THE French King's REASONS For Owning the Pretended Prince of Wales, King of England, Scotland and Ireland. Communicated in a Letter from Paris, to a Gentleman in London.  
Paris the 18th of September, 1701. SIR,  
IT is no wonder you are Inquisitive in England, how His majesty would Act towards the Prince of Wales, when it pleased God to take the King his Father to his Mercy.  
I suppose 'tis no News to you, that the Prince assumed the style and Dignity of King of England; as soon as his Father the Late King died, being a Title devolved to him as his Son and Heir. Nor has there been any Difficulty made in France, to Own him in that Quality, his most Christian Majesty, having declared his Intentions of doing so sometimes before his Father's Death, for Treating him as Prince of Wales in his Father's Life time; 'twas a Natural Consequence, that after his Decease, he would call him King of England.  
Neither do we conceive that any Umbrage can be taken at this, since we don't apprehended that there lies on Us any Engagement or Obligation to the contrary; That there can none arise from the Treaty of Reswick is Obvious enough, since the 4th Article of that Treaty, Imports only his most Christian Majesty shall not Trouble the King of England in the Possession of his Dominions; and that he should not either with Troops, Ships, nor any other Supplies, Assist such as would give him a Disturbance.  
His Majesty will Punctually Observe this Article, and the Character of King of England, which the Prince of Wales thought himself Indispensably obliged to take after his Father's Death, does not Entile him to any succours from France, besides such as his Father received since the Treaty of Reswick, and are designed only for his subsistence, and to Condole him under his Misfortunes.  
His Majesty's Generosity would not permit him to Abandon either the Prince, or his Family; and his Majesty( being no Arbiter between the King of Great Britain, and the Prince of Wales) could not do so Decisive a thing against the latter, as to decline Owning him, by a Title which is derived to him from his Birth.  
It's no New thing to Continue to the Children, the Titles of Kingdoms which their Fathers have Lost; it has been done without Scruple by Princes, who at the same time were in Peace with the present Possessors. History Furnishs one with frequent Examples among the King of Naples and Narvar, and not to enlarge on this head: We know that the Kings of Poland, of the House of Vasa, retained the style of Kings of Sweden, eve till the Peace of Oliva, tho' that Treaty was made long astheir Expulsion, and they had engaged in streight Alliances, both with King Gustavus, and Queen Christina, in the Interim.  
His Majesty has declared, that his Intention is only to Treat the Prince of Wales, with the same Regard he has expressed towards the Late King his Father, since the Peace of Reswick; and that he has no Thoughts of Disturbing the Repose of England, on any Pretext whatsoever.  
And certainly the measures His Majesty has observed at this Conjuncture, are both Just, and Exactly Pursuant to his Treaties, as well as to what his Honour requires from him, tho' at the same time it may be urged, that his Neighbours have not always Acted with a suitable Tenderness, in making such Movements, as might be agreeable to His Majesty.  
I am, &c.   

LONDON, Printed for J. N. near Ludgate, 1701.