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tionof the houfe of Aufirla, which that princefs which attacked the
was efteded by the peace of Aix-la- king's dominions. Chapelle, with the blood of his The emprefs queen fends com-
fobjeds, and by means of the moil mifTaries to Hanover, who are to
important conquefts of his crown, fhare, and a<5^ually did (hare, with
He hath endeavoured to maintain the crown of France in the contri-
the imperial crown in that houfe, butions. She rejeifls all propofals
by negotiations for the eleclion ot a of peace; fhe difmiffes the kinj:;'s
king of the Romans. The treaty minilicrs from her court ; and after
of fuccefiion concluded with the the Divine Providence, according
Duke of Modena, and the aggran- to its righteous ways, had, by a
difement refulting from it to the viftory granted to the king's army,
houfe of Auftria, was owing to his delivered the electorate from its
majefiy's friendihip for it. enemies, when we were endea-
Inftead of a recorapence, inflead vcuring to hinder the French
of performing the tender protefta- troops from entering it a fecond
tionsof regard and gratitude, which time, as they threatened, and as
his majefty then received from her all the world knows, his imperial
majeity the emprefs queen, and majelry, who, by virtue of the ca-
which his magnanimity hinders him pitulation which he has fworn,
from making public ; inltead of the ought * to protacl the empire, and
obfervaticn due to the moll folemn ' at all times confider the eledors
treaties, her majePty the emprefs queen refufes him the aifiilance which (he ought to give him againll an invafion, proceeding wholly
- as its internal members and main
- pillar5, and oppofe the entrance
- of foreign troops deftined to op-
prefs the dates of the empire,'
from the hatred of France, which finds it his duty, without making
his Britannic majefty has drawn the lead mention of this invafion
upon himfelf by his friendfliip by the French troops, to require
to that princefs ; and his imperial his majefty to withdraw his troops
majefty even denies him the de- from the countries where they then
hortatorial letters he folicited. were, to put a ftop to all his war-
The court of Vienna figns a treaty like preparations, and by th^it
with the crov.'n of Fiance, in March means again open a pafTage for the
1757, at a time when his mnjcfty's French army to enter his German
troops were quiet in his own dominions. His imperial majefty
dominions, by which the French thinks proper to recall the king's
troops were to pafs the Wefer troopr, to fed uce them from their
the loth of July, and enter the allegiance and duty to his ma-
eleftorate of Hanover. She joins jefty ; to enjoin them never more
Tier troops to thofe of that crown, to obey his orders, but to abandon
and ravages the king's dominions their colours, their fervice, and
worfe than the French troops their poft ; threatening the faid
had done. The fame Duke of troops with punifhment, in body,
Cumberland who was wouried at honours, and eftates ; and the king
Dettingen in defending her impe- himfelf with being put under the
rial majefty, is obliged to fight at ban of the empire, which is not
Haftenbeck, againft the troops of in the power of the emperor ; and
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