Letters written by Sir W. Temple, Bart., and other ministers of state, both at home and abroad containing an account of the most important transactions that pass'd in Christendom from 1665-1672 : in two volumes / review'd by Sir W. Temple sometime before his death ; and published by Jonathan Swift ...

The Triple Al∣liance copied from the Ori∣ginal Papers.

WHereas by the late Treaty concluded at Breda be∣tween the King of Great Britain, and the States General of the United Netherlands, both Na∣tions have been resto∣red, through the Bles∣sing of God, to that an∣cient Friendship and good Correspondence which was between them: And in Order to cut off all Occasions of farther Differences, and to prevent all new Accidents, which might tend to the Disturbance of the said Amity and good Correspondence of the Subjects on either

part, some Articles and Rules of Navigati∣on and Commerce were there agreed; and par∣ticularly by the Ele∣venth Article of the said Treaty, it was ordain∣ed, That the said King, and the said States Ge∣neral, shall be oblig'd as Friends, Allies and Confederates, mutual∣ly to defend the Rights and Immunities of each others Subjects against all such as shall endea∣vour to disturb the Peace of either State by Sea or by Land, or such, as living within the Dominions of either, shall be declared pub∣lick Enemies by the one or the other: And because it is not particularly determi∣ned in what way and manner the said Confe∣derates stand oblig'd mutually to succour each other; and that it is the fix'd Resoluti∣on of the said King of Great Britain, and of the said States General,

more and more to cor∣roborate and accom∣plish the said Agree∣ment: Therefore in the first place, and above all other things, they consent to confirm the said Treaty concluded at Breda, together with the said Laws of Navi∣gation and Commerce relating to the same, as by these Presents they are confirm'd, under a mutual and undissolva∣ble Obligation to ob∣serve and accomplish them truly and faithful∣ly, and to command the Subjects on both sides exactly and religiously to observe and fulfill them according to the genuine Sense and Te∣nor of the said Treaty and Articles: And for the better ascertaining the mutual Assistance that the Parties are to give to each other, which was omitted in the pre∣ceeding Treaty; for increasing Amity and Friendship between the said King and States Gene∣ral,

and that full Pro∣vision may be made by a nearer Alliance and Union, for the safety and mutual defence of both States, against the pernicious Endeavours and hostile Attempts of any Enemy under any Pretext whatever; We whose Names are un∣derwritten, in virtue of the Orders and full Po∣wers granted to us, and hereunder to be inser∣ted, do covenant and agree, That the said King of Great Britain, and the said States Ge∣neral of the united Ne∣therlands, shall be mu∣tually obliged, united and confederated toge∣ther, as they are by the Force and Virtue of these Presents mutually obliged, united and confederated in a per∣petual League defen∣sive, in the manner, and under the Conditions following.

I.That if any Prince, State, or other Person whatever, without ex∣ception, shall under a∣ny Pretext, invade or attempt to invade the Territories, Countries, or any Places that lie within the Dominions of the said King of Great Britain, or shall exercise any Acts of Hostility by Sea or by Land, against the said King or his Subjects; the said States General shall be obli∣ged, as by Virtue of these Presents they are obli∣ged, to send forty Ships of War, well furnish'd with all things necessa∣ry, to assist the said King to oppose, suppress and repel all such Insults and acts of Hostility, and to procure him due repa∣ration for any Dama∣ges sustained: That is to say, Fourteen of the said Ships shall carry from sixty to eighty great Guns, and four

hundred Men, a just al∣lowance and computa∣tion being made, as well with respect to those Ships that carry a greater, as those that carry a lesser number of Men: Fourteen other Ships shall carry from forty to sixty Guns, and one with another, three hundred Men at the least, Allowance to be made as before; and none of the rest to car∣ry less than six and thir∣ty Guns, and a hundred and fifty Men. Besides which, they shall assist him with six thousand Foot-Soldiers and four hundred Horse; or shall pay a Summ of Money with due regard to the just value of such an as∣sistance, either for the whole or a part, at the choice of the said King. All these Aids shall be furnish'd within six Weeks after they shall be demanded; and the said King shall reim∣burse the whole charge to the said States within

three Years after the Conclusion of the War.

