themfelves 
 (heir Advanct 
 ofHIiCatho- 
 lick Majeftiei 
 Quarter parr, 
 and :he Inter- 
 •ft; and an Ac- 
 count (hall be 
 given in like 
 manner every 
 Five Years fuc- 
 ceflively. 
 
 ocho, en quanto a losFafio- 
 res, que fu Magsftad Ca- 
 tholics ha de nombrar. 
 
 XXXI. 
 Si Its ganancin 
 de los primtros 
 eineo anos k> 
 
 Sermitieren, 
 sfpuesdsfatis- 
 fccha at axpref- 
 fado ruplimi- 
 ento, podra la 
 Compania ha- 
 zerfe pago del 
 todo.o parte de 
 los dozientos 
 mil pefos, que 
 ofreceancicipar. 
 
 XXXII. 
 
 Se concede a la 
 Compania el 
 tiempo de tres 
 ducj defpues 
 de cumplidos 
 lo] trelnta der 
 edc Aflienco 
 
 xxxr. 
 
 Que aviendo los dichos 
 Aflenciftas ofrecido por la 
 condicion tercera de efte 
 contrato de antlcipar dozi- 
 entos mil pefos efcudosde 
 plata, en la forma que en 
 cll7. ie refiere, no ban de fer 
 reembolfados de ellos, hafta 
 que ayan paffado los veinte 
 ■ arios primeros de efte Aflien- 
 to, como fe expreflk en la 
 citada condicion terceraj ni 
 tampoco puedan pretender 
 cofa alguna, por razon de 
 riergos, e interefles de efta 
 cantidad •, pero que fi por lo 
 refpe£livo a la quenta, que 
 han de dar los dichos A0en- 
 tiftas al fin de los primeros 
 dnco aiios, conftare aver 
 avido ganancias, han de po- 
 der reemboliarfe de la can- 
 tidad, 6 parte de ella, que 
 por quenta del del.mbolfo 
 huvielFen anticipado a fu 
 Mageftad Catholica, por la 
 (juarta parte en que fe ha de 
 intereflar en efte Afliento, e 
 igualmente por el importe 
 de fus interefles, en confe- 
 queiicia de lo exprefTddo en 
 1^ condicion veinte y jcho. 
 XXXII. 
 
 Que defpues de fenecido, 
 y cutnplido efte Affiento, fu 
 Mageftad Catholica conce- 
 de a los Aflentiftas el tiem- 
 
 fully fatisfy*d, purfuant to 
 what is mention'd in the 
 28th Article, concerning 
 the Faftors which His Ca- 
 tholick Majefty is to ap- 
 point. 
 
 XXXI. xxxr. 
 
 That whereas the faid iSffirStic"^ 
 Affientifts have ofFerM by the X^"' *'" »'• 
 3d Article of this Contraft, clX may 
 to advance Two hundred 7"nb""e 
 thoufand Pieces of Eight [Swhoie 
 in the manner therein ex- Advance. 
 prefled, they fhall not be 
 reimburfed the fame, till 
 the end of the firft Twen- 
 ty Years of this Alfienro, 
 as is mention'd in the faid 
 3d Article, nor (hall they 
 pretend to any Allowance 
 for the Rifque or Intereft of 
 that Sum ^ but if upon the 
 Account that is to be given 
 by the Affientifts, at the end 
 of the firft Five Years, they 
 (hall appear to be Gainers, 
 they may relmburle them- 
 felves the Sum, (or pare 
 thereof) which they (hall 
 have advanced for the Quar- 
 ter Part, wherein His Ca- 
 tholick Majefty is interefted 
 in this Afliento, as alfo the 
 Intereft due to them on this 
 Account, purfuant to what 
 is mention'd in the 28th Ar- 
 ticle. 
 
 XXXII. xxxir. 
 
 That from and after the JrinttJ^"hY* 
 determination and fulfilU.ig Company' ('f- 
 of this Afliento, His Catho- J*"!" D«': 
 
 \' \ -Ki • a. J ^ minatioo of ilii 
 
 lick Majefty does grant to^ovtarsofthia 
 
 pQ Affieato) foe 
 
 tt 
 
U P 
 
 rica fiXi iflo 
 69. 
 
 pjrs rtcojfi fus po de tres liios para aiuftar 
 la quenia final, todas fus quentas, y recoger 
 i"h a f°"Nf * ^^^°* ^"* efeftos en las Indi- 
 vid «? iM Pu- as» y d^r U quenta final 5 en 
 etfosdeia^rnc-cuyo tiettipo de tres afios 
 gozaran los AffentiHas, fus 
 Fadores, Apoderados, y de- 
 pandientes, los mifmos pri- 
 vilegios, y franquezas, que 
 les cilan concedidas durante 
 el tiempo de efle G)ntrato, 
 para la entrada libre de fus 
 Navios, y Embarcaciones en 
 todos los Paertos de la Ame- 
 rica, y extraccion de los 
 efeflosqueenellos tuvieren, 
 fin alteracion, ni reftriccion 
 alguna, qualqaiera que pue- 
 da fer. 
 
 xxxiii. 
 
 Los dei'dores de 
 efto Afliento 
 liandeferap.-e 
 mladoi a la pa' 
 ga, comofi lo 
 lueffen dc fu 
 Magefldd Ca- 
 tholica. 
 
 XXXIV 
 Podra embnr 
 veftidrs, me- 
 dicinas, provifi- 
 ones, y penre- 
 chos navalei 
 defde burnpa a 
 los Puenosde 
 lat lodias en 
 Embarcacionts 
 dc a cienio y 
 dnqucnta tone- 
 ladas (a parte 
 d« las que con- 
 ituGcn los'Nc- 
 
 XXXIII. 
 
 0.06 rodos los deudores de 
 los Aflentiftas han de fer 
 compelidos, y apremiados a 
 la fatisfaccion de lo que de- 
 bieren executivatnente, por 
 quanto le han de confiderar 
 lus creditos con el mifmo 
 privilegio, que fi fueran pro- 
 pios de fu Mageftad Ca- 
 tholica, que los califica co- 
 mo tales para el fin de la 
 mas fegura cobranca. 
 XXXIV. 
 
 Que fiendo neceflario pa- 
 ra la manutencion, y fuften- 
 to de los Efclavos Negros, 
 que fe defembarcaren en los 
 Puerros de las Indias Occi- 
 dentales, como rambien de 
 todos los depend lentes em- 
 pleados en efle trafico, te- 
 ncr Almacenei continua- 
 
 the AfHentifts the fpace of !«"'"« •■ •''"'' 
 Three Years, to adjuft tUitlffllflm, 
 Accounts, and gather in all Privilege! as 
 their Efteas in the Mies,^^''"' 
 and make up a Balance of 
 the whole, during which 
 Term of Three Years, the 
 faid Afflentifts, their Fa- 
 vors, Agents, and others 
 em ploy 'd by them, fhall 
 enjoy the fame Privileges 
 and Immunities as are gran- 
 ted to them for the Term 
 of this Contra£l:, for the free 
 Entrance of their Ships and 
 Veffels in all the Ports of 
 America, and Exportation of 
 fuch Eflfetls as they may 
 have there, without any Al- 
 tera tioa or ReftriQionwhat- 
 foe\'er. 
 
 xxxm, XXXIII. 
 
