European Treaties bearing on the History of the United States and its Dependencies to 1648

European Treaties bearing on the History
of the United States and its Dependencies
to 1648

EDITED BY
FRANCES GARDINER DAVENPORT

WASHINGTON, D. C.
Published by the Carnegie Institution of Washington
1917

CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON
Publication No. 254

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Papers of the Department of Historical Research
J. Franklin Jameson, Editor

The Lord Baltimore Press
BALTIMORE, MD, U. S. A.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

PAGE

Preface ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

iii

Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1

Documents

1

The Bull Romanus pontifex, January 8, 1455 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

9

2

The Bull Inter caetera, March 13, 1456 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

27

3

Treaty between Spain and Portugal, concluded at Alcaçovas, September 4, 1479. Ratification ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

33

4

The Bull Aeterni Regis, June 21, 1481 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

49

5

The Bull Inter caetera, May 3, 1493 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

56

6

The Bull Eximiae devotionis, May 3, 1493 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

64

7

The Bull Inter caetera, May 4, 1493 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

71

8

The Bull Dudum siquidem, September 26, 1493 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

79

9

Treaty between Spain and Portugal, concluded at Tordesillas, June 7, 1494. Ratification ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

84

10

Compact between Spain and Portugal, signed by the Catholic Sovereigns at Madrid, May 7, 1495 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

101

11

The bull Ea quae, January 24, 1506 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

107

12

The bull Praecelsas denotionis, November 3, 1514 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

112

13.

Treaty between Spain and Portugal, concluded at Vitoria, February 19, 1524. Ratification ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

118

14.

Draft of an unconcluded treaty between Spain and Portugal, 1526 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

131

15.

Treaty between Spain and Portugal, concluded at Saragossa, April 17, 1529 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

146

16.

Treaty between Spain and Portugal, concluded at Saragossa, April 22, 1529. Ratifications ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

169

17.

Articles concluded between France and Portugal at Lyons, July 14, 1536 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

199

18.

Treaty concluded between France and Spain, at Crépy-en-Laonnois, Sep­ tember 18, 1544; separate article ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

205

19.

Articles concluded between Spain and Portugal in 1552 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

210

20.

Truce between France and Spain, concluded at Vaucelles, February 5, 1556; separate article ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

215

21.

Treaty between France and Spain, concluded at Cateau-Cambrésis, April 3, 1559. Oral agreement concerning the Indies ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

219

22.

Treaty between the King of Spain and the Catholic Princes of France, concluded at Joinville, January 16, 1585 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

223

23.

League between France, England, and the United Netherlands against Spain. Accession of the United Netherlands, concluded at the Hague, October 31, 1596 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

229

24.

Cession of the Netherlands by Philip II. of Spain to his daughter, Isabella- Clara-Eugenia, Madrid, May 6, 1598 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

235

25.

Treaty between England and the United Netherlands, concluded at West­ minster, August 6/16, 1598. Ratification ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

239

26.

Agreement signed by the King of France at Villers Cotterêts on July 19, 1603, and by the King of England and Scotland at Hampton Court on July 30/August 9, 1603 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

243

27.

Treaty between Spain and Great Britain, concluded at London, August 18/28, 1604. Ratification ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

246

28.

Truce between Spain and the United Netherlands, concluded at Antwerp, April 9, 1609. Ratification ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

258

29.

Treaty of guaranty between the United Netherlands, France, and Great Britain, concluded at the Hague, June 7/17, 1609. Ratification ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

270

30.

Treaty of alliance between Denmark and the United Netherlands, con­ cluded at the Hague, May 14, 1621. Ratification ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

275

31.

Recess signed by the Commissioners of Denmark and the United Netherlands at Bremen, September 30/October 10, 1621 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

280

32.

Treaty between the United Netherlands and France, concluded at Compiègne, June 10, 1624. Ratification ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

285

33.

Treaty of offensive and defensive alliance between the United Netherlands and Great Britain, concluded at Southampton, September 7/17, 1625. Ratification ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

290

34.

Treaty between Great Britain and France signed at Susa and London, April 14/24, 1629. Ratification ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

300

35.

Treaty of peace and commerce between Spain and Great Britain, concluded at Madrid, November 5/15, 1630. Ratification ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

305

36.

Treaty concluded between Great Britain and France at St. Germain-en-Laye, March 19/29, 1632 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

315

37.

Treaty of alliance between Portugal and France, concluded at Paris, June 1, 1641 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

324

38.

Treaty of truce and commerce between Portugal and the United Netherlands, concluded at the Hague, June 12, 1641. Ratification ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

329

39.

Agreement concluded between the Governor of Massachusetts and the Commissioner of the Governor of Acadia, at Boston, October 8, 1644. Ratification ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

347

40.

Treaty between Spain and the United Netherlands, concluded at Münster, January 30, 1648. Ratification ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

353