Treaty of Alliance among Great Britain, France, and PrussiaII. As the true aim and intention of this alliance between the
faid kings is mutually to preferve the peace and tranquillity of
their refpective kingdoms ; their abovefaid majefties do promife
to each other their reciprocal guarantee for the protecting and
maintaining generally all the dominions, countries and towns
both in and out of Europe, whereof each of the allies fhall be
actually in pofleffion at the time of the figning of this alliance ;
as alfo the rights, immunities, and advantages, particularly thofe
relating to trade, which the faid allies enjoy or ought to enjoy
refpectively. And to this end the faid kings have agreed, that if
out of refentment on account of this alliance, or upon any other
pretext, any one of the faid allies fhould be attacked in hoftile
manner by, or fhould fufler any wrong from, any prince or ftate
whatfoever, the other allies fhall employ their good offices to
procure fatisfaction to be given to the injured party, and to
engage the aggreffor to forbear any further hoftility or wrong.
III. And if any of the contracting parties fhould be openly
attacked, or molefted in the above cafes, and that the good
offices abovcmentioned fhould not be effectual, fo as to procure
a juft fatisfaction for the wrongs and damages done to the
injured party, then the other parties within two months after
application fhall be made to them, fhall furnifh the following
fuccours ; that is to fay,
His majefty the king of Great Britain fhall furnifh 8,ooo
foot, and 4,000 horfe.
His moft Chriftian Majefty fhall, in the like cafe, furnifh
8,000 foot, and 4,000 horfe.
And his majefty the king of Pruffia, fhall furnifh 3,000
foot, and 2,000 horfe.
But if the party attacked fhould rather defire to have men of
war, or tranfport fhips, or even fubfidies in money, which fhall
always be left to his choice ; then the other parties fhall fupply
him with fhips or money, in proportion to the expence of the
troops to be furnifhed as above. And to remove all manner of
doubt with regard to this expence, the contracting parties do
agree, that 1,000 foot Ihall be valued at 10,000 Dutch guilders
by the month ; and 1,000 horfe, at 30,000 guilders of the fame
money alfo by the month : and the computation fhall be made
in proportion as to the men of war and tranfport fhips. If the
fuccours above fpecified do not prove fufficient to caufe fatis-
faction to be made to the injured party, then the contracting
parties fhall agree together upon further forces to be furnifhed ;
and finally, in cafe of need, the faid allies fhall affift the injured
party with all their forces, and fhall even declare war againft the
aggreffor.
IV. And as the faid three moft ferene kings are refolved to
bind more and more clofely the ftrict union that fubfifts among
them, by all poffible tokens of good faith and mutual confi-
dence, they have reciprocally agreed, not only to enter into no
treaty, alliance, or engagement whatfoever, which may, in any
manner whatever, be contrary to the interefts of each other ; but
even faithfully communicate to each other the propofal that
may be made to them, and not to take, upon what may be
propofed, any refolution, otherwife than in concert together,
and after a joint examination of what may conduce to their
common interefts, and be proper for maintaining the ballance
of Europe, which is Ib neceflary to be preferred for the good of
the general peace.
V. His moft Chriftian Majefty being particularly interefted as
gaurantee of the treaties of Weftphalia, in the maintaining of
the privileges and liberties of the Germanick Body; and their
Britannick and Pruffian Majefties as members of that body,
obferving with equal concern feeds of divifion and of complaint
that may at length break out, and bring on a war, which, by fatal
confequences refulting from it, might fet all Europe on fire ;
their faid majefties being ever attentive to what may one day
difturb the tranquility of the empire in particular, and that of
Europe in general, do engage and promife to help each other
mutally in maintaining and caufing to be obferved the above
faid treaties, and the other acts, which having fettled the affairs
of the empire, are looked upon as the bafis and foundation of
the tranquility of the Germanick Body, and the fupport of its
rights, privileges and immunities, which their above faid
Majefties are truly defirous to fecure in a folid manner.
VI. The prefent alliance mail fubfift during the fpace of 15
years to be computed from the day of the figning of thefe
prefents.
VII. Their Britannick, moft Chriftian, and Pruffian Majefties
will invite the princes and ftates which fhall by them be agreed
upon, to accede to the prefent treaty ; and they have now agreed
to invite particularly the Lords the States General of the United
Provinces.
VIII. This prefent treaty fhall be approved and ratified by
their Majefties the King of Great Britain, the moft Chriftian
King, and the King of Pruffia, and the ratification mall be deliv-
ered in the fpace of two months from the figning of thefe
prefents, or fooner, if poffible.
In witnefs whereof, we have figned this pfefent treaty and
caufed the feals of our arms to be affixed thereto.
Done at Hanover, the 3d of September, 1725.(L. S.) Townfhend.
(L. S.) Broglio.
(L. S.) Wallendrodt.SEPARATE ARTICLE. No. 1.
WHEREAS the affair that lately happened in the city of Thorn,
and what has enfued thereupon, have alarmed many princes
and ftates, who apprehend that, to the prejudice of the treaty of
Oliva, difturbances may on this occafion arife, not only in
Poland, but alfo in the neighbouring countries, their Britannick,
moft Chriftian, and Pruffian Majefties, who, as gaurantees of
the faid treaty of Oliva, are obliged to fee it maintained and
obferved to all intents and purpofes, do engage to employ their
offices the moft effectually they can, to caufe reparation to be