A PROJECT OF PEACE, Delivered by the Ambassadors, Plenipotentiaries of France, to the Baron Lelienroot, Ambassador, Plenipotentiary and Mediator of Sweden; at the Hague, July 20. N. S. 1697. Done out of the French Copy. LONDON, Printed for Isaac Cleave, at Sergeants-Inn in Chancery-lane, and sold by R. Baldwin in Warwick-lan●. 1697. A PROJECT OF PEACE, Delivered by the Ambassadors, Plenipotentiaries of France, to the Baron of Lelienroot, Ambassador, Plenipotentiary and Mediator of Sweden, at the Hague, July 20. N. S. 1697. BE it known to all present and to come, that during the course of this War, the most bloody that Europe has been afflicted with a long time since, the Divine Providence has been pleased to prepare to Christendom the end of its Miseries, in preserving an earnest desire of Peace in the Hearts of the most high, most excellent, and most powerful Prince, Leopold Emperor elect of the Romans, always Augustus, K●ng of Germany and Hungary; of the mo●●●igh, most excellent, and most powerful Prince, Lewis XIV. by the Grace of God, Most Christian King of France and Navarre; of the most high, most excellent, and most powerful Prince, Charles II. by the Grace of God, catholic King of Spain; and of the Lords States-General; who equally wishing to concur, bona fide, and as much as in them lies, to the restoring of the public tranquillity, and having no other aim than to make it solid and perpetual, by the Equity and Justice of the Conditions of the Treaty to be concluded, their said Majesties, and the said States-General, have unanimously accepted the Mediation of the most high, most excellent, and most powerful Prince, Charles XI King of Sweden, Goths and Vandals, &c. of glorious Memory; but his untimely death having dis●●●ointed the hopes Europe had justly conceived fr●m ●ds Advices and good Offices, their said Ma●●●●●es and States-General, persisting in this re●●●●ion, to stop, as soon as possible, the effusi●● of Christian Blood, have thought that they could not choose a Mediator more acceptable to all the Parties concerned in this War, than in continuing to own, in the same Quality of Mediator, the most high, most excellent, and most powerful Prince, Charles XII. his Son and Successor, who has already taken care to further Pe●ce, between his Imperial Majesty and the Allies on one part, and his Most Christian Majesty on the other, in the Conferences which are actually holding in the Castle of Reswick, in the Province of Holland, between the Ambassadors and Plenipotentiaries name on both sides, viz. From the Emperor, the Lords Count Caunitz, &c. Count Straetman, &c. and Baron Zeiler, &c. From the Most Christian King, the Lords of Harlay, &c. Count Crecy, &c. and de Callieres. From his catholic Majesty, Don Bernardo de Quiros, &c. Count Tirimont, &c. And from the States General, the Lords Boreel, &c. Dickvelt, &c. and Van Haren, &c. Who having implored the assistance of the most High, and respectively communicated their full Powers, whereof the Copies are verbatim annexed to the end of the Treaty, and which have been interchanged by the intervention of the Baron de Lelienroot, Ambassador Extraordinary, and Plenipotentiary of Sweden, who performs the formalities of Mediator with all the prudence, capacity and equity, requisite for restoring a General tranquillity in Europe, they have agreed, to the Glory of the Name of God, upon the conditions of Peace, and reciprocal Amity, as follows. I. That there shall be a Christian, Universal and Perpetual Peace, and a true and sincere Friendship between his Imperial Majesty and their Allies on one part, and his most Christian Majesty on the other: their Heirs and Successors, their Kingdoms and Dominions, and chiefly between the Electors, Princes, and States of the Empire, included in this Peace, their Heirs and Successors. This Peace and Amity shall be entertain d and cultivated sincerely and bona fide, insomuch that each Party shall procure the Honour, Advantage, and Profit of the other. There will be respectively on both side●, a perpetual Oblivion and Indemnity of all Acts of Hostility committed since the beginning of the War, in what place or manner soever it be, for which no enquiry shall be made, by way of Justice or Fact in the Empire, and in the Kingdoms and Dominions of the most Christian King, of the catholic King, of the States, and of their Allies, notwithstanding all Conventions heretofore