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LEWIS, by the Grace of God, King of France and Navarre.
To all those to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting.
Whereas our beloved and trusty Counsellor in Ordinary in our Council of State, Nicolas Augustus de Harlay,
Knight, Lord of Bonneuil, Count of Cely, our dear and well-beloved Lewis Verjus, Knight, Count of Crecy, Marquis of Freon, Baron of Cou∣vay, Lord of Boulay, The two Churches, Fort-Isle, and Menillet, and our dear and well-beloved Francis de Caillieres, Knight, Lord of Roche-Chel∣lay, and Gigny, our Extraordinary and Plenipo∣tentiary Ambassadors, by Virtue of the full Powers we had given them, have concluded, agreed and signed on the 20th Day of September last past at Ryswick, with Don Francisco Bernardo de Quiros, Kt. of the Order of St. James, Counsellor to our most dear and most beloved Brother the King of Spain, in his Royal and Supream Council of Castille, and Lewis Alexander de Schockart, Count of Tirimont, Baron of Gaesbeck, one of the supream Council of State of the Low-Countries in Ma∣drid, and of that of State and Privy Council in the same Countries, Extraordinary and Plenipo∣tentiary Ambassadors of our said Brother the King of Spain, having also their full Powers, the Treaty of Peace, the Tenor of which is as follows,
Here was inserted the Treaty of Peace.
We liking and approving the said Treaty, in all and every one of the Points and Articles there∣in contained and expressed, have accepted, ap∣proved, ratified and confirmed, and we do ac∣cept, approve, ratifie and confirm the same as well for our Selves, as for our Heirs, Successors, Kingdoms, Countries, Lands, Lordships and Sub∣jects, all which we promise upon the Faith and Word of a King, and under the Obligation and Mortgage of all and every one of our Estates present and to come, inviolably to keep and ob∣serve, and never to Act contrary to it directly, or
indirectly, in any sort or manner whatsoever. In Testimony whereof we have Signed these Pre∣sents with our own Hand, and caused them to be Sealed with our Seal.
Given at Fontainebleau, the 3d Day of October, in the Year of our Lord, 1697. and of our Reign the 55th
Signed LEWIS.
By the King, Colbert.