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       Rights liberties privileges immunities and exemptions in trade navigation and commerce which
       the said nations do or shall enjoy whether in passing from one part to another of the dominion
       of his said majesty or in going to or from the same from or to any part of the world whatever
      
       Art 5  there shall be granted a full perfect and entire liberty of conscience to the inhabitants
       and subjects of each party and no person shall be molested on account of his worship provided
       he submits so far as regards the public demonstration of it to the laws of the Country Moreover
       liberty shall be granted when any of the subjects or inhabitants of either party die in the territory
       of the other to bury them in convenient and decent places which shall be assigned for the
       purpose  And the two contracting parties will provide each in its Jurisdiction that the
       subjects and inhabitants respectively may obtain certificates of the death in case the delivery
       of them is required

       Art 6  The subjects of the contacting parties in the respective States may freely dispose of their
       goods and effects either by testament donation or otherwise in favour of such persons as they
       think proper and their heirs in whatever place they shall reside shall receive the succession
       even ab intestato either in person or by their attorney without having occasion to take out letters of
       naturalization  These inheritants as well as the Capitals and effects which the subjects of the two
       parties in changing their abode shall be exempted from all duty called awit de detraction of
       the part of the government of the two States respectively  But it is at the same time agreed that
       nothing contained in this article shall in any manner deregate from the ordinances published
       in Sweden against imigrations or which may hereafter be published which shall remain in
       full force and vigor  The United States on their part or any of them shall be at liberty to make
       respecting this matter such laws as they think proper

       Art 7  All and every the subjects inhabitants of the Kingdom of Sweden as well as those of
       the United States shall be permitted to navigate with their Vessels in all safety and freedom
       and without any regard to those to whom the Merchandizes and cargoes may belong
       from any part whatever and the subjects and inhabitants of the two States shall likewise
       be permitted to sail and trade with their Vessels and with the same liberty and safety
       to frequent the places ports and havens of Powers enemies to both or either of the contracting
       parties without being in any wise molested or troubled and to carry on a commerce
       not only directly from the ports of an enemy to a neutral port but even from one port of an
       enemy to another port of an enemy whether it be under the Jurisdiction of the same or of different
       princes  And as it is acknowledged by this treaty with respect to ships and Merchandizes that
       free ships shall make the Merchandizes free and that every thing which shall be on board
       of Ships belonging to subjects of the one or the other of the contracting parties shall be considered as far
       even though the cargo or a part of it should belong to the enemies of one or both it is nevertheless provided
       that contraband goods shall always be excepted which being intercepted shall be proceeded against
       according to the spirit of the following articles it is likewise agreed that the same liberty be extended
       to persons who may be on board a free Ship with this effect that although they be Enemies
       to both or either of the parties they shall not be taken out of the free ship unless their are soldiers
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