II.That if any Prince, State, or other Person whatever, without ex∣ception, shall under any Pretext invade, or at∣tempt to invade the U∣nited Provinces, or any Places situated within the Jurisdiction of the said States General, or garrison'd by their Sol∣diers; or shall exercise any act of Hostility by Land or by Sea against the said States general or their Subjects; the said King shall be obli∣ged, as by Virtue of these Presents he is ob∣liged, to send forty Ships of War well furnished with all things necessa∣ry, to assist the said States General, to oppose, suppress and repel all such Insults and Acts of Hostility, and to pro∣cure due Reparation for any Damages su∣stained

by them: That is to say, Fourteen of the said Ships shall car∣ry from sixty to eighty great Guns, and four hundred Men; a just Allowance and Compu∣tation being made, as well with regard to those Ships that carry a greater, as those that carry a lesser number of Men: Fourteen o∣ther Ships shall carry from forty to sixty Guns, and one with a∣nother three hundred Men at the least: Al∣lowance to be made as before; and none of the rest to carry less than six and thirty Guns, and a hundred and fifty Men. Besides which, He shall assist them with six thousand Foot-Soul∣diers, and four hundred Horse; or shall pay a Summ of Money, with due regard to the just value of such an Assist∣ance, either for the whole or a part, at the choice of the said States. All these Aids shall be

furnished within six Weeks after they shall be demanded: And the said States shall reim∣burse the whole charge to the said King, with∣in three Years after the Conclusion of the War.

III.The said Ships of War, and the said auxi∣liary Forces of Horse and Foot, together with the Commanders of the Ships and Forces, and all the subaltern Offi∣cers of both, that shall be sent to the Assistance of the Party injured and attack'd, shall be ob∣liged to submit to his Pleasure, and be obe∣dient to the Orders of him or them, who shall be appointed to com∣mand the Armies in chief either by Sea or Land.

IV.Now that an exact Computation may be made of the Charges that are to be reim∣burs'd within the space of three Years after the conclusion of the War; and that the value of such Assistance may be adjusted in ready Mo∣ney, which possibly the Party attack'd may chuse, either for the whole or a part of the said Ships, Horse and Foot; 'Tis thought ex∣pedient, That the four∣teen Ships carrying from sixty to eighty pieces of Cannon, should be valued at the Summ of eighteen thousand six hundred and sixty six Pounds sterling; or of English Money; the other fourteen which carry from forty to six∣ty Guns, at fourteen thousand Pounds ster∣ling; and the remain∣ing twelve, at six thou∣sand Pounds of the same

Money: Six thousand Foot, at seven thousand five hundred Pounds sterling, and four hun∣dred Horse, at one thousand four hundred Pounds, for one Month: The Money to be paid by the said King of Great Britain at London, and by the said States General at Amsterdam; according as the course of the Exchange shall be at the time when Payment is to be made. But in consideration of the six thousand Foot-Soldiers, the Summ of six thousand Pounds sterling shall be pay'd within the first Month, to defray the Expence of listing and providing the Men.

V.This League, with all and every thing therein contained, shall be confirmed and rati∣fied by the said King of Great Britain, and the said States General of

the United Provinces, by Letters Patents of both Parties, sealed with their Great Seal in due and authentick Form, within four Weeks next ensuing, or sooner if it may be; and the mutual Instruments of Ratification shall be ex∣chang'd on each part within the said time.

Here follows a Copy of the Powers granted by the most Serene King of Great Britain, &c.

Charles, by the Grace of God, King of En∣gland, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all, &c.

A Copy of the Pow∣ers granted by the High and Mighty Lords, the States General of the United Netherlands.

