The acts and negotiations, together with the particular articles at large of the general peace, concluded at Ryswick, by the most illustrious confederates with the French king to which is premised, the negotiations and articles of the peace, concluded at Turin, between the same prince and the Duke of Savoy / translated from the original publish'd at the Hague.
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             The acts and negotiations, together with the particular articles at large of the general peace, concluded at Ryswick, by the most illustrious confederates with the French king to which is premised, the negotiations and articles of the peace, concluded at Turin, between the same prince and the Duke of Savoy / translated from the original publish'd at the Hague.
             Actes et mémoires des négociations de la paix de Ryswick. English. Selections.
             Bernard, Jacques, 1658-1718.
             France. Treaties, etc. Savoy (Duchy), 1696 Aug. 29.
             England and Wales. Treaties, etc. France, 1697 Sept. 20.
          
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           THE
           ACTS
           and
           NEGOTIATIONS
           ,
           Together
           with
           the
           
             Particular
             Articles
             at
             large
          
           ,
           OF
           THE
           General
           Peace
           ,
           Concluded
           at
           RYSWICK
           ,
           BY
           THE
           Most
           Illustrious
           Confederates
           WITH
           THE
           FRENCH
           KING
           .
        
         
           To
           which
           is
           premised
           ,
           The
           Negotiations
           and
           Articles
           of
           the
           Peace
           ,
           concluded
           at
           TVRIN
           ,
           between
           ,
           the
           same
           Prince
           and
           the
           Duke
           of
           Savoy
           .
        
         
           
             Translated
             from
             the
             Original
             Publish'd
             at
             the
          
           Hague
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           for
           
             Robert
             Clavel
          
           at
           the
           Peacock
           ,
           and
           
             Tim.
             Childe
          
           at
           the
           
             White
             Hart
          
           ,
           at
           the
           West-end
           of
           St.
           Paul's
           Church-yard
           .
           1698.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           PREFACE
           .
        
         
           THE
           Title
           of
           this
           Book
           informs
           the
           Reader
           ,
           That
           it
           contains
           the
           Acts
           and
           Negotiations
           of
           the
           General
           Peace
           concluded
           at
           Ryswick
           ,
           and
           likewise
           of
           the
           particular
           Peace
           concluded
           at
           Turin
           ,
           faithfully
           Translated
           from
           the
           Original
           publish'd
           at
           the
           Hague
           :
           The
           Editors
           of
           it
           in
           English
           thought
           they
           had
           good
           Reason
           to
           put
           it
           into
           that
           Language
           ,
           because
           Our
           Nation
           hath
           ,
           in
           this
           long
           and
           bloody
           War
           ,
           contributed
           such
           mighty
           Weights
           towards
           the
           reducing
           the
           Kingdoms
           and
           States
           of
           Europe
           to
           the
           happy
           Ballance
           they
           at
           present
           enjoy
           .
        
         
           The
           Efforts
           of
           the
           English
           Nation
           ,
           in
           Concurrence
           with
           the
           Illustrious
           Confederates
           ,
           have
           ,
           in
           Nine
           Years
           time
           ,
           broke
           those
           Chains
           ,
           which
           cost
           the
           Expence
           of
           above
           30
           Years
           in
           their
           Contrivance
           ,
           and
           by
           which
           the
           Liberty
           of
           Europe
           was
           so
           strangely
           and
           artificially
           entangled
           and
           encompass'd
           ,
           that
           even
           
             well-meaning
             Men
          
           thought
           it
           more
           advisable
           patiently
           to
           submit
           to
           the
           insuperable
           
           Evil
           ,
           than
           by
           vain
           Attempts
           to
           hasten
           or
           exasperate
           the
           Misery
           ;
           
             Let
             the
             Lyon
             sleep
             ,
             say
             they
             ,
             and
             let
             us
             by
             our
             Gentleness
             and
             Flatteries
             engage
             him
             so
             to
             do
             ;
             Time
             may
             lessen
             or
             wear
             out
             that
             Rage
             ,
             which
             ,
             should
             we
             provoke
             ,
             we
             are
             not
             able
             to
             resist
             .
          
           Thus
           while
           evil
           Men
           cherish'd
           ,
           and
           unthinking
           and
           mistaken
           Men
           submitted
           ,
           the
           mighty
           Mischief
           grew
           and
           prosper'd
           :
           Like
           some
           irresistible
           Fleet
           it
           commanded
           and
           aw'd
           even
           those
           distant
           Countries
           ,
           that
           had
           not
           yet
           seen
           or
           felt
           its
           Power
           .
           Roman
           it
           was
           in
           the
           Wisdom
           and
           Conduct
           of
           its
           Arms
           ,
           but
           of
           how
           far
           different
           a
           Spirit
           from
           that
           Heroick
           Common-wealth
           ?
           who
           with
           Hardships
           to
           themselves
           conquer'd
           and
           subdu'd
           Nations
           ,
           with
           the
           same
           tender
           Designs
           we
           chastise
           our
           Children
           ,
           only
           to
           make
           'em
           better
           and
           more
           happy
           than
           they
           were
           before
           .
        
         
           In
           this
           disconsolate
           Posture
           was
           Europe
           ,
           not
           expecting
           Safety
           ,
           the
           Delay
           of
           its
           Ruin
           seem'd
           to
           proceed
           but
           from
           the
           Pleasure
           or
           Frolick
           of
           the
           Conqueror
           ;
           when
           Crown'd
           Heads
           and
           States
           were
           bid
           to
           hope
           for
           that
           Liberty
           ,
           which
           they
           before
           only
           durst
           secretly
           desire
           .
           This
           great
           Design
           is
           laid
           by
           a
           Prince
           ,
           whose
           Descent
           seem'd
           to
           entitle
           him
           to
           become
           a
           Deliverer
           :
           His
           Ancestors
           ,
           of
           the
           same
           Name
           ,
           rescu'd
           his
           Country
           from
           Powers
           not
           indeed
           so
           well
           founded
           and
           numerous
           ,
           but
           still
           as
           destructive
           ,
           as
           these
           the
           distant
           Nephew
           was
           to
           engage
           with
           ;
           Providence
           
           foresaw
           the
           Protection
           of
           Seven
           Provinces
           would
           not
           be
           Work
           enough
           for
           so
           capacious
           a
           Soul
           :
           Hero's
           ,
           through
           each
           degree
           ,
           collect
           and
           gather
           their
           Ancestors
           Perfections
           ,
           to
           which
           they
           add
           their
           own
           ,
           therefore
           
             This
             Prince
          
           is
           to
           be
           ally'd
           to
           the
           English
           Crown
           ,
           that
           this
           Tie
           might
           engage
           him
           to
           extend
           his
           Care
           to
           these
           Islands
           ,
           which
           by
           the
           
             supine
             Negligence
          
           and
           
             superstitious
             Bigottry
          
           of
           Governors
           had
           been
           put
           into
           equal
           ,
           if
           not
           more
           eminent
           Danger
           ,
           than
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Neighbouring
           World.
           Impotence
           was
           their
           Excuse
           ,
           we
           had
           Power
           ,
           but
           the
           Force
           and
           Edge
           of
           it
           was
           turn'd
           upon
           our Selves
           .
           A
           Neighbouring
           Flood
           ,
           that
           with
           miserable
           great
           Desolation
           had
           over-run
           part
           of
           Europe
           ,
           was
           with
           additional
           Force
           too
           near
           approaching
           to
           us
           :
           What
           Precaution
           did
           we
           use
           to
           prevent
           it
           ?
           Our
           Workmen
           were
           digging
           down
           the
           Banks
           that
           should
           oppose
           and
           keep
           it
           out
           ,
           and
           seem'd
           to
           invite
           the
           Ruin.
           Here
           this
           
             Great
             Prince
          
           interposes
           ;
           he
           opens
           the
           Eyes
           of
           most
           ,
           and
           holds
           the
           Hands
           of
           those
           unfortunate
           Men
           that
           still
           continu'd
           blind
           or
           engag'd
           ,
           and
           kindly
           hinder'd
           'em
           from
           doing
           Things
           ,
           that
           tended
           to
           the
           Destruction
           of
           both
           Themselves
           and
           their
           Country
           .
           Then
           in
           1688.
           the
           mighty
           Scene
           opens
           ,
           in
           1689.
           the
           War
           begins
           .
           Power
           or
           Heaven
           for
           some
           time
           seem'd
           to
           favour
           the
           
             Mighty
             Monarch
          
           ,
           doubtless
           it
           was
           to
           try
           the
           Opposer's
           Constancy
           and
           let
           them
           know
           ,
           That
           no
           Disasters
           or
           
           Disappointments
           should
           discourage
           Engagements
           ,
           founded
           upon
           the
           Principles
           of
           Justice
           and
           Common
           Safety
           .
           Then
           for
           Four
           or
           Five
           Years
           the
           Bloody
           Game
           seem'd
           doubtful
           ,
           and
           the
           making
           of
           a
           Stand
           look'd
           like
           a
           Presage
           of
           Victory
           :
           For
           when
           Powers
           that
           assume
           to
           themselves
           the
           Titles
           of
           
             insuperable
             Strength
          
           and
           
             immortal
             Glory
          
           ,
           meet
           with
           Difficulties
           ,
           and
           are
           check'd
           in
           their
           ambitious
           Progress
           ;
           this
           casts
           Disparagement
           upon
           their
           high
           Pretences
           ,
           and
           makes
           suffering
           Mankind
           hope
           they
           are
           not
           so
           great
           as
           they
           would
           willingly
           look
           to
           be
           :
           Like
           Men
           that
           affect
           the
           Character
           of
           being
           Rich
           ,
           Couragious
           or
           Religious
           ,
           yet
           are
           not
           really
           so
           ,
           this
           assumed
           Shape
           may
           for
           some
           time
           command
           Awe
           and
           Respect
           ,
           but
           when
           at
           last
           ,
           by
           the
           Effects
           ,
           the
           Disguise
           appears
           ,
           the
           Hypocrites
           become
           more
           contemptible
           and
           ridiculous
           .
           I
           shall
           not
           say
           ,
           That
           the
           Events
           of
           the
           Two
           or
           Three
           last
           Years
           of
           the
           War
           make
           it
           appear
           probable
           ,
           this
           was
           the
           Case
           of
           the
           Enemies
           of
           our
           Monarch
           and
           Country
           ,
           for
           they
           had
           Substance
           ,
           Conduct
           and
           Courage
           ;
           though
           I
           must
           take
           it
           to
           be
           as
           plain
           ,
           that
           their
           Power
           and
           these
           Qualifications
           were
           by
           no
           means
           equal
           to
           the
           Union
           form'd
           against
           'em
           ,
           and
           manag'd
           by
           the
           same
           
             Incomparable
             Head
             and
             Hand
          
           that
           first
           gave
           it
           Birth
           .
           For
           when
           Savoy
           left
           the
           Confederacy
           in
           1696.
           one
           would
           have
           thought
           so
           considerable
           a
           Weight
           taken
           out
           of
           our
           Scale
           ,
           would
           have
           given
           the
           Contrary
           
           a
           mighty
           Advantage
           ;
           and
           the
           costly
           and
           even
           mean
           Flatteries
           and
           Cares
           that
           were
           employ'd
           to
           detach
           that
           Prince
           ,
           and
           the
           Triumphs
           us'd
           on
           that
           Success
           ,
           should
           confirm
           the
           Opinion
           :
           But
           what
           Effect
           had
           it
           ?
           None
           to
           the
           Advantage
           of
           our
           Adversaries
           .
           Some
           casual
           Deficiencies
           at
           Home
           defeated
           the
           Designs
           abroad
           ,
           otherwise
           our
           Enemies
           might
           in
           this
           last
           Interval
           have
           felt
           more
           Evils
           ,
           then
           ,
           I
           hope
           ,
           we
           shall
           ever
           now
           have
           occasion
           to
           wish
           to
           '
           em
           .
           For
           the
           
             Great
             King
          
           condescends
           that
           the
           House
           of
           his
           Majesty
           shall
           become
           the
           Place
           of
           Treaty
           for
           Peace
           ,
           and
           there
           settles
           to
           the
           Empire
           and
           Spain
           ,
           Barriers
           so
           firm
           and
           strong
           ,
           that
           their
           Enemies
           cannot
           by
           Force
           ,
           in
           Ten
           Years
           ,
           recover
           what
           was
           by
           Agreement
           restor'd
           to
           'em
           here
           ,
           except
           gross
           Negligence
           ,
           Treachery
           or
           Discord
           open
           their
           Gates
           ,
           which
           are
           Evils
           the
           Possessors
           only
           can
           provide
           against
           .
           For
           ,
           in
           the
           present
           Circumstances
           of
           Europe
           ,
           all
           any
           single
           State
           should
           reasonable
           wish
           ,
           is
           ,
           to
           be
           in
           a
           Condition
           to
           prevent
           Surprize
           from
           a
           Neighbourhood
           ,
           and
           to
           have
           a
           Power
           sufficient
           to
           defend
           it self
           
             for
             some
             time
          
           ;
           and
           then
           doubtless
           those
           Potentates
           whose
           Interest
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           Aggressor
           should
           not
           ,
           by
           the
           Ruin
           of
           another
           ,
           grow
           too
           powerful
           ,
           will
           come
           to
           the
           Assistance
           of
           the
           Oppressed
           :
           For
           the
           late
           celebrated
           League
           does
           demonstrate
           ,
           That
           the
           Gross
           of
           Mankind
           seldom
           vary
           from
           their
           Interest
           ,
           when
           they
           know
           it
           and
           
           are
           at
           Liberty
           to
           act
           as
           they
           have
           a
           Mind
           to
           ;
           and
           this
           makes
           it
           probable
           France
           would
           never
           have
           submitted
           to
           Terms
           so
           disadvantagious
           to
           her
           Power
           ,
           if
           she
           suddenly
           intended
           the
           like
           Exercises
           of
           it
           ,
           that
           have
           been
           practis'd
           some
           Years
           before
           :
           Therefore
           the
           Reader
           may
           reasonably
           hope
           the
           Duration
           of
           this
           Peace
           will
           add
           to
           the
           Glory
           of
           it
           ;
           he
           will
           admire
           the
           Contriver
           of
           that
           wonderful
           Machine
           ,
           that
           made
           and
           forc'd
           a
           way
           for
           it
           ;
           he
           will
           wish
           the
           Hero
           a
           long
           Enjoyment
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           this
           is
           for
           every
           English
           Man's
           own
           Interest
           ;
           for
           it
           may
           be
           this
           Peace
           carries
           something
           in
           it
           resembling
           the
           Nature
           of
           Creation
           ,
           its
           continuance
           may
           in
           some
           measure
           depend
           upon
           the
           Being
           of
           its
           Maker
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           THE
           CONTENTS
           .
        
         
           
             The
             Acts
             and
             Negotiations
             of
             the
             Peace
             of
             Savoy
             .
          
           
             
               MArshal
               Catinat's
               Letter
               to
               the
               Marquiss
               of
               S.
               
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 June
                 29.
                 1696.
                 
                 Page
                 1
              
            
             
               The
               Marquiss
               of
               S.
               Thomas's
               Answer
               ,
               
                 July
                 3.
                 1696.
                 3
              
            
             
               His
               Royal
               Highness
               the
               Duke
               of
               Savoy's
               Letter
               to
               the
               Pope
               ,
               concerning
               the
               Proposals
               of
               France
               for
               Peace
               and
               Neutrality
               in
               
                 Italy
                 .
                 4
              
            
             
               The
               Duke
               of
               Savoy's
               Letter
               to
               his
               Imperial
               Majesty
               on
               the
               same
               Subject
               .
               6
            
             
               —
               His
               Letter
               to
               their
               High
               and
               Mightinesses
               the
               States
               General
               ,
               upon
               the
               same
               .
               8
            
             
               —
               His
               Letter
               to
               his
               Highness
               the
               Elector
               of
               
                 Bavaria
                 .
                 9
              
            
             
               His
               Electoral
               Highness
               the
               Duke
               of
               Bavaria's
               Answer
               to
               the
               Duke
               of
               
                 Savoy
                 .
                 10
              
            
             
               His
               Royal
               Highness
               the
               Duke
               of
               Savoy's
               Letter
               to
               his
               Serene
               Highness
               the
               Elector
               of
               
                 Brandenburg
                 .
                 12
              
            
             
               His
               Electoral
               Highness
               of
               Brandenburg's
               Answer
               .
               14
            
             
               The
               Duke
               of
               Savoy's
               Letter
               to
               his
               Majesty
               the
               King
               of
               
                 Spain
                 .
                 15
              
            
             
               The
               Conditions
               of
               the
               Treaty
               between
               his
               most
               Christian
               Majesty
               and
               his
               Royal
               Highness
               the
               Duke
               of
               
                 Savoy
                 .
                 16
              
            
             
               The
               Articles
               of
               Peace
               and
               Neutrality
               for
               Italy
               between
               his
               most
               Christian
               Majesty
               and
               his
               Royal
               Highness
               the
               Duke
               of
               Savoy
               :
               Concluded
               on
               and
               signed
               at
               
                 Turin
                 ,
                 Aug.
                 29.
                 1696.
              
               and
               deliver'd
               at
               the
               Hague
               to
               the
               High
               Allies
               
                 Aug.
                 15.
                 1697.
                 17
              
            
             
               The
               Proclamation
               of
               Peace
               publish'd
               at
               
                 Paris
                 ,
                 Sept.
                 10.
                 1696.
              
               and
               also
               at
               Turin
               ,
               and
               at
               the
               Head
               of
               the
               Army
               the
               same
               day
               .
               30
            
             
               The
               Letter
               of
               the
               most
               Christian
               King
               to
               the
               Archbishop
               of
               Paris
               ,
               to
               cause
               
                 Te
                 Deum
              
               to
               be
               sung
               for
               the
               Peace
               with
               
                 Savoy
                 .
                 31
              
            
             
               
               The
               Act
               of
               Remission
               of
               the
               Country
               and
               Estates
               of
               Savoy
               ,
               made
               by
               his
               most
               Christian
               Majesty
               
                 Lewis
                 XIV
              
               .
               King
               of
               France
               and
               Navarre
               ,
               to
               his
               Royal
               Highness
               
                 Victor
                 Amadaeus
                 II.
              
               Duke
               of
               Savoy
               ,
               Prince
               of
               Piedmont
               ,
               King
               of
               
                 Cyprus
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Sept.
                 28.
                 1696.
                 23
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Acts
             and
             Negotiations
             of
             the
             General
             Peace
             concluded
             at
             Ryswick
             .
          
           
             
               THE
               Preliminaries
               of
               the
               Peace
               .
               38
            
             
               A
               Description
               of
               the
               Palace
               of
               Ryswick
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               first
               Conferences
               held
               there
               .
               40
            
             
               A
               Memorial
               of
               the
               Plenipotentiary
               of
               Lorrain
               ,
               presented
               and
               read
               in
               the
               Congress
               of
               the
               High
               Allies
               ,
               
                 Jan.
                 16.
                 1697.
                 45
              
            
             
               Another
               Memorial
               which
               the
               same
               Monsieur
               Canon
               ,
               presented
               to
               the
               same
               Assembly
               of
               the
               Allies
               ,
               
                 May
                 22.
                 1697.
                 49
              
            
             
               The
               Regulation
               of
               the
               Publick
               Ceremonies
               ,
               and
               the
               Order
               to
               be
               observ'd
               by
               the
               Domesticks
               of
               the
               Plenipotentiaries
               .
               Prescrib'd
               by
               the
               Mediator
               
                 May
                 29.
                 1697.
                 51
              
            
             
               The
               Project
               of
               the
               Peace
               to
               be
               made
               between
               the
               Emperor
               and
               Empire
               on
               one
               part
               ,
               and
               the
               most
               Christian
               King
               on
               the
               other
               part
               ;
               deliver'd
               by
               the
               Ambassadors
               of
               
                 France
                 ,
                 July
                 20.
                 1697.
              
               to
               which
               is
               added
               the
               Answer
               of
               the
               Ambassadors
               of
               his
               Imperial
               Majesty
               ,
               given
               in
               
                 Aug.
                 5.
                 1697.
                 59
              
            
             
               A
               Declaration
               made
               by
               the
               Ambassadors
               of
               his
               most
               Christian
               Majesty
               ,
               but
               rejected
               by
               the
               Emperial
               Ambassade
               .
               100
            
             
               A
               Memorial
               of
               the
               Ambassadors
               of
               the
               most
               Christian
               King
               for
               a
               General
               Peace
               ,
               deliver'd
               to
               the
               Ambassadors
               Mediators
               at
               the
               Palace
               of
               
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 Sept.
                 1.
                 1697.
                 102
              
            
             
               Articles
               of
               Peace
               between
               the
               most
               Serene
               and
               Mighty
               Prince
               
                 William
                 III.
              
               King
               of
               
                 Great
                 Britain
              
               ,
               and
               the
               most
               Serene
               and
               Mighty
               Prince
               
                 Lewis
                 XIV
              
               .
               the
               most
               Christian
               King
               ,
               Concluded
               in
               the
               Palace
               at
               Ryswick
               the
               
                 10
                 /
                 20
              
               day
               of
               
                 September
                 ,
                 1697.
                 105
              
            
             
               The
               Substance
               of
               the
               full
               Power
               of
               their
               Excellencies
               the
               Plenipotentiaries
               of
               his
               Britannick
               Majesty
               ,
               117
            
             
               The
               full
               Power
               of
               their
               Excellencies
               the
               French
               Plenipotentiaries
               ,
               122
            
             
               The
               Substance
               of
               his
               Britannick
               Majesty's
               Ratification
               ,
               125
            
             
               The
               Ratification
               of
               his
               most
               Christian
               Majesty
               ,
               128
            
             
               The
               Articles
               of
               Peace
               between
               his
               Catholick
               Majesty
               and
               the
               most
               Christian
               King
               ,
               Concluded
               and
               signed
               at
               the
               Palace
               of
               Ryswick
               
               in
               Holland
               ,
               the
               
                 10
                 /
                 20
              
               of
               
                 September
                 1697.
                 129
              
            
             
               Separate
               Article
               .
               149
            
             
               His
               Catholick
               Majesty's
               Ratification
               .
               151
            
             
               His
               Catholick
               Majesty's
               Ratification
               of
               the
               Separate
               Article
               .
               152
            
             
               His
               most
               Christian
               Majesty's
               Ratification
               .
               153
            
             
               His
               most
               Christian
               Majesty's
               Ratification
               of
               the
               Separate
               Article
               .
               155
            
             
               A
               List
               and
               Declaration
               of
               the
               Re-unions
               or
               Occupations
               made
               by
               his
               most
               Christian
               Majesty
               in
               the
               Provinces
               of
               the
               
                 Low
                 Countries
              
               belonging
               to
               his
               Catholick
               Majesty
               ,
               since
               the
               Treaty
               of
               
                 Nimeguen
                 .
                 157
              
            
             
               A
               List
               of
               Exception
               ,
               of
               the
               Places
               which
               the
               Ambassadors
               of
               France
               pretend
               to
               Reserve
               .
               172
            
             
               The
               Treaty
               of
               Peace
               between
               France
               and
               the
               Duke
               of
               
                 Savoy
                 .
                 174
              
            
             
               The
               full
               Power
               of
               their
               Excellencies
               the
               Ambassadors
               of
               his
               Catholick
               Majesty
               .
               186
            
             
               The
               full
               Power
               of
               their
               Excellencies
               the
               Ambassadors
               of
               his
               most
               Christian
               Majesty
               .
               189
            
             
               Articles
               of
               Peace
               made
               ,
               concluded
               and
               agreed
               on
               at
               Ryswick
               in
               Holland
               the
               
                 10
                 /
                 20
              
               day
               of
               
                 Sept.
                 1697.
              
               between
               the
               Ambassadors
               of
               his
               most
               Christian
               Majesty
               on
               one
               part
               ,
               and
               the
               Ambassadors
               and
               Plenipotentiaries
               of
               the
               Lords
               the
               States
               General
               of
               the
               
                 United
                 Netherlands
              
               on
               the
               other
               part
               .
               192
            
             
               The
               full
               Powers
               of
               the
               Ambassadors
               and
               Plenipotentiaries
               of
               the
               most
               Christian
               King.
               205
            
             
               The
               full
               Powers
               of
               the
               Ambassadors
               and
               Plenipotentiaries
               of
               the
               Lords
               the
               States
               General
               of
               the
               Vnited
               Netherlands
               .
               208
            
             
               Separate
               Article
               ,
               214
            
             
               His
               most
               Christian
               Majesty's
               Ratification
               .
               216
            
             
               The
               Ratification
               of
               the
               Lords
               the
               States
               General
               of
               the
               
                 United
                 Netherlands
                 .
                 218
              
            
             
               The
               Ratification
               of
               his
               most
               Christian
               Majesty
               upon
               the
               Separate
               Article
               .
               220
            
             
               The
               Ratification
               of
               the
               States
               General
               upon
               the
               Separate
               Article
               .
               222
            
             
               Articles
               of
               Peace
               between
               the
               Emperor
               and
               Empire
               on
               one
               part
               ,
               and
               France
               on
               the
               other
               part
               ;
               Concluded
               at
               the
               Royal
               Palace
               of
               Ryswick
               in
               Holland
               on
               the
               30th
               of
               
                 October
                 1697.
              
               
               N.
               S.
               75
            
             
               The
               full
               Powers
               of
               the
               Emperor's
               Ambassadors
               .
               112
            
             
               The
               General
               full
               Power
               of
               the
               Deputation
               of
               the
               Empire
               .
               116
            
             
               The
               full
               Powers
               of
               the
               French
               Ambassadors
               .
               118
            
             
               Separate
               Article
               ,
               120
            
             
               The
               Names
               and
               Qualities
               of
               their
               Excellencies
               the
               Ambassadors
               ,
               Plenipotentiaries
               ,
               Publick
               Ministers
               ,
               Envoys
               ,
               &c.
               who
               were
               present
               at
               the
               Congress
               for
               a
               General
               Peace
               ,
               held
               in
               the
               Palace
               at
               Ryswick
               call'd
               
                 Newbourg-House
                 .
                 126
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
         
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               THE
               ACTS
               AND
               NEGOTIATIONS
               OF
               THE
               PEACE
               Concluded
               between
               the
               French
               KING
               AND
               THE
               Duke
               of
               Savoy
               .
            
             
               
                 Mareschal
                 Catinat's
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 Marquiss
                 of
                 St.
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 Dated
                 
                   the
                   29th
                   of
                   
                     June
                     ,
                     1696.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 IT
                 was
                 not
                 possible
                 for
                 me
                 sooner
                 to
                 satisfy
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness's
                 Desire
                 of
                 knowing
                 the
                 Advantages
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 is
                 pleased
                 to
                 grant
                 him
                 ,
                 in
                 case
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 consents
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 either
                 to
                 procure
                 a
                 Peace
                 or
                 a
                 Neutrality
                 in
                 Italy
                 ,
                 because
                 I
                 had
                 then
                 no
                 
                 Orders
                 to
                 explain
                 my self
                 ,
                 farther
                 than
                 what
                 was
                 mentioned
                 in
                 the
                 Two
                 Letters
                 I
                 have
                 had
                 the
                 Honour
                 to
                 write
                 to
                 you
                 .
                 But
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 I
                 had
                 given
                 his
                 Majesty
                 an
                 Account
                 of
                 the
                 Answers
                 you
                 made
                 ,
                 he
                 gave
                 me
                 leave
                 to
                 be
                 more
                 plain
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 in
                 Writing
                 too
                 ,
                 altho'
                 it
                 be
                 not
                 usual
                 to
                 lay
                 open
                 Matters
                 of
                 this
                 Consequence
                 in
                 Letters
                 ,
                 especially
                 since
                 I
                 know
                 that
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 will
                 certainly
                 communicate
                 them
                 all
                 to
                 his
                 Allies
                 .
                 But
                 ,
                 methinks
                 ,
                 the
                 Contents
                 of
                 this
                 I
                 now
                 write
                 to
                 you
                 are
                 of
                 such
                 Importance
                 that
                 they
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 managed
                 with
                 greater
                 Privacy
                 .
                 However
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 allowed
                 to
                 add
                 thus
                 much
                 to
                 what
                 I
                 have
                 already
                 writ
                 to
                 you
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 King
                 is
                 disposed
                 to
                 restore
                 Pignerol
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Dependencies
                 which
                 did
                 formerly
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ;
                 yet
                 so
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 all
                 its
                 Fortifications
                 shall
                 be
                 demolished
                 .
                 But
                 in
                 case
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Austria
                 should
                 be
                 unwilling
                 to
                 agree
                 to
                 this
                 Neutrality
                 ,
                 neither
                 will
                 suffer
                 Italy
                 ,
                 nor
                 the
                 Dominions
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 especially
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 Peace
                 ,
                 such
                 Measures
                 will
                 then
                 be
                 taken
                 ,
                 as
                 shall
                 oblige
                 them
                 to
                 it
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 that
                 End
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 shall
                 joyn
                 his
                 Forces
                 with
                 his
                 Majesty's
                 ,
                 giving
                 the
                 King
                 only
                 such
                 Security
                 as
                 shall
                 be
                 thought
                 reasonable
                 .
                 His
                 Majesty
                 moreover
                 will
                 afford
                 greater
                 Demonstrations
                 of
                 Amity
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 and
                 Kindness
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 Majesty
                 intends
                 to
                 match
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Burgundy
                 to
                 the
                 Princess
                 of
                 Piedmont
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 take
                 her
                 into
                 France
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 immediately
                 contracted
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Consummation
                 of
                 their
                 Marriage
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 deferred
                 till
                 they
                 both
                 come
                 of
                 Age.
                 His
                 Majesty
                 likewise
                 to
                 satisfy
                 his
                 Generosity
                 is
                 willing
                 to
                 give
                 her
                 a
                 Portion
                 ,
                 and
                 allow
                 her
                 a
                 Dowry
                 ,
                 without
                 putting
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 to
                 
                 any
                 more
                 Cost
                 or
                 Charges
                 on
                 her
                 Account
                 .
                 On
                 these
                 Effects
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty's
                 Bounty
                 will
                 depend
                 many
                 other
                 Advantages
                 in
                 Favour
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 provide
                 he
                 expresses
                 himself
                 but
                 willing
                 to
                 lay
                 hold
                 on
                 these
                 Offers
                 in
                 the
                 Answer
                 he
                 shall
                 order
                 to
                 this
                 Letter
                 .
                 But
                 in
                 case
                 of
                 Non-compliance
                 ,
                 I
                 assure
                 you
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 will
                 be
                 so
                 far
                 incensed
                 to
                 see
                 his
                 kind
                 Proffers
                 slighted
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 must
                 expect
                 no
                 more
                 Favour
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 be
                 treated
                 as
                 an
                 obstinate
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 although
                 it
                 should
                 be
                 never
                 so
                 prejudicial
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 I
                 am
                 persuaded
                 that
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 will
                 make
                 such
                 due
                 Reflections
                 on
                 this
                 Affair
                 as
                 the
                 Importance
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 to
                 his
                 own
                 Interest
                 requires
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Monsieur
                 
                   St.
                   Thomas
                
                 his
                 Answer
                 .
                 Dated
                 
                   the
                   3d
                   of
                   
                     July
                     ,
                     1696.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 HIS
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 is
                 as
                 well
                 disposed
                 as
                 you
                 could
                 wish
                 ,
                 to
                 lay
                 hold
                 on
                 the
                 generous
                 Offers
                 ,
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 which
                 you
                 propose
                 in
                 the
                 Letter
                 you
                 did
                 me
                 the
                 Honour
                 to
                 write
                 to
                 me
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 29th
                 of
                 the
                 last
                 Month.
                 But
                 as
                 he
                 must
                 acquaint
                 his
                 Allies
                 with
                 the
                 Contents
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 he
                 cannot
                 reasonably
                 expect
                 their
                 Answers
                 (
                 at
                 least
                 that
                 from
                 Spain
                 )
                 in
                 less
                 than
                 Six
                 Weeks
                 ,
                 unless
                 you
                 will
                 be
                 pleased
                 to
                 send
                 Pasports
                 for
                 Two
                 Couriers
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 to
                 be
                 dispatcht
                 by
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 by
                 the
                 Marquis
                 
                   de
                   Leganez
                
                 ,
                 to
                 go
                 through
                 France
                 ;
                 During
                 their
                 going
                 and
                 returning
                 ,
                 and
                 while
                 we
                 wait
                 for
                 the
                 Answers
                 they
                 shall
                 bring
                 ,
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 will
                 keep
                 the
                 Forces
                 of
                 the
                 Allies
                 and
                 his
                 
                 own
                 beyond
                 the
                 River
                 Po
                 ,
                 and
                 you
                 shall
                 keep
                 the
                 Troops
                 under
                 your
                 Command
                 on
                 this
                 side
                 of
                 that
                 River
                 ,
                 without
                 attempting
                 any
                 Act
                 of
                 Hostility
                 ,
                 either
                 against
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness's
                 Forces
                 ,
                 or
                 against
                 any
                 of
                 his
                 Fortified
                 Towns
                 ,
                 he
                 being
                 verily
                 persuaded
                 that
                 you
                 will
                 retain
                 your
                 Troops
                 in
                 such
                 good
                 Order
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 on
                 one
                 side
                 they
                 may
                 not
                 want
                 Subsistance
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 act
                 suitably
                 to
                 those
                 Sentiments
                 which
                 you
                 did
                 me
                 the
                 Honour
                 to
                 signify
                 to
                 me
                 ,
                 who
                 am
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   SIR
                   ,
                
                 
                   YOUR's
                   
                     ,
                     &c.
                  
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy's
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 Pope
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 Italy
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Most
                   Holy
                   Father
                   ,
                
              
               
                 I
                 Cannot
                 but
                 think
                 my self
                 oblig'd
                 to
                 acquaint
                 your
                 Holiness
                 (
                 who
                 always
                 vouchsafed
                 to
                 be
                 so
                 kindly
                 concern'd
                 for
                 the
                 Welfare
                 of
                 my
                 Family
                 )
                 with
                 the
                 first
                 News
                 of
                 the
                 Offers
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 made
                 me
                 by
                 Mareschal
                 
                   de
                   Catinat
                
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 establish
                 a
                 Neutrality
                 in
                 Italy
                 .
                 This
                 humble
                 Letter
                 is
                 to
                 let
                 your
                 Holiness
                 understand
                 that
                 Count
                 Gubernati
                 ,
                 my
                 Resident
                 at
                 Rome
                 ,
                 will
                 declare
                 to
                 your
                 Holiness
                 the
                 Particulars
                 of
                 this
                 Affair
                 by
                 Word
                 of
                 Mouth
                 .
                 The
                 Substance
                 whereof
                 Consists
                 in
                 the
                 Restitution
                 of
                 all
                 that
                 has
                 been
                 taken
                 from
                 me
                 during
                 this
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 even
                 of
                 Pignerol
                 it
                 
                 self
                 ,
                 whose
                 Fortifications
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 demolished
                 ,
                 the
                 Importance
                 of
                 which
                 Place
                 your
                 Holiness
                 is
                 well
                 acquainted
                 with
                 .
                 A
                 Marriage
                 is
                 also
                 proposed
                 between
                 the
                 Princess
                 ,
                 my
                 Daughter
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Burgundy
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 consummated
                 when
                 they
                 are
                 of
                 Age
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 she
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 received
                 and
                 conducted
                 into
                 France
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 King
                 assigns
                 her
                 a
                 Dowry
                 ,
                 and
                 gives
                 her
                 a
                 Portion
                 without
                 putting
                 me
                 to
                 the
                 least
                 Charges
                 ,
                 besides
                 many
                 other
                 Advantages
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 I
                 need
                 not
                 here
                 mention
                 )
                 on
                 Condition
                 that
                 I
                 shall
                 concur
                 to
                 settle
                 a
                 Neutrality
                 in
                 Italy
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Austria
                 should
                 delay
                 giving
                 their
                 Consent
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 after
                 being
                 thereunto
                 exhorted
                 by
                 your
                 Holiness
                 and
                 the
                 Republick
                 of
                 Venice
                 ;
                 in
                 such
                 case
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 to
                 joyn
                 my
                 Forces
                 to
                 those
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 make
                 them
                 comply
                 .
                 Having
                 made
                 serious
                 Reflections
                 on
                 this
                 Matter
                 ,
                 and
                 thinking
                 that
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Austria
                 can
                 have
                 no
                 Intentions
                 to
                 force
                 me
                 to
                 reject
                 these
                 advantagious
                 Offers
                 made
                 me
                 by
                 France
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 taken
                 a
                 Resolution
                 to
                 let
                 the
                 Principals
                 of
                 the
                 Confederacy
                 know
                 that
                 I
                 cannot
                 possibly
                 let
                 slip
                 this
                 present
                 favourable
                 Opportunity
                 of
                 recovering
                 Pignerol
                 ;
                 neither
                 can
                 I
                 think
                 it
                 proper
                 to
                 commit
                 a
                 Matter
                 of
                 so
                 great
                 Importance
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Austria
                 ,
                 to
                 all
                 Italy
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 my self
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 uncertain
                 Event
                 of
                 War
                 and
                 Futurity
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 to
                 this
                 purpose
                 that
                 I
                 intend
                 to
                 write
                 to
                 the
                 Allies
                 ,
                 especially
                 to
                 the
                 Emperor
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 earnestly
                 intreating
                 them
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 against
                 a
                 Proposal
                 that
                 is
                 of
                 such
                 Advantage
                 to
                 them
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 to
                 me
                 .
                 The
                 Assurance
                 I
                 have
                 that
                 your
                 Holiness
                 does
                 extreamly
                 wish
                 for
                 such
                 a
                 Neutrality
                 ,
                 has
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 contributed
                 to
                 determine
                 me
                 so
                 much
                 in
                 its
                 Favour
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 also
                 that
                 which
                 makes
                 me
                 most
                 humbly
                 and
                 earnestly
                 to
                 beg
                 of
                 
                 your
                 Holiness
                 ,
                 that
                 you
                 will
                 please
                 to
                 give
                 Orders
                 to
                 your
                 Nuncio's
                 at
                 Vienna
                 and
                 Madrid
                 ,
                 to
                 second
                 your
                 Fatherly
                 Offices
                 by
                 their
                 vigorous
                 Sollicitations
                 for
                 obtaining
                 the
                 speedy
                 Consent
                 of
                 those
                 Crowns
                 for
                 a
                 Neutrality
                 in
                 Italy
                 ,
                 which
                 would
                 be
                 a
                 welcome
                 Fore
                 runner
                 to
                 acquaint
                 the
                 World
                 with
                 the
                 so
                 much
                 long'd-for
                 Tidings
                 of
                 an
                 approaching
                 Peace
                 ,
                 whereof
                 Christendom
                 stands
                 so
                 much
                 in
                 need
                 .
                 I
                 wait
                 impatiently
                 for
                 this
                 Favour
                 from
                 your
                 Holiness's
                 Bounty
                 .
                 As
                 soon
                 as
                 your
                 Holiness's
                 Orders
                 are
                 come
                 to
                 my
                 Hands
                 by
                 this
                 Courier
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 forthwith
                 send
                 Dispatches
                 to
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Courts
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 I
                 continue
                 to
                 implore
                 the
                 favourable
                 Influences
                 of
                 the
                 Paternal
                 Protection
                 of
                 your
                 Holiness
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 I
                 wish
                 a
                 long
                 Life
                 ,
                 accompanied
                 with
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Prosperity
                 ,
                 and
                 I
                 do
                 also
                 in
                 a
                 most
                 humble
                 manner
                 kiss
                 your
                 Holiness's
                 most
                 Holy
                 Feet
                 ,
                 as
                 being
              
               
                 
                   Turin
                   ,
                   
                     July
                     16.
                     1696
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Tour
                     Holiness's
                     Most
                     Humble
                     and
                     Most
                     Affectionate
                     Son
                     and
                     Servant
                  
                   Victor
                   Amadeus
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy's
                 Letter
                 to
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 YOUR
                 Imperial
                 Majesty's
                 extraordinary
                 Goodness
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Equity
                 which
                 appears
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Actions
                 of
                 your
                 wise
                 Government
                 ,
                 sufficiently
                 
                 convince
                 me
                 ,
                 that
                 your
                 Clemency
                 will
                 never
                 require
                 of
                 me
                 that
                 I
                 should
                 finish
                 the
                 Ruine
                 of
                 this
                 miserable
                 Country
                 ,
                 neglect
                 to
                 accept
                 the
                 Restitution
                 of
                 the
                 Territories
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 taken
                 from
                 me
                 by
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 and
                 refuse
                 the
                 Offer
                 of
                 Pignerol
                 to
                 be
                 deliver'd
                 up
                 to
                 me
                 .
                 Your
                 Imperial
                 Majesty's
                 Generosity
                 will
                 not
                 certainly
                 suffer
                 you
                 to
                 look
                 on
                 my
                 Losses
                 with
                 Unconcern
                 ,
                 especially
                 seeing
                 that
                 the
                 Advantages
                 propos'd
                 to
                 me
                 ,
                 are
                 perfectly
                 consistent
                 with
                 your
                 Majesty's
                 Interest
                 ,
                 without
                 which
                 I
                 would
                 not
                 look
                 upon
                 them
                 as
                 such
                 .
                 I
                 therefore
                 most
                 humbly
                 intreat
                 your
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 to
                 be
                 pleased
                 to
                 give
                 a
                 favourable
                 Audience
                 to
                 my
                 Embassador
                 ,
                 who
                 will
                 give
                 your
                 Majesty
                 an
                 Account
                 of
                 the
                 Proposals
                 made
                 me
                 by
                 Mareschal
                 Catinat
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 will
                 further
                 urge
                 such
                 Reasons
                 ,
                 as
                 will
                 ,
                 I
                 hope
                 ,
                 incline
                 you
                 not
                 to
                 disapprove
                 those
                 Offers
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 ,
                 I
                 protest
                 to
                 your
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Obligations
                 I
                 owe
                 you
                 ,
                 shall
                 ever
                 remain
                 engraven
                 on
                 my
                 Heart
                 in
                 such
                 deep
                 Characters
                 as
                 shall
                 never
                 be
                 effac'd
                 ;
                 and
                 I
                 esteem
                 this
                 as
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Chief
                 which
                 I
                 owe
                 your
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 that
                 these
                 advantagious
                 Proposals
                 made
                 me
                 ,
                 are
                 also
                 the
                 Effects
                 of
                 your
                 Imperial
                 Majesty's
                 Protection
                 ,
                 intreating
                 your
                 Majesty
                 to
                 be
                 assur'd
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 private
                 Interest
                 shall
                 ever
                 make
                 me
                 swerve
                 from
                 the
                 firm
                 and
                 inviolable
                 Stedfastness
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 shall
                 always
                 maintain
                 for
                 your
                 Imperial
                 Majesty's
                 Service
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Turin
                   the
                   
                     4
                     
                       th
                       of
                    
                     July
                     ,
                     1696.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy's
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 .
              
               
                 
                   High
                   and
                   Mighty
                   Lords
                   ,
                
              
               
                 WE
                 cannot
                 better
                 begin
                 our
                 Letter
                 than
                 by
                 repeated
                 Acknowledgments
                 of
                 our
                 Obligations
                 to
                 your
                 Lordships
                 ,
                 the
                 Sense
                 whereof
                 is
                 always
                 present
                 in
                 our
                 Thoughts
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 we
                 shall
                 ever
                 keep
                 in
                 our
                 Minds
                 ;
                 I
                 mean
                 the
                 Remembrance
                 of
                 your
                 generous
                 Succours
                 afforded
                 us
                 in
                 Distress
                 ;
                 after
                 which
                 we
                 earnestly
                 intreat
                 your
                 High
                 and
                 Mightinesses
                 to
                 take
                 in
                 good
                 part
                 ,
                 the
                 Notice
                 we
                 give
                 you
                 of
                 the
                 Proposals
                 made
                 us
                 by
                 Mareschal
                 Catinat
                 ,
                 by
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 his
                 Master
                 ,
                 the
                 Particulars
                 whereof
                 shall
                 be
                 laid
                 open
                 to
                 you
                 by
                 the
                 Councellor
                 and
                 President
                 
                   de
                   la
                   Tour
                
                 ,
                 our
                 Embassador
                 :
                 We
                 hope
                 your
                 High
                 and
                 Mightinesses
                 great
                 Prudence
                 ,
                 joyn'd
                 with
                 the
                 Affection
                 which
                 you
                 are
                 wont
                 to
                 bear
                 towards
                 our
                 Interest
                 ,
                 will
                 incline
                 you
                 not
                 to
                 disallow
                 of
                 the
                 Resolution
                 we
                 have
                 taken
                 ,
                 not
                 to
                 refuse
                 the
                 offer
                 made
                 us
                 of
                 restoring
                 Pignerol
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 Places
                 we
                 have
                 lost
                 during
                 this
                 War
                 ,
                 without
                 depending
                 in
                 a
                 Matter
                 of
                 so
                 great
                 Consequence
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 uncertain
                 Events
                 of
                 Time
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Revolutions
                 which
                 may
                 happen
                 in
                 France
                 .
                 The
                 aforesaid
                 Count
                 
                   de
                   la
                   Tour
                
                 will
                 also
                 lay
                 before
                 your
                 High
                 and
                 Mightinesses
                 ,
                 the
                 Reasons
                 which
                 oblige
                 us
                 thereunto
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 means
                 you
                 shall
                 use
                 towards
                 promoting
                 the
                 Execution
                 of
                 this
                 Design
                 ,
                 will
                 more
                 and
                 more
                 increase
                 our
                 Acknowledgments
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 always
                 accompanied
                 with
                 an
                 earnest
                 Desire
                 of
                 giving
                 you
                 pregnant
                 Proofs
                 of
                 our
                 ardent
                 Wishes
                 for
                 compleating
                 your
                 Prosperity
                 and
                 Happiness
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 we
                 are
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Turin
                   ,
                   
                     July
                     6.
                     1696.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   High
                   and
                   Mighty
                   Lords
                   ,
                
                 
                   YOUR's
                   ,
                   &c.
                   Victor
                   Amadeus
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy's
                 Letter
                 to
                 his
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Bavaria
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Most
                   Serene
                   Electoral
                   Highness
                   ,
                
              
               
                 THE
                 indissoluble
                 Ties
                 of
                 Interest
                 ,
                 Consanguinity
                 and
                 Affection
                 ,
                 which
                 engage
                 me
                 in
                 so
                 extraordinary
                 a
                 manner
                 to
                 your
                 most
                 Serene
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 ,
                 make
                 me
                 to
                 look
                 on
                 all
                 that
                 happens
                 to
                 you
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 it
                 had
                 been
                 to
                 my self
                 :
                 and
                 I
                 am
                 also
                 convinced
                 of
                 the
                 share
                 you
                 have
                 in
                 all
                 that
                 relates
                 to
                 me
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 this
                 Confidence
                 that
                 makes
                 me
                 Impart
                 to
                 your
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 the
                 Offers
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 made
                 me
                 by
                 Mareschal
                 Catinat
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Master's
                 Name
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 give
                 you
                 likewise
                 Notice
                 of
                 a
                 Letter
                 which
                 that
                 Mareschal
                 has
                 writ
                 to
                 me
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 mentions
                 the
                 restoring
                 of
                 Pignerol
                 ,
                 after
                 demolishing
                 the
                 Fortifications
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Dependencies
                 which
                 formerly
                 belong'd
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Savoy
                 .
                 He
                 Proposes
                 likewise
                 a
                 Marriage
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Burgundy
                 with
                 the
                 Princess
                 my
                 Daughter
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 Consummated
                 when
                 they
                 both
                 come
                 of
                 Age
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 settle
                 on
                 the
                 said
                 Princess
                 a
                 Dowry
                 and
                 Portion
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 them
                 Contracted
                 forthwith
                 ,
                 and
                 she
                 to
                 be
                 received
                 immediately
                 into
                 France
                 ;
                 and
                 all
                 this
                 on
                 Condition
                 ,
                 That
                 I
                 shall
                 Concur
                 to
                 a
                 Neutrality
                 in
                 Italy
                 :
                 Of
                 all
                 which
                 Advantages
                 ,
                 what
                 seems
                 most
                 Considerable
                 in
                 my
                 Eye
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 present
                 Conjuncture
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Surrender
                 of
                 Pignerol
                 to
                 me
                 .
                 Your
                 Highness
                 knows
                 well
                 the
                 Importance
                 of
                 that
                 Place
                 ,
                 and
                 may
                 judge
                 how
                 seriously
                 I
                 ought
                 
                 to
                 think
                 of
                 this
                 Proposal
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 loose
                 this
                 favourable
                 Opportunity
                 ;
                 nor
                 put
                 a
                 Matter
                 of
                 so
                 great
                 Consequence
                 to
                 the
                 Hazard
                 of
                 future
                 Events
                 ,
                 or
                 change
                 of
                 Minds
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 happen
                 in
                 case
                 I
                 should
                 delay
                 to
                 close
                 with
                 these
                 Offers
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 as
                 advantagious
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Austria
                 as
                 to
                 me
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 apt
                 to
                 believe
                 the
                 Princes
                 of
                 that
                 Family
                 will
                 not
                 oppose
                 me
                 in
                 it
                 .
                 I
                 also
                 hope
                 your
                 Electoral
                 Highnesses
                 Prudence
                 and
                 Goodness
                 will
                 incline
                 you
                 to
                 acquiesce
                 in
                 my
                 Sentiments
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 I
                 wish
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 a
                 continued
                 Series
                 of
                 Happy
                 Successes
                 ,
                 being
                 with
                 all
                 imaginable
                 Fidelity
                 and
                 Constancy
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Turin
                   
                     July
                     6.
                     1696.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Your
                     Electoral
                     Highnesses
                     Most
                     affectionate
                     Servant
                     and
                     Cousin
                     ,
                  
                   Victor
                   Amadeus
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 His
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Bavaria's
                 Answer
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy's
                 Letter
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 Shall
                 always
                 as
                 largely
                 Participate
                 in
                 the
                 good
                 and
                 bad
                 Fortune
                 of
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highnesses
                 Person
                 and
                 Estate
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Obligations
                 of
                 Consanguinity
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 particular
                 Amity
                 of
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 to
                 me
                 do
                 justly
                 Challenge
                 .
                 It
                 would
                 be
                 therefore
                 with
                 an
                 unspeakable
                 Joy
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 should
                 look
                 on
                 the
                 Articles
                 of
                 an
                 advantagious
                 Peace
                 proposed
                 by
                 France
                 to
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 if
                 I
                 could
                 be
                 convinced
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Neutrality
                 which
                 is
                 offered
                 you
                 ,
                 did
                 truly
                 tend
                 to
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highnesses
                 
                 greater
                 good
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 the
                 common
                 Cause
                 of
                 the
                 Confederates
                 .
                 But
                 because
                 I
                 do
                 not
                 question
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 such
                 a
                 Neutrality
                 will
                 be
                 extreamly
                 displeasing
                 both
                 to
                 his
                 Imperial
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 ;
                 therefore
                 in
                 Answer
                 to
                 that
                 Letter
                 wherein
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 Communicated
                 to
                 me
                 the
                 Proffers
                 that
                 are
                 made
                 to
                 you
                 by
                 France
                 ,
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 will
                 give
                 me
                 leave
                 to
                 Exhort
                 you
                 to
                 persevere
                 in
                 the
                 League
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 continue
                 the
                 War
                 with
                 that
                 Constancy
                 ,
                 which
                 has
                 rendred
                 your
                 Name
                 so
                 glorious
                 hitherto
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 your
                 Conduct
                 to
                 be
                 highly
                 applauded
                 .
                 I
                 cannot
                 deny
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 (
                 besides
                 those
                 other
                 offers
                 which
                 France
                 makes
                 to
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 )
                 the
                 Restitution
                 of
                 Pignerol
                 ,
                 tho'
                 Demolish'd
                 ,
                 is
                 an
                 Article
                 of
                 great
                 Consequence
                 .
                 But
                 ,
                 considering
                 the
                 Magnanimity
                 and
                 Generosity
                 of
                 the
                 Confederate
                 Princes
                 ,
                 the
                 great
                 Power
                 of
                 their
                 Armies
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 I
                 know
                 of
                 their
                 Intentions
                 ,
                 I
                 think
                 my self
                 bound
                 to
                 promise
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 that
                 you
                 shall
                 at
                 length
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 War
                 is
                 at
                 an
                 end
                 ,
                 reap
                 as
                 great
                 ,
                 nay
                 far
                 greater
                 and
                 more
                 secure
                 Advantages
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 as
                 to
                 Pignerol
                 ,
                 but
                 likewise
                 toward●he
                 raising
                 of
                 your
                 Family
                 to
                 a
                 higher
                 Degree
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 agreeable
                 to
                 your
                 Interest
                 .
                 All
                 which
                 I
                 re●er
                 to
                 the
                 mature
                 Reflections
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highnesses
                 great
                 Prudence
                 is
                 capable
                 of
                 ;
                 being
                 always
                 ●eady
                 ,
                 with
                 inviolable
                 Constancy
                 ,
                 to
                 render
                 to
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 all
                 possible
                 Service
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     From
                     the
                     Camp
                     at
                  
                   Normont
                   the
                   
                     22
                     
                       th
                       of
                    
                     July
                     ,
                     1696
                     ,
                  
                   &c.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy's
                 Letter
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 Serene
                 Highness
                 the
                 Elector
                 of
                 Brandenburgh
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Singular
                 Demonstrations
                 of
                 Friendship
                 I
                 have
                 received
                 of
                 your
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 acknowledgment
                 whereof
                 shall
                 last
                 to
                 my
                 Death
                 )
                 do
                 engage
                 me
                 to
                 Conceal
                 nothing
                 from
                 you
                 of
                 what
                 happens
                 to
                 me
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 I
                 must
                 by
                 these
                 Lines
                 inform
                 you
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Offers
                 which
                 Mareschal
                 Catinat
                 has
                 made
                 me
                 ,
                 by
                 Letters
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 have
                 Communicated
                 to
                 the
                 principal
                 Heads
                 of
                 my
                 Allies
                 ;
                 those
                 Proposals
                 I
                 send
                 ,
                 hereunto
                 annext
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Answer
                 which
                 I
                 caused
                 to
                 be
                 returned
                 to
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 I
                 Communicate
                 the
                 Copies
                 of
                 them
                 to
                 your
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 ,
                 with
                 as
                 much
                 Confidence
                 as
                 I
                 know
                 I
                 may
                 put
                 in
                 the
                 affection
                 you
                 bear
                 me
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 ,
                 I
                 on
                 my
                 part
                 ,
                 will
                 answer
                 by
                 all
                 the
                 Devoirs
                 which
                 may
                 be
                 most
                 effectual
                 to
                 convince
                 your
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 of
                 my
                 sincere
                 and
                 constant
                 Love.
                 You
                 will
                 see
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Letters
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 am
                 offered
                 the
                 Restitution
                 of
                 all
                 that
                 has
                 been
                 taken
                 from
                 me
                 during
                 this
                 War
                 ;
                 wherein
                 no
                 Body
                 but
                 my self
                 has
                 lost
                 so
                 much
                 ;
                 That
                 the
                 important
                 place
                 of
                 Pignerol
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 surrendred
                 to
                 me
                 ,
                 tho'
                 Demolish'd
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Territories
                 that
                 depend
                 on
                 it
                 ,
                 which
                 heretofore
                 belonged
                 to
                 my
                 Ancestors
                 ;
                 That
                 a
                 Marriage
                 shall
                 be
                 agreed
                 upon
                 between
                 the
                 Princess
                 my
                 Daughter
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Burgundy
                 ;
                 that
                 a
                 Portion
                 and
                 a
                 Dowry
                 shall
                 be
                 given
                 her
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Expence
                 to
                 me
                 ;
                 and
                 all
                 this
                 on
                 Condition
                 I
                 shall
                 contribute
                 to
                 a
                 Neutrality
                 in
                 Italy
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 equally
                 advantagious
                 
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Austria
                 ,
                 especially
                 that
                 Pignerol
                 be
                 taken
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 French
                 Hands
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 I
                 hope
                 your
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 will
                 not
                 condemn
                 the
                 Resolution
                 I
                 have
                 taken
                 ,
                 of
                 not
                 rejecting
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Offers
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 put
                 the
                 Recovery
                 of
                 such
                 an
                 important
                 place
                 as
                 Pignerol
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 uncertain
                 Contingency
                 of
                 Time
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 the
                 mutability
                 of
                 Princes
                 Wills
                 ;
                 especially
                 since
                 this
                 my
                 Country
                 is
                 reduced
                 to
                 that
                 Desolation
                 ,
                 as
                 makes
                 it
                 quite
                 unable
                 of
                 longer
                 bearing
                 the
                 Charges
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 :
                 Your
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 is
                 also
                 to
                 observe
                 ,
                 That
                 to
                 secure
                 the
                 Neutrality
                 of
                 Italy
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 I
                 can
                 partake
                 of
                 these
                 Advantages
                 offered
                 me
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 desires
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Confederate
                 Troops
                 do
                 withdraw
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 I
                 reduce
                 mine
                 to
                 seven
                 thousand
                 five
                 hundred
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 five
                 hundred
                 Horse
                 ;
                 which
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 Subsidies
                 and
                 Taxes
                 ,
                 that
                 will
                 be
                 no
                 longer
                 continued
                 to
                 me
                 ,
                 obliges
                 me
                 earnestly
                 to
                 entreat
                 your
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 such
                 Orders
                 to
                 your
                 Troops
                 as
                 are
                 necessary
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 withdraw
                 them
                 out
                 of
                 my
                 Country
                 ,
                 so
                 soon
                 as
                 I
                 shall
                 have
                 given
                 them
                 the
                 pay
                 that
                 was
                 agreed
                 upon
                 .
                 And
                 I
                 do
                 assure
                 your
                 Serenity
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Obligations
                 your
                 Highness
                 has
                 laid
                 upon
                 me
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 always
                 fresh
                 in
                 my
                 Mind
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 lively
                 Sense
                 I
                 have
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 shall
                 for
                 ever
                 remain
                 engraven
                 on
                 my
                 Heart
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 extream
                 desire
                 of
                 finding
                 the
                 Opportunities
                 of
                 giving
                 effectual
                 Demonstrations
                 to
                 your
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 steddy
                 Affection
                 with
                 which
                 I
                 shall
                 continue
                 till
                 my
                 last
                 Breath
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Turin
                   ,
                   
                     July
                     7
                     ,
                     16●6
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Yours
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 His
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Brandenbourgh's
                 Answer
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy
                 .
              
               
                 YOUR
                 Royal
                 Highnesses
                 Letters
                 of
                 the
                 7th
                 of
                 July
                 ,
                 brought
                 to
                 us
                 by
                 a
                 Courier
                 ,
                 have
                 informed
                 us
                 with
                 the
                 surprising
                 News
                 of
                 your
                 separate
                 Peace
                 with
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King.
                 The
                 League
                 into
                 which
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 did
                 enter
                 with
                 the
                 Emperor
                 ,
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Kings
                 ,
                 Electors
                 and
                 Princes
                 ,
                 Confederated
                 in
                 this
                 present
                 War
                 ;
                 and
                 which
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 not
                 many
                 Months
                 ago
                 ,
                 has
                 by
                 a
                 solemn
                 Act
                 given
                 fresh
                 promises
                 of
                 observing
                 most
                 exactly
                 ;
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 liberal
                 Supplies
                 of
                 Men
                 and
                 Money
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 has
                 been
                 abundantly
                 furnished
                 ,
                 did
                 not
                 permit
                 us
                 to
                 have
                 the
                 least
                 Suspicion
                 ,
                 that
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 could
                 resolve
                 ,
                 or
                 even
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 think
                 of
                 abandoning
                 so
                 advantagious
                 a
                 League
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 we
                 labour
                 to
                 secure
                 the
                 Safety
                 ,
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 and
                 Tranquility
                 of
                 Europe
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 too
                 ,
                 without
                 being
                 reduced
                 to
                 it
                 by
                 any
                 fresh
                 Necessity
                 or
                 extraordinary
                 Disaster
                 ;
                 but
                 only
                 on
                 the
                 single
                 reason
                 alledged
                 in
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highnesses
                 Letter
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 That
                 you
                 may
                 embrace
                 the
                 advantagious
                 Offers
                 made
                 you
                 by
                 France
                 ,
                 which
                 indeed
                 are
                 specious
                 ,
                 and
                 suited
                 to
                 take
                 with
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 :
                 But
                 we
                 question
                 very
                 much
                 ,
                 whether
                 you
                 will
                 find
                 that
                 Safety
                 ,
                 Honour
                 ,
                 and
                 Advantages
                 in
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 you
                 would
                 find
                 in
                 the
                 Confederacy
                 you
                 were
                 engaged
                 in
                 ,
                 if
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 had
                 continued
                 in
                 it
                 .
                 We
                 wait
                 nevertheless
                 to
                 hear
                 the
                 Opinion
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Confederates
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 this
                 Resolution
                 of
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highnesses
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 we
                 have
                 sent
                 Orders
                 to
                 our
                 General
                 
                   de
                   Varennes
                
                 to
                 bring
                 home
                 our
                 Forces
                 ;
                 not
                 questioning
                 in
                 the
                 least
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 though
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 has
                 changed
                 Sides
                 ,
                 you
                 will
                 nevertheless
                 allow
                 our
                 Troops
                 what
                 is
                 due
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Treaties
                 made
                 with
                 your
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 .
                 
                   God
                   grant
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy's
                 Letter
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Sacred
                   and
                   Royal
                   Majesty
                   ,
                
              
               
                 YOUR
                 Majesty's
                 Bounty
                 is
                 too
                 great
                 ,
                 to
                 shew
                 it self
                 unwilling
                 to
                 give
                 a
                 favourable
                 Audience
                 to
                 my
                 Ambassador
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 beg
                 of
                 your
                 Majesty
                 for
                 him
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 hath
                 the
                 Honour
                 to
                 give
                 your
                 Majesty
                 an
                 Account
                 of
                 the
                 Proposals
                 made
                 to
                 me
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Mareschal
                 
                   de
                   Catinat
                
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Reasons
                 which
                 prevail
                 with
                 me
                 in
                 this
                 Affair
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 hope
                 will
                 so
                 far
                 perswade
                 your
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 as
                 not
                 to
                 refuse
                 your
                 Approbation
                 .
                 I
                 cannot
                 certainly
                 believe
                 ,
                 that
                 your
                 Majesty's
                 Goodness
                 and
                 Equity
                 ,
                 so
                 generally
                 esteem'd
                 ,
                 would
                 suffer
                 you
                 to
                 give
                 way
                 ,
                 That
                 this
                 Country
                 (
                 which
                 every
                 one
                 knows
                 is
                 brought
                 to
                 an
                 extream
                 and
                 intolerable
                 Desolation
                 )
                 should
                 by
                 my
                 means
                 be
                 exposed
                 to
                 its
                 utter
                 Ruine
                 ;
                 or
                 that
                 I
                 should
                 refuse
                 the
                 Restitution
                 which
                 is
                 offered
                 me
                 of
                 all
                 that
                 has
                 been
                 taken
                 from
                 me
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Surrender
                 of
                 Pignerol
                 ;
                 seeing
                 that
                 those
                 great
                 Losses
                 ,
                 and
                 these
                 
                 considerable
                 Advantages
                 are
                 of
                 no
                 less
                 Consequence
                 to
                 your
                 Majesty's
                 Interest
                 than
                 they
                 are
                 to
                 mine
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 inseparable
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 doubt
                 not
                 therefore
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 to
                 the
                 innumerable
                 and
                 perpetual
                 Obligations
                 I
                 owe
                 to
                 your
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 you
                 will
                 add
                 this
                 one
                 more
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 look
                 upon
                 as
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 chiefest
                 .
                 I
                 beseech
                 your
                 Majesty
                 to
                 be
                 perswaded
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 deep
                 sense
                 I
                 have
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Favours
                 received
                 at
                 your
                 Majesty's
                 Hands
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 inviolable
                 Zeal
                 I
                 bear
                 to
                 your
                 Service
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 leave
                 me
                 but
                 with
                 the
                 last
                 Breath
                 of
                 my
                 Life
                 ,
                 being
                 your
                 Majesty's
              
               
                 
                   Turin
                   
                     July
                     10
                     ,
                     1696.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Most
                     Humble
                     ,
                     and
                     most
                     Affectionate
                     Servant
                     and
                     Cousin
                     ,
                  
                   Victor
                   Amadeus
                   of
                   Savoy
                   ,
                   
                     King
                     of
                     Cyprus
                  
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Copy
                 of
                 the
                 Articles
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 between
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 sent
                 from
                 Madrid
                 .
              
               
                 I.
                 THE
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 shall
                 Restore
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 ,
                 all
                 he
                 has
                 taken
                 from
                 him
                 during
                 this
                 present
                 War.
                 
              
               
                 II.
                 His
                 Majesty
                 will
                 restore
                 Pignerol
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 its
                 Dependencies
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Fortress
                 ,
                 after
                 it
                 is
                 Demolish'd
                 ,
                 receiving
                 in
                 Exchange
                 from
                 the
                 Duke
                 ,
                 the
                 Valley
                 of
                 Barcelonetta
                 .
              
               
               
                 III.
                 The
                 King
                 will
                 give
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Burgundy
                 in
                 Marriage
                 to
                 the
                 Duke's
                 Daughter
                 ,
                 without
                 expecting
                 any
                 Portion
                 with
                 her
                 .
              
               
                 IV.
                 To
                 repair
                 and
                 make
                 good
                 the
                 Damages
                 sustained
                 during
                 this
                 present
                 War
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 shall
                 pay
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 Four
                 Millions
                 of
                 Livres
                 .
              
               
                 V.
                 In
                 case
                 that
                 any
                 Prince
                 whatsoever
                 shall
                 undertake
                 to
                 make
                 War
                 against
                 the
                 Duke
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 will
                 assist
                 him
                 with
                 eight
                 thousand
                 Foot
                 and
                 four
                 thousand
                 Horse
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 maintained
                 at
                 his
                 Majesty
                 Cost
                 .
              
               
                 VI.
                 For
                 the
                 better
                 Security
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 will
                 give
                 the
                 Guarrantee
                 of
                 the
                 Pope
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Republick
                 of
                 Venice
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 Neutrality
                 for
                 Italy
                 ,
                 between
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 and
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy
                 .
                 Concluded
                 and
                 Signed
                 at
                 Turin
                 ,
                 
                   
                     Aug.
                     29.
                     1696.
                  
                   
                
                 and
                 Delivered
                 at
                 the
                 Hague
                 to
                 the
                 most
                 Illustrious
                 Allies
                 ,
                 
                   
                     Aug.
                     15
                     ,
                     1697.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 THE
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 having
                 all
                 along
                 during
                 this
                 War
                 maintained
                 a
                 sincere
                 desire
                 
                 of
                 procuring
                 the
                 Quiet
                 of
                 Italy
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 having
                 pleased
                 Almighty
                 God
                 to
                 inspire
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 thoughts
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 has
                 given
                 his
                 full
                 Power
                 ,
                 Commission
                 and
                 Command
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Sieur
                 
                   René
                   de
                   Troullay
                
                 ,
                 Count
                 
                   de
                   Tessè
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Orders
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 Lieutenant
                 General
                 of
                 his
                 Armies
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 Dragoons
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 Governor
                 of
                 Ipres
                 ,
                 Lieutenant
                 General
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 Provinces
                 of
                 Maine
                 and
                 Perche
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 present
                 Commanding
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 Countries
                 and
                 Places
                 on
                 the
                 Frontiers
                 of
                 Piedmont
                 .
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 having
                 likewise
                 on
                 his
                 part
                 given
                 his
                 Power
                 and
                 Commands
                 to
                 the
                 Sieur
                 
                   Charles
                   Victor
                
                 ,
                 Marquiss
                 
                   de
                   Saint
                   Thomas
                
                 ,
                 Minister
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 said
                 Royal
                 Highnesses
                 Principal
                 Secretary
                 of
                 State
                 ;
                 the
                 said
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 having
                 reciprocally
                 Exchanged
                 the
                 Original
                 of
                 their
                 Commissions
                 ,
                 by
                 virtue
                 of
                 which
                 they
                 Treat
                 ,
                 have
                 agreed
                 on
                 these
                 following
                 Articles
                 .
              
               
                 
                   I.
                   
                
                 
                   That
                   there
                   shall
                   be
                   from
                   henceforth
                   and
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   a
                   firm
                   and
                   a
                   sincere
                   Peace
                   between
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   his
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Savoy
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Dominions
                   ,
                   as
                   if
                   the
                   said
                   Peace
                   had
                   been
                   never
                   interrupted
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   King
                   resuming
                   the
                   same
                   Sentiments
                   of
                   Bounty
                   he
                   hath
                   heretofore
                   had
                   for
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   desires
                   his
                   Roval
                   Highness
                   to
                   be
                   perswaded
                   of
                   ;
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   doth
                   by
                   this
                   present
                   Treaty
                   entirely
                   renounce
                   all
                   Engagements
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   Treaties
                   made
                   with
                   the
                   Emperor
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Kings
                   and
                   Princes
                   comprehended
                   under
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   the
                   League
                   or
                   Confederacy
                   ;
                   and
                   doth
                   undertake
                   to
                   employ
                   all
                   his
                   Endeavours
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   do
                   all
                   that
                   he
                   can
                   ,
                   in
                   order
                   to
                   obtain
                   of
                   those
                   Sovereign
                   Powers
                   ,
                   at
                   least
                   of
                   
                   the
                   Emperor
                   and
                   King
                   of
                   Spain
                   ,
                   a
                   Neutrality
                   for
                   Italy
                   ,
                   until
                   the
                   general
                   Peace
                   shall
                   be
                   Concluded
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   signifie
                   their
                   Consents
                   by
                   a
                   particular
                   Treaty
                   ,
                   which
                   shall
                   be
                   made
                   to
                   that
                   purpose
                   ;
                   or
                   for
                   want
                   of
                   such
                   a
                   Treaty
                   by
                   Declarations
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   said
                   Emperor
                   and
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Spain
                   shall
                   make
                   to
                   the
                   Pope
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   the
                   Republick
                   of
                   Venice
                   ;
                   and
                   which
                   shall
                   be
                   at
                   the
                   same
                   time
                   followed
                   by
                   the
                   Retreat
                   and
                   withdrawing
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   Forces
                   which
                   the
                   Allies
                   have
                   at
                   present
                   in
                   Italy
                   ,
                   as
                   it
                   shall
                   be
                   hereafter
                   more
                   particularly
                   specified
                   :
                   And
                   in
                   case
                   the
                   abovementioned
                   Princes
                   do
                   not
                   Consent
                   to
                   such
                   a
                   Neutrality
                   in
                   Italy
                   ,
                   at
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highnesses
                   Instance
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   Emperor
                   and
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Spain
                   ;
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   doth
                   engage
                   to
                   enter
                   into
                   an
                   Offensive
                   and
                   Defensive
                   League
                   with
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   until
                   a
                   General
                   Peace
                   be
                   Concluded
                   ,
                   acting
                   joyntly
                   with
                   his
                   Majesty's
                   and
                   his
                   own
                   proper
                   Forces
                   ,
                   as
                   becomes
                   good
                   and
                   sincere
                   Allies
                   for
                   the
                   Common
                   Interest
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   make
                   War
                   against
                   the
                   State
                   of
                   Milan
                   ,
                   and
                   against
                   all
                   those
                   who
                   shall
                   oppose
                   this
                   present
                   Treaty's
                   taking
                   effect
                   .
                   And
                   as
                   an
                   evident
                   Demonstration
                   of
                   a
                   Return
                   of
                   the
                   King's
                   Amity
                   towards
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   ,
                   his
                   Majesty
                   does
                   willingly
                   Consent
                   ,
                   and
                   doth
                   Promise
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   City
                   and
                   Cittadel
                   of
                   Pignerol
                   ,
                   the
                   Fort
                   of
                   St.
                   Bridgit
                   ,
                   the
                   Perouse
                   ,
                   with
                   other
                   Forts
                   depending
                   on
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   shall
                   be
                   Demolished
                   as
                   to
                   the
                   Fortifications
                   only
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   King's
                   Charges
                   ;
                   and
                   after
                   the
                   aforesaid
                   Fortifications
                   are
                   Demolished
                   ,
                   they
                   shall
                   all
                   be
                   Restored
                   to
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   all
                   the
                   Territories
                   and
                   Dominions
                   comprised
                   under
                   the
                   name
                   of
                   the
                   Government
                   of
                   Pignerol
                   ,
                   and
                   which
                   did
                   belong
                   to
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Savoy
                   ,
                   before
                   the
                   Cession
                   or
                   Surrender
                   ,
                   that
                   
                     Victor
                     Amadeus
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   first
                   Duke
                   of
                   that
                   Name
                   ,
                   made
                   
                   unto
                   Lewis
                   the
                   XIIIth
                   .
                   The
                   which
                   City
                   ,
                   dismanttled
                   Cittadel
                   ,
                   and
                   Demolished
                   Forts
                   and
                   Territories
                   ,
                   shall
                   be
                   likewise
                   Surrendred
                   to
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   held
                   in
                   Soveraignty
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   be
                   by
                   him
                   enjoyed
                   fully
                   and
                   perpetually
                   ,
                   by
                   him
                   and
                   his
                   Successors
                   from
                   henceforth
                   ,
                   as
                   things
                   to
                   him
                   of
                   Right
                   belonging
                   .
                   By
                   vertue
                   of
                   which
                   present
                   Surrender
                   ,
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   doth
                   Engage
                   and
                   Promise
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   for
                   himself
                   ,
                   his
                   Heirs
                   and
                   Successors
                   ,
                   or
                   others
                   by
                   any
                   ways
                   Claiming
                   ,
                   neither
                   to
                   Rebuild
                   ,
                   nor
                   cause
                   to
                   be
                   Rebuilt
                   the
                   aforesaid
                   Fortifications
                   ;
                   nor
                   to
                   cause
                   any
                   new
                   ones
                   to
                   be
                   Built
                   upon
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   space
                   and
                   limits
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Territories
                   ,
                   Funds
                   and
                   Rocks
                   ,
                   neither
                   in
                   any
                   place
                   whatsoever
                   ,
                   so
                   surrendred
                   by
                   this
                   present
                   Treaty
                   ;
                   according
                   to
                   which
                   ,
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   Inhabitants
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Town
                   of
                   Pignerol
                   ,
                   shall
                   be
                   allowed
                   to
                   inclose
                   it
                   with
                   a
                   bare
                   Wall
                   only
                   ,
                   not
                   Terrassed
                   ,
                   and
                   without
                   Fortifications
                   .
                   That
                   notwithstanding
                   these
                   mentioned
                   ,
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   shall
                   be
                   free
                   to
                   Build
                   any
                   strong
                   Places
                   or
                   Fortifications
                   in
                   this
                   said
                   Territory
                   now
                   delivered
                   up
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   thinks
                   fit
                   ,
                   without
                   the
                   King
                   's
                   taking
                   any
                   exception
                   at
                   it
                   .
                   That
                   moreover
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   shall
                   restore
                   to
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   ,
                   the
                   Countries
                   ,
                   Castles
                   and
                   Places
                   of
                   
                     Montmelian
                     ,
                     Nice
                     ,
                     Villefranche
                     ,
                     Suze
                  
                   and
                   all
                   other
                   the
                   Conquer'd
                   Places
                   ,
                   without
                   Exception
                   ,
                   entire
                   ,
                   and
                   undemolish'd
                   or
                   damag'd
                   ,
                   and
                   with
                   the
                   same
                   quantity
                   of
                   Ammunitions
                   of
                   War
                   ,
                   Provisions
                   ,
                   Stores
                   ,
                   Canon
                   and
                   Artillery
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   Places
                   to
                   be
                   left
                   furnished
                   ,
                   as
                   they
                   were
                   when
                   they
                   fell
                   into
                   his
                   Majesty's
                   Hands
                   ;
                   and
                   so
                   that
                   the
                   Buildings
                   ,
                   Fortifications
                   ,
                   Inlargements
                   and
                   Improvements
                   ,
                   made
                   by
                   his
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   shall
                   not
                   be
                   touched
                   ,
                   but
                   left
                   as
                   they
                   are
                   :
                   After
                   the
                   said
                   Places
                   are
                   restored
                   ,
                   it
                   shall
                   be
                   lawful
                   for
                   his
                   Royal
                   
                   Highness
                   to
                   repair
                   and
                   enlarge
                   the
                   Fortifications
                   as
                   things
                   belonging
                   to
                   himself
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   King
                   may
                   not
                   therefore
                   molest
                   him
                   ,
                   or
                   be
                   displeased
                   thereat
                   .
                   Provided
                   nevertheless
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   King
                   shall
                   carry
                   off
                   from
                   Pignerol
                   ,
                   all
                   the
                   Artillery
                   ,
                   Ammunition
                   of
                   War
                   and
                   Provisions
                   ,
                   Arms
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   movable
                   Effects
                   belonging
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   of
                   what
                   Nature
                   soever
                   they
                   be
                   .
                   That
                   as
                   for
                   the
                   Revenues
                   and
                   Incoms
                   of
                   Pignerol
                   and
                   of
                   its
                   Dependencies
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   does
                   yield
                   them
                   up
                   to
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   manner
                   as
                   the
                   King
                   injoys
                   them
                   at
                   present
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Leases
                   or
                   Settlements
                   which
                   the
                   King
                   has
                   made
                   of
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Lands
                   ,
                   shall
                   stand
                   good
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Form
                   of
                   the
                   respective
                   Contracts
                   ,
                   Tenures
                   or
                   Acquisitions
                   :
                   That
                   the
                   said
                   restitution
                   of
                   these
                   Countries
                   and
                   Places
                   belonging
                   to
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   the
                   delivery
                   of
                   Pignerol
                   with
                   its
                   Dependencies
                   above
                   mentioned
                   ,
                   shall
                   be
                   made
                   after
                   the
                   signing
                   of
                   this
                   present
                   Treaty
                   ;
                   the
                   Foreign
                   Troops
                   being
                   first
                   quite
                   retired
                   out
                   of
                   Italy
                   ;
                   and
                   after
                   that
                   the
                   Germans
                   ,
                   the
                   Troops
                   of
                   Bavaria
                   ,
                   the
                   Brandenbourg
                   Protestants
                   in
                   the
                   English
                   Pay
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Auxiliary
                   Troops
                   are
                   actually
                   arrived
                   in
                   Germany
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   Spaniards
                   and
                   others
                   which
                   are
                   paid
                   by
                   his
                   Catholick
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   are
                   returned
                   into
                   the
                   Territories
                   of
                   Milan
                   ;
                   so
                   that
                   the
                   Execution
                   of
                   any
                   of
                   these
                   Articles
                   ,
                   nor
                   the
                   Restitution
                   of
                   any
                   of
                   those
                   Places
                   ,
                   shall
                   not
                   take
                   Effect
                   till
                   after
                   the
                   said
                   Troops
                   are
                   all
                   of
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   entirely
                   retired
                   ,
                   in
                   such
                   manner
                   as
                   has
                   been
                   now
                   exprest
                   :
                   Which
                   ,
                   notwithstanding
                   ,
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   so
                   understood
                   ,
                   as
                   that
                   the
                   Evacuation
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Foreign
                   Troops
                   out
                   of
                   Italy
                   ,
                   shall
                   be
                   deemed
                   to
                   be
                   fully
                   compleated
                   ,
                   although
                   the
                   Spaniards
                   should
                   take
                   out
                   ,
                   as
                   possibly
                   they
                   may
                   ,
                   some
                   Men
                   out
                   of
                   those
                   Foreign
                   Regiments
                   ,
                   to
                   fill
                   
                   up
                   those
                   that
                   are
                   in
                   their
                   own
                   Pay
                   ;
                   or
                   that
                   some
                   of
                   those
                   Foreign
                   Troops
                   should
                   List
                   themselves
                   ,
                   and
                   enter
                   on
                   the
                   Territories
                   of
                   the
                   Republick
                   of
                   Venice
                   ,
                   it
                   shall
                   be
                   taken
                   as
                   if
                   they
                   were
                   arrived
                   in
                   Germany
                   ,
                   as
                   soon
                   as
                   they
                   are
                   upon
                   the
                   Venetians
                   Ground
                   ,
                   and
                   are
                   delivered
                   over
                   to
                   the
                   Service
                   of
                   that
                   Commonwealth
                   :
                   And
                   after
                   the
                   Ratification
                   of
                   the
                   pesent
                   Treaty
                   ,
                   Labourers
                   shall
                   be
                   immediately
                   set
                   at
                   work
                   to
                   sink
                   Mines
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   do
                   all
                   other
                   things
                   that
                   are
                   necessary
                   for
                   the
                   demolishing
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   City
                   ,
                   Citadel
                   and
                   Forts
                   of
                   Pignerol
                   .
                   But
                   in
                   case
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   should
                   think
                   fit
                   to
                   keep
                   this
                   Treaty
                   as
                   yet
                   secret
                   ,
                   beyond
                   the
                   time
                   limited
                   for
                   the
                   said
                   Ratification
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   agreed
                   upon
                   ,
                   that
                   to
                   avoid
                   the
                   Noise
                   which
                   the
                   working
                   of
                   such
                   Mines
                   might
                   create
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   shall
                   be
                   begun
                   but
                   at
                   such
                   time
                   after
                   the
                   Ratification
                   as
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   shall
                   think
                   fit
                   :
                   The
                   said
                   demolishing
                   Work
                   shall
                   continue
                   and
                   go
                   forward
                   in
                   such
                   a
                   manner
                   ,
                   as
                   that
                   in
                   Two
                   or
                   Three
                   Months
                   after
                   the
                   Evacuation
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Troops
                   above
                   mentioned
                   ,
                   all
                   shall
                   be
                   delivered
                   up
                   into
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness's
                   Hands
                   ;
                   whereupon
                   it
                   shall
                   be
                   allowed
                   to
                   send
                   a
                   Commissary
                   to
                   assist
                   upon
                   the
                   Place
                   ,
                   until
                   the
                   Execution
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Work.
                   His
                   Majesty
                   is
                   also
                   willing
                   ,
                   for
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness's
                   greater
                   Satisfaction
                   ,
                   to
                   send
                   him
                   ,
                   when
                   he
                   shall
                   require
                   it
                   ,
                   Two
                   Dukes
                   and
                   Peers
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   to
                   remain
                   as
                   Hostages
                   in
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness's
                   Hands
                   ,
                   who
                   shall
                   treat
                   them
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Dignity
                   of
                   their
                   Rank
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   II.
                   
                
                 
                   His
                   Majesty
                   shall
                   make
                   no
                   Treaty
                   of
                   Peace
                   ,
                   or
                   Truce
                   with
                   the
                   Emperor
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Spain
                   ,
                   without
                   comprehending
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   ,
                   in
                   suitable
                   and
                   effectual
                   Terms
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   present
                   Treaty
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   those
                   
                     Querasque
                     ,
                     Munster
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   Pirenees
                   
                   and
                   Nimeguen
                   ,
                   shall
                   be
                   included
                   in
                   the
                   General
                   Peace
                   ,
                   not
                   only
                   as
                   to
                   the
                   Four
                   Hundred
                   Ninety
                   Four
                   Thousand
                   Crowns
                   of
                   Gold
                   (
                   which
                   are
                   particularly
                   mentioned
                   in
                   that
                   of
                   Munster
                   ,
                   in
                   Discharge
                   of
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   which
                   the
                   King
                   continues
                   to
                   be
                   still
                   a
                   Guarrantee
                   to
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Mantua
                   )
                   but
                   also
                   as
                   to
                   all
                   other
                   Matters
                   contained
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Treaties
                   ,
                   not
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   present
                   Treaty
                   ,
                   which
                   are
                   to
                   be
                   irrevocable
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   remain
                   in
                   full
                   Force
                   and
                   Validity
                   ,
                   notwithstanding
                   the
                   present
                   Delivery
                   of
                   Pignerol
                   and
                   its
                   Dependencies
                   :
                   And
                   as
                   for
                   other
                   Interests
                   ,
                   Claims
                   ,
                   or
                   Pretensions
                   which
                   concern
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Savoy
                   ,
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   reserves
                   to
                   himself
                   a
                   Power
                   of
                   Treating
                   about
                   them
                   by
                   way
                   of
                   Protestations
                   ,
                   of
                   Memorials
                   ,
                   or
                   by
                   Envoys
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   this
                   Treaty
                   may
                   in
                   no
                   ways
                   be
                   prejudicial
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Protestations
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   III.
                   
                
                 
                   That
                   a
                   Marriage
                   between
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Burgundy
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Princess
                   ,
                   His
                   Royal
                   Highness's
                   Daughter
                   ,
                   shall
                   be
                   treated
                   on
                   out
                   of
                   Hand
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   consummated
                   when
                   they
                   are
                   of
                   Age
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Contract
                   between
                   them
                   to
                   be
                   made
                   so
                   soon
                   as
                   this
                   Present
                   Treaty
                   takes
                   effect
                   ;
                   after
                   Publication
                   whereof
                   ,
                   the
                   Princess
                   shall
                   be
                   put
                   into
                   the
                   King's
                   Hands
                   .
                   That
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Marriage-Contract
                   ,
                   which
                   shall
                   be
                   considered
                   as
                   an
                   essential
                   part
                   of
                   this
                   Treaty
                   ,
                   and
                   wherein
                   the
                   Princess
                   shall
                   make
                   the
                   usual
                   Renunciations
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   Promise
                   to
                   pretend
                   to
                   nothing
                   of
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness's
                   Estate
                   or
                   Succession
                   ,
                   further
                   than
                   the
                   following
                   Portion
                   :
                   His
                   said
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   shall
                   give
                   as
                   a
                   Portion
                   to
                   the
                   Princess
                   his
                   Daughter
                   Two
                   Hundred
                   Thousand
                   Crowns
                   of
                   Gold
                   ;
                   toward
                   the
                   Payment
                   of
                   which
                   ,
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   shall
                   give
                   a
                   Discharge
                   for
                   One
                   Hundred
                   
                   Thousand
                   Crowns
                   of
                   Gold
                   ,
                   which
                   remained
                   due
                   (
                   by
                   France
                   to
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Savoy
                   )
                   as
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Dutchess-Royal's
                   Portion
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   the
                   accruing
                   Interest
                   of
                   that
                   said
                   Sum
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   also
                   promised
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   :
                   And
                   the
                   Remainder
                   ,
                   (
                   viz.
                   One
                   Hundred
                   Thousand
                   more
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Savoy
                   should
                   pay
                   to
                   France
                   ,
                   to
                   make
                   up
                   the
                   Portion
                   aforesaid
                   )
                   the
                   King
                   doth
                   Remit
                   ,
                   in
                   Consideration
                   of
                   the
                   present
                   Treaty
                   ;
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   engaging
                   moreover
                   ,
                   to
                   give
                   to
                   the
                   Princess
                   ,
                   his
                   Daughter
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   Celebration
                   of
                   the
                   Marriage
                   ,
                   that
                   ,
                   which
                   in
                   the
                   Language
                   of
                   Piedmont
                   ,
                   is
                   called
                   Fardle
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   French
                   ,
                   the
                   Bundle
                   ,
                   or
                   Marriage
                   Present
                   ,
                   for
                   Cloaths
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   Contract
                   of
                   Marriage
                   ,
                   the
                   Dowry
                   shall
                   be
                   agreed
                   upon
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   King
                   will
                   give
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Custom
                   of
                   France
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   IV.
                   
                
                 
                   That
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   ,
                   renouncing
                   from
                   this
                   present
                   time
                   ,
                   truly
                   ,
                   and
                   effectually
                   ,
                   and
                   sincerely
                   ,
                   (
                   as
                   he
                   hath
                   done
                   in
                   the
                   fore-mentioned
                   Articles
                   )
                   all
                   the
                   Ingagements
                   which
                   he
                   might
                   have
                   had
                   with
                   the
                   Enemies
                   ,
                   doth
                   likewise
                   hope
                   ,
                   that
                   his
                   Majesty
                   will
                   answer
                   thereunto
                   ,
                   with
                   all
                   the
                   Sentiments
                   which
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   craves
                   and
                   wishes
                   for
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   having
                   the
                   Honour
                   to
                   be
                   so
                   nearly
                   related
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   entring
                   into
                   a
                   new
                   and
                   glorious
                   Alliance
                   with
                   him
                   ,
                   his
                   Majesty
                   doth
                   Grant
                   and
                   Promise
                   ,
                   to
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   doth
                   demand
                   ,
                   his
                   powerful
                   Protection
                   ,
                   as
                   formerly
                   ,
                   in
                   all
                   its
                   Extent
                   ;
                   and
                   as
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   is
                   desirous
                   to
                   maintain
                   a
                   perfect
                   Neutrality
                   with
                   the
                   Kings
                   ,
                   Princes
                   ,
                   and
                   Sovereign
                   Powers
                   ,
                   who
                   are
                   at
                   present
                   his
                   Allies
                   ,
                   his
                   Majesty
                   doth
                   promise
                   ,
                   not
                   to
                   put
                   any
                   manner
                   of
                   Restraint
                   on
                   the
                   Inclinations
                   which
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   hath
                   ,
                   of
                   continuing
                   and
                   using
                   towards
                   them
                   ,
                   all
                   the
                   external
                   Measures
                   of
                   Decency
                   
                   and
                   Freedom
                   ,
                   that
                   are
                   becoming
                   a
                   Sovereign
                   Prince
                   ,
                   who
                   hath
                   Embassadors
                   and
                   Envoys
                   at
                   the
                   Courts
                   of
                   those
                   Princes
                   ,
                   and
                   receives
                   and
                   entertains
                   ,
                   at
                   his
                   own
                   Court
                   ,
                   Envoys
                   and
                   Embassadors
                   from
                   them
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   King
                   shall
                   in
                   no
                   ways
                   take
                   ill
                   his
                   so
                   doing
                   :
                   comprehending
                   under
                   that
                   Word
                   Princes
                   ,
                   the
                   Emperor
                   ,
                   Kings
                   ,
                   and
                   Sovereign
                   Powers
                   of
                   Europe
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   V.
                   
                
                 
                   His
                   Majesty
                   doth
                   ingage
                   and
                   declare
                   that
                   the
                   ordinary
                   and
                   extraordinary
                   Embassadors
                   of
                   Savoy
                   shall
                   receive
                   at
                   the
                   Court
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   all
                   the
                   Honours
                   without
                   Exception
                   ,
                   and
                   with
                   all
                   the
                   Circumstances
                   and
                   Ceremonies
                   that
                   are
                   paid
                   to
                   the
                   Embassadors
                   of
                   Crowned
                   Heads
                   ,
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   they
                   shall
                   be
                   received
                   as
                   Embassadors
                   from
                   Kings
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   his
                   Majesty's
                   ordinary
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   extraordinary
                   Embassadors
                   in
                   all
                   the
                   Courts
                   of
                   Europe
                   ,
                   without
                   Exception
                   ,
                   and
                   even
                   the
                   King's
                   Embassadors
                   at
                   Rome
                   and
                   Vienna
                   shall
                   likewise
                   treat
                   and
                   use
                   the
                   said
                   ordinary
                   and
                   extraordinary
                   Embassadors
                   and
                   Envoys
                   from
                   Savoy
                   ,
                   as
                   they
                   do
                   those
                   from
                   Kings
                   and
                   Crowned
                   Heads
                   .
                   But
                   in
                   regard
                   that
                   this
                   Addition
                   of
                   Honour
                   ,
                   as
                   to
                   the
                   Treatment
                   of
                   the
                   Embassadors
                   from
                   Savoy
                   ,
                   has
                   been
                   never
                   hitherto
                   settled
                   nor
                   raised
                   to
                   that
                   Degree
                   that
                   his
                   Majesty
                   doth
                   now
                   allow
                   it
                   ,
                   His
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   is
                   sensible
                   and
                   doth
                   acknowledge
                   ,
                   that
                   it
                   is
                   in
                   Consideration
                   of
                   this
                   Treaty
                   ,
                   or
                   Contract
                   of
                   Marriage
                   of
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Burgundy
                   with
                   the
                   Princess
                   his
                   his
                   Daughter
                   ;
                   and
                   his
                   Majesty
                   doth
                   promise
                   that
                   this
                   Augmentation
                   of
                   Honour
                   shall
                   take
                   Place
                   from
                   the
                   Day
                   that
                   the
                   aforesaid
                   Treaty
                   of
                   Marriage
                   is
                   Signed
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   VI.
                   
