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Publifteu Ijg autfjoritp. *' • i ; . LONDON: Printed by E. Owen and T. Harrison, in Warwick-Lafie, 1763, -r-\. r-.-J , « ( »« ^ . ^ :^«. »««., jk„,^ . ■}*• 1 ' . et ( 1 ' • V'.^ .1 V,'«i- •_. _^ .. * '-' , 4011 .' • ; - - ;. .. ■** 1^ . -.' ' T ? * * . ''■* . » • * ■ ' " '■ 1 :- ^ e . ■'-'■'-A- --■;-','V"'' ':'- ; ; . , > : ' * i*:: -'' = - -';■ ■*■-■' -'■'-. i ill The Definitive Treaty of Peace and Fiiendfiiip, between His Britannick Majefty, the Moft Chriftian King, and the King of Spain. Concluded at Paris ^ the loth Day oi February^ 176^. - jfu Norn de la Trh Sams et Tfidwifiik Trinte^ Pere^ Fib^et Saint E/prit. Ainft foit */• GIT Rotoire a tous ceux quil appartiendra, ou peut appartenlF ea Maniere quekonque. II a plC^ au tout Fuif- fimt de r^andre TE iprit d'Union, et de Concorde, fur les Princes dont k» Divifioof avoient port^ le Trouble dans les qnatre Parties du Monde, et de leur infpirer le DeiTein de faire iucceder les Douceurs de la Paix 4UX Malheurs d'une longue et fan- {lante Guerre, qui, apr^s s*6tre de- \ie tntxeVjlnglaerre et la France, pendant In the Name of the Moft Holy and Undivided Tri- nity, Father, Son, and HolyGhoft. So be it. E it known to all 7hofe to whom itJhalU or may^ in any Manntr^ bebag. It has pleafid the Mo/l High to dif. fuje the Spirit of Union and Concord among tie Pnnces, tvhofe Divj/iom badjhread Troubles in the Four Parts of the Worlds and to in/fire them 'with the Inclination to cauje the Com- forts of peace to fucceed to the Mif- fortunes of a long and bloody War^ which, having arifin between Eng- land and France, during the Reign **•■ U^'V C4]' pendant Ic Regne du Sereniflime et Tres PuilTant Prince, George Second, par la Grace de Dieu, Roy de la Grande Bretagney de glorieule Me- nioire, a ete continuee fous le Regne dii Sereniflime ct Tres Puiflant Prince, George Trois, Son Snccef- i'cur, et s'efl communiquee, dans fes Progres.a VEJpagfiCj et au Portugal: En confequence, Le Sereniflime et Tres Puiflant Prince, George Trois, par la Grace de Dieu, Roy de la Grande Brefagne, de France, et d'/r- /cwdej Due de Brunfwick et de Lu- 7iebourgy Archi-Treforier et Eledteur du Saint Empire Romain ; Le Sere- niflime et Tres Puifl^ant Prince, Louis Quinze, par la Grace de Dieu, Roy Tres Chretien ; Et Le Serenifli- me et Tres Puiflant Prince, Charles Trois, par la Grace de Dieu, Roy d'Efpagne^ et des Indes, aprcs avoir pofe les Fondemens de la Paix dans les Preliminaires fignes le Trois Woinjofeph Premier, par la Grace de Dieu, Roy de Portugal^ et des Al- garvcsy apres y avoir accede, ont r6- folu de confommer, fans Delai, ce grand et important Ouvrage. A cet Effet, Les Hautes Parties Con- tra<3:antes ont nomme et conftitue Leurs Ambafladeurs Extraordinaires et Miniftres Plenipotentiaires relpec- tifs, favoir, Sa Sacree Majefle le Roy de la Grande Bretagne^ Le Tr6s II- luflre fct Tres Excellent Seigneur Jcany of the Mofl Serene and Mo/i Potent Prince, George the Second, by the Grace of God, KingqfGvesLt Brit^io^ of Glorious Memory, continued under the Reign of the Mofl Serene and Mofl Potent Prince ^ George the Third, His Succeflor^ and, in its Progrefs, communicated itfelf to Spain and Por- tugal : Confequently, the Moji Serene and Moft Potent Prince, George the Third, by the Grace of. God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Z)«^eo/^Brun(wick tfWLunenbourg, Arch'Treafurer, and EleSior, of the Holy Roman Empire ; The Mofl Se- rene and Moji Potent Prince, Lewis the Fifteenth, by the Grace of God, A/oy?ChriftianX/;7^j And the Mofl Se. rene and mofl Potent Prince, Charles iheThird, by the Grace of God, King of Spain and of the Indies, after having laid the Foundations of Peace in the Preliminaries, fignedat Fontainebleau the Third of November laji-. And the Mofl Serene and moft Potent Prince, Don Jofeph the Firji, by the Grace of God, King of Portugal and of the Algarves, after having, acceded thereto, determined to cdmpleat, without Delay ^ this great and impor- tant Work. For this Purpofe, the High ContraBing Parties have named and appointed their refpefftive Am- bajjadors Extraordinary and Minijl- ers Plenipotentiary, viz. His Sacred Majefly the King of Great Britain, the Moji Illujirious and Mof Excel* lent Lord, John Duke and Earl of Bedford, ■<«t^\ [s] ^tarh Due ct Comte de Bedford^ Marquis de Taviftockt &c. Son MU niftre d'Etat, Lieutenant General de Ses Armees, Garde de Son S9eau Prive, Chevalier du Tres Noble Ordre de la Jarreti^re, et Son Am- "bafladeur Extraordinaire et Miniftre Plenipotentiaire prcs de Sa Majcfte Tres Chretienne j Sa Sacree Majefl^ le Roy Tres Chretien^ Le Tres II- luftre et Tres Excellent Seigneur Cefar Gabriel de Choifeul, Due de PraJUn, Pair de France, Chevalier de Ses Ordres, Lieutenant General de Ses Armees, et de la Province de Bretagney Confeiller en tous Ses Confeils, et Miniflre et Secretaire d'Etat, et de Ses Commandemens et Finances; Sa Sacree Majefte le Roy Catholiquet Le Tres Illudre et Tres Excellent Seigneur, Dom Ge- rome Grimaldi^ Marquis de Grimaldi, Chevalier des Ordres du Roy Tr^s Chretien, Gentilhomme de la Cham- *bre de Sa Majefte CatboUque avec Exercice, et Son Ar-^baffadeur Ex- traordinaire pr^s de Sa Majefle Tres Chretienne I Sa Sacree Majefte le Rov Tres Fiddle, Le Tr^s Illuftre - et Tres Excellent Seigneur Martin de Meilo et Cajlro, Chevalier Pro^s de rOrdre de Chrift, du Confeil de Sa Majefte Tres Fidile, et Son Am- baffadeur et Miniftre Plenipoten- tiaire pres de Sa Majefte Tres Cbri- iienne. Lefquels, apres s'^tre duement ; ... .. communique Bedford, Marquefs ^/'Taviftock, Cfr» His Minijler of State, Lieutenant General of His Armies, Keeper of His Privy Seal, Knight of the mo/l Noble Order of the Garter, and His Ambafjador Extraordinary and Mi- nifter Plenipotentiary to His Mojl Chriftian Majefly ; His Sacred Ma- jejiy the Mofi Chriftian King, the Mojl Illujirious and Moft Excellent Lord Caefar Gabriel de Choifeul, Duke of Praflin, Peer of France, Knight of His Orders^ Lieutenant General of His Armies, and of the Province of Britanny, Councillor in all His Councils, and Minifter and Secretary (f State, and of His Com- mands and Finances ; His Sacred Ma- jefly the Catholick IQng, the mojl Illujirious and mo/l Excellent Lord, Dom Jerome Grimaldi, Marquis de Grimaldi, Knight of the Mojl Chri- ft:ian Kings Orders, Gentleman of His Catholick Majejly's Bed-Cbamber in Employment, and His Ambajjador Extraordinary to His Moji Chriftian Majefly j , His Sacred Majejiy the Moft Faithful King, the Mojl Illujiri- ous and Mojl Excellent Lord, Martin de .Mello tf»■ • r- ■hi W' .V .'-.v^ »> dircaement, ou ihdifc<5cmcht, i Ceux qui voudroient porter quelque Pr^judicet k Tune, ou d Tautre dcs dices Hautes Parties Contradantcs : II y aura an Oubli general de tout ce qui a pu etre fait ou commis, avant, ou depuis, le Commencement de la Guerre qui vient de fioir. j4rtick 11. Les Traites de WeftphaUe^ de Mil fix cent quarante-huit j Ceux de Madrid, entre les Couronncs de la Grande Bretagne ct d'Efpagne, de Mil iix cent fbixante-fepty et de Mil fix cent foixante-dix j Les Trai- tes de Paix de Nim^gue^ de Mil fix cent foixante dix-huit, et de Mil fix cent foixante dix-neuf ; De Ryfwyck, de Mil fix cent quatre vingt dix-fept ; Ceux de Paix et de Commerce d'U'- trecht, de Mil fcpt cent treize j Ce- lui de Bade, de Mil fept cent qua- torze ; Le Traite de la Triple Al- liance de la Haye, de Mil fept cent dix-fept J Celui de la Quadruple Al- liance de Londresy de Mil fept cent dix-huit ; Le Traite de Paix de F/- tnne, de Mil fept cent trente-huit ; le Traite Definitif d*>^/;f Ja Chapelle, de Mil fept cent quarante-huit j Et celui de Madrid, entre les Couronnes , de la Grande Bretagne et ^Efpagne, de Mil fept cent cinquantc j aufli bien que les Traites entre les Cou- ronnes ^Efpagm et de Portugal, du treize Fevriev Mil fix cent foixante huit; du fix Fevrier Militpt cent quinzej f-.\ r;t^ 3 teeiion, JireStfy erindireclly, to Thofi who would caufe any Prejudice to Ei^ ther of the High ContraSiing Parties : There floall Se a geniral Oblivion oj^ every Thing that may have been done or committed before, orjince, the Com' mencement of the }l^ar, which is juji ended* Article IL The Treaties of Weftphalia of 1 648 J Thofe of Madrid between the Crowns of Great Britain and Spain of 1 667, and 1 670 ; The Treaties of Peace of Nimeguen of 1678, and 1679 ; CyRyfwyck of 1697 j Thofe of Peace and of Commerce ^'Utrecht of \y\2, J That of Baden of iji^-. The Treaty of the Triple Alliance of the Hague of 171 7; That of the ^adruple Alliance of London of 1718 } The Treaty of Peace ofVU enna 2/^ 1 738 j The Definitive Treaty of Aix la Chapelle of 1748 ; and • That of Madrid, between the Crowns 0/' Great Britain <7;i^ Spain, of ly^o 5 as well as the Treaties between the Crowns of Spain and Portugal, of the 13//& of February 166B} of the 6th £/* February 1715; and of the 1 2th of February 1 76 1 5 and That cf the nth of April 171 J, between France and Portugal, with the Gua- ranties of Great Britain ; ferve as a Bafs and Foundation to the Peace, andio the prefent Treaty : And for this Purpofe, they are aU renewed and eotdrmdin the Jf eft Form, m well as ^f ^ / all tsj quiniCi ct du doli2C F^rier Mil fcpt cent foixantc-un $ ct Cclui du onzc Avri^ Mil fcpt cent treize, cntrc la France ct le Portugal, avcc les Garantics de la Grande Bretagne; fervent dc Bafe et de Fondemcnt a la Piiix, ct au prefcnt Trait^ j Et pour cct EfFct, ils font tons renouvelles et confirmcs dans la meilliire Forme, ainfi que toas les Tf aites en general, qui fobiifloient entre les Hautcs Par- tics Contradtantes avant la Gucfre, ct comme s'ils etoient inferes ici Mot a Mot, en forte qu'ils devront < etre obferves exadtement a I'avenir dans toutc leur Teneur, ct religicufemcnt executes, de Part et d'autre, dans tous leurs Points, auxquels il n'eft pas deroge par le prefent Traitc, nonobftant tout ce qui pourroit avoir cte ilipule au contraire par aucune .des Hautcs Parties Contra6tantes : Et toutes les dites Pi^rties declarent, ' qu'Elles nc permettront pas qu il fub- fifte aucun Privilege, Grace, ou In- : dulgence, contraire aux Traites ci- defiiis confirmcs,^ I'Exception de ce qui aura etc accorde et f^ipule. par le prefent Traitc* / i^rti^lellL Toua les Prifonniers faits> de Pittt et d'autre, tant par Terre, que par Mer, et les Ot^cs enlcv^s ou don- nes pendant la Guerre, et ju^a'i ce Jour, feront reftitues fans -Ran9on dans fix Semaines au plus tard a compter du Jour de - TEchange de a/i the treaties in genera^ ivhich/iih^ Jtfled between the High Contraifing Parties before the Jvar, as if I'hey. were inferted here Word for Word, jo that They are to be exafily obferved^ Jor the future y in their whole Tenor ^ and religioujl"^ executed on all Sides^ in all tbeif Points labich Jhall not be derogated from by the prefent Treaty^ notwithjianding all that may have i^beenjiipulated to the contrary by any of the High CmtraSling Parties : And ' all thejaid Parties declare, That They /will not fuffer any Privilege, Favour, Or Indulgence, to fubfifi, contrary to the Treaties above confirmed, except what jhall have been agreed and Jti^ .pulated by the, prefent Treaty i Article III. All the Prijoners made, on ell Sides, as well by Land, as by Sea, and the Hoftages carried away, or given during the War, and to this Day, jhaU be rejiored, without Ranfom, Six Weeks, at lateji, to be computed from the Day of the Ex- . ^ .