faid Allies, fhould be attacked in an hoftile Manner, or fuffer any Wrong in the Things above mentioned, from any Prince or State whatfoever the others would imploy their good Offices to fee Justice done to the offended Party, and prevail on the Aggreffor to abftain from any future Wrong or Hoftility.

III. And if it should happen, that any of the Contracting Powers hould be openly attacked or moefted in the abovefaid Cafes, and he before mentioned good Offices failed of procuring a juft Redrefs and Satisfaction for all Wrongs and Damages fuflained by the injured Party, that then the other Powers, within two Months after Demand, hall furnish the following Succours; o wit,

His Britanick Majefty eight thouand Foot, and four thoufand Horfe.

In like Cafe, his moft Chriftian Majefty eight thousand Foot, and four thoufand Horfe.

And in like Cafe alfo, his PruFran Majefty three thousand Foot, and two thoufand Horse.

But if the Party attacked had ra ther be fupplied with Men of War and Tranfforts, or Money, which however fhall always be left to his Choice, then the other Powers fhall furnish him with Ships or Money, in Proportion to the Expence of the Troops, as above ftipulated. And to prevent all Difpute in Relation to this Expence, the Contracting Powers have agreed, that a thoufand Foot fhall be valued at ten thoufand Dutch Florins per Month, and a thousand Horfe at thirty thoufand Florins of the fame Money per Month, and fo in Proportion for Men of War and Tranfperts. If the above mentioned Succcurs are net fufficient to redress the cfferded Party, the contacting Powers will then agice on fur fhing more

Forces.

And in fhort, in Cafe of Neceflity, the faid Allies will affift, the injured Party with all their Forces, and even declare War against the Aggreffor.

IV. And as the three moft ferene Kings are refolved to cement, and more and more confirm the strict Union that fubfifts between them, by all poffible Teftimonies of good Faith, and mutual Confidence, they have reciprocally agreed, not only to decline entring into any Treaty, Alliance, or Engagement whatfoever, which might any way be prejudicial to their respective Interefls; but alfo faithfully to communicate to each other the Propofals that might be made to them; and upon fuch Propofals to take no Refolution but in Concert, and after having jointly examined what would be convenient for their common Intereft, and proper to preferve the Balance of Europe, which is fo entirely neceffary for the Good of the general Tranquillity.

V. As his moft Chriftian Majefty who in Quality of Guarantee of the Treaties of Weftphalia is particularly interested in the Prefervation of the Rights and Privileges of the German Body, and their Britannick and Prufian Majefties, as Members of the faid Bedy, behold with Regret the Seeds of Difcord that are fowing, and hear with Grief fuch Complaints, as may at Length break out, and occafion a War, whofe terrible Confequer ces would inevitably af fect all Europe; their faid Majefties, always attentive to what might one Day or another difturb the Tranquillity of the Empire in particular, and that of Europe in general, promife and ergage mutually to affif each other, for the defending and preferving the above mentioned Treaties, and other A&s, which, by their Determinations upon the Affairs of the Empire, are locked en

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as the Bafis and Foundation of the Tranquillity of the German Body and the Support of its Rights, Pri vileges, and Immunities; for the Maintenance of which their faid Majefties are truly defirous of making a fixed and folid Provision.

VI. This Alliance fhall fubfift fifteen Years, commencing to the Day of its being figned.

VII. Their Britannick, moft Christian and Pruffian Majesties will invite fuch Princes and States, as they fhall agree on, to accede to the prefent Treaty; and they have from this Day agreed to invite by Name the States General of the United Provinces.

VIII. This prefent Treaty fhall be approved and ratified by the King of Great Britain, the moft Chriftian King, and the King of Pruffia; and the Ratifications delivered within two Months from the Day of its being figned, or fooner if poffible.

In Teftimony whereof we, by Virtue of our respective full Powers, have figned this prefent Treaty, to which we have caufed our refpective Seals to be affixed.

At Hanover,
September 3,
1725.
To which were added the fol-
lowing feparate Articles:

(L. S) Townshend
(L. S.) Broglio
(L. S.) Wallenrodt.

