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A25086 An account of the differences between the King of Denmark, and the Duke of Holstein Gottorp With some reflections upon the present motions of the Swedes. In a letter. 1700 (1700) Wing A275B; ESTC R215704 10,095 26

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shall take place no Treaty of Peace can any longer subsist for besides the renewing of those of the Union what do these following Words of the Article of the Treaty of Altena mean There shall be an Eternal Oblivion of what is pass'd on both sides this Treaty makes an inviolable Friendship and a most strict Vnion between his Majesty and his Highness as well as between their Heirs and Successors c. And who knows not that when a Treaty of Peace and Reconcilement is concluded between Princes it is no longer permitted to renew the Differences pass'd nor to make War without Grievances The Third Reflection is That the Treaty of Altena taken in its true Sense is no more than a Confirmation of that of Copenhagen 1660. and the others following as it appears clearly by these Words of the Second Article in that Treaty .... and in all the Rights Priviledges and Pre-eminencies that he injoy'd by Vertue of the Treaties of Westphalia and the North c. This shews evidently that the meaning of this Treaty has properly been but only to settle things again upon the same Foot they were before Now since all things have been re-establish'd and the late Duke satisfied with it until his Death why then does he change them at present and give beginning to new troubles that may prove dangerous to the whole Country of things by no great importance The Fourth Reflection is That the Duke of Gottorp or rather his Counsellors ought to Remember that there are very many reasons which ought to bind him to the Crown of Denmark rather than to that of Sweden for besides that which the King and they have in common in their Dutchy their Treaties of Union the Disorders and the Prejudice that divisions may produce and the Friendship there naturally ought to be between Princes of the same Blood and descended from the same Kings are not the Dukes of Gottorp for these many Years Presumptif Heirs to the Crown of Norway And is not this present Duke become Heir to the Crown of Denmark by the Dutchess his Mother Now if these Ties don't produce a good Understanding I know not what can I go on to my Second Question viz. To inquire if the King of Sweden be well grounded to proceed as he does Hereupon I shall make the following Reflections The First is That the King of Sweden having no Difference with the King of Denmark and the Duke of Gottorp his Ally injoying in Peace his Domains Revenues and his Sovereignty jointly with the King his Joint-Lord and separately over his own Vassals it is surprising that he should run the hazard of kindling a War in the North and not rather try all means of an Accommodation especially since the whole difference is but about the Sense of the Second Article of the Treaty of Altena the ground of which the Parties agree on To this they will say that there have been Conferences held and are broke of but as each Prince Protests that it is not his fault that these Conferences took no Effect it is a Mark that it would be easy to renew them and yet I think it would be better to attempt it again by way of Negotiation than by forcible and unlawful means My Second Reflection is That though the King of Sweden be Guarantee and Party concern'd in the Treaty of Altena yet he cannot give it what Sense and extent he pleases The Third is That to speak properly the King of Sweden is not Guarantee of the said Treaty for the true Guarantees that is to say those who can have Right to take Notice of the performance of the Treaty are the Mediators viz. The Emperor the Electors of Saxony and Brandenburg but suppose that the King of Sweden be Guarantee of this Treaty towards the Duke of Gottorp the King of Great Britain and the States General are so likewise so that it would be well worth the while to Act unanimously with the Mediators and Guarantees or at least not to Act without their consent or advice and the Duke of Gottorp is so much the more oblig'd to do it for that it is his interest to manage the Powers that can do much in this Affair and will have reason to be offended at his proceeding That which makes me believe that they are not consulted is that I do not see it is for their interest to suffer the Swedes to render themselves more Powerful in Germany than they are nor that they should put their Troops into a Country where Denmark has so great a Right I know they will Answer that the King of Sweden is a Young Prince who has Ambition and Courage All this I grant But is this a sufficient Ground to undertake a War upon For in short it is very likely that the King of Denmark will not be idle or wanting to himself and must one not have strong and just reasons when he undertakes a thing of so great a Consequence Without which a Prince renders himself accountable to God of all the Blood that shall be shed in the War he undertakes or is the cause of Nay I dare proceed yet farther to say it is not always enough that a Prince has good reason on his side to begin a War it must be for some weighty and important Affairs that are worth the while without which he is still accountable to God for all the Disorders that may ensue Now can any Body reasonably say that to Fortify the Dutchy of Sleswig in one place more than in another or that the Sense of the Second Article of the Treaty of Altena is a matter that Merits the hazard of involving three Kingdoms in War and Troubles This being so I cannot conceive how any body can advise the King of Sweden to such an Enterprise But Sir if you will have me speak plainly I must needs confess between you and I that I cannot believe that only the design to help the Duke to rebuild his Forts is the true motive that makes the Swedes Act thus and you can never beat it out of my Head but that they have some other projects whereof the Treaty of Altena is but the Cloak However it be other Princes and Powers in Europe and especially England and Holland must see if it be their interest in these present Circumstances of Affairs to let the War break out in the North and not to keep the Ballance equal between the two Kings And how can this be as long as one makes himself Master of a Country whereof he has no right and which to speak properly belongs to the other Moreover every Body knows that the Treaty of Sweden with the Town of Bremen does expire with this Century and that the King of Sweden might renew his pretensions that it is not impossible either to surprise this Town or to have gain'd a party therein to send some Troops from thence into Sleswig and to throw a greater number into that Country under pretence of making up the number again that he may have a considerable Army in Germany I am apt to believe that the Neighbouring Princes will have a watchful Eye upon these Affairs for my part I will rely upon their care submitting my Reflections to the more Judicious and my Conjectures to the Events I am SIR Yours FINIS BOOKS Printed for Tho. Bennet THE Certainty and Necessity of Religion in General or the first Grounds and Principles of Humane Duty Established In Eight Sermons Preached at St. Martins in the Fields At the Lecture for the Year 1697. Founded by the Honourable Robert Boyle Esq The Certainty of the Christian Revelation and the Necessity of Believing it Establish'd in Opposition to all the Cavils and Insinuations of such as Pretend to allow Natural Religion and Reject the Gospel Both By Francis Gastril B. D. and Preacher to the Honourable Society of Lincolns-Inn A Conference with a Theist In Four Parts Compleat By William Nichols D.D.