A. C. 'ble Cantons, who have not yet confented to th 170%. Project made at Baden, fhould have acquainted me with their laft Refolution.

"I have alfo given his Majefty an Account of the Additions which the Gentlemen of Bern defire 'fhould be made to the faid Project, made at Baden; which he has not thought fit to accept.

You ought to confider, That if you have nothing in View, but to maintain Peace in your Country and Neighbourhood: and neither to take from, or give away any Thing, to any one, I ८ have fufficient Orders to give you the Satisfaction you defire, but that my Hands are, in a Manner, tied, if you aim at any Thing elfe.

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"Tis only out of Regard to the laudable Cantons, and upon the Requeft they have made to the King, that his Majefty is willing to confent to the Project made at Baden, without examining whether the Counties of Neufchatel and Valengin are part of Swifferland or no; and without abridging or enlarging the Treaties of perpetual Peace and Alliance, that are between him and the Laudable" Helvetick Body.

You demand, by your Letter, a perpetual Neutrality, for the Counties of Neufchatel and Valengin, and their Dependencies, which, Reafons easy to be known, cannot fuffer his Majefty to confent to; and you ought to be fatisfy'd if the faid Neutrality, and the Restoration of Commerce, be granted 6 during the Courfe of this War, fince you cannot doubt, That when a general Peace fhall come to be treated, the Parties moft concern'd in the Affair of Neufchatel will take all the neceffary Precautions to procure a folid and lafting Tranquillity to the faid Counties of Neufchatel and Kalengin

This, Magnificent Lords, is what I have to return, in Anfwer to the Letter you have taken the Trouble to write to me, and what I have to tell you from the King, who, as you fee, is ever ready to confent to whatever may be defirable, and convenient for the Interefts of the Laudable Can

tons.

As for the Conditions his Majefty may defire for 'the Security and Guaranty concerning his Dominions bordering upon the Territories depending

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on the Sovereignty of Neufchatel and Valegin, the A, C. Chevalier de St. Colobombe, and Mr. Baron the 1708. King's Secretary-Interpreter, will acquaint you 'with his Majefty's Intentions, affoon as you have accepted the Offers I write you in his Name. I defire you to give the fame Credit to what they fhall fay to you,or fhall prefent to you in Writing, as if I fhould fpeak to you my Self. They will alfo be able to give you all the Informations you may 'defire.

I pray God to continue bleffing you, with what may be most advantageous to you.

Magnificent Lords,

Solothurn, March 26.-1708.

Four Affectionate, to serve you.

Sign'd,

PUISIEUX.

The French Agents, after fome Conferences with the Deputies of the Proteftant Cantons, drew up a Project, wherein the French King made a Declaration, containing, in Subftance, what the Canton of Bern had infifted upon; and accepted the Proteftant Cantons Ratification of the Project of Neutrality, drawn up in the Diet at Baden, wherein the Inhabitants of Neufchatel and Valengin were mention'd as The Affair Comburghers of Bern, and included in the Treaty of of Neufpepetual Peace, and Alliance concluded in the Year chatel con cluded to 1663. whereby they were intitled to the Froz the SatisTrade, Peace, and other Advantages ftipulated in faction of that Treaty, as Members of the Helvetick Bedy. the King o Things being thus adjusted, the Diet broke up the Prudia 3d of April N. S. And not long after, the Ratifi- and of the cations of the Agreement were exchang'd. Thus Allies. ended an Affair, which in the whole Courfe of it made as great Noife, as any particular Tranfaction that had happen'd for many Ages paft; to the entire Satisfaction of the King of Pruffia, and to the never dying Honour of his great Supporter, the Queenof Great Britain, the States General, and the Proteftant Cantons of Swifferland, particularly that of Bern, who, exerted their Zeal and Vigour, in a manner almoft unknown to their Predeceffors, On

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A. C. the other Hand, France receiv'd fuch a Foil and Re1708. pulfe on this Occafion, as vifibly manifefted the Declenfion of her Power,and expofed her Impotency to the Derifion of all the rest of Europe; fince, after all her Threats, that haughty Crown was at laft, glad of any Pretence, (fuch as her Affection to the Laudable Cantons) to drop a Difpute, wherein the violent Counfels of fome inconfiderate Minifters, had prepofterously engaged Her.

The Difap. To return to Great Britain; The French had conpointment ceiv'd extravagant Hopes from their intended Ex of the inpedition into Scotland; but by a remarkable Turn tended Ex of Fortune, or rather a Wonderful Decree of Overpedition, ruling Providence, their airy Projects dwindled into proves very: advanta- Nothing; and both the British Nation, and the. geous to the whole Confederacy reap'd no fmall Advantages from British their Difapointment. In the firft Place, that fruitNation, and lefs Attempt fhew'd, That the Courts of Versailles to the land St. Germains, had not fo extenfive a Correfponlies in Ge- dence in Scotland, as they either had fancied, or

