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co-mmereé i to any Europèani nation, without th e express consent'
ofrittre ..Dutch*' AH JMdSoils- .ïto-'bè SÉii^É^|ft
föyrifbe next three ;yeam tbénpto t o traffic ©■ymfesséhii/
k itte lt'8 paying any eustoin; but after th a t: period;, th®y; are
tdi fe-su^ète^^Ê^soph^Hutiës as> shall [be .fixed; by thé; King:
and) the Dutch. These customs;. are :.to be shared equally by/
t t e ^dnltraetifflgl powèrSj arid commissioners, are to be .appointed
or- both sides t o the purpose t o superintending their exaction.
"Tbe Kin g ^ ag teesto fl^rikh the Dutch-:] With timber ami others
mate»ife# ship-b»ilding4 , a t a mc»|e»ate rate. ^HefoMigea him-
se|F to J-erispose of all his precious; stoUE§ ahft pearis, do . the;
Duteh^at rii*feis mte; ast toey/ oai their party engage to supply!
him with set jewels and * other vatoahfe, osmamento i ■ ihtttoaoy;
dS-flereiftOes that may arise from.this article shrill in aa.-degreO;
tend- td- dissolve the alliance. The King - alone, to have, the.
p to e r to coin inotof, iofi.rto raise th é vaton of the coin, bëyrind
' f e fp rb p o rife which shaft at ;.piesentr-be toedb:«pon;.;l^twe^;,
him and thé Dutch ; and any of the. subjects afyjeifher (power,
wtó' is fèonyi€tod tof coining base mpneyi to bg| put to death*)
A; néw'' €öir»gé' to take place every.. third-.yeaaj, .and. b y turns
rit €hixïy-and .©^ritoboï1 with a view ofi ^educingja^tin^porteA
eoiHSc’to thé established currency; and th é .raising or lowering,
of jtlie coip> to be-regulated by the exigeneies <a£, trim war an d
thé ritite. ’ ’ AH the*; Officers of the Dutch .company to be esc-'-
eirifd irom Ifiis Majesty^ jurhdictton, And!!to be tried t o any
ofiehee by .their own country men; the same: privilege to be
rècfpioéally extended- to th e subjects ofi the: King;, All prkes
takeit on ffié coasts of '©?jylo«i. to ibe shared equally between^
th é contracting- parties, provided thee prisoners, be; xansomedn
and-’riot put to detrih, losses to bej -granted; by the Dutch
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officers to' such offris 'Majesty^. ;tiibj,ects a$ intend’ to trade in
the'Æriârfe*--posSessed- by tije 'éom p an ÿ ^ an d th é same’ from the
Kirig4tô"hhe -Dutohè subject .trite.ndiug Ht o , tfaffiê- in his domi-
nitMSjrMlI rpre^umin^jto -trade •wîfhqut’^idclï passes^ to be liable
to 'bésëiked); and- have fheir. .gbods'-c’Oi^-^ri'Æ#^ ïh e King and
the DhfeH6'reciprocally engage' riou db fhëié A tte s t to ‘ keep the
rdadsr;afnd passages -both -by sîk Und .la-pd, id j<and- around Cey-
lon’ldferir 'of rhighwaymen “-and pirates^afl .Of whpjmtobf1 being
taken are to’ fee püt to death ; .am$'to%<toc,ompli»hingH this purpose
his majesty obliges fhitoselÈ tô â râ ftÀ H gmW fbf building
su©h< Rallies as- Imay be ’ndeefesary ’tfe i trldari the tseas.V The criifi-
tracting parties engage to dotohei/fr • utmost ' to préservé invi'ô-*-
r! Die ■• the stipulations ©f 'this treaty; to inflict the?severest p'u-
mshmdnto oh any of their1 sfebjeritS^wto shall! bfe 'g u d ty 'o f'’infringing
them andr to give Mk-satisfaetio» t o any. damaJIfK
that iftàÿ -have feem inàoerred b y tftéir. yioDtioin <
■ EMs ^ treaty3 which Waseconolhded in \the- hm u e .to to b ' Hirig
o# C a n d ^ and thelElrirteb tof Orange,. displayed much. »sfehTnug.
moderation on the y&rbtofi arid ; happy .Wèufdcït
hâve been e^Mn t o thei® own interests had! they, prfesferyed thti
sans©-moderation in 1 their ^transactions with the natiyWs] after
gaifiiing;. a 'firiarfomrii^ito ith e -islâtoty wkrilc; :they.: were: at*
tempting to ©fetainob os^tlemeot f<% ’ the Artotofjinsrimation-.
^Eh^ !Etlrfei^hese,y a lf e ^ d Af; thri alliaribe èfttetoehqntot bébjheei*
th©;;KiHg: and ■ the' D.rihdrifidéfeëÿMinédl tblJ';|)ÿérié®rt theirf; n è# ■
itvala from: at^tomgif.a; footingilin tlit Maiith. With this*, vièwi
tiney jMardaidd ,a bodjjo^dffftioôps: fey toeréri iways{Itor^ottiàf utos th é
setitletonfe granted th itiié-Dmch: by th e: King rift thé1 ’riergMjoitrrr
hood off Trincpmalee;- andffeucededed:' m^urprizing: thfe plae#,!' aytd-
Guttin^Stha/. jDtodh ^atioued there to • pieces. A fto ’aebcup^