 That all the Debtors to Dibf» heionp. 
 the AfRentifts fhall be com- '"« '" ''"' '^"'• 
 
 _ ^I„a „_. c J *"f" tecovera- 
 
 pelled and torced to pay bieasthofedus 
 their Debts, by taking them " *'^'' '''"8- 
 and their Goods in Execu- 
 tion,^ thefe Debts being con- 
 fider'd upon the fame foot 
 as thofe due to His Catho- 
 lick Majefty himfelf, who 
 declates them as fuch, that 
 they may be the more ef- 
 fectually recovered. 
 
 XXXIV. xxxr\'. 
 
 That it being requifite ^■'"^'^"'d'^-^* 
 for the Support and Subfi- v ffi .^ Na. 
 ftence of the Negro Slaves "^^ ^'fttts, may 
 who fhall be fet on Shore in ^^^/Hhs 
 the Ports of the TVeS-Tudies, Q^'oen'sCoitf- 
 as likewife of all the Per-uToVf^X!^ 
 Ions employ 'd in this Com- ftntifts only, la 
 merce, to keep conftantly ^f ? .tln^J 
 Magazines filled with Advice of (he 
 
 mentecouncUofiha 
 
Jit their with ilic <an)3 
 ^ r 3- before. 
 
 ; liidtes^ 
 iance of 
 ; which 
 ars, the 
 heir Fa- 
 1 others 
 1, (hall 
 'rivileges 
 ire gran- 
 he Term 
 r the free 
 hips and 
 Ports of 
 •tation of 
 bey may 
 t any Al- 
 ionwhat- 
 
 XXXIII. 
 ehtOrS tOD-br«:b«lonp- 
 
 1 be com- "'"^ '" ''"' ^"'' 
 
 I uc fcwiu (pt„ rerovera- 
 l to pay bleasihofedua 
 
 :ingthem*°»'^''''"s- 
 n Execu- 
 )eing con- 
 ame foot 
 s Catho- 
 jlf, who 
 lich, that 
 more ef- 
 
 L 39 J 
 
 requifite 
 pd Subfi- 
 |ro Slaves, 
 J Shore in 
 \efi-Iniies^ 
 'the Per- 
 ils Com- 
 [onfiantly 
 with 
 mente 
 
 XXXIV. 
 CIn:hts. Me- 
 dicines, Pit- 
 V (i-^ns, or Na- 
 val S-ores, may 
 bt Tent from 
 Europe, or the 
 Qjoer/s Colo- 
 nit s, for the 
 ak of (he Ar- 
 fentilts only, ia 
 Veffelsof i^o 
 Tons, giving 
 Advice of (he 
 fame to the 
 Council of ths 
 
 poOJandoa-tnente provcidos de veftua- 
 ConftJjfS ' 'i^» medicinas, provifiones, 
 
 rono poJran y ottas Cofas ptCCifaS CO ro- 
 
 ^^"^etdas lasFaaorias, que fe 
 ctfn.Jad deN4 eftablecieren para el aiivio, 
 vioEfpanoi. y j^gj^j goviemo dc efte 
 
 AiTientOf y tambien de tolo 
 genero de pertrechos para 
 leparar el vio de losNavIos, 
 y Embarcaciones, que fe em- 
 plearan en iervicio de el, 
 conlian los Aflentiftas, que 
 fu Mageltad Catholica fe 
 dignara de permitir, que de 
 tiempo en tiempo puedan 
 llevar defde la Europa, n de 
 las Colonias de fit Mageftad 
 Bretanica, en el Norte de 
 la America, derechamente 
 a los Puertos, y parages del 
 Mar de el Norte de las In- 
 dias Occidentales Efpafio- 
 las, adonde huvlere Oficiales 
 Reales, 6 fus Tenientes y 
 afTimilmo en el Rio de la 
 Plata, 6 Buenos Ayres, !os 
 veftidos, medicinas, provifi- 
 ones, y pertrechos de Navi- 
 es, folo para el vfo de los 
 Ailentiftas de Negros, Fa- 
 ftores, Sirvientes, Marine- 
 tos, y Navios \ cuyas con- 
 duciones fe han de poder ha- 
 zer en Embaicaciones peque- 
 nas de a ciento y cinquenta 
 toneladas (a parte de las 
 que conduxeren las piezas 
 de Efclavos) de las quales, 
 
 iy de fu carga han de dsir a- 
 vifo at tiempo de partii al 
 . Confejo de las Indias, y 
 prefentar en el declaracion 
 de los DIreQores de las que 
 afll foeren, con la obligaci- 
 
 Cloihing, Medicines, Pro- •'*«''" 5 ''ut 
 
 vihons, and other Neceffa-S^l.'^sJo'ripV 
 rits, in all the Factories that ^^^ NjctfTnv of 
 (hall be eftabUrhed, for the**'"'"'^®"''" 
 more ea(ie and better Ma- 
 nagement of this Afliento, 
 as aifo with all Naval Stores, 
 for the Repairipc; of, and 
 Furnilhing the Ships and 
 VelTels employ 'd in its Ser- 
 vice, the AlfientiOs truft 
 that His Catholick Majelly 
 will pleafe to allow them, 
 from time to time, to bring 
 from Europe or Her Britan- 
 vick Majefties Colonies in 
 North-America^ direftly to 
 the Ports and Coafts of the 
 Northern Sea of the Spcmijb 
 Wejl-Indus, where there (hall 
 be Royal Officers, or their 
 Deputies, and likewife to 
 the River of Fhta or Biitmt 
 Ayres, Clothing, Medicines^ 
 Provifions, and NavalStorcs, 
 for the ule only of the Alii- 
 entifts, their Negroes, Pa- 
 yors, Servants, Mariners, 
 and Ships ) and they may 
 Import the lame in finall 
 Veflels, of about One hun- 
 dred and fifty Tons, (and 
 not in thofe wherein the Ne- 
 gro Slaves are carried ) of 
 which and their Cargoes, 
 they are, at the time of t heir 
 departure, to (end an Ac- 
 count to the Council of the 
 Iniies^ and to lay before ic 
 a Declaration of theFadors, 
 of what Goods the Loading 
 conlifts, none of whxh (hall 
 he Sold, under Penalty of 
 CocHlcation and feveit Pu- 
 
 i 
 
 ita 
 
[4° ] 
 
 XXXV. 
 
