6. The sixth article, she said, was reasonable.

7. She took exception to the words "bona à suis cujusque inimicis

direpta," which, she said, was a breach of her neutrality. To that

Whitelocke answered as before upon the fifth article; and she desired it

might be passed over as the second and fifth articles, till the issue of

the Dutch treaty were known. She said she would desire the liberty of

fishing for herrings. Whitelocke told her that upon equal conditions he

presumed his Highness would consent to that which should be fit. She

asked what conditions he would demand. Whitelocke said, those matters of

commerce would be better agreed upon with the advice of merchants.

A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. · 第 2 / 43 题