* . . f^hange iri-in-ii>i I II ■mm MjKiB— ijiptLu^. ;. ■ .t C9] la RatHication du prefent Trait^ chaque Couronne ibldaiit refpsdlive- nient les Avances, qui auiont ete faites pour la Subfiftance et I'Entre- tien de fes Prifonnicrs par le Sou- verain du Pais, oil iis auront ete dv»- tenus, conformement aux Re9us et ^tats conftat6s, et autres Titres au- tentiques, qui (eront fouinis de Part et d'autre : Et il fera donnc reci- proqucment des Sdretes pour le Paye- ment des Dcttes que les Prilbnniers auroient pu contradler dans les Etats oil ils auroient ete detenus jufqu'a leur entiere Liberte. Et tous les Vaiflcaux, tant de Guerre que Mar- chands, qui auroient ete pris depuis I'Expiration des Tcrmes convenus pour la CefTation des Hoflilites par Mer, feront pareillement rend us de bonne Foy, avec tous leurs Equi- pages et Cargaifons. Et on proce- dera a l*Execution de cet Article immediatement apres I'Echange des Ratifications de ce Traite. '-^ ^ > i Article IV. ' Sa Majefte Tres Chretienne r^nonce a toutes les Pretenilons quelle a for- xn^es autrefois, ou pu former, a la Nomjelle Ecojjet pu XAcadiCy en toutes fes Parties, et la garantit toute en- tiere, et avec toutes fes Dependances, au Roy de la Grande Bretagne. De plus, Sa Majefte Tr^s Chretienne cede et garantit i Sa dite Majefl6 Britan" fti^uet en toute Propriety, le Canada, _>....,.....- avec change of the Rtitijication of the pre- fent I'rcaty, each Crown refpe^ivi'ly paying the Advances, w^ich Jbti'll have been made for the Subfijlance and Maintenance of their Prifoners^ by the Sovereign of the Country where they Jhall have been detained, accord- ing to the attefted Receipts and Eftir- matesy and other authentick Voucher s^ which fiall be furnijijed on one Side and the other : And Securities Jhall be reciprocally given for the Payment of the Debts which the Prifoners fiall have contrasted in the Countries^ where they have been detained, until their entire Liberty. Aid all the Ships oj War and Merchant Vefjels, which Jhall have bee?t taken, fnce the Ex- piration of the Terms agreed upon for the Cefjation of Hojlilities by Sdr, Jhall be likewije rejiored bona fide, with all their Crews, and Cargoes i And the Execution of this Article Jhall be proceeded upon immediately after the Exchange of the Ratifca^ tions of this Treaty, Article IV. His Moji Chriftian MajeJly renoun* ces all Pretenfions, which He has her e* tofore Jormedt or might form, to Nova Scotia, or Acadia, in all its Parts, and guaranties the Whole of it, and with all its Dependencies^ to the King of Great Britain : Moreover, His MoJi Chriftian MajeJIy cedes, andgua" ranties to His yj/V Britannick Ma* jefty^ in full Rights Canada, with att [ -o] avec toutes fes Dcpendances, ainfi que rifle du Cap Bretoriy et toutes Ics autres Ifles et C6tes, dans le Golphe ct Fleuve St. Laurent, et g^nerale- inent tout ce qui depend des dits Pais, Terres, Ifles, et C6tes, avec la Souverainete, Propriety, Poffefllon, cttous Droitp, acquis par Traite ou autrement, que le Roy Tres Chriiien, et la Couronne de France, ont eiis jufqu a prefent, fur les dits Pais, Ifles, Terres, Lieux, Cotes, et leurs Habi- tansj ainfi que le Roy Tres Chretien cede et tranfpof te le tout au dit Roy, et a la Couronne de la Grande Bre- tagne, et cela de la Maniere, et dans iia Forme la plus ample, fans Re- ftri'ftion, et fens qu'il foit libre de re- venir, fous aucon pretexte, contre cette Cefliion et Garantie, ni de trou- bler la Grantic Breta^ne dans les Pof- feflions fufmentionnoes. De ion Cote, Sa Majefte Britanni que convicnt d'ae- corder aux Habitans du Canada la Libert© de la Religion Catholique : En confequence, EUe donncra les Or- dres les plus precis, et les plus ef- fcdlifs, pour que fes nouveaux Sujets Catholiques Remains puiffent profelFer le Culte de leur Religion^ felon le Rit de I'Eglife Romaiiie, en tant que le permettent les Loix de la Grande Bretagne. Sa Majcfk Britanjiique convient en outre, que les Halutans FranfoiSf ou autres qui auroicnt 6iQ Sujets du Roy Tres Chretien en Ca- fnidu, pourront fc retirer, en toulc $urctc ct Libertc,. pii bon leur fcm- blera^ its Dependencies, as well as the 7/and £/Cape Bretonj andallthe other IJlands, and Coafls, in the Gulph and River St, Laurence, and, in general, every thing that depends on the /aid Countries, Lands, IJlands, and Coajis, ivith the Sovereignty, Property, Pof- Jeffion, and all Rights acquired by Treaty or otherwi/e, which the Moji Cbriftian King, and the Crown of France, have had, till now, over the /aid Countries, IJlands, Lands, Places, Coajis, and their InhahitantSy Jo that the Moji Chriftian King cedes and makes over the Whole to the [aid King, and to the Crown of Great Britain, and that in the moji ample Manner and Form, without Rejiric^ tion, and without any Liberty to de» part Jrom the Jdid Cejjion and Gua^ ranty, under any Pretence, or to dif- turb Great Britain /;/ the Poffeffions above-mentioned. His Britannick ^^i/^)\ 0" His Side, agrees to grant the Liberty of the Catholick Religion to the Inhabitants of Canada : He will, conjequently, give the moji prC" cife and moji ejfe5lual Orders, that His new Roman Catholick Subje£is may profejs the IVorJhip of their Re-^ ligion, according to the Rites of the Romifh Church, as far as the Lawi oj Great Britain permit. His Bri- tannick Majeliy Jurtber agrees, that the Freach Inhabitants, or others who had been SuhjcSls of the Moji Chriftian King in Canadn, may re- tire, with all Sajety and Freedom,. is:hi:rcvcK ■'S n; ■* I ''•' « • [ " ] Uera, et pourront vendre leurs Biens, pourvii que ce foit a dcs Sujets de Sa Majeft^ Britannique, ct tranfporter leurs EfFets, ainli que leurs Perfonnes, fans 6tre g^n^s dans leur Emigration, fous quelque Pretexte que ce puide etre, hors celui de Dettes, on de Proces Criminels. Le Terme limits pour cette Emigration fera fixe i r£(pace de dix-huit Mas, a compter du Jour de I'Echange des Ratinca- tions du prefent Traite. wherever they fiall think proper, and may fell their E/iateSy provided it he to Subje£fs of His I^ritannick Majefiy, and bring away their Ef- feSiSf as well as their Perfons^ with^ out being refrained in their Emigra^ tion, tinder any Pretence wbaijoevery except that of Debts, or of Criminal Profeetitidns : 'The Term, limited for this Emigration, fjal/ be fixed to the Space of Eighteen Months, to be com- puted from the Day of the Exchange rf the Ratifications of the prefent Treaty, . .% '■: ■■' ■■ . Article V. ' Les Sujets de la France auront la Libert^ de la PSche, et de la Sccherie, fur une Partie dcs C6tes de I'lflc de Terreneuve, telle qu'elle eft fpecifi^e par I'Article XIIM. , Trarte d't;/mv6/; Jcqucl Article eft renouvelle et con- fir me par le prefent Trarte, (a I'Ex- ception de ce qui regarde I'Ifle du Cap Bre^^n^ ainfi que les autres Ifles ct C6tes dans TEmbouchure, ct dans le Golphe St. Laurent :) Et Sa Ma^ jefte Britannique confent de laillcr aux Sujets du Roy Tr^ Chritien la Liberte de pecher dans le Golph« St. Laurent, 4 condition que Ics Sujets de )a France n'exerccni la dite Peche qua la Diilance de trois Lieues de toutes les C6teE appartcnantes ^ la Grande Breiagne, foit celles du Con- tinent, foit celles des Ifles fitu^es dans le dit CJolphc St. Laurent : Et pour CO" qui coDCcrne la peche fur les Cotes Article V. ».;vi- 7be SubjeSls of France fiiall have the Liberty of Fifhing and Drying, off a Part of the Coafls of the Ifland of Newfoundland, lucb as it isfpecified in the XlHth Article of the Treaty of Utrecht j whieh Article is rf- newed and confirmed by the prefent Treaty, (except what relates to the Ifland of Cape Breton, as well as to the other jjlandt anSCoafit, in the Mouth and in the Gulph of St. Lau- rence:) And His Britannick iWii- jefy confents to have to the SubjeiJs of the Mofl Chriftian King the Li- berty of fifhing in the Gulph St, Laurence, on condition that the Sub' Jeffs of France do not exercifi the faid Fifbery, but at the Difiance of Three Leagues from all the Coajts belonging to Great Britain, as welt Thoje of the Continent, a$ Tho/e of the yiands fitnated in the J aid Gu/fh- St — " ■■*'P^ ■» - l** n Biipiiiii M m ■ [ .2 ] < Cotes dc rille du Cr7/> Breton hois du dit Golphe, il ne ibra pas permis aux Sujets du Roy Ties Chretien d'exerccr la ditc Peclic qu'a la Dillance de quinze Lieiies des Cotes de I'lfle du ^Cap Breton j et la Peche fur les Cotes de la Noiivelle Ecojje ou Acadie^ et par tout ailleurs hors du dit Golphe, reftera fur le Pied des I'raitcs an- terieurs. 'I"- '•>■',■' '. ,,'!.■ Article VI. Le Roy de la Grande Bretagne cede les Ifles de St. Pierre et de Mi- quelony en toute Propriete, a Sa Ma- jefte Tr^s Chretienne^ pour fervir d'Abri aux Pecheurs Franpis : Et Sa dite Majefte Tres Chretienne s'o- blige a ne point fortifier les dites Ifles, a n'y etablir que des Batimens Civils pour la Commodite de la Peche, et a n'y entretenir qu'une Garde de Cinquantc Hommes pour la Police* Article VII. Afin de retablir la Paix fur des Fondcmcns folides et durables, et ecarter pour jamais tout Sujet de Difpute par rapport aux Limites des Territoires Britanniquesy et Francois^ fur le Continent de \Amerique j il eft convcnu, qu'4 I'avenir les Confins cntre les Etats de ba Majefte Bri- iannique, St. Laurence. And as to what re- lates to the Fijhery on the Coajh of the IJliind of Cape Breton out oj the faid Gulpht the SubjeBs of the Moft Chrillian King flmll not be permit'- ted to exercife tije faid Fijhery^ but at the Dijlance of Fifteen Leagues from the Coafti of the Ifland of Cape Breton ; and the Ftfhery on the Coajis of Nova Scotia or Acadia, and every where elje out of the faid Gulpb^ fiall remain on the Foot of former Trea- ties. . , - Article VI. l^he King of Great Britain cedes the Iflands of St. Pierre and Mi- quelon, in full Eighty to His Moft Chriftian Majefty, toferve as a Shel- ter to the French Fifhermen : And His Jaid Moji Chriftian Majefty engages not to fortify the faid Iflands j to ereSl no Buildings upon them, but merely for the Convenience of the Fifhery ; and to keep upon them a Guard of Fifty Men only for the Police, Article VIL In order to re-ejlablijh Peace on folid and durable Foundations , and to remove for ever all Subje6l of Difi pute with regard to the Limits of the Britiih and French Territories on the Continent of Amcrkz. ; It is agreed^ that, for the future, the Confines be* Pween the Dominions of His Britan- Dick t^3] fdnntquey fit ceux de Sa Majeftc Tres Chretiennei en cette Partie du Monde, feront irrevocablement fixes par une Ligne tiree au Milieu du Flcuve Mif- fffipph depuis fa Naiffance jufqu'^ la Riviere d'lberuille^ et de-la par une Ligne tiree au Milieu de cette Ri- viere, et des Lacs Maurepas et Pont- chartrainy jufqua la Mer j et a tette fin, le Roy Tres Chretien cede en toute Propriety, et garantit a SaMa* jefte Britanniquey la Riviere, et le Port de la Mobile^ et tout ce qu'il poflede, ou a dd polTcder, du C6te gauche du Fleuve Mijjijjippiy ^ TEx- ception de la Ville de la Nouvelle Orleans^ et de I'lfle dans laquelle elle eft fituee, qui demeureront a la France ; Bicn entendu que la Navi- gation du Flcuve Mijjt[lippi fcra ^ale- ment libre tant aux Sujets de la Grande Bretagne, comme ^ ceux de la France^ dans toutc fa Largeur et toute fon Etendiie, depuis