the Catholick King in the faid countries, may retire, with all fafety and freedom, wherever they think proper; and may fell their eftates, provided it be to his Britannick Majesty's fubjects, and bring away their effects, as well as their perfons, without being reftrained in their emigration, under any pretence whatsoever, except that of debts, or of criminal profecutions: the term limited for this emigration being fixed to the fpace of eighteen months, to be computed from the day of the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty. It is moreover ftipulated, that his Catholick Majefty fhall have power to caufe all the effects that may belong to him, to be brought away, whether it be artillery or other things. XXI. The French and Spanish troops fhall evacuate all the territories, lands, towns, places, and castles, of his Moft faithful Majefty, in Europe, without any referve, which fhall have been conquered by the armies of France and Spain, and fhall restore them in the fame condition they were in when conquered, with the fame artillery and ammunition, which were found there: And with regard to the Portuguese Colonies in America, Africa, or in the East Indies, if any change fhall have happened there, all things fhall be reftored on the fame footing they were in, and conformably to the preceding treaties which fubfifted between the Courts of France, Spain, and Portugal, before the present war. XXII. All the papers, letters, documents, and archives, which were found in the countries, territories, towns and places that are restored, and those belonging to the countries ceded, fhall be, refpectively and bona fide, delivered, or furnished at the fame time, if poffible, that poffeffion is taken, or, at lateft, four months after the exchange of the ratifications of the present treaty, in whatever places the faid papers or documents may be found. XXII. All the countries and territories, which may have been conquered, in whatsoever part of the world, by the arms of their Britannick and Most Faithful Majefties, as well as by thofe of their Moft Chriftian and Catholick Majefties, which are not included in the prefent treaty, either under the title of ceffions, or under the title of re ftitutions, ftitutions, fhall be restored without difficulty, and without requiring any compenfations. XXIV. As it is neceffary to affign a fixed epoch for the reftitutions and the evacuations, to be made by each of the high contracting parties, it is agreed, that the British and French troops fhall compleat, before the 15th of March next, all that fhall remain to be executed of the XIIth and XIIIth articles of the preliminaries, figned the 3d day of November laft, with regard to the evacuation to be made in the Empire, or elsewhere. The island of Belleifle fhall be evacuated fix weeks after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty, or fooner if it can be done. Guadaloupe, Defirade, Mariegalante Marti nico, and St. Lucia, three months after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty, or fooner if it can be done. Great Britain fhall likewife, at the end of three months after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty, or fooner if it can be done, enter into poffef fion of the river and port of the Mobile, and of all that is to form the limits of the territory of Great Britain, on the fide of the river Miffiffippi, as they are specified in the VIIth article. The ifland of Goree fhall be evacuated by Great Britain, three months after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty; and the ifland of Minorca by France, at the fame epoch, or fooner if it can be done: And according to the conditions of the VIth article, France fhall likewife enter into poffeffion of the iflands of St. Peter, and of Miquelon, at the end of three months after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty. The Factories in the Eaft Indies fhall be restored fix months after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty, or fooner if it can be done. The fortrefs of the Havannah, with all that has been conquered in the island of Cuba, fhall be reftored three months after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty, or fooner if it can be done: And, at the fame time, Great Britain fhall enter into poffeffion of the country ceded by Spain according to the XXth article. All the places and countries of his moft Faithful Majefty, in Europe, fhall be restored immediately after the exchange of the ratification of the present treaty: And the Portuguese colo nies, nies, which may have been conquered, fhall be restored in the space of three months in the Weft Indies, and of fix months in the East Indies, after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty, or fooner if it can be done. All the fortreffes, the reftitution whereof is ftipulated above, fhall be reftored with the artillery and ammunition, which were found there at the time of the conqueft. In confequence whereof, the neceffary orders shall be sent by each of the high contracting parties, with reciprocal paffports for the fhips that fhall carry them, immediately