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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1816. 



their political relations with every 

 other Government, to take for 

 their sole guide the piecepts of 

 that Holy Religion ; namely, the 

 precepts of justice, Christian cha- 

 rity, and peace, which, far from 

 being applicable only to private 

 concerns, must have an immedi- 

 ate influence on the Councils of 

 Princes, and guide all their steps, 

 as being the only means of con- 

 solidating human institutions, and 

 remedying their imperfections. 

 In consequence their Majesties 

 have agreed on the following ar- 

 ticles : — 



Art. 1. Conformably to the 

 words of the Holy Scriptures, 

 which command all men to con- 

 sider each other as brethren, the 

 three contracting IVIonai'chs will 

 remain united by the bonds of a 

 true and indissoluble fraternity, 

 and considering each other as fel- 

 low countrymen, they will on all 

 occasions, and in all places, lend 

 each other aid and assistance ; and 

 I'egarding themselves tow^ards 

 their subjects and armies as fa- 

 thers of families, they will lead 

 them, ill the same spirit of frater- 

 nity v.'ith which they are anima- 

 ted, to protect religion, peace, 

 and justice. 



Alt. 2. Inconsequence, the sole 

 principle in force, whether be- 

 tween the said Governments or 

 between their subjects, shall be 

 that of doing each other recipro- 

 cal service, and of testifying, by 

 unalterable good will, the mutual 

 affection with which they ought 

 to be animated, to consider them- 

 selves all as members of one and 

 the same Christian nation, the 

 three Allied Princes looking on 

 themselves as merely delegated 

 by Providence to govern three 



branches of the one family, 

 namely, Austria, Piussia, and 

 Russia ; thus confessing that the 

 Christian world, of which they 

 and their people form a part, has, 

 in reality, no other Sovereign 

 than Him to whom alone power 

 really belongs, because in Him 

 alone are found all the treasures 

 of love, science, and infinite wis- 

 dom, that is to say, God, our Di- 

 vine Saviour, the Word of the 

 Most High, the Word of Life. 

 Their Majesties consequently re- 

 commend to their people, with the 

 most tender solicitude, as the sole 

 means of enjoying that peace 

 which arises from a good con- 

 science, and which alone is du- 

 rable, to strengthen themselves 

 every day more and more in the 

 principles and exercise of the du- 

 ties which the Divine Saviour has 

 taught to mankind. 



Art. 3. All the Powers who 

 shall choose solemnly to a\ ow the 

 sacred principles which have dic- 

 tated the present act, and shall 

 acknowledge how important it is 

 for the happiness of nations, too 

 long agitated, that these truths 

 should henceforth exercise over 

 the destinies of mankind all the 

 intluence which belongs to them, 

 will be received with equal ardour 

 and aCFection into this holy al- 

 liance. 



Done in ti iplicate, and signed 

 at Paris, the year of grace, 1815, 

 14th (<26th) September. 



(L. S.) Francis. 



(L. S.) Frederick William. 



(L. S.) Alexander. 



Decree of the Prince Regent of Por- 

 tugal, respecting Brazil. 

 Don John, by the grace of God, 



Prince 



