actually are, or hereafter fhall be declared rebels; and in cafe any fuch fhall be found in any of their kingdoms, provinces, or dominions, they fhall command them, within eight days after application made by the faid King, to depart out of their territories. And if it fhould happen that his Sacred Britannic Majefty fhould be invaded in any part in a hoftile manner, his Imperial and Royal Catholic Majefty, as likewife his Royal moft Chriftian Majefty, and the States General of the United Provinces, do oblige themselves in that cafe to furnish the fuccours hereafter fpecified. The fame they are to do in favour of his defcendants, if ever it fhould happen that they fhould be difturbed in the fucceffion of the kingdom of Great Britain. VI. His Imperial and Royal Catholic Majesty, and their Royal Britannic and moft Chriftian Majefties, do bind themselves, their heirs, and fucceffors to protect and guaranty all the dominions, jurifdi&tions, and provinces, which the Lords the States General of the United Provinces actually poffefs, against all perfons whatsoever who may difturb or invade them, promifing to furnish them in fuch cafe with the fuccours hereafter mentioned. His Imperial and Royal Catholic Majefty, and their Royal Britannic and moft Chriftian Majefties, likewife oblige themfelves, that they will give no refuge or protection, in any of their kingdoms, to the fubjects of the States General, who are, or hereafter fhall be declared rebels; and if any fuch fhall be found in any of their kingdoms, dominions, or provinces, they will take care to fend them out of their dominions within the fpace of eight days after application made by the Republic. VII. When it shall happen that any one of the four. contracting Powers fhall be invaded by any other. Prince or State, or difturbed in the poffeffion of their kingdoms or dominions, by the violent detention of their fubjects, fhips, goods, or merchandize, by fea or by land, then the three remaining Powers fhall, as foon as as they are required thereto, ufe their good offices that the party fuffering may have fatisfaction for the damage and injury received, and that the aggreffor may abftain from the profecution of his hoftility. But when these friendly offices for reconciliation and procuring fatisfaction and reparation to the injured party fhall have proved infufficient, in that cafe the high allies, within two months after application made, fhall furnish the party invaded with the following fuccours, jointly or feparately: viz. His Imperial and Royal Catholic Majefty, 8,000 foot, and 4,000 horse. His Britannic Majefty, 8,000 foot, and 4,000 horse. His most Christian Majefty, 8,000 foot, and 4,000 horfe. And the Lords the States General, 4,000 foot, and 2,000 horfe. But if the Prince or party injured, instead of soldiers, chufes rather fhips of war, or transports, or fubfidies in money (which is left to his difcretion), in that cafe, the fhips or money defired fhall be granted him in proportion to the charge of the foldiers to be furnished. And, that all ambiguity with regard to the calculation and charge of fuch fums may be taken away, it is agreed that 1,000 foot by the month, fhall be reckoned at 10,000 florins of Holland, and 1,000 horse shall be reckoned at 30,000 florins of Holland by the month; the fame proportion being obferved with refpect to the fhips. When the above-named fuccours fhall be found infufficient for the neceffity impending, the contracting Powers fhall without delay agree on contributing more ample fupplies. And farther, in cafe of exigency, they fhall affift their injured ally with all their forces, and declare war against the aggreffor. VIII. The Princes and States upon whom the contracting Powers fhall unanimously agree, may accede to this treaty; and the King of Portugal by name. This treaty fhall be approved and ratified by their Imperial, Imperial, Britannic, and moft Chriftian Majefties, and by the High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United Provinces, and the inftruments of ratification fhall be exchanged at London, and reciprocally delivered within the space of two months, or fooner, if poffible. In witness whereof we the under-written (being furnished with full powers, which have been mutually communicated, and the copies whereof having been in due form by us collated and examined with the originals, are word for word inferted at the end of this inftrument) have fubfcribed this present treaty, and thereto put our feals. Done at London, the 22d of July, O. S. (L.S.) Chrif. Penterridter ab Adelfbaufen. (L. S.) Jo. Phil. Hoffman. in the year 1718. WE having feen and confidered the above-written treaty, have approved, ratified, and confirmed, as by thefe prefents we do, for us, our heirs and fucceffors, approve, ratify, and confirm the fame in all and fingular its articles and claufes, engaging and promifing upon our Royal word, fincerely and faithfully to perform all and fingular the contents of the faid treaty, and never to fuffer, as far as in us lies, any perfon to violate the fame, or in any manner to act contrary thereunto. 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 KenVOL. II. fington, fington, the 7th day of Auguft, in the year of our Lord 1718, and of our reign the fifth. GEORGE R. Separate and Secret Articles. I. WHEREAS the moft Serene and most Potent King of Great Britain, and the moft Serene and most Potent the most Christian King, as likewife the High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United Netherlands, by virtue of the treaty between them this day concluded and figned, have agreed on certain conditions, whereby a peace may be made between the most Serene and most Potent Emperor of the Romans, and the moft Serene and most Potent King of Spain, as also between his Sacred Imperial Majefty aforefaid, and the King of Sicily (whom hereafter it is thought fit to call the King of Sardinia) which conditions they have communicated to the three Princes aforefaid, as a bafis of the peace to be efta•blifhed between them. His Sacred Imperial Majefty, being moved by the moft weighty reafons which induced the King of Great Britain, the most Christian' King, and the States General aforefaid, to take upon themselves fo great and fo wholefome a work, and, yielding to their circumfpect and urgent counfels and perfuafions, declares that he doth accept the faid conditions or articles, none of them excepted, as fixed and immutable conditions, according to which he agrees to conclude a perpetual peace with the King of Spain and the King of Sardinia. II. But because the King of Spain and the King of Sardinia have not yet confented to the faid conditions, his Imperial Majefty, as likewise their Royal Britannic and moft Chriftian Majefties, and the States General aforefaid, have agreed to allow them, for confenting thereto, the space of three months, to be computed from the day of figning this prefent treaty, as judging this interval of time fufficient for them duly to weigh the faid conditions, and finally determine and declare themfelves whether they are willing to accept them as fixed and immutable conditions of their pacification with his Imperial Majefty, as from their piety and prudence it may be hoped they will do, and, following the example of his Imperial Majefty, that they will be induced to moderate their paffions, and out of regard to humanity, that they will prefer the public tranquillity to their own private opinions; and at the fame time not only fpare the effufion of their own people's blood, but avert the calamities of war from the other nations of Europe: to which end their Britannic and moft Chriftian Majefties, and the States General of the United Netherlands, will jointly and separately contribute their most effectual offices for inclining the faid Princes to fuch an acceptation. III. But if, contrary to all expectation of the parties above contracting, and the wishes of all Europe, the King of Spain, and the King of Sardinia, after the term of three months elapfed, fhould decline to accept the faid conditions of pacification proposed betwixt them and his Imperial Majefty, fince it is not reasonable that the tranquillity of Europe fhould depend upon their refufal, or private defigns, their Britannic and most Christian Majefties, and the States General, do promife that they will join their forces with thofe of his Imperial Majefty, in order to compel them to the acceptance and execution of the aforefaid conditions. To which end they will furnish his Imperial Majefty, jointly and feparately, with the felffame fuccours which they have agreed upon for their reciprocal defence, by the feventh article of the treaty figned this day, unanimously confenting that the most Chriftian King fhall, inftead of foldiers, contribute his quota in money. And if the fuccours specified in the faid feventh article fhall not be fufficient for compaffing the end propofed, then the four contracting parties fhall without delay agree of more ample fuccours to be furnished to his Imperial Majefty, and fhall con O 2 tinue |
