Declaration concerning the Spanish, Garrisons, which are to be introduced into the ftrong Places of Tufcany, Parma, and Placentia.

FORASMUCH as his Sacred Imperial Catholic Majefty was defirous to have all manner of fecurity, before he would confent on his part to the 3d article of the treaty concluded this day, which regulates the immediate introduction of the Spanish garrifons into the ftrong places of Tufcany, Parma, and Placentia, agreeably to the real views and intentions contained in the promises made and figned in the treaty of Seville, partly on the 9th, and partly on the 21ft day of November, anno 1729; his Sacred Royal Majefty of Great Britain, and the High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United Netherlands, have not only exhibited thofe promifes bona fide, as they are here fubjoined, to his Sacred Imperial and Catholic Majefty, but moreover they have not hesitated to affirm, in the ftrongeft manner, that when they agreed· to introduce the Spanish garrifons into the ftrong places of Tuscany, Parma, and Placentia, they had no intention to depart in the leaft from thofe things which had been fettled by the 5th article of the Quadruple Alliance, concluded at London July 27 August 29 1718, either with regard to the rights of his Imperial Majefty, and the Empire, or to the fecurity of the kingdoms and ftates which his Imperial Majefty actually poffeffeth in Italy, or laftly, to the prefervation of the quiet and dignity of those who were then the lawful poffeffors of those dutchies. For this purpose, his Royal Majefty of Great Britain, and the High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United Netherlands, have declared, and do declare, that they are entirely difpofed and ready to give his Imperial and Catholic Majefty, as they do by these prefents, all the ftrong and folemn promifes, evictions, or, as they are called, guaranties, that can be defired, as well in relation to the points above-mentioned, as in relation to all the

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other points ftill contained in the faid 5th article of the treaty called Quadruple.

This prefent declaration fhall have the fame force, &c.

Declaration concerning the Succeffion of Parma. IT being apprehended that the unexpected death of the late moft Serene Prince, Anthony Farnese, in his life-time Duke of Parma and Placentia, might in fome fort retard or obftruct the conclufion of this treaty, it having happened at the very time when it was upon the point of being concluded; his Imperial and Catholic Majefty doth, by virtue of this prefent act, declare and engage, that in cafe the hopes of the pregnancy of the moft Serene Dutchefs Dowager, wife of the faid moft Serene Duke Anthony whilft he lived, do not prove abortive, and the faid Dutchefs Dowager fhould bring a man-child into the world, all that has been regulated, as well by the 3d article of the treaty concluded this day, as by the act of declaration above recited, fhall take place, as much as if the unforeseen death of the Duke had not happened: but that if the hopes conceived of the pregnancy of the faid Dutchefs Dowager fhould vanifh, or fhe fhould bring a pofthumous daughter into the world, then his faid Imperial Majefty declares, and binds himfelf, that inftead of introducing the Spanish foldiers into the ftrong places of Parma and Placentia, the most Serene Infante of Spain, Don Carlos, fhall be put into the poffeffion of the faid dutchies, in the fame manner as was agreed upon with the court of Spain, by confent of the Empire, and purfuant to the letters of eventual inveftiture, the tenor of which fhall be looked upon as repeated and confirmed in all its articles, claufes, and conditions; in fuch manner notwithstanding, that the faid Infante of Spain, as alfo the court of Spain, fhall first of all fulfil the former treaties, wherein the Emperor is a contracting party with the confent of the Empire. And whereas upon the decease of the faid Duke Anthony Farnefe, the VOL. I.