fa Source jufqu a la Mer, et nommcmeht cette Partie qui eft entre la fufiiite Ifle de la Nottvelk OrkanSj et la Rive droite d"! ce Fleuve, audi bien que I'cntree, et la Sortie par fon Embou- chure ; il eft de plus flipule, que Ics liatimens appartenans aux Sujets de Tunc ou de I'autre Nation ne pour- ront etrc arretes, vifites, ni affujcttis au Payement d'aucun Droit quel- conque. Les Stipulations, infer^es dar^s I'Article IV. en Faveur des Habitans nick Majefty, and thofe of tits Mdji Chriftian Majejiy\ in that Part of the Worldy JJjall be fixed irrevocably b^ a Line drawn along the Middle of the ' River Mifliffippi, fronu its Source to the River Iberville, and from thence^ by a Line drawn along the Middle of this River y and the Lakes Maurepasr and Pontchartrain, to the Sea j and for this PurpofCy the Moji Chriftian King cedes in full Rights and gua- ranties to His Britannick Majejiy, the River and Port of the Mobile, and every Thing which He pojj'ejjesy or ought to pojj'efsy on the left Side of the River Mifliflippi, except the Town of New Orleans, and the IJland in which it is fituatedy which Jhall re- . main to France j provided that the Navigation of the River Miftiflippi P^all be equally free, as well to the Subjetls of Great Britain, as to thofe e/' France, in its whole Breadth and Lengthy from its Source to the Se^r, and exprejly that Part which is be- tween thefaidlflandofN^w Orleans, and the Right Bank of that River y as well as the PaJJ'age both in and out of its Mouth : It isjurther flipulated,, that the Vefels belonging to the Sub- jeSls of either Nation, fiall not be Jloppedy vifitedy or jubjeBcd to the Payment of any Duty whatfoever. . The StipulationSy infer ted in the I^tb Article y in Favour of the Inhabitants oj Canada, Jhall aljo take Place y with E) regard '* i Habitans du Canada y auront lieu de regard to the Inhabitants oftfx Court' meine pour les Habitans des Pais tries ceded by this Article, cedes par cet Article. Article VIII. Le Roy de la Grande Bretagne reftituera a la France les Illes de la Guadeloupey de Mariegalante, de la Deftradet de la Martinique, et de Belleijley et les Places de ces Ifles fe- ront rendues dans le meme Etat oil elks etoient quand la Conquete en a cte faite par les Artncs Britanniques; Bien entendu, ^ue les Sujets de Sa Majefte Britanniquey qui fe fcroient ctabliSjOU ceux qui auroient quelques Affaires de Commerce a regler dans les dites Ifles, et autres Endroits, re- ftitues a la France par le prefent Traite, auront la Liberte de vendre leurs Terres et leurs Biens, de regler leurs Affaires, de recouvrer leurs Dettcs, et de tranfporter leurs Ef- fets, ainfi que leurs Perfonnes, abord des Vaiffeaux, qu'il leur fera permis de faire venir aux dites Ifles, et autres Endroits, reftitu^s comme defllis, et qui nc ferviront qu a cet ufage feule- ment, fans etre genes ^ caufe de leur Religion, ou fous quelque autre Pre- tcxte que ce puifle 6tre, hors celui de Dcttes, ou de Proces Criminels : Et pour cet cffet, le Termc de dix- huit Mois eft accorde aux Sujets de 5a Majefte Britannique, \ compter du Jour de I'Echange des Ratinca- tions du prefent Traite -, maif , comme la Article VIII. the King of Great Britain /ball rejlore to France the JJlands of Gua- deloupe, o/' Marie Galante, of Defi- rade, ©/"Martinico, and o/"Belleifle j and the Fortreffes of thefe JJlands flmll be reflored in the fame Condition they were in, when they were conquered by the Britifti Arms ; Provided that His Britannick Majeflfs Subjedls, who fhall have fettled in the faid IflandSi or thofe who fhall have any Commercial Affairs to fettle there, or in the other Places reflored to France by the prefentTreatyJhall have Liberty to fell their Lands and their EftateSy to fettle their Affairs, to recouer their Debts, and to bring away their Effects, as well as their Perfbns, on board Veffels, which they fhall be per- mitted to fend to the faid Iflands, and other Placet reflored -as above, and which fhall ferve for this Ufe only^ without being refirained on account of their Religion, or under any other Pretence whatfoever, except that of Debts, or of Criminal Proficutions : And for this Purpofe, the Term of Eighteen Months is allowed to His Britannick Majejlys SubjeSls, to be computed from the Day of the Ex- change of the RatiJ^attons of the pre- fent Treaty, But, as the Liberty y. granted ,4 C 15] 1- la Libert^, accordce aux Siijets de Sa Majcfle Britannique de tranfporter leurs Perfonnes, et leurs EfFets, fur des VaifTeaux de leur Nation, pour- roit etre fujette a des Abus, fi Ton ne prenoit la Precaution de les prcvcnir j II a et6 convenu expreffement entre Sa Majefte Britannique et Sa Majefte Tr^s Chritienne, que le Nombre des Vaifleaux Anglois, qui auront la Li- berie d'aller aux dites Ifles et Lieux, reflitu^ a la France, fera limit6« ainli quele Nombre de Tonneaux de cha- cun ; qu'ils iront en Left ; partiront dans un Terme fixe j et ne feront qu'un feul Voyage, tous les Effet«, appartenants aux Anglois, devant 6tre embarqu6s en m6me Terns ; II a ete convenu, en outre, que Sa Majeile Tres Chr^tienne fera donner les Paf^ feports neceflaires pour les dits VaiA eaux } que, pour plus grande Surety, il fera libre de mettre deux Commis, ou Gardes Franpis, fur chacun des dits VaifTeaux, qui feront vifit^s dans les Atterages, et Ports des dites Ifles, et Lieux, reftitues ^ la France, et que les Marchandiles, qui s'y pourront trouver, feront confifquees. Article IX. Lc Roy Tr^s Chritien cede et ga- rantit a Sa Majede Britannique ^ en toute Propriete, les Ifles de la Grc- nade, et des Grenadines, avec les memes Stipulations en Faveur des JIabitans dc cette Colonie, inferees dans I'Article IV. pour ceux du Ca- nada-, granted to His Britannick Majefiy^s SubjeSh, to bring away their Perfons and their EffeSis, in Vejjels of their - Nation, may be liable to Abufes, if Precautions were not taken to prevent them ; // has been exprefy agreed between His Britannick Majefly and His Mofl Chi iftian Maje/iy\ that the Number of Englifh Vejfels, which Jhall have Leave to go to the f aid JJlands and Places refiored to France, Jhall be limited, as well as the Num- ber ofTi ns of each one ; Ihat they Jhall go in ballafl j Jhall fet fail at a fixed Time ', and Jhall mate one Voyage only, all the EffeSls, belonging to the Eng- lifh, being to be embarked at the Jame lime. It has been further agreed, that His Moji Chriftian Majejiy Jhall caufe the necejfary Pajfports to be given to the faid Vejfels ; That, for the greater Security, It Jhall be al- lowed to place two French Clerks, or Guards, in each of the faid Vejjels ywhicb fi:all*be vifited in the Landing Places^ and Ports of the faid Ijlands, and Places, rejlored to France, and that the Merchandife, which Jl^all be found therein, Jkall be confifcatcd. Article IX. ^"^ - * The Mofl Chriftian King cedes and guaranties to His Britannick Majejiy^ in Jull Right, the Ijlands of Grena- da, and of the Grenadines, with the fame Stipulations in Favour of the Inhabitants of this Colony, infert- ed in the IV tb Article J or thofe of Canada : t i6 ] nada j ct Ic Partage des Ifles, ap- pellees neutres, eft convenu et fixe, de Maniere que celles de St. Vincent, la Dominique, et Tobago, refteront en toute Propriete a la Grande Bretagne, ct que celle de S*« Lucie fera remife ^ la France, pour en jouir pareille- ment en toute Propriete ; et les Hautes Parties Contradantes garan- tilTent le Partage ainfi ftipule. Article X. . Sa Majefte Britannique reftituera a la France I'lfle de Goree, dans I'Etat oil elle s'eft trouvee quand elle a ete conquife ', et Sa Majefte Tres Chretiejjne cede en toute Propriete, et garantit au Roy de la Grande Bre- tagne, la Riviere de Senegal, avec les Forts et Comptoirs de St. Louis, de Podor, et de Galam, et avec tous les Droits et Depend ances de la dite Riviere de /S^«^^^/. ^ <^ Article XI. Dans les hides Orientales, la Grande Bretagne reftituera k la France, dans I'Etat oil ils font aujourd'hui, les diiFerens Comptoirs que cette Cou- lonne pofledoit, tant fiir la Cote de Coromandel, et d'Orixa, que fur celle de Malabar, ainfi que dans le Ben- gale, au Commencement de I'Annee 1749. Et Sa Majefte Tres Cbre- tienne renonce a toute Pretenfion aux Acquifitions quelle avoit faites fur la C6te de Coromandel et d'Orixa, depuis le dit Commencement de I'Annce Canada: And the Partition of the IJlands, called Neutral, is agreed and fixed, fo that thofe of St. Vincent, Dominica, andTohzgo,fiall remain in full Right to Great Britain, and that That of St. Lucia ^all he deli* vered to France, to enjoy the fame likewife in full Right 5 and the High Contrasting Parties guaranty the Partition fojiipulated. Article X. His Britannick Majefly Jhall rejlofe to France the Ifland of Goree in the Condition it wis in when conquered : And His Moji Chriftian Majejiy cedes, ' in full Right, and guaranties to the King ^ Great Britain the River Se- negal, with the Forts and FaSfories of St. Lewis, Podor, and Galam ; and with all the Rights and Depend dencies of the Jaid River Senegal. : Article XL ; """ In the Baft Indies, Great Britain fjall rejiore to France, in the Con- dition they are now in, the di£erent Factories, which that Crvivn poffejjed, as well on the, Coafl of Coromandel, and Orixa, as on that o/* Malabar, as alfo in Bengal, at the Beginning of the Tear 1749. And His MoJi Chriftian MajeJly renounces all Pre- tc77fon to the Acquifitions which he had made on the Coajl of Coromandel and Orixa, fince the /aid Beginning ofbte Tear 1749. His Moft Chriftian Mojefy C»-7] TAnnee 17+9. Sa Majefte Tres ChMenne reftituera de fon C6te, tout ce qu'elle pourroit avoir conquis lur la Grande Bretagne dans les Indes Orientales pendant la prefente Guerre, et fera reftitucr nomm^- ment Nattaly ct Tapanoulfyy dans Vlfle de Sumatra ; Elle s'engage de plus a nc point criger de Fortifica- tions, et a ne point entretenir de Troupes dans aucune Partie dfes Etats du Subah de Bengale, Et afin de conferver la Paix future fur la C6te de Ccromandel et d'Orixa, les Anghis ct les Francois rcconnoi- tront Mahomet Ally Khan pour Le- gitime Nabob du Carnate, et Salabat ying pour Legitime Subah du De'can i et les deux Parties r^nonceront i toute Demande, ou Pretenfion de Satisfadtion qu'elles pourroient for- mer si la Charge Tune de Tautre, ou k celle de Leurs Allies Indiensy pour les Depredations ou Degats commis, foit d'un C6te, foit de lautre, pendant la Guerre. .