Treaty of Alliance among France, Great Britain, and the Netherlands
Grace of God king of Great Britain, Duke of Brunfwick and
Lunenberg, Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, &c. and the
High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United
Provinces of the Netherlands, being defirous to corroborate
more and more the peace that is eftablifhed between their king-
doms and ftates refpectively to remove entirely on every fide, all
caufe of jealoufy, which might in any manner whatfoever dif-
turb the tranquillity of their dominions, and to bind yet more
ftrongly by new ties, that friendfhip which is between them, in
order to attain fo falutary an end, they have thought it neceffary
to come to an agreement between themfelves: and to that pur-
pofe their majefties aforefaid, and the faid Lords the States Gen-
eral have named, viz.
The moft Chriftian King, his Ambaffadors Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiaries, the Sieur William du Bois, Abbot of St.
Peter d’ Airvault, of St. Juft, and of Nogent, formerly preceptor
to his royal highnefs the Duke of Orleans, regent of the king-
dom of France, counfellor of ftate in ordinary; and the Sieurs
Peter Anthony de Chafteauneuf, Marquifs de Caftagnere, hon-
orary counfellor to the parliament of Paris, and ambaffador
from his moft Chriftian Majefty to the Lords the States General
of the United Provinces.
The King of Great Britain has named his ambaflador
extraordinary and plenipotentiary, the Lord William Cadogan,
Baron of Reading, Knight of the order of St. Andrew, mafter of
the robes to the King of Great Britain, lieutenant general of his
armies, colonel of the fecond regiment of his guards, and gover-
nor of the Ifle of Wight.
And the Lords the States General have named their deputies
and plenipotentiaries, the Sieurs John van Effen, burgomafier of
the town of Zutphen, curator of the univerfity at Harderwick;
Wigbold Vander Does, Lord of Nortwick, of the order of the
nobility of Holland and Weftfriefland, grand baily and
dykegrave of Rhynland; Anthony Heinfius, counfellor, pen-
fionary keeper of the great feal, and fnperintendant of the fiefs
of the province of Holland and Weftfriefiand; Samuel Coninck,
fenator of the town of Veere; Frederick Adrian, baron de
Rheede, lord of Renfwoude, Emminckhuyfen and Moerkerken,
&c. prefident of the nobility of the province of Utrecht; Ulbe
Aylva van Burmania, baily of the nobility of Leewarden:
Anthony Eckhout, burgomafter of the town of Campen; and
Wicher Wichers, burgomafter of the town of Groningen, all
deputies in their aflembly, on the part of the ftates of Guelder-
land, Holland, and Weftfriefland, Zealand, Utrecht, Friefland,
Overyffel, Groningen, and the Ommelands.
Who after having communicated their full powers to one
another, and after having exchanged the fame according to
cuftom, agreed upon a treaty of defenfive alliance, between the
moft Chriftian King, the King of Great Britain, and the lords the
States General of the United Provinces, their kingdoms, domin-
ions and fubjects, on the following conditions.
I. That from this day forth and for ever, there fhall be a true,
firm, and inviolable peace, a moft fincere and intimate friend-
faip, and a moft ftrict alliance and union between the faid moft
ferene Kings, their heirs and fucceffors, and the lords the States
General, their lands, countries, and towns refpeftively, and their
fubjects and inhabitants, as well within as out of Europe: and
that the fame be preferved and cultivated in fuch manner, that
the contracting parties may faithfully and reciprocally reap their
profit and advantage thereby; and that by the moft convenient
meafures all loffes and damages which might befal them, may
be averted and prevented.
II. And forafmuch as it is known by experience, that the near
abode of the perfon, who in the life-time of King James II. did
take upon him the title of prince of Wales, and fince the death of
the faid King has taken the title of King of Great Britain, may
excite commotions and troubles in Great Britain, and the
dominions depending thereon, it is agreed upon and deter-
mined, that his moft ferene Majefty the moft Chriftian King do
oblige himfelf, by the prefent treaty, to engage the faid perfon to
depart out of the country of Avignon, and to go and take up his
refidence on the other fide of the Alps, immediately after the
figning of the treaty, and before the exchange of the ratifica-
tions. And the moft Chriftian King, yet farther to teftify his fin-
cere defire, not only to obferve all the engagements which the
crown of France has formerly entered into concerning the faid
perfon, religioufly and inviolably, but alfo to prevent all manner
of fufpicion and diffidence for the future; does again promife
and engage for himfelf, his heirs and fucceffors, not to give, or
furnifh at any time whatever, directly or indirectly, either by fea
or by land, any advice, aid or affiftance by money, arms, ammu-
nition, military ftores, fhips, foldiers, feamen, or any other man-
ner of help whatfoever, to the faid perfon, who takes upon him-
felf the title before mentioned, or to any other perfons whatever,
who having commiffion from him may in confequence thereof
difturb the tranquillity of Great Britain by open war, or by
fecret confpiracies, or infurrections and rebellions, and make
oppofition to the government of his Britannic Majefty.
Moreover, the moft Chriftian King promifes and engages,
not to permit the perfon above defigned to return at any time
hereafter to Avignon, or to pafs through the lands depending on
the crown of France; on pretence of returning either to Avignon
or to Lorrain, or fo much as to fet foot on any part of his moft
Chiriftian Majefty’s dominions, much lefs to refide there under
any name or appearance whatfoever.
III. The faid moft ferene Kings and the faid Lords the States
General do alfo promife and engage themfelves, reciprocally to
refuse all kind of refuge and protection to the fubjects of either
of them, who have been, or fhall be declared rebels, whenever it
fhall be requefted by the contracting party, whofe fubjefts thofe
rebels fhall be known to be, and likewife to compel the faid
rebels to depart out of the dominions under their obedience, in
a week’s time after the minifter of the faid ally fhall have
required it in his mafter’s name.
IV. And the moft Chriftian King being fincerely defirous, that
every thing heretofore agreed on with the crown of France con-
cerning the town of Dunkirk, may be fully executed, and that
nothing be omitted which the King of Great Britain may think