1. Has barber hereal merce. I now 4 of commerce and tol angga for vas emered ewards at the Hague, REGATTA, KOMEN en figned, at the A 67% for we pace of aen 1.77 we say of igning the treaty; and ik sigowed stof which are renewed by this 71 The pro fr be invited to enter into this alhams; word of the king of kita, the houfe of Lunen burg, H burg, or that of Heffe Caffel, defire to be included in it, the high allies fhall be at their liberty to consent to it, when they are agreed among one another, on the conditions upon which the faid powers may be received into it. XVII. For the fuller explanation of all the clauses of this present treaty, relating to the fums for raifing, maintaining, tranfporting, marching, recruiting, and fending back the troops mentioned in the 10th article, it is expressly ftipulated, that his majefty the king of Great Britain fhall pay all those charges when the faid troops are in his service, and that the States General shall pay them when they are in the service of their High Mightineffes. XVIII. The ratifications of this present treaty shall be exchanged at Copenhagen, in fix weeks from the day of figning it, on the part of his majefty the king of Great Britain, and in four weeks on the part of the States General. In witness whereof we have figned this treaty, and thereunto affixed the feals of our arms. (L. S.) H. GREG. Done at Odenfee, the 20th of Jan. 1701. Treaty of alliance, offenfive and defenfive, between Leopold Emperor of the Romans, Anne Queen of England, and the States General of the United Netherlands, on the one part, and Peter II. King of Portugal, on the other part; for afferting the liberty of Spain, for averting the common danger of all Europe, and for defending the right of the moft auguft houfe of Auftria, to the Spanish monarchy. At Lisbon, May 16, 1703. Together with feparate articles made and confirmed the fame day. W HEREAS the moft ferene and moft potent prince Leopold, emperor of the Romans, and the moft ferene and moft potent prince William III. late king of Great Britain, and alfo the High and mighty lords the States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, entered into an alliance which was concluded at the Hague, the 7th of September, 1701, which, after the death of the faid king, the moft ferene and most potent princefs Anne, queen of Great Britain, chearfully undertook to obferve; and whereas they invited the most serene and moft potent Peter II. king of Portugal, that he would be pleased to accede to the faid alliance; and his facred royal majefty of Portugal, being not only prevailed on by fo friendly an invitation of the princes the confederates, but alfo confidering that the moft chriftian king Lewis XIV. fince the late alliance concluded betwixt himself and his grandson, the most serene the Dauphin's fecond son, and his Portuguese majefty, made it evidently appear, both by tokens and facts, that his fole defign was to oppress the liberty of the Spaniards by a French government, and to annex the kingdoms and dominions of Spain, as fo many provinces to the kingdom of France, which would not only be very prejudicial and pernicious to the interefts of Portugal, but also to all the other kingdoms and nations of Europe; he has thought it most just and advisable, to use his utmost endeavour to avert the common danger, to free not only the Spaniards from the yoke of tyranny, but their neighbouring and kindred nation the Portuguese, who are derived from the fame original; efpecially fince it were to be feared, that the prefent age and pofterity would have blamed a king who is a Spaniard by birth and origin, (for the Portuguese are included in the denomination of Spaniards) if he fhould forfake Spain, his native country, in the time of her greatest distress, and refuse to stretch out his friendly hand to Spain their common mother, which implored the affiftance of her children: therefore, fince nothing was decided concerning the right of fucceffion to Spain, by the treaties entered into between his facred royal majefty of Portugal, and the moft Chriftian King and his grandfon, which, without prejudging that cause, had nothing in view but the promoting the peace and tranqui lity of Spain, and the reft of Europe, the faid most serene and moft potent king of Portugal, hath therefore thought fit to enter into a treaty with the faid most ferene and most potent prince Leopold, emperor of the Romans, to whom, by the death of Charles II. without iffue, the fucceffion to the dominions of Spain belongs, by right of birth and treaties; and