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BEsides all that is concluded and stipulated by the Treaty of Peace, made betwixt the Ple∣nipotentiaries and Extraordinary Ambassadors of his Catholick Majesty, and those of the most Chri∣stian King, this present Day the 20th of September, 1697. it is moreover agreed by the present separate Article, which shall have the same Force and Effect as if it was inserted Word for Word in the said Treaty; that his most Christian Majesty shall co∣venant
and agree, and by the present Article he does covenant and agree, That it shall be free for the Emperor and the Empire, until the First Day of November next, to accept the Conditions of Peace lately proposed by the most Christian King, according to the Declaration made on the First Day of this present Month of September, unless in the mean time it shall be otherwise agreed between his Imperial Majesty and the Empire, and his most Christian Majesty. And in case his Imperial Majesty does not, within the time prefix'd, ac∣cept those Conditions, or that it be not otherwise agreed between his Imperial Majesty and the Em∣pire, and his most Christian Majesty, the said Treaty shall have its full Effect, and be duly put in Execution according to its Form and Tenor; and it shall not be lawful for the said Lord the Catholick King, directly or indirectly, on any Account or Cause whatsoever, to act contrary to the said Treaty.
In Testimony whereof, We the Ambassadors of their Catholick and most Christian Majesties, by Virtue of our respective Powers, and in the Names aforesaid, have signed this Separate Arti∣cle, and caused it to be sealed with our Seals and Coat of Arms, in the Royal Palace of Ryswick in the Province of Holland, the 20th of September, 1697.