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.

The Ratification of his Most Chri∣stian Majesty, upon the Separate Article.

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

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

Having perused and examined the Separate Article, which 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 Treon, 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 Caillieres, Roche-chellay and Gigny, our Plenipotentiaries and Extraordinary 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 Anthony Heinsius, Coun∣sellor Pensionary of the Province of Holland and West-Friesland, Keeper of the Great Seal, and Super-intendent of the Fiefs; Everhard de Weede, Lord of Weede, Dyckvelt, Rateles &c. Lord of the Mannor of the Town of Oudewater, Dean and Rector of the Imperial Chapter of St. Mary in Ʋtrecht, Dyckgrave of the River Rhine, in the Province of Ʋtrecht, President of the States of the said Province; and William de Haren, Griet∣man of Bilt, Deputy for the Nobility in the States of Friesland, and Curator of the Univer∣sity

of Francker, and Deputies in their Assembly for the States of Holland, Ʋtrecht and Friesland; in Quality of Plenipotentiaries and Extraordi∣nary Ambassadors of our most dear and great Friends the States-General of the United Pro∣vinces of the Low-Countries, also provided with full Powers, of which Separate Article the Tenor is as follows,

Besides all that is Concluded, &c.

We liking and approving the said Separate Article in all its Contents, have allowed, approv∣ed, and ratified the same, and We do allow, ap∣prove and ratifie it by these Presents, Signed with our own Hand; and We promise upon the Faith and Word of a King to perform, and observe the same, and cause it to be observed sin∣cerely and faithfully, and never to suffer any thing to be done to it contrary, directly or indirectly, upon any account or cause 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.

Signed LEWIS.

And a little lower, By the King. Signed, COLBERT.