A
Memorial
from
His
Most
Christian
Majesty
,
presented
by
the
Count
de
Briord
,
&c.
IF
the
States
General
seem
at
present
to
be
surprized
,
at
the
King
's
accepting
the
Will
of
the
late
King
of
Spain
,
they
will
in
a
little
time
thank
his
Majesty
for
preferring
on
this
Occasion
the
Peace
of
the
Publick
,
to
the
Advantage
of
his
own
Crown
.
If
they
take
time
to
examine
,
with
their
usual
Prudence
,
the
infinite
Troubles
which
the
Treaty
of
Partition
would
produce
,
that
same
Prudence
will
oblige
them
to
desist
from
the
Demand
,
contained
in
the
Memorial
which
they
have
put
into
the
Hands
of
his
Majesty's
Ambassador
.
They
will
confess
,
that
the
Misfortunes
of
obtaining
it
,
will
be
common
to
all
Europe
;
and
certainly
they
will
be
of
Opinion
,
that
there
's
nothing
can
be
a
greater
Contradiction
,
than
to
abandon
the
Design
of
the
Treaty
,
for
the
sake
of
adhering
to
the
Terms
of
it
.
For
we
must
of
Necessity
at
this
Conjuncture
distinguish
betwixt
the
one
and
the
other
.
The
Design
and
the
Terms
were
united
whilst
the
K.
of
Spain
lived
,
but
the
last
Will
of
that
Prince
&
his
Death
,
make
such
a
Difference
betwixt
'em
,
that
the
Design
is
absolutely
destroy'd
if
the
Terms
stand
.
The
former
maintains
a
General
Peace
,
the
latter
causes
an
Universal
War
.
This
Observation
alone
makes
a
true
Decision
,
as
to
what
Choice
we
are
to
make
,
in
order
to
conform
our selves
to
the
principal
Object
of
the
Treaty
,
as
explain'd
by
the
first
Articles
of
it
,
viz.
To
maintain
the
General
Peace
of
Europe
,
to
preserve
the
Publick
Repose
,
and
to
avoid
a
new
War
,
by
an
Accommodation
of
those
Disputes
and
Differences
that
may
happen
upon
the
Subject
of
the
Spanish
Succession
,
or
by
the
Umbrage
of
too
many
Dominions
being
united
under
one
and
the
same
Prince
.
't
was
upon
such
Motives
that
the
King
took
with
his
Allies
,
the
necessary
Measures
for
preventing
a
War
,
which
the
Spanish
Succession
seemed
unavoidably
to
threaten
.
It
was
not
his
Majesty's
Design
to
acquire
by
a
Treaty
the
Kingdoms
of
Naples
and
Sicily
,
the
Province
of
Guipuscoa
and
the
Dutchy
of
Lorain
;
his
Allies
had
no
Right
to
those
Domions
,
and
perhaps
he
might
have
obtain'd
more
considerable
Advantages
by
his
Arms
,
if
he
had
design'd
to
make
use
of
them
on
the
Occasion
of
the
King
of
Spain's
death
.
But
his
principal
End
being
to
maintain
the
Peace
,
he
treated
upon
that
Foundation
alone
.
He
suffered
the
Dauphin
to
content
himself
with
the
Share
allotted
him
,
in
lieu
of
all
his
Right
to
the
whole
Succession
of
the
Kingdoms
of
Spain
.
But
it
happens
that
the
Measures
then
taken
,
with
a
design
to
preserve
the
Publick
Peace
,
produce
a
quite
contrary
Effect
,
and
that
they
engage
Europe
in
a
new
War
:
If
it
be
become
necessary
for
preserving
the
Peace
,
to
use
Means
different
from
those
that
were
proposed
for
that
End.
If
this
new
Way
occasion
no
Prejudice
to
the
Potentates
in
Alliance
with
his
Majesty
,
all
the
Disadvantage
falls
upon
himself
;
and
if
he
is
willing
to
Sacrifice
his
own
Interests
to
the
General
Good
of
Christendom
,
it
not
only
depends
upon
his
Majesty
,
to
do
it
,
but
he
has
likewise
ground
to
believe
,
that
his
Allies
will
commend
his
Moderation
,
and
his
Love
to
Peace
,
rather
than
complain
of
a
Change
,
which
the
Publick
Welfare
requires
,
and
that
they
will
thank
him
for
a
Resolution
,
which
't
was
impossible
for
him
to
defer
,
without
exposing
himself
at
the
same
time
to
long
and
bloody
Wars
,
which
his
Majesty
,
in
Concert
with
them
,
was
willing
to
prevent
.
