alliance, the faid high contracting parties have agreed, that this one shall continue in force for the space of fifteen years, to be reckoned from the day of the figning of this

treaty.

XXII. This prefent treaty of defenfive alliance fhall be approved and ratified by his Britannick Majefty, and by her Imperial Majefty of all the Ruffias; and the letters of ratification, in due form, fhall be exchanged at St. Petersburg, within the fpace of two months, or fooner if poffible. In teftimony whereof the aforefaid Plenipotentiary Minifters, on both fides, have figned the prefent treaty of alliance, and have put the feals of their arms thereto. Done at Moscow, the 11th of December, 1742.

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Separate Article I.

T is agreed, by this feparate article, that the treaty of commerce and navigation, which was concluded on the fourth of December, 1734, between his Britannick Majefty, and her Imperial Majefty of all the Ruffias, fhall be confirmed in all its points and articles, by the present alliance; and it is now agreed, that it fhall remain in force, and fhall be reciprocally obferved, for the fame time, as this alliance fhall laft, to be reckoned from the day of the figning of the treaty of this day. The prefent feparate article fhall have the fame force and vigour, as if it was inferted in the treaty figned this day; and fhall be approved and ratified in like manner; and the letters of ratification thereof fhall be exchanged at the fame time, and in the fame place, as thofe of the treaty. In witness

whereof, the Plenipotentiary Minifters, on both fides, have figned the prefent feparate article, and have thereto put the feals of their arms.

Done at Mofcow, the 11th of December, 1742.

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Separate Article II.

IS Britannick Majefty, and her Imperial Majefty of

all the Ruffias, having, this day, concluded a treaty between themselves, the fole end and intention whereof is, to provide for their mutual defence, and to maintain, as far as fhall depend upon their care, the public tranquility, and that of the north in particular; and their Majefties having confidered the ftrict friendship and alliance, which already fubfifts between each of them, and his Majesty the King of Poland, Elector of Saxony, of which they defire to ftraiten the bonds, ftill more and more, and their Majefties being at the fame time affured, that his faid Polish Majefty finds himself in the fame difpofition towards them, and that he will be ready to concur, on his part, in the falutary ends above-mentioned; they have agreed to invite his faid Majefty immediately to enter, as Elector of Saxony, into the faid treaty, or into fuch articles thereof as he fhall declare to them, to be fuitable to him with regard to his fituation, and to the interefts and forces of his hereditary countries, and upon which their Majefties fhall concert together, and fhall agree with his faid Majefty the King of Poland; and it is further agreed, that, upon his faid Polish Majefty's acceding, as is faid above, in his quality of Elector, either to this whole treaty, or to fuch engagements thereof, as fhall have been agreed upon with him, he fhall be reputed and confidered as one of the principal and contracting parties to the faid treaty. This feparate article fhall have the fame force and vigour, as if it was inferted in the treaty figned this day; and fhall be approved and ratified in like manner; and the letters of ratification thereof shall be exchanged, at the fame time, and in the fame place, with thofe of the treaty. In witness whereof, the Plenipotentiary Minifters, on both fides, have figned the prefent feparate article, and have thereto put the feals of their arms.

Done at Mofcow, the 11th day of December, 1742.

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Separate Article III.

HEREAS in the treaty of this day, the high contracting parties have agreed to concert together about the admiffion of fuch other powers, as may be dif posed to enter into this alliance; and whereas his Majefty the King of Poland, as Elector of Saxony, has, from the beginning, been comprehended therein, by a feparate article, drawn up in concert, and agreeably to the defires of that prince. It is farther agreed, that, tho' the faid contracting parties have referved to themselves the admiffion of other powers to this treaty, conformably to what is ftipulated upon that fubject; the reciprocal intention is to comprehend therein, principally and from henceforth, his Majefty the King of Pruffia, and the States-General of the United Provinces of the Low Countries, and to invite them thereto, in the fame manner as his Majefty the King of Poland has been therein comprehended, in the full fuafion that those faid powers find themselves fincerely difpofed to concur in the end of this treaty, and in the maintenance of the publick tranquility, and of that of the north in particular. This feparate article fhall have the fame force and vigour, as if it was infcrted in the treaty figned this day; and fhall be approved and ratified in like manner; and the letters of ratification thereof fhall be exchanged at the fame time, and in the fame place, as thofe of the treaty. In witnefs whereof, the Plenipotentiary Minifters, on both fides, have figned the prefent feparate article, and have thereto put the feals of their arms. Done at Moscow, the 11th of December, 1742.

