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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13073	The forme of the agreement made at Strumsdorff Of the truce for twenty six yeares to come, concluded betwixt the high and mighty prince, the Kings Majesty of Poland, great Duke of Lettow, &c. as also of the kingdome of Poland, and great dukedome of Lettow; on tbe [sic] one party. And the high and mighty princesse, the Queenes Maiestie, and kingdome of Sweden; on the other partie. Comprised in twenty foure articles.; Treaties, etc. Sweden, 1635 Sept. 2. English and Latin	Poland.; Sweden. Treaties, etc. Poland, 1635 Sept. 2. English and Latin.	1635 (1635)	STC 23366; ESTC S117909	12,380	40

if all had been done when things were in their former condition and as if no alteration either in the Government or of the Magistrates had happened VII So much as either party had in their possession in the Country of Leifland during the time of the last sixe years Peace let them still keepe possession of for all the twenty sixe yeares following VIII Whatsoever Cities or Territories with their Magistrates Commons and Inhabitants and Subjects in generall which the King and State of Poland have heretofore received under their protection let them henceforth grant free pardon unto yea and afford favour and protect them with the same clemency and grace as heretofore and let all and every of them enjoy the same possessions Rights Priviledges and Customes as well generall and common as speciall without exception which before the beginning of these warres they have enjoyed And especially let the City of Elbing be conserved in the right and usage of the Seale of the Lands of Prussia and in the accustomed Seate of Iustice it having in the first place taken the Oath of Fidelity to the Kings Majesty the exercise of the Evangelicall religion being left free in the restored places as it heretofore hath flourished yea and the exercise of the Catholike religion being left free also especially in the Parish Church of the old towne of Elbing as it was before these warres IX All Actions against those persons which in any kinde have taken part with their Majesties the King and Queen of Sweden or that are accused to have sided with them of what condition or degree soever they be whether they have lived as private men or have borne any office or any way beene employed in the service of their said sacred Majesties or of the kingdome of Sweden whether the said Actions be already commenced or intended so to be let them be let fall presently and if any be already passed let them instantly be disanulled and debarred of all further execution for ever Nor let any man be thereby engaged to put in Answer to any adversary upon such things as have beene done in the time either of Warre or Peace which have fallen out upon occasion of the said Warre or Peace And if that contrary hereunto any suit already be commenced or adjudged or any Sentence or Order of Law in the absence of the party be obtained let it wholly be made word of no value X. If any person or persons be not willing longer to remayne in the restored Cities or Territories but rather to change his dwelling and remove unto another place let him have free leave within three yeares from the date of these presents either to sell outright let to farme to others or otherwise at his or their pleasures to dispose of his estate without any hindrance or taxation upon any pretence to be imposed on them the ancient Rights and Customes of the Citizens being still preserved XI Whatsoever Exiles now out of Sweden and living among the Polish Nation that have sometimes followed the party of their Majesties the Kings of Poland be willing upon any occasion to returne into their owne Country let them desire Letters of Safe-conduct which being obtained they may freely enjoy the benefit of the Lawes and Statutes of the Kingdome of Sweden XII In such places as are at any time by vertue of this present Agreement to be restored let all the Church-moveables at this time found in them bee faithfully left unto them That is to say sacred Vessels and Vestments Bels and other Ornaments serving for the Church as also the Books of their Courts of Chancerie their Patents and Publick Acts. But if any of them through the injury of the times have beene pillaged by the Souldiours or by others negligence have beene spoyled let no further inquiry be made into it nor any man obliged to restitution As for those peeces of Canon and great Ordnance which at the time of the taking were found and are yet remayning in any of the Cities or places that are to be restored let them be there left unto them XIII As concerning those goods which in the time of these warres have be the Law of Atteinder been taken from any person or which have been confiscated or bestowed upon other it is thus agreed upon That is to say that the Immoveable goods belonging either to the King or State or else unto 〈◊〉 private person which are actually already given away on either side if so be they be already deliver dup into the possession of these to whom they were given let t em be again restored to th● former owners but if possession be not already given of them let them still remayne unto their owners all Questions and Actions in regard of any Rents received for them either of the goods of private men or of the State from henceforth for ever ceasing As for those Grants or Gifts of moveable goods made on either side if actuall possession have not thereupon beene delivered let the grants become void but as for such as have been delivered let them be still left unto the present possessors All Actions also in their names ceasing and all Bonds becomming voide which by such Acquitances may be discharged as either by the Kings Lieutenants or by the Officers of their Majesties Chamber or by the Donors themselues have authentically and without fraude beene given provided that by some authentick writing of payment heretofore made there may be a Constat of those Donations XIV Let the ancient Commerce betwixt either Kingdome and the subject Provinces be againe restored and from hence in their ancient Freedome conserved and let every thing returne into the same estate wher in they were before these warres and these discharged from all such novell Impositions and Taxations as have these warres beene laid upon them XV. Let the passing of Merchandises out of the great Dukedome of Lettow by the River Duna by no means be no longer hindred yea and let the same rates of Customes hereafter be upon that River which were before the Warres XVI Let all such Fugitive Subjects of the great Duke dome of Lettow and Dukedome of Curland as are found in Liefland be retured to their owne Lords which on the other side ought also to be done with the Fugitive Subjects out of Liefland into the great Dukedome of Lettow and the Duchy of Curland XVII Let all the Armies excepting the Garrisons be on both sides drawne out of the Country within the time appointed and the Swedish Army to passe away by Sea But in case they should not be furnisht of shipping enow by the time appointed for wafting over of the Horse that then the said Horse-forces should have free passage and unmolested to march over-land the neerest way into their own Dominions so be it were without wrong-doing unto such Inhabitants as either mediately or immediately be Subjects to the Crowne of Poland Which condition is also to be observed if any Foot