THE
HISTORY
OF
THE
TREATY
AT
Nimueguen
.
THE
Treaty
begun
at
Cologn
in
the
year
1673
under
the
Mediation
of
Suedeland
,
gave
hopes
that
a
general
Pe●ce
would
speedily
put
an
end
to
the
War
that
raged
then
in
Europe
,
when
the
seizure
of
Prince
William
of
Furstemburg
,
and
Forty
thousand
Crowns
taken
out
of
the
Waggons
of
the
French
Ambassadors
in
a
Neutral
City
,
discomposed
affairs
in
such
a
manner
that
the
Negotiation
so
happily
begun
was
quite
broken
off
.
The
violence
committed
on
this
Prince
by
the
Emperors
Ministers
,
and
the
injury
done
to
the
French
King
,
gave
ground
to
many
to
fear
,
that
Peace
would
not
suddenly
be
restored
again
to
Europe
;
and
that
his
Majesty
would
never
consent
to
the
renewing
of
the
Treaty
,
unless
reparations
were
made
for
those
two
injuries
.
Nevertheless
at
the
instance
of
the
King
of
England
,
(
whose
Mediation
was
generally
embraced
by
all
the
Princes
concerned
in
that
War
)
and
at
the
solicitation
of
the
Bishop
of
Strasbourg
,
who
publickly
declared
,
That
he
preferred
the
advantages
of
Peace
before
the
liberty
of
his
own
Brother
;
The
King
made
the
reasons
of
glory
and
interest
stoop
to
the
inclination
which
he
had
of
contributing
to
the
Peace
of
Europe
.
And
Nimueguen
being
pitched
upon
as
the
place
of
Treaty
,
his
Majesty
resolved
instantly
to
send
thither
his
Ambassadors
Plenipotentiaries
;
and
therefore
on
the
17
of
Febr.
1675
,
named
for
that
effect
,
the
Duke
of
Vitry
,
Monsieur
Colbert
,
and
the
Count
D'
Avaux
.
Seeing
all
the
allied
Princes
appeared
not
at
first
to
be
of
the
same
disposition
as
to
Peace
,
there
was
no
advance
made
towards
the
forming
of
the
Assembly
at
Nimueguen
until
the
month
of
November
,
that
the
King
of
Great
Britain
disposed
all
the
Interest-powers
to
send
with
all
expedition
their
Ambassadors
to
Nimueguen
.
The
French
King
was
the
first
,
and
gave
order
to
his
Plenipotentiaries
before
the
end
of
December
,
to
set
out
for
the
place
of
Conference
;
his
Majesty
having
allowed
them
but
eight
days
to
provide
their
Equipage
.
Accordingly
on
the
28
of
December
,
Monsieur
Colbert
,
and
the
Count
D'
Avaux
parted
from
Paris
,
not
staying
for
the
Duke
of
Vitry
,
whose
sickness
would
not
permit
him
to
undertake
a
journey
in
the
severity
of
the
Winter-season
.
On
the
third
of
January
they
came
to
Charleville
,
hoping
there
to
find
Passports
from
all
those
Princes
that
were
concerned
to
give
them
,
and
especially
from
Spain
and
Holland
,
that
they
might
come
down
to
Nimueguen
on
the
Meuse
;
but
the
Passports
were
not
in
such
readiness
as
they
were
made
believe
;
so
that
one
in
Charleville
foretold
the
Count
D'
Avaux
,
That
his
stay
in
that
Town
should
be
as
long
as
that
of
the
late
Count
D'
Avaux
his
Uncle
,
who
had
waited
there
four
months
for
his
Passports
,
when
he
went
to
Munster
in
the
character
of
Ambassador
Extraordinary
,
and
Plenipotentiary
for
the
French
King
,
for
the
Treaty
of
the
General
Peace
that
was
afterward
concluded
there
.
The
Ambassadors
after
two
months
stay
,
perceiving
that
the
difficulties
which
were
started
,
sometimes
about
the
reciprocal
liberty
of
sending
messengers
from
Nimueguen
upon
their
own
single
Passports
,
and
sometimes
about
the
quality
of
Prince
Charles
,
who
demanded
of
the
French
King
the
Titles
of
Brother
and
Duke
of
Lorrain
,
might
still
detain
them
long
at
Charleville
,
they
resolved
to
cause
their
Goods
which
were
already
Embarqued
,
to
be
brought
ashore
again
,
and
to
wait
for
their
Passports
in
that
Town
,
which
came
at
length
on
the
fourth
of
June
,
bearing
date
the
last
of
December
in
the
foregoing
year
,
with
an
order
of
Court
immediately
to
set
forward
;
accordingly
they
Embarked
on
the
seventh
of
June
.
The
sickness
of
the
Duke
of
Vitry
still
continued
,
and
was
thought
desperate
,
which
obliged
the
King
to
nominate
in
his
place
the
Mareschal
d'
Estrade
,
who
was
visited
by
his
Colleagues
in
their
passage
at
Maestricht
;
and
having
staid
there
only
a
day
,
on
Sunday
the
13
of
June
about
one
of
the
Clock
aft●●●●n
they
came
to
Moock
two
Leagues
from
Nimueguen
;
where
having
instantly
put
ashore
their
Coaches
,
and
most
part
of
their
Equipage
,
they
set
forward
,
and
came
to
Nimueguen
about
five
of
the
Clock
at
night
.
Though
the
French
Ambassadors
were
incognito
,
and
without
Train
,
having
left
almost
all
their
servants
in
the
Boats
with
the
rest
of
their
Goods
,
which
did
not
arrive
till
next
day
;
yet
it
may
be
said
that
they
made
a
publick
entry
,
by
reason
of
the
great
concourse
of
people
who
out
of
curiosity
and
impatience
to
see
the
so
much
wisht-for
Ambassadors
,
flocked
out
of
the
Town
,
upon
the
Ramparts
,
into
the
streets
and
windows
.
The
vast
number
of
Waggons
laden
with
packs
of
Goods
that
came
after
,
and
filled
the
whole
street
from
the
gate
of
the
Town
to
the
Ambassadors
houses
,
gave
ground
of
admiration
to
that
people
,
who
had
never
seen
the
like
before
.
The
people
seeing
this
,
and
being
perswaded
of
the
grandeur
of
France
,
believed
that
the
Ambassadors
had
brought
with
them
things
of
vast
value
and
richness
;
so
that
their
houses
were
presently
filled
with
those
of
the
Town
that
crouded
thither
to
see
them
;
and
they
were
not
only
looked
upon
as
sure
pledges
of
Peace
,
but
also
as
a
probable
cause
of
the
wealth
of
the
Town
.
All
the
people
being
falsly
perswaded
that
the
French
were
only
to
be
blamed
for
the
delay
of
the
Treaty
;
but
now
seeing
they
were
come
,
they
concluded
that
in
a
short
time
Nimueguen
was
to
be
the
Theater
on
which
the
greatness
and
magnificence
of
Europe
was
to
appear
.
Nevertheless
matters
advanced
not
so
fast
as
people
had
imagined
;
for
as
yet
there
were
none
at
Nimueguen
but
Sir
Lionel
Jenkins
,
one
of
the
three
Plenipotentiary
Mediators
from
England
,
and
the
Heers
Beverning
and
Haren
,
Ambassadors
Plenipotentiary
from
the
States
General
of
the
Vnited
Provinces
.
The
French
Ambassadors
sent
immedialy
to
acquaint
my
Lord
Ambassador
Jenkins
with
their
arrival
,
who
rendered
them
the
Complement
,
and
gave
them
next
day
a
visit
in
a
Coach
with
six
Horses
.
The
Dutch
Ambassadors
did
the
like
;
and
the
French
rendered
the
Visits
,
so
soon
as
their
Train
and
Equipage
were
in
a
condition
to
appear
abroad
.
The
Mareshal
d'
Estrades
had
orders
with
all
expedition
to
part
from
Maestricht
;
and
though
his
Train
and
Equipage
were
not
as
yet
in
readiness
,
yet
he
arrived
at
Nimueguen
the
28
of
June
,
whither
Sir
William
Temple
,
another
of
the
Mediators
from
England
came
shortly
after
with
my
Lady
Gifford
his
Sister
;
my
Lady
Temple
not
coming
till
two
months
after
.
My
Lord
Ambassador
Temple
is
a
person
of
much
learning
,
singular
in
his
ways
and
opinions
.
Some
judged
him
partial
in
the
Mediation
,
and
somewhat
unequal
in
his
humour
;
he
is
nevertheless
a
person
of
great
abilities
,
and
well
acquainted
with
the
Republican
principles
,
as
appears
by
the
remarks
he
hath
written
upon
the
State
of
the
Vnited
Provinces
.
His
Colleague
Sir
Lionel
Jenkins
is
a
civil
well-bred
Gentleman
,
of
great
integrity
,
and
firm
to
his
Religion
;
a
person
endued
with
much
knowledg
,
who
always
shewed
himself
to
be
good
Mediator
.
These
Ambassadors
had
a●
100
l.
sterling
a
week
,
besides
an
hundred
and
fifty
pounds
given
them
for
providing
their
Equipage
,
with
Furniture
for
the
Chamber
of
Audience
,
and
a
service
of
the
Royal
Plate
,
according
to
the
custom
of
England
.
The
report
that
came
abroad
at
that
time
,
that
the
Prince
of
Orange
intended
to
besiege
Maestricht
,
seemed
as
unprobable
,
as
the
enterprize
was
dangerous
;
notwithstanding
the
Hollanders
flattered
themselves
with
the
hopes
of
carrying
that
place
in
a
fortnights
time
;
and
it
seemed
they
only
waited
for
the
departure
of
the
Mareshal
d'
Estrades
,
that
they
might
accomplish
their
designs
;
but
the
conclusion
of
that
siege
was
much
to
the
advantage
of
the
French
,
who
that
year
succeeded
in
every
thing
almost
that
they
undertook
either
by
Sea
or
Land
.
The
King
in
four
days
took
Cond●
,
and
on
the
25
of
April
obliged
it
to
render
on
discretion
.
After
five
days
siege
the
Duke
of
Orleans
carried
Bouchain
on
the
12
of
May
,
in
sight
of
the
strongest
Army
that
the
Confederates
ever
had
in
the
Low-Countries
,
under
the
command
of
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
who
thought
it
not
fit
to
hazard
a
Battel
with
the
Kings
Army
that
lay
within
Canon-shot
of
him
.
Aire
on
the
last
of
July
suffered
the
same
fate
.
The
King
laid
the
design
,
and
the
Marquess
of
Louvois
in
the
command
of
the
Mareshal
d'
Humieres
put
it
in
execution
.
The
Fort
of
Linck
was
taken
the
9th
.
of
August
.
The
Mareshal
Duke
of
Vivonne
was
very
successful
in
his
Fights
on
the
Sicilian
Seas
,
and
in
the
Port
of
Palermo
b●rnt
part
of
the
Spanish
and
Dutch
Fleet.
The
death
of
de
Ruyter
that
happened
a
little
before
by
a
great
shot
that
he
received
on
board
his
own
Ship
,
in
an
engagement
against
the
French
,
was
an
irreparable
loss
to
the
Dutch
,
who
never
had
an
Admiral
of
so
much
merit
and
reputation
.
In
the
mean
while
it
was
easie
to
be
judged
by
what
began
to
appear
,
that
if
the
Prince
of
Orange
had
taken
Maestricht
,
there
was
no
hopes
of
finding
the
Dutch
any
ways
inclinable
to
accommodation
;
but
an
event
so
contrary
to
their
expectation
,
and
the
ruin
of
a
great
part
of
their
Army
,
of
which
most
of
the
residue
was
seen
to
march
by
Nimueguen
,
dejected
them
extreamly
,
and
made
them
think
of
other
measures
.
The
first
thing
that
began
to
be
talked
of
,
was
the
Neutrality
of
the
Country
about
Nimueguen
.
The
Mediators
at
the
solicitation
of
the
Dutch
,
desired
that
the
French
Ambassadors
would
extend
the
limits
a
little
further
.
And
as
that
concession
of
Neutrality
carried
with
it
also
an
exemption
from
contributions
,
under
which
the
Garrison
of
Maestricht
put
all
the
Count
,
〈◊〉
to
the
Gates
of
Nimueguen
;
and
that
〈◊〉
sieur
Calvo
some
Months
before
in
〈◊〉
Contributions
in
the
Maaswal
,
had
▪
〈◊〉
and
pu●
the
●●●ple
in
fear
,
even
to
〈◊〉
heart
〈…〉
the
Ambassado
〈◊〉
State●
〈…〉
desi●ed
a●●●●●ment
〈…〉
ler●●
〈…〉
The
French
Court
was
very
averse
from
granting
such
an
extent
of
Neutrality
,
which
would
have
freed
their
enemies
from
keeping
of
strong
Garrisons
in
the
Neighbouring
places
,
to
cover
all
that
Country
;
and
therefore
that
affair
lay
long
undecided
.
The
pleasantness
of
the
season
invited
the
Ambassadors
in
the
mean
time
to
take
the
air
in
their
Coaches
without
the
City
;
but
the
Dutch
Ministers
gave
notice
to
the
French
,
that
seeing
there
was
no
security
for
the
Country
against
the
attempts
of
the
Garrison
of
Maestricht
,
they
would
not
answer
neither
for
what
the
Garrison
of
Grave
might
do
,
being
but
two
leagues
distant
from
Nimueguen
,
and
on
that
side
where
the
Country
is
only
pleasant
for
〈◊〉
and
taking
the
air
.
The
French
●●●●●●adors
therefore
prohibited
their
ser●●
〈◊〉
strag●le
out
of
the
Town
;
though
〈◊〉
●emse●●●
did
not
forbear
to
go
〈◊〉
●●ll
together
in
company
being
at●●●
〈◊〉
a
great
numb●●
〈◊〉
●●vants
〈◊〉
●●●ck
.
〈…〉
〈…〉
●●●e
it
▪
〈…〉
the
〈…〉
Mediators
to
view
those
places
that
might
serve
for
limits
;
but
finding
that
there
belonged
only
three
Villages
to
the
Jurisdiction
of
Nimueguen
,
of
which
the
most
remote
was
but
a
little
league
from
the
place
,
they
caused
a
draught
to
be
made
of
all
that
was
contained
within
the
circuit
of
that
extent
,
which
being
sent
to
the
King
,
he
consented
to
it
as
the
Ambassadors
had
proposed
.
A
Counsellor
of
the
Town
,
and
a
French
Gentleman
named
by
the
French
Ambassadors
,
were
pitched
upon
,
to
mark
out
the
places
,
on
which
were
planted
the
limits
of
Neutrality
,
the
whole
extent
whereof
made
a
kind
of
a
demi-oval
along
the
Waal
,
comprehending
nine
Parishes
with
their
dependencies
.
Nevertheless
there
remained
betwixt
the
Meuse
and
the
Waal
above
a
league
of
ground
,
which
afforded
a
free
passage
〈◊〉
the
parties
that
came
from
Maestricht
,
〈…〉
and
raise
●●eir
contributions
in
the
C●●●●●●●try
of
Maaswal
,
which
lyes
betweenn
〈◊〉
Waal
and
th●
Meuse
.
The
French
Ambassador●
〈◊〉
the
〈◊〉
of
September
had
〈◊〉
to
the
Table
of
Sir
Lionel
Jenkins
;
and
had
since
that
made
use
of
the
Table
of
Sir
William
Temple
●ut
seeing
about
the
end
of
October
,
Sir
William
declared
that
he
would
go
to
no
mans
Table
but
his
own
,
whether
that
as
Mediator
he
would
thereby
affect
to
appear
impartial
,
though
that
custom
which
was
observed
at
the
Treaty
of
Cologn
,
had
in
it
nothing
that
seemed
contrary
to
the
Mediation
;
or
rather
that
he
would
avoid
the
hurry
and
expence
thereof
;
that
manner
of
living
which
was
begun
with
much
satisfaction
,
was
thereby
interrupted
,
and
the
Ambassadors
met
only
afterward
at
the
Lodgings
of
the
Ambassadors
Ladies
,
where
company
usually
came
.
The
Count
of
Oxenstierne
,
and
Monsieur
Oliver
Krantz
the
Plenipotentiary
Ambassadors
of
Sweden
,
arrived
at
that
time
at
Nimueguen
,
and
gave
the
French
Ambassadors
notice
of
their
arrival
,
who
went
the
same
day
to
visit
them
separately
at
their
House
,
in
a
Coach
with
six
Horses
;
but
those
Ambassadors
were
not
as
yet
in
a
condition
to
render
their
Visits
with
the
same
●eremony
.
The
Count
of
Oxenstierne
i●
a
person
ho●●
aspect
ans●vers
his
birth
;
he
is
mag●●●t
,
〈◊〉
the
too
great
expence
he
put
himself
t●●as
the
cause
that
his
house
was
not
always
well
regulated
.
His
indifferent
way
of
carriage
,
joined
to
a
natural
gravity
,
made
many
to
judg
him
vain-glorious
.
His
Colleague
is
a
man
of
learning
,
who
writes
well
in
Latin
and
French
;
he
hath
the
reputation
to
be
a
man
fit
for
business
;
he
speaks
neatly
,
and
loves
a
retired
life
.
His
Train
was
very
neat
,
and
he
had
fifty
Crowns
a
day
from
the
King
his
Master
;
but
the
Count
of
Oxenstierne
had
a
hundred
.
The
Imperialists
and
Spaniards
were
not
observed
as
yet
to
make
any
hast
in
coming
to
Nimueguen
,
notwithstanding
the
King
of
England
urged
them
to
it
by
his
Ministers
.
Philipsbourg
,
which
for
want
of
Ammunition
was
surrendered
in
September
,
after
it
had
held
out
a
siege
from
the
beginning
of
June
,
made
them
hope
that
the
forces
of
Germany
would
gain
considerable
advantages
upon
the
French
;
but
the
Ambassadors
of
that
Crown
about
the
end
of
September
received
orders
from
the
King
to
make
known
to
the
Mediators
,
that
his
Majesty
having
by
so
many
advances
shewed
his
forwardness
to
procure
a
Peace
,
he
intended
to
recall
them
,
unless
the
Ambassadors
of
the
chief
Confederate
Princes
did
within
a
month
repair
to
Nimueguen
the
place
of
Treaty
.
This
declaration
having
been
communicated
to
the
Ambassadors
of
the
States-General
,
they
gave
notice
of
it
to
their
Masters
.
Their
answer
was
,
That
if
at
or
before
the
first
of
November
ensuing
the
Ministers
of
the
Confederates
did
not
repair
to
Nimueguen
,
they
would
begin
to
treat
separately
for
themselves
.
But
that
time
being
elapsed
,
they
desired
two
days
longer
,
according
to
the
old
stile
which
is
observed
in
Guelderland
,
and
several
Provinces
of
Germany
,
well
knowing
that
the
expiration
of
that
term
did
not
draw
them
into
any
engagement
;
for
if
the
Confederates
made
longer
delay
,
they
could
on
all
hazards
in
the
reciprocal
communication
of
their
Commissions
,
start
difficulties
,
and
find
out
means
to
spin
out
the
time
as
they
did
,
without
falling
upon
business
,
until
the
assembly
was
compleat
.
Monsieur
Hoegh
the
second
Plenipotentiary
from
Denmark
,
arrived
at
that
time
,
with
his
Lady
,
at
Nimueguen
.
He
is
a
handsome
Gentleman
of
a
good
Family
,
who
rose
to
that
dignity
by
his
good
discharge
of
the
several
employments
he
hath
enjoyed
.
He
had
his
Lodgings
in
a
house
that
was
provided
for
him
near
the
houses
of
the
French
Ambassadors
,
because
that
being
the
highest
place
of
the
Town
was
the
pleasantest
also
for
the
accommodation
of
strangers
.
So
soon
as
he
had
given
notice
of
his
arrival
,
he
was
visited
by
the
Mediators
,
the
Ambassadors
of
France
,
and
so
by
all
the
rest
in
Coaches
of
six
Horses
,
according
to
the
Ceremony
.
He
had
of
his
Master
about
five
hundred
pounds
a
month
,
which
he
spent
nobly
like
one
that
understood
the
world
.
About
the
middle
of
November
my
Lord
Barclay
the
chief
of
the
Mediators
,
who
came
from
being
Ambassador
Extraordinary
for
England
in
France
,
arrived
with
his
Lady
at
Nimueguen
,
and
after
some
days
being
there
incognito
gave
notice
of
his
arrival
;
he
was
visited
by
the
other
Mediators
,
and
immediately
after
by
the
three
French
Ambassadors
successively
,
with
two
Coaches
of
six
Horses
apiece
.
The
Count
of
Oxenstierne
,
who
with
urgency
demanded
audience
of
my
Lord
Barclay
,
that
he
might
not
as
it
was
believed
,
be
prevented
by
the
Ambassador
of
Denmark
,
obtained
it
at
three
quarters
after
three
;
this
was
to
be
just
after
the
audience
of
the
Count
d'
Avaux
,
who
that
he
might
lose
no
time
,
had
servants
abroad
in
the
streets
to
acquaint
him
immediately
when
Monsieur
Colbert
should
come
out
from
his
Audience
;
so
that
he
went
to
it
punctually
at
half
an
hour
after
three
.
But
hardly
was
he
entered
,
when
my
Lord
Barclay
had
notice
,
that
the
Count
of
Oxenstierne
was
below
in
the
Court
.
He
bid
answer
him
that
he
was
with
the
Count
d'
Avaux
,
and
that
the
Count
of
Oxenstierne
was
not
to
have
his
audience
till
half
an
hour
after
that
.
The
Ambassador
of
Suedeland
who
saw
no
body
come
to
receive
him
at
the
foot
of
the
stair
,
caused
his
Coachman
to
drive
out
gain
,
without
staying
for
the
answer
.