 Se conccd* el 
 arrendar lierras 
 
 on precifa de no poder ven- 
 der nada de lo expreflado, 
 pena de confifcacion, y de 
 flgurofo caftigo contra los 
 tranfgreflbres, fino es en el 
 cafo preciro de vrgente ne- 
 ceffidad de Navio de Efpa- 
 na, que para bolver a ella 
 Te vea obligado fu Capttan 
 a comprarlos, conviniendole 
 con los Faftores. 
 XXXV. 
 Que para refrefcar, y 
 eerca dt lai Fa- mantener con lalud a los 
 2°/piaMi" '' V ^fc^^vos Negros, que fe han 
 cuit^ariot pSr de intfoducii en las Indias 
 manodeiosNa. Qccidentales, defpues detan 
 
 turaics, y de , > f, 
 
 loi Negros. largo, y penofo viage, y pre- 
 venirlos de qualquier mal 
 contagiofo, y dsftemplan^a, 
 fe ha de conceder libcrtad a 
 los Fa£lores de efte Aflien- 
 to de artendar las porciones 
 de ticrra, que parccieren 
 convenientes, en las cercani- 
 as de los Lugares adonde fe 
 eftablecieren las Fa£torias, 
 con el fin de cultivai las 
 tierras que alTi arrendaren, 
 y de bazer plantios en que 
 recoger provifiones frefcas 
 para fu alivio, y fuftento •, 
 cuyo cultivo, y beneficio fe 
 aya de hazer por los Natu- 
 rales de aqaet Pais, y por 
 los Efclavos Negros, y no 
 por otros, fin que en efta 
 tbima pueda ningun Mini- 
 ftro de fa Mageftad Catho- 
 lica embarazarlo. 
 ^ xxxvi. XXXVI. 
 
 f^:^:l Qj»e fe ha de conceder li- 
 bJar vn Naviocencia a los Aflentiftaa para 
 Lbd«Tias poder embiar vn Navio de 
 
 nlfliment to Be inHi£):ed on 
 the Offenders, unlefs it be, 
 in the cafe of an urgent Nc- 
 ceffity, for a S^anijh Ship, 
 the Captain whereof, in or- 
 der to his re. urn home, may 
 be obliged to buy the fame 
 as he -can agree with the 
 Faftors. 
 
 XXXV. x^xv. 
 For the refrdhing andteJlKj',"' 
 
 prefervmg in Health the Lands, norths 
 ^egro Slaves, which Aev5?«|'„f^i^^ 
 inall import into the Weji'^iota tobecni. 
 M« after fo long and pain- Siy« 
 nil Voyage, and to pre-siatki. 
 vent any Contagious IllnelS' 
 or Diftcmper amongft them, 
 the Factors of this Afliento 
 (hall be allowed to hire fuch 
 Parcels of Land as they (hall 
 think fit, in the neighbour- 
 hood of the Places where 
 the Faftories (hall be Efta- 
 blifhed, in order to Culti- 
 vate the faid Lands, and 
 make Plantations^ in which 
 they may raife fre(h Provi- 
 fions for their Relief and 
 Subflftence ; which Cultiva- 
 ting and Improvement is to 
 be rerform'd by the Inha- 
 bitants of the Country, and 
 the Negro Slaves, and not 
 by any others, nor may any 
 Minifters of His Catholick 
 Majefty binder them, provi- 
 ded they keep to this Rule. ^ 
 
 XXXVI. xxxvr. 
 That Leave (hall be grant- ^,3^0?" 
 
 edto the AlTientiftstofend a jooToih^co 
 Ship of Three hundred Tons^.^/^'^.^Sf; 
 
 treci- 
 
IfliQed on 
 lefs it be, 
 
 IrgentN*. 
 
 [ttijh Ship, 
 
 pof, inor- 
 )nne, may 
 the fame 
 
 Iwith the 
 
 XKXV. 
 
 ling andf^'/f'SB'^en 
 
 bit" the tea. 
 lich they "?ori«, for 
 
 tht> Ur^O making Planra. 
 tne IVeJi-tlotu to been!. 
 
 and pain- '!t'««'1 h "w 
 
 . ^ '^ Natives and 
 
 to pre-siacki. 
 us Illnels 
 gft them, 
 i Afliento 
 hire fuch 
 they fhall 
 leighbour- 
 es where 
 1 be Efta- 
 to Culti- 
 inds, and 
 
 in which 
 efh Provi- 
 'elief and 
 h Cultiva- 
 nent is to 
 the Inha- 
 intry, and 
 
 and not 
 
 ^may any 
 [^tholick 
 
 m, provi- 
 his Rule. 
 
 XXXVf. 
 
 be grant- J*^»«'»i''«i 
 
 , .„? . for a Ship of 
 
 itofendajooToni, to 
 red Tons i°''!«''iec<». 
 
 treci- "'*''* 
 
 inai de cana. trecientas 
 
 lus, yincar re- irt__ 
 
 C 4* J 
 
 toneladas k las to the Canary Illands, 
 
 and 0"f 'lerRrgiftro 
 
 de Canarias, facando to carry from thence fuch ma^jtr'!^.^. 
 lara la Ameri- fu regiftro de los ffotos, que Fruits as are cuiiomarily ta- '"'i fc' on«r 
 'i^rJura^el en elTas acoftumbran cargar ken on board there, for Ame^ ?"?H,^'of fhi 
 
 m:a(o 
 
 para la America, en la con 
 formidad que te concedio 
 pot la condicion veinte y 
 feis a Don Bernardo Ffancff^ 
 CO Marin, y la veinte y vna 
 
 nca^ purfuant to what was Afficmo. 
 allowed to Den Bernardo 
 Francifco Marin bv the 26xh. 
 Article of his AfTento, and 
 by the 2lft Article of ihe 
 
 chit 
 
 del de la Compania de Gui- AfTiento of the Guiwa Conv> 
 nea de Portagal, por vna pany of Portugal, for 
 
 vez foil, durante el tiem- 
 po de efte Affiento. 
 
 xxxvn. 
 
 Que fe les Iia de dcfj)!- 
 S" que^o'to char GeJala, para qoe en 
 do$ iM PnertM todos los Puertos de la Ame 
 
 xxxvn. ' 
 
 Seha dedefpl- 
 char Cedula 
 
 one 
 time only, during the ccMiti^ 
 nuance of this Au>ento. 
 