^ ' ', . . Article Xn. \ . L*Ifle de Mt'norque (er^ reAitu^ k. Sa Majefie Britanm'que, ainfi que Ic Fort St. Philippe^ dans le m^me Etat ou ils fe font trouv6s lorique la Conquete en a ete faite par les Armes du Roy Tres Chritien^ et avec rArtillcrie qui y etoit lors de la prifc de la dite lue, et du dit Fort« Majefty Jhall rtjlore; on Ws Side, all that He may have conquered from Great Britain, in the Eaft Indies, 'uring the prefent War \ arid will exprejly caujf Nattal and Tapanoully, in the IJland of Sumatra, to be rejiored I He engages further, not to ereSi Fortifcationsy or to keep Troops in any Part of the Dominions of the Subah of Bengal. And in order to preferue future Peace on the Coajl of Coromandel and Orixa, the Englifh and French /hall acknowledge Mahomet Ally Khan for lavifal Nabob of the Carnatick, and Salabat Jin& for lawful Subah of the Decan ; ana both Parties Jhall renounce all Demands and Pretenfions of Satis^ fail ion, with which they migjht charge each other, or their Inaizn Allies, far the Depredations, or Pillage, com- mitted, on the one Side, or on the other, during the War. t .. ■ •1 ■' ->■ • • V Article Xli. / *v '•• »■ »* » ; •<' The Ifliand of Minorca y7j j// he re- fiored to His Britannick Majejly, as well as Fort St. Philip, in the fame Condition they were in, when conquered by the Arms of the Moji Chriftiaii King ; and with the Artillery which was there, when the /aid IJland and thefmd Fort were taken* A Article E Article La Ville ct le port de Dunkcrqtee feront mis dans TEtatj fixe par le dernier Traite d*Aix la Ghapelle, et par les Traites antcrieurs. La C«»- m'tt& fcra detruitc imm^diatement iipres rEcha,nge des Ratifications du preient Traite, ainfi que les Forts et Batteries, qm defendent I'Entree du Gote de la Mer ; et il fera pourvu, en ii>cme Terns, a la Salubrite de I'Air, et a la Sante des Habitans, par quelquc autre Moyen a la Satisfac- tion du Roy de la Grande Bretagne. 8] •«i-^ '-'' *. Article Xli 7i)e Town and Port of Dunkirlt Jkall be put into the ^tate fixed by the lafl treaty ofAix la Chapclle, and^ by former Treaties. The Cunctte Jhall be dejiroyed immediately after the Ex^ change of the Ratifications of the prefent Treaty , as well as the Forts and Batteries which defend the En^ trance on the Side of the Sea ; and Provifion Jhall be made^ at the fame Timci for the Wholefomenefs of the Air^ and for the Health of the Inha^ bitantSy by fome other Means^ to tb^ SatisfaSiion of the KiHg_of Great - Britain. **»• -rvvs « n f- r iK* Article XIV; Article XIV. :-;svr Hi' France reftituera tous les PaiS appartenans a TEledlorat d'Hanovre, au Landgrave de ' Heje, au • Due de Brunfwick, et au Comtc de la Lippe Buckebourg, qui fe tro«vent, ou Ct trouveront, occup6s par les Armes de Sa Majefte Trcs ChrStienne : Les Places de ces difFerens Pais feront rendues dans le meme Etat oil elles ctoient quand la Conquete en a ete faite par les Armes Franpijes ; et lies Pieces d'ArtiUerie qui auront ete tranfoortees ailleurs, feront rem- placees par le m^e Nombre, de m^e Calibre, Poids, et Metal; Y ^ i Article Wf. En cas que les Stipulations, con-- tcnues dans TArticle XIII. des Pre* liminaires^. France Jhall refiore all th^ Coun^ tries belonging to the EleSlOrate of Hanover, to the Ikndgrave of Hefle, to the Duke of Brunfwick, and t9 the Count of La Lippe Buckebourg, which are, orfi^allbe occupied by Hi's Mofi Chriftian Mqjefifs Arms : The Fortrejes ofthefe different Cmtn' tries fi}all be reftored in the fame Con' dition they were in, when conquered by the French Arms j And the Pieces of Artillery, which Jhall havi been carried eljewhere, Jhall be re^ placed< by the fame Number^ of thi fime Bore, fFeighti and Metal. -^ Article XW • In caje the Stipulations, contain'edi in the Xlllth Article of the Prelimi- naries^ J i \ I. J. SI ■ i'' Rminaire^r ne £\itknt pas atcomplies lors de la' Signiature du preient Trait^, tant par rapport aux Evacu- ations ^ fake^ par les Armees de la France dcs Places de Cieves, de Wefil, de Gueldresy et de tous les Pais appartenans au Roy de Pruffet que par rapport aux Evacuations a . faire, par les Armees Britannique et Franfoife, des Pais qu'elles occupent en Wefifitaliey Bajj'e Saxe, fur le Ba9 Rhitiy le Haut Rhin, et dana- tout I'Empire, et a la Retraite des Troupes dans les Etat« de leurs Souverains refpedlifi; Leurs Ma- jeftes Britannique el Tres Chritienne promettent de pr^sceder de bonne Foi, avec tauto la Promptitude que le cas pourra permettre, aux dites Evacuationsj. dont ils ftipulent I'Ac- compliiTement parfait avant le 1 5 de Mars, procham, ou plut6t (i faire fe peut } .et LeuFS Majeftes Br i tan* nique et Tres Chritienne s'engagent de , plus, et fe promettent de ne fournir aucun Secours, dans aiicun Genre, a Leurs Allies refpedtifs, qui refleront engag6s dans la Guerre ^Allemagneni \ ,- va ^ .?.^ ,H' ■^■■■i'. f u4riicJeXVl. La Decifion des Prifcs faitcs en Terns de Paix par les Sujcts de la Grande Bretagne fur les Efpagnolss iera remife aux Cours de JulHce de FAmiraute de la Grande Bretagne, conformement aux Regies ctablies paridirtoutes les Nations; de forte que 19 ] naries, JhouJd not be compleated at tht Time of the Signature of the prefent Treaty^ as well with regard to the Evacuations to be made by the Ar- mies of France of the Fortreffes of Cieves, Wefel, Guelders, and of all the Countries belonging to the King of Pruffia, as with regard to the Eva- cuations to be made by the Wxixihand French Armies of the Countries which ihey occupy in Weftphalia, Lower Saxony, on the Lower Rhine, the Upper Rhine, and in all the Ent- pire, and to the Retreat of the Troops into the Dominions of 7heir refpeBive Sovereigns -, Their Bri tan nick, and Mojl Chriftian Majefties promife to proceed^ bona fide, with all the Dif patch the Cafe will permit of to the faid Evacuations^ the entire Completion whereof they ftipulate before the x^tb of March next, or fooner if it can be done y And their Britannick and Mojl Chriftian Majejiies further engage^ and promife t(y each other, not to fur- ni/h any Succour s^ of any Kind, to their refpeSiive Allies ^ whojhall con- tinue engaged in the IVar in Ger- many. . . , > !- Article XVL • - ' > TBe Decifion of the Prizes made, > in Time of Peace, by the Suhje^s of Great Britain, on the Spaniards, Jball be referred to the Courts of Juftice of the Admiralty ^ Great Britain, cm-^ formably to the Rules ejlablified among aU NaiionSi fo that the Validity oj the faid I i ■■ t "l ■• t^uch Validity dcJ-ditcsPrifts, cnire JaidPriius^ hfiween /^^ Biritiih and les Nations Btitannique et EJbagnoJet SpaniHi NatienSt /kali be dec'M and fera decidee et jug^e felon le Droit judged ^ according to the Law of Na^ des Gens, et felon les Trait^s, dans tioni^ and according to Ireaties^ in les Cours de Juftice de la Nation qui /^ Courts of Jujiice of the Nation, aura fait la Capture. who /ball have made the Capture^ ■9^ Article XVM, .*^^^ Article XVII. Sa Majefte Britannique fera de- His Britannick Majejiy Jhall caufl molir toutes les Fortifications que to be demolijhed all the Fortifications Ses Sujets pourront avoir erig^s which His Subje^s Jhall have ereSied dans la Baye de Honduras^ et autres in the Bay tf Honduras, and other Lieux du Territoire de VEJpagne, Places of the Territory of Spain in dans cette Partie du Monde, Quatre that Part of the IVorldy four Months -> Mois apres la Ratification du prefent after the Ratification of the prefenf Traite : Et Sa Majefte Catholique treaty: jind His C^thclkk Maje/ly rie permettra point que les Sujets fitall not permit His Britannick Ma^ de Sa Majeflc Britannique, ou leurs jffiy's Su^eSis, or their Workmen, to Ouvriers, foient inquietes, ou mo- be diflurbed, or molefted, tinder any leftes, fous aucun Prctexte que ce Pretence wbatfoever, in the Jaid foit, dans les dits Lieux, dans leur Places, in their Occupation of Cuttings Occupation de coup^r, charger, et Loading, and Carrying away Log-m tranfporter, le Bois de Tcinture ou wood; And for this Purpoje, they may de Campkbe : Et pour cet EfFet, Ih build without Hindrance, and occupy pourront bitir fans' Empechenaent, without Interruption, the Hou/es and et occuper fans Interruption, les Magazines which are neceffary for Maifons et les Magazins qui font Them, for their Families, and for their neceffaires pour Eiix, pour leurs Fa- EffeSis : And His Catholick Majefij milles, et pour leurs EfFets : Et Sa ajfures to them, by this Article, tht Majelie Catholique leur afllire, par full Enjoyment of thofe Advantages, cet Article, I'entiere Joiiiflance de and Powers, on the Span\{h Coafis and ces Avantages, et Facult^s, fur les Territories, as above fiipulated, im- C6tes et Territoires Efpagnols, comme mediately after the Ratification of the il eft ftipule ci-deffus, immediate- prefent treaty, .. ment apres la Ratification du prefent :. ^: ; Traite. . -^ \ '^-■' --^--^ ■-'■^■■■^ ■ Article M ^ttklt >>-fi kT ■.V •' ■ Jrtkle XVIII. Article XVIIT. Sa Majefte Catholique fe dcfiAc, His Catliolick Majefiy dcfijh, ai tant pour Elle, que pour Ses Sac- ivellfor IliinfelJ, as for His SttcceJJbrSy cefTcurs, de toute Pretenfion, qu'clle from all Pretofion^ which He may peut avoir forince en faveur des have formed^ i?! favour of the G\ii' GutpufcoanSt et autres de Ses Sujets, pufcoans, a?id other His SubjeSfs^ to au Droit de pecher aux Environs de the Right oj FifAng ifi the Neigh' VlUe de Terre^euve, l^curhoodof the JJIand of Newfound- ■ , - land. l€ Article X\yi, '' Article XIX. Le Roy de la Grande Bretagne ^he Ki?tg of Great Britain fhall itftituera a YEfpagne tout le Terri- rejiore /o Spain all the Territory which tpire qu*il a conquis dans I'lfle de He has conquered in the Jfland of Cuba, avec la Place de la Havitne, Cuba, with the Fortrefs of the Ha- ct cette Place, auffi bien que toutes vana, a7id this Fortrefs y as well as les autres Places de la dite Iflc, M aTJ w^«i4.mni » wiw;j i jj »i»'"»*— ***» [ 23 ] ftipulee dans TArtlcle precedent, Sa Majefte Catholique cede et garantit, en toute Propriete, a Sa Majeft^ Britanniquey la Floridey avec le Fort de St. Aiiguftiny et la Baye de Pen fa- cola, ainfi que tout ce que VEfpagne poflede fur le Continent de X'Ame- rtquc Septentrionale, a I'Eft, ou au Sud Eft, du Fleuve Mijj,^ v, et ge- neralemcnt tout ce qui dt^ end des dits Pais et Terres, avec la uve- rainetc, Propriete, Poffeiri on, c, tous Droits acquis par Traites ou au- trement, que le Roy CatL 'iquc, et la Couronne d*Efpagie, oi c c , jufqu'i prcfent, fur les dits Pa, , Terres. Lieux, et leurs Hal is ; ainfi que le Roy Catholique c e et tranfporte le tout, au dit Roy, Jt a la Couronne de la Grande Breti 'ne, et cela de la Maniere, et de la fc la plus ample. Sa Majefte Br. nique convient, de fon Cote, d.. - corder aux Habitans des Pais, c deflus cedes, la Liberie de la Rt ligion Catholique : En confequence, Elle don n era les Ordres les plus ex- pres et les plus efFedifs, pourque Ses nouveaux Sujets Catholiques Romains puiflent profeiTer le Culte de leur Religion, felon le Rit de I'Eglife Romainc, entant que le permettent les Loix de la Grande Bretagne : Sa Majefte Britaunique convient, en outre, que les Habitans Efpagmhy ou autres qui auroient ete Sujets du Roy Catholique dans les dits Pais, pourroiit lb rctirer, en toute Suretc et Jlipulated in the preceding Article, His Catholick Majc/fy cedes andgua- rantiesy in full Right, to His Bri- tannick Majejly, Florida, loith Fort St. Auguftin, and the Bay of Penfa- cola, as well as all that Spain pof- jejjes on the Continent of North America, to the Eafl, or to the South Eajl, o/"//jf i?