THE
French
King
's
New
Declaration
:
IMPORTING
,
That
such
of
his
Subjects
as
have
left
France
upon
the
Recalling
the
Edict
of
Nants
,
and
shall
serve
in
the
King
of
Denmark's
Troops
,
or
retire
to
Hamburgh
,
shall
enjoy
the
Moiety
of
the
Revenues
,
arising
from
the
Estates
they
have
in
his
Majesty's
Dominions
.
By
the
KING
.
HIS
Majesty
having
been
inform'd
,
that
several
Officers
of
his
Troops
,
and
other
his
Subjects
,
who
since
the
publishing
of
the
Edict
in
the
Month
of
October
,
importing
the
Revocation
of
that
of
Nants
,
have
departed
the
Realm
,
and
are
withdrawn
into
England
and
Holland
,
as
into
Neutral
Countries
,
are
at
present
in
Perplexity
,
through
the
apprehension
they
have
of
being
oblig'd
,
on
occasion
of
the
present
War
,
either
to
bear
Arms
against
their
true
Soveraign
,
or
to
lose
the
Maintenance
they
have
in
these
Countries
;
And
his
Majesty
being
willing
to
afford
them
the
Means
of
not
falling
into
such
a
Crime
,
which
has
ever
been
had
in
abhorrence
by
the
French
Nation
,
and
to
avoid
the
other
Inconvenience
,
his
Majesty
hath
ordered
,
and
does
Order
,
Will
,
and
Command
,
that
all
those
of
his
Subjects
,
of
whatever
Quality
they
be
,
that
have
departed
the
Realm
,
on
the
Account
of
the
Recalling
of
the
said
Edict
of
Nants
,
and
shall
repair
into
Denmark
,
there
to
serve
in
his
Danish
Majesty's
Troops
,
that
Prince
being
in
Alliance
with
his
Majesty
,
or
shall
retire
to
Hamburgh
,
may
enjoy
the
Moiety
of
the
Estates
they
have
in
France
,
and
in
the
Countries
that
are
in
subjection
to
his
Majesty
,
upon
making
appear
every
six
Months
,
by
a
Certificate
in
good
and
due
form
from
his
Majesty's
Embassadour
at
the
Court
of
Denmark
,
or
from
the
Resident
for
his
Service
at
Hamburgh
,
that
they
will
serve
in
the
Troops
of
his
said
Danish
Majesty
,
or
hold
their
actual
Residence
in
the
said
City
of
Hamburgh
,
which
shall
be
returned
unto
them
by
the
said
Embassadour
and
Resident
;
and
upon
such
Certificates
,
which
they
shall
cause
to
be
represented
every
six
Months
to
the
Intendants
of
the
Provinces
and
Generalities
of
the
Realm
and
Countries
in
subjection
to
his
Majesty
,
where
their
Goods
and
Estates
are
situated
,
the
seizure
of
the
Moiety
of
the
said
Goods
shall
be
taken
off
by
the
said
Intendants
.
His
Majesty
Orders
and
Commands
his
Embassadour
at
the
Court
of
Denmark
,
and
his
Resident
at
Hamburgh
,
as
also
the
Intendants
of
Justice
,
Polity
,
and
Finances
,
in
the
Provinces
and
Generalities
of
the
Kingdom
and
Countries
in
subjection
to
him
,
to
interpose
and
assist
each
,
as
shall
belong
to
him
,
to
the
observing
and
execution
of
these
Presents
,
which
his
Majesty
will
have
Publish'd
and
Affix'd
upon
his
Frontiers
and
the
Coasts
of
his
Realm
,
and
every
where
else
,
as
occasion
shall
require
,
that
so
his
said
Subjects
may
be
inform'd
hereof
.
Given
at
Versailles
,
the
12th
of
March
,
1689.
Signed
LOVIS
.
And
lower
,
Le
Tellier
.