 XXXVII. x^xvn. 
 
 That Orders (hall be dll^SfoShft'* 
 patched for the Publicatloh caufhig pubu' 
 
 - .- in an the Ports of America, ^,Sia in th« 
 
 ftpubUquTu-tica fe haga ptiblicacion de ofan/iriiifrofitf the Negroes Pom of ^*,. 
 
 duitoparaiM Indulto para losNegros de unduly Imported from the^'f^^fi"'"- 
 
 SI^.?*d'SHemala emrada, defdc el dia Day that Ihls Affiento is to for &?rf'' 
 
 el dia q.ie em-en que fe concede efte Afli- take plac^, mtb freellberty 'Jf 5*'"?p»nyt 
 
 K TtenSento, concedrcHdofe libre fa- to the Favors to^lay an 7«-unduiyb'ouW 
 
 ciode [a Cotr-cultad a lo» Faftores d« in- dmlto on them ae what Time l^***" '•'" 
 
 P*"''- dultarlos, por el tiempo, y and Price they (hall think /KonJn 
 
 en el precio que les pirecie- firj and that the Produce "*"""«««• 
 
 re; y qoe el inrtporte deefte of this MulHo (}lall be arp. 
 
 indtiltoleaplique, y ieaeff p^ied to tlie Benefit of thff 
 
 beneficio de lbs Aflentiffa*, AflTtt ntrils, #f>6 fliaff hi 
 
 quienes han de tener la obti!- obliged to ?vt to HisCatho^ 
 
 gatton de pagsr los dere- lk;lc Majefty the r^ular 
 
 choSregnlaresa (uMageflad Duties* of Thirty three Pie* 
 
 de rreinra y tres pe^ efcu> ces of Bight, airid One third 
 
 dos, y vn tercio de otro,. pr>f of a PiefeeofE^h-, fot each^ 
 
 cada Negro, al mifmo tiem- Negro, at the time that thi 
 
 po que fe indoTte. . Indulto is laid. 
 
 xxxvni. xxxvBi. 
 
 Qie-pafralamejor, ymas That for «he bener ana Minifte«oi'ih» 
 
 ASo'fe'haP«>n*P» expediciofl deefte mor^ expeditious Difpatchc^icitofrte 
 
 deformarvna ncgocTO fe la dc ftfvfr fff of tfti» AflSiir, HiS Mafje% JJMi J7 
 
 KftrMd'efMageftid de format \ra wnrbepkalBd to eftabli(higrAfti«rf 
 
 Confeio de lai JdHrs dc ttes Mintiltos it a Jonta of Three Miniftcrs»|!'J|^(MB^' 
 
 fiftCTda'd*!"*^^ ^ "^y®' ^*^ccion, eon fuch as he (hall think «"<>*» lifted ^2« 
 
 creciry of Ud 
 
 JCXXVIII. 
 
 ParalMdeptn- 
 dencia* de efle 
 
 xxxvm. 
 That forthebettet and-*'-'"^-'- 
 
 FifcaL «!Maspa(KReneia del Fifeal, y Se- proper, who, wkh the AfTt 
 
 ttJo/i 
 
 ctetarfd del Goftiejo de Its Ihnce of^ the Fifeal and St-OwMii. 
 6 G Itidias, 
 
L 4^ J 
 
 Indias, para que enttenda, y cretary ortheCouncllof tho 
 
 conozca privativamente de LidieSf (ball hear and take 
 
 fodos los negocios, y depen- Cognizance, (exduiive of 
 
 dienciai de el, durante el all others ) of all Matters 
 
 t'tempo que fc capuula^ y and Caufes relating thereun- 
 
 que fa dicba Junta confulte to, during the time that 
 
 ^ fu Mageftad lo que fe ofre- is fiipulated ^ and that the 
 
 ciere, del modo que fe efta- £iid Junta (hall lay before 
 
 bleci6,vform6paula.Com- HisMajedy what (hall oc- 
 paiiia de Fiancia. . ^ -. ._ ^,-- ^_- 
 
 dlflintl 
 
 tifccioif 
 
 Matef 
 
 iiholical 
 
 XXXIX 
 Todat lu con- 
 
 XXXIX. 
 
 did ^^ ^^^^ ^ condiciones 
 
 iHdM?taI*"'concedidas en los Alfientos 
 Afeiiift«»B. antecedentcs de D. Domingo 
 JSi&c.r GrUlo, del Confidado de 
 
 XXXIX. 
 
 e- 
 
 cur to them, in the fame 
 manner as was pra£lifed for 
 the French Company. 
 XXXIX. 
 That all the ConceffionsJJ',^^^^^^"' 
 in former Aflientos to Don aow, mi con- 
 Domif^o GriUo, the Confula- ."'KM?! 
 
 do of SeviUe^ Don NicoJoi ftood in irsF^. 
 
 oafiisaIn.;fe villa, de D. Nicolas Porcio, Porcio, Don Bernardo Marin l°^'^^\'f^ 
 SS'.^ofaftr.deD.BenardoMarinyGuz- jv Gufmn, the Companies iniL^'dS"' i 
 n«» «iei, y man, de las Companias de of Portugal^ rndfrancCf notj**«^^"<i"« 
 "X"eia1'"i*ortugal, y Francia, que no being contrary to. the Con-JSTofor- 
 c«duiai, quo fiieren contrarias ^ lo conte- tents of this Contract, (hall 7",a''5»'''»»« 
 fxI^d!T'*^»"do en efte Contrato,fe han be underftood and declared toJ?ihefrj5Si 
 de tener entendidas, y decla- be in its Favour, as if they " «ikea. 
 radas a fu favor, comofia were herein literally iniertedj 
 la letra eftuvieflen inlertas en and that all the Orders that 
 U; yt que todas las Cedulas have at any time been di£^ 
 que ie huvieflen defpachado patched in Favour of thofe 
 en (|ualquier tiempo a los fbrementioned Aflientifts, 
 leferidos Aflentillas & han Ihall be granted to thefe,^ 
 de con^eder d los prelentes, whenever th^ (hall ask thern^ 
 fiem^eque las pidieren, jQn without any Doubt oi I^ 
 Que fe les ponga ninguna dur ficulty. 
 da, ni embarazo. 7 i; . n - •. 
 XL. XL. XL. XL 
 
 ^" "? 5* "J*- QiJe en ca(^ de declaracion That in Cale of a Decla- fa rttt of .Wai 
 S!?"en're ^6 guetra (lo, que Dios no ration of War (which God ^IJJ'SSJSL 
 iaido.coronM,permita) de la Corona de forbid) of the Crown. ofth«Q)ini»ay 
 ffltfCfnglaterra con Sfpaiia, 64e Gre.f Britain ;^3inft that of {SS J3»«„f 
 deano, y im-la deElpaiia con Inelaterra. Sfiain, or of Spain ae^unftio withdraw 
 
 t tilth EflvQi 
 homSfMm aad' 
 
 diopara 
 fiu eff Am 
 
 y me-la de Elpaiia con Inglaterra, Spain, or of 
 toide ^ ^ quedar (ufoendido efte Great Britain^ 
 
 hMndiai,y dcAffiento^ pero (e hade con- is to be (ufpended^ however thaiWict^^buc 
 wS«2oJ'' ceder a los Affentift?" el per- the AlTientilts are to be fuf-iS,2*S2Ji* 
 «raiN«c>0Bei,miifo, y la ^guiidadde po- foied to lemov^witkall Se- aod vctm Na? 
 
