ebates which you have had upon all the
articles of the treaty, and the exceptions taken by the Queen upon
the second, fifth, and seventh articles, you are hereby authorized
to omit the second and fifth articles out of the treaty, as also the
words 'bona a suis cujusque inimicis direpta' out of the seventh
article, if the Queen shall still insist thereupon; and as for the
comprehending the Dutch in this treaty with the Queen of Sweden,
notice shall be given from hence, if it shall be found necessary.

"3. You have hereby power to agree with the Queen of Sweden that she
and her subjects may fish freely for herrings in the seas of this
Commonwealth, paying the recognition of the tenth herring, or for a
lesser recognition, so as it be not less than the twentieth herring,
or the value thereof in money.

"_Whitehall, 7th April, 1654._"

The Order of the Council touching the Great Seal sent by Thurloe was
this. The title of the order was thus:--

[SN: Whitelocke, Widdrington, and Lisle reappointed of the Great Seal.]

"_Order of the Council approving of the Commissioners of the Great
Seal._

"_Tuesday, 4th April, 1654._

"AT THE COUNCIL AT WHITEHALL:

"_Resolved_, That the Council doth approve of the Lord Ambassador
Whitelocke to be one of the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal.

"_Resolved_, That the Council doth approve of Sir Thomas
Widdrington, Knight, Serjeant-at-Law, to be one of the Lords
Commissioners of the Great Seal.

"_Resolved_, That the Council doth approve of John Lisle, Esquire,
to be one of the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal.

"By the command of his Highness Mr. Serjeant Widdrington and Mr.
Lisle were called in, and being come to the table, his Highness
declared that the Lord Ambassador Whitelocke and themselves had been
nominated by his Highness, and approved by the Council, to be
Commissioners for the Great Seal; and his Highness did deliver unto
the said Mr. Serjeant Widdrington and Mr. Lisle the said Great Seal;
and then the oath appointed by the ordinance was read by the Clerk
of the Council, and was taken by each of them.

"Ex^r W. JESSOP,
"Clerk of the Council."

The Guinea Company sent by this packet a letter to Whitelocke of thanks
for