THE Hiftorical Register, Containing An Impartial RELATION WITH A Chronological Diary OF ALL The remarkable OCCURRENCES, VOLUM E XVIII. LONDON, Printed and fold by S. Nevill in the Old Baily, N. B. This Title is defign'd for fuch Perfons as think fit to bind the last Four Regifters in one Volume: And for the fame Reason is added a Table of the Principal Matters contain'd in them. Harding 2-11-25 11299 A T A BLE OF THE PRINCIPAL MATTERS. Contained in the Eighteenth Volume. Abstract F the Report of the Committee touching Frauds and Accommodation Page 250 Between the Prince of Orange, States-General, and King of Pruffia, Account Of the feveral Acts relating to the Excife Of the Dutch Worms Of the National Debt, Of the Victory of the Spaniards before Oran, Addrefs Of the House of Commons to his Majesty, Anfwer Charter To the Pamphlet written against the Pragmatick Sanction, 87 Granted by the King of Spain to the Spanish East-India' On the Form of introducing the Penfion Bill, On the Supply and Standing Army, On the Spanish Depredations, On the Sugar Colonies On the Application of part of the Sinking Fund, Diffenters 218 232 Meet to apply to Parliament for repealing the Teft 4, 76 The Affair dropp'd, Bill at full Length, Of those who voted for and against the Excife Bill, 291 ( Memorial to 304 Of the South-Sea Company, for releafing the Spanish Regifter Ship, Of the City against the Excife-Bill, Propofals 72 137 From Spain for purchafing the South-Sea Company's Right of fending an Annual Ship to the Weft-Indies Protefts Of the Lords, relating to the Sinking Fund Relating to the Standing Army, Reprefentations 73 169 173 257 From the Board of Commiffioners of Trade for the Planta tions, to the House of Commons, To the Lords, 37 48 Of the Royal African Company to the House of Commons 54 Speeches On the Commons Addrefs, Of Sir John Barnard, &c. On the Penfion Bill. Of Mr. Solicitor General, &c. On the Supply and Standing Army. Of Sir William Wyndham, &c. On the Spanish Depredations, Of Sir Wilfrid Lawfon, &c. On the Sugar Colonies, of Mr. Carey, &c. On the Application of Part of the Sinking Of Sir John Rufhout, &c. Upon the faid Bill, Of Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, &c. Subfcriptions Taken by the East-India Company, at 3 per Cent. T HOLLAN D. HE Affairs at Home, and the Disputes be tween the King and Parliament in France, being of greater Importance than any other Occurences in Europe, we thought it not improper to give them the chief Place in our two laft Regifters. But there having been other remarkable Incidents very worthy the Reader's Notice, and thofe two important Articles being difpatched, we are now able to find Room for incerting them. Among others, the following Treaty is not the leaft confiderable, by which the long Difpute between the King of Pruffia and the Prince of Orange, about the Succeffion to King William's Estates as Prince of Orange, was at laft accommodated. This grand Affair was brought to a Conclufion by Meff. Lincius and Duncan, Counsellors refpectively to the King and the Prince, who revived the Plan which was drawn up above Six Years ago by Meff. Meynderfhagen and Vultejus, but did not then take Effect, by Reafon of the Minority of the Prince, and because the King of Pruffia infifted, that their High-Mightineffes, as his Guardians, fhould guaranty the Execution of the Articles. By the Prince's being come of Age, that Difficulty has been removed, and the Agreement concluded between those two Prins ces; and on the ift of August the Commiffioners of the King of Pruffia and of the Prince of Orange, who fettled this Affair, delivered to their High-Mightineffes a Letter from his Prussian Majefty, and another from his Highness, A |