ot pass more than two or three men, to whom the master
or commander shall exhibit his passport, containing the property
of the vessel, according to the form annexed to this treaty: And
the vessel, after having exhibited such a passport, sea letter,
and other documents, shall be free to continue her voyage, so
that it shall not be lawful to molest her, or search her in any
manner, nor give her chase, nor to force her to alter her course.

ARTICLE XXVII.

It shall be lawful for merchants, captains, and commanders of
vessels, whether publick and of war, or private and of merchants,
belonging to the said United States of America, or any of them,
or to their subjects and inhabitants, to take freely into their
service, and receive on board of their vessels, in any port or
place in the jurisdiction of their High Mightinesses aforesaid,
seamen or others, natives or inhabitants of any of the said
States, upon such conditions as they shall agree on, without
being submitted for this to any fine, penalty, punishment,
process, or reprehension whatsoever.

And reciprocally, all merchants, captains, and commanders,
belonging to the said United Netherlands, shall enjoy, in all the
ports and places under the obedience of the said United States of
America, the same privilege of engaging and receiving seamen or
others, natives or inhabitants of any country of the domination
of the said States-General: Provided, that neither on one side
nor the other, they may not take into their service such of their
countrymen who have already engaged in the service of the other
party contracting, whether in war or trade, and whether they meet
them by land or sea; at least if the captains or masters under
the command of whom such persons may be found, will not of his
own consent discharge them from their service, upon pain of being
otherwise treated and punished as deserters.

ARTICLE XXVIII.

The affair of the refraction shall be regulated in all equity and
justice, by the magistrates of cities respectively, where it
shall be judged that there is any room to complain in this
respect.

ARTICLE XXIX.

The present treaty shall be ratified and approved by their High
Mightinesses the States-General of the United Netherlands and by
the United States of