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cause, or without baving acquaint- 
ed his majesty thereof; and he will 
take care that the number of offi- 
cers shal! be always complete. 
13. The most serene Landgrave 
being at the charge of furnishing 
the said corps with arms and cloath- 
ing, in consequence: of the pay up- 
on the footing of English troops, as 
agreed upon in these articles, his 
majesty shall cause indemnification 
to be made for such loss only in 
cloathing, arms, and accoutrements, 
as shall be occasioned by some acci- 
dent of war or voyage; as well as 
for every expence incurred in the 
transport of the several articles to 
the troops, and also of every thing 
they may standin need of. It be- 
ingwell understood that the afore- 
said articles shall be delivered to 
the English commissary at the 
same time as the recruits of the 
year, in order that the same vessel 
may convey both. 
14. In case an officer sh Il lose 
his equipage, either on his rout or 
by some accident of war, his majes- 
ty shall grant him the same indem- 
vification as Kuglish officers are 
allowed in similar cases. 
15. As svon as his serene high- 
ness shall have put the corps in a 
state to march, wihin the term 
agreed upon, he shall be considered 
as having fulfilled his preliminary 
engagements ; so that the payment 
of the levy money, subsidy, and 
pay shall take place according to 
the aforesaid determination, even 
in case his majesty, on account of 
some unforeseen event, should not 
think proper to have the corps re-* of the present treaty. 
viewed, or to cause it to march or 
embark. 
16. If before the. period of the 
review, his Britannic majesty sball 
find himself disposed. to renounce 
this treaty entirely, hi serene high- 
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ness shall receive, under the title 
of indemnification ; Ist. the levy 
movey. 2d. The equipage money 
allowed to the officers. 3d. Three 
months pay for the whole of the 
troops, according to the table an- 
nexed to the second article, &c- 
4ih. One year’s sudsidy. 
17. At the end of six years, bis 
Britannic majesty shall send back 
the corps at the disposal of bis high- 
ness, in the same state in which it 
was taken into his service, and be- 
ing at the entire expence of trans- 
port until their arrival at Darm- 
stadt. {It being understood that 
his majesty shall not pay the levy 
money for the men who may be 
wanting at that time, except in the 
case where he shall bave. failed to 
inform the serene Landgrave of it. 
six months before hand, in order to 
save his highness the expence of a 
new completion. If by accident 
the return should be retarded, the 
treaty shall be tacitly prolonged for 
one year, in every respect, and a 
certain sum shall be agreed upon 
as an equivalent for levy money, 
in proportion to the present ar- 
rangement. 
18. lf his majesty should think 
proper, after the expiration of the 
six years fixed forthe duration of 
this treaty, to keep the said corps 
for some years longer, his highne-s 
consents to it beforehand ; and as 
it will be then only necessary to 
make an arrangement respecting 
the levy and equipage-money for 
the officers, which will be calcu- 
lated according to the proportions 
19. His serene highness reserves 
to himself the jurisdiction over his 
troops, as well as all dispositicns 
respecting promotion, discipline, 
and interior administration. 
20. His 
