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Spain, and may buy and lade their ships with such goods and merchandises, which, said ships being laden, and Customs being paid for the goods, shall not be detained in port upon any pretence whatsoever ; nor shall the laders, merchants, or factors who bought and loaded the goods aforesaid be questioned after the departure of the said ships for any matter or thing whatsoever concerning the same. (Article V.) Consuls. —That the Consul which hereafter shall reside in any of the dominions of the King of Spain, for the help and protection of the subjects of the King of Great Britain, shall be named by the King of Great Britain, and he so named shall have and exercise the same power and authority in the execution of his charge as any other Consul hath formerly had in the dominions of the said King of Spain. And in like manner the Spanish Consul residing in England shall enjoy as much authority as the Consuls of any other nation have hitherto enjoyed in that kingdom. (Article XXVII.) Subjects : Trade, Privileges, Securities, Liberties, and Immunities. —lt is agreed and concluded that the people and subjects of the King of Great Britain and of the King of Spain shall have and enjoy, in the respective lands, seas, ports, havens, roads, and territories of the one or the other, and in all places whatsoever, the same privileges, securities, liberties, and immunities, whether they concern their persons or trade, with all the beneficial clauses and circumstances which have been granted or shall be hereafter granted by either of the said Kings to the Most Christian King, the States-General of the United Provinces, the Hans Towns, or any other kingdom or State whatsoever, in as full, ample, and beneficial manner as if the same were particularly mentioned and inserted in this treaty. (Article XXXVIII.) If applicable to British Colonies, Not applicable to British Colonies. Jtjlt 13, 1713. Commerce and Navigation. —Continued in force, pending negotiation of a new treaty of commerce, by additional article of the 28th August, 1814. Most-favoured-!!Sration Treatment. Subjects: Privileges, Liberties, and Immunities, Duties, Impositions, Customs, Goods, Merchandise, Ships, Freight, Seamen, Commerce, Navigation. —It is further agreed and concluded, as a general rule, that all and singular the subjects of each kingdom shall in all countries and places on both sides have and enjoy at least the same privileges, liberties, and immunities as to all duties, impositions, or Customs whatsoever relating to persons, goods, and merchandises, ships, freight, seamen, navigation, and commerce, and shall have the like favour in all things, as the subjects of France, or any other foreign nation, the most favoured, have, possess, and enjoy, or at any time hereafter may have, possess, or enjoy. (Article IX.) If applicable to British Colonies. Not applicable to British Colonies. December 9, 1713. Commerce and Navigation. —Continued in force, pending negotiation of a new treaty of commerce, by additional article of the 28th August, 1814. Most-favoured-Nation Treatment. Import and Export Duties: Diminutions, Advantages. —The subjects of their Majesties, trading respectively in the dominions of their said Majesties, shall not be bound to pay greater duties, or other imposts whatsoever, for their imports or exports than shall be exacted of and paid by the subjects of the most favoured nation; and if it shall happen in time to come that any diminutions of duties or other advantages shall be granted by either side to any foreign nation, the subjects of each Crown shall reciprocally and fully enjoy the same. (Article II.) Subjects : Privileges, Liberties, and Immunities, Imposts, Duties, Persons, Wares, Merchandise, Ships, Freights, Mariners, Commerce, Navigation. —And as it has been agreed, as is above-mentioned, concerning the rates of duties, so it is ordained, as a general rule between their Majesties, that all and every one of their subjects shall, in all lands and places subject to the command of their respective Majesties, use and enjoy at least the same privileges, liberties, and immunities concerning all imposts or duties whatsoever which relate to persons, wares, merchandise, ships, freighting, mariners, navigation, and commerce, and enjoy the same favour in all things (as well in the Courts of justice as in all those things which relate to trade, or any other right whatsoever), as the most favoured nation uses and enjoys, or may use and enjoy for the future, as is explained more at large in Article XXXVIII. of the Treaty of 1867, which is specially inserted in the foregoing article. (Article II.) If applicable to British Colonies. Not applicable to British Colonies. Decembee 14, 1715. Commerce and Navigation. —Continued in force pending negotiation of a new treaty of commerce, by additional article of the 28th August, 1814. Most-favoured-Nation Treatment. Subjects : Rights, Privileges, Franchises, Fxemptions, and Immunities, Wool and other Merchandise. — The said subjects shall enjoy all the rights, privileges, franchises, exemptions, and immunities whatsoever which they enjoyed before the last war, by virtue of the Royal cedulas or ordinances, and by the articles of the Treaty of Peace and Commerce made at Madrid in 1667, which is fully confirmed here ; and the said subjects shall be used in Spain in the same manner as the most favoured nation, and consequently all nations shall pay the same duties on wool and other merchandise which shall be