Sebastian Rale-A Maine Tragedy of the Eighteenth Century: THE TWELFTH ARTICLE OF THE TREATY OF PEACE CONCLUDED AT UTRECHT ON THE ELEVENTH DAY OF APRIL, 1713. Page 160-161 John Francis Sprague Boston, Mass. Printed by the Heintzemann Press 1906 THE TWELFTH ARTICLE OF THE TREATY OF PEACE CONCLUDED AT UTRECHT ON THE ELEVENTH DAY OF APRIL, 1713. THAT the most Christian King shall take care to have delivered to the Queen of Great Britain, on the Same Day that the Ratifications of this Treaty shall be exchanged, Solemn and authentic Letters and Instruments, by Virtue whereof it shall appear, that the Island of St. Christophers is to be possessed alone hereafter by British Sub- jects; Likewise all Nova Scotia or Acadia with its ancient Boundries; as also the City of Port Royal, now called Annapolis- Royal, and all other Things in those Parts which depend on the said Lands and Islands; together with the Dominion, Property, and Possession of the said Islands, Lands and Places, and all Right whatsoever by Treaties, or by any other way obtained, which the Most Christian King, the Crown of France or any the Subjects thereof have hitherto had to the said Islands, Lands and Places, and the In- habitants of the same are yielded and made over to the Queen of Great Britain and to her Crown forever as the most Christian King does at pres ent yield and make over all the Particulars above- said, and that in such Ample Manner and Form, that the Subjects of the most Christian King shall hereafter be excluded from all Kinds of Fishing in the Seas, Bays and other Places on the Coast of Nova Scotia, that is to say, on those which lie towards the East within thirty Leagues, beginning from the Island Commonly called Sable inclu- sively, and thence stretching along towards South- West. (c) 1998 Courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society & Somerset County Maine US Gen Web Project ************************************************* NOTICE: Printing the files within by noncommercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ************************************************* The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.