For the better promoting of commerce on both sides, it is agreed, that if a war should ever happen to break out between the said contracting parties, six months after the proclamation of war shall be allowed to the merchants, subjects, and people on either side, in countries, cities, and towns where they may happen to reside, in which time they themselves may retire, together with all their families, goods, merchandise and effects, and carry them whithersover they shall please, as likewise, at the same time, the selling and disposing of their goods, both movable and immovable, shall be allowed them freely and without any disturbance, and, in the meantime, their goods, effects, wares, and merchandise, and particularly their persons, shall not be detained or troubled by arrest or seizure, but rather in the meantime, the subjects and people on each side shall have and enjoy good and speedy justice, so that during the said space of six months they may be able to recover their goods and effects, intrusted as well to the public as to private persons; and if anything be taken from them, or any injury be done by either party, or the people, or subjects on either side, full satisfaction shall be made for the same by the party committing such injury or doing such damage. ARTICLE XXVI. No subjects of their High Mightinesses, the States of the Seven United Provinces of Holland, shall apply for or take any commission or letter of marque for arming any ship or ships to act as privateers against the said United States of America, or any of them, or against the subjects, people or inhabitants of the said United States, or any of them, from any Prince or State with which the said United States of America shall happen to be at war; and if any person of either nation shall take such commission or letter of marque, he shall be punished as a pirate. ARTICLE XXVII. It shall not be lawful for any foreign privateers, not belonging to the subjects of their High Mightinesses, the States of the Seven United Provinces of Holland, nor to the citizens of the said United States of America, which have commissions from any other Prince or State in enmity with either of the contracting parties, to fit their ships in the ports of either the one or the other of the aforesaid parties, to sell what they have taken, or in any other manner whatsoever to exchange their ships, merchandise, or any other lading; neither shall they be allowed even to purchase victuals, except such as shall be necessary for their going to the next port of that Prince or State from which they have commissions. ARTICLE XXVIII.