/Wr Miflillippi. And^ in general, ccery thing that depends on the Jaid Countries, and Lands, ivitb the Sovereignty y Property, Pof- fiji in, and all Rights, acquired ty treaties or otherwije, which the Catholick King, and the Crown of Spain, have had, till now, over the Jaid Countries, Lands, Places, and their Inhabitants j fo that the Catho- lick King cedes and makes over the Whole to the faid King, and to the Crown (/Great Britain, and that in the moji ample Manner and Form. His Britannick Majejiy agrees, on His Side, to grant to the Inhabitants of the Countries, above ceded, the Liberty of the Catholick Religion r He will confequently give the mofi exprefs and the mojl effectual Order Sy that His new Roman Catholick Sub' jeSis may profefs the Worjhip of their Religion, according to the Rites of the Romifh Church, as far as the Laws ^ Great W\i2\n permit : HisBx\t.2in' mck Majefty further agrees, that the Spanifli hihabitants, or others who had been SidjeSls of the Catholick King in the Jaid Countries, may retire, withf all Safety ami Freedom, wherever they think [ 24-] et Liberie, ou bon leur femblcra, et pourront vcndre leurs Ciens, pourvu que ce Ibit a des Sujets de Sa Majefle Britaniiique, et tranf- porter leurs Effets, ainfi que leurs Perfonnes, fans etre genes dans leur Emigration, fous quelque Pretexte que cc puilTc etrc, hors celui de Dettes, ou de Proces Criminels : Le Terme limite pour cette Emi- gration ctant fixe a rElpace deDix- huit Mois, a compter du Jour de I'Echange des Ratifications du pre- fent Traite. II eft de plus flipule, que Sa Majeile Catholique aura la Faculte de faire tranfporter tous les Effets qui peuvent Lui appartenir, foit ArtilJerie, ou autres. Article XXI. Les Troupes Frani^oifes et Ef- pagnoles evacueront tous les Terri- toires, Campagnes, Villes, Places, et Chateaux, de Sa Majefle Tres Fi- My en Europe, fans Referve au- cune, qui poi;rront avoir ete conquis par les Armecs de France et d'£/- pagne, et les rendront dans le m6me Ktat ou ils etoient quand la Con- ■ quete en a ete faitc, avec la mcme Artillcrie et les Munitions de Guerre qu'on y a trouve : Et a I'egard des Colonies Portugaifa en /Imeriquc, Afrlqm\ ou dans les Jndn OricntalcSt fi'il y et'Mt arrive quelque cliangc- ment, tontes cliofcs fcront reniifes i\xx le mCmc Pied oil elles etoient ct think proper ; and may fell their EftateSy prrudt'd^ it be to His Britan- nic k Majejly's Subje&Sy and bring atvay their Effects, as well as their Perfons, 'without being rejiralncd in their Emigration, tinder any Pretence whatfoever, except that of Debts, or of Criminal ProJ'ectitions : The Term ^ limited for this Emigration ^ bei?ig fixed to the Space of Eighteen Months, to be computed from the Day of the Exchange of the Ratifications of the prejent Treaty. It is moreover jH' pulated, that His Catholick Ma* jelly Jhall have Power to caufe all the EffeBs, that may belong to Him, to be brought away, whether it be Ar* tillery, or ^ther Things* i J. J ■' Article XXL ' "^ The French and Spanish Troop f . fiall evacuate alt the Territories^ Lands, Towns, Places, and Ca/lles, of His mo/l Faithful Majejly, in Eu- rope, without any Rejerve, which pall have been conquered by the Ar- mies 0/ France ajid Spain, and [hall refiore them in the fame Condition they were in when conquered, with the fame Artillery, and Ammunition, which were found there : And with regard to the Portuguefe Colonies in America, Africa, or in the Ea(l In- dies, ;/ any Change Jljall hav hdp" pcncd there, all Thijigs fall be ;•(•- jhred on the fame Foot i fig they were in, and conformably to tie preceding Treaties ■ C «s] et en Conformite des Traites pr6- cedens qui fubfiftoient entre les Cours de France^ di'Efpagne, et de Portugal^ avant la prefentc Guerre. ^V !^ ^ Article XXn, Tous les Papiers, Lettres, Docu- mens, et Archives qui fe font trouves dans les Pais,Terres, Villes, et Places, qui font reftitues, et ceux appar- tenans aux Pais cedes, feront deli- vrcs, ou fournis, refpedlivement et de bonne Foi, dans le meme Tems, s'il eft poflible, de la Prife de Pof- feflion, ou, au plus tard, Quatre Mois apres I'Echange des Ratifications du prefent Traite, en quelques Lieux que les dits Papiers ou Documens puiflbnt fe trouver. ' Article XXm, Tous les Pais et Territoires, qui pourroient avoir ete conquis, dans quelque Partie du Monde que ce foit, par les Armes de Leurs Ma- jeftes Britannique et Tres Fidcle, ainfi que par celles de Leurs Ma- jeftes Tres ChrcticrmCy et Catholiqucy qui ne font pas compris dans le prefent Traite, ni a Titre dc Cel- fions, ni a Titre de Rcftitutions, feront rendus fans Difficultc, et lans cxiger de Compenfation. Article XXIV. Comme il eft ncceft*airc dc de- figner une lipoquc hxe pour les Rc- llitutioiis, Treaties which fubfijled between the Courts o/'France, Spain, and l^ortu- gal, before the prefent War, Article XXn. All the Papers, Letters^ Docii^ ments, and Archives, whfrh were foutid in the Countries, Territories^ Towns, and Places, that are rejhrcd, and thofe belonging to the Countries >:■ ded, Jhall be, rejpedlively and bona fide, delivered, or furnijhed at the fame Tifne, if pofjible, that PoffeJ/ion is taken, or, at latejl, jour Months after the Exchange of the Ratifica- tions of the prefent Treaty, in what- ever Places thefaid Papers or Docu- ments may be found. Article XXIII. All the Countries and Territories, which may have been conquered, in whatjoever Part of the IVorld, bv the Arms of Their Britannick and Moft Faithful Majejiies, as well as by Thofe of Their Mojl Chriftian and Catholic k Majejiies, which are not i/ichuicd in the prejent Treaty, either under the Title oj Cefjions, or under the Title of Rffitutions, f.Hill he re- jiored without Difficulty^ and without requiring any Compenjation. Article XXIV. Ai it is neci'firy to n/Jign n fixed Epoch for the Rejiitutions^ and the G E\kicuations, flitutions, et les Evacuations, I faire Evacuatiom^ to be made h each of par chacune des Hautes Parties Con- the High ContraSitng Parties j // is tradtantes j 11 eft cpnvenu, que les agreed, that the Britifh and French Troupes Britanniques Qt Fran^oifes froopsjhall compkat^ before the i^tb completteront, avant le 1 5 de Mars of March next, all that Jhall re- procliain, tout ce qui reilera a cxe- main to be executed of the Xllth and cuter des Articles XIJ. et XIII. des Xllltb Articles of the 'Preliminaries, Preliminaires, fignes le troiliemejour fgned the 3^ Day o/* November lafl, de Novemhre paffe, par rapport a I'E- iioith regard to the Evacuation to be vacuation a faire dans TEmpire, ou made in the Empire, or elfewhere. ailleurs. L'Ifle de Belleifle (era eva- The Ifland of Belleifley^j// be eva- cuee fix Semaines apres I'Echange ciiated Six H^eeks after the Exchange des Ratifications du prefent Traite, of the Ratifications of the prefent ou plutot fi faire fe pent. La Gua- Treaty, or fooner if it can be done, deloupe, la Defrade^ Marie Galante, Guadeloupe, Defirade, Marie Ga- la Martinique, et ^^ Lucie, trois lante, Martinico, and St. Lucia, Mois aprcs I'Echange des Ratifica- Three Months after the Exchange of tions du prefent Traite, ou pl\it6t fi the Ratifications of the prefent Treaty y faire fe peut. La Grande Bretagne or fooner if it can be done. Great entrera pareillement, au boutde trois Britain Jhall likewije, at the End of Mois apres I'Echange des Ratifica- Three Months after the Exchange of tions du prefent Traite, ou plutdt fi the Ratifications of the prefent Treaty, faire fe peut, en Pofleirion de la or Jooner if it can be done, enter into Riviere, et du Port de la Mobile, et PoJJeffion of the River and Port of the de tout ce qui doit former les Li- Mobile, and of alt that is to form mites du Territoire de la Grande the Limits of the Territory of GxfaX Bretagne, du Cote du Fleuve de Britain, on the Side of the River MiJjiJ/ippi, telles qu'clles font fpeci- Miffiflippi, as they are fpecified in the fices dans I'Article VII. L'llle de Vllth Article. The Ifland of Goree GVfV fera evacuee par la Gr^Wf 5rf- Jhall be evacuated by Great Britain, togne trois Mois apres I'Echange des Three Months ajter the Exchange oj the Ratifications du prefent Traite j Et Ratifications oj the prefent Treaty j Mile de Minorque par la France,^ And the Ifland of M'lnorL-^, by France^ la nicine Epoque, ou plutot fi faire at the Jamc Epochs or Joo?ier if it fc peut : Et felon les Conditions de can be done : And according to the I'Article VI. la France entrera, de Conditions oftheVIth Article, France m^rne, en PofTefiion des Ides de St. Jhall likewije enter into Pojj'eflion of f^erre et de Miquelon, au bout de the Ifiands of St. Peter, and oj Mi- irois quelon, >. •• < J, -. ■ [»7] • ■ trois Mois apres V£ change des Rati- fications du prcfent Traite. Les Comptoirs aux Indes Orientales feront rendus fix Mois aprt^s PEchange des Ratifications du prefent Trait^, ou plut6t IJ faire fe peut. La Place de la Havane, avec tout ce qui a ete conquis dans I'llle de Cul^a, fera re- ftitu^e trois Mois apres TEchange des Ratifications du prefent Trait^, ou plutot fi faire fe peut : Et en meme Terns, la Grande Bretafrng cntrera en Pofl*e{lion du Pais, cede par VE/pagne, felon I'Article XX. Toutes les Places et Pais de Sa Ma- jefte Tres Fidele, en Europe, feront reftituees immediatement apres I'E- change des Ratifications du prefent Traite j Et les Colonies PortugaifeSy qui pourront avoir ete conquifes, feront reftituees dans I'Efpace de trois Mois dans les Indes OccidentaleSy et de fix Mois dans les Indes Orien- talesy apres I'Echange des Ratifi- cations du prefent Traite, ou plutot fi faire fe peut. Toutes les Places, dont la Reftitution eft ftipulee ci- deflfus, feront rendiies avec I'Artil- lerie, et les Munitions qui s'y font trouvees lots de la Conquete. En confequence de quoi, les Ordrcs ne- cefiaires feront cnvoycs par chacune Ati Hautes Parties Contradantes, avec les Pafleports reciproqucs pour les Vaifleaux qui les porteront, im- luediatcment apres i'Echangc des Ratifications du prefent Traite. Article quelon, at the End of Three Minths after the Exchange of the Rati fie at torn of the prefent Treaty, The FaSlories in the Eaft Indies /ha/I be rejlored Six Months after the Exchange of the Ratifcatiom of the prefent Treaty, or fooner if it can be done. The Fortrefi of the Havana, with all that has been conquered in the Ifland of Cuh-A^ Jhalt be rejlored Three Months after the Exchange of the Ratifications of the prefent Treaty, or fooner if it van be done : And, at the fame Time, Great Britain Jhall enter into Pojejion of the Country ceded by Spain, accord^ ing to the XXth Article, All the Places and Countries of His Mofl Faithful Majefiy, in Europe, Jhall bt re/lored immediately after the Ex» change of the Ratifications of theprC" fent Treaty ; And the Portuguefe Colonies, which may have been con- quered, fijall be refiored in the Space of Three Months in the Weft Indies, and of Six Months in the Eaft Indies, after the Exchange of the Ratifications of the prefent Treaty, or fooner if it can bii done. All the Fortrcffes, the Rejlitution whereof is flipulated above, Jluill be refiored with the Artillery and Ammunition, which were found there at the Time of the Conquefi. In confequence whereof, the neceffary Orders Jhall he /ent by each of the High Contrasting Parties, with reci» procal Pafi'ports for the Ships that fiiall carry thew^ immediately after the Exchari'T^e of the Ratifications of the prejent treaty. Article r 28 ] Article XXV. Sa Majefle Britannigue, en Sa Qua- Ute d'Eled:eur de Brtin/wick Lune- bourg^ tant pour Lui, que pour Ses Heritiers et SuccefTeurs, et tous les Etats et PolTeffions de Sa dite Ma- jefte en Allemagne^ font compris et gurantis par le prefent Traite de Paix. ,//r//r^ XXVI. '''''"^■ Leurs Sacrees Majeftes Brit anni que ^ Tres Chretienne, Catholiquey et Tres F/Vt'/t'jpromettent d'obferver, fincere- ment, et de bonne Foy, tous les Ar- ticles, contenus et etablis dans le prefent Traite j et EUes ne fouffri- ront pas qu'il y foit fait de Contra- vention direfte, ou indiredle, par leurs Sujets