That
action
suffered
various
constructions
;
for
it
was
alledged
that
he
could
not
be
ignorant
but
that
the
Count
d'
Avaux
was
at
his
audience
.
The
way
to
the
Lodgings
of
my
Lord
Barclay
was
by
his
back-gate
,
where
some
of
his
servants
were
observed
to
be
in
the
streets
,
and
it
was
not
then
,
but
exactly
half
an
hour
after
three
;
that
if
he
had
been
ignorant
of
it
,
and
had
had
no
other
design
,
in
that
case
he
might
have
come
back
,
having
first
made
a
short
turn
in
expectation
of
the
Count
d'
Avaux
coming
out
;
or
if
he
pretended
that
his
visit
was
actually
performed
,
as
he
did
afterwards
,
he
ought
to
have
sent
his
Colleague
to
Audience
immediately
after
the
Count
d'
Avaux
.
Whatever
the
matter
was
,
whether
ignorance
,
or
a
laid
design
,
as
many
did
perswade
themselves
it
was
,
though
they
could
not
conceive
the
policy
of
that
enterprise
,
the
business
was
taken
up
by
the
Mediation
of
the
French
Ambassadors
.
The
Visit
was
held
to
be
performed
,
and
yet
my
Lord
Barclay
never
render'd
it
,
nor
saw
the
Count
of
Oxenstern
,
but
accidentally
,
as
it
were
,
at
Madam
Colberts
Lodgings
.
The
unexpected
Peace
concluded
between
Poland
and
the
Turk
,
the
advantages
that
the
King
of
Sueden
began
to
gain
upon
the
Danes
in
Schonen
,
by
the
taking
of
Elsinbourg
,
and
the
Succors
put
into
Malmoe
,
the
vigorous
resistance
of
the
Town
of
Stetin
,
from
before
which
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
was
at
that
time
forced
to
raise
the
siege
;
all
that
,
I
say
,
and
besides
the
progress
of
the
French
Arms
in
Sicily
,
made
it
believed
that
the
Confederates
would
at
length
appear
more
tractable
than
hitherto
they
had
been
.
In
the
mean
time
the
Count
of
Kinsdi
,
the
second
of
the
Emperors
Ambassadors
,
continued
still
at
Cologne
,
detained
,
as
it
was
said
,
by
the
Gout
;
and
Don
Pedro
de
Ronquillo
,
the
second
Ambassador
from
Spain
,
coming
from
England
,
where
he
had
been
but
Envoy
Extraordinary
,
stayed
still
at
the
Hague
,
expecting
the
rest
of
his
Equipage
from
England
:
but
being
at
length
arrived
at
Nimueguen
,
he
continued
long
incognito
,
because
having
no
other
character
but
that
of
Plenipotentiary
,
the
French
Ambassadors
refused
to
give
him
the
hand
.
Monsieur
Somnitz
and
Blaspiel
,
the
Ambassadors
of
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
,
who
had
been
sometime
at
Nimueguen
,
on
the
29.
of
December
gave
notice
of
their
arrival
.
The
French
Ambassadors
consulted
together
,
and
afterwards
with
the
Mediators
,
because
contrary
to
what
was
practised
at
Munster
,
both
the
Plenipotentiaries
of
Brandenbourg
demanded
the
hand
and
title
of
Excellence
.
But
the
French
Ambassadors
would
not
give
it
,
but
to
him
that
was
first
named
in
the
Commission
;
and
upon
occasion
of
that
difficulty
,
visited
them
not
.
The
English
Mediators
made
their
visit
,
but
with
a
resolution
not
to
give
the
title
of
Excellence
save
only
to
Mr.
Somnitz
,
nor
to
demand
audience
of
Mr.
Blaspiel
.
However
being
both
lodged
in
the
same
house
,
the
second
failed
not
to
be
at
the
audience
;
and
the
first
perceiving
that
the
Mediators
addressed
their
discourse
only
to
him
,
shewed
them
his
Colleague
,
giving
him
the
title
of
Excellence
.
But
they
answered
,
that
their
visit
was
only
to
him
.
The
Ambassador
of
Denmark
stuck
not
at
these
formalities
,
having
to
do
with
the
Ministers
of
one
of
the
chief
of
his
Masters
Allies
.
But
the
Suedish
Ambassadors
followed
the
example
of
the
French
:
So
that
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourgs
Ministers
found
themselves
far
enough
from
being
able
to
establish
their
pretension
at
Nimueguen
.
The
States
General
,
who
payed
great
Subsidies
to
the
Princes
that
were
confederate
with
them
,
began
at
that
time
to
think
of
retrenching
that
great
expence
;
and
they
thought
they
had
the
greater
reason
,
that
they
needlesly
drained
their
Treasury
by
the
charge
of
a
War
,
which
was
now
become
wholly
that
of
their
Confederates
,
unto
which
they
ought
to
have
no
greater
concern
,
than
in
a
publick
and
common
assault
.
What
glory
soever
redounded
to
the
States
General
,
in
that
they
could
reckon
among
their
Pensioners
,
the
Emperor
,
King
of
Spain
,
King
of
Denmark
,
all
the
Electors
almost
,
the
Princes
of
Brunswick
,
the
Duke
of
Newbourg
,
and
the
Bishop
of
Munster
;
yet
that
hindered
them
not
from
acquainting
them
with
the
inability
they
lay
under
to
continue
those
great
Subsidies
,
excepting
only
the
Duke
of
Newbourg
,
in
consideration
of
the
new
Alliance
that
he
had
made
with
them
,
and
the
Bishop
of
Munster
,
of
whose
humour
and
Neighbourhood
the
States
General
have
been
always
apprehensive
.
They
did
not
as
yet
cut
off
those
subsidies
;
but
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
declared
to
the
Ministers
of
their
Allies
,
that
they
would
pay
none
for
the
ensuing
Campagn
,
unless
they
put
the
French
in
the
wrong
;
that
is
,
if
they
made
it
not
appear
by
their
refusal
of
reasonable
propositions
,
that
if
the
peace
were
not
concluded
,
the
French
were
only
to
be
blamed
for
it
.
By
this
means
the
Dutch
stopt
their
Confederates
mouths
,
they
obliged
them
to
hasten
the
opening
of
the
Conferences
,
to
which
no
step
had
hitherto
been
made
;
and
put
themselves
in
right
of
complaining
of
those
who
for
their
own
private
interests
desired
not
to
see
the
War
so
soon
put
to
an
end
;
and
therefore
they
thought
it
not
enough
to
speak
of
cutting
off
the
Subsidies
,
but
began
also
to
hint
at
a
separate
and
particular
Treaty
,
in
such
a
manner
that
the
Confederates
took
the
allarm
the
more
easily
,
in
that
the
excessive
charges
the
States
General
had
been
at
during
this
War
,
had
been
exceeding
burdensome
to
all
the
Provinces
.
The
Count
of
Kinski
arrived
at
length
at
Nimueguen
the
third
of
January
1677.
He
is
a
Bohemean
Gentleman
,
never
before
employed
in
any
Embassie
;
and
therefore
all
his
actings
were
in
the
beginning
full
of
difficulties
and
diffidence
;
but
it
appeared
afterward
that
he
had
more
sincere
intentions
for
peace
than
his
Colleagues
had
,
with
whom
he
clashed
so
as
not
to
be
reconciled
again
.
He
is
a
valetudnary
man
,
and
melancholick
,
but
of
great
merit
and
sagacity
.
He
had
two
thousand
German
Florins
a
month
,
which
make
about
three
hundred
and
thirty
pounds
English
.
Don
Pedro
de
Ronquillo
remained
incognito
above
a
month
;
and
neither
he
nor
the
other
Ministers
of
the
Confederates
seemed
to
act
with
the
same
frankness
and
sincerity
the
French
did
,
even
in
the
opinion
of
my
Lord
Ambassador
Temple
,
who
confessed
that
it
was
not
to
be
doubted
but
that
the
French
inclined
to
peace
,
and
that
they
were
like
those
Gamesters
who
having
won
considerably
,
were
willing
to
leave
play
if
the
losers
obliged
them
not
to
continue
.
In
the
mean
time
those
who
examined
without
passion
the
present
state
of
affairs
,
and
the
interests
of
most
part
of
the
Princes
engaged
in
the
War
,
wonder'd
that
they
would
continue
it
with
so
great
disadvantage
,
upon
hopes
that
were
not
too
firmly
grounded
.
Holland
had
nothing
to
gain
,
and
lost
much
by
the
excessive
charges
of
the
War
.
The
Emperor
saw
himself
raised
to
the
real
height
of
his
greatness
by
the
setling
his
Authority
throughout
the
whole
Empire
;
but
had
hardly
any
means
left
of
procuring
Winter-quarters
for
the
Impetial
Troops
;
and
most
of
the
Princes
of
Germany
were
so
tired
out
and
incommoded
by
the
War
,
that
it
was
to
be
feared
his
Imperial
Majesty
might
find
himself
abandoned
in
time
of
need
.
The
King
of
Spain
had
almost
all
the
Powers
of
Europe
joyned
in
his
Interests
,
and
could
never
promise
himself
such
assistance
in
any
other
juncture
;
but
what
advantage
had
he
from
that
,
seeing
notwithstanding
the
French
took
the
best
places
of
the
Low
Countreys
?
Cambray
and
Valenciennes
were
at
that
time
so
straitly
blocked
up
,
that
it
was
not
doubted
but
one
of
those
places
would
be
lost
before
the
beginning
of
the
Campagn
.
None
but
the
Northern
Confederates
were
inclined
to
the
continuation
of
the
War
,
through
the
desire
of
preserving
,
and
even
enlarging
the
Conquests
they
had
made
upon
Sueden
.
But
a
Victory
obtained
by
the
King
of
Sueden
in
Schonen
,
made
it
hopeful
that
the
Suedes
renewing
their
courage
under
so
great
a
Prince
,
might
set
their
affairs
to
rights
again
.
Though
the
Spaniards
lost
most
in
this
War
,
yet
the
Ambassadors
of
that
Crown
acted
with
greatest
slowness
as
to
the
advancement
of
the
peace
.
The
reason
of
their
procedure
in
the
manner
,
could
be
attributed
to
nothing
but
the
usual
irresolution
of
the
Spaniards
;
and
yet
it
was
not
very
easie
for
them
in
the
present
juncture
of
affairs
to
determine
themselves
.
The
removal
of
Valensuela
,
the
first
Minister
of
State
in
that
Court
,
and
the
return
of
Don
John
to
Madrid
,
being
supported
by
all
the
Nobility
of
the
Kingdom
against
the
Interests
of
the
Queen-Regent
,
made
people
fear
some
dangerous
revolution
;
insomuch
that
the
Spaniards
abandoned
the
fate
of
the
Low
Countreys
to
the
protection
of
their
Confederates
.
However
it
might
have
been
said
at
that
time
,
that
a
real
Lethargy
had
seized
mens
minds
,
and
hindered
them
from
applying
themselves
with
care
to
the
means
of
restoring
a
solid
peace
.
In
the
mean
time
the
French
were
not
asleep
:
That
King
caused
a
considerable
body
of
men
to
march
into
Flanders
in
the
depth
of
Winter
.
This
struck
a
terror
int●
the
heart
of
the
Low
Countreys
,
and
gave
ground
to
fear
,
that
his
Majesty
would
next
Campagn
carry
his
Conquests
far
,
if
the
Negotiations
at
Nimueguen
did
not
put
a
greater
stop
to
them
,
than
the
strength
of
the
Confederates
was
likely
to
do
.
But
the
Assembly
was
not
as
yet
formed
,
neither
were
the
preliminaries
to
the
Peace
as
yet
condescended
on
.
At
that
time
the
French
Ambassadors
had
notice
given
them
,
that
the
Count
of
Kinski
received
the
visits
of
the
Ministers
of
the
Confederates
,
and
were
surprised
at
that
manner
of
conduct
,
though
it
was
given
out
,
that
they
were
but
private
visits
among
friends
,
upon
occasion
of
the
complements
he
made
to
them
upon
his
arrival
at
Nimueguen
.
However
the
Mediators
understood
that
complement
to
be
a
real
notification
of
his
arrival
,
because
that
the
King
of
England
desiring
that
the
Ambassadors
should
make
no
publick
entry
into
Nimueguen
,
for
avoiding
several
accidents
which
such
Ceremonies
usually
produce
they
ought
not
neither
to
give
notice
or
their
arrival
twice
;
and
therefore
they
sent
presently
to
desire
audience
of
him
next
day
at
two
of
the
clock
,
for
it
was
then
ten
of
the
clock
at
night
.
But
when
it
was
answered
,
That
the
Ambassadors
of
Denmark
had
pitched
upon
the
same
hour
,
th●
Ambassadors
were
so
surprised
,
that
they
would
have
absolutely
refused
to
visit
him
had
they
not
been
assured
that
the
visit
o●
that
Ambassador
was
only
to
be
private
and
without
ceremony
,
the
Count
of
Kinski
protesting
that
he
had
not
given
notice
of
his
arrival
to
any
whosoever
.
The
Mediators
pretended
that
they
had
received
notice
,
and
fixed
upon
eleven
in
the
morning
,
instead
of
two
in
the
afternoon
,
to
render
their
publick
visit
,
which
was
received
as
such
,
and
rendered
accordingly
.
The
French
Ambassadors
desired
to
have
a
clear
understanding
as
to
the
Emperors
Ambassador
his
carriage
in
that
particular
;
but
after
that
the
Mediators
had
taken
much
pains
to
adjust
the
matter
,
the
French
found
in
the
conduct
of
the
Count
of
Kinski
neither
sincerity
enough
,
nor
sufficient
security
,
but
that
some
Ambassadors
might
therefrom
draw
advantages
to
the
prejudice
of
that
precedency
which
they
pretended
to
be
due
to
France
.
That
Am●●●●●●or
was
indeed
willing
to
have
given
〈…〉
in
writing
disowning
the
first
〈…〉
was
made
of
his
arriv●l
,
〈…〉
he
should
so
carry
him●●●●
〈…〉
●●bassadors
of
Fran●e
〈…〉
●●●ertheless
,
they
fi●●●●●
〈…〉
somewhat
an
〈…〉
●im
,
no
more
〈…〉
●f
the
Ele●●●●
〈…〉
〈…〉
Kinski
〈…〉
begun
,
〈…〉
gave
gave
notice
of
his
arrival
in
the
ordinary
forms
to
all
the
Ambassadors
,
excepting
those
of
France
,
who
would
not
admit
of
it
,
and
the
Mediators
who
had
already
performed
that
ceremony
;
and
he
render'd
his
visits
the
last
days
of
January
,
though
he
was
not
as
yet
provided
but
of
two
travelling
Coaches
,
nor
his
servants
of
Liveries
.
About
the
same
time
Master
Hide
,
Son
to
the
Earl
of
Clarendon
,
sometime
Chancellor
of
England
,
came
to
Nimueguen
,
to
assist
as
the
second
of
the
four
Mediators
of
his
Majesty
of
Great
Britain
:
A
fortnight
before
,
he
passed
through
that
Town
upon
his
return
from
his
extraordinary
Embassie
in
Poland
;
but
instead
of
a
Yacht
which
he
expected
at
Rotterdam
,
to
transport
him
to
London
,
he
there
received
Orders
from
the
King
●is
Master
to
return
to
Ni
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
wh●●
having
given
notice
of
〈…〉
〈◊〉
was
first
visited
by
the
th●●
〈…〉
●●ff●dors
with
a
splend●●●
〈…〉
〈◊〉
all
three
in
th●
〈…〉
〈◊〉
d'
Estrades
,
〈…〉
〈…〉
other
〈…〉
〈◊〉
Train
〈…〉
Th●se
〈…〉
●●●ture●●
〈…〉
man●●●
〈…〉
against
the
accidents
which
might
happen
on
the
like
occasions
.
The
Marshal
D'
Estrades
gave
his
Collegues
the
place
in
his
Coach
and
at
home
,
except
when
other
Ambassadors
were
present
,
and
that
the
dignity
of
the
Ambassy
obliged
every
one
to
keep
his
rank
.
And
as
for
Letters
and
Dispatches
to
Court
,
they
so
ordered
the
matter
,
that
each
of
them
should
successively
undertake
it
for
one
week
,
and
all
three
together
sign
them
.
The
King
of
England
sent
Mr.
Hide
to
the
Assembly
at
Nimueguen
,
for
no
other
reason
but
that
he
might
honour
him
with
the
Character
of
Plenipotentiary
Ambassador
,
and
have
his
name
inserted
in
the
Treaty
of
Peace
which
was
to
follow
upon
those
new-begun
overtures
;
for
his
Majesty
of
Great
Britain
had
occasion
to
employ
him
elsewhere
.
About
the
end
of
the
same
month
(
Jan.
1676/7.
)
the
Ambassadors
of
the
Confederates
began
to
meet
;
and
for
that
purpose
they
chose
〈◊〉
Apartment
in
the
little
Town-hall
,
which
is
contiguous
to
,
and
has
passages
into
the
great
Hall
.
It
is
in
that
place
where
the
Deputies
of
the
Province
of
Gelderland
for
the
Precincts
of
Nimueguen
,
do
ordinarily
meet
.
Feb.
1676/7.
The
French
Ambassadors
had
no
sooner
notice
of
these
proceedings
of
the
Confederates
,
but
they
complained
of
them
to
the
Ambassadors
of
the
States-General
,
alledging
that
in
a
Neutral
Town
equally
common
to
all
the
Ambassadors
,
some
of
them
could
not
appropriate
to
themselves
a
publick
place
to
the
prejudice
of
the
rest
,
without
a
breach
of
the
Neutrality
.
The
Dutch
Ambassadors
had
good
reason
to
chuse
a
publick
place
for
Conferences
,
well
knowing
that
they
would
be
managed
with
greater
liberty
there
,
than
at
the
Houses
of
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
,
who
would
have
affected
to
be
the
Dictators
.
In
the
mean
time
to
content
the
French
Ambassadors
,
they
gave
them
the
choice
of
what
place
they
pleased
in
the
great
Town-hall
;
whither
they
went
to
pitch
upon
the
place
which
they
found
most
convenient
to
meet
in
when
they
thought
fit
;
though
they
being
by
themselves
,
and
having
none
to
confer
with
but
the
Ambassadors
of
Sueden
,
they
needed
no
such
Apartment
;
and
it
is
probable
that
if
the
Ministers
of
the
Confederates
had
foreseen
that
the
French
Ambassadors
should
have
disposed
of
the
Town-Hall
,
they
would
not
have
pitched
upon
the
place
which
they
had
chosen
.
The
most
remarkable
passage
that
happened
in
the
Assembly
of
the
Confederates
was
,
that
after
the
Count
of
Kinski
,
who
as
Ambassador
from
the
Emperor
had
taken
his
place
at
the
upper
end
of
the
Table
,
the
Ambassador
of
Denmark
contended
with
the
Spanish
Ambassador
for
the
next
place
on
the
right
hand
;
insomuch
that
Don
Pedro
de
Ronquillo
was
forced
to
consent
to
have
it
only
by
turns
;
and
for
deciding
which
of
the
two
should
have
it
at
their
first
sitting
,
they
behoved
to
cast
lots
for
it
,
whereby
it
fell
to
the
Danish
Ambassador
.
The
same
difficulty
arose
betwixt
the
Ambassadors
of
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
,
and
those
of
the
States-General
,
who
although
they
were
at
home
,
yet
would
not
yield
it
;
insomuch
that
this
difference
was
determined
in
the
same
manner
as
the
former
.
The
Forces
of
the
French
King
began
already
to
break
into
Flanders
,
notwithstanding
the
coldness
of
the
season
;
and
the
talk
was
,
that
some
considerable
siege
would
be
speedily
made
.
On
the
other
side
the
French
King
put
the
frontiers
of
Germany
out
of
a
condition
of
being
able
to
furnish
provisions
to
any
great
Army
,
with
which
he
was
threatned
from
thence
.
And
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
had
lately
before
made
a
Declaration
to
the
Diet
at
Ratisbon
,
whereby
he
quashed
the
hopes
that
the
Confederates
had
conceived
after
the
death
of
the
Electoress
,
of
his
joyning
his
forces
with
those
of
the
Empire
,
against
the
Power
of
France
.
That
Prince
declared
,
that
he
never
had
consented
to
the
War
into
which
the
Empire
was
engaged
upon
occasion
of
the
Dutch
War
:
He
protested
he
was
so
far
from
contributing
to
it
on
his
part
,
that
he
had
Twenty
thousand
men
in
readiness
to
act
against
those
that
should
refuse
a
Peace
;
and
that
he
would
punctually
observe
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
,
on
which
the
safety
and
repose
of
the
Empire
depended
.
Which
was
a
sufficient
Declaration
in
favour
of
France
,
that
seemed
to
demand
no
more
in
Germany
.
The
twentieth
of
February
Mr.
Stratman
,
the
third
of
the
Emperors
Ambassadors
,
arrived
at
Nimeguen
,
at
which
time
all
the
difficulties
that
were
started
about
the
communication
of
the
Plenary
Commissions
,
began
to
be
determined
;
and
no
better
expedient
could
be
found
to
effect
this
,
than
to
reduce
all
the
Plenary
Comssions
into
one
and
the
same
form
as
to
the
●aterial
and
essential
words
,
according
to
●he
stile
and
use
of
the
Chan●elory
of
France
.
The
five
chief
Confederates
,
to
wit
,
the
Emperor
,
King
of
Spain
,
King
of
Denmark
,
States
of
Holland
,
and
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
,
desired
that
in
respect
of
them
severally
,
the
French
Ambassadors
might
have
five
particular
Commissions
.