after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty. XXV. His Britannick Majefty, as Elector of Brunfwick Lunenbourg, as well for himfelf as for his heirs and fucceffors, and all the dominions and poffeffions of his faid Majefty in Germany, are included and guarantied by the prefent treaty of peace. XXVI. Their facred Britannick, Moft Chriftian, Catholick, and Moft Faithful Majefties, promife to obferve fincerely and bona fide, all the articles contained and fettled in the present treaty; and they will not fuffer the fame to be infringed, directly or indirectly, by their refpective fubjects; and the faid high contracting parties, generally and reciprocally, guaranty to each other all the ftipulations of the prefent treaty. XXVII. The folemn ratifications of the prefent treaty, expedited in good and due form, fhall be exchanged in this city of Paris, between the high contracting parties, in the fpace of a month, or fooner if poffible, to be computed from the day of the fignature of the present treaty. In witness whereof, we the underwritten their Ambaffadors Extraordinary, and Minifters Plenipotentiary, have figned with our hand, in their name, and in virtue of our full powers, have figned the prefent definitive treaty, and have caused the feal of our arms to be put thereto. Done at Paris the tenth day of February, 1763. Bedford, C. P. S. Choifeul, Duc El Marq. de Separate I. SOME Separate Articles. OME of the titles made use of by the contracting powers, either in the full powers, and other acts, during the course of the negociation, or in the preamble of the prefent treaty, not being generally acknowledged; it has been agreed, that no prejudice fhall ever refult therefrom to any of the faid contracting parties, and that the titles, taken or omitted on either fide, on occafion of the faid negociation, and of the prefent treaty, fhall not be cited or quoted as a precedent. II. It has been agreed and determined, that the French language made ufe of in all the copies of the present treaty, fhall not become an example which may be alledged, or made a precedent of, or prejudice, in any manner, any of the contracting powers; and that they fhall conform themselves, for the future, to what has been obferved, and ought to be obferved, with regard to, and on the part of powers, who are used, and have a right, to give and to receive copies of like treaties in another language than French; the prefent treaty having ftill the fame force and effect, as if the aforefaid custom had been therein obferved. III. Though the King of Portugal has not figned the prefent definitive treaty, their Britannick, Moft Chriftian, and Catholick Majefties, acknowledge, nevertheless, that his Most Faithful Majefty is formally included therein as a contracting party, and as if he had expreffly figned the faiḍ treaty: Confequently, their Britannick, Moft Chriftian, and Catholick Majefties, refpectively and conjointly, promife to his Moft Faithful Majefty, in the most exprefs and moft binding manner, the execution of all and every the clauses, contained in the said treaty, on his act of acceffion. The prefent Separate Articles shall have the fame force as if they were inferted in the treaty. In witness whereof, We the under-written Ambaffadors Extraordinary, and Minifters Plenipotentiary of their Britannick, Moft Chriftián and Catholick Majefties, have figned figned the prefent feparate Articles, and have caufed the feal of our arms to be put thereto. Done at Paris, the 10th of February, 1763. G R. EORGE the Third, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenbourg, Arch-Treafurer, and Prince Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, &c. To all and fingular to whom these prefents shall come, greeting. Whereas, in order to perfect the peace between Us and our good Brother the Moft Faithful King, on the one part, and our good Brothers the Moft Christian and Catholick Kings, on the other, which has been happily begun by the Preliminary Articles already figned at Fontainebleau the third of this month; and to bring the fame to the defired end, We have thought proper to invest fome fit perfon with full authority, on our part; Know ye, that We, having moft entire confidence in the fidelity, judgment, skill, and ability in managing affairs of the greateft confequence, of our right trufty, and right entirely beloved Coufin and Counsellor, John Duke and Earl of Bedford, Marquis of Tavistock, Baron Ruffel of Cheneys, Baron Ruffel of Thornhaugh, and Baron Howland of Streatham, Lieutenant-general of our forces, Keeper of our Privy Seal, Lieutenant and Cuftos Rotulorum of the counties of Bedford and Devon, Knight of our most noble order of the Garter, and our Ambaffador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to our good Brother the Most Christian King, have nominated, made, conftituted and appointed, as by these prefents, we do nominate, make, conftitute, and appoint him, our true, certain, and undoubted Minifter, Commiffary, Deputy, Procurator and Plenipotentiary, giving to him all and all manner of power, faculty and authority, as well as our |