rcfpedtifs, et les fufdites Hautcs Parties Contradantes fe ga- Tantiflent, generalement, et r^ci- proquement, toutes les Stipulations du prefent Traite. >. • » ^r//V/^ XXVII. Les Ratifications folemnelles du prefent Traite, expedices en bonne et diie Forme, feront echangees, en cette Ville de P^m, entre les Hautes Parties Contradtantcs, dans I'Efpace d un Mois, ou plut6t s'il eft pofTible, a compter du Jour de la Signature du prefent Traite. En Foy de qnoi, Nous foufligncs Leurs Ambaffadeurs Extraordinaircs, ct Miniftres Plenipotentiaires, avons Article XXV. • His Britannick Majejly^ as Elec- tor of Brunfwick Lunenbourg, as well for Himfelf as for His Heirs and SucceJJbrSy and all the Dominions and PoJJeJions of His [aid Majejiy in Germany, are included and guaran- tied by the prefent Treaty of Peace, Article XX VL Their Sacred Britannick, Mo/i Chriftian, Catholick, and Mo/i Faithful MajeJlieSipromife to obferve^ fmcerely and bon^ fide, all the Articles contained and fettled in the prefent Treaty j And they will not fiiffer the fame to be infringed^ direStly or indi- reSihy by their refpediive Subje^s ; And t he f aid High Contradling Par^ ties, generally and reciprocally, gua- ranty to each other all the Stipulations of the prejmt Treaty, ^ . , >.' » Article XXVII. " ' The folemn Ratifications of the pre- fent Treaty, expedited in good and due Form, fuill be exchanged in this City o/' Paris, between the High ContraB- ing Parties, in the Space oj a Month, orfocner ifpoffible, to be com- puted from the Day of the Signature of the prefent Treaty. Jn Witncls whereof. We the under- written. Their Ambajfadors Extra- ordinary, and Minijters Plenipoten- tiary, J ■a««"^wp» ■^'■f ' [ 29 ] ffgnc de N6tre Main, en Leur Nom, tiaryt have figned with cur Hand* ct en Vertu de Nos Pleinpouvoirs, le in 7heir Name^ and in Vertue of prefent Traite Definitifi et y avons Our Full Power Sy the prejent Dejini- fait appofer le Cachet de Nos tive Treaty, and have caufed the Seal Armes. of' our Arms to be put thereto. Fait a Paris le i o de Fevrier^ Done at Paris the Tenth of Fe- Mil Sept Cent Soixante Trois. brua»y, 1763. BEDFORD, aP,S, CHOlSEUL,Duc ^- {L.S.) i « 5;/ \^, ^n;- DE Praslin. . ■r-f- El Marq! . DE ' GRIMALDI. {L.S.) :;:: Articles Separes. I. f^ Uelques • uns des T'ltres, em- ^^-^^^ployes par tes PuilTances Con- traftantes, foit dans les Pleinpou- voirs, et autres Adles, pendant Ic Cours de la Negociation, foit dans le Preambule du prefent Traite, n'e- tant pas generalement reconnus ; II a ete convenu, qu'il ne pourroit ja- inais en refulter aucun Prejudice pour Aucunc des dites Parties Con- tradlantes, et que les Titres, pris ou omis, de Part et d'autre, i I'Occafion de la dite Negociation, et du prefent Traite, ne pourront ^tre cit^s, ni tires a Confequence. I I. II a ete convenu et arrete, que la Langue Fran^oife, employee dans tous les Exemplaires du prefent Traits, nc formera point un £x- amplcy Separate Articles, I. COME of the Titles made ufe of by ^ the ContraBing Powers^ either in the Full Powers^ and other jiSfs, du- ring the Courfe of the Negotiation^ or in the Preamble of the prefent Treaty^ not being generally acknowledged 'y it has been agreed, that no Prejudice Jkall ever refult therefrom to any of the faid ContraSfing Parties^ and that the Titles, taken or omitted^ on either Side, on occa[ion of the faid Negotiationy and of the prefent Treaty y Jhall not be citedy or quoted as a Prc^ cedent. II. It has been agreed and determined, that the French Languagey made ufe of in all the Copies of the prefent Treaty^ Jhall not become an Examfle, H 'which ample, qui puiffe etre allegue, ni which may be alle^ed^ or made a' tir6 a Confequence, ni porter preju- Precedent of, or prejudice, in any dice, en aucune Maniere, ^ aucune Manner, any of the ContraSiing des Puiflknces Contra Nos whatever foall hafpen to be tranf^ omnia ^t fingula quaecunqu* a didlo aSlod and concluded by ourfaid Pleni" Noftro Plenipotentiario tranfigiei pot.entiary, and thai We will never CondudicQ^^t^ge^it,g^atum, ratuna, fiffir any Perfon to infringe or aSl et acceptum» omni meliori Modo contrary to the fame^ either in the habiiuros, ncque pafturos unquam, Whde or in Part. In Witmfs and Ut in Toto, vel in Parte* \ quo-^ C^t^rniation whereof. We have caufed piam violentur, aut ut iis in cga- Our Great ^cd of Great Britain to trarium eatur. In quorum on\ni- be ajixed to tlnfc Prefents, figiied um i»ajorem Fidem et Robur, with Qur Royal Nana. Giir^? at . . praefentibas .1 - Our i '■• r 34] ' * • • - • * jjracfentibus, Manii Noftrd Regi^, Our Palace at St, James's tbe 1 2tb fignatis, Magnum Noftrum Mag- Day of November 1762, in the nor Britannicv S\g\\\\xm. ap'pcndi fe- ^ bird Year of Our Keign, cinius. Qux dabantur in Palatio *,; * ,' ">j Noilro Divi y^f(5^/. Die Duodeci- ^i> mo Menfis Novembris, Anno Do- Y ' . mini Millefimo Septingentefimo Sexagelimo Secundo, Regnique Noftri Tertio. ^^'^ ' •, ^ ♦-.-I >•!' •^ ■riri',y '.-v^i-'V ':X Pleinpouvoir de Sa Ma- jefte Tres Chretienne. T O U IS, par la Grace de Dieu, -*-' Roy de France et de Navarre, a tous ceux qui ces prefentesLettres verront, Salut. Comme les Preli- minaires fignes a Fontainehkau le troifieme Novembre de TAnnce dcr- niere, ont pofe les Fonden:cns de la Paix retablie entre Nous et Notre tres cher et tres ame bon Frere et Coufin leRoy d'Efpagne, d'unePart, et Notre tres cher et tres am^ bon Frere le Roy de la Grande Bretagne, et Notre tres cher et tres ame bon Frere et Coufin le Roy de Portugal, de I'autre, Nous n'avons eu rien plus a Coeur depuis cette heureufe Epoque, que dc confolider et af- fermir, de la Fa9on la plus durable, : un fi falutaire et fi important On- vrage, p^r un Traite folemnel et Definitif entre Nous et les dites Puiflances. Pour ces Caufes, et autres His Moft Chriftian Ma- jefty's Full Power. I EWIS, by^ tbe Grace of God, *~^ King of France and Navarre, To all who fiall fee thefe Prefents, Greeting, Whereas the Prelimina- ries, figned at Fontainebleau tbe 3^ ^November of tbe lajl Tear, laid the Foundation of the Peace re-ejia- blified between Us and Our Moji Dear and Moji Beloved good Brother and Coujin the King ^Spain, on the one Part, and Our Mofi Dear and Moft Beloved good Brother the King of Great Britain^ and Our Moji Dear and Moft Beloved good Brother and Couftn the X/w^fo/' Portugal, on the other. We have had nothing more at Heart, fince that happy Epoch, than to confolidate and ftrengthen, in the moft lafting Manner, fo falutary and fo important a Work, by a fo- lemn and Definitive Treaty between Us and the faid Powers. For thefe Caufes •' - '•fllllllHllWfc-iwnw r 35 1 h ;. aiitrcs bonnes ConfideraiiaBs a cc Nous mouvans, Nous nfiant 'i- tierement en la Capaciie et Ex c- rience, Zele et Fidelite po.r Notre Service, de Notre tres cher et bien amc Coufin Cejar Gabridde Choifeul, Due de Prajlirit Pair de F ranee y Chevalier de Nos Ordres, Lieute- nant General de Nos Armees et de la jProvince de Bret eigne y Confeiller en tous Nos Confeils, Miniftre et Secretaire d'Etat, et de Nos Com- mandemens et Finances, Nous I'avons nomme, commis, et de- pute, et par ces Prefentes lignees de Notre Main, le nommons, com- mettons, et deputons Notre Mi- niftre Plenipotentiaire, lui donnant plein et abfolu Pouvoir d'agir en cette Qualite, et de conferer, ne- gotier, trailer et convenir, con- jointement avec le Miniftre Pleni- potentiaire de Notre tres cher et tres ame bon Frere Le Roy de la Grande Bretagney Le Miniftre Plenipoten- tiaire de Notre tres cher et tres ame bon Frere et Coufin Le Roy d'E/pagney et Le Miniftre Pleni- potentiaire de Notre tres cher et tres ame boh Frere et Couiin Le Roy de Portugal, revetus de Plein- pouvoirs en bonne Forme, arreter, conclure et figner, tels Articles, Conditions, Conventions, Declara- tions, Traite Definitif, Acceffions, et autres A(fles quelconques qu'il jugera convenables pour afturer et affermir C '/Jesy and other good Confderationst Vs thereunto movingy We trujitng entirely in the Capacity and Expe- riencey Zeal and Fidelity for Our Service y of our Moji Dear and JVell^ beloved CouHny Caefar Gabriel de Choifeul, Duke of Praflin, Peer of. France, Knight of Our Orders , Lieutenant General of Our Forces and of the Province of Britany, Councillor in all Our Councils, Mi- nijler and Secretary of Statey and of Our Commands and Finances, 1V^ have named, appointed, and deputed Him, and by thefe Prefents, Jigned with Our Hand, do name, appoint, and depute Him, our Minijier Ple- nipotentiary, giving Him full and abfolute Power to a£l in that S^ality, and to confer, negotiate, treat, and agree, jointly with the Minijier Ple^ nipotentiary of Our MoJi Dear and Mojl Beloved good Brother the King o/' Great Britain, the Minijier Ple- nipotentiary of Our Mojl Dear and Mojl Beloved good Brother and Cou- Jin the King ^ Spain, and the Mi- nijier Plenipotentiary of Our Mojl Dear and Mojl Beloved good Brother and Coujin the King of Portugal, vejied with Full PowerSy in good Form, to agree, conclude, and Jign, fuch Articles, Conditions, Convm-, tions. Declarations, DcfnitiveTrcaty , Acceffions y and other Acts i^hat- foevery that He Jlmll judge proper for fecuring and Jlrengthening the great \ !, f36] affermir le grand Ouvrage de la great Work of Peacey the IFbole Paix, le tout avec la meme Lihertc with the fame Latitude and Ant ho- et Autorrtc que Nous pourrions rity that IVe Ourfehes might do, if foiFC Nous memes, fi Nous y etions Ife were there in Perfon, even though^ prefcns en Perfonne, encore qu'il there Jhould be fomething 'which y eut quelque Chofe qui reqnit un tmght require a more fpecial Order Mandemcnt plus fpecial q*i'il n'eft than what is contained m thfe Pre^ contend cJans ces Prefentes, pro- fints, promijing, on the Faith and mettant en Foy et Parole de Roy, Word of a King, to approije, keep d'avoir agreable, tenir fcrme et firm andftable for ever, to fulfil and flable tk toujours, accomplir et ex- ejtecute punBually, all that Ourfaid ecttter ponAuellement tout ce que Coufin, the Duke ^* Praftin, Jhall Notrrdit Coufin, k Due de Prafiin, have Jiipulated^ promifed, andfigned axLt& ftipul*e, promis, et fign^ en m vertue of the frefent Full Power r vertu jda preffent Pleinpouvoir, fans without ever aSimg contrary thereto, jamais y contrevenir, ni|>crmcttrc or permitting any thing contrary qu'H y foit contrcvenfi pour qu«lque thereto, for any Caufe, or under any. Caufe ct. fbu» quel^qi»e PV0t«3ileque Pretence whatjbever, as alfo to caufe ce pttilie k%tc, commc auffl d*efl Our Letters of Ratification to be en-^ Ikite expedter Nos Lettres de Ra- peditdd in go$d Form, asd to cakfr tilicatiofis en bonne Porme« et de them /« be delivered^ m order $o be les faire delivrer pour £lre ^hang^es exchangid 'witbin the Time that jbail dans le Terns dont il lera conveni^* be agreed mpon. Fw fitch is our Pita* Car tcl eft Notre Pkilir. En Te- fitre. In Witn^ where$f Wt hav* moin de quoi Nous avons fait cimfed Our Seal U beju/t ta thejb mettre Notre Seel a ces Prefentes* Prefents, Given at Veriailles the *jtb Donne \ VerfaiUes, le Septieme Jour I>ay of the Month tf February, im du Mois de Fevrier, TAn de Grace the Tear rf Grace 1769, and ^ Our Mil fept cent foixante trois, et de Reign the Forty-Eighth. Signed^ Notre Regne le quarante-huitieme. Lewis, and on the. Fold, S^ the Sign6Lotds, et fur le Repli, Par King, The Duke ^fChc^eid, Sealed k Roy, Le Due de ChotfeuL Scell^ with the Great Seal of TeUow Wax, du Grand S9eau de Cire Jaune. Pleinpouvoir His inw*r 'c«wn-->--v«jtiB««'w- miw •«^i«a <-> ' • ■■■• • v:--[ 37 ]■ ■■. ■■ . : ...