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<DATE>Saturday April 22. 1654.</DATE>
By the Council at White-Hall.</HEAD>
<P>_WHereas a Peace is made, concluded, and ratified, between his
<HI>Highne&s;s</HI> the <HI>Lord Protector,</HI> and the <HI>States General</HI> of the
<HI>United Provinces</HI> of the <HI>Low Countries.</HI> And Whereas it is
agreed, That publication therof &s;hall be made on both parts
on Wedne&s;day next, being the &s;ix and twentieth day of this
in&s;tant <HI>April;</HI> From which time, re&s;titution is to be made
of all Ships that &s;hall be taken on either &s;ide, after twelve
daies, within the&s;e Seas; And in all other places on this
&s;ide the Cape of St. <HI>Vincent,</HI> after &s;ix weeks; And from
thence, within the <HI>Mediterranian</HI> Sea, and to the <HI>Aequino|ctial</HI>
Line, after ten weeks; And beyond the <HI>Equinoctial,</HI>
after the &s;pace of eight Moneths: Which &s;everal &s;paces were &s;o limitted, to the in|tent,
convenient time might be allowed for notice to be given of the &s;aid Peace, in
all places where it &s;hall be nece&s;&s;ary. The Council have therefore thought fit hereby
to give notice thereof to the &s;everal Ports of this Commonwealth, and to all others,
whom it may concern, within the Dominions thereof; To the end, they may have
Warning, to provide for their own &s;afety, and not expo&s;e their Ships to danger
within the &s;everal, and re&s;pective times afore&s;aid.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Saturday April 22. 1654.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>Ordered by the Council, That this be forthwith Printed and Publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>W. Je&s;&s;op</SIGNED> Clerk of the Council.</CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>Will. du-Gard</HI> and <HI>Hen. Hills,</HI> Printers to his Highne&s;s the Lord Protector, 1654.</P>
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