Protest of Charles Prince Regent against the Congress at Aix-la-Chapelle, held in 1748

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1790 (1790)
Copy of a Protest, &and c.
Charles P.PrinceR.Regent
Charles Prince of Wales,
Regent of Great Britain,
&and c. to all the Kings, Prin-
ces, RepublicksRepublics, &andc.

No Body is ignorant of the he-
reditary Right of our Royal House to
the Throne of Great Britain. It is need-
less to enter into a Detail of it here.
All Europe is instructed with the Trou-
bles, which have so often harrassedharassed
these Kingdoms, &and with the Wrongs,
which we have experienced. It knows,
that no length of Time can alter the
Constitution of that Country, nor form a
Prescription contrary to it’sits fundamental
Laws. It could not without Astonishment
see us remain silent, when the Powers
at War are holding an Assembly for
Peace, which might, without Regard to
the Justice of our Cause, (in which
every Sovereign power is interested)
statute &and stipulate Articles prejudicial
to our Interests, &and to those of the Sub-
jects of our most honoured Lord &and Father.

For those Causes, &and authorized by
the Examples of our most honoured Grandfather 1791 (1791)
Grandfather &and of our most honoured Fa-
ther &and Lord, We, both in the Name of
our most honoured Father &and Lord, who
has given us his full powers in confid-
ing to us the Regency of his Kingdoms,
&and in our own &and private Name, as natu-
ral Heir of that Crown, protest, in
the Manner the most Solemn, &and in the
best Form that may be, against all
that which may be said, done or stipu-
lated in the Assembly, which is pre-
sently held at Aix-la-Chapelle,
or in any other Assembly, which may
be held in Consequence of it in any
place whatsoever, to the Prejudice
&and Diminution of the lawful Rights
of our most honoured Father and
Lord, of our own, of the Princes
or Princesses that are or will be
born of our Royal House.

We protest in the like Manner a-
gainst all Conventions, that may be sti-
pulated in the said Assemblies, so far
as they shall be contrary to Engage-
ments already entered into by us.

We declare by these presents, that
we regard, &and will always regard, as
null, void &and of no Effect every Thing that
may be statuted or stipulated, which may
tend to the Acknowledgment of any other
person whatsoever as Sovereign of the
Kingdoms of Great Britain, besides the Person 1792 (1792)
Person of the most High &and most Excel-
lent prince, James the third, our most
honoured Lord &and Father, and, in De-
fault of him, the person of the near-
est Heir agreeably to the fundamen-
tal Laws of Great Britain.

We declare to all the Subjects of
our most Honoured Lord &and Father, &and
more particularly to those, who have
given us recently shining Proofs
of their Attachment to the Interests-
of our Royal Family, &and to the primitive
Constitution of their Country, that no-
thing shall ever alter the lively and
sincere Love, which our Birth inspires
us with for them; &and that the just Grati-
tude, which we have for their Fide-
lity, Zeal &and Courage, shall never be
effaced from our Heart: That so far
from listening to any proposition, that
tends to destroy &and weaken the indissolu-
ble Ties which unite us, we look and
always will look upon our selvesourselves as
under the most intimate &and indispensi-
ble Obligation to be constantly attent-
ive to all that, which may contribute
to their Happiness, &and that We shall
be always ready to spill the very last
Drop of our Blood to deliver them 1
from a foreign Yoke.

We protest &and declare, that no De-
fects, which may be in this present Pro-
testation 1793(1793)
testation, shall hurt or prejudice our
Royal House; &and we reserve to our
selves all our Rights &and Actions,
which shall remain safe &and entire.

Given at Paris this 16th
Day of July 1748.
C.P.R.

N. B. The Above is only a Transla-
tion of the Original, which
was in French, &and which was
presented to the Members
of the Congress then held
at Aix-la-Chapelle

Robert Forbes, A. M.