But
the
French
would
only
procure
two
,
one
for
treating
with
the
Catholick
Princes
,
in
which
the
Mediation
of
the
Pope
was
mentioned
;
and
the
other
for
the
Protestant
Princes
who
owned
not
that
Mediation
;
and
they
absolutely
refused
to
present
one
for
the
Elector
of
Brandenburgh
,
lest
that
all
the
other
Princes
of
the
Empire
should
pretend
to
the
like
.
But
upon
promise
that
no
other
Commission
should
be
demanded
,
the
French
Ambassadors
judging
it
the
interest
of
the
King
their
Master
to
treat
separately
with
the
Confederates
,
they
were
not
so
stiff
in
that
matter
,
and
the
rather
especially
that
they
might
thwart
the
Count
of
Kinski
,
who
would
have
managed
the
interests
of
all
the
Confederates
,
and
deprived
them
of
the
liberty
of
acting
by
themselves
.
The
Danish
Ambassador
was
the
most
scrupulous
about
these
Plenary
Commissions
;
he
stood
upon
the
giving
of
his
in
the
Danish
language
,
if
he
must
have
that
of
the
Frenc●
in
French
;
or
that
if
he
gave
his
in
Latin
,
he
pretended
that
the
French
Ambassadors
should
give
him
theirs
in
the
same
language
.
He
alledged
that
the
King
his
Master
stood
not
on
the
same
foot
as
heretofore
,
and
that
he
might
very
well
challenge
a
right
of
establishing
a
new
custome
.
But
the
Danes
got
nothing
by
this
,
they
were
fain
to
condescend
to
the
old
way
,
which
is
that
the
French
Ministers
speak
to
them
in
French
,
and
that
they
answer
them
in
Latin
.
On
the
3d
of
March
1676/7.
all
the
Ambassadors
gave
in
their
propositions
of
peace
to
the
Mediators
,
whereby
the
pretensions
of
all
the
powers
concerned
in
the
war
were
made
known
;
and
on
the
5th
they
were
interchanged
by
the
Meditors
.
The
Emperors
propositions
were
,
that
the
●ing
and
Kingdom
of
France
should
re●ore
to
the
Emperour
and
the
Empire
,
and
to
●ll
the
Confederates
,
all
that
had
been
ta●en
from
them
;
that
they
should
have
reparation
for
all
damages
that
they
had
suffered
,
and
that
peace
should
be
re-established
upon
the
best
and
surest
grounds
that
possibly
could
be
devised
.
France
proposed
to
the
Emperour
and
Empire
,
that
the
King
having
not
desired
any
thing
more
passionately
than
the
religious
observation
of
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
,
his
Majesty
would
gladly
see
Germany
a
second
time
owe
the
restitution
of
its
repose
to
the
observation
.
of
the
same
Treaties
;
and
for
that
effect
his
Majesty
demanded
that
they
might
be
fully
and
intirely
re-established
.
Spain
demanded
that
France
would
wholly
restore
whatev●r
had
been
taken
in
the
Kingdoms
of
Spain
since
the
year
1665.
That
all
Ammunition
and
Artillery
taken
either
by
Sea
or
Land
,
should
be
rendered
back
again
:
That
all
places
ruined
,
demolished
,
or
burnt
,
should
be
repaired
:
That
the
French
King
should
give
compleat
satisfaction
to
all
the
Confederates
:
And
by
three
different
Articles
Spain
demanded
the
same
thing
of
Sueden
.
France
said
,
That
the
King
being
contrary
to
Justice
,
and
the
obligation
of
the
Treaty
of
Aix
la
Chapel
,
attacqued
by
the
Catholick
King
,
his
Majesty
had
reason
to
pretend
that
in
respect
of
that
Crown
,
all
things
should
remain
in
the
condition
that
the
fortune
of
War
had
put
them
into
,
without
prejudice
to
his
Majesties
Rights
,
which
were
to
continue
still
in
full
force
and
power
.
The
Danes
pretended
that
France
should
give
them
compleat
satisfaction
,
and
reimburse
all
the
charges
of
the
War
:
and
by
four
Articles
they
demanded
of
the
Suedes
,
that
betwixt
the
two
Kingdoms
and
two
Kings
,
all
things
should
be
restored
into
the
same
condition
as
they
were
before
the
War
that
was
ended
by
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
;
and
that
the
Treaties
of
Rochilde
and
Copenhagen
should
be
abolished
;
and
that
all
the
Provinces
which
had
been
dismembred
from
Denmark
and
Norway
,
should
be
restored
to
the
Danes
;
that
all
that
the
Suedes
possest
in
the
Empire
,
should
be
taken
from
them
;
that
Wismar
and
the
Isle
of
Rugen
should
remain
in
possession
of
the
Danes
;
and
that
for
the
security
of
his
Danish
Majesty
and
Kingdoms
,
they
might
put
Garisons
in
all
the
strong
places
of
Sueden
that
lye
upon
the
frontiers
of
the
two
Kingdoms
.
The
propositions
of
France
in
reference
to
the
Danes
were
,
That
seeing
the
King
had
not
declared
War
against
the
King
of
Denmark
,
but
he
runs
contrary
to
the
Treaty
of
Copenhagen
made
in
the
year
1660.
for
performance
whereof
the
King
was
Guarantee
;
the
King
of
Denmark
had
attacqued
Sueden
:
His
most
Christian
Majesty
was
ready
to
desist
from
hostility
on
his
part
,
provided
that
the
aforesaid
Treaties
and
those
of
Westphalia
were
re-established
.
In
respect
of
France
and
Sueden
,
the
States
General
demanded
,
That
Maestricht
,
Dalen
,
Fangumont
,
and
all
the
dependencies
of
Maestricht
,
should
be
restored
to
them
:
That
they
were
willing
for
the
publick
peace
to
sacrifice
the
inestimable
losses
,
whereof
they
might
pretend
reparation
;
and
that
for
avoiding
all
differences
for
the
future
,
the
Treaty
might
contain
a
general
and
particular
renuntiation
of
all
sorts
of
pretensions
.
There
were
afterward
sixteen
Articles
concerning
the
full
satisfaction
to
be
made
to
the
Prince
of
Orange
in
regard
of
what
depended
on
the
Crown
of
France
;
and
particularly
the
restauration
of
the
fortifications
of
Orange
,
that
were
ruined
in
the
year
1660.
and
of
the
Castle
demolished
in
the
year
1663.
the
rights
of
Toll
upon
Salt
and
other
Commodities
,
as
well
upon
the
Rone
,
as
through
the
Principality
of
Orange
;
the
rights
of
Coyning
of
money
,
of
Laick
Patronage
for
nomination
to
the
Bishoprick
;
the
exemptions
,
priviledges
,
and
other
Immunities
granted
to
the
inhabitants
of
that
Principality
by
the
Kings
his
Majesties
Predecessors
,
and
particularly
by
Lewis
XIII
.
The
Estates
General
demanded
nothing
of
Sueden
,
but
that
the
future
Treaty
might
contain
some
regulations
for
obviating
the
frequent
inconveniences
that
happened
concerning
Commerce
.
France
proposed
to
the
States
General
,
That
seeing
the
Union
that
hath
always
been
betwixt
the
Crown
of
France
and
the
States
,
was
only
interrupted
upon
account
of
some
causes
of
discontent
,
which
were
easie
at
present
to
be
removed
,
and
to
be
prevented
for
the
future
;
His
Majesty
was
willing
to
restore
the
States
General
to
his
former
amity
,
and
to
hearken
favourably
to
all
propositions
that
might
be
made
to
him
on
their
part
,
even
concerning
a
Treaty
of
Commerce
.
And
as
to
the
propositions
made
for
the
re-establishment
of
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
the
French
Ambassadors
made
an
answer
to
them
;
but
upon
occasion
opposed
the
pretensions
of
the
Count
D'
Auvergne
,
demanding
that
his
Marquisate
and
Town
of
Bergen-op-zoom
might
be
restored
to
all
the
rights
of
Soveraignty
which
the
other
Towns
of
Holland
enjoyed
conform
to
the
Treaties
of
Pacification
of
Ghent
.
The
Elector
of
Brandenburgh
demanded
that
France
should
make
reparation
for
the
damages
that
his
Territories
had
sustained
by
the
French
Forces
during
the
course
of
this
War
,
that
all
security
should
be
given
him
for
the
future
for
the
same
Territories
,
and
that
all
his
Allies
should
be
comprehended
in
a
general
Treaty
.
France
made
no
propositions
to
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
besides
those
that
were
made
to
the
Emperor
and
Empire
,
which
comprehended
the
full
performance
of
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
.
In
all
the
propositions
that
the
Suedes
made
to
the
Emperor
,
the
Kings
of
Spain
and
Denmark
,
the
States
General
,
and
to
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
,
they
demanded
of
the
one
but
the
renovation
of
their
former
amity
and
good
correspondence
,
and
of
the
others
the
execution
of
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
and
Copenhagen
,
which
contained
the
restitution
of
all
that
had
been
taken
from
that
Crown
.
Prince
Charles
of
Lorrain
,
to
whom
th●
French
King
had
granted
the
title
of
Duke
,
with
a
general
protestation
made
to
the
Mediators
,
that
the
titles
taken
or
given
should
be
without
prejudice
,
caused
his
propositions
to
be
made
,
by
which
he
said
,
That
as
heir
to
his
Predecessors
,
he
hoped
from
the
Justice
of
the
King
that
he
would
restore
to
him
his
Dutchies
of
Lorrain
and
Bar
,
with
their
dependencies
,
his
titles
,
records
,
movables
,
and
effects
taken
from
him
,
and
make
reparation
for
the
Towns
,
Burroughs
,
Castles
and
Villages
that
were
ruined
throughout
all
his
Dominions
.
But
seeing
the
Ministers
of
the
Confederates
would
not
admit
of
the
Sieur
Duker
,
the
Envoy
of
the
Bishop
of
Strasbourg
,
whom
the
French
King
reckoned
among
the
Confederate
Princes
,
the
French
Ambassadors
made
no
propositions
concerning
Lorrain
,
nor
shewed
any
Plenary
Commission
for
treating
about
the
Interests
of
that
Prince
(
though
much
urged
to
it
by
the
Confederates
)
that
by
this
means
they
might
oblige
the
Imperialists
to
own
the
Minister
of
the
Bishop
of
Strasbourg
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
propositions
of
the
Duke
of
Holstein
Gottorp
,
which
the
Sieurs
Vlkens
and
Wetterkop
,
that
Princes
Envoys
,
had
put
into
the
hands
of
the
Mediators
,
lay
there
without
answer
or
being
interchanged
,
because
the
Danish
Ambassador
hindred
the
Minister
of
that
Prince
from
being
admitted
,
as
being
an
Ally
of
Sueden
,
and
protected
by
France
,
and
upon
that
account
dispossessed
of
his
Territories
by
the
King
of
Denmark
.
The
Propositions
of
the
Dukes
of
Brunswick
and
Lunenbourg
were
not
made
publick
,
because
the
Ministers
of
those
Princes
kept
incognito
,
pretending
to
the
character
and
rank
of
Ambassadors
;
yea
,
and
these
Princes
wrote
to
the
King
of
England
for
obtaining
the
effect
of
their
Pretensions
:
but
what
instance
soever
they
made
during
the
whole
course
of
the
Negotiation
,
no
Crowned
head
yielded
to
their
demand
.
I
have
here
but
inserted
the
substance
of
the
first
propositions
of
Peace
;
yet
thereby
may
be
seen
how
unreasonable
the
demands
of
Spain
and
Denmark
were
,
seeing
that
not
only
the
Mediators
,
but
even
the
Ambassadors
of
the
States
General
thought
them
exorbitant
.
The
sixth
of
this
Month
Monsieur
Stratman
gave
the
French
Ambassadors
notice
of
his
arrival
;
who
at
the
same
time
sent
each
of
them
a
Secretary
,
to
make
him
their
complement
,
and
demand
audience
,
either
the
same
morning
,
or
immediately
after
dinner
.
But
he
excused
himself
,
saying
that
he
had
a
business
of
great
importance
to
dispatch
that
day
with
an
Envoy
of
the
Elector
of
Cologn
,
concerning
urgent
affairs
of
his
Imperial
Majesty
,
and
appointed
them
six
of
the
clock
at
night
.
The
French
Ambassadors
began
then
to
doubt
of
the
sincerity
of
his
conduct
towards
them
,
and
they
could
not
imagin
what
pretext
he
could
have
.
It
is
true
,
the
Gentleman
that
made
the
complement
to
the
French
Ambassadors
in
the
name
of
Mr.
Stratman
,
had
waited
sometime
at
the
lodgings
of
the
Count
D'
Avaux
,
where
at
that
time
they
were
all
three
together
;
but
the
time
was
but
short
,
and
the
Ambassadors
saw
very
well
that
Mr.
Stratman
failed
in
what
was
due
to
their
Character
,
though
he
assured
them
that
he
had
sent
his
Secretary
to
them
,
and
that
he
had
taken
all
the
measures
that
he
conceived
necessary
to
give
them
all
manner
of
satisfaction
.
Whatever
the
matter
was
,
the
great
affair
that
Mr.
Stratman
pretended
to
be
for
the
important
concerns
of
the
Emperor
,
was
no
more
indeed
but
that
he
might
have
leisure
at
two
of
the
clock
to
receive
the
visit
of
the
Ambassador
of
Denmark
,
and
at
four
of
the
clock
that
of
the
first
Ambassador
of
Sueden
.
The
French
Ambassadors
caused
all
the
circumstances
of
Mr.
Stratman's
conduct
to
be
observed
:
nevertheless
the
made
their
visit
all
three
together
at
six
of
the
clock
at
night
,
with
seven
Coaches
and
six
Horses
a
piece
,
a
great
number
of
servants
in
Livery
,
and
Flambeaux
;
insomuch
that
there
had
not
as
yet
so
splendid
a
Train
been
seen
at
Nimueguen
.
These
Ambassadors
intended
to
put
Monsieur
Stratman
in
the
wrong
;
they
knew
very
well
that
the
real
distinction
of
preference
is
not
to
be
made
according
to
the
order
that
visits
are
given
in
,
but
according
to
the
order
they
are
rendered
by
those
who
have
received
them
:
as
to
that
,
they
expected
to
see
how
Mr.
Stratman
would
carry
towards
them
,
that
they
might
thereupon
take
their
measures
with
him
.
It
was
above
a
fortnight
before
Mr.
Stratman
put
himself
in
a
condition
of
rendering
any
visit
;
during
which
time
he
pretended
an
indisposition
.
That
delay
could
not
be
attributed
to
any
thing
but
the
expectation
of
a
Courier
,
by
whom
it
was
said
he
was
to
be
instructed
how
to
behave
himself
in
prospect
of
the
inconveniences
which
he
expected
to
meet
with
on
the
part
of
the
French
Ambassadors
,
if
he
gave
not
to
that
Crown
the
preference
which
it
hath
always
pretended
to
.
In
the
mean
time
he
made
an
apology
for
that
delay
in
a
Letter
which
he
wrote
to
the
Marshal
D'
Estrades
,
imputing
it
to
an
indisposition
that
had
seized
him
.
The
French
Ambassadors
sent
a
Gentleman
to
make
him
a
complement
,
and
condole
with
him
about
his
sickness
:
To
whom
he
answered
,
That
he
hoped
suddenly
to
be
in
a
condition
to
〈◊〉
and
than●
them
for
their
civility
.
No
man
doubted
but
that
Monsieur
Stratman
found
himself
in
some
perplexity
,
and
that
he
was
very
sensible
how
hard
a
task
it
would
be
for
him
to
go
on
as
he
had
begun
,
without
exposing
himself
to
troublesome
consequences
.
He
perceived
how
the
French
Ambassadors
had
deported
themselves
towards
the
Count
of
Kinski
,
who
would
have
observed
a
particular
way
of
conduct
as
to
them
.
He
understood
that
the
French
Ambassadors
would
refuse
his
visit
,
if
he
failed
in
giving
them
the
preference
;
and
he
was
ignorant
,
that
if
his
procedure
should
deprive
him
of
the
opportunity
of
seeing
the
Ambassadors
during
the
whole
time
of
the
Treaty
,
it
might
be
a
considerable
prejudice
and
obstacle
to
the
peace
.
At
length
the
22.
Mr.
Stratman
sent
to
demand
audience
of
the
Marshal
D'
Estrades
,
but
not
till
he
had
visited
the
first
Ambassador
of
Sueden
,
and
sent
in
formality
to
demand
audience
of
the
Danish
Ambassador
,
who
was
not
then
in
Town
.
The
French
Ambassadors
had
agreed
among
themselves
about
the
answer
that
was
to
be
given
to
the
Gentleman
that
should
demand
audience
;
so
that
so
soon
as
he
had
made
his
complement
,
the
Marshal
D'
Estrades
told
him
,
that
Mr.
Stratman
knew
not
what
was
due
to
the
King
his
Master
,
and
his
Ambassadors
,
and
that
therefore
he
would
not
admit
of
his
visit
.
Mr.
Stratman
was
not
willing
to
expose
himself
to
the
receiving
of
the
same
answer
from
the
other
French
Ambassadors
,
and
therefore
did
not
send
unto
them
.
He
expected
,
indeed
,
that
the
French
would
shew
some
discontent
;
but
as
being
Ambassador
from
the
Emperor
,
he
looked
not
for
an
answer
of
that
nature
.
That
Minister
is
a
learned
man
,
and
writes
well
both
in
Latin
and
French
.
He
hath
always
adhered
to
the
Bishop
of
Gurck
,
and
opposed
the
Count
of
Kinski
.
He
was
preferred
to
the
Emperor
from
the
service
of
the
Duke
of
Newbourg
,
at
that
time
when
the
Emperor
married
the
daughter
of
that
Prince
.
All
the
discourse
at
Nimueguen
at
this
time
,
was
of
the
great
atchievements
that
the
Confederates
pretended
they
would
do
in
this
Campagn
.
The
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
was
come
into
the
Countrey
of
Cleves
to
order
affairs
there
;
this
Countrey
being
daily
threatned
by
the
Caris●●
〈◊〉
Maestricht
,
to
oblige
the
inhabi●●nts
to
p●●
the
Contributions
that
were
laid
upon
them
.
The
Elector
was
detained
by
the
Gout
at
Ham
,
four
leagues
beyond
Wesel
,
whither
the
Ambassador
of
Denmark
was
gone
to
visit
him
,
and
whither
many
other
of
the
Confederate
Ministers
were
to
go
.
The
Prince
of
Orange
was
set
out
to
come
to
that
Assembly
,
which
was
called
the
Great
Council
of
War
.
But
the
news
of
the
siege
of
Valenciennes
,
and
the
urgent
instances
of
the
Duke
de
Villa
Hermosa
,
for
succors
from
the
States
General
,
made
the
Prince
of
Orange
alter
his
course
,
broke
up
the
Diet
at
Ham
,
and
for
some
time
disconcerted
the
measures
of
the
Confederates
.
In
the
mean
time
the
difficulties
that
hindred
the
French
Ambassadors
from
visiting
those
of
the
Emperor
and
Elector
of
Brandenbourgs
,
produced
sad
effects
,
and
might
have
put
a
stop
to
the
cause
of
the
Negotiation
that
was
begun
,
had
not
their
pretensions
been
so
well
grounded
as
they
were
.
The
Ambassadors
of
Brandenbourg
published
a
printed
Paper
,
to
prove
that
their
Master
had
right
,
and
was
in
possession
of
sending
and
having
admitted
several
Ambassadors
into
one
and
the
same
Assembly
;
t●●●
endeavoured
to
give
instances
of
it
taken
from
the
Relations
that
Abbot
Ciry
printed
of
the
Transactions
which
passed
at
the
Treaties
of
Munster
and
Osnabrug
.
However
that
made
nothing
to
their
advantage
.
They
denied
those
matters
of
fact
that
made
against
their
pretensions
,
which
are
related
in
the
Memoirs
of
Mr.
Chanut
,
as
well
as
the
late
instances
of
the
Assembly
at
Frankfort
,
at
the
Coronation
of
the
Emperor
;
and
they
insisted
particularly
on
the
conduct
that
Monsieur
Colbert
held
at
Cleves
,
towards
three
Ambassadors
of
the
Elector
,
whom
he
treated
equally
and
without
distinction
.
The
last
instance
signified
nothing
for
confirmation
of
their
pretension
.
Mr.
Colbert
at
that
time
had
only
the
character
of
Envoy
Extraordinary
for
mediating
the
differences
that
were
at
that
time
betwixt
the
States
General
and
the
Bishop
of
Munster
;
and
Monsieur
Colbert
being
in
the
Electors
Countrey
,
it
was
not
his
part
to
raise
any
dispute
upon
that
head
.
The
Ambassadors
of
the
Emperor
complained
also
of
the
publick
refuse
which
the
French
made
of
the
visit
of
Mr.
Stratman
.
The
cause
of
those
misunderstandings
was
imputed
to
the
Spaniards
,
who
finding
themselves
always
thwarted
in
the
equality
which
they
so
strongly
pretend
to
with
France
,
contend
not
for
it
with
other
Crowns
,
to
the
end
they
may
unite
them
all
,
and
so
oppose
themselves
with
greater
force
to
the
precedency
which
France
claims
,
or
at
least
to
disturb
it
as
much
as
they
can
,
in
the
possession
of
an
advantage
which
they
cannot
obtain
for
themselves
.
There
was
an
innovation
made
at
Nimueguen
of
what
was
practised
at
Cologn
in
regard
of
the
Mediators
,
to
whom
in
that
quality
all
the
Powers
had
granted
the
precedency
in
the
affairs
that
concerned
the
Mediation
.
And
the
Mediators
on
their
parts
being
desirous
to
prevent
all
occasions
of
quarrels
,
which
frequently
happen
upon
occasion
of
Livery-men
,
especially
when
many
of
different
Nations
meet
together
in
one
place
,
perswaded
all
the
Ambassadors
in
the
first
place
to
command
their
Pages
and
Lacqueys
to
wear
no
swords
;
which
was
punctually
observed
.
