A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. eBook

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A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. eBook

Bulstrode Whitelocke
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 486 pages of information about A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II..
as not conducing to this article, viz.  ‘Et si lis,’ etc.

    “8.  Agrees in substance with my twelfth article, only the
    expressions here are longer; and that for justice to be had agrees
    with the latter part of my reserved article fifteenth.

“9.  In the general differs not in the substance from my seventh, and the beginning of my reserved articles; and the laws in this ninth article, first, second, third, and fourth, are not contrary to the substance of mine; but to the fifth I excepted, as contrary to part of my seventh article, and to their sixth law, as to bringing in of ships and goods from enemies; both which nevertheless, in case we have peace with the Dutch, will be more to our advantage, in my humble opinion, to continue in than to be omitted; as also that not to contend in the harbours; and so the first, second, third, and fourth laws.  The seventh law, I humbly conceive, not differing in substance from my articles, nor disadvantageous to England.  To their sixth law I desired that my seventh article might be added, the which they denied, as to forbid enemies to either to buy arms, etc.
“10.  Agrees in part with my ninth, only the latter part of it seems to bring in the trade of America, and a liberty contrary to the Act of Navigation; but they insist that the same is saved by the latter words of this article, ‘modo consuetudines antiquae;’ but I was not satisfied herewith, and desired that that part of it which is marked might be omitted, and the latter part of my ninth article, viz. ‘utrisque utrinque observantibus,’ etc. inserted, which I humbly conceive will help it; or else I desire that this tenth article may be wholly omitted, and in lieu thereof my ninth may be agreed.
“11.  To this article of theirs I wholly excepted, because it agrees not with any of mine, nor with reason, that when our enemies have forbidden any to bring contraband goods to us, that yet we should permit them to be brought unto our enemies.  They told me that the Queen had sent unto the States to repeal that placard of theirs.  I answered, that when I was certified that that placard was repealed, I would then desire to know the Protector’s further pleasure herein; but before that be done, I thought it would be in vain to trouble him about it.
“12.  Is not expressly in any of my articles, but agreed by the Council of State unto Mr. Lagerfeldt, only the form of the letters of safe-conduct not fully assented unto; therefore I desired that the same might be remitted to a future agreement; but as to the rest of this article, it is not repugnant to the substance of mine, that the navigation and commerce may be free.
“13.  In the first part of it agrees almost verbatim with my tenth article; the latter part of it, concerning satisfaction for losses, is much altered from what it was at first
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