                
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Trade
                   between
                   France
                   and
                   Italy
                   shall
                   be
                   renewed
                   and
                   maintained
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   manner
                   as
                   it
                   was
                   settled
                   before
                   this
                   War
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   
                     Charles
                     Emanuel
                  
                   II.
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness's
                   Father
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   same
                   shall
                   be
                   observed
                   ,
                   and
                   practised
                   in
                   all
                   Points
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   all
                   Places
                   between
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   and
                   the
                   several
                   parts
                   of
                   his
                   Majesty's
                   Dominions
                   ,
                   and
                   those
                   of
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness's
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   used
                   and
                   practised
                   in
                   all
                   things
                   in
                   the
                   Lifetime
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Charles
                     Emanuel
                  
                   II.
                   on
                   the
                   Roads
                   of
                   Suza
                   in
                   Savoy
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Pont
                     Beauvoisin
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Villefranche
                   ,
                   every
                   one
                   paying
                   the
                   Duties
                   and
                   Customs
                   on
                   both
                   Sides
                   ,
                   the
                   French
                   Ships
                   shall
                   continue
                   to
                   pay
                   the
                   ancient
                   Duties
                   at
                   Villefranche
                   ,
                   as
                   it
                   was
                   wont
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Charles
                     Emmanuel
                  
                   ;
                   about
                   which
                   there
                   shall
                   be
                   no
                   Contest
                   or
                   Opposition
                   made
                   ,
                   any
                   more
                   than
                   used
                   to
                   be
                   done
                   in
                   those
                   Days
                   .
                   The
                   Couriers
                   and
                   ordinary
                   Posts
                   of
                   France
                   shall
                   pass
                   ,
                   as
                   formerly
                   ,
                   through
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness's
                   Estates
                   and
                   Countries
                   ,
                   and
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Regulations
                   there
                   ,
                   they
                   shall
                   pay
                   the
                   Duties
                   for
                   the
                   Merchandizes
                   wherewith
                   they
                   shall
                   be
                   charged
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   VII
                   .
                
                 
                   His
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   shall
                   cause
                   an
                   Edict
                   to
                   be
                   published
                   by
                   which
                   he
                   shall
                   upon
                   the
                   Penalty
                   of
                   severe
                   corporal
                   Punishments
                   ,
                   forbid
                   the
                   Inhabitants
                   of
                   the
                   Vallies
                   of
                   Lucern
                   ,
                   called
                   Vaudois
                   ,
                   to
                   have
                   any
                   Communication
                   ,
                   in
                   Matters
                   of
                   Religion
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   King's
                   Subjects
                   ;
                   and
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   shall
                   ingage
                   ,
                   not
                   to
                   suffer
                   at
                   any
                   time
                   from
                   the
                   Date
                   of
                   this
                   Treaty
                   ,
                   any
                   of
                   his
                   Majesty's
                   Subjects
                   to
                   make
                   any
                   Settlement
                   in
                   the
                   Protestant
                   Vallies
                   ,
                   under
                   Colour
                   of
                   Religion
                   ,
                   of
                   Marriage
                   ,
                   or
                   for
                   any
                   other
                   Pretence
                   of
                   Settlement
                   ,
                   Conveniency
                   ,
                   taking
                   Possession
                   of
                   Inheritances
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   other
                   Pretence
                   whatsoever
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   that
                   no
                   Protestant
                   Minister
                   shall
                   come
                   from
                   thence
                   into
                   any
                   of
                   his
                   Majesty's
                   Dominions
                   ,
                   without
                   incurring
                   the
                   severest
                   of
                   Corporal
                   Punishments
                   .
                   That
                   however
                   ,
                   his
                   Majesty
                   shall
                   take
                   no
                   Cognisance
                   of
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness's
                   Usage
                   towards
                   the
                   Vaudois
                   ,
                   in
                   regard
                   of
                   their
                   Religion
                   ;
                   yet
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   shall
                   be
                   bound
                   not
                   to
                   suffer
                   the
                   Exercise
                   of
                   the
                   Reformed
                   Religion
                   in
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   Pignerol
                   ,
                   nor
                   in
                   the
                   Territories
                   that
                   are
                   restored
                   to
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   ,
                   in
                   like
                   manner
                   as
                   his
                   Majesty
                   neither
                   doth
                   ,
                   nor
                   will
                   allow
                   the
                   exercise
                   of
                   it
                   in
                   his
                   Kingdom
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   VIII
                   .
                
                 
                   That
                   there
                   shall
                   be
                   on
                   both
                   sides
                   a
                   perpetual
                   Act
                   of
                   Oblivion
                   and
                   Indemnity
                   of
                   all
                   that
                   has
                   been
                   done
                   since
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   this
                   War
                   ,
                   in
                   what
                   Place
                   soever
                   the
                   Acts
                   of
                   Hostility
                   have
                   been
                   committed
                   ;
                   That
                   in
                   this
                   Act
                   of
                   Grace
                   ,
                   all
                   those
                   shall
                   be
                   comprehended
                   who
                   have
                   served
                   his
                   Majesty
                   in
                   what
                   Station
                   soever
                   ,
                   although
                   they
                   were
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness's
                   Subjects
                   ;
                   so
                   that
                   no
                   Prosecution
                   shall
                   be
                   made
                   against
                   them
                   ,
                   neither
                   shall
                   they
                   be
                   molested
                   ,
                   either
                   in
                   their
                   Persons
                   or
                   Estates
                   ,
                   by
                   Reprisals
                   ,
                   Executions
                   ,
                   or
                   Judicial
                   Processes
                   ,
                   or
                   upon
                   any
                   pretext
                   whatsoever
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   King's
                   Subjects
                   that
                   have
                   served
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   shall
                   be
                   used
                   in
                   the
                   like
                   manner
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   IX
                   .
                
                 
                   That
                   Ecclesiastical
                   Benefices
                   in
                   such
                   parts
                   of
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness's
                   Country
                   as
                   hath
                   been
                   conquered
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   having
                   been
                   filled
                   up
                   by
                   his
                   Majesty
                   from
                   time
                   to
                   time
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   same
                   became
                   vacant
                   ,
                   during
                   the
                   time
                   that
                   his
                   Majesty
                   possessed
                   the
                   said
                   Countries
                   ;
                   it
                   is
                   agreed
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   Collation
                   to
                   Benefices
                   shall
                   be
                   valid
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Persons
                   who
                   have
                   been
                   promoted
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   invested
                   by
                   Authority
                   of
                   the
                   
                   Pope's
                   Bulls
                   ,
                   shall
                   remain
                   in
                   full
                   Possession
                   thereof
                   .
                   But
                   as
                   to
                   Promotions
                   to
                   the
                   Livings
                   belonging
                   to
                   the
                   Military
                   Order
                   of
                   St.
                   Maurice
                   ,
                   or
                   to
                   Places
                   of
                   Judicature
                   or
                   Magistracy
                   ,
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   shall
                   have
                   Liberty
                   to
                   alter
                   the
                   Nominations
                   made
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   ;
                   and
                   all
                   Grants
                   made
                   by
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   of
                   Offices
                   in
                   the
                   Law
                   ,
                   become
                   vacant
                   by
                   the
                   Person
                   's
                   leaving
                   them
                   during
                   the
                   War
                   ,
                   shall
                   remain
                   good
                   and
                   valid
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   X.
                   
                
                 
                   As
                   for
                   Contributions
                   that
                   were
                   imposed
                   on
                   the
                   Lands
                   of
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness's
                   Dominions
                   ,
                   altho'
                   they
                   are
                   lawfully
                   imposed
                   ,
                   and
                   are
                   become
                   due
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   they
                   amount
                   to
                   considerable
                   Sums
                   ,
                   his
                   Majesty
                   does
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   his
                   Liberality
                   ,
                   fully
                   discharge
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   of
                   them
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   from
                   the
                   Day
                   of
                   this
                   Treaty's
                   Ratification
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   will
                   not
                   pretend
                   to
                   ,
                   nor
                   require
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Contributions
                   ,
                   leaving
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   in
                   full
                   Possession
                   of
                   his
                   Revenues
                   throughout
                   his
                   Dominions
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   in
                   
                     Savoy
                     ,
                     Nice
                  
                   ,
                   about
                   Pignerol
                   ,
                   and
                   Suza
                   ;
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   on
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   ,
                   not
                   demanding
                   any
                   Contributions
                   of
                   the
                   King.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   XI
                   .
                
                 
                   As
                   to
                   the
                   Pretensions
                   of
                   the
                   Dutchess
                   of
                   Nemours
                   on
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   ,
                   his
                   Majesty
                   leaves
                   those
                   Controversies
                   to
                   be
                   determined
                   among
                   themselves
                   by
                   due
                   Course
                   of
                   Law
                   ,
                   without
                   concerning
                   himself
                   further
                   therein
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   XII
                   .
                
                 
                   That
                   it
                   shall
                   be
                   Lawful
                   for
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   to
                   send
                   Intendants
                   and
                   Commissaries
                   into
                   Savoy
                   ,
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Nice
                   ,
                   the
                   Marquisate
                   of
                   Susa
                   and
                   Barcellonet
                   ,
                   into
                   Pignerol
                   and
                   its
                   Dependencies
                   ;
                   in
                   order
                   to
                   Regulate
                   his
                   Interests
                   ,
                   Rights
                   and
                   Revenues
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   to
                   settle
                   his
                   Customs
                   and
                   Excises
                   upon
                   Salt
                   and
                   other
                   things
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   said
                   Deputed
                   Persons
                   shall
                   be
                   admitted
                   and
                   authorised
                   in
                   their
                   Offices
                   ,
                   immediately
                   after
                   the
                   Ratification
                   of
                   this
                   present
                   Treaty
                   ;
                   after
                   which
                   the
                   said
                   Duties
                   shall
                   belong
                   to
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   ,
                   without
                   Exception
                   or
                   Contradiction
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   XIII
                   .
                
                 
                   That
                   if
                   the
                   Neutrality
                   for
                   Italy
                   be
                   accepted
                   ,
                   or
                   that
                   a
                   General
                   Peace
                   be
                   Concluded
                   ,
                   as
                   in
                   such
                   Cases
                   a
                   great
                   many
                   Troops
                   would
                   become
                   altogether
                   useless
                   and
                   Chargeable
                   to
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   besides
                   the
                   excessive
                   Charges
                   requisite
                   for
                   the
                   maintaining
                   of
                   them
                   ,
                   they
                   commonly
                   become
                   an
                   occasion
                   of
                   creating
                   a
                   mis-understanding
                   among
                   Princes
                   ,
                   when
                   more
                   Troops
                   are
                   kept
                   on
                   foot
                   then
                   are
                   necessary
                   in
                   a
                   State
                   ,
                   either
                   for
                   its
                   own
                   Conservation
                   ,
                   or
                   for
                   the
                   maintaining
                   of
                   the
                   Dignity
                   of
                   a
                   Sovereign
                   Prince
                   ;
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   doth
                   therefore
                   oblige
                   himself
                   ,
                   not
                   to
                   keep
                   in
                   times
                   of
                   Neutrality
                   ,
                   any
                   more
                   than
                   Six
                   thousand
                   Foot
                   on
                   this
                   side
                   the
                   Alps
                   ,
                   and
                   One
                   thousand
                   five
                   hundred
                   on
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Mountains
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Garrisons
                   of
                   Savoy
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Nice
                   ;
                   and
                   One
                   thousand
                   five
                   hundred
                   Horse
                   or
                   Dragoons
                   ;
                   and
                   this
                   Obligation
                   is
                   to
                   continue
                   only
                   till
                   the
                   General
                   Peace
                   be
                   Concluded
                   .
                
                 
                   We
                   the
                   above-mentioned
                   Plenipotentiaries
                   have
                   Agreed
                   upon
                   ,
                   and
                   Signed
                   these
                   present
                   Articles
                   ;
                   and
                   we
                   do
                   promise
                   and
                   engage
                   to
                   procure
                   them
                   to
                   be
                   ratified
                   and
                   confirmed
                   by
                   his
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   ;
                   promising
                   likewise
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   shall
                   be
                   kept
                   secret
                   till
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   September
                   next
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   at
                   that
                   time
                   new
                   Articles
                   are
                   made
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   same
                   
                   sense
                   and
                   purpose
                   ,
                   then
                   these
                   shall
                   be
                   suppressed
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Dated
                     at
                     Turin
                     
                       the
                       29th
                       of
                       August
                       ,
                       1696.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     Rhene
                     de
                     Froullay
                     ,
                     and
                     
                       Saint
                       Thomas
                    
                     ,
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Proclamation
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 Publish-at
                 Paris
                 
                   the
                   10th
                   of
                   
                     September
                     ,
                     1696.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   N.
                   S.
                
                 as
                 also
                 at
                 Turin
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 Head
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 Day
                 .
              
               
                 BE
                 it
                 known
                 to
                 all
                 Persons
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 That
                 a
                 good
                 ,
                 sure
                 ,
                 lasting
                 and
                 solid
                 Peace
                 ,
                 with
                 entire
                 Amity
                 ,
                 and
                 sincere
                 Reconciliation
                 has
                 been
                 made
                 and
                 agreed
                 upon
                 ,
                 by
                 and
                 between
                 the
                 most
                 high
                 ,
                 most
                 excellent
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 powerful
                 Prince
                 Lewis
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Grace
                 of
                 God
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 and
                 of
                 Navar
                 ,
                 our
                 Sovereign
                 Lord
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 most
                 high
                 and
                 most
                 powerful
                 Prince
                 
                   Victor
                   Amadeus
                
                 II.
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 their
                 Vassals
                 ,
                 Subjects
                 and
                 Servants
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 their
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 States
                 ,
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Lands
                 and
                 Lordships
                 under
                 their
                 Subjection
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 said
                 Peace
                 is
                 general
                 and
                 absolute
                 between
                 them
                 ,
                 their
                 said
                 Vassals
                 and
                 Subjects
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Peace
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 permitted
                 to
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 both
                 Princes
                 ,
                 to
                 go
                 ,
                 come
                 ,
                 return
                 ,
                 and
                 sojourn
                 in
                 all
                 Places
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 States
                 and
                 Countries
                 ,
                 to
                 Negotiate
                 and
                 Traffick
                 ,
                 Correspond
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 a
                 free
                 Converse
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 with
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 Freedom
                 and
                 Safety
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 by
                 Land
                 as
                 by
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 And
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 maintain
                 the
                 
                 same
                 ,
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 People
                 ,
                 of
                 what
                 Quality
                 or
                 Condition
                 soever
                 they
                 may
                 be
                 ,
                 are
                 hereby
                 strictly
                 forbid
                 to
                 undertake
                 ,
                 attempt
                 ,
                 or
                 innovate
                 any
                 thing
                 contrary
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Penalty
                 of
                 being
                 severely
                 Punished
                 ,
                 as
                 Disturbers
                 of
                 the
                 Publick
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Given
                   at
                   Varsaille
                   
                     the
                     8
                     th
                     day
                     of
                     December
                     ,
                     1696.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Signed
                   Lewis
                   ,
                   And
                   lower
                   ,
                   Philypeaux
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 most
                 Christian
                 King's
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Paris
                 ,
                 to
                 cause
                 
                   Te
                   Deum
                
                 to
                 be
                 Sung
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 Concluded
                 with
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Cousin
                   ,
                
              
               
                 AS
                 in
                 this
                 War
                 which
                 I
                 have
                 alone
                 sustain'd
                 for
                 these
                 Nine
                 Years
                 past
                 against
                 the
                 Confederated
                 Force
                 of
                 Europe
                 ,
                 I
                 had
                 no
                 other
                 Aim
                 than
                 to
                 Defend
                 Religion
                 ,
                 and
                 Vindicate
                 the
                 Majesty
                 of
                 Kings
                 :
                 God
                 has
                 protected
                 his
                 own
                 Cause
                 ,
                 he
                 has
                 Guided
                 my
                 Designs
                 ,
                 and
                 Assisted
                 my
                 Enterprises
                 .
                 The
                 happy
                 Successes
                 which
                 have
                 accompanied
                 my
                 Arms
                 ,
                 have
                 been
                 the
                 more
                 agreeable
                 to
                 me
                 ;
                 because
                 I
                 have
                 always
                 Flatter'd
                 my self
                 they
                 would
                 Conduce
                 to
                 a
                 Peace
                 ;
                 and
                 I
                 have
                 made
                 no
                 other
                 Profit
                 of
                 those
                 Successes
                 ,
                 than
                 to
                 offer
                 my
                 Enemies
                 Conditions
                 more
                 Advantagious
                 then
                 they
                 could
                 hope
                 for
                 ,
                 even
                 tho'
                 they
                 had
                 obtain'd
                 that
                 
                 Superiority
                 over
                 me
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 gain'd
                 upon
                 them
                 .
                 I
                 have
                 omitted
                 nothing
                 that
                 might
                 advance
                 the
                 Happiness
                 of
                 Europe
                 ;
                 and
                 I
                 have
                 made
                 use
                 of
                 all
                 means
                 to
                 convince
                 my
                 Brother
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 with
                 what
                 ardor
                 I
                 desired
                 to
                 see
                 that
                 good
                 Correspondence
                 renewed
                 ,
                 which
                 has
                 been
                 established
                 for
                 so
                 many
                 Ages
                 ,
                 founded
                 upon
                 such
                 Bonds
                 of
                 Consanguinity
                 and
                 Friendship
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 had
                 never
                 been
                 interrupted
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 Artifices
                 of
                 our
                 Enemies
                 .
                 My
                 Vows
                 have
                 been
                 heard
                 ;
                 this
                 Prince
                 has
                 at
                 last
                 acknowledg'd
                 his
                 true
                 Interest
                 and
                 my
                 good
                 Intentions
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Peace
                 is
                 Concluded
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 hoped
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Confederated
                 Powers
                 ,
                 touch'd
                 by
                 this
                 Example
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Evils
                 that
                 their
                 People
                 suffer
                 ,
                 will
                 follow
                 his
                 Example
                 :
                 Or
                 if
                 they
                 will
                 still
                 persist
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Sentiments
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 more
                 than
                 ever
                 be
                 made
                 sensible
                 ,
                 that
                 nothing
                 is
                 impossible
                 to
                 Troops
                 accustomed
                 to
                 Victory
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 are
                 Conducted
                 by
                 a
                 Desire
                 of
                 Peace
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 to
                 give
                 thanks
                 to
                 the
                 God
                 of
                 Armies
                 ,
                 who
                 has
                 been
                 pleased
                 to
                 shew
                 himself
                 a
                 God
                 of
                 Peace
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 pray
                 him
                 to
                 give
                 to
                 all
                 Europe
                 a
                 Tranquility
                 so
                 necessary
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 he
                 only
                 can
                 give
                 ;
                 That
                 I
                 have
                 resolved
                 to
                 cause
                 
                   Te
                   Deum
                
                 to
                 be
                 Sung
                 in
                 the
                 Cathedral
                 Church
                 of
                 my
                 good
                 City
                 of
                 Paris
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 Thirteenth
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 Month
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 great
                 Master
                 of
                 Ceremonies
                 will
                 more
                 particularly
                 inform
                 you
                 ,
                 whom
                 I
                 have
                 ordered
                 to
                 invite
                 also
                 to
                 this
                 Ceremony
                 my
                 Courts
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 that
                 use
                 to
                 assist
                 at
                 it
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Versailles
                   ,
                   
                     Sept.
                     11.
                     1696.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Signed
                   ,
                   Lewis
                   .
                   
                     And
                     lower
                  
                   ,
                   Philypeaux
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 An
                 Act
                 of
                 Surrender
                 of
                 the
                 Country
                 and
                 Estates
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 made
                 by
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 
                   Lewis
                   XIV
                
                 .
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 and
                 Navarre
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 
                   Victor
                   Amadeus
                   II.
                
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 Prince
                 of
                 Piedmont
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Cyprus
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 on
                 
                   the
                   28th
                   of
                   
                     September
                     ,
                     1696.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   By
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   .
                
              
               
                 BE
                 it
                 known
                 to
                 all
                 Persons
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 That
                 in
                 pursuance
                 of
                 a
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 made
                 and
                 signed
                 between
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 Lewis
                 XIV
                 .
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 and
                 Navarre
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 one
                 part
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 
                   Victor
                   Amadeus
                
                 II.
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 Prince
                 of
                 Piedmont
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Cyprus
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 Part
                 ,
                 That
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 hath
                 given
                 Orders
                 to
                 Monsieur
                 
                   Anthony
                   Balthasar
                
                 ,
                 Marquis
                 
                   de
                   Thoy
                
                 ,
                 Major
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 Armies
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 Governour
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 to
                 restore
                 entirely
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Places
                 ,
                 Castles
                 ,
                 and
                 Fortresses
                 of
                 all
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 except
                 Montmelian
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 draw
                 out
                 all
                 the
                 Troops
                 that
                 are
                 there
                 ,
                 pursuant
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty's
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 .
                 To
                 this
                 end
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 hath
                 sent
                 the
                 Marquis
                 of
                 Thana
                 ,
                 Captain
                 of
                 his
                 Life
                 Guards
                 ,
                 Major
                 General
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 Governour
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Power
                 to
                 receive
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness's
                 Name
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 said
                 Estates
                 and
                 Places
                 .
                 The
                 said
                 Marquiss
                 
                   de
                   Thoy
                
                 having
                 therefore
                 personally
                 appeared
                 in
                 the
                 Council-Chamber
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Town-Hall
                 of
                 Chambery
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 there
                 assembled
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 the
                 Syndics
                 ,
                 and
                 Counsellors
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Marquiss
                 of
                 Thana
                 there
                 likewise
                 appearing
                 ,
                 did
                 then
                 and
                 there
                 receive
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Marquis
                 
                   de
                   Thoy
                
                 ,
                 an
                 absolute
                 and
                 full
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Countries
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Places
                 of
                 the
                 Dutchy
                 of
                 
                   Savoy
                   ,
                   Montmelion
                
                 only
                 excepted
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 .
                 The
                 said
                 Marquiss
                 
                   de
                   Thoy
                
                 expressing
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 these
                 following
                 Words
                 :
                 viz.
                 
                 
                   My
                   Lord
                   Marquiss
                   
                     de
                     Thana
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   Pursuance
                   of
                   an
                   Order
                   from
                   the
                   King
                   my
                   Master
                   ,
                   and
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Power
                   you
                   have
                   also
                   received
                   from
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   ,
                   I
                   do
                   hereby
                   make
                   an
                   entire
                   Surrender
                   and
                   Restitution
                   to
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   in
                   your
                   Person
                   ,
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   Countries
                   and
                   Places
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   Dependencies
                   of
                   the
                   Estate
                   of
                   
                     Savoy
                     ,
                     Montmelian
                  
                   excepted
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   may
                   accordingly
                   dispose
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   in
                   like
                   manner
                   as
                   he
                   had
                   done
                   before
                   those
                   Estates
                   were
                   conquered
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   's
                   Arms.
                   
                
                 To
                 which
                 the
                 Marquiss
                 of
                 Thana
                 answered
                 ,
                 That
                 he
                 received
                 in
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness's
                 Name
                 ,
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Places
                 and
                 Dependencies
                 .
                 This
                 done
                 ,
                 the
                 Marquiss
                 
                   de
                   Thoy
                
                 repeated
                 once
                 more
                 the
                 Words
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 went
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Town-House
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 all
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Transactions
                 ,
                 both
                 the
                 said
                 Marquiss
                 
                   de
                   Thoy
                
                 and
                 Thana
                 ,
                 caused
                 an
                 Act
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 before
                 Publick
                 Notaries
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 signed
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   As
                   Witnesses
                   .
                   
                     
                       Syndics
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Favre
                         de
                         Charmettes
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Perin
                       .
                    
                     
                       Cugnet
                       .
                    
                     
                       Tonce
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thoy
                     de
                     Pisien
                  
                   .
                   &
                   Marquis
                   
                     de
                     Thana
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   I
                   
                     Jasper
                     Chambet
                  
                   ,
                   Notary
                   and
                   Burgess
                   of
                   Chambery
                   ,
                   have
                   receiv'd
                   and
                   passed
                   the
                   present
                   Act
                   as
                   required
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Signed
                     ,
                     
                       G.
                       Chambet
                    
                     .
                     Not.
                     
                  
                
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
             
             
               THE
               ACTS
               AND
               NEGOTIATIONS
               OF
               THE
               TREATY
               of
               PEACE
               Held
               at
               the
               Palace
               of
               Ryswick
               .
            
             
               TOGETHER
               With
               a
               Description
               of
               the
               Palace
               wherein
               it
               was
               Concluded
               .
            
             
               And
               a
               List
               of
               the
               Names
               and
               Qualities
               of
               all
               the
               Plenipotentiaries
               that
               transacted
               it
               .
            
             
               LONDON
               :
               Printed
               for
               
                 Rob.
                 Clavel
              
               ,
               and
               
                 T.
                 Child
              
               .
               MDCXCVIII
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             
             
             
               THE
               ACTS
               AND
               NEGOTIATIONS
               OF
               THE
               PEACE
               
                 Concluded
                 at
                 the
                 PALACE
                 at
              
               Ryswick
               ,
               in
               Holland
               .
            
             
               BEFORE
               his
               Imperial
               ,
               Catholick
               ,
               and
               Britannick
               Majesty
               ,
               with
               the
               other
               Princes
               and
               States
               ,
               their
               Confederates
               in
               the
               War
               against
               the
               French
               King
               ,
               would
               be
               prevail'd
               upon
               to
               depute
               Ministers
               to
               treat
               of
               a
               Peace
               ,
               the
               French
               were
               obliged
               to
               set
               forth
               ,
               and
               positively
               agree
               to
               (
               by
               way
               of
               Prelimenary
               )
               the
               Terms
               upon
               which
               the
               said
               Peace
               should
               be
               made
               .
               Which
               Preliminaries
               being
               finally
               adjusted
               between
               Messieurs
               Boreel
               and
               Dyckvelt
               ,
               on
               the
               Part
               of
               the
               Confederates
               ;
               with
               Monsieur
               Caillieres
               ,
               the
               French
               King's
               Minister
               ;
               and
               his
               Majesty
               ,
               the
               King
               of
               Sweden
               ,
               being
               accepted
               by
               both
               Parties
               as
               Mediator
               ,
               the
               Illustrious
               Allies
               were
               pleased
               to
               nominate
               their
               Plenipotentiaries
               to
               assemble
               at
               his
               Majesty
               ,
               the
               King
               of
               Britain's
               Palace
               at
               Ryswick
               ,
               
               there
               to
               treat
               with
               the
               Plenipotentiaries
               of
               the
               French
               King.
               The
               said
               Preliminaries
               are
               as
               follows
               :
            
             
               
                 An
                 Extract
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Register-Book
                 of
                 the
                 Mediator
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sweden's
                 Publick
                 Minister
                 .
              
               
                 
                   At
                   the
                   Hague
                   ,
                   
                     
                       February
                       10.
                       1697.
                    
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 THIS
                 Day
                 ,
                 at
                 Eleven
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 ,
                 Monsieur
                 Caillieres
                 ,
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty's
                 Minister
                 came
                 in
                 Company
                 with
                 Monsieur
                 Dyckvelt
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 the
                 Swedish
                 Minister
                 the
                 Mediator
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 produced
                 and
                 shewed
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Mediator
                 his
                 full
                 Power
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 of
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty's
                 Minister
                 being
                 also
                 read
                 ,
                 and
                 Copies
                 of
                 both
                 (
                 after
                 being
                 compar'd
                 with
                 the
                 Originals
                 )
                 exchang'd
                 ;
                 He
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Monsieur
                 Cailleires
                 ,
                 made
                 the
                 following
                 Declaration
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Preliminary
                   Articles
                   .
                
                 
                   I.
                   THE
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   doth
                   consent
                   and
                   agree
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   Treaties
                   of
                   Westphalia
                   and
                   Nimeguen
                   shall
                   be
                   the
                   Basis
                   and
                   Foundation
                   of
                   the
                   Negotiations
                   for
                   a
                   General
                   Peace
                   with
                   all
                   the
                   Confederates
                   .
                
                 
                   II.
                   To
                   Restore
                   Strasbourg
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Condition
                   it
                   was
                   in
                   when
                   taken
                   by
                   his
                   Majesty
                   .
                
                 
                   III.
                   To
                   restore
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   
                     Spain
                     ,
                     Luxemburgh
                  
                   in
                   the
                   Condition
                   it
                   is
                   now
                   in
                   .
                
                 
                   IV.
                   Also
                   the
                   Cities
                   of
                   Mons
                   and
                   Charleroy
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Condition
                   they
                   are
                   in
                   at
                   present
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   V.
                   The
                   several
                   Places
                   in
                   Catalonia
                   that
                   are
                   now
                   in
                   the
                   King's
                   Hands
                   ,
                   being
                   taken
                   since
                   the
                   Peace
                   of
                   Nimeguen
                   shall
                   be
                   restored
                   in
                   the
                   Condition
                   they
                   were
                   in
                   when
                   taken
                   .
                
                 
                   VI.
                   To
                   restore
                   to
                   the
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Leige
                   ,
                   the
                   Town
                   and
                   Cittadel
                   of
                   Dinant
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   State
                   they
                   were
                   in
                   when
                   taken
                   .
                
                 
                   VII
                   .
                   To
                   restore
                   all
                   Places
                   that
                   have
                   been
                   taken
                   by
                   Virtue
                   of
                   Re-Union
                   ,
                   since
                   the
                   Treaty
                   of
                   Nimeguen
                   .
                
                 
                   VIII
                   .
                   And
                   Lorrain
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Condition
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Treaty
                   of
                   Nimeguen
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 done
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Minister
                 of
                 France
                 and
                 Monsieur
                 Dyckvelt
                 ,
                 went
                 together
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Monsieur
                 Boreel
                 ,
                 who
                 by
                 Reason
                 of
                 Indisposition
                 ,
                 was
                 hindred
                 from
                 being
                 present
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Swedish
                 Minister
                 resorting
                 thither
                 also
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 Boreel
                 and
                 Dyckvelt
                 ,
                 did
                 declare
                 to
                 the
                 Mediator
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Presence
                 of
                 Monsieur
                 Cailleires
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 over
                 and
                 above
                 the
                 recited
                 Preliminaries
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 also
                 agreed
                 ,
                 That
                 provided
                 the
                 Peace
                 be
                 concluded
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 shall
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 it
                 is
                 signed
                 ,
                 own
                 and
                 acknowledge
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Orange
                 ,
                 as
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Difficulty
                 ,
                 Limitation
                 ,
                 Condition
                 or
                 Reserve
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Monsieur
                 Cailleires
                 did
                 reply
                 ,
                 and
                 declare
                 to
                 the
                 Mediator
                 ,
                 That
                 in
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 his
                 Master
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 he
                 did
                 confirm
                 and
                 agree
                 to
                 what
                 Messieurs
                 Boreel
                 and
                 Dyckvelt
                 had
                 said
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 the
                 Preliminaries
                 were
                 adjusted
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 agreed
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Publick
                 Ministers
                 of
                 the
                 Allies
                 should
                 Reside
                 at
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 should
                 make
                 their
                 Residence
                 at
                 Delft
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Conferences
                 for
                 the
                 General
                 Peace
                 should
                 be
                 held
                 
                 at
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 from
                 which
                 both
                 those
                 Towns
                 were
                 of
                 equal
                 Distance
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Description
                 of
                 the
                 Palace
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 First
                 Conferences
                 that
                 were
                 held
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 BEfore
                 we
                 begin
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 Particulars
                 of
                 the
                 Conferences
                 held
                 there
                 ,
                 or
                 produce
                 the
                 Acts
                 themselves
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 unnecessary
                 to
                 exhibit
                 a
                 Description
                 of
                 the
                 Palace
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Prospect
                 or
                 external
                 View
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Plan
                 or
                 Area
                 of
                 the
                 Inside
                 in
                 Sculpture
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 the
                 Reader
                 will
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 form
                 the
                 more
                 exact
                 Idea
                 of
                 the
                 Ceremonies
                 observed
                 at
                 the
                 Conferences
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 House
                 has
                 sometimes
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 Newburgh
                 ,
                 because
                 a
                 Duke
                 of
                 Newburgh
                 laid
                 the
                 first
                 Stone
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 when
                 
                   Frederick
                   Henry
                
                 ,
                 Prince
                 of
                 Orange
                 caused
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 built
                 :
                 It
                 is
                 situate
                 at
                 about
                 an
                 equal
                 Distance
                 between
                 the
                 Hague
                 and
                 Delft
                 ,
                 a
                 Musquet
                 Shot
                 from
                 the
                 Village
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 and
                 but
                 a
                 little
                 way
                 Distant
                 from
                 the
                 Road
                 between
                 Delft
                 and
                 the
                 Hague
                 .
                 One
                 might
                 say
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 built
                 on
                 purpose
                 for
                 a
                 Place
                 of
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 so
                 convenient
                 it
                 is
                 for
                 such
                 a
                 Work
                 ;
                 as
                 will
                 be
                 seen
                 by
                 observing
                 the
                 Situation
                 of
                 the
                 Chambers
                 ,
                 Galleries
                 ,
                 and
                 Closets
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 are
                 laid
                 down
                 in
                 the
                 Draught
                 annexed
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 Figures
                 and
                 Letters
                 are
                 pointed
                 to
                 ,
                 thus
                 :
              
               
                 
                   THE
                   ROYALL
                   PALLACE
                   AT
                   RYSWICK
                   Where
                   the
                   Conferences
                   for
                   a
                   General
                   Peace
                   were
                   held
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Palace
                   at
                   Ryswick
                   where
                   were
                   held
                   the
                   Conferences
                   for
                   a
                   general
                   Pece
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       1.
                       
                       The
                       Palace
                       .
                    
                     
                       2.
                       
                       The
                       Pavilions
                       ,
                       or
                       two
                       wings
                       of
                       it
                       .
                    
                     
                       3.
                       
                       The
                       Governors
                       House
                       .
                    
                     
                       4.
                       
                       The
                       Gardiners
                       House
                       .
                    
                     
                       5.
                       
                       The
                       Entrance
                       for
                       the
                       Allyes
                       .
                    
                     
                       6.
                       
                       The
                       Enterance
                       for
                       the
                       Mediator
                       .
                    
                     
                       7.
                       
                       The
                       Enterance
                       for
                       the
                       French.
                       
                    
                     
                       8.
                       
                       The
                       Bridge
                       for
                       the
                       Allyes
                       .
                    
                     
                       9.
                       
                       The
                       cheif
                       Bridge
                       ,
                       wich
                       the
                       Mediator
                       passed
                       over
                       .
                    
                     
                       10.
                       
                       The
                       Bridge
                       for
                       the
                       French.
                       
                    
                     
                       11.
                       
                       The
                       Grove
                       before
                       the
                       House
                       .
                    
                     
                       12.
                       
                       The
                       Garden
                       on
                       the
                       East
                       Side
                       .
                    
                     
                       13.
                       
                       The
                       Garden
                       on
                       the
                       West
                       Side
                       .
                    
                     
                       14.
                       
                       The
                       Rocher
                       ▪
                    
                     
                       15.
                       
                       The
                       M●lonry
                       .
                    
                     
                       16.
                       
                       The
                       Dove
                       House
                       .
                    
                     
                       17.
                       
                       The
                       Fish
                       Ponds
                       .
                    
                     
                       18.
                       
                       The
                       Garden
                       behind
                       the
                       House
                       .
                    
                     
                       19.
                       
                       Lands
                       belonging
                       to
                       his
                       Majestie
                       .
                    
                     
                       20.
                       
                       Lands
                       of
                       A●e
                       ●●rve
                       .
                    
                     
                       21.
                       
                       The
                       Small
                       P●d
                       to
                       D●lft
                       .
                    
                     
                       22.
                       
                       The
                       City
                       of
                       ●lft
                       .
                    
                     
                       23.
                       
                       The
                       Abreuv●s
                       .
                    
                     
                       24.
                       
                       The
                       Canai
                       Delft
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   2.
                   
                   The
                   Chamber
                   where
                   the
                   Ambassadors
                   and
                   Plenipotentiaries
                   of
                   the
                   Illustrious
                   Allies
                   assemble
                   in
                   Conference
                   ,
                   where
                   they
                   sit
                   at
                   a
                   large
                   Table
                   cover'd
                   with
                   a
                   green
                   Carpet
                   .
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                   Another
                   Chamber
                   where
                   the
                   same
                   Ambassadors
                   and
                   Plenipotentiaries
                   of
                   the
                   High
                   Allies
                   assemble
                   ;
                   where
                   they
                   sit
                   in
                   a
                   Circle
                   without
                   a
                   Table
                   .
                
                 
                   4
                   &
                   5.
                   
                   Are
                   the
                   Chambers
                   where
                   the
                   Ambassadors
                   of
                   France
                   assemble
                   .
                
                 
                   6.6
                   .
                   Are
                   two
                   Closets
                   where
                   the
                   Mediator
                   Confers
                   with
                   the
                   Ministers
                   of
                   the
                   Confederates
                   .
                
                 
                   7.7
                   .
                   Two
                   other
                   Closets
                   wherein
                   the
                   Mediator
                   Confers
                   with
                   the
                   French
                   Ministers
                   .
                   And
                   in
                   that
                   next
                   to
                   the
                   Mediator's
                   Chamber
                   ,
                   the
                   Peace
                   with
                   France
                   was
                   Sign'd
                   by
                   the
                   Plenipotentiaries
                   of
                   
                     England
                     ,
                     Spain
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   
                     States
                     General
                  
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   10
                   /
                   20
                   Sept.
                   1697.
                   
                   The
                   Chimney
                   was
                   cover'd
                   with
                   a
                   Tapistry
                   that
                   there
                   might
                   be
                   no
                   upper
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   Room
                   .
                
                 
                   8.
                   
                   The
                   Mediator's
                   Chamber
                   ,
                   where
                   was
                   a
                   Table
                   cover'd
                   with
                   a
                   Carpet
                   of
                   green
                   Cloath
                   .
                
                 
                   A.
                   The
                   great
                   Gate
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   at
                   which
                   the
                   Mediators
                   enter
                   .
                
                 
                   B.
                   The
                   Gate
                   at
                   which
                   the
                   Confederates
                   came
                   in
                   .
                
                 
                   C.
                   The
                   Gate
                   for
                   the
                   French
                   Ambassadors
                   to
                   enter
                   at
                   .
                
                 
                   D.
                   The
                   Gallery
                   by
                   which
                   the
                   Confederates
                   pass
                   into
                   their
                   Apartment
                   .
                
                 
                   E
                   The
                   Gallery
                   which
                   the
                   French
                   pass
                   through
                   into
                   their
                   Rooms
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   F.
                   The
                   Side
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   towards
                   Delft
                   .
                
                 
                   G.
                   The
                   Side
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   towards
                   the
                   Hague
                   .
                
                 
                   H.
                   The
                   Front
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   toward
                   the
                   Village
                   through
                   which
                   the
                   Confederates
                   pass
                   .
                   The
                   French
                   came
                   in
                   on
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   ,
                   except
                   when
                   the
                   Road
                   is
                   extream
                   bad
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   they
                   might
                   pass
                   through
                   the
                   Village
                   also
                   ;
                   but
                   without
                   insisting
                   on
                   it
                   as
                   their
                   Right
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Regulation
                   made
                   to
                   that
                   purpose
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 way
                 through
                 the
                 Village
                 both
                 from
                 the
                 Hague
                 and
                 Delft
                 ,
                 is
                 paved
                 with
                 Brick
                 for
                 two
                 small
                 miles
                 in
                 length
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Conferences
                 began
                 on
                 the
                 Ninth
                 of
                 May
                 in
                 the
                 Afternoon
                 .
                 The
                 Baron
                 of
                 Lillieroot
                 ,
                 Ambassador
                 of
                 Sweden
                 and
                 Mediator
                 ,
                 entred
                 the
                 Palace
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 at
                 half
                 an
                 hour
                 after
                 Three
                 a
                 Clock
                 ,
                 passing
                 over
                 the
                 middle
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 and
                 through
                 the
                 great
                 Gate
                 of
                 the
                 Palace
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 in
                 a
                 Coach
                 with
                 six
                 Horses
                 ;
                 he
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Gentlemen
                 that
                 were
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 Mourning
                 ,
                 but
                 his
                 Coachman
                 and
                 Valets
                 in
                 their
                 Liveries
                 ,
                 their
                 Clothes
                 not
                 being
                 yet
                 got
                 ready
                 .
                 The
                 Baron
                 of
                 Preilmeyer
                 Ambassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 of
                 the
                 Elector
                 of
                 Bavaria
                 arriv'd
                 about
                 four
                 a
                 Clock
                 in
                 a
                 Coach
                 with
                 six
                 Horses
                 ,
                 having
                 his
                 Son
                 and
                 two
                 Gentlemen
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 A
                 while
                 after
                 came
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Mynheer's
                 
                   Boreel
                   ,
                   Dyckvelt
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Van
                   Haren
                
                 ,
                 all
                 three
                 in
                 one
                 Coach
                 with
                 six
                 Horses
                 ,
                 wherein
                 also
                 were
                 their
                 Gentlemen
                 .
                 The
                 Emperor's
                 Ambassadors
                 arrived
                 afterwards
                 with
                 five
                 Coaches
                 ,
                 each
                 drawn
                 by
                 six
                 Horses
                 ;
                 they
                 had
                 three
                 Coaches
                 more
                 with
                 two
                 Horses
                 each
                 ;
                 Two
                 Grooms
                 rid
                 before
                 them
                 in
                 Count
                 Kaunitz
                 Livery
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 two
                 first
                 Coaches
                 were
                 Monsieur
                 Hayeck
                 Secretary
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Embassy
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 other
                 Secretaries
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 their
                 Houshold
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 third
                 Coach
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 Count
                 Kaunitz's
                 ,
                 he
                 rid
                 himself
                 with
                 Count
                 Straatman
                 and
                 the
                 Baron
                 of
                 Seilern
                 ,
                 followed
                 immediately
                 by
                 two
                 Querrys
                 and
                 four
                 Pages
                 on
                 Horseback
                 .
                 The
                 five
                 Coaches
                 that
                 followed
                 were
                 taken
                 up
                 by
                 Count
                 Caunitz's
                 two
                 Sons
                 ,
                 the
                 Count
                 
                   de
                   Trautmansdorf
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Count
                 
                   de
                   Harach
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Count
                 
                   de
                   Dietrichstein
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Count
                 
                   de
                   Questemberg
                
                 ,
                 two
                 Counts
                 
                   de
                   Lamberg
                
                 ,
                 with
                 many
                 other
                 German
                 Gentlemen
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 of
                 Spain's
                 Ambassadors
                 arrived
                 a
                 little
                 while
                 after
                 in
                 two
                 Coaches
                 with
                 six
                 Horses
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 first
                 was
                 Don
                 
                   Bernard
                   de
                   Quiros
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Count
                 
                   de
                   Tirimont
                
                 ,
                 there
                 went
                 before
                 them
                 six
                 Gentlemen
                 on
                 Horseback
                 ;
                 In
                 the
                 second
                 Coach
                 rode
                 their
                 Gentlemen
                 .
                 After
                 them
                 arrived
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 having
                 two
                 Coaches
                 with
                 six
                 Horses
                 each
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 first
                 were
                 my
                 Lords
                 Pembrook
                 and
                 Villers
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 second
                 were
                 Mr.
                 Prior
                 Secretary
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Ambassy
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Secretaries
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 .
              
               
                 Monsieur
                 Mean
                 the
                 Elector
                 of
                 Cologn's
                 Ambassador
                 ,
                 and
                 Monsieur
                 Norf
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Liege's
                 Envoy
                 ,
                 came
                 in
                 afterwards
                 in
                 a
                 Coach
                 with
                 six
                 Horses
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 them
                 Monsieur
                 Bose
                 Ambassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 for
                 the
                 Elector
                 of
                 Saxony
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Coach
                 with
                 six
                 Horses
                 ;
                 The
                 Elector
                 of
                 Brandenbourg's
                 Ambassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 Monsieur
                 Smetau
                 rode
                 with
                 him
                 in
                 his
                 Coach
                 ,
                 his
                 own
                 following
                 empty
                 drawn
                 also
                 by
                 six
                 Horses
                 .
                 After
                 these
                 follow'd
                 the
                 President
                 Canon
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lorain's
                 Minister
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 Coach.
                 Then
                 came
                 after
                 him
                 Monsieur
                 Schrottemberg
                 ,
                 Plenipotentiary
                 of
                 the
                 Circle
                 of
                 Franconia
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Coach
                 with
                 six
                 Horses
                 ;
                 he
                 had
                 with
                 him
                 Monsieur
                 Hespen
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Wirtemberg's
                 Envoy
                 .
              
               
               
                 All
                 these
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 whom
                 I
                 have
                 now
                 spoken
                 ,
                 arrived
                 in
                 less
                 than
                 a
                 quarter
                 of
                 an
                 Hours
                 time
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 from
                 four
                 till
                 a
                 quarter
                 of
                 an
                 hour
                 after
                 it
                 .
                 They
                 all
                 passed
                 over
                 the
                 first
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 laid
                 over
                 the
                 Canal
                 before
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 in
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 Passage
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 Wall
                 which
                 incloses
                 the
                 Yard
                 .
                 The
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 France
                 arrived
                 at
                 three
                 quarters
                 past
                 Four
                 ,
                 with
                 three
                 Coaches
                 drawn
                 by
                 six
                 Horses
                 each
                 ;
                 Monsieur
                 
                   de
                   Harley
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Count
                 
                   de
                   Crecy
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Monsieur
                 
                   de
                   Callieres
                
                 ,
                 with
                 Monsieur
                 
                   de
                   Harlay
                
                 Counsellor
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 were
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 ;
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 on
                 Horseback
                 riding
                 before
                 them
                 .
                 The
                 two
                 other
                 Coaches
                 were
                 fill'd
                 with
                 Gentlemen
                 .
                 They
                 entered
                 by
                 the
                 third
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 second
                 Gap
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Wall
                 that
                 compasses
                 the
                 Court-Yard
                 .
                 When
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 bottom
                 of
                 the
                 Stairs
                 they
                 were
                 received
                 and
                 conducted
                 by
                 Mynheer
                 Rosenboom
                 (
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 's
                 Agent
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Introductor
                 of
                 Ambassadors
                 )
                 into
                 the
                 Apartments
                 designed
                 for
                 their
                 Excellencies
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Assembly
                 of
                 all
                 these
                 Ambassadors
                 held
                 till
                 a
                 quarter
                 past
                 Seven
                 ,
                 they
                 deliver'd
                 their
                 Commissions
                 setting
                 forth
                 their
                 Plenipotentiary
                 Power
                 into
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 Mediator
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 Hall
                 ,
                 placed
                 between
                 the
                 Confederate
                 Ministers
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 wherein
                 the
                 French
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 usually
                 met
                 .
                 They
                 all
                 went
                 away
                 about
                 half
                 an
                 hour
                 past
                 seven
                 .
                 The
                 Emperor's
                 Ambassadors
                 were
                 the
                 first
                 that
                 retir'd
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 of
                 France
                 were
                 the
                 last
                 :
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 Regulations
                 it
                 was
                 before-hand
                 agreed
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 coming
                 or
                 going
                 away
                 first
                 or
                 last
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 lookt
                 upon
                 as
                 immaterial
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 drawn
                 into
                 any
                 Consequence
                 ,
                 or
                 Precedency
                 .
              
               
               
                 They
                 met
                 again
                 on
                 the
                 Eleventh
                 ,
                 at
                 Ten
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 ,
                 and
                 sat
                 till
                 Two
                 in
                 the
                 Afternoon
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 agreed
                 that
                 their
                 Conferences
                 should
                 be
                 held
                 twice
                 a
                 Week
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 on
                 Wednesdays
                 at
                 Nine
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 Saturdays
                 at
                 Four
                 in
                 the
                 Afternoon
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 accordingly
                 exactly
                 performed
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Advertisement
                 .
              
               
                 HIS
                 Most
                 Serene
                 Highness
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lorain's
                 Plenepotentiary
                 ,
                 having
                 Intelligence
                 that
                 they
                 had
                 begun
                 to
                 treat
                 with
                 Monsieur
                 Cailliere
                 ,
                 then
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 Preliminaries
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 First
                 who
                 put
                 in
                 the
                 Pretensions
                 of
                 his
                 most
                 Serene
                 Master
                 ,
                 even
                 before
                 the
                 Preliminaries
                 were
                 finish'd
                 and
                 agreed
                 upon
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Memorial
                 Presented
                 by
                 the
                 Plenipotentiary
                 of
                 Lorain
                 ,
                 and
                 read
                 in
                 the
                 Assembly
                 of
                 the
                 High
                 Allies
                 ,
                 on
                 
                   the
                   14th
                   of
                   
                     January
                     ,
                     1697.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 THE
                 Queen
                 cannot
                 consent
                 that
                 a
                 Congress
                 be
                 held
                 concerning
                 a
                 Peace
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Preliminaries
                 of
                 it
                 be
                 first
                 made
                 sure
                 and
                 setled
                 ,
                 which
                 ought
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 regulated
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Conditions
                 mentioned
                 in
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 .
              
               
                 I.
                 No
                 one
                 goes
                 to
                 it
                 but
                 with
                 the
                 Assurance
                 of
                 his
                 Preliminary
                 .
                 The
                 Emperor
                 to
                 have
                 Strasburgh
                 and
                 the
                 Re-Unions
                 restor'd
                 .
                 Spain
                 to
                 have
                 Luxembourgh
                 .
                 
                 The
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Liege
                 to
                 have
                 Dinant
                 restored
                 .
                 This
                 is
                 the
                 Method
                 of
                 Treating
                 that
                 was
                 demanded
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 is
                 very
                 commendable
                 .
                 But
                 as
                 it
                 has
                 been
                 found
                 necessary
                 to
                 require
                 this
                 Security
                 beforehand
                 (
                 which
                 has
                 been
                 termed
                 a
                 Prelimenary
                 )
                 I
                 find
                 it
                 necessary
                 to
                 insist
                 upon
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 may
                 be
                 done
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 to
                 the
                 Restitution
                 of
                 Lorain
                 .
                 Not
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Terms
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ;
                 because
                 a
                 Restitution
                 on
                 such
                 Conditions
                 ,
                 is
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 accepted
                 of
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Queen
                 ,
                 both
                 as
                 a
                 Mother
                 and
                 a
                 Guardian
                 of
                 her
                 Children
                 ,
                 cannot
                 allow
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 she
                 cannot
                 act
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 ,
                 her
                 Husband's
                 Deed
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 never
                 willing
                 to
                 accept
                 of
                 a
                 Restitution
                 on
                 those
                 Terms
                 .
                 Neither
                 ought
                 that
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 to
                 stand
                 as
                 a
                 Prelimenary
                 or
                 a
                 Foundation
                 of
                 this
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 himself
                 ,
                 has
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 disanulled
                 it
                 ,
                 by
                 declaring
                 by
                 his
                 Ambassadors
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 as
                 if
                 it
                 had
                 never
                 been
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 deceased
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lorain
                 on
                 his
                 part
                 ,
                 made
                 a
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 That
                 he
                 would
                 not
                 be
                 held
                 by
                 it
                 .
                 Nevertheless
                 ,
                 that
                 pretended
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 never
                 consented
                 ,
                 nor
                 agreed
                 unto
                 ,
                 nor
                 signed
                 by
                 his
                 Plenipotentiary
                 ,
                 but
                 on
                 the
                 contrary
                 protested
                 against
                 ,
                 has
                 been
                 concluded
                 notwithstanding
                 his
                 Dissent
                 :
                 How
                 then
                 can
                 that
                 Treaty
                 be
                 revived
                 without
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 use
                 of
                 it
                 against
                 an
                 August
                 Widow
                 ,
                 and
                 Four
                 most
                 Serene
                 Orphans
                 ,
                 whereof
                 the
                 eldest
                 is
                 Duke
                 Leopold
                 of
                 Lorain
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 that
                 Name
                 ,
                 descended
                 of
                 Sixty
                 Seven
                 Dukes
                 of
                 a
                 continued
                 Line
                 ,
                 of
                 so
                 illustrious
                 a
                 Blood
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 King
                 nor
                 Prince
                 in
                 Europe
                 ,
                 now
                 living
                 ,
                 but
                 has
                 drops
                 of
                 it
                 in
                 his
                 Veins
                 ,
                 and
                 even
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 himself
                 .
                 Whence
                 it
                 cannot
                 be
                 imagin'd
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 Majesty
                 could
                 be
                 willing
                 that
                 this
                 most
                 
                 Serene
                 Family
                 ,
                 which
                 has
                 in
                 former
                 times
                 rendered
                 such
                 signal
                 Services
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 now
                 destroyed
                 and
                 brought
                 to
                 nothing
                 .
              
               
                 II.
                 By
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 Nature
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Sake
                 of
                 the
                 Quality
                 of
                 this
                 Illustrious
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 Obligation
                 of
                 Alliances
                 ,
                 the
                 High
                 Confederates
                 ought
                 to
                 support
                 its
                 Cause
                 .
                 The
                 Emperour
                 hath
                 made
                 a
                 Solemn
                 and
                 Authentick
                 Treaty
                 with
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 there
                 is
                 an
                 express
                 Article
                 ,
                 importing
                 that
                 the
                 Dukedoms
                 of
                 Lorain
                 and
                 Barr
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Dominions
                 and
                 Countries
                 thereunto
                 belonging
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 fully
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 late
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lorrain
                 ,
                 of
                 Glorious
                 Memory
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 then
                 alive
                 ,
                 and
                 contributed
                 very
                 much
                 to
                 promote
                 that
                 Treary
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 that
                 Article
                 which
                 related
                 to
                 him
                 had
                 not
                 been
                 admitted
                 to
                 be
                 comprehended
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 Treaty
                 would
                 have
                 never
                 been
                 concluded
                 nor
                 ratified
                 .
                 Mynheer
                 Hop
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Publick
                 Ministers
                 concerned
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 signed
                 it
                 ,
                 knows
                 this
                 to
                 be
                 true
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 have
                 the
                 Substance
                 of
                 what
                 I
                 have
                 been
                 saying
                 ,
                 in
                 their
                 own
                 Records
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Monarchy
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 consederated
                 Powers
                 consented
                 to
                 that
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 did
                 concur
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 run
                 to
                 take
                 upon
                 them
                 the
                 common
                 Defence
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 engaged
                 themselves
                 into
                 the
                 same
                 Obligation
                 to
                 see
                 this
                 Article
                 relating
                 to
                 Lorrain
                 duly
                 performed
                 ,
                 whereof
                 they
                 gave
                 their
                 particular
                 Assurances
                 .
                 There
                 was
                 no
                 Elector
                 ,
                 Prince
                 ,
                 or
                 State
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 that
                 opposed
                 it
                 ;
                 on
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 the
                 Three
                 Colledges
                 gave
                 their
                 Votes
                 and
                 Resolutions
                 for
                 this
                 Restitution
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 full
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 allowance
                 for
                 Damages
                 .
                 These
                 are
                 the
                 Engagements
                 of
                 the
                 high
                 Allies
                 for
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lorain
                 ,
                 against
                 
                 which
                 ,
                 France
                 does
                 peremptorily
                 declare
                 ,
                 by
                 Monsieur
                 Caillieres
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 King
                 will
                 not
                 restore
                 Lorrain
                 ,
                 but
                 on
                 the
                 Conditions
                 mentioned
                 in
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 .
                 Does
                 there
                 need
                 more
                 Arguments
                 to
                 move
                 the
                 Allies
                 to
                 cause
                 the
                 Restitution
                 of
                 Lorain
                 to
                 be
                 put
                 among
                 the
                 Prelimenaries
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Tenour
                 of
                 their
                 Obligations
                 ?
                 Before
                 Monsieur
                 Caillieres
                 had
                 declared
                 this
                 Negative
                 ,
                 he
                 gave
                 us
                 some
                 Ground
                 to
                 hope
                 by
                 what
                 he
                 had
                 said
                 at
                 Meastricht
                 and
                 elsewhere
                 ,
                 that
                 Lorain
                 would
                 be
                 restored
                 on
                 certain
                 Conditions
                 ,
                 or
                 on
                 Terms
                 more
                 Advantageous
                 than
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 .
                 These
                 Advantages
                 were
                 then
                 to
                 be
                 Part
                 of
                 the
                 Preliminaries
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 draw
                 on
                 this
                 Treaty
                 .
                 But
                 that
                 those
                 fair
                 Promises
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 but
                 for
                 meer
                 Complements
                 ,
                 appears
                 at
                 present
                 plain
                 enough
                 ,
                 by
                 this
                 absolute
                 Negative
                 of
                 his
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   The
                   King
                   will
                   not
                
                 :
                 Which
                 may
                 give
                 sufficient
                 Warning
                 to
                 the
                 Allies
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 use
                 of
                 more
                 Precaution
                 in
                 their
                 Transactions
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 obliges
                 them
                 the
                 more
                 to
                 make
                 this
                 so
                 just
                 a
                 Restitution
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Prelimenary
                 ,
                 aad
                 that
                 without
                 it
                 the
                 Congress
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 held
                 .
                 Seeing
                 without
                 it
                 there
                 can
                 be
                 no
                 Peace
                 ,
                 unless
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 be
                 permitted
                 to
                 triumph
                 doubly
                 over
                 the
                 Allies
                 ,
                 and
                 subdue
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 hope
                 he
                 must
                 not
                 expect
                 ,
                 or
                 pretend
                 that
                 they
                 must
                 not
                 without
                 his
                 Leave
                 ,
                 keep
                 their
                 Promises
                 and
                 Ingagements
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Signed
                   ,
                   Canon
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Another
                 Memorial
                 which
                 the
                 same
                 President
                 Canon
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Assembly
                 of
                 the
                 High
                 Allies
                 on
                 
                   the
                   22d
                   of
                   
                     May
                     ,
                     1697.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Gentlemen
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 MY
                 Age
                 and
                 ill
                 Disposition
                 of
                 Body
                 will
                 not
                 permit
                 me
                 to
                 wrangle
                 ,
                 nor
                 use
                 many
                 words
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 all
                 I
                 shall
                 say
                 is
                 ,
                 That
                 we
                 are
                 come
                 hither
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 Dispute
                 or
                 Regulate
                 Ranks
                 and
                 Places
                 .
                 Every
                 one
                 yields
                 the
                 first
                 to
                 the
                 Emperor
                 only
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 Body
                 disputes
                 it
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 no
                 not
                 our
                 Enemies
                 themselves
                 .
                 We
                 have
                 ,
                 with
                 common
                 Consent
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 Intervention
                 of
                 our
                 Mediator
                 ,
                 made
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 Reservation
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Titles
                 ;
                 which
                 Act
                 has
                 been
                 thought
                 very
                 Prudential
                 and
                 Necessary
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 Precedent
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 secures
                 all
                 other
                 Pretensions
                 of
                 Place
                 and
                 Precedency
                 which
                 every
                 one
                 may
                 arrogate
                 to
                 himself
                 .
                 For
                 my
                 part
                 ,
                 I
                 do
                 not
                 intend
                 to
                 take
                 place
                 of
                 any
                 Body
                 :
                 But
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 I
                 will
                 not
                 suffer
                 any
                 thing
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 that
                 can
                 prejudice
                 the
                 Queen
                 my
                 Mistress
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 Duke
                 her
                 Son
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 a
                 Sovereign
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 's
                 enough
                 .
                 Otherwise
                 I
                 shall
                 call
                 my self
                 a
                 Representative
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Jerusalem
                 ;
                 There
                 shall
                 come
                 another
                 that
                 will
                 entitle
                 himself
                 King
                 of
                 Cyprus
                 ;
                 Their
                 Lordships
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 will
                 call
                 themselves
                 Kings
                 of
                 several
                 Kingdoms
                 in
                 the
                 Indies
                 ;
                 for
                 they
                 are
                 so
                 indeed
                 ;
                 but
                 that
                 is
                 not
                 the
                 question
                 :
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 said
                 before
                 ,
                 we
                 are
                 not
                 here
                 to
                 dispute
                 or
                 regulate
                 what
                 is
                 
                   de
                   gloria
                   mundi
                
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 only
                 and
                 solely
                 to
                 Treat
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 concluded
                 ,
                 and
                 God
                 Almighty
                 will
                 send
                 ,
                 if
                 we
                 have
                 it
                 first
                 among
                 us
                 the
                 High
                 Allies
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 under-named
                 Minister
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 of
                 Lorain
                 ,
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 tedious
                 in
                 the
                 Congress
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 concur
                 in
                 it
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 wise
                 direction
                 proposed
                 by
                 his
                 Excellency
                 the
                 Ambassador
                 Mediator
                 ,
                 and
                 agreed
                 on
                 by
                 all
                 Parties
                 now
                 in
                 War
                 ,
                 claims
                 from
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 the
                 Queen
                 his
                 Mistress
                 ,
                 in
                 Quality
                 of
                 Mother
                 and
                 Guardian
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lorain
                 and
                 
                   Barr
                   Leopold
                
                 First
                 of
                 the
                 Name
                 ,
                 her
                 Son
                 a
                 Minor
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 three
                 other
                 Princes
                 his
                 Brothers
                 ,
                 all
                 under
                 Age
                 ,
                 all
                 four
                 her
                 Sons
                 and
                 lawful
                 Issue
                 by
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lorain
                 and
                 Barr
                 ,
                 lately
                 deceased
                 ,
                 of
                 glorious
                 Memory
                 ,
                 her
                 Husband
                 ;
                 the
                 succinct
                 and
                 general
                 Demand
                 here
                 annexed
                 ,
                 which
                 her
                 Majesty
                 has
                 made
                 herself
                 ,
                 and
                 Signed
                 with
                 her
                 own
                 Hand
                 ;
                 which
                 Monsieur
                 Caillieres
                 ,
                 then
                 Minister
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 in
                 this
                 Congress
                 having
                 seen
                 and
                 perused
                 ,
                 did
                 not
                 think
                 improper
                 to
                 be
                 presented
                 to
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 by
                 means
                 of
                 a
                 Copy
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Sieurs
                 Boreel
                 and
                 Dyckvelt
                 ,
                 Ministers
                 of
                 their
                 Lordships
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 their
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 and
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 in
                 this
                 same
                 Congress
                 ,
                 treating
                 together
                 ,
                 have
                 given
                 him
                 .
                 Which
                 demand
                 therefore
                 cannot
                 be
                 more
                 anthentick
                 ,
                 nor
                 suit
                 better
                 with
                 a
                 most
                 great
                 and
                 mighty
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 work
                 upon
                 his
                 Magnanimity
                 and
                 Justice
                 ,
                 the
                 Effect
                 which
                 that
                 August
                 Queen
                 expects
                 for
                 her
                 four
                 most
                 Serene
                 Orphans
                 .
                 With
                 a
                 Proviso
                 to
                 add
                 to
                 it
                 hereafter
                 ,
                 what
                 may
                 concern
                 their
                 lawful
                 Rights
                 and
                 Pretensions
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Demand
                 of
                 the
                 Queen
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Queen
                 Demands
                 the
                 Restitution
                 of
                 the
                 Dominions
                 and
                 Countries
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lorain
                 her
                 Son
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Soveraignty
                 and
                 Rights
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 depending
                 .
                 Which
                 she
                 hopes
                 from
                 the
                 Justice
                 of
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Merits
                 of
                 her
                 Cause
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     Given
                     at
                  
                   Vienna
                   the
                   
                     8
                     
                       th
                       of
                    
                     October
                     ,
                     1696.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Signed
                   Eleonora
                   Queen
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Regulation
                 touching
                 Publick
                 Ceremonies
                 and
                 Order
                 among
                 Domesticks
                 ,
                 drawn
                 up
                 by
                 his
                 Excellency
                 the
                 Mediator
                 .
              
               
                 WE
                 the
                 Baron
                 of
                 Lilieroot
                 ,
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 of
                 his
                 Sacred
                 Royal
                 Majesty
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Mediation
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 make
                 it
                 known
                 and
                 declare
                 ,
                 That
                 all
                 the
                 most
                 Illustrious
                 and
                 most
                 Excellent
                 Lords
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 who
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Conferences
                 which
                 are
                 held
                 here
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 have
                 unanimously
                 consented
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 approved
                 the
                 Proposal
                 We
                 have
                 made
                 of
                 reviving
                 ,
                 and
                 causing
                 to
                 be
                 observed
                 on
                 this
                 Occasion
                 ,
                 the
                 Regulations
                 heretofore
                 made
                 at
                 Nimeguen
                 concerning
                 Ceremonies
                 and
                 Orders
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 Additions
                 or
                 Alterations
                 which
                 We
                 have
                 thought
                 fit
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 make
                 them
                 more
                 proper
                 and
                 suitable
                 to
                 this
                 Place
                 and
                 present
                 Conjuncture
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 upon
                 mature
                 Deliberation
                 the
                 following
                 Articles
                 have
                 been
                 agreed
                 upon
                 .
              
               
               
                 I.
                 That
                 all
                 Notifications
                 of
                 the
                 Arrival
                 of
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 Visits
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 and
                 received
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 and
                 returned
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 may
                 require
                 some
                 Ceremony
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 entirely
                 left
                 off
                 and
                 suppressed
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 free
                 to
                 all
                 to
                 see
                 and
                 visit
                 one
                 another
                 ,
                 when
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 what
                 manner
                 they
                 please
                 ,
                 but
                 so
                 that
                 such
                 Visits
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 exacted
                 as
                 a
                 Duty
                 ,
                 or
                 be
                 a
                 Precedent
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 to
                 come
                 .
                 However
                 ,
                 those
                 that
                 shall
                 come
                 hereafter
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 their
                 Admittance
                 to
                 the
                 Conferences
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 obliged
                 to
                 Communicate
                 their
                 full
                 Powers
                 to
                 his
                 Excellency
                 the
                 Ambassador
                 Mediator
                 ,
                 who
                 shall
                 Impart
                 it
                 to
                 their
                 Excellencies
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 the
                 Allies
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 of
                 the
                 Assembly
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 lawful
                 for
                 the
                 New
                 Comers
                 to
                 be
                 there
                 present
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 same
                 be
                 perform'd
                 .
              
               
                 II.
                 That
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 shall
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Place
                 of
                 the
                 Conferences
                 with
                 no
                 other
                 Retinue
                 than
                 a
                 small
                 number
                 of
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 one
                 or
                 two
                 Pages
                 at
                 most
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 few
                 Footmen
                 ;
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 suffer
                 no
                 other
                 Coach
                 than
                 that
                 of
                 their
                 Bodies
                 to
                 come
                 into
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 the
                 Palace
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 occasion
                 for
                 one
                 or
                 two
                 Coaches
                 more
                 for
                 their
                 Attendants
                 ,
                 these
                 last
                 shall
                 stand
                 without
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 cause
                 no
                 Confusion
                 or
                 Stop
                 :
                 The
                 same
                 shall
                 also
                 be
                 observed
                 in
                 all
                 other
                 Publick
                 Places
                 ,
                 where
                 there
                 may
                 happen
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 greater
                 Concourse
                 of
                 People
                 ,
                 as
                 at
                 Plays
                 ,
                 Publick
                 Feasts
                 ,
                 Balls
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 III.
                 That
                 care
                 shall
                 be
                 taken
                 to
                 prevent
                 Quarrels
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 betwixt
                 Coachmen
                 and
                 other
                 mean
                 Servants
                 ,
                 who
                 shall
                 also
                 be
                 commanded
                 to
                 use
                 
                 one
                 another
                 with
                 Reciprocal
                 Civility
                 and
                 Kindness
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 ready
                 in
                 doing
                 one
                 another
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 mutual
                 Services
                 and
                 good
                 Turns
                 upon
                 all
                 Occasions
                 .
              
               
                 IV.
                 That
                 the
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 the
                 Retinue
                 of
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 shall
                 take
                 care
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Servants
                 do
                 exactly
                 observe
                 the
                 present
                 Regulation
                 as
                 to
                 that
                 Particular
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 cause
                 those
                 to
                 be
                 punished
                 who
                 shall
                 act
                 contrary
                 to
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 V.
                 That
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 who
                 assist
                 at
                 the
                 Conferences
                 from
                 the
                 Emperor
                 and
                 the
                 Allies
                 ,
                 shall
                 come
                 into
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 where
                 the
                 Conferences
                 are
                 held
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Gate
                 made
                 on
                 purpose
                 on
                 the
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Houses
                 that
                 looks
                 towards
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 go
                 up
                 to
                 their
                 Apartments
                 by
                 the
                 Stair-Case
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 side
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 shall
                 make
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Gate
                 and
                 Bridge
                 lately
                 made
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 side
                 of
                 Delft
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 of
                 the
                 Stair-Case
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 their
                 Apartments
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 side
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Ambassador
                 Mediator
                 shall
                 go
                 alone
                 over
                 the
                 Bridge
                 and
                 through
                 the
                 Gate
                 of
                 the
                 middle
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 go
                 up
                 to
                 his
                 Apartments
                 by
                 the
                 great
                 Stair-Case
                 .
              
               
                 VI.
                 If
                 two
                 Coaches
                 happen
                 to
                 meet
                 in
                 a
                 place
                 too
                 narrow
                 for
                 them
                 both
                 to
                 go
                 through
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 instead
                 of
                 disputing
                 the
                 Wall
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 causing
                 any
                 Stop
                 ,
                 the
                 Coachmen
                 on
                 the
                 contrary
                 shall
                 be
                 oblig'd
                 to
                 open
                 and
                 make
                 the
                 Passage
                 easie
                 reciprocally
                 ,
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 possible
                 ;
                 and
                 he
                 who
                 shall
                 have
                 the
                 first
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 Difficulty
                 given
                 him
                 ,
                 shall
                 stop
                 and
                 make
                 room
                 for
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 appears
                 that
                 he
                 can
                 do
                 it
                 more
                 easily
                 on
                 his
                 side
                 .
              
               
               
                 VII
                 .
                 In
                 Publick
                 Walks
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 the
                 Voorhout
                 and
                 Malls
                 ,
                 there
                 shall
                 be
                 observed
                 the
                 Custom
                 established
                 among
                 those
                 that
                 meet
                 there
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 every
                 one
                 on
                 his
                 side
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 Streets
                 and
                 Publick
                 Ways
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 general
                 ,
                 wherever
                 it
                 may
                 conveniently
                 be
                 done
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 least
                 Contest
                 or
                 Affectation
                 of
                 Precedence
                 .
              
               
                 VIII
                 .
                 The
                 Pages
                 ,
                 Footmen
                 ,
                 and
                 generally
                 all
                 Livery-Servants
                 ,
                 shall
                 carry
                 neither
                 Sticks
                 nor
                 Arms
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 Swords
                 ,
                 Knives
                 ,
                 Pocket-Pistols
                 ,
                 or
                 others
                 of
                 whatsoever
                 kind
                 they
                 may
                 be
                 ,
                 either
                 hid
                 or
                 openly
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 Town
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 Walks
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 they
                 go
                 to
                 Ryswick
                 .
                 However
                 ,
                 the
                 Pages
                 shall
                 be
                 allowed
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 will
                 ,
                 small
                 Sticks
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 all
                 Domesticks
                 shall
                 be
                 forbid
                 to
                 go
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 Houses
                 in
                 the
                 Night
                 ,
                 unless
                 it
                 be
                 by
                 express
                 Orders
                 from
                 their
                 Masters
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 none
                 may
                 be
                 found
                 abroad
                 upon
                 any
                 other
                 account
                 ,
                 at
                 unseasonable
                 hours
                 ;
                 and
                 those
                 that
                 shall
                 go
                 contrary
                 to
                 this
                 shall
                 be
                 severely
                 punished
                 ,
                 and
                 turned
                 out
                 forthwith
                 .
              
               
                 IX
                 .
                 When
                 any
                 Servant
                 of
                 an
                 Ambassador
                 or
                 Plenipotentiary
                 shall
                 stand
                 Convicted
                 of
                 any
                 Crime
                 capable
                 of
                 disturbing
                 the
                 Publick
                 Tranquility
                 ,
                 the
                 Ambassador
                 or
                 Plenipotentiary
                 to
                 whom
                 he
                 shall
                 belong
                 ,
                 shall
                 wave
                 his
                 Right
                 and
                 Priviledge
                 of
                 punishing
                 him
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 withdrawing
                 his
                 Protection
                 ,
                 shall
                 cause
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 delivered
                 into
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 ordinary
                 Judge
                 of
                 the
                 Place
                 where
                 the
                 Offence
                 shall
                 have
                 been
                 committed
                 ,
                 either
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 or
                 elsewhere
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 even
                 prosecute
                 the
                 Offender
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 established
                 Laws
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Case
                 the
                 Criminal
                 Judge
                 ,
                 vulgarly
                 call'd
                 Schout
                 ,
                 should
                 Arrest
                 and
                 take
                 any
                 one
                 in
                 
                 the
                 Fact
                 ,
                 either
                 himself
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 his
                 Officers
                 ,
                 or
                 others
                 ,
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 lawful
                 for
                 them
                 to
                 seize
                 such
                 a
                 Person
                 ,
                 and
                 even
                 commit
                 him
                 to
                 Goal
                 ,
                 although
                 they
                 known
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 Servant
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 the
                 Retinue
                 of
                 some
                 Ambassador
                 or
                 Plenipotentiary
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 can
                 give
                 Notice
                 of
                 it
                 to
                 his
                 Master
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 obliged
                 to
                 do
                 forthwith
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 delay
                 .
                 After
                 which
                 ,
                 what
                 the
                 Ambassador
                 or
                 Plenipotentiary
                 shall
                 order
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 punctually
                 put
                 in
                 Execution
                 ,
                 whether
                 he
                 desires
                 to
                 have
                 his
                 Servant
                 kept
                 in
                 Prison
                 ,
                 or
                 set
                 at
                 Liberty
                 .
              
               
                 X.
                 If
                 any
                 Domestick
                 of
                 an
                 Ambassador
                 or
                 Plenipotentiary
                 should
                 Insult
                 or
                 Quarrel
                 with
                 a
                 Domestick
                 of
                 another
                 Ambassador
                 or
                 Plenipotentiary
                 ,
                 the
                 Aggressor
                 shall
                 forthwith
                 be
                 delivered
                 up
                 into
                 the
                 Power
                 of
                 the
                 Master
                 of
                 him
                 that
                 has
                 been
                 attacked
                 and
                 insulted
                 ,
                 who
                 shall
                 punish
                 him
                 as
                 he
                 shall
                 think
                 fit
                 .
              
               
                 XI
                 .
                 All
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 shall
                 most
                 severely
                 and
                 strictly
                 forbid
                 their
                 Domesticks
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 Gentlemen
                 as
                 others
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 among
                 them
                 any
                 Quarrels
                 or
                 Differences
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 any
                 should
                 be
                 discovered
                 notwithstanding
                 these
                 Prohibitions
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 any
                 one
                 should
                 be
                 so
                 bold
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 endeavour
                 to
                 decide
                 them
                 by
                 the
                 Way
                 of
                 Arms
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 instantly
                 be
                 turn'd
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 even
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 regard
                 to
                 what
                 he
                 could
                 alledge
                 for
                 his
                 Excuse
                 ;
                 as
                 the
                 Enormity
                 of
                 the
                 Affront
                 put
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 being
                 Assaulted
                 first
                 ;
                 and
                 he
                 shall
                 likewise
                 be
                 obliged
                 to
                 Answer
                 to
                 the
                 Complaint
                 that
                 may
                 be
                 made
                 before
                 the
                 Tribunal
                 of
                 
                 his
                 Natural
                 Prince
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 shall
                 be
                 punished
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Laws
                 .
              
               
                 XII
                 .
                 All
                 the
                 foregoing
                 Articles
                 agreed
                 on
                 with
                 common
                 Consent
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 good
                 Order
                 of
                 this
                 Assembly
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 alledged
                 for
                 an
                 Example
                 ,
                 or
                 be
                 a
                 Precedent
                 in
                 any
                 other
                 Place
                 ,
                 Time
                 ,
                 or
                 different
                 Conjuncture
                 ;
                 and
                 no
                 Person
                 shall
                 take
                 advantage
                 from
                 ,
                 nor
                 receive
                 Prejudice
                 by
                 them
                 upon
                 any
                 other
                 occasion
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Given
                   at
                   the
                   Hague
                   
                     the
                     29
                     th
                     of
                     May
                     ,
                     1697.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     (
                     L.S.
                  
                   )
                   Signed
                   
                     N.
                     Lilieroot
                  
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 THE
                 PROJECT
                 OF
                 PEACE
                 Between
                 the
                 Emperor
                 &
                 Empire
                 On
                 one
                 Part
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 On
                 the
                 other
                 Part
                 :
                 As
                 it
                 was
                 deliver'd
                 in
                 by
                 the
                 French
                 Ambassadors
                 
                   the
                   20
                   th
                   of
                   July
                   ,
                   1697.
                   
                
              
               
                 With
                 the
                 Answer
                 of
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Ambassadors
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Project
                 ,
                 given
                 in
                 the
                 5
                 th
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 1697.
                 
                 Translated
                 from
                 the
                 Latin.
                 
              
               
                 
                 
                 
                   THE
                   CONDITIONS
                   Upon
                   which
                   his
                   Most
                   
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                  
                   Agrees
                   to
                   make
                   Peace
                   with
                   all
                   the
                   ALLIES
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Preamble
                     .
                  
                   
                     BE
                     it
                     known
                     unto
                     all
                     Men
                     ,
                     both
                     present
                     and
                     to
                     come
                     ,
                     that
                     in
                     the
                     Course
                     of
                     a
                     most
                     bloody
                     War
                     ,
                     under
                     which
                     Europe
                     has
                     so
                     long
                     groan'd
                     ,
                     it
                     has
                     pleas'd
                     Divine
                     Providence
                     to
                     prepare
                     at
                     last
                     for
                     Christendom
                     a
                     happy
                     Conclusion
                     of
                     its
                     Miseries
                     ,
                     by
                     inspiring
                     an
                     ardent
                     Desire
                     of
                     Peace
                     into
                     the
                     Hearts
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     High
                     ,
                     most
                     Excellent
                     ,
                     and
                     most
                     Potent
                     Prince
                     ,
                     Leopold
                     ,
                     Elected
                     Emperor
                     of
                     the
                     Romans
                     ,
                     always
                     August
                     King
                     of
                     
                       Germany
                       ,
                       Hungary
                       ,
                       &c.
                    
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     High
                     ,
                     most
                     Excellent
                     ,
                     and
                     most
                     Potent
                     Prince
                     ,
                     Lewis
                     XIV
                     .
                     by
                     the
                     Grace
                     of
                     God
                     most
                     Christian
                     King
                     of
                     France
                     and
                     Navarre
                     ;
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     High
                     ,
                     most
                     Excellent
                     ,
                     and
                     most
                     Potent
                     Prince
                     ,
                     Charles
                     II.
                     by
                     the
                     Grace
                     of
                     God
                     Catholick
                     King
                     of
                     Spain
                     ;
                     and
                     of
                     their
                     High
                     and
                     Mightinesses
                     the
                     States
                     General
                     of
                     the
                     
                       United
                       Netherlands
                    
                     :
                     All
                     of
                     which
                     Princes
                     and
                     States
                     ,
                     being
                     equally
                     desirous
                     to
                     concur
                     
                       bonâ
                       fide
                    
                     ,
                     as
                     far
                     as
                     in
                     them
                     lies
                     ,
                     towards
                     the
                     Re-establishment
                     of
                     the
                     Publick
                     Tranquility
                     ,
                     they
                     think
                     of
                     nothing
                     less
                     than
                     rendering
                     it
                     Solid
                     and
                     Lasting
                     by
                     the
                     Equity
                     of
                     the
                     
                     Articles
                     in
                     the
                     ensuing
                     Treaty
                     .
                     Whereupon
                     in
                     the
                     first
                     place
                     their
                     Majesties
                     and
                     the
                     said
                     States
                     General
                     have
                     for
                     this
                     purpose
                     unanimously
                     consented
                     ,
                     to
                     accept
                     of
                     the
                     Mediation
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     High
                     ,
                     most
                     Excellent
                     and
                     most
                     Potent
                     Prince
                     ,
                     Charles
                     XI
                     .
                     by
                     the
                     Grace
                     of
                     God
                     King
                     of
                     
                       Sweden
                       ,
                       Goths
                    
                     and
                     Vandals
                     of
                     glorious
                     Memory
                     .
                     But
                     whereas
                     an
                     untimely
                     Death
                     afterwards
                     took
                     away
                     that
                     Prince
                     ,
                     and
                     disappointed
                     the
                     Hopes
                     ,
                     which
                     all
                     Europe
                     had
                     justly
                     conceived
                     of
                     the
                     happy
                     Issue
                     of
                     his
                     Counsels
                     and
                     good
                     Offices
                     ,
                     their
                     said
                     Majesties
                     and
                     the
                     States
                     General
                     being
                     still
                     resolved
                     to
                     put
                     a
                     speedy
                     stop
                     to
                     the
                     Effusion
                     of
                     so
                     much
                     Christian
                     Blood
                     ,
                     have
                     thought
                     they
                     could
                     not
                     make
                     Choice
                     of
                     a
                     Mediator
                     more
                     agreeable
                     to
                     all
                     Parties
                     concern'd
                     and
                     interested
                     in
                     the
                     War
                     ,
                     than
                     by
                     continuing
                     to
                     acknowledge
                     under
                     the
                     same
                     Character
                     the
                     most
                     High
                     ,
                     most
                     Excellent
                     ,
                     and
                     most
                     Potent
                     Prince
                     Charles
                     XII
                     .
                     his
                     Son
                     and
                     Successor
                     ,
                     the
                     present
                     King
                     of
                     Sweden
                     ,
                     who
                     has
                     already
                     us'd
                     the
                     same
                     Endeavours
                     to
                     promote
                     the
                     Peace
                     between
                     his
                     Imperial
                     Majesty
                     and
                     his
                     Allies
                     on
                     the
                     one
                     part
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     on
                     the
                     other
                     part
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Conferences
                     actually
                     held
                     for
                     this
                     purpose
                     in
                     the
                     Palace
                     at
                     Ryswick
                     in
                     the
                     Province
                     of
                     Holland
                     ,
                     between
                     the
                     Ambassadors
                     Extraordinary
                     and
                     Plenipotentiaries
                     nominated
                     and
                     deputed
                     by
                     both
                     Parties
                     .
                     Viz.
                     
                  
                   
                     On
                     behalf
                     of
                     the
                     Emperor
                     ,
                     Count
                     Caunitz
                     ,
                     Count
                     Straatman
                     ,
                     and
                     Count
                     
                       Seylern
                       ,
                       &c.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     On
                     behalf
                     of
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     the
                     Sieurs
                     Harlay
                     ,
                     Count
                     Crecy
                     ,
                     and
                     
                       Cailliere
                       ,
                       &c.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     On
                     behalf
                     of
                     his
                     Catholick
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     the
                     Sieurs
                     Don
                     
                       Bernardo
                       de
                       Quiros
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Count
                     
                       Tirimont
                       ,
                       &c.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     On
                     the
                     behalf
                     of
                     the
                     States
                     General
                     ,
                     the
                     Sieurs
                     
                       Boreel
                       ,
                       Dyckvelt
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     
                       Van
                       Haren
                       ,
                       &c.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                   
                     Who
                     having
                     implored
                     the
                     Divine
                     Assistance
                     ,
                     and
                     communicated
                     respectively
                     their
                     full
                     Powers
                     (
                     the
                     Copies
                     whereof
                     are
                     inserted
                     word
                     for
                     word
                     at
                     the
                     end
                     of
                     the
                     Treaty
                     )
                     and
                     having
                     caused
                     them
                     to
                     be
                     duly
                     exchang'd
                     by
                     the
                     Intervention
                     and
                     Mediation
                     of
                     the
                     Baron
                     of
                     Lilieroot
                     ,
                     Ambassador
                     Extraordinary
                     and
                     Plenipotentiary
                     of
                     the
                     King
                     of
                     Sweden
                     ,
                     who
                     acquits
                     himself
                     in
                     the
                     Office
                     of
                     a
                     Mediator
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     the
                     Prudence
                     ,
                     Ability
                     and
                     Equity
                     requisite
                     for
                     the
                     Re-establishment
                     of
                     a
                     General
                     Tranquility
                     ,
                     They
                     shall
                     agree
                     together
                     for
                     the
                     Glory
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Welfare
                     of
                     Christendom
                     upon
                     the
                     Articles
                     of
                     Peace
                     and
                     mutual
                     Amity
                     which
                     follow
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Answer
                   of
                   the
                   Imperial
                   Ambassadors
                   to
                   the
                   Project
                   of
                   Peace
                   deliver'd
                   in
                   by
                   the
                   French.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Answer
                     to
                     the
                     Preamble
                     .
                  
                   
                     ACcording
                     to
                     established
                     Custom
                     't
                     is
                     requir'd
                     ,
                     that
                     in
                     all
                     Treaties
                     between
                     the
                     Emperor
                     and
                     Empire
                     on
                     one
                     part
                     ,
                     and
                     France
                     on
                     the
                     other
                     ,
                     the
                     Latin
                     Tongue
                     should
                     be
                     made
                     use
                     of
                     ,
                     and
                     especially
                     that
                     what
                     is
                     deliver'd
                     in
                     writing
                     on
                     either
                     side
                     should
                     be
                     in
                     that
                     Language
                     .
                     Therefore
                     it
                     was
                     but
                     reasonable
                     for
                     them
                     to
                     demand
                     ,
                     that
                     this
                     Custom
                     might
                     be
                     observ'd
                     with
                     respect
                     to
                     the
                     Project
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     all
                     future
                     Negotiations
                     .
                     Tho'
                     in
                     this
                     Project
                     there
                     is
                     no
                     mention
                     made
                     but
                     only
                     of
                     Three
                     Allies
                     ,
                     yet
                     it
                     is
                     to
                     be
                     supposed
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Peace
                     should
                     be
                     manag'd
                     and
                     concluded
                     with
                     all
                     the
                     Allies
                     engaged
                     in
                     the
                     present
                     War
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     several
                     Instruments
                     should
                     be
                     drawn
                     up
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     Number
                     of
                     them
                     .
                     Lastly
                     ,
                     They
                     will
                     readily
                     agree
                     at
                     the
                     end
                     of
                     this
                     Negotiation
                     to
                     the
                     remaining
                     part
                     of
                     the
                     Preamble
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Article
                     I.
                     
                  
                   
                     There
                     shall
                     be
                     an
                     Universal
                     ,
                     Perpetual
                     and
                     Christian
                     Peace
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     true
                     and
                     sincere
                     Amity
                     between
                     his
                     Imperial
                     Majesty
                     and
                     his
                     Allies
                     on
                     the
                     one
                     part
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     on
                     the
                     other
                     part
                     ,
                     their
                     Heirs
                     and
                     Successors
                     ,
                     their
                     Kingdoms
                     and
                     Provinces
                     ,
                     especially
                     between
                     the
                     Princes
                     Electors
                     and
                     other
                     States
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     comprehended
                     in
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Peace
                     ,
                     with
                     their
                     Heirs
                     and
                     Successors
                     .
                     This
                     Peace
                     and
                     Amity
                     shall
                     sincerely
                     and
                     faithfully
                     be
                     observ'd
                     and
                     continued
                     in
                     such
                     a
                     manner
                     that
                     each
                     Party
                     shall
                     be
                     for
                     promoting
                     the
                     Honour
                     ,
                     Welfare
                     ,
                     and
                     Profit
                     of
                     the
                     other
                     .
                     There
                     shall
                     be
                     passed
                     on
                     both
                     sides
                     a
                     perpetual
                     Amnesty
                     and
                     Oblivion
                     of
                     all
                     Acts
                     of
                     Hostility
                     ,
                     exercis'd
                     during
                     the
                     War
                     ,
                     in
                     what
                     place
                     ,
                     or
                     howsoever
                     committed
                     :
                     So
                     that
                     for
                     the
                     future
                     no
                     Redress
                     shall
                     be
                     sued
                     for
                     either
                     by
                     Course
                     of
                     Law
                     or
                     otherwise
                     ,
                     within
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     the
                     Kingdoms
                     and
                     Territories
                     of
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     his
                     Catholick
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     nor
                     the
                     States
                     General
                     and
                     Allies
                     ,
                     notwithstanding
                     all
                     Agreements
                     ,
                     which
                     may
                     formerly
                     have
                     been
                     concluded
                     upon
                     to
                     the
                     contrary
                     .
                     But
                     all
                     Injuries
                     ,
                     Violences
                     ,
                     Hostilities
                     ,
                     Damages
                     ,
                     and
                     Expences
                     ,
                     without
                     any
                     Distinction
                     of
                     Things
                     or
                     Persons
                     ,
                     which
                     may
                     have
                     been
                     caus'd
                     on
                     either
                     side
                     ,
                     whether
                     by
                     Words
                     ,
                     Writings
                     ,
                     or
                     Deeds
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     entirely
                     Cancell'd
                     ,
                     so
                     that
                     whatever
                     may
                     be
                     pretended
                     under
                     this
                     Colour
                     by
                     one
                     against
                     the
                     other
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     buried
                     in
                     an
                     Eternal
                     Oblivion
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Answer
                     to
                     Article
                     I.
                     
                  
                   
                     When
                     this
                     Article
                     was
                     last
                     debated
                     ,
                     the
                     Imperial
                     Ambassadors
                     
                     urg'd
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     French
                     agreed
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     Empire
                     and
                     Emperor
                     should
                     not
                     be
                     separated
                     ,
                     but
                     be
                     joyn'd
                     together
                     according
                     to
                     ancient
                     Custom
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     it
                     was
                     observ'd
                     in
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     the
                     Twenty
                     years
                     Truce
                     made
                     at
                     Ratisbonne
                     :
                     That
                     it
                     was
                     requisite
                     ,
                     not
                     only
                     to
                     express
                     what
                     might
                     conduce
                     to
                     the
                     preserving
                     the
                     Peace
                     ,
                     in
                     order
                     to
                     observe
                     it
                     ;
                     but
                     likewise
                     to
                     take
                     notice
                     of
                     what
                     might
                     obstruct
                     or
                     destroy
                     it
                     ,
                     in
                     order
                     to
                     avoid
                     it
                     .
                     That
                     lastly
                     ,
                     It
                     would
                     be
                     no
                     difficult
                     matter
                     to
                     adjust
                     a
                     general
                     Amnesty
                     ,
                     when
                     once
                     an
                     Agreement
                     was
                     made
                     ,
                     about
                     the
                     Reparation
                     of
                     the
                     Losses
                     sustain'd
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Charges
                     they
                     had
                     been
                     put
                     to
                     :
                     adding
                     withal
                     a
                     necessary
                     Limitation
                     with
                     respect
                     to
                     Ecclesiastical
                     Benefices
                     to
                     be
                     hereafter
                     mention'd
                     .
                     From
                     these
                     Proposals
                     two
                     Arcicles
                     do
                     Arise
                     :
                  
                   
                     I.
                     There
                     shall
                     be
                     a
                     Christian
                     ,
                     Universal
                     and
                     Perpetual
                     Peace
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     true
                     Amity
                     between
                     his
                     Sacred
                     Imperial
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     Successors
                     ,
                     the
                     whole
                     Roman
                     Empire
                     ,
                     the
                     Kingdoms
                     and
                     Hereditary
                     Dominions
                     ,
                     his
                     Vassals
                     and
                     Subjects
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     his
                     Allies
                     ,
                     on
                     the
                     one
                     part
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     .
                     Sacred
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     the
                     most
                     Christian
                     King
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     Successors
                     ,
                     his
                     Kingdom
                     and
                     the
                     Subjects
                     of
                     France
                     ,
                     on
                     the
                     other
                     part
                     .
                     That
                     this
                     Peace
                     shall
                     be
                     maintain'd
                     and
                     preserv'd
                     with
                     that
                     Sincerity
                     ,
                     that
                     neither
                     Party
                     shall
                     attempt
                     any
                     thing
                     to
                     the
                     ruin
                     or
                     prejudice
                     of
                     the
                     other
                     ,
                     under
                     what
                     pretence
                     soever
                     ;
                     nor
                     directly
                     or
                     indirectly
                     aid
                     or
                     assist
                     any
                     Person
                     or
                     Persons
                     who
                     shall
                     or
                     may
                     endeavour
                     any
                     thing
                     to
                     the
                     prejudice
                     of
                     either
                     Party
                     ;
                     That
                     neither
                     Party
                     shall
                     receive
                     ,
                     protect
                     ,
                     or
                     abet
                     the
                     Rebellious
                     and
                     Refractory
                     Subjects
                     of
                     the
                     other
                     Party
                     ;
                     but
                     both
                     shall
                     promote
                     and
                     advance
                     the
                     Welfare
                     ,
                     Honour
                     ,
                     and
                     Interest
                     of
                     each
                     other
                     ,
                     all
                     Promises
                     ,
                     Contracts
                     ,
                     and
                     Alliances
                     made
                     or
                     to
                     be
                     made
                     to
                     the
                     contrary
                     notwithstanding
                     ,
                     all
                     which
                     are
                     null'd
                     and
                     made
                     void
                     by
                     these
                     Presents
                     :
                     Always
                     provided
                     that
                     the
                     Amnesty
                     granted
                     by
                     this
                     Peace
                     ,
                     and
                     contain'd
                     in
                     the
                     following
                     Articles
                     ,
                     shall
                     remain
                     in
                     
                     full
                     force
                     ,
                     and
                     not
                     be
                     diminished
                     in
                     the
                     least
                     by
                     this
                     Article
                     .
                  