And
seeing
most
of
the
streets
of
Nimueguen
are
so
narrow
,
that
two
Coaches
can
hardly
pass
a
breast
,
the
Mediators
drew
up
a
writing
to
be
signed
by
all
the
Ambassadors
,
by
means
whereof
they
did
sufficiently
obviate
all
the
inconveniences
which
were
to
be
feared
during
the
Treaty
.
That
writing
bore
,
That
in
consideration
of
the
narrowness
of
the
streets
,
when
two
Coaches
going
contrary
ways
should
meet
,
that
Coach
which
should
be
least
advanced
into
the
street
,
should
put
back
,
without
any
consequence
to
be
drawn
therefrom
,
or
prejudice
to
any
ones
pretensions
;
that
he
that
should
most
punctually
obey
that
order
,
should
be
held
to
be
the
most
inclined
towards
the
peace
;
the
matter
being
thus
concerted
for
no
other
end
,
but
for
avoiding
all
occasions
of
quarrelling
,
and
to
keep
those
who
laboured
for
the
restauration
of
the
publick
repose
,
in
goodintelligence
together
.
The
French
Ambassadors
were
the
first
who
signed
that
writing
,
the
Swedish
did
the
like
,
and
the
Danish
Ambassadors
followed
their
example
:
but
the
matter
went
no
farther
,
so
that
it
was
to
be
feared
that
some
unhappy
accident
might
afterwards
happen
amongst
so
many
Ambassadors
;
but
the
order
that
was
made
for
preventing
any
disorder
amongst
servants
,
was
punctually
put
in
execution
.
There
happened
at
that
time
long
debates
concerning
the
manner
of
treating
about
the
affairs
of
the
peace
,
and
that
matter
was
not
easily
adjusted
:
all
the
Confederates
were
for
having
it
managed
only
by
writing
.
The
French
Ambassadors
maintained
,
that
having
given
in
their
first
propositions
in
writing
,
the
way
of
treating
by
word
of
mouth
with
the
Mediators
was
the
shortest
.
The
Confederates
would
not
condescend
to
this
,
but
made
very
long
answers
in
writing
to
the
French
propositions
,
which
seemed
rather
invectives
than
answers
to
the
proposals
of
peace
.
But
the
French
waving
all
these
disputes
,
which
produce
always
strife
,
gave
their
answers
verbally
by
the
Mediators
.
the
Dutch
were
the
first
that
approved
this
method
,
and
all
the
Confederates
at
length
yielded
to
this
way
of
treating
,
as
the
most
expedient
for
diispatching
in
a
short
time
.
Don
Pedro
de
Ronquillo
continued
still
incognito
at
Nimueguen
,
whither
Mr.
Christu
arrived
on
the
18th
of
March.
This
Third
Ambassador
of
Spain
is
a
Fleming
,
Doctor
in
the
Laws
,
and
Counceller
in
the
Flemish
Council
in
Spain
,
who
hoped
to
have
the
Office
of
Chancellour
of
Brabant
,
in
recompence
of
his
services
.
In
the
mean
time
the
News
of
the
siege
of
Valenciences
,
before
which
the
King
came
the
first
of
this
Month
,
made
all
people
very
impatient
to
know
the
success
of
that
enterprise
,
it
being
known
what
care
and
circumspection
had
been
taken
for
the
preserving
of
that
place
;
but
the
news
that
came
of
the
Trenches
being
opened
the
Ninth
in
the
night
time
,
was
quickly
followed
with
the
taking
of
the
place
on
the
17th
about
Nine
in
the
morning
.
The
manner
of
taking
Valenciennes
,
surprized
all
men
,
and
daunted
the
Spaniards
.
The
King
commanded
the
Counter-scarp
to
be
attacqued
with
two
Half-moons
that
flanked
a
Crowned
work
,
and
that
they
should
lodg
on
the
front
of
that
work
,
which
covers
another
that
is
before
the
Gate
of
the
Town
.
But
the
Kings
forces
marching
cross
those
Half-moons
,
attacqued
that
great
Crowned-work
on
the
front
and
sides
,
and
entered
it
on
all
hands
,
killed
or
made
Prisoners
all
that
opposed
them
,
and
pursuing
those
that
saved
themselves
in
the
Town
,
gained
the
Bridg
and
second
Work
,
and
by
a
Wicket
where
they
could
not
pass
but
one
after
another
,
they
made
themselves
masters
of
the
Town-gate
;
so
that
in
less
than
half
an
hour
the
King
saw
a
place
of
that
consequence
taken
by
force
.
April
1677
,
The
Confederates
hoped
that
the
siege
of
Valenciennes
begun
in
so
bad
a
season
,
would
have
ruined
a
great
part
of
the
Kings
forces
;
but
that
Conquest
with
others
that
were
foreseen
would
follow
,
much
disheartened
them
.
Nevertheless
the
Treaty
of
Peace
went
on
but
very
slowly
for
all
that
.
The
Confederates
grounded
their
hopes
on
the
great
Exploits
that
the
German
Forces
were
to
perform
in
Alsatia
,
and
on
the
Declaration
of
England
,
which
they
expected
in
their
savours
,
not
doubting
but
that
the
Parliament
would
sollicite
the
King
to
join
with
them
for
opposing
the
progress
of
the
French
;
but
the
Confederates
at
that
time
found
themselves
much
disappointed
in
their
Expectations
.
The
two
Houses
of
Parliament
represented
to
the
King
of
England
the
necessity
of
putting
a
stop
to
the
progress
that
the
French
made
in
the
Low-countries
.
The
King
answered
those
that
made
him
the
Address
from
the
Parliament
,
That
it
was
the
thing
he
had
in
his
thoughts
,
and
that
he
should
take
care
that
the
French
should
not
be
in
a
condition
of
giving
jealousie
to
his
Subjects
,
and
that
his
Subjects
should
have
no
cause
to
have
any
.
His
Majesty
of
Great
Britain
was
afterwards
informed
,
that
Don
Bernardo
de
Salinas
,
Envoy
from
Spain
,
gave
it
out
,
that
his
Majesty
had
called
the
Authors
of
that
Address
Rogues
.
The
procedure
of
that
Minister
so
much
the
more
offended
the
King
of
England
,
as
that
in
so
nice
a
juncture
,
it
might
have
produced
dangerous
effects
in
his
Kingdoms
;
and
therefore
he
sent
order
to
Don
Pedro
de
Salinas
to
keep
within
doors
,
and
to
make
ready
to
depart
out
of
the
Kingdom
within
twenty
days
.
The
Ambassadors
in
the
mean
time
remained
at
Nimueguen
like
Spectators
;
and
all
that
was
done
there
,
was
to
consider
and
observe
what
passed
in
the
Low
countries
,
where
after
the
taking
of
Valenciennes
,
the
King
made
himself
Master
of
Cambray
on
the
third
of
April
,
five
days
after
the
Trenches
were
opened
,
the
Governour
with
the
whole
Garrison
having
retreated
into
the
Cittadel
;
and
the
Duke
of
Orleans
who
till
then
had
only
held
St.
Omers
blocked
up
,
caused
at
the
same
time
the
Trenches
to
be
opened
.
But
upon
notice
that
the
Prince
of
Orange
marched
with
a
great
Army
to
the
relief
of
St.
Omer
,
the
King
detached
from
his
Army
the
Mareshal
of
Luxembourg
with
Eight
Battalions
,
the
two
Troops
of
his
Musquetiers
,
and
some
Dragoons
,
reserving
only
so
many
of
his
forces
as
were
necessary
for
forcing
the
Cittadel
of
Cambray
.
This
Detachment
came
in
the
nick
of
time
to
strengthen
the
Duke
of
Orleans
his
Army
;
for
on
the
eleventh
the
two
Armies
engaged
near
to
Mont-cassel
,
and
had
a
sharp
dispute
;
but
after
a
vigorous
resistance
made
by
the
Dutch-Infantry
,
the
French
got
the
day
,
and
the
Dutch
in
that
defeat
lost
eight
thousand
men
that
wert
killed
or
made
Prisoners
,
many
Colours
,
eight
pieces
of
Cannon
,
two
mortar-pieces
,
all
their
gross
Baggage
,
and
many
Waggons
laden
with
Arms
and
Ammunition
for
the
relief
of
St.
Omers
,
which
was
the
chief
fruit
of
the
Battel
.
The
news
of
that
victory
,
the
taking
of
Cambray
on
the
eighteenth
,
and
of
St.
Omers
on
the
twentieth
,
stunned
the
Confederates
,
and
so
many
Conquests
in
six
weeks
time
,
and
before
the
usual
time
of
the
Compagn
,
made
the
Spaniards
despair
of
being
able
to
preserve
any
thing
in
Flanders
,
if
peace
did
not
put
a
stop
to
those
progresses
;
but
that
which
troubled
them
most
,
was
,
that
by
these
Conquests
t●ey
lost
all
the
Contributions
which
they
raised
on
the
Frontiers
of
France
,
and
which
was
the
surest
way
they
had
to
pay
the
small
Army
that
they
entertained
in
the
Low-countries
.
In
the
mean
time
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
being
come
to
Wesel
,
there
was
a
great
Conference
held
there
concerning
the
Enterprises
which
the
German
forces
were
to
undertake
in
three
several
places
.
The
Ambassadour
of
Denmark
went
thither
from
Nim●eguen
,
the
Pensioner
Fagel
,
and
Admiral
Van
Trump
were
there
for
the
States-General
;
the
Envoys
of
the
Electors
of
Cologn
,
Treves
,
Palatine
,
of
the
Princes
of
Brunswick
and
Bishop
of
Munster
,
were
also
at
that
Council
of
War
,
and
the
Duke
of
Newbourg
was
there
in
person
.
But
the
great
advantages
that
the
French
King
had
just
then
obtained
,
diverted
the
designs
which
the
Confederates
had
again
formed
upon
Maestricht
and
Lorrain
.
Many
were
perswaded
that
the
loss
which
the
Dutch
had
then
sustained
,
would
incline
them
to
treat
about
a
separate
Peace
;
if
the
States-General
were
as
desirous
of
it
as
the
people
;
and
all
that
wished
well
to
the
publick
,
seemed
impatient
to
see
themselves
delivered
from
so
troublesome
a
War
.
They
could
not
have
a
better
pretext
for
it
,
than
the
loss
of
the
battel
of
Mont-cassel
,
and
the
sudden
return
of
the
Heer
Beverning
,
who
upon
that
news
came
presently
back
to
Nimueguen
,
confirm'd
the
conjecture
that
some
had
of
a
particular
accommodation
betwixt
Holland
and
France
.
That
Ambassador
appeared
always
so
zealous
for
the
real
interest
of
his
Countrey
,
that
if
there
was
any
separate
Treaty
to
be
expected
,
it
could
no
ways
be
managed
but
by
his
means
;
and
if
different
interests
had
not
always
divided
the
States-General
,
it
would
not
have
been
long
before
they
had
broken
off
from
the
Confederates
,
whose
hopes
daily
vanished
,
though
they
could
not
resolve
to
save
themselves
from
the
misfortunes
of
War
by
a
good
Peace
,
which
appeared
to
the
Dutch
to
be
the
most
speedy
and
safe
way
to
remedy
the
present
Evils
,
and
prevent
those
wherewith
they
were
threatned
.
After
this
short
,
but
no
inglorious
Campagn
,
the
French
King
dispersed
his
Forces
into
quarters
of
refreshment
;
and
being
at
Dunkirk
,
sent
the
Duke
of
Crequi
to
compliment
the
King
of
England
,
and
to
carry
him
a
Letter
,
whereby
his
Majesty
declared
,
That
though
his
willingness
to
come
to
peace
did
not
at
all
promote
the
conclusion
thereof
;
yet
he
was
ready
,
amidst
the
prosperities
wherewith
Heaven
was
pleased
to
favour
him
,
to
consent
to
a
general
Truce
for
some
years
,
as
the
surest
means
of
restoring
tranquility
to
Europe
,
provided
that
the
King
of
Sueden
was
of
the
same
mind
.
And
seeing
his
Majesty
could
have
no
free
correspondence
with
that
Prince
,
he
prayed
the
King
of
England
to
inform
himself
of
his
intentions
,
not
doubting
but
that
he
was
sufficiently
persuaded
of
the
sincere
desire
he
had
to
second
the
good
offices
of
his
Mediation
,
yea
and
to
contribute
all
that
in
him
lay
,
for
the
procuring
of
a
General
Peace
,
though
he
might
have
ground
to
expect
considerable
advantages
from
his
Armies
.
In
the
mean
time
it
was
the
common
discourse
that
the
French
King
did
but
make
formal
demonstrations
of
desiring
a
Peace
,
whilst
he
found
himself
so
successful
,
and
so
powerful
,
as
to
make
himself
Master
of
all
the
Low-Countreys
;
that
if
he
did
really
consent
to
a
Truce
,
he
must
either
think
himself
too
weak
to
bear
up
against
the
efforts
that
were
preparing
to
be
made
against
him
in
Germany
and
Catalonia
,
or
that
he
intended
some
enterprise
into
which
they
could
not
dive
.
Some
gave
out
,
that
the
French
King's
Letter
was
but
a
politick
fetch
,
whereby
he
gave
occasion
to
the
King
of
England
to
wave
the
Declaration
which
his
Parliament
so
urgently
solicited
;
and
that
the
condition
of
the
King
of
Sueden's
consent
would
be
always
a
sure
pretext
to
stave
off
the
proposition
of
the
Truce
,
whenever
France
though
it
convenient
.
The
same
day
(
May
1677.
)
that
that
Letter
was
brought
to
Nimueguen
,
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
having
demanded
audience
of
the
French
,
came
all
to
the
House
of
the
Marshal
D'
Estrades
,
whither
they
brought
the
project
of
a
Treaty
of
Commerce
,
the
Articles
of
which
were
extracted
out
of
the
last
Treaties
which
they
made
with
France
.
But
the
people
said
publickly
,
That
that
was
but
to
amuse
them
to
no
purpose
;
that
it
was
much
better
to
conclude
a
Treaty
of
Peace
than
a
Treaty
of
Commerce
.
The
States
General
in
the
mean
time
sent
three
hundred
thousand
Crowns
to
the
Prince
of
Orange
to
raise
recruits
for
their
Forces
;
publishing
,
that
the
loss
they
had
sustained
at
Mont
Cassel
,
should
not
hinder
them
from
rigging
out
a
Fleet
which
they
designed
for
the
assistance
of
Sicily
and
Denmark
.
The
Confederates
nevertheless
began
to
take
umbrage
at
the
Negotiation
of
the
Dutch
;
the
disposition
they
found
the
Sieur
Beverning
in
to
treat
separately
,
gave
them
the
greater
cause
of
fear
,
in
that
that
Minister
ceased
not
to
press
them
,
and
to
complain
of
their
slow
proceedings
.
And
the
Duke
of
Zell
finding
himself
sollicited
to
send
five
thousand
men
to
join
the
Confederate
Army
,
as
he
had
done
the
year
before
,
he
made
some
difficulty
,
and
demanded
of
the
States-General
an
hundred
thousand
Crowns
,
and
as
much
from
the
Spaniards
;
and
insisted
upon
this
,
That
the
Emperor
would
cause
the
title
and
rank
of
Ambassadors
to
be
given
to
the
Ministers
which
the
House
of
Brunswick
should
send
to
Nimueguen
.
These
conditions
gave
ground
to
suspect
that
that
Prince
,
and
some
others
of
Germany
,
had
not
the
same
disposition
to
promote
the
common
cause
.
In
effect
they
sufficiently
perceived
that
they
were
engaged
farther
than
they
would
have
desired
;
which
made
the
Spaniard
fear
,
that
if
they
accepted
a
Truce
,
they
might
in
a
short
time
be
abandoned
by
the
greatest
part
of
their
Confederates
.
On
the
fifth
of
May
the
news
came
by
Letters
from
England
,
that
the
Session
of
Parliament
was
broken
up
the
26.
of
the
foregoing
Month
,
and
that
the
King
was
fully
satisfied
with
them
,
though
no
Act
had
passed
contrary
to
the
Interests
of
France
;
but
that
his
Majesty
of
Great
Britain
had
adjourned
them
till
the
27
of
May
,
to
consider
of
such
means
as
might
give
a
new
countenance
to
the
present
affairs
.
There
came
news
also
which
gave
some
content
,
that
the
first
Ambassadors
of
the
Emperor
and
King
of
Spain
▪
were
shortly
to
come
with
the
Popes
Nuncio
to
Nimueguen
,
where
all
affairs
were
at
a
st●●●
,
because
the
Count
of
Kinsks
had
no
〈◊〉
to
agree
but
on
preliminaries
,
until
th●●●●ing
of
the
Bishop
of
Gurck
,
the
ch●●●
〈◊〉
the
Imperial
Embassy
.
The
President
,
Canon
,
Envoy
and
Plenipotentiary
from
the
Duke
of
Lorrain
,
being
come
to
Nimueguen
on
the
25th
of
May
,
payed
a
visit
to
the
three
French
Ambassadors
in
one
of
the
Coaches
of
Don
Pedro
de
Ronquillo
,
who
remained
still
incognito
.
Mr.
Spanheim
,
who
was
at
Nimueguen
about
the
affairs
of
the
Elector
Palatine
,
visited
also
the
same
Ambassadors
,
who
returned
the
Visits
without
any
ceremony
;
seeing
this
last
had
had
the
quality
of
Envoy
in
other
Negotiations
,
it
was
not
doubted
but
that
he
carried
the
same
character
in
this
;
but
it
appeared
afterward
that
he
had
only
Credential
Letters
from
his
Master
;
and
therefore
the
Confederates
would
not
admit
him
into
their
Conferences
.
About
this
time
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
wrote
to
the
King
of
England
concerning
the
Injustice
that
he
pretended
was
done
to
his
Ambassadors
by
France
;
and
the
matter
,
said
he
,
touched
him
the
more
sensibly
,
that
the
decision
of
that
difficulty
was
left
to
his
Enemies
,
without
doing
the
lustice
which
was
due
to
him
;
and
that
he
expected
it
from
his
Majesty
of
〈…〉
Britain
,
without
which
he
would
be
●●●ged
to
recall
his
Ambassadors
from
Nimueguen
.
But
that
Letter
,
and
all
the
instances
that
were
made
upon
that
subject
,
had
no
effect
as
to
France
,
which
had
not
the
same
reasons
as
England
had
to
condescend
to
those
new
pretensions
.
On
the
first
day
of
June
,
1677.
Seignior
Beliagua
,
who
had
been
Nuncio
extraordinary
at
the
Emperor's
Court
,
to
incline
him
to
contribute
to
the
peace
of
Christendom
,
arrived
at
Nimueguen
by
water
from
Cologne
,
and
came
to
the
house
that
was
prepared
for
him
near
the
French
Ambassadors
;
the
scarcity
of
convenient
Houses
not
permitting
him
who
was
sent
before
,
to
follow
the
express
Orders
he
had
,
to
chuse
a
house
in
some
part
of
the
Town
which
might
be
equally
distant
from
the
French
and
Spaniards
,
that
he
might
give
no
cause
of
jealousie
to
either
of
those
two
Nations
.
The
arrival
of
a
Mediator
so
disinterested
as
the
Uncle
of
his
Holiness
ought
to
be
,
gave
hopes
that
his
Mediation
would
much
contribute
to
the
promoting
of
the
Peace
,
because
of
the
confidence
that
the
chief
parties
concerned
reposed
on
him
.
Seignior
Beliagua
is
of
a
very
noble
Family
in
Ferrara
,
and
rich
in
estate
;
he
is
Patriarch
of
Alexandria
,
and
was
Governour
of
Rome
in
the
reign
of
Clement
IX
.
nor
was
that
charge
taken
from
him
under
●●●ment
X.
his
Successor
,
but
in
exchange
of
the
extraordinary
Nunciature
of
Vienna
,
from
whence
he
was
sent
Mediator
to
Nimueguen
by
Innocent
XI
.
who
at
present
fills
the
Holy
See
.
Although
the
allowance
of
great
Nuncio's
exceed
not
370.
Roman
Crowns
a
month
,
and
that
he
was
not
well
paid
,
his
Train
was
nevertheless
splendid
,
and
his
House
well
ordered
.
His
civil
and
familiar
carriage
gained
him
the
affection
of
all
people
;
and
his
good
intentions
towards
the
Peace
,
made
him
to
be
equally
respected
by
all
the
Ambassadors
.
Next
day
after
his
arrival
,
the
French
Ambassadors
sent
three
Gentlemen
together
,
to
testifie
the
joy
they
had
for
his
happy
arrival
,
and
to
offer
him
all
the
civilities
they
were
able
to
perform
,
impatiently
expecting
a
fit
time
to
come
and
salute
him
in
person
.
The
three
Gentlemen
were
received
by
the
Nuncio
according
to
the
custom
of
Italy
,
in
the
Chamber
of
Audience
,
upon
three
elbow-chairs
.
They
spoke
covered
,
and
were
conducted
by
the
Nuncio
as
far
as
the
dore
of
the
outer
anti-chamber
that
looked
into
the
Court.
The
same
honour
was
done
to
the
Gentleman
that
render'd
that
compliment
on
his
part
;
and
the
day
following
after
noon
the
three
Ambassadors
of
France
went
severally
to
visit
the
Nuncio
incognito
and
on
foot
,
his
house
being
distant
but
a
few
steps
from
thence
;
yet
they
were
followed
by
all
their
servants
.
The
Emperors
Ambassadors
were
there
also
in
the
morning
incognito
.