 ,ti!^i,| it 
 
 dK 
 
L 4JJ 
 
 incllof tho 
 r and take 
 cdufive of 
 11 Matters 
 ig tbers^un- 
 time that 
 id that the 
 lay before 
 t ihall oc- 
 the fame 
 :a£^ifed foe 
 any. 
 
 n it qjiedar der ficffl en el tertnino de 
 Scwtone. ano, y medio, defde que fe 
 lAffiento.fin declare el rompimiento, to- 
 Idtrfet m-^^^ ^^^ fusefeaos libremente en 
 
 qualavrai 
 _ne»ar Ar 
 15, y Vande- 
 idiflintas, a 
 tlrccion de 
 Mateftad 
 iihclica. 
 
 XXXIX. 
 
 ^"cefljonsJ;l'^-S 
 
 OS to Don datoi, am eon- 
 
 ieConfula-"»2:»''*, 
 
 « NkoUu ftood in its Fi. 
 ^mpanies inlmcd, the 
 
 rance^ not }i'«<^[^« that 
 
 the Con- gramnl to for- 
 
 laft, fliall jw AffiMtifti, 
 ledaredtoMeg'^^S- 
 as if they a* «»kea. 
 y inferted i 
 rders that 
 
 be6n dip 
 ofthofe 
 ifientifts , 
 
 to thefe, 
 askthem^ 
 KorDit 
 
 XL. 
 
 aDecla-Iacafeof^Vai 
 lich find ''«*•*"*• 
 
 rown. 01 the ComiMay 
 that nf '^■Oiiavta 
 
 agcUnlt to wUhdnw 
 
 AiSento^'i .?*«».. 
 hov^reveriht/Wm.but 
 
 he iuflifbctwillaei* 
 ^nc •hecofthem 
 all be- aad otiwr Nar 
 
 der 
 
 lualavran los NavioS dc 61, qUC fe 
 
 hallaren en los Puertos delas 
 Indias, 6 en los de Efpa- 
 noles^ con la calidad, que f; 
 en eftos ft tranlportaffen a 
 los de Elpana, los podrdn fi- 
 car de ellos libremente, co- 
 mo fi el Afiiento elhiviefle 
 corriente, precediendo la ju- 
 ftificacion de ier del produtlo 
 As los Negros •, cor\ declara- 
 cion, que fi fucediere, que 
 las dos Coronas de Elpana, y 
 Inglaterra, 6 qualquiera de 
 dlas entren en guerra, vnida, 
 6 feparadamente con otras 
 Naciones, en tal cafb avr^n 
 de Ikvar los Navios del tra- 
 fico del Afiiento fus PafTa- 
 portes, y Vanderas. con Ar- 
 mas diftintas de las que a- 
 coftumbran traer loslnglelcs, 
 y Efpaiioles, del modo que 
 fu Magelhd Catholka tuvi- 
 ere por Men de elegtrlas ^ 
 las chides no podran ftr con- 
 cedidas i otras Embarcaci- 
 cnes, que a las exprefliadaS 
 de efte trafico, fin que pue-' 
 danfer inquietados. ni violen- 
 tados por los de las Nacio- 
 nWj que fiiaen, 6 le decla- 
 lafTen Enemigas' de las dos 
 Coronas ^ para cuya feguri- 
 dad fc empeiiara (ii Mage- 
 ilal Bretanica a fblic'.cat, y 
 coirfeguir, que en el tratado 
 proximo de la Paz Goierd 
 •*^ iniertevnarticulo«xpreflb 
 pan que venga a la noticiet 
 
 curity, (during the W of «J«^«»-^Mp» 
 One Year and an Half, from fhau be n^u- 
 the time of the Declaration [^'/j» ^^^J^' 
 of fucK Rupture) all their Ihaii'havs'' 
 Effefts, and to bring them P'gj^*^ ^fl 
 home neely in fuch of their fevinsfr"'' 
 Ships as fhall then happen to *,'"fJ,h'*a7H["' 
 be in the Ports of the W/fx, cath'oHck 
 
 Ml- 
 
 ^^3lJ ...1 
 
 .•trv/ 
 
 or in thole belonging to Spa- icfty ftiaiiap- 
 maris s with this Condition, *"*""* 
 that if they Ihould bring 
 them to the Ports of Spain^ 
 they may freely carry them 
 away a^in, as if the Afiiento 
 was yet inforce, it being firft" •<. ^ 
 made to appear, that thqr '' 
 are the Produce of the Negr* 
 Trade j And it is firther de- 
 claiedj That if it fhouldhap-^ 
 pen that the Qowns oF^ain 
 and England, or either of 
 them, joyntly or feparately, 
 fhall enter upon a War with 
 other Nations, in fuch caft 
 the Ships employ'd in thisAf- 
 fiento are to haveftfTes and 
 carry Flags with difierent 
 Arms from what are ufually 
 born by the Ef^fifh or Spa- 
 niaris fuch as His Cathofick 
 Majefty fhall pleafe to make 
 Choice of, the like to which 
 are hot to be granted to any^ 
 other VefTeis than thofe be-' 
 longing to this Trade, which 
 fhall Moteft them from being 
 molwled or aflaulted by the 
 Ships of ftch Nations as fhall 
 be, or declare themfelves 
 Enemies to the two Crowns % 
 in order to the fecuring of 
 which. Her Britannick Ma- 
 jefty will take upon Her to 
 fblicit and obtain that in the 
 G 2 de 
 
 
 ^ 
 
 iH 
 
t.-t 
 
 L 44 J 
 
 de :odo5 los ftinclpes, y enluing General Treaty of 
 
 e^n obli^dos a roandar. Peace, an expreis Article may 
 
 que fus V^allos, y Subditos be inferted, that all the Prio' 
 
 le guarden, y oblVven ex- ces may take notice ot k» 
 
 a£t9, y pontPalineoij& 
 
 v.: yy:ji 
 
 
 .'}V,1- 
 
 ■& 
 
 and mav be oblig'd to com- 
 mand their Subje^s to go* 
 vern ihemfelves accordir»gly\ 
 and to obferve the fame ex- 
 a£lly, and punfhially. 
 XLI. 
 