                   
                     2.
                     
                     There
                     shall
                     be
                     a
                     perpetual
                     Amnesty
                     and
                     Oblivion
                     of
                     all
                     Acts
                     of
                     Hostility
                     on
                     either
                     side
                     ,
                     in
                     what
                     place
                     ,
                     and
                     after
                     what
                     manner
                     soever
                     committed
                     ;
                     so
                     that
                     neither
                     upon
                     this
                     Account
                     ,
                     nor
                     for
                     any
                     other
                     Reason
                     or
                     Pretence
                     whatsoever
                     ,
                     the
                     one
                     shall
                     not
                     raise
                     ,
                     or
                     cause
                     to
                     be
                     raised
                     ,
                     directly
                     or
                     indirectly
                     ,
                     any
                     Enmity
                     or
                     Disturbance
                     against
                     the
                     other
                     ,
                     under
                     Colour
                     of
                     Justice
                     or
                     by
                     Matter
                     of
                     Fact
                     :
                     But
                     on
                     the
                     contrary
                     ,
                     All
                     and
                     singular
                     the
                     Injuries
                     and
                     Violences
                     ,
                     offer'd
                     by
                     Words
                     ,
                     Writings
                     ,
                     or
                     Deeds
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     absolutely
                     cancell'd
                     ,
                     without
                     respect
                     to
                     either
                     Persons
                     or
                     Things
                     ,
                     against
                     whom
                     they
                     may
                     have
                     been
                     committed
                     :
                     so
                     that
                     all
                     Pretences
                     of
                     either
                     Party
                     upon
                     this
                     Account
                     shall
                     be
                     buried
                     in
                     an
                     Eternal
                     Oblivion
                     .
                     Provided
                     always
                     that
                     Satisfaction
                     be
                     made
                     for
                     the
                     Losses
                     and
                     Charges
                     herein
                     after
                     to
                     be
                     mention'd
                     .
                     The
                     Benefit
                     of
                     which
                     Amnesty
                     all
                     and
                     singular
                     the
                     Vassals
                     and
                     Subjects
                     of
                     both
                     Parties
                     shall
                     enjoy
                     ,
                     so
                     that
                     no
                     Person
                     shall
                     be
                     prejudiced
                     or
                     molested
                     for
                     having
                     adhered
                     to
                     either
                     Party
                     ,
                     but
                     may
                     be
                     restor'd
                     fully
                     to
                     all
                     the
                     Estates
                     and
                     Dignities
                     which
                     he
                     was
                     in
                     possession
                     of
                     immediately
                     before
                     the
                     beginning
                     of
                     the
                     War.
                     Provided
                     always
                     and
                     Excepted
                     ,
                     whatever
                     shall
                     be
                     resolved
                     in
                     the
                     following
                     Articles
                     upon
                     the
                     Account
                     of
                     Ecclesiastical
                     Benefices
                     ,
                     Chattels
                     and
                     Fruits
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     II.
                     
                  
                   
                     Forasmuch
                     as
                     the
                     Treaties
                     of
                     Munster
                     and
                     Nimeguen
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     the
                     Basis
                     and
                     Foundation
                     of
                     the
                     present
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     and
                     just
                     as
                     they
                     are
                     joyn'd
                     to
                     each
                     other
                     by
                     that
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     so
                     that
                     this
                     latter
                     may
                     be
                     said
                     to
                     contain
                     both
                     :
                     The
                     foresaid
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     shall
                     have
                     the
                     same
                     force
                     here
                     ,
                     as
                     if
                     inserted
                     word
                     for
                     word
                     ,
                     and
                     executed
                     in
                     all
                     its
                     Points
                     and
                     Articles
                     ,
                     unless
                     it
                     be
                     otherwise
                     expresly
                     provided
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Answer
                     to
                     Article
                     II.
                     
                  
                   
                     It
                     is
                     very
                     true
                     ,
                     if
                     things
                     be
                     duly
                     consider'd
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Westphalia
                     and
                     that
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     may
                     and
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     reckon'd
                     one
                     and
                     the
                     same
                     :
                     since
                     the
                     former
                     is
                     so
                     ratified
                     and
                     confirm'd
                     by
                     the
                     latter
                     ,
                     as
                     if
                     the
                     Instrument
                     of
                     the
                     Westphalian
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     were
                     inserted
                     word
                     for
                     word
                     in
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimiguen
                     ,
                     unless
                     in
                     such
                     cases
                     wherein
                     the
                     former
                     was
                     abrogated
                     by
                     the
                     latter
                     :
                     so
                     that
                     in
                     effect
                     ,
                     by
                     promising
                     to
                     renew
                     the
                     one
                     ,
                     it
                     was
                     likewise
                     promised
                     to
                     renew
                     the
                     other
                     .
                     However
                     ,
                     because
                     in
                     reality
                     they
                     were
                     two
                     distinct
                     Treaties
                     of
                     Peace
                     ,
                     made
                     at
                     several
                     Times
                     and
                     in
                     several
                     Places
                     ,
                     carried
                     on
                     by
                     different
                     Ministers
                     ,
                     for
                     several
                     particular
                     Reasons
                     ,
                     and
                     drawn
                     up
                     in
                     different
                     Forms
                     :
                     It
                     is
                     likewise
                     requisite
                     ,
                     that
                     in
                     settling
                     the
                     Foot
                     of
                     this
                     present
                     Peace
                     ,
                     which
                     is
                     the
                     Subject
                     Matter
                     of
                     this
                     Article
                     ,
                     a
                     particular
                     mention
                     should
                     be
                     made
                     of
                     both
                     Treaties
                     ;
                     since
                     there
                     are
                     real
                     Differences
                     in
                     the
                     Second
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     from
                     what
                     his
                     Excellency
                     Monsieur
                     Cailliere
                     agreed
                     to
                     in
                     the
                     Preliminaries
                     ,
                     which
                     were
                     exhibited
                     on
                     the
                     Tenth
                     of
                     February
                     last
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     III.
                     
                  
                   
                     Whereupon
                     there
                     shall
                     be
                     an
                     entire
                     Oblivion
                     of
                     all
                     that
                     has
                     pass'd
                     during
                     the
                     present
                     War
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     Things
                     shall
                     be
                     remitted
                     on
                     either
                     side
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     State
                     wherein
                     they
                     were
                     by
                     the
                     foresaid
                     Treaty
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     IV.
                     
                  
                   
                     To
                     this
                     purpose
                     ,
                     whereas
                     divers
                     Re-unions
                     of
                     several
                     Territories
                     situated
                     in
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     have
                     been
                     made
                     by
                     the
                     Chambers
                     of
                     Metz
                     and
                     Bezancon
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Soveraign
                     Council
                     of
                     Brisac
                     ,
                     since
                     the
                     said
                     
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     of
                     which
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     has
                     been
                     put
                     into
                     Possession
                     ,
                     his
                     said
                     Majesty
                     does
                     covenant
                     ,
                     that
                     they
                     shall
                     be
                     entirely
                     revok'd
                     ,
                     without
                     regarding
                     the
                     Sentences
                     which
                     have
                     been
                     pass'd
                     by
                     the
                     foresaid
                     Chambers
                     and
                     Council
                     ,
                     and
                     Things
                     shall
                     be
                     restor'd
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     State
                     and
                     Condition
                     wherein
                     they
                     were
                     before
                     the
                     said
                     Sentences
                     and
                     Re-union
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     they
                     were
                     at
                     the
                     Time
                     of
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimiguen
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     V.
                     
                  
                   
                     His
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     promises
                     upon
                     Honour
                     to
                     withdraw
                     his
                     Forces
                     from
                     all
                     the
                     Countries
                     and
                     Places
                     they
                     have
                     been
                     possess'd
                     of
                     in
                     the
                     Empire
                     during
                     the
                     present
                     War.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Answer
                     to
                     Article
                     III
                     ,
                     IV
                     ,
                     V.
                     
                  
                   
                     The
                     former
                     part
                     of
                     the
                     Third
                     Article
                     has
                     been
                     already
                     discussed
                     in
                     the
                     Second
                     .
                     What
                     follows
                     is
                     part
                     of
                     the
                     Restitution
                     to
                     be
                     made
                     by
                     the
                     ensuing
                     Peace
                     .
                     In
                     consequence
                     whereof
                     all
                     Decrees
                     of
                     Union
                     and
                     Re-union
                     are
                     to
                     be
                     Cancell'd
                     and
                     Abolish'd
                     ,
                     some
                     of
                     which
                     have
                     been
                     printed
                     at
                     
                       Paris
                       ,
                       Cum
                       Privilegio
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     consequently
                     by
                     the
                     King's
                     Authority
                     ;
                     among
                     the
                     rest
                     Two
                     ,
                     whose
                     Titles
                     run
                     thus
                     ,
                     A
                     Decree
                     of
                     the
                     Soveraign
                     Council
                     of
                     Alsace
                     sitting
                     at
                     Brisac
                     ,
                     importing
                     that
                     the
                     King
                     shall
                     be
                     put
                     into
                     Possession
                     of
                     the
                     Soveraignty
                     of
                     the
                     Lower
                     Alsace
                     ,
                     it
                     bears
                     date
                     
                       March
                       22.
                       1680.
                    
                     
                     The
                     other
                     is
                     entituled
                     ,
                     A
                     Decree
                     of
                     the
                     Soveraign
                     Council
                     of
                     Alsace
                     ,
                     sitting
                     at
                     Brisac
                     ,
                     importing
                     that
                     the
                     King
                     shall
                     be
                     put
                     into
                     Possession
                     of
                     the
                     Soveraignty
                     of
                     the
                     Lower
                     Alsace
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     other
                     Territories
                     and
                     Seigniories
                     situated
                     in
                     the
                     Upper
                     Alsace
                     ;
                     this
                     is
                     dated
                     
                       August
                       9.
                       1680.
                    
                     
                     Especially
                     since
                     these
                     Expressions
                     ,
                     and
                     others
                     to
                     be
                     met
                     with
                     in
                     
                     the
                     whole
                     Body
                     of
                     the
                     Decree
                     ,
                     concerning
                     the
                     detaining
                     and
                     possessing
                     of
                     other
                     Territories
                     at
                     that
                     time
                     acknowledg'd
                     ,
                     do
                     sufficiently
                     manifest
                     the
                     state
                     of
                     things
                     by
                     the
                     then
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     time
                     ensuing
                     .
                     This
                     likewise
                     was
                     evident
                     ,
                     and
                     particularly
                     in
                     the
                     Right
                     pretended
                     to
                     
                       Strasburgh
                       ,
                       Landau
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Cronweissemberg
                     ,
                     by
                     receding
                     from
                     performance
                     of
                     the
                     Peace
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     the
                     first
                     Article
                     whereof
                     was
                     drawn
                     up
                     in
                     these
                     Terms
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Emperor
                     shall
                     forthwith
                     cause
                     his
                     Forces
                     and
                     Troops
                     to
                     withdraw
                     from
                     all
                     the
                     Provinces
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     which
                     do
                     not
                     by
                     an
                     Hereditary
                     Right
                     belong
                     to
                     the
                     House
                     of
                     Austria
                     ,
                     namely
                     from
                     the
                     Circle
                     of
                     Suabia
                     and
                     Franconia
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     as
                     from
                     the
                     Electoral
                     Circle
                     of
                     the
                     Rhine
                     ,
                     and
                     from
                     that
                     of
                     the
                     Upper
                     Rhine
                     ,
                     and
                     from
                     the
                     Towns
                     and
                     Forts
                     situated
                     thereon
                     ,
                     From
                     
                       Bon
                       ,
                       Strasburgh
                       ,
                       Offenberg
                       ,
                       Hockberg
                       ,
                       Landau
                       ,
                       Cronweissemberg
                       ,
                    
                     and
                     in
                     general
                     from
                     all
                     such
                     places
                     ,
                     as
                     neither
                     by
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Munster
                     ,
                     nor
                     by
                     that
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     belong'd
                     to
                     his
                     Imperial
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     so
                     that
                     immediately
                     before
                     the
                     Tenth
                     of
                     August
                     ,
                     the
                     said
                     Forces
                     shall
                     be
                     drawn
                     into
                     Bohemia
                     ,
                     and
                     into
                     other
                     of
                     his
                     Patrimonial
                     States
                     .
                  
                   
                     Therefore
                     't
                     is
                     evident
                     that
                     
                       Bon
                       ,
                       Strasburgh
                       ,
                       Offenberg
                       ,
                       Landau
                       ,
                       Cronweissemberg
                       ,
                    
                     and
                     all
                     the
                     other
                     Places
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     which
                     were
                     not
                     look'd
                     upon
                     as
                     belonging
                     by
                     an
                     Hereditary
                     Right
                     to
                     the
                     House
                     of
                     Austria
                     ,
                     neither
                     by
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Munster
                     ,
                     nor
                     that
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     were
                     yet
                     consider'd
                     and
                     absolutely
                     esteem'd
                     to
                     be
                     part
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     and
                     comprehended
                     in
                     its
                     Circles
                     and
                     Dependencies
                     .
                     From
                     whence
                     it
                     plainly
                     follows
                     ,
                     that
                     by
                     the
                     Articles
                     propos'd
                     by
                     the
                     French
                     Ambassadors
                     ,
                     all
                     these
                     Places
                     are
                     to
                     be
                     restor'd
                     and
                     re-establish'd
                     .
                     Since
                     the
                     Case
                     stands
                     thus
                     ,
                     and
                     these
                     Places
                     are
                     the
                     Chief
                     of
                     what
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     restor'd
                     ,
                     the
                     Emperor's
                     Ambassadors
                     ,
                     and
                     those
                     of
                     the
                     Electors
                     ,
                     Princes
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     States
                     here
                     present
                     ,
                     
                     do
                     reasonably
                     hope
                     that
                     there
                     will
                     be
                     less
                     difficulty
                     about
                     the
                     other
                     Articles
                     to
                     be
                     agreed
                     upon
                     for
                     the
                     speedy
                     Re-establishment
                     of
                     a
                     firm
                     and
                     lasting
                     Peace
                     ,
                     and
                     therefore
                     they
                     desire
                     that
                     an
                     immediate
                     Consent
                     may
                     be
                     given
                     to
                     the
                     two
                     following
                     Articles
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     Foundation
                     and
                     General
                     Rule
                     of
                     the
                     present
                     Peace
                     .
                  
                   
                     1.
                     
                     The
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Westphalia
                     ,
                     together
                     with
                     that
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     the
                     Basis
                     and
                     Foundation
                     of
                     the
                     present
                     Peace
                     ,
                     which
                     shall
                     be
                     executed
                     with
                     respect
                     both
                     to
                     Church
                     and
                     State
                     ,
                     immediately
                     after
                     the
                     Ratifications
                     shall
                     be
                     exchang'd
                     ;
                     and
                     for
                     ever
                     after
                     maintain'd
                     in
                     its
                     full
                     force
                     ,
                     unless
                     in
                     such
                     things
                     as
                     shall
                     be
                     otherwise
                     provided
                     for
                     by
                     the
                     present
                     Treaty
                     .
                     Therefore
                     whatever
                     after
                     the
                     said
                     Peace
                     of
                     Munster
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     its
                     Execution
                     made
                     at
                     Nuremberg
                     ,
                     has
                     been
                     to
                     this
                     present
                     in
                     the
                     Possession
                     of
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     under
                     pretence
                     of
                     Right
                     ,
                     or
                     by
                     open
                     Force
                     ,
                     or
                     in
                     any
                     other
                     manner
                     whatever
                     ,
                     and
                     which
                     was
                     before
                     possess'd
                     by
                     the
                     Emperor
                     ,
                     or
                     by
                     the
                     Empire
                     and
                     the
                     States
                     depending
                     thereon
                     ,
                     including
                     the
                     Three
                     Nobless
                     ,
                     with
                     their
                     Immediate
                     Dependants
                     and
                     Vassals
                     ,
                     such
                     Cities
                     ,
                     Towns
                     ,
                     Burroughs
                     ,
                     Citadels
                     ,
                     Castles
                     ,
                     Forts
                     ,
                     Villages
                     ,
                     Houses
                     ,
                     Territories
                     ,
                     Mountains
                     ,
                     Hills
                     ,
                     Forests
                     ,
                     Meadows
                     ,
                     Mines
                     ,
                     Quarries
                     ,
                     Lakes
                     ,
                     Rivers
                     ,
                     Islands
                     ,
                     Bridges
                     ,
                     Rivulets
                     ,
                     Jurisdictions
                     ,
                     and
                     Rights
                     ,
                     proper
                     and
                     in
                     Fee-simple
                     ,
                     till'd
                     and
                     untill'd
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     faithfully
                     restor'd
                     to
                     their
                     Ancient
                     Proprietors
                     ,
                     without
                     demolishing
                     the
                     Fortifications
                     ,
                     or
                     any
                     Publick
                     or
                     Private
                     Houses
                     ,
                     without
                     rendring
                     them
                     in
                     a
                     worse
                     state
                     than
                     they
                     are
                     at
                     present
                     ,
                     or
                     exacting
                     any
                     thing
                     for
                     the
                     Charges
                     they
                     have
                     been
                     at
                     upon
                     them
                     ,
                     without
                     exacting
                     any
                     Contributions
                     by
                     the
                     Army
                     ,
                     or
                     in
                     their
                     behalf
                     :
                     And
                     this
                     Restitution
                     shall
                     be
                     made
                     without
                     any
                     delay
                     ,
                     within
                     Ten
                     days
                     at
                     farthest
                     after
                     the
                     Ratifications
                     be
                     exchang'd
                     ,
                     or
                     sooner
                     if
                     possible
                     ,
                     together
                     with
                     all
                     the
                     Artillery
                     ,
                     Ammunitions
                     and
                     Provisions
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     such
                     as
                     were
                     in
                     the
                     Places
                     when
                     taken
                     ,
                     
                     and
                     since
                     quitted
                     and
                     demolished
                     by
                     the
                     Garrisons
                     that
                     were
                     in
                     them
                     ,
                     and
                     such
                     as
                     are
                     in
                     any
                     other
                     Places
                     whatever
                     ,
                     together
                     with
                     all
                     Papers
                     and
                     Writings
                     ,
                     where
                     and
                     however
                     seiz'd
                     .
                     That
                     whatever
                     Alterations
                     or
                     Innovations
                     have
                     been
                     made
                     ,
                     by
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     after
                     the
                     said
                     Peace
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Execution
                     made
                     at
                     Nuremberg
                     in
                     Civil
                     or
                     Ecclesiastical
                     Affairs
                     ,
                     under
                     the
                     Name
                     and
                     Pretence
                     of
                     Suntgau
                     ,
                     Landgrave
                     of
                     Alsace
                     ,
                     Provincial
                     Prefecture
                     of
                     Haguenau
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Feudal
                     Union
                     of
                     Dependencies
                     ,
                     Appendencies
                     ,
                     Submissions
                     ,
                     Surrenders
                     ,
                     Engagements
                     ,
                     all
                     manner
                     of
                     Grants
                     ,
                     whether
                     Absolute
                     or
                     Limited
                     ,
                     or
                     upon
                     any
                     other
                     Cause
                     or
                     Reason
                     whatever
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     cancell'd
                     ,
                     and
                     re-settled
                     upon
                     its
                     first
                     footing
                     ;
                     and
                     after
                     it
                     has
                     been
                     thus
                     re-settled
                     ,
                     shall
                     remain
                     in
                     the
                     perpetual
                     possession
                     of
                     his
                     Imperial
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     as
                     his
                     Property
                     or
                     Fief
                     .
                     Laws
                     General
                     or
                     Special
                     ,
                     known
                     or
                     unknown
                     ,
                     made
                     publickly
                     or
                     privately
                     by
                     what
                     Person
                     whatsoever
                     ,
                     all
                     Edicts
                     ,
                     Priviledges
                     ,
                     Dispensations
                     ,
                     Concessions
                     ,
                     Donations
                     ,
                     Investitures
                     ,
                     Declarations
                     ,
                     Mandats
                     ,
                     Prohibitions
                     ,
                     Registers
                     ,
                     Incorporations
                     ,
                     Unions
                     ,
                     Re-unions
                     ,
                     Confiscations
                     ,
                     Arrests
                     ,
                     Decisions
                     ,
                     Decrees
                     ,
                     Sentences
                     ,
                     Homages
                     ,
                     Contracts
                     ,
                     Transactions
                     ,
                     though
                     ratified
                     by
                     the
                     Oaths
                     and
                     other
                     Pretensions
                     of
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     the
                     Royal
                     Family
                     and
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     France
                     ,
                     or
                     of
                     his
                     Feudatories
                     and
                     Subjects
                     ,
                     or
                     the
                     Oppositions
                     of
                     any
                     Courts
                     ,
                     Councils
                     ,
                     Chambers
                     ,
                     or
                     States
                     ,
                     either
                     National
                     or
                     Provincial
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     other
                     Pretences
                     whatsoever
                     past
                     ,
                     present
                     ,
                     or
                     to
                     come
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     contrary
                     notwithstanding
                     :
                     the
                     which
                     Laws
                     ,
                     &c.
                     are
                     cancell'd
                     and
                     abolish'd
                     ,
                     as
                     far
                     as
                     they
                     respect
                     the
                     present
                     Case
                     ;
                     notwithstanding
                     likewise
                     all
                     that
                     may
                     be
                     ever
                     surmis'd
                     ,
                     alledg'd
                     or
                     imagin'd
                     to
                     the
                     contrary
                     ,
                     and
                     notwithstanding
                     all
                     other
                     Reasons
                     whatever
                     ,
                     which
                     may
                     seem
                     to
                     deserve
                     a
                     more
                     special
                     and
                     particular
                     mention
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     intimate
                     that
                     this
                     present
                     Cancelling
                     and
                     Annulling
                     is
                     void
                     and
                     of
                     no
                     effect
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     2.
                     
                     For
                     the
                     farther
                     illustrating
                     the
                     foregoing
                     Article
                     ;
                     and
                     to
                     cut
                     off
                     all
                     occasion
                     of
                     future
                     Debates
                     ,
                     without
                     mentioning
                     the
                     Reference
                     to
                     be
                     made
                     to
                     Commissioners
                     ,
                     Umpires
                     ,
                     and
                     their
                     Decisions
                     ;
                     it
                     is
                     farther
                     agreed
                     ,
                     That
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     France
                     shall
                     rest
                     satisfied
                     with
                     what
                     has
                     been
                     granted
                     to
                     them
                     by
                     the
                     Peace
                     of
                     Munster
                     in
                     Westphalia
                     ,
                     namely
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     Jurisdictions
                     of
                     the
                     three
                     ancient
                     Bishopricks
                     of
                     
                       Metz
                       ,
                       Toul
                    
                     and
                     Verdun
                     ,
                     as
                     far
                     as
                     they
                     had
                     regard
                     to
                     them
                     at
                     the
                     time
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Peace
                     ;
                     and
                     likewise
                     with
                     the
                     Rights
                     and
                     Priviledges
                     of
                     Suntgau
                     ,
                     the
                     Landgravate
                     of
                     Alsace
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     the
                     Provincial
                     Government
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     manner
                     as
                     they
                     were
                     formerly
                     possessed
                     by
                     the
                     most
                     Serene
                     House
                     of
                     Austria
                     ,
                     and
                     which
                     are
                     not
                     to
                     be
                     alter'd
                     upon
                     the
                     Account
                     of
                     any
                     Compensation
                     to
                     be
                     made
                     for
                     Damages
                     done
                     ,
                     or
                     for
                     the
                     sake
                     of
                     making
                     the
                     Peace
                     more
                     firm
                     and
                     lasting
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     they
                     shall
                     not
                     pretend
                     ,
                     demand
                     ,
                     or
                     exact
                     from
                     any
                     State
                     ,
                     Vassal
                     or
                     Subject
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     any
                     Oath
                     ,
                     Obligation
                     ,
                     or
                     Dependence
                     ,
                     except
                     within
                     the
                     Jurisdictions
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     three
                     Bishopricks
                     ,
                     as
                     far
                     as
                     they
                     concern'd
                     them
                     at
                     the
                     time
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Peace
                     ,
                     or
                     except
                     within
                     the
                     said
                     Rights
                     possessed
                     by
                     the
                     House
                     of
                     Austria
                     ,
                     and
                     which
                     are
                     not
                     at
                     present
                     alter'd
                     ,
                     under
                     any
                     Pretence
                     ,
                     Reason
                     ,
                     or
                     Matter
                     of
                     Fact
                     or
                     Right
                     whatever
                     :
                     The
                     state
                     of
                     the
                     Case
                     ,
                     as
                     to
                     the
                     Surrendring
                     up
                     of
                     the
                     Rights
                     of
                     the
                     House
                     of
                     Austria
                     ,
                     being
                     the
                     same
                     now
                     as
                     formerly
                     ,
                     except
                     only
                     the
                     Manner
                     of
                     Possession
                     ;
                     forasmuch
                     as
                     what
                     the
                     most
                     Serene
                     House
                     of
                     Austria
                     has
                     receiv'd
                     in
                     Fief
                     from
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     and
                     held
                     under
                     its
                     Jurisdiction
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     held
                     and
                     possess'd
                     with
                     the
                     Right
                     of
                     Soveraignty
                     ,
                     by
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     France
                     ,
                     and
                     after
                     the
                     same
                     manner
                     as
                     what
                     belongs
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     three
                     Bishopricks
                     within
                     their
                     Jurisdictions
                     ,
                     is
                     therein
                     included
                     and
                     comprehended
                     .
                     And
                     by
                     Consequence
                     all
                     those
                     in
                     general
                     which
                     are
                     reckon'd
                     ,
                     and
                     are
                     of
                     Right
                     the
                     States
                     ,
                     Vassals
                     ,
                     and
                     Subjects
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     whether
                     such
                     as
                     are
                     
                     more
                     particularly
                     mention'd
                     in
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     the
                     Peace
                     of
                     Munster
                     ,
                     or
                     in
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Execution
                     made
                     at
                     Nuremberg
                     ,
                     or
                     in
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     all
                     which
                     are
                     supposed
                     to
                     be
                     repeated
                     here
                     ,
                     or
                     such
                     as
                     were
                     therein
                     omitted
                     ,
                     of
                     what
                     degree
                     or
                     place
                     soever
                     they
                     be
                     ,
                     shall
                     from
                     henceforward
                     be
                     ever
                     exempted
                     free
                     from
                     all
                     Obligation
                     ,
                     Tye
                     ,
                     or
                     Trouble
                     that
                     may
                     thence
                     ensue
                     ,
                     towards
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     and
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     France
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     VI.
                     
                  
                   
                     Though
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Strasburgh
                     was
                     put
                     into
                     the
                     Hands
                     of
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     by
                     a
                     particular
                     and
                     voluntary
                     Agreement
                     ,
                     and
                     has
                     been
                     since
                     possessed
                     and
                     fortified
                     by
                     the
                     Arms
                     of
                     his
                     said
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     even
                     after
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     which
                     his
                     Majesty
                     is
                     willing
                     to
                     observe
                     in
                     all
                     its
                     Particulars
                     ,
                     he
                     consents
                     to
                     withdraw
                     his
                     Forces
                     out
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     City
                     ,
                     on
                     Condition
                     the
                     Fortifications
                     made
                     by
                     his
                     Orders
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     about
                     the
                     said
                     City
                     as
                     the
                     Citadel
                     ,
                     be
                     first
                     demolish'd
                     ,
                     the
                     Fort
                     of
                     Kell
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     Forts
                     of
                     the
                     Isles
                     of
                     the
                     Rhine
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     City
                     of
                     Strasburgh
                     ,
                     remaining
                     for
                     its
                     Fortification
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     Condition
                     it
                     was
                     in
                     before
                     it
                     was
                     possessed
                     by
                     his
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     City
                     restor'd
                     to
                     all
                     its
                     Rights
                     and
                     Priviledges
                     of
                     an
                     Imperial
                     City
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     because
                     the
                     demolishing
                     the
                     said
                     Fortifications
                     requires
                     the
                     Space
                     of
                     about
                     Eight
                     or
                     Ten
                     Months
                     ,
                     his
                     Majesty
                     Promises
                     to
                     do
                     it
                     with
                     all
                     possible
                     Diligence
                     ,
                     and
                     likewise
                     Consents
                     that
                     the
                     Emperor
                     may
                     have
                     a
                     Commissary
                     at
                     Strasbourgh
                     to
                     be
                     an
                     Eye-witness
                     till
                     the
                     said
                     Demolishment
                     be
                     entirely
                     finish'd
                     .
                  
                   
                     His
                     Majesty
                     shall
                     keep
                     in
                     the
                     City
                     ,
                     Citadel
                     and
                     Fort
                     of
                     Strasbourgh
                     ,
                     a
                     sufficient
                     Garrison
                     to
                     carry
                     on
                     the
                     Work.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                           
                             To
                             this
                             Part
                             of
                             the
                             Sixth
                             Article
                             is
                             annexed
                             a
                             Collateral
                             Corolorary
                             ,
                             which
                             is
                             as
                             follows
                             :
                          
                           
                             Whereas
                             the
                             City
                             of
                             Strasbourgh
                             was
                             put
                             into
                             the
                             Hands
                             of
                             his
                             most
                             Christian
                             Majesty
                             in
                             the
                             Year
                             1681.
                             and
                             continued
                             in
                             his
                             Possession
                             till
                             the
                             Expiration
                             of
                             the
                             Truce
                             ,
                             in
                             1684.
                             
                             The
                             Emperor
                             and
                             his
                             most
                             Christian
                             Majesty
                             ,
                             for
                             the
                             mutual
                             Benefit
                             of
                             the
                             Frontiers
                             of
                             their
                             States
                             ,
                             are
                             agreed
                             with
                             respect
                             to
                             that
                             Place
                             ,
                             as
                             follows
                             :
                             That
                             the
                             Emperor
                             for
                             himself
                             ,
                             his
                             Successors
                             ,
                             and
                             for
                             the
                             Empire
                             ,
                             shall
                             renounce
                             all
                             Rights
                             of
                             Soveraignty
                             over
                             the
                             City
                             of
                             Strasbourgh
                             ,
                             shall
                             for
                             ever
                             grant
                             for
                             himself
                             ,
                             his
                             Successors
                             ,
                             and
                             for
                             the
                             Empire
                             ,
                             to
                             the
                             King
                             and
                             Crown
                             of
                             France
                             the
                             said
                             City
                             of
                             Strasburgh
                             ,
                             with
                             all
                             its
                             Appurtenances
                             and
                             Dependencies
                             ,
                             to
                             be
                             injoy'd
                             by
                             the
                             King
                             and
                             the
                             Crown
                             ,
                             with
                             all
                             Right
                             of
                             Property
                             and
                             Soveraignty
                             ,
                             so
                             as
                             never
                             to
                             be
                             molested
                             therein
                             for
                             any
                             Cause
                             ,
                             or
                             upon
                             any
                             Occasion
                             whatever
                             .
                          
                           
                             In
                             Exchange
                             ,
                             his
                             Most
                             Christian
                             Majesty
                             shall
                             Surrender
                             to
                             his
                             Imperial
                             Majesty
                             ,
                             the
                             City
                             and
                             Castle
                             of
                             Friburgh
                             ,
                             in
                             the
                             State
                             they
                             are
                             in
                             at
                             present
                             ,
                             together
                             with
                             the
                             Villages
                             of
                             
                               Heu
                               ,
                               Metshausen
                            
                             ,
                             and
                             Kirkzand
                             ,
                             with
                             all
                             ,
                             and
                             such
                             Rights
                             of
                             Sovereignty
                             and
                             Property
                             as
                             were
                             surrendered
                             to
                             him
                             by
                             his
                             Most
                             Christian
                             Majesty
                             ,
                             by
                             the
                             Fifth
                             Article
                             of
                             the
                             Treaty
                             of
                             Nimeguen
                             .
                          
                           
                             Moreover
                             ,
                             his
                             Majesty
                             is
                             willing
                             to
                             deliver
                             up
                             to
                             the
                             Emperor
                             the
                             City
                             of
                             Brisac
                             ,
                             seated
                             on
                             the
                             other
                             side
                             the
                             Rhine
                             ,
                             in
                             the
                             same
                             Condition
                             wherein
                             it
                             is
                             at
                             present
                             ;
                             with
                             all
                             its
                             Dependencies
                             ,
                             except
                             some
                             Villages
                             in
                             Brisgau
                             ,
                             which
                             are
                             on
                             this
                             side
                             the
                             Rhine
                             .
                             And
                             that
                             the
                             Rhine
                             may
                             be
                             the
                             constant
                             Barrier
                             between
                             this
                             Place
                             and
                             his
                             Majesty's
                             Territories
                             ,
                             it
                             is
                             agreed
                             ,
                             That
                             the
                             
                             new
                             City
                             of
                             Brisac
                             ,
                             and
                             the
                             Fort
                             in
                             the
                             Island
                             ,
                             as
                             also
                             the
                             Bridge
                             ,
                             shall
                             be
                             utterly
                             demolished
                             ,
                             never
                             to
                             be
                             raised
                             or
                             re-built
                             again
                             ;
                             But
                             that
                             the
                             Fort
                             called
                             the
                             Mortar
                             ,
                             seated
                             on
                             this
                             side
                             the
                             Rhine
                             ,
                             shall
                             remain
                             in
                             the
                             Possession
                             of
                             his
                             most
                             Christian
                             Majesty
                             .
                          
                        
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     His
                     Majesty
                     also
                     Promises
                     ,
                     to
                     raze
                     the
                     Fortifications
                     that
                     have
                     been
                     made
                     at
                     Hunninghen
                     ,
                     beyond
                     the
                     Rhine
                     ,
                     as
                     also
                     the
                     Horn-Work
                     of
                     the
                     Island
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     demolish
                     the
                     Bridge
                     of
                     that
                     Place
                     which
                     is
                     upon
                     the
                     Rhine
                     .
                  
                   
                     He
                     likewise
                     agrees
                     to
                     restore
                     to
                     the
                     Emperor
                     and
                     Empire
                     the
                     Fort
                     of
                     Kell
                     ,
                     seated
                     at
                     the
                     End
                     of
                     Strasburgh-Bridge
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     raze
                     those
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     ,
                     the
                     Islands
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Rhine
                     ,
                     reserving
                     only
                     to
                     himself
                     the
                     City
                     and
                     Citadel
                     of
                     Strasbourgh
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Redoubt
                     on
                     this
                     side
                     the
                     Rhine
                     .
                     He
                     will
                     also
                     cause
                     to
                     be
                     demolish'd
                     the
                     Horn-work
                     of
                     the
                     Marquisate
                     ,
                     and
                     Fort
                     Lewis
                     upon
                     the
                     Rhine
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     the
                     Works
                     on
                     the
                     other
                     side
                     that
                     River
                     ;
                     together
                     with
                     part
                     of
                     that
                     Bridge
                     which
                     has
                     Communication
                     with
                     the
                     Fort
                     of
                     that
                     Horn-work
                     .
                  
                   
                     He
                     also
                     engages
                     to
                     restore
                     to
                     the
                     Emperor
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Philipsbourgh
                     ,
                     which
                     has
                     been
                     possessed
                     by
                     his
                     Forces
                     during
                     this
                     War
                     :
                     But
                     to
                     the
                     end
                     that
                     the
                     Frontiers
                     of
                     France
                     and
                     the
                     Empire
                     may
                     be
                     absolutely
                     bounded
                     by
                     the
                     Rhine
                     ,
                     the
                     Bridge
                     of
                     Philipsburgh
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Fort
                     at
                     the
                     End
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Bridge
                     ,
                     on
                     this
                     side
                     the
                     Rhine
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     demolish'd
                     .
                  
                   
                     Whereas
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     has
                     regulated
                     the
                     Conditions
                     ,
                     upon
                     which
                     the
                     King
                     is
                     to
                     restore
                     Lorrain
                     to
                     the
                     deceased
                     Duke
                     of
                     that
                     Name
                     :
                     And
                     whereas
                     the
                     Duke
                     his
                     Son
                     ,
                     supported
                     by
                     the
                     Recommendation
                     of
                     the
                     Emperor
                     ,
                     has
                     desired
                     his
                     Majesty
                     to
                     grant
                     him
                     new
                     and
                     more
                     favourable
                     Conditions
                     ;
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     in
                     Consideration
                     
                     of
                     the
                     Emperor's
                     Recommendation
                     ,
                     and
                     inclin'd
                     thereto
                     by
                     the
                     Good
                     Will
                     and
                     Affection
                     which
                     he
                     bears
                     to
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     Lorain
                     ,
                     is
                     willing
                     to
                     relinquish
                     the
                     Conditions
                     which
                     were
                     granted
                     him
                     by
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     re-enstate
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     Lorain
                     in
                     possession
                     of
                     his
                     Territories
                     ,
                     such
                     as
                     his
                     Uncle
                     Duke
                     Charles
                     possess'd
                     in
                     the
                     year
                     1670.
                     in
                     manner
                     following
                     .
                     To
                     this
                     effect
                     his
                     Majesty
                     will
                     restore
                     to
                     him
                     the
                     Old
                     and
                     New
                     Town
                     of
                     Nancy
                     ,
                     upon
                     Condition
                     that
                     the
                     Fortifications
                     of
                     the
                     New
                     Town
                     shall
                     be
                     entirely
                     demolish'd
                     ,
                     and
                     never
                     rais'd
                     again
                     for
                     the
                     future
                     ;
                     that
                     the
                     Bastions
                     and
                     Curtains
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     shall
                     remain
                     untouch'd
                     ,
                     but
                     the
                     Outworks
                     and
                     Half-moons
                     shall
                     be
                     raz'd
                     :
                     that
                     the
                     Gates
                     of
                     the
                     New
                     Town
                     shall
                     stand
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     Lorrain
                     shall
                     be
                     permitted
                     to
                     enclose
                     the
                     said
                     New
                     Town
                     with
                     a
                     dry
                     Wall
                     ,
                     not
                     Terrass'd
                     ,
                     and
                     without
                     a
                     Flank
                     :
                     that
                     the
                     Roads
                     which
                     had
                     been
                     granted
                     by
                     the
                     said
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     and
                     which
                     were
                     to
                     remain
                     in
                     the
                     Sovereignty
                     of
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     to
                     facilitate
                     the
                     Passage
                     of
                     his
                     Troops
                     from
                     S.
                     Dizier
                     to
                     Nancy
                     ,
                     from
                     Nancy
                     to
                     Alsace
                     ,
                     from
                     Nancy
                     to
                     Petzon
                     ,
                     and
                     from
                     Nancy
                     to
                     Metz
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     restored
                     to
                     the
                     Soveraignty
                     and
                     Property
                     of
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     Lorrain
                     .
                     His
                     Majesty
                     desisting
                     from
                     all
                     the
                     Rights
                     which
                     had
                     been
                     granted
                     him
                     upon
                     the
                     Point
                     by
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     upon
                     Condition
                     however
                     that
                     the
                     Duke
                     shall
                     grant
                     his
                     Majesty's
                     Troops
                     a
                     passage
                     through
                     his
                     States
                     as
                     often
                     as
                     shall
                     be
                     requir'd
                     ,
                     paying
                     such
                     Duty
                     as
                     shall
                     be
                     agreed
                     upon
                     between
                     his
                     Majesty's
                     and
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     Lorrain's
                     Commissioners
                     .
                     His
                     Majesty
                     also
                     promising
                     to
                     withdraw
                     his
                     Garrisons
                     out
                     of
                     Bisch
                     and
                     Hambourgh
                     ,
                     after
                     having
                     demolish'd
                     the
                     Fortifications
                     ,
                     which
                     are
                     never
                     to
                     be
                     rais'd
                     again
                     .
                     His
                     Majesty
                     reserving
                     to
                     himself
                     
                     only
                     
                       Saar
                       Lewis
                    
                     ,
                     which
                     he
                     caus'd
                     to
                     be
                     fortified
                     ,
                     in
                     order
                     to
                     possess
                     it
                     hereafter
                     as
                     his
                     Soveraignty
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     Compass
                     of
                     a
                     half
                     League
                     round
                     about
                     ,
                     as
                     shall
                     be
                     regulated
                     by
                     Commissaries
                     appointed
                     to
                     this
                     Effect
                     by
                     the
                     King
                     and
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     Lorrain
                     .
                  
                   
                     His
                     Majesty
                     also
                     by
                     this
                     present
                     Treaty
                     confirms
                     the
                     Sixteenth
                     Article
                     of
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     touching
                     the
                     Recompence
                     which
                     is
                     to
                     be
                     given
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     Duke
                     of
                     Lorain
                     for
                     the
                     City
                     and
                     Provostship
                     of
                     Longui
                     ,
                     as
                     if
                     the
                     said
                     Article
                     were
                     here
                     set
                     down
                     word
                     for
                     word
                     ;
                     it
                     is
                     stipulated
                     ,
                     that
                     it
                     shall
                     have
                     its
                     full
                     force
                     of
                     Execution
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     20
                     ,
                     21
                     ,
                     and
                     22th
                     Articles
                     touching
                     the
                     Provisions
                     made
                     for
                     the
                     Benefices
                     ,
                     Sentences
                     ,
                     and
                     Decrees
                     given
                     by
                     the
                     King's
                     Officers
                     and
                     Judges
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Restitution
                     of
                     the
                     Archives
                     and
                     Charters
                     of
                     the
                     Chambers
                     of
                     Accounts
                     of
                     Nancy
                     and
                     Barr
                     ,
                     may
                     be
                     re-settled
                     ,
                     as
                     they
                     are
                     in
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Answer
                     to
                     Article
                     VI.
                     
                  
                   
                     Every
                     Body
                     knows
                     what
                     was
                     the
                     Opinion
                     of
                     the
                     Republick
                     of
                     Strasburgh
                     ,
                     when
                     it
                     was
                     put
                     into
                     the
                     hands
                     of
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     after
                     the
                     Peace
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     and
                     also
                     what
                     was
                     the
                     Opinion
                     of
                     all
                     the
                     Inhabitants
                     and
                     Bishops
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     City
                     ,
                     of
                     the
                     Count
                     of
                     Hanault
                     ,
                     of
                     the
                     Baron
                     of
                     Fleckensteim
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     the
                     Immediate
                     Nobless
                     of
                     the
                     Lower
                     Alsace
                     ,
                     nam'd
                     in
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Rendition
                     ,
                     
                       Septemb.
                       20.
                       1681.
                    
                     and
                     of
                     all
                     the
                     other
                     Subjects
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     both
                     mediate
                     and
                     immediate
                     .
                     And
                     it
                     is
                     very
                     evident
                     by
                     the
                     preceding
                     Article
                     ,
                     what
                     upon
                     the
                     whole
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     resolved
                     ,
                     and
                     what
                     for
                     the
                     future
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     had
                     conformable
                     to
                     the
                     Treaties
                     of
                     Munster
                     and
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     which
                     are
                     supposed
                     
                     in
                     all
                     these
                     Respects
                     to
                     be
                     here
                     repeated
                     ;
                     and
                     more
                     particularly
                     with
                     regard
                     to
                     the
                     full
                     and
                     entire
                     Restitution
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Strasburgh
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     its
                     Dependencies
                     and
                     Appurtenances
                     ,
                     situated
                     on
                     both
                     sides
                     the
                     Rhine
                     ,
                     without
                     demolishing
                     or
                     prejudicing
                     the
                     Edifices
                     or
                     Fortifications
                     thereof
                     ,
                     together
                     with
                     its
                     Arsenal
                     ,
                     which
                     has
                     been
                     transferred
                     elsewhere
                     ;
                     and
                     lastly
                     ,
                     of
                     all
                     the
                     Rights
                     which
                     belonged
                     thereto
                     ,
                     before
                     it
                     was
                     taken
                     by
                     France
                     ,
                     and
                     especially
                     of
                     its
                     immediate
                     Dependance
                     on
                     the
                     Roman
                     Empire
                     ,
                     which
                     things
                     are
                     to
                     be
                     expresly
                     set
                     down
                     in
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Peace
                     ;
                     rejecting
                     all
                     manner
                     of
                     Equivalent
                     that
                     shall
                     be
                     offered
                     ,
                     always
                     excepting
                     a
                     more
                     particular
                     Designation
                     ,
                     as
                     far
                     as
                     shall
                     be
                     judged
                     necessary
                     ,
                     and
                     which
                     shall
                     at
                     any
                     time
                     be
                     produced
                     .
                     As
                     for
                     the
                     Affairs
                     of
                     Lorrain
                     ,
                     and
                     others
                     contained
                     in
                     this
                     Article
                     ,
                     they
                     are
                     referred
                     to
                     the
                     ensuing
                     Articles
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     VII
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     because
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     was
                     constrain'd
                     to
                     seize
                     upon
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Treves
                     ,
                     his
                     said
                     Majesty
                     likewise
                     promises
                     ,
                     after
                     the
                     Ratification
                     of
                     the
                     present
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     to
                     restore
                     it
                     to
                     Monsieur
                     the
                     Elector
                     of
                     Treves
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Answer
                     to
                     Article
                     VII
                     .
                  
                   
                     According
                     to
                     what
                     has
                     been
                     already
                     determin'd
                     ,
                     France
                     is
                     not
                     only
                     oblig'd
                     to
                     restore
                     to
                     his
                     Excellency
                     the
                     Elector
                     of
                     Treves
                     ,
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Treves
                     ,
                     but
                     also
                     a
                     full
                     and
                     Entire
                     Restitution
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     made
                     to
                     him
                     of
                     all
                     that
                     belongs
                     to
                     him
                     ,
                     by
                     virtue
                     of
                     the
                     Archbishoprick
                     of
                     Treves
                     ,
                     Bishoprick
                     of
                     Spires
                     ,
                     Abbey
                     of
                     Prum
                     ,
                     and
                     Provostship
                     of
                     Weisemberg
                     ;
                     wherefore
                     the
                     following
                     Article
                     is
                     to
                     be
                     inserted
                     in
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Peace
                     ,
                     viz.
                     
                  
                   
                   
                     The
                     Elector
                     of
                     Treves
                     shall
                     be
                     restored
                     to
                     all
                     the
                     Places
                     ,
                     Fiefs
                     ,
                     Revenues
                     ,
                     and
                     Rights
                     ,
                     both
                     Ecclesiastical
                     and
                     Secular
                     ,
                     which
                     belong
                     to
                     him
                     by
                     Virtue
                     of
                     the
                     Archbishoprick
                     of
                     Treves
                     ,
                     Bishoprick
                     of
                     Spires
                     ,
                     Abby
                     of
                     Prum
                     ,
                     and
                     Provostship
                     of
                     Weisemberg
                     ,
                     and
                     their
                     Dependencies
                     ,
                     which
                     either
                     he
                     ,
                     or
                     his
                     Predecessors
                     have
                     enjoy'd
                     and
                     possessed
                     after
                     the
                     Execution
                     of
                     the
                     Peace
                     of
                     Munster
                     ,
                     whether
                     particular
                     mention
                     has
                     been
                     thereof
                     made
                     or
                     omitted
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     the
                     Acts
                     and
                     Decrees
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     by
                     him
                     henceforward
                     possessed
                     and
                     enjoy'd
                     without
                     any
                     Molestation
                     or
                     Trouble
                     to
                     be
                     given
                     him
                     by
                     France
                     on
                     this
                     Account
                     ;
                     with
                     Satisfaction
                     for
                     the
                     Losses
                     he
                     has
                     sustained
                     ,
                     of
                     which
                     a
                     Separate
                     Article
                     shall
                     be
                     made
                     ,
                     and
                     have
                     the
                     same
                     force
                     as
                     the
                     present
                     Treaty
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     VIII
                     .
                  
                   
                     Whereas
                     his
                     Majesty
                     thought
                     it
                     requisite
                     to
                     fortifie
                     Montroyal
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Castle
                     of
                     Traarback
                     ,
                     he
                     is
                     pleas'd
                     to
                     oblige
                     himself
                     to
                     demolish
                     Montroyal
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     New
                     Fortifications
                     of
                     Traarback
                     ,
                     leaving
                     the
                     Castle
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     Condition
                     as
                     it
                     was
                     before
                     .
                     Montroyal
                     also
                     being
                     so
                     raz'd
                     ,
                     and
                     never
                     to
                     be
                     fortified
                     again
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     said
                     Castle
                     of
                     Traarback
                     being
                     to
                     be
                     restor'd
                     to
                     the
                     Proprietors
                     to
                     whom
                     they
                     did
                     belong
                     ,
                     before
                     they
                     were
                     possessed
                     by
                     the
                     King's
                     Forces
                     ;
                     his
                     Majesty
                     will
                     do
                     the
                     same
                     with
                     respect
                     to
                     the
                     Forts
                     of
                     Kirn
                     and
                     Ebernberg
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Answer
                     to
                     Article
                     VIII
                     .
                  
                   
                     An
                     entire
                     Restitution
                     of
                     all
                     that
                     belongs
                     to
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     and
                     consequently
                     of
                     all
                     the
                     Places
                     mentioned
                     in
                     this
                     Article
                     ,
                     follows
                     from
                     what
                     has
                     been
                     said
                     upon
                     the
                     Third
                     and
                     ensuing
                     Articles
                     ;
                     leaving
                     it
                     ,
                     as
                     Justice
                     requires
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     Liberty
                     of
                     the
                     Emperor
                     and
                     Empire
                     ,
                     to
                     dispose
                     
                     of
                     what
                     is
                     their
                     own
                     ,
                     as
                     they
                     shall
                     think
                     fit
                     ,
                     in
                     what
                     Place
                     soever
                     it
                     lies
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     IX
                     .
                  
                   
                     Whereas
                     by
                     the
                     Fourth
                     Article
                     of
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     the
                     most
                     Christian
                     King
                     had
                     restor'd
                     to
                     the
                     Emperor
                     Philipsburgh
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     and
                     such
                     Rights
                     which
                     his
                     Majesty
                     had
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     Place
                     ,
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     to
                     set
                     things
                     on
                     the
                     same
                     foot
                     with
                     the
                     said
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     does
                     promise
                     to
                     restore
                     the
                     said
                     City
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     its
                     Fortifications
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     Condition
                     as
                     now
                     it
                     is
                     ,
                     only
                     destroying
                     the
                     Bridge
                     which
                     his
                     Majesty
                     had
                     caus'd
                     there
                     to
                     be
                     built
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Answer
                     to
                     Article
                     IX
                     .
                  
                   
                     There
                     is
                     so
                     little
                     need
                     to
                     explain
                     and
                     prove
                     the
                     Greatness
                     of
                     the
                     Damages
                     ,
                     which
                     all
                     the
                     Members
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     and
                     especially
                     the
                     Emperor
                     have
                     suffered
                     by
                     the
                     War
                     ,
                     the
                     necessity
                     of
                     Redressing
                     them
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     small
                     Demands
                     that
                     have
                     been
                     made
                     on
                     that
                     Account
                     ,
                     that
                     they
                     need
                     not
                     fear
                     to
                     refer
                     these
                     things
                     to
                     the
                     Testimony
                     and
                     Determination
                     of
                     France
                     it self
                     ;
                     provided
                     it
                     would
                     be
                     induc'd
                     to
                     consider
                     ,
                     what
                     is
                     so
                     obvious
                     to
                     all
                     the
                     World
                     ,
                     not
                     with
                     that
                     Exactness
                     and
                     Perspicuity
                     as
                     is
                     requisite
                     ,
                     but
                     only
                     with
                     half
                     an
                     Eye
                     .
                     Therefore
                     ,
                     whereas
                     after
                     the
                     entire
                     Restitution
                     of
                     Friburgh
                     ,
                     founded
                     on
                     the
                     third
                     and
                     ensuing
                     Articles
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     three
                     Villages
                     which
                     depend
                     thereon
                     ,
                     and
                     which
                     ,
                     contrary
                     to
                     the
                     Intention
                     of
                     the
                     Peace
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Execution
                     thereof
                     ,
                     were
                     possessed
                     by
                     France
                     under
                     the
                     Notion
                     of
                     Appurtenances
                     and
                     Dependencies
                     ,
                     except
                     the
                     Right
                     of
                     Diocesan
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     Rights
                     and
                     Revenues
                     reserved
                     to
                     the
                     Bishoprick
                     of
                     Constance
                     by
                     the
                     Fifth
                     and
                     Tenth
                     Articles
                     of
                     the
                     Treaty
                     
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     they
                     may
                     and
                     do
                     accept
                     as
                     part
                     of
                     that
                     Satisfaction
                     due
                     to
                     his
                     Imperial
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     that
                     which
                     is
                     offer'd
                     afresh
                     ,
                     and
                     has
                     formerly
                     been
                     possessed
                     by
                     the
                     Emperor
                     and
                     the
                     most
                     Serene
                     House
                     of
                     Austria
                     ,
                     viz.
                     Brisac
                     and
                     Philipsburgh
                     ,
                     without
                     any
                     prejudice
                     to
                     the
                     Bishoprick
                     of
                     Spires
                     .
                     But
                     upon
                     the
                     account
                     of
                     the
                     manifest
                     Justice
                     of
                     the
                     thing
                     in
                     debate
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     make
                     the
                     ensuing
                     Peace
                     the
                     more
                     lasting
                     ,
                     this
                     Restitution
                     shall
                     be
                     full
                     and
                     intire
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     the
                     Fortifications
                     which
                     belong
                     thereto
                     on
                     both
                     sides
                     the
                     Rhine
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Bridge
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     the
                     Ammunitions
                     and
                     Provisions
                     ,
                     which
                     are
                     therein
                     at
                     present
                     :
                     and
                     Justice
                     likewise
                     requires
                     that
                     a
                     more
                     particular
                     regard
                     should
                     be
                     had
                     to
                     what
                     is
                     contain'd
                     in
                     the
                     Tenth
                     Article
                     of
                     the
                     Demands
                     of
                     the
                     Imperial
                     Ambassadors
                     :
                     excepting
                     always
                     a
                     more
                     particular
                     Account
                     of
                     the
                     Damages
                     and
                     Expences
                     which
                     the
                     States
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     have
                     been
                     at
                     ;
                     leaving
                     the
                     Decision
                     thereof
                     (
                     for
                     the
                     sake
                     of
                     Equity
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     a
                     good
                     and
                     solid
                     Peace
                     )
                     to
                     the
                     known
                     Affections
                     and
                     Endeavours
                     of
                     his
                     Excellency
                     the
                     Mediator
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     X.
                     
                  
                   
                     The
                     same
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     having
                     regulated
                     all
                     the
                     Conditions
                     upon
                     which
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     oblig'd
                     himself
                     to
                     re-invest
                     Monsieur
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     Lorain
                     in
                     his
                     Territories
                     ,
                     his
                     Majesty
                     being
                     willing
                     that
                     the
                     said
                     Treaty
                     should
                     have
                     its
                     full
                     force
                     ,
                     does
                     yield
                     that
                     12
                     ,
                     13
                     ,
                     14
                     ,
                     15
                     ,
                     16
                     ,
                     17
                     ,
                     18
                     ,
                     19
                     ,
                     20
                     ,
                     21
                     ,
                     and
                     22th
                     Articles
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     shall
                     have
                     the
                     same
                     Force
                     in
                     the
                     present
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     as
                     if
                     they
                     were
                     inserted
                     here
                     word
                     for
                     word
                     therein
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Article
                     XI
                     .
                  
                   
                     His
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     having
                     caus'd
                     
                       Saar
                       Lewis
                    
                     to
                     be
                     fortifi'd
                     ,
                     shall
                     keep
                     that
                     place
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     Condition
                     as
                     it
                     is
                     ,
                     with
                     half
                     a
                     League
                     of
                     Country
                     round
                     about
                     it
                     ,
                     as
                     shall
                     be
                     regulated
                     by
                     Commissioners
                     appointed
                     by
                     his
                     Majesty
                     and
                     Mons
                     .
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     Lorrain
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     said
                     Duke
                     shall
                     surrender
                     to
                     his
                     Majesty
                     the
                     said
                     Place
                     ,
                     and
                     half
                     a
                     League
                     round
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     enjoy'd
                     for
                     the
                     future
                     by
                     his
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     Right
                     of
                     Soveraignty
                     and
                     Propriety
                     :
                     in
                     exchange
                     ,
                     his
                     said
                     Majesty
                     shall
                     recompence
                     the
                     said
                     Duke
                     in
                     such
                     a
                     manner
                     as
                     shall
                     be
                     to
                     his
                     Content
                     and
                     Satisfaction
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     which
                     shall
                     be
                     given
                     him
                     in
                     Exchange
                     ,
                     and
                     which
                     shall
                     be
                     likewise
                     regulated
                     by
                     the
                     said
                     Commissioners
                     ,
                     shall
                     for
                     the
                     future
                     be
                     possess'd
                     by
                     the
                     said
                     Duke
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     the
                     Rights
                     of
                     Soveraignty
                     and
                     Property
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Answer
                     to
                     Article
                     X.
                     and
                     XI
                     .
                  
                   
                     As
                     to
                     what
                     concerns
                     the
                     Affairs
                     of
                     Lorain
                     ,
                     as
                     comprehended
                     under
                     the
                     protection
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     being
                     a
                     Fief
                     thereof
                     upon
                     the
                     Account
                     of
                     several
                     parts
                     of
                     it
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     first
                     place
                     what
                     has
                     been
                     said
                     above
                     concerning
                     the
                     Vassals
                     and
                     Clients
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     and
                     particularly
                     with
                     respect
                     to
                     the
                     Unions
                     and
                     Re-unions
                     ,
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     apply'd
                     here
                     .
                     In
                     the
                     next
                     place
                     ,
                     such
                     things
                     as
                     are
                     the
                     Proprieties
                     of
                     other
                     States
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     ought
                     not
                     to
                     be
                     mix'd
                     and
                     confounded
                     with
                     the
                     Affairs
                     of
                     Lorrain
                     .
                     Much
                     less
                     by
                     virtue
                     of
                     restoring
                     Lorrain
                     ,
                     which
                     by
                     all
                     manner
                     of
                     Equity
                     becomes
                     due
                     ,
                     ought
                     they
                     to
                     detain
                     Strasburgh
                     ,
                     which
                     has
                     nothing
                     to
                     do
                     with
                     Lorrain
                     ,
                     or
                     any
                     other
                     Places
                     ,
                     which
                     are
                     alike
                     to
                     be
                     restor'd
                     to
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     or
                     to
                     the
                     States
                     dependent
                     thereon
                     .
                     In
                     short
                     ,
                     it
                     
                     is
                     reasonable
                     to
                     have
                     regard
                     to
                     what
                     was
                     formerly
                     produc'd
                     by
                     the
                     Plenipotentiary
                     of
                     Lorain
                     upon
                     this
                     Subject
                     ,
                     as
                     if
                     it
                     were
                     here
                     inserted
                     word
                     for
                     word
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XII
                     .
                  
                   
                     His
                     said
                     Majesty
                     shall
                     take
                     out
                     of
                     all
                     the
                     Places
                     which
                     he
                     promises
                     to
                     demolish
                     ,
                     or
                     restore
                     to
                     the
                     Emperor
                     ,
                     all
                     the
                     Provision
                     and
                     Ammunition
                     ,
                     together
                     with
                     all
                     the
                     Artillery
                     ,
                     which
                     shall
                     be
                     there
                     at
                     the
                     time
                     of
                     Demolishing
                     or
                     Surrender
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Answer
                     to
                     Article
                     XII
                     .
                  
                   
                     Instead
                     of
                     this
                     Article
                     is
                     repeated
                     what
                     had
                     been
                     express'd
                     in
                     the
                     Third
                     ,
                     and
                     which
                     is
                     founded
                     on
                     so
                     much
                     the
                     clearer
                     and
                     more
                     indubitable
                     Title
                     ,
                     as
                     that
                     the
                     Artillery
                     ,
                     the
                     Ammunitions
                     and
                     Provisions
                     which
                     are
                     at
                     present
                     in
                     the
                     places
                     which
                     are
                     to
                     be
                     surrendered
                     ,
                     or
                     were
                     there
                     ,
                     when
                     they
                     were
                     taken
                     ,
                     or
                     carried
                     thither
                     from
                     other
                     places
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     which
                     were
                     ruin'd
                     or
                     deserted
                     ;
                     or
                     which
                     were
                     rais'd
                     in
                     the
                     Countries
                     belonging
                     to
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     or
                     gain'd
                     by
                     the
                     Money
                     or
                     Industry
                     of
                     its
                     Subjects
                     ,
                     together
                     with
                     the
                     Fortifications
                     of
                     such
                     Places
                     ,
                     as
                     were
                     rais'd
                     ,
                     augmented
                     or
                     alter'd
                     after
                     the
                     same
                     manner
                     ,
                     do
                     belong
                     of
                     Right
                     to
                     the
                     Empire
                     without
                     all
                     dispute
                     .
                     Not
                     to
                     say
                     ,
                     that
                     they
                     may
                     be
                     look'd
                     upon
                     as
                     a
                     small
                     Recompence
                     of
                     the
                     Losses
                     which
                     it
                     has
                     suffer'd
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XIII
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Elector
                     Palatine
                     shall
                     be
                     resettled
                     in
                     the
                     Possession
                     of
                     the
                     Palatinate
                     ,
                     as
                     his
                     Predecessors
                     have
                     enjoy'd
                     it
                     since
                     the
                     Peace
                     of
                     Westphalia
                     :
                     and
                     the
                     Dutchess
                     of
                     Orleans
                     her
                     Majesty's
                     Sister-in-Law
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     put
                     into
                     possession
                     of
                     all
                     the
                     Rights
                     ,
                     Territories
                     ,
                     
                     and
                     Effects
                     ,
                     which
                     belong'd
                     to
                     her
                     as
                     Heiress
                     of
                     the
                     late
                     Electors
                     Palatine
                     her
                     Father
                     and
                     Brother
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     Laws
                     and
                     Constitutions
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Answer
                     to
                     Article
                     XIII
                     .
                  
                   
                     Since
                     the
                     Daughters
                     of
                     the
                     Palatinate
                     (
                     by
                     the
                     Golden
                     Bulls
                     of
                     
                       Charles
                       IV.
                    
                     and
                     Sigismund
                     ;
                     by
                     the
                     Investitures
                     of
                     Emperors
                     and
                     others
                     ;
                     by
                     the
                     common
                     Feudal
                     Rights
                     ;
                     by
                     the
                     Wills
                     of
                     Predecessors
                     ;
                     by
                     the
                     Agreements
                     pass'd
                     and
                     sworn
                     to
                     between
                     the
                     Palatinate
                     Families
                     of
                     the
                     Branch
                     of
                     Bavaria
                     ,
                     of
                     the
                     Electorate
                     ,
                     of
                     Simmeren
                     ,
                     of
                     Newburgh
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     
                       Deux
                       Ponts
                    
                     ,
                     sworn
                     to
                     and
                     ratified
                     particularly
                     by
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Westphalia
                     ;
                     by
                     the
                     mutual
                     Substitutions
                     of
                     the
                     Males
                     of
                     the
                     Palatinate
                     ;
                     by
                     the
                     Agreements
                     concluded
                     between
                     the
                     Palatinate
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     House
                     of
                     Baden
                     ;
                     by
                     the
                     Advice
                     and
                     Mediation
                     of
                     the
                     Counts
                     of
                     Sponheim
                     ,
                     concerning
                     the
                     mutual
                     Succession
                     between
                     the
                     Male-Heirs
                     of
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Sponheim
                     ;
                     by
                     the
                     Renunciations
                     of
                     the
                     Daughters
                     of
                     the
                     Palatinate
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     making
                     of
                     which
                     they
                     were
                     always
                     oblig'd
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     Justice
                     are
                     supposed
                     to
                     have
                     made
                     ,
                     without
                     any
                     reserve
                     of
                     their
                     Right
                     to
                     the
                     Jewels
                     or
                     Money
                     ,
                     unless
                     in
                     Case
                     the
                     Family
                     of
                     the
                     Palatinate
                     be
                     extinct
                     ;
                     and
                     lastly
                     by
                     a
                     perpetual
                     Custom
                     of
                     force
                     in
                     that
                     Family
                     for
                     several
                     Ages
                     together
                     ,
                     and
                     founded
                     on
                     a
                     great
                     many
                     Examples
                     both
                     Ancient
                     and
                     Modern
                     )
                     were
                     excluded
                     (
                     upon
                     Condition
                     of
                     a
                     fixed
                     Dowry
                     ,
                     which
                     the
                     Father
                     cannot
                     augment
                     )
                     from
                     all
                     Succession
                     to
                     Moveables
                     or
                     Immoveables
                     :
                     and
                     since
                     likewise
                     the
                     most
                     Serene
                     Dutchess
                     of
                     Orleans
                     ,
                     by
                     and
                     with
                     the
                     Consent
                     of
                     the
                     Duke
                     her
                     Husband
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     Christian
                     King
                     ,
                     has
                     solemnly
                     made
                     these
                     Renunciations
                     three
                     or
                     four
                     times
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     Custom
                     of
                     the
                     House
                     Palatine
                     ;
                     and
                     since
                     the
                     Elector
                     
                       Philip
                       William
                    
                     ,
                     for
                     peace
                     and
                     quietness
                     sake
                     has
                     already
                     granted
                     her
                     ,
                     beside
                     her
                     Dowry
                     ,
                     more
                     than
                     ever
                     has
                     been
                     ,
                     or
                     could
                     in
                     
                     justice
                     be
                     granted
                     to
                     any
                     Daughter
                     of
                     the
                     House
                     Palatine
                     ;
                     she
                     can
                     have
                     no
                     Right
                     or
                     Title
                     to
                     the
                     Revenues
                     or
                     Subjects
                     possess'd
                     by
                     the
                     Electors
                     her
                     Father
                     and
                     Brother
                     ,
                     and
                     which
                     are
                     devolved
                     to
                     the
                     present
                     Elector
                     Palatine
                     .
                     No
                     body
                     that
                     knows
                     any
                     thing
                     of
                     the
                     Affairs
                     of
                     the
                     Palatinate
                     or
                     of
                     Germany
                     ,
                     or
                     who
                     is
                     minded
                     to
                     cast
                     but
                     the
                     least
                     Eye
                     on
                     the
                     Genealogical
                     Tables
                     of
                     the
                     Palatinate
                     House
                     ,
                     can
                     question
                     any
                     of
                     these
                     things
                     .
                     However
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     avoiding
                     all
                     manner
                     of
                     Suspicion
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     the
                     Rights
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     Serene
                     Dutchess
                     may
                     not
                     in
                     the
                     least
                     be
                     diminish'd
                     ,
                     nor
                     those
                     of
                     the
                     House
                     Palatine
                     ,
                     in
                     which
                     every
                     Branch
                     thereof
                     is
                     concern'd
                     ,
                     be
                     inhanc'd
                     ,
                     it
                     is
                     absolutely
                     necessary
                     to
                     cancel
                     and
                     abolish
                     all
                     manner
                     of
                     Pretensions
                     that
                     may
                     be
                     advanc'd
                     against
                     this
                     House
                     ,
                     of
                     what
                     Nature
                     soever
                     they
                     be
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     resettle
                     the
                     said
                     House
                     Palatine
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     Articles
                     of
                     the
                     Peace
                     of
                     Westphalia
                     ,
                     as
                     contain'd
                     in
                     the
                     ensuing
                     Article
                     .
                     Besides
                     ,
                     the
                     Elector
                     Palatine
                     is
                     not
                     so
                     far
                     wedded
                     to
                     his
                     own
                     private
                     Interest
                     ,
                     to
                     which
                     he
                     has
                     always
                     preferr'd
                     that
                     of
                     the
                     Publick
                     ,
                     that
                     though
                     he
                     has
                     fuffer'd
                     infinite
                     Losses
                     ,
                     yet
                     he
                     is
                     willing
                     for
                     the
                     Publick
                     Good
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     the
                     particular
                     Respect
                     which
                     he
                     bears
                     to
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     to
                     wave
                     his
                     Pretensions
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     agree
                     upon
                     moderate
                     Terms
                     ,
                     as
                     to
                     what
                     concerns
                     the
                     Quantum
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Article
                     relating
                     to
                     the
                     Palatinate
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     most
                     Christian
                     King
                     shall
                     restore
                     to
                     the
                     whole
                     House
                     Palatine
                     all
                     the
                     States
                     which
                     he
                     is
                     possess'd
                     of
                     belonging
                     to
                     that
                     House
                     ,
                     either
                     separately
                     or
                     conjunctly
                     with
                     others
                     ,
                     more
                     particularly
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     Prefecture
                     of
                     Germersheim
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     Provostships
                     and
                     Sub-Prefectures
                     therein
                     comprehended
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     the
                     Fortresses
                     ,
                     Towns
                     ,
                     Burroughs
                     ,
                     Villages
                     ,
                     Hamlets
                     ,
                     Fiefs
                     and
                     Rights
                     ,
                     in
                     such
                     manner
                     as
                     they
                     were
                     possess'd
                     by
                     
                     the
                     said
                     House
                     ,
                     and
                     restor'd
                     thereto
                     by
                     the
                     Peace
                     of
                     Westphalia
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     the
                     Writings
                     and
                     Precepts
                     taken
                     from
                     the
                     Archives
                     ,
                     Chancellor's
                     Court
                     ,
                     Feudal
                     Court
                     ,
                     Chamber
                     of
                     Accounts
                     ,
                     Prefectures
                     ,
                     or
                     any
                     other
                     Offices
                     belonging
                     to
                     the
                     Palatinate
                     ,
                     no
                     Place
                     ,
                     Matter
                     ,
                     Right
                     ,
                     or
                     Decree
                     excepted
                     ,
                     annulling
                     all
                     manner
                     of
                     Pretensions
                     which
                     may
                     be
                     made
                     by
                     France
                     ,
                     or
                     by
                     the
                     Dutchess
                     of
                     Orleans
                     and
                     her
                     Heirs
                     .
                     Satisfaction
                     shall
                     be
                     likewise
                     made
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     Elector
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     Revenues
                     withheld
                     or
                     taken
                     away
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     all
                     the
                     Losses
                     he
                     has
                     sustain'd
                     ,
                     about
                     which
                     a
                     separate
                     Agreement
                     shall
                     be
                     made
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XIV
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Treaty
                     concluded
                     between
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Duke
                     Savoy
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     year
                     1696.
                     shall
                     be
                     comprehended
                     in
                     this
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Peace
                     ,
                     as
                     if
                     it
                     were
                     inserted
                     herein
                     word
                     for
                     word
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Answer
                     to
                     Article
                     XIV
                     .
                  
                   
                     His
                     Imperial
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     Kindness
                     and
                     Affection
                     which
                     he
                     bears
                     to
                     the
                     most
                     Serene
                     House
                     of
                     Savoy
                     ,
                     has
                     already
                     promis'd
                     ,
                     that
                     he
                     will
                     confirm
                     by
                     this
                     Peace
                     ,
                     and
                     comprehends
                     therein
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     whatsoever
                     is
                     contain'd
                     in
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Munster
                     and
                     Nimeguen
                     in
                     favour
                     of
                     that
                     Family
                     ,
                     as
                     what
                     has
                     been
                     concluded
                     in
                     the
                     Treaty
                     last
                     made
                     between
                     the
                     most
                     Christian
                     King
                     and
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     Savoy
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Restitution
                     of
                     Pignerol
                     ,
                     and
                     its
                     Dependencies
                     ,
                     the
                     Ancient
                     Right
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     being
                     still
                     establish'd
                     and
                     confirm'd
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Article
                     XV.
                     
                  
                   
                     The
                     Cardinal
                     of
                     Furstemberg
                     shall
                     be
                     re-settled
                     in
                     all
                     his
                     Estates
                     ,
                     Rights
                     ,
                     Priviledges
                     ,
                     Dignities
                     and
                     Prerogatives
                     of
                     a
                     Prince
                     and
                     Member
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     by
                     virtue
                     of
                     his
                     Bishoprick
                     of
                     Strasburgh
                     ,
                     as
                     by
                     virtue
                     of
                     his
                     Abbey
                     and
                     Principality
                     of
                     Stavelo
                     :
                     and
                     there
                     shall
                     be
                     a
                     general
                     Oblivion
                     of
                     all
                     things
                     that
                     may
                     have
                     been
                     decreed
                     against
                     his
                     Person
                     and
                     Servants
                     ,
                     and
                     neither
                     he
                     nor
                     his
                     Heirs
                     ,
                     shall
                     directly
                     or
                     indirectly
                     be
                     call'd
                     to
                     an
                     account
                     for
                     the
                     Succession
                     of
                     the
                     late
                     Elector
                     of
                     Cologn
                     ,
                     nor
                     upon
                     any
                     other
                     pretence
                     whatsoever
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XVI
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Canons
                     and
                     Prebendaries
                     of
                     the
                     Chapter
                     of
                     Cologn
                     ,
                     who
                     have
                     been
                     depriv'd
                     of
                     their
                     Prebends
                     or
                     Dignities
                     ,
                     for
                     adhering
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     Cardinal
                     of
                     Furstemberg
                     ,
                     shall
                     likewise
                     have
                     the
                     Benefit
                     of
                     the
                     aforesaid
                     Indemnity
                     :
                     and
                     be
                     restor'd
                     to
                     the
                     Possession
                     of
                     their
                     Benefices
                     ,
                     Dignities
                     and
                     Estates
                     ,
                     without
                     any
                     Molestation
                     whatsoever
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Answer
                     to
                     Article
                     XV.
                     and
                     XVI
                     .
                  
                   
                     It
                     has
                     been
                     already
                     often
                     declar'd
                     ,
                     that
                     as
                     all
                     the
                     States
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     so
                     particularly
                     the
                     Bishop
                     and
                     Bishoprick
                     of
                     Strasburgh
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     Town
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     name
                     ,
                     and
                     others
                     mention'd
                     in
                     the
                     87th
                     Section
                     of
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Munster
                     ,
                     viz.
                     the
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Basil
                     ,
                     the
                     Abbots
                     of
                     Murbach
                     and
                     Luders
                     ,
                     the
                     Abbess
                     of
                     Andlaw
                     ,
                     the
                     Monastery
                     in
                     the
                     Vale
                     of
                     S.
                     Gregory
                     ,
                     of
                     the
                     Order
                     of
                     S.
                     Benedict
                     ,
                     the
                     Princes
                     Palatinate
                     ,
                     Counts
                     and
                     Barons
                     of
                     
                       Hanault
                       ,
                       Fleckensteim
                       ,
                       Obersteim
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     
                     Nobless
                     of
                     all
                     the
                     Lower
                     Alsace
                     ,
                     together
                     with
                     the
                     Ten
                     Imperial
                     Cities
                     ,
                     as
                     has
                     been
                     mention'd
                     in
                     the
                     third
                     and
                     following
                     Articles
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     restor'd
                     to
                     all
                     the
                     Places
                     ,
                     Rights
                     ,
                     Liberty
                     ,
                     and
                     Possession
                     of
                     immediate
                     Dependence
                     on
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     which
                     they
                     formerly
                     enjoy'd
                     ,
                     annulling
                     all
                     Acts
                     made
                     to
                     the
                     contrary
                     ,
                     except
                     the
                     Imperial
                     Decree
                     of
                     
                       December
                       9.
                       1689.
                    
                     granted
                     to
                     the
                     Town
                     of
                     
                       Zellen
                       am
                       Hammersbach
                    
                     upon
                     the
                     account
                     of
                     the
                     Valley
                     of
                     Hammersbach
                     ,
                     the
                     which
                     Decree
                     shall
                     remain
                     in
                     its
                     full
                     force
                     .
                     The
                     same
                     is
                     to
                     be
                     understood
                     with
                     respect
                     to
                     the
                     Abbey
                     of
                     Stavelo
                     .
                     Bus
                     as
                     to
                     the
                     Hereditary
                     Right
                     of
                     the
                     Elector
                     
                       Maximilian
                       Henry
                    
                     which
                     is
                     seiz'd
                     upon
                     ,
                     the
                     Opinion
                     of
                     those
                     who
                     are
                     interested
                     therein
                     is
                     to
                     be
                     attended
                     ,
                     and
                     afterwards
                     immediatly
                     declar'd
                     .
                     These
                     Matters
                     being
                     adjusted
                     ,
                     if
                     hereafter
                     due
                     respect
                     be
                     paid
                     to
                     the
                     Laws
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     Cardinal
                     Furstemberg
                     and
                     his
                     Domesticks
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     Canons
                     and
                     other
                     Members
                     of
                     the
                     Chapter
                     of
                     Cologn
                     ,
                     who
                     have
                     espoused
                     his
                     Interest
                     ,
                     shall
                     have
                     the
                     benefit
                     of
                     the
                     foresaid
                     Amnesty
                     ,
                     without
                     prejudice
                     however
                     to
                     what
                     shall
                     be
                     explain'd
                     concerning
                     Ecclesiastical
                     Benefices
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     ensuing
                     Paragraph
                     ,
                     which
                     is
                     agreeable
                     to
                     the
                     28th
                     and
                     29th
                     Articles
                     of
                     the
                     Project
                     of
                     Peace
                     deliver'd
                     in
                     by
                     the
                     French
                     ,
                     and
                     which
                     may
                     be
                     plac'd
                     after
                     the
                     Article
                     of
                     Restitution
                     ,
                     at
                     the
                     beginning
                     of
                     the
                     Article
                     of
                     Amnesty
                     drawn
                     up
                     in
                     these
                     Terms
                     .
                  
                   
                     If
                     notwithstanding
                     the
                     said
                     Ecclesiastical
                     and
                     Catholick
                     Benefices
                     ,
                     mediate
                     or
                     immediate
                     ,
                     have
                     been
                     collated
                     on
                     fit
                     and
                     capable
                     Persons
                     ,
                     by
                     either
                     Party
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Places
                     or
                     Dominions
                     ,
                     which
                     were
                     then
                     subject
                     to
                     them
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     Rule
                     of
                     their
                     Primitive
                     Institution
                     ,
                     and
                     conformably
                     to
                     the
                     lawful
                     Statutes
                     ,
                     general
                     or
                     particular
                     ,
                     made
                     by
                     their
                     Subjects
                     ,
                     the
                     said
                     Benefices
                     shall
                     remain
                     in
                     the
                     Possession
                     of
                     the
                     new
                     Incumbents
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     as
                     those
                     Ecclesiastical
                     and
                     Catholick
                     Benefices
                     ,
                     which
                     have
                     been
                     collated
                     after
                     the
                     same
                     manner
                     before
                     the
                     present
                     
                     War
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     places
                     which
                     are
                     to
                     be
                     restor'd
                     by
                     the
                     present
                     Treaty
                     ;
                     so
                     that
                     they
                     may
                     and
                     shall
                     not
                     be
                     troubled
                     or
                     molested
                     by
                     any
                     Person
                     whatsoever
                     in
                     the
                     possession
                     and
                     lawful
                     administration
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     nor
                     in
                     the
                     receiving
                     the
                     Profits
                     thereof
                     :
                     nor
                     shall
                     they
                     upon
                     this
                     account
                     ,
                     nor
                     for
                     any
                     other
                     cause
                     past
                     or
                     present
                     ,
                     be
                     summon'd
                     or
                     cited
                     ,
                     or
                     any
                     ways
                     disturb'd
                     or
                     molested
                     ;
                     provided
                     always
                     that
                     they
                     discharge
                     the
                     Offices
                     incumbent
                     upon
                     them
                     on
                     the
                     account
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Benefices
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XVII
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     whereas
                     the
                     Peace
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     is
                     to
                     be
                     the
                     Basis
                     of
                     this
                     present
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     and
                     whereas
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     is
                     willing
                     to
                     observe
                     the
                     said
                     Treaty
                     in
                     its
                     full
                     force
                     with
                     respect
                     to
                     his
                     Catholick
                     Majesty
                     :
                     His
                     Majesty
                     therefore
                     consents
                     to
                     settle
                     all
                     things
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     state
                     wherein
                     they
                     were
                     settled
                     by
                     the
                     said
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     renouncing
                     the
                     Advantages
                     which
                     his
                     Arms
                     have
                     acquir'd
                     during
                     this
                     War.
                     To
                     this
                     effect
                     his
                     Majesty
                     agrees
                     to
                     restore
                     to
                     his
                     Catholick
                     Majesty
                     the
                     Town
                     of
                     Mons
                     as
                     it
                     now
                     is
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     its
                     Dependencies
                     ,
                     such
                     as
                     they
                     were
                     before
                     it
                     was
                     conquer'd
                     by
                     his
                     Majesty
                     :
                     and
                     the
                     Town
                     of
                     Charleroy
                     in
                     the
                     state
                     wherein
                     it
                     now
                     is
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     its
                     Dependencies
                     ;
                     as
                     likewise
                     the
                     Town
                     of
                     Courtray
                     upon
                     the
                     same
                     Conditions
                     .
                     And
                     for
                     the
                     greater
                     proof
                     of
                     the
                     Sincerity
                     of
                     his
                     Majesties
                     Intentions
                     for
                     a
                     Peace
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     entire
                     Re-establishment
                     of
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     his
                     said
                     Majesty
                     is
                     willing
                     to
                     restore
                     to
                     the
                     King
                     of
                     Spain
                     the
                     Town
                     of
                     Aeth
                     ,
                     tho'
                     taken
                     by
                     his
                     Forces
                     since
                     the
                     opening
                     of
                     the
                     Conferences
                     for
                     the
                     Peace
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Article
                     XVIII
                     .
                  
                   
                     His
                     Majesty
                     likewise
                     promises
                     to
                     restore
                     to
                     Spain
                     the
                     Towns
                     of
                     
                       Roses
                       ,
                       Gironne
                    
                     and
                     Belver
                     in
                     Catalonia
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     state
                     they
                     were
                     in
                     when
                     taken
                     by
                     his
                     Majesty's
                     Forces
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XIX
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     most
                     Christian
                     King
                     will
                     likewise
                     restore
                     to
                     his
                     Catholick
                     Majesty
                     the
                     Town
                     of
                     Luxemburgh
                     in
                     the
                     Condition
                     it
                     now
                     is
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     Dutchy
                     of
                     that
                     name
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Chiny
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XIX
                     .
                  
                   
                     Although
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     is
                     to
                     be
                     the
                     Basis
                     and
                     Foundation
                     of
                     this
                     ,
                     and
                     accordingly
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     Dutchy
                     of
                     Luxemburgh
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Chiny
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     restor'd
                     by
                     virtue
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     Catholick
                     King
                     ,
                     yet
                     by
                     common
                     consent
                     it
                     has
                     been
                     agreed
                     to
                     recede
                     from
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     by
                     the
                     present
                     Article
                     :
                     therefore
                     by
                     the
                     present
                     Treaty
                     his
                     Catholick
                     Majesty
                     yields
                     and
                     makes
                     over
                     to
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     Dutchy
                     of
                     Luxemburgh
                     ,
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Chiny
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     general
                     all
                     that
                     has
                     ever
                     been
                     included
                     in
                     the
                     said
                     Dutchy
                     and
                     Province
                     of
                     Luxemburgh
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     enjoy'd
                     by
                     his
                     Majesty
                     with
                     all
                     Right
                     of
                     Soveraignty
                     :
                     And
                     in
                     exchange
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Town
                     and
                     Dutchy
                     of
                     Luxemburgh
                     ,
                     the
                     most
                     Christian
                     King
                     yields
                     and
                     makes
                     over
                     to
                     his
                     Catholick
                     Majesty
                     the
                     Towns
                     of
                     ....................................
                     with
                     the
                     same
                     Rights
                     of
                     Soveraignty
                     which
                     he
                     acquired
                     by
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ;
                     of
                     which
                     his
                     Catholick
                     Majesty
                     shall
                     enjoy
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Article
                     XX.
                     
                  
                   
                     Whereas
                     since
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Peace
                     concluded
                     at
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     several
                     Reunions
                     of
                     Villages
                     ,
                     Towns
                     ,
                     &c.
                     situated
                     in
                     the
                     Dominions
                     of
                     the
                     King
                     of
                     Spain
                     ,
                     have
                     been
                     made
                     by
                     Order
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     Christian
                     King
                     ;
                     it
                     is
                     hereby
                     agreed
                     ,
                     that
                     all
                     such
                     Re-unions
                     made
                     since
                     the
                     said
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     absolutely
                     repeal'd
                     and
                     made
                     void
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     the
                     said
                     Villages
                     ,
                     &c.
                     shall
                     be
                     restor'd
                     to
                     to
                     his
                     Catholick
                     Majesty
                     to
                     enjoy
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     as
                     he
                     did
                     before
                     the
                     said
                     Re-unions
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XXI
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     whereas
                     by
                     the
                     Fifteenth
                     Article
                     of
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     it
                     was
                     agreed
                     to
                     appoint
                     Commissioners
                     on
                     both
                     sides
                     ,
                     to
                     settle
                     the
                     Limits
                     of
                     the
                     States
                     and
                     Dominions
                     ,
                     which
                     were
                     to
                     remain
                     to
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     the
                     King
                     of
                     Spain
                     in
                     the
                     Netherlands
                     ,
                     as
                     also
                     to
                     agree
                     about
                     all
                     other
                     Difficulties
                     that
                     might
                     arise
                     upon
                     account
                     of
                     the
                     Villages
                     situated
                     in
                     these
                     Countries
                     ,
                     which
                     were
                     then
                     yielded
                     to
                     ,
                     or
                     formerly
                     enjoy'd
                     by
                     the
                     most
                     Christian
                     King
                     ;
                     and
                     whereas
                     Commissioners
                     being
                     accordingly
                     appointed
                     on
                     both
                     sides
                     to
                     put
                     the
                     said
                     Articles
                     in
                     Execution
                     ,
                     the
                     Conferences
                     which
                     they
                     had
                     begun
                     were
                     interrupted
                     by
                     the
                     Troubles
                     and
                     Wars
                     that
                     have
                     since
                     happen'd
                     :
                     it
                     is
                     now
                     expresly
                     agreed
                     ,
                     that
                     in
                     Execution
                     of
                     the
                     Fourteenth
                     ,
                     Fifteenth
                     and
                     Sixteenth
                     Articles
                     of
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimeguen
                     ,
                     Commissioners
                     shall
                     be
                     appointed
                     on
                     both
                     sides
                     ,
                     two
                     Months
                     after
                     the
                     Publication
                     of
                     the
                     present
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     to
                     regulate
                     all
                     the
                     Matters
                     contain'd
                     in
                     the
                     said
                     Articles
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Article
                     XXII
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     in
                     Case
                     the
                     said
                     Commissioners
                     cannot
                     agree
                     about
                     fixing
                     the
                     said
                     Limits
                     and
                     other
                     Points
                     ,
                     their
                     said
                     most
                     Christian
                     and
                     Catholick
                     Majesties
                     do
                     hereby
                     agree
                     to
                     refer
                     it
                     to
                     the
                     Determination
                     and
                     Arbitration
                     of
                     the
                     States
                     General
                     of
                     the
                     United
                     Provinces
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Answer
                     to
                     Article
                     XVII
                     .
                     and
                     the
                     Five
                     following
                     .
                  
                   
                     'T
                     is
                     reasonable
                     to
                     leave
                     the
                     Discussing
                     of
                     what
                     relates
                     to
                     the
                     Affairs
                     of
                     his
                     Catholick
                     Majesty
                     to
                     their
                     Excellencies
                     the
                     Ambassadors
                     of
                     Spain
                     .
                     However
                     ,
                     they
                     particularly
                     insist
                     upon
                     the
                     promis'd
                     Restitution
                     of
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     Dutchy
                     of
                     Luxemberg
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Chiny
                     ;
                     and
                     very
                     strenuously
                     oppose
                     all
                     manner
                     of
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     much
                     as
                     the
                     bare
                     mention
                     of
                     Surrendring
                     the
                     said
                     States
                     ,
                     always
                     reserving
                     the
                     Right
                     of
                     his
                     Imperial
                     Majesty
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     States
                     dependent
                     thereon
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XXIII
                     .
                  
                   
                     Whereas
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     Castle
                     of
                     Dinant
                     have
                     been
                     in
                     the
                     Possession
                     of
                     the
                     Forces
                     of
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     both
                     before
                     and
                     during
                     the
                     present
                     War
                     ,
                     his
                     Majesty
                     is
                     willing
                     to
                     restore
                     them
                     to
                     the
                     Bishop
                     and
                     Prince
                     of
                     Liege
                     ,
                     upon
                     Condition
                     that
                     the
                     new
                     Fortifications
                     made
                     by
                     his
                     .
                     Orders
                     be
                     raz'd
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     said
                     Town
                     and
                     Castle
                     shall
                     be
                     restor'd
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Liege
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     state
                     wherein
                     they
                     were
                     ,
                     before
                     they
                     were
                     taken
                     by
                     his
                     Majesty's
                     Forces
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Answer
                     to
                     Article
                     XXIII
                     .
                  
