I. Simon van Slingelandt. His Life, Character and Position -- II. The Republic and European Politics from the Peace of Utrecht until the Preliminaries of Paris, 1713โ{128}{147}1717 -- A. Brief Survey of European Politics from the Peace of Utrecht until the Treaties of Vienna. 1713โ{128}{147}1725 -- B. The Republic and Foreign Politics after the Peace of Utrecht. 1713โ{128}{147}1725 -- C. The Vienna-Hanover Conflict. 1725โ{128}{147}1727 -- III. The Preservation of Peace. June 1727โ{128}{147}March 1728 -- IV. The Congress of Soissons up till the Treaty of Seville: The Separating of Spain from the Emperor. March 1728โ{128}{147}November 1729 -- A. Before the Congress. March-June 1728 -- B. The Congress reaches a dead-lock. June-August 1728 -- C. The Proposed Provisional Treaty. August 1728โ{128}{147}August 1729 -- D. Negotiations preceding the Treaty of Seville. August-November 1729 -- Appendix. The Opposition of the Dutch to the Ostend Trade