 V^ 
 
 XLI. XLI, XLI. XLI. 
 
 SuMigeftadCa- Y que todo lo conteiildo That all the Contents oriJi'«.^«''oiick 
 S°"7a%"' ^ ^^ prefente cpntrato, y las this ptefent Contraft, and the ipcwn jJ*f» 
 eite"AffiLnto*(>.condiciODesinlert3sen«l,co- Conditions therein inferred, fer ot »hi«- 
 da. la, Leyei, jpo todo lo anwo, y dcpen- as likewife all that (hall bCanSlSf 
 CedrpAvh diwite, fe ha de cumplir, y annexed thereunto, or depend- contrary here, 
 leiiios, feftjbie- executar fincera,. y piintual- ing thereon, ihall be fulfill- YwJ",^d 
 yToSrw, mente, fin <jue pueda em- ed, and fiiicerely and punftu- j Yaan mow. 
 qiieaeifeopu- barazarlo nin^n pretext©, ally executed, lb as it may 
 ***■• cawfi, ni motivoi para .lo notbeobftruaed ly anyPrc- 
 
 qjwl W de di^'fir f« Mj»' tepee, CawTe, or Motive what- 
 geftad (como difpenfa) to* foever ^ for which purpofe 
 das las Lfves, Ordenan^s, Hs Mjijefty is to dilptnle, 
 Cedulas, Privilegios, Efta- ( as He does hereby difpcnfe,) 
 liJecimientos,Ulo$,yCoftum- with all Laws, Ordmances, 
 bres, que Iwviere en con- Pxoc^ations, Privileges, E* ' 
 tiario en qualqulera parte de fUUiOittients, Ulages, and 
 los Puertos, Lugares, y Pro- Cuftoms, contrary hereunto, 
 vincias de la Amwica, perte" where ever theftme may be 
 necientes a fu Hs^emay por fubfifting in any (^the Ports, 
 d tiempo de treinta anos, Places, and Provinces of il:- 
 que ba de durar efte Aitiento, fj^*^y belonging to His Ma^ 
 y los tre? aiios mas <jue fecon- jefty , v>t the Term ^ Thirty 
 ceden a los\Ai^tifta8 p^ Years, during whiph this Am- 
 recoger fus efeCbs, y dar la ento is to continue, and the 
 guenta final, iegon va exprel^ threeYears Luther, which are 
 iado, aviendo de qued^r en allowed to the Affientifts fo« 
 fu fuercai y vigpr »wa los de- t;he£etting|nttoEff«ajs»and ^ 
 raas calbs, quf» np tpcsfi i baUuic^g theif Accounts, as 
 efte Contrato, y paia el tiem* has been aUeady mention d $ 
 poadelante, defpuesdecum- which Laws, &c. are hoW' 
 plidos 1(^ tjfeiijii y tij^.*?<^ ever to continue in all theiu 
 de ^. w. ud ioM ,rbi/i.-. ?«r«eandyigowr,inallQtb«? 
 t)j|B3 'liw vfi' Cafe^thgt dpflot relwe to thia ^ 
 v., : ComraSi, and i» all tjise 
 
 XLIL Y 
 
 OJ 
 
 
I Twaty of 
 J Article ma/ 
 all the Prio' 
 notice ot it, 
 ig'd to com- 
 >je£b to go- 
 accordingly, 
 the ianae^- 
 ually. ;?. ;,.. 
 
 ■■hr.l 
 
 -r I..}.. 
 
 ■ I Jj 
 
 XLI. 
 
 Contents oft!,'' ^"'''o'ick 
 .raft, and the r»^ 
 ein inferted, ^ur ok cbii 
 
 [hat (hall teafe^'Sf 
 
 :0, or depend- contrary licfc. 
 
 allbe&l-rrj;°.Vc? 
 
 r and punctu- 3 Ysars mort. 
 
 b as it may 
 i hy any Prc- 
 Motive what- 
 lich purpofe 
 to difpcnle, 
 ebydifpaife,) 
 , Ordinijnces, 
 Privileges, E- 
 Ulage$, and 
 :ary- hereunto, 
 "ftmemayhe 
 |rofthePori$, 
 ovincetof yl^ 
 »g to His Ma- 
 arm^ Thirty 
 hlchthisAffi* 
 lue, and the 
 er, which are 
 (Iflkntifts for 
 
 Accounrs, 33 
 y inention d 5 
 ?*<•. are how- 
 3 in all their 
 ]r,in8Uoth«r 
 t relate to this ^ 
 
 in all timti 
 XLIL Y 
 
 xLii. ' ^'^ ^-'"^ xiai. '■'''-''''' 
 
 Concede fii Y finalmcftte concede (u 
 Sa ?i^'' Mageftad 3 dichos Affenriftas, 
 Coitipanijjfui fus Agcntcs, Faitorcs, Mini- 
 Aa'D'csyFafto-ftjos, Oficiales, foliticos, y 
 Ki«gradil; Militates, afli en Mar, como 
 franqueMi, y en Tietra, todas las gradas, 
 
 privilecioi con- r- • •• • "^ 
 
 ^idoT en lot frajiquezas, privilcgios, jr ex- 
 Affuntospre- cmpciones, que le havieren 
 ""**• concedido en los Aflientos 
 precedents, qualelquiera que 
 fern, 0n ninguna reftrlccion, 
 nr Hmitaclon, en quanto no 
 ie oponga a to prevenido, y 
 expreffado en las condicionw 
 antes de cfta •, las quales ft 
 obligan los AiTcntiltas afl|- 
 mifmo de cumplir, y exccu- 
 tar,inte^a, y puntualmente. 
 Demas dfe las exprefiadas 
 txmdiciones, capituladas por 
 la Compafiia de Inglatcyra, 
 fii M^igfdRad Catholi€a,atendi> 
 endo ¥las p^idas, qvii ^an 
 teoldo los' Aflbitiftas ^ntecei- 
 dcntes, y con la expreffa ca- 
 I'.dad de qne no ha de hazer, 
 Ul^eptar la reftrida Com- 
 pania ownercio ilguna ilici- 
 to, dircfb, rii indlf tttjai^tej, 
 introducirte dchaxo d6 nin- 
 
 XLII. 
 
 MS. 
 
 f J J 
 
 coming, after the f xpiraticn 
 of the Thirty three Years 
 thereof •■ , 
 
 XLII. '7'^ '•'^■•'' 
 
 And finally His Majcfty hu Cithoiick 
 mints to the laid Affientifts. Jfili^v, ,„ 
 their Agents, Fatiors, Mini- c;<)mpany an 
 fters,Officersavil and Mill- J^,"',;]"'"* 
 tary, as well at Sea as at Land^ Privileges 
 all the Favours, Freedoms, fj;;j;j\Jj^y 
 Privileges, and Exemptions, 
 that have ever beenj^anted 
 to any former Amentifts, 
 without any Reftriftlon or 
 Limitation, lb fir as they 
 are not conttary to what is a- 
 ereed and exprefied in the 
 foregoiiTg Atticles-, which the 
 Affientifts do likewife oblige 
 themfelves to accomplilh 
 and execute entirely and pun- 
 ftually. 
 