                   
                     Whereas
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     Castle
                     of
                     Dinant
                     are
                     comprehended
                     in
                     the
                     Dependencies
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     the
                     Restitution
                     thereof
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     wholly
                     made
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     Third
                     and
                     Fourth
                     Articles
                     before-mention'd
                     ,
                     to
                     which
                     Articles
                     it
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     referr'd
                     .
                     The
                     Restitution
                     likewise
                     of
                     the
                     Dutchy
                     of
                     Bullogn
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     added
                     thereto
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     execute
                     the
                     other
                     Matters
                     which
                     the
                     moct
                     Serene
                     Elector
                     of
                     Cologn
                     ,
                     or
                     the
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Liege
                     has
                     express'd
                     in
                     the
                     following
                     Article
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Prince
                     and
                     Church
                     of
                     Liege
                     shall
                     be
                     restor'd
                     to
                     their
                     most
                     ancient
                     Possession
                     and
                     Propriety
                     continu'd
                     to
                     them
                     for
                     near
                     Six
                     Centuries
                     together
                     ,
                     and
                     confirm'd
                     by
                     the
                     Peace
                     of
                     Cambray
                     in
                     the
                     years
                     1529
                     ,
                     and
                     1559
                     ,
                     of
                     the
                     Castle
                     ,
                     Town
                     ,
                     and
                     Dutchy
                     of
                     Bullogn
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     their
                     Appurtenances
                     and
                     Dependencies
                     :
                     and
                     the
                     most
                     Christian
                     King
                     shall
                     restore
                     the
                     said
                     Castle
                     ,
                     Town
                     ,
                     and
                     Dutchy
                     to
                     the
                     Prince
                     and
                     Church
                     of
                     Liege
                     ,
                     within
                     
                       _____
                    
                     days
                     after
                     the
                     Ratification
                     of
                     this
                     present
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     Condition
                     wherein
                     they
                     are
                     at
                     present
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     the
                     Decrees
                     and
                     Precepts
                     ,
                     Artillery
                     and
                     Ammunition
                     ,
                     without
                     demolishing
                     the
                     Walls
                     ,
                     Houses
                     ,
                     or
                     Fortifications
                     ,
                     and
                     without
                     pretending
                     to
                     any
                     Restitution
                     to
                     be
                     made
                     for
                     any
                     Charges
                     they
                     have
                     been
                     at
                     upon
                     any
                     account
                     whatsoever
                     .
                     And
                     also
                     the
                     Article
                     inserted
                     in
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimiguen
                     ,
                     without
                     the
                     Consent
                     and
                     Approbation
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Prince
                     and
                     Chapter
                     of
                     Liege
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     look'd
                     upon
                     as
                     not
                     inserted
                     ,
                     and
                     shall
                     be
                     of
                     no
                     force
                     or
                     virtue
                     for
                     the
                     future
                     to
                     diminish
                     the
                     Right
                     ,
                     Property
                     or
                     Possession
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Prince
                     and
                     Church
                     of
                     Liege
                     ,
                     with
                     respect
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     Castle
                     ,
                     Town
                     and
                     Dutchy
                     .
                     In
                     like
                     manner
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Town
                     of
                     Dinant
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     its
                     Rights
                     ,
                     Appurtenances
                     and
                     Dependencies
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     faithfully
                     restor'd
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     Prince
                     and
                     Church
                     of
                     Liege
                     within
                     
                       _____
                    
                     days
                     after
                     
                     the
                     Ratification
                     of
                     the
                     present
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     without
                     demolishing
                     any
                     Houses
                     ,
                     Fortifications
                     or
                     Walls
                     ,
                     and
                     without
                     exacting
                     any
                     thing
                     for
                     Charges
                     ,
                     Reparations
                     ,
                     or
                     any
                     Expences
                     whatsoever
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     the
                     Writings
                     ,
                     Decrees
                     ,
                     Artillery
                     and
                     Ammunition
                     which
                     were
                     therein
                     when
                     taken
                     by
                     the
                     French
                     :
                     nor
                     shall
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     have
                     or
                     pretend
                     any
                     Right
                     or
                     Claim
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     Castle
                     ,
                     Town
                     ,
                     and
                     its
                     Dependencies
                     upon
                     any
                     account
                     or
                     reason
                     whatsoever
                     ,
                     but
                     the
                     whole
                     shall
                     be
                     fully
                     and
                     entirely
                     remitted
                     to
                     the
                     Bishoprick
                     of
                     Liege
                     .
                     In
                     like
                     manner
                     the
                     said
                     Prince
                     and
                     Church
                     of
                     Liege
                     shall
                     remain
                     in
                     the
                     Possession
                     of
                     all
                     Towns
                     ,
                     Lordships
                     ,
                     Castles
                     ,
                     Villages
                     ,
                     Places
                     ,
                     Territories
                     ,
                     Dependencies
                     ,
                     Rights
                     ,
                     Pretensions
                     ,
                     Jurisdictions
                     ,
                     Profits
                     and
                     Revenues
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     whole
                     shall
                     be
                     restor'd
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     Condition
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     said
                     Church
                     formerly
                     possess'd
                     it
                     ,
                     within
                     
                       _____
                    
                     days
                     after
                     the
                     Ratification
                     of
                     the
                     present
                     Treaty
                     .
                     He
                     shall
                     restore
                     to
                     them
                     expresly
                     by
                     name
                     the
                     Places
                     specified
                     in
                     a
                     List
                     or
                     Separate
                     Article
                     ;
                     and
                     in
                     general
                     all
                     others
                     ,
                     which
                     are
                     contain'd
                     under
                     the
                     Name
                     and
                     Title
                     of
                     Places
                     ,
                     Territories
                     ,
                     Jurisdictions
                     ,
                     Proprieties
                     ,
                     Possessions
                     ,
                     Rights
                     ,
                     Profits
                     and
                     Revenues
                     ,
                     and
                     which
                     have
                     been
                     possess'd
                     by
                     the
                     most
                     Christian
                     King
                     ,
                     by
                     force
                     of
                     Arms
                     ,
                     or
                     by
                     virtue
                     of
                     the
                     Re-unions
                     of
                     the
                     Chamber
                     of
                     Metz
                     ,
                     or
                     otherwise
                     in
                     what
                     nature
                     soever
                     .
                     Moreover
                     the
                     said
                     King
                     shall
                     take
                     care
                     to
                     indemnifie
                     the
                     Prince
                     ,
                     Chapter
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     other
                     Private
                     Subjects
                     ,
                     for
                     their
                     Goods
                     confiscated
                     within
                     the
                     Territories
                     of
                     Liege
                     ,
                     and
                     shall
                     not
                     exact
                     the
                     Remainder
                     of
                     the
                     Contributions
                     of
                     the
                     present
                     War.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XXIV
                     .
                  
                   
                     All
                     the
                     Provisions
                     ,
                     Ammunitions
                     ,
                     and
                     Artillery
                     that
                     shall
                     be
                     found
                     in
                     the
                     Places
                     which
                     are
                     to
                     be
                     restor'd
                     to
                     the
                     King
                     of
                     Spain
                     ,
                     or
                     demolish'd
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     taken
                     away
                     by
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Article
                     XXV
                     .
                  
                   
                     It
                     is
                     also
                     agreed
                     that
                     the
                     Collection
                     of
                     all
                     Duties
                     ,
                     which
                     the
                     said
                     most
                     Christian
                     King
                     is
                     in
                     possession
                     of
                     ,
                     in
                     all
                     those
                     Dominions
                     which
                     he
                     restores
                     to
                     the
                     Catholick
                     King
                     by
                     virtue
                     of
                     this
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     continu'd
                     to
                     him
                     ,
                     till
                     the
                     very
                     day
                     ,
                     whereon
                     these
                     Countries
                     are
                     depending
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     actually
                     restor'd
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     Arrears
                     which
                     shall
                     be
                     due
                     at
                     the
                     time
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Restitution
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     paid
                     
                       bonâ
                       fide
                    
                     to
                     the
                     Farmers
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Duties
                     .
                     It
                     is
                     likewise
                     agreed
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     Proprietors
                     of
                     the
                     Forests
                     that
                     have
                     been
                     confiscated
                     in
                     the
                     Dependencies
                     of
                     the
                     Places
                     to
                     be
                     restor'd
                     to
                     his
                     Catholick
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     restor'd
                     to
                     the
                     Possession
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     all
                     the
                     Timber
                     that
                     shall
                     be
                     found
                     upon
                     the
                     Spot
                     .
                     It
                     being
                     to
                     be
                     understood
                     ,
                     that
                     after
                     signing
                     of
                     this
                     present
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     it
                     shall
                     not
                     be
                     lawful
                     on
                     either
                     side
                     to
                     destroy
                     the
                     said
                     Forests
                     ,
                     or
                     to
                     Fell
                     any
                     Trees
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XXVI
                     .
                  
                   
                     All
                     Papers
                     ,
                     Letters
                     ,
                     and
                     Precepts
                     concerning
                     the
                     Countries
                     ,
                     Lands
                     and
                     Lordships
                     ,
                     which
                     are
                     to
                     be
                     surrendred
                     and
                     restor'd
                     by
                     the
                     present
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     faithfully
                     restor'd
                     on
                     both
                     sides
                     ,
                     within
                     three
                     Months
                     after
                     the
                     Exchanging
                     of
                     this
                     present
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     in
                     what
                     Places
                     soever
                     those
                     Papers
                     and
                     Precepts
                     may
                     be
                     found
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Answer
                     to
                     Article
                     XXVI
                     .
                  
                   
                     Besides
                     what
                     is
                     contain'd
                     already
                     in
                     any
                     other
                     Articles
                     ,
                     care
                     shall
                     be
                     taken
                     with
                     respect
                     to
                     Germany
                     in
                     
                     general
                     ,
                     that
                     France
                     immediately
                     after
                     the
                     Ratification
                     of
                     the
                     Peace
                     ,
                     shall
                     restore
                     the
                     Writings
                     and
                     Decrees
                     ,
                     relating
                     to
                     the
                     places
                     which
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     restor'd
                     to
                     the
                     Emperor
                     and
                     Empire
                     ,
                     or
                     which
                     do
                     otherwise
                     belong
                     to
                     his
                     Imperial
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     or
                     to
                     the
                     States
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     ;
                     and
                     particularly
                     such
                     as
                     are
                     detain'd
                     at
                     Friburgh
                     ,
                     or
                     have
                     been
                     remov'd
                     thence
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     as
                     from
                     the
                     Chamber
                     and
                     Town
                     of
                     Spires
                     ,
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Leininghen
                     ,
                     or
                     other
                     places
                     hereafter
                     to
                     be
                     specified
                     ;
                     without
                     prejudice
                     to
                     the
                     other
                     Things
                     ,
                     which
                     shall
                     or
                     may
                     be
                     propos'd
                     hereafter
                     with
                     respect
                     to
                     the
                     Chamber
                     of
                     Spires
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XXVII
                     .
                  
                   
                     All
                     the
                     Subjects
                     on
                     both
                     sides
                     ,
                     both
                     Ecclesiastical
                     and
                     Secular
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     restor'd
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     to
                     the
                     Possession
                     of
                     the
                     Honours
                     ,
                     Dignities
                     ,
                     or
                     Benefices
                     ,
                     which
                     they
                     enjoy'd
                     before
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     which
                     they
                     were
                     dispossess'd
                     by
                     the
                     present
                     War
                     ,
                     as
                     of
                     their
                     Real
                     and
                     Personal
                     Estates
                     ,
                     that
                     have
                     been
                     seiz'd
                     and
                     possess'd
                     upon
                     account
                     of
                     this
                     War
                     ;
                     as
                     also
                     to
                     their
                     Rights
                     ,
                     Actions
                     and
                     Successions
                     ,
                     that
                     have
                     faln
                     to
                     them
                     since
                     the
                     beginning
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     War
                     ,
                     without
                     exacting
                     or
                     pretending
                     to
                     demand
                     the
                     Fruits
                     and
                     Revenues
                     arising
                     from
                     the
                     said
                     Estates
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     time
                     of
                     the
                     publication
                     of
                     the
                     present
                     Treaty
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XXVIII
                     ,
                     and
                     XXIX
                     .
                  
                   
                     Those
                     two
                     Articles
                     ,
                     which
                     are
                     the
                     24
                     th
                     and
                     25
                     th
                     of
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Nimiguen
                     ,
                     being
                     common
                     to
                     all
                     Treaties
                     ,
                     relate
                     only
                     to
                     such
                     Benefices
                     as
                     have
                     been
                     collated
                     to
                     any
                     Person
                     during
                     the
                     present
                     War
                     ;
                     and
                     therefore
                     those
                     on
                     whom
                     such
                     Benefices
                     have
                     been
                     conferr'd
                     since
                     this
                     War
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     confirm'd
                     in
                     the
                     Possession
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Article
                     XXX
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Catholick
                     King
                     shall
                     restore
                     to
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     Parma
                     the
                     Fort
                     and
                     Island
                     of
                     Ponza
                     ,
                     which
                     he
                     has
                     taken
                     from
                     the
                     said
                     Prince
                     during
                     this
                     present
                     War.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XXXI
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     whereas
                     by
                     the
                     present
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     a
                     good
                     ,
                     firm
                     and
                     inviolable
                     Peace
                     is
                     establish'd
                     between
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Catholick
                     King
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Lords
                     States
                     General
                     of
                     the
                     
                       United
                       Netherlands
                    
                     ,
                     both
                     by
                     Sea
                     and
                     Land
                     ,
                     through
                     all
                     their
                     Kingdoms
                     ,
                     Countries
                     ,
                     Territories
                     ,
                     Provinces
                     and
                     Dominions
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     all
                     Acts
                     of
                     Hostility
                     are
                     to
                     cease
                     for
                     the
                     future
                     ,
                     it
                     is
                     stipulated
                     by
                     the
                     present
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     that
                     all
                     Prizes
                     that
                     shall
                     be
                     made
                     on
                     either
                     side
                     in
                     the
                     
                       Baltick
                       Sea
                    
                     ,
                     or
                     the
                     
                       Northern
                       Ocean
                    
                     ,
                     from
                     Newfoundland
                     to
                     the
                     Channel
                     ,
                     from
                     and
                     after
                     the
                     space
                     of
                     four
                     Weeks
                     after
                     the
                     Publication
                     of
                     this
                     Peace
                     ;
                     or
                     from
                     the
                     Channel
                     to
                     the
                     
                       Cape
                       of
                       S.
                       Vincent
                    
                     six
                     Weeks
                     after
                     the
                     same
                     ;
                     from
                     the
                     said
                     Cape
                     into
                     the
                     Mediterranean
                     and
                     to
                     the
                     Line
                     ,
                     ten
                     Weeks
                     after
                     the
                     same
                     ;
                     and
                     beyond
                     the
                     Line
                     ,
                     in
                     all
                     parts
                     of
                     the
                     World
                     ,
                     eight
                     Months
                     after
                     the
                     Publication
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Peace
                     ,
                     the
                     said
                     Prizes
                     ,
                     taken
                     after
                     the
                     prefix'd
                     Times
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     allow'd
                     void
                     ,
                     and
                     return'd
                     to
                     the
                     true
                     Owners
                     on
                     either
                     side
                     ,
                     with
                     full
                     Satisfaction
                     for
                     the
                     Damages
                     and
                     Losses
                     sustain'd
                     thereby
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XXXII
                     .
                  
                   
                     If
                     any
                     Places
                     ,
                     Countries
                     ,
                     or
                     Colonies
                     have
                     been
                     taken
                     by
                     the
                     Arms
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     Christian
                     King
                     ,
                     upon
                     
                     the
                     Coasts
                     of
                     Africa
                     ,
                     or
                     in
                     the
                     East
                     or
                     
                       West
                       Indies
                    
                     :
                     or
                     if
                     the
                     States
                     General
                     have
                     taken
                     any
                     Places
                     ,
                     Countries
                     ,
                     or
                     Colonies
                     belonging
                     to
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     all
                     such
                     Conquests
                     shall
                     be
                     restor'd
                     on
                     both
                     sides
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     Condition
                     they
                     were
                     in
                     ,
                     before
                     they
                     were
                     taken
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XXXIII
                     .
                  
                   
                     All
                     Prisoners
                     of
                     War
                     taken
                     by
                     the
                     Forces
                     of
                     the
                     Emperor
                     and
                     of
                     his
                     Allies
                     ,
                     and
                     by
                     those
                     of
                     his
                     most
                     Christian
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     and
                     are
                     still
                     detain'd
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     releas'd
                     without
                     any
                     Ransom
                     ,
                     after
                     the
                     Ratifications
                     are
                     exchang'd
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XXXIV
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     whereas
                     their
                     Majesties
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Lords
                     States
                     General
                     ,
                     do
                     acknowledge
                     the
                     Good
                     Offices
                     and
                     Care
                     ,
                     which
                     the
                     most
                     Serene
                     King
                     of
                     Sweden
                     has
                     us'd
                     to
                     procure
                     the
                     Peace
                     and
                     Publick
                     Tranquility
                     ,
                     it
                     is
                     on
                     both
                     sides
                     agreed
                     ,
                     that
                     his
                     Swedish
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     his
                     Kingdoms
                     and
                     States
                     ,
                     be
                     especially
                     and
                     by
                     name
                     comprehended
                     in
                     the
                     present
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     best
                     manner
                     and
                     form
                     that
                     the
                     same
                     may
                     be
                     done
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XXXV
                     .
                  
                   
                     All
                     such
                     as
                     shall
                     be
                     nam'd
                     by
                     common
                     Consent
                     of
                     both
                     Parties
                     ,
                     before
                     or
                     within
                     six
                     Months
                     after
                     the
                     Ratifications
                     of
                     the
                     Treaty
                     are
                     exchang'd
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     comprehended
                     in
                     this
                     present
                     Treaty
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XXXVI
                     .
                  
                   
                     Their
                     said
                     Majesties
                     and
                     the
                     Lords
                     States
                     General
                     do
                     agree
                     ,
                     that
                     his
                     Swedish
                     Majesty
                     as
                     Mediator
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     other
                     Kings
                     ,
                     Princes
                     and
                     Republicks
                     may
                     
                     give
                     their
                     Guarantee
                     to
                     their
                     said
                     Majesties
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     said
                     Lords
                     States
                     General
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     Exemption
                     of
                     all
                     and
                     every
                     particular
                     Article
                     contain'd
                     in
                     this
                     present
                     Treaty
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Answer
                     to
                     Article
                     XXXIII
                     ,
                     XXXIV
                     ,
                     XXXV
                     ,
                     and
                     XXXVI
                     .
                  
                   
                     It
                     will
                     be
                     easie
                     to
                     agree
                     to
                     what
                     is
                     contain'd
                     in
                     these
                     Articles
                     ,
                     when
                     once
                     the
                     Articles
                     of
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Peace
                     between
                     the
                     Emperor
                     and
                     France
                     are
                     adjusted
                     .
                     But
                     for
                     the
                     preventing
                     all
                     farther
                     Contests
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     occasions
                     of
                     molesting
                     the
                     Subjects
                     on
                     either
                     side
                     ,
                     't
                     is
                     not
                     only
                     requisite
                     to
                     put
                     a
                     stop
                     to
                     the
                     Contributions
                     rais'd
                     upon
                     the
                     Subjects
                     on
                     both
                     sides
                     from
                     the
                     day
                     of
                     signing
                     the
                     Peace
                     ;
                     but
                     't
                     is
                     likewise
                     necessary
                     absolutely
                     and
                     entirely
                     to
                     disannul
                     all
                     Pretensions
                     upon
                     the
                     account
                     of
                     Contributions
                     ,
                     which
                     remain
                     still
                     unpaid
                     ,
                     all
                     Hostages
                     given
                     or
                     taken
                     upon
                     that
                     account
                     being
                     immediately
                     restor'd
                     gratis
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     manner
                     as
                     the
                     Prisoners
                     on
                     either
                     side
                     are
                     to
                     be
                     restor'd
                     without
                     Ransom
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Article
                     XXXVII
                     .
                  
                   
                     There
                     is
                     Liberty
                     left
                     and
                     reserv'd
                     to
                     add
                     any
                     other
                     Articles
                     ,
                     in
                     Case
                     of
                     any
                     Omission
                     ,
                     whether
                     they
                     relate
                     to
                     any
                     General
                     Affairs
                     ,
                     or
                     to
                     any
                     Particular
                     Pretensions
                     to
                     be
                     adjusted
                     in
                     this
                     General
                     Peace
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Deliver'd
                       to
                       his
                       Excellency
                       the
                       Mediator
                       
                         July
                         20.
                         1697.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       Signed
                       ,
                       
                         
                           
                             D.
                             Harlay
                             Bouneuil
                          
                           .
                           (
                           Place
                           for
                           the
                           Seal
                           .
                           )
                        
                         
                           
                             Verjus
                             de
                             Crecy
                          
                           .
                           (
                           Place
                           for
                           the
                           Seal
                           .
                           )
                        
                         
                           
                             De
                             Caillieres
                          
                           .
                           (
                           Place
                           for
                           the
                           Seal
                           .
                           )
                        
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         Concordare
                         Vidi
                      
                       .
                       N.
                       Lillienroot
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Answer
                     to
                     the
                     last
                     Article
                     .
                  
                   
                     In
                     the
                     Instrument
                     of
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Peace
                     beeween
                     the
                     Emperor
                     and
                     France
                     ,
                     't
                     is
                     requisite
                     likewise
                     to
                     insert
                     in
                     their
                     proper
                     place
                     the
                     following
                     Articles
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Francis
                       Lewis
                    
                     Prince
                     Palatine
                     ,
                     Grand
                     Master
                     of
                     the
                     
                       Teutonick
                       Order
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Wormes
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     fully
                     restor'd
                     to
                     the
                     Commendams
                     ,
                     Places
                     ,
                     Subjects
                     ,
                     and
                     Revenues
                     ,
                     which
                     have
                     been
                     taken
                     from
                     him
                     by
                     France
                     ,
                     and
                     which
                     have
                     anciently
                     been
                     possess'd
                     by
                     the
                     said
                     Order
                     ,
                     or
                     by
                     the
                     said
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Wormes
                     and
                     other
                     Churches
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     their
                     Rights
                     and
                     Priviledges
                     ;
                     without
                     infringing
                     the
                     other
                     Rights
                     ,
                     which
                     shall
                     be
                     the
                     same
                     to
                     him
                     as
                     to
                     the
                     other
                     States
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     ;
                     not
                     shall
                     he
                     or
                     his
                     Successors
                     be
                     any
                     ways
                     molested
                     in
                     the
                     Use
                     and
                     Exercise
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Rights
                     and
                     Revenues
                     ;
                     much
                     less
                     shall
                     any
                     thing
                     that
                     has
                     been
                     done
                     ,
                     attempted
                     ,
                     or
                     hitherto
                     said
                     to
                     the
                     contrary
                     ,
                     upon
                     any
                     account
                     whatsoever
                     ,
                     turn
                     to
                     his
                     prejudice
                     .
                     As
                     for
                     what
                     concerns
                     the
                     Satisfaction
                     for
                     Damages
                     sustain'd
                     ,
                     such
                     things
                     shall
                     be
                     perform'd
                     as
                     are
                     contain'd
                     in
                     a
                     particular
                     Article
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     House
                     of
                     Wirtemberg
                     ,
                     and
                     expresly
                     Duke
                     George
                     of
                     the
                     Branch
                     of
                     Montbeliard
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     absolutely
                     restor'd
                     in
                     behalf
                     of
                     himself
                     and
                     his
                     Successors
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     his
                     Rights
                     ,
                     to
                     all
                     and
                     every
                     his
                     Demeans
                     situated
                     in
                     Alsace
                     or
                     elsewhere
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     the
                     State
                     ,
                     Rights
                     and
                     Prerogatives
                     ,
                     and
                     especially
                     to
                     his
                     immediate
                     Dependence
                     on
                     the
                     Sacred
                     Roman
                     Empire
                     ,
                     which
                     he
                     formerly
                     enjoy'd
                     ,
                     and
                     which
                     the
                     other
                     Princes
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     do
                     or
                     ought
                     to
                     enjoy
                     ,
                     for
                     ever
                     annulling
                     the
                     paying
                     or
                     acknowledging
                     any
                     Homage
                     to
                     the
                     Crown
                     of
                     France
                     ,
                     which
                     was
                     made
                     for
                     a
                     time
                     in
                     the
                     year
                     1681.
                     
                     And
                     the
                     said
                     Princes
                     shall
                     henceforward
                     freely
                     enjoy
                     all
                     the
                     Revenues
                     belonging
                     to
                     them
                     ,
                     whether
                     Secular
                     or
                     Ecclesiastical
                     ,
                     which
                     they
                     were
                     in
                     possession
                     of
                     before
                     the
                     Troubles
                     ,
                     or
                     which
                     they
                     ought
                     to
                     
                     have
                     enjoy'd
                     by
                     virtue
                     of
                     the
                     Peace
                     of
                     Westphalia
                     :
                     together
                     with
                     the
                     Fiefs
                     which
                     have
                     been
                     granted
                     in
                     their
                     behalf
                     since
                     the
                     time
                     of
                     their
                     being
                     detain'd
                     by
                     France
                     ,
                     and
                     which
                     they
                     have
                     not
                     surrender'd
                     to
                     others
                     ,
                     such
                     as
                     are
                     the
                     Fiefs
                     ,
                     which
                     the
                     Counts
                     of
                     Rappolstein
                     ,
                     and
                     which
                     the
                     Lords
                     of
                     Rathsamhauson
                     have
                     recogniz'd
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Harburgh
                     ,
                     and
                     others
                     such
                     like
                     .
                     In
                     like
                     manner
                     they
                     shall
                     be
                     restor'd
                     to
                     the
                     full
                     and
                     entire
                     Possession
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     of
                     their
                     Fiefs
                     in
                     
                       Burgundy
                       ,
                       Granges
                       ,
                       Clereval
                       ,
                       Passerant
                       ,
                       Hericourt
                       ,
                       Blamont
                       ,
                       Chatelot
                    
                     and
                     Clermont
                     ,
                     as
                     of
                     their
                     Territories
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     the
                     Rights
                     and
                     Revenues
                     which
                     they
                     formerly
                     possessed
                     ,
                     annulling
                     and
                     absolutely
                     rejecting
                     all
                     that
                     may
                     be
                     done
                     or
                     pretended
                     upon
                     any
                     account
                     whatsoever
                     to
                     the
                     contrary
                     .
                     As
                     to
                     Duke
                     
                       Everhard
                       Lewis
                    
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     Losses
                     he
                     has
                     suffer'd
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     during
                     the
                     present
                     War
                     ,
                     as
                     before
                     the
                     Declaration
                     thereof
                     ,
                     contrary
                     to
                     particular
                     Treaties
                     ,
                     such
                     Satisfaction
                     shall
                     be
                     made
                     him
                     ,
                     as
                     is
                     express'd
                     in
                     a
                     Separate
                     Article
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       After
                       these
                       particular
                       Restitutions
                       't
                       is
                       requisite
                       to
                       add
                       farther
                       in
                       general
                       :
                    
                  
                   
                     By
                     the
                     Restitution
                     or
                     Surrendring
                     of
                     Places
                     ,
                     Persons
                     ,
                     Things
                     ,
                     or
                     Rights
                     ,
                     made
                     by
                     France
                     pursuant
                     to
                     this
                     Treaty
                     of
                     Peace
                     ,
                     't
                     is
                     not
                     to
                     be
                     understood
                     that
                     any
                     new
                     Right
                     or
                     Priviledge
                     is
                     acquir'd
                     against
                     others
                     ;
                     But
                     to
                     the
                     Empire
                     in
                     general
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     each
                     State
                     in
                     particular
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     all
                     others
                     ,
                     except
                     France
                     ,
                     are
                     reserv'd
                     all
                     Rights
                     ,
                     Pretensions
                     ,
                     Actions
                     and
                     Exceptions
                     ,
                     which
                     belong'd
                     to
                     them
                     on
                     both
                     sides
                     ,
                     before
                     their
                     Destitution
                     ,
                     and
                     which
                     are
                     not
                     expresly
                     limited
                     ,
                     or
                     entirely
                     null'd
                     by
                     the
                     present
                     Treaty
                     ;
                     the
                     which
                     shall
                     remain
                     in
                     their
                     full
                     force
                     after
                     Restitution
                     made
                     ,
                     which
                     therefore
                     ought
                     not
                     to
                     be
                     delay'd
                     ;
                     and
                     which
                     are
                     to
                     be
                     propos'd
                     ,
                     examin'd
                     ,
                     and
                     decided
                     in
                     their
                     proper
                     place
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       'T
                       is
                       requisite
                       likewise
                       to
                       insert
                       the
                       following
                       Article
                       upon
                       the
                       Subject
                       of
                       the
                       Fiefs
                       of
                       the
                       Empire
                       which
                       are
                       situated
                       in
                    
                     Italy
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     It
                     shall
                     not
                     be
                     lawful
                     for
                     France
                     ,
                     either
                     voluntarily
                     ,
                     or
                     by
                     the
                     sollicitation
                     of
                     others
                     ,
                     either
                     directly
                     or
                     indirectly
                     ,
                     to
                     innovate
                     any
                     thing
                     in
                     the
                     Fiefs
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     Rights
                     of
                     which
                     it
                     is
                     in
                     possession
                     in
                     Italy
                     ;
                     or
                     to
                     invert
                     the
                     Order
                     of
                     Succession
                     in
                     them
                     ,
                     or
                     to
                     assist
                     any
                     others
                     who
                     design
                     to
                     make
                     any
                     Innovation
                     or
                     Interruption
                     therein
                     :
                     But
                     all
                     the
                     Rights
                     which
                     at
                     present
                     belong
                     ,
                     or
                     have
                     ,
                     before
                     they
                     were
                     seiz'd
                     ,
                     belong'd
                     to
                     the
                     Emperor
                     or
                     Empire
                     in
                     general
                     ,
                     or
                     to
                     all
                     the
                     Feudatories
                     and
                     Vassals
                     ,
                     both
                     present
                     and
                     to
                     come
                     ,
                     who
                     may
                     succeed
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     Imperial
                     Grants
                     ,
                     in
                     such
                     places
                     as
                     are
                     either
                     restor'd
                     ,
                     or
                     to
                     be
                     restor'd
                     by
                     France
                     ,
                     as
                     also
                     in
                     such
                     as
                     France
                     have
                     not
                     taken
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     left
                     in
                     their
                     entire
                     Force
                     ,
                     and
                     never
                     be
                     disturb'd
                     or
                     molested
                     by
                     France
                     .
                  
                   
                     To
                     conclude
                     ,
                     the
                     Emperor
                     and
                     Empire
                     reserve
                     to
                     themselves
                     the
                     same
                     Priviledge
                     ,
                     as
                     France
                     has
                     reserv'd
                     in
                     the
                     last
                     Clause
                     ,
                     provided
                     always
                     that
                     a
                     proper
                     Answer
                     may
                     be
                     given
                     to
                     all
                     other
                     Propositions
                     that
                     may
                     be
                     offer'd
                     by
                     the
                     French
                     Ambassadors
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Deliver'd
                       to
                       his
                       Excellency
                       the
                       Mediator
                       ,
                       
                         Aug.
                         5.
                         1697.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       Sign'd
                       ,
                       
                         
                           
                             A.
                             D.
                             C.
                             de
                             Caunitz
                          
                           .
                           (
                           Place
                           for
                           the
                           Seal
                           .
                           )
                        
                         
                           
                             Henry
                             C.
                             de
                             Straatman
                          
                           .
                           (
                           Place
                           for
                           the
                           Seal
                           .
                           )
                        
                         
                           
                             J.
                             F.
                             L.
                             B.
                             de
                             Seilern
                             .
                          
                           (
                           Place
                           for
                           the
                           Seal
                           .
                           )
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Declaration
                 of
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 which
                 was
                 rejected
                 by
                 the
                 Emperial
                 Ambassade
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 many
                 Demonstrations
                 which
                 his
                 Majesty
                 has
                 given
                 of
                 the
                 Sincerity
                 of
                 his
                 Intentions
                 for
                 the
                 General
                 Peace
                 of
                 Europe
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 advantageous
                 Conditions
                 which
                 he
                 has
                 been
                 pleas'd
                 to
                 deposite
                 in
                 the
                 Hands
                 of
                 the
                 Ambassador
                 Extraordinary
                 of
                 Sweden
                 the
                 Tenth
                 of
                 February
                 last
                 ,
                 since
                 he
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 look'd
                 upon
                 as
                 more
                 than
                 sufficient
                 for
                 the
                 concluding
                 the
                 Treaty
                 several
                 Months
                 ago
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 since
                 at
                 present
                 he
                 perceives
                 that
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 utmost
                 Diligence
                 which
                 his
                 Ambassadors
                 Extraordinary
                 have
                 us'd
                 in
                 the
                 Conferences
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 finishing
                 and
                 compleating
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 Work
                 ,
                 the
                 Time
                 so
                 precious
                 for
                 the
                 Welfare
                 of
                 Christendom
                 is
                 run
                 out
                 with
                 so
                 little
                 Success
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Campagn
                 is
                 very
                 far
                 advanc'd
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Events
                 of
                 War
                 are
                 capable
                 of
                 bringing
                 a
                 new
                 Scene
                 on
                 the
                 Face
                 of
                 Publick
                 Affairs
                 ;
                 his
                 Majesty
                 being
                 still
                 mov'd
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 desire
                 of
                 procuring
                 a
                 speedy
                 Repose
                 and
                 Quiet
                 to
                 Europe
                 ,
                 does
                 farther
                 declare
                 by
                 his
                 Ambassadors
                 Extraordinary
                 to
                 the
                 Ambassador
                 Mediator
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 is
                 ready
                 to
                 sign
                 the
                 Peace
                 without
                 any
                 delay
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 Conditions
                 which
                 have
                 already
                 been
                 communicated
                 to
                 him
                 .
                 But
                 whereas
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 reasonable
                 that
                 the
                 Conclusion
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 being
                 still
                 suspended
                 by
                 the
                 delay
                 of
                 his
                 Enemies
                 ,
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 ty'd
                 up
                 ,
                 whilst
                 they
                 think
                 themselves
                 free
                 to
                 accept
                 or
                 refuse
                 the
                 Conditions
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 even
                 to
                 demand
                 new
                 and
                 unallowable
                 ones
                 ;
                 his
                 Majesty
                 therefore
                 declares
                 by
                 his
                 Ambassadors
                 Extraordinary
                 to
                 the
                 Ambassador
                 Mediator
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 is
                 willing
                 to
                 continue
                 under
                 the
                 same
                 Obligation
                 which
                 he
                 has
                 taken
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 August
                 next
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 if
                 within
                 that
                 time
                 his
                 Enemies
                 do
                 not
                 conclude
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 he
                 will
                 be
                 freed
                 from
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 liberty
                 to
                 treat
                 anew
                 ,
                 after
                 so
                 much
                 Expence
                 and
                 Bloodshed
                 ,
                 upon
                 such
                 other
                 Articles
                 as
                 he
                 shall
                 judge
                 suitable
                 to
                 the
                 posture
                 of
                 his
                 Affairs
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Welfare
                 of
                 Christendom
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 Memorial
                 of
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 for
                 the
                 General
                 Peace
                 ,
                 deliver'd
                 to
                 the
                 Ambassador
                 Mediator
                 
                   
                     Septemb.
                     1.
                     1697.
                  
                   
                
                 at
                 the
                 Palace
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 happy
                 Successes
                 with
                 which
                 it
                 has
                 pleas'd
                 God
                 to
                 bless
                 the
                 Undertakings
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 this
                 Campagn
                 ,
                 might
                 give
                 his
                 Majesty
                 a
                 very
                 just
                 occasion
                 of
                 reducing
                 within
                 a
                 narrow
                 compass
                 the
                 Overtures
                 which
                 he
                 has
                 made
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 the
                 Term
                 which
                 he
                 fix'd
                 for
                 the
                 accepting
                 of
                 his
                 Propositions
                 being
                 expir'd
                 ,
                 leaves
                 him
                 at
                 his
                 full
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 he
                 might
                 very
                 well
                 propose
                 new
                 Articles
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 same
                 desire
                 which
                 he
                 always
                 had
                 of
                 putting
                 an
                 end
                 to
                 the
                 Miseries
                 of
                 Christendom
                 ,
                 is
                 still
                 the
                 only
                 Rule
                 which
                 he
                 proposes
                 to
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Majesty
                 is
                 pleas'd
                 to
                 make
                 no
                 farther
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Advantages
                 he
                 has
                 had
                 ,
                 than
                 for
                 the
                 more
                 speedy
                 re-establishment
                 of
                 the
                 Quiet
                 of
                 Europe
                 .
              
               
                 'T
                 is
                 with
                 this
                 design
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 declares
                 ,
                 that
                 tho'
                 his
                 Majesty
                 was
                 free
                 from
                 his
                 Engagements
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 tho'
                 he
                 is
                 very
                 sensible
                 what
                 Benefit
                 he
                 could
                 reap
                 from
                 the
                 Conquest
                 of
                 Barcelona
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 other
                 Events
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 yet
                 the
                 sole
                 Interest
                 which
                 influences
                 and
                 weighs
                 most
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 universal
                 Welfare
                 of
                 Europe
                 ;
                 that
                 for
                 the
                 promoting
                 thereof
                 by
                 a
                 speedy
                 Peace
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 makes
                 use
                 of
                 that
                 Liberty
                 which
                 he
                 has
                 at
                 present
                 only
                 to
                 alter
                 such
                 of
                 the
                 Articles
                 which
                 he
                 has
                 propos'd
                 ,
                 as
                 seem
                 to
                 retard
                 the
                 Publick
                 Tranquility
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 this
                 account
                 his
                 Majesty
                 forbears
                 offering
                 to
                 the
                 Emperor
                 the
                 choice
                 of
                 taking
                 Strasburgh
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Equivalent
                 propos'd
                 for
                 that
                 City
                 :
                 he
                 is
                 resolv'd
                 to
                 keep
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 farther
                 mention
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 of
                 an
                 Alternative
                 Equivalent
                 :
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 he
                 promises
                 that
                 this
                 Alteration
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 thought
                 requisite
                 
                 to
                 determine
                 the
                 Emperor
                 ,
                 shall
                 make
                 no
                 change
                 in
                 the
                 other
                 Conditions
                 which
                 he
                 formerly
                 offer'd
                 for
                 the
                 keeping
                 of
                 Strasburgh
                 ;
                 and
                 consequently
                 that
                 Town
                 and
                 the
                 Citadel
                 in
                 the
                 condition
                 they
                 now
                 are
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 for
                 ever
                 annex'd
                 to
                 his
                 Crown
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Dependencies
                 of
                 Strasburgh
                 on
                 this
                 side
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 of
                 that
                 River
                 shall
                 be
                 restor'd
                 to
                 their
                 proper
                 Owners
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 Rights
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 Prerogatives
                 which
                 they
                 formerly
                 enjoy'd
                 :
                 That
                 the
                 Fort
                 of
                 Keil
                 shall
                 be
                 restor'd
                 to
                 the
                 Emperor
                 and
                 Empire
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Condition
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 at
                 present
                 :
                 That
                 the
                 Forts
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Islands
                 in
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 raz'd
                 :
                 That
                 the
                 Cities
                 of
                 
                   Friburgh
                   ,
                   Brisack
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Philipsburgh
                 shall
                 be
                 restor'd
                 by
                 his
                 Majesty
                 to
                 the
                 Emperor
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 Conditions
                 set
                 down
                 in
                 the
                 Project
                 deliver'd
                 in
                 by
                 his
                 Majesty's
                 Ambassadors
                 Extraordinary
                 to
                 the
                 Ambassador
                 Mediator
                 of
                 Sweden
                 :
                 That
                 those
                 Articles
                 which
                 specifie
                 the
                 Restitution
                 of
                 Lorrain
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Condition
                 as
                 Duke
                 Charles
                 possessed
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 1670.
                 with
                 the
                 Clauses
                 therein
                 explain'd
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 his
                 Majesty
                 has
                 thought
                 necessary
                 for
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 punctually
                 put
                 in
                 Execution
                 :
                 That
                 lastly
                 ,
                 for
                 rendring
                 the
                 Peace
                 solid
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 assure
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 Majesty's
                 only
                 desire
                 is
                 to
                 preserve
                 it
                 ,
                 he
                 promises
                 to
                 demolish
                 and
                 abandon
                 the
                 Fortresses
                 which
                 he
                 possesses
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 to
                 pull
                 down
                 the
                 Bridges
                 made
                 by
                 his
                 Orders
                 upon
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 reserving
                 only
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Bridge
                 of
                 
                   Fort
                   Lewis
                
                 on
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 which
                 leads
                 from
                 Alsace
                 to
                 the
                 Fort
                 :
                 That
                 he
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 hand
                 demands
                 that
                 the
                 Bridge
                 of
                 Philipsburgh
                 be
                 broken
                 down
                 ,
                 the
                 Fort
                 rais'd
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 that
                 Bridge
                 on
                 the
                 side
                 of
                 France
                 demolish'd
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Rhine
                 being
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 the
                 just
                 Barrier
                 between
                 the
                 Territories
                 of
                 both
                 ,
                 the
                 Avenues
                 
                 of
                 his
                 Kingdom
                 shall
                 be
                 shut
                 up
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 Majesty
                 makes
                 it
                 appear
                 that
                 he
                 is
                 not
                 willing
                 to
                 reserve
                 any
                 Passage
                 whereby
                 to
                 carry
                 the
                 War
                 into
                 Germany
                 .
              
               
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 adds
                 to
                 those
                 considerable
                 Overtures
                 which
                 he
                 makes
                 for
                 the
                 keeping
                 of
                 Strasburgh
                 ,
                 the
                 Restitution
                 of
                 Barcelona
                 ,
                 which
                 his
                 Majesty
                 promises
                 to
                 restore
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 assoon
                 as
                 he
                 has
                 the
                 Consent
                 of
                 the
                 Emperor
                 and
                 Empire
                 for
                 the
                 Surrender
                 of
                 Strasburgh
                 :
                 and
                 this
                 is
                 all
                 the
                 use
                 which
                 his
                 Majesty
                 pretends
                 to
                 make
                 of
                 the
                 Conquest
                 of
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 considerable
                 Towns
                 in
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Monarchy
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Majesty
                 proposes
                 no
                 Alterations
                 in
                 the
                 Articles
                 by
                 which
                 he
                 offer'd
                 to
                 Treat
                 with
                 the
                 Catholick
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 perswaded
                 that
                 this
                 Prince
                 being
                 sensible
                 of
                 the
                 Moderation
                 which
                 he
                 shews
                 towards
                 him
                 ,
                 will
                 not
                 insist
                 upon
                 the
                 Demand
                 of
                 a
                 few
                 Villages
                 in
                 the
                 Seigniory
                 of
                 Aeth
                 ,
                 requisite
                 for
                 the
                 more
                 easie
                 Commerce
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 Tournay
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 Communication
                 of
                 that
                 City
                 with
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Condé
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 his
                 Majesty
                 pretends
                 to
                 reserve
                 to
                 himself
                 all
                 the
                 Advantages
                 he
                 can
                 reap
                 from
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 Aeth
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 whereas
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 reasonable
                 that
                 his
                 Majesty
                 shall
                 be
                 always
                 oblig'd
                 to
                 Sacrifice
                 such
                 considerable
                 Advantages
                 to
                 the
                 good
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 he
                 declares
                 that
                 if
                 his
                 Enemies
                 defer
                 taking
                 advantage
                 of
                 those
                 new
                 Expedients
                 which
                 he
                 is
                 pleas'd
                 to
                 offer
                 for
                 the
                 Conclusion
                 of
                 the
                 Treaties
                 ,
                 &
                 shall
                 exceed
                 the
                 term
                 which
                 he
                 hereby
                 gives
                 them
                 of
                 the
                 20
                 th
                 of
                 September
                 to
                 accept
                 of
                 his
                 Proposals
                 ,
                 he
                 will
                 then
                 be
                 at
                 liberty
                 to
                 propose
                 new
                 Conditions
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Miseries
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 charg'd
                 only
                 on
                 those
                 who
                 refuse
                 to
                 concur
                 with
                 his
                 Majesty
                 to
                 the
                 putting
                 an
                 end
                 to
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Deliver'd
                   to
                   his
                   Excellency
                   the
                   Mediator
                   
                     Sept.
                     1.
                     1697.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Articles
                 of
                 Peace
                 between
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 and
                 Mighty
                 Prince
                 WILLIAM
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 and
                 Mighty
                 Prince
                 LEWIS
                 the
                 Fourteenth
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 Concluded
                 in
                 the
                 Royal
                 Palace
                 at
                 Ryswicke
                 
                   the
                   20th
                   Day
                   of
                   
                     September
                     ,
                     1697.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   I.
                   
                
                 THAT
                 there
                 be
                 an
                 Universal
                 Perpetual
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 True
                 and
                 Sincere
                 Friendship
                 between
                 the
                 Most
                 Serene
                 and
                 Mighty
                 Prince
                 William
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 and
                 Mighty
                 Prince
                 Lewis
                 the
                 Fourteenth
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 Their
                 Heirs
                 and
                 Successors
                 ,
                 and
                 between
                 the
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 States
                 and
                 Subjects
                 of
                 Both
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 be
                 so
                 Sincerely
                 and
                 Inviolably
                 Observed
                 and
                 Kept
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 One
                 shall
                 Promote
                 the
                 Interest
                 ,
                 Honour
                 and
                 Advantage
                 of
                 the
                 Other
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 a
                 Faithful
                 Neighbourhood
                 and
                 True
                 observation
                 of
                 Peace
                 and
                 Friendship
                 ,
                 may
                 daily
                 Flourish
                 and
                 Encrease
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   II.
                   
                
                 That
                 all
                 Enmities
                 ,
                 Hostilities
                 ,
                 Discords
                 and
                 Wars
                 ,
                 between
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 and
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 Their
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 Cease
                 and
                 be
                 Abolished
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 They
                 Forbear
                 and
                 Abstain
                 hereafter
                 from
                 all
                 Plundring
                 ,
                 Depredation
                 ,
                 Harm-doing
                 ,
                 Injuries
                 ,
                 and
                 Infestation
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 by
                 Land
                 as
                 by
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 Fresh
                 Waters
                 ,
                 every
                 where
                 ;
                 and
                 especially
                 throughout
                 all
                 the
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 Territories
                 ,
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 and
                 Places
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 each
                 other
                 ,
                 of
                 what
                 Condition
                 soever
                 they
                 be
                 .
              
               
                 
                   III.
                   
                
                 That
                 all
                 Offences
                 ,
                 Injuries
                 ,
                 Damages
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 and
                 His
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 said
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 and
                 His
                 Subjects
                 have
                 suffered
                 from
                 each
                 other
                 during
                 this
                 War
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 forgotten
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 neither
                 on
                 Account
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 any
                 other
                 Cause
                 or
                 Pretence
                 ,
                 neither
                 Party
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 either
                 ,
                 shall
                 hereafter
                 do
                 ,
                 cause
                 or
                 suffer
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 any
                 Hostility
                 ,
                 Enmity
                 ,
                 Molestation
                 ,
                 or
                 Hindrance
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 by
                 himself
                 or
                 others
                 ,
                 Secretly
                 or
                 Openly
                 ,
                 Directly
                 or
                 Indirectly
                 ,
                 by
                 Colour
                 of
                 Right
                 ,
                 or
                 Way
                 of
                 Fact.
                 
              
               
                 
                   IV.
                   
                
                 And
                 since
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 was
                 never
                 more
                 desirous
                 of
                 any
                 thing
                 ,
                 than
                 that
                 the
                 Peace
                 be
                 Firm
                 and
                 Inviolable
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 Promises
                 and
                 Agrees
                 for
                 Himself
                 and
                 His
                 Successors
                 ,
                 That
                 he
                 will
                 on
                 no
                 Account
                 whatsoever
                 disturb
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 in
                 the
                 free
                 Possession
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Lands
                 or
                 Dominions
                 which
                 
                 He
                 now
                 Enjoys
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 Engages
                 His
                 Honour
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Faith
                 and
                 Word
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 ,
                 that
                 He
                 will
                 not
                 Give
                 or
                 Afford
                 any
                 Assistance
                 ,
                 directly
                 or
                 indirectly
                 ,
                 to
                 any
                 Enemy
                 or
                 Enemies
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 ;
                 And
                 that
                 He
                 will
                 in
                 no
                 manner
                 whatsoever
                 favour
                 the
                 Conspiracies
                 or
                 Plots
                 which
                 any
                 Rebels
                 ,
                 or
                 ill
                 disposed
                 Persons
                 ,
                 may
                 in
                 any
                 Place
                 Excite
                 or
                 Contrive
                 against
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 ;
                 And
                 for
                 that
                 End
                 Promises
                 and
                 Engages
                 ,
                 That
                 He
                 will
                 not
                 Assist
                 with
                 Arms
                 ,
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 Provisions
                 ,
                 Ships
                 or
                 Money
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 any
                 other
                 way
                 ,
                 by
                 Sea
                 or
                 Land
                 ,
                 any
                 Person
                 or
                 Persons
                 ,
                 who
                 shall
                 hereafter
                 ,
                 under
                 any
                 pretence
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 Disturb
                 or
                 Molest
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 in
                 the
                 free
                 and
                 full
                 Possession
                 of
                 His
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Lands
                 and
                 Dominions
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 likewise
                 Promises
                 and
                 Engages
                 for
                 Himself
                 and
                 Successors
                 ,
                 Kings
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 ,
                 That
                 He
                 will
                 Inviolably
                 Do
                 and
                 Perform
                 the
                 same
                 towards
                 the
                 said
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 His
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Lands
                 and
                 Dominions
                 .
              
               
                 
                   V.
                   
                
                 That
                 there
                 be
                 a
                 free
                 use
                 of
                 Navigation
                 and
                 Commerce
                 between
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 both
                 the
                 said
                 Kings
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 formerly
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 the
                 Declaration
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 War
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 may
                 freely
                 come
                 into
                 the
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 Marts
                 ,
                 Ports
                 and
                 Rivers
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Kings
                 with
                 their
                 Merchandises
                 ,
                 and
                 may
                 there
                 Continue
                 and
                 Trade
                 without
                 any
                 Molestation
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 Use
                 and
                 Enjoy
                 all
                 Liberties
                 ,
                 Immunities
                 and
                 Priviledges
                 Granted
                 by
                 Solemn
                 Treaties
                 ,
                 and
                 Antient
                 Custom
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   VI.
                   
                
                 That
                 the
                 Ordinary
                 Administration
                 of
                 Justice
                 shall
                 be
                 Restored
                 and
                 Set
                 open
                 throughout
                 the
                 Kingdoms
                 and
                 Dominions
                 of
                 both
                 Kings
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 Free
                 for
                 all
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 Either
                 ,
                 to
                 Claim
                 and
                 Obtain
                 their
                 Rights
                 ,
                 Pretensions
                 and
                 Actions
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Laws
                 ,
                 Constitutions
                 and
                 Statutes
                 of
                 each
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VII
                   .
                
                 The
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 shall
                 Restore
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 ,
                 all
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Islands
                 ,
                 Forts
                 and
                 Colonies
                 wheresoever
                 situated
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 English
                 did
                 Possess
                 before
                 the
                 Declaration
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 War.
                 And
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 shall
                 Restore
                 to
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 all
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Islands
                 ,
                 Forts
                 and
                 Colonies
                 wheresoever
                 situated
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 French
                 did
                 Possess
                 before
                 the
                 said
                 Declaration
                 of
                 War.
                 And
                 this
                 Restitution
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 Space
                 of
                 Six
                 Months
                 ,
                 or
                 sooner
                 if
                 it
                 can
                 be
                 done
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 that
                 end
                 immediately
                 after
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 this
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 each
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Kings
                 shall
                 Deliver
                 ,
                 or
                 cause
                 to
                 be
                 Delivered
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 Commissioners
                 Authorized
                 in
                 His
                 Name
                 for
                 that
                 Purpose
                 ,
                 all
                 Acts
                 of
                 Concession
                 ,
                 Instruments
                 ,
                 and
                 necessary
                 Orders
                 ,
                 duly
                 Made
                 and
                 in
                 proper
                 Form
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 have
                 their
                 Effect
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VIII
                   .
                
                 Commissioners
                 shall
                 be
                 appointed
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 to
                 Examine
                 and
                 Determine
                 the
                 Rights
                 and
                 Pretensions
                 which
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Kings
                 hath
                 
                 to
                 the
                 Places
                 Situated
                 in
                 Hudsons-Bay
                 ;
                 But
                 the
                 Possession
                 of
                 those
                 Places
                 which
                 were
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 Peace
                 that
                 preceded
                 this
                 present
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 retaken
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 during
                 this
                 War
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 left
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 by
                 virtue
                 of
                 the
                 foregoing
                 Article
                 .
                 The
                 Capitulation
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 on
                 the
                 Fifth
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 1696.
                 shall
                 be
                 Observed
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 its
                 Form
                 and
                 Tenor
                 ;
                 The
                 Merchandises
                 therein
                 mentioned
                 shall
                 be
                 Restored
                 ;
                 The
                 Governour
                 of
                 the
                 Fort
                 taken
                 there
                 shall
                 be
                 set
                 at
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 not
                 already
                 done
                 ;
                 The
                 differences
                 arisen
                 concerning
                 the
                 Execution
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Capitulation
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Value
                 of
                 the
                 Goods
                 there
                 lost
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 Adjudged
                 and
                 Determined
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Commissioners
                 ;
                 who
                 immediately
                 after
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 Invested
                 with
                 sufficient
                 Authority
                 for
                 settling
                 the
                 Limits
                 and
                 Confines-of
                 the
                 Lands
                 to
                 be
                 restored
                 on
                 either
                 side
                 ,
                 by
                 virtue
                 of
                 the
                 foregoing
                 Article
                 ,
                 and
                 likewise
                 for
                 exchanging
                 of
                 Lands
                 ,
                 as
                 may
                 conduce
                 to
                 the
                 mutual
                 Interest
                 and
                 Advantage
                 of
                 both
                 Kings
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 this
                 end
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 so
                 appointed
                 ,
                 shall
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 Three
                 Months
                 from
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 meet
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 Six
                 Months
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 reckoned
                 from
                 their
                 First
                 Meeting
                 ,
                 shall
                 Determine
                 all
                 Differences
                 and
                 Disputes
                 which
                 may
                 arise
                 concerning
                 this
                 matter
                 ;
                 After
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 Articles
                 the
                 said
                 Commissioners
                 shall
                 Agree
                 to
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 Ratified
                 by
                 both
                 Kings
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 have
                 the
                 same
                 Force
                 and
                 Vigour
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 were
                 inserted
                 Word
                 for
                 Word
                 in
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   IX
                   .
                
                 All
                 Letters
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 of
                 Reprisal
                 as
                 of
                 Marque
                 and
                 Counter-Marque
                 ,
                 which
                 hitherto
                 have
                 for
                 any
                 cause
                 been
                 Granted
                 on
                 either
                 side
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 ,
                 and
                 remain
                 Null
                 and
                 Void
                 ;
                 Nor
                 shall
                 any
                 the
                 like
                 Letters
                 be
                 hereafter
                 Granted
                 by
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Kings
                 against
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 the
                 Other
                 ,
                 unless
                 it
                 be
                 first
                 made
                 manifest
                 ,
                 that
                 Right
                 hath
                 been
                 denied
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 taken
                 for
                 a
                 denial
                 of
                 Right
                 ,
                 unless
                 the
                 Petition
                 of
                 the
                 Person
                 ,
                 who
                 desires
                 Letters
                 of
                 Reprisal
                 to
                 be
                 Granted
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 be
                 first
                 shewn
                 to
                 the
                 Minister
                 ,
                 residing
                 there
                 on
                 the
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 against
                 whose
                 Subjects
                 those
                 Letters
                 are
                 desired
                 ;
                 That
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 Four
                 Months
                 or
                 sooner
                 ,
                 he
                 may
                 inquire
                 into
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 or
                 procure
                 that
                 satisfaction
                 be
                 made
                 with
                 all
                 speed
                 from
                 the
                 Party
                 offending
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Complainant
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 against
                 whose
                 Subjects
                 Reprisals
                 are
                 demanded
                 ,
                 have
                 no
                 Minister
                 residing
                 there
                 ,
                 Letters
                 of
                 Reprisal
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 Granted
                 ,
                 till
                 after
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 Four
                 Months
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 Reckoned
                 from
                 the
                 day
                 on
                 which
                 his
                 Petition
                 was
                 made
                 and
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 against
                 whose
                 Subjects
                 Reprisals
                 are
                 desired
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 his
                 Privy
                 Council
                 .
              
               
                 
                   X.
                   
                
                 For
                 cutting
                 off
                 all
                 Matter
                 of
                 Dispute
                 and
                 Contention
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 arise
                 concerning
                 the
                 Restitution
                 of
                 Ships
                 ,
                 Merchandises
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Moveable
                 Goods
                 ,
                 which
                 either
                 Party
                 may
                 complain
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 and
                 detained
                 from
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 in
                 Countries
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 Coasts
                 far
                 distant
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 Peace
                 is
                 concluded
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 it
                 be
                 notified
                 there
                 ;
                 All
                 
                 Ships
                 ,
                 Merchandises
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Moveable
                 Goods
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 taken
                 by
                 either
                 side
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 Signing
                 and
                 Publication
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 Twelve
                 Days
                 in
                 the
                 British
                 and
                 North
                 Seas
                 ,
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 the
                 Cape
                 St.
                 Vincent
                 ;
                 Within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 Ten
                 Weeks
                 beyond
                 the
                 said
                 Cape
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 this
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Equinoctial
                   Line
                
                 or
                 Equator
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 the
                 Ocean
                 and
                 
                   Mediterranean
                   Sea
                
                 as
                 elsewhere
                 ;
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 Within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 Six
                 Months
                 beyond
                 the
                 said
                 Line
                 throughout
                 the
                 whole
                 World
                 ,
                 shall
                 belong
                 and
                 remain
                 unto
                 the
                 Possessors
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Exception
                 or
                 further
                 Distinction
                 of
                 Time
                 or
                 Place
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 Consideration
                 to
                 be
                 had
                 of
                 Restitution
                 or
                 Compensation
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XI
                   .
                
                 But
                 if
                 it
                 happens
                 through
                 Inadvertency
                 or
                 Imprudence
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 Cause
                 whatever
                 ,
                 that
                 any
                 Subject
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Two
                 Kings
                 ,
                 shall
                 do
                 or
                 commit
                 any
                 thing
                 by
                 Land
                 or
                 Sea
                 ,
                 or
                 on
                 Fresh
                 Water
                 ,
                 any
                 where
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 any
                 Particular
                 Article
                 thereof
                 is
                 not
                 Fulfilled
                 ;
                 This
                 Peace
                 and
                 good
                 Correspondence
                 between
                 the
                 said
                 Two
                 Kings
                 shall
                 not
                 on
                 that
                 Account
                 be
                 Interrupted
                 or
                 Infringed
                 ,
                 but
                 shall
                 remain
                 in
                 its
                 former
                 Force
                 ,
                 Strength
                 and
                 Vigour
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Subject
                 only
                 shall
                 Answer
                 for
                 his
                 own
                 Fact
                 ,
                 and
                 undergo
                 the
                 Punishment
                 to
                 be
                 Inflicted
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Custom
                 and
                 Law
                 of
                 Nations
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XII
                   .
                
                 But
                 if
                 (
                 which
                 God
                 forbid
                 )
                 the
                 Differences
                 now
                 Composed
                 between
                 the
                 said
                 Kings
                 should
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 be
                 renewed
                 ,
                 and
                 break
                 out
                 into
                 open
                 
                 War
                 ,
                 the
                 Ships
                 ,
                 Merchandises
                 and
                 all
                 kind
                 of
                 Moveable
                 Goods
                 of
                 either
                 Party
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 found
                 to
                 be
                 and
                 remain
                 in
                 the
                 Ports
                 and
                 Dominions
                 of
                 the
                 Adverse
                 Party
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 Confiscated
                 or
                 brought
                 under
                 any
                 Inconveniency
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 whole
                 space
                 of
                 Six
                 Months
                 shall
                 be
                 Allowed
                 to
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 both
                 the
                 said
                 Kings
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 carry
                 away
                 and
                 transport
                 the
                 foresaid
                 Goods
                 ,
                 and
                 any
                 thing
                 else
                 that
                 is
                 theirs
                 ,
                 whither
                 they
                 shall
                 think
                 fit
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Molestation
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XIII
                   .
                
                 For
                 what
                 concerns
                 the
                 Principality
                 of
                 Orange
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Lands
                 and
                 Dominions
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 ;
                 The
                 separate
                 Article
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 Concluded
                 between
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 and
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 the
                 Tenth
                 day
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 1678.
                 shall
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 its
                 Form
                 and
                 Tenor
                 ,
                 have
                 full
                 Effect
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 things
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 Innovated
                 and
                 Altered
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 Restored
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 before
                 .
                 All
                 Decrees
                 ,
                 Edicts
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Acts
                 ,
                 of
                 what
                 kind
                 soever
                 they
                 be
                 ,
                 without
                 exception
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 in
                 any
                 manner
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 or
                 were
                 made
                 after
                 the
                 conclusion
                 thereof
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 held
                 to
                 be
                 null
                 and
                 void
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 revival
                 or
                 consequence
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 :
                 And
                 all
                 things
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 state
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 held
                 and
                 enjoyed
                 them
                 before
                 he
                 was
                 dispossessed
                 thereof
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 ended
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 he
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 held
                 and
                 enjoyed
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 an
                 end
                 may
                 be
                 put
                 to
                 all
                 Trouble
                 ,
                 Differences
                 ,
                 
                 Processes
                 and
                 Questions
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 arise
                 concerning
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 Both
                 the
                 said
                 Kings
                 will
                 name
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 who
                 with
                 full
                 and
                 summary
                 Power
                 ,
                 may
                 compose
                 and
                 settle
                 all
                 these
                 matters
                 .
                 And
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 Authority
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 was
                 hindred
                 from
                 enjoying
                 the
                 Revenues
                 ,
                 Rights
                 and
                 Profits
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 of
                 His
                 Principality
                 of
                 Orange
                 as
                 of
                 other
                 His
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 which
                 after
                 the
                 Conclusion
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 until
                 the
                 Declaration
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 War
                 ,
                 were
                 under
                 the
                 Power
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 The
                 said
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 will
                 Restore
                 ,
                 and
                 cause
                 to
                 be
                 Restored
                 in
                 reality
                 ,
                 with
                 Effect
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 Interest
                 due
                 ,
                 all
                 those
                 Revenues
                 ,
                 Rights
                 and
                 Profits
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Declarations
                 and
                 Verifications
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 before
                 the
                 said
                 Commissioners
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XIV
                   .
                
                 The
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 Concluded
                 between
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 late
                 Elector
                 of
                 Brandenburgh
                 at
                 St.
                 Germains
                 in
                 Laye
                 the
                 29
                 June
                 ,
                 1679.
                 shall
                 be
                 Restored
                 in
                 all
                 its
                 Articles
                 ,
                 and
                 remain
                 in
                 its
                 former
                 Vigour
                 between
                 His
                 Sacred
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 and
                 His
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 of
                 Brandenburgh
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XV.
                   
                
                 Whereas
                 't
                 will
                 greatly
                 conduce
                 to
                 the
                 Publick
                 Tranquility
                 that
                 the
                 Treaty
                 be
                 Observed
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 Concluded
                 between
                 His
                 Sacred
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 and
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 Ninth
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 1696.
                 't
                 is
                 Agreed
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 shall
                 be
                 confirmed
                 by
                 this
                 Article
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   XVI
                   .
                
                 Under
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 shall
                 be
                 comprehended
                 those
                 who
                 shall
                 be
                 named
                 by
                 either
                 Party
                 ,
                 with
                 common
                 Consent
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Exchange
                 of
                 Ratifications
                 ,
                 or
                 within
                 Six
                 Months
                 after
                 .
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 and
                 Mighty
                 Prince
                 William
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 and
                 Mighty
                 Prince
                 Lewis
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 gratefully
                 acknowledging
                 the
                 sincere
                 Offices
                 and
                 Indefatigable
                 Endeavours
                 ,
                 which
                 have
                 been
                 employed
                 by
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 and
                 Mighty
                 Prince
                 Charles
                 King
                 of
                 Sueden
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Interposition
                 of
                 His
                 Mediation
                 ,
                 in
                 bringing
                 this
                 Happy
                 Work
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Divine
                 Assistance
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 desired
                 Conclusion
                 ;
                 And
                 to
                 shew
                 the
                 like
                 Affection
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 't
                 is
                 by
                 consent
                 of
                 all
                 Parties
                 Stipulated
                 and
                 Agreed
                 ,
                 That
                 His
                 said
                 Sacred
                 Royal
                 Majesty
                 of
                 Sueden
                 ,
                 shall
                 with
                 all
                 His
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Provinces
                 and
                 Rights
                 be
                 included
                 in
                 this
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 and
                 comprehended
                 in
                 the
                 best
                 manner
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 present
                 Pacification
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XVII
                   .
                
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 The
                 Solemn
                 Ratifications
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 Agreement
                 and
                 Alliance
                 made
                 in
                 due
                 Form
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 delivered
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 and
                 mutually
                 and
                 duly
                 Exchanged
                 at
                 the
                 Royal
                 Palace
                 of
                 Ryswicke
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 Three
                 Weeks
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 reckoned
                 from
                 the
                 Day
                 of
                 the
                 Subscription
                 ,
                 or
                 sooner
                 if
                 it
                 can
                 be
                 .
              
               
               
                 In
                 Testimony
                 of
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 the
                 things
                 before
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 their
                 greater
                 Force
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 give
                 them
                 all
                 the
                 Vigour
                 and
                 full
                 Authority
                 they
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 ,
                 the
                 Under-written
                 Ambassadors
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 most
                 Illustrious
                 and
                 Excellent
                 the
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassador
                 Mediator
                 ,
                 have
                 Signed
                 and
                 Sealed
                 the
                 present
                 Instrument
                 of
                 Peace
                 .
                 Done
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   
                     Signed
                     by
                     the
                  
                   English
                   and
                   French
                   
                     Ambassadors
                     ,
                     and
                     by
                     the
                     Mediator
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Separate
                 Article
                 .
              
               
                 Besides
                 all
                 that
                 is
                 Concluded
                 and
                 Stipulated
                 by
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 Signed
                 this
                 present
                 Day
                 ,
                 the
                 20th
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 It
                 is
                 moreover
                 agreed
                 by
                 the
                 present
                 Separate
                 Article
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 have
                 the
                 same
                 Force
                 and
                 Effect
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 it
                 was
                 inserted
                 word
                 for
                 word
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 shall
                 Covenant
                 and
                 Agree
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 present
                 Article
                 he
                 does
                 Covenant
                 and
                 Agree
                 ,
                 That
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 free
                 for
                 the
                 Emperor
                 and
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 until
                 the
                 First
                 Day
                 of
                 November
                 next
                 ,
                 to
                 accept
                 the
                 Conditions
                 of
                 Peace
                 lately
                 proposed
                 by
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Declaration
                 made
                 on
                 the
                 First
                 Day
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 Month
                 ,
                 unless
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 otherwise
                 agreed
                 between
                 His
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 His
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 case
                 His
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 does
                 not
                 within
                 the
                 time
                 prefixed
                 accept
                 those
                 Conditions
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 it
                 be
                 not
                 otherwise
                 agreed
                 between
                 His
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 His
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 shall
                 have
                 its
                 full
                 Effect
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 duly
                 put
                 in
                 Execution
                 according
                 to
                 its
                 Form
                 and
                 Tenor
                 ;
                 And
                 it
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 lawful
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 ,
                 directly
                 or
                 indirectly
                 ,
                 on
                 any
                 account
                 or
                 cause
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 to
                 act
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 Substance
                 of
                 the
                 full
                 Power
                 and
                 Authority
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   WIlliam
                   III.
                   by
                   the
                   Grace
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   
                     Great
                     Britain
                     ,
                     France
                  
                   and
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   Defender
                   of
                   the
                   Faith
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   To
                   all
                   those
                   to
                   whom
                   these
                   Presents
                   shall
                   come
                   ,
                   or
                   in
                   any
                   wise
                   appertain
                   ,
                   Greeting
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 Affairs
                 of
                 Europe
                 being
                 at
                 this
                 Juncture
                 in
                 so
                 good
                 Condition
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Persons
                 therein
                 concerned
                 so
                 very
                 well
                 Disposed
                 ,
                 We
                 have
                 just
                 reason
                 to
                 hope
                 ,
                 that
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Assistance
                 of
                 the
                 Divine
                 Providence
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 good
                 Offices
                 of
                 Our
                 dearest
                 Brother
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 and
                 most
                 Potent
                 Prince
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sueden
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 pleased
                 to
                 Officiate
                 as
                 Mediator
                 ,
                 the
                 War
                 that
                 has
                 so
                 long
                 afflicted
                 Christendom
                 ,
                 may
                 at
                 length
                 by
                 a
                 firm
                 Agreement
                 be
                 brought
                 to
                 a
                 happy
                 Conclusion
                 ,
                 We
                 having
                 no
                 other
                 thoughts
                 then
                 of
                 a
                 just
                 and
                 lasting
                 Peace
                 ,
                 which
                 from
                 the
                 bottom
                 of
                 Our
                 Heart
                 We
                 wish
                 may
                 be
                 speedily
                 Effected
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 exactly
                 Observed
                 :
                 We
                 joyfully
                 lay
                 hold
                 on
                 this
                 Occasion
                 to
                 Reestablish
                 the
                 Publick
                 Tranquility
                 .
                 And
                 whereas
                 Our
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 Allies
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 are
                 at
                 present
                 Convened
                 to
                 Negotiate
                 a
                 General
                 Peace
                 between
                 Us
                 and
                 Our
                 said
                 Allies
                 on
                 one
                 part
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 .
                 And
                 since
                 for
                 the
                 accomplishing
                 of
                 a
                 Work
                 so
                 good
                 and
                 beneficial
                 for
                 the
                 repose
                 of
                 
                 Christendom
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 an
                 absolute
                 Necessity
                 to
                 choose
                 Persons
                 of
                 try'd
                 Abilities
                 and
                 known
                 Experience
                 ,
                 We
                 give
                 therefore
                 to
                 understand
                 ,
                 That
                 having
                 an
                 entire
                 Confidence
                 in
                 the
                 Fidelity
                 ,
                 Capacity
                 ,
                 and
                 Prudence
                 of
                 Our
                 Trusty
                 and
                 Welbeloved
                 Cousin
                 and
                 Councellor
                 Thomas
                 Earl
                 of
                 Pembroke
                 and
                 Montgomery
                 ,
                 Baron
                 Herbert
                 of
                 Cardiffe
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Keeper
                 of
                 Our
                 Privy
                 Seal
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 Our
                 Privy
                 Council
                 ,
                 Edward
                 Viscount
                 Villers
                 ,
                 Our
                 present
                 Ambassador
                 in
                 Extraordinary
                 to
                 their
                 High
                 and
                 Mightinesses
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Lord
                 Lexington
                 Baron
                 of
                 Averam
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 Our
                 Bed
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 and
                 Our
                 Ambassador
                 in
                 Extraordinary
                 with
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 and
                 most
                 Potent
                 Prince
                 the
                 Emperour
                 of
                 the
                 Romans
                 ,
                 and
                 lastly
                 ,
                 of
                 Our
                 Faithful
                 and
                 Welbeloved
                 Sir
                 
                   Joseph
                   Williamson
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 a
                 Member
                 of
                 Our
                 Privy
                 Council
                 ,
                 and
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Records
                 of
                 Parliament
                 :
                 And
                 moreover
                 being
                 well
                 satisfied
                 of
                 their
                 Abilities
                 ,
                 which
                 have
                 been
                 sufficiently
                 demonstrated
                 by
                 the
                 different
                 Imployments
                 ,
                 Functions
                 and
                 Negotiations
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 have
                 executed
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 ,
                 both
                 at
                 home
                 and
                 abroad
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 which
                 they
                 have
                 so
                 well
                 acquitted
                 themselves
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 within
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 as
                 without
                 ,
                 We
                 have
                 Named
                 ,
                 Made
                 ,
                 Constituted
                 and
                 Appointed
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 these
                 Presents
                 do
                 Name
                 ,
                 Make
                 ,
                 Constitute
                 and
                 Appoint
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Thomas
                 Earl
                 of
                 Pembroke
                 and
                 
                   Montgomery
                   ,
                   Edward
                
                 Viscount
                 
                   Villers
                   ,
                   Robert
                
                 Lord
                 Lexington
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Joseph
                   Williamson
                
                 ,
                 Our
                 True
                 and
                 Faithful
                 Ambassadors
                 Extraordinary
                 ,
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 Deputies
                 ,
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 giving
                 to
                 them
                 or
                 any
                 Two
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 case
                 the
                 others
                 should
                 be
                 either
                 Sick
                 or
                 Absent
                 ,
                 full
                 Power
                 and
                 Authority
                 ,
                 with
                 express
                 Command
                 both
                 General
                 
                 and
                 Special
                 ,
                 the
                 General
                 not
                 derogating
                 from
                 the
                 Special
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Special
                 from
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 to
                 Repair
                 to
                 
                   _____
                
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 Place
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 Agreed
                 upon
                 to
                 Meet
                 at
                 ,
                 to
                 Perform
                 and
                 Celebrate
                 the
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 and
                 Negotiations
                 of
                 Peace
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 Confer
                 and
                 Negotiate
                 the
                 said
                 Peace
                 with
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 the
                 Allies
                 on
                 one
                 part
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 whom
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 shall
                 please
                 to
                 Depute
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 ;
                 as
                 likewise
                 with
                 all
                 such
                 as
                 shall
                 be
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Conference
                 from
                 the
                 other
                 Kings
                 ,
                 Princes
                 ,
                 Republicks
                 or
                 Free
                 Towns
                 ,
                 being
                 always
                 provided
                 with
                 a
                 sufficient
                 Authority
                 to
                 Debate
                 and
                 Determine
                 amicably
                 and
                 entirely
                 all
                 the
                 Differences
                 and
                 Disputes
                 which
                 have
                 happened
                 during
                 this
                 present
                 War
                 ,
                 as
                 likewise
                 to
                 Conclude
                 a
                 firm
                 and
                 lasting
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 Sign
                 for
                 Us
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 Our
                 Name
                 all
                 the
                 Conditions
                 and
                 Articles
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 Agreed
                 therein
                 ;
                 and
                 moreover
                 to
                 Draw
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 Dispatch
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Acts
                 and
                 Instruments
                 in
                 such
                 manner
                 and
                 number
                 as
                 there
                 shall
                 be
                 occasion
                 found
                 ;
                 and
                 further
                 ,
                 to
                 Give
                 and
                 Receive
                 them
                 from
                 one
                 anothers
                 hands
                 reciprocally
                 when
                 drawn
                 .
                 We
                 Grant
                 moreover
                 to
                 Our
                 said
                 Ambassadours
                 a
                 power
                 to
                 make
                 Passes
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 Securities
                 for
                 all
                 Persons
                 and
                 Things
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 imployed
                 in
                 the
                 Service
                 of
                 this
                 Treaty
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 to
                 renew
                 their
                 Dates
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 whenever
                 they
                 see
                 convenient
                 .
                 Our
                 Ambassadors
                 in
                 a
                 word
                 ,
                 are
                 hereby
                 Impowered
                 to
                 Sign
                 ,
                 Grant
                 and
                 Exhibit
                 ,
                 and
                 generally
                 to
                 Treat
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Matters
                 ,
                 as
                 likewise
                 to
                 Promise
                 ,
                 Stipulate
                 ,
                 Agree
                 and
                 Do
                 in
                 Relation
                 to
                 the
                 abovementioned
                 Premisses
                 ,
                 whatever
                 they
                 shall
                 find
                 necessary
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 such
                 Manner
                 and
                 Time
                 as
                 they
                 shall
                 think
                 fit
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 Force
                 and
                 Virtue
                 as
                 
                 We
                 could
                 do
                 if
                 We
                 Our Selves
                 were
                 present
                 at
                 the
                 said
                 Conferences
                 ;
                 We
                 promise
                 ,
                 moreover
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 word
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 ,
                 That
                 We
                 will
                 Approve
                 of
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 Concluded
                 by
                 whatever
                 Our
                 aforesaid
                 Ambassadours
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 Two
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 case
                 the
                 others
                 should
                 be
                 either
                 Sick
                 or
                 Absent
                 ,
                 shall
                 do
                 in
                 Our
                 Name
                 .
                 And
                 lastly
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 greater
                 Force
                 and
                 Authority
                 to
                 these
                 Presents
                 ,
                 We
                 have
                 Signed
                 them
                 with
                 Our
                 Royal
                 Hand
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 Sealed
                 with
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 of
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     Given
                     at
                     Our
                     Palace
                     at
                  
                   Kensington
                   
                     
                       the
                       Sixteenth
                       of
                    
                     February
                     ,
                     
                       in
                       the
                       Year
                    
                     1697.
                     
                       and
                       the
                       Ninth
                       of
                       Our
                       Reign
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   Signed
                   ,
                   William
                   Rex
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 Full
                 Powers
                 of
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 His
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   LEwis
                   by
                   the
                   Grace
                   of
                   God
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   and
                   Navarre
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   all
                   Persons
                   to
                   whom
                   these
                   Presents
                   shall
                   come
                   ,
                   Greeting
                   .
                
              
               
                 As
                 We
                 desire
                 nothing
                 more
                 earnestly
                 than
                 that
                 this
                 War
                 ,
                 which
                 has
                 so
                 long
                 afflicted
                 Christendom
                 ,
                 may
                 conclude
                 by
                 a
                 good
                 Peace
                 ;
                 and
                 since
                 the
                 Towns
                 of
                 Delft
                 and
                 the
                 Hague
                 have
                 been
                 Agreed
                 upon
                 through
                 the
                 Care
                 and
                 Mediation
                 of
                 Our
                 Dearest
                 and
                 Welbeloved
                 Brother
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sueden
                 for
                 the
                 Conferences
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 We
                 being
                 mov'd
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 good
                 Inclinations
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 ,
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 in
                 Us
                 lies
                 ,
                 the
                 Ruin
                 of
                 so
                 many
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Effusion
                 of
                 so
                 much
                 Christian
                 Blood
                 ,
                 do
                 make
                 known
                 ,
                 that
                 upon
                 entire
                 Confidence
                 in
                 the
                 Experience
                 ,
                 Capacity
                 and
                 Fidelity
                 of
                 Our
                 Trusty
                 and
                 Welbeloved
                 Councellor
                 in
                 Ordinary
                 of
                 Our
                 Privy
                 Council
                 the
                 Sieur
                 
                   de
                   Harlay
                   de
                   Bonneuil
                
                 ,
                 Our
                 Trusty
                 and
                 Welbeloved
                 the
                 Sieur
                 Verjus
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Crecy
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Couvay
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Boulay
                 ,
                 the
                 two
                 Churches
                 ,
                 Menillet
                 and
                 other
                 Places
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Our
                 Trusty
                 and
                 Welbeloved
                 the
                 Sieur
                 
                   de
                   Caillieres
                   ,
                   Rochechellay
                
                 and
                 Gigny
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 several
                 Advantagious
                 Proofs
                 which
                 We
                 have
                 had
                 of
                 their
                 Abilities
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 within
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 as
                 withou●
                 and
                 for
                 several
                 other
                 good
                 Causes
                 and
                 Consid●rations
                 
                 Us
                 thereunto
                 moving
                 ,
                 have
                 Constituted
                 Appointed
                 and
                 Deputed
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 these
                 Presents
                 Signed
                 with
                 Our
                 Hand
                 ,
                 do
                 Constitute
                 ,
                 Appoint
                 and
                 Depute
                 the
                 said
                 Seiurs
                 
                   de
                   Harlay
                   ,
                   de
                   Crecy
                
                 and
                 
                   de
                   Caillieres
                
                 ,
                 Our
                 Ambassadors
                 Extraordinary
                 ,
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 ;
                 giving
                 them
                 full
                 Power
                 and
                 Authority
                 ,
                 and
                 moreover
                 Commanding
                 them
                 expresly
                 to
                 Confer
                 with
                 ,
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Delft
                 or
                 elsewhere
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 actually
                 ,
                 either
                 directly
                 ,
                 or
                 through
                 the
                 Mediation
                 of
                 Ambassadors
                 ,
                 Receiv'd
                 and
                 Accepted
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 )
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 ,
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 and
                 Ministers
                 of
                 Our
                 Dearest
                 and
                 Welbeloved
                 Brother
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 and
                 his
                 Allies
                 ,
                 each
                 being
                 provided
                 with
                 Power
                 sufficient
                 to
                 Treat
                 of
                 and
                 Determine
                 the
                 several
                 Differences
                 which
                 have
                 occasion'd
                 this
                 War
                 :
                 Our
                 said
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 have
                 also
                 Power
                 ,
                 either
                 all
                 Three
                 together
                 ,
                 or
                 Two
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 case
                 of
                 Absence
                 ,
                 Sickness
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 Impediment
                 ,
                 or
                 One
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 other
                 Two
                 be
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 be
                 Present
                 ,
                 to
                 Agree
                 upon
                 ,
                 Conclude
                 and
                 Sign
                 a
                 Firm
                 and
                 Lasting
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 generally
                 to
                 Do
                 ,
                 Negotiate
                 ,
                 Promise
                 and
                 Grant
                 whatever
                 they
                 shall
                 think
                 Necessary
                 to
                 Effect
                 so
                 good
                 a
                 Work
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 Authority
                 that
                 We
                 Our selves
                 could
                 Act
                 ,
                 if
                 We
                 were
                 present
                 at
                 the
                 said
                 Conferences
                 in
                 Person
                 ,
                 although
                 there
                 had
                 been
                 something
                 which
                 was
                 not
                 Contain'd
                 in
                 these
                 Presents
                 ,
                 which
                 Required
                 a
                 more
                 especial
                 Authority
                 .
                 Hereupon
                 We
                 Promise
                 on
                 the
                 Faith
                 and
                 Word
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 Keep
                 inviolably
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 Confirm
                 whatever
                 the
                 said
                 Sieurs
                 
                   de
                   Harlay
                   ,
                   de
                   Crecy
                
                 and
                 
                   de
                   Caillieres
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Two
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 Case
                 of
                 the
                 Absence
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 on
                 Account
                 of
                 Sickness
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 Impediment
                 ;
                 or
                 of
                 One
                 
                 only
                 ,
                 in
                 Case
                 of
                 the
                 Incapacity
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 shall
                 Stipulate
                 ,
                 Promise
                 or
                 Grant
                 in
                 Our
                 Name
                 :
                 And
                 We
                 likewise
                 give
                 Our
                 Royal
                 Word
                 ,
                 that
                 We
                 will
                 Dispatch
                 the
                 Letters
                 of
                 Ratification
                 in
                 the
                 Time
                 Promis'd
                 by
                 Our
                 said
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 for
                 such
                 is
                 Our
                 Pleasure
                 .
                 In
                 Testimony
                 whereof
                 We
                 have
                 caus'd
                 these
                 Presents
                 to
                 be
                 Seal'd
                 with
                 Our
                 Seal
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     Given
                     at
                  
                   Fontainebleau
                   the
                   
                     26
                     of
                     Septemb.
                     
                       in
                       the
                       Year
                       of
                       Our
                       Lord
                       ,
                    
                     1697.
                     
                       and
                       of
                       Our
                       Reign
                       the
                       Fifty
                       fifth
                       ,
                    
                  
                
                 
                   Lewis
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     And
                     upon
                     the
                     Fold
                     ,
                     By
                     the
                     King
                     ,
                  
                   Colbert
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 Substance
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britains
                
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 
                   WIlliam
                   III.
                   by
                   the
                   Grace
                   of
                   God
                   King
                   of
                   
                     Great
                     Britain
                     ,
                     France
                  
                   and
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   Defender
                   of
                   the
                   Faith
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   To
                   all
                   Persons
                   to
                   whom
                   these
                   Presents
                   shall
                   come
                   ,
                   Greeting
                   .
                
              
               
                 It
                 having
                 pleased
                 the
                 Divine
                 Providence
                 ,
                 that
                 after
                 a
                 War
                 wherewith
                 the
                 greater
                 part
                 of
                 Christendom
                 was
                 not
                 long
                 since
                 Afflicted
                 ,
                 a
                 true
                 and
                 sincere
                 Peace
                 should
                 be
                 Concluded
                 by
                 means
                 of
                 the
                 Mediation
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 and
                 most
                 Potent
                 Prince
                 Charles
                 XI
                 .
                 late
                 King
                 of
                 Sueden
                 ,
                 and
                 since
                 his
                 Death
                 by
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 and
                 most
                 Potent
                 Prince
                 Charles
                 XII
                 .
                 his
                 Son
                 and
                 Successor
                 ;
                 as
                 likewise
                 by
                 the
                 Conferences
                 held
                 at
                 Our
                 Palace
                 at
                 Ryswick
                 in
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 between
                 Our
                 Ambassadors
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 Allies
                 on
                 one
                 part
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 and
                 most
                 Potent
                 Prince
                 Lewis
                 XIV
                 .
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 :
                 The
                 Conditions
                 whereof
                 are
                 these
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   That
                   there
                   be
                   an
                   Vniversal
                   Peace
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 We
                 ,
                 after
                 having
                 Seen
                 and
                 Examined
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 have
                 Approved
                 and
                 Ratified
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 of
                 the
                 Articles
                 and
                 Clauses
                 thereof
                 ,
                 as
                 
                 by
                 these
                 Presents
                 We
                 do
                 Approve
                 ,
                 Ratifie
                 and
                 Declare
                 them
                 Valid
                 against
                 Us
                 ,
                 Our
                 Heirs
                 and
                 Successors
                 ,
                 Promising
                 and
                 Obliging
                 Our Selves
                 upon
                 the
                 Word
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 Fulfil
                 and
                 Observe
                 Sincerely
                 and
                 Faithfully
                 all
                 Matters
                 therein
                 Contained
                 .
                 And
                 further
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 greater
                 Credit
                 and
                 Force
                 to
                 this
                 present
                 Ratification
                 ,
                 We
                 have
                 caused
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 Sealed
                 with
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 of
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     Given
                     at
                     Our
                     Palace
                     at
                  
                   Loo
                   
                     in
                     the
                     Province
                     of
                  
                   Guelderland
                   the
                   
                     
                       Twenty
                       fifth
                       of
                    
                     September
                     ,
                     
                       in
                       the
                       Year
                       of
                       our
                       Lord
                    
                     1697.
                     
                       and
                       in
                       the
                       Ninth
                       of
                       Our
                       Reign
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   Signed
                   William
                   Rex
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 His
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesties
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 
                   LEwis
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Grace
                   of
                   God
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   and
                   Navarre
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   all
                   Persons
                   to
                   whom
                   these
                   Presents
                   shall
                   come
                   ,
                   Greeting
                   .
                
              
               
                 Whereas
                 Our
                 Trusty
                 and
                 Welbeloved
                 Councellor
                 in
                 Ordinary
                 ,
                 
                   Nicolas
                   Augustus
                   de
                   Harlay
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Bonneuil
                 ,
                 and
                 Count
                 of
                 Cely
                 ;
                 Our
                 Trusty
                 and
                 Welbeloved
                 
                   Lewis
                   Verjus
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Crecy
                 ,
                 Marquis
                 of
                 Freon
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Couvay
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Boulay
                   ,
                   the
                   two
                   Churches
                   ,
                   Fort-Isle
                
                 and
                 Menillet
                 ,
                 and
                 Our
                 Trusty
                 and
                 Welbeloved
                 
                   Francis
                   de
                   Caillieres
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Rochechellay
                 and
                 Gigny
                 ,
                 Our
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 by
                 Virtue
                 of
                 full
                 Powers
                 granted
                 them
                 by
                 Us
                 ,
                 have
                 Concluded
                 ,
                 Agreed
                 on
                 ,
                 and
                 Signed
                 a
                 Peace
                 on
                 the
                 20
                 th
                 of
                 September
                 last
                 at
                 Ryswick
                 with
                 Thomas
                 Earl
                 of
                 Pembroke
                 and
                 Montgomery
                 ,
                 Baron
                 Herbert
                 and
                 Cardiffe
                 ,
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Privy
                 Seal
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 Privy
                 Councellor
                 to
                 Our
                 Dearest
                 and
                 Welbeloved
                 Brother
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 ,
                 and
                 moreover
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 Justices
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 Absence
                 ,
                 Edward
                 Viscount
                 Villers
                 and
                 Dartford
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Hoo
                 ,
                 Knight
                 Marshal
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Justices
                 of
                 
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   Robert
                
                 Lord
                 Lexington
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Averam
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britains
                
                 Bed-Chamber
                 ,
                 and
                 lastly
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Joseph
                   Williamson
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 His
                 Britannick
                 Majesties
                 Privy
                 Council
                 ,
                 and
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Records
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 Ambassadors
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 Our
                 said
                 Brother
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 .
                 The
                 Particulars
                 whereof
                 follow
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   Here
                   were
                   Incerted
                   the
                   Articles
                   at
                   length
                   .
                
              
               
                 Now
                 We
                 being
                 well
                 pleased
                 with
                 the
                 abovesaid
                 Treaty
                 in
                 every
                 Point
                 and
                 Article
                 thereof
                 ,
                 have
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 for
                 Our Self
                 as
                 for
                 Our
                 Heirs
                 ,
                 Successors
                 ,
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 Countreys
                 ,
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Lordships
                 ,
                 and
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 Accepted
                 ,
                 Approved
                 ,
                 Ratified
                 and
                 Confirmed
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 these
                 Presents
                 do
                 Accept
                 ,
                 Approve
                 ,
                 Ratifie
                 and
                 Confirm
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 and
                 moreover
                 do
                 Promise
                 on
                 the
                 Faith
                 and
                 Word
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 under
                 the
                 Obligation
                 and
                 Mortage
                 of
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 Our
                 Goods
                 present
                 and
                 to
                 come
                 ,
                 that
                 We
                 will
                 Observe
                 and
                 Keep
                 Inviolable
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 nor
                 will
                 ever
                 Act
                 any
                 thing
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 either
                 Directly
                 or
                 Indirectly
                 ,
                 in
                 what
                 manner
                 or
                 kind
                 soever
                 .
                 In
                 Testimony
                 whereof
                 We
                 have
                 Signed
                 these
                 Presents
                 with
                 Our
                 Hand
                 ,
                 and
                 Affixed
                 Our
                 Royal
                 Seal
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     Given
                     at
                  
                   Fontainebleau
                   the
                   
                     
                       Third
                       day
                       of
                    
                     October
                     ,
                     
                       in
                       the
                       Year
                       of
                       our
                       Lord
                       ,
                    
                     1697.
                     
                       and
                       of
                       Our
                       Reign
                       the
                    
                     55.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Signed
                   ,
                   Lewis
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     And
                     lower
                     ,
                     By
                     the
                     King
                     ,
                  
                   Colbert
                   .
                
                 
                   Sealed
                   with
                   the
                   great
                   Seal
                   of
                   Yellow
                   Wax
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
               
                 Articles
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 His
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ;
                 Concluded
                 at
                 the
                 Royal
                 Palace
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 
                   the
                   20th
                   
                     September
                     ,
                     1697.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   IN
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   God
                   and
                   the
                   Most
                   Holy
                   Trinity
                   :
                
                 Be
                 it
                 known
                 to
                 All
                 ,
                 both
                 present
                 and
                 to
                 come
                 ,
                 that
                 during
                 the
                 Course
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Bloody
                 War
                 that
                 ever
                 afflicted
                 Europe
                 for
                 these
                 many
                 Years
                 past
                 ,
                 it
                 has
                 pleased
                 the
                 Divine
                 Providence
                 to
                 prepare
                 the
                 End
                 of
                 the
                 Miseries
                 of
                 Christendom
                 ,
                 by
                 preserving
                 an
                 ardent
                 Desire
                 for
                 Peace
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Hearts
                 of
                 the
                 Most-High
                 ,
                 Most-Excellent
                 ,
                 and
                 Mighty
                 Prince
                 Charles
                 II.
                 by
                 the
                 Grace
                 of
                 God
                 Catholick
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Most
                 High
                 ,
                 Most-Excellent
                 ,
                 and
                 Mighty
                 Prince
                 Lewis
                 XIV
                 .
                 by
                 the
                 Grace
                 of
                 God
                 the
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 and
                 Navarre
                 ;
                 who
                 wishing
                 equally
                 and
                 concurring
                 heartily
                 to
                 contribute
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 in
                 them
                 lies
                 to
                 the
                 Restoration
                 of
                 the
                 Tranquility
                 of
                 Europe
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 no
                 other
                 Aim
                 than
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 said
                 Peace
                 firm
                 and
                 lasting
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Equity
                 of
                 its
                 Conditions
                 ;
                 Their
                 said
                 Majesties
                 have
                 consented
                 and
                 agreed
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 Place
                 ,
                 to
                 own
                 the
                 Mediation
                 of
                 the
                 Most-High
                 ,
                 Most-Excellent
                 ,
                 and
                 Mighty
                 Prince
                 Charles
                 XI
                 .
                 by
                 the
                 
                 Grace
                 of
                 God
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Sueden
                   ,
                   Goths
                
                 and
                 Vandals
                 ;
                 but
                 a
                 sudden
                 Death
                 having
                 frustrated
                 the
                 Hopes
                 which
                 all
                 Europe
                 had
                 justly
                 entertained
                 of
                 the
                 happy
                 Effect
                 of
                 his
                 Counsels
                 ,
                 and
                 good
                 Offices
                 ;
                 their
                 said
                 Majesties
                 still
                 persisting
                 in
                 the
                 Resolution
                 to
                 put
                 a
                 Stop
                 assoon
                 as
                 possible
                 to
                 the
                 Effusion
                 of
                 so
                 much
                 Christian
                 Blood
                 ,
                 have
                 thought
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 do
                 better
                 than
                 to
                 acknowledge
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Quality
                 ,
                 the
                 Most-High
                 ,
                 Most-Excellent
                 ,
                 and
                 Mighty
                 Prince
                 Charles
                 XII
                 .
                 King
                 of
                 Sueden
                 ,
                 his
                 Son
                 and
                 Successor
                 ,
                 who
                 on
                 his
                 Part
                 has
                 also
                 continued
                 the
                 same
                 Endeavours
                 to
                 further
                 the
                 Peace
                 betwixt
                 their
                 Catholick
                 and
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesties
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Conferences
                 held
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Royal
                 Palace
                 at
                 Ryswick
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 named
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ;
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 
                   Don
                   Francisco
                   Bernardo
                   de
                   Quiros
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 St.
                 James
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 Royal
                 and
                 Supream
                 Council
                 of
                 Castille
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Sieur
                 
                   Lewis
                   Alexander
                   de
                   Scockart
                
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Tirimont
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Gaesbeke
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 supream
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 of
                 the
                 Netherlands
                 in
                 Madrid
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 that
                 of
                 State
                 and
                 Privy
                 Council
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Countries
                 :
                 And
                 by
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 the
                 Sieur
                 
                   Nicolas
                   Augustus
                   de
                   Harlay
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Bonneuil
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Cely
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 in
                 ordinary
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 in
                 his
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ;
                 the
                 Sieur
                 
                   Lewis
                   Verjus
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Crecy
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 in
                 ordinary
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 in
                 his
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 Marquis
                 of
                 Treon
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Couvay
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Boulay
                 ,
                 the
                 two
                 Churches
                 ,
                 
                   Fort-Isle
                   ,
                   Menillet
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Places
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Sieur
                 
                   Francis
                   Callieres
                
                 Kt.
                 Lord
                 of
                 Callieres
                 ,
                 of
                 Rochechellay
                 and
                 Gigny
                 ;
                 who
                 having
                 first
                 implored
                 the
                 Divine
                 Assistance
                 ,
                 and
                 communicated
                 
                 to
                 each
                 other
                 their
                 respective
                 Full
                 Powers
                 (
                 the
                 Copies
                 of
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 inserted
                 Word
                 for
                 Word
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 )
                 and
                 duly
                 exchanged
                 the
                 same
                 by
                 the
                 Intervention
                 and
                 Mediation
                 of
                 the
                 Baron
                 of
                 Lillieroot
                 ,
                 Ambassador
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sueden
                 ,
                 who
                 has
                 discharged
                 the
                 Function
                 of
                 a
                 Mediator
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 necessary
                 Prudence
                 ,
                 Capacity
                 and
                 Equity
                 ;
                 they
                 have
                 agreed
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Glory
                 of
                 God
                 and
                 the
                 Good
                 of
                 Christendom
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 following
                 Conditions
                 .
              
