ARTICLES accorded for the Truce general in France.  
Faithfully translated out of the French Copy: Printed by Frederick Morel: Ordinary Printer to the King.  
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Printed by john Wolf for Andrew White, and are to be sold at the sign of the Gun, at the little North door of Paul's. 1593.   

ARTICLES ACCORDED FOR THE Truce General. Faithfully translated out of the French Copy: Printed by Frederick Morel: ordinary Printer to the King.  
THat there shallbe good and loyal Truce and ceasing from Arms general: by all the realm, country, lands and Signeuries of the same: and of the protection of the crown of France: for the time & space of three months to come: uz. in the Isle of France the day of the publication which shallbe made of it at S. Dennis: in the same day and from the day after these present articles shallbe stayed & signed: In the governements of champaign, Picardy, Normandy, Chartres, Orleans and Berry, Touraine Anjou and le Maine eight days after the date of the same: In the governments of Bretaigne, Poictou, Angomois, Xaincttoge, Lymosin, high and low march, Burbonois Awergne, Lyonnois and Bourgongne, 15. days after: in the governments of Guyenne Languedoc, Provence, & Dauphinne 20. days after the conclusion of the said present treaty and yet notwithstanding shall end every where at like day.  
TWO All persons Ecclesiastical, nobility, inhabitants of towns of the plain country & others, may during this present truce gather their fruits and revenues, and enjoy them in what part soever they are situate and being: and shall re-enter into their houses, and castles of the fields and those which with hold them shall be bound to restore them and leave them free from all hindrances: upon the charge nevertheless that they may not there make any fortification, during the said truce: and here are excepted the houses, and castles: where garrisones are employed in the estate of the war, which shall not be restored: nevertheless the Proprietares shall enjoy the fruits and revenues which belong to them: the whole not withstood the gifts and seysures which should have been made, the which may not impeach the effect of the present accord.  
III. It shallbe lawful to all persons, of what quality or condition soever they be, to stay freely in their own houses which they hold at this present with their families, except in the towns and strong places which are guarded in with those which are absent from them by occasion of the present troubles shall not be received to stay there without leave of the governor.  
FOUR The labourees may in all freedom do their labours and accustomed works without hindrance or molestation in what manner soever: upon pain of death to them which shall do the contrary.  
V The Carriage and convayence of all sort of victuals, and the commerce and traffic of all merchandices: except arms and munitions of war shallbe free as well by water as land in the towns of the one party and the other: in paying the peages and impositions as they rise at this time in the Tole house's which for the same effect are established and following Pancartes and tables hereupon before stayed: except in regard of Parts: which shallbe paid according the particular treaty of the same: the whole upon pain of confiscation in case of fraud: and without that those which shall find them shall be hindered to bring back the merchandise and horses which shall conduct them unto the Tolehouses where they shall have so offended: And where violence shallbe used against such, there justice shallbe excecuted as well of the confiscation as of the excess, by those which shall have commandment over the persons which shall have committed it: and yet nevertheless the said merchandises, horses, victuals nor those which shall conduct may not be stayed within the Balieve of Paris, although they have not accquitted the said Impositions. But upon the complaint and pursuit, right shall be done to whom it appertains.  
VI The said impositions or any other new erected during the said truce may not be augmented, nor any other Tolehouse erected but those which are already established.  
VII. Every man may freely travel through all the Realm without constraint of taking passport: And yet nevertheless no man may enter into Towns or strong places of the contrary part● without other arms then the footman with his sword & the horseman with his sword, Pistolle, or harquebus: and that not without sending before to advertise those which shall have commandment there: the which shall be enjoined to give permission of their entrance, if it be not that the quality & number of persons should give just cause of jealousy: of the scarcity of the place where they shall command, the which is remittted to their judgement and discretion. And if any of the contrary part were entered into any of the said places without being declared such, and to have the said permission: They shall be lawful Prize. And to prevent further disputes that might be inferred upon this point, those which command in the said places according to the said permission, shallbe bound to give it in writing without any defray.  
VIII. The money of Taxses and Assessments shallbe levied as they have been heretofore according to the departments made, and commissions sent from one part to another at the beginning of the year: except in regard of the places taken since the sending of the said conditions in which the Governors & Officers of such places shall accord particularly, and without prejudice likewise of other particular accords and treaties already made for levy of the said Taxes and Assessments which shall be entertained and observed.  
