might find their advantage in advising the continuance of the war, as well as the laft did, although not in the fame degree after the kingdom hath been fo much exhaufted. They might prolong it, till the parliament defire a peace; and in the mean time leave them in full poffeffion of power. Therefore it is plain, that their proceedings at present are meant to serve their country, directly against their private intereft; whatever clamour may be raised by those who for the vileft ends would remove heaven and earth to oppofe their measures. But they think it infinitely better to accept fuch terms as will fecure our trade, find a fufficient barrier for the States, give reasonable fatisfaction to the Emperor, and restore the tranquillity of Europe, although without adding Spain to the empire; rather than go on in a languishing way, upon the vain expectation of fome improbable turn for the recovery of that monarchy out of the Bourbon family; and at laft be forced to a worfe peace, by fome of the allies falling off upon our utter inability to continue

the war.

SOME

SOME

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ΟΝ ΤΗΕ

BARRIER-TREATY

BETWEEN

HER MAJESTY

AND THE

STATES-GENERAL.

To which are added,

The faid BARRIER-TREATY, with the two feparate ARTICLES; part of the Counter-project; the Sentiments of prince EUGENE and Count SINZENDORF upon the faid Treaty; and a Representation of the English merchants at Bruges.

Written in the Year 1712.

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WHEN I published the difcourfe

called, The Conduct of the Allies,

I had thoughts either of inferting or annexing the Barrier-Treaty at length, with fuch obfervations as I conceived might be, ufeful for public information: but that discourse taking up more room than I defigned, after my utmost endeavours to abbreviate it, I contented myself only with making some few reflexions upon that famous treaty, fufficient as I thought to I have anfwer the defign of my book. fince heard, that my readers in general feemed to wish I had been more particular, and have difcovered an impatience to have that treaty made public, especially fince it hath been laid before the Houfe of commons.

That I may give fome light to the reader who is not well verfed in those affairs, he may please to know that a project for a treaty of barrier with the States was tranfmitted hither from Holland; but being disapproved of by our court in se

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