stipulated; but all Injuries, Violences, Hostilities, Damages and Charges, without any distinction, either in relation to the things themselves, or persons, which have been committed on either side, either by Words, Writings, or Fact, shall be absolutely abolish d, insomuch that all Pretensions on both sides upon that account, shall be buried under an eternal oblivion. II. As the Treaties of Munster and Nimeguen are to be the Basis and foundation of this, and in the manner as they have been linked together, in that of Nimeguen, insomuch that it may be said, that this last contains both the said Treaties, the said Treaty of Nimeguen shall be here renewed as if it were inserted verbatim, and all the points thereof executed, unless there be any express derogations from the same. III. So that there shall be a full oblivion of all that has been transacted since the present War, and all things shall be restored on both sides, as they were settled by the said Treaty. IV. In order thereto, as several Re-unions to the Crown of France, of some Territories situated in the Empire have been made by the Chamber of Metz and Bezancon, and by the sovereign Council of Brissac since the Treaty of Nimeguen, of which Territories his Majesty has possessed himself: His most Christian Majesty consents, that the said Re-unions be made voided, notwithstanding the Arrests of the said Chambers or Council, and that all things be restored as they were before the said Re-unions, and as they were left by the said Treaty of Nimeguen. V. His most Christian Majesty promises to withdraw his Forces from all the places and Territories, they have possessed themselves of in the Empire since this War. VI. And whereas the City of Strasburgh, VI. Tho' the City of Strasburgh was delivered to the Most Christian King by a particular and voluntary Convention, and that the same has been fortified by the Arms of his Most Christian Majesty, yet as the possession of the same has been after the Treaty of Nimeguen, which his Majesty is willing to restore in all its points, his said Majesty consents to withdraw his Forces from the said City, provided that he shall cause the Fortifications to be demolished; that is to say, those Fortications that have been added by his Orders to the said Town, Citadel, Fort of Kell, and other Forts in the iceland of it, Rhine, and of the Pile, insomuch that the Fortifications of the said place shall be left as they were when it came into the possession of his Majesty, and the same City restored to all its Rights and Privileges as it did enjoy before, as an Imperial City. And whereas the demolishing of such Fortifications requires no less than eight or ten Months, his Majesty promises to complete the said demolishing with all possible speed, and consents that his Imperial Majesty appoints a Commissioner to be witness thereof. His said Majesty shall keep in the said City, Citadel and Forts of Strasburgh, a sufficient number of Forces to demolish the said Fortifications. by a particular and separate Convention and Agreement, surrendered itself to the Most Christian King in the year 1681, and that the same was yielded to the Crown of France till the expiration of the Truce concluded in 1684. the Emperor, and the Most Christian King, for the common conveniency of their Frontiers, have agreed on this point as follows The Emperor, for him, his Successors, and the Empire, shall renounce, for ever, all pretensions of sovereignty on the said Town of Strasburgh, and shall likewise for him, his Successor, and the Empire, yield unto the King and Crown of France, the said Town of Strasburgh, with all its Dependencies to be enjoyed by the said King and Crown, with a full Right of Property and sovereignty, without any molestation or disturbance, upon any pretence whatsoever. In lieu and exchange of the said City of Strasburgh, &c. his Most Christian Majesty will yield unto his Imperial Majesty the City and Castle of Friburg, in the condition they are now, with the Villages of Zhen, Metz, Ausen, and Kirckzart, with all those Rights of sovereignty that were yielded unto France by his Imperial Majesty, by the 8th Article of the Treaty of Nimeguen. Furthermore, his Majesty is also pleased to yield unto the Emperor the Town of Briss●●, si●… uated on the other side of the Rhine, in the condition it is now, with all its dependencies, excepting those few Villages of the Brisgow, which are on this side