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 }}, the Liberty of Spain, and the Deliverance of the Catalonian Nation. We now come to the memorable part of this Work, The Evacuation of Catalonia, which was a pretended Complement to the Emperor. The Portugueze had by this time made their Peace, and the Affairs of the Emperor obliged him to accept this Proposition. Besides what is particular in the Articles thereof, we find the following Clause in another place. "If his imperial Majesty will readily consent to a Neutrality in Italy, and evacuate Catalonia, King Philip, at the Queen's Request, will grant a full and ample Oblivion and Pardon to the Catalans, with the Preservaton of their ancient Rights and Priviledges; otherwise they must expect to be sacrificed to the Troops of France and Spain." These were among the Proposals the Earl of Strafford was charg'd to make to the States Deputies in December 1712, on a New Scheme for Peace.

I. All the Germans and Confederate Forces shall be Transported out of the Principality of Catalonia, and out of the Isles of Majorca and Jvica; and to the End this may be performed with the greater Speed and Safety, there shall be, between the Parties engaged in the War, their Armies, Troops and Subjects, in all the places abovementioned, a full and entire Cessation of Arms, and all Hostillities as well by Sea as Land, which shall begin 15 Days after they shall receive Notice of