and to the cause of the allies, not only for as long as the war may last in Italy, but to the conclufion of the peace in Germany, and of the peace between Great-Britain and Spain; and this is the principal condition, and fine quâ non, of the ceffions made to him above by the 9th and 10th articles of this treaty, which ceffions fhall not receive their full and irrevocable force, but from its entire accomplishment, after which the countries yielded to the faid King, fhall be deemed guarantied to him by the allies for ever, as his other dominions are.

Article XIII.

And as foon as Italy fhall be delivered from enemies, and out of all apparent danger of being a-fresh invaded, her Majefty the Queen of Hungary fhall not only be at liberty to withdraw part of her troops, but, if the requires it, his Majefty the King of Sardinia fhall furnish her fome of his own troops to be employed for the fecurity of her Majefty's dominions in Lombardy, that fo fhe may be able to make use of a greater number of her own in Germany, in like manner as, at the requifition of the King of Sardinia, the Queen of Hungary fhould caufe fome of her troops to pafs into the dominions of the faid King, if it were neceffary, for defending the paffages thereof, which an enemy's army fhould undertake to force, and for delivering from enemies all the dominions of his Majefty the King of Sardinia, and freeing them from any danger of a fresh invafion.

Article XIV.

In any cafe, the allies fhall not make either peace, or truce, or accommodation whatfoever, with the common enemy, but in concert, and with the participation and advice one of the other, nor without the guaranty of fuch powers as fhould have a fhare in the pacification, for the poffeffions and acquifitions of the allies, as fet forth in this treaty; and after the conclufion of the peace, the prefent alliance fhall equally and unalterably fubfift, as well for the fecurity of its execution, as, in general, for the mutual and conftant fecurity of the allies.

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Article XV.

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His Majesty the King of Sardinia, and her Majefty the Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, in gratitude for the nerous concern of his Britannick Majefty for the publick fecurity, and for theirs, and for that of Italy in particular, do not only confirm to the British fubjects the advantages of commerce and navigation, which they enjoy in their respective dominions, but promise to secure them ftill farther to them, and as far as it fhall be found reasonable and practicable, by a fpecifick treaty of commerce and navigation, whenever his Britannick Majefty fhall require it of them.

Article XVI.

The Lords the States-General of the United Provinces being already under the fame engagements towards the moft ferene House of Auftria, and having the fame interest with his Britannick Majefty in all the objects of the prefent treaty, the allies will jointly invite them to enter into this alliance, as a principal contracting party.

Article XVII.

The other princes and ftates, who have at heart the peace, the liberty, and the fecurity of Europe, of the Empire, and of Italy, and who will be willing to enter into the prefent alliance, fhall be admitted into it.

Article XVIII.

This treaty of alliance fhall be ratified by all the allies, and the ratifications of it fhall be exchanged within the fpace of fix weeks, or fooner if poffible.

In witnefs whereof, we the plenipotentiaries abovenamed have figned the prefent treaty with our own hands, and have fet our feals with our coats of arms thereunto. Done at Worms, this day of September, one thousand feven hundred and forty-three.

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(L. S.) Carteret. (L.S.) Offorio. (L. S.) DeWafner.

We having feen and confidered the treaty above-written, have approved and ratified it in all and fingular its articles

and claufes, as we do by these presents approve and ratify the fame for ourselves, our heirs and fucceffors, undertaking and promifing, upon our royal word, that we will religiously and inviolably perforin and obferve all and fingular the things which are contained in it; and that we will never fuffer, as much as in us lies, that they be violated by any body, or that any thing be done, in any manner whatsoever, to the contrary thereof. For the greater faith and corroboration of all which, we have commanded our great feal of Great-Britain to be fet to thefe prefents, figned by the hands of our guardians and juftices of our kingdom of Great-Britain, and our lieutenants in the fame. Given at Westminster the 20th day of September, in the year of our Lord, 1743, and of our reign the feventeenth.

The Definitive Treaty of Peace and Friendship, between his Britannick Majefty, the most Chriftian King, and the States General of the United Provinces. Concluded at Aix la Chapelle the 18th Day of October N. S. 1748.

In the Name of the most holy and undivided Trinity, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghoft.

