Here is inferted, verbatim, the treaty between Great Britain, and Spain, concluded at Madrid, the 13th of June, N. S. 1721. TH 'HE abovefaid particular treaty fhall have the fame force, as if it were inferted word for word in the treaty of defenfive alliance, figned this day, between the three crowns; and the letters of ratification fhall be exchanged at Madrid, in the ufual manner, within the space of fix weeks, to be computed from the day of figning, or fooner, if poffible. In witness whereof, we have figned these prefents, by virtue of our full powers, and have affixed thereto the feal of our arms. Done at Madrid the 13th of June, 1721. (L. S.) William Stanhope. (L. S.) Langeron Maulevrier. Another feparate article of the defenfive alliance between Great Britain, France, and Spain, concluded at Madrid the 13th of June, N. S. 1721. Tand mont Chriftian Majefties, having this day figned, 'HE minifters plenipotentiaries of their Britannick with the minifter plenipotentiary of the king of Spain, by virtue of their refpective full powers, a treaty of defenfive alliance; the abovefaid minifters of their Britannick and moft Chriftian Majefties have alfo agreed between themselves, by virtue of the fame powers, that, as the principal intention and aim of that alliance is to maintain and preferve the peace and tranquillity of Europe, in which it cannot be doubted but the States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands are difpofed to concur, and to give their affiftance, the firft proper occafion fhall be taken, in concert, to invite them thereto; and their faid Britannick and moft Chriftian Majefties pro Bb 4 mife mife and engage, in the mean time, to maintain the treaty of defenfive alliance, made at the Hague, between the king of Great Britain, the moft Chriftian King, and the States General of the 4th of January 1717, N. S. and that nothing shall be done, directly or indirectly, to its prejudice. With Defenfive treaty of alliance between the king of Great Britain, the moft Chriftian King, and the king of Pruffia, concluded at Hanover the 3d of September 1725. three feparate articles relating to Thorn, and to the contingency of a war against the emperor and empire. TH 'HEIR majefties the king of Great Britain, the most Christian King, and the king of Pruffia, having, with pleasure, obferved how much the ftrict union fub. fifting between them has contributed, not only to the happiness of their own kingdoms and fubjects, but also to the publick good and tranquillity; being likewife perfuaded that there is not a more proper means of fecuring and ftrengthening the faid advantages against all events that may happen, than to cultivate the faid union more and more, and to make it indiffoluble; and having maturely confidered all the treaties that fubfift between their faid majefties, (from which they declare that they do not intend any way to derogate by this prefent treaty) they have thought fit to take before hand, new measures, in case any disturbances fhould arise in Europe, by agreeing among themselves upon what may be neceffary not only for the fecurity and the most effential interests of their own kingdom, but alfo with regard to the general good, and tranquillity. Upon these confiderations, and with this view, their faid Britannick, moft Chriftian, and Pruffian Majefties have given their full powers; that is to fay, his Britannick Majefty to Charles Viscount Townshend, Baron of Lynn, his lieutenant in the county of Norfolk, knight of the moft noble order of the garter, and his fecretary of state; his moft Christian Majefty, to Francis count de Broglio, lieutenant general of his armies, director general of his horfe, and of his dragoons, gover nor nor of Mont-Dauphin, and his ambaffador to the faid moft ferene king of Great Britain; and his Pruffian Majefty, to John Chriftopher de Wallenrodt, his minister of ftate, and his envoy extraordinary to the faid moft ferene king of Great Britain; who, by virtue of the faid full powers, having with all poffible attention weighed the moft proper measures to attain the end which their faid majefties propofe to themselves, have agreed upon the following articles. I. There shall be now, and in all time coming, a true, firm, and inviolable peace, the moft fincere and intimate friendship, and the moft ftrict alliance and union between the faid three moft ferene kings, their heirs and fucceffors, their dominions, countries, and towns fituate in their respective territories, and their subjects and inhabitants, as well in as out of Europe; and the fame shall be preserved and cultivated in fuch manner, that the contracting parties may faithfully promote their reciprocal interefts and advantages, and prevent and repel all wrongs and damages, by the most proper means they can find out. II. As the true aim and intention of this alliance between the faid kings is mutually to preferve the peace and tranquillity of their respective