The States General of the United Provin∣ces of the Netherlands, To all those, &c.

In Witness and Con∣firmation of all, and e∣very part of this Trea∣ty, We, whose Names are underwritten, have subscribed and sealed the same, at the Hague in Holland, the 23d. of January, 1668.

Signed on the King of England's Part, W. Temple. On the Part of the States,

• ...Gellicom.
• ...Asperen.
• ...J. de Witte.
• ...Crommon.
• ...Ʋnkel.
• ...Jacob Van Coeverden.
• ...K. Isbrants.

Factum tri∣pliciter con∣ventum.

QƲandoquidem pa∣ctis non ita pridem Bredae inter Magnae Bri∣tanniae Regem, & foede∣rati Belgii Ordines gene∣rales conclusis, pristina in∣ter utramque Nationem Amicitia ac bona Cor∣respondentia annuente di∣vina gratia restituta, a∣de ó ••ue ad praecidendam omnem omninò in poste∣rum novis dissidiis an∣sam, atque ad praeveni∣enda nova inter utrius∣que partis subditos acci∣dentia, quae dictam a∣micitiam ac bonam cor∣respondentiam turbare a∣liquando possint, in Arti∣culos quosdam Legesque navigationis ac commer∣ciorum

ibidem consensum atque speciatim undecimo dicti Tractatus Articulo statutum sit, uti dictus Dominus Rex, dictique Domini Ordines Genera∣les maneant Amici, con∣foederati Necessitudine & Amicitiâ, conjuncti & astricti, ad Jura atque Immunitates Subditorum alterutrius contra quos∣cunque demum tuendas, qui utriusve status Pa∣cem Terra Marive di∣sturbare conabuntur, vel qui infra alterutra Do∣minia degentes publici utriusque status Hostes donunciabuntur; neque tamen specificè definita reperiantur media, auxi∣liave, quibus Foederato∣rum pars una alteri, tali in casu succurrere debeat: Dicto autem magnae Bri∣tanniae Regi, dictisque Ordinibus Generalibus stet Sententia ist haec Pa∣cta corroborandi magis, magisque perficiendi, Placui•• imprimis atque ante omnia, dictum Tra∣ctatum Bredae conclusum, dictasque Leges Naviga∣tionis

ac Commerciorum eo spectantes confirmare, quemadmodum per prae∣sentia confirmantur, ob∣ligatione mutua atque indissolubili, eas bona Fide observandi atque adimplendi, jubendique ut à subditis utrinque exacte atque religiose observentur atque adim∣pleantur, juxta genui∣num dicti Tractatus di∣ctorumque Articulorum Sensum ac Tenorem. Ʋt autem praeterea de specialiore auxiliorum mutuo praestandorum de∣signatione prioribus Pa∣ctis omissa, pro Amici∣tiae inter dictum Domi∣num Regem dictosque Dominos Ordines Gene∣rales Incremento majori c••nstet, utque securitati & defensioni mutuae u∣triusque status contra in∣f••stos conatus vel insul∣tus Hostiles à quoquam f••rte qu••cunque demum sub praetextu instituen∣dos, ar••tiori foedere at∣que Ʋ••ione plene prospi∣ciatur; Nos infra scri∣pti Virtute mandati ple∣naeque

potestatis nobis concessae, atque inferius inserendae, convenimus atque statuimus dictum Dominum Magnae Bri∣tanniae Regem, dictos∣que Dominos foederati Belgii Ordines Generales, invicem obstrictos, uni∣tos atque confoederatos fore; quemadmodùm vi ac vigore praesentium in∣vicem obstricti, uniti at∣que confoederati sunt foe∣dere defensivo perpetuo, modo atque conditionibus sequentibus.

