most Potent Prince and Lady the
Lady Christina, by the grace of God Queen of the Swedes, Goths, and
Vandals, Great Prince of Finland, Duke of Esthonia, Carelia, Bremen,
Veherden, Stettin, Pomerland, Cassubia and Vandalia, Prince of Rugia,
and Lady of Ingria and of Wismar; do make known and testify that
formerly there hath been a great amity between the Swedish and
English nations, for which, to renew and increase the profit of it,
it very well happened that the most illustrious and most excellent
Lord Bulstrode Whitelocke, Constable of Windsor Castle, and at this
time one of the Keepers of the Great Seal of England, being
sufficiently authorized to treat of the following affairs, came to
the S.R.M. our Lady, by commandment and in the name of Oliver, Lord
Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland,
Ambassador Extraordinary from these countries and of the aforesaid
Commonwealth. The same also our most S.R.M. hath benignly commanded
us, who have the same and sufficient power, that after we should have
considered with the aforesaid Lord Ambassador about the things which
would be judged the most convenient to establish the liberty of
commerce and navigation, and to corroborate the mutual amity in this
time, that some certain things should be determined and written in
form of articles of mutual alliance.

"Therefore we, after a good deliberation together, agreed touching
the affairs hereafter written, as they are by these following laws
which are in this treaty, and by their clear words and without
difficulty expressed. That is:--

"1. That hereafter there be a good, sincere, firm peace and
correspondence between the Queen and Kingdom of Sweden and the Lord
Protector and the aforesaid Commonwealth, and between all and every
one of the dominions, kingdoms, countries, provinces, islands, lands,
colonies, towns, peoples, citizens, inhabitants, and all and every
one of the subjects of either of the party, so that they may mutually
embrace in entire love and affection.

"2. The aforesaid confederates and subjects, people and inhabitants
of either, shall, when occasion shall be presented, advance the
common profit, and shall, if they know of any imminent danger or
conspiration or machination of the enemies, admonish one another, and
shall hinder them as much as lies in their power. Neither shall it be