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immediately to the kingdom of Spain and of the Indies, in cafe of the failure of King Philip V. and his pofterity, in manner as is fettled by the renunciations of the Catholic King, the Duke of Berry, and the Duke of Orleans, and by the treaties of Utrecht; and his Imperial Majefty fhall promife, as well for himself as for his fucceffors and defcendants, that at no time he will directly or indirectly oppofe, or any way act contrary to the fame. It is declared, nevertheless, that no Prince of the Houfe of Savoy, who fhall fucceed to the crown of Spain, may poffefs at the fame time any province or dominion on the continent of Italy, and that in fuch cafe thofe provinces fhall devolve to the collateral Princes of that Houfe who fhall fucceed therein, one after another, according to the proximity of blood.

V. His Imperial Majefty and the King of Sicily fhall give mutual guaranties for all the kingdoms and provinces which they actually poflefs in Italy, or which fhall accrue to them by virtue of this prefent treaty.

VI. His Imperial Majefty and the King of Sicily, immediately after the exchange of the ratifications of thefe conventions, fhall put in execution all and every the conditions therein contained, and that within the fpace of two months at the fartheft: and the inftruments of the ratifications of the faid conventions fhall be exchanged at London within two months from the day of figning, or fooner if poffible. And immediately after the previous execution of the faid conditions, their minifters and plenipotentiaries by them to be named fhall, in the place of congrefs they fhall agree upon, with all fpeed feverally fettle the other points of their particular peace, under the mediation of the three contracting Powers.

His above-named Imperial and Catholic Majefty being extremely inclined to promote the peace propofed, and to avert the dreadful calamities of war, and

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out of his fincere defire to fettle an univerfal pacifi cation, hath accepted the afore-mentioned conventions, and all and fingular the articles thereof, and hereby doth accept the fame, and accordingly has entered into a particular treaty with the three Powers abovefaid, on the following conditions.

I. That there be and remain between his Sacred Imperial Catholic Majefty, his Sacred Royal Majefty of Great Britain, his Sacred Royal and most Chriftian Majefty, and the High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United Netherlands, and their heirs and fucceffors, a moft ftrict alliance, in virtue whereof each of them are bound to preferve the dominions and fubjects of the others, as likewise to maintain peace, to promote mutually the interests of the others as their own, and to prevent and repel all damages and injuries whatfoever.

II. The treaties made at Utrecht and Baden fhall remain in their full ftrength and force, and fhall be a part of this treaty, thofe articles excepted from which it has been judged for the public good to depart; as likewife thofe articles of the Utrecht treaties excepted, which were abolished by the treaty of Baden. The treaty of alliance made at Westminster, the 25th day of May 1716, between his Sacred Imperial and Catholic Majefty, and his Sacred Royal Majesty of Great Britain, as likewife the treaty made at the Hague the 4th day of January 1717, between the King of Great Britain and the moft Chriftian King, and the States General of the United Provinces, fhall nevertheless remain in full force in every particular.

III. His Sacred Britannic Majefty, as likewife his Sacred moft Chriftian Majefty, and the Lords the States General of the United Netherlands, do covenant for themselves, their heirs and fucceffors, that they never will, directly or indirectly, difturb his Sacred Imperial and Catholic Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors, in any of his kingdoms, dominions, and provinces, which

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which he poffeffes by virtue of the treaties of Utrecht and Baden, or which he fhall gain poffeffion of by virtue of this prefent treaty. On the contrary, they both will and ought to defend and guaranty the provinces, kingdoms, and jurifdictions, which he now poffeffes, or which fhall accrue to him in virtue of this treaty, as well in Germany as in the Netherlands and in Italy; and they promife that they will defend the faid kingdoms and provinces of his Imperial and Catholic Majefty, against all and fingular who may attempt to invade the fame in a hoftile manner: and that they both will and ought, when the cafe happens, to furnish him with fuch fuccours as he fhall need, according to the conditions and repartition which they have agreed upon as hereafter mentioned. In like manner their Royal Britannic and moft Chriftian Majefties and the States General exprefsly bind themfelves, that they will not at any time give or grant any protection or refuge, in any part of their dominions, to the fubjects of his Imperial and Catholic Majefty, who actually are, or hereafter shall be by him declared rebels; and in cafe any fuch fhall be found in their kingdoms, provinces, or dominions, they fincerely promife that they will take effectual care to expel them out of their territories, within eight days after application made by his Imperial Majefty.