The
first
Appearances
of
it
were
already
plain
enough
.
The
Spaniards
,
being
zealous
to
preserve
their
Monarchy
entire
,
made
Preparations
on
all
sides
for
a
Defence
.
The
Milanese
,
the
Kingdoms
of
Naples
and
Sicily
,
the
Provinces
,
the
Places
comprehended
in
the
Partition
,
all
of
them
put
themselves
in
a
Condition
,
to
maintain
their
Union
with
the
Body
of
the
Spanish
Monarchy
.
The
Nation
demanded
only
a
King
whom
they
might
lawfully
own
:
And
tho'
the
Inclinations
of
all
the
Dominions
of
the
Crown
of
Spain
,
did
universally
carry
them
to
desire
a
Prince
of
France
,
the
Subjects
of
that
Monarchy
would
have
been
Loyal
to
any
other
Prince
appointed
by
the
Will
of
the
late
Catholick
King
,
exclusive
of
the
Dauphin's
Sons
.
They
were
left
at
no
uncertainty
,
but
as
to
the
Acceptation
,
for
the
late
King
having
at
last
done
Justice
to
the
true
Heirs
,
their
Refusal
would
have
authorised
Spain
to
submit
themselves
to
the
Archduke
.
No
Body
in
all
likelihood
will
doubt
but
the
Emperor
would
have
accepted
the
Will
.
The
Succession
of
Spain
for
his
second
Son
,
was
the
main
Design
of
his
long
Negotiations
at
Madrid
.
His
Treaties
in
the
Empire
were
for
that
same
End.
He
did
not
refuse
to
sign
the
Partition
but
in
hopes
of
that
.
't
will
be
hard
to
perswade
any
Man
to
believe
,
that
when
he
was
just
ready
to
reap
the
Fruits
of
so
much
,
Labour
,
he
would
be
willing
to
lose
them
,
and
rest
contented
with
the
same
Offers
,
that
he
had
constantly
rejected
.
Thus
the
Archduke
becoming
K.
of
Spain
by
the
Consent
of
the
whole
Nation
,
there
must
be
a
Necessity
,
in
order
to
execute
the
Treaty
,
to
Conquer
the
Kingdoms
and
Dominions
reserv'd
for
the
Share
of
the
Dauphin
.
There
would
be
no
room
left
to
alledge
the
Injury
done
to
the
lawful
Heirs
,
for
the
Spaniards
had
own'd
their
Right
.
There
must
be
a
Necessity
of
attacking
a
Prince
declared
Successor
of
all
the
Dominions
depending
on
the
Monarchy
.
His
new
Subjects
being
accustomed
to
Loyalty
toward
their
Sovereigns
,
being
informed
of
the
Refusal
of
the
true
Heirs
,
would
be
as
Zealous
for
Him
as
they
had
always
been
for
their
preceeding
Kings
.
The
States
General
being
informed
by
the
King
of
all
his
Steps
for
the
execution
of
the
Treaty
,
know
that
his
Majesty
did
openly
solicite
the
Princes
of
Europe
to
enter
into
the
same
,
and
that
he
never
attempted
the
Loyalty
of
the
Subjects
of
the
late
Catholick
King
,
by
any
secret
methods
.
He
had
not
any
Intelligence
,
neither
in
the
Kingdoms
of
Sicily
or
Naples
,
nor
in
any
of
the
Dominions
comprehended
in
the
Share
of
the
Dauphin
.
The
favourable
Opportunity
was
the
only
way
to
attack
them
.
But
War
being
once
commenced
,
after
having
refused
the
Justice
which
the
late
Catholick
King
would
have
done
to
the
Princes
of
France
,
it
would
have
been
hard
to
have
put
an
end
to
it
.