of the Rhine; and that the said River may divide that place from the Territo●… ies belonging to his Majesty, it is he●eby stipu●… ated, that the new Town of Brissac, and the ●… ort of the iceland, as also the new Bridge, shall ●… e demolished to be never restored again, but ●… hat the Fort called the Mortar, on this side the ●… hine, shall remain in the hands of his Most Christian Majesty. His Majesty promises likewise to cause the ●… ortifications of Hunninghen, on the other side of ●… e Rhine, the Horn of the iceland, and the Bridge, ●… o be demolished. His Majesty agrees also to restore to the Em●… eror and the Empire, the Fort of Kell, situated ●… t the end of the Bridge of Strasburgh, and to ●… ause those of the Pile, and the iceland, to be ●… emolished, reserving to himself the said Town ●… f Strasburgh, and the Redoubt on this side the ●… hine. The Horn of the Marquisate of Fort Louis on ●… e Rhine, and all other works that are on the ●… her side of that River shall be demolished; as so that part of the Bridge whereby there may be a communication between that Horn and the German side of the Rhine. The Most Christian King does likewise oblige himself to restore to the Emperor, the Town of Phillipsburg, of which he has possessed himself during this War, but that the Frontiers of France and of the Empire, may be divided by the Rhine, the Bridge of Phillipsburg and the Fort at the end of it shall be razed. Whereas the Treaty of Nimeguen has settled the Conditions upon which the duchy of lorraine was to be restored to the Duke of that Name, and that his Son, the present Duke, being supported with the recommendation of his Imperial Majesty, has desired his Most Christian Majesty to grant him new and more favourable Conditions. His Majesty, in consideration of the recommendation of the Emperor, and by a motive of the Kindness and Affection he has for the Duke of lorraine, is pleased to wave the Conditions stipulated by the Treaty of Nimeguen, and to restore the Duke of lorraine into the possession of his Dominions, as they were possessed by his Grand uncle in the year 1670, that is to say in the following manner. His Majesty will restore unto him the old and new Town of Nancy, provided that the new Fortifications of the New, be entirely demolished, never to be fortified again; that the Bastions and Curtins of the Old Town shall remain in the condition they are now, but that the Out-works and Half-moons shall be razed; that the Gates of the New Town shall remain as they are, and that it shall be free for the Duke of lorraine to harass the said New Town with a single Wall without any Terrass; that the Highways granted by the said Treaty, the sovereignty whereof belonged to his Most Christian Majesty, for the passage of his Forces from St. Disier to Nancy, from Nancy into Alsace, from Nancy to Vezon, and from Nancy to Metz, shall now be restored to the Duke of lorraine, his Majesty renouncing all the Rights of sovereignty acquired unto him by the said Treaty of Nimeguen, provided that the said Duke shall be obliged to grant a free passage to the Forces of his Majesty, whenever it shall be required, upon paying what shall be agreed by the Commissioners of his Majesty, and those of the said Duke. His Majesty promises likewise to withdraw his Troops from the places of Bitch and Hombou g, after having razed the Fortifications of the same, which it shall not be free to fortify again, his Majesty reserving only the Fortress of Saar Louis, which he has fortified, to be possessed by him with all Rights of sovereignty, together with the Country half a League round about the same, which shall be settled by the Commissioners appointed by the King and the Duke of lorraine His Majesty does also confirm by this present Treaty, the 16th Article of the Treaty of Nimeguen, concerning the recompense to be given to the Duke of lorraine, for the Town and Provostship of Longuy, as if the said Article was inserted verbatim in these presents, and it is therefore stipulated that the said Article shall be fully performed. The 20, 21, and 22 Articles, touching the Ecclesiastical benefice, the Sentences and Arrests given by the Judges and Officers appointed by the King; as also the Restitution of the Archives and Charters of the Chamber of accounts of Nancy and bar shall be confirmed as they are in the said Treaty of Nimeguen. VII. And because his most Christian Majesty has been