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.

Article VI.

Though the City of Strasburgh was put into the Hands of his most Christian Majesty, by a parti∣cular and voluntary Agreement, and has been since possessed and fortified by the Arms of his said Majesty, even after the Treaty of Nimeguen, which his Majesty is willing to observe in all its Particulars, he consents to withdraw his Forces out of the said City, on Condition the Fortifica∣tions made by his Orders, as well about the said City as the Citadel, be first demolish'd, the Fort of Kell, and other Forts of the Isles of the Rhine, and of the said City of Strasburgh, remaining for its Fortification, in the same Condition it was in before it was possessed by his Majesty, and the Ci∣ty restor'd to all its Rights and Priviledges of an Imperial City.

And because the demolishing the said Fortifica∣tions requires the Space of about Eight or Ten Months, his Majesty Promises to do it with all pos∣sible Diligence, and likewise Consents that the Em∣peror may have a Commissary at Strasbourgh to be an Eye-witness till the said Demolishment be en∣tirely finish'd.

His Majesty shall keep in the City, Citadel and Fort of Strasbourgh, a sufficient Garrison to carry on the Work.

To this Part of the Sixth Article is annexed a Colla∣teral Corolorary, which is as follows:

Whereas the City of Strasbourgh was put into the Hands of his most Christian Majesty in the Year 1681. and continued in his Possession till the Expiration of the Truce, in 1684. The Empe∣ror and his most Christian Majesty, for the mu∣tual Benefit of the Frontiers of their States, are agreed with respect to that Place, as follows: That the Emperor for himself, his Successors, and for the Empire, shall renounce all Rights of Sove∣raignty over the City of Strasbourgh, shall for ever grant for himself, his Successors, and for the Empire, to the King and Crown of France the said City of Strasburgh, with all its Appurtenances and Dependencies, to be injoy'd by the King and the Crown, with all Right of Property and Soveraignty, so as never to be mo∣lested therein for any Cause, or upon any Occa∣sion whatever.

In Exchange, his Most Christian Majesty shall Surrender to his Imperial Majesty, the City and Castle of Friburgh, in the State they are in at present, together with the Villages of Heu, Met∣shausen, and Kirkzand, with all, and such Rights of Sovereignty and Property as were surrendered to him by his Most Christian Majesty, by the Fifth Article of the Treaty of Nimeguen.

Moreover, his Majesty is willing to deliver up to the Emperor the City of Brisac, seated on the other side the Rhine, in the same Condition wherein it is at present; with all its Dependen∣cies, except some Villages in Brisgau, which are on this side the Rhine. And that the Rhine may be the constant Barrier between this Place and his Majesty's Territories, it is agreed, That the

new City of Brisac, and the Fort in the Island, as also the Bridge, shall be utterly demolished, ne∣ver to be raised or re-built again; But that the Fort called the Mortar, seated on this side the Rhine, shall remain in the Possession of his most Christian Majesty.

His Majesty also Promises, to raze the Fortifi∣cations that have been made at Hunninghen, beyond the Rhine, as also the Horn-Work of the Island, and to demolish the Bridge of that Place which is upon the Rhine.

He likewise agrees to restore to the Emperor and Empire the Fort of Kell, seated at the End of Strasburgh-Bridge, and to raze those of the Ci∣ty, the Islands, and the Rhine, reserving only to himself the City and Citadel of Strasbourgh, and the Redoubt on this side the Rhine. He will also cause to be demolish'd the Horn-work of the Mar∣quisate, and Fort Lewis upon the Rhine, and all the Works on the other side that River; together with part of that Bridge which has Communication with the Fort of that Horn-work.

He also engages to restore to the Emperor the City of Philipsbourgh, which has been possessed by his Forces during this War: But to the end that the Frontiers of France and the Empire may be ab∣solutely bounded by the Rhine, the Bridge of Phi∣lipsburgh, and the Fort at the End of the said Bridge, on this side the Rhine, shall be demolish'd.

Whereas the Treaty of Nimeguen has regulated the Conditions, upon which the King is to restore Lorrain to the deceased Duke of that Name: And whereas the Duke his Son, supported by the Re∣commendation of the Emperor, has desired his Majesty to grant him new and more favourable Conditions; his most Christian Majesty, in Con∣sideration

of the Emperor's Recommendation, and inclin'd thereto by the Good Will and Affecti∣on which he bears to the Duke of Lorain, is willing to relinquish the Conditions which were granted him by the Treaty of Nimeguen, and to re-enstate the Duke of Lorain in possession of his Territories, such as his Uncle Duke Charles possess'd in the year 1670. in manner following. To this effect his Majesty will restore to him the Old and New Town of Nancy, upon Condition that the Fortifi∣cations of the New Town shall be entirely demo∣lish'd, and never rais'd again for the future; that the Bastions and Curtains of the City shall remain untouch'd, but the Outworks and Half-moons shall be raz'd: that the Gates of the New Town shall stand, and that the Duke of Lorrain shall be permitted to enclose the said New Town with a dry Wall, not Terrass'd, and without a Flank: that the Roads which had been granted by the said Treaty, and which were to remain in the Sove∣reignty of his most Christian Majesty, to facilitate the Passage of his Troops from S. Dizier to Nan∣cy, from Nancy to Alsace, from Nancy to Petzon, and from Nancy to Metz, shall be restored to the Soveraignty and Property of the Duke of Lorrain. His Majesty desisting from all the Rights which had been granted him upon the Point by the Trea∣ty of Nimeguen, upon Condition however that the Duke shall grant his Majesty's Troops a passage through his States as often as shall be requir'd, pay∣ing such Duty as shall be agreed upon between his Majesty's and the Duke of Lorrain's Commissioners. His Majesty also promising to withdraw his Gar∣risons out of Bisch and Hambourgh, after having de∣molish'd the Fortifications, which are never to be rais'd again. His Majesty reserving to himself

only Saar Lewis, which he caus'd to be fortified, in order to possess it hereafter as his Soveraignty, with the Compass of a half League round about, as shall be regulated by Commissaries appointed to this Effect by the King and the Duke of Lor∣rain.

His Majesty also by this present Treaty con∣firms the Sixteenth Article of the Treaty of Nime∣guen, touching the Recompence which is to be given to the said Duke of Lorain for the City and Provostship of Longui, as if the said Article were here set down word for word; it is stipulated, that it shall have its full force of Execution.

The 20, 21, and 22th Articles touching the Pro∣visions made for the Benefices, Sentences, and De∣crees given by the King's Officers and Judges, and the Restitution of the Archives and Charters of the Chambers of Accounts of Nancy and Barr, may be re-settled, as they are in the Treaty of Nimeguen.