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B02101 A perpetual league of mutual defence and allyance between his Majesty, and the Estates General of the United Provinces of the Low Countries together with a confirmation of the Articles of Commerce, agreed upon by the Treaty of Breda. / Published by his Majesties command. England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.; United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal. 1668 (1668) Wing C3197; ESTC R171256 2,896 8

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A Perpetual LEAGUE OF Mutual Defence and Allyance BETWEEN HIS MAJESTY AND THE ESTATES GENERAL Of the UNITED PROVINCES Of the Low-COUNTRIES Together With a Confirmation of the Articles of Commerce agreed upon by th Treaty at Breda Published by His Majesties Command EDINBURGH Re-printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty M.DC.LXVIII A perpetual League of mutual Defence and Alliance between His Majesty and the Estates General of the United Provinces of the Low-Countries Together with a Confirmation of the Articles of Commerce agreed upon by the Treaty at Breda WHereas by the late Treaty concluded at Breda between the most Serene and most Potent Prince and Lord Charles the Second King of Great Britain on the one part and the High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United Provinces on the other part the ancient Friendship and good Correspondency between the two Nations has by the mercy of God been restored And for the taking away all occasions of new Differences for the future and for preventing such accidents as might happen between the Subjects of either side to the disturbance of the said Amity and good Correspondence certain Rules and Articles of Commerce and Navigation were then agreed upon and particularly in the 11. Article of the said Treaty it was agreed That the said Lord the King and the said Lords the States General should be and remain Friends Confederates and Allyes for the defending the Rights and Priviledges of each others Subjects against all persons whatsoever who should endeavour by Land or Sea to disturb the Peace of either State or who being Inhabitants in eithers Dominions should be declared Publick Enemies of either State But yet no particular mention being there made of the Aids and Succours wherewith one Party should in such case be oblieged to assist the other And as well the said King as the said States General resolving to strengthen and to bring yet to further perfection the said Agreements have agreed in the first and principal place to confirm as by these presents they do confirm the said Treaty concluded at Breda and the said Rules and Articles of Commerce thereto belonging mutually obliging themselves to a sincere and perpetual observation of them and to cause them to be strictly and religiously observed and fulfilled by the Subjects on either side according to the genuine sense and meaning of the said Treaty and the Articles therein contained And further for ascertaining the Succours to be mutually given which was omitted in the said Treaty as aforesaid as well to improve and encrease the Friendship that is between the said Lord the King and the said Lords the States General as for seasonably providing by a closer Union and Alliance for the mutual safety and defence of each State against the Hostile attempts and practices of whomsoever and under what pretence soever We whose names are underwritten by vertue of the Powers and Commissions to Us granted and which are to be inserted in the close hereof have agreed and concluded That the said Lord the King of Great Britain and the said Lords the States General of the United Netherlands shall be and by vertue of these Presents they are mutually allied united and confederate in a perpetual Defensive League on the Terms and Conditions following I. That if any Prince or State or any other of what condition soever none excepted shall under any pretence whatsoever invade or endeavour to invade the Territories Countries or any places whatsoever under the Dominion of the said King of Great Britain or exercise any other act of Hostility either by Land or Sea against the said Lord the King or his Subjects the said Lords the States General shall be oblieged and by vertue of these Presents they are oblieged for the Opposing Suppressing or Repelling of such Attempts and acts of Hostility and for obtaining reparation of damages sustained thereby to assist the said Lord the King with fourty Ships of War well equipped of which 14 to carry between 60 and 80 Guns and 400 men apiece one with another Fourteen others from 40 to 60 Guns and at least 300 men apiece one with another and none of the rest to carry less then 36 Guns and 150 men As also with 6000 Foot and 400 Horse or the just value in Money of such succour at the choice of the said Lord the King or with such part of the said succour or the value of it in Money as the said Lord the King shall desire the said succours to be given within the space of six weeks after they shall be required and the said Lord the King to refund and pay back all the Charges to the said Lords the States within three years after the end of the War II. That if any Prince or State or any other whosoever he be none excepted shall upon any pretence whatsoever invade or endeavour to invade the United Provinces or any places under the Dominion of the said Lords the States General or where they have a Garrison or shall exercise any other act of Hostility by Sea or Land against the said Lords the States General or their Subjects The said Lord the King shall be obliged and by vertue of these Presents he is obliged for the opposing suppressing and repelling the said Attempts and Acts of Hostility and for obtaining reparation of damages thereby received to assist the said Lords the States with 40 Ships of War well equipped of which number 14 to carry between 60 and 80 Guns and 400 men apiece one with another Fourteen others from 40 to 60 Guns and at least 300 men one with another and none of the rest to carry less then 36 Guns and 150 Men and also with 6000 Foot and 400 Horse or a just value in Money for such succour at the choice of the said Lords the States or with such part of the said succour or the value of it in Money as they shall desire the said succour to be given within the space of six weeks after it shall be required and the said Lords the States General to refund and pay back to the said Lord the King all Charges within three years after the end of the War III. The said Ships of War and the Auxiliary Forces of Horse and Foot together with the Captains of Ships and Commanders of those Forces and other the inferior Officers shall be under the Command of the party injur'd and shall obey such Orders as they shall receive from him or them who shall have the Command in chief of his Forces by Sea or Land IIII. And for the better settling and agreeing an exact Rule for computing the Charges which are to be paid back within 3 years after the War or the value in ready Money which possibly may have been chosen by the party injured in lieu of all or part of the said Ships and Forces of Horse and Foot It has been thought fit that the Charges of 14 Ships from 60 to 80 Guns well equipped shall be estimated at the rate of eighteen thousand six hundred sixty and six pounds Sterling or English Money by the Month and those 14 from 43 to 60 Guns at fourteen thousand pounds Sterling and the other 12 at six thousand pounds of the same Money That the 6000 Foot be valued at 7500 l. Sterling and the 400 Horse at one thousand and forty pounds of like Money by the month The said Summes to be paid by the said Lord the King of Great Britain at London and by the Lords the States General at Amsterdam according to the course of Exchange at the time when such Payments shall become due But for the Foot above-mentioned there shall for the first Month be paid the summe of 6000 l. Sterling over and above that summe being found necessary for the raising of them V. This League with all and every thing therein contained shall be Confirmed and Ratified by the said Lord the King of Great Britain and the said Lords the States General of the United Provinces by Letters Patents on each side under their Great Seals in due and authentick Form within the space of 4 Weeks next ensuing or sooner if it may be done And the Instruments of Ratification interchangeably delivered within the same time At the Hague 13 23 January 1668. De Gellicom Asperen Johan de-Witte Van Cromon Adolph V. Unkel Johan V. Schrieck Isbrandts FINIS