obliged to seize the Town of triers, his said Majesty promises to restore it to the Elector of that Name, immediately after the Ratification of this present Treaty. VIII. And whereas the most Christian King thought it necessary to fortify the Town of Montroyal, and the Castle of Traarbach, he obliges himself to demolish the said Place of Montroyal, and the New Fortificatione made to the Castle of Traarbach, leaving it as it was before, and the said Places of Montr●yal and Traarbach shall be restored unto these to whom they belonged before they came into the King's hands. The same thing shall be done in relation to the places of Kirn and Eberenburg. IX. As by the fourth Article of the Treaty of Nimeguen, his Majesty was obliged to restore Phillipsburg to the Emperor, with a renunciation of all the Rights and Pretensions he had on that place, his said Majesty to revive and confirm the said Treaty, promises to restore the said Town of Phillipsburg, with all its Fortifications, as it is now, except the Bridge, which was built since this War, which shall be demolished. X. The said Treaty of Nimeguen having settled the Conditions upon which the Most Christian King was obliged to restore the Duke of lorraine into the possession of his State, his Majesty to corroborated the said Treaty, does hereby confirm the 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 Articles of the said Treaty, which shall be as fully executed as if they were verbatim inserted in these presents. XI. His Most Christian Majesty having fortified the place of Saar Louis, shall keep the said place as it is now, with the Country half a League about it, the limits of which extent shall be settled by Commissioners appointed by the King and the Duke of lorraine. The said Duke shall yield unto his Majesty the said Town and Country abou●… it, to be enjoyed by his Majesty with a full Righ●… of sovereignty and Property; and in lieu of it, his Majesty promises to give such a recompense to the said Duke, that he shall be satisfied with it, and the Place or Territories that shall be given in exchange for the said Place of Saar Louis, which shall be agreed by Commissioners appointed on both sides, shall be enjoyed by the said Duke with a full Right of sovereignty and Property. XII. The Provisions, Ammunition and Ordnance, that shall be found in the places aforesaid, which are to be restored to the Emperor, or demolished, shall remain to his Most Christian Majesty. XIII. The Elector Palatine shall be restored to the possession of the Palatinate, as his Predecessors have enjoyed it since the Peace of Westphalia; and the duchess of Orleans, hir Majesty's Sister-in-law, shall be put into the possession of all the Rights, Territories and Effects belonging to her, as Heiress of the late Electors Palatine, her Father and Brother. XIV. The Treaty concluded between his Majesty and the Duke of Savoy in the year 1696, shall be comprehended in this present Treaty of Peace, ●… s if it were verbatim inserted therein. XV. The Cardinal of Furstemberg shall be restored ●… unto the full possession of his Estate, Rights, privileges, Dignities and Prerogatives of a Prince and Member of the Empire, by reason of his bishopric of Strasburgh, and the Abbey ●nd Principality of Staveloo; and there shall be 〈…〉 general oblivion of all things decreed against ●… is Person and Servants, and neither he nor they ●… hall be directly or indirectly called to an account ●… or the succession of the late Elector of Cologn, ●… or upon any other pretence whatsoever. XVI. The Canons o● Prebends of the Chapter of Cologn, who have been deprived of that Dignity ●… or adhering to the said Cardinal of Furstemberg, ●… hall be likewise comprehended in the aforesaid Indemnity, and restored unto the possession of ●… heir Estate and Dignity, without any molesta●… ion whatsoever. XVII. And whereas the Peace of Nimeguen is to be the basis and foundation of this present Treaty, and that therefore his Majesty is willing to observe and confirm the said Treaty in all its points, and to all intents and purposes, in relation to the King of Spain, his Majesty consents that all things be restored as they were settled by the said Treaty of Nimeguen; renouncing hereby to the advantages acquired unto him by his Arms since this War: His Majesty therefore agrees to restore unto his catholic Majesty the Town of Mons, as it is now, with all its dependencies, such