On
the
fifth
of
June
,
the
Nuncio
gave
notice
of
his
arrival
to
the
two
Ambassadors
of
the
Emperor
,
who
had
their
publick
audience
at
five
of
the
clock
afternoon
;
and
to
the
French
Ambassadors
,
who
visited
him
at
seven
of
the
clock
,
with
a
train
of
seven
Coaches
and
six
horses
a
piece
.
The
Towns-people
were
very
curious
to
see
such
ceremonies
,
but
much
more
for
this
,
being
impatient
to
see
how
a
Nuncio
of
the
Pope
looked
.
The
Burgomasters
of
the
Town
,
and
a
great
number
of
other
persons
placed
themselves
in
the
Windows
of
the
Neighbouring
houses
to
see
him
at
his
gate
,
whilst
he
received
and
re-conducted
the
Ambassadors
to
their
Coaches
.
He
was
in
a
plain
long
purple
habit
lined
with
scarlet
,
and
carried
a
Cross
of
Diamonds
;
but
he
was
cloathed
commonly
in
a
short
habit
.
No
body
wondered
at
the
curiosity
of
that
people
,
seeing
it
was
a
very
extraordinary
thing
to
see
a
Pope's
Nunior●●
a
Protestant
Town
.
The
Countrey
people
,
both
Protestant
and
Catholick
,
came
flocking
to
Nimueguen
for
that
end
;
these
found
their
spiritual
consolation
,
and
those
satisfied
the
great
curiosity
they
had
to
see
an
Ambassador
sent
from
the
Pope
,
of
whom
their
Ministers
give
them
an
hideous
description
.
The
Burgomasters
of
Nimueguen
,
in
consideration
of
the
neutrality
of
the
Town
,
and
of
the
Negotiation
of
so
great
a
work
as
that
of
a
general
Peace
,
visited
the
Nuncio
,
and
offered
him
all
they
could
do
for
the
free
exercise
of
the
Catholick
Religion
;
but
he
was
satisfied
to
have
a
large
Chappel
only
in
his
house
,
whither
Catholicks
might
freely
come
,
as
they
did
to
the
French
Ambassadors
Chappel
,
where
service
was
performed
on
Festival-days
with
all
the
solemnity
that
is
usual
in
Parish-Churches
,
having
even
placed
a
Bell
in
the
top
of
a
Tower
,
which
was
heard
over
a
great
part
of
the
Town
.
Some
days
before
the
arrival
of
the
Nuncio
,
a
Jesuit
belonging
to
the
Family
of
Don
Pedro
de
Ronquillo
,
went
about
the
streets
in
the
habit
of
his
Order
;
this
seemed
so
strange
a
thing
,
that
it
stirred
up
the
curiosity
of
all
the
people
;
and
therefore
the
Magistrates
fearing
lest
such
Novelties
might
occasion
some
disorder
,
published
next
day
an
Order
under
the
pain
of
corporal
punishment
,
That
no
body
should
say
or
do
any
thing
to
any
person
whatsoever
,
whatever
Ecclesiastical
habit
they
should
see
them
wear
.
But
Don
Pedro
de
Ronquillo
thought
it
not
fit
that
that
Jesuit
should
appear
any
more
abroad
in
that
manner
.
The
Nuncio
himself
left
two
Capucins
of
his
houshold
at
Cleves
,
and
suffered
them
not
to
come
until
he
was
assured
that
they
should
enjoy
a
full
liberty
.
Don
Paolo
Spinola
Doria
,
Marquess
de
los
Balbases
,
first
Ambassador
of
Spain
,
arrived
at
Nimueguen
the
4th
of
June
;
and
seeing
he
came
from
Germany
,
he
took
passage
down
the
Rhine
,
as
the
Nuncio
had
done
.
That
Ambassador
is
a
Genoese
,
a
Grandee
of
Spain
,
and
Grandchild
to
the
great
Spinola
;
he
hath
been
General
of
the
Cavalry
of
Milain
,
and
since
Governour
of
that
State
for
a
time
:
He
came
from
the
Extraordinary
Embassy
of
Vienna
,
where
he
had
continued
seven
years
.
He
is
a
tall
lean
man
,
most
civil
,
and
well
bred
,
and
married
the
Sister
of
the
Constable
of
Colonna
.
Their
eldest
daughter
is
married
to
one
Spinola
,
Duke
of
St.
Peter
,
one
of
the
richest
Gentlemen
in
Italy
,
and
who
lived
at
Nimueguen
until
the
conclusion
of
the
Treaty
.
This
Ambassador
had
another
Daughter
with
him
,
married
by
Proxy
to
the
Marquess
Quintana
,
Son
to
the
President
of
Castile
.
He
had
likewise
an
only
Son
ten
years
old
,
who
was
called
Duke
of
Sesto
.
This
great
Family
made
a
very
numerous
Train
;
yet
among
so
many
servants
,
there
were
not
above
five
or
six
native
Spaniards
.
When
the
French
Ambassadors
came
to
Nimueguen
,
finding
that
the
Catholicks
,
though
under
the
Diocess
of
the
Bishop
of
Ruremond
,
followed
the
old
stile
,
according
to
the
practice
of
Guelderland
,
they
resolved
likewise
to
conform
to
it
.
The
Catholicks
of
the
Countrey
have
a
dispensation
so
to
do
,
to
the
end
they
may
celebrate
Easter
,
and
the
chief
Festivals
of
the
year
,
at
the
same
time
the
Protestants
do
,
and
not
appear
singular
in
a
Countrey
where
they
are
with
much
pain
and
difficulty
suffered
.
The
French
Ambassadors
followed
the
same
stile
,
that
they
might
not
seeem
to
make
a
kind
of
Schism
betwixt
themselves
and
the
Catholicks
of
the
Town
,
and
that
their
Chappel
where
five
or
six
Masses
were
said
a
day
,
might
serve
for
the
devotion
of
the
Catholick
people
.
The
Imperial
and
Spanish
Ambassadors
did
not
at
first
conform
to
that
stile
;
but
the
Nuncio
resolved
at
Cologn
to
follow
it
,
and
even
kept
the
Rogations
at
Nimueguen
according
to
that
custom
.
Nevertheless
next
day
about
ten
of
the
clock
at
night
,
he
sent
to
acquaint
the
French
Ambassadors
,
That
he
was
to
observe
the
New
Stile
,
according
to
which
the
next
day
was
the
Vigil
of
Pentecost
.
The
Ambassadors
sent
the
Nuncio
back
word
,
That
having
taken
the
Old
Stile
upon
very
pressing
considerations
,
and
particularly
that
they
might
conform
themselves
to
the
Orders
of
the
Bishop
to
whom
the
Catholicks
of
the
place
were
subject
,
they
could
not
leave
it
off
.
The
Nuncio
made
answer
,
That
it
was
not
his
intention
to
oblige
any
body
,
and
that
what
he
did
concerned
only
his
own
Family
.
Nevertheless
he
altered
his
opinion
eight
days
after
.
The
Imperial
and
Spanish
Ambassadors
,
and
all
the
Ministers
of
the
Catholick
Princes
,
followed
the
example
of
the
French
Ambassadors
,
and
all
the
Chappels
observed
only
one
stile
.
At
that
time
the
Nuncio
rendered
his
visits
of
ceremony
to
the
Imperial
and
French
Ambassadors
on
one
and
the
same
day
.
The
French
met
at
the
house
of
the
Marshal
D'
Estrades
to
receive
him
,
resting
satisfied
with
that
single
visit
,
instead
of
having
each
of
them
one
,
as
the
Nuncio
offer'd
,
though
he
afterward
saw
them
severally
.
His
Train
made
a
great
show
;
he
had
three
Coaches
with
six
horses
,
and
many
servants
in
Livery
,
cloathed
after
the
Roman
fashion
,
with
hanging
sleeves
,
some
laced
all
over
,
and
others
of
Velvet
with
long
cloaks
.
But
all
the
other
Ambassadors
had
their
Equipage
after
the
French
Mode
.
My
Lord
Barclay
having
at
that
time
obtained
leave
to
return
to
England
by
reason
of
his
age
and
indisposition
,
parted
from
Nimueguen
the
fifth
of
June
.
The
truth
is
,
the
Negotiation
was
at
such
a
stand
,
that
there
was
no
discourse
of
any
affairs
then
,
and
both
Mediators
and
Ambassadors
had
time
to
play
.
At
the
same
time
news
came
from
England
,
that
the
Parliament
being
assembled
the
fourth
of
June
,
had
made
a
pressing
Address
to
his
Majesty
of
Great
Britain
,
to
incline
him
to
make
a
League
offensive
and
defensive
with
the
States
of
the
Vnited
Provinces
,
for
opposing
the
progress
of
the
French
Conquests
.
The
King
was
displeased
at
this
Address
,
and
made
them
answer
,
That
it
did
invade
so
essential
a
Prerogative
of
the
Crown
,
that
the
like
had
never
been
done
but
during
the
Civil
Wars
.
That
it
did
not
belong
to
the
Parliament
to
prescribe
to
him
what
kind
of
Leagues
,
and
far
less
with
whom
he
should
make
them
.
That
it
seemed
rather
that
he
should
engage
in
it
by
their
permission
,
than
at
their
sollicitation
.
That
foreign
Princes
might
have
cause
to
doubt
whether
the
Soveraignty
was
in
his
person
,
and
refuse
to
treat
for
the
future
with
a
King
that
had
only
the
bare
name
.
In
a
word
,
that
he
could
not
suffer
that
prerogative
to
be
invaded
,
which
no
consideration
should
ever
make
him
to
renounce
,
seeing
it
was
the
foundation
of
the
Crown
and
Government
.
And
hereupon
he
dismissed
the
Parliament
without
having
obtained
from
them
the
Supplies
he
demanded
for
procuring
the
satisfaction
and
safety
of
his
subjects
.
June
the
23.
the
Marquess
de
los
Balbases
,
who
desired
to
begin
to
appear
in
publick
,
sent
on
his
own
and
Colleagues
parts
to
compliment
all
the
Ambassadors
of
the
Princes
;
but
the
French
received
and
rendered
them
the
first
of
all
.
The
substance
of
the
compliment
that
was
made
to
every
Ambassador
in
particular
,
by
a
Gentleman
accompanied
with
two
others
,
was
,
That
the
Ambassadors
of
Spain
upon
their
arrival
at
Nimueguen
,
sent
to
salute
their
Excellencies
,
to
testifie
the
joy
they
had
to
find
themselves
in
so
illustrious
an
Assembly
,
and
to
have
occasion
of
treating
with
persons
of
so
known
worth
as
their
Excellencies
were
;
and
that
his
Master
impatiently
expected
that
his
Colleagues
were
in
a
condition
to
be
treated
according
to
their
character
,
that
he
might
come
in
person
to
testifie
his
joy
to
their
Excellencies
.
The
Marquess
de
los
Balbases
gave
thereby
to
understand
,
that
Don
Pedro
de
Ronquillo
,
and
Mr.
Christin
,
had
not
as
yet
the
quality
of
Ambassadors
;
but
it
was
known
that
the
Court
of
Spain
had
sent
to
the
Duke
de
Villa
Hermosa
Plenary
Commissions
in
divers
forms
,
and
left
to
the
Marquess
his
disposal
the
characters
that
he
pleased
to
give
them
;
but
he
being
no
Native
Spaniard
,
and
being
to
treat
about
an
affair
of
so
great
importance
for
Spain
,
which
he
well
foresaw
would
not
prove
advantageous
for
that
Crown
,
it
was
his
interest
,
as
well
as
the
dignity
of
his
Embassy
,
that
the
Court
should
authorise
his
Colleagues
,
that
the
event
might
be
the
less
laid
at
his
dore
.
The
French
Ambassadors
sent
three
Gentlemen
to
return
his
compliment
in
the
like
terms
of
esteem
and
civility
,
whom
that
Ambassador
answered
in
French
.
The
same
Gentlemen
had
Orders
also
to
go
wait
upon
the
two
other
Spanish
Ambassadors
,
and
to
compliment
them
apart
.
But
it
being
just
before
insinuated
,
that
they
had
not
as
yet
the
character
,
those
Gentlemen
were
advertised
not
to
give
them
the
title
of
Excellence
;
and
for
that
reason
Din
Pedro
de
Ronquillo
was
not
at
home
,
thô
they
went
twice
to
his
house
,
and
at
dinner-time
.
But
Mr.
Christin
received
the
compliment
without
the
least
difficulty
.
The
Nuncio
made
no
doubt
but
that
if
in
the
first
steps
that
the
French
and
Spaniards
made
,
there
happened
any
thing
that
might
give
discontent
to
the
French
,
the
Treaty
might
thereby
receive
great
prejudice
;
and
therefore
for
preventing
the
same
inconveniences
to
which
the
conduct
of
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
towards
the
French
had
given
occasion
;
he
so
ordered
m●●tes
,
that
the
carriage
of
the
Spaniards
should
give
the
French
no
cause
to
complain
.
So
that
that
Mediator
,
extremely
zealous
for
the
repose
of
Christendom
,
hoped
that
by
bringing
the
French
and
Spanish
Ministers
to
a
good
and
familiar
correspondence
together
,
the
affairs
of
the
Peace
would
the
more
successfully
be
promoted
.
Though
the
Marquess
de
los
Balbases
remained
still
incognito
,
yet
the
French
Ambassadors
sent
to
compliment
my
Lady
Marchioness
,
and
to
desire
audience
of
her
.
They
visited
her
separately
,
and
without
much
ceremony
;
and
so
did
all
the
other
Ambassadors
and
their
Ladies
,
expecting
till
they
could
render
her
their
publick
Visits
.
Of
all
the
Ambassadors
Ladies
that
were
at
Nimueguen
,
the
Marchioness
de
los
Balbases
was
the
only
Lady
that
spoke
not
French
;
but
seeing
she
understood
a
little
of
it
,
and
that
the
other
Ladies
had
no
great
difficulty
to
understand
Italian
from
conversation
and
play
,
they
had
no
need
of
any
Interpreter
.
The
progress
that
the
French
Tongue
had
made
in
foreign
Countreys
,
appeared
at
Nimueguen
;
for
there
was
no
Ambassadors
house
where
it
was
not
almost
as
common
as
their
Mother-tongue
.
Besides
,
it
became
so
necessary
,
that
the
Ambassadors
of
England
,
Germany
,
Denmark
,
and
other
Nations
,
held
all
their
Conferences
in
French
.
The
two
Danish
Ambassadors
agreed
,
that
even
their
common
Dispatches
should
be
made
in
that
tongue
,
because
Count
Anthony
of
Oldembourg
spoke
good
High
Dutch
,
but
not
a
word
of
Danes
,
which
his
Collegue
did
.
Insomuch
that
during
the
whole
course
of
the
Treaty
of
Peace
,
nothing
hardly
but
French
Writings
appeared
,
strangers
chusing
rather
to
express
themselves
in
French
in
their
publick
ceremonies
,
than
to
write
in
a
language
that
was
not
so
much
in
use
as
it
.
July
1677.
The
Assembly
now
beginning
to
be
formed
,
and
many
strangers
being
with
the
Ambassadors
at
Nimueguen
,
the
Mediators
on
the
second
of
July
thought
fit
to
renew
the
Writing
that
was
spoken
of
before
,
concerning
the
means
of
avoiding
the
inconveniencies
which
might
happen
upon
the
meeting
of
Coaches
:
they
likewise
intreated
the
Ambassadors
to
command
their
Gentlemen
upon
severe
penalties
not
to
fight
any
Duels
,
and
all
their
servants
not
to
make
any
disorder
in
the
Town
neither
by
day
nor
by
night
.
This
was
approved
by
all
the
Ambassadors
,
because
of
some
Duels
that
had
been
already
fought
.
The
Nuncio
,
who
was
no
less
zealons
for
preservation
of
peace
amongst
the
families
,
which
were
to
procure
a
general
peace
to
all
Europe
,
made
a
like
Writing
in
Italian
,
which
was
signed
by
the
Ambassadors
in
the
same
manner
as
that
of
the
English
Mediators
was
.
In
th●
mean
time
the
Confederates
raised
all
their
Batteries
in
England
,
and
were
not
discouraged
.
Their
Ministers
made
new
instances
to
the
King
of
Great
Britain
,
That
it
would
please
him
to
recall
the
Forces
that
he
had
in
the
French
Service
;
representing
to
him
that
they
were
the
cause
of
the
loss
of
Mont-cassel
.
His
Majesty
made
them
answer
,
That
in
that
Engagement
there
were
none
of
his
subjects
in
the
French
Army
,
but
the
single
troop
of
the
English
Gen
d'arms
,
wherein
there
were
but
seventeen
English
,
all
the
rest
being
French
;
and
that
on
the
contrary
,
the
Dutch
had
two
Regiments
of
Scots
,
who
had
behaved
themselves
better
in
that
action
,
than
any
others
of
the
whole
Army
.
That
besides
,
he
could
not
recall
his
Forces
from
the
French
Service
without
declaring
War
against
France
,
seeing
he
had
sent
them
thither
before
he
was
received
to
be
Mediator
;
and
that
desiring
to
retain
that
quality
,
and
only
labour
to
procure
peace
,
he
could
not
recall
the
one
,
unless
he
likewise
at
the
same
time
recall
the
others
that
he
had
in
their
service
.
The
Confederates
had
nothing
to
say
to
so
just
and
reasonable
an
answer
as
that
was
;
and
they
found
themselves
disappointed
of
their
hopes
,
seeing
that
that
powerful
German
Army
that
was
to
enter
into
France
,
was
put
to
a
stand
on
the
frontier
by
the
Forces
which
the
Marshal
de
Crequi
commanded
;
and
so
distressed
for
want
of
provisions
,
and
the
parties
of
the
neighbouring
Garisons
,
that
it
was
obliged
to
retreat
.
They
conceived
also
so
great
jealousie
of
the
King
of
England's
equipping
of
a
Fleet
,
that
they
were
in
doubt
whether
on
that
side
they
had
not
as
great
cause
to
fear
as
to
hope
.
On
the
13th
of
July
there
was
an
extraordinary
Courier
from
England
,
having
Orders
to
Ambassador
Temple
to
repair
forthwith
to
London
;
and
accordingly
on
the
fifteenth
about
five
a
clock
in
the
morning
,
he
embarqued
for
that
Voyage
.
Every
one
had
his
several
reasons
concerning
the
hasty
departure
of
that
Mediator
,
and
could
not
agree
whether
it
was
a
good
or
bad
presage
for
the
desired
peace
.
On
the
16.
the
Marquess
de
los
Balbases
returned
from
Holland
,
not
well
satisfied
with
the
people
of
Amsterdam
,
from
whom
he
received
not
that
favourable
reception
which
he
expected
,
by
reason
of
an
opinion
which
that
people
had
,
that
the
Spaniards
for
their
own
particular
interests
were
the
only
cause
of
the
continuance
of
the
War
.
Mr.
Vlkens
,
Envoy
from
the
Duke
of
Holstein-Gottorp
,
a
Prince
in
League
with
the
King
of
Sweden
,
and
who
hath
been
dispossessed
of
his
Territories
by
the
King
of
Denmark
,
rendered
his
first
Visits
to
the
French
Ambassadors
on
the
third
of
August
,
and
the
same
day
the
Count
of
Kinski
and
Mr.
Stratman
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
,
visited
publickly
the
Ambassadors
of
Spain
,
who
returned
the
Visit
the
same
day
.
The
Nuncio
ought
to
have
been
dissatisfied
at
those
publick
Visits
made
before
the
performance
of
that
which
was
due
to
him
,
as
Mediator
and
Nuncio
of
the
Pope
;
Besides
,
the
French
Ambassadors
declared
,
that
at
the
very
instant
that
the
civility
which
was
due
to
the
English
Ambassadors
as
Mediators
,
was
not
rendered
to
them
,
and
that
the
Ambassadors
of
that
Crown
suffered
those
of
the
Emperour
to
have
the
precedency
,
they
would
likewise
re-assume
the
rank
which
they
pretended
to
be
their
due
,
without
any
respect
to
the
Mediation
:
Wherefore
the
Ambassadors
of
Spain
gave
in
writing
to
the
Nuncio
,
and
wrote
a
Letter
to
Sir
Lionel
Jenkins
,
declaring
in
both
,
that
they
followed
a
custom
established
betwixt
the
two
branches
of
the
house
of
Austria
,
which
rendered
these
Visits
because
of
kindred
;
and
that
these
Visits
made
before
the
notification
of
arrival
,
were
not
of
any
consequence
.
The
Nuncio
and
Ambassador
Jenkins
gave
Copies
of
those
Declarations
to
the
Ambassadors
of
France
,
and
inserted
them
in
the
Memoirs
of
the
Mediation
.
On
the
fourth
,
the
Ambassadors
of
Spain
having
given
notice
of
their
arrival
,
were
visited
by
the
Nuncio
;
Sir
Lionel
Jenkins
who
was
then
the
sole
English
Mediator
rendered
them
his
Visit
immediately
after
and
next
were
the
French
Ambassadors
all
three
together
with
their
usual
attendance
The
Ambassodor
of
Denmark
,
who
always
strove
not
to
be
the
last
,
had
his
audience
the
same
evening
,
and
all
the
other
Ambassadors
visited
them
next
day
.
Seeing
C.
Anthony
of
Oldenbourg
was
not
come
to
Nimueguen
,
though
his
house
had
been
kept
long
in
readiness
for
him
,
Mr.
Petkum
stept
into
Office
,
he
took
the
Character
of
Envoy
of
Denmark
,
and
in
that
quality
visited
all
the
Ambassadors
,
which
he
retained
during
the
whole
course
of
the
Treaty
,
having
signed
the
Memoirs
that
were
given
in
by
the
Ambassador
of
his
Danish
Majesty
.