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Imperial troops were not put into the strong places of Parma and Placentia, with a view to hinder the eventual fucceffion, as it was fecured to the most Serene Infante Don Carlos by the treaty of London, commonly called the Quadruple Alliance, but only to prevent any enterprize which might have difturbed the tranquillity of Italy; his Sacred Imperial and Catholic Majefty perceiving, that by the treaty concluded this day, the public tranquillity is reftored and confirmed as far as poffible, he doth again declare, that in putting his troops into the ftrong places of Parma and Placentia, he had no other intention than to fupport, as far as lay in his power, the fucceffion of the moft Serene Infante Don Carlos, as it is fecured to the faid Infante by the faid treaty of London: and that, very far from oppofing the faid fucceffion, in cafe the male branch of the Houfe of Farnese fhould be utterly extinct; or from oppofing the introduction of the Spanish garrifons, if the Dutchefs Dowager fhould happen to bring a pofthumous fon into the world; his Imperial Majefty doth on the contrary declare and promife, that the faid forces fhall by his exprefs orders be withdrawn, either that the faid Infante Don Carlos may be put into poffeffion of the faid dutchies, according to the tenor of the letters of eventual inveftiture, or that the Spanish garrifons may be introduced peaceably, and without any refiftance whatever; which faid garrifons are to ferve for no other ufe than to fecure the execution of the promife made to him, in cafe the male branch of the House of Farnefe fhould be utterly extinct.

The prefent declaration fhall have the fame force, &c.

Declaration figned by the Minifters of the King of Great Britain, and the Lords the States General, by virtue of their Full Powers.

WHEREAS among feveral articles agreed upon in the treaty of Seville, on the 9th and 21ft day of November,

November, 1729, in favour of the Great Duke of Tuscany, as well as of the dutchies of Parma and Placentia, it was likewife provided, that as foon as the most Serene Infante of Spain, Don Carlos, or the Prince to whom his rights may devolve, fhould be in peaceable poffeffion of the fucceffion defigned for him, and fecure from any infults of enemies, and against any just cause of fear, then his Royal Catholic Majefty thould prefently give orders for withdrawing his own troops out of the faid dutchies, but not those belonging to the Infante Don Carlos, or to the Prince upon whom, as above-mentioned, his rights may devolve.

The under-written Minifters of the King of Great Britain, and the Lords the States General, do, by virtue of this present inftrument, declare, that as his faid Royal Majefty of Great Britain, and the High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United Netherlands, are always accustomed to fulfil what they have promised, so it is ftill their meaning and intention, that in the cafes aforefaid, the Spanish troops fhall be immediately withdrawn from the dutchies of Tuscany, Parma, and Placentia.

This declaration is to be kept fecret, but is, never◄ thelefs, to be of the fame force, &c.

Separate Article.

WHEREAS the treaty concluded this day between his Imperial Catholic Majefty, his Britannic Majefty, and the High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, could not be fubfcribed or figned by the Minifter of the said States General refiding at the Imperial court, because, according to the cuftom of the Republic, and the form of its government, the full powers could not be dispatched to the faid Minifter fo foon as was neceffary; it is agreed between his Imperial Majefty, and his Royal Majefty of Great Britain, that the faid States General

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General (there being feveral conditions in the faid treaty, wherein, they are particularly concerned) fhall be held and reputed as a principal contracting party, according as they are alfo named in the faid treaty, in firm hope and confidence that they would accede to it, as foon as the ufual form of their government would adınit of it. And because the zeal which that Republic manifefts for eftablishing and fecuring the public tranquillity, leaves their faid Majefties no room to doubt, that the faid Republic is defirous of becoming, as foon as may be, a principal contracting party in the said treaty, to the end fhe may partake of the advantages therein ftipulated for her; both their Majefties will therefore unite their endeavours, that this treaty may be figned at the Hague, on the part of the faid States General, within the fpace of three months, to be computed from the day of the figning of the prefent treaty, or fooner if poffible; for it appeared neceffary both to his Imperial and to his Royal Britannic Majefty, in order to obtain the end proposed by the prefent treaty, and for completing the public tranquillity, that the faid States General fhould enter into a part and partnership of the faid conventions.

This separate article fhall have the fame force, &c.

A Declaration concerning Eaft Friesland.

THE States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands having, upon feveral occafions, affured his Imperial and Catholic Majefty, that how much foever they are interested in the re-establishment and prefervation of the peace in their neighbourhood, and by confequence that of the province of East Friesland, it was never their intention to prejudice in the leaft the dependence of the faid province of Eaft Friefland upon the Emperor and the Empire; his faid Imperial and Catholic Majefty, to give the States a fresh proof of his defire to oblige them, as far as is confiftent with juftice, has been pleased to ex