I.Quod si Principum Sta∣tuumve aliquis, aut quili∣bet alius, qualiscunque ille tandem fuerit, Nemine excepto, sub quocunque praetextu invaserit vel invadere tentaverit Ter∣ritoria, Regionesque, aut loca quaelibet sub ditione dicti Magnae Britanniae Regis sita, aliumve quem∣cunque Actum hostilem Terra Marive contra dictum Dominum Re∣gem ejusve Subditos ex∣ercuerit; dicti Domini Ordines Generales tene∣buntur, quemadmodùm virtute praesentium tenen∣tur, dicto Domino Regi, ad insultus eos actusque hostiles arcendos, suppri∣mendos, atque repellen∣dos, debitamque Damni dati Reparationem obti∣nendam, auxilio adesse quadraginta Navibus bel∣licis probe instructis; quarum quatuordecim à sexaginta ad octoginta Tormenta Bellica m••j••∣ra, H••minesque q••a drin∣gentos

forant singulae, facta justa compensatione aut retributione inter eas quae numerosiore, & eas quae minus numeroso mi∣lite Nautaque instructae erunt: Quatuordecim a∣liae à quadraginta ad sex∣aginta Tormentis, ••o••omi∣nibusque ad minimum trec••ntis; facta compen∣satione ut supra, instru∣ctae sint quaelibet: Et nul∣la reliquarum minus fo∣rat quam triginta sex tormenta, Hominesque centum & quinquaginta: atque insuper sex mille Peditibus, & Equitibus quadringentis; vel Va∣lore justo hujusmodi Auxi∣lii in pecunia numeran∣do, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dicto Domino Regi 〈◊〉〈◊〉 placuerit, vel parte 〈…〉〈…〉 Auxilli, aut dicti Val••••••s in Pecunia, quae à dicto Domino R•••••• expetetur, P••asta••••••tur autem di∣cta Auxilia intra sex s••ptimanarum spatium postquam postulata fue∣rint; dictisque Dominis Ordinibus à dicto Domino Rege refundentur impen∣sae

omnes intra trienni∣um, à finito atque extin∣cto Bello numerandum.

II.Quod si Principum, Statuumve aliquis, aut quilibet alius, qualiscun∣que ille tandem fuerit, ne∣mine excepto, sub quo∣cunque praetextu invase∣rit vel invadere tentave∣rit Provincias Confoede∣ratas, aut loca quaelibet sub Ditione dictorum Dominorum Ordinum Generalium sita, vel in quibus ipsorum miles praesidio positus est, ali∣umve quemcunque actum hostilem, Terra, Mari∣ve, contra dictos Domi∣nos Ordines Generales, corumve subdi••es exer∣cuerit, dictus Dominus 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tenebitur, quemad∣modum Virtute p••aesenti∣um tenetur, dictis Do∣minis Ordinibus Genera∣libus ad insultus eo•• ac∣tusque hostiles arcendos, supprimendos, atque re∣pellendos, debitamque Damni dati Reparatio∣nem

obtinendam, auxilio adesse quadraginta Na∣vibus bellicis probé instru∣ctis; Quarum quatuor∣decim à sexaginta ad octaginta Tormenta bel∣lica majora, Hominesque quadringentos ferant sin∣gulae facta justa Com∣pensatione aut Retributi∣one inter eas quae nume∣rosiore, & eas quae minus numeroso milite Nauta∣que instructae erunt: Quatuordecim aliae á quadraginta ad sexagin∣ta Tormentis, Homini∣busque ad minimum tre∣centis, facta compensati∣one ut supra, instructae sint quae••ibet: Et nulla reliquarum minus ferat quam triginta sex Tor∣menta, Hominesque cen∣tum & quinquaginta: Atque insuper, sex mille Peditibus, & Equitibus quadringentis; vel va∣lore justo hujusmodi Aux∣ilii in Pecunia, nume∣rando, prout d••ctis Do∣minis Ordinibus eligere placuerit, vel parte tali praedicti Auxilii, aut di∣cti valoris in Pecunia,

quae ab iisdem expetetur. Praestabuntur autem di∣cta Auxilia intra sex septimanarum spatium postquam postulata fue∣rint: Dictoque Domino Regi à dictis Dominis Ordinibus refundentur impensae omnes intra tri∣ennium, à finito atque extincto Bello numeran∣dum.

