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A. D. 1729. 



8000 foot and 4000 horfe ; or fhips of war, and tranfports, or elfe 

 money inftead of either. 



Ill) The Britifh and French courts having alleged, that in the treaty 

 of Vienna, in the year 1275, there were divers claufes which in- 

 fringed the articles of feveral treaties of commerce, his catholic ma- 

 jefty declares, that he never meant to grant, by virtue of the faid treaty, 

 any privilege contrary to thofe treaties. 



IV, V) All neceflary orders fhall be difpatched on both fides for the 

 execution of former treaties of commerce, both with the Englifh and 

 French nations. 



VI, VII, VIII) Commiflaries fhall be appointed on all fides, in four 

 months time, to examine and decide what concerns the fhips and effeds 

 taken at fea, and the refpecHve allegations relating to abufes in com- 

 merce, as well in Europe as in America, who fliall finifli their commif- 

 fion within three years, or fooner if poflible. 



IX, X, XI, XII, XIII) Thefe articles relate to the introduction of 

 Spanifh garrifons into Leghorn, Porto-Ferraio, and Placentia, to fecure 

 the eventual fucceffion of Don Carlos to Tufcany, Parma, and Placen- 

 tia ; all the contracling parties agreeing to guarantee his fucceflion. 



XIV) The flates-general of the United provinces are invited to ac- 

 cede to this treaty ; as they foon after did in this fame month and 

 year. 



By the two feparate articles of this treaty it was more exprefsly fli- 

 pulated, for the greater exadnefs, that the treaties of peace and com- 

 merce at Utrecht, between Great Britain and Spain, in which are com- 

 prifed the treaty of 1667 and of 1715, as alfo the afliento contradl of 

 17 1 3, and its farther explanation in 171 6, fhall from this day, even 

 during the examination by the commiflaries, remain in their force and 

 vigour ; for which end the catholic king fhall difpatch his cedulas to 

 his viceroys, &c. in America as well as in Europe, as fliall alfo his Bri- 

 tannic majefly to his governors, &c. for the releafe of all fliips and 

 merchandize ; and particularly the South-fea company's fliip Prince 

 Frederick and her cargo fhall be immediately reflored. 



The flates-general of the United provinces were to furnifli only 4000 

 foot and 1000 horfe ; and the other allies were to guarantee the abol- 

 ition of tlie Oftcnd Eaftlndia company, &c. ; and the catholic king 

 engages, that entire fatisfaclion fliall be given to the Dutch for their 

 grievances, as well in the Weft-Indies as in Europe, and to re-eflablifh 

 their commerce, agreeable to former treaties ; and, laflly, to grant them 

 all the commercial privileges enjoyed by the nations moft favoured. 



The South-fea company's 23 fhips this year went out on the whale 

 fifhery ; and, one of them being lof\, the other 22 fliips brought home 

 27 j whales ; which was ftill a lofmg trade ; the company's net lofs by 

 this lingle year's trade, befides wear and tear, being L6904 : 8 : 4. 



