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Show [ 16 J but hi~ bare Word for it. Now in this Cafe; which is more reafonable, for Prance t@ n·ull: the Allies, or the Allies Fr,.nce? This can't be a very hard Quefticin, · fince France has been guilty of the Breach of Publick Faith on fo many Occafions, ch:lt 'tis hard to find an Inftance to the contrary. This very War will make two nororious Inftances of chis remembred to all Ages; the fcandalous Violation of the Partition-Treaty, almoft as foon as made; and the Ufurpacion of the Spanijh Monarchy, notwichftanding the moftfolemn and re~ear~d Ren~nciarions chat had been made of tt. Twou d be endlefs co enter into a Detail of all the Complaints of chis Kind againft France, fince the Pymtean Treacy. And therefore it can't be reafonable for rhe Allies ro truft thofe, by whom they have fo often been deceiv'd : But 'tis not fo with them, they never have been guilty of the Breach of Publick Faith in theirTranfactiom with France, in any flagrant CalC , at leaft I know of none: But I will venture co add further, that they neither would, nor if they would, can they all: a fa\fe Part in fuch a Cafe as chis. They wo1.' J not, they don't think it for their lnterefl: to continue or renew a War unneceifarily ; they are fufficiently weary, the Burthen of the War has laid fo heavy upon them, chat they wou'd be glad to have a little Refpite, and to be at leifure to cultivate the Arcs of Peace, and enjoy a; faft as they can f01ne Fruits of it. Thus chey always have done ; they have hardly had Patience to keep up their Armies till a Peace was fign'd~ And 'tis this Hu$eur of che ~\- \1~' . [ I 7 J ~hoe s has made the French h . execute their Treaties~~ fo ltttle Regard tt muft be own'd th . 1th them; befiaes Plainnefs, a.1d Honpft~ 1~ a1 g~eat Probity, and Germans which -a ot.1 ll1 the D11tch of Commoni.ife . :and h~~arbn all the Affairs va)Jle in their D~atitJgs w~theen very obfer~ hts War . in wh' h h ~he Frm>h all fianding ~he man tc t e Al.hcs, norwirhreceiv'd have . y Provocanons they haV'e when ch' ev coulIdl l no Inf. r·a n~e retalt· ated, of Fa it h. -The w ~oitn ~~~~ wtrhout Breach In fiances of this. that a~ ers affords many punctually perforn;'d 1 t ;y hav_e alway$ have fign'd ,. and not wnu 1datee R' eer A·rr.n 1c les 1th ey even honett 11en ha vc. th prua s, w 1ere h~ve Jone it, without anvoif.hf t!ley might fitee. But rhe rcatefl: . IO anon of J uonly one I fhall ~a~~~ . Inft.ance, and the m;mce of cl1e T -, IS rhetr exact Pcrfor-reatv of th E · rhe ]1-iil(mefe; when ihe Frm:h h v~c~atton of fon to fear their Troo , a JUO: Rea· d erain'd againft the L ettpesr wofo uth Je Aha v·e 1b ee· ti .Revenge of the Injuft' . roc es, m v•hich they had diEu~~ and It;f~lence with derable Body of ch~ D k an1 felz ~ a confiar the ver;y time he u e ? Savo! s Troops, thj::m. 'I need f: wa1s .m Alltance with C , I ay not un"' of our o . _o~mq·y, that France could have no R 'j'n . tCoJ. .1 e· ar na.,". y, Per fidl' OU fin e1rs. from home. eTathon •;aracLer of Her M · fi: • • e t? gi_ve the Frenc/J G~~na 1~ too well knowi] ·1:J!Cion · and had . S Of :my fuch SnfOll ~the 'Thro we_ a Pnnce of lefs Renown fear froofh'.ye' F>ttnce would Have lirtle ·co his reap\~ .~q~ , ~mters, he were ruppcrred b. · · · P. l.'.:}y~nch, nDo SoV'((reitn.Of Er.g/,./J ~ .. \ , 1 • lias |