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<HEAD>ARTICLES OF PEACE OFFERED BY THE CROWN OF FRANCE</HEAD>
<P N="1">I. THe Crown of <HI>France</HI> for the Foundation of a future Peace, will ob|&s;erve the <HI>We&s;tphalia</HI> and <HI>Nimeguen</HI> Treaties.</P>
<P N="2">II. Notwith&s;tanding the &s;aid Crown intended to keep <HI>Strasburgh</HI> and <HI>Luxemburgh,</HI> and give for an equivalent <HI>Friburg,</HI> in the State it is in at pre|&s;ent, with its Dependencies: And al&s;o <HI>Bri&s;ack,</HI> with all its Fortifications, ex|cept tho&s;e of the new City, the Fort of <HI>E&s;ch</HI> and the Fort of <HI>Ryne,</HI> to be de|moli&s;hed: Neverthele&s;s upon the Allies refu&s;ing to accept them, the &s;aid Crown promi&s;es to give up the City of <HI>Strasburgh</HI> only in the Condition it was in when taken.</P>
<P N="3">III. To deliver up <HI>Philipsburgh</HI> to the Bi&s;hop of <HI>Spire.</HI></P>
<P N="4">IV. To raze the Fort of <HI>Kiell,</HI> and other Forts made on the <HI>Rhine.</HI></P>
<P N="5">V. As al&s;o <HI>Fort-Louis</HI> and <HI>Huninghen.</HI></P>
<P N="6">VI. To raze <HI>Montroyal</HI> and <HI>Ro&s;eback,</HI> provided the Allies will be obliged not to re-fortifie them.</P>
<P N="7">VII. To re&s;tore to the Elector of <HI>Pallatine,</HI> not only his Electoral Lands, but al&s;o the Dutchies of <HI>Simmeren</HI> and <HI>Lauteren,</HI> and the County of Span|heim, with all other Places whereof his Ellectoral Highne&s;s has been di&s;po&s;|&s;e&s;&s;ed to this pre&s;ent time.</P>
<P N="8">VIII. Madam the Dutches of <HI>Orleans</HI> will not proceed by force on her Pro|te&s;tant Subjects, but will pro&s;ecute her Right only before a competent Judge in relation to the Elector.</P>
<P N="9">IX. To give Satisfaction to the other Crowns, in relation to other Reve|nues; that is to &s;ay to the Crown of <HI>Sweeden,</HI> for the Dutchies of <HI>Deux-ponis;</HI> and all its dependencies.</P>
<P N="10">X. To the Count of <HI>Valdentz,</HI> for his Town and Ca&s;tle of <HI>Valdentz.</HI></P>
<P N="11">XI. To re&s;tore <HI>Bi&s;chweiter</HI> to the Count of <HI>Hanow.</HI></P>
<P N="12">XII. To the Count of <HI>Ober&s;teine</HI> the County <HI>Delamoets.</HI></P>
<P N="13">XIII. The Signory of <HI>Salme,</HI> and that of <HI>Sal&s;tein,</HI> to the Prince of <HI>Salme,</HI> or to whom they Lawfully appertain, &s;ince there is &s;till a di&s;pute about it.</P>
<P N="14">XIV. The Signory of <HI>Lu&s;ten&s;tein,</HI> and that of <HI>Alt&s;heim,</HI> to tho&s;e to whom they belong.</P>
<P N="15">XV. <HI>Ob&s;worter</HI> to the Hou&s;e of <HI>Na&s;&s;aw.</HI></P>
<P N="16">XVI. To the Hou&s;e of <HI>Wirtemburgh,</HI> the County of <HI>Montraband, Herri|court. Blamont,</HI> and <HI>Cha&s;tillet.</HI></P>
<P N="17">XVII. <HI>Germer&s;heime</HI> to the Hou&s;e of the Elector <HI>Palatine;</HI> notwith&s;tanding former Treaties.</P>
<P N="18">XVIII. <HI>Stadez.</HI> and <HI>Landeburgh</HI> to the Count <HI>de Valitz.</HI></P>
<P N="19">XIX. To re&s;tore all that has been taken &s;ince the Peace of <HI>Nimeguen:</HI></P>
<P N="20">XX. As to <HI>Lorrain.</HI> this Crown would have it referred to the General Treaty of Peace; and in the mean time, <HI>France</HI> promi&s;es to offer more on this &s;ubject than &s;he has ever hitherto done.</P>
<P N="21">XXI. To re&s;tore to the Bi&s;hop of <HI>Liege, Dinant,</HI> in the State it was in when &s;he po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ed her &s;elf of it.</P>
<P N="22">XXII. That to all other Princes, whether comprehended in the Alliance or not, their Preten&s;ions &s;hall be re&s;pited; and that <HI>France</HI> obligeth her &s;elf to give them &s;atisfaction in the time of the Negotiation.</P>
<P N="23">XXIII. That this Crown will acknowledge <HI>WILLIAM the third</HI> for Lawful King of <HI>England,</HI> without any Re&s;erve or Re&s;triction, tho' not before the Conclu&s;ion of the Peace; &s;ince if this Crown &s;hould do it at pre&s;ent, and the Peace &s;hould not be concluded, it would be nece&s;&s;ary for her to retract it, an inconvenience &s;he would avoid.</P>
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<P>Printed at <HI>London,</HI> and Re-printed in the Year, 1696.</P>
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