               
                 
                   I.
                   
                
                 IT
                 is
                 agreed
                 ,
                 That
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 there
                 be
                 a
                 good
                 ,
                 firm
                 and
                 lasting
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 perpetual
                 Confederacy
                 ,
                 Alliance
                 and
                 Friendship
                 ,
                 between
                 the
                 Catholick
                 and
                 most
                 Christian
                 Kings
                 ,
                 their
                 Children
                 born
                 or
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 born
                 ,
                 their
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 States
                 ,
                 Lands
                 and
                 Subjects
                 ;
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 love
                 one
                 another
                 like
                 good
                 Brothers
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 one
                 ,
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 in
                 him
                 lies
                 ,
                 shall
                 promote
                 the
                 Interest
                 ,
                 Honour
                 and
                 Reputation
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 carefully
                 and
                 sincerely
                 avoiding
                 whatever
                 may
                 cause
                 any
                 Damage
                 to
                 each
                 other
                 .
              
               
                 
                   II.
                   
                
                 That
                 upon
                 Account
                 of
                 this
                 Peace
                 and
                 good
                 Union
                 ,
                 all
                 Hostilities
                 shall
                 cease
                 betwixt
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 Kings
                 ,
                 their
                 Subjects
                 and
                 Vassals
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 by
                 Sea
                 and
                 on
                 fresh
                 Waters
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 Land
                 ,
                 and
                 generally
                 in
                 all
                 Places
                 where
                 War
                 is
                 made
                 by
                 their
                 Majesties
                 Arms
                 ,
                 both
                 betwixt
                 their
                 Armies
                 and
                 the
                 Garisons
                 of
                 their
                 Places
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 contrary
                 to
                 this
                 Article
                 ,
                 any
                 Place
                 or
                 Places
                 should
                 be
                 taken
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 Attack
                 ,
                 Surprize
                 ,
                 or
                 Intelligence
                 ,
                 Prisoners
                 made
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 Hostilities
                 committed
                 ,
                 
                 through
                 Inadvertency
                 or
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 Reparation
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 with
                 Honesty
                 ,
                 by
                 restoring
                 without
                 any
                 Diminution
                 what
                 shall
                 have
                 been
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 setting
                 Prisoners
                 at
                 liberty
                 without
                 Ransom
                 ,
                 or
                 Payment
                 of
                 Expences
                 .
              
               
                 
                   III.
                   
                
                 All
                 Enmities
                 and
                 Causes
                 of
                 Misunderstanding
                 shall
                 be
                 extinguished
                 and
                 abolished
                 for
                 ever
                 .
                 There
                 shall
                 be
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 a
                 perpetual
                 Oblivion
                 of
                 the
                 Injuries
                 done
                 ,
                 or
                 Damages
                 suffered
                 ,
                 during
                 this
                 War
                 ,
                 or
                 on
                 Account
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 no
                 Person
                 shall
                 hereafter
                 be
                 called
                 to
                 Account
                 ,
                 or
                 be
                 obliged
                 to
                 make
                 any
                 Restitution
                 ,
                 upon
                 any
                 Pretence
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 directly
                 or
                 indirectly
                 ,
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 Justice
                 or
                 otherwise
                 ;
                 and
                 their
                 said
                 Majesties
                 ,
                 their
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 Servants
                 or
                 Adherents
                 ,
                 shall
                 never
                 shew
                 a
                 Resentment
                 ,
                 or
                 demand
                 any
                 Reparation
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 
                   IV.
                   
                
                 The
                 Towns
                 and
                 Places
                 of
                 
                   Gironne
                   ,
                   Roses
                
                 and
                 Belver
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 ,
                 and
                 left
                 in
                 the
                 Possession
                 ,
                 Dominion
                 and
                 Sovereignty
                 of
                 his
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Condition
                 they
                 were
                 in
                 when
                 taken
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Artillery
                 that
                 was
                 found
                 in
                 them
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ;
                 and
                 ,
                 in
                 general
                 ,
                 all
                 other
                 Towns
                 ,
                 Places
                 ,
                 Forts
                 and
                 Chastelenies
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 possessed
                 during
                 this
                 War
                 by
                 the
                 Arms
                 of
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 since
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Principality
                 of
                 Catalonia
                 ,
                 or
                 elsewhere
                 in
                 Spain
                 ,
                 their
                 Appurtenances
                 and
                 Dependencies
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 in
                 the
                 Condition
                 they
                 are
                 now
                 in
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Reservation
                 ,
                 Diminution
                 or
                 Deterioration
                 whatsoever
                 .
                 Likewise
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 Power
                 ,
                 Dominion
                 and
                 Sovereignty
                 of
                 his
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Barcelona
                 ,
                 the
                 Fort
                 and
                 Fortifications
                 
                 belonging
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Artillery
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Condition
                 wherein
                 they
                 were
                 found
                 on
                 the
                 Day
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 taken
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 its
                 Appurtenances
                 and
                 Dependencies
                 .
              
               
                 
                   V.
                   
                
                 The
                 Town
                 and
                 Fortress
                 of
                 Luxemburg
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Condition
                 it
                 is
                 now
                 in
                 ,
                 without
                 demolishing
                 ,
                 altering
                 ,
                 diminishing
                 ,
                 weakening
                 ,
                 or
                 deteriorating
                 any
                 of
                 its
                 Works
                 ,
                 Forts
                 and
                 Fortifications
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Artillery
                 that
                 was
                 found
                 in
                 it
                 when
                 taken
                 :
                 Together
                 with
                 the
                 Province
                 and
                 Dutchy
                 of
                 Luxemburg
                 ,
                 and
                 County
                 of
                 Chiny
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 their
                 Consistencies
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Appurtenances
                 and
                 Dependencies
                 belonging
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 faithfully
                 resigned
                 and
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 Power
                 ,
                 Sovereignty
                 ,
                 Dominion
                 ,
                 and
                 Possession
                 of
                 the
                 Catholick
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 the
                 Catholick
                 King
                 enjoyed
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 has
                 done
                 ,
                 or
                 may
                 have
                 done
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 with-holding
                 or
                 reservation
                 ,
                 except
                 what
                 has
                 been
                 yielded
                 to
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 by
                 the
                 preceding
                 Treaties
                 of
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VI.
                   
                
                 The
                 Fortress
                 of
                 Charleroy
                 shall
                 likewise
                 be
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 Power
                 ,
                 and
                 under
                 the
                 Sovereignty
                 of
                 His
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 with
                 its
                 Dependencies
                 in
                 the
                 Condition
                 it
                 is
                 in
                 at
                 present
                 ,
                 without
                 Breaking
                 ,
                 Demolishing
                 ,
                 Weakening
                 or
                 Deteriorating
                 any
                 thing
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Artillery
                 therein
                 found
                 when
                 taken
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VII
                   .
                
                 There
                 shall
                 also
                 be
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 Sovereignty
                 ,
                 Dominion
                 and
                 Possession
                 of
                 His
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Mons
                 ,
                 Capital
                 of
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Hainault
                 ,
                 with
                 its
                 Works
                 and
                 Fortifications
                 in
                 
                 the
                 same
                 Condition
                 they
                 are
                 in
                 at
                 present
                 ,
                 without
                 Breaking
                 ,
                 Demolishing
                 ,
                 Weakening
                 or
                 Deteriorating
                 any
                 thing
                 in
                 them
                 ;
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Artillery
                 found
                 in
                 it
                 when
                 taken
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Precincts
                 ,
                 Provostship
                 ,
                 Appurtenances
                 and
                 Dependencies
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 belonging
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 its
                 Consistency
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 as
                 the
                 Catholick
                 King
                 enjoyed
                 it
                 ,
                 or
                 may
                 have
                 enjoyed
                 it
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ;
                 As
                 well
                 as
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 At
                 h
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Condition
                 it
                 was
                 in
                 when
                 last
                 taken
                 ,
                 without
                 Breaking
                 ,
                 Demolishing
                 ,
                 Weakening
                 or
                 Deteriorating
                 any
                 thing
                 in
                 its
                 Fortifications
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Artillery
                 therein
                 found
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 Day
                 ;
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Precincts
                 ,
                 Chastelenies
                 ,
                 Appurtenances
                 and
                 Dependencies
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 yielded
                 by
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ;
                 except
                 the
                 places
                 next
                 following
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 Burrough
                 of
                 
                   Anthoin
                   ,
                   Vaux
                   ,
                   Guavrian
                   ,
                   Ramecroix
                   ,
                   Bethome
                   ,
                   Constantin
                   ,
                
                 the
                 Fief
                 of
                 Paradise
                 ;
                 these
                 last
                 being
                 inclosed
                 in
                 the
                 Tournaisis
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Fief
                 of
                 Paradise
                 ,
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 it
                 depends
                 upon
                 the
                 Village
                 of
                 
                   Kain
                   ,
                   Havines
                   ,
                   Meles
                   ,
                   Mourcourt
                   ,
                   Kain
                   ,
                
                 the
                 Mount
                 of
                 St.
                 Audebert
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Trinity
                 ,
                 
                   Fontenoy
                   ,
                   Maubray
                   ,
                   Hernieurs
                   ,
                   Calnelle
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Viers
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 Parishes
                 ,
                 Appurtenances
                 and
                 Dependencies
                 without
                 any
                 reservation
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 remain
                 in
                 the
                 Possession
                 and
                 Sovereignty
                 of
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Hainault
                 ,
                 still
                 remaining
                 in
                 the
                 Sovereignty
                 of
                 His
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 except
                 what
                 has
                 been
                 yielded
                 to
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 preceding
                 Treaties
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VIII
                   .
                
                 The
                 Town
                 of
                 Courtray
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 Power
                 ,
                 Dominion
                 ,
                 Sovereignty
                 and
                 Possession
                 of
                 
                 His
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 in
                 its
                 present
                 Condition
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Artillery
                 that
                 was
                 found
                 in
                 it
                 when
                 last
                 taken
                 ;
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Chastelenie
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 its
                 Appurtenances
                 and
                 Dependencies
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 .
              
               
                 
                   IX
                   .
                
                 The
                 said
                 Lord
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 shall
                 likewise
                 cause
                 to
                 be
                 restored
                 to
                 His
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 all
                 the
                 Towns
                 ,
                 Places
                 ,
                 Forts
                 ,
                 Castles
                 and
                 Posts
                 ,
                 which
                 his
                 Armies
                 have
                 or
                 may
                 have
                 possessed
                 themselves
                 of
                 ,
                 until
                 or
                 since
                 the
                 Day
                 of
                 the
                 Conclusion
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Peace
                 ,
                 where
                 and
                 in
                 what
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 soever
                 the
                 same
                 be
                 Situated
                 ;
                 as
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 the
                 said
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 shall
                 restore
                 to
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 all
                 the
                 Places
                 ,
                 Forts
                 ,
                 Castles
                 and
                 Posts
                 ,
                 wheresoever
                 Situated
                 ,
                 which
                 his
                 Armies
                 may
                 have
                 taken
                 during
                 this
                 War
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 Day
                 of
                 the
                 Publication
                 of
                 this
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 
                   X.
                   
                
                 All
                 the
                 Places
                 ,
                 Cities
                 ,
                 Towns
                 ,
                 Burroughs
                 and
                 Villages
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 has
                 taken
                 or
                 re-united
                 since
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Provinces
                 of
                 
                   Luxemburg
                   ,
                   Namur
                   ,
                   Brabant
                   ,
                   Flanders
                   ,
                   Hainault
                   ,
                
                 and
                 other
                 Provinces
                 of
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 List
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Re-unions
                 ,
                 delivered
                 in
                 by
                 His
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 proceedings
                 of
                 this
                 Negotiation
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 Copy
                 of
                 which
                 List
                 is
                 annexed
                 to
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 )
                 shall
                 remain
                 in
                 the
                 possession
                 of
                 His
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 absolutely
                 and
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 except
                 the
                 Places
                 ,
                 Towns
                 ,
                 Burroughs
                 and
                 Villages
                 ,
                 contained
                 in
                 the
                 List
                 of
                 Exception
                 ,
                 which
                 has
                 likewise
                 been
                 Exhibited
                 from
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 by
                 him
                 claimed
                 ,
                 upon
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 Dependencies
                 of
                 the
                 Towns
                 of
                 
                   Charlemont
                   ,
                   Maubeuge
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 yielded
                 to
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 
                 by
                 the
                 Treaties
                 of
                 
                   Aix
                   la
                   Chapelle
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 concerning
                 which
                 82
                 Places
                 before-mentioned
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 List
                 of
                 which
                 are
                 likewise
                 annexed
                 to
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 )
                 it
                 is
                 agreed
                 ,
                 that
                 immediately
                 after
                 the
                 Signing
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 Commissioners
                 shall
                 be
                 named
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 to
                 regulate
                 in
                 the
                 possession
                 of
                 which
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Kings
                 the
                 said
                 82
                 Towns
                 ,
                 Places
                 ,
                 Burroughs
                 or
                 Villages
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 shall
                 remain
                 ,
                 and
                 belong
                 to
                 ;
                 as
                 to
                 agree
                 upon
                 the
                 Exchanges
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 for
                 Places
                 inclosed
                 in
                 the
                 Dominions
                 of
                 one
                 another
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 case
                 the
                 said
                 Commissioners
                 shall
                 not
                 agree
                 ,
                 that
                 then
                 their
                 Catholick
                 and
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesties
                 ,
                 shall
                 leave
                 and
                 refer
                 the
                 final
                 Decision
                 about
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Judgment
                 of
                 their
                 Lordships
                 the
                 States-General
                 of
                 the
                 Vnited
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 whom
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 Kings
                 have
                 reciprocally
                 chosen
                 for
                 Arbitrators
                 ,
                 without
                 lessening
                 however
                 the
                 Power
                 of
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 Catholick
                 and
                 most
                 Christian
                 Kings
                 ,
                 to
                 adjust
                 those
                 Matters
                 amicably
                 ,
                 even
                 before
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 if
                 possible
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 means
                 all
                 Difficulties
                 and
                 Controversies
                 both
                 concerning
                 the
                 said
                 Re-unions
                 ,
                 and
                 Limits
                 and
                 Dependencies
                 thereof
                 shall
                 be
                 intirely
                 removed
                 and
                 determined
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 :
                 And
                 upon
                 that
                 account
                 ,
                 an
                 end
                 shall
                 be
                 put
                 to
                 all
                 Prosecutions
                 ,
                 Sentences
                 ,
                 Separations
                 ,
                 Incorporations
                 ,
                 Commissions
                 ,
                 Decrees
                 ,
                 Confiscations
                 ,
                 Re-unions
                 ,
                 Declarations
                 ,
                 Regulations
                 ,
                 Edicts
                 ,
                 and
                 generally
                 all
                 Acts
                 whatsoever
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 name
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Re-unions
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 or
                 Chamber
                 settled
                 at
                 Mets
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 any
                 other
                 Court
                 of
                 Judicature
                 ,
                 Intendants
                 ,
                 Commissions
                 ,
                 or
                 Delegations
                 against
                 
                 His
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 and
                 his
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 revok'd
                 and
                 annull'd
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 never
                 been
                 .
                 Furthermore
                 the
                 Generality
                 and
                 Royalties
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Provinces
                 shall
                 remain
                 to
                 his
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 except
                 all
                 the
                 Cities
                 ,
                 Towns
                 and
                 Places
                 ,
                 yielded
                 to
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 by
                 preceding
                 Treaties
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 Appurtenances
                 and
                 Dependencies
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XI
                   .
                
                 All
                 the
                 Towns
                 ,
                 Cities
                 ,
                 Places
                 ,
                 Burroughs
                 and
                 Villages
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 Appurtenances
                 and
                 Dependencies
                 ,
                 yielded
                 and
                 resigned
                 by
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 in
                 the
                 foregoing
                 Articles
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Reservation
                 or
                 Restriction
                 ,
                 shall
                 return
                 to
                 the
                 Possession
                 of
                 his
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 by
                 him
                 enjoyed
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Prerogatives
                 ,
                 Advantages
                 ,
                 Profits
                 and
                 Revenues
                 to
                 them
                 belonging
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 Extent
                 of
                 Right
                 ,
                 Property
                 ,
                 Dominion
                 and
                 Sovereignty
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 he
                 enjoyed
                 them
                 before
                 this
                 late
                 War
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 the
                 Treaties
                 of
                 
                   Aix
                   la
                   Chapelle
                
                 and
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 as
                 he
                 may
                 or
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 enjoyed
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XII
                   .
                
                 The
                 Restitution
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Places
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 in
                 Reality
                 and
                 Honesty
                 ,
                 without
                 Delay
                 or
                 Difficulty
                 upon
                 any
                 Cause
                 or
                 Account
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 to
                 him
                 or
                 them
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 appointed
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 the
                 Catholick
                 King
                 ,
                 immediately
                 after
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 without
                 demolishing
                 ,
                 weakening
                 ,
                 diminishing
                 or
                 indamaging
                 any
                 thing
                 ,
                 any
                 manner
                 of
                 way
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Towns
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 any
                 Pretentions
                 or
                 Demands
                 for
                 the
                 Charges
                 of
                 the
                 Fortifications
                 ,
                 Publick
                 Edifices
                 and
                 Buildings
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Places
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 the
                 Payment
                 of
                 what
                 may
                 remain
                 due
                 to
                 
                 the
                 Soldiers
                 and
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 who
                 shall
                 be
                 in
                 them
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Restitution
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XIII
                   .
                
                 The
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 shall
                 cause
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 and
                 drawn
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Places
                 which
                 he
                 restores
                 to
                 the
                 Catholick
                 King
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Artillery
                 which
                 his
                 said
                 Majesty
                 has
                 caused
                 to
                 be
                 carried
                 into
                 the
                 said
                 Towns
                 since
                 they
                 have
                 been
                 taken
                 ;
                 also
                 all
                 the
                 Powder
                 ,
                 Bullets
                 ,
                 Arms
                 ,
                 Provisions
                 and
                 other
                 Ammunition
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 found
                 in
                 them
                 ,
                 when
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 ;
                 and
                 those
                 whom
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 shall
                 appoint
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 permitted
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 Waggons
                 and
                 Boats
                 of
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 two
                 Months
                 ;
                 and
                 shall
                 have
                 a
                 free
                 Passage
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 by
                 Land
                 as
                 by
                 Water
                 ,
                 to
                 convey
                 the
                 said
                 Ammunition
                 into
                 the
                 nearest
                 Place
                 belonging
                 to
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 .
                 The
                 Governors
                 ,
                 Commanders
                 ,
                 Officers
                 and
                 Magistrates
                 of
                 the
                 Places
                 and
                 Countries
                 so
                 restored
                 ,
                 shall
                 procure
                 all
                 the
                 Conveniencies
                 that
                 lies
                 in
                 their
                 Power
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Carriage
                 and
                 Conveyance
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Artillery
                 and
                 Ammunition
                 :
                 As
                 also
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 lawful
                 for
                 the
                 Officers
                 ,
                 Soldiers
                 and
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 that
                 shall
                 go
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Places
                 ,
                 to
                 draw
                 out
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 carry
                 away
                 all
                 moveable
                 Goods
                 to
                 them
                 belonging
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 suffered
                 to
                 exact
                 any
                 thing
                 from
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Places
                 and
                 flat
                 Country
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 indamage
                 the
                 Houses
                 ,
                 or
                 take
                 away
                 any
                 thing
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XIV
                   .
                
                 All
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 of
                 what
                 Nature
                 &
                 Condition
                 soever
                 they
                 may
                 be
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 set
                 at
                 Liberty
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 Ransom
                 ,
                 immediately
                 after
                 the
                 Exchange
                 of
                 the
                 Ratifications
                 ;
                 always
                 provided
                 ,
                 that
                 their
                 Expences
                 and
                 other
                 lawful
                 Debts
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 
                 answered
                 and
                 paid
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 any
                 Persons
                 shall
                 have
                 been
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Gallies
                 of
                 their
                 said
                 Majesties
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 Occasion
                 and
                 through
                 the
                 Misfortune
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Wars
                 only
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 speedily
                 released
                 and
                 set
                 at
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Delay
                 or
                 Hindrance
                 ,
                 upon
                 any
                 Cause
                 or
                 Account
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 demanding
                 or
                 exacting
                 any
                 thing
                 for
                 their
                 Ransom
                 or
                 Expences
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XV.
                   
                
                 By
                 Means
                 and
                 Virtue
                 of
                 this
                 Peace
                 and
                 strict
                 Friendship
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 both
                 Kings
                 ,
                 observing
                 the
                 Laws
                 ,
                 Statutes
                 and
                 Customs
                 of
                 the
                 Land
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 permitted
                 to
                 go
                 ,
                 to
                 come
                 ,
                 and
                 return
                 ;
                 to
                 Continue
                 ,
                 Trade
                 ,
                 Treat
                 and
                 Negotiate
                 together
                 ,
                 throughout
                 their
                 respective
                 Countries
                 ,
                 either
                 as
                 Traders
                 ,
                 or
                 as
                 they
                 shall
                 think
                 fit
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 by
                 Land
                 as
                 by
                 Sea
                 and
                 on
                 fresh
                 Waters
                 ;
                 and
                 those
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 thus
                 Trading
                 or
                 Corresponding
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 protected
                 and
                 defended
                 in
                 the
                 respective
                 Countries
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Kings
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 were
                 their
                 own
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 provided
                 they
                 pay
                 the
                 lawful
                 Duties
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Custom
                 of
                 each
                 Place
                 ,
                 or
                 such
                 other
                 Impositions
                 that
                 may
                 hereafter
                 be
                 laid
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Kings
                 or
                 their
                 Successors
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XVI
                   .
                
                 All
                 Papers
                 ,
                 Letters
                 and
                 Instructions
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Lands
                 and
                 Lordships
                 ,
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 yielded
                 and
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 Kings
                 by
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 exhibited
                 and
                 delivered
                 with
                 Honesty
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 three
                 Months
                 after
                 the
                 Exchange
                 of
                 the
                 Ratifications
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 in
                 what
                 Places
                 soever
                 the
                 said
                 Papers
                 and
                 Instructions
                 may
                 be
                 found
                 ;
                 and
                 even
                 those
                 that
                 may
                 have
                 been
                 taken
                 away
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Cittadel
                 of
                 Ghent
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Chamber
                 of
                 Accompts
                 at
                 Lisle
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   XVII
                   .
                
                 The
                 Contributions
                 laid
                 or
                 demanded
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 ,
                 Reprisals
                 ,
                 Exactions
                 of
                 Forage
                 ,
                 Corn
                 ,
                 Wood
                 ,
                 Cattel
                 ,
                 Utensils
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 sorts
                 of
                 Impositions
                 upon
                 the
                 Countries
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 respective
                 Sovereigns
                 ,
                 shall
                 cease
                 immediately
                 after
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ;
                 and
                 no
                 Arrears
                 ,
                 or
                 Parts
                 thereof
                 ,
                 that
                 may
                 be
                 due
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 reciprocally
                 exacted
                 on
                 either
                 Side
                 ,
                 upon
                 any
                 Title
                 or
                 Pretence
                 whatsoever
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XVIII
                   .
                
                 All
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 ,
                 either
                 Ecclesiastical
                 or
                 Secular
                 ,
                 Corporations
                 ,
                 Communities
                 ,
                 Universities
                 and
                 Colleges
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 as
                 well
                 to
                 the
                 Possession
                 of
                 the
                 Honours
                 ,
                 Dignities
                 and
                 Benefices
                 which
                 they
                 enjoyed
                 before
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 free
                 Enjoyment
                 of
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 of
                 their
                 Rights
                 ,
                 Estates
                 ,
                 Moveables
                 ,
                 Rents
                 of
                 Redemption
                 whose
                 Capital
                 is
                 still
                 in
                 being
                 ,
                 and
                 Annuities
                 for
                 Life
                 ,
                 seized
                 and
                 possessed
                 since
                 the
                 said
                 time
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 upon
                 Account
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 War
                 ,
                 as
                 for
                 having
                 followed
                 the
                 adverse
                 Party
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 their
                 Rights
                 ,
                 Actions
                 and
                 Successions
                 to
                 them
                 fallen
                 ,
                 ever
                 since
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 but
                 without
                 claiming
                 or
                 demanding
                 the
                 Fruits
                 and
                 Revenues
                 received
                 and
                 expired
                 during
                 this
                 War
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 seizing
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Estates
                 ,
                 Rents
                 and
                 Benefices
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Day
                 of
                 the
                 Publication
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XIX
                   .
                
                 Neither
                 shall
                 it
                 be
                 lawful
                 to
                 demand
                 or
                 claim
                 any
                 Debts
                 ,
                 Effects
                 or
                 Moveables
                 ,
                 that
                 shall
                 have
                 been
                 confiscated
                 before
                 the
                 Day
                 ,
                 aforesaid
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Creditors
                 of
                 such
                 Debts
                 and
                 Trustees
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Goods
                 ,
                 their
                 Heirs
                 or
                 Assigns
                 ,
                 shall
                 never
                 prosecute
                 or
                 demand
                 the
                 Recovery
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 Restorations
                 ,
                 in
                 Form
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 shall
                 extend
                 to
                 those
                 that
                 have
                 follow'd
                 the
                 adverse
                 Party
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 by
                 Means
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 received
                 and
                 admitted
                 into
                 the
                 gracious
                 Favour
                 of
                 their
                 Prince
                 and
                 Sovereign
                 ,
                 and
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 Possession
                 of
                 their
                 Goods
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 shall
                 be
                 found
                 in
                 being
                 at
                 the
                 Conclusion
                 and
                 Signing
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XX.
                   
                
                 The
                 said
                 Restoration
                 of
                 the
                 Subjects
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 shall
                 be
                 put
                 in
                 Execution
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Tenor
                 and
                 Contents
                 of
                 the
                 21st
                 and
                 22d
                 Articles
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 all
                 Gifts
                 ,
                 Concessions
                 ,
                 Declarations
                 ,
                 Confiscations
                 ,
                 Commissions
                 ,
                 preparatory
                 and
                 final
                 Sentences
                 ,
                 given
                 and
                 obtained
                 by
                 Default
                 in
                 the
                 absences
                 of
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 hearing
                 of
                 the
                 Parties
                 ;
                 which
                 Sentences
                 and
                 Jugdments
                 shall
                 become
                 void
                 and
                 of
                 no
                 effect
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 never
                 had
                 been
                 given
                 and
                 pronounced
                 ,
                 with
                 full
                 and
                 intire
                 Power
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Parties
                 to
                 return
                 to
                 the
                 Countries
                 from
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 formerly
                 withdrawn
                 ,
                 to
                 enjoy
                 in
                 Person
                 their
                 Estates
                 and
                 Moveables
                 ,
                 Rents
                 and
                 Revenues
                 ;
                 or
                 to
                 settle
                 their
                 Habitations
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Countries
                 ,
                 in
                 what
                 Place
                 soever
                 they
                 shall
                 think
                 convenient
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 left
                 to
                 their
                 free
                 Choice
                 and
                 Election
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 no
                 Constraint
                 shall
                 be
                 laid
                 upon
                 them
                 on
                 that
                 Account
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 case
                 they
                 had
                 rather
                 to
                 live
                 elsewhere
                 ,
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 lawful
                 for
                 them
                 to
                 appoint
                 and
                 depute
                 such
                 trusty
                 Persons
                 as
                 they
                 shall
                 think
                 fit
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 management
                 and
                 enjoyment
                 of
                 their
                 Estates
                 ,
                 Rents
                 and
                 Revenues
                 ;
                 tho'
                 not
                 for
                 Benefices
                 where
                 Residence
                 is
                 required
                 ,
                 which
                 therefore
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 personally
                 administred
                 and
                 served
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   XXI
                   .
                
                 The
                 Twenty
                 fifth
                 and
                 Twenty
                 sixth
                 Articles
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 concerning
                 Benefices
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 put
                 in
                 Execution
                 ;
                 and
                 pursuant
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 those
                 that
                 have
                 had
                 Benefices
                 conferred
                 upon
                 them
                 by
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Kings
                 ,
                 who
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 said
                 Collation
                 was
                 made
                 ,
                 possessed
                 the
                 Towns
                 or
                 Countries
                 wherein
                 the
                 said
                 Benefices
                 are
                 situated
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 maintained
                 and
                 continued
                 in
                 the
                 Possession
                 and
                 Enjoyment
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Benefices
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXII
                   .
                
                 The
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 permitted
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 full
                 Power
                 and
                 Liberty
                 to
                 Sell
                 ,
                 Exchange
                 ,
                 Alienate
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 dispose
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 Deed
                 of
                 Conveyance
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 Last
                 Will
                 ,
                 of
                 their
                 Goods
                 and
                 Effects
                 ,
                 moveable
                 and
                 unmoveable
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 have
                 or
                 shall
                 have
                 situated
                 in
                 the
                 Dominions
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 Sovereign
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 lawful
                 for
                 every
                 one
                 to
                 purchase
                 them
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 other
                 Grant
                 ,
                 Permission
                 or
                 Act
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 for
                 such
                 a
                 Sale
                 or
                 Purchase
                 ,
                 than
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXIII
                   .
                
                 Whereas
                 there
                 are
                 Rents
                 assigned
                 upon
                 the
                 generality
                 of
                 some
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 part
                 of
                 which
                 are
                 possessed
                 by
                 his
                 Catholick
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 by
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 covenanted
                 and
                 agreed
                 ,
                 That
                 every
                 one
                 shall
                 pay
                 his
                 Quota
                 ;
                 and
                 Commissioners
                 shall
                 be
                 named
                 to
                 regulate
                 the
                 Portion
                 which
                 each
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 Kings
                 shall
                 pay
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXIV
                   .
                
                 All
                 Rents
                 lawfully
                 settled
                 upon
                 ,
                 or
                 due
                 from
                 the
                 Demeans
                 of
                 the
                 Lands
                 yielded
                 by
                 former
                 Treaties
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Payment
                 of
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 
                 made
                 appear
                 in
                 the
                 Accompts
                 brought
                 in
                 before
                 the
                 Chambers
                 of
                 Accompts
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Receivers
                 of
                 their
                 Catholick
                 and
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesties
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 said
                 Concessions
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 paid
                 by
                 their
                 said
                 Majesties
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Creditors
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Rents
                 ,
                 under
                 what
                 Dominion
                 soever
                 they
                 may
                 be
                 ,
                 either
                 
                   Spanish
                   ,
                   French
                
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 any
                 other
                 Nation
                 without
                 distinction
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXV
                   .
                
                 And
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 a
                 good
                 and
                 firm
                 Peace
                 is
                 made
                 as
                 well
                 by
                 Sea
                 as
                 by
                 Land
                 ,
                 between
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 Kings
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 their
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Provinces
                 and
                 Lordships
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 ,
                 upon
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 all
                 Hostilities
                 are
                 to
                 cease
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 ;
                 it
                 is
                 stipulated
                 ,
                 That
                 if
                 any
                 Ships
                 or
                 Merchandises
                 shall
                 be
                 taken
                 on
                 either
                 side
                 in
                 the
                 Baltick
                 or
                 North
                 Seas
                 ,
                 from
                 Terneuze
                 ,
                 in
                 Norway
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Channel
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 four
                 Weeks
                 ;
                 from
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Channel
                 ,
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 Cape
                 St.
                 Vincent
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 six
                 Weeks
                 ;
                 and
                 beyond
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 Mediterranean
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 the
                 Aequinoctial
                 Line
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 ten
                 Weeks
                 ;
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 beyond
                 the
                 said
                 Line
                 throughout
                 the
                 whole
                 World
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 eight
                 Months
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 reckoned
                 from
                 the
                 Publication
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Prizes
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 taken
                 on
                 either
                 side
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 prefixed
                 Time
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 recompence
                 for
                 all
                 Damages
                 sustained
                 thereby
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXVI
                   .
                
                 In
                 case
                 of
                 a
                 Rupture
                 ,
                 which
                 God
                 forbid
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 space
                 of
                 six
                 Months
                 shall
                 be
                 allowed
                 to
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 both
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Kings
                 ,
                 to
                 carry
                 away
                 ,
                 and
                 transport
                 their
                 Effects
                 and
                 Persons
                 whithersoever
                 they
                 shall
                 think
                 fit
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 
                 shall
                 be
                 permitted
                 to
                 do
                 with
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Molestation
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 lawful
                 during
                 the
                 said
                 time
                 to
                 seize
                 their
                 said
                 Effects
                 ,
                 and
                 much
                 less
                 arrest
                 their
                 Persons
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXVII
                   .
                
                 The
                 Troops
                 and
                 Armies
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 shall
                 withdraw
                 ,
                 and
                 retire
                 immediately
                 after
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Lands
                 and
                 Countries
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 Sovereigns
                 ,
                 and
                 into
                 the
                 Towns
                 and
                 Places
                 that
                 shall
                 respectively
                 belong
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 remain
                 in
                 the
                 possession
                 of
                 Their
                 Majesties
                 ,
                 after
                 or
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 lawful
                 for
                 them
                 to
                 continue
                 ,
                 upon
                 any
                 pretence
                 soever
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Countries
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 Sovereign
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 the
                 Places
                 that
                 shall
                 likewise
                 hereafter
                 to
                 him
                 belong
                 and
                 remain
                 :
                 And
                 immediately
                 after
                 the
                 Signing
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 there
                 shall
                 be
                 a
                 Cessation
                 of
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 Hostilities
                 throughout
                 the
                 Dominions
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 Kings
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 by
                 Land
                 as
                 by
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 fresh
                 Waters
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXVIII
                   .
                
                 It
                 is
                 also
                 agreed
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Receipt
                 of
                 the
                 Duties
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 enjoys
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Countries
                 which
                 he
                 resigns
                 or
                 restores
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 the
                 Catholick
                 King
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 continued
                 till
                 the
                 Day
                 of
                 the
                 actual
                 restitution
                 of
                 the
                 Places
                 ,
                 upon
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Countries
                 depend
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 what
                 shall
                 remain
                 due
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 restitution
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 honestly
                 paid
                 to
                 the
                 Farmers
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Duties
                 .
                 Likewise
                 that
                 within
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Owners
                 of
                 Woods
                 ,
                 confiscated
                 in
                 the
                 Dependencies
                 of
                 the
                 Places
                 that
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 resign'd
                 to
                 his
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 Possession
                 of
                 their
                 Estates
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Woods
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 found
                 
                 standing
                 ;
                 always
                 provided
                 ,
                 That
                 from
                 the
                 Day
                 of
                 the
                 Signing
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 all
                 selling
                 of
                 Wood
                 shall
                 cease
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXIX
                   .
                
                 The
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 made
                 before
                 it
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 put
                 in
                 Execution
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Form
                 and
                 Tenor
                 ,
                 except
                 in
                 those
                 Points
                 and
                 Articles
                 ,
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 before
                 derogated
                 to
                 ,
                 or
                 altered
                 now
                 by
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXX
                   .
                
                 All
                 Prosecutions
                 and
                 Processes
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 Judgments
                 given
                 between
                 private
                 Persons
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Judges
                 and
                 other
                 Officers
                 of
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 Established
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 the
                 places
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 has
                 enjoyed
                 ,
                 by
                 Virtue
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 
                   Aix
                   la
                   Chapelle
                
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 he
                 has
                 since
                 yielded
                 to
                 His
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 those
                 that
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 by
                 Virtue
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 he
                 has
                 possessed
                 since
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 ;
                 and
                 likewise
                 the
                 Sentences
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 Tournay
                 ,
                 given
                 upon
                 the
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 Differences
                 and
                 Law
                 Suits
                 prosecuted
                 by
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Towns
                 and
                 their
                 Dependences
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 time
                 they
                 have
                 been
                 under
                 the
                 Obedience
                 of
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 shall
                 take
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 their
                 effect
                 fully
                 and
                 intirely
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 as
                 if
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 King
                 remained
                 Lord
                 and
                 Possessor
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Towns
                 and
                 Countries
                 ;
                 neither
                 shall
                 the
                 said
                 Judgments
                 and
                 Sentences
                 be
                 called
                 in
                 question
                 and
                 annulled
                 ,
                 or
                 their
                 Execution
                 otherwise
                 hindred
                 or
                 retarded
                 :
                 However
                 ,
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 lawful
                 for
                 the
                 Parties
                 to
                 Sue
                 for
                 Redress
                 by
                 Bill
                 of
                 Review
                 ,
                 and
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Laws
                 and
                 Constitutions
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Judgments
                 still
                 remaining
                 in
                 their
                 force
                 and
                 vigor
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Derogation
                 to
                 what
                 is
                 stipulated
                 
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 in
                 the
                 21st
                 Article
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXXI
                   .
                
                 The
                 Town
                 and
                 Castle
                 of
                 Dinant
                 ,
                 shall
                 by
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 be
                 resigned
                 and
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 Bishop
                 and
                 Prince
                 of
                 Liege
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Condition
                 they
                 were
                 in
                 when
                 taken
                 by
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Arms.
                 
              
               
                 
                   XXXII
                   .
                
                 His
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 having
                 exprest
                 a
                 Desire
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Ponza
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Mediterranean
                 Sea
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Parma
                 ,
                 His
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 in
                 Compliance
                 thereto
                 ,
                 has
                 been
                 pleased
                 to
                 declare
                 ,
                 That
                 he
                 will
                 cause
                 the
                 Soldiers
                 and
                 Troops
                 which
                 he
                 may
                 have
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Island
                 to
                 withdraw
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 and
                 restore
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 the
                 Power
                 and
                 Possession
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Duke
                 of
                 Parma
                 ,
                 immediately
                 after
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXXIII
                   .
                
                 And
                 whereas
                 it
                 greatly
                 concerns
                 the
                 publick
                 Tranquility
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Peace
                 concluded
                 at
                 Turin
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 22d
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 1696.
                 betwixt
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 be
                 also
                 exactly
                 observed
                 :
                 It
                 has
                 been
                 thought
                 fit
                 to
                 confirm
                 and
                 comprehend
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 its
                 Articles
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 contained
                 in
                 the
                 Copy
                 Signed
                 and
                 Sealed
                 by
                 the
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 annexed
                 to
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 :
                 For
                 the
                 performance
                 of
                 which
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 ,
                 their
                 said
                 Majesties
                 Promise
                 to
                 become
                 Guarantees
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 may
                 become
                 for
                 them
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   XXXIV
                   .
                
                 Their
                 said
                 Majesties
                 gratefully
                 acknowledging
                 the
                 good
                 Offices
                 and
                 constant
                 Endeavours
                 which
                 have
                 been
                 employed
                 by
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 King
                 of
                 Sueden
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Restoration
                 of
                 the
                 Tranquility
                 of
                 Europe
                 ,
                 have
                 agreed
                 ,
                 That
                 his
                 Suedish
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 his
                 Kingdoms
                 and
                 States
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 included
                 and
                 comprehended
                 in
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 best
                 Form
                 and
                 Manner
                 that
                 can
                 be
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXXV
                   .
                
                 Under
                 this
                 Peace
                 ,
                 Alliance
                 and
                 Friendship
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 comprehended
                 all
                 those
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 named
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 ,
                 with
                 common
                 Consent
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Exchange
                 of
                 the
                 Ratifications
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 six
                 Months
                 after
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXXVI
                   .
                
                 The
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 Catholick
                 and
                 most
                 Christian
                 Kings
                 ,
                 consent
                 and
                 agree
                 ,
                 That
                 his
                 Suedish
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 in
                 quality
                 of
                 Mediator
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 Kings
                 ,
                 Princes
                 and
                 Republicks
                 ,
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 willing
                 to
                 enter
                 into
                 the
                 same
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 may
                 give
                 to
                 their
                 Majesties
                 their
                 Promises
                 and
                 Deeds
                 of
                 Warranty
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Execution
                 of
                 all
                 that
                 is
                 contained
                 in
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXXVII
                   .
                
                 And
                 for
                 the
                 greater
                 Security
                 and
                 Confirmation
                 of
                 this
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Articles
                 in
                 it
                 contained
                 ,
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 shall
                 be
                 published
                 ,
                 verified
                 and
                 registred
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Council
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Councils
                 ,
                 and
                 Chamber
                 of
                 Accompts
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 the
                 Catholick
                 K.
                 in
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 other
                 Councils
                 of
                 the
                 Crowns
                 of
                 Castille
                 and
                 Arragon
                 ,
                 the
                 Whole
                 according
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Form
                 contained
                 in
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Year
                 1678.
                 
                 And
                 likewise
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 shall
                 be
                 published
                 ,
                 verified
                 and
                 registred
                 in
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 
                 Parliament
                 of
                 Paris
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 other
                 Parliaments
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 Chamber
                 of
                 Accompts
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Paris
                 ;
                 and
                 Copies
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Publications
                 and
                 Registrings
                 shall
                 be
                 exhibited
                 and
                 delivered
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 three
                 Months
                 after
                 the
                 Publication
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXXVIII
                   .
                
                 The
                 Articles
                 above
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Contents
                 in
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 have
                 been
                 treated
                 ,
                 agreed
                 upon
                 ,
                 concluded
                 and
                 stipulated
                 ,
                 between
                 the
                 said
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 Catholick
                 and
                 most
                 Christian
                 Kings
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 their
                 Majesties
                 Name
                 ;
                 which
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 by
                 Virtue
                 of
                 their
                 Power
                 ,
                 the
                 Copies
                 whereof
                 shall
                 be
                 inserted
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 have
                 promised
                 ,
                 and
                 do
                 promise
                 under
                 the
                 Obligation
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Dominions
                 and
                 States
                 ,
                 present
                 and
                 to
                 come
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 their
                 Masters
                 ,
                 That
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 inviolably
                 observ'd
                 and
                 accomplish'd
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 cause
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 Ratified
                 purely
                 and
                 simply
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Addition
                 ,
                 and
                 exhibit
                 the
                 Ratifications
                 by
                 authentick
                 and
                 sealed
                 Letters
                 ,
                 wherein
                 all
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 shall
                 be
                 inserted
                 Word
                 for
                 Word
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 six
                 Weeks
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 reckoned
                 from
                 the
                 Day
                 and
                 Date
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 or
                 sooner
                 if
                 possible
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 have
                 promised
                 ,
                 and
                 do
                 promise
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Names
                 ,
                 That
                 after
                 the
                 said
                 Letters
                 of
                 Ratification
                 shall
                 have
                 been
                 delivered
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 the
                 Catholick
                 King
                 ,
                 assoon
                 as
                 possible
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Presence
                 of
                 such
                 Person
                 or
                 Persons
                 whom
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 shall
                 please
                 to
                 appoint
                 ,
                 shall
                 solemnly
                 Swear
                 upon
                 the
                 Cross
                 ,
                 the
                 Gospel
                 ,
                 Canon
                 of
                 the
                 Mass
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 his
                 Honour
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 observe
                 and
                 perform
                 fully
                 ,
                 really
                 and
                 sincerely
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Articles
                 contained
                 in
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 same
                 shall
                 also
                 be
                 done
                 assoon
                 as
                 possible
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Presence
                 of
                 such
                 Person
                 or
                 Persons
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 the
                 Catholick
                 King
                 shall
                 please
                 to
                 appoint
                 .
                 In
                 Testimony
                 of
                 all
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 have
                 subscribed
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 with
                 their
                 Names
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 sealed
                 with
                 their
                 Seals
                 and
                 Coat
                 of
                 Arms.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Done
                   at
                   Ryswick
                   in
                   Holland
                   ,
                   
                     the
                     20th
                     Day
                     of
                     September
                     ,
                     1697.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Thus
                   Signed
                   in
                   the
                   Original
                   ,
                   
                     
                       N.
                       Lillieroot
                       ,
                       L.
                       S.
                       
                    
                     
                       
                         Don
                         Francisco
                         Bernardo
                         de
                         Quiros
                      
                       .
                       L.
                       S.
                       
                    
                     
                       
                         The
                         Count
                         of
                         Tirimont
                      
                       ,
                       L.
                       S.
                       
                    
                     
                       
                         De
                         Harlay
                         Bonneuil
                      
                       ,
                       L.
                       S.
                       
                    
                     
                       
                         De
                         Crecy
                         Verjus
                      
                       ,
                       L.
                       S.
                       
                    
                     
                       
                         De
                         Caillieres
                      
                       ,
                       L.
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Separate
                 Article
                 .
              
               
                 BEsides
                 all
                 that
                 is
                 concluded
                 and
                 stipulated
                 by
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 made
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 and
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 his
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 this
                 present
                 Day
                 the
                 20th
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 1697.
                 it
                 is
                 moreover
                 agreed
                 by
                 the
                 present
                 separate
                 Article
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 have
                 the
                 same
                 Force
                 and
                 Effect
                 as
                 if
                 it
                 was
                 inserted
                 Word
                 for
                 Word
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 ;
                 that
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 shall
                 covenant
                 
                 and
                 agree
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 present
                 Article
                 he
                 does
                 covenant
                 and
                 agree
                 ,
                 That
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 free
                 for
                 the
                 Emperor
                 and
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 until
                 the
                 First
                 Day
                 of
                 November
                 next
                 ,
                 to
                 accept
                 the
                 Conditions
                 of
                 Peace
                 lately
                 proposed
                 by
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Declaration
                 made
                 on
                 the
                 First
                 Day
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 Month
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 unless
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 otherwise
                 agreed
                 between
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 case
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 does
                 not
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 time
                 prefix'd
                 ,
                 accept
                 those
                 Conditions
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 it
                 be
                 not
                 otherwise
                 agreed
                 between
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 shall
                 have
                 its
                 full
                 Effect
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 duly
                 put
                 in
                 Execution
                 according
                 to
                 its
                 Form
                 and
                 Tenor
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 lawful
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 the
                 Catholick
                 King
                 ,
                 directly
                 or
                 indirectly
                 ,
                 on
                 any
                 Account
                 or
                 Cause
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 to
                 act
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Testimony
                 whereof
                 ,
                 We
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 their
                 Catholick
                 and
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesties
                 ,
                 by
                 Virtue
                 of
                 our
                 respective
                 Powers
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Names
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 have
                 signed
                 this
                 Separate
                 Article
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 sealed
                 with
                 our
                 Seals
                 and
                 Coat
                 of
                 Arms
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Royal
                 Palace
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 in
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 the
                 20th
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 1697.
                 
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       N.
                       Lillieroot
                       ,
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                    
                     
                       
                         Don
                         Francisco
                         Bernardo
                         de
                         Quiros
                      
                       .
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                    
                     
                       
                         The
                         Count
                         of
                         Ti●imont
                      
                       ,
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                    
                     
                       
                         De
                         Harlay
                         Bonneuil
                      
                       ,
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                    
                     
                       
                         Verjus
                         de
                         Crecy
                      
                       ,
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                    
                     
                       
                         De
                         Caillieres
                      
                       ,
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Ratification
                 of
                 His
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   CHARLES
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Grace
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   
                     Spain
                     ,
                     &c.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 Whereas
                 
                   Don
                   Francisco
                   Bernardo
                   de
                   Quiros
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 my
                 Council
                 of
                 Castille
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Don
                   Lewis
                   Alexander
                   de
                   Schockart
                
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Tirimont
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Gaesbeck
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 my
                 supream
                 Council
                 in
                 Flanders
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 that
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 Privy
                 Council
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Countries
                 ,
                 have
                 concurred
                 in
                 the
                 Royal
                 Palace
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Ministers
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 my
                 most
                 dear
                 and
                 well-beloved
                 Brother
                 and
                 Cousin
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 respective
                 Orders
                 and
                 Powers
                 ,
                 as
                 every
                 one
                 was
                 concerned
                 in
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 Executed
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 the
                 form
                 and
                 manner
                 contained
                 in
                 the
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 here
                 inserted
                 word
                 for
                 word
                 ;
                 the
                 Conclusion
                 of
                 which
                 was
                 agreed
                 and
                 signed
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Ministers
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 20th
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Year
                 1697.
                 which
                 is
                 as
                 follows
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   the
                   Treaty
                   of
                   Peace
                   was
                   inserted
                   .
                
              
               
                 Which
                 Treaty
                 here
                 written
                 and
                 inserted
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 has
                 been
                 sent
                 to
                 me
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Don
                   Francisco
                   Bernardo
                   de
                   Quiros
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Count
                   of
                   Tirimont
                
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 perused
                 ,
                 and
                 maturely
                 examined
                 the
                 same
                 word
                 by
                 word
                 in
                 my
                 Council
                 ,
                 I
                 approve
                 and
                 ratifie
                 for
                 my Self
                 ,
                 my
                 Heirs
                 and
                 Successors
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 for
                 the
                 Vassals
                 ,
                 Subjects
                 and
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 all
                 my
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 Countries
                 and
                 Lordships
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Contents
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 Article
                 in
                 particular
                 therein
                 contained
                 ,
                 and
                 hold
                 them
                 good
                 ,
                 firm
                 and
                 valid
                 ;
                 and
                 I
                 plight
                 and
                 engage
                 the
                 Faith
                 and
                 Word
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 ,
                 both
                 for
                 my Self
                 ,
                 and
                 my
                 Heirs
                 and
                 Successors
                 ,
                 inviolably
                 
                 to
                 follow
                 ,
                 observe
                 and
                 perform
                 the
                 same
                 according
                 to
                 its
                 Form
                 and
                 Tenor
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 cause
                 and
                 order
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 followed
                 ,
                 observed
                 and
                 performed
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 I
                 had
                 Treated
                 and
                 Concluded
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 my
                 own
                 Person
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 I
                 shall
                 not
                 do
                 or
                 suffer
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 ,
                 in
                 no
                 manner
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 any
                 thing
                 contrary
                 to
                 it
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 it
                 should
                 happen
                 that
                 any
                 one
                 should
                 Act
                 contrary
                 to
                 ,
                 or
                 infringe
                 the
                 Contents
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 cause
                 such
                 Infringement
                 to
                 be
                 effectually
                 and
                 readily
                 repaired
                 and
                 made
                 good
                 ,
                 by
                 punishing
                 the
                 Delinquents
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 the
                 Execution
                 of
                 the
                 Premises
                 ,
                 I
                 engage
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 my
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 Countries
                 ,
                 and
                 Lordships
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 all
                 my
                 other
                 Estates
                 present
                 and
                 to
                 come
                 ,
                 also
                 my
                 Heirs
                 and
                 Successors
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Exception
                 :
                 And
                 for
                 the
                 firmness
                 of
                 this
                 Obligation
                 ,
                 I
                 renounce
                 all
                 Laws
                 ,
                 Customs
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 things
                 to
                 it
                 contrary
                 :
                 In
                 Testimony
                 of
                 what
                 is
                 above-mentioned
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 caused
                 these
                 Presents
                 ,
                 Signed
                 with
                 my
                 own
                 Hand
                 ,
                 Sealed
                 with
                 my
                 Privy
                 Seal
                 ,
                 and
                 Countersigned
                 by
                 my
                 Secretary
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 dispatched
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Given
                   at
                   Madrid
                   ,
                   
                     the
                     8th
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     1697.
                     
                  
                
                 Signed
                 ,
                 
                   
                     Yo
                     El
                     Rey.
                  
                   
                     I
                     the
                     King.
                     
                  
                
                 And
                 at
                 the
                 bottom
                 ,
                 
                   
                     Don
                     Crispin
                     Gonsales
                     Botello
                  
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 Separate
                 Article
                 by
                 His
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   CHARLES
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Grace
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   
                     Spain
                     ,
                     &c.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 Whereas
                 it
                 has
                 been
                 agreed
                 at
                 the
                 Royal
                 Palace
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 between
                 
                 
                   Don
                   Franscisco
                   Bernardo
                   de
                   Quiros
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 my
                 Council
                 of
                 Castille
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Don
                   Lewis
                   Alexander
                   Schockart
                
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Tirimont
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 my
                 Council
                 in
                 Flanders
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 that
                 of
                 State
                 and
                 Privy
                 Council
                 in
                 those
                 Countries
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Ministers
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 my
                 most
                 Dear
                 and
                 most
                 beloved
                 Brother
                 and
                 Cousin
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 respective
                 Powers
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 concerned
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 upon
                 a
                 separate
                 Article
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 here
                 inserted
                 word
                 for
                 word
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 as
                 follows
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   was
                   inserted
                   the
                   separate
                   Article
                   .
                
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 Article
                 having
                 been
                 perused
                 and
                 examined
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 resolved
                 to
                 approve
                 and
                 ratifie
                 it
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 virtue
                 of
                 these
                 Presents
                 ,
                 I
                 do
                 approve
                 and
                 ratifie
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 the
                 best
                 and
                 most
                 perfect
                 form
                 that
                 I
                 can
                 .
                 And
                 I
                 promise
                 upon
                 the
                 Faith
                 and
                 Word
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 ,
                 fully
                 and
                 intirely
                 to
                 perform
                 it
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Contents
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 purpose
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 ordered
                 these
                 Presents
                 ,
                 Signed
                 with
                 my
                 own
                 Hands
                 Sealed
                 with
                 my
                 privy
                 Seal
                 ,
                 and
                 Counter-signed
                 by
                 my
                 Secretary
                 of
                 State
                 to
                 be
                 dispatched
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Given
                   at
                   Madrid
                   ,
                   
                     the
                     8th
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     1697.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Yo
                   El
                   Rey.
                   Don
                   Crispin
                   Gonsales
                   Botello
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Ratification
                 of
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   LEWIS
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Grace
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   and
                   Navarre
                   .
                
                 
                   To
                   all
                   those
                   to
                   whom
                   these
                   Presents
                   shall
                   come
                   ,
                   Greeting
                   .
                
              
               
                 Whereas
                 our
                 beloved
                 and
                 trusty
                 Counsellor
                 in
                 Ordinary
                 in
                 our
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 
                   Nicolas
                   Augustus
                   de
                   Harlay
                
                 ,
                 
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Bonneuil
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Cely
                 ,
                 our
                 dear
                 and
                 well-beloved
                 
                   Lewis
                   Verjus
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Crecy
                 ,
                 Marquis
                 of
                 Freon
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Couvay
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Boulay
                   ,
                   The
                   two
                   Churches
                   ,
                   Fort-Isle
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Menillet
                 ,
                 and
                 our
                 dear
                 and
                 well-beloved
                 
                   Francis
                   de
                   Caillieres
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Roche-Chellay
                 ,
                 and
                 Gigny
                 ,
                 our
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 Ambassadors
                 ,
                 by
                 Virtue
                 of
                 the
                 full
                 Powers
                 we
                 had
                 given
                 them
                 ,
                 have
                 concluded
                 ,
                 agreed
                 and
                 signed
                 on
                 the
                 20th
                 Day
                 of
                 September
                 last
                 past
                 at
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 with
                 
                   Don
                   Francisco
                   Bernardo
                   de
                   Quiros
                
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 St.
                 James
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 to
                 our
                 most
                 dear
                 and
                 most
                 beloved
                 Brother
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Royal
                 and
                 Supream
                 Council
                 of
                 Castille
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Lewis
                   Alexander
                   de
                   Schockart
                
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Tirimont
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Gaesbeck
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 supream
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 of
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 in
                 Madrid
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 that
                 of
                 State
                 and
                 Privy
                 Council
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 our
                 said
                 Brother
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 having
                 also
                 their
                 full
                 Powers
                 ,
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 the
                 Tenor
                 of
                 which
                 is
                 as
                 follows
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   was
                   inserted
                   the
                   Treaty
                   of
                   Peace
                   .
                
              
               
                 We
                 liking
                 and
                 approving
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Points
                 and
                 Articles
                 therein
                 contained
                 and
                 expressed
                 ,
                 have
                 accepted
                 ,
                 approved
                 ,
                 ratified
                 and
                 confirmed
                 ,
                 and
                 we
                 do
                 accept
                 ,
                 approve
                 ,
                 ratifie
                 and
                 confirm
                 the
                 same
                 as
                 well
                 for
                 our Selves
                 ,
                 as
                 for
                 our
                 Heirs
                 ,
                 Successors
                 ,
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Lordships
                 and
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 all
                 which
                 we
                 promise
                 upon
                 the
                 Faith
                 and
                 Word
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 under
                 the
                 Obligation
                 and
                 Mortgage
                 of
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 our
                 Estates
                 present
                 and
                 to
                 come
                 ,
                 inviolably
                 to
                 keep
                 and
                 observe
                 ,
                 and
                 never
                 to
                 Act
                 contrary
                 to
                 it
                 directly
                 ,
                 or
                 
                 indirectly
                 ,
                 in
                 any
                 sort
                 or
                 manner
                 whatsoever
                 .
                 In
                 Testimony
                 whereof
                 we
                 have
                 Signed
                 these
                 Presents
                 with
                 our
                 own
                 Hand
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 Sealed
                 with
                 our
                 Seal
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Given
                   at
                   Fontainebleau
                   ,
                   
                     the
                     3d
                     Day
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Year
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     ,
                     1697.
                     and
                     of
                     our
                     Reign
                     the
                     55th
                  
                
                 
                   Signed
                   LEWIS
                   .
                
                 
                   By
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   Colbert
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 Separate
                 Article
                 by
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   LEWIS
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Grace
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   and
                   Navarre
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   all
                   those
                   to
                   whom
                   these
                   Presents
                   shall
                   come
                   ,
                   Greeting
                   .
                
              
               
                 Having
                 perused
                 and
                 examined
                 the
                 Separate
                 Article
                 which
                 our
                 beloved
                 and
                 trusty
                 Counsellors
                 in
                 Ordinary
                 in
                 our
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 
                   Nicolas
                   Augustus
                   de
                   Harlay
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Bonneuil
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Cely
                 ,
                 our
                 dear
                 and
                 well
                 beloved
                 
                   Lewis
                   Verjus
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Crecy
                 ,
                 Marquis
                 of
                 Freon
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Couvay
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Boulay
                   ,
                   The
                   two
                   Churches
                   ,
                   Fort-Isle
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Menillet
                 ,
                 and
                 our
                 dear
                 and
                 well
                 beloved
                 
                   Francis
                   de
                   Caillieres
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Roche-Chellay
                 and
                 Gigny
                 ,
                 our
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 Ambassadors
                 ,
                 by
                 Virtue
                 of
                 the
                 full
                 Powers
                 we
                 had
                 given
                 them
                 ,
                 have
                 concluded
                 ,
                 agreed
                 and
                 signed
                 on
                 the
                 20th
                 Day
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 last
                 past
                 at
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 with
                 
                   Don
                   Francisco
                   Bernardo
                   de
                   Quiros
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 St.
                 James
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 to
                 our
                 most
                 dear
                 and
                 most
                 beloved
                 Brother
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Royal
                 and
                 Supream
                 Council
                 of
                 Castille
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Lewis
                   Alexander
                   de
                   Schockart
                
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Tirimont
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Gaesbeck
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 supream
                 Council
                 of
                 
                 State
                 of
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 in
                 Madrid
                 ,
                 of
                 that
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 Privy
                 Council
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 our
                 said
                 Brother
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 having
                 also
                 their
                 full
                 Powers
                 ,
                 The
                 Tenor
                 of
                 which
                 Article
                 is
                 as
                 follows
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   was
                   inserted
                   the
                   Separate
                   Article
                   .
                
              
               
                 We
                 liking
                 and
                 approving
                 the
                 said
                 Separate
                 Article
                 in
                 all
                 its
                 Contents
                 ,
                 have
                 allowed
                 ,
                 approved
                 and
                 ratified
                 ,
                 and
                 we
                 do
                 allow
                 ,
                 approve
                 and
                 ratifie
                 the
                 same
                 by
                 these
                 Presents
                 Signed
                 with
                 our
                 own
                 Hand
                 :
                 And
                 we
                 promise
                 upon
                 the
                 Faith
                 and
                 Word
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 perform
                 and
                 observe
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 cause
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 observed
                 really
                 and
                 sincerely
                 ,
                 and
                 never
                 to
                 suffer
                 any
                 thing
                 to
                 it
                 contrary
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 ,
                 directly
                 or
                 indirectly
                 ,
                 upon
                 any
                 Cause
                 or
                 Account
                 whatsoever
                 :
                 In
                 Testimony
                 whereof
                 ,
                 We
                 have
                 Signed
                 these
                 Presents
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 Sealed
                 with
                 our
                 Seal
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Given
                   at
                   Fontainebleau
                   
                     the
                     3d
                     Day
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Year
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     ,
                     1697.
                     and
                     of
                     our
                     Reign
                     the
                     55th
                  
                
                 
                   LEWIS
                   .
                
                 
                   By
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   Colbert
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 A
                 List
                 and
                 Declaration
                 of
                 the
                 Re-unions
                 made
                 by
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Provinces
                 of
                 His
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 in
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Province
                   of
                   Luxemburgh
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     FRANCE
                     has
                     possess'd
                     it self
                     of
                     the
                     Capital
                     City
                     of
                     that
                     Name
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     35
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     called
                     Villages
                     of
                     the
                     Provost
                     .
                  
                   
                     As
                     also
                     of
                     the
                     Provostship
                     of
                     Luxemburgh
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     three
                     Bans
                     of
                     Justice
                     ,
                     to
                     wit
                     ,
                     Kundzigh
                     or
                     
                       Clemenci
                       ,
                       Putlange
                    
                     and
                     Pettinguen
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     three
                     Land-mayories
                     ,
                     which
                     are
                     
                       Bettembourg
                       ,
                       Santweiler
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Reeklen
                     .
                     And
                     three
                     Mayories
                     ,
                     
                       Steinsel
                       ,
                       Lingtgen
                       ,
                       Schiteringen
                    
                     ,
                     consisting
                     together
                     in
                     71
                     ,
                     either
                     Villages
                     or
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     Burrough
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Rodenmacheren
                     ,
                     together
                     with
                     25
                     Villages
                     depending
                     upon
                     them
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Hesperange
                     ,
                     with
                     Four
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Raville
                     ,
                     and
                     its
                     Dependencies
                     ,
                     which
                     consist
                     in
                     17
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     County
                     of
                     Russy
                     ,
                     which
                     contains
                     Eleven
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Russy
                     ,
                     with
                     Five
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Ban
                     of
                     Justice
                     of
                     Putlange
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     15
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Preisch
                     ,
                     containing
                     Two
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     of
                     Agimont
                     ,
                     with
                     it
                     's
                     two
                     Burroughs
                     of
                     Givet
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Hamlets
                     depending
                     on
                     the
                     same
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     
                       Vilreux
                       Walrand
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lands
                     and
                     Lordships
                     of
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Rochefort
                     ,
                     with
                     Four
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Provostship
                     Dorcymont
                     ,
                     containing
                     Vienne
                     ,
                     and
                     20
                     other
                     Villages
                     ,
                     and
                     10
                     Lordships
                     inclosed
                     in
                     them
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordships
                     of
                     
                       Chasse-Pierre
                       ,
                       Riviere
                       Fontenoylle
                       ,
                       Saint
                       Cecil
                       ,
                       Lesche-les-Manile
                       ,
                       Lugnon
                       le
                       Bertrisse
                       ,
                    
                     Ban
                     of
                     
                       Orio
                       ,
                       Marpon
                       ,
                       Dochamps
                       ,
                       Herbeumont
                       ,
                    
                     the
                     Ban
                     of
                     Butailles
                     ,
                     the
                     Ban
                     of
                     Musson
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Montaign
                     ,
                     with
                     13
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Cheflieu
                     ,
                     and
                     Provostship
                     of
                     St.
                     Marde
                     ,
                     with
                     16
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     
                       Lathour
                       ,
                       Montquintin
                       ,
                       la
                       Vaux
                       ,
                       Gommeri
                       ,
                       Bassail
                       ,
                       Rouette
                       ,
                    
                     and
                     Villers-la-loup
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     County
                     of
                     Chiny
                     ,
                     with
                     27
                     either
                     Villages
                     ,
                     Hamlets
                     or
                     Forges
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Barony
                     of
                     Jamaigne
                     ,
                     with
                     Five
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Neufchateau
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     4●
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Burrough
                     ,
                     Liberty
                     ,
                     and
                     Mayory
                     of
                     Remisch
                     ,
                     with
                     24
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Walbredimus
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Bench
                     of
                     Justice
                     of
                     Mackeren
                     the
                     County
                     ,
                     comprehending
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     34
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     
                       Wasser
                       Billich
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Of
                     the
                     Provostship
                     of
                     Echternach
                     ,
                     containing
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     33
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     ,
                     and
                     distinguished
                     by
                     four
                     Mayories
                     ,
                     to
                     wit
                     ,
                     
                       Osweiller
                       ,
                       Irrel
                       ,
                       Crenhen
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Bollendorf
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     Provostship
                     of
                     Biedbourg
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     the
                     Liberties
                     of
                     Dudeldorf
                     ,
                     and
                     34
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     Provostship
                     of
                     Dickrich
                     ,
                     comprehending
                     a
                     Town
                     and
                     26
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     Provostship
                     of
                     Arlon
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     129
                     ,
                     either
                     Villages
                     or
                     Hamlets
                     ,
                     composed
                     of
                     15
                     Bans
                     or
                     Mayories
                     ,
                     not
                     including
                     the
                     Forges
                     and
                     Furnaces
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     
                       Pont
                       des
                       Oyes
                    
                     ,
                     which
                     contains
                     Two
                     Villages
                     ,
                     Hamlets
                     and
                     Forges
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Town
                     ,
                     Mayory
                     and
                     Provostship
                     of
                     Bastoigne
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     145
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     ,
                     composed
                     of
                     Ten
                     Mayories
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Town
                     ,
                     Mayory
                     and
                     Provostship
                     of
                     Marche
                     ,
                     comprehending
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     19
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     Provostship
                     of
                     Durbuy
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     the
                     Town
                     ,
                     and
                     76
                     either
                     Villages
                     or
                     Hamlets
                     ,
                     divided
                     into
                     four
                     Courts
                     ,
                     and
                     19
                     Mannors
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     
                       La
                       Roche
                    
                     ,
                     containing
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     Castle
                     ,
                     and
                     51
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     ,
                     divided
                     into
                     Four
                     Mayories
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Beau-Saint
                     ,
                     with
                     that
                     of
                     Bertoigne
                     ,
                     and
                     two
                     Villages
                     upon
                     them
                     depending
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Salme
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     a
                     Castle
                     ,
                     a
                     Burrough
                     ,
                     and
                     32
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Of
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Vianden
                     ,
                     which
                     comprehends
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     Castle
                     ,
                     and
                     49
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     ,
                     divided
                     into
                     Six
                     Mayories
                     ,
                     of
                     which
                     several
                     other
                     Castles
                     and
                     Lands
                     hold
                     by
                     mesne
                     Tenure
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Estates
                     and
                     Lordships
                     of
                     St.
                     Vith
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     a
                     Town
                     ,
                     and
                     47
                     either
                     Villages
                     or
                     Hamlets
                     ,
                     divided
                     into
                     Six
                     Courts
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Munster
                     ,
                     containing
                     24
                     Villages
                     or
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     
                       Mount
                       St.
                       John
                    
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     four
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     ,
                     and
                     with
                     an
                     Old
                     Castle
                     in
                     Rubbish
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Differtange
                     and
                     Solluere
                     ,
                     with
                     23
                     either
                     Villages
                     ,
                     Farms
                     or
                     Hamlets
                     ,
                     depending
                     on
                     the
                     same
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Bertrange
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Dansemburg
                     ,
                     with
                     three
                     Villages
                     depending
                     on
                     the
                     same
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Hollenselz
                     ,
                     with
                     12
                     Villages
                     or
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Marsch
                     ,
                     with
                     14
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Pitanges
                     ,
                     with
                     16
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Hesperdange
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Arloncour
                     ,
                     with
                     three
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Miessembourg
                     ,
                     with
                     15
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Fisbach
                     ,
                     with
                     three
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Linster
                     ,
                     or
                     Linscren
                     ,
                     with
                     Nine
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Effinguen
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     
                       la
                       Rochette
                    
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     Ruins
                     of
                     an
                     Old
                     Castle
                     ,
                     and
                     15
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Keringen
                     ,
                     with
                     two
                     Villages
                     or
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Beaufort
                     ,
                     with
                     11
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Berbourg
                     ,
                     with
                     11
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Herberenne
                     and
                     Montpach
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Reuland
                     ,
                     with
                     20
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Ouren
                     ,
                     with
                     Six
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Clairvaux
                     ,
                     with
                     44
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     County
                     of
                     Wiltz
                     ,
                     with
                     23
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Esch
                     or
                     Aiss
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     22
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Burghsheilte
                     ,
                     with
                     12
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Town
                     ,
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Neuwerbourg
                     ,
                     with
                     52
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Liberties
                     of
                     Waswiller
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Brandenbourg
                     ,
                     with
                     Six
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Kayll
                     ,
                     with
                     three
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Falkensteyn
                     ,
                     with
                     three
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Bettingen
                     ,
                     with
                     Nine
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Ham
                     ,
                     with
                     four
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Brouch
                     ,
                     with
                     12
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Malbergh
                     ,
                     with
                     three
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Rosporte
                     ,
                     with
                     Six
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Mirwart
                     ,
                     with
                     21
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Focan
                     ,
                     with
                     three
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Rachamps
                     ,
                     with
                     a
                     Village
                     and
                     Hamlet
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Ayvaille
                     ,
                     with
                     Eight
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Harzet
                     ,
                     with
                     three
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Baseille
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Chesne
                     ,
                     with
                     three
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Witry
                     ,
                     with
                     four
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Vsseldange
                     ,
                     with
                     18
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Authel
                     ,
                     with
                     Six
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Girsch
                     ,
                     with
                     15
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Koerich
                     ,
                     with
                     Five
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Seven-Fountains
                     ,
                     with
                     10
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Winckringen
                     ,
                     with
                     Six
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Land
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     St.
                     Hubert
                     ,
                     with
                     a
                     Burrough
                     and
                     Six
                     Mayories
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Waltingen
                     and
                     Lanzen
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Town
                     ,
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Schleiden
                     ,
                     with
                     36
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Croonenburg
                     ,
                     with
                     13
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     
                       Man
                       derscheit
                    
                     with
                     the
                     Villages
                     depending
                     upon
                     the
                     same
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Schinflet
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     two
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Court
                     of
                     Tommen
                     ,
                     containing
                     22
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Hacheville
                     ,
                     which
                     consists
                     in
                     three
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Moerstorf
                     ,
                     with
                     three
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Holzemburg
                     ,
                     with
                     two
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Sterpigny
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Apsburg
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     34
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Sinsfeldt
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     four
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Scharffilichen
                     ,
                     containing
                     12
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Dome
                     and
                     Dentsburg
                     ,
                     containing
                     four
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     
                       Mehret
                       Bettenfelt
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Sohyer
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Ban
                     of
                     Desclassin
                     ,
                     which
                     consists
                     in
                     three
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Redu
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Esclaye
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Beauvin
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     Five
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     ,
                     including
                     Dionvaux
                     ,
                     altho'
                     France
                     have
                     annexed
                     it
                     to
                     the
                     Land
                     of
                     Agimont
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Han
                     upon
                     Lesse
                     ,
                     containing
                     three
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Houffalize
                     ,
                     containing
                     three
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Wibren
                     ,
                     with
                     two
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Humain
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Waha
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     two
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Bande
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Soi
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     Six
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Diverdis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Jeneppe
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Dochain
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     Six
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Rollet
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     Nine
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Mont-Jardin
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Javigni
                     ,
                     which
                     consists
                     in
                     Six
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Mabonpre
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Laval
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     three
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Villers-la-Loup
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Chesnoy
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Cuette
                     the
                     Great
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Soigneul
                     St.
                     Remy
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     two
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Ville-Haimont
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     Nine
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Villers
                     ,
                     before
                     Orval
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     St.
                     Mary
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Orval
                     ,
                     with
                     four
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Porcheresse
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Vance
                     ,
                     which
                     contains
                     two
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Boulogne
                     ,
                     containing
                     five
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Harbeumont
                     ,
                     containing
                     seven
                     Villages
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Everlange
                     ,
                     which
                     contains
                     Nine
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Of
                     the
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Nasloigne
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Castle
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     Grune
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Provostship
                     of
                     Estal
                     containing
                     14
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     ,
                     divided
                     into
                     three
                     Mayories
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Lands
                     and
                     Lordship
                     of
                     St.
                     Hubert
                     ,
                     which
                     consists
                     in
                     six
                     Mayories
                     and
                     Fealties
                     ,
                     with
                     many
                     Villages
                     depending
                     upon
                     them
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     Namur
                     .
                  
                   
                     FRance
                     has
                     possessed
                     herself
                     since
                     the
                     said
                     Treaof
                     Nimeguen
                     ;
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Namur
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Provostship
                     of
                     Poilvache
                     ,
                     containing
                     the
                     Mayories
                     ,
                     Bans
                     ,
                     Lands
                     ,
                     Villages
                     and
                     following
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Mayory
                     of
                     Rendarche
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     the
                     Villages
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Of
                     
                       Lustin
                       ,
                       Malien
                       ,
                       Lourier
                    
                     with
                     its
                     Castle
                     ,
                     
                       Sorinne-la-longue
                       ,
                       Assesse
                       ,
                       Jassoigne
                       ,
                       Wauremont
                    
                     with
                     its
                     Castle
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     in
                     the
                     Hamlets
                     of
                     the
                     Castle
                     of
                     
                       Roncinne
                       d'Ivoix
                    
                     ,
                     the
                     Castle
                     of
                     Assesse
                     ,
                     the
                     Castle
                     of
                     
                       Estroy
                       ,
                       Corioul
                       ,
                       Porin
                       ,
                       Assesse
                       ,
                       Brochau
                       ,
                       Millier
                       ,
                    
                     the
                     Manners
                     of
                     Jassoigne
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Mayory
                     of
                     Emptines
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     Villages
                     of
                     
                       Emptines
                       ,
                       Emptinelle
                       ,
                       Nattoy
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     the
                     Hamlets
                     of
                     
                       Francesse
                       le
                       Gaillard
                       les
                       Fontaines
                       ,
                       Champillion
                       les
                       Sarts
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Mayory
                     of
                     Falmaigne
                     ,
                     which
                     comprehends
                     the
                     Village
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Falmaigne
                     ,
                     the
                     Castle
                     of
                     Thiry
                     depending
                     upon
                     it
                     ,
                     in
                     Rubbish
                     ,
                     and
                     Hulsoniaux
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Ban
                     of
                     Lignon
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     of
                     
                       Lignon
                       ,
                       Chapoy
                       ,
                       Onchipe
                       ,
                       Ronvaux
                       ,
                       Corbion
                    
                     and
                     Barsinable
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Of
                     the
                     Ban
                     of
                     Soi
                     ,
                     viz.
                     the
                     Village
                     of
                     Soi
                     and
                     Mohiville
                     its
                     dependency
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Estate
                     and
                     Barony
                     of
                     Gesves
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Hamlets
                     Houyoux
                     ,
                     the
                     Forges
                     ,
                     Mannor
                     of
                     
                       Chaumont
                       ,
                       Pourin
                       ,
                       Preit
                    
                     of
                     
                       Hamide
                       ,
                       Houde
                    
                     and
                     Francesse
                     ,
                     which
                     are
                     all
                     Dependencies
                     of
                     the
                     Estate
                     of
                     Gesves
                     .
                  
                   
                     Particular
                     Villages
                     which
                     are
                     also
                     Dependencies
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Provostship
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ohay
                     and
                     Reppe
                     ,
                     with
                     Wallay
                     and
                     
                       Halliot
                       ,
                       Chattin
                    
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     Hamlets
                     of
                     Maibes
                     and
                     Frisee
                     ,
                     with
                     their
                     Dependencies
                     ,
                     
                       Valin
                       ,
                       Hour-en-famine
                       ,
                       Sorinne-sur-Dinant
                       ,
                       Boisalle
                    
                     a
                     Village
                     ,
                     the
                     Castle
                     of
                     Spontin
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Hamlets
                     of
                     
                       Durnalle
                       ,
                       Meanoye
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Dorinne
                     with
                     its
                     Dependencies
                     ,
                     
                       Joesne
                       ,
                       Fillec
                       ,
                       Hodomont
                    
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     Hamlet
                     of
                     Jullet
                     and
                     dependon
                     it
                     ,
                     Hargnies
                     ,
                     the
                     two
                     Bourseignes
                     ,
                     to
                     wit
                     the
                     New
                     and
                     the
                     Old
                     ,
                     Maisnil
                     ,
                     St.
                     
                       Blaise
                       ,
                       Haibes
                    
                     and
                     Pondrome
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Forests
                     of
                     
                       Auwez
                       ,
                       Comisse
                       ,
                       Lache
                       ,
                       Lerbois
                       ,
                    
                     the
                     little
                     and
                     great
                     Fail
                     ,
                     which
                     consist
                     in
                     Seven
                     or
                     Eight
                     hundred
                     Acres
                     of
                     Land
                     ,
                     belonging
                     to
                     his
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     as
                     also
                     of
                     some
                     Farms
                     ,
                     Rents
                     ,
                     Tithes
                     and
                     other
                     Revenues
                     of
                     his
                     Demains
                     ,
                     which
                     have
                     been
                     seized
                     in
                     the
                     Months
                     of
                     November
                     and
                     December
                     ,
                     1681.
                     
                  
                   
                     France
                     has
                     also
                     possessed
                     herself
                     in
                     the
                     Year
                     ,
                     1682.
                     of
                     the
                     Forests
                     of
                     Higher
                     and
                     Lower
                     Arche
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     towards
                     the
                     Month
                     of
                     April
                     ,
                     1680.
                     of
                     the
                     Priory
                     of
                     Hassier
                     ,
                     situated
                     on
                     the
                     side
                     of
                     the
                     Maese
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Mayory
                     of
                     Hour
                     ,
                     which
                     contains
                     the
                     Villages
                     of
                     Hour
                     ,
                     below
                     
                       Poilvache
                       ,
                       Iwar
                       ,
                       Eurehaille
                       ,
                       Jodinne
                       Lisoigne
                       ,
                       Purnotte
                       ,
                       Awaigne
                       ,
                    
                     and
                     the
                     Hamlets
                     of
                     
                       Bauche
                       ,
                       Jayolle
                       ,
                       Futvoy
                       ,
                       Venatte
                       ,
                       
                       Champalle
                       ,
                       Hugomont
                       ,
                       Bloimont
                       ,
                       Montchavee
                       ,
                       Frapenl
                       ,
                       Fresne
                       ,
                       Tailfer
                       ,
                       Seignioul
                       ,
                       Loys
                    
                     and
                     Loyers
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Mayory
                     of
                     Bovignes
                     ,
                     which
                     comprehends
                     the
                     Town
                     and
                     Liberties
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Bovignes
                     ,
                     with
                     some
                     Houses
                     on
                     the
                     two
                     sides
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     great
                     Farm
                     of
                     Metz
                     ,
                     and
                     15
                     or
                     16
                     Houses
                     ,
                     situated
                     over
                     against
                     the
                     said
                     Town
                     ,
                     on
                     the
                     side
                     of
                     Dinant
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Mayory
                     of
                     Anthee
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     the
                     Villages
                     of
                     Anthee
                     ,
                     the
                     high
                     
                       Vassia
                       ,
                       Riviere
                       ,
                       Sommiere
                       ,
                       Melin
                       ,
                       Marinne
                    
                     and
                     Orhaye
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     the
                     Hamlets
                     of
                     the
                     little
                     Farm
                     of
                     
                       Metz
                       ,
                       Grange
                       ,
                       Rostenne
                       ,
                       Oheyt
                       ,
                       Hentoir
                       ,
                    
                     with
                     its
                     Castle
                     
                       Chestrevin
                       ,
                       Wespin
                       ,
                       Flun
                       ,
                       Welin
                    
                     and
                     Serenne
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Bailiwick
                     of
                     Bovignes
                     ,
                     betwixt
                     the
                     Sambre
                     and
                     the
                     Maese
                     ,
                     which
                     contains
                     the
                     following
                     Bans
                     ,
                     Estates
                     ,
                     Abbies
                     ,
                     Castles
                     ,
                     Villages
                     and
                     Hamlets
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Ban
                     of
                     Waulsoir
                     ,
                     containing
                     the
                     Villages
                     and
                     Abbies
                     of
                     
                       Waulsoir
                       ,
                       Lulme
                       ,
                       Hastir
                       ,
                       la
                       Vaux
                       ,
                    
                     and
                     Haster
                     beyond
                     Gerin
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Hamlets
                     of
                     Hermetton
                     upon
                     the
                     Maese
                     ,
                     the
                     Mount
                     
                       Ostemree
                       ,
                       Stair
                    
                     and
                     Ponrenne
                     ;
                     The
                     Ban
                     of
                     Anthee
                     ,
                     containing
                     
                       Anthee
                       ,
                       Mianoye
                       ,
                       Motville
                    
                     and
                     Fontaine
                     with
                     its
                     Castle
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Estate
                     and
                     Liberties
                     of
                     
                       Biesme
                       la-Colonoise
                    
                     ,
                     consisting
                     in
                     the
                     Villages
                     of
                     
                       Biesme
                       ,
                       Heversee
                       ,
                       Pree
                       ,
                       Wagnies
                       ,
                       Orest
                       ,
                       Sart
                       ,
                       Astache
                    
                     and
                     Gognies
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Estate
                     of
                     Gerpinne
                     ,
                     which
                     contains
                     the
                     Village
                     or
                     Burrough
                     of
                     Gerpinne
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     the
                     three
                     Hamlets
                     of
                     
                       Alleflage
                       ,
                       E●omignee
                    
                     and
                     Imignee
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   The
                   Estate
                   of
                   Thy
                   ,
                
                 
                   WHich
                   consists
                   in
                   the
                   Villages
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Thy
                   ,
                   with
                   its
                   Castle
                   ,
                   
                     Sansee
                     ,
                     Chastrer
                     ,
                     Jourdinne
                     ,
                     Tursinne
                     ,
                     Feroulle
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   Hamlets
                   of
                   
                     Maisnil
                     ,
                     le
                     Lievre
                  
                   and
                   Vouery
                   of
                   Rabusee
                   .
                
                 
                   Particular
                   Villages
                   in
                   the
                   Dependency
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Bailiwick
                   of
                   Bovignes
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Flavion
                     ,
                     Rosee
                  
                   ,
                   with
                   its
                   Hamlet
                   of
                   
                     Jusenne
                     ,
                     Biesmeree
                     ,
                     Ermetton
                  
                   upon
                   
                     Bierre
                     ,
                     Stave
                     ,
                     Steir
                     ,
                     Mertienne
                     ,
                     Fontenelle
                     ,
                  
                   part
                   of
                   
                     Chatillon
                     Mattignol
                     ,
                     Romree
                     ,
                     Feppin
                     ,
                     Bersee
                  
                   with
                   its
                   Castle
                   ,
                   Villers
                   with
                   Potters
                   Houses
                   ,
                   Joneret
                   with
                   the
                   
                     Furnace
                     ,
                     Serville
                     ,
                     Aveloy
                     ,
                     Arbre
                     ,
                     Profonde-Ville
                     ,
                     Lesves
                     ,
                     Bioulx
                     ,
                     Graux
                     ,
                     Romignee
                     ,
                     Meffe
                     ,
                     Reselle
                     ,
                     Rosiere
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   
                     Bois
                     de
                     Villers
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Bailiwick
                   of
                   Montaigle
                   ,
                   compos'd
                   of
                   the
                   following
                   Villages
                   and
                   Hamlets
                   ,
                   the
                   Ruins
                   of
                   the
                   old
                   Castle
                   of
                   
                     Montaigle
                     ,
                     Fallean
                     ,
                     Montaigle
                  
                   the
                   Town
                   ,
                   the
                   Forge
                   of
                   
                     Montaigle
                     ,
                     Salet
                     ,
                     Fain
                     ,
                     Corbay
                     ,
                     Henemont
                     ,
                     Warnant
                     ,
                     Hun
                     ,
                     Envoye
                     ,
                     Rouillon
                     ,
                  
                   the
                   Furnaces
                   ,
                   Forges
                   and
                   Castling
                   Houses
                   of
                   Molin
                   and
                   the
                   Abbey
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Mayory
                   of
                   St.
                   Gerard
                   ,
                   which
                   contains
                
                 
                   THE
                   Village
                   of
                   Broigne
                   with
                   the
                   Monastery
                   ,
                   the
                   Hamlets
                   of
                   
                     Maison
                     ,
                     Gonois
                     ,
                     Sosoye
                     ,
                     Maredret
                     ,
                  
                   the
                   Farms
                   of
                   
                     Montigny
                     ,
                     Libinne
                     ,
                     Behoude
                  
                   and
                   Heraude
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   The
                   Precincts
                   betwixt
                   the
                   Sambre
                   and
                   the
                   Maese
                   .
                
                 
                   THE
                   Village
                   of
                   Folz
                   ,
                   the
                   Hamlets
                   of
                   
                     Haye
                     ,
                     Afolz
                  
                   and
                   Wepion
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   Precincts
                   betwixt
                   the
                   Sambre
                   and
                   the
                   Macse
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Dependencies
                   of
                   that
                   Province
                   ,
                   are
                   also
                   inclosed
                   the
                   Forests
                   of
                   High
                   and
                   Low
                   Marlaigne
                   ,
                   which
                   contains
                   4300
                   Acres
                   of
                   Land
                   ,
                   or
                   more
                   ,
                   the
                   Forests
                   of
                   Biert
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   Dependencies
                   1590
                   Acres
                   ,
                   the
                   Wood
                   of
                   Biesme
                   ,
                   with
                   Halloy
                   ,
                   the
                   old
                   Furnace
                   and
                   other
                   Dependencies
                   ,
                   540
                   Acres
                   ,
                   and
                   Farms
                   ,
                   Tiths
                   ,
                   Rents
                   ,
                   and
                   several
                   other
                   Demains
                   and
                   Revenues
                   belonging
                   to
                   His
                   said
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   with
                   several
                   Fiefs
                   holding
                   of
                   the
                   Castle
                   of
                   Namur
                   .
                
                 
                   France
                   since
                   the
                   Treaty
                   of
                   Nimeguen
                   ,
                   in
                   order
                   to
                   Possess
                   herself
                   of
                   the
                   Town
                   of
                   Walcourt
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   Village
                   of
                   Bioulx
                   ,
                   (
                   even
                   after
                   the
                   Treaty
                   for
                   a
                   Truce
                   )
                   has
                   caused
                   Posts
                   and
                   Stakes
                   to
                   be
                   set
                   in
                   the
                   Nighbourhood
                   of
                   the
                   Castle
                   of
                   Namur
                   ,
                   under
                   Pretence
                   that
                   she
                   had
                   extended
                   her
                   Re-unions
                   before
                   the
                   said
                   Truce
                   ,
                   as
                   far
                   as
                   the
                   said
                   Village
                   .
                   Now
                   to
                   take
                   away
                   the
                   said
                   Posts
                   ,
                   and
                   set
                   limits
                   behind
                   on
                   the
                   side
                   of
                   
                     Pairelle
                     ,
                     Spain
                  
                   has
                   been
                   obliged
                   by
                   the
                   Treaty
                   concluded
                   at
                   Philippe-Ville
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   4th
                   January
                   ,
                   1687.
                   to
                   yield
                   up
                   to
                   France
                   ,
                   the
                   said
                   Town
                   of
                   Walcourt
                   and
                   Village
                   of
                   Bioulx
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   same
                   Terms
                   ,
                   Forms
                   and
                   Conditions
                   ,
                   on
                   which
                   France
                   has
                   kept
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Treaty
                   of
                   Truce
                   ,
                   all
                   the
                   Places
                   She
                   had
                   Possessed
                   herself
                   of
                   ,
                   since
                   the
                   Treaty
                   of
                   Nimeguen
                   ,
                   which
                   particular
                   Treaty
                   
                   concluded
                   during
                   the
                   said
                   Truce
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   said
                   Philippe-Ville
                   ,
                   will
                   now
                   cease
                   by
                   Virtue
                   of
                   the
                   Treaty
                   now
                   proposed
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Hainault
                   .
                
                 
                   THE
                   Principality
                   and
                   Provostship
                   of
                   Chimay
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Villages
                   ,
                   Hamlets
                   and
                   Rights
                   to
                   them
                   belonging
                   ,
                   viz.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Town
                     of
                     Chimay
                     ,
                  
                   
                     St.
                     Remy
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Forges
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Bourlez
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Boutonville
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Bailievre
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Villers-la-Tour
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sceloigne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Robechies
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Bauwez
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Montmignies
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Macon
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Imbrechies
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Monceau
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Salles
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Baileux
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vielles
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Lompret
                     ,
                  
                   
                     
                       Estroeing
                       ,
                       la
                       Cauchie
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     its
                     Hamlets
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Feron
                     ,
                  
                   
                     
                       La
                       Roulie
                    
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   Provostship
                   of
                   Beaumont
                   ,
                   with
                   its
                   Appendencies
                   and
                   Dependencies
                   ,
                   which
                   consist
                   in
                   
                     
                       The
                       Town
                       of
                       Beaumont
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Bersillies
                       ,
                    
                     
                       
                         De
                         Leval
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Tirimont
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Solre
                       St.
                       Gery
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Grandieu
                       and
                       Fralies
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Sivry
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Froidchapelle
                       and
                       Fourbechies
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Rance
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Monbliart
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Cerfontaine
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Ferieres
                       the
                       Great
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Ferieres
                       the
                       Less
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Rosier
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Beaufort
                       and
                       Robechies
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Grandreng
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Rocque
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Leunies
                       ,
                    
                     
                       The
                       Town
                       of
                       Chieuries
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Villages
                   seized
                   upon
                   ,
                   and
                   Possessed
                   .
                
