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.

Ratification of the Separate Article by his Most Christian Majesty.

LEWIS, by the Grace of God, King of France and Navarre,

to all those to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting.

Having per∣used and examined the Separate Article which our beloved and trusty Counsellors 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 Couvay, Lord of Boulay, The two Churches, Fort-Isle, and Menillet, and our dear and well beloved Francis de Caillieres, Knight, Lord of Roche-Chellay and Gig∣ny, our Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Am∣bassadors, 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, Knight 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 Madrid, of that of State, and Privy Council in the same Countries, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors of our said Brother the King of Spain, having al∣so their full Powers, The Tenor of which Article is as follows,

Here was inserted the Separate Article.

We liking and approving the said Separate Ar∣ticle in all its Contents, have allowed, approved and ratified, and we do allow, approve and ratifie the same by these Presents Signed with our own Hand: And we promise upon the Faith and Word of a King, to perform and observe it, and cause it to be observed really and sincerely, and never to suffer any thing to it contrary to be done, direct∣ly or indirectly, upon any Cause or Account whatsoever: In Testimony whereof, We have Signed these Presents, 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

LEWIS.

By the King, Colbert.