the Subfidies are paid

England. Holland. England

England. Holland

1711.

(545)

as her Quota, Two Thirds of 70000 Crowns to recruit
his Troops in Italy, that the fame might be in a condition
to act there in 1710. and 1711. and this Sum was granted
by an Act of Parliament,

N. B. Befides the ordinary Subfidy for the Duke of Savoy
of 640000 Crowns per ann. there was granted him for the
year 1706. 50000 . and for the years 1709, 1710, and
1711. 100000 1. per ann. for the extraordinary Charges of
the War in Italy.

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Troops fhould act in Italy, it was ftipulated, that he should
have 300000 Crowns per ann. one Half to be paid by Eng-
land, and the other by the Dutch. But notwithstanding
this Treaty is only fign'd by England, 'tis not doubted but
the Dutch will agree to it. In the mean time we see as a-
bove, that England has paid her Two Thirds.

N. B. The Two Thirds of the Subfidy of a Million of
Rixdollars for the King of Portugal have always been paid.
by England; tho it appears by the fifth Article of the Of-
fenfive Alliance, that this Sum ought to have been paid by
the Emperor, England and Holland.

N. B. By the Treaty with the King of Pruffia of the
20th of Novemb. 1704. that a Body of 8000 Men of his
N. B. In the beginning of this War the Subfidies were equally divided betwixt England and Holland.
But it appears by the Sums above-specify'd, that the Share of England amounts to
And that of Holland to

The Half of this Sum for England

So that England paid more than her Share

Both together-
126353280
31550321S

This Eftimate is as exact as I could poffibly make it, and taken out of the Books
which were found in the Offices of the Secretaries of State and War, and likewise
out of the Accounts given by those who were imploy'd in this Service,

Sign'd,

H. St. John.

15790361.

9480296

A Letter from the States-General to the Queen of Great Britain, about the Duke of Ormond's Orders not to fight; and the Bishop of Bristol's Declaration, That the Queen thought her felf difingag'd from all Obligations to the Dutch.

MADAM,

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FTER all the Proofs which your Majefty has given during the Courfe of your Glorious Reign, of your great Zeal for the Publick Good, and of your Adherence to the Common Caufe of the Allies: After fo many Marks as you have had the Goodness to give us, of your tender Affection, and of your Friendship to our Republick; and after the repeated Affurances which you have given us, and that very lately too, of your Intentions that your Troops fhould act against the Common Enemy, until the War was concluded by a General Peace; it was impoffible but we should be furpriz'd and afflicted by two Declarations we have lately receiv'd, one after another, in the name of your Majefty; the firft by the Duke of Ormond your General, That he could undertake nothing without new Orders from you; the other by the Bishop of Bristol, your Plenipotentiary to the Congress at Utrecht, That your Majefty perceiving that we did not anfwer as we ought the Propofals you had made us, and that we would not act, in concert with your Minifters, on the Subject of Peace, you would take your Meafures apart, and that you did not look upon your felf to be now under any Obliga. tion whatever with respect to us.

As foon as we had notice of thofe Declarations, we sent Orders to our Minifter, who has the Honour to refide at your Majefty's Court, to reprefent to you the Reasons of our Surprize, and the Confequences of thofe Declarations, and to requeft you, with that Refpect which we always had for you, and which we shall for ever entertain for your Royal Perfon, that you would give other Orders to the Duke of Ormond, that he may act with all poffible Vigour, according to the Reason of the War; and that your Majefty would have the Goodness to entertain other Sentiments of us, than thofe which the Bifhop of Bristol has declar'd to our Plenipotentiaries at Utrecht.

But the more we confider thofe Declarations, the more im portant we find them, and the more we apprehend their Confequences;