                 
                   PArt
                   of
                   the
                   Burrough
                   of
                   
                     Antoin
                     ,
                     Fontenoy
                     ,
                     Veron
                     ,
                     Vaux
                     ,
                     Moinbray
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Brasmanil
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Villages
                   of
                   
                     Maulde
                     ,
                     Pipaix
                     ,
                     Gissignies
                  
                   in
                   
                     Pipaix
                     ,
                     Rocourt
                     ,
                     Wermes
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   
                     Wieres
                     ,
                     Ogimont
                     ,
                     Seigneurieul
                     ,
                     Little
                     Quesnoy-a-Potters
                     ,
                     Bourgeon
                     ,
                  
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   
                     Fontenay
                     ,
                     Grammetz
                  
                   and
                   Fermont
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   Thieulain
                   ,
                   part
                   of
                   Anthoin
                   ,
                   reputed
                   a
                   Free-Tenure
                   ,
                   the
                   
                     Breuch-a-foret
                     ,
                     Mourcourt
                     ,
                     Herines
                     ,
                     Wasmes
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Lignette
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Town
                   of
                   
                     Fontaine
                     l'Eveque
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   Village
                   of
                   Thiverelles
                   ,
                   and
                   600
                   Acres
                   or
                   thereabouts
                   in
                   Meadows
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Villages
                   of
                   Anderlues
                   ,
                   the
                   Abbey
                   of
                   Aumont
                   and
                   Boussiere
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Farms
                   of
                   
                     Warnenrieux
                     ,
                     Foret
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Farm
                   in
                   the
                   Woods
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Flanders
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     THE
                     Town
                     of
                     Ranaix
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Town
                     of
                     Loo
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Town
                     of
                     Roulers
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     the
                     Villages
                     of
                     
                       Meuregem
                       ,
                       Watervliet
                       ,
                       Vendeville
                       ,
                       Temptemars
                       ,
                       Billau
                       ,
                    
                     and
                     the
                     Castle
                     of
                     
                       la
                       Motte
                    
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Woods
                     with
                     its
                     Tenements
                     .
                  
                   
                     Wood
                     of
                     Nieppe
                     .
                  
                   
                     Wood
                     of
                     d'Osthulft
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Brabant
                   .
                
                 
                   THE
                   Estate
                   of
                   Ayseau
                   ,
                   with
                   its
                   Dependencies
                   ,
                   which
                   consist
                   in
                   several
                   Hamlets
                   ,
                   particularly
                   in
                   that
                   of
                   Oignies
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Cloister
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Name
                   and
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Village
                   of
                   Monceau
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Minister
                   of
                   His
                   Catholick
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   demands
                   the
                   Restitution
                   of
                   all
                   and
                   every
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Places
                   above-mentioned
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   which
                   his
                   Most
                   Christian
                   Majesty
                   has
                   or
                   may
                   have
                   possessed
                   himself
                   of
                   since
                   the
                   Treaty
                   of
                   Nimeguen
                   ,
                   altho'
                   they
                   be
                   not
                   here
                   exprest
                   and
                   specified
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   His
                   Catholick
                   Majesty
                   be
                   restored
                   to
                   the
                   real
                   and
                   actual
                   Possession
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   enjoyed
                   them
                   before
                   the
                   said
                   Treaty
                   of
                   Nimeguen
                   ,
                   all
                   this
                   without
                   derogating
                   to
                   His
                   Catholick
                   Majesties
                   Title
                   to
                   the
                   other
                   Re-unions
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   which
                   have
                   not
                   been
                   yielded
                   to
                   the
                   Most
                   Christian
                   King
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Treaty
                   of
                   Nimeguen
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   former
                   Treaty
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 List
                 of
                 Exception
                 of
                 the
                 Places
                 which
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 France
                 have
                 pretended
                 to
                 retain
                 .
              
               
                 
                   THE
                   Town
                   of
                   Chieures
                   ,
                
                 
                   Part
                   of
                   the
                   Burrough
                   of
                   Antoin
                   ,
                
                 
                   Fontenoy
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vezon
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vaux
                   ,
                
                 
                   Maubray
                   ,
                
                 
                   Bramenil
                   ,
                
                 
                   Maude
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                   Pipay
                   ,
                
                 
                   Gissignies
                   in
                   Pipay
                   ,
                
                 
                   Rocour
                   ,
                
                 
                   Wermes
                   ,
                   Parish
                   of
                   Vieres
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ogimont
                   ,
                
                 
                   Seigneurieul
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Little
                     Quesnoy
                     a
                     Potes
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Bourgeon
                   ,
                   Parish
                   of
                   Fontenoy
                   ,
                
                 
                   Granmets
                   ,
                
                 
                   Fermont
                   ,
                   Parish
                   of
                   Thieulain
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Le
                     Breuech
                     of
                     forestes
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Maircourt
                   ,
                
                 
                   Herinnes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Wames
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lignette
                   ,
                
                 
                   Tiuicelles
                   ,
                   with
                   600
                   Aores
                   in
                   Medows
                   ,
                
                 
                   Renaix
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Town
                   of
                   Loo
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Town
                   of
                   Roulers
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Village
                   of
                   Meuregem
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Burrough
                   of
                   Watervliet
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Village
                   of
                   Templemars
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   hamlet
                   of
                   
                     Wandeville
                     ,
                     Billau
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Castle
                   of
                   
                     la
                     Motte
                  
                   in
                   the
                   Wood
                   with
                   its
                   Tenements
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Wood
                   of
                   Nieppe
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Wood
                   of
                   Outhuest
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Dependencies
                   of
                   Charlemont
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Gimont
                   ,
                
                 
                   Givets
                   ,
                   St.
                   Hilaire
                   ,
                
                 
                   Givets
                   ,
                   our
                   Lady
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vosneche
                   ,
                
                 
                   Felaine
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Dion
                     le
                     Mont
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Dion
                     le
                     Val
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Winenne
                   ,
                
                 
                   Landrichamp
                   ,
                
                 
                   Finevaux
                   ,
                
                 
                   Feischaux
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ferauche
                   ,
                
                 
                   Javeingue
                   ,
                
                 
                   Aviette
                   ,
                
                 
                   Charneux
                   ,
                
                 
                   Flohimont
                   ,
                
                 
                   Fromelaine
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Felix
                     Pret
                  
                   ,
                   an
                   Abby
                   of
                   Nuns
                   ,
                
                 
                   Remethon
                   upon
                   Bierre
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sevry
                   ,
                
                 
                   Gauchenee
                   ,
                
                 
                   Her
                   ,
                
                 
                   Herlet
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lisicourt
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ransenne
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mahoux
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Maison
                     Saille
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mainil
                   ,
                   St.
                   Blaise
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vireux
                   the
                   Wallerand
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                   Villersies
                   ,
                
                 
                   Rienne
                   ,
                
                 
                   Boursoigne
                   the
                   Old
                   ,
                
                 
                   Boursoigne
                   the
                   New
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hargnies
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hebbes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vaussors
                   ,
                   Abbey
                   and
                   the
                   two
                   Hastires
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ermeton
                   upon
                   the
                   Meuse
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mattignol
                   ,
                
                 
                   Romeree
                   ,
                
                 
                   Bertee
                   ,
                
                 
                   Festin
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Dependencies
                   on
                   the
                   Provostship
                   of
                   Maubeuge
                   .
                
                 
                   TIrimont
                   ;
                
                 
                   Bersilles
                   Abbey
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Le
                     Val
                  
                   below
                   Beaumont
                   ,
                
                 
                   Cerfontaine
                   ,
                
                 
                   Roq
                   upon
                   the
                   Sambre
                   ,
                
                 
                   Estrun
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Le
                     Feron
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     La
                     Voulie
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Beaufort
                   ,
                
                 
                   Aumont
                   Abbey
                   ,
                
                 
                   Boissiere
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 betwixt
                 France
                 and
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King
                 having
                 had
                 all
                 a
                 long
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 Course
                 of
                 this
                 War
                 ,
                 a
                 sincere
                 desire
                 of
                 procuring
                 the
                 Repose
                 of
                 Italy
                 ,
                 and
                 God
                 having
                 inspired
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 of
                 Savoy
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 Sentiments
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 on
                 his
                 part
                 ,
                 has
                 given
                 his
                 full
                 Power
                 ,
                 Commission
                 ,
                 and
                 Command
                 to
                 Rene
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Froullai
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Tesse
                 ,
                 Knight
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Orders
                 ,
                 Lieutenant
                 General
                 of
                 his
                 Armies
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 General
                 
                 of
                 the
                 Dragoons
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 Governor
                 of
                 Ypres
                 ,
                 Lieutenant
                 General
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 Provinces
                 of
                 Maine
                 and
                 Perche
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 Commander
                 for
                 His
                 Majesty
                 in
                 the
                 Countries
                 and
                 Places
                 of
                 the
                 Frontier
                 of
                 Piedmont
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 on
                 his
                 part
                 having
                 likewise
                 given
                 his
                 Powers
                 and
                 Commands
                 to
                 
                   Charles
                   Victor
                   Joseph
                
                 Marquis
                 of
                 St.
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 Minister
                 and
                 first
                 Secretary
                 of
                 State
                 to
                 his
                 said
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 having
                 first
                 interchanged
                 the
                 Originals
                 of
                 their
                 full
                 Powers
                 ,
                 by
                 Virtue
                 of
                 which
                 they
                 treat
                 ,
                 have
                 agreed
                 upon
                 the
                 following
                 Articles
                 .
              
               
                 
                   I.
                   
                
                 THere
                 shall
                 be
                 henceforward
                 and
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 a
                 constant
                 ,
                 firm
                 and
                 sincere
                 Peace
                 ,
                 between
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy
                 and
                 his
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 there
                 had
                 never
                 been
                 any
                 Rupture
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 resuming
                 the
                 same
                 kind
                 Thoughts
                 he
                 had
                 before
                 for
                 his
                 said
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 begs
                 it
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 his
                 said
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 does
                 by
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 entirely
                 renounce
                 and
                 forsake
                 all
                 Engagements
                 entred
                 into
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 Treaties
                 made
                 with
                 the
                 Emperor
                 ,
                 Kings
                 and
                 Princes
                 ,
                 comprehended
                 under
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 the
                 League
                 :
                 And
                 promises
                 to
                 use
                 all
                 his
                 Endeavours
                 ,
                 and
                 do
                 all
                 that
                 lies
                 in
                 his
                 Power
                 ,
                 to
                 obtain
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Potentates
                 ,
                 at
                 least
                 of
                 the
                 Emperor
                 and
                 the
                 Catholick
                 King
                 a
                 Neutrality
                 in
                 Italy
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 General
                 Peace
                 :
                 Either
                 by
                 a
                 particular
                 Treaty
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 concluded
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 default
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 by
                 Declarations
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Emperor
                 and
                 Catholick
                 King
                 shall
                 make
                 to
                 the
                 Pope
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Republick
                 of
                 Venice
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 shall
                 immediately
                 
                 be
                 followed
                 by
                 the
                 Retreat
                 of
                 the
                 Troops
                 which
                 the
                 Allies
                 have
                 at
                 present
                 in
                 Italy
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 exprest
                 hereafter
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 as
                 an
                 evident
                 Testimony
                 of
                 the
                 real
                 and
                 effectual
                 return
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Friendship
                 for
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 is
                 pleased
                 to
                 consent
                 and
                 promise
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Town
                 and
                 Cittadel
                 of
                 Pignerol
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Forts
                 St.
                 
                   Brigide
                   la
                   Perouse
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 belonging
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 rased
                 and
                 demolished
                 (
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 Fortifications
                 only
                 )
                 at
                 the
                 King's
                 Charges
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Fortifications
                 being
                 demolished
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 shall
                 be
                 resigned
                 into
                 the
                 Hands
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 Lands
                 and
                 Demains
                 comprehended
                 under
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Government
                 of
                 Pignerol
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 belonged
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Concession
                 ,
                 That
                 
                   Victor
                   Amedaeus
                
                 ,
                 first
                 Duke
                 of
                 that
                 Name
                 ,
                 had
                 made
                 of
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 Lewis
                 XIII
                 .
                 Which
                 Town
                 ,
                 Cittadel
                 and
                 Fort
                 thus
                 demolished
                 ,
                 and
                 Territory
                 to
                 them
                 belonging
                 ,
                 shall
                 likewise
                 be
                 restored
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 held
                 by
                 him
                 in
                 Sovereignty
                 ,
                 and
                 enjoyed
                 fully
                 and
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 both
                 by
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 Successors
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 thing
                 to
                 them
                 properly
                 belonging
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 Consideration
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 present
                 Concession
                 ,
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 engages
                 and
                 promises
                 as
                 well
                 for
                 himself
                 ,
                 as
                 for
                 his
                 Heirs
                 and
                 Sucessors
                 ,
                 and
                 Assigns
                 ,
                 not
                 to
                 rebuild
                 or
                 restore
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Fortifications
                 ,
                 nor
                 cause
                 new
                 ones
                 to
                 be
                 built
                 upon
                 and
                 within
                 the
                 extent
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Territory
                 ,
                 Ground
                 and
                 Rocks
                 ,
                 nor
                 in
                 any
                 other
                 place
                 whatsoever
                 yielded
                 by
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 Pignerol
                 ,
                 shall
                 only
                 be
                 allowed
                 to
                 enclose
                 the
                 said
                 Pignerol
                 with
                 no
                 other
                 enclosure
                 than
                 a
                 bare
                 Wall
                 ,
                 without
                 a
                 Terrass
                 or
                 any
                 Fortifications
                 .
                 With
                 a
                 Proviso
                 ,
                 that
                 except
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Territory
                 
                 yielded
                 by
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 shall
                 be
                 at
                 his
                 Liberty
                 to
                 build
                 what
                 Place
                 ,
                 Places
                 or
                 Fortifications
                 he
                 shall
                 think
                 fit
                 ,
                 without
                 incurring
                 His
                 Majesties
                 ill
                 Will.
                 Furthermore
                 ,
                 That
                 His
                 Majesty
                 shall
                 restore
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 his
                 Countries
                 and
                 Places
                 Conquered
                 ,
                 the
                 Castles
                 of
                 
                   Montmeillan
                   ,
                   Nice
                   ,
                   Ville-Franche
                   ,
                   Suza
                   ,
                
                 and
                 all
                 others
                 without
                 Exception
                 ,
                 entire
                 and
                 undemolished
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 quantities
                 of
                 Ammunition
                 and
                 Provisions
                 ,
                 Canon
                 and
                 Artillery
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 provided
                 and
                 stored
                 with
                 when
                 they
                 fell
                 into
                 the
                 Hands
                 of
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 without
                 altering
                 or
                 diminishing
                 the
                 Buildings
                 ,
                 Fortifications
                 ,
                 Augmentations
                 and
                 Meliorations
                 made
                 by
                 His
                 Majesty
                 .
                 And
                 after
                 the
                 Restitution
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Places
                 ,
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 shall
                 be
                 free
                 to
                 keep
                 up
                 and
                 augment
                 the
                 Fortifications
                 as
                 Things
                 to
                 him
                 belonging
                 ,
                 without
                 being
                 molested
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 upon
                 that
                 account
                 ,
                 or
                 incurring
                 His
                 Majesties
                 ill
                 Will.
                 Still
                 providing
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 King
                 shall
                 carry
                 away
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 Cittadel
                 and
                 Forts
                 of
                 Pignerol
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Artillery
                 ,
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 Provisions
                 ,
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 moveable
                 Effects
                 of
                 what
                 nature
                 soever
                 they
                 be
                 .
                 That
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 Revenues
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 Dependencies
                 and
                 Territory
                 of
                 Pignerol
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 restores
                 them
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 form
                 and
                 manner
                 as
                 His
                 Majesty
                 enjoys
                 them
                 at
                 present
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Disposals
                 the
                 King
                 may
                 have
                 made
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 shall
                 subsist
                 and
                 remain
                 in
                 the
                 manner
                 provided
                 by
                 the
                 Contract
                 ,
                 Gift
                 ,
                 Possession
                 or
                 Acquisition
                 by
                 which
                 they
                 are
                 disposed
                 of
                 .
                 That
                 the
                 said
                 Restitution
                 of
                 the
                 Countries
                 and
                 Places
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 Resignation
                 of
                 Pignerol
                 razed
                 ,
                 with
                 its
                 Dependencies
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 in
                 consequence
                 of
                 the
                 Signing
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 before
                 
                 the
                 Foreign
                 Troops
                 are
                 actually
                 gone
                 out
                 of
                 Italy
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 arrived
                 ,
                 viz.
                 The
                 
                   Germans
                   ,
                   Bavarians
                   ,
                   Brandenburgers
                
                 ,
                 Protestants
                 in
                 English
                 Pay
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Auxiliaries
                 are
                 really
                 come
                 into
                 Germany
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Troops
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Pay
                 of
                 the
                 Catholick
                 King
                 ,
                 are
                 restored
                 into
                 the
                 Milanese
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 none
                 of
                 the
                 Articles
                 shall
                 be
                 put
                 in
                 Execution
                 ,
                 nor
                 the
                 Restitution
                 of
                 any
                 Place
                 made
                 ,
                 till
                 after
                 the
                 going
                 out
                 and
                 departure
                 of
                 the
                 Troops
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 is
                 before
                 exprest
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 entirely
                 accomplished
                 ;
                 always
                 provided
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 departure
                 of
                 the
                 Troops
                 shall
                 be
                 deemed
                 entirely
                 accomplished
                 ,
                 altho'
                 it
                 should
                 happen
                 ,
                 as
                 perhaps
                 it
                 may
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 should
                 take
                 out
                 of
                 them
                 some
                 small
                 Number
                 of
                 Soldiers
                 ,
                 to
                 Recruit
                 the
                 Regiments
                 that
                 are
                 in
                 their
                 Pay
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 any
                 of
                 those
                 Troops
                 List
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 do
                 actually
                 enter
                 the
                 Dominions
                 of
                 the
                 Republick
                 of
                 Venice
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 look'd
                 upon
                 as
                 entred
                 into
                 Germany
                 ,
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 Venetian
                 Territories
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 Hands
                 of
                 the
                 Republick
                 of
                 Venice
                 .
                 And
                 after
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 Men
                 shall
                 be
                 immediately
                 set
                 on
                 Work
                 to
                 make
                 Mines
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 blow
                 up
                 and
                 demolish
                 the
                 said
                 Town
                 ,
                 Cittadel
                 ,
                 and
                 Forts
                 of
                 Pignerol
                 ;
                 But
                 in
                 Case
                 that
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 should
                 think
                 it
                 convenient
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 secret
                 ,
                 beyond
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Ratification
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 agreed
                 ,
                 That
                 to
                 avoid
                 the
                 noise
                 which
                 the
                 working
                 on
                 the
                 said
                 Mines
                 may
                 make
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 begun
                 ,
                 till
                 so
                 long
                 after
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Ratification
                 ,
                 as
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 shall
                 think
                 fit
                 .
                 Which
                 Demolition
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 on
                 in
                 that
                 manner
                 ,
                 that
                 after
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 Months
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 departure
                 of
                 the
                 Troops
                 forementioned
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 shall
                 be
                 
                 restored
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 purpose
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 lawful
                 for
                 him
                 to
                 send
                 a
                 Commissary
                 to
                 be
                 there
                 present
                 ;
                 and
                 till
                 the
                 Things
                 aforesaid
                 be
                 put
                 in
                 Execution
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 is
                 willing
                 for
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness's
                 greater
                 Satisfaction
                 and
                 Security
                 ,
                 to
                 cause
                 two
                 Dukes
                 and
                 Peers
                 of
                 France
                 to
                 be
                 delivered
                 into
                 the
                 Hands
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 he
                 shall
                 require
                 it
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 to
                 remain
                 with
                 him
                 as
                 Hostages
                 ,
                 and
                 whom
                 he
                 shall
                 treat
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Rank
                 and
                 Dignity
                 .
              
               
                 
                   II.
                   
                
                 His
                 Majesty
                 shall
                 not
                 make
                 any
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 or
                 Truce
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Emperor
                 or
                 Catholick
                 King
                 ,
                 without
                 including
                 and
                 comprehending
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 in
                 convenient
                 and
                 forcible
                 Terms
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 shall
                 be
                 confirmed
                 in
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 General
                 Peace
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 those
                 of
                 
                   Gueresque
                   ,
                   Munster
                   ,
                   Pirenees
                
                 and
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 for
                 the
                 494000
                 Crowns
                 of
                 Gold
                 ,
                 particularly
                 mentioned
                 in
                 that
                 of
                 Munster
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Discharge
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 whereof
                 the
                 King
                 shall
                 still
                 remain
                 a
                 Guarantee
                 against
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Mantua
                 ,
                 as
                 for
                 all
                 that
                 they
                 contain
                 not
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 present
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 irrevocable
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 remain
                 in
                 its
                 Force
                 and
                 Vigor
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 present
                 concession
                 of
                 Pignerol
                 and
                 its
                 Dependences
                 :
                 And
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 other
                 Concerns
                 and
                 Pretensions
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 reserves
                 to
                 himself
                 to
                 claim
                 the
                 same
                 by
                 Protestations
                 ,
                 Memorials
                 or
                 Envoys
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 derogatory
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Pretensions
                 .
              
               
                 
                   III.
                   
                
                 That
                 the
                 Marriage
                 of
                 the
                 Lady
                 Princess
                 Daughter
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 incessantly
                 Treated
                 of
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 Faithfully
                 effected
                 ,
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 she
                 shall
                 be
                 of
                 Age
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Contract
                 shall
                 be
                 
                 made
                 when
                 this
                 Treaty
                 comes
                 to
                 be
                 put
                 in
                 Execution
                 ;
                 after
                 the
                 Publication
                 of
                 which
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 the
                 Princess
                 shall
                 be
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 King's
                 Hands
                 .
                 That
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Contract
                 of
                 Marriage
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 considered
                 as
                 an
                 essential
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 and
                 wherein
                 the
                 said
                 Princess
                 shall
                 make
                 the
                 Usual
                 Renunciations
                 ,
                 with
                 Promise
                 not
                 to
                 claim
                 any
                 thing
                 beyond
                 the
                 following
                 Dowry
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Dominions
                 and
                 Succession
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ;
                 his
                 said
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 shall
                 give
                 in
                 Dowry
                 or
                 Portion
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Lady
                 the
                 Princess
                 his
                 Daughter
                 Two
                 hundred
                 thousand
                 Crowns
                 of
                 Gold
                 :
                 For
                 the
                 Payment
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 shall
                 make
                 an
                 Acquittance
                 of
                 a
                 Hundred
                 thousand
                 Crowns
                 ,
                 remaining
                 due
                 for
                 the
                 Portion
                 of
                 her
                 Highness
                 the
                 Royal
                 Dutchess
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Interests
                 expired
                 and
                 promised
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 remits
                 it
                 ,
                 in
                 consideration
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 obliges
                 himself
                 to
                 give
                 to
                 the
                 Princess
                 his
                 Daughter
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Celebration
                 of
                 her
                 Marriage
                 ,
                 what
                 in
                 Piedmontese
                 is
                 called
                 Fardel
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 
                   French
                   ,
                   Trousseau
                
                 or
                 
                   Nuptial
                   Present
                
                 ,
                 *
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Contract
                 of
                 Marriage
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 Stipulated
                 ,
                 what
                 Dower
                 His
                 Majesty
                 shall
                 give
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Custom
                 of
                 France
                 .
              
               
                 
                   IV.
                   
                
                 That
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 renouncing
                 and
                 forsaking
                 at
                 present
                 ,
                 Effectually
                 and
                 Faithfully
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Engagements
                 he
                 may
                 have
                 against
                 France
                 ,
                 he
                 hopes
                 also
                 that
                 His
                 Majesty
                 will
                 Correspond
                 to
                 it
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 kind
                 Sentiments
                 which
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 begs
                 and
                 desires
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 that
                 having
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 being
                 so
                 nearly
                 Related
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 entring
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 splendor
                 of
                 a
                 new
                 Alliance
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 will
                 grant
                 and
                 promise
                 him
                 his
                 powerful
                 Protection
                 ,
                 the
                 return
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 requests
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 His
                 Majesty
                 returns
                 in
                 its
                 full
                 Extent
                 .
                 And
                 because
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 is
                 desirous
                 to
                 keep
                 a
                 perfect
                 Neutrality
                 with
                 the
                 Kings
                 ,
                 Princes
                 and
                 Potentates
                 now
                 his
                 Allies
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 promises
                 not
                 to
                 lay
                 any
                 Constraint
                 on
                 the
                 desire
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 has
                 of
                 keeping
                 with
                 them
                 all
                 the
                 outward
                 Measures
                 of
                 Decency
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 becomes
                 a
                 Sovereign
                 Prince
                 ,
                 who
                 has
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Envoys
                 at
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 those
                 Princes
                 ,
                 and
                 receives
                 and
                 entertains
                 at
                 his
                 own
                 Court
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Envoys
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Princes
                 ,
                 without
                 incurring
                 his
                 Majesties
                 ill
                 Will
                 ,
                 comprehending
                 under
                 the
                 Word
                 of
                 Princes
                 ,
                 the
                 Emperor
                 ,
                 Kings
                 and
                 Potentates
                 of
                 Europe
                 .
              
               
                 
                   V.
                   
                
                 His
                 Majesty
                 does
                 promise
                 and
                 declare
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 the
                 D.
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 both
                 Ordinary
                 and
                 Extraordinary
                 ,
                 shall
                 receive
                 at
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Honours
                 without
                 exception
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Circumstances
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 Crowned
                 Heads
                 receive
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 Kings
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 all
                 ordinary
                 and
                 extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Courts
                 of
                 Europe
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Exception
                 ,
                 not
                 even
                 of
                 that
                 of
                 Rome
                 and
                 Vienna
                 ,
                 shall
                 also
                 treat
                 the
                 said
                 Ambassadors
                 both
                 Ordinary
                 and
                 Extraordinary
                 ,
                 and
                 Envoys
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 as
                 those
                 of
                 Kings
                 and
                 Crowned
                 Heads
                 ;
                 however
                 ,
                 because
                 this
                 addition
                 of
                 Honour
                 in
                 the
                 Treatment
                 of
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 had
                 never
                 been
                 settled
                 to
                 that
                 height
                 ,
                 as
                 His
                 Majesty
                 grants
                 it
                 ,
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 
                 acknowledges
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 in
                 consideration
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Contract
                 of
                 Marriage
                 of
                 the
                 Princess
                 his
                 Daughter
                 ;
                 and
                 His
                 Majesty
                 promises
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Addition
                 shall
                 take
                 place
                 from
                 the
                 Day
                 on
                 which
                 the
                 Contract
                 of
                 Marriage
                 aforementioned
                 is
                 Signed
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VI.
                   
                
                 That
                 the
                 ordinary
                 Commerce
                 and
                 Trade
                 of
                 Italy
                 shall
                 be
                 set
                 open
                 ,
                 kept
                 up
                 and
                 entertained
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 settled
                 before
                 this
                 War
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 
                   Charles
                   Emmanuel
                
                 II.
                 Father
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 all
                 that
                 was
                 done
                 ,
                 observed
                 and
                 practised
                 during
                 the
                 Life
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Charles
                   Emmanuel
                
                 II.
                 shall
                 also
                 be
                 done
                 ,
                 observ'd
                 and
                 practised
                 in
                 all
                 Points
                 and
                 Circumstances
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Parts
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 Way
                 and
                 Road
                 of
                 
                   Suza
                   ,
                   Savoy
                   ,
                   le
                   Ponte
                   ,
                   Beauvoisin
                
                 and
                 
                   Villa
                   Franca
                
                 ,
                 every
                 one
                 Paying
                 the
                 Duties
                 and
                 Customs
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 .
                 The
                 French
                 Ships
                 shall
                 continue
                 to
                 Pay
                 the
                 ancient
                 Duty
                 of
                 
                   Villa
                   Franca
                
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 practised
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 
                   Charles
                   Emmanuel
                
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 opposition
                 that
                 might
                 have
                 been
                 made
                 at
                 that
                 Time.
                 The
                 Couriers
                 and
                 ordinary
                 Posts
                 of
                 France
                 shall
                 pass
                 as
                 before
                 through
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 and
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Statutes
                 ,
                 shall
                 pay
                 the
                 Duties
                 due
                 for
                 the
                 Goods
                 they
                 shall
                 carry
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VII
                   .
                
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 shall
                 cause
                 an
                 Edict
                 to
                 be
                 Publish'd
                 ,
                 whereby
                 under
                 severe
                 Penalties
                 he
                 shall
                 Command
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 Valleys
                 of
                 Luserne
                 called
                 Vaudois
                 ,
                 not
                 to
                 entertain
                 any
                 Correspondence
                 upon
                 the
                 Account
                 of
                 Religion
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 
                 King's
                 Subjects
                 :
                 And
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 shall
                 oblige
                 himself
                 not
                 to
                 suffer
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Date
                 of
                 this
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 any
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Subjects
                 to
                 settle
                 in
                 the
                 Protestant
                 Vallies
                 ,
                 under
                 Colour
                 of
                 Religion
                 ,
                 Marriage
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 reasons
                 of
                 Settlement
                 ,
                 as
                 Conveniency
                 ,
                 Inheritance
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 Pretence
                 ;
                 nor
                 any
                 Protestant
                 Minister
                 to
                 come
                 within
                 the
                 extent
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 without
                 being
                 severely
                 punished
                 by
                 Corporal
                 Punishment
                 .
                 As
                 for
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 shall
                 take
                 no
                 Cognizance
                 how
                 and
                 in
                 what
                 manner
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 uses
                 the
                 Vaudois
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 their
                 Religion
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 obliges
                 himself
                 not
                 to
                 suffer
                 the
                 Exercise
                 of
                 the
                 pretended
                 Reformed
                 Religion
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Pignerol
                 ,
                 and
                 Territories
                 Resigned
                 ,
                 as
                 His
                 Majesty
                 neither
                 suffers
                 ,
                 nor
                 shall
                 ever
                 suffer
                 it
                 in
                 his
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VIII
                   .
                
                 That
                 there
                 be
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 a
                 perpetual
                 Oblivion
                 ,
                 and
                 Amnesty
                 of
                 all
                 that
                 has
                 been
                 done
                 since
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 this
                 War
                 ,
                 in
                 what
                 manner
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 what
                 place
                 soever
                 the
                 Hostilities
                 have
                 been
                 committed
                 .
                 That
                 in
                 this
                 Amnesty
                 shall
                 be
                 comprehended
                 all
                 those
                 that
                 served
                 His
                 Majesty
                 during
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 in
                 any
                 Employment
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 altho'
                 they
                 be
                 natural
                 Subjects
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 called
                 to
                 account
                 ,
                 nor
                 molested
                 in
                 their
                 Persons
                 or
                 Estates
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 Fact
                 or
                 of
                 Justice
                 ,
                 or
                 under
                 any
                 other
                 Pretence
                 whatsoever
                 :
                 The
                 same
                 shall
                 be
                 observed
                 with
                 respect
                 to
                 the
                 King's
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 who
                 have
                 served
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 .
              
               
                 
                   IX
                   .
                
                 That
                 the
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Benefices
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 Collated
                 till
                 this
                 present
                 time
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Countries
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 Conquered
                 
                 by
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 Time
                 his
                 said
                 Majesty
                 has
                 enjoy'd
                 them
                 ,
                 shall
                 remain
                 to
                 those
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 Collation
                 was
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Pope's
                 Bulls
                 ;
                 And
                 that
                 for
                 what
                 belongs
                 to
                 the
                 Commanderies
                 of
                 St.
                 Maurice
                 ,
                 Offices
                 of
                 Judicature
                 and
                 Magistracy
                 ,
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 shall
                 have
                 no
                 regard
                 to
                 the
                 Nomination
                 the
                 King
                 has
                 made
                 about
                 them
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 Possession
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highnesses
                 Dominions
                 ;
                 And
                 the
                 Patents
                 or
                 Warrants
                 granted
                 by
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 for
                 Offices
                 of
                 the
                 Gown
                 ,
                 to
                 those
                 that
                 have
                 abandoned
                 their
                 Functions
                 during
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 shall
                 remain
                 in
                 force
                 .
              
               
                 
                   X.
                   
                
                 That
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 Contributions
                 laid
                 upon
                 the
                 Countries
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highnesses
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 altho'
                 they
                 be
                 lawfully
                 imposed
                 and
                 due
                 ,
                 and
                 amount
                 to
                 very
                 considerable
                 Sums
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 as
                 an
                 affect
                 of
                 his
                 Liberality
                 ,
                 does
                 entirely
                 remit
                 them
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ;
                 So
                 that
                 from
                 the
                 Day
                 of
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 shall
                 neither
                 claim
                 nor
                 exact
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Contributions
                 :
                 But
                 shall
                 leave
                 his
                 said
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 to
                 the
                 free
                 Enjoyment
                 of
                 all
                 his
                 Revenues
                 in
                 all
                 his
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 of
                 
                   Savoy
                   ,
                   Nice
                
                 ,
                 Precincts
                 of
                 Pignerol
                 ,
                 and
                 Suza
                 .
                 And
                 reciprocally
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 shall
                 exact
                 no
                 Contributions
                 from
                 the
                 Subjects
                 and
                 Countries
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Dominions
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XI
                   .
                
                 That
                 for
                 what
                 concerns
                 the
                 Pretensions
                 and
                 Demands
                 of
                 the
                 Dutchess
                 of
                 Nemours
                 ,
                 upon
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 shall
                 leave
                 his
                 said
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Dutchess
                 of
                 Nemours
                 ,
                 to
                 discuss
                 and
                 debate
                 the
                 said
                 Pretensions
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 ordinary
                 ways
                 of
                 Justice
                 ,
                 without
                 taking
                 any
                 Cognizance
                 of
                 them
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   XII
                   .
                
                 That
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 lawful
                 for
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 to
                 send
                 Intendants
                 or
                 Commissioners
                 into
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 County
                 of
                 Nice
                 ,
                 Marquisate
                 of
                 Suza
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Barcelonette
                   ,
                   Pignerol
                
                 ,
                 and
                 its
                 Dependencies
                 to
                 regulate
                 his
                 Concerns
                 ,
                 Duties
                 ,
                 Revenues
                 ,
                 and
                 settle
                 his
                 Customs
                 and
                 Impositions
                 upon
                 Salt
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Deputies
                 shall
                 be
                 received
                 and
                 authorized
                 in
                 their
                 Functions
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 after
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Duties
                 shall
                 belong
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 without
                 Exception
                 or
                 Contradiction
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XIII
                   .
                
                 That
                 if
                 the
                 Neutrality
                 of
                 Italy
                 should
                 be
                 accepted
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 General
                 Peace
                 Concluded
                 ,
                 because
                 a
                 great
                 number
                 of
                 Troops
                 would
                 be
                 altogether
                 useless
                 ,
                 and
                 burthensom
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 besides
                 the
                 Excessive
                 Charges
                 for
                 keeping
                 them
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 often
                 an
                 occasion
                 of
                 misunderstanding
                 the
                 maintaining
                 of
                 more
                 standing
                 Forces
                 ,
                 than
                 are
                 necessary
                 either
                 for
                 the
                 Defence
                 and
                 Preservation
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Dignity
                 of
                 the
                 Sovereign
                 ;
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 obliges
                 himself
                 not
                 to
                 keep
                 and
                 maintain
                 ,
                 in
                 time
                 of
                 Neutrality
                 ,
                 above
                 Six
                 Thousand
                 Men
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 on
                 this
                 side
                 the
                 Mountains
                 ,
                 and
                 Fifteen
                 Hundred
                 beyond
                 the
                 Mountains
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Garrisons
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 and
                 County
                 of
                 Nice
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 Fifteen
                 Hundred
                 Horse
                 or
                 Dragoons
                 ;
                 which
                 last
                 Obligation
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 take
                 place
                 before
                 the
                 General
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 the
                 above-mentioned
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 have
                 Concluded
                 and
                 Signed
                 the
                 present
                 Articles
                 ,
                 and
                 we
                 do
                 Promise
                 ,
                 and
                 Engage
                 to
                 cause
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 be
                 Ratified
                 and
                 Confirmed
                 by
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 :
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 We
                 do
                 promise
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 religiously
                 kept
                 secret
                 till
                 
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Month
                 September
                 next
                 ,
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 if
                 others
                 be
                 made
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Substance
                 and
                 Tenor
                 ,
                 the
                 present
                 ones
                 shall
                 be
                 suppressed
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Done
                   at
                   Turin
                   the
                   
                     29th
                     of
                     August
                     ,
                     1696.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Rene
                     de
                     Frouillay
                     Tesse
                     .
                     de
                  
                   St.
                   Thomas
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Translation
                 of
                 the
                 full
                 Power
                 of
                 their
                 Excellencies
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 His
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   CHARLES
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Grace
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   Spain
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 We
                 make
                 it
                 known
                 ,
                 and
                 declare
                 ,
                 That
                 having
                 no
                 greater
                 Passion
                 and
                 Desire
                 than
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 and
                 fatal
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 speedy
                 and
                 solid
                 Peace
                 restored
                 in
                 Christendom
                 ,
                 We
                 do
                 acknowledge
                 with
                 due
                 Affection
                 and
                 Thankfulness
                 ,
                 the
                 charitable
                 and
                 laudable
                 intentions
                 which
                 have
                 moved
                 the
                 most
                 serene
                 and
                 mighty
                 Prince
                 ,
                 our
                 Brother
                 ,
                 Cousin
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 dear
                 Friend
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Charles
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Grace
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Sueden
                   ,
                   Goths
                
                 and
                 Vandals
                 ;
                 Great
                 Prince
                 of
                 Finland
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Scania
                   ,
                   Esthonia
                   ,
                   Livonia
                   ,
                   Carelia
                   ,
                   Bremen
                   ,
                   Wherden
                   ,
                   Stetin
                   ,
                   Pomerania
                   ,
                   Cazubia
                
                 and
                 Vandalia
                 ,
                 Prince
                 of
                 Rugia
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Lingria
                 and
                 Vismaria
                 ,
                 Count
                 Palatine
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Bavaria
                   ,
                   Juliers
                   ,
                   Cleves
                   ,
                   Deuxponts
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                 To
                 take
                 upon
                 him
                 the
                 Office
                 of
                 Mediator
                 ,
                 and
                 use
                 all
                 his
                 Endeavours
                 and
                 good
                 Offices
                 to
                 restore
                 the
                 publick
                 Tranquility
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 nothing
                 may
                 be
                 wanting
                 on
                 our
                 side
                 ,
                 that
                 may
                 contribute
                 to
                 so
                 good
                 and
                 salutary
                 an
                 Intention
                 ,
                 
                 assoon
                 as
                 we
                 have
                 been
                 inform'd
                 that
                 it
                 had
                 been
                 agreed
                 by
                 all
                 the
                 Parties
                 concerned
                 ,
                 to
                 pitch
                 upon
                 and
                 name
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 most
                 fit
                 and
                 convenient
                 Place
                 to
                 treat
                 of
                 a
                 General
                 Peace
                 ;
                 We
                 have
                 without
                 any
                 delay
                 named
                 and
                 appointed
                 for
                 our
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 we
                 name
                 and
                 appoint
                 by
                 these
                 Presents
                 ,
                 
                   Don
                   Francisco
                   Bernardo
                   de
                   Quiros
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 our
                 Council
                 of
                 Castille
                 ,
                 and
                 our
                 Ambassador
                 to
                 the
                 States-General
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 of
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Don
                   Alexander
                   Schockart
                
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Tirimont
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 State
                 and
                 Privy
                 Council
                 of
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 of
                 Flanders
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 treat
                 that
                 Negotiation
                 from
                 us
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 our
                 Name
                 :
                 And
                 being
                 fully
                 assured
                 and
                 perswaded
                 ,
                 and
                 entirely
                 trusting
                 to
                 their
                 Fidelity
                 ,
                 Prudence
                 and
                 Experience
                 in
                 the
                 management
                 of
                 Affairs
                 ,
                 We
                 do
                 specially
                 Charge
                 and
                 Command
                 them
                 to
                 go
                 and
                 repair
                 with
                 all
                 possible
                 speed
                 to
                 the
                 Village
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 and
                 enter
                 upon
                 the
                 Conferences
                 and
                 Treaties
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 high
                 and
                 mighty
                 Prince
                 Lewis
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 our
                 most
                 dear
                 Brother
                 and
                 Cousin
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 our
                 most
                 high
                 and
                 mighty
                 Allies
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 intervention
                 and
                 good
                 Offices
                 of
                 the
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 high
                 and
                 mighty
                 Prince
                 Charles
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Sueden
                 ,
                 our
                 most
                 dear
                 Brother
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 have
                 a
                 lawful
                 and
                 sufficient
                 Faculty
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 end
                 ,
                 We
                 also
                 give
                 and
                 grant
                 a
                 full
                 and
                 entire
                 Authority
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Power
                 requisite
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 purpose
                 ,
                 to
                 our
                 said
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 
                   Don
                   Francisco
                   Bernardo
                   de
                   Quiros
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Count
                 of
                 Tirimont
                 ,
                 to
                 them
                 both
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 in
                 particular
                 ,
                 in
                 case
                 of
                 absence
                 or
                 indisposition
                 of
                 either
                 ,
                 to
                 Settle
                 ,
                 Conclude
                 ,
                 and
                 Sign
                 for
                 Us
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 our
                 Name
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 betwixt
                 Us
                 and
                 our
                 most
                 Potent
                 Allies
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 most
                 high
                 and
                 mighty
                 Prince
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 .
                 As
                 also
                 to
                 draw
                 ,
                 dispatch
                 and
                 deliver
                 all
                 Deeds
                 and
                 Instruments
                 necessary
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 and
                 generally
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 promise
                 ,
                 and
                 stipulate
                 and
                 conclude
                 Acts
                 and
                 Declarations
                 ,
                 to
                 exchange
                 Agreements
                 ,
                 and
                 do
                 all
                 other
                 things
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Negotiations
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 liberty
                 and
                 faculty
                 ,
                 as
                 We
                 could
                 do
                 our Selves
                 ,
                 if
                 We
                 were
                 present
                 :
                 Even
                 also
                 in
                 those
                 Affairs
                 and
                 Acts
                 that
                 may
                 require
                 a
                 more
                 special
                 and
                 explicite
                 Order
                 ,
                 than
                 what
                 is
                 contained
                 in
                 these
                 Presents
                 :
                 And
                 We
                 promise
                 ,
                 assure
                 ,
                 and
                 plight
                 our
                 Faith
                 and
                 royal
                 Word
                 ,
                 That
                 We
                 shall
                 solemnly
                 ratifie
                 in
                 the
                 best
                 form
                 and
                 manner
                 that
                 can
                 be
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 the
                 time
                 agreed
                 on
                 by
                 common
                 Consent
                 ,
                 whatever
                 our
                 said
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 shall
                 have
                 done
                 ,
                 Treated
                 ,
                 Promised
                 ,
                 Signed
                 and
                 Concluded
                 ,
                 together
                 or
                 separately
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 form
                 aforesaid
                 :
                 In
                 Testimony
                 of
                 which
                 Premises
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 their
                 greater
                 Force
                 and
                 Validity
                 ,
                 we
                 give
                 these
                 Presents
                 ,
                 Signed
                 with
                 our
                 own
                 Hand
                 ,
                 Sealed
                 with
                 our
                 Privy
                 Seal
                 ,
                 and
                 Countersigned
                 by
                 our
                 Secretary
                 of
                 State.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Madrid
                   ,
                   the
                   
                     21st
                     of
                     April
                     ,
                     1697.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Sign'd
                   ,
                   
                     I
                     the
                     King.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Concordat
                   cum
                   Originali
                   .
                   Don
                   Crispin
                   Gonsales
                   Botello
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Full
                 Power
                 of
                 their
                 Excellencies
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 His
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   LEWIS
                   by
                   the
                   Grace
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   and
                   Navarr
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   all
                   those
                   to
                   whom
                   these
                   Presents
                   shall
                   come
                   Greeting
                   .
                
              
               
                 Whereas
                 it
                 is
                 our
                 most
                 ardent
                 Desire
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 War
                 which
                 now
                 afflicts
                 Christendom
                 ,
                 concluded
                 and
                 ended
                 by
                 a
                 good
                 Peace
                 ;
                 and
                 whereas
                 through
                 the
                 Endeavours
                 and
                 Mediation
                 of
                 our
                 most
                 Dear
                 and
                 most
                 Beloved
                 Brother
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sueden
                 ,
                 the
                 Cities
                 of
                 Delf
                 and
                 the
                 Hague
                 have
                 been
                 pitched
                 and
                 agreed
                 upon
                 by
                 all
                 Parties
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 hold
                 the
                 Conferences
                 necessary
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ;
                 we
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 desire
                 to
                 put
                 a
                 stop
                 ,
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 in
                 us
                 lies
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 assistance
                 of
                 Divine
                 Providence
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Desolation
                 of
                 so
                 many
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Effusion
                 of
                 much
                 Christian
                 Blood
                 ,
                 make
                 it
                 known
                 and
                 declare
                 ,
                 That
                 we
                 fully
                 and
                 intirely
                 trusting
                 in
                 the
                 Experience
                 ,
                 Capacity
                 and
                 Fidelity
                 of
                 our
                 beloved
                 and
                 trusty
                 
                   Harlay
                   de
                   Bonnevil
                
                 Counseller
                 in
                 Ordinary
                 in
                 our
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 of
                 our
                 well
                 beloved
                 Verjus
                 Count
                 of
                 Crecy
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Couvay
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Boulay
                   ,
                   the
                   Two
                   Churches
                   ,
                   Manillet
                
                 and
                 other
                 Places
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 our
                 well
                 beloved
                 
                   De
                   Caillieres
                
                 Lord
                 of
                 Roche-Chellay
                 and
                 Gigny
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 trial
                 we
                 have
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 pregnant
                 Proofs
                 we
                 have
                 had
                 of
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 several
                 important
                 Employments
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 we
                 have
                 entrusted
                 them
                 ,
                 both
                 within
                 and
                 without
                 our
                 Kingdom
                 :
                 For
                 these
                 Reasons
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 weighty
                 Considerations
                 us
                 moving
                 ,
                 we
                 have
                 committed
                 ,
                 ordained
                 and
                 deputed
                 the
                 said
                 
                 
                   de
                   Harlay
                   ,
                   de
                   Crecy
                
                 and
                 Cailliers
                 ,
                 and
                 we
                 do
                 commit
                 ,
                 ordain
                 and
                 depute
                 them
                 by
                 these
                 Presents
                 ,
                 Signed
                 with
                 our
                 own
                 Hand
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 given
                 ,
                 and
                 do
                 give
                 them
                 full
                 Power
                 ,
                 Commission
                 and
                 special
                 Command
                 to
                 go
                 and
                 repair
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 of
                 Delft
                 ,
                 in
                 Quality
                 of
                 our
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 and
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 to
                 confer
                 ,
                 either
                 directly
                 or
                 through
                 the
                 interposition
                 of
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 Mediators
                 ,
                 respectively
                 received
                 and
                 approved
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 ,
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 and
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 of
                 our
                 most
                 dear
                 and
                 most
                 beloved
                 Brother
                 the
                 Emperor
                 of
                 the
                 Romans
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 our
                 most
                 dear
                 and
                 most
                 beloved
                 Brother
                 and
                 Cousin
                 the
                 Catholick
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 of
                 our
                 most
                 dear
                 and
                 great
                 Friends
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 of
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 ;
                 and
                 of
                 all
                 other
                 Princes
                 their
                 Allies
                 ,
                 being
                 all
                 provided
                 with
                 sufficient
                 Powers
                 :
                 And
                 there
                 to
                 Treat
                 of
                 Means
                 to
                 adjust
                 and
                 pacify
                 those
                 Differences
                 which
                 are
                 ,
                 at
                 present
                 ,
                 the
                 occasion
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ;
                 and
                 our
                 said
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 all
                 Three
                 together
                 ,
                 or
                 Two
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 case
                 the
                 other
                 be
                 absent
                 through
                 Sickness
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 hindrance
                 ,
                 or
                 One
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 Two
                 being
                 absent
                 in
                 the
                 like
                 Case
                 of
                 Sickness
                 or
                 through
                 any
                 other
                 hindrance
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 Power
                 to
                 agree
                 upon
                 the
                 said
                 Means
                 ,
                 and
                 accordingly
                 conclude
                 and
                 Sign
                 a
                 good
                 and
                 firm
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 general
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 negotiate
                 ,
                 promise
                 and
                 grant
                 all
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 think
                 necessary
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 Work
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 Authority
                 as
                 we
                 should
                 and
                 could
                 do
                 our selves
                 if
                 we
                 were
                 there
                 in
                 Person
                 ,
                 altho'
                 there
                 may
                 be
                 something
                 that
                 should
                 require
                 a
                 more
                 special
                 Command
                 not
                 contained
                 in
                 these
                 Presents
                 ;
                 and
                 we
                 do
                 promise
                 upon
                 the
                 Faith
                 and
                 Word
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 to
                 hold
                 good
                 ,
                 and
                 perform
                 
                 whatever
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 
                   de
                   Harlay
                   ,
                   de
                   Crecy
                
                 and
                 Caillieres
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 Two
                 of
                 them
                 in
                 case
                 the
                 other
                 be
                 absent
                 through
                 Sickness
                 or
                 other
                 hindrance
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 been
                 stipulated
                 ,
                 promised
                 and
                 granted
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 to
                 cause
                 our
                 Letters
                 of
                 Ratification
                 to
                 be
                 dispatched
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 time
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 promise
                 ,
                 in
                 our
                 Name
                 ,
                 to
                 exhibit
                 and
                 deliver
                 them
                 in
                 ,
                 for
                 such
                 is
                 our
                 Will
                 and
                 Pleasure
                 ,
                 in
                 Testimony
                 whereof
                 we
                 have
                 caused
                 these
                 Presents
                 to
                 be
                 Sealed
                 with
                 our
                 Seal
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Given
                   at
                   Versailles
                   ,
                   
                     the
                     25th
                     of
                     February
                     ,
                     1697.
                     in
                     the
                     Year
                     of
                     our
                     Reign
                     54th
                     ,
                  
                
                 
                   Signed
                   LEWIS
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   on
                   the
                   Fold
                   ,
                   
                     By
                     the
                     King.
                     COLBERT
                  
                   .
                
                 And
                 sealed
                 with
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 ,
                 in
                 Yellow
                 Wax
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 Made
                 Concluded
                 and
                 Agreed
                 at
                 Ryswick
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 
                   the
                   20th
                   of
                   
                     September
                     ,
                     1697.
                  
                   
                
                 Between
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 on
                 one
                 Part
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 Their
                 Lordships
                 the
                 States-General
                 of
                 the
                 Vnited
                 Provinces
                 of
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 Part.
                 
              
               
                 
                   IN
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   God
                   and
                   the
                   Most
                   Holy
                   Trinity
                   :
                
                 Be
                 it
                 known
                 to
                 All
                 ,
                 both
                 present
                 and
                 to
                 come
                 ,
                 that
                 during
                 the
                 Course
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Bloody
                 War
                 that
                 ever
                 afflicted
                 Europe
                 for
                 these
                 many
                 Years
                 past
                 ,
                 it
                 has
                 pleased
                 the
                 Divine
                 Providence
                 to
                 prepare
                 the
                 End
                 of
                 the
                 Miseries
                 of
                 Europe
                 ,
                 by
                 preserving
                 an
                 ardent
                 Desire
                 for
                 Peace
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Heart
                 of
                 the
                 Most
                 High
                 ,
                 Most-Excellent
                 ,
                 and
                 Mighty
                 Prince
                 Lewis
                 XIV
                 .
                 by
                 the
                 Grace
                 of
                 God
                 the
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 and
                 Navarre
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 having
                 no
                 other
                 Aim
                 or
                 Prospect
                 than
                 to
                 make
                 it
                 firm
                 and
                 perpetual
                 by
                 the
                 Equity
                 of
                 its
                 Conditions
                 ;
                 and
                 their
                 Lordships
                 the
                 States-General
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 of
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 ,
                 being
                 desirous
                 to
                 concur
                 sincerely
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 in
                 them
                 lies
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Restoration
                 of
                 the
                 publick
                 Tranquility
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 return
                 to
                 the
                 antient
                 Friendship
                 and
                 Affection
                 of
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 they
                 have
                 first
                 consented
                 and
                 agreed
                 to
                 own
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 the
                 Mediation
                 of
                 the
                 Most
                 High
                 ,
                 Most
                 Excellent
                 and
                 Mighty
                 Prince
                 Charles
                 XI
                 .
                 of
                 Glorious
                 Memory
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Grace
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Sueden
                   ,
                   Goths
                
                 and
                 Vandals
                 ;
                 but
                 a
                 sudden
                 Death
                 having
                 frustrated
                 the
                 Hopes
                 which
                 all
                 Europe
                 had
                 justly
                 entertained
                 of
                 his
                 Councils
                 and
                 good
                 Offices
                 ;
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States-General
                 ,
                 still
                 persisting
                 in
                 the
                 Resolution
                 ,
                 to
                 put
                 a
                 stop
                 assoon
                 as
                 possible
                 to
                 the
                 Effusion
                 of
                 so
                 much
                 Christian
                 Blood
                 ,
                 have
                 thought
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 do
                 better
                 than
                 to
                 acknowledge
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 quality
                 the
                 Most
                 High
                 ,
                 Most
                 Excellent
                 and
                 Mighty
                 Prince
                 Charles
                 XII
                 .
                 King
                 of
                 Sueden
                 ,
                 his
                 Son
                 and
                 Successor
                 ,
                 who
                 on
                 his
                 part
                 has
                 continued
                 the
                 same
                 Endeavours
                 to
                 further
                 the
                 Peace
                 betwixt
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States-General
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Conferences
                 held
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 in
                 the
                 Royal
                 Palace
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 Ambassadors
                 named
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 :
                 To
                 wit
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 
                   Nicolas
                   Augustus
                   de
                   Harlay
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Bonneuil
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Cely
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 in
                 Ordinary
                 to
                 His
                 Majesty
                 in
                 his
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ;
                 
                   Lewis
                   Verjus
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Crecy
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 in
                 Ordinary
                 to
                 His
                 Majesty
                 in
                 his
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 Marquis
                 of
                 Treon
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Couvay
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Boulay
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Two
                   Churches
                   ,
                   Fort
                   Isle
                   ,
                   Menillet
                
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   Francis
                   de
                   Caillieres
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Caillieres
                   ,
                   Roche-chellay
                
                 and
                 Gigny
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States-General
                 ,
                 
                   Anthony
                   Heinsius
                
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 Pensionary
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Holland
                 and
                 West-Friesland
                 ,
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 ,
                 and
                 Super-intendant
                 of
                 the
                 Fiefs
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Province
                 ;
                 
                 
                   Everhard
                   de
                   Weede
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Weede
                   ,
                   Dyckvelt
                   ,
                   Rareles
                
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Oudewater
                 ,
                 Dean
                 and
                 Rector
                 of
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Chapter
                 of
                 St.
                 Mary
                 in
                 Vtrecht
                 ,
                 President
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Province
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Haren
                
                 ,
                 Grietman
                 of
                 Bilt
                 ,
                 Deputy
                 from
                 the
                 Nobility
                 to
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Friesland
                 ,
                 and
                 Curator
                 of
                 the
                 University
                 of
                 Franeker
                 ,
                 Deputies
                 in
                 their
                 Assembly
                 from
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 
                   Holland
                   ,
                   Vtrecht
                
                 and
                 Friesland
                 ;
                 who
                 having
                 first
                 implored
                 the
                 Divine
                 Assistance
                 ,
                 and
                 Communicated
                 to
                 each
                 other
                 their
                 respective
                 Full-Powers
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 Copies
                 of
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 inserted
                 Word
                 for
                 Word
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Treaty
                 )
                 and
                 duly
                 exchanged
                 the
                 same
                 by
                 the
                 Intervention
                 and
                 Mediation
                 of
                 the
                 Baron
                 of
                 Lillieroot
                 ,
                 Ambassador
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sueden
                 ,
                 who
                 has
                 discharged
                 the
                 Function
                 of
                 a
                 Mediator
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 necessary
                 Prudence
                 ,
                 Capacity
                 and
                 Equity
                 ,
                 they
                 have
                 agreed
                 to
                 the
                 Glory
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 good
                 of
                 Christendom
                 upon
                 the
                 following
                 Conditions
                 .
              
               
                 
                   I.
                   
                
                 THere
                 shall-
                 be
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Successors
                 Kings
                 of
                 France
                 and
                 Navarre
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Kingdoms
                 on
                 one
                 Part
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Lordships
                 the
                 States-General
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 of
                 the
                 Low
                 Countries
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 Part
                 ,
                 a
                 good
                 ,
                 firm
                 ,
                 sincere
                 and
                 inviolable
                 Peace
                 ;
                 and
                 upon
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 all
                 Hostilities
                 of
                 what
                 kind
                 soever
                 they
                 be
                 ,
                 shall
                 cease
                 and
                 be
                 left
                 off
                 between
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States-General
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 by
                 Land
                 as
                 by
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 fresh
                 Waters
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 their
                 
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Provinces
                 and
                 Lordships
                 ,
                 and
                 between
                 all
                 their
                 Subjects
                 and
                 Inbitants
                 of
                 what
                 Quality
                 or
                 Condition
                 soever
                 they
                 be
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Exception
                 of
                 Places
                 or
                 Persons
                 .
              
               
                 
                   II.
                   
                
                 There
                 shall
                 be
                 an
                 Oblivion
                 and
                 general
                 Amnesty
                 of
                 all
                 that
                 has
                 been
                 committed
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 occasion
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 War
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 those
                 who
                 being
                 born
                 Subjects
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 ingaged
                 in
                 the
                 Service
                 of
                 the
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Employments
                 and
                 Estates
                 which
                 they
                 enjoyed
                 throughout
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 are
                 entred
                 into
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 continued
                 in
                 the
                 Service
                 of
                 their
                 Lordships
                 the
                 States-General
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 of
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 ;
                 or
                 by
                 those
                 who
                 being
                 born
                 Subjects
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States-General
                 ,
                 or
                 ingaged
                 in
                 their
                 Service
                 by
                 the
                 Employments
                 and
                 Estates
                 which
                 they
                 enjoyed
                 within
                 the
                 extent
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 are
                 entred
                 into
                 ,
                 or
                 have
                 remained
                 in
                 the
                 Service
                 of
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 said
                 Persons
                 of
                 what
                 Quality
                 or
                 Condition
                 they
                 may
                 be
                 ,
                 without
                 Exception
                 shall
                 be
                 permitted
                 to
                 come
                 and
                 return
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 accordingly
                 return
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 effectually
                 left
                 and
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 quiet
                 Possession
                 and
                 Enjoyment
                 of
                 all
                 their
                 Estates
                 ,
                 Honours
                 ,
                 Dignities
                 ,
                 Priviledges
                 ,
                 Franchises
                 ,
                 Rights
                 ,
                 Exemptions
                 ,
                 Constitutions
                 and
                 Liberties
                 ,
                 without
                 being
                 called
                 in
                 question
                 ,
                 troubled
                 ,
                 or
                 vexed
                 or
                 molested
                 ,
                 either
                 in
                 general
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 particular
                 ,
                 upon
                 any
                 cause
                 or
                 pretence
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 for
                 what
                 has
                 been
                 done
                 since
                 the
                 breaking
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 War
                 :
                 And
                 by
                 Virtue
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 assoon
                 as
                 the
                 same
                 shall
                 have
                 been
                 Ratified
                 both
                 by
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States-General
                 ,
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 free
                 for
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 with
                 any
                 Letters
                 of
                 Abolition
                 and
                 Pardon
                 ,
                 to
                 return
                 in
                 Person
                 to
                 their
                 own
                 Houses
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Enjoyment
                 of
                 their
                 Lands
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 their
                 other
                 Goods
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 dispose
                 of
                 them
                 as
                 they
                 shall
                 think
                 fit
                 .
              
               
                 
                   III.
                   
                
                 And
                 if
                 it
                 should
                 happen
                 that
                 any
                 Prizes
                 or
                 Ships
                 should
                 be
                 taken
                 on
                 either
                 Side
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Baltick
                 and
                 North
                 Seas
                 from
                 Terneuse
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Channel
                 after
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 four
                 Weeks
                 ;
                 or
                 from
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Channel
                 to
                 Cape
                 St.
                 Vincent
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 six
                 Weeks
                 ;
                 and
                 beyond
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 Mediterranean
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 the
                 Aequinoctial
                 Line
                 after
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 ten
                 Weeks
                 ;
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 beyond
                 the
                 said
                 Line
                 throughout
                 the
                 whole
                 World
                 after
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 eight
                 Months
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 reckoned
                 from
                 the
                 Day
                 of
                 the
                 Publication
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 at
                 Paris
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 Hague
                 ;
                 the
                 said
                 Prizes
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 taken
                 on
                 either
                 Side
                 after
                 the
                 Times
                 aforesaid
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Damages
                 sustained
                 thereby
                 made
                 good
                 and
                 repaired
                 .
              
               
                 
                   IV.
                   
                
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 there
                 shall
                 be
                 between
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States-General
                 ,
                 their
                 respective
                 Subjects
                 and
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 a
                 sincere
                 ,
                 firm
                 and
                 perpetual
                 Friendship
                 and
                 good
                 Correspondence
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 by
                 Land
                 as
                 by
                 Water
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 Things
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 Places
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 Europe
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 :
                 And
                 they
                 shall
                 maintain
                 no
                 Resentment
                 for
                 the
                 Injuries
                 or
                 Damages
                 done
                 or
                 received
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 times
                 past
                 ,
                 as
                 on
                 the
                 occasion
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Wars
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   V.
                   
                
                 And
                 by
                 Virtue
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 the
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Friendship
                 and
                 Correspondence
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 His
                 Majesty
                 as
                 their
                 Lordships
                 the
                 States-General
                 shall
                 faithfully
                 procure
                 and
                 promote
                 the
                 good
                 ,
                 advantage
                 and
                 prosperity
                 of
                 each
                 other
                 ,
                 by
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Support
                 ,
                 Help
                 ,
                 Counsel
                 and
                 real
                 Assistance
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 Times
                 and
                 upon
                 all
                 Occasions
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 not
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 give
                 their
                 Consent
                 to
                 any
                 Treaties
                 or
                 Negotiations
                 that
                 might
                 bring
                 damage
                 to
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 shall
                 break
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 give
                 notice
                 of
                 them
                 reciprocally
                 with
                 Diligence
                 and
                 Sincerity
                 ,
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 they
                 shall
                 have
                 Knowledge
                 of
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VI.
                   
                
                 Those
                 whose
                 Goods
                 or
                 Estates
                 have
                 been
                 seized
                 and
                 confiscated
                 upon
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 War
                 ,
                 their
                 Heirs
                 or
                 Assigns
                 ,
                 of
                 what
                 Condition
                 or
                 Religion
                 soever
                 they
                 may
                 be
                 ,
                 shall
                 enjoy
                 the
                 said
                 Goods
                 and
                 Estates
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 take
                 possession
                 of
                 them
                 by
                 their
                 own
                 private
                 Authority
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 virtue
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 without
                 having
                 recourse
                 to
                 any
                 Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 all
                 incorporations
                 to
                 the
                 Publick
                 Treasury
                 ,
                 Ingagements
                 ,
                 Gifts
                 by
                 Deeds
                 ,
                 preparatory
                 or
                 definitive
                 Sentence
                 ,
                 given
                 by
                 default
                 in
                 the
                 absence
                 of
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 hearing
                 the
                 Parties
                 ,
                 Treaties
                 ,
                 Agreements
                 and
                 Transactions
                 ,
                 what
                 Renunciations
                 soever
                 may
                 have
                 been
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Transactions
                 to
                 debar
                 of
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Estates
                 ,
                 those
                 to
                 whom
                 they
                 belong
                 .
                 And
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 lawful
                 for
                 the
                 first
                 Proprietors
                 of
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Estates
                 ,
                 which
                 pursuant
                 to
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 or
                 are
                 reciprocally
                 to
                 be
                 restored
                 ,
                 their
                 Heirs
                 or
                 Assigns
                 ,
                 to
                 Sell
                 and
                 Dispose
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                 Estates
                 ,
                 without
                 Suing
                 or
                 obtaining
                 any
                 private
                 Consent
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 :
                 And
                 afterwards
                 it
                 shall
                 also
                 be
                 lawful
                 for
                 the
                 Proprietors
                 of
                 those
                 Rents
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 the
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Publick
                 Treasury
                 shall
                 be
                 settled
                 instead
                 of
                 the
                 Estates
                 so
                 Sold
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 of
                 those
                 Rents
                 and
                 Actions
                 respectively
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Publick
                 Treasuries
                 ,
                 to
                 dispose
                 of
                 the
                 property
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 Rent
                 or
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 their
                 other
                 Estates
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VII
                   .
                
                 And
                 whereas
                 the
                 Marquisate
                 of
                 
                   Bergen
                   op
                   Zoom
                
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Rights
                 and
                 Revenues
                 depending
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 and
                 generally
                 all
                 the
                 Lands
                 and
                 Estates
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Count
                 d'Auvergne
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 Light
                 Horse
                 of
                 France
                 ;
                 and
                 which
                 under
                 the
                 Power
                 and
                 Dominion
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 have
                 been
                 seized
                 and
                 confiscated
                 on
                 the
                 occasion
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 shall
                 bring
                 to
                 a
                 happy
                 Conclusion
                 :
                 It
                 has
                 been
                 agreed
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 said
                 Count
                 D'Auvergne
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 Possession
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Marquisate
                 of
                 
                   Bergen
                   op
                   Zoom
                
                 ,
                 its
                 Appurtenances
                 and
                 Dependencies
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 to
                 all
                 his
                 Rights
                 ,
                 Actions
                 ,
                 Priviledges
                 ,
                 Customs
                 and
                 Prerogatives
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 enjoyed
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Declaration
                 of
                 the
                 War.
                 
              
               
                 
                   VIII
                   .
                
                 All
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Towns
                 ,
                 Places
                 ,
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Forts
                 ,
                 Islands
                 and
                 Lordships
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 Europe
                 as
                 out
                 of
                 Europe
                 ,
                 that
                 may
                 have
                 been
                 taken
                 and
                 possessed
                 since
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 War
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Condition
                 they
                 were
                 in
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 Fortifications
                 ,
                 when
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 Buildings
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Condition
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 found
                 in
                 ,
                 without
                 
                 destroying
                 ,
                 demolishing
                 or
                 indamaging
                 ,
                 any
                 thing
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 without
                 demanding
                 any
                 Recompence
                 for
                 what
                 may
                 have
                 been
                 demolished
                 before
                 ;
                 and
                 namely
                 the
                 Fort
                 and
                 Settlement
                 of
                 Pontichery
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 upon
                 the
                 forementioned
                 Terms
                 to
                 the
                 East-India
                 Company
                 ,
                 settled
                 in
                 France
                 .
                 As
                 for
                 the
                 Artillery
                 that
                 has
                 been
                 carried
                 away
                 by
                 the
                 East-India
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 left
                 in
                 their
                 Possession
                 ,
                 and
                 likewise
                 the
                 Provisions
                 and
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 Slaves
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 Effects
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 disposed
                 of
                 as
                 they
                 shall
                 think
                 fit
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 of
                 the
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Rights
                 and
                 Priviledges
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 have
                 purchased
                 as
                 well
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 that
                 Country
                 .
              
               
                 
                   IX
                   .
                
                 All
                 Prisoners
                 of
                 War
                 shall
                 be
                 released
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 ,
                 without
                 distinction
                 or
                 reservation
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 paying
                 any
                 Ransom
                 .
              
               
                 
                   X.
                   
                
                 The
                 Raising
                 of
                 Contributions
                 shall
                 cease
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Day
                 of
                 the
                 Exchange
                 of
                 the
                 Ratifications
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 Arrears
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Contributions
                 before
                 demanded
                 and
                 granted
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 exacted
                 ;
                 but
                 all
                 Pretensions
                 and
                 Claims
                 that
                 may
                 remain
                 on
                 that
                 Score
                 ,
                 upon
                 what
                 Title
                 or
                 Pretence
                 soever
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 entirely
                 nulled
                 and
                 made
                 void
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 .
                 As
                 also
                 after
                 the
                 Exchange
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Ratifications
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 all
                 Contributions
                 shall
                 cease
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 ,
                 with
                 respect
                 to
                 the
                 Countries
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 and
                 Catholick
                 Kings
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XI
                   .
                
                 And
                 the
                 more
                 to
                 confirm
                 this
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 it
                 lasting
                 ;
                 it
                 is
                 also
                 stipulated
                 and
                 agreed
                 
                 betwixt
                 His
                 Majesty
                 and
                 their
                 Lordships
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 ,
                 That
                 this
                 Treaty
                 being
                 duly
                 put
                 in
                 Execution
                 ,
                 there
                 shall
                 be
                 ,
                 as
                 there
                 is
                 by
                 this
                 present
                 one
                 ,
                 a
                 Renunciation
                 both
                 general
                 and
                 particular
                 ,
                 to
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Pretensions
                 ,
                 both
                 of
                 the
                 time
                 past
                 and
                 present
                 ,
                 of
                 what
                 nature
                 soever
                 they
                 be
                 ,
                 which
                 one
                 Party
                 may
                 claim
                 from
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 thereby
                 to
                 take
                 away
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 all
                 occasions
                 that
                 may
                 cause
                 and
                 raise
                 new
                 Dissentions
                 and
                 Differences
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XII
                   .
                
                 The
                 ordinary
                 Administration
                 of
                 Justice
                 shall
                 reciprocally
                 be
                 set
                 open
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 free
                 for
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 either
                 Party
                 ,
                 to
                 claim
                 and
                 pursue
                 their
                 Rights
                 ,
                 Actions
                 and
                 Pretensions
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Laws
                 and
                 Statutes
                 of
                 each
                 Countries
                 ,
                 and
                 obtain
                 one
                 against
                 another
                 without
                 distinction
                 ,
                 all
                 lawful
                 Satisfaction
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 there
                 have
                 been
                 any
                 Letters
                 of
                 Reprisal
                 granted
                 on
                 either
                 Side
                 ,
                 either
                 before
                 or
                 after
                 the
                 Declaration
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 War
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 shall
                 remain
                 null
                 and
                 void
                 ;
                 with
                 a
                 Proviso
                 for
                 the
                 Parties
                 to
                 whom
                 they
                 have
                 been
                 granted
                 ,
                 to
                 sue
                 for
                 redress
                 by
                 the
                 ordinary
                 course
                 of
                 Justice
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XIII
                   .
                
                 If
                 it
                 happens
                 through
                 Inadvertency
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 Cause
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 should
                 be
                 either
                 not
                 fulfilled
                 or
                 infringed
                 in
                 any
                 particular
                 Article
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 His
                 said
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Successors
                 ;
                 this
                 Peace
                 and
                 Alliance
                 shall
                 not
                 on
                 that
                 Account
                 be
                 interrupted
                 ,
                 but
                 shall
                 remain
                 in
                 all
                 its
                 force
                 and
                 vigor
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Rupture
                 of
                 Friendship
                 and
                 good
                 Correspondence
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 said
                 Infringement
                 shall
                 speedily
                 be
                 made
                 good
                 ,
                 and
                 if
                 it
                 has
                 happened
                 
                 through
                 the
                 Fault
                 of
                 any
                 particular
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 they
                 alone
                 shall
                 be
                 Punished
                 and
                 Chastised
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XIV
                   .
                
                 And
                 the
                 better
                 to
                 settle
                 and
                 secure
                 the
                 Commerce
                 and
                 Friendship
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 ,
                 between
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Low
                   Countries
                
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 hereby
                 stipulated
                 and
                 agreed
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 case
                 there
                 should
                 be
                 hereafter
                 any
                 Interruption
                 of
                 Friendship
                 ,
                 or
                 open
                 Rupture
                 between
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 France
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 God
                 forbid
                 )
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 Nine
                 Months
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 said
                 Rupture
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 allowed
                 to
                 the
                 Subjects
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 to
                 retire
                 and
                 withdraw
                 with
                 their
                 Effects
                 ,
                 and
                 Transport
                 the
                 same
                 whither
                 they
                 think
                 fit
                 .
                 Which
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 permitted
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 to
                 Sell
                 or
                 Transport
                 their
                 moveable
                 Goods
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Liberty
                 without
                 any
                 Molestation
                 .
                 And
                 it
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 lawful
                 during
                 the
                 said
                 Time
                 to
                 seize
                 their
                 said
                 Effects
                 ,
                 and
                 much
                 less
                 to
                 Arrest
                 their
                 Persons
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XV.
                   
                
                 The
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 concluded
                 between
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 and
                 the
                 late
                 Elector
                 of
                 Brandenburg
                 at
                 St.
                 
                   Germans
                   en
                   Laye
                
                 ,
                 the
                 29th
                 June
                 ,
                 1679.
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 in
                 all
                 its
                 Articles
                 ,
                 and
                 remain
                 in
                 its
                 former
                 Vigour
                 ,
                 between
                 His
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 and
                 his
                 present
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 of
                 Brandenburg
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XVI
                   .
                
                 Whereas
                 it
                 greatly
                 concerns
                 the
                 publick
                 Tranquillity
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Treaty
                 be
                 observed
                 which
                 was
                 concluded
                 between
                 His
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 9th
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 1696.
                 
                 It
                 is
                 agreed
                 to
                 confirm
                 the
                 same
                 by
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XVII
                   .
                
                 And
                 because
                 His
                 Majesty
                 and
                 their
                 Lordships
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 ,
                 do
                 gratefully
                 acknowledge
                 the
                 powerful
                 Offices
                 and
                 good
                 Counsels
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sueden
                 has
                 continually
                 used
                 and
                 employed
                 for
                 the
                 publick
                 Safety
                 and
                 Repose
                 :
                 It
                 is
                 agreed
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 Suedish
                 Majesty
                 and
                 his
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 included
                 and
                 comprehended
                 in
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 best
                 form
                 and
                 manner
                 that
                 can
                 be
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XVIII
                   .
                
                 Under
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 and
                 Alliance
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 comprehended
                 all
                 those
                 who
                 shall
                 be
                 named
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Exchange
                 of
                 Ratifications
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 Six
                 Months
                 after
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XIX
                   .
                
                 And
                 all
                 those
                 who
                 shall
                 be
                 named
                 by
                 their
                 Lordships
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 their
                 other
                 Allies
                 ,
                 who
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 six
                 Weeks
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 reckoned
                 from
                 the
                 Exchange
                 of
                 Ratifications
                 ,
                 shall
                 declare
                 that
                 they
                 accept
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 Thirteen
                 laudable
                 Cantons
                 of
                 the
                 Consederate
                 Switzers
                 ,
                 and
                 particularly
                 in
                 the
                 best
                 form
                 and
                 manner
                 that
                 can
                 be
                 ,
                 the
                 Republicks
                 and
                 Evangelical
                 Cantons
                 ,
                 
                   Zurich
                   ,
                   Bern
                   ,
                   Glaris
                   ,
                   Basil
                   ,
                   Schafhausen
                
                 and
                 Appenzel
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 their
                 Allies
                 and
                 Consederates
                 ,
                 namely
                 the
                 Republick
                 of
                 Geneva
                 and
                 its
                 Dependencies
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 and
                 County
                 of
                 Neufchatel
                 ,
                 the
                 Towns
                 of
                 St.
                 
                   Galles
                   ,
                   Milhausen
                
                 and
                 
                   Bienne
                   .
                   Item
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Confederacy
                 of
                 the
                 Grisons
                 and
                 their
                 Dependencies
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Cities
                 of
                 Bremen
                 and
                 Embden
                 ;
                 and
                 moreover
                 ,
                 all
                 Kings
                 ,
                 Princes
                 and
                 States
                 ,
                 Cities
                 and
                 private
                 Persons
                 ,
                 whom
                 ,
                 upon
                 their
                 Request
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 shall
                 admit
                 into
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XX.
                   
                
                 The
                 said
                 Lord
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 ,
                 consent
                 and
                 agree
                 ,
                 That
                 his
                 Suedish
                 Majesty
                 in
                 quality
                 of
                 Mediator
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 Potentates
                 and
                 Princes
                 ,
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 willing
                 to
                 enter
                 into
                 the
                 same
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 may
                 give
                 to
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 ,
                 their
                 Promises
                 and
                 Deeds
                 of
                 Warranty
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 performance
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Contents
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXI
                   .
                
                 The
                 present
                 Treaty
                 shall
                 be
                 Ratified
                 and
                 approved
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Letters
                 of
                 Ratification
                 shall
                 be
                 delivered
                 within
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 three
                 Weeks
                 ,
                 or
                 sooner
                 if
                 possible
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 reckoned
                 from
                 the
                 Day
                 on
                 which
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 is
                 Signed
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXII
                   .
                
                 And
                 for
                 the
                 greater
                 security
                 of
                 this
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Articles
                 in
                 it
                 contained
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 present
                 Treaty
                 shall
                 be
                 published
                 ,
                 verified
                 and
                 registred
                 in
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Parliament
                 of
                 Paris
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 other
                 Parliaments
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 Chamber
                 of
                 Accompts
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 of
                 Paris
                 ,
                 and
                 likewise
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 shall
                 be
                 published
                 ,
                 verified
                 and
                 registred
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Courts
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 where
                 Publications
                 ,
                 Verifications
                 and
                 Registrings
                 are
                 used
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Testimony
                 whereof
                 ,
                 We
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 His
                 said
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States-General
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 Virtue
                 of
                 our
                 respective
                 Powers
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Names
                 have
                 signed
                 these
                 Presents
                 with
                 our
                 manual
                 Sign
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 sealed
                 with
                 our
                 Seals
                 and
                 Coats
                 of
                 Arms
                 ,
                 at
                 Ryswick
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 the
                 20th
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 1697.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Signed
                   ,
                   
                     
                       N.
                       Lillieroot
                       ,
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                    
                     
                       
                         De
                         Harlay
                         Bonneuil
                      
                       ,
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                    
                     
                       
                         Verjus
                         de
                         Crecy
                      
                       ,
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                    
                     
                       
                         De
                         Caillieres
                      
                       ,
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                    
                     
                       
                         A.
                         Heinsius
                      
                       ,
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                    
                     
                       
                         E.
                         de
                         Walde
                      
                       ,
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                    
                     
                       
                         W.
                         Van
                         Haren
                      
                       .
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 Tenor
                 of
                 the
                 full
                 Power
                 of
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 His
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   LEWIS
                   by
                   the
                   Grace
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   and
                   Navarre
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   all
                   those
                   to
                   whom
                   these
                   Presents
                   shall
                   come
                   Greeting
                   .
                
              
               
                 Whereas
                 it
                 is
                 our
                 most
                 ardent
                 Desire
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 War
                 which
                 now
                 afflicts
                 Christendom
                 ,
                 concluded
                 and
                 ended
                 by
                 a
                 good
                 Peace
                 ;
                 and
                 whereas
                 through
                 the
                 Endeavours
                 and
                 Mediation
                 of
                 our
                 most
                 Dear
                 and
                 most
                 Beloved
                 Brother
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sueden
                 ,
                 the
                 Cities
                 of
                 Delft
                 and
                 the
                 Hague
                 have
                 been
                 pitched
                 and
                 agreed
                 upon
                 by
                 all
                 Parties
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 hold
                 the
                 Conferences
                 necessary
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ;
                 we
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 desire
                 to
                 put
                 a
                 stop
                 ,
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 in
                 us
                 lies
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 assistance
                 of
                 Divine
                 Providence
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Desolation
                 of
                 so
                 many
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Effusion
                 of
                 much
                 Christian
                 Blood
                 ,
                 make
                 it
                 known
                 and
                 declare
                 ,
                 That
                 we
                 fully
                 and
                 intirely
                 trusting
                 in
                 the
                 Experience
                 ,
                 Capacity
                 and
                 Fidelity
                 of
                 our
                 beloved
                 and
                 trusty
                 
                   Harlay
                   de
                   Bonneuil
                
                 Counseller
                 in
                 Ordinary
                 in
                 our
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 of
                 our
                 well
                 beloved
                 Verjus
                 Count
                 of
                 Crecy
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Couvay
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Boulay
                   ,
                   the
                   Two
                   Churches
                   ,
                   Manillet
                
                 and
                 other
                 Places
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 our
                 well
                 beloved
                 
                   De
                   Caillieres
                
                 Lord
                 of
                 Roche-Chellay
                 and
                 Gigny
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 trial
                 we
                 have
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 pregnant
                 Proofs
                 we
                 have
                 had
                 of
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 several
                 important
                 Employments
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 we
                 have
                 entrusted
                 them
                 ,
                 both
                 within
                 and
                 without
                 our
                 Kingdom
                 :
                 For
                 these
                 Reasons
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 other
                 weighty
                 Considerations
                 us
                 moving
                 ,
                 we
                 have
                 committed
                 ,
                 appointed
                 and
                 deputed
                 the
                 said
                 
                   de
                   Harlay
                   ,
                   de
                   Crecy
                
                 and
                 Cailliers
                 ,
                 and
                 we
                 do
                 commit
                 ,
                 appoint
                 and
                 depute
                 them
                 by
                 these
                 Presents
                 ,
                 Signed
                 with
                 our
                 own
                 Hand
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 given
                 ,
                 and
                 do
                 give
                 them
                 full
                 Power
                 ,
                 Commission
                 and
                 special
                 Command
                 to
                 go
                 and
                 repair
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 of
                 Delft
                 ,
                 in
                 Quality
                 of
                 our
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 and
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 to
                 confer
                 ,
                 either
                 directly
                 or
                 through
                 the
                 interposition
                 of
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 Mediators
                 ,
                 respectively
                 received
                 and
                 approved
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 ,
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 and
                 Ministers
                 of
                 our
                 most
                 dear
                 and
                 great
                 Friends
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 of
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 all
                 provided
                 with
                 ,
                 and
                 authorized
                 by
                 sufficient
                 Powers
                 :
                 And
                 there
                 to
                 Treat
                 of
                 Means
                 to
                 adjust
                 and
                 pacify
                 those
                 Differences
                 which
                 are
                 ,
                 at
                 present
                 ,
                 the
                 occasion
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ;
                 and
                 our
                 said
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 all
                 Three
                 together
                 ,
                 or
                 Two
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 case
                 the
                 other
                 be
                 absent
                 through
                 Sickness
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 hindrance
                 ,
                 or
                 One
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 Two
                 being
                 absent
                 in
                 the
                 like
                 Case
                 of
                 Sickness
                 or
                 through
                 any
                 other
                 hindrance
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 Power
                 to
                 agree
                 upon
                 the
                 said
                 Means
                 ,
                 and
                 accordingly
                 conclude
                 and
                 Sign
                 a
                 good
                 and
                 firm
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 general
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 negotiate
                 ,
                 promise
                 and
                 grant
                 all
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 think
                 necessary
                 and
                 conducing
                 to
                 effect
                 the
                 said
                 Peace
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 Authority
                 as
                 we
                 should
                 and
                 could
                 do
                 our selves
                 if
                 we
                 were
                 there
                 in
                 Person
                 ,
                 altho'
                 there
                 may
                 be
                 something
                 that
                 should
                 require
                 a
                 more
                 special
                 Command
                 not
                 contained
                 in
                 these
                 Presents
                 ;
                 and
                 we
                 do
                 promise
                 upon
                 the
                 Faith
                 and
                 Word
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 to
                 hold
                 good
                 ,
                 and
                 perform
                 whatever
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 
                   de
                   Harlay
                   ,
                   de
                   Crecy
                
                 and
                 Caillieres
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 Two
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 being
                 
                 absent
                 through
                 Sickness
                 or
                 other
                 hindrance
                 ,
                 or
                 One
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 Two
                 being
                 absent
                 in
                 the
                 like
                 Case
                 of
                 Sickness
                 ,
                 or
                 through
                 any
                 other
                 hindrance
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 been
                 stipulated
                 ,
                 promised
                 and
                 granted
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 to
                 cause
                 our
                 Letters
                 of
                 Ratification
                 to
                 be
                 dispatched
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 time
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 promise
                 ,
                 in
                 our
                 Name
                 ,
                 to
                 exhibit
                 and
                 deliver
                 them
                 in
                 ,
                 for
                 such
                 is
                 our
                 Will
                 and
                 Pleasure
                 ,
                 in
                 Testimony
                 whereof
                 we
                 have
                 caused
                 these
                 Presents
                 to
                 be
                 Sealed
                 with
                 our
                 Seal
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Given
                   at
                   Versailles
                   ,
                   
                     the
                     25th
                     of
                     February
                     ,
                     1697.
                     in
                     the
                     54th
                     Year
                     of
                     our
                     Reign
                     ,
                  
                
                 
                   Signed
                   LEWIS
                   .
                
                 And
                 on
                 the
                 Fold
                 ,
                 was
                 written
                 ,
                 
                   By
                   the
                   King.
                
                 
                 
                   Signed
                   ,
                   COLBERT
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 Tenor
                 of
                 the
                 full
                 Powers
                 of
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 Their
                 High
                 and
                 Mightinesses
                 the
                 States-General
                 .
              
               
                 
                   THE
                   States-General
                   of
                   the
                   United
                   Provinces
                   of
                   the
                   Low-Countries
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   all
                   those
                   to
                   whom
                   these
                   Presents
                   shall
                   come
                   ,
                   Greeting
                   :
                
              
               
                 Whereas
                 it
                 is
                 the
                 most
                 ardent
                 of
                 our
                 Wishes
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 War
                 which
                 now
                 afflicts
                 Christendom
                 ,
                 concluded
                 and
                 ended
                 by
                 a
                 good
                 Peace
                 ;
                 and
                 whereas
                 through
                 the
                 Endeavours
                 and
                 Mediation
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 serene
                 King
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 the
                 Palace
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 has
                 been
                 pitched
                 and
                 agreed
                 upon
                 by
                 all
                 Parties
                 for
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Conference
                 :
                 We
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 desire
                 to
                 put
                 a
                 stop
                 ,
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 in
                 Us
                 lies
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Desolation
                 of
                 so
                 many
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Effusion
                 of
                 so
                 much
                 Christian
                 Blood
                 ,
                 have
                 been
                 willing
                 to
                 contribute
                 to
                 it
                 all
                 that
                 is
                 in
                 our
                 Power
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 Depute
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Assembly
                 some
                 Persons
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 of
                 ours
                 ,
                 who
                 at
                 several
                 times
                 have
                 given
                 sufficient
                 Proofs
                 of
                 their
                 Knowledge
                 and
                 Experience
                 in
                 publick
                 Affairs
                 ,
                 as
                 likewise
                 of
                 their
                 Affection
                 for
                 the
                 good
                 of
                 our
                 States
                 .
                 And
                 whereas
                 
                   James
                   Boreel
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Duynbeeck
                   ,
                   Westhoven
                
                 and
                 Meresteyn
                 ,
                 Senator
                 and
                 Burghmaster
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Amsterdam
                 ,
                 and
                 Counsellor
                 Deputy
                 of
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 
                   Holland
                   ;
                   Everhard
                   de
                   Weede
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Weede
                   ,
                   Dyckvelt
                   ,
                   Rateles
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Oudewater
                 ,
                 Dean
                 and
                 Rector
                 of
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Chapter
                 of
                 St.
                 Mary
                 in
                 Vtrecht
                 ,
                 Dyckgrave
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Vtrecht
                 ,
                 President
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Province
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Haren
                
                 ,
                 Grietman
                 of
                 Bilt
                 ,
                 Deputy
                 for
                 the
                 Nobility
                 in
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Friesland
                 ,
                 and
                 Curator
                 of
                 the
                 University
                 of
                 Franeker
                 ,
                 Deputies
                 in
                 our
                 Assembly
                 for
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 
                   Holland
                   ,
                   Vtrecht
                
                 and
                 Friesland
                 ,
                 have
                 signalized
                 themselves
                 in
                 several
                 important
                 Employments
                 for
                 our
                 Service
                 ,
                 wherein
                 they
                 have
                 given
                 Proofs
                 of
                 their
                 Fidelity
                 ,
                 Diligence
                 ,
                 Address
                 and
                 Skill
                 in
                 the
                 management
                 of
                 Business
                 :
                 For
                 these
                 Reasons
                 and
                 other
                 Considerations
                 Us
                 moving
                 ,
                 We
                 have
                 committed
                 ,
                 ordained
                 and
                 deputed
                 the
                 said
                 ,
                 
                   Boreel
                   ,
                   de
                   Weede
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   de
                   Haren
                
                 ,
                 and
                 We
                 do
                 commit
                 ,
                 ordain
                 and
                 depute
                 them
                 by
                 these
                 Presents
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 given
                 ,
                 and
                 do
                 give
                 them
                 full
                 Power
                 ,
                 Commission
                 and
                 special
                 Command
                 to
                 go
                 and
                 repair
                 to
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 in
                 Quality
                 of
                 our
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 to
                 Confer
                 either
                 directly
                 ,
                 or
                 through
                 the
                 interposition
                 of
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 Mediators
                 respectively
                 received
                 and
                 approved
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 and
                 his
                 Allies
                 ,
                 being
                 provided
                 with
                 sufficient
                 Powers
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 to
                 treat
                 of
                 Means
                 to
                 determine
                 and
                 compose
                 the
                 Differences
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 the
                 occasion
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 War
                 :
                 And
                 our
                 said
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 or
                 Two
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 Case
                 the
                 other
                 be
                 absent
                 through
                 Sickness
                 or
                 other
                 hindrance
                 ,
                 or
                 One
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 Two
                 being
                 absent
                 in
                 the
                 like
                 Case
                 of
                 Sickness
                 ,
                 or
                 through
                 any
                 other
                 hindrance
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 Power
                 to
                 agree
                 upon
                 the
                 said
                 Means
                 ,
                 and
                 accordingly
                 Conclude
                 and
                 Sign
                 a
                 good
                 and
                 firm
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 general
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 negotiate
                 ,
                 promise
                 and
                 grant
                 all
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 think
                 necessary
                 to
                 Effect
                 the
                 said
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 do
                 in
                 general
                 all
                 
                 that
                 We
                 could
                 do
                 our Selves
                 if
                 We
                 were
                 there
                 present
                 ,
                 altho'
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 there
                 should
                 be
                 required
                 a
                 more
                 special
                 Power
                 and
                 Command
                 ,
                 not
                 contained
                 in
                 these
                 Presents
                 .
                 And
                 We
                 do
                 sincerely
                 and
                 faithfully
                 promise
                 to
                 approve
                 ,
                 and
                 hold
                 firm
                 and
                 constant
                 ,
                 whatever
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 our
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 Two
                 of
                 them
                 in
                 Case
                 the
                 Third
                 be
                 absent
                 through
                 Sickness
                 or
                 other
                 hindrance
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 One
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 Two
                 being
                 absent
                 in
                 the
                 like
                 Case
                 of
                 Sickness
                 ,
                 or
                 through
                 any
                 other
                 hindrance
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 been
                 stipulated
                 ,
                 promised
                 and
                 granted
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 cause
                 our
                 Letters
                 of
                 Ratification
                 to
                 be
                 dispatched
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 time
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 promise
                 in
                 our
                 Name
                 ,
                 to
                 exhibit
                 and
                 deliver
                 them
                 in
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Given
                   at
                   the
                   Hague
                   in
                   our
                   Assembly
                   ,
                   under
                   our
                   great
                   Seal
                   the
                   Flourish
                   and
                   Signature
                   of
                   the
                   President
                   of
                   our
                   Assembly
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Signature
                   of
                   our
                   Secretary
                   
                     the
                     6th
                     of
                     April
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Year
                     ,
                     1697.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Signed
                   
                     F.
                     B.
                     de
                     Reede
                  
                   ,
                
                 Upon
                 the
                 Fold
                 was
                 written
                 ,
                 
                   By
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Lords
                   the
                   States-General
                   ,
                
                 
                   Signed
                   
                     F.
                     FAGEL
                  
                   ,
                
                 And
                 Sealed
                 with
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 in
                 Red
                 Wax
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 
                   THE
                   States-General
                   of
                   the
                   United
                   Provinces
                   of
                   the
                   Low-Countries
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   all
                   those
                   to
                   whom
                   these
                   Presents
                   shall
                   come
                   ,
                   Greeting
                   .
                