IV. On the other hand, his Sacred Imperial and Catholic Majefty, his Sacred Royal Britannic Majesty, and the States General of the United Provinces, promife for themselves, their heirs and fucceffors, that they never will, directly or indirectly, difturb his Sacred moft Chriftian Majefty, in any of his dominions to the crown of France now belonging. On the contrary, they will and ought to guard and defend the fame against all and fingular who may attempt to invade them in a hoftile manner, and in that cafe they will and ought to furnish fuch fuccours as his moft Chriftian Majefty fhall want, according as hereafter is agreed

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His Sacred Imperial and Catholic Majefty, his Sa cred Royal Majefty of Great Britain, and the Lords the States General, do likewife promife and oblige themfeves, that they will and ought to maintain, gua ranty, and defend the right of fucceffion in the kingdom of France, according to the tenor of the treaties made at Utrecht, the 11th day of April 1713, obliging themselves to stand by the faid fucceffion plainly ac cording to the form of the renunciation made by the King of Spain, the 5th day of November 1712, and by a folemn act accepted in the general affembly of the States of Spain, the 9th day of the month and year aforefaid, which thereupon paffed into a law the 18th of March 1713, and laftly was established and fettled by the treaties of Utrecht: and this they fhall perform against all perfons whatsoever who may prefume to disturb the order of the faid fucceffion, in contradiction to the previous acts, and treaties fubfequent thereupon. To which end they fhall furnish the fuccours according to the repartition agreed on below. Farther, when the matter may require it, they fhall defend the faid order of fucceffion with all their forces, by likewife declaring war against him who may attempt to infringe or impugn the fame.

Moreover, his Imperial Royal Catholic Majefty, and his Royal Britannic Majefty, and the States General, do likewife promife that they will not at any time give or grant any protection or refuge in their dominions to the fubjects of his Royal moft Chriftian Majefty, who actually are, or hereafter fhall be declared rebels; and in cafe any fuch fhall be found in their kingdoms, provinces, and dominions, they fhall command them to depart the fame within the fpace of eight days after application made by the faid King.

V. His Sacred Imperial and Royal Catholic Majefty, as alfo his Royal moft Chriftian Majefty, and the States General of the United Provinces, do bind themfelves, their heirs and fucceffors, to maintain and guaranty the fucceffion in the kingdom of Great Britain;

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as established by the laws of that kingdom, in the Houfe of his Britannic Majefty now reigning, as likewife to defend all the dominions, and provinces poffeffed by his Majefty. And they fhall not give or grant any protection or refuge, in any part of their dominions, to the perfon, or his' defcendants, if he fhould have any, who during the life of James II. took on him the title of Prince of Wales, and fince the death of that King, affumed the royal title of King of Great Britain. Promifing alike for themfelves, their heirs and fucceffors, that they will not give to the faid perfon or his defcendants, directly or indirectly, by fea or by land, any fuccour, counsel, or affiítance whatsoever, either in money, arms, military ftores, fhips, foldiers, mariners, or any other manner whatfoever. The fame they fhall obferve with regard to thofe who may be ordered or commiffioned by the faid perfon or his defcendants to disturb the government of his Britannic Majefty, or the tranquillity of his kingdom, whether by open war or clandeftine confpiracies, by raifing feditions and rebellions, or by exercifing piracy on his Britannic Majefty's fubjects; in which laft cafe his Imperial and Royal Catholic Majefty doth promife, that he will in no wife allow that there be any receptacle granted to fuch pirates in his ports in the Netherlands: the fame do his Sacred moft Chriftian Majefty and the States General of the United Provinces ftipulate, with regard to the ports in their refpective dominions. As, on the other hand, his Britannic Majefty doth promife, that he will refufe any refuge in the ports of his kingdoms to pirates infelting the fubjects of his Sacred Imperial and Royal Catholic Majefty, of his Sacred Royal moft Chriftian Majefty, or of the Lords the States General. Laftly, his Imperial and Royal Catholic Majefty, his Sacred Royal moft Chriftian Majefty, and the Lords the States General, oblige themselves, that they never will give any refuge or protection, in any part of their dominions, to fuch of his Britannic Majefty's fubjects as actually

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