A
King
in
possession
of
all
the
Spanish
Monarchy
without
any
Conditions
,
would
have
been
reduced
to
great
Extremities
before
he
had
parted
with
the
Kingdoms
of
Sicily
and
Naples
,
the
Province
of
Guipuscoa
,
the
Dutchy
of
Milan
,
and
the
other
Countries
and
Places
of
which
the
Share
of
the
Dauphin
was
to
have
been
composed
.
It
's
to
no
purpose
to
enquire
what
the
Consequences
of
that
War
might
have
been
.
It
was
unavoidable
;
and
this
Certainty
is
sufficient
to
shew
that
the
Sage
Precautions
taken
for
maintaining
an
inviolable
Peace
in
Europe
,
were
perfectly
overturn'd
by
the
very
Methods
,
that
were
judged
only
proper
for
entertaining
it
,
acknowledging
the
Inconveniencies
of
a
War
,
the
Uncertainties
,
the
Misfortunes
which
it
draws
after
it
;
had
he
accepted
the
Treaty
and
renounced
the
Will
,
he
must
have
obliged
the
Archduke
to
desist
from
his
Right
,
and
to
content
himself
with
the
Share
stipulated
for
him
.
It
was
certainly
in
the
Emperor's
power
to
have
done
so
,
but
will
his
former
Refusals
,
push'd
on
to
the
extremity
,
suffer
any
Man
to
believe
,
that
that
was
his
Resolution
,
even
though
he
had
pretended
to
it
?
Would
the
publick
Peace
have
been
any
further
ascertain'd
by
it
?
The
Duke
of
Savoy
,
he
was
no
ways
engaged
in
any
Treaty
,
and
he
is
called
to
the
Succession
by
this
Will
,
failing
the
Princes
of
France
and
the
Archduke
:
What
Offer
considerable
enough
could
there
have
been
made
to
him
,
to
prevent
his
attempting
to
have
his
new
Rights
made
valid
or
to
ballance
the
Advantages
that
he
might
reasonably
hope
for
from
them
.
It
must
not
be
said
,
that
the
Confederate
Powers
would
have
substituted
him
to
the
Archduke
;
that
's
not
the
Case
,
since
't
is
supposed
that
the
Emperor
would
have
accepted
the
Treaty
,
which
the
Exchange
proposed
to
him
,
and
which
is
infinitely
below
what
Futurity
offer'd
him
;
and
would
not
his
particular
Interest
have
oblig'd
him
to
make
the
Will
valid
in
favour
of
that
Prince
,
who
should
thus
conform
himself
to
it
?
In
fine
,
the
Disposition
made
by
his
Catholic
Majesty
did
still
produce
new
Troubles
in
the
Choice
of
a
Prince
to
substitute
in
the
Room
of
the
Archduke
.
Since
the
States
General
insist
upon
that
secret
Article
of
the
Treaty
,
they
must
have
probably
considered
what
Prince
was
in
a
Condition
to
subject
the
Spaniards
to
his
Obedience
,
and
would
have
been
willing
against
the
mind
of
the
Nation
,
to
ascend
the
Throne
of
Spain
and
maintain
the
Remainders
of
the
dismembred
Monarchy
against
the
Enterprises
of
the
Archduke
,
authorised
by
the
Will
of
the
late
King
,
and
against
those
of
the
Duke
of
Savoy
,
concern'd
to
maintain
that
last
Will
.
It
does
no
ways
appear
that
so
many
Differences
could
have
been
easily
accommodated
,
without
giving
the
least
Trouble
to
the
General
Peace
.
On
the
contrary
,
there
's
nothing
to
be
foreseen
but
an
universal
War
.
Therefore
there
's
a
Necessity
,
in
order
to
preserve
the
Peace
,
to
make
use
of
Methods
different
from
those
that
were
proposed
,
at
signing
the
Treaty
of
Partition
.
The
most
natural
,
that
which
is
most
agreeable
for
maintaining
the
General
Peace
,
and
the
only
just
Method
,
consists
in
the
Resolution
taken
by
the
King
to
accept
the
Will
of
the
late
Catholick
King
.
If
any
Prince
have
a
Right
to
oppose
the
Dispositions
of
that
Will
,
there
needs
no
more
but
to
read
them
,
to
be
convinc'd
that
this
Right
belongs
only
to
the
Dauphin
.