 Bendes the foregoing Ar- 
 tides Stipulated on behalf 
 of the Ertgfijh Company, His on condition 
 Catholick N^ffty, ,confider- *;;*y J;'^°^ 
 
 ing the LofliS Vmich fbr- attempt any 
 
 merAffientiftshavefuftainedf, ^'7^"L 
 and upon this ExprefsCon-ath^ickM* 
 dition, that the laid Com- ifftv sf«»«8. 
 panjr (hall not carry 9n„nor S.;ith^; 
 attempt any urflawfblTradfeofsooTons 
 a5ffeaiynorindireaiy,underffl;°^'ht 
 any pretence whatibevtr •, iand ff^'fi-Mit'tHit 
 tomanifeft toHct Brttannrc^^^^^J^l^ 
 Majcfty how much he di- a^*o\av*e 
 fires to pleafure Her, and to 5 p«r cm. on 
 
 Additional 
 Article. 
 
 ' on the other *. 
 
 cun i^retcxto -, y para mani- 
 
 leftar a fu Mageftad Bretanica 
 ^ , . r"jX)to ,dj^ fit Mageftad 
 •^'^"•^^^'^^ 'g^oUcacomplacerla^yafi- eonflnii * mbre and more a l",*!'".™.'^! 
 
 ^n^armasla eftiecha, ybiid^ 
 
 correfpondiencia, ha iMo ftt;- 
 
 vido ae venir, por ft Red 
 
 Decretp de doze de Mar^o «. ^ — .^ „. w.xoi,*w^.,w »»./».«.- «.>.y 
 
 ie eftc preftnte afio, en con- Year, t'»tlne)w to the Gornpa- /,u|57n*'"}," °' 
 
 ceder ^ la Comp&nijt dfc-efte ny <h this Aftento, t Smp of Hajs"lii * 
 
 fam ai|d ' fiobd Coriefpon- ,i,oMerchan- ' 
 d^nce, Has been ' irfeasM by J'sa to be fiee 
 HisRoyalBecree ot the i2rh tt/?.S« and" 
 of iH«nrf>, in this preftnttobefoidoniy 
 
 Afli- 
 
w/ : 
 
 ■ii. 
 111. 
 
 I/! 
 
 ) 
 
 Alfiento, vn Navio de quinicn- 
 tas toneladas, en cada vn 
 ano, dc los trcintaprefirridos 
 en il, para que pueda comer 
 
 Five hundred Tons Yearly •''6 ""w^hne 
 
 during the Thirty Years of l^^SfL". 
 
 its Continuance, to Trade "nJ«c«re of 
 , . therewith to the Indiet, in fiS&'Sl!"" 
 
 ciar 3 Us Inoias, en oue iguat- which His CatholickMajefty AflicnciRs. 
 mente^ha de gozar lu Mage- Is to partake a Fourth part 
 
 of the Gain, as in the AflSen- 
 
 ftad Otholica de la ouarta 
 parte del beneficio ae la 
 ganancia, como en el Aflien- 
 to^ y demas de efta quarta 
 parte ha de percibir ammiP 
 mo fu Mageftad Catholica 
 vn cinco por ciento de la li- 
 quida ganancia de las ottas 
 tres partes, que tocaren a 
 
 to, befides which Fourth, His 
 Catholick Majefty is to re- 
 ceive $ per Cent, out of the 
 neat Gain of the other Three 
 parts which belong to &ig- 
 /andy upon this Exprels 
 Condition , that they may 
 not lell the Goods and 
 
 Inglaterra } con exprefla con- Mercliandizes, which each 
 dicion de que.no fe podran of tho(e Ships (hall car- 
 vender los generos, y merca- rv, but only at the time of 
 derias, oue Uevare coda Na- tne Fair \ and if any of thefe 
 vio de eftos, fino es (bio en Ships flwli arrive in the X»- 
 el tiempo de la Feria^ yfl dies^ before the Flotas and 
 qualquiera de ellos Uegare a Galeons, the Factors of the 
 Indias antes que las Flotas, y Afliento ihall be oblig'd to 
 Galeones^ (er^n obligados land the Goodsand Merchan- 
 ts FaQores de la Compaiiia dize (with which they (hall 
 a defembarcar los generos, be laden) and put them in^o 
 y mercaderias que conduxere, Ware-hou(es that (hall be 
 
 1r almacenarlas debaxo de dos locked with two Keys, oiie 
 laves,quela vnalia de quedar of which to remain witn the 
 en poder de OAciales Keales, Royal (Xikers, and the other 
 
 J la otra en el de los Fa£bres with the Fa£tors of the Com- 
 elaCbmpania,paraquelos pany, to die end the (aid 
 S(neros,y mercaderias referi- GoodsandMerchandize may 
 as (blopuedan vender(e en be (old ^thu the Continu- 
 cl expreiiado tiempo de la ance of the iaid Fair only^ 
 l^eria,libresdetodosderechos and they are to be free of all 
 
 en Indias. 
 
 Y porque mi votuiitad 
 es, q^e todo !o icontenido 
 en cada vna de los capi- 
 tolos, y condkiones ex 
 
 Duties m the Indies. 
 , And whereas My Wlfl Condufion; 
 and F^eafure is. That au 
 that is contained in each of 
 the Articles and Conditions 
 
 treiTadas en cl pliego anl- ( expreiled in the abov9 
 a inlerto, y la oue vapor Draught herein inlerced) 
 iaalde], anadidademipto* and that which is the lalt 
 
•Itf the mean whne 
 ^NtohekcDC In 
 or Wjre-houfet, 
 
 \Aq unJcr Care of 
 j-'rhoKlnR'sOt- 
 V^ ficcr!« nd iht 
 
 >(^ Aflincins. 
 
 mt 
 
 ien- 
 His 
 
 ►re* ',. ■' 
 