as they were before it was conquered by his Majesty; the Town of Charleroy, as it is now, with all its dependencies; as also the Town of Courtray, upon the same condition. And to give a fuller proof of the sincerity of the intentions of his Majesty, for the entire restitution of the Treaty of Nimeguen, his said Majesty is willing to restore unto the King of Spain the Town of Aeth, notwithstanding the same was taken by his Forces since the opening of the Conferences for the Peace. XVIII. His Majesty does likewise promise to restore unto Spain the Towns of Rose, Gironne, and Belvar in Catalonia, in the same condition they were in when taken by his Majesties Forces. XIX. Notwithstanding the Treaty of Nimeguen is the basis and foundation of this, XIX. The Most Christian King shall likewise restore unto his catholic Majesty the Town of Luxemburgh in the condition it is now, with the Duchy of that Name, and the County of Chiny. and that accord●… ngly the Town and Duchy of Luxemburgh, and the County of Chiny, ought to be restored by virtue of the said Treaty to the catholic King, yet it has been agreed to derogate from the same by the present Article; ●… herefore his catholic Majesty yields, and makes over unto his most Christian Majesty, the Town and Duchy of Luxemburgh, County of Chiny, and generally all that has been heretofore included in the said Province of Lux●… mburgh, to be enjoyed by his Majesty with a ●… ull Right of sovereignty: And in exchange of ●… he said Town and Duchy of Luxemburgh, the most Christian King yields, and makes over unto ●… he catholic King, the Towns of 〈◇〉 with all the Rights of sovereignty acquired unto his said majesty by the Treaty of Nimeguen; of which his catholic Majesty shall enjoy with, &c. XX. Whereas since the Treaty of Peace concluded at Nimeguen, several Re-Unions of Villages, Towns, &c. situate in the Dominions of the King of Spain, have been made by Order of the Most Christian King, it is agreed by these presents, That all the Re-unions made since the said Treaty, shall be made voided and revoked; and that the said Villages, &c. shall be restored to his catholic Majesty, to enjoy the same as he did before the said Re-unions. XXI. And whereas by the 15th 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 unto his most Christian Majesty, and to the King of Spain in the Netherlands, as also to agree about all other difficulties that were like to arise upon account of the Villages situate in the Dominions yield●d unto the most Christian King; And whereas the Conferences of the said Commissioners were interrupted by the Wars that have happened since, it is now expressively agreed, that in execution of the 14th, 15th, and 16th Article of the Treaty of Nimeguen, Commissioners shall be appointed on both sides, two months after the publication of the present Treaty to settle all the difficulties contained in the said Articles. XXII. But in case the said Commissioners cannot agree about settling the said Limits and other Points, their said most Christian and catholic Majesties agree, by these presents, to refer it to the decision of the States General of the United Netherlands. XXIII. The Town and Castle of Dinant that have been taken by the Arms of his Majesty, before this present War, and remained in his possossion during the same, his Majesty agrees to restore it to the Bishop and Prince of Liege, upon condition that the new Fortifications shall be razed, and that the said Town and Castle shall be restored unto the said Bishop of Liege, as they were when taken by his Majesty. XXIV. All the Provisions, Ammunition and Artillery that shall be found in the places aforesaid which are to be restored to the King of Spain, or demolished, shall belong to his most Christian Majesty. XXV. It is agreed also, that the Duties laid upon the Countries in the possession of his Majesty, which are to be returned to the King of Spain by virtue of this Treaty, shall be levied and collected for the use of his most Christian Majesty, till the Places whereof those Countries are depending, are actually restored; and the Arrears that shall be due at the time of that Restitution, shall be paid bona fide to the Farmers of the said Duties. It is agreed also that the Proprietaries of the Forests that have been confiscated in the dependencies of the Places to be restored by this presen●… Treaty, shall be re-established into the possession of the