Articles of peace, union and confederation, concluded and agreed between his Highness Oliver Lord Protector of the common-wealth of England, Scotland & Ireland, and the dominions thereto belonging. And the Lords the States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. In a treaty at Westminster bearing date the fift of April old style, in the year of our Lord God 1654. Printed and published by his Highness special command.

XI.

That no Rebel or Declared Enemy of the Common-wealth of England, shall be recei∣ved into any of the Castles, Towns, Ports, Creeks, or other places privileged, or not pri∣vileged, which any person of what degree and quality soever he be, or shall be, hath, or hereafter shall have and possess by any Title whatsoever, within the Dominions and Iu∣risdictions of the Vnited Provinces; nor shall be suffered by any person of what degree and quality soever to be received thereinto, or a∣bide therein. Neither shall the Lords the States General of the Vnited Provinces, permit or suffer in any of the places aforesaid, any assistance, counsel, or favor, in Ships, Men, Money, Victuals, or in any other man∣ner to be given by any person, of what degree and quality soever to any such Rebel, or decla∣red Enemy, but shall openly, and expresly pro∣hibite and hinder the same. And if any person or persons of what degree and quality soever living or remaining within the Iurisdictions of the Vnited Provinces, or under their pow∣er, do to the contrary hereof: Then all & eve∣ry such person and persons so doing, as afore∣said, shall for their respective lives, forfeit and lose all such Castles, Towns, Villages, Lands, and other places, which they or any of them shall at such time have, or pretend to have, by any Title whatsoever. And likewise that no Rebel or declared Enemy of the States of the Vnited Provinces shal be recei∣ved into any of the Castles, Towns, Ports, or other places privileged, or not privileged, which any person or persons of what degree

or quality soever he or they he, have or shall have, hold or possess within the Common∣wealth of England, or Dominions thereof, by any title whatsoever; nor he suffered by any person or persons to be received thereinto or a∣bide therein. Neither shall the Common∣wealth of England, permit or suffer, in any of the places aforesaid, any counsel, assistance or fa∣vor in Ships Men, Mony, Victuals, or in any other manner to be given by any such person or persons of what degree or quality soever he or they be, to any such Rebel or declared Ene∣my; but shall openly and expresly prohibite and hinder the same. And if any of the people of the Common-wealth of England, or under their power, shall do or attempt any thing to the contrary hereof: That every such person or persons, shall for their respective lives, for∣feit and lose all such Castles, Towns, Villa∣ges, Lands and other places, which they or any of them shall at such time have or pre∣tend to have, by any Title whatsoever.