The treaty betwixt the Most Christian King, the King of Great Britain, and the States General of the United Provinces for settling the succession of the crown of Spain and the dominions thereunto belonging in case his Catholick Majesty die without issue in English and French.

IV.

Therefore it is agreed, that if it should so happen, the Most Christian King, as well in his own Name, as in that of Monseigneur the Dauphin, his Male Children, Heirs and Successors, born or to be born; as also Mons. the Dauphin for himself, his Male Children, &c. shall hold himself satisfy'd, and do hold themselves satisfy'd by these Presents, That Monseig. the Dauphin shall have for his Share in full Proper∣ty and Possession, and in lieu of all his Pretensions to the Succession of Spain, to be enjoy'd by him, his Heirs,

Successors, Descendants, Males, or, &c. for ever, without ever being molested under any pretence whatso∣ever in his Rights or Pretensions, di∣rectly or indirectly, either by Cessi∣on, Appeal, Revolt, or otherways, by the Emperor, the King of the Ro∣mans, the most Serene Archduke Charles his Second Son, the Arch-Dutchess, his other Issue Male, or, &c. the Kingdoms of Naples and of Sicily in the same manner the Spa∣niards possess them at present, the Places depending upon the Monarchy of Spain, situated on the Coast of Tuscany, or the Isles adjacent, being therein comprehended, under the name of Sancto Stephano, Porto Her∣cole, Orbitello, Palamone, Portolongo, Piombin. In that same manner also as the Spaniards possess them at present, the City and Marquisate of Final; in that same manner also as they possess them, the Province of Guipuscoa, and particularly the Cities of Fontarabia and St. Sebastian situated in that Pro∣vince, and especially the Port of Passage which is therein comprehend∣ed, with this Restriction only, that if there be any places depending▪ upon the said Province, which shall be found situated beyond the Pyrenees, or the other Mountains of Navarr, Alava, or Biscay, on the side of Spain, they shall remain to Spain; and if there be

any places in like manner depending upon the Provinces subjected to Spain, which are on this side the Pyrenees, or other Mountains betwixt the said Pro∣vince of Guipuscoa, Navarr, Alava and Biscay, let them belong to whom they will, they shall be divided be∣tween France and Spain, in such sort as there shall remain as much of the said Mountains and Passes to France on her side, as shall remain to Spain on hers; the whole with the Fortifica∣tions, Ammunition of War, Powder, Ball, Cannon, Gallies, Gallyslaves, which shall be found belonging to the K. of Spain at the time of his Decease without Issue, and to be annext to the Kingdoms, Places, Islands and Provinces which are to compose the share of Monseigneur the Dauphin, pro∣vided that the Gallies, the Gallyslaves, and the Effects, belonging to the K. of Spain for the Kingdom of Spain, and other Dominions, which fall to the share of the most Serene Arch∣duke, shall remain to him; those which belong to the Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily being to return to Monseig∣neur the Dauphin so as abovesaid.

Further, the Dominions of the Duke of Lorrain, that is to say the Dutchies of Lorrain and Bar, so as Charles IV. of that name possess'd them, and as they were restor'd by the Treaty of Reswyk, shall be yield∣ed

and transferr'd to Monseigneur the Dauphin, his Heirs and Successors Males, or, &c. in Property and full Possession in lieu of the Dutchy of Mi∣lan, which shall be quitted and ex∣changed to the said D. of Lorrain, his Male Children, or, &c. in all Pro∣perty, and full Possession, who will not refuse so advantagious a Bargain, it being understood that the County of Bitch belongs to Monsieur the Prince of Vaudemont, who shall enter into Possession of the Lands which he heretofore enjoy'd, which have been, or ought to have been restor'd ac∣cording to the Treaty of Reswyck; on the account of which said King∣doms, Islands, Provinces, and Places, the said Most Christian King as well in his own as in the name of Mon∣seigneur the Dauphin, his Male Chil∣dren, or, &c. who hath also given his full Power to the Count de Tallard, and to the Count de Briord, promising and engaging themselves to renounce at the opening of the said Succession of Spain, as in this case, they have at this time renounced by these Presents all their Rights and Pretensions to the said Crown of Spain, and to all the other Kingdoms, Islands, States, Lands, and Places, which at this time depend thereupon, except what is abovesaid excepted for his part; all which they shall confirm by solemn Acts in the

most authentick and best form as may be; which shall be delivered at the time of the Exchange of the Ratifi∣cation of this present Treaty to the King of Great Britain, and the States General.