Treaty of Peace and Alliance among the Holy Roman Emperor, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Spainthat they are entirely difpofed, and ready to give his Imperial
and Catholic Majefty, as they do by thefe 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-men-
tioned, as in relation to all the other points ftill contained in the
faid fifth 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
ferene prince, Anthony Farnefe, in his lifetime Duke of Parma
and Placentia, might in fome fort retard or obftruct the conclu-
fion 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 fer-
ene Duchefs Dowager, wife of the faid moft ferene Duke
Anthony whilft he lived, do not prove abortive, and the faid
Duchefs Dowager fhould bring a man-child into the world, all
that has been regulated, as well by the third article of the treaty
concluded this day, as by the act of declaration above recited,
fhall take place, as much as if the unforefeen death of the duke
had not happened: but that if the hopes conceived of the preg-
nancy of the faid Duchefs 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 Spanifh foldiers into the ftrong places of Parma
and Placentia, the moft ferene Infante of Spain, Don Carlos,
fhall be put into the poffeffion of the faid duchies, 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 con-
firmed in all its articles, claufes and conditions; in fuch manner
not withstanding, that the faid Infante of Spain, as alfo the
Court of Spain fhall firft of all fullfil the former treaties, wherein
the Emperor is a contracting party with the confent of the
empire. And whereas upon the deceafe of the faid Duke
Anthony Farnefe, the Imperial troops were not put into the
ftrong places of Parma and Placentia, with a view to hinfer the
eventual fucceffion, as it was fecured to the most ferene Infante
Don Carlos by the treaty of London, commonly called the
Quadruple Alliance, but only to prevent any enterprise which
might have difturbed the tranquility of Italy; his facred Imperial
and Catholic Majefty perceiving, that by the treaty concluded
this day, the public tranquility 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 hath no other
intention than to fupport as far as lay in his power, the fuccef-
fion, of the moft ferene 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 Farnefe fhould be utterly extinct; or from oppofing
the introduction of the Spanifh garrifons, if the Duchefs Dowa-
ger fhould happen to bring a pofthumous fon into the world,
his Imperial Majefty doth on the contray declare and promife,
that the faid forces fhall by his experfs orders be withdrawn,
either that the faid Infante Don Carlos may be put into poffef-
fion of the faid Duchies, according to other tenor of the letters
of eventual inveftiture, or that the Spanifh garrifons may be
introduced peaceably, and without any refiftance whatever;
which laid 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 Houfe of Farnefe fhould be utterly extinct.
The prefent Declaration fhall have the fame Force, &c.DECLARATION finged 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 1729, in favour of
the Great Duke of Tufcany, as well as of the duchies of Parma
and Placentia, it was likewife provided, that as foon as the moft
ferene Infante of Spain, Don Carlos or the Prince to whom his
rights may devolve, fhould be in peaceable poffeffion of the fuc-
ceffion defigned for him, and fecure from any infults of ene-
mies, and againft any juft caufe of fear, then his Royol Catholic
Majefty fhould prefently give orders for withdrawing his own
troops out of the faid duchies, but not thofe belonging to the
Infante Don Carlos, or to the prince upon whom, as abovemen-
tioned, his right may devolve.
The under-written minifters of the King of Great Britain,
and the Lords States General, do, by virtue of this prefent
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 accuftomed to fulfil what
they have promifed fo ‘tis ftill their meaning and intention, that
in the cafes aforefaid, the Spanifh troops fhall be immediately
withdrawn from the Duchies of Tufcany, Parma and Placentia.
This Declaration is to be kept Secret, but is neverthelefs to be
of the fame Force, &c.Separate Article.
WHEREAS the treaty concluded this day between his Imperial
Catholic Majefty, his Britaninick 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 faid States General refiding at the Imperial Court;
becaufe according to the cuftom of the Republic, and the form
of its government, the full powers could not be difpatched 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 (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 confi-
dence that they would accede to it, as foon as the ufual form of
their government would admit of it. And becaufe the zeal which
that republic manifefts for eftablifhing and fecuring the public