On
the
sixth
the
Ambassador
of
Spain
visited
the
Mediators
,
and
the
same
day
demanded
Audience
of
the
Ambassadors
of
France
,
who
were
all
three
at
the
house
of
the
Mareshal
d'
Estrades
,
and
there
received
them
at
three
of
the
Clock
in
the
afternoon
;
their
Train
was
numerous
,
and
had
no
less
than
nine
Coaches
with
six
horses
apiece
.
The
five
first
Coaches
were
for
their
retinue
;
the
three
Coaches
for
the
thre●
Ambassadors
came
after
,
in
the
third
〈◊〉
which
that
belonged
to
the
M●●
〈…〉
Balbases
,
were
they
all
together
〈…〉
there
taking
the
place
;
the
ninth
〈…〉
Coach
of
the
Duke
of
St.
Peter
,
〈…〉
he
had
the
young
Duke
of
Sesto
there
,
the
Coach-horses
of
the
Marquess
de
los
Balbases
being
young
,
the
Coach-man
durst
not
entangle
himself
in
the
Court
of
the
Mareshal
d'
Estrades
his
house
,
because
it
was
but
small
;
and
therefore
the
French
Ambassadors
went
out
to
receive
the
Spanish
at
the
Street-gate
;
the
retinue
of
the
Gentlemen
were
ranked
into
two
files
in
the
Chamber
of
Audience
,
because
the
same
had
been
done
by
the
Spaniards
;
but
the
Pages
according
to
the
usual
custom
set
the
Chairs
,
the
Gentlemen
having
done
so
to
none
but
the
Nuncio
,
because
it
was
so
practised
at
his
house
.
After
that
common
Visit
,
the
French
Ambassadors
severally
visited
each
of
the
Spanish
Ambassadors
apart
,
and
their
Visits
were
returned
in
the
same
manner
.
The
Confederates
did
not
as
yet
lose
the
hopes
that
they
built
on
the
German
Army
commanded
by
the
Duke
of
Lorrain
,
who
that
he
might
employ
those
great
forces
in
some
remarkable
action
,
was
advanced
as
far
as
Mouson
,
the
fortifications
whereof
〈…〉
●●fore
razed
;
there
he
took
his
〈…〉
designed
to
pass
the
Meuse
,
and
〈…〉
Champaign
;
but
he
durst
not
ha●●●
〈…〉
●er
,
because
the
Mareshal
de
Crequi
〈…〉
●●ly
observed
his
motion
.
All
the
pro●●dings
of
the
Duke
of
Lorrain
were
only
to
favour
the
designs
of
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
and
to
join
his
Army
if
he
had
succeeded
in
the
enterprize
which
he
was
going
to
attempt
on
Charleroy
.
Then
it
was
that
the
Consultations
which
were
held
at
Wesel
began
to
break
out
.
The
Prince
of
Orange
,
who
during
the
whole
course
of
this
War
seemed
always
to
have
great
designs
,
marched
with
the
forces
of
Holland
,
Spain
,
Zell
and
Munster
,
which
he
commanded
,
to
invest
Charleroy
,
where
he
made
his
Lines
,
and
assigned
his
Quarters
.
Several
English
Gentlemen
came
and
offered
their
service
to
the
Prince
,
who
seeing
no
Army
in
readiness
,
promised
himself
better
success
in
that
Siege
than
he
had
had
the
first
time
that
he
attempted
it
.
But
he
was
out
in
his
measures
;
for
Monsieur
de
Louvois
who
foresaw
the
design
,
in
a
few
days
put
a
powerful
Army
into
the
field
,
and
was
himself
in
person
in
a
posture
of
coming
to
action
.
Many
Gentlemen
of
the
Court
went
thither
by
Post
;
and
many
English
Gentlemen
were
there
also
to
signalize
themselves
upon
that
occasion
;
in
so
much
that
the
Prince
of
Orange
seeing
his
hopes
evanished
,
thought
fit
to
draw
off
on
the
fourteenth
,
and
the
Duke
of
Lorrain
having
advice
thereof
,
left
Mouson
the
same
day
,
and
marched
in
haste
beyond
Treves
During
the
whole
time
that
that
Prince
encamped
on
the
Meuse
,
the
Mareshal
de
Crequi
watched
him
so
close
,
and
so
incommoded
him
,
that
without
fighting
he
ruined
his
Army
.
In
effect
since
that
time
the
Imperial
Army
appeared
only
on
the
defensive
.
About
this
time
the
Bishop
of
Gurck
arrived
at
Nimueguen
;
the
dignity
of
that
Prelate
,
whom
his
Servants
without
Ceremony
called
my
Lord
the
Prince
,
and
the
quality
of
chief
of
the
Imperial
Embassy
,
gave
him
without
contradiction
,
the
first
rank
among
the
Ministers
of
the
Confederates
.
The
Spaniards
instantly
visited
him
,
and
he
returned
the
visit
the
same
day
;
but
he
was
obliged
to
give
the
Mediators
and
French
Ambassadors
a
Declaration
in
the
same
form
,
as
those
of
Spain
gave
when
they
visited
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
,
to
the
end
that
that
particular
custom
might
be
still
without
prejudice
to
the
honour
that
the
other
Ambassadors
rendered
the
Mediators
,
and
to
the
preference
which
is
pretended
to
by
France
.
Sept.
1677
,
that
Prelate
gave
notice
of
his
arrival
to
the
Mediators
and
French
Ambassadors
on
the
third
of
September
.
The
Nuncio
and
Ambassadour
Jenkins
visited
him
in
the
morning
,
and
the
French
Ambassadours
having
sent
three
Gentlemen
to
demand
Audience
,
rendered
him
their
visit
at
three
of
the
Clock
afternoon
,
with
a
splendid
train
of
Coaches
which
marched
in
this
order
.
The
three
first
were
filled
with
Gentlemen
,
the
three
Coaches
of
the
body
followed
,
the
Ambassadors
being
in
the
last
,
and
a
seventh
Coach
belonging
to
the
Mareshal
d'
Estrades
came
last
of
all
.
All
the
other
Ambassadors
almost
,
rendered
their
Visits
the
same
day
to
the
Bishop
of
Gurck
,
who
next
day
visited
the
Nuncio
,
and
Ambassador
Jenkins
in
the
morning
,
and
after
dinner
was
with
the
French
Ambassadors
,
who
received
him
all
three
together
at
the
house
of
the
Mareshal
d'
Estrades
.
The
Bishop
and
Prince
of
Gurck
,
formerly
Baron
of
Goes
,
had
the
reputation
of
a
great
Negotiator
,
seeing
the
dignity
to
which
he
was
raised
,
was
the
reward
of
the
services
which
he
had
rendered
the
Emperour
in
several
Negotiations
;
but
when
it
was
perceived
that
his
Talent
lay
only
in
making
long
and
rambling
speeches
,
stuffed
with
an
infinite
number
of
Questions
,
and
remote
Suppositions
,
which
tended
only
to
pump
those
with
whom
he
discoursed
,
without
ever
speaking
his
thoughts
clearly
,
the
able
Ministers
were
soon
weary
of
his
long
Visits
,
which
lasted
always
three
hours
at
least
.
He
seemed
so
irresolute
in
the
most
pressing
conjunctures
,
that
that
was
no
small
obstacle
to
the
conclusion
of
the
peace
of
the
Empire
.
There
was
never
any
good
understanding
betwixt
him
and
his
Colleague
the
Count
of
Kinski
,
nor
the
Marquess
de
los
Balbases
.
His
allowance
was
3400
German
Florins
a
Month
,
and
he
had
always
several
persons
of
Quality
in
his
Retinue
.
Count
Anthony
of
Oldembourg
arrived
at
Nimueguen
on
the
seventh
of
September
;
but
as
he
was
preparing
to
give
the
Mediators
and
all
the
other
Ambassadors
notice
of
his
arrival
,
the
Imperial
Ministers
acquainted
him
that
they
expected
to
be
preferred
before
the
English
Mediators
.
That
Ambassador
perceiving
this
to
be
contrary
to
the
custom
that
was
established
at
Cologn
,
would
not
consent
to
the
Imperial
pretensions
.
He
well
foresaw
that
not
only
the
Mediators
would
not
have
admitted
his
Visit
,
but
likewise
the
French
and
all
the
other
Ambassadors
who
maintained
the
honour
of
the
Mediation
;
and
therefore
he
gave
no
notice
of
his
arrival
,
gave
nor
received
no
Visit
,
and
continued
still
incognito
at
Nimueguen
;
but
that
hindered
not
but
that
he
met
at
conferences
,
and
especially
at
all
places
where
they
played
.
That
Count
is
the
Natural
Son
of
the
last
Count
of
that
name
;
to
whom
the
King
of
Denmark
was
heir
,
as
being
of
the
same
family
;
but
the
present
Count
hath
obtained
a
vast
Estate
from
his
Majesty
,
with
the
Government
of
the
County
of
Oldembourg
;
he
is
of
the
Order
of
the
Elephant
,
and
very
handsome
;
his
presence
,
courage
,
rich
equipage
,
and
vast
expence
shewed
him
to
be
a
great
person
;
but
his
civility
and
free
humour
made
him
beloved
of
every
body
;
insomuch
that
the
Assembly
of
Nimueguen
lost
much
by
his
departure
,
which
was
eight
months
after
his
arrival
.
The
end
of
the
Campagn
drawing
now
near
,
the
Confederates
did
not
think
that
the
French
forces
would
effect
any
considerable
Enterprize
.
Nevertheless
the
Mareshal
de
Crequi
assured
the
King
that
he
would
make
him
Master
of
Fribourg
,
if
his
Majesty
pleased
.
The
design
appeared
extreamly
difficult
.
But
the
Mareshal
having
obtained
permission
,
and
all
that
was
necessary
for
carrying
on
so
great
an
Enterprize
,
endeavoured
to
make
the
Duke
of
Lorrain
believe
that
he
intended
some
design
upon
Sarbruck
,
and
at
the
same
time
made
a
considerable
body
of
men
pass
the
Rhine
at
Brisac
,
which
on
the
ninth
of
October
invested
Fribourg
,
and
marching
thither
in
great
haste
,
he
forced
the
place
to
render
,
before
that
the
Duke
of
Lorrain
could
come
in
time
to
relieve
it
.
Octob.
1677
,
such
was
the
consternation
at
Nimueguen
among
the
Germans
,
and
all
the
Ministers
of
the
Confederates
,
that
even
after
the
taking
of
that
place
,
they
could
hardly
believe
that
the
Mareshal
de
Crequi
durst
have
undertaken
the
siege
.
Fribourg
has
a
Cittadel
strong
by
situation
and
fortifications
;
the
Town
is
great
and
well
peopled
,
because
of
the
University
that
is
there
,
and
the
Emperour
received
a
very
considerable
revenue
from
it
;
but
the
consequence
of
that
conquest
was
better
known
afterwards
than
at
that
time
.
The
Voyage
that
the
Prince
of
Orange
was
preparing
to
make
into
England
,
gave
ground
of
various
conjectures
.
On
the
17
of
Octob.
he
Embarked
at
the
Brill
,
being
accompanied
with
the
chief
of
his
Family
,
and
the
Heer
Odyke
the
Extraordinary
Ambassador
of
the
States-General
,
who
had
not
,
as
it
was
given
out
,
given
him
a
full
power
to
conclude
a
Peace
,
or
make
a
new
League
.
On
the
19th
.
the
Prince
arrived
in
England
,
where
his
Marriage
with
the
Princess
Mary
,
Eldest
Daughter
to
his
Royal
Highness
the
Duke
of
York
,
was
carried
on
so
secretly
,
that
the
first
news
that
they
had
of
it
at
Court
was
the
conclusion
thereof
.
The
news
of
this
Marriage
came
to
Nimueguen
the
29th
.
and
seeing
all
the
Confederates
began
to
hope
more
than
ever
,
that
England
would
not
be
long
before
it
declared
in
their
favours
,
they
made
no
more
doubt
of
it
after
this
Marriage
.
And
therefore
all
the
Ministers
of
the
Confederates
complimented
thereupon
Ambassador
Jenkins
,
and
my
Lady
Temple
also
,
who
remained
at
Nimueguen
after
the
departure
of
her
Husband
,
of
which
no
man
doubted
but
that
the
Marriage
of
the
Prince
of
Orange
was
the
cause
,
whereof
till
then
they
were
ignorant
.
The
affairs
of
the
North
went
daily
worse
and
worse
for
the
Suedes
,
especially
in
Pomerania
;
Stetin
was
besieged
from
the
beginning
of
Summer
,
and
was
extreamly
straitned
.
The
Danes
had
taken
the
Isle
of
Rugen
.
And
though
Count
Koningsmark
routed
them
there
,
and
beat
them
wholly
out
of
it
,
yet
the
Town
of
Stetin
deprived
of
all
kind
of
relief
,
and
out
of
hopes
of
receiving
any
,
was
at
length
forced
to
render
to
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
,
having
given
demonstrations
of
great
Lovalty
to
Sueden
,
and
left
to
posterity
an
extraordinary
instance
of
constancy
and
resolution
.
Affairs
were
wholly
at
a
stand
at
Nimueguen
;
there
was
no
meeting
but
for
Play
,
Dancing
and
Collations
,
at
the
houses
of
the
Ambassadors
of
France
,
Spain
,
Sueden
and
Denmark
;
but
the
League
which
was
signed
at
the
Hague
the
tenth
of
Jan.
1677/8
;
,
betwixt
England
and
the
States-General
,
to
oblige
the
French
King
to
make
Peace
on
the
terms
they
had
agreed
upon
,
made
all
the
Confederates
hope
that
the
countenance
of
affairs
would
quickly
change
to
their
advantage
,
and
that
France
would
be
at
length
forced
to
stoop
,
or
be
overpowred
by
the
multitude
of
enemies
.
England
in
effect
seemed
inclined
to
an
open
declaration
,
and
the
King
thought
it
not
sit
any
longer
to
reject
the
sollicitations
of
his
Parliament
;
wherefore
he
made
a
Speech
to
them
in
a
quite
different
strain
from
that
which
was
mentioned
before
;
he
acquainted
the
two
Houses
with
the
League
that
he
had
made
with
the
States-General
for
the
preservation
of
Flanders
,
and
obliging
those
to
a
Peace
who
would
not
accept
of
the
conditions
that
they
had
judged
reasonable
.
He
laid
before
them
the
necessity
of
money
for
compassing
those
great
designs
.
He
gave
them
some
account
of
the
moneys
which
he
had
received
for
the
building
and
equipping
of
Ships
;
and
consented
that
the
Supplies
which
the
Parliament
did
give
upon
this
occasion
should
be
laid
out
by
such
persons
as
they
should
nominate
.
But
of
all
things
his
Majesty
put
them
in
mind
of
the
advantages
which
England
had
reaped
,
and
still
did
reap
from
the
peace
it
enjoyed
,
whilst
all
Europe
besides
were
in
actual
War
.
For
preserving
so
much
happy
success
,
it
was
necessary
that
the
French
should
be
still
prosperous
;
and
that
by
breaking
the
measures
of
the
Confederates
,
they
might
make
their
Ambassadors
change
their
tone
.
The
taking
of
the
Isle
of
Tobago
,
of
all
the
Vessels
that
were
in
that
Port
,
and
the
Ammunition
which
was
in
the
fort
;
the
death
of
Binkes
Admiral
of
Zealand
,
and
the
utter
ruin
of
that
Colony
,
were
sensible
blows
to
the
States-General
;
as
the
taking
of
St.
Guillain
during
the
rigor
of
Frost
and
Snow
had
terrified
the
Low-countries
.
By
these
means
the
French
King
thought
he
might
overthrow
the
projects
of
his
Enemies
.
Febr.
167/8
,
Monsieur
de
Somnitz
Ambassador
and
Plenipotentiary
from
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
on
February
25.
died
at
Nimueguen
,
in
the
sixty
and
sixth
year
of
his
age
.
He
was
a
fat
man
,
of
great
judgment
,
and
had
done
his
Master
very
good
service
in
several
imployments
.
Mr.
de
Blaspiel
his
Colleague
remained
sole
Ambassador
at
Nimueguen
;
he
is
as
honest
and
civil
a
man
as
lives
,
and
loves
company
and
good
cheer
;
but
his
best
quality
is
,
that
he
perfectly
understands
the
interests
of
the
Elector
his
Master
,
and
is
wholly
devoted
thereunto
.
The
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
having
defrayed
the
charges
of
his
Ambassadors
,
by
a
Steward
of
the
Embassie
,
which
for
the
first
year
amounted
to
forty
thousand
Crowns
,
their
allowances
were
regulated
for
the
future
.
In
the
mean
time
the
French
King
began
the
Campagn
with
his
whole
Houshold
,
which
never
appeared
in
better
order
,
nor
richer
Equipage
;
but
the
better
to
cover
the
design
which
he
intended
,
he
carried
with
him
the
Queen
and
all
the
Ladies
of
Court
as
far
as
Metz
,
whilst
several
bodies
of
his
Armies
kept
at
the
same
time
Luxembourg
,
Namur
,
Charlemont
,
M●ns
and
Ypres
,
the
best
provided
places
of
the
Low-countries
,
as
it
were
blocked
up
;
in
so
much
that
the
Confederate-forces
being
divided
for
the
preservation
of
these
Towns
,
were
in
no
condition
to
bring
relief
to
any
of
them
.
March
1677/8
,
the
French
themselves
were
no
less
surprized
than
all
the
Confederates
were
,
when
the
King
leaving
the
Queen
,
crossed
so
many
Countrys
,
in
so
great
haste
,
that
on
the
fourth
of
March
he
came
before
Ghent
,
which
by
orders
from
him
was
invested
the
first
of
that
month
.
The
besieged
to
no
purpose
cut
their
Dikes
,
and
drowned
part
of
the
Country
;
for
the
King
lodged
his
forces
,
and
pressed
so
vigorously
the
siege
,
that
in
a
few
days
the
Town
and
Cittadel
were
both
carried
.
It
is
hard
to
be
expressed
what
trouble
the
taking
of
Ghent
put
all
Holland
into
:
They
saw
to
their
astonishment
that
the
French
who
were
remote
on
the
one
side
,
approached
on
the
other
.
At
London
all
the
Confederates
exaggerated
the
importance
of
that
loss
,
that
they
might
excite
England
to
a
speedy
and
open
declaration
;
whilst
the
French
King
pursuing
his
conquests
,
caused
Ypres
to
be
besieged
on
the
15
of
March
,
and
in
a
few
days
took
it
,
though
the
Garison
made
a
brave
resistance
.
The
Treaty
was
now
more
than
ever
damped
at
Nimueguen
;
so
great
prosperities
stopt
the
mouths
of
all
the
Confederates
Ambassadors
,
though
the
French
seemed
nothing
elevated
thereby
.
The
same
prosperities
had
great
impressions
on
Holland
;
the
people
tired
out
with
the
War
,
and
alarmed
by
the
conquests
that
were
made
on
their
frontiers
,
minded
nothing
but
peace
.
They
reflected
on
the
flourishing
condition
that
the
United
Provinces
were
in
before
the
War
;
they
saw
their
Treasure
exhausted
,
and
the
inhabitants
unable
any
longer
to
support
the
great
Impositions
and
Taxes
of
the
Two
hundred
peny
,
which
had
been
raised
seven
times
in
one
year
.
And
therefore
the
Heer
Beverning
pressingly
urged
the
Ambassadors
of
the
Confederates
,
being
vexed
to
see
them
still
flatter
themselves
with
vain
hopes
,
when
the
only
refuge
they
now
had
was
the
declaration
of
England
;
and
indeed
that
was
the
thing
they
wholly
applied
themselves
to
,
without
advancing
one
step
towards
the
peace
.
Mr.
Oliver
Krantz
,
who
the
year
before
went
into
Suedeland
to
receive
new
Instructions
from
the
King
his
Master
,
with
whom
the
Danes
hindered
the
commerce
of
Letters
,
was
come
back
to
Nimueguen
,
where
he
found
affairs
as
backward
as
when
he
parted
from
thence
;
and
besides
a
great
driness
betwixt
his
Colleague
and
the
French
Ambassadors
,
by
reason
of
a
difference
that
had
happened
between
the
Countess
of
Oxenstierne
and
Madam
Colbert
;
the
Countess
after
her
Lving-in
having
been
pleased
to
render
her
first
visit
to
the
Ambassador
of
Spain's
Lady
.
That
procedure
offended
Madam
Colbert
,
who
twice
afterward
refused
the
visit
of
my
Lady
Oxenstierne
,
upon
pretext
of
feigned
indispositions
,
which
hinder'd
her
not
at
the
same
time
to
receive
the
visits
of
several
other
Ladies
.
This
published
the
ground
of
the
difference
,
which
might
easily
have
been
adjusted
,
had
it
happened
between
persons
of
other
humours
,
of
whom
the
gravity
of
the
one
,
and
the
frank
humour
of
the
other
would
hardly
agree
together
.
And
that
was
the
reason
that
the
difference
of
those
two
Ladies
,
and
the
driness
betwixt
the
French
Ambassadors
,
and
the
first
Ambassador
of
Sueden
,
lasted
even
till
the
end
of
the
Treaty
.
The
Tragical
death
of
the
Ambassador
of
Denmark's
Ladies
brother
,
was
also
the
cause
that
that
Lady
visited
my
Lady
Oxenstierne
no
more
.
Her
brother
had
a
Settlement
in
Scho●en
,
where
he
was
accused
of
keeping
inte●●igence
with
the
Danes
against
the
service
o●
Sueden
:
he
was
brought
before
a
Council
of
War
,
and
there
sentenced
to
be
shot
to
death
by
four
Ensigns
.
The
King
of
Sueden
offered
him
a
pardon
if
he
would
have
acknowledged
himself
guilty
of
Treason
;
but
the
poor
Gentleman
chose
rather
to
dye
,
and
with
extraordinary
generosity
caused
fifty
Ducats
a
piece
to
be
given
to
the
four
Ensigns
that
shot
him
to
death
.
