A treaty of commerce, navigation, and marine affairs, concluded and agreed on at Reswick between His Most Christian Majesty's embassadors and plenipotentiaries, on the one part; and the embassadors and plenipotentiaries of the Lords the States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, on the other. With some account of the proceedings since between the French and Dutch commissioners relating to the tariff. Never before in English. Translated from the Dutch and French copies.

Here follows the Ratification of the Lords the States General of the Ʋnited Provinces of the Low Countries, of the Treaty of Com∣merce, Navigation and Marine Affairs.

THe States General of the United Provinces of the Low Countries, to all those to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting: As there has been on the 20th of September, this present Year 1697, A Treaty of Com∣merce, Navigation and Marine Affairs agreed and concluded at Rijswick in Holland, by the Sieur Nicholas Augustus de Harlay, Kt. Lord of Bonneuil, Count of Celi, Councellor in Ordinary to his most Christian Majesty in his Council of State; the Sieur Lovis Verjus, Knight, Count of Crecy, Councellor in Ordinary to the King in his Council of State, Marquess of Treon, Baron of Couvay, Lord of Boulay, of the two Churches of Fortisle, of Mevillet and other places; and the Sieur Francis de Callieres, Knight, Lord of Callieres, la Roche-Chellay and Gigny; his most Christian Majesty's Embassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaries in the Assembly at Rijs∣wick, in the Name and on the Part of his said Majesty; And by the Sieurs Antony Heinsius, Councellor and Pensionary of the States of Holland and West-Friesland, and Keeper of the Great Seal, and Superintendant of the Fiefs in the said Province; Everhard de Weede, Lord of Weede, Dijck∣velt, Rateles, and other places, Lord Proprietor of the Town of Oudewa∣ter, Dean and Rector of the Imperial Chapter of St. Mary at Ʋtrecht, Dijk-Grave of the Rhine in the Province of Ʋtrecht, President of the States of the said Province; and William de Haren, Grietman of Bilt, the Nobi∣lities

Deputy to the States of Friesland, and Curator of the University of Francker, Deputies in our Assembly for the States of Holland, Ʋtrecht and Friestand, our Embassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaries in the said Assembly of Rijswick, in our Name and on our Part, and by Vertue of their respective full Powers, of which Treaty the Tenour follows:

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And forasmuch as the Contents of the said Treaty doth import, That the Ratifications of the same should be executed in due form, and ex∣changed on either part in the space of three Weeks, or sooner if it could be done, computing it from the Day of signing; we being very desirous to give Instances of our Sincerity, and to discharge our Word, which our said Embassadors have given for us, have allowed, approved and ra∣tified the said Treaty, and every Article thereof afore transcribed, as we do allow, approve and ratifie it by these Presents; promising in good Faith and Sincerity to keep, maintain and observe it inviolably, Point by Point, according to the Tenour and Form thereof, without ever going or acting to the contrary, either directly or indirectly, in any sort or way whatsoever. In witness whereof we have caused these Presents to be sign∣ed by the President of our Assembly, countersigned by our Secretary, and affixed our Great Seal thereunto. Given at the Hague, Octob. 10. 1697.