kingdoms; their abovefaid majesties do promise to each other their reciprocal gvarantee for the protecting and maintaining generally all the dominions, countries, and towns both in and out of Europe, whereof each of the allies fhall be actually in poffeffion at the time of the figning of this alliance; as alfo all the rights, immunities, and advantages, particularly thofe relating to trade, which the faid allies enjoy or ought to enjoy refpectively. And to this end the faid kings have agreed, that if out of refentment on account of this alliance, or upon any other pretext, any one of the faid allies fhould be attacked in hoftile manner by, or fhould fuffer any wrong from, any prince or state whatsoever, the other allies fhall employ their good offices to procure fatisfaction to be given to the injured party, and to engage the aggreffor to forbear any further hoftility or wrong. III. And III. And if any of the contracting parties fhould be openly attacked, or molested in the abovefaid cafes, and that the good offices abovementioned should not be effectual, fo as to procure a juft fatisfaction for the wrongs and damages done to the injured party, then the other parties, within two months after application fhall be made to them, fhall furnifh the following fuccours; that is to Lay, His majesty the king of Great Britain fhall furnish 8,000 foot, and 4,000 horse. His moft Chriftian Majefty fhall, in the like cafe, furnifh 8,000 foot, and 4,000 horse. And his majesty the king of Pruffia, fhall furnish 3,000 foot, and 2,000 horse. in But if the party attacked fhould rather defire to have men of war, or transport ships, or even fubfidies in money, which fhall always be left to his choice; then the other parties fhall fupply him with fhips or money, proportion to the expence of the troops to be furnished as above. And to remove all manner of doubt with regard to this expence, the contracting parties do agree, that 1,000 foot shall be valued at 10,000 Dutch guilders by the month; and 1,000 horse, at 30,000 guilders of the fame money alfo by the month: and the computation shall be made in proportion as to the men of war and transport fhips. If the fuccours above specified do not prove fufficient to cause fatisfaction to be made to the injured party, then the contracting partics fhall agree together upon further forces to be furnished; and finally, in cafe of need, the faid allies fhall affift the injured party with all their forces, and fhall even declare war against the aggreffor. IV. And as the faid three moft ferene kings are refolved to bind more and more closely the ftrict union that fubfifts among them, by all poffible tokens of good faith and mutual confidence, they have reciprocally agreed, not only to enter into no treaty, alliance or engagement whatsoever, which may, in any manner whatever, be contrary to the interests of each other; but even faithfully to com municate to each other the propofals that may be made to them, and not to take, upon what may be propofed, any refolution, otherwife than in concert together, and after a joint examination of what may conduce to their common interefts, and be proper for maintaining the ballance of Europe, which is fo neceffary to be preferved for the good of the general peace. V. His most Christian Majefty being particularly interested as guarantee of the treaties of Weftphalia, in the maintaining of the privileges and liberties of the Germanick Body; and their Britannick and Pruffian Majefties as members of that body, obferving with equal concern feeds of divifion and of complaint that may at length break out, and bring on a war, which, by fatal confequences refulting from it, might fet all Europe on fire; their faid majesties being ever attentive to what may one day disturb the tranquillity of the empire in particular, and that of Europe in general, do engage and promise to help each other mutually in maintaining and caufing to be obferved the abovefaid treaties, and the other acts, which having fettled the affairs of the empire, are looked upon as the bafis and foundation of the tranquillity of the Germanick Body, and the fupport of its rights, privileges and immunities, which their abovesaid majefties are truly defirous to fecure in a folid manner. VI. The present alliance shall fubfift during the space of 15 years, to be computed from the day of the figning of these presents. VII. Their Britannick, moft Christian, and Pruffian Majesties will invite the princes and ftates which fhall by them be agreed upon, to accede to the prefent treaty; and they have now agreed to invite particularly the lords the States General of the United Provinces. VIII. This prefent treaty fhall be approved and ratified by their majefties the king of Great Britain, the moft Chriftian King, and the king of Pruffia, and the ratification shall be delivered in the space of two months, from the figning of these prefents, or fooner, if poffible. |