The
news
of
that
did
so
afflict
the
Ambassadors
Lady
,
that
afterwards
she
could
not
so
much
as
endure
the
sight
of
a
Suede
.
The
Baron
of
Platen
,
Envoy
from
the
Duke
of
Osnabrug
,
arrived
on
the
30th
at
Nimueguen
;
but
seeing
the
House
of
Lunenbourg
had
not
obtained
the
title
and
rank
of
Ambassador
for
their
Ministers
,
Baron
Platen
thought
,
that
taking
the
title
of
Plenipotentiary
Minister
,
he
might
obtain
an
equality
with
the
Ambassadors
of
the
Powers
that
came
after
Crowned
heads
.
But
he
succeeded
not
in
his
pretensions
,
though
by
a
liberal
expence
he
did
his
Master
credit
.
April
1678.
At
the
time
when
there
was
no
t●lk
at
Nimueguen
,
but
of
the
disposition
that
was
in
England
of
openly
favouring
the
Confederates
,
and
reducing
France
to
receive
the
Law
;
it
may
be
said
that
the
French
King
at
the
same
time
gave
it
to
all
Europe
by
the
Propositions
that
he
made
the
9th
of
April
,
wherein
he
declared
the
conditions
on
which
he
was
willing
to
make
peace
with
all
those
with
whom
he
was
engaged
in
War
;
and
whereupon
his
Majesty
fixed
as
the
last
point
he
would
condescend
to
,
and
upon
which
his
Enemies
might
chuse
Peace
or
War
,
provided
they
did
it
before
the
tenth
of
May
,
beyond
which
time
he
would
not
be
engaged
to
stand
to
those
conditions
.
I
will
not
here
insert
a
particular
relation
of
these
conditions
,
neither
of
the
Memoirs
of
the
Treaty
,
nor
of
the
Treaties
that
were
concluded
,
because
they
have
been
already
published
:
I
shall
only
say
,
that
the
Propositions
of
the
9th
of
April
were
the
beginning
of
the
Negotiation
of
peace
,
and
the
scantling
according
to
which
all
the
Treaties
have
been
concluded
and
signed
,
though
at
first
nothing
appeared
more
remote
from
it
,
nor
yet
afterward
,
until
the
day
that
the
conditions
were
in
general
accepted
.
The
Imperialists
of
all
others
seemed
the
least
inclined
to
yeild
to
those
conditions
.
The
first
which
required
full
satisfaction
to
be
made
to
Sueden
,
was
insupportable
to
the
Northern
Princes
.
The
Spaniards
and
other
Confederates
found
them
so
hard
,
that
(
as
they
said
)
they
would
hazard
all
,
rather
than
accept
of
them
:
And
when
the
French
Ambassadors
carried
these
conditions
to
my
Lord
Ambassador
Jenkins
to
be
by
him
communicated
to
the
Confederates
,
he
made
answer
,
That
he
could
not
do
it
as
Mediator
;
but
that
he
would
acquaint
them
with
them
in
discourse
,
as
a
matter
to
which
he
promised
no
answer
.
That
Mediator
refused
to
treat
on
these
Conditions
,
because
in
the
League
that
on
the
10th
of
January
was
concluded
betwixt
England
and
Holland
,
the
King
his
Master
had
made
other
conditions
with
the
States-General
,
to
which
they
resolved
to
force
France
.
But
he
did
not
foresee
,
that
by
refusing
to
present
the
French
Kings
Conditions
to
the
Confederates
,
which
would
prove
the
cause
of
as
many
treaties
as
there
were
Princes
and
States
engaged
in
the
War
;
he
excluded
himself
in
effect
from
the
Mediation
.
The
news
came
about
that
time
,
that
the
French
had
abandoned
Messina
,
and
all
their
Conquests
in
Sicily
.
People
were
strangely
●●rprised
to
see
that
the
Mareshal
de
la
Fa●●●●ade
,
who
was
thought
to
have
been
sent
into
that
Kingdom
with
fresh
Forces
,
upon
design
of
some
new
enterprise
,
was
only
gone
thither
to
fetch
off
the
Forces
that
the
King
had
there
.
The
abandoning
of
Sicily
was
imputed
to
the
suspition
that
the
French
had
of
England's
declaring
,
where
considerable
Levies
were
already
making
.
Some
wondered
that
the
French
King
should
so
easily
abandon
a
Countrey
,
the
yeilding
up
of
which
might
have
stood
him
in
stead
in
the
Treaty
of
Peace
with
Spain
:
Others
on
the
contrary
thought
it
more
glorious
for
him
so
to
recall
the
succour
which
he
was
pleased
to
give
the
Messineses
,
without
having
had
any
hand
in
their
revolt
,
than
to
forsake
by
a
Treaty
,
people
that
had
implored
his
protection
.
It
was
not
to
be
doubted
,
but
that
the
present
juncture
of
affairs
would
oblige
the
King
to
provide
against
all
accidents
;
and
therefore
the
Marshal
de
la
Favillade
,
having
declared
to
the
Senate
his
Majesties
Orders
,
grounded
on
the
need
that
he
stood
in
of
all
his
Forces
,
caused
his
Troops
to
embark
.
But
many
of
the
Messineses
dreading
the
certain
revenge
of
the
Spaniards
,
came
in
so
great
number
on
board
of
the
French
Fleet
,
that
if
there
had
been
more
ships
there
,
Messina
had
been
wholly
disserted
.
The
Confederates
had
their
eyes
fixed
solely
upon
England
,
as
the
only
place
from
whence
they
might
expect
any
considerable
relief
.
Hence
it
was
that
many
Ambassadors
left
Nimueguen
.
Don
Pedro
de
Ronquillo
went
to
Brussels
to
return
no
more
;
but
it
was
thought
the
reason
was
,
because
he
would
not
be
inferior
to
the
Marquess
de
la
Fuentes
,
who
came
as
it
were
only
accidentally
to
Nimueguen
.
Don
Pedro
de
Ronquillo
,
who
passed
for
one
of
the
sharpest
sighted
men
that
was
in
all
that
famous
Assembly
,
could
not
forbear
to
tell
a
French
Gentleman
,
upon
occasion
of
the
conditions
of
Peace
which
the
French
King
had
proposed
,
That
he
admired
the
prudence
of
that
great
Prince
,
and
that
the
success
of
his
conduct
would
well
appear
by
the
necessity
they
were
like
to
be
brought
to
,
either
of
making
peace
,
or
of
maintaining
the
War
alone
.
The
Baron
of
Platen
,
Envoy
of
the
Prince
of
Osnabrug
,
went
likewise
to
Brussels
.
Mr.
Spanheim
on
the
27th
of
April
,
set
out
for
England
,
with
the
quality
of
Envoy
Extraordinary
from
the
Elector
Palatine
.
The
Count
of
Oxenstiern
a
few
days
after
embarked
on
the
same
design
.
Mr.
Oliver
Krantz
soon
after
did
the
same
:
Which
made
some
think
,
that
the
Suedes
intended
to
take
other
measures
,
fearing
lest
France
in
the
sequel
might
not
be
powerful
enough
to
buoy
up
Sueden
from
the
low
condition
into
which
it
was
sunk
.
Thus
from
all
parts
came
bellows
to
blow
the
fire
that
was
kindling
in
England
,
and
which
already
threatned
France
.
In
the
mean
time
the
Parliament
that
was
then
sitting
,
was
prorogued
until
the
9th
of
May
;
and
in
the
Assembly
of
the
States
of
Holland
,
which
were
at
that
time
met
,
the
Towns
were
divided
as
to
the
continuation
of
the
War
.
The
propositions
which
the
French
King
made
to
the
States-General
,
seemed
so
reasonable
,
that
notwithstanding
the
powerful
faction
of
the
ill
affected
,
Amsterdam
,
Leyden
,
Harlem
,
and
all
North-Holland
were
absolutely
for
peace
.
May
,
1678.
The
Province
of
Holland
being
the
most
considerable
of
all
the
rest
,
always
turns
the
balance
of
deliberations
;
so
that
Deputies
were
sent
to
London
and
Brussels
,
to
represent
the
impossibility
that
the
States-General
were
in
of
continuing
the
War
.
And
it
appears
by
the
three
printed
Memoirs
of
the
Heers
Boreel
and
Weede
,
the
Extraordinary
Deputies
of
the
States
to
the
Duke
of
Villa
Hermosa
,
Governour
of
the
Spanish
Netherlands
,
of
the
8.14
.
and
27.
of
May
,
that
the
reasons
of
that
impossibility
were
no
less
founded
on
the
power
and
strength
of
France
,
than
on
the
weakness
of
the
Dutch
and
Spaniards
,
and
the
unprofitableness
of
all
their
efforts
.
At
that
time
there
began
to
be
some
hopes
of
Peace
,
what
aversion
soever
all
the
Ambassadors
of
the
Confederates
seemed
to
have
to
it
.
The
time
prefixed
by
the
King
was
near
at
hand
;
and
on
the
fifth
of
May
the
French
Ambassadors
received
orders
to
declare
that
his
Majesty
required
that
the
Messineses
who
were
come
for
refuge
into
France
,
should
by
the
Treaty
of
Peace
with
Spain
,
be
restored
to
,
and
maintained
in
the
possession
of
their
Estates
,
and
that
they
might
dispose
of
them
at
their
pleasure
.
The
Ambassadors
were
enjoined
to
insist
upon
that
point
,
as
a
matter
that
his
Majesty
concerned
himself
much
in
;
but
that
demand
being
made
after
that
the
conditions
were
proposed
,
it
could
not
create
an
obstacle
sufficient
to
hinder
the
conclusion
of
the
Peace
:
Nevertheless
it
afterward
produced
a
very
considerable
difficulty
,
seeing
it
lasted
long
after
the
signing
of
the
Treaty
,
and
was
one
of
the
causes
that
were
alledged
of
the
long
delay
that
Spain
made
in
exchanging
the
ratifications
.
Though
it
was
no
new
thing
to
hear
of
the
success
of
the
French
forces
,
nevertheless
men
were
strangely
surprized
at
the
news
which
a
Courier
brought
from
Maestricht
,
that
on
the
sixth
of
May
a
Detachment
of
that
Garison
commanded
by
the
Sieur
de
la
Breteche
,
had
surprized
the
fort
of
Leew
,
situated
in
a
Marsh
,
with
a
double
Ditch
well
pallisado'd
.
The
barrels
of
Wax-cloth
which
were
prepared
at
Maestricht
for
the
Execution
of
that
Enterprize
,
had
not
the
success
that
was
expected
;
but
forty
swimmers
joining
valour
to
stratagem
,
had
the
greatest
share
in
that
fortunate
exploit
;
in
so
much
that
in
an
hours
time
the
French
were
masters
of
a
very
strong
place
,
and
very
easie
to
be
maintained
.
The
States-General
in
the
mean
time
began
seriously
to
reflect
on
the
advantage
of
making
Peace
upon
the
conditions
which
the
French
King
had
offered
them
.
The
Town
of
Amsterdam
,
which
has
the
same
esteem
amongst
the
Towns
of
Holland
,
that
Province
has
among
the
other
six
,
was
of
that
opinion
,
and
backt
it
vigorously
;
that
Town
hath
always
been
more
inclined
to
peace
than
any
other
,
not
only
because
it
suffered
more
by
the
interruption
of
commerce
,
but
also
because
it
hath
been
more
tender
of
its
liberty
,
having
Magistrates
disinterested
and
zealous
for
the
Commonwealth
.
Rotterdam
had
its
advantage
by
the
continuation
of
the
War
,
because
there
being
but
little
or
no
Trade
at
that
time
in
Holland
but
what
came
by
means
of
the
English
,
all
was
brought
to
that
Port
,
as
to
the
center
of
the
Province
,
and
the
most
convenient
place
for
them
.
Nevertheless
one
of
the
most
considerable
Magistrates
of
Rotterdam
,
so
powerfully
assisted
those
that
were
well
affected
towards
the
Peace
,
that
they
gained
almost
all
the
voices
of
Holland
.
The
rest
of
the
Provinces
have
found
it
always
to
be
so
much
their
interest
to
follow
the
example
of
that
Province
in
matters
of
greatest
importance
;
that
they
still
acknowledg
that
they
owe
their
last
preservation
to
its
prudent
conduct
.
The
Provinces
of
Guelderland
,
Vtricht
and
Overyssel
,
in
which
the
Prince
of
Orange
has
acquired
a
great
authority
,
since
the
French
King
forsook
his
Conquests
there
,
durst
not
openly
declare
for
peace
,
because
it
evidently
appeared
to
be
contrary
to
the
interests
of
that
Prince
;
but
they
referred
themselves
to
what
Holland
should
think
fit
to
be
done
concerning
that
great
affair
.
The
effect
of
all
these
Declarations
was
,
That
the
Hier
Beverning
received
orders
from
the
States-General
,
secretly
to
acquaint
the
French
Ambassadors
,
that
they
accepted
the
conditions
which
that
King
was
pleased
to
grant
to
them
.
This
Ambassador
,
that
he
might
act
according
to
the
intention
of
his
Superiors
,
who
would
not
allarm
their
Allies
,
gave
the
Count
d'
Avaux
notice
,
that
he
earnestly
desired
to
discourse
with
him
in
private
;
and
that
for
that
end
,
he
would
fetch
a
walk
alone
upon
the
Rampart
of
the
Town
about
seven
a
Clock
in
the
morning
,
because
at
that
time
no
body
would
be
there
.
The
Count
d'
Avaux
failed
not
to
be
there
,
and
had
an
hours
conference
with
him
,
after
which
he
gave
his
Colleagues
an
account
of
the
result
of
that
discourse
,
which
gave
occasion
to
the
Dispatches
whereby
the
King
was
informed
of
the
good
disposition
of
the
States
General
;
in
consideration
whereof
his
Majesty
granted
them
ten
days
longer
than
the
tenth
of
May
,
as
they
had
desired
,
that
during
that
time
they
might
endeavour
to
perswade
their
Allies
to
accept
of
the
conditions
proposed
,
as
themselves
had
done
.
The
Marquess
of
Fuentes
arrived
at
Nimueguen
the
sixth
of
May
,
he
is
Son
to
the
Ambassador
of
the
same
name
,
who
was
in
France
after
the
Kings
Marriage
;
he
came
from
Venice
,
where
he
had
resided
Ambassador
thirteen
years
;
and
the
Court
of
Spain
called
him
thence
,
that
they
might
employ
him
in
England
;
but
it
was
believed
that
the
nature
of
those
important
affairs
which
were
then
treating
at
London
,
was
the
cause
why
the
Duke
of
Villa
Hermosa
detained
him
at
Brussels
,
that
he
might
send
him
to
Nimueguen
,
there
to
fill
the
place
of
second
Ambassador
.
The
Peace
began
to
be
so
certain
in
Holland
,
that
the
joy
of
the
people
appeared
in
all
places
,
who
at
the
Hague
expressed
the
same
by
shouting
,
God
save
the
States-General
,
and
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
the
Peace
is
concluded
.
It
was
not
so
at
Nimueguen
,
where
the
Confederates
were
troubled
;
because
they
saw
the
effect
which
the
conditions
offered
by
the
French
King
were
like
to
produce
.
They
declared
to
the
Mediators
,
That
it
was
impossible
an
affair
of
so
great
importance
,
as
that
of
the
Peace
,
could
be
resolved
and
concluded
in
so
short
a
time
as
the
French
King
had
prefixed
.
On
the
20
of
May
a
Courier
brought
to
Nimueguen
a
copy
of
the
Letter
which
the
French
King
wrote
to
the
States-General
from
the
Camp
at
St.
Denis
.
The
18th
the
King
acquainted
them
,
that
with
pleasure
he
was
informed
,
that
they
had
sentiments
conform
to
the
sincere
desire
which
he
had
of
contributing
all
that
could
conduce
to
the
establishing
of
Peace
,
whilst
he
enjoyed
the
advantages
that
his
Arms
had
procured
to
him
,
and
which
he
might
still
expect
in
the
sequel
of
the
War
.
By
the
same
Letter
the
King
granted
to
the
States-General
the
seventh
Article
of
the
Treaty
of
Commerce
,
about
which
the
Ambassadors
had
not
agreed
at
Nimueguen
;
and
that
he
might
fully
remove
the
apprehensions
they
were
in
of
the
loss
of
Flanders
,
his
Majesty
promised
,
That
so
soon
as
by
a
Treaty
concluded
upon
the
conditions
proposed
,
they
should
return
to
his
ancient
Alliance
,
and
oblige
themselves
to
be
Neutral
during
the
course
of
the
War
;
he
would
still
in
consideration
of
them
,
grant
the
same
conditions
to
Spain
,
and
that
in
the
mean
time
he
should
not
attack
any
place
in
the
Low-countries
,
but
that
he
should
always
be
ready
to
grant
them
that
Barriere
which
they
judged
so
necessary
for
their
repose
.
That
if
they
thought
fit
to
send
Deputies
unto
him
,
they
should
find
him
in
the
Neighbourhood
of
Ghent
until
the
twenty-seventh
of
that
Month.
So
soon
as
that
Letter
came
to
Nimueguen
,
the
Count
d'
Avaux
went
with
two
Coaches
and
all
his
Retinue
,
to
give
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
notice
of
the
same
.
The
noise
of
this
Letter
,
and
that
publick
visit
,
which
much
rejoiced
the
people
,
gave
an
alarm
to
the
Ministers
of
the
Confederates
.
Every
one
of
them
dispatched
Couriers
the
same
day
,
clearly
perceiving
that
the
conduct
of
the
French
would
infallibly
produce
the
effect
which
his
Majesty
expected
from
the
States-General
.
This
beginning
of
Negotiation
gave
so
large
a
subject
to
the
conferences
of
the
Confederates
,
that
the
meetings
which
for
a
long
time
they
had
held
,
were
at
that
time
doubled
.
That
Letter
of
the
French
Kings
was
the
same
day
brought
to
the
States-General
by
a
Trumpeter
whom
his
Majesty
sent
to
the
Hague
;
and
was
there
received
with
all
the
demonstrations
of
joy
.
The
States
after
four
days
consultation
,
on
the
25th
sent
their
Answer
by
one
of
their
Trumpeters
,
whom
the
Kings
Trumpeter
conducted
to
the
Camp
.
They
expressed
in
few
words
the
profound
respect
wherewith
they
had
received
the
Letter
,
which
his
Majesty
had
done
them
the
honour
to
write
to
them
,
and
testified
the
exceeding
joy
which
they
conceived
from
the
sincere
desire
that
his
Majesty
had
of
contributing
to
the
peace
of
Europe
;
humbly
beseeching
him
to
give
credit
to
the
Hier
Beverning
their
Extraordinary
Ambassador
,
whom
they
would
send
to
his
Majesty
,
to
inform
him
how
desirous
they
were
of
giving
him
fresh
assurances
of
their
sincere
intentions
for
the
Peace
.
The
Dutch
Ambassadors
having
on
the
26th
received
a
copy
of
the
answer
of
the
States-General
,
gave
it
to
the
French
Ambassadors
,
who
sent
it
to
the
King
by
the
same
Courier
,
who
brought
the
copy
of
his
Majesties
Letter
to
Nimueguen
;
his
Majesty
was
well
satisfied
to
find
therein
,
that
the
States-General
fully
corresponded
with
the
inclination
that
he
had
for
the
Peace
.
At
the
same
time
the
Heer
Beverning
received
orders
to
go
within
a
few
days
and
wait
upon
the
King
,
that
he
might
be
more
particularly
informed
of
his
Majesties
intentions
.
That
Ambassador
would
willingly
have
excused
himself
;
but
the
States
Order
being
renewed
,
on
the
29th
he
set
out
from
Nimueguen
in
Laid-coaches
.
The
reluctancy
of
the
Heer
Beverning
was
attributed
to
the
fear
he
had
of
disobliging
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
whose
Interests
did
not
admit
of
the
Peace
;
till
that
time
this
Ambassador
was
reputed
a
very
good
Republican
;
but
afterward
he
was
thought
wedded
to
the
concerns
of
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
though
it
could
not
be
affirmed
whether
fear
or
inclination
were
the
cause
of
that
engagement
.
He
is
a
man
of
a
penetrating
wit
,
who
knows
what
is
good
,
and
always
pursues
it
by
just
means
.
He
is
assiduous
and
painful
,
and
hath
been
employed
by
the
States
in
many
Embassies
,
and
in
all
the
Treaties
that
have
been
made
since
the
year
1650
;
but
he
loves
retirement
,
and
it
was
not
without
trouble
that
he
left
his
Country-house
near
Leyden
,
to
come
to
Nimueguen
.
The
Heer
Haren
his
Colleague
is
a
Gentleman
of
Friesland
,
of
much
credit
in
that
Province
,
and
addicted
to
the
interests
of
the
Prince
of
Nassan
,
Governour
and
Hereditary
State-holder
of
the
Provinces
of
Friesland
and
Groninguen
.
The
Heer
Beverning
arrived
on
the
30th
at
Antwerp
,
and
there
found
a
Trumpeter
,
who
stayed
for
him
to
conduct
him
to
the
French
Camp
,
where
having
seen
Monsieur
de
Pompone
,
he
had
Audience
of
his
Most
Christian
Majesty
:
He
found
him
so
sincere
in
his
intentions
towards
the
Peace
,
and
so
favourably
inclined
towards
the
States-General
,
that
on
the
first
of
June
he
left
the
Camp
;
but
in
the
account
that
he
gave
his
Superiors
of
his
Negotiation
,
he
told
them
that
he
found
the
French
King
as
well
informed
of
the
condition
of
his
enemies
,
and
of
the
places
that
he
might
attack
,
as
he
was
of
his
own
affairs
.
