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Barrier Treaty,

BETWEEN

HER MAJESTY

AND THE

States-General.

By the AUTHOR of

The Conduct of the ALLIES.

To which are added,

The faid BARRIER-TREATY,
with the Two Separate Articles;
Part of the Counter-Project; The
Sentiments of Prince Eugene and
Count Sinzendorf, upon the faid
Treaty; And a Representation of
the English Merchants at Bruges.

LONDON,

Printed for John Morphew, near Stationers-
Hall, 1712. Price 6 d.

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ENGLISH OXFORD

LISTARY

THE

PREFACE.

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HEN I Published the Difcourfe called, The Conduct of the Allies, I had Thoughts either of inferting or annexing the Barrier-Treaty at length, with fuch Obfervations, as I conceived might be useful for publick Information: But that Difcourfe taking up more room than I defigned, after my utmost Endeavours to abbreviate it, I contented my self only with making fome few Reflections upon that famous Treaty, fufficient, as I thought, to answer the Defign of my Book. I have fince heard that my Readers in general feemed to wish I had been more particular, and have difcovered an Impatience to have that Treaty made publick, especially fince it hath been laid before the Houfe of Commons.

That I may give fome Light to the Reader,' who is not well vers'd in these Affairs, he may pleafe to know, that a Project for a Treaty of Barrier with the States, was tranfmitted hither from Holland; but being disapproved of by our Court in feveral Parts, a new Project, or Scheme of a Treaty, was drawn up here, with many Additions

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