But
since
he
is
willing
to
desist
from
his
Pretensions
in
favour
of
his
Son
,
the
Will
is
executed
without
Trouble
,
without
effusion
of
Blood
,
and
the
People
of
Spain
receive
with
Peace
a
Prince
whom
his
Birth
,
the
Will
of
the
late
King
,
and
the
unanimous
Desire
of
all
the
Dominions
belonging
to
the
Monarchy
call
to
the
Crown
.
If
any
Potentate
should
undertake
to
attack
so
many
Rights
,
they
would
justly
be
branded
with
the
odious
Name
of
Disturber
of
the
Publick
Repose
,
and
begin
an
unjust
War
,
without
any
appearance
of
Success
.
Then
if
this
War
should
appear
Unjust
when
undertaken
by
Potentates
,
who
think
it
their
Interest
to
traverse
the
Advantages
of
a
Prince
of
France
,
would
it
be
consistent
with
the
King's
Equity
,
and
with
his
tender
Affection
to
the
King
of
Spain
,
to
turn
his
Arms
against
a
Nation
,
for
no
other
Reason
but
because
they
offered
their
new
King
his
Majesty's
Grand-Son
,
the
Crown
of
one
of
the
most
Potent
Monarchies
of
Europe
,
and
begg'd
of
him
as
the
greatest
of
Favours
to
accept
it
.
The
high
Dignity
of
Kings
does
not
excuse
them
from
considering
whether
the
Wars
they
undertake
be
just
.
Then
what
Reasons
could
his
Majesty
(
who
is
known
to
be
a
just
Prince
)
offer
for
resuming
Arms
,
to
divide
a
Monarchy
which
is
settled
intirely
upon
the
lawful
Heir
.
There
was
a
design
to
deprive
him
of
his
Rights
.
The
Emperor
looking
upon
himself
to
be
assured
of
the
Intentions
of
the
late
King
of
Spain
,
flattered
himself
with
hopes
of
enjoying
the
whole
Succession
.
Justice
,
Honour
,
the
Interest
of
the
Crown
and
paternal
Affection
,
equally
obliged
the
King
to
maintain
with
his
power
the
Rights
of
the
Dauphin
.
His
former
Success
was
sufficient
to
shew
what
was
to
be
feared
from
the
Efforts
of
his
Arms.
The
King
of
England
and
the
States
General
were
equally
desirous
to
prevent
the
War
.
The
King
consensented
to
it
.
The
Dauphin
was
very
willing
to
abandon
the
greatest
part
of
his
Rights
,
on
Condition
of
having
the
Dominions
alloted
to
his
share
ascertain'd
to
him
.
The
equal
desire
on
all
hands
to
maintain
the
Peace
,
produc'd
the
Treaty
;
and
thus
it
was
,
that
by
sage
Precautions
taken
during
the
Life
of
a
Prince
,
whose
frequent
and
dangerous
Distempers
,
foretold
an
approaching
Death
;
It
was
believed
,
that
Justice
was
done
in
part
to
the
true
Heirs
,
and
that
at
the
same
time
a
solid
Foundation
was
laid
for
a
Peace
in
Europe
.
The
Disputes
raised
,
as
to
the
Validity
of
the
Renunciation
of
the
late
Queen
,
served
for
a
Motive
to
this
Accommodation
.
In
Effect
,
it
had
been
of
no
use
,
if
the
Nullity
of
that
Renunciation
had
been
acknowledged
as
fully
,
during
the
late
Catholick
King's
Life
,
as
it
is
declared
by
his
Will
.
In
short
,
it
was
necessary
,
that
the
King
should
explain
himself
positively
,
whether
he
would
accept
the
Will
,
such
as
it
is
,
in
favour
of
his
Grandson
,
or
whether
he
absolutely
rejected
it
.
There
was
no
Medium
,
no
Expedient
or
Change
to
be
proposed
.
His
Majesty
accepting
the
Will
,
the
Rights
of
the
whole
Succession
pass
uncontrovertibly
to
the
King
of
Spain
,
he
is
not
at
liberty
to
separate
them
,
to
accept
one
Part
of
the
Succession
and
reject
the
other
.
The
rejecting
of
the
Will
,
transported
all
the
Rights
to
the
Archduke
;
nor
could
the
true
Heirs
in
that
Case
have
had
lawful
Reason
to
complain
of
any
Injustice
done
them
.
