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.

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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.
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London :: Printed by William du-Gard and Henry Hills, Printers to His Highness the Lord Protector,
1654.
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Anglo-Dutch War, 1652-1654 -- Treaties.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Netherlands -- Early works to 1800.
Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A74521.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 23, 2024.

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That the people of the Commonwealth of England & the Dominiōs thereof, may freely unmolested, & securely travel in & through the Countries, & singular the Dominions of the

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united Provinces in Europe, by land or by wa∣ter, to any place in them, or beyond them, and pass by any of their Towns, Garisons, or Forts in any places within the Netherlands whatsoever, or elsewhere, in any of their Do∣minions in Europe, to follow their Traffique in all places there: as also their Factors and Servants armed or unarmed; but if armed, not above forty men in Company, as well without as with their Goods and Merchan∣dizcs whither they please. And likewise the people and Inhabitants of the united Pro∣vinces of the Netherlands may enjoy the same liberties in all the Dominions of the Commonwealth of England in Europe. They and either of them observing and conforming in such their Trade and traffique to the Laws and Ordinances of each Commonwealth re∣spectively.

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