XXII. His Imperial and Catholic Majefty acknowledges and promifes to fatisfy the obligations which were entered into on the part of his Catholic Majefty Charles II. of glorious memory, for the loans of money which their High Mightineffes have caused to be negotiated for his faid Majefty, the list of which is fubjoined at the end of this article; and as the States General have not yet had delivered to them the obligations of the States of the Spanish Netherlands. for the furn of two hundred thousand florins a year, to be furnished by them for paying the intereft and reimburfing the principal of fourteen hundred thoufand florins taken up at intereft in the year one thousand fix hundred ninety-eight, to be employed in the neceffary fervice of the frontiers of the faid Spanish Netherlands, and of four years intereft, amounting to the fum of two hundred twenty-four thousand florins, with which the faid principal of fourteen hundred thousand florins is increased, which obligations the faid King Charles II. of glorious memory had promised to caufe to be delivered, but it was not done; his Imperial and Catholic Majefty hereby promises to caufe the obligations to be entered into by the States of the Provinces of the faid Netherlands, and to be delivered immediately after to the faid States General, conformably to the tenor of the faid obligation of his Catholic Majesty of the thirtieth of May, one thousand fix hundred ninety-eight, at the first meeting of the States, or at fartheft within the term of two months after the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty.

A Memorial of the Loans negotiated at the Requeft of his Catholic Majesty Charles II. of glorious Memory. THE firft loan was of one million

five hundred seventy-five thoufand florins, on the duties in and out collected

at the Mary, at five per cent. by a deed f. 1,575,009 bearing date the thirteenth of Decem

ber, one thoufand fix hundred and ninety.

The

The fecond was of five hundred twenty-five thousand florins, at five per cent. on the fame fund, by a deed executed the twenty-first of March, one thoufand fix hundred ninety-one.

The third was of five hundred fixty-feven thousand florins, at five per cent. on the revenues of the upper quarter of Guelderland, by a deed of the fifteenth of January, one thoufand fix hundred ninety-two.

The fourth and fifth loans, of five hundred thousand, and two hundred thousand florins, were made in pursuance

f. 525,000

f, 567,000

of two deeds of the fourth and twenty-fe- f, 700,009 cond of May, one thousand fix hundred ninety-three, upon the duties in and out, collected at the Mary, at fix per cent.

The fixth was of fix hundred fixtyfive thousand florins, on the fame fund, and at five per cent. borrowed by deed of the eleventh of April, one thousand fix, hundred ninety-five.

The seventh was of a million four hundred and forty thousand florins, on

f. 665,009

the fame fund, at five per cent. by deed f. 1,440,000 of the twenty-fourth of November, one thousand fix hundred ninety-five,

The eighth, ninth, and tenth fums, of four hundred thousand, one hundred thousand, and three hundred thousand florins, were borrowed by deeds of the tenth of December, one thousand fix hundred ninety-five, the twelfth of Sep

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f. 800,000

tember,

tember, one thousand fix hundred nine-, ty-fix, and the fixth of March, one thoufand fix hundred ninety-feven, at five,

per cent. on the revenues collected at f. 800,000 the Mary, and the demefnes of the province of Namur, and fupplementally on the demefnes of the province of Luxembourg, amounting together to

The eleventh fum, of five hundredthousand florins, was borrowed by deed of the thirtieth of April, one thoufand fix hundred ninety-fix, at fix per cent. on the revenues of the provoftship of Mons.

f. 500,000

The twelfth fum, of one million four hundred thousand florins, at four per cent. was borrowed upon the fubfidies of the provinces of the Netherlands, on the remittances from Spain, and fupplementally on the revenues collected at i the Mary. Item, Two hundred and f. 1,624,000 twenty-four thoufand florins, for four years intereft of the principal, conformably to the tenor of the obligation of the thirtieth of May, one thoufand fix hundred ninety-eight; the total fum amcunting thus to

XXIII. In like manner his Imperial and Catholic Majefty acknowledges, approves, and confirms, all the contracts for money (the lift of which is fubjoined at the end of this article) which were neceffarily made for the payment of feveral indifpenfable demands for the prefervation of the Spanish Netherlands, and for maintaining the troops of his Imperial and Catholic Majefty, during the provifional government of Great Britain and the States General of the United Provinces,

and

and done by their High Mightineffes in concert with his Majefty of Great Britain. His Imperial and Catholic Majefty promifing to fatisfy the fame, and to caufe the faid contracts to be duly registered in the chambers of the Finances and of Accompts, and to cause a certificate thereof in form to be delivered to their High Mightineffes, and the principal and intereft to be paid out of the funds and mortgages, both principal and additional, appropriated for that purpose: nor fhall his Imperial and Catholic Majefty make, unless with the confent of the States General, any change in the direction or adminiftration of the mortgages upon which the contracts were entered into, but will leave them to their High Mightineffes, conformably to the tenor of the obligations; and if thofe funds fhould not be fufficient, the deficiencies fhall be made good by the States of the provinces of the faid Auftrian Netherlands.

An Account of the Sums negotiated during the provifional Government of his Britannic Majesty, and of their High Mightineffes, in the Netherlands.

IN one thousand seven hundred and feven were borrowed three hundred thousand florins, at five per cent. on the revenues of the poft-office, to be fent to the King at Barcelona; alfo four hundred thousand florins,at five per cent. on the duties of importation and exportation in Flanders, for the neceffary fervices in the Netherlands: the intereft of the faid four hundred thousand florins was affigned on the poft-office,

In the month of February, one thoufand feven hundred and nine, were borrowed two hundred and fifty thousand florins, at five per cent. on the duties collected at the Mary, for maintaining the Imperial and Palatine troops.

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f. 700,000

f. 250,000

In the month of May, one thousand feven hundred and nine, was borrowed

the fum of five hundred thousand florins, f. 500,000 at five per cent. on the fame conditions, on the fame fund, and for the fame use.

In the month of Auguft was farther borrowed a fum of ten hundred thou

fand florins, at five per cent. on the fame f. 1,000,000 terms, the fare fund, and for the fame

ufe.

In one thousand feven hundred and ten, was negotiated a fum of three hundred thousand florins, at fix per cent. on

the revenue of the post-office, for de- f. 300,000 fraying the charge of the Imperial and Palatine troops in the fervice of his Imperial and Catholic Majefty.

Item, on the duties in and out of Flanders, a fum of four hundred thoufand florins, for fupplying the expence

of the Imperial troops, at fix per cent. f. 400,000 that is to fay, five per cent. payable out of the duties in Flanders, and one per cent. out of the revenues at the Mary. j

Item, on the fame fund, and at fix] per cent. namely, five per cent. on the duties in and out of Flanders, and one

per cent. on the revenues at the Mary, f. 300,000 the fum of three hundred thousand flo

rins, for fupporting the expence of the Imperial troops.

Item, on the fame fund, and at fix] per cent. viz. five per cent. on the duties in and out of Flanders, and one per

cent. on the revenues at the Mary, they f. 340,625 fum of three hundred and forty thousand fix hundred and twenty-five florins, to fupply the expence of the Imperial troops.j