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Imperial Privileges for Free Navigation in the Adriatic Sea
A long proclamation from Vienna dated June 2 1787 grants free navigation in the Adriatic Sea for subjects settling in the Habsburg dominions. It details passports, harbor rights, and protection for merchants and workers, with obligations to repair routes, maintain order, and ensure justice. It also mentions tariffs, imperial flags, and duties of local governors to encourage settlement and commerce.
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Aarles VI
Suyria
Carinthia
Cragéra
Gorkuz
Gradiska
Fiume
Trieste
Vinioole
Royal
Adriaick
Fultain
Wig Mall
Tych
Vienna
Bign
Charles
France
Sweden
Ucrechs
Baden
Great Britain
Allerge
Francky Susthe
Czarifli
Pyncian
Paris
Naples
Madrid
Bacrerprize
Barcelona
Portmouth
Spithead
Sheerness
Charles Galley
Sneights
Edward and Mary
Mackay
Barbadoes
Mary
Richardson
Eile
Hope
Capraity Croaker
Lisbon
Anna
Walters
Virginia
Ind
London
Lord Viscount Longueville
Earl of
Sussex
Thomas Maynard Elq
Weslow
Cornwall
Port Mahon
East India
South Sea