Articles of alliance and commerce between the most serene and potent prince Charles II, by the grace of God king of Great Britain, France and Ireland, defender of the faith &c., and the most serene and potent prince Christian V, by the grace of God king of Denmark, Norway &c. / concluded at Copenhagen the 11th day of July, 1670.

XX.

But lest such freedom of Navigation or Passage of the One Allie and His Subjects and People, during the War that the other may have by Sea, or Land with any other Countrey, may be to the prejudice of the other Allie, and that Goods and Merchandise belong∣ing to the enemy, may be fraudulently concealed un∣der colour of being in Amity; For the preventing of fraud, and clearing all suspition, It is thought fit, that the Ships, Goods and Men belonging to the other Confederate in their passage and Voyages, be accom∣panied with Letters of Passe-port and Certisicate; The forms whereof to be as follows;

CHARLES the Second by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, &c.

CHRISTIAN the Fifth by the Grace of God, King of Denmark and Norway, &c.

BE it known unto all and singular to whom these Our Letters of Safe-conduct shall be shewn; That _____ _____ Our Subject and Citizen of Our City of _____ _____ hath humbly represen∣ted unto Us, that the Ship called _____ _____ of the burthen of _____ _____ Tuns, doth belong unto them and others our Subjects, and that they are sole Owners and Proprietors thereof, and is now Laden with the Goods which are contained in a Schedule which she hath with her from the Officers of our Cu∣stoms, and do Solely, Truly and Really belong to Our Subjects or others in Neutrality, bound immediately from the Port of _____ _____ to such other place or places, where she may conveniently Trade with the said Goods, being not Prohibited nor belonging to ei∣ther of the parties in hostility, or else find a Freight, Which the foresaid _____ _____ Our Subject having attested by a writing under his hand, and affirmed to be true by Oath, under Penalty of confis∣cation of the said Goods, We have thought fit to grant him these our Letters Of Safe-conduct: And therefore We do hereby respectively Pray and desire All Governors of Countries and Seas, Kings, Princes, Commonwealths, and free Cities, and more especially the Parties now in War, and their Commanders, Ad∣miralls,

Generalls, Officers, Governours of Ports, Commanders of Ships, Captains, Freighters and all others whatsoever having any Jurisdiction by Sea, or the Custody of any Port, whom the Ship aforesaid shall chance to meet, or among whose Fleet or Ships it shall happen to fall or make stay in their Ports, that by vertue of the League and Amity, which we have with any King or State, they suffer the said Master with the Ship _____ _____ persons, things, and all Merchandise on board her, not onely freely and without any Molestation, Detention, or Impediment to any place whatsoever to pursue his Voyage, but also to afford him all Offices of Civility as to Our Subject if there shall be occasion; Which upon the like or other occasion, We and Ours shall be ready to return.

Given the _____ _____ day of _____ _____ in the year

WE the President, Consuls and Senators of the City of _____ _____ do Attest and Certifie, That on the _____ _____ day of _____ _____ in the year _____ _____ Personally before us came and appeared _____ _____ Citizen and Inhabitant of the City or Town of _____ _____ and under the Oath wherein he stands bound to Our Sovereign Lord the King, did declare unto us, That the Ship or Vessell called _____ _____ of the burthen of _____ _____ Tuns doth belong to the Port, City or Town of _____ _____ in the Province of _____ _____ And that the said Ship doth justly belong onely to him and others, Subjects of Our said Sovereign Lord, and now bound directly from the Port of _____ _____ laden with the Goods mentioned in a Schedule recei∣ved from the Officers of the Customs, and that he hath affirmed under the Oath aforesaid, that the foremen∣tioned Vessell with her Goods and Merchandise doth onely belong to Subjects of His Majestie, and doth carry no Goods prohibited, which belong to either of the Parties now in War.

In testimony whereof we have caused this Certificate to be Subscribed by the Syndic of Our City, and sealed with Our Seal.

Given, &c.

When therefore the Merchandise, Goods, Ships, or Men of either of the Confederates and their Subjects and People, shall meet in open Sea, Streights, Ports, Havens, Lands and places whatso∣ever, the Ships of War, whether Publick or Private, or the Men, Subjects and People of the other Confe∣derate; Upon exhibiting onely the foresaid Letters of Safe-conduct and Certificate, there shall be nothing more required of them, nor shall Search be made after the Goods, Ships or Men, nor shall they be any other ways whatsoever molested or troubled; But suffered with all freedome to pursue their intended Voyage; But if this solemne and set form of Passeport and Cer∣tificate be not exhibited, or that there be any other just and urgent cause of Suspition; Then shall the Ship be Searched, which is nevertheless in this case onely understood to be permitted, and not other∣wise. If by either party any thing shall be committed contrary to the true meaning of this Article, against either of the Confederates, each of the said Confede∣rates shall cause His Subjects and People offending to be severely punished, and full and entire satisfaction to be forthwith given, and without delay, to the party injured and His Subjects and People for their whole loss and expences.