III.Dictae Naves bellicae, ac dictae equitum pedi∣tumque Co iae auxiliares, Naviumque & Copia∣rum Praefecti, caeterique Officiales bellici minores, vim atque injuriam passo submissi, ejus Voluntatem respicere tenebuntur, at∣que obsequi mandatis ejus corumve, quos summa cum potestate exercitui suo Terra Marive praefi∣cere voluerit.

IV.Quo autem exacta Computatio institui possit impensarum, intra trium Annorum spatium, post∣quam bello finis impositus fuerit, restituendarum; vel etiam justi earundem Valoris in Pecunia nume∣rata quam vim hosticam passo, loco dictarum Na∣vium, Equitum, Peditum∣que, vel omnium vel pro parte eligere forte placu∣erit; visum fuit impen∣sas quatuord••cim Navi∣um à sexaginta ad octo∣ginta Tormentis instru∣ctarum, aestimare Pretio octodecim millium sex∣centorum & sexaginta sex Librarum S••••••lings, sive Monetae Anglicanae; ea••••mque qua•••••• decim quae á quadraginta ad sexaginta Tormenta fe∣runt, qua••••••r d••••im mil∣libus Libris Sterlings; Reliquarum autem duo∣decim, sex millibus ejus∣dem Monetae libris: Sex mille autem P••dites, sep∣tem millibus & quingen∣tis

Libris Sterlings: Quadringentos vero E∣quites, mille quadragin∣ta ejusdem monetae Li∣bris, pro quolibet Mense computandis: Nummae∣que à dicto quidem Do∣mino Rege Magnae Bri∣tanniae, Londini, à Do∣minis vero Ordinibus Ge∣neralibus Amstelodami solventur, juxta cursum Cambii eo tempore quo Solutio praestanda erit: Pro primo autem Mense respectu peditum supradi∣ctorum, insuper persol∣ventur sex mille Librae Sterlings, pretium nimi∣rum ad eos conscribendos instruendosque necessari∣um.

V.Foedus hoc omniaque & singula eo contenta, à dicto D. Rege Magnae Britanniae, dictisque Do∣minis Ordinibus Generali∣bus Foederatarum Provin∣ciarum, per patentes u∣triusque

partis Literas sigillo magno munitas debita & authentica for∣ma, intra quatuor septi∣manas proximè sequentes aut citiùs si fieri poterit, confirmabitur & ratiha∣bebitur, mutuaque Rati∣habitionum instrumenta intra praedictum tempus hinc inde extradentur.

Sequitur tenor Man∣dati à serenissimo Domi∣no Rege Magnae Britan∣niae dati.

Carolus, Dei Gratia, Angliae, Scotiae, Fran∣ciae, & Hiberniae Rex, Fidei Defensor, &c. Om∣nibus, &c.

Sequitur tenor Man∣dati, à Celsis & Praepo∣tentibus Dominis Ordi∣nibus Generalibus foederati Belgii dati.

Les Etats Generaux des Provinces Ʋnies des Pais Bas, A tous ceux qui ces presentes, &c.

In quorum omnium & singulorum Fidem ma∣jusque robur, hisce Tabu∣lis subscripsimus, illas∣que sigillis nostris subsi∣gnavimus. Hagae-Comi∣tum in Hollandia die 23tio. Januarii, An∣ni 1668.

Signed on the King of England's Part, W. Temple. On the States Part,

• ...Gellicom.
• ...Asperen.
• ...Johan de Witte.
• ...Crommon.
• ...Unkel.
• ...Jacob van Coeverden.
• ...K. Isbrants.