E it known to all thofe, whom it fhall or may con

cern, in any manner whatfoever. Europe fees the day, which the Divine Providence had pointed out for the re-establishment of its repofe. A general peace fucceeds to the long and bloody war, which had arofe between the most ferene and most potent Prince George II. by the Grace of God, King of Great-Britain, France, and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Lunebourg, Arch-Treafurer and Elector

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of the Holy Roman Empire, &c. and the moft Serene and most potent Princess Mary Therefia, by the Grace of God, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, &c. Emprefs of the Romans, on the one part; and the most Serene and moft potent Prince Lewis XV. by the Grace of God, the most Christian King, on the other; as afo between the King of Great-Britain, the Empress Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, and the moft Serene and most potent Prince Charles Emanuel III. by the Grace of God, King of Sardinia, on the one part, and the most Serene and most potent Prince Philip V. by the Grace of God, King of Spain and the Indies, (of glorious memory) and after his decease, the most Serene and moft potent Prince Ferdinand VI. by the Grace of God, King of Spain and the Indies, on the other; In which war the high and mighty Lords the States General of the United Provinces of the Low Countries had taken part, as auxiliaries to the King of Great-Britain; and the Emprefs Queen of Hungary and Bohemia; and the moft Serene Duke of Modena, and the moft Serene Republick of Genoa, as auxiliaries to the King of Spain. God, in his mercy, made known to all these powers, at the fame time, the way which he had decreed for their reconciliation, and for the restoration of tranquility to the people, whom he had fubjected to their government. They fent their ministers to Aix la Chapelle, where thofe of the King of GreatBritain, his moft Chriftian Majefty, and of the States General of the United Provinces, having agreed upon preliminary conditions for a general pacification; and thofe of the Emprefs Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, of his Catholick Majefty, of the King of Sardinia, of the Duke of Modena, and of the Republick of Genoa, having acceded thereunto, a general ceffation of hoftilities, by fea and land, happily enfued. In order to compleat, at Aix la Chapelle, the great work of a peace, equally ftable and convenient for all parties, the high contracting powers have nominated, appointed, and provided with their full powers, the most illuftrious and moft excellent Lords their Ambaffadors extraordinary, and Minifters Plenipotentiary, viz. His Sacred Majefty the King of Great-Britain, John Earl of Sandwich, Viscount Hinchinbrook, Baron Montagu

of St. Neots, Peer of England, First Lord Commiffioner of the Admiralty, one of the Lords regents of the kingdom, his Minifter Plenipotentiary to the States General of the United Provinces, and Sir Thomas Robinson, Knight of the most honourable order of the Bath, and his Minifter Plenipotentiary to his Majefty the Emperor of the Romans, and her Majefty the Emprefs Queen of Hungary and Bohemia.

His Sacred moft Chriftian Majefty, Alphonfo Maria Lewis Count de St. Severin of Arragon, Knight of his orders, and John Gabriel de la Porte du Theil, Knight of the order of our Lady of Mount Carmel, and of St. Lazarus of Jerufalem, Counsellor of the King in his councils, Secretary of the chamber, and of the cabinet of his Majefty, of the orders of the Dauphin, and of Mefdames of France.

Her Sacred Majefty the Empress Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Wenceflaus Anthony Count of Kaunitz Rittberg, Lord of Effens, Stedefdorff, Wittmund, Aufterlitz, Hungrifchbrod, Wite, &c. actual intimate Counfellor of State to their Imperial Majefties.

His Sacred Catholick Majefty, the Lord Don James Maffone de Lima and Sotto Major, Gentleman of the bed-chamber to his Catholick Majefty, and Major General of his Forces.

His Sacred Majefty the King of Sardinia, Don Jofeph Offorio, Knight, Grand Croix and Grand Confervator of the military order of the Saints Maurice and Lazarus, and Envoy extraordinary of his Majefty the King of Sardinia to his Majefty the King of Great-Britain; and Jofeph Borre Count Chavanne, his Counsellor of State, and his Minister to the Lords the States General of the United Provinces.

The High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United Provinces, William Count Bentinck, Lord of Rhoon and Pendrecht, one of the Nobles of the Province of Holland and Weft Friefland, Curator of the University of Leyden, &c. &c. &c. Frederick Henry Baron of Waffenaer, Lord of Catwyck and Zand, one of the Nobles of the Province of Holland and Weft Friefland, Hoog-Heemrade of Rhynland, &c. Gerard Arnout Haffelaer, Burgomafter and Counsellor of the city of Amfterdam, Director of the Eaft-India company; John Baron of Borfele, Firft Noble