              
               
                 Whereas
                 it
                 is
                 our
                 most
                 ardent
                 desire
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 War
                 which
                 now
                 afflicts
                 Christendom
                 ,
                 concluded
                 and
                 ended
                 by
                 a
                 good
                 Peace
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 through
                 the
                 Endeavours
                 and
                 Mediation
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 serene
                 King
                 of
                 Sueden
                 ,
                 the
                 Royal
                 Palace
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 has
                 been
                 pitched
                 and
                 agreed
                 upon
                 by
                 all
                 Parties
                 for
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Conferences
                 :
                 We
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Desire
                 to
                 put
                 a
                 stop
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 in
                 Us
                 shall
                 lie
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Desolation
                 of
                 so
                 many
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Effusion
                 of
                 so
                 much
                 Christian
                 Blood
                 ,
                 have
                 been
                 willing
                 to
                 contribute
                 to
                 it
                 all
                 that
                 is
                 in
                 our
                 Power
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 we
                 have
                 already
                 deputed
                 in
                 Quality
                 of
                 our
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Assembly
                 ,
                 some
                 Persons
                 who
                 are
                 Members
                 of
                 Ours
                 ;
                 who
                 have
                 at
                 several
                 times
                 given
                 Proofs
                 of
                 their
                 Knowledge
                 and
                 Experience
                 in
                 publick
                 Affairs
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 their
                 Affection
                 for
                 the
                 good
                 of
                 our
                 State
                 :
                 To
                 wit
                 ,
                 
                   James
                   Boreel
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Duynbeeck
                   ,
                   Westhoven
                
                 and
                 Meresteyn
                 ,
                 Senator
                 and
                 Burghmaster
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Amsterdam
                 ,
                 and
                 Counsellor
                 Duputy
                 of
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 
                   Holland
                   ;
                   Everhard
                   de
                   Weede
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Weede
                   ,
                   Dyckvelt
                   ,
                   Rateles
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Oudewater
                 ,
                 Dean
                 and
                 Rector
                 of
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Chapter
                 of
                 St.
                 Mary
                 in
                 Vtrecht
                 ,
                 Dyckgrave
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Vtrecht
                 ,
                 President
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Province
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Haren
                
                 ,
                 Grietman
                 of
                 Bilt
                 ,
                 Deputy
                 for
                 the
                 Nobility
                 in
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Friesland
                 ,
                 and
                 Curator
                 of
                 the
                 University
                 of
                 Franeker
                 ,
                 Deputies
                 in
                 our
                 Assembly
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 
                   Holland
                   ,
                   Vtrecht
                
                 and
                 
                 Friesland
                 :
                 And
                 whereas
                 we
                 now
                 think
                 it
                 convenient
                 to
                 join
                 a
                 Fourth
                 Person
                 to
                 our
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 aforenamed
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 purpose
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 
                   Anthony
                   Heinsius
                
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 Pensionary
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Holland
                 and
                 West-Friesland
                 ,
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 ,
                 Superintendent
                 of
                 the
                 Fiefs
                 ,
                 and
                 Deputy
                 in
                 our
                 Assembly
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 Province
                 ,
                 has
                 signalized
                 himself
                 in
                 several
                 important
                 Employments
                 for
                 our
                 Service
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 has
                 approved
                 his
                 Fidelity
                 ,
                 Diligence
                 and
                 Skill
                 in
                 the
                 management
                 of
                 Affairs
                 .
                 For
                 these
                 Causes
                 and
                 other
                 Considerations
                 Us
                 moving
                 ,
                 We
                 have
                 constituted
                 ,
                 ordained
                 and
                 deputed
                 ,
                 and
                 We
                 do
                 constitute
                 ,
                 ordain
                 and
                 depute
                 the
                 said
                 Heinsius
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 him
                 We
                 have
                 given
                 ,
                 and
                 do
                 give
                 full
                 Power
                 ,
                 Commission
                 and
                 special
                 Command
                 to
                 go
                 and
                 repair
                 to
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 in
                 Quality
                 of
                 our
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 to
                 Confer
                 either
                 directly
                 ,
                 or
                 through
                 the
                 interposition
                 of
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 Mediators
                 respesitively
                 received
                 and
                 approved
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 and
                 his
                 Allies
                 ,
                 being
                 provided
                 with
                 sufficient
                 Powers
                 :
                 And
                 there
                 to
                 treat
                 of
                 Means
                 to
                 adjust
                 and
                 pacifie
                 the
                 Differences
                 which
                 occasion
                 this
                 present
                 War
                 ;
                 and
                 our
                 same
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Boreel
                   ,
                   de
                   Weede
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   de
                   Haren
                
                 ,
                 our
                 three
                 other
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 or
                 with
                 two
                 or
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 Case
                 the
                 other
                 be
                 absent
                 through
                 Sickness
                 or
                 other
                 hindrance
                 ,
                 or
                 he
                 alone
                 in
                 Case
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 three
                 be
                 absent
                 through
                 Sickness
                 or
                 other
                 hindrance
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 Power
                 to
                 agree
                 upon
                 the
                 said
                 Means
                 ,
                 and
                 accordingly
                 Conclude
                 and
                 Sign
                 a
                 good
                 and
                 firm
                 Peace
                 :
                 And
                 in
                 
                 general
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 negotiate
                 ,
                 promise
                 and
                 grant
                 all
                 that
                 he
                 shall
                 think
                 necessary
                 to
                 effect
                 the
                 said
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 do
                 in
                 general
                 all
                 that
                 we
                 could
                 do
                 our Selves
                 if
                 we
                 were
                 there
                 present
                 ,
                 altho'
                 there
                 should
                 be
                 required
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 a
                 more
                 special
                 Power
                 and
                 Command
                 ,
                 not
                 contained
                 in
                 these
                 Presents
                 ;
                 and
                 we
                 sincerely
                 and
                 faithfully
                 do
                 promise
                 ,
                 to
                 approve
                 and
                 hold
                 firm
                 and
                 constant
                 ,
                 whatever
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Heinsius
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 our
                 three
                 other
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 or
                 with
                 two
                 or
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 Case
                 the
                 other
                 be
                 absent
                 through
                 Sickness
                 or
                 other
                 hindrance
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 him
                 alone
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 three
                 being
                 absent
                 through
                 Sickness
                 or
                 other
                 hindrance
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 been
                 stipulated
                 ,
                 promised
                 and
                 granted
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 cause
                 our
                 Letters
                 of
                 Ratification
                 to
                 be
                 dispatched
                 within
                 the
                 time
                 that
                 he
                 shall
                 promise
                 in
                 our
                 Name
                 to
                 exhibit
                 and
                 deliver
                 them
                 in
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Given
                   at
                   the
                   Hague
                   in
                   our
                   Assembly
                   ,
                   under
                   our
                   Great
                   Seal
                   ,
                   the
                   Flourish
                   and
                   Signature
                   of
                   the
                   President
                   of
                   our
                   Assembly
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Signature
                   of
                   our
                   Secretary
                   ,
                   
                     the
                     5th
                     of
                     August
                     ,
                     1697.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Signed
                   
                     F.
                     B.
                     de
                     Reede
                  
                   ,
                
                 Upon
                 the
                 Fold
                 was
                 written
                 ,
                 
                   By
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Lords
                   the
                   States-General
                   ,
                
                 
                   Signed
                   
                     F.
                     FAGEL
                  
                   ,
                
                 And
                 Sealed
                 with
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 in
                 Red
                 Wax
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Separate
                 Article
                 .
              
               
                 BEsides
                 all
                 that
                 is
                 concluded
                 and
                 stipulated
                 by
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 made
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 and
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 the
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 of
                 their
                 Lordships
                 the
                 States-General
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 this
                 present
                 Day
                 ,
                 the
                 20th
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 1697.
                 
                 It
                 is
                 moreover
                 agreed
                 by
                 this
                 Separate
                 Article
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 have
                 the
                 same
                 Force
                 and
                 Effect
                 as
                 if
                 it
                 was
                 inserted
                 Word
                 for
                 Word
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 That
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 shall
                 Covenant
                 and
                 Agree
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 present
                 Article
                 he
                 does
                 covenant
                 and
                 agree
                 ,
                 That
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 free
                 for
                 the
                 Emperor
                 and
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 until
                 the
                 1st
                 Day
                 of
                 November
                 next
                 ,
                 to
                 accept
                 the
                 Conditions
                 of
                 Peace
                 lately
                 proposed
                 by
                 the
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Declaration
                 made
                 on
                 the
                 1st
                 Day
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 Month
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 unless
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 otherwise
                 agreed
                 between
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 Case
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 does
                 not
                 within
                 the
                 time
                 prefixed
                 accept
                 those
                 Conditions
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 it
                 be
                 not
                 otherwise
                 agreed
                 between
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 shall
                 have
                 its
                 full
                 Effect
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 duly
                 put
                 in
                 Execution
                 according
                 to
                 its
                 Form
                 and
                 Tenor
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 lawful
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States-General
                 ,
                 directly
                 or
                 indirectly
                 ,
                 on
                 any
                 account
                 or
                 cause
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 to
                 Act
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
               
                 In
                 Testimony
                 whereof
                 ,
                 We
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 his
                 said
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 the
                 States-General
                 ,
                 by
                 Virtue
                 of
                 our
                 respective
                 Powers
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Names
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 have
                 Signed
                 this
                 Separate
                 Article
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 Sealed
                 with
                 our
                 Seals
                 and
                 Coat
                 of
                 Arms
                 ,
                 at
                 Ryswick
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 the
                 20th
                 Day
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 1697.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   were
                   Signed
                   ,
                   
                     
                       N.
                       A.
                       
                         de
                         Harlay
                         Bonneuil
                      
                       ,
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                    
                     
                       
                         Verjusde
                         Crecy
                      
                       ,
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                    
                     
                       
                         De
                         Caillieres
                      
                       ,
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                    
                     
                       
                         A.
                         Heinsius
                      
                       ,
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                    
                     
                       
                         E.
                         de
                         Weede
                      
                       ,
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                    
                     
                       
                         W.
                         Van
                         Haren
                      
                       .
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 Ratification
                 of
                 His
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 and
                 Friendship
                 .
              
               
                 
                   LEWIS
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Grace
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   and
                   Navarre
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   all
                   those
                   to
                   whom
                   these
                   Presents
                   shall
                   come
                   ,
                   Greeting
                   .
                
              
               
                 Whereas
                 our
                 beloved
                 and
                 trusty
                 Counsellor
                 in
                 Ordinary
                 in
                 our
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 
                   Nicolas
                   Augustus
                   de
                   Harlay
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Bonneuil
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Cely
                 ;
                 our
                 dear
                 and
                 well
                 beloved
                 
                   Lewis
                   Verjus
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Crecy
                 ,
                 Marquiss
                 of
                 Treon
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Couvay
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Boulay
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Two
                   Churches
                   ,
                   Fort-Isle
                
                 and
                 Menillet
                 ;
                 and
                 our
                 dear
                 and
                 well
                 beloved
                 
                   Francis
                   de
                   Caillieres
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Roche-Chellay
                 and
                 Gigny
                 ,
                 our
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 and
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 ,
                 by
                 virtue
                 of
                 the
                 full
                 Power
                 we
                 had
                 given
                 them
                 ,
                 have
                 concluded
                 ,
                 agreed
                 and
                 signed
                 on
                 the
                 20th
                 Day
                 of
                 September
                 last
                 past
                 ,
                 at
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 with
                 
                   Anthony
                   Heinsius
                
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 Pensionary
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Holland
                 and
                 West-Friesland
                 ,
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 ,
                 and
                 Superintendent
                 of
                 the
                 Fiefs
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Province
                 ;
                 
                   Everhard
                   de
                   Weede
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Weede
                   ,
                   Dyckvelt
                   ,
                   Rateles
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Oudewater
                 ,
                 Dean
                 and
                 Rector
                 of
                 the
                 imperial
                 Chapter
                 of
                 St.
                 Mary
                 in
                 Vtrecht
                 ,
                 Dyckgrave
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 Rhine
                 in
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Vtrecht
                 ,
                 President
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Province
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Haren
                
                 ,
                 Grietman
                 of
                 Bilt
                 ,
                 Deputy
                 for
                 the
                 Nobility
                 in
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Friesland
                 ,
                 and
                 Curator
                 of
                 the
                 University
                 of
                 Franeker
                 ,
                 Deputies
                 in
                 their
                 Assembly
                 for
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 
                   Holland
                   ,
                   Vtrecht
                
                 and
                 Friesland
                 ,
                 in
                 quality
                 of
                 
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 our
                 most
                 dear
                 and
                 great
                 Friends
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 of
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 ,
                 also
                 provided
                 with
                 full
                 Powers
                 for
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 the
                 Tenor
                 of
                 which
                 is
                 as
                 follows
                 .
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   God
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 We
                 liking
                 and
                 approving
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Points
                 and
                 Articles
                 ,
                 therein
                 contained
                 and
                 expressed
                 ,
                 have
                 accepted
                 ,
                 approved
                 ,
                 ratified
                 and
                 confirmed
                 ,
                 and
                 we
                 do
                 accept
                 ,
                 approve
                 ,
                 ratify
                 and
                 confirm
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 for
                 us
                 ,
                 as
                 for
                 our
                 Heirs
                 ,
                 Successors
                 ,
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Lordships
                 and
                 Subjects
                 .
                 And
                 we
                 do
                 promise
                 upon
                 the
                 Faith
                 and
                 Word
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Obligation
                 and
                 Mortgage
                 of
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 our
                 Estates
                 ,
                 both
                 present
                 and
                 to
                 come
                 ,
                 inviolably
                 to
                 keep
                 and
                 observe
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 without
                 ever
                 acting
                 or
                 doing
                 any
                 thing
                 to
                 them
                 contrary
                 ,
                 directly
                 or
                 indirectly
                 ,
                 in
                 no
                 manner
                 whatsoever
                 .
                 In
                 Testimony
                 whereof
                 ,
                 We
                 have
                 signed
                 these
                 Presents
                 with
                 our
                 own
                 Hand
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 sealed
                 with
                 our
                 Seal
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Given
                   at
                   Fontainebleau
                   
                     the
                     third
                     Day
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Year
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     ,
                     1697.
                     
                  
                   and
                   of
                   our
                   Reign
                   the
                   55th
                   ,
                
                 
                   Signed
                   LEWIS
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   a
                   little
                   lower
                   ,
                   
                     By
                     the
                     King
                  
                   ,
                   Signed
                   COLBERT
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 Ratification
                 of
                 their
                 Lordships
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 Vnited
                 Provinces
                 of
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 and
                 Friendship
                 .
              
               
                 
                   THE
                   States
                   General
                   of
                   the
                   United
                   Provinces
                   of
                   the
                   Low-Countries
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   all
                   those
                   to
                   whom
                   these
                   Presents
                   shall
                   come
                   ,
                   Greeting
                
                 .
              
               
                 Having
                 perused
                 and
                 examined
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 and
                 Friendship
                 made
                 and
                 concluded
                 at
                 Ryswick
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 20th
                 of
                 September
                 in
                 the
                 present
                 Year
                 ,
                 1697.
                 by
                 
                   Nicolas
                   Augustus
                   de
                   Harlay
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Bonneuil
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Celi
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 in
                 ordinary
                 to
                 His
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 in
                 his
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ;
                 
                   Lewis
                   Verjus
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Crecy
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 in
                 ordinary
                 to
                 His
                 Majesty
                 in
                 his
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 Marquiss
                 of
                 Treon
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Couvay
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Boulay
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Two
                   Churches
                   ,
                   Fort-Isle
                   ,
                   Menillet
                
                 and
                 other
                 Places
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   Francis
                   de
                   Caillieres
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Caillieres
                   ,
                   Roche-chellay
                
                 and
                 Gigny
                 ,
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 His
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Assembly
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Name
                 and
                 from
                 His
                 said
                 Majesty
                 .
                 And
                 by
                 
                   Anthony
                   Heinsius
                
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 Pensionary
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Holland
                 and
                 West-Friesland
                 ,
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 ,
                 and
                 Superintendent
                 of
                 the
                 Fiefs
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Province
                 ;
                 
                   Everhard
                   de
                   Weede
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Weede
                   ,
                   Dyckvelt
                   ,
                   Rateles
                
                 and
                 other
                 Places
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Oudewater
                 ,
                 Dean
                 and
                 Rector
                 of
                 the
                 imperial
                 Chapter
                 of
                 St.
                 Mary
                 in
                 Vtrecht
                 ,
                 Dyckgrave
                 
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 Rhine
                 in
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Vtrecht
                 ,
                 President
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Province
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Haren
                
                 ,
                 Grietman
                 of
                 Bilt
                 ,
                 Deputy
                 for
                 the
                 Nobility
                 in
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Friesland
                 ,
                 and
                 Curator
                 of
                 the
                 University
                 of
                 Franeker
                 ;
                 Deputies
                 in
                 our
                 Assembly
                 for
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 
                   Holland
                   ,
                   Vtrecht
                
                 and
                 Friesland
                 ,
                 our
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Assembly
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 in
                 our
                 Name
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 us
                 ,
                 by
                 virtue
                 of
                 their
                 respective
                 full
                 Powers
                 ,
                 the
                 Tenor
                 of
                 which
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 is
                 as
                 follows
                 .
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   God
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 And
                 whereas
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 it
                 is
                 provided
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Letters
                 of
                 Ratification
                 shall
                 be
                 delivered
                 in
                 on
                 both
                 Sides
                 ,
                 in
                 good
                 and
                 due
                 form
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 three
                 Weeks
                 or
                 sooner
                 if
                 possible
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 reckoned
                 from
                 the
                 Day
                 on
                 which
                 the
                 Treaty
                 was
                 signed
                 :
                 We
                 being
                 willing
                 to
                 give
                 Proofs
                 of
                 our
                 Sincerity
                 ,
                 and
                 acquit
                 the
                 promises
                 which
                 our
                 Ambassadors
                 have
                 made
                 for
                 us
                 ,
                 we
                 have
                 approved
                 ,
                 confirmed
                 and
                 ratified
                 ,
                 and
                 we
                 do
                 approve
                 ,
                 confirm
                 and
                 ratify
                 by
                 these
                 Presents
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 its
                 Articles
                 ,
                 abovementioned
                 and
                 transcribed
                 ;
                 and
                 do
                 we
                 faithfully
                 and
                 sincerely
                 Promise
                 ,
                 inviolably
                 to
                 keep
                 ,
                 maintain
                 and
                 observe
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 all
                 its
                 particulars
                 ,
                 without
                 ever
                 acting
                 or
                 doing
                 any
                 thing
                 to
                 it
                 contrary
                 ,
                 directly
                 or
                 indirectly
                 ,
                 upon
                 any
                 account
                 or
                 in
                 any
                 manner
                 whatsoever
                 .
                 In
                 Testimony
                 whereof
                 ,
                 we
                 have
                 caused
                 these
                 Presents
                 to
                 be
                 Signed
                 by
                 the
                 President
                 of
                 our
                 Assembly
                 ,
                 Countersigned
                 by
                 our
                 Secretary
                 ,
                 and
                 ,
                 sealed
                 with
                 our
                 Great
                 Seal
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Done
                   at
                   the
                   Hague
                   
                     the
                     10th
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     1697.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 Ratification
                 of
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Separate
                 Article
                 .
              
               
                 
                   LEWIS
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Grace
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   and
                   Navarre
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   all
                   those
                   to
                   whom
                   these
                   Presents
                   shall
                   come
                   ,
                   Greeting
                   :
                
              
               
                 Having
                 perused
                 and
                 examined
                 the
                 Separate
                 Article
                 ,
                 which
                 our
                 beloved
                 and
                 trusty
                 Counsellor
                 in
                 Ordinary
                 in
                 our
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 
                   Nicolas
                   Augustus
                   de
                   Harlay
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Bonneuil
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Cely
                 ;
                 Our
                 dear
                 and
                 well-beloved
                 
                   Lewis
                   Verjus
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Crecy
                 ,
                 Marquis
                 of
                 Treon
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Couvay
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Boulay
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Two
                   Churches
                   ,
                   Fort-Isle
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Menillet
                 ;
                 and
                 our
                 dear
                 and
                 well
                 beloved
                 
                   Francis
                   de
                   Caillieres
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Caillieres
                   ,
                   Roche-chellay
                
                 and
                 Gigny
                 ,
                 our
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 and
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 ,
                 by
                 Virtue
                 of
                 the
                 full
                 Powers
                 We
                 had
                 given
                 them
                 ,
                 have
                 concluded
                 ,
                 agreed
                 and
                 signed
                 on
                 the
                 20th
                 Day
                 of
                 September
                 last
                 past
                 at
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 with
                 
                   Anthony
                   Heinsius
                
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 Pensionary
                 of
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Holland
                 and
                 West-Friesland
                 ,
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 ,
                 and
                 Super-intendent
                 of
                 the
                 Fiefs
                 ;
                 
                   Everhard
                   de
                   Weede
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Weede
                   ,
                   Dyckvelt
                   ,
                   Rateles
                
                 &c.
                 
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Oudewater
                 ,
                 Dean
                 and
                 Rector
                 of
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Chapter
                 of
                 St.
                 Mary
                 in
                 Vtrecht
                 ,
                 Dyckgrave
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Vtrecht
                 ,
                 President
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Province
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Haren
                
                 ,
                 Grietman
                 of
                 Bilt
                 ,
                 Deputy
                 for
                 the
                 Nobility
                 in
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Friesland
                 ,
                 and
                 Curator
                 of
                 the
                 University
                 
                 of
                 Francker
                 ,
                 and
                 Deputies
                 in
                 their
                 Assembly
                 for
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 
                   Holland
                   ,
                   Vtrecht
                
                 and
                 Friesland
                 ;
                 in
                 Quality
                 of
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 and
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 our
                 most
                 dear
                 and
                 great
                 Friends
                 the
                 States-General
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 of
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 ,
                 also
                 provided
                 with
                 full
                 Powers
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 Separate
                 Article
                 the
                 Tenor
                 is
                 as
                 follows
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Besides
                   all
                   that
                   is
                   Concluded
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 We
                 liking
                 and
                 approving
                 the
                 said
                 Separate
                 Article
                 in
                 all
                 its
                 Contents
                 ,
                 have
                 allowed
                 ,
                 approved
                 ,
                 and
                 ratified
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 and
                 We
                 do
                 allow
                 ,
                 approve
                 and
                 ratifie
                 it
                 by
                 these
                 Presents
                 ,
                 Signed
                 with
                 our
                 own
                 Hand
                 ;
                 and
                 We
                 promise
                 upon
                 the
                 Faith
                 and
                 Word
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 to
                 perform
                 ,
                 and
                 observe
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 and
                 cause
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 observed
                 sincerely
                 and
                 faithfully
                 ,
                 and
                 never
                 to
                 suffer
                 any
                 thing
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 to
                 it
                 contrary
                 ,
                 directly
                 or
                 indirectly
                 ,
                 upon
                 any
                 account
                 or
                 cause
                 whatsoever
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Testimony
                 whereof
                 We
                 have
                 Signed
                 these
                 Presents
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 Sealed
                 with
                 our
                 Seal
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Given
                   at
                   Fontainebleau
                   ,
                   
                     the
                     3d
                     Day
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Year
                     of
                     Our
                     Lord
                     ,
                     1697.
                     
                  
                   and
                   of
                   our
                   Reign
                   the
                   55th
                   .
                
                 
                   Signed
                   LEWIS
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   a
                   little
                   lower
                   ,
                   
                     By
                     the
                     King.
                  
                   Signed
                   ,
                   COLBERT
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 States-General
                 of
                 the
                 Vnited
                 Provinces
                 of
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Separate
                 Article
                 .
              
               
                 
                   THE
                   States-General
                   of
                   the
                   United
                   Provinces
                   of
                   the
                   Low-Countries
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   all
                   those
                   to
                   whom
                   these
                   Presents
                   shall
                   come
                   ,
                   Greeting
                   :
                
              
               
                 Whereas
                 besides
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 and
                 Friendship
                 made
                 and
                 concluded
                 at
                 Ryswick
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 the
                 20th
                 Day
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Year
                 ,
                 1697.
                 
                 There
                 has
                 also
                 been
                 made
                 a
                 Separate
                 Article
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Nicolas
                   Augustus
                   de
                   Harlay
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Bonneuil
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Cely
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 in
                 Ordinary
                 to
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 in
                 his
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ;
                 
                   Lewis
                   Verjus
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Crecy
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 in
                 Ordinary
                 to
                 His
                 Majesty
                 in
                 his
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 Marquis
                 of
                 Treon
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Couvay
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Boulay
                   ,
                   The
                   Two
                   Churches
                   ,
                   Fort-Isle
                   ,
                   Menillet
                   ,
                
                 and
                 other
                 Places
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   Francis
                   Callieres
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Callieres
                   ,
                   Roche-Chellay
                
                 and
                 Gigny
                 ,
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 in
                 the
                 Assembly
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Name
                 and
                 from
                 his
                 said
                 Majesty
                 :
                 And
                 by
                 
                   Anthony
                   Heinsius
                
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 Pensionary
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Province
                 of
                 Holland
                 and
                 West-Friesland
                 ,
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 ,
                 and
                 Superintendent
                 of
                 the
                 Fiefs
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Province
                 ;
                 
                   Everhard
                   de
                   Weede
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Weede
                   ,
                   Dyckvelt
                   ,
                   Rateles
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Places
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Oudewater
                 ,
                 Dean
                 and
                 Rector
                 of
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Chapter
                 of
                 St.
                 Mary
                 in
                 Vtrecht
                 ,
                 Dyckgrave
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Vtrecht
                 ,
                 and
                 President
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Province
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Haren
                
                 ,
                 Grietman
                 of
                 Bilt
                 ,
                 Deputy
                 for
                 the
                 Nobility
                 in
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Friesland
                 ,
                 and
                 Curator
                 of
                 the
                 University
                 of
                 Franeker
                 ,
                 Deputies
                 in
                 our
                 Assembly
                 for
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 
                   Holland
                   ,
                   Vtrecht
                
                 and
                 Friesland
                 .
                 Our
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Assembly
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 ,
                 in
                 Our
                 Name
                 and
                 from
                 Us
                 ,
                 by
                 Virtue
                 of
                 their
                 respective
                 full
                 Powers
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 Separate
                 Article
                 ,
                 the
                 Tenor
                 is
                 as
                 follows
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Besides
                   all
                   that
                   is
                   Concluded
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 We
                 likeing
                 and
                 accepting
                 the
                 said
                 Separate
                 Article
                 ,
                 have
                 approved
                 and
                 ratified
                 ,
                 and
                 We
                 approve
                 and
                 ratifie
                 the
                 same
                 by
                 these
                 Presents
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 it
                 was
                 inserted
                 in
                 the
                 forementioned
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 and
                 Friendship
                 ;
                 and
                 We
                 promise
                 inviolably
                 to
                 keep
                 ,
                 maintain
                 and
                 observe
                 all
                 that
                 is
                 contained
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 without
                 ever
                 acting
                 contrary
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 directly
                 or
                 indirectly
                 ,
                 upon
                 any
                 account
                 whatsoever
                 .
              
               
               
                 In
                 Testimony
                 whereof
                 We
                 have
                 caused
                 these
                 Presents
                 to
                 be
                 Signed
                 by
                 the
                 President
                 of
                 Our
                 Assembly
                 ,
                 Countersigned
                 by
                 Our
                 Secretary
                 ,
                 and
                 Sealed
                 with
                 Our
                 Great
                 Seal
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Given
                   at
                   the
                   Hague
                   ,
                   
                     the
                     10th
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Year
                     ,
                     1697.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Articles
                 of
                 Peace
                 between
                 the
                 Emperour
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Empire
                 on
                 one
                 part
                 ,
                 and
                 France
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 ;
                 Concluded
                 at
                 the
                 Royal
                 Castle
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 on
                 
                   the
                   
                     20
                     /
                     30
                  
                   of
                   
                     October
                     ,
                     1697.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   IN
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   Holy
                   Trinity
                   ,
                   Amen
                
                 —
                 Be
                 it
                 known
                 unto
                 All
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 One
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 cruel
                 War
                 ,
                 attended
                 with
                 the
                 Effusion
                 of
                 much
                 Christian
                 Blood
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Devastation
                 of
                 several
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 having
                 been
                 waged
                 for
                 some
                 Years
                 last
                 past
                 ,
                 between
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 and
                 most
                 Puissant
                 Prince
                 and
                 Lord
                 ,
                 Leopold
                 ,
                 elected
                 Emperour
                 of
                 the
                 Romans
                 ,
                 always
                 August
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Germany
                   ,
                   Hungary
                   ,
                   Bohemia
                
                 ;
                 of
                 
                   Dalmatia
                   ,
                   Croatia
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sclavonia
                 ;
                 Archduke
                 of
                 Austria
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Burgundy
                   ,
                   Brabant
                   ,
                   Stiria
                   ,
                   Carinthia
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Carniola
                 ;
                 Marquiss
                 of
                 Moravia
                 ;
                 Duke
                 of
                 Luxembourg
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 High
                 and
                 Lower
                 Silesia
                 ,
                 of
                 Wirtemberg
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Teck
                 ;
                 Prince
                 of
                 Suabia
                 ;
                 Count
                 of
                 Habsbourg
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Tyrol
                   ,
                   Kybourg
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Goritia
                 ;
                 Marquiss
                 of
                 the
                 Sacred
                 
                   Roman
                   Empire
                   ,
                   Burgow
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Upper
                 and
                 Lower
                 Lusatia
                 ;
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Sclavonian
                 Marches
                 ,
                 of
                 Port-Naon
                 ,
                 and
                 Salins
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 the
                 Sacred
                 Roman
                 
                 Empire
                 on
                 one
                 part
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 and
                 most
                 Puissant
                 Prince
                 and
                 Lord
                 ,
                 Lewis
                 XIV
                 .
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 and
                 Navarre
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 .
                 Now
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 having
                 most
                 seriously
                 apply'd
                 themselves
                 to
                 terminate
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 an
                 end
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 possible
                 to
                 those
                 Mischiefs
                 that
                 daily
                 encreas'd
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Ruine
                 of
                 Christendom
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Divine
                 Assistance
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 Care
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 and
                 most
                 Puissant
                 Prince
                 and
                 Lord
                 ,
                 Charles
                 XI
                 .
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Swedeland
                   ,
                   Goths
                
                 and
                 Vandals
                 ,
                 Grand
                 Prince
                 of
                 Finland
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Scania
                   ,
                   Esthonia
                   ,
                   Livonia
                
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Carelia
                   ,
                   Bremen
                   ,
                   Ferden
                
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Stetin
                   ,
                   Pomerania
                   ,
                   Cassubia
                
                 and
                 Vandalia
                 ;
                 Prince
                 of
                 Rugen
                 ,
                 and
                 Lord
                 of
                 Ingria
                 and
                 Wismar
                 ,
                 Count
                 Palatine
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Bavaria
                   ,
                   Juliers
                   ,
                   Cleves
                
                 and
                 Bergues
                 ,
                 of
                 Illustrious
                 Memory
                 ;
                 who
                 from
                 the
                 very
                 beginning
                 of
                 these
                 Commotions
                 ,
                 did
                 not
                 cease
                 effectually
                 to
                 sollicit
                 the
                 Christian
                 Princes
                 to
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 having
                 been
                 accepted
                 as
                 Universal
                 Mediator
                 ,
                 never
                 desisted
                 gloriously
                 to
                 labour
                 even
                 to
                 his
                 dying
                 Day
                 ,
                 to
                 procure
                 the
                 same
                 with
                 all
                 imaginable
                 speed
                 ;
                 having
                 to
                 this
                 purpose
                 appointed
                 and
                 setled
                 Conferences
                 in
                 the
                 Palace
                 of
                 Ryswick
                 in
                 Holland
                 :
                 and
                 after
                 his
                 Decease
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 Serene
                 and
                 most
                 Puissant
                 Prince
                 and
                 Lord
                 Charles
                 XII
                 .
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Sweden
                   ,
                   Goths
                
                 and
                 Vandals
                 ,
                 Grand
                 Prince
                 of
                 Finland
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Scania
                   ,
                   Esthonia
                
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Livonia
                   ,
                   Carelia
                   ,
                   Bremen
                
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Ferden
                   ,
                   Stetin
                   ,
                   Pomerania
                   ,
                   Cassubia
                   ,
                
                 and
                 of
                 Vandalia
                 ;
                 Prince
                 of
                 Rugen
                 ;
                 Lord
                 of
                 Ingria
                 and
                 of
                 Wismar
                 ;
                 Count
                 Palatine
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ;
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Bavaria
                   ,
                   Juliers
                   ,
                   Cleves
                
                 and
                 Bergues
                 ;
                 Inheriting
                 from
                 his
                 Royal
                 Father
                 the
                 same
                 longing
                 Desire
                 and
                 Earnestness
                 to
                 procure
                 the
                 publick
                 Tranquility
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Treaties
                 having
                 been
                 
                 brought
                 to
                 their
                 perfection
                 by
                 the
                 foresaid
                 Conferences
                 ;
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 lawfully
                 appointed
                 and
                 established
                 by
                 both
                 Parties
                 ,
                 being
                 met
                 to
                 this
                 effect
                 at
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 place
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 Emperor's
                 part
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 Illustrious
                 and
                 most
                 Excellent
                 Lords
                 ,
                 the
                 Sieur
                 
                   Dominic
                   Andrew
                   Kaunitz
                
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Roman
                 Empire
                 ,
                 Hereditary
                 Lord
                 of
                 Austerliz
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Hungarischbord
                   ,
                   Mahrischpruss
                
                 and
                 
                   Orzechan
                   the
                   Great
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Golden
                   Fleece
                
                 ,
                 intimate
                 Councellor
                 of
                 State
                 to
                 his
                 Sacred
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 Chamberlain
                 and
                 Vice-Chancellour
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Empire
                 ;
                 the
                 Sieur
                 
                   Henry
                   John
                   Stratman
                
                 ,
                 Sieur
                 
                   de
                   Puerbach
                
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Roman
                 Empire
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Orth
                   ,
                   Schmiding
                   ,
                   Spatenbrun
                
                 and
                 Carlsberg
                 ,
                 Imperial
                 Aulique
                 Councellor
                 ,
                 Chamberlain
                 to
                 his
                 Sacred
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Sieur
                 
                   John
                   Frederick
                
                 ,
                 free
                 and
                 noble
                 Baron
                 of
                 Seilern
                 ,
                 Imperial
                 Aulique
                 Councellor
                 to
                 his
                 Sacred
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 in
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Diets
                 :
                 And
                 on
                 the
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 Sacred
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 Illustrious
                 and
                 most
                 Excellent
                 Lords
                 ,
                 the
                 Sieur
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Augustus
                   de
                   Harlay
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Boneuil
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 Cely
                 ,
                 Ordinary
                 Councellor
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 his
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 :
                 The
                 Sieur
                 
                   Lewis
                   Verjus
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Ordinary
                 Councellor
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 his
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 Count
                 
                   de
                   Crecy
                
                 ,
                 Marquiss
                 of
                 Freon
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Couvay
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Boulay
                   two
                   Churches
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Fort-Isle
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 ;
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Sieur
                 
                   Francis
                   de
                   Callieres
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Callieres
                 ,
                 of
                 Rochechellay
                 and
                 Gigny
                 ;
                 By
                 the
                 Mediation
                 and
                 Intercession
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Illustrious
                 and
                 most
                 Excellent
                 Lords
                 ,
                 the
                 Sieur
                 
                   Charles
                   Bonde
                
                 ,
                 Count
                 
                   de
                   Biornoo
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Hesleby
                   ,
                   Tyres
                   ,
                   Toftaholm
                
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Grafsteen
                   ,
                   Gustavusberg
                
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Rezitza
                 ,
                 
                 Councellor
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 and
                 President
                 of
                 the
                 supreme
                 Senate
                 of
                 Dorpat
                 in
                 Livonia
                 ;
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Sieur
                 Nicholas
                 free
                 Baron
                 of
                 Lilieroot
                 ,
                 Secretary
                 of
                 State
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 and
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassador
                 to
                 their
                 High
                 and
                 Mightinesses
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 both
                 of
                 them
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 ,
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 for
                 confirming
                 and
                 establishing
                 a
                 General
                 Peace
                 ;
                 who
                 have
                 faithfully
                 discharg'd
                 their
                 Duty
                 of
                 Mediatorship
                 with
                 Integrity
                 ,
                 Application
                 ,
                 and
                 Prudence
                 :
                 The
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 the
                 Electors
                 ,
                 Princes
                 ,
                 and
                 deputed
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Roman
                 Empire
                 ,
                 being
                 Present
                 ,
                 Approving
                 ,
                 and
                 Consenting
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 Invocation
                 of
                 God's
                 Holy
                 Name
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Exchange
                 of
                 their
                 full
                 Powers
                 made
                 in
                 due
                 manner
                 and
                 form
                 ,
                 did
                 agree
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Glory
                 of
                 God's
                 Holy
                 Name
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Welfare
                 of
                 Christendom
                 ,
                 upon
                 Conditions
                 of
                 Peace
                 and
                 Concord
                 ,
                 the
                 Tenor
                 whereof
                 is
                 as
                 followeth
                 .
              
               
                 
                   I.
                   
                
                 THere
                 shall
                 be
                 a
                 Christian
                 ,
                 Universal
                 ,
                 Perpetual
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 true
                 Amity
                 between
                 his
                 Sacred
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 and
                 his
                 Successors
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 Holy
                 Roman
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Kingdoms
                 and
                 Hereditary
                 States
                 ,
                 their
                 Vassals
                 and
                 Subjects
                 on
                 the
                 one
                 part
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 his
                 Successors
                 ,
                 Vassals
                 and
                 Subjects
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 ;
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 faithfully
                 and
                 sincerely
                 maintain'd
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 one
                 shall
                 not
                 undertake
                 any
                 thing
                 under
                 what
                 Pretence
                 soever
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Ruin
                 or
                 Prejudice
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 nor
                 Afford
                 ,
                 or
                 Lend
                 Assistance
                 upon
                 any
                 account
                 whatsoever
                 
                 to
                 any
                 one
                 who
                 would
                 attempt
                 it
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 any
                 wise
                 do
                 any
                 Wrong
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 ;
                 that
                 he
                 will
                 not
                 receive
                 ,
                 protect
                 ,
                 or
                 assist
                 in
                 any
                 way
                 or
                 manner
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 the
                 Rebellious
                 and
                 Disobedient
                 Subjects
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 Party
                 ;
                 but
                 on
                 the
                 contrary
                 both
                 Parties
                 shall
                 seriously
                 procure
                 the
                 Benefit
                 ,
                 Honour
                 ,
                 and
                 mutual
                 Advantage
                 of
                 each
                 other
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 all
                 Promises
                 ,
                 Treaties
                 and
                 Alliances
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 made
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 in
                 any
                 manner
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 abolished
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 of
                 none
                 effect
                 by
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   II.
                   
                
                 There
                 shall
                 be
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 an
                 Amnesty
                 and
                 perpetual
                 Oblivion
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Hostilities
                 reciprocally
                 committed
                 ,
                 in
                 what
                 place
                 or
                 manner
                 soever
                 it
                 be
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 upon
                 any
                 Cause
                 or
                 Pretence
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 or
                 upon
                 any
                 other
                 account
                 ,
                 it
                 may
                 not
                 be
                 lawful
                 for
                 the
                 one
                 to
                 express
                 any
                 Resentment
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 nor
                 create
                 any
                 Trouble
                 or
                 Vexation
                 ,
                 directly
                 or
                 indirectly
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 Justice
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   de
                   facto
                
                 ,
                 in
                 any
                 place
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 nor
                 permit
                 that
                 any
                 such
                 shall
                 be
                 expressed
                 or
                 created
                 ;
                 but
                 all
                 and
                 singular
                 the
                 Injuries
                 and
                 Violences
                 whether
                 by
                 Word
                 ,
                 Deed
                 ,
                 or
                 Writing
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 respect
                 to
                 Persons
                 or
                 Things
                 ,
                 are
                 so
                 intirely
                 and
                 fully
                 abolish'd
                 and
                 cancell'd
                 ,
                 that
                 whatsoever
                 the
                 one
                 may
                 pretend
                 against
                 the
                 other
                 upon
                 this
                 account
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 bury'd
                 in
                 everlasting
                 Oblivion
                 ;
                 all
                 and
                 several
                 the
                 Subjects
                 and
                 Vassals
                 of
                 both
                 Parties
                 shall
                 enjoy
                 the
                 Effect
                 and
                 Benefit
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Amnesty
                 ,
                 insomuch
                 that
                 the
                 having
                 adhered
                 to
                 such
                 or
                 such
                 a
                 Party
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 wrested
                 to
                 the
                 Prejudice
                 or
                 Disadvantage
                 of
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 that
                 he
                 shall
                 be
                 wholly
                 re-establish'd
                 and
                 setled
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 his
                 Honours
                 
                 and
                 Estate
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 condition
                 he
                 was
                 in
                 immediately
                 before
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 excepting
                 notwithstanding
                 what
                 hath
                 been
                 more
                 especially
                 and
                 particularly
                 regulated
                 in
                 the
                 following
                 Articles
                 ,
                 in
                 relation
                 to
                 Moveables
                 ,
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Benefices
                 and
                 Revenues
                 .
              
               
                 
                   III.
                   
                
                 The
                 Treaties
                 of
                 Westphalia
                 and
                 Nimeguen
                 shall
                 be
                 look'd
                 upon
                 as
                 the
                 Basis
                 and
                 Foundation
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 in
                 pursuance
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 immediately
                 upon
                 the
                 Exchange
                 of
                 the
                 Ratifications
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Treaties
                 shall
                 be
                 fully
                 executed
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 both
                 to
                 Spiritual
                 and
                 Temporal
                 Matters
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 inviolably
                 observed
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 ,
                 except
                 in
                 such
                 Cases
                 wherein
                 it
                 is
                 expresly
                 otherwise
                 agreed
                 on
                 by
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   IV.
                   
                
                 Particularly
                 there
                 shall
                 be
                 deliver'd
                 up
                 to
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 its
                 States
                 and
                 Members
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Places
                 and
                 Rights
                 situate
                 out
                 of
                 Alsatia
                 ,
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 in
                 the
                 possession
                 of
                 ,
                 and
                 occupy'd
                 and
                 enjoy'd
                 by
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 during
                 the
                 present
                 War
                 ,
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 Fact
                 and
                 Deed
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 Unions
                 and
                 Reunions
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 exprest
                 in
                 the
                 Catalogue
                 of
                 Reunions
                 produced
                 by
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 nulling
                 to
                 this
                 purpose
                 all
                 the
                 Decrees
                 ,
                 Determinations
                 ,
                 Acts
                 and
                 Declarations
                 made
                 upon
                 this
                 account
                 by
                 the
                 Chambers
                 of
                 Metz
                 and
                 Besançon
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 Brisac
                 :
                 and
                 all
                 things
                 shall
                 be
                 reduced
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Condition
                 wherein
                 they
                 were
                 before
                 the
                 foresaid
                 Seisures
                 ,
                 Unions
                 ,
                 or
                 Reunions
                 ,
                 without
                 putting
                 the
                 Possessors
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Places
                 to
                 any
                 further
                 Trouble
                 or
                 Molestation
                 ,
                 the
                 Roman
                 Catholick
                 
                 Religion
                 nevertheless
                 remaining
                 setled
                 in
                 the
                 fore-mentioned
                 places
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 at
                 present
                 .
              
               
                 
                   V.
                   
                
                 And
                 albeit
                 by
                 these
                 general
                 Rules
                 one
                 may
                 easily
                 judge
                 who
                 they
                 be
                 that
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 re-established
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 what
                 manner
                 ,
                 and
                 how
                 far
                 they
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 so
                 ;
                 nevertheless
                 upon
                 the
                 earnest
                 Sollicitations
                 of
                 some
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 some
                 particular
                 Reasons
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 thought
                 convenient
                 to
                 make
                 particular
                 mention
                 of
                 some
                 Occasions
                 ;
                 yet
                 so
                 ,
                 that
                 those
                 who
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 expresly
                 named
                 ,
                 may
                 not
                 be
                 taken
                 for
                 omitted
                 ,
                 but
                 shall
                 absolutely
                 enjoy
                 the
                 same
                 Right
                 ,
                 as
                 those
                 that
                 are
                 nominated
                 ,
                 and
                 may
                 be
                 put
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Rank
                 ,
                 and
                 Capacity
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VI.
                   
                
                 Namely
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Elector
                 of
                 Triers
                 ,
                 and
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Spires
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 re-invested
                 in
                 the
                 Possession
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Triers
                 or
                 Treves
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Condition
                 wherein
                 it
                 is
                 at
                 present
                 ,
                 without
                 demolishing
                 or
                 damnifying
                 any
                 thing
                 either
                 in
                 the
                 publick
                 or
                 private
                 Edifices
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Artillery
                 that
                 was
                 therein
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 very
                 time
                 of
                 its
                 last
                 being
                 put
                 into
                 Possession
                 .
                 In
                 like
                 manner
                 ,
                 whatsoever
                 was
                 regulated
                 in
                 the
                 IV.
                 Article
                 aforegoing
                 upon
                 the
                 account
                 of
                 places
                 occupied
                 ,
                 of
                 Unions
                 and
                 Re-unions
                 ,
                 must
                 be
                 thought
                 to
                 be
                 repeated
                 in
                 particular
                 in
                 favour
                 of
                 the
                 Churches
                 of
                 Treves
                 and
                 Spires
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VII
                   .
                
                 The
                 Elector
                 of
                 Brandenbourgh
                 shall
                 likewise
                 enjoy
                 all
                 the
                 Advantages
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 therein
                 comprised
                 together
                 with
                 all
                 his
                 Territories
                 ,
                 Possessions
                 ,
                 Subjects
                 and
                 Rights
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 especially
                 those
                 that
                 appertain
                 and
                 belong
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 by
                 Virtue
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 the
                 29
                 th
                 of
                 June
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 1679.
                 just
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 been
                 specified
                 each
                 in
                 particular
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   VIII
                   .
                
                 All
                 the
                 States
                 occupied
                 and
                 enjoyed
                 by
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 surrender'd
                 to
                 the
                 Elector
                 Palatine
                 ,
                 whether
                 they
                 belong
                 to
                 him
                 in
                 particular
                 ,
                 or
                 whether
                 he
                 possesses
                 them
                 in
                 common
                 with
                 others
                 of
                 what
                 nature
                 soever
                 they
                 may
                 be
                 ;
                 and
                 particularly
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 Prefecture
                 of
                 Germersheim
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Prefectures
                 ,
                 and
                 Vice-Prefectures
                 therein
                 comprised
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Fortresses
                 ,
                 Cities
                 ,
                 Burroughs
                 ,
                 Towns
                 ,
                 Villages
                 ,
                 Hamlets
                 ,
                 Fiefs
                 ,
                 Funds
                 and
                 Rights
                 ,
                 according
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 surrendred
                 by
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 Westphalia
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 all
                 Instruments
                 ,
                 Instructions
                 ,
                 and
                 Acts
                 taken
                 away
                 ,
                 or
                 plunder'd
                 from
                 the
                 Archives
                 ,
                 or
                 Records
                 ,
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 Court
                 of
                 Fiefs
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Chamber
                 of
                 Counts
                 ,
                 of
                 Prefectures
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Palatinate
                 Offices
                 ;
                 not
                 any
                 Place
                 ,
                 Effect
                 ,
                 Right
                 ,
                 or
                 Document
                 being
                 excepted
                 :
                 and
                 as
                 to
                 what
                 relates
                 to
                 the
                 Claims
                 ,
                 and
                 Rights
                 of
                 the
                 Dutchess
                 of
                 Orleans
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 agreed
                 upon
                 ;
                 that
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Restitution
                 being
                 first
                 made
                 ;
                 the
                 Business
                 shall
                 be
                 decided
                 ,
                 and
                 judged
                 in
                 Form
                 of
                 Compromise
                 by
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 as
                 Arbitrators
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 decided
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Laws
                 and
                 Constitutions
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 they
                 do
                 not
                 agree
                 in
                 their
                 Verdict
                 ,
                 the
                 Business
                 shall
                 be
                 referr'd
                 to
                 the
                 Pope
                 ,
                 to
                 judge
                 of
                 it
                 as
                 Supreme
                 Arbitrator
                 .
                 Nevertheless
                 they
                 shall
                 not
                 forbear
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 endeavouring
                 to
                 procure
                 an
                 amicable
                 Concord
                 between
                 the
                 Parties
                 ,
                 and
                 till
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 the
                 Business
                 be
                 determined
                 ,
                 and
                 ended
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Elector
                 shall
                 give
                 every
                 Year
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Dutchess
                 of
                 Orleans
                 ,
                 the
                 Summ
                 of
                 Two
                 hundred
                 thousand
                 French
                 Livres
                 ,
                 or
                 One
                 hundred
                 thousand
                 Florins
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 manner
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 Condition
                 as
                 is
                 specified
                 by
                 
                 a
                 particular
                 Article
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Power
                 and
                 Force
                 as
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Right
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Parties
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 shall
                 remain
                 intire
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Possessor
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 Pretender
                 .
              
               
                 
                   IX
                   .
                
                 There
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 in
                 quality
                 of
                 Prince
                 Palatine
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 
                   Sponheim
                   ,
                   Veldents
                
                 ,
                 his
                 ancient
                 Dutchy
                 of
                 
                   Deux
                   Ponts
                
                 intire
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 all
                 its
                 Appurtenances
                 ,
                 Dependences
                 ,
                 and
                 Rights
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Counts
                 Palatines
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 and
                 Dukes
                 of
                 
                   Deux
                   Ponts
                
                 ,
                 Predecessors
                 of
                 his
                 Swedish
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 have
                 enjoyed
                 ,
                 or
                 may
                 have
                 enjoyed
                 ,
                 conformable
                 to
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 Westphalia
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 whatsoever
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 France
                 hath
                 hitherto
                 pretended
                 to
                 as
                 to
                 this
                 Dutchy
                 ,
                 in
                 whole
                 or
                 in
                 part
                 ,
                 by
                 what
                 Title
                 soever
                 ,
                 may
                 rightfully
                 return
                 to
                 his
                 Swedish
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 Heirs
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 Counts
                 Palatines
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 shall
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 be
                 restored
                 all
                 the
                 Acts
                 ,
                 Documents
                 ,
                 Instructions
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 said
                 Dutchy
                 ;
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Artillery
                 that
                 was
                 therein
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 when
                 France
                 seized
                 upon
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 Things
                 agreed
                 upon
                 in
                 the
                 preceding
                 Articles
                 relating
                 to
                 Restitutions
                 .
              
               
                 
                   X.
                   
                
                 As
                 to
                 what
                 concerns
                 the
                 Principality
                 of
                 Veldents
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 the
                 late
                 Prince
                 
                   Leopold
                   Lewis
                
                 Count
                 Palatine
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 hath
                 possest
                 by
                 virtue
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Principality
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 that
                 of
                 Lautrec
                 ,
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 restor'd
                 in
                 pursuance
                 to
                 the
                 IV
                 Article
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Inventory
                 or
                 List
                 exhibited
                 by
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 saving
                 only
                 the
                 Rights
                 of
                 each
                 of
                 the
                 Pretenders
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 regard
                 to
                 the
                 Possessor
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 Claimer
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   XI
                   .
                
                 There
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 to
                 Prince
                 
                   Francis
                   Lewis
                
                 Palatine
                 ,
                 Great
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Teutonick
                 Order
                 ,
                 and
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Wormes
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Commands
                 wholly
                 ,
                 without
                 exception
                 ,
                 taken
                 by
                 France
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Order
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 have
                 been
                 assigned
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 he
                 hath
                 anciently
                 possest
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Places
                 ,
                 Revenues
                 ,
                 and
                 Rights
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Order
                 shall
                 enjoy
                 ,
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Commands
                 and
                 Estates
                 situate
                 within
                 the
                 Dominion
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 Collation
                 as
                 Administration
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 Customs
                 ,
                 Privileges
                 ,
                 and
                 Exemptions
                 that
                 it
                 enjoyed
                 heretofore
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 its
                 Statutes
                 and
                 Laws
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 
                   St.
                   John
                   of
                   Jerusalem
                
                 were
                 wont
                 to
                 enjoy
                 ;
                 likewise
                 all
                 that
                 hath
                 been
                 decreed
                 in
                 relation
                 to
                 Restitutions
                 of
                 Places
                 ,
                 Contributions
                 ,
                 and
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 shall
                 take
                 place
                 in
                 behalf
                 of
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Wormes
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 other
                 Churches
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Prince
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XII
                   .
                
                 There
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 Elector
                 of
                 Cologne
                 ,
                 in
                 quality
                 of
                 Bishop
                 and
                 Prince
                 of
                 Liege
                 ,
                 the
                 Castle
                 and
                 City
                 of
                 Dinant
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Condition
                 they
                 were
                 in
                 when
                 the
                 French
                 possest
                 themselves
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 together
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Rights
                 and
                 Dependences
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Artillery
                 and
                 Instructions
                 that
                 were
                 found
                 therein
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 :
                 As
                 for
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 whatsoever
                 hath
                 been
                 determined
                 and
                 regulated
                 in
                 the
                 IV
                 Article
                 in
                 relation
                 to
                 what
                 hath
                 been
                 taken
                 ,
                 to
                 Unions
                 ,
                 and
                 Re-unions
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 look'd
                 upon
                 as
                 repeated
                 in
                 particular
                 in
                 favour
                 of
                 the
                 Churches
                 of
                 Cologne
                 and
                 Liege
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XIII
                   .
                
                 The
                 Family
                 or
                 House
                 of
                 Wirtemberg
                 ,
                 and
                 particularly
                 Duke
                 George
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 re-established
                 for
                 
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 Successors
                 ,
                 with
                 respect
                 to
                 the
                 Principality
                 and
                 County
                 of
                 Monbelliard
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Condition
                 ,
                 Rights
                 ,
                 and
                 Prerogatives
                 ,
                 and
                 particularly
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Immediate
                 Dependence
                 upon
                 the
                 Roman
                 Empire
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 heretofore
                 enjoy'd
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 the
                 Princes
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 did
                 enjoy
                 ,
                 or
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 enjoyed
                 ;
                 making
                 void
                 and
                 of
                 none
                 effect
                 all
                 Acknowledgment
                 in
                 quality
                 of
                 Vassal
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 France
                 in
                 1681.
                 
                 And
                 they
                 the
                 said
                 Princes
                 shall
                 henceforward
                 freely
                 enjoy
                 all
                 the
                 Revenues
                 that
                 depend
                 upon
                 the
                 said
                 Principality
                 and
                 County
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 Secular
                 as
                 Ecclesiastick
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 enjoyed
                 before
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ;
                 as
                 likewise
                 all
                 Fiefs
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 opened
                 in
                 favour
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 they
                 have
                 made
                 over
                 or
                 granted
                 to
                 others
                 during
                 the
                 Detension
                 of
                 France
                 ;
                 excepting
                 only
                 the
                 Village
                 of
                 Baldenheim
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Appurtenances
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King
                 hath
                 bestowed
                 on
                 the
                 Commander
                 of
                 Chamlay
                 ,
                 Camp-Master-General
                 to
                 his
                 Armies
                 ;
                 which
                 said
                 Donation
                 ought
                 still
                 to
                 subsist
                 ;
                 yet
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 manner
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 that
                 Homage
                 be
                 paid
                 for
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 foresaid
                 Duke
                 of
                 Wirtemberg
                 and
                 his
                 Successors
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 direct
                 Lord
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 be
                 oblig'd
                 to
                 beg
                 of
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 invested
                 in
                 it
                 .
                 In
                 like
                 manner
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Princes
                 shall
                 be
                 reinstated
                 in
                 the
                 full
                 and
                 free
                 Possession
                 as
                 well
                 of
                 their
                 Inheritance
                 possest
                 in
                 Burgundy
                 ,
                 of
                 Clereval
                 and
                 Passevant
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 the
                 Lordships
                 of
                 
                   Granges
                   ,
                   Herricourt
                
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Blamont
                   ,
                   Chatelart
                
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Clermont
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 situate
                 and
                 being
                 in
                 Burgundy
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Principality
                 of
                 Monbelliard
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 their
                 Rights
                 and
                 Revenues
                 ,
                 intire
                 ,
                 and
                 just
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 as
                 they
                 possest
                 them
                 before
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 abolishing
                 totally
                 all
                 that
                 has
                 been
                 done
                 and
                 pretended
                 
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 under
                 what
                 Pretence
                 ,
                 at
                 what
                 Time
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 what
                 manner
                 soever
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XIV
                   .
                
                 In
                 like
                 manner
                 ,
                 the
                 Marquis
                 of
                 Baden's
                 Family
                 shall
                 enjoy
                 all
                 the
                 Right
                 and
                 Benefit
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ;
                 and
                 consequently
                 ,
                 of
                 that
                 of
                 Westphalia
                 and
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 particularly
                 of
                 the
                 Fourth
                 and
                 Fifth
                 Articles
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XV.
                   
                
                 The
                 Princes
                 and
                 Counts
                 of
                 Nassau
                 ,
                 of
                 Hanaw
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Leininguen
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Roman
                 Empire
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 re-instated
                 by
                 the
                 Fourth
                 Article
                 of
                 this
                 Treaty
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 shall
                 likewise
                 be
                 re-instated
                 accordingly
                 in
                 all
                 and
                 several
                 the
                 Estates
                 and
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Rents
                 and
                 Revenues
                 that
                 depend
                 thereon
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 Rights
                 and
                 Benefits
                 ,
                 of
                 what
                 nature
                 soever
                 they
                 may
                 be
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XVI
                   .
                
                 And
                 because
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 securing
                 and
                 confirming
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 judged
                 meet
                 and
                 expedient
                 here
                 and
                 there
                 to
                 exchange
                 some
                 Countries
                 ,
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Empire
                 do
                 yield
                 up
                 and
                 grant
                 to
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Kings
                 his
                 Successors
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Strasbourg
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 that
                 depends
                 thereon
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 Hand
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 whole
                 Right
                 ,
                 Propriety
                 ,
                 and
                 Sovereignty
                 ,
                 that
                 have
                 belonged
                 ,
                 or
                 might
                 have
                 belonged
                 to
                 his
                 said
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Roman
                 Empire
                 ,
                 till
                 this
                 present
                 time
                 ;
                 and
                 do
                 all
                 and
                 several
                 of
                 them
                 transfer
                 and
                 make
                 over
                 to
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Kings
                 his
                 Successors
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 sort
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 with
                 all
                 its
                 Appurtenances
                 and
                 Dependances
                 situate
                 and
                 being
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 Hand
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 
                 without
                 all
                 exception
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 intire
                 Jurisdiction
                 ,
                 Superiority
                 ,
                 and
                 Soveraignty
                 from
                 this
                 very
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 ever
                 shall
                 belong
                 and
                 appertain
                 to
                 
                   His
                   Most
                   Christian
                   Majesty
                
                 and
                 his
                 Successors
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 united
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 Incorporated
                 with
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 contradiction
                 on
                 the
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 Emperor
                 ,
                 Empire
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 any
                 other
                 whatsoever
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 greater
                 confirmation
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Concession
                 ,
                 and
                 Alienation
                 ,
                 the
                 Emperor
                 and
                 Empire
                 ,
                 do
                 expresly
                 disclaim
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 Transaction
                 ,
                 the
                 Decrees
                 ,
                 Constitutions
                 ,
                 Statutes
                 and
                 Customs
                 of
                 the
                 Roman
                 Empire
                 ,
                 even
                 tho'
                 confirm'd
                 by
                 Oath
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 may
                 hereafter
                 be
                 confirmed
                 ,
                 and
                 particularly
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Capitulation
                 ,
                 inasmuch
                 as
                 it
                 prohibits
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 alienation
                 of
                 the
                 Estates
                 and
                 Rights
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 all
                 which
                 they
                 do
                 absolutely
                 and
                 expresly
                 renounce
                 ,
                 discharging
                 and
                 freeing
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 its
                 Magistrates
                 ,
                 Officers
                 ,
                 Citizens
                 and
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 from
                 all
                 their
                 Bonds
                 ,
                 Oaths
                 and
                 Ingagements
                 ,
                 whereby
                 they
                 have
                 been
                 obliged
                 to
                 the
                 Emperor
                 and
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 permitting
                 it
                 to
                 take
                 an
                 Oath
                 of
                 Supremacy
                 and
                 Allegiance
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Most
                   Christian
                   King
                
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Successors
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 putting
                 the
                 
                   Most
                   Christian
                   King
                
                 into
                 full
                 and
                 just
                 property
                 ,
                 possession
                 and
                 Soveraignty
                 ,
                 from
                 this
                 very
                 time
                 and
                 for
                 ever
                 renouncing
                 all
                 Rights
                 ,
                 Pretensions
                 ,
                 and
                 Claims
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 willing
                 to
                 this
                 effect
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 of
                 Strasbourg
                 be
                 quite
                 razed
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Matriculation
                 or
                 Register
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XVII
                   .
                
                 It
                 shall
                 nevertheless
                 be
                 lawful
                 for
                 all
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 and
                 its
                 Dependences
                 ,
                 of
                 what
                 condition
                 soever
                 they
                 be
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 willing
                 to
                 depart
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 to
                 go
                 settle
                 
                 themselves
                 in
                 any
                 other
                 place
                 where
                 they
                 please
                 ,
                 and
                 whither
                 they
                 may
                 transport
                 their
                 Moveable
                 Goods
                 without
                 any
                 lett
                 ,
                 hindrance
                 ,
                 diminution
                 or
                 exaction
                 ,
                 during
                 a
                 whole
                 year
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 during
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 five
                 years
                 in
                 executing
                 the
                 Conditions
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 wont
                 to
                 be
                 performed
                 from
                 all
                 antiquity
                 and
                 time
                 out
                 of
                 mind
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Countries
                 in
                 such
                 like
                 Cases
                 ;
                 and
                 may
                 sell
                 ,
                 or
                 put
                 off
                 their
                 Moveable
                 Goods
                 ,
                 or
                 retain
                 and
                 keep
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 manage
                 them
                 themselves
                 ,
                 or
                 cause
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 governed
                 and
                 managed
                 by
                 others
                 ;
                 the
                 same
                 liberty
                 of
                 keeping
                 and
                 managing
                 their
                 Immovable
                 Goods
                 themselves
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 getting
                 them
                 managed
                 by
                 others
                 ,
                 shall
                 appertain
                 to
                 any
                 other
                 member
                 or
                 subject
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 be
                 they
                 mediate
                 or
                 immediate
                 ,
                 who
                 shall
                 have
                 any
                 Goods
                 ,
                 Revenues
                 ,
                 Debts
                 ,
                 Actions
                 or
                 Rights
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 and
                 Dependencies
                 thereon
                 ,
                 whether
                 it
                 be
                 that
                 they
                 have
                 always
                 enjoyed
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 whither
                 they
                 may
                 have
                 been
                 confiscated
                 during
                 ,
                 or
                 before
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 or
                 given
                 to
                 others
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 restored
                 by
                 the
                 present
                 agreement
                 of
                 what
                 nature
                 soever
                 they
                 may
                 be
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 what
                 place
                 soever
                 they
                 are
                 situate
                 ;
                 Provided
                 also
                 that
                 the
                 Ecclesiastick-Jurisdiction
                 shall
                 remain
                 to
                 those
                 whereunto
                 it
                 did
                 from
                 all
                 antiquity
                 belong
                 ;
                 and
                 without
                 any
                 body
                 presuming
                 to
                 withstand
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 or
                 hinder
                 the
                 exercise
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XVIII
                   .
                
                 In
                 like
                 manner
                 also
                 
                   His
                   Most
                   Christian
                   Majesty
                
                 shall
                 on
                 his
                 part
                 restore
                 within
                 thirty
                 days
                 next
                 ensuing
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 and
                 Empire
                 ,
                 the
                 Fort
                 of
                 Kiel
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 all
                 and
                 singular
                 its
                 Rights
                 and
                 Dependencies
                 ,
                 which
                 first
                 was
                 built
                 by
                 
                   His
                   Most
                   
                   Christian
                   Majesty
                
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 intire
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 Demolishing
                 any
                 thing
                 thereof
                 .
                 And
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 Fort
                 of
                 Pille
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 raised
                 in
                 the
                 Isles
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 totally
                 razed
                 within
                 a
                 Month
                 ,
                 or
                 sooner
                 ,
                 if
                 possible
                 at
                 the
                 sole
                 expence
                 and
                 charges
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Most
                   Christian
                   King
                
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 new
                 raised
                 ,
                 or
                 rebuilt
                 hereafter
                 by
                 either
                 party
                 .
                 And
                 as
                 to
                 what
                 relates
                 to
                 the
                 Navigation
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 usage
                 ,
                 and
                 customs
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 free
                 ,
                 and
                 open
                 for
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 both
                 Parties
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 all
                 other
                 that
                 shall
                 have
                 a
                 mind
                 to
                 pass
                 ,
                 sail
                 ,
                 or
                 convey
                 their
                 Merchandize
                 that
                 way
                 ;
                 without
                 any
                 permission
                 being
                 allowed
                 to
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 to
                 undertake
                 any
                 thing
                 there
                 or
                 else
                 where
                 for
                 to
                 turn
                 the
                 said
                 River
                 another
                 way
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 any
                 ways
                 to
                 render
                 the
                 course
                 of
                 Navigation
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 usage
                 and
                 custom
                 more
                 difficult
                 ;
                 much
                 less
                 shall
                 it
                 be
                 permitted
                 to
                 erect
                 new
                 Customs
                 ,
                 Rights
                 ,
                 Imposts
                 ,
                 or
                 Tolls
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 augment
                 the
                 ancient
                 ones
                 ;
                 to
                 oblige
                 the
                 Boats
                 to
                 come
                 ashore
                 at
                 one
                 Bank
                 rather
                 than
                 other
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 expose
                 their
                 Lading
                 or
                 Merchandize
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 take
                 in
                 any
                 ;
                 but
                 all
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 wholly
                 left
                 to
                 every
                 ones
                 liberty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XIX
                   .
                
                 
                   His
                   Most
                   Christian
                   Majesty
                
                 does
                 likewise
                 deliver
                 up
                 to
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Most
                 Serene
                 House
                 of
                 Austria
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 and
                 Fortress
                 of
                 Fribourg
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 Fort
                 of
                 St.
                 Peter
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Fort
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Fort
                   Del'estoile
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Star
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 Forts
                 newly
                 erected
                 ,
                 or
                 repaired
                 there
                 or
                 elsewhere
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Black
                   Forest
                
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 any
                 other
                 part
                 of
                 Brisgow
                 ,
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 self-same
                 condition
                 wherein
                 it
                 remains
                 at
                 present
                 ,
                 without
                 demolishing
                 or
                 damnifying
                 any
                 thing
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Villages
                 of
                 
                   Leken
                   ,
                   Metzhauzen
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Kirchzarth
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 all
                 their
                 Rights
                 thereunto
                 belonging
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 yielded
                 up
                 to
                 
                   His
                   Most
                   Christian
                   Majesty
                
                 by
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 or
                 possessed
                 ,
                 occupied
                 or
                 enjoy'd
                 by
                 him
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Archives
                 ,
                 Records
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 the
                 Documents
                 or
                 Writings
                 found
                 therein
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 his
                 said
                 Majesty
                 was
                 put
                 in
                 possession
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 whether
                 they
                 be
                 still
                 in
                 the
                 places
                 ,
                 or
                 convey'd
                 elsewhere
                 ;
                 always
                 reserving
                 without
                 prejudice
                 the
                 Diocesan
                 Right
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 Rights
                 and
                 Revenues
                 of
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Constans
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XX.
                   
                
                 In
                 like
                 manner
                 
                   His
                   Most
                   Christian
                   Majesty
                
                 delivers
                 and
                 conveys
                 to
                 His
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Brisac
                 wholly
                 in
                 the
                 condition
                 it
                 now
                 is
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Granaries
                 ,
                 Arsenals
                 ,
                 Fortifications
                 ,
                 Ramparts
                 ,
                 Walls
                 ,
                 Towers
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Edifices
                 both
                 publick
                 and
                 private
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 Dependences
                 situate
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 leaving
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Most
                   Christian
                   King
                
                 ,
                 those
                 which
                 are
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 ,
                 and
                 amongst
                 others
                 the
                 Fort
                 called
                 the
                 Mortar
                 .
                 But
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 
                   New
                   City
                
                 ,
                 situate
                 and
                 being
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 River
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 and
                 Fort
                 built
                 in
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 totally
                 demolished
                 and
                 razed
                 ,
                 never
                 more
                 to
                 be
                 rebuilt
                 by
                 the
                 one
                 party
                 or
                 the
                 other
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 liberty
                 of
                 removing
                 from
                 Brisac
                 ,
                 to
                 any
                 other
                 place
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 agreed
                 upon
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Strasbourg
                 ,
                 must
                 be
                 considered
                 as
                 repeated
                 in
                 this
                 place
                 word
                 for
                 word
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXI
                   .
                
                 The
                 foresaid
                 Places
                 ,
                 Cities
                 ,
                 Castles
                 and
                 Fortresses
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 all
                 their
                 Jurisdictions
                 ,
                 Appurtenances
                 and
                 Dependences
                 made
                 over
                 and
                 deliver'd
                 to
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   His
                   Most
                   Christian
                   Majesty
                
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 surrendred
                 ,
                 and
                 deliver'd
                 
                 without
                 any
                 reservation
                 ,
                 exception
                 ,
                 or
                 detention
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 faithfully
                 and
                 honestly
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 delay
                 ,
                 let
                 ,
                 hindrance
                 or
                 pretence
                 to
                 such
                 who
                 after
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 shall
                 be
                 appointed
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 a
                 more
                 special
                 manner
                 deputed
                 to
                 that
                 effect
                 by
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 or
                 have
                 made
                 it
                 appear
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 Intendants
                 ,
                 Governours
                 ,
                 or
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Places
                 so
                 to
                 be
                 delivered
                 ;
                 insomuch
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Cities
                 ,
                 Cittadels
                 ,
                 Forts
                 and
                 Places
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 their
                 Priviledges
                 ,
                 Emoluments
                 ,
                 Revenues
                 and
                 Immunities
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 things
                 whatsoever
                 contained
                 therein
                 may
                 return
                 to
                 be
                 under
                 the
                 Jurisdiction
                 ,
                 actual
                 possession
                 ,
                 and
                 absolute
                 power
                 and
                 Sovereignty
                 of
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Austria
                 ;
                 and
                 may
                 so
                 remain
                 for
                 evermore
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 belonged
                 to
                 him
                 in
                 former
                 times
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 been
                 hitherto
                 possest
                 by
                 
                   His
                   Most
                   Christian
                   Majesty
                
                 ;
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 France
                 not
                 retaining
                 or
                 reserving
                 to
                 it self
                 any
                 Right
                 ,
                 Claim
                 ,
                 or
                 pretension
                 to
                 the
                 foremention'd
                 Places
                 and
                 their
                 Jurisdiction
                 .
                 Neither
                 shall
                 they
                 demand
                 the
                 Cost
                 and
                 Charges
                 expended
                 in
                 the
                 Fortifications
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 publick
                 or
                 private
                 Edifices
                 ;
                 nor
                 shall
                 the
                 full
                 and
                 intire
                 restitution
                 be
                 put
                 off
                 and
                 deferred
                 ,
                 for
                 any
                 reason
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 from
                 being
                 performed
                 within
                 thirty
                 days
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 French
                 Garisons
                 may
                 depart
                 thence
                 without
                 causing
                 any
                 molestation
                 ,
                 damage
                 ,
                 or
                 trouble
                 to
                 the
                 Citizens
                 and
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 Subjects
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Austria
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 under
                 pretence
                 of
                 Debts
                 ,
                 or
                 what
                 pretensions
                 soever
                 .
                 Neither
                 shall
                 it
                 be
                 permitted
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 Troops
                 to
                 stay
                 any
                 longer
                 time
                 in
                 the
                 Places
                 that
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 restored
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 place
                 not
                 belonging
                 to
                 
                   His
                   Most
                   Christian
                   Majesty
                
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 take
                 up
                 their
                 
                 Winter-quarters
                 ,
                 or
                 sojourn
                 therein
                 ;
                 but
                 shall
                 be
                 forced
                 immediately
                 to
                 repair
                 to
                 the
                 Territories
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 France
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXII
                   .
                
                 There
                 shall
                 be
                 likewise
                 restored
                 to
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Holy
                 Rom.
                 Empire
                 ,
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Philipsbourg
                 in
                 its
                 best
                 condition
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Fortifications
                 adjoining
                 thereto
                 ,
                 that
                 are
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Ordnance
                 and
                 Artillery
                 that
                 was
                 there
                 when
                 France
                 seized
                 on
                 it
                 the
                 last
                 time
                 ;
                 with
                 this
                 Proviso
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Right
                 of
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Spires
                 be
                 altogether
                 excepted
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 account
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 fourth
                 Article
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 at
                 Nimeguen
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 lookt
                 upon
                 as
                 repeatable
                 in
                 this
                 place
                 in
                 express
                 terms
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Fort
                 that
                 was
                 built
                 on
                 the
                 Left
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Bridge
                 that
                 was
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King's
                 Order
                 after
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 utterly
                 demolished
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXIII
                   .
                
                 The
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King
                 shall
                 take
                 care
                 to
                 cause
                 the
                 Fortifications
                 built
                 over
                 against
                 Huningen
                 upon
                 the
                 Right
                 in
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 razed
                 at
                 his
                 own
                 proper
                 Cost
                 and
                 Charges
                 ,
                 restoring
                 the
                 Grounds
                 and
                 Edifices
                 to
                 the
                 Family
                 of
                 Baden
                 :
                 The
                 Bridge
                 also
                 built
                 in
                 this
                 place
                 upon
                 the
                 Rhine
                 shall
                 be
                 demolished
                 likewise
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXIV
                   .
                
                 They
                 shall
                 likewise
                 destroy
                 the
                 Fort
                 that
                 was
                 built
                 on
                 the
                 Right
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 Fort
                 called
                 
                   Fort
                   Louis
                
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Fort
                 and
                 Isle
                 remaining
                 in
                 the
                 power
                 of
                 the
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 Ground
                 of
                 the
                 demolisht
                 Fort
                 ,
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Houses
                 to
                 the
                 Marquis
                 of
                 Baden
                 .
                 They
                 shall
                 moreover
                 destroy
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Bridge
                 that
                 goes
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 
                 Bridge
                 to
                 the
                 Isle
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 never
                 be
                 repaired
                 hereafter
                 by
                 either
                 party
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXV
                   .
                
                 The
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King
                 shall
                 likewise
                 cause
                 to
                 be
                 demolished
                 the
                 Fortifications
                 added
                 after
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Trarbach
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Fortress
                 of
                 Mont-royal
                 upon
                 the
                 Moselle
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Body's
                 presuming
                 to
                 repair
                 them
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 ,
                 yet
                 leaving
                 the
                 Fortress
                 of
                 Trarbach
                 intire
                 to
                 be
                 wholly
                 restored
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 City
                 and
                 its
                 Appurtenances
                 to
                 its
                 former
                 Possessors
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXVI
                   .
                
                 They
                 shall
                 likewise
                 demolish
                 the
                 Fortifications
                 added
                 by
                 the
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Fortress
                 of
                 Kernbourg
                 ,
                 after
                 which
                 demolishing
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Kernbourg
                 being
                 left
                 intire
                 and
                 untouched
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 other
                 Goods
                 and
                 Chattels
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Salm
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 Cousins
                 the
                 Rhinegraves
                 ,
                 and
                 Vildgraves
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 things
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 to
                 be
                 possessed
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 very
                 same
                 Right
                 they
                 did
                 possess
                 them
                 before
                 they
                 were
                 turn'd
                 out
                 of
                 them
                 .
                 Upon
                 which
                 it
                 is
                 agreed
                 and
                 consented
                 to
                 by
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXVII
                   .
                
                 The
                 New
                 Fortifications
                 added
                 by
                 the
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King
                 to
                 the
                 Fortress
                 of
                 Ebernbourg
                 ,
                 shall
                 also
                 be
                 demolished
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Fortress
                 to
                 be
                 afterwards
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 Barons
                 of
                 Sickinguen
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 Estates
                 belonging
                 to
                 them
                 ;
                 which
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 restored
                 to
                 them
                 by
                 both
                 Parties
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXVIII
                   .
                
                 The
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lorain
                 having
                 been
                 united
                 to
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 in
                 this
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 a
                 desire
                 to
                 be
                 comprehended
                 within
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 be
                 accordingly
                 reinstated
                 for
                 himself
                 ,
                 his
                 Heirs
                 ,
                 and
                 Successors
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 free
                 and
                 full
                 
                 Possession
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 ,
                 Possessions
                 ,
                 and
                 Goods
                 which
                 Duke
                 Charles
                 his
                 Uncle
                 by
                 the
                 Father's
                 Side
                 was
                 possest
                 of
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 One
                 thousand
                 six
                 hundred
                 and
                 seventy
                 ,
                 at
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 the
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King
                 seized
                 upon
                 them
                 ;
                 excepting
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 Alterations
                 and
                 Changes
                 explain'd
                 in
                 the
                 following
                 Articles
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXIX
                   .
                
                 His
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 shall
                 particularly
                 restore
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Duke
                 the
                 Old
                 and
                 New
                 City
                 of
                 Nancy
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 its
                 Appurtenances
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Artillery
                 that
                 was
                 found
                 in
                 the
                 Old
                 City
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 its
                 being
                 taken
                 ;
                 upon
                 this
                 Condition
                 nevertheless
                 ,
                 That
                 all
                 the
                 Ramparts
                 and
                 Bastions
                 of
                 the
                 Old
                 City
                 remaining
                 intire
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Gates
                 of
                 the
                 New
                 ,
                 the
                 Ramparts
                 and
                 Bastions
                 of
                 this
                 latter
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 whole
                 exteriour
                 Fortifications
                 of
                 both
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 intirely
                 razed
                 at
                 the
                 sole
                 Charge
                 of
                 the
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 never
                 to
                 be
                 any
                 more
                 re-built
                 for
                 time
                 to
                 come
                 :
                 Except
                 the
                 said
                 Duke
                 and
                 his
                 Successors
                 shall
                 have
                 a
                 mind
                 when
                 they
                 please
                 to
                 enclose
                 the
                 New
                 City
                 with
                 a
                 single
                 dry
                 Wall
                 ,
                 without
                 a
                 Flank
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXX
                   .
                
                 His
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 shall
                 likewise
                 cause
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Bitsch
                 to
                 be
                 evacuated
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 its
                 Appurtenances
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Hombourg
                 ,
                 by
                 causing
                 all
                 the
                 Fortifications
                 to
                 be
                 razed
                 before-hand
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 never
                 more
                 be
                 repaired
                 :
                 yet
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 foresaid
                 Castles
                 and
                 Cities
                 that
                 are
                 adjacent
                 thereto
                 ,
                 may
                 receive
                 no
                 Damage
                 thereby
                 ,
                 but
                 may
                 remain
                 totally
                 untouch'd
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXXI
                   .
                
                 Upon
                 the
                 whole
                 ,
                 Whatsoever
                 hath
                 been
                 ordered
                 as
                 abovesaid
                 in
                 the
                 IV
                 Article
                 ,
                 in
                 reference
                 to
                 Unions
                 and
                 Re-unions
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 as
                 serviceable
                 
                 and
                 advantageous
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Duke
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 it
                 had
                 been
                 here
                 repeated
                 verbarim
                 ,
                 in
                 what
                 Place
                 and
                 after
                 what
                 Manner
                 the
                 foresaid
                 Unions
                 and
                 Re-unions
                 have
                 been
                 made
                 and
                 ordained
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXXII
                   .
                
                 His
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 reserves
                 to
                 himself
                 the
                 Fortress
                 of
                 Sar-Louis
                 ,
                 with
                 half
                 a
                 League
                 round
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 marked
                 out
                 and
                 limited
                 by
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 his
                 said
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 those
                 of
                 Lorrain
                 ,
                 by
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 possess'd
                 Sovereignly
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXXIII
                   .
                
                 The
                 City
                 and
                 Prefectship
                 of
                 Longwi
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 all
                 its
                 Appurtenances
                 and
                 Dependences
                 ,
                 shall
                 also
                 remain
                 in
                 the
                 Power
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 his
                 Heirs
                 and
                 Successors
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 Superiority
                 ,
                 Sovereignty
                 ,
                 and
                 Property
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 said
                 Duke
                 his
                 Heirs
                 or
                 Successors
                 pretending
                 henceforward
                 to
                 claim
                 any
                 Right
                 therein
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 exchange
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 and
                 Prefectship
                 ,
                 his
                 said
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 will
                 put
                 another
                 Prefectship
                 into
                 the
                 Hands
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Duke
                 ,
                 in
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 three
                 Bishopricks
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Extent
                 and
                 Value
                 ,
                 whereof
                 the
                 said
                 Commissioners
                 shall
                 
                   bona
                   fide
                
                 agree
                 upon
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 said
                 Prefectship
                 so
                 made
                 over
                 and
                 conveyed
                 by
                 the
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Duke
                 ,
                 he
                 the
                 said
                 Duke
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 his
                 Heirs
                 and
                 Successors
                 ,
                 shall
                 possess
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 Worlds
                 end
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Rights
                 of
                 Superiority
                 ,
                 Sovereignty
                 ,
                 and
                 Property
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXXIV
                   .
                
                 The
                 Passage
                 shall
                 be
                 always
                 open
                 through
                 the
                 Territories
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Duke
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Obstacle
                 or
                 Impeachment
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King's
                 Troops
                 ,
                 who
                 shall
                 go
                 or
                 come
                 from
                 the
                 Frontiers
                 ;
                 upon
                 Condition
                 nevertheless
                 ,
                 that
                 
                 timely
                 Notice
                 of
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 given
                 before-hand
                 ;
                 that
                 the
                 Soldier
                 that
                 passes
                 shall
                 not
                 go
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Way
                 ,
                 but
                 may
                 pursue
                 the
                 shortest
                 and
                 usual
                 Way
                 ,
                 and
                 duly
                 continue
                 his
                 Road
                 as
                 he
                 ought
                 ,
                 without
                 delay
                 .
                 He
                 shall
                 not
                 commit
                 any
                 Violence
                 ,
                 nor
                 do
                 any
                 Damage
                 to
                 the
                 Places
                 and
                 Subjects
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 pay
                 ready
                 Money
                 for
                 Victuals
                 and
                 other
                 Necessaries
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 delivered
                 to
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 Lorrain
                 .
                 Mutually
                 abolishing
                 and
                 causing
                 the
                 High-ways
                 and
                 Places
                 that
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 had
                 reserved
                 to
                 himself
                 by
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 to
                 return
                 to
                 the
                 Power
                 and
                 Jurisdiction
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 without
                 any
                 Exception
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXXV
                   .
                
                 The
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Benefices
                 conferred
                 by
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 till
                 the
                 very
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 shall
                 remain
                 in
                 Enjoyment
                 and
                 Possession
                 of
                 those
                 who
                 possess
                 them
                 at
                 present
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 have
                 obtained
                 them
                 of
                 his
                 most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 without
                 being
                 liable
                 to
                 be
                 disturbed
                 therein
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXXVI
                   .
                
                 It
                 hath
                 moreover
                 been
                 concluded
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Law-Suits
                 ,
                 Sentences
                 ,
                 and
                 Decrees
                 passed
                 by
                 the
                 Council
                 ,
                 Judges
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty's
                 Officers
                 concerning
                 the
                 Differences
                 and
                 Actions
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 determined
                 as
                 well
                 between
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 the
                 Dutchies
                 of
                 Lorrain
                 and
                 of
                 Barr
                 ,
                 as
                 others
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 when
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 possest
                 those
                 States
                 ,
                 shall
                 take
                 place
                 and
                 obtain
                 their
                 full
                 and
                 due
                 effect
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 as
                 if
                 his
                 said
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 had
                 remained
                 in
                 possession
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Estates
                 ,
                 it
                 not
                 being
                 permitted
                 to
                 call
                 in
                 question
                 the
                 validity
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 .
                 Sentences
                 and
                 Decrees
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 impede
                 or
                 
                 stop
                 the
                 execution
                 thereof
                 .
                 It
                 shall
                 notwithstanding
                 be
                 permitted
                 to
                 the
                 Parties
                 to
                 demand
                 a
                 Review
                 of
                 what
                 shall
                 have
                 been
                 enacted
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 order
                 and
                 disposition
                 of
                 the
                 Laws
                 and
                 Constitutions
                 ,
                 the
                 Sentences
                 nevertheless
                 remaining
                 in
                 their
                 full
                 force
                 and
                 vertue
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXXVII
                   .
                
                 There
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Duke
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 the
                 Archives
                 and
                 written
                 Documents
                 and
                 Precedents
                 that
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 Treasury
                 of
                 the
                 Records
                 of
                 Nancy
                 and
                 Barr
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 both
                 Chambers
                 of
                 Accounts
                 or
                 other
                 places
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 taken
                 thence
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXXVIII
                   .
                
                 The
                 said
                 Duke
                 immediately
                 after
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 Power
                 to
                 send
                 Commissioners
                 to
                 the
                 Dutchies
                 of
                 Lorrain
                 and
                 Barr
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 watchful
                 eye
                 upon
                 his
                 Affairs
                 ,
                 administer
                 Justice
                 ,
                 take
                 care
                 of
                 the
                 Imposts
                 ,
                 Taxes
                 upon
                 Salt
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Duties
                 ,
                 dispose
                 of
                 publick
                 Treaties
                 ,
                 and
                 perform
                 all
                 other
                 necessary
                 things
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Duke
                 may
                 within
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 enter
                 into
                 the
                 full
                 possession
                 of
                 his
                 Government
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XXXIX
                   .
                
                 As
                 to
                 what
                 relates
                 to
                 Imposts
                 and
                 Customs
                 ,
                 and
                 concerning
                 the
                 Exemption
                 in
                 the
                 Transportation
                 of
                 Salt
                 or
                 Wood
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 Land
                 or
                 Water
                 ,
                 the
                 Custom
                 settled
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 1670
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 observed
                 ,
                 without
                 permitting
                 any
                 Innovation
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XL.
                   
                
                 The
                 ancient
                 Custom
                 and
                 Liberty
                 of
                 Commerce
                 between
                 Lorrain
                 and
                 the
                 Bishopricks
                 of
                 
                   Metz
                   ,
                   Toul
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Verdun
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 still
                 in
                 being
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 henceforth
                 be
                 observed
                 to
                 the
                 Benefit
                 and
                 Advantage
                 of
                 both
                 Parties
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   XLI
                   .
                
                 The
                 Contracts
                 and
                 Agreements
                 made
                 between
                 the
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Kings
                 and
                 the
                 Dukes
                 of
                 Lorrain
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 observed
                 in
                 their
                 ancient
                 Force
                 and
                 Vigour
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XLII
                   .
                
                 The
                 said
                 Duke
                 and
                 his
                 Brethren
                 shall
                 be
                 impowered
                 to
                 prosecute
                 the
                 Right
                 they
                 pretend
                 to
                 belong
                 to
                 them
                 in
                 divers
                 Causes
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 ordinary
                 Course
                 of
                 Law
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 Sentences
                 past
                 in
                 their
                 absence
                 ,
                 without
                 being
                 heard
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XLIII
                   .
                
                 In
                 Matters
                 not
                 here
                 expresly
                 agreed
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 observed
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 ,
                 his
                 Estates
                 and
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 what
                 hath
                 been
                 concluded
                 upon
                 by
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 especially
                 in
                 the
                 Article
                 that
                 begins
                 ,
                 *
                 
                   All
                   the
                   Vassals
                   and
                   Subjects
                   of
                   both
                   Parties
                   :
                
                 In
                 that
                 which
                 begins
                 ,
                 †
                 
                   So
                   soon
                   as
                   the
                   present
                   Treaty
                   of
                   Peace
                   shall
                   be
                   :
                
                 And
                 that
                 which
                 beginneth
                 ,
                 ‖
                 
                   And
                   to
                   the
                   end
                   that
                   the
                   Subjects
                   of
                   both
                   Parties
                   may
                   as
                   speedily
                   as
                   may
                   be
                   enjoy
                   :
                
                 Just
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 been
                 here
                 particularly
                 recited
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XLIV
                   .
                
                 The
                 Cardinal
                 of
                 Furstembourg
                 shall
                 be
                 reinvested
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Rights
                 ,
                 Estates
                 Feudal
                 and
                 Allodial
                 ,
                 Benefices
                 ,
                 Honours
                 ,
                 and
                 Prerogatives
                 ,
                 that
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 Princes
                 and
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Roman
                 Empire
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Bishoprick
                 of
                 Strasbourg
                 on
                 the
                 Right-hand
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 his
                 Abby
                 of
                 Stavelo
                 and
                 others
                 ;
                 and
                 shall
                 enjoy
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Cousins
                 and
                 Relations
                 that
                 adhered
                 to
                 his
                 Party
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Domestick
                 Servants
                 ,
                 a
                 full
                 
                 and
                 absolute
                 Amnestie
                 ,
                 and
                 Security
                 ,
                 for
                 whatsoever
                 hath
                 been
                 done
                 or
                 said
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 whatsoever
                 hath
                 been
                 decreed
                 against
                 him
                 or
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 neither
                 he
                 ,
                 his
                 Heirs
                 ,
                 Cousins
                 ,
                 Relations
                 ,
                 nor
                 Domesticks
                 ,
                 shall
                 ever
                 be
                 proceeded
                 against
                 in
                 any
                 Cause
                 by
                 the
                 Lords
                 Electors
                 of
                 Cologne
                 and
                 Bavaria
                 ,
                 their
                 Heirs
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 Persons
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 Inheritance
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 
                   Maximilian
                   Henry
                
                 :
                 And
                 reciprocally
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Cardinal
                 ,
                 his
                 Cousins
                 ,
                 Relations
                 ,
                 and
                 Domesticks
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 that
                 have
                 any
                 Cause
                 depending
                 upon
                 their
                 Behalf
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 demand
                 any
                 thing
                 ,
                 upon
                 what
                 account
                 soever
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Lords
                 Electors
                 ,
                 or
                 others
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Inheritance
                 ,
                 Legacies
                 that
                 were
                 left
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 Things
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 given
                 them
                 ,
                 all
                 Right
                 ,
                 Pretension
                 ,
                 or
                 Action
                 Personal
                 or
                 Real
                 ,
                 being
                 totally
                 extinct
                 .
                 Such
                 of
                 the
                 Canons
                 who
                 have
                 adhered
                 to
                 the
                 Cardinal's
                 Pa●●y
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 have
                 been
                 outed
                 of
                 their
                 Prebendaries
                 or
                 Canonical
                 Benefices
                 ,
                 shall
                 receive
                 the
                 same
                 Amnestie
                 and
                 Security
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 make
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Privilege
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 re-settled
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Canonical
                 Rights
                 ,
                 Benefices
                 ,
                 and
                 Dignities
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Degree
                 and
                 Dignity
                 in
                 the
                 Chapter
                 of
                 the
                 Collegiate
                 Churches
                 and
                 Cathedral
                 Church
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 before
                 their
                 Deposition
                 .
                 Yet
                 so
                 however
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Revenues
                 remaining
                 in
                 the
                 Power
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 possess
                 them
                 at
                 present
                 ,
                 these
                 same
                 may
                 enjoy
                 ,
                 just
                 as
                 the
                 others
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 re-settled
                 do
                 ,
                 the
                 Titles
                 and
                 common
                 Functions
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Dignities
                 and
                 Benefices
                 ;
                 the
                 Chief
                 Place
                 and
                 Rank
                 notwithstanding
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 deferr'd
                 ,
                 and
                 yielded
                 to
                 those
                 who
                 shall
                 be
                 re-settled
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 Death
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 voluntary
                 Resignation
                 of
                 those
                 who
                 are
                 in
                 Possession
                 ,
                 those
                 only
                 that
                 are
                 re-established
                 shall
                 solely
                 
                 enjoy
                 the
                 said
                 Dignities
                 and
                 Revenues
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 ,
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Order
                 they
                 have
                 amongst
                 them
                 ,
                 shall
                 obtain
                 the
                 new
                 Prebendaries
                 that
                 shall
                 become
                 vacant
                 .
                 And
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 question
                 but
                 this
                 may
                 be
                 approved
                 of
                 by
                 the
                 abovesaid
                 Ecclesiasticks
                 whom
                 this
                 Regulation
                 may
                 concern
                 .
                 The
                 Heirs
                 likewise
                 of
                 the
                 Canons
                 who
                 have
                 been
                 deprived
                 of
                 their
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 dead
                 during
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 whose
                 Goods
                 ,
                 Chattels
                 ,
                 and
                 Revenues
                 have
                 been
                 sequestred
                 or
                 confiscated
                 ,
                 shall
                 enjoy
                 the
                 intire
                 Benefit
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Recovery
                 of
                 them
                 by
                 the
                 Article
                 which
                 begins
                 thus
                 ,
                 *
                 
                   All
                   the
                   Vassals
                   and
                   Subjects
                   of
                   both
                   Parties
                
                 ;
                 together
                 with
                 this
                 express
                 and
                 particular
                 Clause
                 ,
                 That
                 Pious
                 Legacies
                 bequeath'd
                 by
                 the
                 Deceased
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 paid
                 forthwith
                 ,
                 without
                 delay
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Disposal
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Revenues
                 by
                 them
                 assigned
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XLV
                   .
                