■ Pkinpouvoir de Sa Ma^ His Catholick Majefty'a jefte Catholique. Full Power. ,r\ON Carlos t por la Gracia de *^ Dios, Rcy de Caftilhy de L^o;;, de Aragon^ de las dos Siciliast de ^erujaleniy de Navarra^ dc Granada^ de Toledo i de Valencia^ de Galiciay de Mallorca, de Sevilhy de Cerdena^ dc Ccrdova, de Corcega^ de Murcia^ de y^f;/, dc los Algarhes, de Algecira^ de Gibraltar y de las Iflas de Canaria^ de las IndiasOrieiitales y Oca defi f ales ^ Iflas yTierra Firme, del Mar Oceano, Archiduque de Auftria^ Duque de Borgona, de BrabafUe y Milan^ Conde de Abjpurgf de Flandes^ del *r/Vc/ y Barcelona j Senor de /^/3;» <:^;'^, y do W/«^ 6cc. Por quanto haviendok concluido y firmado, en el Real Siiiode Fontaineblcau^ el Dia tres de Novicmbre del prelcnte A no, y cangeadofe las rerpe(5tivas Ratifica- clones, el Veinte y dos del mifmo Mes, por Miniftros autori^ados a cfte Fin, los Preliminares de una Paz folida y duradcra entre efta Corona, y la de Francia de una Parte, la de Jnglatcrra y la de Portugal de otra j en los quales fe promete venir luego a un Tratado Deiinitivo, eftableci- cndo y arreglaaido los Puntos Capi- talee fobrc que ha de girar i y refpec- %Q a que del Mifmo Modo que conce- di mi Plenopoder para tratar, ajuftar, y Do N Carlos, by the Grace of God, King of CsLmCy of Leon, o/Arragon, of the Two Sicilies, of Jerufalem, o/" Navarre, o/' Granada, o/' Toledo, c/' Valencia, of Ga'icia, o/' Majorca, of Seville, of Sardinia, oj Cordova, of Corfica, of Murcia, o/Jaen, 0/ tbe Algarves, c/" Algecira^ fi/' Gibraltar, of the Canary Iflands, of the Eafl andWed- Indies, I//a>ids and Continent i of the Ocean, Arch- Duke of AuHrhtDuke o/'Burgundy, of Brabant tfWMilan, Count oJ Hapiburg,o/ Flan- ders, o/' Tirol tfW Barcelona j Lord ^/'Bifcay it is to twn : And whereas in the fame Manwr as I granted to Tou^ Don Jerome Grl- K maidi, J- ■.•^'Jfc, [ 38] J y firmar los niencionados Prelimi- a^rcs a vos Den Geronimo Grmaldi^ Marques de GrimaUi^ Caballero de la Ordcn de San6li ^pirituSj mi Gen- tilliombie de Camera con Ejercicio, y mi Embajador Extraordinario al R.ey Chnjlimiijlimo, fe ncceilita que ii Vos, u a Dtro le conceda para tratar, ajuftary firmar el mencionado promctidoTratado Dclinitivo de Taz: Por tanto, eftando Vos el citado Don Geronimo Grimaldiy Marques de Grimaldiy en el Parage neceflario, y tenkndo Yo cada Dia mas Moti- vos para fiaros cfta, y otras tales Im- portancias de mi Corona, por Vu- eftra acrifolada Fidelidad y Zelo, Capacidad y Prudencia, he venido en conftituiros mi Miniftro Plenipoten- ciario, y en Concederos todo mi Ple- nopodor para que en mi Nombre, y repreientando mi propria Perfona, trateis, arrcglcis, convengais y fir- mcis dicho Tratado Definitivo de Paz, entre mi Corona y la de Francia de una Parte, la de ///- glaterra^ y la de Portugal de otra, con los Miniftros que eftuvieren autorizados igual y efpecialmente por fiis refpedivos Soberanos al mif- mo Fin j dando, como doi defde ahora, por grato, y rato, todo lo que afli trateis, concluyais, y firmeis j y ofrcciendo bajo n\i Palabra Real, que lo obrervare y c mplire, lo har^ obfervar y cumplir, como fi por mi miftpo lo huvififTe tratadoj concluido maldi, Marquis de Grimaldi, Knight of tlj€ Order of the Holy Ghoji, Gen- tleman of My Bed' Chamber with Employment^ and My Ambajador Extraordinary to the Moji Chiiftian Kingy My FultPaver to treaty adjujl^ and fign the before-mentioned Preli- minaries^ it is necefjary to grant the « fame to You^ or tojbme other ^ to treaty adjufi^ andftgn the promifed Defini- . tive Treaty of Peace as aforejaid : Therefre, as Tou the faid Don Je- rome Grimaldi, Marquis ^f Grimaldi, are at the convenient Place, and as I have every Dayfrejh Motives, from ycur approved Fidelity and Xeal, Capacity and Prudence^ to enirufl to Tcu this^ and other like Concerns of My Crown, I have appointed Tou My Minifter Plenipotentiary^ and granted to Tou My Full Power, to tie End that, in My Name, and reprefenting My Perfon, Tou may treat, regulate^ fettle and fign the /aid Definitive Treaty of Peace between My Crown, and 7bat of France on the one Part, That of England, andThat 0/ Portugal on the other, with the Miniflers who fhallbe equally an djped ally authorized by their refpeBive Sovereigns for the Jame Purpofe j acknowledging, as 1 . do from this Time acknowledge, as accepted and ratified, whatever you Jball fo treat, conclude and fign j prO" mifng on My Royal fVord, that I will obferve and fulfill the fame, will cauje it it to be objerved and fulfilled, as I ., S«*B HMM ■H "im [ 39] y firmado. En (6 dc lo qual hizc ai if if had been treated^ condudeet' expedir cl prcfente firmado dc mi and figned by Myfelf, In Witnefs Mano, fcUado con mi Scllo Secrete, whereof, 1 have caiijed thefe Prefenti y refrendado de mi infrafcripto Con- to be difpatched^ figned by My Hand, fejero de Eftado, y mi Primer Se- Jealedwith My Privy Seal, and coun- cretario del Defpacho de Eftado, y ter figned by My underwritten Coun- de la Guerra. En Buen RetirOy a cil/or of State^ and Firjl Secretary Diez de Deciembre de Mil Seteci- Jar the Department of State and of entos Sefenta y dos. (Firmado) TO EL RET, (Y mas abajo) Ricardo Wall. War, Buen Retiro, the Tenth of December, 1762. ..(Signed) I THE KING. (And lower) Richard Wall. ^ « Declaration du Plem- potentiaire de Sa Majejle Tres Chretienne, par rap- port aux Deties dues aux Canadiens. - y- / . / E Roi de la Grande Brctagne ayant defire, que le Payement des Lettres de Change et Billets, qui ont 6te dclivres aux Canadiens, pour Ics Fournimres faites aux Troupes FranfoifeSy fut aflure, Sa Majefte Tres Chretienne^ tr^s difpofee a ren- dre a chacun la Juftice qui lui eft Icgitimcment diie, a d^clar^, et de- clare, que les dits Billets et Lettres dc Change feront exadlement paycs, d'apr^s une Liquidation faite dans un Terns convenablc, felon la Diftanee des Licux et la Poflibilit^, en cvi- tant,ncanmoins,que les Billets etLct- trcs de Change, que les Sujets Fran* fois Declaration of His Moft Chrijlian Majefty's Pleni- potentiary, with regard to the Debts due to the Canadians, * ■» ,f ^'H E A'/Wo/' Great Britain hav" -* ing defirea, that the Payment of the Letters oj Exchange and Bills,. which had been delivered to the Ca- nadians for the Necejj'aries furnified to the French Troops^ fiould befe^ cured, His Moft Chriftian Majefty^ entirely diff^ofed to render to every one that Juftice which is legally due to them^ has declared^ and does declare^ that the faid Bills, and Letters of Exchange, Jhall be pun5iually paid, agreeably to a Liquidation made in a convenient Time, according to the Diftanee of the Places, and to what Jhall be pojjible, taking Care, howrjer, that C4»] '¥ ^ets pourroient avoir au Moment de cctte Dedaintion, ne foient confondus y vcc les Billets et Lettres de Change, qui font dans la PofleiBon des nou- veaux Sujets du Roi de h Grande B re f eigne. En Foy de quo), Nous Miniftre fouffigne de Sa Majcfle Tres Cbre- tienne^ a ce diiement autorif<6, avons ligne la prelente Declaration, ct a icelle fait appofer le Cachet de Nos Armes. Donne ^ Paris le Dix de Fevrier, Mil Sept Cent Soixante Trois. that the Bills and Letters of Etf* change^ which the French SubjeSfs may have at the Time of this Decla^ ration^ be not confounded with the Bills and Letters of Exchange ^ which are in the PoJj'eJ/ion of the new Suh" je^s of the King 0/ Great Britain. In Witnefs whereof, we the under-* written Minijier of His Moji Chri^ ftian Majejiy^ duly authorized for this Purpqjl't have figned the prc/ent Declaratiofif and caufed the Seal 0/ our Arms to be put thereto. Done at Paris the lOth '* ■id'"* ,• *■ - :% .*'. i'. ^t.V; ' [ 43 ] .Wi » Tr^s Tidek^ ct Son AmbafTadeur et Miniftre Plenipotentiaire pres Sa Ma- jefte Tres Chritienney en Vertu de ieurs Pleinpouvoirs, qu'ils fe font comnmniques, et dont Copies feront ajoutees a la Fin du prefent Ade, font convenus de ce qui fuit j favoir, Sa Majefte Tres Fidiky defirant tres fincercment concourir au plus prompt Retabliflement de la Paix, accede, en vertu du prefent Adte, au dit Traite Definitif, et Articles Separes, tels qu'ils font tranfcrits ci-deflus, fans aucune Referve ni Exception, dans la ferme Confiance que tout ce qui eft promis a Sa dite Ma- jefte, fera accompli de bonne Foy, declarant, en mcme Terns, et pro- mettant, d'accomplir, avec une egale Fidelite, tous les Articles, Claufes, et Conditions, qui la concernent. De fon Cote, Sa Majefte Britannique accepte la prefente Accefllon de Sa Majefte Tres Ft dele, et promet pa- reillement d'accomplir, fans aucune Referve ni Exception, tous les Ar- ticles, Claufes, et Conditions, con- tenus dans le dit Traite Definitif, et Articles Separes, ci-deflus inferes. Les Ratifications du prefent Traite feront echangees dans I'Eipace d'un Mois, a compter de ce Jour, ou plui6t fi faire le peut. ,, .• En Foy de quoi, Nous Ambafla- dcurs ct Miniftrei Plenipotcntiaires dc of the Order of Cbrifl, of His Mofl Faithful Mdjejlys Council^ and His Ambajfador and Minifler Plcnipoten^ tiary to His Mo ft Chriftian Majcfty, in vertue of their Full Powers ^ 'which they have communicated to each other, and of which Copies Jhall be added at the End of the prefent A5ly have agreed upon what follo'ws 'f viz. His Moji Faithful Majefty dejiring moft fincerely to concur in the fpeedy Re^ ejiablifhment of Peace, accedes, in vertue of the prefent AB, to the faid Definitive Treaty and Separate Articles, as they ire above tranf- fcribed, without any Referve or Ex- ception, in the firm Confidence that every thing that is promifed to His faid Majtfly, will be Dona Fide fid- filled, declaring at the fame T^ime, and promifing to fulfill, with equal Fidelity, all the Articles, Claufes, atid Conditions, which concern Him. On His Side, His Britannick Ma- jefty accepts the prefent Accefjion of His Moft Faithful Majefty, and pro- mifes likewife to fulfill, without any Referve or Exception, all the Ar- ticles, Claufes, and Conditions, con- tained in the faid Definitive Treaty and Separate Articles above inferted. The Ratifications of the prefent treaty jhall be exchanged in the Space of one Month, to be computed jrom this Day, or fooncr if it can be done. In Witnefs whereof. We, Ambaf- fadors and Minifters Plcnipotent:. y of * ./: • # '■' ■; y [ 44] ■ - ■'■ ■ ■ • •'•■ de Sa Majefte Britatmiquey et de Sa of His Britannlck Majeflyy and of Majefle Ties Fidile^ avons figne le His Moji Faithful Majcjlyy have prefent Ade, et y avons fait appofer Jigned the prefent Ail, and have le Cachet de Nos Armes. caufed the Seal of our Anns to be put thereto. Fait a Tarii ce dix Fcvrier, Mil Do?ie at Paris, the i oth of Fe- fept cent foixante trois. - ^ bruary 1763. ^ ^, i. ,. BEDFORD, C.P.S. V (LS.) De MELLOet CASTRO. •¥\i\ -n,. ( L. S. ) ,1^ ; " . ^ *' Pteinbeuvoir de Sa Ma- jeP Trh F\d6le. D •** V O M Jofeph, por Gra9a de Deos, Key de Portugal, e dos Algarves, daquem e dalem Mar em Africa, Senhor de Guine, e da Conquifta, Navega9ao, Commercio de Ethiopia, Arabia, Perfa, e da India, &c. Fa90 faber a os que efta Minha Carta Patente virem, que nao havendo CouzaparaMim mais dezejavel do que ver cxtinto o fogo da Guerra que ha tantos Annos