same, and of all the Timber that shall be found upon the spot. It being also stipulated that after signing of t●is said Treaty, it shall not b●… lawful on neither side, to destroy the said Forrests nor fell any Trees. XXIV. All Papers, Letters and Documents, concerning the Countries, Lands and Lordships, whic●… are to be yielded or restored by this present Treaty of Peace, shall be bona fide delivered on bot●… sides three months after the exchanging of th●… Ratifications of this present Treaty, in wha●… place soever those Papers and Documents ma●… be found. XXVII. All the Subjects on both sides, either Ecclesiastical or Secular, shall be restored unto the possession of the Honours, Dignities, or benefice they were in possession of before this present War, as also of their Real and personal Estates, that have been confiscated upon account of this War; but they shall not be admitted to make any demands, or pretend any satisfaction or recompense for the Revenue of their said Estate during this present War. XXVIII. XXIX These two Articles, which are the 24th and 25th in the Treaty of Nimeguen, concerning the Ecclesiastical benefice being common to all Teachers shall be likewise observed; and therefore those upon whom any Ecclesiastical Dignity or other ●●●efice has been conferred since this present War, shall be confirmed in the possession of the same. XXX. The catholic King shall restore to the Duke of Parma the Fort and iceland of Ponza, which he has taken from the said Prince during this present War. XXXI. And whereas by this present Treaty, a good, firm, and inviolable Peace is established between his Most Christian Majesty and the catholic King, and the Lords States General of the United Netherlands, both by Sea and Land, through all their Kingdoms, Territories and Dominions; and that all acts of Hostility are to cease for the future, it is stipulated by this present Treaty, that all Prizes that shall be made on either side in the baltic Sea, and the Northern Ocean from Newfoundland to the English Channel, from and after four weeks since the publication of this Peace; and from the Channel to the scape of St. Vincent six weeks after the same; from the said scape into the Mediterranean, and to the Line, ten weeks after; and beyond the Line in all parts of the World, eight months after the said Peace is published, the said Prizes, taken after the space of time aforesaid, shall be allowed voided, and return to the true owners on either side, as also a full satisfaction for the damages and losses sustained thereby. XXXII. If any Place, Country or colony, have been possessed by the Arms of his Most Christian Majesty upon the cost of Africa, and of the East and West Indies, or if the States General have taken any Place, colony, or Country belonging to his most Christian Majesty, those Conquests shall be restored on both sides, in the same Condition they were in before this War. XXXIII. All Prisoners of War taken by the Troops of the Emperor and of his Allies, and by those of his most Christian Majesty, and are still detained, shall be released without any ransom, after the exchange of the Ratifications. XXXIV. And whereas their Majesties, and the Lords States General, do aclowledge the good Offices and Care the most serene King of Sweden has ●… mployed to procure the Peace and public tranquillity, it is mutually agreed, that his Swedish Majesty, his Kingdoms and States, be especially, and by Name, comprehended in this present Treaty, in the best form and manner that the ●… ame may be done. XXXV. All such who shall be name by common consent of the Parties, before, or within six months after the Ratifications of the Treaty are exchang●… d, shall be cemprehended in this present Treaty. XXXVI. Their said Majesties, and the Lords, State General consent, that his Swedish Majesty as Mediator, and all the Kings, Princes, and republics, give their Guarantee to their said Majestie●… and States General, for the execution of all and every particular Article contained in this presen●… Treaty. XXXVII. There's a Liberty left and reserved to ad●… some other Articles, in case of any omission, i●… relation to the general Affairs, or upon accoun●… of some private Pretensions to be settled in thi●… general Peace. Delivered to his Excellency the Mediator, July 20 1697. Signed DE HARLAY BONNEUIL.[ L. S.] DE CAILLIERES.[ L. S] VERJUS DE CRECY[ L. S.] Concordare vidi LILLIENROOT.