Tis with this delign that the King declareSjthat
tho' his Majefty was free from his Engagements at
the end of Augufijiho' he is very fenfible what Be*
nefit he could reap from the Conqueft diBarcelms^
and from other Events of the War, yet the (ble In-
terelt which influences and weighs moft withhim^
IS the univerlal Welfare of Europe ; that for the pro-
moting thereof by a fpeedy Peace,his Majeft v makes
ufe of that Liberty which he has at pretentonly to
alter fuch of the Articles which he has propos^d^as
(eem to retard the Publick Tranquility.
