by the said treaty should not be fufficient for the end proposed, the four contracting parties fhall immediately agree amongst themselves to fend more powerful affiftance to his Imperial Majefty. XII. The eleven foregoing articles are to be kept fecret by his Imperial Majefty, their Britannic and moft Chriftian Majefties, and the States General, for the space of three months, from the day of the figning, unlefs it fhall be unanimoufly agreed by them to fhorten or prolong the faid term: and though the faid eleven articles be feparate from the treaty of alliance, this day figned by the four contracting parties aforefaid, they fhall nevertheless have the fame power and force as if they had been word for word inserted therein, fince they are deemed to be an effential part thereof. : The ratifications thereof fhall moreover be exchanged at the fame time as the other articles of the faid treaty. In witnefs whereof we the under-written, by virtue. of the full powers this day mutually exhibited, have fubfcribed these separate articles, and thereto have affixed our feals. Done at London, the 22d of July, O.S. in the year 1718. 2d of Aug. N. S. Signed as before. WE having feen and confidered the feparate and fecret articles above-written, have approved, ratified, and confirmed, as by thefe prefents we do, for us, our heirs and fucceffors, approve, ratify, and confirm the fame, &c. GEORGE R. Separate Article, N° 1. WHEREAS the treaty, this day made and figned between his Imperial Majefty, his Britannic Majefty, and his most Chriftian Majefty (containing as well fuch conditions conditions as have been thought most equitable and proper for establishing a peace betwixt the Emperor and the Catholic King, and betwixt the faid Emperor and the King of Sicily, as the conditions of an alliance made for preferving the public peace between the faid contracting Powers) hath been communicated to the High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United Netherlands: and whereas the feparate and fecret articles likewife figned this day, and containing the measures which it has been thought fit to take for putting the abovefaid treaty in execution, are likewife fhortly to be propofed to the States General aforefaid: the inclination which that Republic has fhewn for reftoring and establishing the public tranquillity, leaves no room of doubt but they will most readily accede thereto. The States General aforefaid are therefore by name inferted as contracting parties in the said treaty, in moft certain hope that they will enter therein, as foon as the ufual forms of their government will allow. But if, contrary to the hopes and wifhes of the contracting parties (which nevertheless is not in the leaft to be fufpected) the faid Lords the States General fhall not take their refolution to accede to the faid treaty, it is exprefsly agreed and covenanted between the faid contracting parties, that the treaty above-mentioned, and this day figned, fhall nevertheless have its effect among them, and fhall in all its claufes and articles be put in execution in the fame manner as therein is fet forth, and the ratifications thereof fhall be exhibited at the times above specified. This feparate article fhall have the fame force as if it had been word for word inferted in the treaty this day concluded and figned, and fhall be ratified in the fame manner, and the inftruments of ratification fhall be delivered within the fame time, with the treaty itfelf. In witness whereof we the under-written, by virtue of the full powers this day mutually exhibited, have figned this feparate article, and thereto 2d of Aug. N. S. Signed as before. Separate Article, N° 2. BUT if the Lords the States General of the United Netherlands fhould happen to think it too hard for them to contribute their fhare of pay to the Swifs Cantons, for maintaining the garrifons of Leghorn Porto-Ferraio, Parma, and Placentia, according to the tenor of the treaty of alliance this day concluded, it is exprefsly provided by this feparate article, and agreed between the four contracting Powers, that in fuch cafe the Catholic King may take upon him the faid fhare of the Lords the States General. This feparate article fhall have the fame force as if it had been word for word inferted in the treaty this day concluded and fighed, and fhall be ratified in the fame manner, and the inftruments of ratification fhall be delivered within the fame time, with the treaty itfelf. In witness whereof we the under-written, by virtue of the full powers this day mutually exhibited, have figned this feparate article, and thereto have affixed our feals. Done at London, the 22d of July, O. S. in the year 1718. 24 of Aug. N. S. Signed as before. Separate Article, N° 3. WHEREAS in the treaty of alliance this day to be figned with his Imperial and Catholic Majefty, as likewife in the conditions of peace inferted therein, their Sacred Royal Britannic and moft Chriftian Majefties, and the Lords the States General of the United Netherlands, Netherlands, do ftyle the prefent poffeffor of Spain and the Indies Catholic King, and the Duke of Savoy King of Sicily, or alfo King of Sardinia: and whereas his Sacred Imperial and Catholic Majefty cannot acknowledge these two Princes as Kings, before they fhall have acceded to this treaty: his Sacred Imperial and Catholic Majefty, by this feparate article, which was figned before the treaty of alliance, doth therefore declare and protest, that, by the titles there either given or omitted, he doth not mean in the leaft to prejudice himself, or to grant or allow the titles of King to the faid two Princes, only in that cafe when they fhall have acceded to the treaty this day to be figned, and fhall have agreed to the conditions of peace ipe cified therein. This feparate article fhall have the fame force as if it had been word for word inferted in the treaty this day concluded and figned, and fhall be ratified in the fame manner, and the inftruments of ratification fhall be delivered within the fame time, with the treaty itfelf. In witnefs whereof, we the under-written, by virtue of the full powers this day mutually exhibited, have figned this feparate article, and thereto have affixed our feals. Done at London, the ad or Aug. N. 5. in the year 1718. azd of July, O.S. Signed as before. Separate Article, N° 4. WHEREAS fome of the titles which his Sacred Imperial Majefty makes ufe of, either in his full powers, or in the treaty of alliance this day to be figned with him, cannot be acknowledged by his Sacred Royal moft Chriftian Majefty; he doth declare and protest by this feparate article, which was figned before the treaty of alliance, that by the faid titles given in this treaty, he doth not mean to prejudice either himself or any any other, or that he in the leaft gives any right thereby to his Imperial Majesty. This feparate article fhall have the fame force as if it had been word for word inferted in the treaty this day concluded and figned, and fhall be ratified in the fame manner, and the inftruments of ratification fhall be delivered within the fame time, with the treaty it· felf. In witnefs whereof, we the under-written, by virtue of the full powers this day mutually exhibited, have figned this feparate årticle, and thereto have affixed our feals. Done at London, the in the year 1718. 22d of July, O. S. Signed as before. The whole ratified alfo by the Emperor and the King of France. The Act of Admiffion and Acceffion of the King of Sardinia, &c. WHEREAS a certain treaty, and feparate and fecret articles, as likewife four other feparate articles relating thereto, and all of them of the fame force with the principal treaty, have been in due form concluded and figned by the minifters plenipotentiaries of his Imperial and Catholic Majefty, of his Britannic Majefty, and of his moft Chriftian Majefty, at London, the 22d day of July laft paft, between the contracting parties above-mentioned, the tenor of all which, word for word, here followeth. ad day of Aug. Here were inferted, The treaty. Separate and fecret articles. And |