The Modern Part of an Universal History,: From the Earliest Account of TimeS. Richardson, T. Osborne, C. Hitch, A. Millar, John Rivington, S. Crowder, P. Davey and B. Law, T. Longman, and C. Ware., 1762 - World history |
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Page 201 - Placentia, to the number of fix thoufand men of his Catholic Majefty's troops, and in his pay, fhall be effectuated without lofs of time ; which troops fhall ferve for the better fecuring and preferving of the immediate fucceffion of the faid ftates in favour of the moft Serene Infante Don Carlos, and to be ready to withftand any enterprize and oppofition which might be formed to the prejudice of what has been regulated touching the faid fucceffion.
Page 199 - That it fhould never be allowed, during the lives of the pofleflbrs of Tufcany and Parma, that any forces of any country whatfoever, whether their own or hired, fhould, either by the emperor, the kings of France or Spain, or even by the prince appointed to the fucceflion, be introduced into any garrifon, city, port, or town of thofe duchies.
Page 344 - 744- that time probably faved the liberty and independency of Geneva as a republic. The Dutch interefted themfelves in the affair, and reproached cardinal Fleury, then firft minifter of France, with the fame. The cardinal indeed denied it; but there is little doubt that had it not been for the precautions of the citizens, the defign muft have fucceeded. The French, without being difconcerted at the difcovery, ftill piqued themfelves with being the fupports and the bulwarks of the Genevois liberty.
Page 348 - Charlemagne to its founder, and for feveral other literary inftitutions. Here is a bifhop's fee, which was once the richeft in Italy, but is now dependent on the pope; and upon the whole the city is gone to decay, its trade being ruined through the exactions of the government. The few objects within it worth the public attention, belong to the clergy, or monks; and...
Page 199 - None of thefe duchies was to be poflefled by a prince who fhould at the fame time be king of Spain, nor was the king of Spain ever to take upon himfelf the guardianfhip of that prince.
Page 198 - The duchies of Tufcany, Parma, and Placentia were to be accounted for ever as male fiefs of the empire, and were to defcend, in default of the male heirs, to the queen of Spain's eldeft fon. As the confent of the empire was necefAry, the emperor was to ufe his utmoft endeavours to obtain it.
Page 202 - Tnfcany and Parma, was a manifeft violation of the fifth article of the quadruple alliance, tended to involve the nation in a dangerous and expenfive war, and to deftroy the ballance of power in Europe. A negative was put upon this motion; but the emperor (till continued to exclaim moll violently againft the treaty, though it was acceded to by the ftates general.
Page 204 - A"B'U ,'••„, 1718, either with regard to the rights of his Imperial Majefty, and the Empire, or to the fecurity of the kingdoms and...
Page 242 - ... to be of force no farther than while the faid ferene infant Don Philip, or any of his...
Page 277 - Genevois applied to their confederate Mates for fuccour; but unfortunately for them, the two cantons of Bern and Fribourg were at variance together, on account of religion. All they did at firft was to fend deputies to perfuade the knights to forbear hoftilities ; but that proving ineffectual, they fent two companies of foldiers, of about eight hundred each, who pretending that they were obliged only to defend the city, and not to...