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Separate Article IV.

HEREAS his Britannick Majefty is defirous of giving her Imperial Majefty of all the Ruffias a diftinguifhed mark of his friendship and efteem, he has been pleafed to yield to the inftances, which have been made to him, on her part, and to acknowledge, by the prefent feparate article, her quality of Emprefs, for her

and

and her fucceffors in the Imperial throne of Ruffia, and to give them the title thereof; on this exprefs condition, nevertheless, that her Imperial Majefty of all the Ruffias and her fucceffors, fhall never, on account of this quality, and of this title, claim any prerogative or pre-eminence, in any manner whatever, and that this acknowledgment fhall not, at any time, caufe any fort of change in the ceremonial, which has been obferved hitherto, with regard to the rank of the Minifters of their said Imperial and Britannick Majefties, or in any other manner whatsoever, either in their own courts, or in those, where they may, refpectively, have Ministers. The prefent feparate article fhall have the fame force and vigour, as if it had been inferted in the treaty figned this day; and fhall be approved and ratified in like manner; and the letters of ratification thereof fhall be exchanged at the fame time, and in the fame place, as those of the treaty. In witnefs whereof the Plenipotentiary Minifters of the high contracting parties have figned the present separate article, and have thereto put the feals of their arms.

Done at Moscow, the 11th of December, 1742.

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Treaty between kis Britannick Majefty, and the Landgrave of Heffe-Caffell. Signed at Hanover, June 18, 1755

E it known to all whom it may concern; That his Majesty the King of Great-Britain, and his most serene Highness the Landgrave of Heffe-Caffell, having called to mind the strict ties, which unite the interefts of their respective Houses; and having judged, that, in the prefent fituation of affairs, it would contribute to the reciprocal benefit of Great-Britain, and the States of Heffe, to ftrengthen and confirm, by a new treaty of defenfive alliance, the union, which fubfifts between them; his Britannick Majefty, and his moft Serene Highnefs the faid Landgrave, have thought proper to direct for this purpofe, their respective minifters; that is to fay, his faid Majefty, Robert Earl of Holdernefle, one of his principa

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Secretaries of ftate, and the moft Serene Landgrave, his Major-general, General of the artillery, and Governor of the refidence of Caffell, Commander of the Teutonick order, the Sieur Diedric Diede de Furstenstein, and the Sieur Juftus Henry Alt, his Privy-Counsellor of legation, and Minifter charged with his affairs, to enter into conference thereupon; who, after the exchange of their refpective full powers, have agreed upon the points and articles following.

Article I.

There fhall be, between his Majefty the King of GreatBritain, and his moft Serene Highness the Landgrave of Heffe-Caffell, their fucceffors and heirs, a ftrict friendship, and a fincere, firm, and lafting union; infomuch that the one fhall confider the interefts of the other, as his own; and fhall apply himself fincerely to advance them to the utmoft, and to prevent, and to avert, mutually, all trouble and damage.

II. To this end it is agreed, that all former treaties, principally of guaranty, be deemed to be renewed, and confirmed, by the prefent treaty, in all their points, articles and claufes, and fhall be of the fame force, as if they were inferted in this, word for word, fo far as is not derogated from them by the prefent treaty.

III. His Majefty the King of Great-Britain having defired to fecure, for his fervice, a body of the body of the troops of the moft Serene Landgrave, in cafe the good of his kingdoms and ftates fhould require this fuccour; his moft Serene Highness has willingly complied with thefe views; promifing and engaging, by virtue of this article, to hold in readiness for this fervice, during the space of four fucceffive years, to be reckoned from the day of the figning of the prefent treaty, a body of eight thousand men; to wit, eight battalions of infantry, each of eight hundred men, including the officers; and three regiments of dragoons, or cavalry, making in all fourteen hundred horfe; which corps fhall be provided with the neceffary, general, and fubaltern officers: The Infantry fhall be held in a condition to march, for the fervice of his Britannick Majesty, two months after the requifition fhall have been made for that purpose, or fooner if poffible, especially if it fhould be for