arde em toda a Europa, e cooperar (quanto em Mim for) para que della fe figa hua Pax jufta e eftabe- lecida fobre Principios folidos : E fendo informado, de que- nas mef- mas pacificas Dizpozicoens fe acha grande Parte das rotcncias Bellige- rantes ; Devendo nommear Peflba, que pela fua Nobreza, Prudencia, e Dexteridade, fe fa9a digna de Minha His Moft Faithful Mz' jefty's Full Power, Tr\ O N Jofeph, by the Grace of -■^ God^ King of Portugal, and of the Algarves, on this Side the Sea, and on that Side in Africa, Lord of Guinea, and of the Conqueft, Navi- gation, Commerce of Ethiopia, Ara- bia, Perfia, <7«^ India, (^c. I make known to thofe who Jhall fee thefe My Letters Patent , that dejiring nothing more than to fee the Flame of War, which has raged fo many Tears in all Europe, extinguipsed, and to co-ope- rate ( as far as depends upon Me ) towards its being fucceeded by ajiifi Peace ^ ejlablified upon folid Princi- ples : And being informed, that great Part of the Belligerent Powers enter- tain the fame pacifick Difpo/itions, I am to nominate a Perfon, to afjifl, in My Name, at the Affemblies and Con- ferences to be held upon this important Bufmefs, i: ■•'■'. "x' Minha Cbrtfianza, para affiftir em Meo Nome ds Afl'ambleas, e Coil- feteri^ias, que fe tivertm fobre efle impbrtante Negocio : Pbr tdiicbf- terfcm eftas diftintllas Qualidades em Martinho de Meih dc Caftro ifo Meo Cohfelho, e Meo Enviado Extraordmario, e Plenipotenciafio ha Corte de Ldnd^eSy e pela iSxpe- Hen9ia que ttnho de que em ttidb o de que o eiiicarreguei me fervib ffempfe a Mihha Satisfa^ao pafa efpetar que da qui cm diartte ^ct^t- eentara rtoVos Motivbs a Cdnfianca que nelle tenho pbftb, d nom6lo, e cbftftituo Meo Embaxadof*, e Plfcnipoteneiarid, paraque, comotal, aflifta em Meo Nome em quaefcjuer CongrefTos, Aflambleas, ou Con- feren9ias, affim publicas, como par- ticulares, em que fe tratarejn Ne- gocios de Pacifica9ao : Negociando e concordando com ds Embax- adores e Plenipotenciarios das dittas Poten9ia« Belligerantes tudo o que for coneerriente a mcfma Pax ; fi eoncluindo o que ne^ciar entre Mim e quacfqucr Reys e Principes Belligerantes, e debaxo das Condicoens que no Meo Real Nome eftipulJar : Porque para tudo o referido Lhe concedo todos os Plenos Poderes, e Mandatto gcral, e w'fpecial, que neceflario he ; E prometo debaxo da Fe e Palavra de Key, que tudo haverei por firmt, c valiozb* e ratificarei no Tempo ajuftado, 45] ■ Bufinefs, ivh, hy tih Mobility, Prv^ dtnce and hacteritVy is worthy of my Conjidetice : Mer-edi thefe fever dl Sluatities concur i'n Mitt'in de l^ello de Cdftrd, df M^ Council, and My Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipo- tentidry to the CoUrl of Lbridon ^ and as froffi the Experience I have, thdt ife hds akvdys ferved Me to My ^dtisfdSiioH, ih e^ery Thing I have chaypd him mtb, nfying, that Ifhall.from hencefof"iJDdrd^ hdvefrejh Caufifo'r the Confidence t hdve placed' in him, J fiOfAindte dnd conftitute hint My AMdJfddorandPlmpotenlidry, in oi^det thdt lie jkay\ as f^ch\ ajfift, in My ifalkgy dt any Cmgrefj'es, Affeml bliesy or CtiiifeHhces, ds lij^li publick, as pH*vate, in which the Bujinefs of Pacif cation may be treated : JNegO" tiating and agreeing with the Am- baffadors and Plenipotentiaries of the faid Belligerent Poieers, 'whatei)er may relate to the Jdid Peace y dud concluding what he Jhall rtegociate bt- tween Me and any Belligerent Kings afjd PrinceSy under the Condition Hit f:ajl JHpulate in My Roydl Name : *There)orey for the aboniC Pui^pofti, I grant Him all 'be Full Powers and Authority, General and Special,, which may be neccfjary j and I pro- mi fe^ upon lyc Faith and Word of a Kingy that I will acknowledge to be firm and validy and will ratify within the 'Time agreed upon, whatever JJjall be contrasted and Jiipulated by My M Jald -■- ^W-i '\ ■ ' [46] ajuftado, tudo o que pelo ditto faid Amhajfador and "Plenipotentiary ^ Meo Embaxador e Plenipotenciario njoith the aforefaid Ambajjadors and for contradlado e eftipulado com os Minijiers of the Belligerent Kings and dittos Embaxadores, e Miniftros Princes^ who Jhall be Jurnified by dos Reys e Principes Belligerantes, them with equal Powers : In Witnejs . que por Elks forem munidos com whereof ^ I have ordered thefe Pre/ents ■'p iguaes Poderes. Em Fe do que to be made out^ fgned by Myfelf mandei fazer a prefente, por Mim fealed with the Seal of My Arms aflignada, fellada com o Sello pen- thereunto affixed^ and counterfigned by dente das Minhas Armas, e refe- My Secretary and Minifter of State for rendada pelo Meo Secretario e Mi- Foreign Affairs and War. Given at niftro de Eftado dos Negocios Ef- the Palace of Our Lady of Ajuda, trangciros e da Guerra. Dada no the Eighteenth Day oj September, Pala9io de NolTa Senhora da Ajuda of the Tear from the Birth of Our a OS dezoito dias do Mes de Septem- Lord Jefus Chrijl, 1762. bra, do Anno do Nafcimento de j^,^^, T H E K I N G. Noflo Senhor Jefus Chrifto, de Mil fette centos fefenta e dous. Locus EL RET, , Sigilli Dom Luis da Cunha.i . pendentis, , „ . , ^ . , . ' Carta Patente porque V. Ma- geftade ha por bem nomear a Mar- tinho de Mello de Cajiro, por See Embaxador e Plenipotenciario, para as Nego9ia9oens, e Concluzao da Pax, na Forma a9ima declarada. Para V. Magcftade ver. ^ - ■ v- Sigilli Don Lewis da Cunha, pendentis, . , Letters Patent whereby your Ma* jejiy is pleafed to nominate Martin de Mello de Caftro to be your Am- bajfador and Plenipotentiary for the Negotiation and Conclufion of Peace ^ in the Form above Jet forth. For your Majejlys Infpedlion, ^'■■ ""■ f •■. A . 1 '1 ; . Declaration #4 [47] <«.. , f>otentiar^, ^adors and Kings and ^-nified by In Witnejs fe Pre/ents iy Myfelf^ My Arms erjigned by of State for Given at of Ajuda, jeptember, th of Our KING. da Cunha. .' ■-■ * * "»ii. ■ - * V '<*■• I. V . i\ your Ma* fe Martin your Am- ry for the of Peace ^ \h, fion. laration Declaration de Pj^mbaf- fadeur et Minijlre Plenipo- tentiaire de Sa Majejle Ires Fidele, par rapport a VAl^ ternative avec la Grande Bretagne et la France. COMME a la Fin dc la N^- gociation du Traite Definitif figne a Paris cejourd'hui lo Fe- vrier-, il s'eft eleve une Difficulte • fur rOrdre des Signatures qui auroit pii rctarder la Conclufion du dit Traite, Nous fouffigne Ambafladeur et Miniftre Plenipotentiaire de Sa Majefte Tres Fideie, declarons, que r Alternative, obfervee de la Part du Roy de La Grande Bretagne, et Le Roy Tres Chretien, avec le Roy Tres Fideie, dans I'Ade d'Acceffion de la Cour de Portugal, n'a ete accor- dee par Leurs Majeftes Britannique, et Tres Chretienne, que dans I'unique Viie d'accelerer la Conclufion du dit Traite Definitif, et de confolider par la plus promptemcnt un Ouvrage fi important, et fi falutaire : Et que cette Complaifance de Leurs Ma- jeftes Britannique, et Tres Chretienne, nc pourra tirer a aucune Confequence pour I'avenir j La Cour de Portugal ne pourra jamais I'allcguer com me un Exemple en fa Faveur j s'en fairc aucun Droit, Titre, ni Pretenfion, pour Declaration of His Moft Faithful Majefty's Ambaf- fador and Minifter Pleni- potentiary, with regard to Alternating wit\iGreat Bri- fain and France, . TJ/HEREAS on the Conclufion ^-^ of the Negotiation of the Defi- nitive Treaty, figned at Paris this loth Day of February, a Difficulty arofe as to the Order of Signing, which might have retarded the Con- clufion of the faid Treaty, We the underwritten, Ambaffador and Mini- fter Plenipotentiary of His Mofl Faith- ful Majefty, declare, that the Alter- native objerved, on the Part of the King ^ Great Britain, and the Moft Chriftian King, with the Moft Faith- ful King, in the AB of Acceffion of the Court of Portugal, was granted by Their Britannick and Moft C\\vi^i2i\i Majefties, folely with a View to acce- lerate the Conclufion of the Definitive Treaty, and by that Means, the more fpeedily to confolidate fo important and Jo Jalutary a Work j and that this Complaifance of Their Britannick and Moft Chriftian Majefties ftoall not be made any Precedent of for the future \ the Court ofVonwg^Xjhall not alledge it as an Example in their Favour ; Jhall derive therefrom no Right, Title, 9r .:*' "•■"(••i>»"™«»>«"i«I»"l»*W«»»" .! I f • ^' [■48] • . pour quelque Caufe, ni fous quelque or PreUfjfion, for any Caufe, or under Pretexte que ce foit. any Pretence whatfoever. - .v >"- En Foy de quoi. Nous Ambaffa- In Witnefs whereof. We, jinibaf- deur et Miniftre Plenipotentiaire de fador and Minifter Plentpoicnticiry of Sa Majefte Tr^s Fiddle, a ce diie- His Moft Faithful Majejty, duly autho- ment autorife, avons figne la prefente rizedfor this Purpofe, havejigned the Declaration, et y avons fait appofer prefent Declaration, and have caufed le Cachet de Nos Armes. the Seal of Our Arms to be put thereto* Fait ^ Parisy le i o de Fevrier, Done at Paris, the 1 oth of Fe- 1763. I bruary 1763. *v, MARTIN DE MELLO ET CASTRO. (L. S.) * •'■•■' • • ' Ti,- ■■' "' ' • 'Hi.' , JT ■** ■:■, .i,^t.!iifl- ■;*w i V * « t " ,?V 1:42] i;/7Vrde cctte Anncc, un Traite De- ofthisT^ar, a Definiihe Treaty of finitif de Paix, et des Articles Se- Peace, and feparate Articles, the pares, dont la Teneur s'enfuit. Tenor of which is as follows. % ■ • : ■ [Fiatlnferiio.] - 'ty Et les dits Ambaffadeurs et Pie- nipotcntiaires ayant amiablement in- vite rAmbafladeur et Miniftre Pleni- potentiaire de Sa Majcfle Trcs 'F/- iWe d'y acceder au Nom de Sa dite Majefte ; Les Miniftrcs Plenipoten- tiaires fouflignes, favoir, De la Part du Sereniffime -et Tfcs PuIfTant Prince, George III, par la Grace de Dieu, Roy de la Grande Jiretagne, de France ct ^Irlande^ Due de Briinfijoick et de Lunebourg^ Archi- Treforier et Eledeur du Saint Hxn- pirc Remain, Le Trcs Illuftre et Tres Excellent Seigneur, Jean, Due et Comte. de Bedford, Marquis de Ta- -ji/hcky &c. Miniftre d'Etat du Roy dc la Grande Brctagne, Lieutenant General de Ses Arniees, Garde de Son S9eau Prive, Chevalier du Tres Noble Ordre de la Jarretiere, et Son Ambafladeur Extraordinaire et Ple- nipotentiaire pres de Sa Majefte Tics Chelitwic J Et de la Part du Serenif- iime et Tres Pulflant Prince, Doni "/cfeph Premier, par la Grace de Dicu, Roy de Portugal et des Al- irarves,ht Tres lllullre et Ties Ex- cellent Seigneur, Martin de Mello et Caflro, Chevalier Proles de I'Ordrc [Fiat Infertio. ] And the f aid Ambajfadors and Ple- nipotentiaries having in a friendly Manner invited the Ambajjador and Minijier Plenipotentiaiy of His Mojl Faithful Majefty to accede thereto in the Name of His fud Majefly j The underwritten Minijiers Plempotcnti- ary, viz. On the Part of the Mojl Serene and Mojl Potent Prince, George the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Grezt Britain, France, and Ireland, Duh of Brunfwick afid Lunenbourg, Arch-Treafiirer and EleSiof of the Holy Roman Em- pire, The Mojl Illujirious and Mo/i Excellent Lord, John, Duke and Earl of Bedford, Marqucfs of Ta- viftocic, &c. Minijier of State of the King of Great Britain, Lieute- nant General of His Forces, Keeper of His Privy Seal, Knight of the Mo/i Noble Order of the Garter, and His Ambajjador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to His Mojl Chriftian Majejly -, And on the Part of the Mojl Serene and Mo/i Potent Prince, Don Jofeph the Fir/l, by the Grace of God, King of Portugal and of the Algarves, the Mojl llluilrious and Mo/i Excellent Lord, Martin do V