                 The
                 Landgraves
                 of
                 
                   Hesse
                   Reinfeldt
                
                 shall
                 be
                 in
                 a
                 more
                 especial
                 manner
                 included
                 in
                 the
                 Amnestie
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 re-instated
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Fortress
                 of
                 Rheinfeldt
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Lower
                 County
                 of
                 Catzenelboguen
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 Rights
                 and
                 Dependences
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Condition
                 and
                 Circumstances
                 wherein
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Landgrave
                   Ernest
                
                 their
                 Father
                 was
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 this
                 War
                 :
                 Excepting
                 always
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 Cases
                 ,
                 the
                 Rights
                 appertaining
                 to
                 Monsieur
                 the
                 Landgrave
                 of
                 
                   Hesse
                   Cassel
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XLVI
                   .
                
                 All
                 the
                 Vassals
                 and
                 Subjects
                 of
                 both
                 Parties
                 ,
                 Ecclesiasticks
                 and
                 Seculars
                 ,
                 Corporations
                 ,
                 Universities
                 
                 and
                 Colleges
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 re-settled
                 in
                 their
                 Honours
                 ,
                 Dignities
                 ,
                 and
                 Benefices
                 ,
                 whereof
                 they
                 were
                 in
                 quiet
                 Possession
                 before
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 in
                 all
                 their
                 Rights
                 ,
                 Goods
                 movable
                 and
                 immovable
                 ,
                 Rents
                 and
                 Revenues
                 ;
                 also
                 those
                 that
                 are
                 capable
                 of
                 being
                 redeemed
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 are
                 for
                 Life
                 ,
                 (
                 provided
                 that
                 the
                 Principal
                 thereof
                 be
                 not
                 consumed
                 )
                 and
                 have
                 been
                 employed
                 or
                 retained
                 during
                 or
                 upon
                 the
                 Occasion
                 of
                 this
                 War
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Rights
                 ,
                 Actions
                 ,
                 Successions
                 ,
                 and
                 Entails
                 that
                 are
                 fallen
                 to
                 them
                 during
                 the
                 said
                 War
                 ;
                 yet
                 so
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 not
                 demand
                 any
                 thing
                 back
                 again
                 upon
                 occasion
                 of
                 Fruits
                 or
                 Revenues
                 received
                 ,
                 or
                 Pensions
                 granted
                 after
                 the
                 taking
                 or
                 detaining
                 ,
                 until
                 the
                 Day
                 of
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 .
                 Provided
                 nevertheless
                 ,
                 that
                 Merchandise
                 ,
                 Debts
                 ,
                 and
                 Movables
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 re-demanded
                 ,
                 if
                 confiscated
                 during
                 ,
                 or
                 upon
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 or
                 converted
                 to
                 other
                 Uses
                 by
                 Publick
                 Authority
                 ;
                 nor
                 shall
                 the
                 Creditors
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Debts
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Proprietors
                 and
                 Owners
                 of
                 such
                 Merchandise
                 and
                 Movables
                 or
                 their
                 Heirs
                 or
                 Executors
                 ,
                 ever
                 sue
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 nor
                 pretend
                 to
                 any
                 Restitution
                 or
                 Satisfaction
                 for
                 them
                 .
                 The
                 said
                 Restitutions
                 shall
                 also
                 extend
                 to
                 those
                 who
                 have
                 followed
                 a
                 contrary
                 Party
                 ,
                 who
                 have
                 thereupon
                 been
                 suspected
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 have
                 been
                 deprived
                 of
                 their
                 Estates
                 after
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 for
                 having
                 absented
                 themselves
                 ,
                 to
                 go
                 to
                 inhabit
                 elsewhere
                 ,
                 or
                 because
                 they
                 have
                 refused
                 to
                 pay
                 Homage
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 such
                 like
                 Causes
                 or
                 Pretences
                 ;
                 which
                 said
                 Persons
                 consequently
                 ,
                 by
                 virtue
                 of
                 this
                 Peace
                 ,
                 shall
                 return
                 into
                 their
                 Prince's
                 Favour
                 ,
                 and
                 into
                 all
                 their
                 ancient
                 Rights
                 and
                 Estates
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 they
                 are
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Conclusion
                 and
                 Signing
                 of
                 this
                 Treaty
                 ;
                 and
                 all
                 
                 that
                 hath
                 been
                 said
                 in
                 this
                 Article
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 executed
                 immediately
                 after
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 all
                 Donations
                 ,
                 Concessions
                 ,
                 Alienations
                 ,
                 Declarations
                 ,
                 Confiscations
                 ,
                 Faults
                 ,
                 Expences
                 ,
                 Meliorations
                 ,
                 interlocutory
                 and
                 definitive
                 Sentences
                 ,
                 past
                 out
                 of
                 Contumacy
                 and
                 Contempt
                 ,
                 the
                 Persons
                 absent
                 not
                 being
                 heard
                 to
                 speak
                 for
                 themselves
                 ;
                 which
                 said
                 Sentences
                 shall
                 be
                 null
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 none
                 effect
                 ,
                 and
                 look'd
                 upon
                 as
                 though
                 they
                 had
                 never
                 been
                 pronounc'd
                 ;
                 they
                 ,
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 being
                 left
                 to
                 their
                 Liberty
                 to
                 return
                 into
                 their
                 Country
                 ,
                 to
                 enter
                 upon
                 their
                 aforesaid
                 Estates
                 ,
                 and
                 enjoy
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 their
                 Rents
                 and
                 Revenues
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 go
                 sojourn
                 or
                 take
                 up
                 their
                 Habitation
                 elsewhere
                 ,
                 in
                 what
                 Place
                 they
                 shall
                 think
                 fit
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 they
                 have
                 a
                 mind
                 to
                 make
                 choice
                 of
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Violence
                 or
                 Constraint
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 such
                 Case
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 permitted
                 to
                 them
                 to
                 cause
                 their
                 Estates
                 and
                 Revenues
                 to
                 be
                 administred
                 by
                 Sollicitors
                 ,
                 or
                 Proctors
                 ,
                 that
                 are
                 not
                 suspected
                 ,
                 and
                 may
                 peaceably
                 enjoy
                 them
                 ;
                 excepting
                 only
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Benefices
                 ,
                 that
                 require
                 Residence
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 regulated
                 and
                 administred
                 personally
                 .
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 It
                 shall
                 be
                 free
                 for
                 every
                 Subject
                 of
                 either
                 Party
                 to
                 sell
                 ,
                 exchange
                 ,
                 alienate
                 ,
                 and
                 convey
                 by
                 Testament
                 ,
                 Deed
                 of
                 Gift
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 their
                 Estates
                 ,
                 Goods
                 movable
                 and
                 immovable
                 ,
                 Rents
                 and
                 Revenues
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 may
                 possess
                 in
                 the
                 States
                 or
                 Dominions
                 of
                 another
                 Sovereign
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 any
                 ones
                 Subject
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 Foreigner
                 ,
                 may
                 buy
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 purchase
                 them
                 ,
                 without
                 having
                 need
                 of
                 further
                 Permission
                 from
                 the
                 Sovereign
                 ;
                 besides
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 contained
                 in
                 this
                 present
                 Article
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   XLVII
                   .
                
                 If
                 any
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Benefices
                 mediate
                 ,
                 or
                 immediate
                 have
                 been
                 during
                 this
                 War
                 conferr'd
                 by
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Parties
                 in
                 the
                 Territories
                 and
                 Places
                 that
                 were
                 then
                 under
                 his
                 Dominion
                 ,
                 upon
                 Persons
                 rightly
                 qualified
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Canon
                 or
                 Rule
                 of
                 their
                 first
                 Institution
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lawful
                 Statutes
                 general
                 or
                 particular
                 made
                 on
                 this
                 behalf
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 any
                 other
                 Canonical
                 disposal
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Pope
                 .
                 The
                 said
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Benefices
                 shall
                 be
                 left
                 to
                 the
                 present
                 Possessors
                 ,
                 as
                 likewise
                 the
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Benefices
                 conferr'd
                 after
                 this
                 manner
                 before
                 this
                 War
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Places
                 that
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 restored
                 by
                 the
                 present
                 Peace
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 henceforth
                 no
                 Person
                 may
                 ,
                 or
                 ought
                 to
                 trouble
                 or
                 molest
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 possession
                 and
                 lawful
                 administration
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 neither
                 in
                 receiving
                 the
                 Fruits
                 and
                 Benefits
                 ,
                 nor
                 upon
                 that
                 account
                 may
                 they
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 be
                 presented
                 ,
                 summoned
                 ,
                 or
                 cited
                 to
                 appear
                 in
                 a
                 Court
                 of
                 Judicature
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 way
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 disturbed
                 or
                 molested
                 :
                 Upon
                 condition
                 notwithstanding
                 that
                 they
                 discharge
                 themselves
                 honestly
                 ,
                 and
                 perform
                 what
                 they
                 are
                 bound
                 to
                 ,
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Benefices
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XLVIII
                   .
                
                 Forasmuch
                 as
                 it
                 conduceth
                 much
                 to
                 the
                 publick
                 Peace
                 and
                 Tranquility
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Peace
                 concluded
                 at
                 Turin
                 the
                 29
                 th
                 .
                 of
                 August
                 1696
                 ,
                 between
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 and
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 be
                 exactly
                 and
                 duly
                 observed
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 likewise
                 been
                 found
                 expedient
                 to
                 confirm
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 comprise
                 it
                 in
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 make
                 it
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 value
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 ever
                 to
                 subsist
                 and
                 be
                 in
                 force
                 .
                 The
                 Points
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 regulated
                 in
                 favour
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Savoy
                 in
                 the
                 Treaties
                 
                 of
                 Westphalia
                 and
                 Nimeguen
                 re-established
                 above
                 ,
                 are
                 confirmed
                 in
                 particular
                 ,
                 and
                 judged
                 as
                 here
                 repeated
                 word
                 for
                 word
                 ;
                 yet
                 so
                 nevertheless
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 restitution
                 of
                 Pignerol
                 and
                 its
                 Dependencies
                 ,
                 already
                 made
                 ,
                 may
                 not
                 in
                 any
                 case
                 deminish
                 or
                 alter
                 the
                 Obligation
                 wherein
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 hath
                 engaged
                 himself
                 to
                 pay
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Mantua
                 the
                 Sum
                 of
                 Four
                 hundred
                 ninety
                 four
                 thousand
                 Crowns
                 for
                 discharge
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 explained
                 more
                 at
                 large
                 in
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 Westphalia
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 that
                 this
                 may
                 be
                 more
                 fully
                 and
                 more
                 strongly
                 confirmed
                 ,
                 All
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 one
                 ,
                 the
                 Princes
                 ,
                 that
                 participate
                 of
                 the
                 General
                 Peace
                 ,
                 do
                 promise
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 and
                 will
                 reciprocally
                 receive
                 from
                 him
                 the
                 Promises
                 and
                 Securities
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 stipulate
                 amongst
                 themselves
                 for
                 a
                 more
                 firm
                 assurance
                 of
                 the
                 matter
                 .
              
               
                 
                   XLIX
                   .
                
                 Upon
                 the
                 whole
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 meant
                 that
                 by
                 whatsoever
                 restitution
                 of
                 Places
                 ,
                 Persons
                 ,
                 Estates
                 ,
                 Rights
                 made
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 by
                 France
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 acquired
                 any
                 new
                 Right
                 to
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 ,
                 or
                 shall
                 be
                 so
                 re-established
                 .
                 But
                 that
                 if
                 any
                 other
                 have
                 any
                 claim
                 or
                 pretension
                 against
                 them
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 propounded
                 ,
                 examined
                 and
                 decided
                 in
                 a
                 convenient
                 place
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 restitution
                 ,
                 which
                 for
                 this
                 reason
                 ought
                 by
                 no
                 means
                 to
                 be
                 deferred
                 .
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   
                
                 So
                 soon
                 as
                 ever
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 shall
                 have
                 been
                 Signed
                 and
                 Sealed
                 by
                 the
                 Lords
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 all
                 Hostilities
                 and
                 Violence
                 of
                 what
                 nature
                 soever
                 shall
                 cease
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 all
                 demolishing
                 of
                 Edifices
                 ,
                 all
                 Devastations
                 of
                 Vineyards
                 and
                 Forests
                 ,
                 
                 all
                 felling
                 of
                 Trees
                 ;
                 and
                 immediately
                 after
                 the
                 Exchange
                 of
                 the
                 Ratifications
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Troops
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 to
                 retire
                 from
                 the
                 Unfortified
                 Places
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 Party
                 .
                 And
                 as
                 for
                 what
                 concerns
                 Fortified
                 Places
                 that
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 restored
                 by
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 within
                 thirty
                 days
                 after
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 or
                 sooner
                 ,
                 if
                 possible
                 ,
                 be
                 surrendred
                 to
                 and
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 are
                 nominated
                 in
                 the
                 preceding
                 Articles
                 ;
                 or
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 expresly
                 nominated
                 ,
                 then
                 to
                 those
                 who
                 did
                 possess
                 them
                 immediately
                 before
                 their
                 being
                 taken
                 ;
                 without
                 any
                 demolishing
                 of
                 Fortifications
                 or
                 Edifices
                 ,
                 either
                 publick
                 or
                 private
                 ,
                 without
                 making
                 them
                 in
                 a
                 worse
                 condition
                 than
                 they
                 are
                 at
                 present
                 ,
                 or
                 without
                 exacting
                 any
                 thing
                 for
                 or
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 any
                 expences
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Places
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Soldiers
                 shall
                 not
                 exact
                 any
                 thing
                 upon
                 this
                 account
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 any
                 other
                 cause
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 nor
                 carry
                 any
                 thing
                 away
                 of
                 the
                 Effects
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 what
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 left
                 there
                 in
                 pursuance
                 of
                 this
                 Treaty
                 .
                 As
                 for
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Demolitions
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 pursuant
                 to
                 the
                 agreements
                 above
                 ,
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 wholly
                 and
                 effectually
                 performed
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 less
                 considerable
                 things
                 ,
                 within
                 a
                 Month
                 if
                 possible
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 more
                 considerable
                 within
                 two
                 Months
                 if
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 done
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 expence
                 or
                 trouble
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 Party
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 Demolition
                 .
              
               
                 Likewise
                 shall
                 all
                 the
                 Archives
                 ,
                 Records
                 ,
                 Literal
                 Documents
                 be
                 faithfully
                 restored
                 immediately
                 after
                 the
                 exchange
                 of
                 the
                 Ratifications
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 those
                 which
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 Places
                 that
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 surrendred
                 and
                 delivered
                 to
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty's
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 its
                 States
                 and
                 
                 Members
                 ,
                 as
                 those
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 removed
                 and
                 conveyed
                 from
                 the
                 Chamber
                 and
                 City
                 of
                 Spires
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 altho'
                 there
                 may
                 be
                 no
                 particular
                 mention
                 made
                 thereof
                 in
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 .
                 The
                 Prisoners
                 taken
                 upon
                 occasion
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 shall
                 also
                 be
                 released
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 at
                 liberty
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 ransome
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 particular
                 such
                 who
                 have
                 been
                 condemned
                 to
                 the
                 Gallies
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 any
                 other
                 publick
                 Slavery
                 .
              
               
                 
                   LI.
                   
                
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 that
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 both
                 Parties
                 may
                 speedily
                 enjoy
                 the
                 intire
                 benefit
                 of
                 this
                 Peace
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 agreed
                 ,
                 That
                 all
                 Contributions
                 of
                 Money
                 ,
                 Grain
                 ,
                 Wine
                 ,
                 of
                 Forage
                 ,
                 Wood
                 ,
                 and
                 Cattel
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 like
                 ,
                 altho'
                 already
                 imposed
                 on
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 Party
                 ,
                 and
                 altho'
                 they
                 have
                 been
                 setled
                 and
                 stated
                 by
                 agreement
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 Forageing
                 of
                 what
                 nature
                 soever
                 upon
                 the
                 Territories
                 and
                 Jurisdiction
                 of
                 one
                 another
                 shall
                 totally
                 cease
                 upon
                 the
                 very
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Ratification
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 shall
                 be
                 due
                 in
                 Arrears
                 for
                 such
                 like
                 Contributions
                 ,
                 Impositions
                 or
                 Exactions
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 totally
                 abolished
                 .
                 In
                 like
                 manner
                 the
                 Hostages
                 delivered
                 or
                 carried
                 away
                 during
                 this
                 War
                 for
                 what
                 cause
                 soever
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 restored
                 ,
                 without
                 further
                 delay
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 without
                 being
                 obliged
                 to
                 pay
                 any
                 thing
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 
                   LII
                   .
                
                 In
                 like
                 manner
                 the
                 Commerce
                 prohibited
                 during
                 the
                 War
                 between
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 of
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 re-established
                 presently
                 after
                 the
                 Signing
                 of
                 this
                 Peace
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 liberty
                 as
                 before
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 ,
                 all
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 more
                 particularly
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 and
                 Citizens
                 of
                 the
                 Hans-Towns
                 ,
                 Enjoy
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Security
                 by
                 Sea
                 and
                 Land
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 their
                 Ancient
                 Rights
                 ,
                 Immunities
                 ,
                 Privileges
                 and
                 Advantages
                 obtained
                 by
                 Solemn
                 Treaties
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 Ancient
                 Custom
                 .
              
               
                 
                   LIII
                   .
                
                 Whatsoever
                 is
                 concluded
                 and
                 agreed
                 upon
                 by
                 this
                 Treaty
                 shall
                 be
                 firm
                 and
                 inviolable
                 to
                 perpetuity
                 ;
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 observed
                 and
                 put
                 in
                 execution
                 notwithstanding
                 whatsoever
                 might
                 have
                 been
                 believed
                 ,
                 alledged
                 ,
                 or
                 imagined
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 ;
                 which
                 remains
                 altogether
                 cancelled
                 and
                 abolished
                 ,
                 altho'
                 it
                 might
                 be
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 nature
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 might
                 have
                 been
                 obliged
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 more
                 ample
                 and
                 more
                 particular
                 mention
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 or
                 ,
                 altho'
                 the
                 cancelling
                 and
                 abrogation
                 seem
                 as
                 if
                 it
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 lookt
                 upon
                 as
                 null
                 ,
                 invalid
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 none
                 effect
                 .
              
               
                 
                   LIV.
                   
                
                 Each
                 of
                 the
                 Stipulating
                 contracting
                 Parties
                 shall
                 be
                 capable
                 of
                 confirming
                 this
                 present
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 observance
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 by
                 certain
                 Alliances
                 ,
                 by
                 Fortifications
                 upon
                 his
                 own
                 proper
                 Ground
                 ,
                 except
                 in
                 the
                 Places
                 in
                 especial
                 manner
                 above
                 excepted
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 they
                 may
                 build
                 ,
                 or
                 inlarge
                 ,
                 put
                 Garrisons
                 into
                 ,
                 and
                 use
                 other
                 means
                 they
                 shall
                 judge
                 most
                 necessary
                 for
                 their
                 defence
                 .
                 It
                 shall
                 likewise
                 be
                 permitted
                 as
                 well
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 Kings
                 ,
                 Princes
                 and
                 Republicks
                 in
                 General
                 :
                 As
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sweden
                 in
                 particular
                 as
                 Mediator
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 their
                 Guarantie
                 to
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 and
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 just
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 Westphalia
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   LV.
                   
                
                 And
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 do
                 acknowledg
                 with
                 Sentiments
                 of
                 Gratitude
                 ,
                 the
                 continual
                 Cares
                 and
                 good
                 Offices
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 Swedish
                 Majesty
                 hath
                 used
                 for
                 re-establishing
                 the
                 Publick
                 Tranquility
                 ,
                 both
                 parties
                 agree
                 that
                 his
                 Swedish
                 Majesty
                 shall
                 by
                 name
                 be
                 comprehended
                 in
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Realms
                 and
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 best
                 form
                 and
                 manner
                 as
                 possibly
                 may
                 be
                 .
              
               
                 
                   LVI
                   .
                
                 There
                 are
                 also
                 comprehended
                 in
                 the
                 present
                 Treaty
                 upon
                 the
                 behalf
                 of
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 already
                 named
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 Electors
                 ,
                 Princes
                 ,
                 States
                 ,
                 and
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 amongst
                 others
                 more
                 especially
                 the
                 Bishop
                 and
                 Bishoprick
                 of
                 Basil
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 his
                 Estates
                 ,
                 Prilvileges
                 and
                 Rights
                 :
                 Item
                 ,
                 the
                 thirteen
                 Swisse
                 Cantons
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 their
                 Confederates
                 ,
                 namely
                 with
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Geneva
                 ,
                 and
                 its
                 Dependences
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 and
                 County
                 of
                 Neufchatel
                 ,
                 the
                 Cities
                 of
                 
                   St.
                   Gall
                   ,
                   Mulhausen
                
                 and
                 Bienne
                 ,
                 the
                 three
                 Grison
                 Leagues
                 ,
                 the
                 Seven
                 Jurisdictions
                 or
                 Dizaines
                 of
                 the
                 Vallais
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 Abbey
                 of
                 
                   St.
                   Gall.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   LVII
                   .
                
                 On
                 the
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 are
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 comprised
                 the
                 thirteen
                 Cantons
                 of
                 Switzerland
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Allyes
                 ,
                 and
                 namely
                 the
                 Republick
                 of
                 Vallais
                 ,
                 or
                 Wallisland
                 .
              
               
                 
                   LVIII
                   .
                
                 There
                 shall
                 also
                 be
                 comprehended
                 within
                 this
                 Treaty
                 all
                 such
                 who
                 shall
                 be
                 named
                 by
                 common
                 consent
                 of
                 the
                 one
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 party
                 before
                 the
                 Exchange
                 of
                 the
                 Ratifications
                 ,
                 or
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 six
                 Months
                 after
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   LIX
                   .
                
                 The
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 conjointly
                 with
                 the
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 deputed
                 by
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 do
                 promise
                 to
                 cause
                 the
                 present
                 Peace
                 thus
                 concluded
                 by
                 the
                 Emperour
                 ,
                 the
                 Empire
                 and
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 ratified
                 in
                 that
                 same
                 form
                 whereof
                 it
                 is
                 interchangeably
                 here
                 agreed
                 on
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 procure
                 the
                 Exchange
                 of
                 the
                 Letters
                 of
                 Ratifications
                 in
                 this
                 same
                 place
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 six
                 Weeks
                 to
                 begin
                 to
                 reckon
                 from
                 this
                 very
                 day
                 ,
                 or
                 sooner
                 if
                 possible
                 .
              
               
                 
                   LX.
                   
                
                 In
                 Witness
                 and
                 confirmation
                 whereof
                 the
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 as
                 well
                 Imperial
                 as
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 the
                 Electors
                 ,
                 and
                 Deputies
                 from
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 have
                 to
                 this
                 effect
                 subsigned
                 this
                 present
                 Treaty
                 with
                 their
                 own
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 annexed
                 their
                 Seals
                 thereto
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Done
                   at
                   the
                   Royal
                   Palace
                   of
                   Ryswick
                   in
                   Holland
                   ,
                   
                     the
                     Thirteenth
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     year
                     One
                     thousand
                     ,
                     six
                     hundred
                     ,
                     ninety
                     and
                     seven
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         D.
                         A.
                         C.
                         de
                         Kaunitz
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         Hen.
                         C.
                         de
                         Stratman
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         J.
                         F.
                         L.
                         B.
                         de
                         Seilern
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         de
                         Harlay
                         Boneuil
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         Verjus
                         de
                         Crecy
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         de
                         Callieres
                      
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       In
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       the
                       Elector
                       of
                       Mentz
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         M.
                         Frederic
                         ,
                         Baron
                         de
                         Schinborn
                         ,
                         Embassador
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         Ignatius
                         Antonius
                         Otten
                         ,
                         Plenipotentiary
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         George
                         William
                         Moll
                         ,
                         Plenipotentiary
                      
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       In
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       the
                       Elector
                       of
                       Bavaria
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         De
                         Prielmeyer
                         ,
                         Embassador
                         Extraordinary
                         and
                         Plenipotentiary
                         .
                      
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     
                       In
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       the
                       House
                       of
                       Austria
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         Francis
                         Radolphe
                         de
                         Halden
                         ,
                         L.
                         Baron
                         of
                         Trasberg
                         ,
                         &c.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       In
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       the
                       Great
                       Master
                       of
                       the
                       Teutonick
                       Order
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         Charles
                         B.
                         de
                         Loe
                         Knight
                         of
                         the
                         Teutonick
                         Order
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       In
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       the
                       Bishop
                       of
                       Wurtsbourg
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         John
                         Conrard
                         Philip
                         Ignatius
                         de
                         Tastungen
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       In
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       the
                       Elector
                       of
                       Triers
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         John
                         Henry
                         de
                         Kaisarsfeld
                         ,
                         Plenipotentiary
                         :
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       In
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       the
                       Prince
                       and
                       Bishop
                       of
                       Constance
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         Frederic
                         de
                         Durheim
                      
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       In
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       the
                       Bishop
                       and
                       Prince
                       of
                       Hildesheim
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         Charles
                         Paul
                         Zimmerman
                         ,
                         Chancellour
                         to
                         his
                         Highness
                         ,
                         Counsellour
                         of
                         the
                         Privy
                         Counsel
                         ,
                         and
                         Plenipotentiary
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       In
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       the
                       Elector
                       of
                       Cologn
                       in
                       quality
                       of
                       Bishop
                       and
                       Prince
                       of
                       Liege
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         John
                         Conrade
                         Norff
                         Deputy
                         Plenipotentiary
                      
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       In
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       the
                       Prince
                       and
                       Bishop
                       of
                       Munster
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         Ferdinand
                         L.
                         B.
                         Plettenberg
                         de
                         Senhausen
                         ,
                         respectively
                         Dean
                         and
                         Chapter
                         of
                         the
                         Cathedral
                         Church
                         of
                         Paderb
                         .
                         Munster
                         and
                         Hildes
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     
                       In
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       the
                       Elector
                       Palatine
                       ,
                       as
                       Duke
                       of
                       Newbourg
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         John
                         Henry
                         Hetterman
                         ,
                         Plenipotentiary
                      
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       In
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       the
                       Duke
                       of
                       Wirtemberg
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         John
                         George
                         Noble
                         de
                         Kulpis
                         Knight
                         of
                         the
                         Roman
                         Empire
                         ,
                         intimate
                         Counsellour
                         of
                         State
                         ,
                         and
                         Director
                         of
                         the
                         Counsell
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         Anthony
                         Guntor
                         de
                         Hespen
                         ,
                         Counsellour
                         in
                         the
                         Supreme
                         Council
                         ,
                         and
                         Plenipotentiary
                         to
                         the
                         Serene
                         Duke
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       In
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       the
                       Prince
                       of
                       Baden
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         Charles
                         Ferdinand
                         L.
                         B.
                         de
                         Plettersdorff
                         .
                         Reserve
                         l'Ordre
                         alternatif
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       In
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       the
                       Abbatial
                       College
                       of
                       Suabia
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                       
                         Joseph
                         Anthony
                         Eusebius
                         de
                         H●lden
                         de
                         Neidtborg
                         ,
                         L.
                         Baron
                         de
                         Antenriedt
                         ,
                         Plenipotentiary
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       In
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       the
                       Counts
                       of
                       the
                       Bench
                       of
                       Weteraw
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                       
                         Charles
                         Otton
                         Count
                         de
                         Solms
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                       
                         F.
                         G.
                         de
                         Eclesheim
                         ,
                         Counsellor
                         of
                         Hannaw
                         ,
                         and
                         Plenipotentiary
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       In
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       the
                       Free
                       and
                       Imperial
                       City
                       of
                       Cologne
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                       
                         Herman
                         Joseph
                         Bullingen
                         ,
                         Burgomaster
                         and
                         Plenipotentiary
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       In
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       the
                       City
                       of
                       Ausbourg
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.
                       S.
                       )
                       
                         John
                         Christopher
                         de
                         Dirheim
                         ,
                         Plenipotentiary
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     
                       In
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       the
                       Imperial
                       City
                       of
                       Francford
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         John
                         James
                         Muller
                         ,
                         Plenipotentiary
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       (
                       L.S.
                       )
                       
                         John
                         Melchior
                         Lucius
                         ,
                         Lecturer
                         of
                         Civil
                         and
                         Canon
                         Laws
                         ,
                         Burgomaster
                         ,
                         and
                         Plenipotentiary
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 THE
                 FULL
                 POWER
                 OF
                 THE
                 EMPEROUR
                 ,
                 Translated
                 from
                 the
                 Latin.
                 
              
               
                 WE
                 LEOPOLD
                 by
                 the
                 Grace
                 of
                 God
                 elected
                 Emperour
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Romans
                   ,
                   Semper
                   Augustus
                
                 ,
                 and
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Germany
                   ,
                   Hungary
                   ,
                   Bohemia
                
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Dalmatia
                   ,
                   Croatia
                   ,
                   Slavonia
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 Archduke
                 of
                 Austria
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Burgundy
                   ,
                   Brabant
                   ,
                   Stiria
                   ,
                   Carinthia
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Carniola
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 
                 Marquis
                 of
                 Moravia
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Luxembourg
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 High
                 and
                 Low
                 Silesia
                 ,
                 of
                 Wirtemberg
                 and
                 of
                 Teck
                 ,
                 Prince
                 of
                 Suabia
                 ,
                 Count
                 of
                 
                   Habsbourg
                   ,
                   Tyrol
                   ,
                   Ferrette
                   ,
                   Kybourg
                   ,
                
                 and
                 of
                 Goricia
                 ,
                 Marquis
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Roman
                 Empire
                 ,
                 Burgaw
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 High
                 and
                 Low
                 Lusatia
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Sclavonian
                   Marches
                   ,
                   Port
                   Naon
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Salins
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 do
                 certifie
                 and
                 make
                 known
                 ,
                 That
                 desiring
                 nothing
                 more
                 ardently
                 ,
                 than
                 that
                 the
                 present
                 War
                 
                 wherewith
                 Christendom
                 hath
                 been
                 afflicted
                 for
                 some
                 Years
                 last
                 past
                 ,
                 may
                 speedily
                 be
                 converted
                 into
                 an
                 Honourable
                 and
                 Equitable
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 it
                 hath
                 seemed
                 good
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 Parties
                 engaged
                 in
                 the
                 present
                 War
                 to
                 enter
                 upon
                 a
                 Treaty
                 and
                 Conference
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Place
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 by
                 them
                 chosen
                 ,
                 and
                 appointed
                 by
                 unanimous
                 Consent
                 .
                 Wherefore
                 being
                 desirous
                 with
                 all
                 our
                 Heart
                 to
                 contribute
                 all
                 that
                 lies
                 in
                 our
                 Power
                 to
                 procure
                 the
                 Repose
                 of
                 the
                 Christian
                 Commonweal
                 ;
                 and
                 we
                 confiding
                 in
                 the
                 Fidelity
                 and
                 Prudence
                 of
                 our
                 Trusty
                 and
                 Well-beloved
                 the
                 Illustrious
                 and
                 Magnificent
                 
                   Dominic
                   Andrew
                   Count
                   de
                   Kaunitz
                
                 ,
                 Hereditary
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Austerlitz
                   ,
                   Hungarischbrod
                   ,
                   Mahrispruss
                
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Orzechau
                
                 ,
                 our
                 Counsellor
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 Chamberlain
                 and
                 Vice-chancellor
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Golden
                   Fleece
                
                 ;
                 of
                 the
                 Illustrious
                 and
                 Magnificent
                 
                   Henry
                   John
                   Count
                   de
                   Stratman
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Peurbach
                   ,
                   Orth
                   ,
                   Smiding
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Spatenbrun
                 and
                 Carlsberg
                 ,
                 our
                 Imperial
                 Aulique
                 Counsellor
                 and
                 Chamberlain
                 ;
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Magnificent
                 
                   John
                   Frederick
                
                 ,
                 Free-Baron
                 of
                 
                   Seilern
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 our
                 Imperial
                 Aulique
                 Counsellor
                 ,
                 and
                 Con-Commissioner
                 Plenipotentiary
                 in
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Diets
                 ;
                 have
                 nominated
                 ,
                 appointed
                 ,
                 chosen
                 ,
                 and
                 constituted
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 do
                 by
                 these
                 Presents
                 nominate
                 ,
                 chuse
                 ,
                 appoint
                 ,
                 and
                 constitute
                 them
                 ,
                 our
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 in
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Assemblies
                 and
                 Conferences
                 of
                 Peace
                 that
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 held
                 .
                 To
                 whom
                 we
                 give
                 in
                 charge
                 ,
                 and
                 command
                 them
                 in
                 especial
                 manner
                 ,
                 to
                 repair
                 with
                 all
                 expedition
                 imaginable
                 to
                 the
                 Place
                 agreed
                 upon
                 between
                 the
                 Parties
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 there
                 ,
                 to
                 enter
                 into
                 a
                 Conference
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 either
                 directly
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 the
                 Interposition
                 
                 and
                 Means
                 of
                 a
                 Mediator
                 acknowledged
                 by
                 both
                 Parties
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Embassadors
                 or
                 Deputies
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 High
                 ,
                 most
                 Mighty
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 Christian
                 Prince
                 LEWIS
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 our
                 most
                 Dear
                 Cousin
                 and
                 Brother
                 ;
                 the
                 said
                 Embassadors
                 being
                 authorized
                 with
                 sufficient
                 Power
                 to
                 terminate
                 and
                 put
                 an
                 end
                 to
                 the
                 present
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 regulate
                 the
                 Differences
                 that
                 relate
                 thereto
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 good
                 and
                 solid
                 Peace
                 .
                 We
                 also
                 grant
                 a
                 Full
                 and
                 Absolute
                 Power
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 Authority
                 thereunto
                 necessary
                 ,
                 to
                 our
                 said
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 to
                 all
                 Three
                 together
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 Two
                 ,
                 in
                 case
                 the
                 Third
                 chance
                 to
                 be
                 absent
                 ,
                 or
                 employed
                 and
                 busie
                 elsewhere
                 ;
                 or
                 to
                 One
                 alone
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 absence
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 Two
                 ,
                 or
                 their
                 being
                 busied
                 and
                 employed
                 elsewhere
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 ,
                 conclude
                 ,
                 and
                 sign
                 for
                 us
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 our
                 Name
                 ,
                 a
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 between
                 us
                 and
                 the
                 foresaid
                 Serene
                 and
                 most
                 Puissant
                 Prince
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 cause
                 to
                 be
                 dispatch'd
                 and
                 deliver'd
                 all
                 Acts
                 necessarily
                 conducing
                 to
                 this
                 End
                 ,
                 and
                 effectually
                 to
                 promise
                 ,
                 stipulate
                 ,
                 conclude
                 ,
                 and
                 sign
                 the
                 Acts
                 and
                 Declarations
                 ,
                 to
                 exchange
                 the
                 Articles
                 agreed
                 upon
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 perform
                 all
                 other
                 Things
                 appertaining
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Business
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 as
                 freely
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 as
                 ample
                 a
                 manner
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 our Self
                 could
                 do
                 being
                 there
                 present
                 ;
                 altho'
                 a
                 more
                 special
                 and
                 more
                 express
                 Order
                 might
                 seem
                 necessary
                 ,
                 than
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 contained
                 in
                 these
                 Presents
                 .
                 Promising
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 whole
                 ,
                 and
                 faithfully
                 ,
                 
                   bona
                   fide
                
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 our
                 Imperial
                 Word
                 declaring
                 ,
                 to
                 accept
                 and
                 consent
                 to
                 ,
                 confirm
                 and
                 ratifie
                 ,
                 whatsoever
                 hath
                 been
                 transacted
                 ,
                 concluded
                 ,
                 signed
                 ,
                 delivered
                 ,
                 and
                 exchanged
                 by
                 our
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 whether
                 all
                 Three
                 conjointly
                 ,
                 whether
                 Two
                 of
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 absence
                 
                 of
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 being
                 employed
                 elsewhere
                 ,
                 or
                 even
                 by
                 One
                 alone
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 absence
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 Two
                 ,
                 or
                 being
                 elsewhere
                 employed
                 ;
                 Engaging
                 our Selves
                 by
                 these
                 Presents
                 to
                 cause
                 our
                 Letters
                 of
                 Ratifications
                 to
                 be
                 dispatched
                 and
                 expedited
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 good
                 and
                 authentick
                 Form
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 the
                 Time
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 agreed
                 upon
                 .
                 In
                 Witness
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 Confirmation
                 whereof
                 ,
                 we
                 have
                 caused
                 these
                 Presents
                 ,
                 signed
                 with
                 our
                 Hand
                 and
                 Imperial
                 Seal
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 confirmed
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Given
                   at
                   our
                   City
                   of
                   Vienna
                   ,
                   
                     the
                     Third
                     of
                     February
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Year
                     One
                     thousand
                     six
                     hundred
                     ninety
                     and
                     seven
                     ;
                     of
                     our
                     Reign
                     of
                     that
                     of
                     King
                     of
                     the
                     Romans
                     the
                     Thirty
                     ninth
                     ,
                     of
                     that
                     of
                     Hungary
                     the
                     Forty
                     second
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     that
                     of
                     Bohemia
                     the
                     Forty
                     first
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   LEOPOLD
                   .
                   (
                   L.S.
                   )
                
                 
                   Ut.
                   SEBASTIAN
                   WUNIBALD
                   ,
                   Count
                   de
                   Zeyll
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     By
                     the
                     Express
                     Order
                     of
                     his
                     Imperial
                     Majesty
                     ,
                  
                   GASPARD
                   FLOREND
                   CONSBRUCH
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 THE
                 GENERAL
                 FULL
                 POWER
                 FOR
                 THE
                 Deputation
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 .
                 Translated
                 from
                 the
                 German
                 Language
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 Electors
                 ,
                 Princes
                 ,
                 and
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 H.
                 Empire
                 having
                 thought
                 good
                 to
                 make
                 choice
                 of
                 some
                 certain
                 Persons
                 from
                 amongst
                 themselves
                 to
                 take
                 care
                 of
                 their
                 Interests
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 assist
                 on
                 their
                 behalf
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 concluded
                 between
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 its
                 Great
                 Allies
                 on
                 one
                 Part
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 France
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 Part
                 ,
                 and
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Foundation
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 heretofore
                 made
                 in
                 Westphalia
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 confirmed
                 at
                 Nimeguen
                 ,
                 have
                 deputed
                 and
                 nominated
                 from
                 the
                 Electoral
                 College
                 the
                 Electors
                 of
                 
                   Mentz
                   ,
                   Bavaria
                   ,
                   Saxony
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Brandenbourg
                 ;
                 from
                 the
                 College
                 of
                 Princes
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 amongst
                 the
                 Catholicks
                 ,
                 those
                 of
                 Austria
                 ,
                 of
                 Saltzbourg
                 ,
                 the
                 Great
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Teutonick
                 Order
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Wirtzbourg
                   ,
                   Spires
                   ,
                   Constance
                   ,
                   Hildesheim
                   ,
                   Liege
                   ,
                   Munster
                   ,
                
                 (
                 without
                 prejudice
                 to
                 the
                 alternate
                 Succession
                 )
                 Palatine
                 
                   Newbourg
                   ,
                   Baden
                   Baden
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Prelates
                 in
                 Suabia
                 ;
                 and
                 from
                 amongst
                 the
                 Protestants
                 ,
                 those
                 of
                 Magdebourg
                 ,
                 of
                 Sweden
                 on
                 the
                 behalf
                 of
                 Bremen
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Deux
                   Ponts
                
                 ;
                 of
                 
                   Saxe
                   Cobourg
                
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Saxe
                   Gotha
                   ,
                   Brandenbourg-Culenbach
                   ,
                   Brunswick-Zell
                   ,
                   Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel
                   ,
                
                 of
                 
                   Hesse-Cassel
                   ,
                   Wirtemberg
                
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 with
                 respect
                 to
                 their
                 alternative
                 Order
                 )
                 of
                 
                   Holstein
                   Gluckstat
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Anhalt
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Counts
                 of
                 Weteravia
                 ;
                 and
                 last
                 of
                 all
                 from
                 the
                 Colledge
                 of
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Cities
                 amongst
                 the
                 Catholicks
                 ,
                 those
                 of
                 Cologn
                 and
                 Ausbourg
                 ,
                 and
                 amongst
                 the
                 Protestants
                 those
                 of
                 Franckford
                 ,
                 and
                 Neurembourg
                 ;
                 to
                 whom
                 is
                 granted
                 on
                 the
                 behalf
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 Act
                 a
                 full
                 power
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 they
                 may
                 speedily
                 send
                 their
                 Ministers
                 to
                 the
                 Place
                 of
                 Treaties
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 assist
                 conjointly
                 with
                 the
                 Principal
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 his
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 conformity
                 to
                 their
                 Instructions
                 concur
                 to
                 treat
                 ,
                 regulate
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Stile
                 observed
                 in
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 conclude
                 whatsoever
                 shall
                 be
                 necessary
                 for
                 the
                 obtaining
                 a
                 General
                 ,
                 sure
                 ,
                 Honourable
                 and
                 lasting
                 Peace
                 ,
                 accompanied
                 with
                 the
                 resettlement
                 of
                 the
                 publick
                 Tranquility
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 with
                 the
                 restitution
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 satisfaction
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 found
                 requisite
                 to
                 the
                 States
                 and
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 that
                 have
                 either
                 sustained
                 Damage
                 ,
                 or
                 are
                 totally
                 opprest
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 they
                 will
                 accept
                 ,
                 ratifie
                 within
                 the
                 time
                 specified
                 ,
                 and
                 observe
                 on
                 the
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Empire
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 deputed
                 ,
                 whatsoever
                 the
                 Ministers
                 of
                 these
                 latter
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 one
                 amongst
                 them
                 in
                 case
                 of
                 absence
                 ,
                 sickness
                 or
                 impediment
                 of
                 the
                 others
                 (
                 or
                 for
                 the
                 observing
                 equality
                 the
                 present
                 will
                 give
                 their
                 opinion
                 for
                 the
                 absent
                 )
                 shall
                 have
                 conjointly
                 with
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Ambassie
                 treated
                 ,
                 adjusted
                 ,
                 concluded
                 with
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 States
                 deputed
                 shall
                 therein
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 reason
                 and
                 custom
                 always
                 maintain'd
                 ,
                 and
                 powerfully
                 upheld
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Signed
                   at
                   Ratisbon
                   
                     the
                     15.
                     
                     July
                     1697.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   (
                   L.S.
                   )
                   
                     The
                     Electoral
                     Chancery
                     of
                     Mentz
                     or
                     Mayence
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 THE
                 FULL
                 POWER
                 OF
                 FRANCE
                 .
              
               
                 
                   LEwis
                   by
                   the
                   Grace
                   of
                   God
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   and
                   Navarr
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   all
                   those
                   to
                   whom
                   these
                   present
                   Letters
                   shall
                   come
                   ,
                   Greeting
                   :
                
              
               
                 As
                 we
                 desire
                 ,
                 nothing
                 so
                 earnestly
                 as
                 to
                 behold
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 Christendom
                 is
                 afflicted
                 to
                 terminate
                 in
                 a
                 firm
                 and
                 lasting
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 through
                 the
                 Care
                 and
                 Mediation
                 of
                 our
                 Dearest
                 and
                 very
                 well
                 Beloved
                 Brother
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 the
                 Cities
                 of
                 Delft
                 and
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 have
                 been
                 agreed
                 upon
                 by
                 all
                 the
                 Parties
                 ,
                 for
                 holding
                 the
                 Conferences
                 necessary
                 to
                 this
                 effect
                 :
                 We
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ardent
                 desire
                 to
                 put
                 a
                 stop
                 ,
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 in
                 us
                 lyes
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 assistance
                 of
                 Divine
                 Providence
                 to
                 the
                 Desolation
                 ,
                 and
                 Effusion
                 of
                 Christian
                 Blood
                 ,
                 give
                 to
                 understand
                 that
                 we
                 intirely
                 confiding
                 in
                 the
                 experience
                 ,
                 capacity
                 ,
                 and
                 fidelity
                 of
                 our
                 well
                 beloved
                 and
                 loyal
                 Subject
                 the
                 
                   Sieur
                   de
                   Harlay
                   de
                   Boneuil
                
                 ,
                 ordinary
                 Counsellour
                 in
                 our
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 our
                 well
                 beloved
                 the
                 
                   Sieur
                   Verjus
                   ,
                   Count
                   de
                   Crecy
                   ,
                
                 Baron
                 
                   de
                   Couvay
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 
                   de
                   Boulay
                
                 ,
                 two
                 Churches
                 ,
                 Minillet
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 in
                 that
                 of
                 our
                 well
                 beloved
                 the
                 
                   Sieur
                   de
                   Callieres
                   ,
                   de
                   la
                   Rochellay
                
                 and
                 
                   de
                   Gigny
                
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 actually
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Delft
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 repeated
                 Tryals
                 that
                 we
                 have
                 made
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 the
                 several
                 important
                 Employs
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 
                 we
                 have
                 intrusted
                 them
                 as
                 well
                 at
                 home
                 as
                 abroad
                 ;
                 for
                 these
                 reasons
                 and
                 other
                 good
                 considerations
                 us
                 thereunto
                 moving
                 ,
                 we
                 have
                 Commissioned
                 ,
                 appointed
                 and
                 deputed
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Sieurs
                   Harlay
                   ,
                   Crecy
                
                 and
                 Callieres
                 ,
                 and
                 do
                 Commission
                 ,
                 appoint
                 and
                 depute
                 by
                 these
                 Presents
                 Signed
                 with
                 our
                 own
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 given
                 and
                 do
                 give
                 them
                 full
                 Power
                 ,
                 Commission
                 ,
                 and
                 special
                 command
                 to
                 repair
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 of
                 Delft
                 ,
                 in
                 quality
                 of
                 our
                 Extraordinary
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 confer
                 (
                 be
                 it
                 directly
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 the
                 Intercourse
                 of
                 Ambassadors
                 ,
                 Mediators
                 respectively
                 admitted
                 and
                 agreed
                 upon
                 )
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 ,
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 and
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 of
                 our
                 most
                 dear
                 and
                 well
                 beloved
                 Brother
                 the
                 Emperour
                 of
                 the
                 Romans
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 our
                 most
                 dear
                 and
                 well
                 beloved
                 Brother
                 and
                 Cousin
                 the
                 Catholick
                 King
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 of
                 our
                 most
                 dear
                 and
                 Great
                 Friends
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 of
                 the
                 Low
                 Countries
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 all
                 other
                 Princes
                 their
                 Allyes
                 ,
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 being
                 instructed
                 with
                 sufficient
                 Power
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 to
                 treat
                 of
                 the
                 ways
                 and
                 means
                 to
                 terminate
                 and
                 pacifie
                 the
                 Differences
                 which
                 cause
                 the
                 War
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 our
                 aforesaid
                 Embassadors
                 and
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 shall
                 have
                 Power
                 all
                 three
                 together
                 ,
                 or
                 two
                 in
                 case
                 of
                 the
                 others
                 absence
                 through
                 Sickness
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Impediment
                 ,
                 or
                 one
                 alone
                 in
                 the
                 absence
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 two
                 in
                 the
                 like
                 case
                 of
                 Sickness
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Impediment
                 ,
                 to
                 agree
                 about
                 ,
                 conclude
                 upon
                 ,
                 and
                 Sign
                 an
                 Honourable
                 and
                 firm
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 general
                 act
                 ,
                 consent
                 to
                 ,
                 negotiate
                 and
                 promise
                 whatsoever
                 they
                 shall
                 judge
                 necessary
                 for
                 the
                 abovesaid
                 effect
                 of
                 concluding
                 Peace
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 authority
                 as
                 we
                 should
                 ,
                 and
                 might
                 do
                 ,
                 were
                 we
                 there
                 present
                 in
                 Person
                 ,
                 altho'
                 there
                 might
                 be
                 
                 something
                 that
                 might
                 require
                 a
                 more
                 special
                 command
                 and
                 charge
                 ,
                 not
                 contained
                 in
                 these
                 said
                 Presents
                 ;
                 promising
                 upon
                 the
                 faith
                 and
                 word
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 to
                 stand
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 perform
                 whatsoever
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Sieurs
                   de
                   Harlay
                   ,
                   de
                   Crecy
                
                 &
                 
                   de
                   Caillieres
                
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 two
                 of
                 them
                 in
                 case
                 of
                 the
                 others
                 absence
                 through
                 Sickness
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Impediment
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 one
                 alone
                 in
                 the
                 absence
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 two
                 in
                 the
                 like
                 case
                 of
                 Sickness
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Impediment
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 been
                 Stipulated
                 ,
                 promised
                 or
                 agreed
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 cause
                 our
                 Letters
                 of
                 Ratification
                 thereof
                 to
                 be
                 dispatched
                 within
                 the
                 time
                 they
                 shall
                 have
                 promised
                 in
                 our
                 Name
                 to
                 produce
                 them
                 .
                 For
                 such
                 is
                 our
                 will
                 and
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 in
                 Witness
                 whereof
                 we
                 have
                 caused
                 our
                 Seal
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 to
                 these
                 Presents
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Given
                   at
                   Versailles
                   
                     the
                     25
                     th
                     .
                     day
                     of
                     February
                     in
                     the
                     Year
                     of
                     Grace
                     1697
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     our
                     Reign
                     the
                     Forty
                     fourth
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Signed
                   Louis
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   upon
                   the
                   fold
                   ,
                   By
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   Colbert
                   .
                
                 Sealed
                 with
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 of
                 Yellow
                 Wax
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 SEPARATE
                 ARTICLE
                 .
              
               
                 FOR
                 the
                 clearer
                 Explanation
                 of
                 the
                 eighth
                 Article
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 this
                 day
                 Signed
                 ,
                 which
                 Article
                 begins
                 thus
                 ,
                 
                   All
                   the
                   States
                   possest
                   by
                   the
                   Most
                   Christian
                   King
                   shall
                   be
                   restored
                   to
                   the
                   Elector
                   Palatine
                   ,
                
                 It
                 hath
                 been
                 thought
                 convenient
                 to
                 resolve
                 over
                 and
                 above
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 Order
                 will
                 be
                 observed
                 in
                 the
                 Proposal
                 of
                 the
                 Claims
                 and
                 Rights
                 of
                 Madame
                 the
                 Dutchess
                 of
                 Orleans
                 exhibited
                 against
                 the
                 Elector
                 Palatine
                 ;
                 at
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 the
                 Arbitrators
                 shall
                 be
                 agreed
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 appointed
                 for
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 about
                 a
                 Place
                 to
                 meet
                 in
                 ,
                 this
                 Place
                 shall
                 be
                 notified
                 to
                 each
                 Party
                 .
                 The
                 Deputies
                 on
                 the
                 Arbitrators
                 part
                 shall
                 be
                 sent
                 thither
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 two
                 Months
                 ,
                 to
                 reckon
                 from
                 the
                 very
                 time
                 the
                 Elector
                 
                 Palatine
                 shall
                 be
                 fully
                 re-established
                 ;
                 in
                 conformity
                 to
                 the
                 Article
                 above
                 mention'd
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Month
                 following
                 shall
                 the
                 said
                 Lady
                 Dutchess
                 produce
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 and
                 intire
                 explanation
                 of
                 her
                 Pretensions
                 or
                 Demands
                 against
                 the
                 Elector
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 communicated
                 to
                 him
                 within
                 eight
                 days
                 following
                 .
                 There
                 shall
                 be
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 four
                 Months
                 next
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 explain'd
                 and
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Deputies
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 Arbitrators
                 ,
                 who
                 shall
                 set
                 down
                 the
                 day
                 that
                 the
                 four
                 Months
                 shall
                 begin
                 ,
                 the
                 Reasons
                 and
                 Grounds
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Parties
                 ,
                 whereof
                 four
                 Copies
                 shall
                 be
                 delivered
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 one
                 for
                 each
                 Arbitrator
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 third
                 to
                 be
                 annext
                 to
                 the
                 common
                 Acts
                 of
                 the
                 Arbitration
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 fourth
                 to
                 be
                 interchangeably
                 communicated
                 within
                 seven
                 days
                 to
                 each
                 Party
                 .
                 They
                 shall
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 answer
                 ;
                 and
                 four
                 Copies
                 of
                 the
                 Answer
                 of
                 each
                 Party
                 shall
                 be
                 given
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 to
                 the
                 Envoys
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 Arbitrators
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 once
                 more
                 communicated
                 within
                 seven
                 days
                 to
                 the
                 Parties
                 interchangeably
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 four
                 Months
                 following
                 ,
                 the
                 Instruction
                 of
                 the
                 Business
                 shall
                 be
                 terminated
                 on
                 each
                 side
                 ,
                 the
                 Parties
                 shall
                 declare
                 they
                 are
                 willing
                 to
                 submit
                 to
                 the
                 Verdict
                 of
                 the
                 Arbitrators
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 conclusion
                 of
                 the
                 Instruction
                 and
                 Commission
                 shall
                 be
                 communicated
                 to
                 the
                 Parties
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 take
                 cognisance
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Deeds
                 shall
                 be
                 Enrolled
                 in
                 presence
                 of
                 the
                 Solicitors
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Parties
                 .
                 After
                 that
                 the
                 Arbitrators
                 and
                 their
                 Deputies
                 who
                 shall
                 have
                 taken
                 an
                 Oath
                 ,
                 having
                 viewed
                 and
                 examined
                 the
                 Right
                 of
                 the
                 Parties
                 during
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 six
                 Months
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 shall
                 pronounce
                 their
                 Sentence
                 publickly
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 where
                 the
                 Conference
                 is
                 held
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Laws
                 and
                 Constitutions
                 of
                 
                 the
                 Empire
                 ;
                 now
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 found
                 conformable
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 effectually
                 put
                 in
                 execution
                 ;
                 but
                 if
                 so
                 be
                 the
                 Arbitrators
                 or
                 their
                 Deputies
                 do
                 not
                 agree
                 in
                 their
                 Verdict
                 ,
                 the
                 common
                 Acts
                 of
                 the
                 Arbitration
                 shall
                 be
                 conveyed
                 to
                 Rome
                 at
                 the
                 joint
                 Charges
                 of
                 the
                 Parties
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 two
                 Months
                 ,
                 beginning
                 at
                 the
                 day
                 next
                 ensuing
                 the
                 Judgment
                 given
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Pope
                 as
                 Supreme
                 Arbitrator
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 committed
                 by
                 him
                 for
                 its
                 Examination
                 within
                 six
                 Months
                 more
                 to
                 Deputies
                 ,
                 no
                 way
                 suspected
                 by
                 the
                 Parties
                 ,
                 who
                 shall
                 likewise
                 be
                 sworn
                 ,
                 and
                 these
                 same
                 upon
                 the
                 former
                 Proceedings
                 (
                 it
                 not
                 being
                 allowed
                 to
                 the
                 Parties
                 to
                 draw
                 up
                 a
                 new
                 Declaration
                 of
                 their
                 Titles
                 )
                 shall
                 pronounce
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 six
                 Months
                 next
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 said
                 ,
                 conformable
                 to
                 the
                 Laws
                 and
                 Constitutions
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 the
                 last
                 Definitive
                 Sentence
                 ,
                 which
                 cannot
                 be
                 nulled
                 or
                 made
                 void
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Lord
                 Arbitrators
                 shall
                 cause
                 to
                 be
                 executed
                 without
                 any
                 delay
                 or
                 contradiction
                 .
                 Now
                 if
                 so
                 be
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Parties
                 demurr
                 ,
                 and
                 delay
                 to
                 propound
                 ,
                 explain
                 and
                 prove
                 his
                 Title
                 and
                 Right
                 within
                 the
                 time
                 required
                 ,
                 it
                 shall
                 nevertheless
                 be
                 lawful
                 for
                 the
                 other
                 Party
                 to
                 explain
                 and
                 deduce
                 his
                 Title
                 within
                 the
                 time
                 prefixt
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 never
                 be
                 prolonged
                 ;
                 and
                 lawful
                 also
                 for
                 the
                 Arbitrators
                 and
                 Supreme
                 Arbitrator
                 to
                 proceed
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 method
                 just
                 now
                 explain'd
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 pronounce
                 and
                 execute
                 their
                 Sentence
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Acts
                 and
                 Deeds
                 produced
                 and
                 proved
                 .
              
               
                 Notwithstanding
                 this
                 procedure
                 ,
                 the
                 Parties
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lords
                 Arbitrators
                 on
                 their
                 part
                 shall
                 not
                 cease
                 attempting
                 some
                 amicable
                 way
                 of
                 accommodation
                 ;
                 and
                 shall
                 omit
                 nothing
                 that
                 may
                 any
                 way
                 contribute
                 to
                 the
                 amicable
                 
                 terminating
                 this
                 Affair
                 .
                 —
                 Since
                 it
                 is
                 also
                 agreed
                 in
                 the
                 Article
                 of
                 Peace
                 afore
                 cited
                 ,
                 that
                 till
                 this
                 difference
                 be
                 terminated
                 ,
                 the
                 Elector
                 Palatine
                 shall
                 Annually
                 pay
                 to
                 Madam
                 the
                 Dutchess
                 of
                 Orleans
                 ,
                 the
                 Summ
                 of
                 Two
                 hundred
                 thousand
                 French
                 Livres
                 ,
                 or
                 an
                 hundred
                 thousand
                 Florins
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 they
                 have
                 also
                 agreed
                 in
                 particular
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 payment
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Summ
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 time
                 when
                 it
                 shall
                 commence
                 ;
                 that
                 it
                 shall
                 commence
                 only
                 ,
                 after
                 that
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Contents
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Article
                 )
                 the
                 States
                 and
                 Places
                 therein
                 specified
                 shall
                 be
                 intirely
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 Elector
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 that
                 Madam
                 the
                 Dutchess
                 of
                 Orleans
                 may
                 be
                 the
                 more
                 assured
                 of
                 the
                 payment
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Summ
                 ;
                 the
                 Elector
                 shall
                 nominate
                 before
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 a
                 sufficient
                 number
                 of
                 Renters
                 ,
                 or
                 Receivers
                 of
                 the
                 Prefectship
                 of
                 Germersheim
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 of
                 the
                 Palatinate
                 ,
                 that
                 shall
                 undertake
                 to
                 pay
                 the
                 said
                 Summ
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Lady
                 Dutchess
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 those
                 impower'd
                 by
                 her
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 every
                 year
                 at
                 Landaw
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 the
                 moiety
                 every
                 six
                 Months
                 ;
                 who
                 if
                 they
                 do
                 not
                 keep
                 time
                 shall
                 be
                 lyable
                 to
                 be
                 constrained
                 to
                 the
                 payment
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 ordinary
                 course
                 of
                 Justice
                 ,
                 or
                 if
                 need
                 require
                 by
                 Military
                 execution
                 from
                 the
                 Most
                 Christian
                 King.
                 Upon
                 the
                 whole
                 ,
                 this
                 payment
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 upon
                 this
                 condition
                 ,
                 viz.
                 that
                 what
                 shall
                 have
                 been
                 paid
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 this
                 Annual
                 obligation
                 to
                 Madam
                 the
                 Dutchess
                 of
                 Orleans
                 during
                 the
                 Canvassing
                 of
                 the
                 Cause
                 before
                 the
                 Arbitrators
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 in
                 compensation
                 and
                 put
                 upon
                 the
                 accompt
                 of
                 that
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Arbitrators
                 shall
                 adjudge
                 to
                 her
                 ,
                 in
                 case
                 they
                 do
                 adjudge
                 any
                 thing
                 at
                 all
                 ;
                 but
                 if
                 so
                 be
                 they
                 adjudge
                 nothing
                 ,
                 or
                 less
                 than
                 the
                 said
                 Summ
                 ,
                 then
                 there
                 shall
                 be
                 a
                 restitution
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 compensation
                 ,
                 allowance
                 
                 or
                 restitution
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 fund
                 and
                 charges
                 of
                 the
                 Process
                 shall
                 be
                 regulated
                 by
                 the
                 Sentence
                 of
                 the
                 Arbitrators
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 Madam
                 the
                 Dutchess
                 of
                 Orleans
                 do
                 not
                 give
                 satisfaction
                 to
                 the
                 form
                 of
                 the
                 Compromise
                 ,
                 either
                 in
                 the
                 Instruction
                 of
                 the
                 Process
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 the
                 Answer
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 produced
                 by
                 the
                 Elector
                 Palatine
                 ,
                 or
                 if
                 she
                 delays
                 it
                 ,
                 the
                 course
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 yearly
                 payment
                 shall
                 be
                 interrupted
                 only
                 during
                 that
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Process
                 going
                 on
                 still
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 form
                 of
                 the
                 Compromise
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Done
                   at
                   the
                   Palace
                   of
                   Ryswick
                   
                     the
                     30
                     th
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     1697.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   This
                   Separate
                   Article
                   was
                   Signed
                   by
                   the
                   Imperial
                   and
                
                 French
                 
                   Plenipotentiaries
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   by
                   the
                   Ministers
                   and
                   Plenipotentiaries
                   of
                   the
                   Princes
                   and
                   Cities
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   manner
                   as
                   they
                   had
                   Signed
                   the
                   other
                   Articles
                   .
                   But
                   to
                   avoid
                   so
                   tedious
                   and
                   unnecessary
                   a
                   Repetition
                   ,
                   we
                   omit
                   to
                   set
                   their
                   Names
                   .
                
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
             
             
               THE
               Names
               and
               Qualities
               OF
               THEIR
               EXCELLENCIES
               THE
               Ambassadors
               ,
               Plenipotentiaries
               ,
               Publick
               Ministers
               ,
               Envoys
               ;
               &c.
               
            
             
               That
               Assembled
               at
               the
               CONGRESS
               OF
               THE
               General
               Peace
               ,
               AT
               THE
               PALACE
               at
               RYSWICK
               ,
               CALLED
               Neubourg-House
               :
               And
               of
               others
               who
               are
               actually
               at
               the
               HAGUE
               .
            
             
               Ranked
               according
               to
               the
               Alphabetical
               Order
               of
               each
               particular
               KINGDOM
               and
               STATE
               .
            
             
               LONDON
               ,
               Printed
               in
               the
               Year
               1698.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             
             
             
               THE
               NAMES
               OF
               THE
               EMBASSADORS
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 ENGLAND
                 .
              
               
                 HIS
                 Excellency
                 Thomas
                 Earl
                 of
                 Pembroke
                 and
                 Montgomery
                 ,
                 Baron
                 Herbert
                 of
                 Cardiff
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Privy
                 Seal
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 Privy
                 Counsellor
                 to
                 his
                 Britannick
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 Justices
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 Principal
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 at
                 the
                 Treaties
                 of
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Edward
                 Viscount
                 Villers
                 of
                 Darford
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Hoo
                 ,
                 Knight-Marshal
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 Envoy
                 Extraordinary
                 from
                 His
                 Britannick
                 Majesty
                 to
                 the
                 
                   States
                   General
                
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 Justices
                 for
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 at
                 the
                 Treaties
                 of
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Robert
                 Lord
                 Lexington
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Averam
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Bed-chamber
                 ,
                 and
                 His
                 Extraordinary
                 Envoy-to
                 His
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 nominated
                 His
                 Britannick
                 Majesty's
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 at
                 the
                 Treaties
                 of
                 Peace
                 —
                 He
                 is
                 still
                 at
                 Vienna
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Sir
                 
                   Joseph
                   Williamson
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Privy
                 Counsellor
                 to
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Records
                 and
                 Member
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassador
                 and
                 His
                 Britannick
                 Majesty's
                 Plenipotentiary
                 at
                 the
                 Treaties
                 of
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 Prior
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Privy-chamber
                 and
                 nominated
                 Principal
                 Secretary
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 Secretary
                 to
                 the
                 Embassie
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 BAVARIA
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 the
                 Baron
                 of
                 Prielmeyer
                 ,
                 Minister
                 of
                 State
                 to
                 His
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 of
                 Bavaria
                 ,
                 and
                 His
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 at
                 the
                 Treaties
                 of
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 Mo●●ieur
                 Reichard
                 ,
                 Secretary
                 to
                 the
                 Embassie
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 BRANDENBOURG
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Exce●lency
                 Monsieur
                 
                   de
                   Smettau
                
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 to
                 His
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 of
                 Brandenbourg
                 ,
                 and
                 His
                 Chief
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 at
                 the
                 Treaties
                 of
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 
                   de
                   Dankelman
                
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 to
                 His
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 of
                 Brandenbourg
                 ,
                 and
                 His
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 at
                 the
                 Treaties
                 of
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 Monsieur
                 
                   Charles
                   Adolf
                   Hus
                
                 ,
                 Secretary
                 to
                 the
                 Embassie
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 BRUNSWICK-LUNENBOURG-HANOVER
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 the
                 Baron
                 
                   de
                   Bodmar
                
                 ,
                 Minister
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 Intimate
                 Counsellor
                 ,
                 and
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 to
                 His
                 Most
                 Serene
                 Highness
                 the
                 Elector
                 of
                 Brunswick-Lunenbourg-Hanover
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Treaties
                 of
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 Monsieur
                 Stambke
                 Secretary
                 to
                 the
                 Embassie
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 COLOGNE
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 the
                 Baron
                 
                   de
                   Mean
                
                 ,
                 Canon
                 and
                 
                   _____
                
                 of
                 the
                 Cathedral
                 Church
                 of
                 Liege
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 of
                 State
                 and
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 to
                 His
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 at
                 the
                 Treaties
                 of
                 Peace
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 DENMARK
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 
                   Christian
                   Sigfried
                   de
                   Plessen
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Parin
                 and
                 Houkendorf
                 ,
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 Elephant
                 ,
                 Privy-Counsellor
                 ,
                 President
                 of
                 the
                 Chamber
                 of
                 Finances
                 ,
                 Governour
                 of
                 Wardenbourg
                 and
                 Junghoff
                 ,
                 Chief
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 at
                 the
                 Congress
                 of
                 the
                 General
                 Peace
                 ,
                 for
                 His
                 Majesty
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Denmark
                 and
                 Norway
                 ,
                 and
                 Great
                 Chamberlain
                 to
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 Prince
                 George
                 of
                 Denmark
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 
                   Christian
                   de
                   Lent
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Sarlhaussen
                 ,
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 Danebrogue
                 ,
                 Privy-Counsellor
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 Great
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Ceremonies
                 ,
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 at
                 the
                 General
                 Congress
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 for
                 His
                 Majesty
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Denmark
                   ,
                   Norway
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 
              
               
                 Monsieur
                 Pauwelse
                 Secretary
                 to
                 the
                 Embassie
                 .
              
               
                 Monsieur
                 Vermekren
                 ,
                 Secretary
                 of
                 the
                 Embassie
                 ,
                 who
                 came
                 with
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 
                   de
                   Plessen
                
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 EMPEROR
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 
                   Dominic
                   Andrew
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Empire
                 ,
                 Count
                 
                   de
                   Caunitz
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Golden
                   Fleece
                
                 ,
                 Minister
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 Chamberlain
                 ,
                 and
                 Vice-Chancellor
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 Hereditary
                 
                 Lord
                 of
                 Austerliz
                 and
                 Ongerlizbrod
                 ,
                 Chief
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 of
                 His
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 at
                 the
                 Treaties
                 of
                 the
                 General
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 Henry
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Empire
                 ,
                 Count
                 
                   de
                   Straatman
                
                 and
                 Beurbach
                 ,
                 Chamberlain
                 ,
                 and
                 Imperial
                 Aulique
                 Counsellor
                 ,
                 and
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 for
                 His
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 at
                 the
                 Treaties
                 of
                 the
                 General
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 the
                 Baron
                 
                   de
                   Seilern
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 
                 Imperial
                 Aulick
                 Counsellor
                 ,
                 His
                 Imperial
                 Majesty's
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 at
                 the
                 Treaties
                 of
                 the
                 General
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 Monsieur
                 Heyeck
                 ,
                 His
                 Imperial
                 Majesty's
                 Secretary
                 to
                 the
                 Embassie
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 FRANCE
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 
                   de
                   Harlay
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 
                   de
                   Boneüil
                
                 ,
                 Ordinary
                 Counsellor
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 His
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 Chief
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 of
                 His
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 for
                 the
                 General
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 
                   de
                   Verjus
                
                 ,
                 Count
                 
                   de
                   Crecy
                
                 ,
                 Marquis
                 
                   de
                   Freon
                   ,
                   Fort-Isle
                
                 ,
                 Baron
                 
                   de
                   Courcy
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 
                   de
                   Boulay
                
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Two
                   Churches
                   ,
                   de
                   Menillet
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Places
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 all
                 His
                 Councils
                 ,
                 and
                 His
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty's
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 for
                 the
                 General
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 
                   de
                   Callieres
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Callieres
                   ,
                   Rochechellay
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Gigny
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 His
                 Councils
                 ,
                 His
                 Most
                 Christian
                 Majesty's
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 ,
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 for
                 the
                 General
                 Peace
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 MENTZ
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 the
                 Baron
                 
                   de
                   Schonborn
                
                 ,
                 Brother
                 to
                 His
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 ,
                 Great
                 Marshal
                 of
                 His
                 Court
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 of
                 State
                 to
                 His
                 Imperial
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 of
                 His
                 said
                 Highness
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 PALATINATE
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 
                   le
                   Comte
                   de
                   Veehlen
                
                 ,
                 Lieutenant-General
                 ,
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 of
                 His
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 at
                 the
                 Treaties
                 of
                 Peace
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 SPAIN
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 
                   Don
                   Francisco
                   Bernardo
                   de
                   Quiros
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 
                   S.
                   James
                
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 to
                 His
                 Majesty
                 in
                 the
                 Royal
                 Council
                 of
                 Castile
                 ,
                 and
                 Principal
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 of
                 His
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 for
                 the
                 General
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 
                   Lewis
                   Alexander
                   de
                   Schockard
                
                 ,
                 Count
                 
                   de
                   Tirimont
                
                 ,
                 Baron
                 
                   de
                   Gaesbeck
                
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Supreme
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 in
                 Flanders
                 ,
                 erected
                 at
                 Madrid
                 ,
                 near
                 the
                 Person
                 of
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 of
                 His
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 Privy-Counsellor
                 in
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 ,
                 and
                 His
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 for
                 the
                 General
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 Monsieur
                 Brulè
                 
                   Esq
                
                 Secretary
                 to
                 His
                 Catholick
                 Majesty
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 SWEDEN
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 
                   Charles
                   Bonde
                
                 ,
                 Count.
                 
                   de
                   Bioernoece
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Hesleby
                   ,
                   Tyresiae
                   ,
                   Tostaholin
                   ,
                   Graefsteen
                   ,
                   Gustafsberg
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Rezitza
                 ,
                 Senator
                 of
                 His
                 Majesty
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 President
                 in
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 Dorpt
                 in
                 Livonia
                 ,
                 and
                 His
                 Chief
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 for
                 the
                 Mediation
                 of
                 the
                 General
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 Nicholas
                 Baron
                 of
                 Lilieroot
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 of
                 Sweden's
                 Secretary
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 His
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassador
                 to
                 Their
                 High
                 and
                 Mightinesses
                 the
                 Lords
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 
                   United
                   Provinces
                
                 ,
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 of
                 His
                 said
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Mediation
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 General
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 Monsieur
                 
                   Charles
                   Gustavus
                
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Frisendorf
                 ,
                 Secretary
                 to
                 the
                 Embassie
                 of
                 Sweden
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 SAXONY
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 the
                 Baron
                 
                   de
                   Bosen
                
                 ,
                 Treasurer
                 for
                 the
                 Empire
                 for
                 Upper
                 and
                 
                   Lower
                   Saxony
                
                 ,
                 Commissary-General
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 Privy-Counsellor
                 ,
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 
                   St.
                   John
                
                 ,
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 of
                 His
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 Monsieur
                 Kirchner
                 Secretary
                 of
                 the
                 Embassie
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 
                   STATES
                   GENERAL
                
                 of
                 the
                 UNITED
                 PROVINCES
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 
                   James
                   Borcel
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Duynbeeck
                   ,
                   Westhoven
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Meresteen
                 ,
                 Senator
                 ,
                 and
                 Burgomaster
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Amsterdam
                 ,
                 and
                 Counsellor
                 deputed
                 from
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 behalf
                 of
                 Their
                 High
                 and
                 
                 Mightinesses
                 the
                 Lords
                 
                   States
                   General
                
                 .
                 He
                 died
                 before
                 the
                 Signing
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 
                   Anthony
                   Heinsius
                
                 ,
                 Counsellor
                 Pensionary
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Holland
                 and
                 West-friezland
                 ,
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 ,
                 Superintendent
                 of
                 the
                 Fiefs
                 ,
                 and
                 Director
                 of
                 the
                 East-India
                 Company
                 ,
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 behalf
                 of
                 their
                 High
                 and
                 Mightinesses
                 the
                 Lords
                 
                   States
                   General
                
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 
                   Everhard
                   de
                   Weede
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 
                   de
                   Weede
                   ,
                   Dijckvelt
                   ,
                   Rateles
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Oudewater
                 ,
                 Dean
                 and
                 Rector
                 of
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Chapter
                 of
                 St.
                 Maries
                 at
                 Utrecht
                 ,
                 Dijckgrave
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 Rhine
                 in
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Utrecht
                 ,
                 President
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Province
                 ,
                 Deputy
                 of
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Utrecht
                 ,
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 behalf
                 of
                 Their
                 High
                 and
                 Mightinesses
                 the
                 Lords
                 
                   States
                   General
                
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Haaren
                   ,
                   Grietman
                
                 of
                 Bielt
                 ,
                 Deputy
                 on
                 the
                 Part
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 in
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Friseland
                 ,
                 and
                 Curator
                 of
                 the
                 University
                 of
                 Franeker
                 ,
                 Deputy
                 of
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Friseland
                 ,
                 and
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 behalf
                 of
                 Their
                 High
                 and
                 Mightinesses
                 the
                 Lords
                 
                   States
                   General
                
                 .
              
               
                 Monsieur
                 
                   Hamel
                   Bruninx
                
                 ,
                 Secretary
                 of
                 the
                 Embassie
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 TRIERS
                 ,
                 or
                 TREVES
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Monsieur
                 the
                 Baron
                 Leyen
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Saffig
                   ,
                   Efferen
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Wesseling
                 ,
                 Intimate
                 Counsellor
                 ,
                 Grand
                 Marshal
                 and
                 Bailiff
                 of
                 
                   Munster
                   ,
                   Cobern
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Alcken
                 ,
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassador
                 and
                 Plenipotentiary
                 to
                 His
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 of
                 Triers
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               THE
               NAMES
               OF
               THE
               Ministers
               ,
               Plenipotentiaries
               ,
               Deputies
               ,
               and
               Envoys
               ,
               of
               the
               Empire
               .
            
             
               
                 AUSBOURG
                 .
                 (
                 The
                 Imperial
                 City
                 of
                 )
              
               MOnsieur
               
                 John
                 Christopher
                 de
                 Dierheim
              
               Councellor
               and
               Plenipotentiary
               of
               the
               Imperial
               City
               of
               Ausbourg
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 AUSTRIA
                 .
              
               
                 Francis
                 Rudolph
              
               Baron
               of
               Helden
               ,
               Lord
               of
               Trasberg
               ,
               &c.
               Regent
               Councellor
               of
               the
               Provinces
               of
               the
               Upper
               Austria
               for
               his
               Imperial
               Majesty
               ,
               and
               his
               Plenipotentiary
               for
               the
               House
               of
               Austria
               ,
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 BADEN
                 BADEN
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               
                 Charles
                 Ferdinand
              
               Baron
               
                 de
                 Phittersdorf
              
               ,
               Lord
               of
               Walesteeg
               and
               Neuhaz
               ,
               Privy
               Councellor
               to
               his
               Serene
               Highness
               the
               Margrave
               Lewis
               of
               Baden
               and
               Hochberg
               ,
               and
               his
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 BREMEN
                 and
                 DEUX-PONTS
                 .
              
               Mons
               .
               ....
               Snoilsky
               Councellor
               to
               his
               Majesty
               the
               King
               of
               Sweden
               ,
               and
               his
               Envoy
               Extraordinary
               at
               the
               Imperial
               Diet
               of
               Ratisbon
               ,
               Plenipotentiary
               on
               
               the
               part
               of
               the
               Dutchies
               of
               Bremen
               and
               Deux-ponts
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 BRUNSWICK
                 LUNENBOURG
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               Huneken
               Councellor
               and
               Resident
               for
               his
               Electoral
               Highness
               of
               
                 Brunswick
                 Lunenbourg
              
               ,
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Congress
               of
               the
               High
               Allies
               .
            
             
               
                 BRUNSWICK
                 WOLFENBUTTEL
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               the
               Baron
               
                 Frederick
                 de
                 Steinberg
              
               ,
               intimate
               Councellor
               and
               Marshal
               of
               the
               Court
               ,
               Plenipotentiary
               to
               his
               Most
               Serene
               .
               Highness
               the
               Duke
               of
               
                 Brunswick
                 Wolfenbuttel
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Brunswick
                 ,
                 Lunenbourg
                 ,
                 Zell
                 and
                 Wolfenbuttel
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               Seigel
               Councellor
               and
               Resident
               of
               their
               Most
               Serene
               Highnesses
               the
               Dukes
               of
               
                 Brunswick
                 ,
                 Lunenbourg
                 ,
                 Zell
                 and
                 Wolfenbuttel
                 ,
              
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Congress
               of
               the
               Mighty
               Allies
               .
            
             
               
                 COLOGNE
                 .
                 (
                 The
                 Imperial
                 City
                 of
                 )
              
               Monsieur
               
                 Harman
                 Joseph
                 Bullenger
              
               ,
               Syndic
               of
               the
               Imperial
               City
               of
               Cologne
               ,
               and
               its
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 DENMARK
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Dutchy
                 of
                 Holstein
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               
                 Detlef
                 Nicholas
                 de
                 Lawencron
              
               ,
               Councellor
               to
               his
               Majesty
               of
               Denmark
               and
               Norway
               ,
               his
               Envoy
               for
               the
               General
               Diet
               of
               the
               Empire
               ,
               and
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 EGMONT
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               
                 Michael
                 de
                 Ghillet
              
               Esquire
               ,
               Lord
               
                 de
                 Feppen
              
               ,
               Councellor
               and
               Intendant
               of
               the
               Houses
               ,
               
               Demesus
               ,
               and
               Affairs
               of
               the
               Count
               
                 d'
                 Egmont
              
               ,
               Envoy
               Extraordinary
               and
               Plenipotentiary
               of
               that
               Prince
               ,
               at
               the
               Treaty
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 EMPEROR
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               the
               Count
               
                 d'
                 Aversberg
              
               ,
               Chamberlain
               to
               His
               Imperial
               Majesty
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Imperial
               Aulique
               Council
               ,
               and
               His
               Envoy
               Extraordinary
               with
               His
               Majesty
               the
               King
               of
               
                 Great
                 Britain
              
               .
            
             
               
                 FRANCONIA
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               the
               Baron
               
                 Wolfganck
                 Philip
                 de
                 Schrottenberg
              
               ,
               Minister
               and
               Intimate
               Counsellor
               of
               the
               Episcopal
               Court
               of
               Bamberg
               ,
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Peace
               ,
               on
               the
               part
               of
               the
               Circle
               of
               Franconia
               .
            
             
               Monsieur
               Erdman
               Baron
               of
               Stein
               ,
               Knight
               of
               the
               Teutonic
               Order
               ,
               Burggrave
               of
               Noremberg
               ,
               Hereditary
               Gentleman
               of
               the
               Horse
               to
               the
               Court
               of
               His
               Highness
               of
               
                 Brandenbourg
                 Bareith
              
               ,
               and
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 FRANCFORT
                 .
                 (
                 The
                 Imperial
                 City
                 of
                 )
              
               Monsieur
               
                 John
                 James
                 Muller
              
               ,
               Plenipotentiary
               of
               the
               Imperial
               City
               of
               Francfort
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               Monsieur
               
                 John
                 Melchior
                 Lucius
              
               ,
               Doctor
               in
               Law
               ,
               Syndic
               ,
               and
               Plenipotentiary
               of
               the
               Imperial
               City
               of
               Francfort
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 HAMBOURG
                 .
                 (
                 The
                 Imperial
                 City
                 of
                 )
              
               Monsieur
               
                 de
                 Bostel
              
               ,
               Counsellor
               and
               Syndic
               of
               the
               City
               of
               Hambourg
               ,
               and
               its
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
             
               
                 HANAU
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               
                 F.
                 C.
                 de
                 Ecclesheim
              
               ,
               Counsellor
               to
               the
               Prince
               of
               Hanau
               ,
               and
               His
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Treaty
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 HESSE-CASSEL
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               the
               Baron
               
                 de
                 Goretz
              
               ,
               Lord
               of
               Schiltz
               ,
               Burggrave
               of
               Friedberg
               ,
               Minister
               and
               Counsellor
               of
               State
               and
               of
               War
               to
               His
               Imperial
               Majesty
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               King
               of
               
                 Great
                 Britain
              
               ,
               President
               of
               the
               Privy-Chamber
               to
               His
               Serene
               Highness
               the
               Landtgrave
               of
               Hesse-Cassel
               ,
               and
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 HILDESHEIM
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               
                 Charles
                 Paul
                 de
                 Zimmermans
              
               ,
               Counsellor
               of
               State
               ,
               Chancellor
               in
               the
               Consistory
               ,
               and
               President
               of
               His
               most
               Reverend
               Highness
               the
               Bishop
               of
               Hildesheim
               ,
               and
               Plenipotentiary
               Deputy
               of
               the
               Empire
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peacee
            
             
               
                 LIEGE
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               Norf
               ,
               Counsellor
               to
               His
               Electoral
               Highness
               of
               Cologne
               Prince
               of
               Liege
               ,
               His
               Resident
               Ordinary
               with
               the
               
                 States
                 General
              
               ,
               and
               Envoy
               Extraordinary
               and
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 LORRAIN
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               
                 Claudius
                 Francis
                 Canon
              
               ,
               Baron
               ,
               Counsellor
               and
               Secretary
               of
               State
               ,
               and
               President
               of
               the
               Sovereign
               Court
               of
               Lorrain
               and
               Barre
               ,
               Plenipotentiary
               of
               His
               Most
               Serene
               Highness
               the
               Duke
               of
               Lorrain
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
             
               Monsieur
               
                 Joseph
                 le
                 Begue
              
               ,
               Baron
               of
               Thelod
               and
               Germiny
               ,
               Lord
               of
               Olchey
               and
               Chantreyne
               ,
               Counsellor
               ,
               and
               Secretary
               of
               State
               ,
               and
               Plenipotentiary-Minister
               of
               the
               Queen
               Dowager
               of
               Poland
               ,
               Dutchess
               of
               Lorrain
               and
               Barr
               ,
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 LUBECK
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               
                 George
                 Radau
              
               ,
               Provost
               of
               the
               Cathedral
               ,
               and
               Syndic
               of
               the
               City
               of
               Lubeck
               ,
               and
               its
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 MENTZ
                 ,
                 or
                 MAYENCE
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               
                 Ignatius
                 Anthony
                 Otten
              
               ,
               of
               the
               Aulique
               Council
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Regency
               of
               His
               Electoral
               Highness
               of
               Mentz
               and
               of
               Bamberg
               ,
               and
               His
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               Monsieur
               
                 George
                 William
                 Moll
              
               ,
               of
               the
               Aulique
               and
               Regency
               Council
               of
               his
               Electoral
               Highness
               of
               Mentz
               and
               Bamberg
               ,
               and
               his
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 MUNSTER
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               the
               Baron
               
                 de
                 Plettenbourg
                 de
                 Lenhausen
              
               ,
               Intimate
               Counsellor
               ,
               Dean
               ,
               Canon
               ,
               and
               Capitulary
               of
               the
               Cathedrals
               of
               
                 Paderborn
                 ,
                 Munster
              
               ,
               and
               Hildesheim
               ,
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 NEMOURS
                 .
                 (
                 Dutchess
                 of
                 )
              
               Monsieur
               Bourret
               ,
               Counsellor
               and
               Treasurer
               to
               Her
               Most
               Serene
               Highness
               Madam
               the
               Dutchess
               of
               Nemours
               ,
               Sovereign
               Princess
               of
               Neufchatel
               and
               Valengin
               in
               Suitzerland
               ,
               Envoy
               Extraordinary
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
             
               
                 ORLEANS
                 .
                 (
                 Duke
                 of
                 )
              
               Monsieur
               the
               Abbot
               Thejeu
               ,
               Counsellor
               in
               Ordinary
               to
               His
               Royal
               Highness
               the
               Duke
               of
               Orleans
               ,
               and
               His
               Envoy
               Extraordinary
               and
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 PALATINE
                 NEUBOURG
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               
                 John
                 Henry
                 Hetterman
              
               ,
               Counsellor
               of
               State
               to
               His
               Electoral
               Highness
               Palatine
               ,
               and
               Plenipotentiary
               for
               Neubourg
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 PORTUGAL
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               Pacieco
               ,
               Envoy
               Extraordinary
               with
               the
               Lords
               
                 States
                 General
              
               ,
               on
               the
               Part
               of
               His
               Majesty
               the
               King
               of
               Portugal
               .
            
             
               
                 RHINE
                 .
                 (
                 The
                 Upper
                 .
                 )
              
               Monsieur
               
                 de
                 Savigny
              
               ,
               Counsellor
               to
               His
               Excellency
               the
               Lord
               Count
               of
               
                 Nassau
                 Weilbourg
              
               ,
               and
               Envoy
               from
               the
               Circle
               of
               the
               
                 Upper
                 Rhine
              
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 SALM.
                 
              
               Monsieur
               
                 d'
                 Uffling
              
               ,
               Privy-Counsellor
               to
               His
               Most
               Reverend
               Highness
               the
               Lord
               Prince
               and
               Abbot
               
                 de
                 Fulda
              
               ,
               Privy-Counsellor
               and
               Envoy
               of
               His
               Most
               Serene
               Highness
               the
               Prince
               of
               Salm
               ,
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 SAVOY
                 .
              
               Mons
               .
               Philibert
               Count
               
                 de
                 la
                 Tour
              
               ,
               Baron
               of
               Bourdeaux
               ,
               Counsellor
               of
               State
               to
               His
               Royal
               Highness
               of
               Savoy
               ,
               President
               of
               His
               Finances
               ,
               Superintendent
               
               of
               His
               Houshold
               ,
               and
               His
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Congress
               for
               the
               General
               Peace
               .
            
             
               Monsieur
               
                 Peter
                 Francis
                 de
                 Frichignono
              
               ,
               Count
               
                 de
                 Castellengo
              
               ,
               Counsellor
               of
               State
               to
               His
               Royal
               Highness
               of
               Savoy
               ,
               His
               Attorney-General
               in
               Piedmont
               ,
               and
               His
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Congress
               for
               a
               General
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 De
                 SAXE-COBOURG
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               the
               Baron
               
                 de
                 Hagen
              
               ,
               President
               of
               the
               Cabinet-Council
               of
               His
               Most
               Serene
               Highness
               of
               Saxe-Cobourg
               ,
               Privy-Counsellor
               ,
               and
               Commissary-General
               of
               War
               to
               all
               the
               Serene
               Families
               of
               
                 Saxe
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 SAXE-GOTHA
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               
                 d'
                 Aveman
              
               ,
               Intimate
               Counsellor
               of
               State
               and
               War
               to
               His
               Most
               Serene
               Highness
               the
               Duke
               of
               Saxe-Gotha
               ,
               and
               Plenipotentiary
               to
               the
               Most
               Serene
               Family
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 STRASBOURG
                 .
                 (
                 Bishop
                 of
                 )
              
               Monsieur
               
                 Herman
                 de
                 Halveren
              
               ,
               Intimate
               Counsellor
               and
               Vice-Chancellor
               to
               His
               Most
               Eminent
               Highness
               the
               Cardinal
               Landtgrave
               of
               Furstemburg
               ,
               Bishop
               and
               Prince
               of
               Strasbourg
               ,
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 SUABIA
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               
                 Frederick
                 de
                 Durheimb
              
               ,
               Minister
               of
               State
               and
               Chancellor
               to
               His
               Most
               Reverend
               Highness
               the
               Lord
               Bishop
               of
               Constans
               ,
               Plenipotentiary-Minister
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               Monsieur
               
                 de
                 Kulpis
              
               ,
               Nobleman
               of
               the
               Empire
               ,
               Minister
               of
               State
               ,
               Director
               of
               the
               Ecclesiastical
               
               Council
               ,
               His
               Most
               Serene
               Highness
               the
               Duke
               of
               Wirtemberg's
               Minister-Plenipotentiary
               of
               the
               Circle
               of
               Suabia
               ,
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 SUABIA
                 .
                 (
                 The
                 Prelates
                 and
                 Deputies
                 of
                 )
              
               Monsieur
               
                 Anthony
                 Eusebius
              
               ,
               Baron
               of
               
                 Halden
                 ,
                 Neidberg
              
               ,
               and
               Autenriedt
               ,
               Plenipotentiary
               of
               the
               Prelates
               of
               Suabia
               .
            
             
               
                 TREMOILLE
                 .
                 (
                 Prince
                 of
                 )
              
               Monsieur
               
                 John
                 Gabriel
                 de
                 Sanguiniere
              
               ,
               Lord
               of
               Charansac
               ,
               His
               Majesty's
               Counsellor
               in
               the
               Chatelet
               of
               Paris
               ,
               and
               Proctor-General
               ,
               and
               Plenipotentiary
               to
               His
               Serene
               Highness
               the
               Prince
               of
               Tremoille
               ,
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 TREVES
                 ,
                 or
                 TRIERS
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               
                 John
                 Henry
                 Keyservelt
              
               ,
               Counsellor
               and
               Resident
               at
               the
               Hague
               ,
               Plenipotentiary
               to
               His
               Most
               Serene
               Highness
               the
               Elector
               of
               Triers
               ,
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 TEUTONIC
                 ORDER
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               
                 Charles
                 de
                 Loe
              
               ,
               Baron
               
                 de
                 Wissen
              
               ,
               Knight
               of
               the
               said
               Order
               ,
               Commander
               of
               Pitzenbourg
               at
               Mechlen
               ,
               or
               Malines
               ,
               Intimate
               Counsellor
               ,
               Principal
               Envoy
               Extraordinary
               of
               His
               Most
               Serene
               Highness
               the
               Prince
               Palatine
               ,
               Grand
               Master
               of
               the
               
                 Teutonic
                 Order
              
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               Monsieur
               
                 Victor
                 de
                 Beughem
              
               ,
               Counsellor
               to
               His
               Most
               Serene
               Highness
               the
               Prince
               Palatine
               ,
               Grand
               Master
               of
               the
               
                 Teutonic
                 Order
              
               ,
               His
               Ordinary
               Resident
               with
               the
               
                 States
                 General
              
               .
            
             
             
               
                 WETTERAVIA
                 .
                 (
                 Deputies
                 of
                 the
                 Counts
                 of
                 )
              
               Monsieur
               
                 Charles
                 Ottom
              
               ,
               Count
               of
               Solms
               ,
               Plenipotentiary
               of
               the
               Counts
               of
               Wetteravia
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 WIRTEMBERG
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               
                 Anthony
                 Gunther
                 de
                 Hespen
              
               ,
               Counsellor
               in
               the
               Supreme
               Council
               of
               Wirtemberg
               ,
               and
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 WIRTZBOURG
                 .
              
               Monsieur
               
                 John
                 Conrade
                 Philip
                 Ignatius
              
               ,
               Baron
               
                 de
                 Taston
              
               ,
               Grand
               Marshal
               to
               His
               Royal
               Highness
               the
               Bishop
               of
               Wirtzbourg
               ,
               and
               His
               Extraordinary
               Envoy
               and
               Plenipotentiary
               at
               the
               Treaties
               of
               Peace
               .
            
             
               FINIS
               .
            
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A27483-e7220
           
             *
             This
             answers
             to
             that
             which
             in
             the
             Common
             Law
             is
             called
             Paraphanalia
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             
               Civil
               Paraphernalia
            
             .
          
           
             *
             Is
             the
             XLVI
             .
          
           
             †
             Is
             the
             L.
             
          
           
             ‖
             Is
             the
             LI.
             
          
           
             *
             It
             is
             the
             XLVI
             .