By
Consequence
,
be
it
how
it
will
,
had
his
Majesty
been
minded
to
maintain
the
Conditions
of
the
Treaty
,
he
must
have
been
oblig'd
to
attack
a
living
Prince
,
Possessor
of
the
Crown
of
Spain
;
and
it
's
certain
that
the
Measures
he
had
taken
with
the
Allies
,
related
only
to
the
Division
of
the
Succession
of
a
Prince
whose
death
appear'd
to
be
very
near
.
Since
the
War
must
have
been
unavoidable
,
and
that
it
would
have
been
unjust
if
the
King
had
fix'd
his
Resolution
to
keep
precisely
to
the
Terms
of
the
Treaty
of
Partition
:
The
States
General
have
no
Reason
to
Complain
,
that
his
Majesty
hath
prevented
it
by
accepting
the
Will
,
except
that
Resolution
occasion
them
some
Prejudice
;
but
hitherto
there
's
none
to
be
perceived
.
The
only
View
they
had
in
entring
into
that
Treaty
,
and
their
sole
End
was
to
ascertain
the
General
Peace
.
We
owe
them
the
Justice
to
declare
,
That
they
stipulated
no
particular
Advantage
to
themselves
,
no
Province
,
no
Place
,
no
Sea-Port
depending
on
the
Monarchy
of
Spain
,
either
in
the
Old
or
New
World
,
no
Article
for
facilitating
their
Commerce
.
They
,
properly
speaking
,
acted
the
Part
of
disinterested
Mediators
betwixt
the
King
and
the
Emperor
,
they
were
willing
to
pacifie
the
Troubles
,
which
the
Reciprocal
Differences
about
the
Succession
seem'd
likely
to
produce
in
a
little
time
:
If
the
Emperor
had
been
influenc'd
with
the
same
desire
of
maintaining
the
Peace
,
&
had
sign'd
the
Treaty
,
the
Engagements
then
entred
into
betwixt
the
Parties
only
Interested
in
the
Succession
,
would
have
been
different
,
but
there
was
no
Treaty
except
with
the
Mediators
:
And
the
States
being
inform'd
of
all
the
King's
Steps
with
relation
to
the
Treaty
,
know
how
useless
all
the
Instances
made
at
Vienna
in
his
Name
were
.
They
know
also
that
the
Emperor
being
persuaded
that
the
Arch-Duke
would
be
called
to
the
whole
Succession
of
the
Kingdoms
of
Spain
,
would
not
engage
in
the
Partition
of
the
Dominions
of
the
Monarchy
,
but
in
so
far
as
it
might
have
contributed
to
extend
his
Authority
in
Italy
.
Let
them
complain
then
of
the
Emperor
and
his
continued
Refusals
,
if
they
be
troubled
at
his
Majesty's
accepting
the
Will
,
which
tho'
he
has
ground
to
believe
from
the
Memorial
they
have
put
into
the
Hands
of
his
Ambassador
,
yet
he
is
willing
to
suspend
his
Judgment
,
until
such
time
as
they
make
more
serious
Reflections
upon
this
great
Event
.
He
knows
the
Wisdom
of
the
Republicks
Councils
.
All
things
being
well
examined
,
the
States
General
will
perhaps
find
,
that
so
many
considerable
Dominions
being
added
to
France
,
according
to
the
Disposition
of
the
Treaty
,
might
have
given
just
Jealousie
of
her
Power
,
and
if
it
depended
upon
them
to
make
Choice
,
the
Reasons
appear
strong
that
they
should
prefer
,
to
the
Execution
of
the
Treaty
,
according
to
the
Terms
,
the
present
State
of
the
Monarchy
of
Spain
govern'd
by
a
Prince
of
France
,
without
the
dismembring
of
its
Dominions
.
The
People
of
England
and
Holland
were
already
prejudiced
,
and
endeavouring
to
prevent
the
Decisions
of
the
Government
on
this
Occasion
:
Their
Complaints
of
the
uniting
the
Kingdoms
of
Naples
and
Sicily
to
the
Crown
of
France
,
did
openly
discover
their
Fears
concerning
the
Trade
of
the
Mediteranean
.