with his confederates in the fame caufe, viz. with the most ferene, and moft potent princefs Anne, Anne, queen of Great Britain, and the high and mighty lords the States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands; to the end that, with their united counfels and forces, they might make the strongest provifion for the common fafety, the liberty of the Spaniards, and the lawful right of fucceffion to the Spanish monarchy. Therefore, in order to bring fuch treaty to a conclufion, his Sacred Imperial Majefty on the one part, hath given his full powers and commiffion to Charles Erneft, count Waldftein, his ambaffador in Portugal, and the moft ferene and moft potent princefs Anne, queen of Great Britain, to Paul Methuen, Efq; her ambassador in Portugal, and the high and mighty lords the States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, to Francis Schonenberg: and on the other part, the king of Portugal to Don Nonio de Mello Alvares Pereira, his deareft coufin, &c. to Don Emanuel Telles de Silva, marquis d'Alegrette, &c. and to Don Francis de Tavora Conde de Alvor, and to Don Roque Montegro Paim, and to Don Jofeph de Faria. Which faid plenipotentiaries have agreed and confented to the following articles. I. The three confederate powers abovementioned, together with his facred royal majefty of Portugal, fhall unanimoufly endeavour, that the moft ferene archduke Charles, his Imperial majefty's fecond fon, may be put into the poffeffion of all Spain, as it was poffeffed by the catholic king Charles II. but with this provifo, that his facred royal majesty of Portugal shall not be obliged to carry on an offenfive war any where, except in Spain itself. II. For the carrying on of the faid offenfive war in Spain, his facred royal majefty of Portugal fhall not be obliged to bring into the field, and maintain there, more than 12000 foot, and 3000 horfe, on his own part. III. Befides thefe, his facred royal majefty fhall levy 13000 Portuguese soldiers, that the forces may amount in all to 28000 men; of whom 5000 fhall be horse, and 23000 foot. IV. Of thefe 13000 foldiers, viz. 11000 foot, and 2000 horse, the faid 11000 foot foldiers fhall be armed with proper weapons, which the confederate powers fhall furnish for the purpose, and 2000 arms over and above. V. The confederate powers fhall be obliged to give a million of patacoons to his facred royal majefty of Portugal every year, as long as the war fhall continue, for the expence of the faid 13000 foldiers, as well for their wages as other charges which they fhall be liable to, as well in quarters as in the field. VI. The pay of the faid million of patacoons fhall be fettled by equal payments through every month of the year, viz. that part which relates to the wages of the 13000 foldiers, fhall commence from the exchange of the ratifications, in proportion to the number of foldiers already raifed, and to be raised forthwith; and as for that part of the million which is for the extraordinary expences of the army when brought out of quarters, the payment thereof fhall commence from the firft day that they march out. Provided nevertheless, that two months pay be always ready at Lisbon, for the discharge of the first part of this million; and as for the payment of the second part, as foon as the army is brought out of quarters, two months pay fhall be advanced beforehand, which fhall not be reckoned but in the two laft months of the year. VII. But if it happen that his facred royal majefly of Portugal do not raife the whole number of 13000 foldiers aforefaid, fuch part of the wages fhall be deducted from the million of patacoons, as would be fufficient for the number of foldiers not mustered. VIII. Besides the faid million of patacoons which the confederate powers ought to furnish every year, for the pay of the 13000 Portuguese foldiers, as is premifed, they fhall likewife be obliged to furnish 500000 patacoons for accoutring the army, and other things that fhall be neceffary this firft year; and they fhall deliver the faid fum of money at the time of the ratification of this treaty. IX. The confederate powers fhall furnish, and always have ready in this kingdom of Portugal, every year as long as the war fhall laft, 12000 foreign veteran foldiers, viz. 10000 foot, 1000 light horfe, and 1000 dragoons; which 12000 foldiers they fhall furnish not only henceforwards at their own expence, as far as is neceffary, but shall likewise arm and pay them their wages both in quarters and in the field, and fhall furnish the foldiers with military 1 |