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were made to believe; fince, bating fome Great Men, whofe Difcontents were already fufficiently known, the main Body of that Part of Great Britain gave fignal Proofs of their Affection to her Majefty's Perfon and Government, and of their Zeal in maintaining the Proteftant Succeflion. Secondly, That prefumptuous Enterprize furnifh'd the Government with juft Reafons to fecure the LeadingMen among the Difaffected Scots; and with an Act of Parliament to detain their Perfons, and check their finifter Practifes. Thirdly, That Confpiracy open'd the Eyes of the Scatch Presbyterians, moft of whom having been feduced by the Pretender's Partifans, had, till then, appear'd obftinately averfe to the Union; but, who, at this Juncture, in Imitation of their Fellow Subjects of England, fent up Loyal Addreffes, wherein, among other Particulars, they congratulated her Majefty upon that happy Event of her aufpicious Reign. Fourthly, That Artempt turn'd to the Difadvantage of the Difcontented Party in England, fome of whom being fufpected of wishing well to the Pretender, loft thereby their Elections for Members of the enfuing Parliament. In the Fifth Place, The Wonderful Expedition with which the Government put out a Fleet, that baffled

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the Enemies Defign, not only filenc'd the Murmur- A. C.
ings and Complaints that were raised, and induftri-
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oufly fomented,against the Ministry,particulary against
the Admiralty, but procured to the Latter the folemn
Thanks of the Houfe of Commons. And, Laftly,
That Difappointment, as it broke the Enemies Mea-
fures, and diftracted their Counfels; fo it gave fresh
Vigour and Spirit to the whole Confederacy.

As upon the firft Threats of an Invafion, the
Addreffes
Cities of London and Westminster, and other Corpo- of Abhor-
rations, were forward to exprefs their Abhorrence rence.
and Deteftation of all Attempts against her Majesty's
Perfon and Government, and their Refolution to
defend both, with their Lives and Fortunes, and
to maintain the Proteftant Succeffion, against the
Pretender, and all other her Majefties Enemies, both
at Home and Abroad; fo, upon the certain News
of the Pretender's Difappointment, and Return to
Dunkirk, Addreffes of congratulation were prefented And of
from all Parts, to her Majefty: We fhall, in this Congratu
Place, infert only a few of fuch Addreffes, of both lation.
kinds, as for their Singularity, deferve to be pre-
ferv'd to Pofterity: That of St. Edmund's-Bury,
prefented by Sir Tho. Felton, Mafter of her Maje-
jefty's Houfhold, and Colonel Porter, their Repre-
fentatives in Parliament, was as follows:

Moft Illuftrious and Divine Princess.

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WH Hilft the mighty Monarchs of the Earth Addrefs of are applauded by their Slaves, for their St: Edgreat Valour and Conduct, We your Majefty's mund's Dutiful and Loyal Subjects, give our unfeign'd Bury. Thanks to our good God, that has fet up you to reign over us: A Princefs of that eminent Piety, 'that has gain'd us more Victories by your Prayers, than they can do by their Swords; with them is the Arm of Flefh, but with us is the God of Spirits to fight our Battels. Your Majefty's great Wifdom, as well as Piety, fhines bright in your Choice of that renown'd Hero, the Great Duke of Marlborough, that is at once the World's Wonder, Delight and Terror. But it is with us, as it was of Old, amongst God's own People: What was Fafhua's Sword, without Mofes's Interceffion? No more than Barak's Valour without Deborah's Prayers.

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A. C. Go on, Victorious Princefs, to continue your "wonted Supplications for us, that the Haughty Monarch may know, that in drawing his Sword against you, he fights against Heaven. Yet after we have lived fo long under your Aufpicious 'Reign, now to be brav'd by the Gallick Court, and have a fpurious Prince impos'd upon us, we could not entertain the Thoughts of it, without Amazement, mixt with Scorn, That the French King 'fhould affume the Confidence to difpofe of your Kingdoms, when as your Majefty's Sword being now drawn against him, he is not able to defend his own. And we humbly pray, that all your Loyal Subjects may be taught, by your Majefty's pious Example, to help, in this Holy War, by their good "Lives and Prayers. Let him be accounted a Rebel to your Majefty, that is fo to his God.

May our Gracious God, that has begun a good Work, continue it to the end of your Life, which we beg may be Long and Happy, with an entire Victory over all your Enemies; and when it fhall pleafe Almighty God to take you from this Earthly Throne, may you be tranflated to an Eternal Diadem in the highest Heavens, Which are the Sincere and Hearty Prayers of your Majefty's Loyal Corporation of the Borough of Bury St. Edmunds, in the County of Suffolk.

Given under our Common Seal this 8th Day of March, in the Seventh Year of your Majesty's Reign.

Not many Days* after, the following Address of *March the Univerfity of Oxford was prefented by the ViceChancellor, attended by a numerous Train of the

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moft eminent Members of the faid University, conducted by the Lord-Chamberlain of her Majefty's Houfhold, and introduc'd by their Chancellor, his Grace the Duke of Ormond:

May it please your Majesty,

WE your Majesty's moft Dutiful and Obe

'dient Subjects, the Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the Univerfity of Oxon, out of our

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