Tho'
the
King
of
Spain
be
a
Prince
of
France
,
his
high
Birth
,
his
Education
and
Pattern
,
instruct
him
what
he
owes
to
the
Welfare
of
his
Subjects
and
the
Interest
of
his
Crown
.
Those
Considerations
will
always
have
the
chief
Place
in
his
Mind
,
they
will
incline
him
to
augment
the
splendor
of
his
Monarchy
,
and
farther
,
the
tender
Affection
of
the
King
to
his
Catholic
Majesty
,
would
certainly
be
the
strongest
Barrier
and
the
most
solid
Assurance
that
Europe
could
desire
.
If
his
Majesty's
Intention
to
maintain
the
Peace
would
allow
the
least
Jealousie
of
his
Designs
,
there
was
much
more
Reason
to
take
Umbrage
at
the
reuniting
of
too
many
Dominions
under
one
and
the
same
Prince
,
if
the
Treaty
could
have
been
executed
.
Those
Reflections
will
probably
convince
the
States
General
,
that
Justice
,
the
Benefits
of
Peace
,
and
the
very
Design
of
the
Treaty
would
not
allow
the
King
to
take
other
Resolutions
,
than
that
of
accepting
the
Will
of
the
late
King
of
Spain
;
that
it
suits
the
particular
Interests
of
the
Republick
of
Holland
,
and
that
it
is
agreeable
to
those
of
all
Europe
;
the
Misfortunes
then
would
be
General
,
were
it
possible
that
his
Majesty
,
after
this
Declaration
,
could
have
any
regard
to
the
Instances
contained
in
their
last
Memorial
,
and
,
in
Truth
,
he
is
perswaded
,
that
they
never
had
any
design
to
obtain
the
Effect
of
it
.
They
are
too
clear-sighted
to
have
formed
Vows
so
contrary
to
their
Light
,
and
to
the
true
Interests
of
their
Republick
,
yet
if
they
were
capable
of
forgetting
them
so
far
,
as
to
wish
effectually
,
that
his
Majesty
would
execute
the
Conditions
of
the
Treaty
,
they
would
have
shewed
the
certain
Means
of
effecting
the
Partition
without
a
War
,
to
the
general
Satisfaction
of
all
Europe
.
They
should
at
least
have
nam'd
the
Princes
that
were
ready
to
join
in
it
,
the
Troops
for
being
Guarantees
of
the
Articles
of
it
:
They
should
have
mention'd
those
that
the
Republick
of
Holland
was
to
furnish
by
Sea
or
Land
.
But
their
Memorial
contained
no
such
thing
.
My
Lords
the
States
propose
only
to
grant
the
Emperor
the
Term
of
two
Months
,
according
to
the
secret
Article
of
the
Treaty
:
Have
they
already
forgot
,
that
he
hath
had
seven
Months
time
to
deliberate
in
?
That
his
Answers
to
the
different
Instances
made
to
him
,
contained
an
absolute
Refusal
to
sign
the
Partition
?
Let
them
examine
,
What
would
be
the
Fruit
of
that
new
Proposal
?
The
Emperor
refused
the
Partition
upon
the
single
hopes
,
that
the
King
of
Spain
would
call
the
Archduke
to
the
Succession
.
This
Hope
was
vain
,
and
the
Effects
have
verified
it
to
be
so
.
In
the
mean
time
,
if
that
was
capable
of
suspending
the
Emperors
Resolutions
,
what
would
not
the
Certainty
do
,
which
he
has
at
present
to
procure
the
whole
Succession
of
Spain
to
the
Archduke
:
For
,
in
short
,
the
Delay
of
two
Months
,
proposed
on
this
Occasion
by
the
States
,
would
with
Reason
,
have
been
looked
upon
by
the
Spaniards
,
as
the
King's
rejecting
the
Will
of
his
Catholick
Majesty
.
There
was
no
Reason
to
demand
of
them
to
wait
for
an
Answer
so
long
,
and
besides
this
Answer
,
according
to
the
Terms
of
the
Treaty
,
could
be
no
other
than
a
Refusal
.
