[The following is printed from the copy which was His Majefty's Guaranty of the Treaty of Peace made GEORGE, by the grace of God, &c. to all We, following the fteps of our royal ancestors, and being unwilling to decline any offices, by which the peace between the faid Kings may be promoted, do therefore most readily engage for the prefervation of the treaty now eftablished; gladly taking this occafion to fatisfy his Royal Majefty of Portugal of our friendfhip and fincere regard to his perfon and interests, agreeable to the moft ftrict concord which has always been between the British and Portuguefe crowns. We therefore have made ourfelves guarantees and fureties of 1 of the faid treaty of peace, as by these prefents, in the most due and ample form, we do make ourselves guarantees and fureties thereof; engaging and promifing, on our Royal word, to take care (as far as in us lies) that the faid treaty, with all and every the articles and clauses in it, shall be facredly and inviolably observed according to their genuine fenfe, and that nothing fhall be done in anywife contrary thereunto; and that we will be always ready to enter into all fuch reasonable measures as shall appear most neceffary and effectual for preferving the fame from all violation. In witness whereof, we have caufed our great feal of Great Britain to be affixed to thefe prefents, figned with our Royal hand. Given at our palace at St. James's, on the third day of May, in the year of our Lord 1715, and of our reign the first. SARDINIA. 1669. HE treaty of friendship and commerce between Great Britain and Savoy, concluded at Florence. 19 Sept. TH 1690. 20 Oct. 1697. Pap. Off. K. 1. The acceffion of Savoy to the grand alliance, of the 12th May 1689. Treat. 1732, vol. iii. p. 334. By the treaty of Ryfwick, betwen Great Sept. Britain and France, the treaty of peace between Savoy and France, dated the 29th of Auguft 1696, was confirmed. 1704. See the Treaty before, vol. i.-Ta ble of Contents, art. FRANCE. Treat. 1732, vol. i. p. 302. Treat. 1785, vol. i. p. 299. The treaty between Great Britain and 4th Aug. Savoy, made at Turin, with the feparate 1713. 31 Mar. 11 Apr. article. Pap. Off. K. 2, 3. By the treaty at Utrecht, between Great Britain and France, the treaty of peace, between Savoy and France, which was concluded on the fame day, was confirmed and guarantied. See the Treaty before, vol. i. in the Table of Contents, art. FRANCE. Treat. 1732, vol. iii. p. 398. Treat. 1785, vol. ii. p. 5. 1736. 3 Jan. &c. 1743. 2 treaty of The Preliminary articles of the Mably, Dr. Pub. tom. iii. p. 87. The definitive treaty of peace, union, Sept. friendship, and mutual defence, between Great Britain, Sardinia, and Hungary, concluded at Worms. 1748. 18 Oct. 1748. 7 20 Treat. 1785, vol. ii. p. 355. The treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, which included Sardinia as a party. See this Treaty in vol. i.-Table of The acceffion and ratification of the Nov. treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle by Sardinia. [The following is printed from the Treaty, which was published by authority, in 1686.] A Treaty of Friendship and Commerce, between his Majefty of Great Britain, &c. and the most Serene Prince the Duke of Savoy, concluded at Florence, the 19th Day of September, 1669, The Inftrument of Commerce with the Duke of Savoy. THE convenient fituation of the port of Villa Franca in the Mediterranean Sea, and the capacity of the fame, together with the security of it in all refpects, have been efficacious motives to his moft Serene Highnefs the Duke of Savoy, for the exhibiting and pronouncing the fame free to the whole world; with a belief, that it might in time prove advantageous to the public, and to his Royal Highnefs in particular. But it fo falling out, that the vigour of things which are eftablished X 3 established by the beft counfel, in procefs of time are rendered languid and fubject to mutation: it has therefore pleafed his Royal Hignefs, not only to re-confirm the free state and condition of his port, but over and abové to offer the fame to his Majefty of Great Britain, &c. increased with new privileges, and augmented with inviolable capitulations. To thefe motives a moft valid and reciprocal inducement joins itfelf; to wit, the luxuriant fertility of foil, which is obvious in the kingdoms and other plantations which are under the dominion of his Majefty of Great Britain, &c. as alfo in the dominions of his faid Royal Highness; which fuperfluity, fince it is fo properly and naturally tranfmitted and emptied into the mutual territories, with the reciprocal fruit and advantage of the fubject, it was eafy for both Princes, between whom there paffed long fince the ties of an ancient friendship, confirmed by repeated alliances, and by late conjunction in blood, to entertain thoughts of fuperadding the new tie of mutual commerce, by which they might, upon the score of advantaging their fubjects, further oblige, and reciprocally engage themselves to each other. To this end and purpofe it has pleased his moft Excellent Majefty, by his letters patents under the great feal of England, to conftitute Sir John Finch, knight, now refident for his Majefty of Great Britain with the Great Duke of Tuscany, his true and lawful attorney, with a plenipotentiary power, as appears out of the letters patents themselves: and to the fame intent and purpose his Royal Highness has thought good to invest with the fame power and authority Signor Jofeph Maurice Philippone, his counsellor, auditor, and procurator general of his revenue, as is likewife apparent from the letters patents of his Royal Highness: both which plenipotentiaries, after feveral meetings, have finally concluded as follows. Articles covenanted. I. First, Since commerce was always the companion of |