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.

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 Sep∣tember, 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 Maje∣sty hath given Orders to Monsieur Anthony Baltha∣sar, Marquis de Thoy, Major General of the Ar∣mies of France, and Governour of Savoy, to re∣store entirely to his Royal Highness, all the Coun∣tries, 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 per∣sonally appeared in the Council-Chamber of the

Town-Hall of Chambery, and having there assem∣bled 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 Sur∣render, 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, ac∣cording to the Treaty of Peace. The said Mar∣quiss de Thoy expressing the same in these following Words: viz.

My Lord Marquiss de Thana, in Pursuance of an Order from the King my Ma∣ster, 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 Coun∣tries 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 afore∣said 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.