1. As the Affair which lately happened in the City of Thorn [the putting feveral Proteflants there to cruel Deaths on Account of Religion] and its Confequences have alarmed feveral Princes and States, who fear, that contrary to the Treaty of Oliva, it will raife Troubles and Disturbances, not only in Poland, but allo in the neighbouring Countries Their Britannick, moft Chriftian and Pruffian Majellies, who, as Guarantees of the faid

Treaty of Oliva, are intereled and concerned in its Prefervation and punctual Execution, engage to imploy their mutual Offices, in the most effectual Manner, to cozin Redress for what may have been done contrary to the Treaty of Oliva; and to that Purpose they fhall, in Concert take Informations by their Minifters in Poland, of the Infractions that may have been made upon the faid Treaty of O and of the Means of remedying them, in fuch a Manner, as may tirely fecure the publick Tranqadi. ty against the Dangers it migh expofed to, in Cafe fo folema s Treaty as that of Oliva fhould any ways be infringed.

2. If the Empire, refenting the Affillance given by his moft Chrian Majefty to their Britannick and Pruffian Majefties, for preventing any Disturbance in the Territories they enjoy, fhould declare War gainst his faid moft Chriftian Majefty (as in fuch a Cafe that Decaration would no leis concern the molt ferene Kings of Great Britan and Pruffia, whofe Interes ale had given Birth to this War, than it would his moft Chrisian Majefty) they will not only decline furnishing their Contingencies in Troops, or in any other Nature of Succour whatever as Members of the abovefaid Body although their faid Britannick and Pragen Majeflies were not comprited and named in the Empire's Decaration of War againit France) but will alfo act in Concert with his moft Chriftian Majefly, till the Peace, which had been disturbed on that Occafion, fhould be again reftored: His Britannick Majetty turther promifing faithfully to execute, in that Cafe as well as in all others, the Treaties concluded be.wera him and his moft Chrillian Majesty,

ho alfo on his Part promifeth to oferve them faithfully.

3. If it should happen, that, notithstanding his moft Chriftian Mafty's Refolution firmly to adhere all his Treaties, in Regard to e Empire, from which he hath ot derogated by the prefent Trea, fome Refolution fhould be taen by the faid Empire against rance, to the Prejudice of the geeral Guaranty of the Poffeffions ipulated by the prefent Trea; their Britannick and Pruffian lajefties promife, in fuch Cafe, to fe their good Offices, Credit, and Authority, in the most effectual Manner, either by Word of Mouth, nd by Means of 'Princes, their 'riends, at the Diet; or elfe by all ther convenient and proper Meods, to prevent the committing f any Thing contrary to it. But f, against all their Expectations and Endeavours, the Empire fhould leclare War against France, (though n that Cafe, being no longer Defenfive One, they would not be obliged to furnish any Contingents) however, to remove all Dif bute from between their faid Majefties, if they thought themfelves obliged to fulfil their Duties, as Members of that Body, their faid British and Pruffian Majefties referve to themselves the Liberty of furnishing their Contingents in Infantry or Cavalry, out of their own Troops, or other Foreign Forces taken into their Pay, as they themfelves fhall think proper; and their British and Prujian Majefties fhall not, by reafon of their Contingents fo furnished, be thought to have countervened to this prefent Treaty, which fhall remain in all its Force. Their British and Prufian Majefties promife not to furnish, in that Cafe, a greater Number of Forces again his moft Chriftian Majefty, than what

they are obliged to furnish for their Contingents; and, that in all other Refpects in the above mentioned Cafe, they will fulfil their Engagements to the King of France, who on his Part fhall not, because of the faid Contingent, perform any Acts of Hoftility in the Dominions of the faid moft ferene Kings of Great Britain and Pruffia, in the Empire, or elsewhere; nor demand or raise any Contribution, Forage, Quarters, Paffage, or any thing elfe, to the Prejudice of the faid Countries and Dominions, under any Pretence whatfoever. And, on the other Hand, the faid Dominions and Subjects fhall not, furnish his most Chriftian Majefty's Enemies with any of the faid Things; who likewife engageth and promifeth, on his Part, that if the Empire fhould take any Refolutions, like those mentioned in this Article, to the Prejudice of the Kings of Great Britain and Pruffia, his moft Chriftian Majefty would openly take their Part, and affift them with all neceffary Vigour, pursuant to this Treaty, till the Disturbances be appeafed, and the Wrongs and Infractions rectified.

On Thursday, January 20, the Parliament met, and the King in his Speech having declared to them the Pleasure he had in meeting a Parliament, of whofe Wifdom and Zeal he had had frequent Experience, was pleafed to tell them, that the diftreffed Condition of fome Proteftant Brethren abroad, and the Negociations and Engagements entred into by fome foreign Powers, feemed to have laid the Foundation of new Troubles and Disturbances in Europe, and to threaten the Britih Subjects with the Lofs of feveral of the most advantageous Branches of their Trade, which obliged him, without Lofs of Time, to concert, with other Powers, fuch

Measures,