IX. Yet notwithstanding such may not be levied by anticipation of the quarters, but only the quarter running on, and that by Officers of the Election: the which in case resistance be made shall have recourse to the Governor of the next town of their side to be assisted of forces: and yet nevertheless shall not for this cause be exacted for the defray but after the rate of one shilling in the pound for the Sums for which the constraintes shallbe made.  
X As touching the Arrearages of Taxes and Assessments there shall be none levied of either part, further than the said quarter, running on and during the time of the same. if it be not an other quarter which is due above the already passed.  
XI. These which at this time be Prisoners of the war and have not compounded for their Ransom shall be delivered xv. days after the publication of the said Truce viz. the common Soldier without ransom, the other men of war having pay of either side procuring one quarter of their pay: except the Leaders and chief of Horsemen the which together with other Gentlemen not bearing charge, shall be acquitted for the half years worth of their revenue: and also other persons shall be used as touchig their ransom as cuteouslye as may be respecting their faculties and calling: And if there be either Woman or Maid Prisoner they shall be presently set at liberty without paying Ransom, and also Children under the age of sixteen and from sixty upward not bearing Arms.  
XII. That there shall not be during the time of the said Truce any enterprise or attempt upon any place of either part, nor any other Act of Hostility: And if any one should in this point, the chief and Governors shall see amends made or punish the Offenders as troublers of public quiet: yet so that nevertheless the said punishments may not be cause of breach to the said League.  
XIII. If any shall refuse to obey the contents of the said Articles: the chief of that party shall do all his endeavour and use what means possibly he may to constrain such thereunto: And where within fifteen days after the requisition which shall be made, execution should immediately follow: it shall be lawful for the chief of the other party to make war on him or them which so should refuse to do justice, without any assistance of his own, partly in any kind howsoever.  
XIIII. It shall not be lawful to take of new any places during the present Truce to fortify them, notwithstanding they were not held of any body.  
XV. All men of war of either side shall be put in garrison not being permitted to range and forage the country to the harm of the people one ruins of the plain country.  
XVI. The Provostes of the marshals shall perform their charges, on all prays in the fields or country, and punishing wrongs without destruction of parties, upon pain of sending them to the judges to whom the knowledge thereof aught to belong.  
XVII. It shall not be lawful to pick quarrels anew by assembling any friends for differences happened by reason of these present troubles be it for taking of any person, house, castles or other occasion whatsoever during the time of this truce.  
XVIII. The governors and lieutenants general of both sides shall assemble themselves in every province presently upon publication of the present trety where they shall depute commissaries of their part to see unto what soever shallbe necessary for the excecution thereof for the profit and good of such as they have under them, and where it shallbe thought good and necessary to add any thing more, to correct or diminish any thing for the particular good of the said province they shall advertise their chiefs or governors to provide accordingly.  
XIX. These present Articles are accorded without intention of prejudice to the accords and particular agreements made between the governors and lieutenants general of the provinces which have been confirmed and approved by the chief of both parties.  
XX. No enterprises shall be made during the present Truce by one or other side upon the Countries, goods & Subjects of the Princes which have assisted them: as again the said Princes shall not on their part enterprise any thing against this Realm and Country being in the Protection of the Crown of France. But the said Princes shall retire out of them presently (upon the conclusion of this present treaty) their forces which are in the Field and shall not make any re-enter of them during the said time: And as touching those which are in Britain they shall be sent back or separated, and put in garrison in such places as may not give matter of suspect, and as for other Provinces or places where there be strangers in Garrison, the number of the said strangers being in pay of the said Princes it may not be augmented during the time of the said Truce: the which the Chief of both parties promise respectively for the said Princes, and thereunto bind their faith and honour: And yet notwithstanding the said promise may not extend to the Duke of Savoy: but if he will be comprisd in the same tretye sending his declaration within one monthhe then shall be resolved to the common good of both parties.  
XXI. The Ambassadors Agents and leggers of foreign Princes which have assisted either party, having passport from the chief of the said party which they have assisted may freely return & in all surety without having need of any other passport than this present treaty: So nevertheless that they shall not enter into any town or strong place of the adverse part but with licence of the governors,  
XXII. That on either side pasportes shallbe given to such as respectively shallbe sent to bear the said Treaty into every of the said provinces where it shallbe requisite.  
Made and accord in the little town between Paris and S. Denis the last day of july 1593. by sound of the trumpet and proclamation in places accustomed. And is signed in the original: Henry and Charles de Lorraine and Below: Rusé and Baudovin.  
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