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 GENERAL FULL POWER FOR THE Deputation of the Empire. Translated from the German Language.

THe Electors, Princes, and States of the H. Em∣pire having thought good to make choice of some certain Persons from amongst themselves to take care of their Interests, and to assist on their behalf, at the Treaty of Peace that is to be conclu∣ded between his Imperial Majesty, the Empire, and its Great Allies on one Part, and the Crown of France on the other Part, and according to the Foundation of the Peace heretofore made in West∣phalia, and afterwards confirmed at Nimeguen, have deputed and nominated from the Electoral College the Electors of Mentz, Bavaria, Saxony, and Branden∣bourg; from the College of Princes, and from amongst the Catholicks, those of Austria, of Saltz∣bourg, the Great Master of the Teutonick Order, of Wirtzbourg, Spires, Constance, Hildesheim, Liege, Munster, (without prejudice to the alternate Suc∣cession) Palatine Newbourg, Baden Baden, and the Prelates in Suabia; and from amongst the Prote∣stants, those of Magdebourg, of Sweden on the be∣half of Bremen, or Deux Ponts; of Saxe Cobourg, of Saxe Gotha, Brandenbourg-Culenbach, Brunswick-Zell, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, of Hesse-Cassel, Wirtemberg,

(with respect to their alternative Order) of Hol∣stein Gluckstat, of Anhalt, and the Counts of Wete∣ravia; and last of all from the Colledge of the Im∣perial Cities amongst the Catholicks, those of Cologn and Ausbourg, and amongst the Protestants those of Franckford, and Neurembourg; to whom is granted on the behalf of the said Empire, and by vertue of this present Act a full power, to the end they may speedily send their Ministers to the Place of Treaties, there to assist conjointly with the Principal Plenipotentiaries of his Impe∣rial Majesty, and in conformity to their Instru∣ctions concur to treat, regulate, according to the Stile observed in the Empire, and conclude what∣soever shall be necessary for the obtaining a Ge∣neral, sure, Honourable and lasting Peace, ac∣companied with the resettlement of the publick Tranquility, as also with the restitution, and all the satisfaction that shall be found requisite to the States and Members of the Empire that have ei∣ther sustained Damage, or are totally opprest. So that they will accept, ratifie within the time spe∣cified, and observe on the part of the whole Em∣pire, as well as of the States deputed, whatsoever the Ministers of these latter, or any one amongst them in case of absence, sickness or impediment of the others (or for the observing equality the pre∣sent will give their opinion for the absent) shall have conjointly with the Imperial Ambassie trea∣ted, adjusted, concluded with the Crown of France, and the States deputed shall therein, ac∣cording to reason and custom always maintain'd, and powerfully upheld.

Signed at Ratisbon the 15. July 1697.

(L.S.) The Electoral Chancery of Mentz or Mayence.