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have declared themselves ready to 

 succouvthecountryetficaciouslyx^itli 

 all tiieir power, at this conjnncuue, 

 if a general ca'l be made to this 

 eftect, and if a loan be opened on 

 such conditions as agree b-st with 

 the present value of the intetest ui 

 tnoney. 



Declaratory answer of the states of 

 Oaeri/sse/lo th-: exhortatury address 

 of their high, viigktinesscs of Hol- 

 land, respecting the present alarm- 

 ing crisis. 



High and mighty lords, 



WE have thankfully received 

 the two addresses of your 

 ^'io'h mightinesses, written at the 

 Hague, the 14th and 'iO'th of last 

 month; the first of which earnestly 

 recommended a proposition made 

 that day by his highness the SiaJl- 

 holder to the assembly of your high 

 mightinesses; and the other tended 

 to communicate to us the resolution 

 of fhe lords the states of Holland 

 and West Friedand, taken upon tlie 

 said proposition, and remitted to 

 the Assembly of your high mighti- 

 nesses. 



We thankyour hiih mightinesses 

 for the commu;iicatiou alluded to; 

 and we beg leave to testify to liis 

 highness our waruiesl obligations and 

 sincere gratitude, tiiai, far troui 

 despairing at this critical momiTiii 

 for the snfrty of our de^r counirv, 

 wtiica is precious to all, tiieie is no 

 want, oti the contrary, of that lau- 

 dable eiiiiilation, which not only 

 serves to manifest cordially, proper 

 and patriotic sentiments, but aiso u> 

 arouse eftfctually the courage and 

 union of the high allies,' in order, ;is 

 the danger isreuewed, and increased, 

 our efforts and vigour may be ic- 



doubled, to resist courageously the 

 evil which threatens us, and, with 

 the aid of di^-ine Providence, to de- 

 feat effectually this dangerous com- 

 bination. 



We rejoice that the lords the 

 states of Holland and West Friesland, 

 also the lords the states of Guelder, 

 TJtrecht, and Drenthe, by whom 

 the resolutions havingbeen commu- 

 nicated to us, have cheerfully con- 

 formed to these generous senti- 

 ments. 



We make no difficulty in sinc(3re- 

 ly and frankiy confessing, before 

 yonrhigii mightinesses, and before 

 the whxle republic, (hat in the ex- 

 treinity of danger m a country, we 

 know no situation more alarming, 

 than when the inhabitants lose 

 courage, or relax from tlieir exer- 

 tions ; that foreseeing the actual 

 danger, wc are, however, far from 

 considering the difneulty as insur- 

 mountable; and tt)iUin conformity 

 with the wishes of his highness, we 

 entertain no doubt but we shall be 

 able, with the aid of divine Provi- 

 ilence,to drfcat iheaudacioiis efforts 

 of an artful enemy. 



1 he experience of former deli- 

 verances, the resources which still 

 reniiin to us, the courage and the 

 cordiality of the aUies, the wisdom 

 of his highness the Stadiholder, the 

 bravery of his sons, and of your 

 tnjops, and, above all, the succour 

 of tlie God </f the Low Countries, 

 whose benclicence we have so often 

 witnessed, are ample foundations 

 on which we are able to build a 

 ce.tain hope of pveseryalion andsa- 

 ciu'ity. 



As to us, there shall not be want- 

 ing every exertion which CM\ con- 

 tribute to this saluinry end, that we 

 may di tend our r-hgious and poli- 

 tical liberties against a dangerous, 

 U 4 a power- 