 'the 
 
 hree 
 
 prefi 
 may 
 
 and 
 each 
 
 car- 
 le of 
 thele 
 efo- 
 s and 
 f the 
 ;'d to 
 chan- 
 
 OiaU 
 lin^o 
 1 be 
 one 
 the 
 
 other 
 
 jom- 
 iaid 
 
 may 
 
 itinu- 
 onlvi 
 of all 
 
 WHl Condufion; 
 
 chof 
 tions 
 ibove 
 fted) 
 kbit 
 
 pib 
 
 [47 J 
 
 plo motu, 7 voluntad, ten- of all ( being added there 
 
 g« cumplido cfc^o ; I'or 
 la pre fen te le apruebo, y ra- 
 tifiro, y mando fe guarde, 
 cumpla, y execute literal- 
 
 to of My own free Will ) 
 fhould have its full Ef- 
 fe£l, I do hy thefe Prefents 
 Approve and Ratify the 
 
 mente en todo, y pox todp, fame, and Command that 
 
 como en cl, y en cada vno h be Obferved, Fulfilled and 
 
 de fus capitalos fe contiene, Executed, literally, in the 
 
 y dedaraj y que contra fu whole and throughout, ac- 
 
 tenor, y forma no le vaya, cording to the Conienrs of 
 
 ni fe palFe, ni confienta ir, ir, and of every Article 
 
 ni pallar en nianera alguna, thereof, and what is there- 
 
 difpenfando ( como por elh in Declared, and that no- 
 
 vez dilpenfo ) todas las ley- thing be Done or Afled, or 
 
 esy y prohibiciones, que be any ways fufi'ered to 
 
 huviexe en contrario ) y pro- 
 meto, y afleguro por mi fee, 
 y palabra Real, que cum- 
 pliendofe por parte de la 
 Compaiiia ds Inglaterra con 
 
 be Done or A£\cd, contrary 
 to the Tenor and Form thcre- 
 ofj difpenfing ( as I do for 
 this time difpenfe) with all 
 Laws and Prohibitions that 
 
 loquelatoca,y esobligada, may be contrary thereunto ^ 
 ft cumplitji de la mia lo and I promife and affure, 
 Contiatado ) para oiva fir- upon My Faith and Royal 
 meza fe ha otorgado Dor Word, that provided the 
 Nlillord Lexington, Minittro Company oT England per- 
 de fu Majeftad Bretanica form this Contracl on theii 
 en efta Corte, la efcriptura, part , fo far as concerns 
 y aceptacion de efte Contra- them, and as they are ob- 
 to, correfpoodiente afuen- liged, I will perform it on 
 tero camplimientOj y vali- My part: InWltnefswhcfe- 
 dacion ^ la qual en. confe- of I have granted to the 
 
 guencia de mi Real orden Lord LociifgfoM, Her Majefty 
 i ha becho poi la Efcriva- of Great Britain's Miniftet 
 nia de Camara de mi Con- in this Court, the prefent 
 
 lejo de las Indias en vehite 
 y' feis del prelente mes, y 
 ano. Y quiero, que para, la 
 execucion de todo lo expref- 
 lado en efte Afliento ftf ex- 
 
 Writing and Acceptance of 
 this Contra£t, core0)onding 
 with '!s entire Performance 
 and Validity } which, in 
 purfuance of My Royal 
 
 pidan a fu tiempo todas las Command, has been made 
 Ciedulas, Defpachos, y Or- out by the Regtf(er^ Office 
 denes correfpondientesal en- of the Chaniber of My 
 tero efefto, y cumplimicnto Council of the Indies^ the 
 d^Iv y delaprefentetoma- Twenty foth Day of this 
 
 ran 
 
w 
 
 \ 
 
 [48J ' • 
 
 fin ta ratof, los Contidores prefent Month and Yeir^ . 
 de Qjienws, que refiden en and I Will, that for tde ^ 
 el dicho mi Confejo. Fecha Execution of all that ig 
 en Madrid ^ veinte y feis de mentioned !.-> this Afliemo, 
 M^^o de mil letccientos 7 all theCedulat, DKpatclies 
 
 a*d Orders, requir'd for thi 
 entire Effca and Folfilling 
 thereof, be Iflucd in thei/ ■^ 
 proper Timet And the 
 Comptrollers of Accounts, 
 who attend My faid Coun- 
 cil, are to take notice of 
 thefo Prefcnts. Given at 
 Madrid the Twenty fixtti 
 Day of March, One thou> 
 land feven hundred and tMl^ 
 teen. -rt 
 
 ireze. 
 
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 "io a'n»ificl-> c.Jt <^) yfi'Lv:' 
 
 -91.- .J li -" ri/i i :.: ," •'•: ' 
 
 ill b»jjfl.'l <•>.'/ • .t; : 
 •■3iJ<:i r\r.o i Lr". ^ n^Tst'JO 
 
 •.* ..H ' 
 
 ■\ " 
 
 ' ■ .''if; 
 
 r.-N^^ 
 
 I YO EL RE Y. I THE KINO; 
 
 Por Mandado del Rejr, nue- By the Command M Qui 
 j, ftio fifior, ^-y-r: ! ;\,:;:,^ Loid the King, - " ^^o 
 
 J. Don Bernardo Tina- -Do* Birmurdo Ttmi* 
 1- gucro de k Efq*lcM. u.^mo ik}^p^»imd^ ^ 
 
 U. M. apnicva y rati6ca el Your Majefty does hereby 
 
 Afliento Ajuflado con la Aj^ove and Eaiify th« 
 
 Compania delnghtem, 
 ' fobre U Intfodmion do 
 
 Eftlavn. Ne^cos eo Indi- 
 ^ as, por tiempo de tremca 
 
 ailos, en la fbrma que fe 
 
 OKpfefa en bs Conidido- 
 :^ msarriba inleitasky > *.^^^ 
 
 . ni ,rbW* < viiLik/ Lie 
 
 > i|M lo >3(;.i7s»;r) »fit lo -: sIs?3io3ii;'n^\7lsno:iE7a^ 
 r4ui 
 
 Ailiento Adjoftcdi'^^wiill 
 the Gomj^ny of Etn^Ufiii 
 fartlieJitipoFta(ilo[«^NieM 
 rny Slaves intotto J>mI?»; 
 for the Term of Tiiirtf 
 Years, in the ihmner meti- 
 y tloned in the Ankles a'( 
 t bovciiitfoted. i • -^ ''^ 
 
 £..; t::.Lc) cqr;.3"';.if} f; . • ■;;^': 
 
 T*^. 
 .%'^' 
 
 
 
 0/.' 
 
for rtjt 
 that is 
 MVienio, 
 (patctws 
 Ifotthi 
 
 in thtir 
 ^nd the 
 kccounts, 
 id Goun- 
 iot!c« of 
 jiven at 
 wy fixth 
 foe thou' 
 
 and thif • 
 
 [liVC. 
 
 : =6f "6SJ 
 
 
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 •V 
 
 «» hereby : 
 iatify th« 
 iftcdi'Vffickf 
 
 liortofNe' 
 
 of Thirty 
 amiernnfeh'- 
 
 Aftklcs a-C 
 
 ^-p Y .tiifi' 
 
 1 ■ V' 
 
 Q/rl^i 
 
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