Thus
the
Regency
of
Spain
should
have
been
obliged
in
Conformity
to
the
Intentions
of
the
late
Catholick
King
to
devolve
the
Crown
upon
the
Archduke
,
and
the
Emperor
should
obtain
by
this
Delay
(
which
my
Lords
the
States
propose
)
what
he
hath
sought
after
with
so
much
Labour
:
And
thus
under
the
specious
Pretext
of
executing
the
Treaty
,
they
would
ascertain
for
ever
the
Grandeur
and
Power
of
the
House
of
Austria
.
His
Majesty
is
willing
to
believe
that
this
was
not
their
Design
,
they
know
to
well
that
it
s
their
Interest
to
merit
by
their
good
Conduct
the
Honour
of
his
Affection
;
and
the
continuation
of
his
good
Will
.
He
assures
himself
,
that
they
will
reflect
more
than
they
have
done
upon
the
Testimonies
which
he
gives
of
his
Application
to
the
maintenance
of
the
Publick
Peace
;
and
upon
the
Sacrifice
which
he
is
willing
to
make
on
that
Account
of
considerable
Dominions
that
were
to
be
united
to
his
Crown
,
That
they
will
change
their
Complaints
into
Thanks
,
and
congratulate
the
King
of
Spain
as
soon
as
possible
upon
his
accession
to
the
Crown
,
and
that
they
will
endeavour
to
merit
of
the
King
the
Good-Will
and
Protection
that
they
and
their
Ancestors
have
receiv'd
of
his
Majesty
and
his
Predecessors
.
Dearest
,
Great
Friends
,
Allies
and
Confederates
,
the
Peace
of
Europe
is
so
firmly
establish'd
,
by
the
just
disposal
which
the
late
King
of
Spain
,
our
dearest
and
well-beloved
Brother
,
hath
made
of
his
Kingdoms
and
Dominions
,
in
favour
of
our
dearest
and
well-beloved
Grand-Son
Philip
V.
now
K.
of
Spain
,
that
we
doubt
not
of
your
being
glad
at
his
Accession
to
the
Throne
.
We
have
already
made
known
unto
him
the
true
Affection
which
we
bear
you
:
And
since
we
are
perswaded
that
his
Sentiments
will
be
agreeable
to
ours
,
the
strict
Correspondence
which
shall
henceforward
be
maintain'd
betwixt
our
Crown
and
that
of
Spain
,
will
give
us
new
Opportunities
,
of
shewing
you
how
much
we
Interest
our selves
in
what
concerns
you
,
and
the
sincere
Friendship
that
we
entertain
for
you
;
the
Count
de
Briord
,
our
Ambassador
Extraordinary
,
will
give
you
new
Assurances
of
it
;
and
,
in
the
mean
time
,
we
pray
God
,
that
he
may
take
you
into
his
Holy
Protection
.
Wrote
at
Versailles
,
Nov.
29.
1700.
Sign'd
,
LOUIS
.
I
The
Subscriber
,
Ambassador
Extraordinary
of
France
,
having
receiv'd
Orders
from
my
Master
,
to
give
your
Lordship's
the
Letter
that
his
Majesty
hath
wrote
to
you
,
to
notifie
the
Accession
of
King
Philip
V.
his
Grand-Son
to
the
Monarchy
of
Spain
,
and
to
communicate
to
you
at
the
same
time
the
just
Motives
that
oblig'd
him
to
accept
the
Will
of
the
late
King
of
Spain
,
which
are
contain'd
in
the
Memorial
join'd
to
the
King's
Letter
.
The
said
Ambassador
hath
caused
the
Letter
and
Memorial
to
be
deliver'd
to
M.
de
Haren
,
President
for
this
Week
.
I
wish
your
Lordships
may
make
all
the
Reflections
upon
it
suitable
to
the
present
state
of
Affairs
,
and
to
the
Good
and
Advantage
of
this
Republick
,
which
may
and
ought
to
rely
upon
the
ASSURANCES
,
which
he
hath
Order
from
the
King
his
Master
to
give
your
Lordships
,
of
the
Continuation
of
his
Friendship
,
and
of
his
Majesty's
sincere
Desire
to
maintain
the
Alliance
and
good
Correspondence
which
he
hath
with
this
State
.
The
said
Ambassador
is
perswaded
,
That
your
Lordships
will
correspond
with
the
favourable
Intentions
of
the
King
his
Master
.
At
the
Hague
,
Decemb
.
4.
1700.
Sign'd
,
BRIORD
.