About
the
same
time
the
Marquess
de
la
Fuente
gave
notice
of
his
arrival
to
the
French
Ambassadors
;
but
seeing
he
had
already
visited
those
of
the
Emperour
in
publick
,
without
giving
the
same
declaration
that
his
Colleagues
had
given
to
the
Mediators
,
to
whom
all
the
Ambassadors
gave
the
precedency
,
the
French
Ambassadors
ordered
a
Gentleman
to
tell
the
person
that
came
from
him
,
that
they
could
not
see
him
unless
he
first
performed
what
was
due
to
the
English
as
Mediators
.
By
that
the
French
Ambassadors
obliged
Ambassador
Jenkins
,
to
whom
they
had
given
their
promise
constantly
to
maintain
the
honour
of
the
Mediation
.
It
was
alledged
that
it
was
to
no
purpose
for
the
Marquess
de
la
Fuente
to
give
that
particular
declaration
,
since
that
instead
of
one
which
might
suffice
for
the
three
Ambassadors
of
Spain
,
they
had
already
given
two
.
But
the
French
Ambassadors
maintained
that
for
the
same
reason
they
ought
to
have
a
third
,
and
that
no
consideration
should
hinder
the
Marquess
de
la
Fuente
from
following
the
example
of
his
Colleagues
in
that
matter
;
that
on
the
contrary
they
had
great
cause
to
wonder
,
that
by
such
a
refusal
he
would
in
some
measure
seem
to
condemn
their
conduct
;
so
that
for
want
of
that
declaration
the
French
Ambassadors
saw
not
the
Marquess
de
la
Fuente
during
the
whole
course
of
the
Treaty
,
unless
at
the
meetings
of
the
Ladies
,
where
he
used
to
come
as
the
other
Ambassadors
did
.
The
news
from
England
were
at
that
time
very
tumultuary
;
they
advised
,
that
the
King
of
Great
Britain
had
Prorogued
the
Parliament
to
the
third
of
June
,
promising
at
that
time
to
give
them
good
news
of
the
Peace
.
Seeing
a
Prorogation
of
it self
cuts
off
all
that
hath
been
proposed
and
treated
in
preceding
Sessions
without
being
concluded
and
confirmed
,
this
Prorogation
put
a
stop
to
some
pert
Addresses
which
the
House
of
Commons
had
made
to
his
Majesty
of
Great
Britain
,
such
as
that
whereby
they
desired
the
King
would
declare
who
they
were
that
had
counselled
his
Majesty
to
give
the
answers
which
he
made
in
the
mouth
of
May
the
year
before
,
and
in
the
Month
of
January
of
the
present
.
June
1678
,
The
Marquess
de
la
Fuente
,
who
had
not
as
yet
communicated
his
plenary
Commission
,
caused
on
the
first
of
June
a
copy
thereof
to
be
given
,
which
was
collationed
by
the
Nuncio's
Auditor
.
The
French
Ambassadors
found
it
not
to
be
in
the
form
that
it
ought
to
be
,
because
all
the
four
Ambassadors
of
Spain
being
named
therein
,
and
being
Posteriour
in
date
to
that
of
the
three
Ambassadors
who
were
approved
,
it
seemed
that
by
that
means
the
Spaniards
might
disown
,
when
they
should
please
,
all
that
they
had
done
till
then
,
since
that
that
new
plenary
commission
might
annul
the
former
.
And
therefore
the
French
Ambassadors
refused
to
accept
of
it
,
and
pretended
that
the
Marquess
de
la
Fuente
should
have
one
apart
,
or
that
this
last
should
be
of
the
same
date
with
the
former
,
without
which
they
declared
that
they
would
not
acknowledg
him
for
an
Ambassador
.
In
the
mean
time
they
were
in
great
impatience
at
Nimueguen
to
know
what
had
been
the
success
of
the
deputation
of
the
Heer
Beverning
,
who
to
the
trouble
of
the
Confederates
went
from
thence
to
the
French
Camp
,
not
doubting
but
that
all
these
proceedings
would
at
length
terminate
in
a
Peace
with
the
Dutch.
They
thought
it
a
matter
of
so
much
importance
to
divert
that
blow
,
that
for
that
end
they
set
all
engines
at
work
;
but
on
the
fourth
of
June
a
Courier
from
the
Camp
brought
the
French
Ambassadors
a
copy
of
the
answer
which
that
King
had
made
to
the
Letter
of
the
States-General
,
and
another
of
the
Memoir
that
his
Majesty
had
caused
to
be
given
to
the
Heer
Beverning
.
The
King
by
that
Letter
testified
the
pleasure
which
he
had
to
see
the
States-General
in
a
disposition
towards
Peace
;
that
his
Majesty
was
willing
to
condescend
to
several
things
in
favour
of
their
Allies
;
and
how
joyful
he
would
be
,
by
restoring
to
them
his
ancient
amity
,
to
enter
with
them
into
such
engagements
as
might
for
ever
secure
their
repose
and
liberty
.
It
can
hardly
be
believed
what
good
effect
the
word
Liberty
produced
in
the
minds
of
the
Dutch
;
that
word
was
so
agreeable
to
them
,
and
so
sensibly
affected
them
,
that
in
all
the
impressions
that
have
been
made
of
that
Letter
in
Holland
,
the
word
Repose
is
left
out
,
to
make
that
of
Liberty
sound
the
louder
.
They
talked
publickly
,
that
whatever
secret
or
publick
enemy
they
might
have
,
for
the
future
they
would
not
fear
the
loss
of
their
Liberty
,
in
which
the
present
War
had
made
so
great
a
breach
.
By
the
Memoir
given
to
the
Heer
Beverning
,
the
French
King
at
the
desire
of
the
States-General
granted
a
Truce
for
six
weeks
,
to
begin
the
first
of
the
ensuing
Month
,
which
extended
that
Truce
until
the
fifteenth
of
August
,
to
the
end
that
the
States
might
have
all
the
time
they
wished
for
to
perswade
their
Allies
to
consent
to
the
Peace
,
in
consideration
whereof
the
States
should
promise
not
to
assist
them
in
any
manner
,
during
the
whole
course
of
that
War
,
if
they
would
not
incline
them
to
embrace
the
conditions
offered
by
the
King
;
it
being
unjust
that
his
Majesty
in
the
condition
that
his
forces
were
in
,
should
lose
the
occasions
of
action
,
and
should
engage
himself
of
new
,
as
he
had
already
done
by
the
Letter
of
the
18th
of
the
foregoing
Month.
But
to
evidence
the
sincerity
of
his
intentions
,
his
Majesty
at
the
same
time
gave
orders
to
the
Mareshal
of
Luxembourg
,
General
of
his
Army
,
not
to
attack
any
place
during
all
that
time
,
and
to
stay
for
the
answer
of
the
States
in
the
Neighbourhood
of
Brussels
.
The
good
disposition
that
the
King
of
England
seemed
to
be
in
at
that
time
,
contributed
much
to
the
advancement
of
the
Peace
.
The
Heer
Beverning
,
who
came
to
the
Camp
from
London
,
brought
word
that
the
King
of
England
approved
all
the
proceedings
that
the
Dutch
had
made
towards
the
Peace
.
And
by
the
Harangue
that
his
Majesty
of
Great
Britain
made
to
the
Parliament
the
third
of
June
,
he
declared
that
none
were
to
be
blamed
but
the
House
of
Commons
if
he
could
not
engage
in
the
War
.
And
the
Chancellor
told
the
whole
Parliament
that
their
manner
of
acting
could
not
but
provoke
a
powerful
Prince
,
who
might
resent
it
;
and
for
that
reason
that
they
ought
to
strengthen
themselves
at
home
and
abroad
,
for
their
own
security
against
all
kind
of
attempts
.
In
the
mean
time
the
Confederates
set
all
Engines
at
work
to
incline
the
King
of
England
to
favour
their
interests
.
The
Marquess
of
Borgomanero
,
Envoy
Extraordinary
from
Spain
at
that
Court
,
on
the
fifth
of
June
represented
to
his
Majesty
of
Great
Britain
,
how
necessary
it
was
that
he
should
send
his
Fleet
and
Army
towards
the
Low-countries
for
a
curb
to
the
common
enemy
,
and
a
Guard
to
all
Christendom
against
the
oppression
and
ruin
wherewith
it
was
threatned
by
the
most
Christian
King
;
and
how
advantageous
it
would
be
for
his
Majesty
to
make
a
League
offensive
and
defensive
with
the
Catholick
King
his
Master
,
and
the
Emperour
,
who
would
prove
his
constant
Allies
in
all
the
concerns
of
the
common
cause
.
The
Ambassadors
of
the
Confederates
held
long
and
frequent
conferences
at
Nimueguen
;
but
they
found
it
difficult
to
agree
upon
the
answer
that
they
were
to
give
upon
the
communication
which
the
Ambassadors
of
the
States-General
had
made
to
them
of
the
Memoir
that
the
French
King
had
given
to
the
Heer
Beverning
,
and
whereupon
the
Ambassadors
urged
their
resolution
,
that
they
might
take
their
measures
accordingly
;
at
length
all
of
them
gave
their
Answers
in
their
Conference
of
the
tenth
.
The
Imperial
Ambassadors
gave
it
in
Latin
,
and
very
long
;
but
the
purport
of
all
was
,
that
they
expected
from
the
candour
and
equity
of
the
States-General
,
that
they
would
do
nothing
to
the
prejudice
of
the
Emperour
,
the
Empire
,
and
all
the
Confederates
,
who
were
only
engaged
in
the
present
War
for
the
preservation
of
the
Vnited-Provinces
,
which
the
States
themselves
knew
sufficiently
,
without
being
put
in
mind
of
it
.
That
they
had
to
do
with
an
enemy
whose
design
was
only
to
divide
the
Confederates
,
that
he
might
the
more
easily
surprize
them
all
.
That
if
there
was
an
absolute
necessity
that
they
must
make
Peace
,
the
Emperour
offered
to
concur
with
them
in
it
upon
fair
and
honest
conditions
;
but
that
they
would
not
take
such
precipitate
resolutions
as
were
demanded
by
the
enemy
.
That
they
well
perceived
the
design
was
only
to
throw
them
upon
a
precipice
,
since
they
were
not
so
much
as
allowed
to
treat
of
those
matters
,
without
the
decision
of
which
no
Peace
could
ever
be
had
.
That
they
intreated
them
not
to
be
over-hasty
.
That
the
general
Peace
was
ruined
,
if
France
perceived
that
the
States-General
had
a
design
to
treat
separately
;
assuring
them
,
that
when
the
Emperour
should
make
Peace
,
he
would
not
be
less
careful
of
the
needs
of
the
Vnited
Provinces
and
Low-countries
,
than
he
had
been
zealous
in
undertaking
and
maintaining
the
War
for
their
defence
.
The
Ambassador
of
Denmark
made
answer
on
the
same
subject
,
That
he
believed
that
the
States-General
would
never
do
any
thing
to
the
disadvantage
of
his
Danish
Majesty
,
who
had
exposed
his
person
,
and
spent
his
revenues
to
comply
with
the
engagements
into
which
he
had
entered
with
them
.
That
if
they
were
absolutely
obliged
to
accept
of
Peace
,
they
expected
that
they
would
not
do
any
thing
that
might
force
those
whose
affairs
were
in
a
better
posture
,
to
accept
of
absolute
conditions
.
That
it
was
not
fit
that
the
constancy
which
the
French
shewed
to
their
Allies
,
should
triumph
over
the
firmness
of
their
Union
;
that
they
ought
to
guard
against
the
inconveniencies
that
the
least
precipitancy
might
plunge
them
into
;
and
that
provided
the
King
his
Master
found
his
security
in
a
Treaty
,
he
would
sacrifice
all
his
interests
to
the
publick
weal.
The
Ambassador
of
Brandenbourg
assured
himself
that
the
States-General
would
promise
nothing
to
the
French
King
that
might
be
contrary
to
the
League
that
the
Elector
his
Master
had
with
them
;
since
he
had
neither
spared
his
Blood
nor
Countries
,
to
preserve
their
Republick
from
utter
ruin
;
and
that
far
less
they
would
conclude
a
Peace
with
France
,
till
they
first
procured
his
Master
the
satisfaction
they
had
promised
him
by
their
Treaty
of
Alliance
.
That
as
to
the
rest
his
Electoral
Highness
desired
nothing
more
than
a
reasonable
Peace
,
for
procuring
whereof
he
should
always
make
appear
his
moderation
,
and
the
respect
he
had
to
the
urgent
reasons
which
the
States-General
pretended
for
concluding
of
Peace
.
Whilst
the
Confederates
made
all
these
Remonstrances
to
the
Ambassadors
of
the
States-General
at
Nimueguen
,
it
was
known
that
the
Spaniards
declared
at
the
Hague
,
that
they
accepted
the
conditions
offered
by
France
:
and
as
the
Deputies
of
the
States-General
in
their
Memoirs
presented
to
the
Duke
de
Villa
Hermosa
,
alledged
the
weakness
of
Spain
,
as
one
of
the
strongest
reasons
that
disabled
them
longer
to
continue
the
War
;
so
upon
this
occasion
the
Spaniards
failed
not
to
do
the
like
,
and
to
impute
the
necessity
they
were
in
of
accepting
the
Peace
,
on
the
inability
of
the
States-General
of
supporting
any
longer
the
charge
and
burden
of
so
great
a
War
.
The
Imperialists
in
the
mean
time
,
and
all
the
Ministers
of
the
Northern
Princes
,
exclaimed
against
the
inclination
that
the
Spaniards
and
Dutch
had
to
so
disadvantageous
a
Peace
;
they
made
their
own
interpretations
of
the
French
Kings
condescensions
,
saying
that
France
laid
snares
for
them
,
which
they
could
not
discover
until
they
were
out
of
condition
of
avoiding
them
;
or
that
otherwise
there
must
needs
be
some
internal
weakness
in
the
forces
of
France
,
how
formidable
soever
they
appeared
;
that
standing
of
it
out
would
do
the
business
;
and
that
it
was
too
base
to
submit
to
an
absolute
Law
,
whilst
they
were
not
yet
out
of
hopes
of
gaining
those
advantages
that
would
render
their
condition
better
.
The
Dutch
,
who
saw
evidently
by
the
Declarations
of
the
Ambassadors
of
their
Confederates
,
that
their
design
was
to
give
no
positive
answer
to
the
Memoir
of
the
French
King
,
which
they
had
communicated
to
them
,
and
that
they
refused
to
accept
of
a
Truce
,
which
being
for
more
than
two
months
time
,
would
have
given
them
sufficient
time
to
receive
Instructions
from
the
Princes
their
Masters
,
without
any
precipitation
;
they
declared
to
them
of
new
,
that
the
necessity
they
lay
under
,
could
admit
of
no
longer
delay
;
that
they
had
lost
all
their
hopes
in
England
;
that
all
the
Low-countries
were
in
so
bad
a
state
,
that
there
was
not
so
much
as
one
place
that
could
resist
the
attempts
of
the
French
;
that
nothing
but
a
speedy
Peace
could
save
their
Republick
from
the
ruin
that
the
lose
of
these
Provinces
would
inevitably
draw
upon
them
;
and
therefore
they
prayed
them
to
give
a
positive
answer
.
In
the
Conference
of
the
20th
,
all
the
Ambassadors
of
the
Confederates
answered
,
but
after
their
usual
way
of
biassing
:
The
Bishop
of
Gurck
made
a
long
speech
,
wherein
he
exaggerated
all
that
the
Emperour
had
done
and
suffered
both
within
and
without
the
Empire
for
the
defence
of
the
States-General
.
He
assured
them
,
that
it
was
with
grief
that
the
Emperour
understood
that
they
were
reduced
to
a
necessity
of
making
Peace
;
that
he
found
the
actings
of
France
to
be
contrary
to
the
rights
of
all
Soveraign
powers
,
in
that
they
prescribed
conditions
without
admitting
of
Treaties
;
that
the
Emperour
desired
Peace
;
that
the
Ambassadors
of
the
States
had
themselves
acknowledged
that
the
conditions
were
hard
,
and
that
it
was
not
their
intention
that
every
thing
therein
contained
should
be
swallowed
down
;
that
for
their
part
,
they
had
declared
to
them
that
the
Emperour
could
not
admit
of
the
alternative
of
Fribourg
and
Philipsbourg
in
the
manner
it
was
proposed
;
that
they
expected
orders
from
his
Imperial
Majesty
,
and
in
the
mean
time
besought
them
that
by
their
good
offices
they
would
dispose
the
French
Ambassadors
to
admit
of
more
equitable
conditions
,
and
to
enter
into
Treaty
with
them
;
and
that
they
would
incline
them
to
have
regard
to
their
Allies
,
and
especially
to
the
Duke
of
Lorrain
,
who
was
the
most
injured
of
all
.
The
Marquess
de
los
Balbases
said
,
That
he
had
nothing
to
add
to
the
last
answer
which
the
Duke
de
Villa
Hermosa
had
given
in
writing
to
the
Deputies
of
the
States-General
;
and
that
the
King
his
Master
would
not
abandon
the
interests
of
his
Allies
,
neither
in
Peace
nor
War
.
By
that
kind
of
expression
this
Ambassador
declared
for
the
Peace
,
without
offending
the
Confederates
,
seeing
his
Declaration
was
conform
to
the
acceptation
with
which
the
Governour
of
the
Low-countries
took
it
in
the
answer
of
27th
of
May.
The
Ambassador
of
Denmark
alledged
that
in
the
short
time
that
had
passed
since
he
was
required
to
give
a
peremptory
declaration
,
it
was
not
possible
that
he
could
have
had
new
orders
from
the
King
his
Master
for
giving
it
;
that
the
matter
was
of
such
importance
,
that
no
less
depended
on
it
than
the
acceptation
of
Peace
,
or
continuation
of
War
;
that
as
to
the
States-General
,
it
was
to
very
little
purpose
to
advise
them
about
an
affair
that
was
so
far
advanced
,
that
nothing
was
wanting
to
it
but
the
formalities
of
a
conclusion
.
That
the
King
his
Master
had
no
other
measures
now
to
take
,
but
to
put
the
States
in
mind
,
that
the
Peace
which
they
were
about
to
make
,
did
not
exempt
them
from
the
obligation
of
their
reciprocal
Treaties
;
and
that
he
prayed
God
that
he
would
inspire
the
States-General
with
counsels
suitable
to
the
reflection
they
ought
to
make
on
the
state
of
those
whom
they
themselves
had
drawn
into
the
hazards
of
the
present
War
.
The
Ambassador
of
Brandenbourg
insisted
on
the
same
reason
,
to
excuse
himself
from
giving
the
Declaration
to
which
he
was
urged
;
saying
that
he
had
but
two
things
to
represent
to
the
States-General
;
the
first
was
,
That
though
on
the
part
of
the
Elector
his
Master
he
had
given
in
Propositions
of
Peace
with
France
and
Sueden
;
yet
his
most
Christian
Majesty
had
not
declared
on
what
conditions
he
would
make
it
.
The
other
,
That
the
general
condition
of
the
intire
satisfaction
of
Sueden
being
down-right
contrary
to
that
which
the
States-General
were
obliged
to
procure
to
the
Elector
his
Master
,
it
was
to
be
thought
that
France
and
Sueden
desired
not
to
have
Peace
.
The
President
Canon
who
was
not
at
the
Conference
of
the
tenth
,
enlarged
very
much
upon
the
hardness
of
the
Alternatives
which
the
French
King
offered
to
his
Master
;
seeing
,
as
he
said
,
the
first
swallowed
up
almost
all
his
Country
,
by
dismembring
the
half
of
his
Territories
;
and
that
the
other
by
depriving
him
of
his
Capital
City
,
and
the
Soveraignty
of
the
four
Ways
which
France
demanded
,
took
from
him
at
the
same
time
the
free
commerce
of
his
own
Territories
.
That
if
the
faith
of
all
the
Treaties
made
with
the
Confederates
,
was
of
no
effect
to
his
Master
,
he
protested
that
that
Prince
would
rather
banish
himself
willingly
from
his
own
Country
,
than
to
be
restored
to
it
upon
such
hard
conditions
,
seeing
he
had
never
done
any
thing
against
France
that
could
deserve
so
severe
usage
.
All
these
high
discourses
and
declarations
that
tended
to
stave
off
the
Peace
,
stopt
not
the
course
of
the
Negotiation
.
On
the
22
the
States-General
sent
orders
to
their
Ambassadors
to
sign
the
Peace
with
France
before
the
end
of
the
Month
;
and
they
wrote
the
same
day
to
the
King
by
the
Sieur
de
Launoy
one
of
their
Officers
,
who
past
through
the
Camp
and
delivered
a
Letter
from
them
to
the
Mareshal
de
Luxembourg
,
whereby
the
States
acquainted
that
General
with
the
Order
they
had
given
their
Ambassadors
at
Nimueguen
to
sign
the
Peace
,
and
communicated
to
him
the
Contents
of
the
Letter
which
they
wrote
to
his
Majesty
upon
that
Subject
.
The
Estates
expressed
to
the
King
with
what
joy
they
understood
by
the
answer
of
the
first
of
that
Month
,
given
at
his
Camp
at
Weteren
,
that
his
Majesty
was
pleased
to
grant
them
a
longer
Truce
,
that
they
might
induce
their
Allies
to
accept
of
the
Conditions
he
had
proposed
;
and
that
to
give
him
all
possible
satisfaction
they
had
omitted
nothing
that
lay
in
their
power
.
That
though
they
could
not
promise
themselves
that
all
their
Allies
could
concur
with
them
in
that
particular
,
yet
nevertheless
they
had
given
Orders
to
their
Ambassadors
to
sign
the
Treaty
about
the
end
of
the
Month
;
but
that
seeing
they
were
assured
that
his
Catholick
Majesty
would
accept
of
the
Peace
with
them
,
they
besought
his
Majesty
to
put
a
stop
to
all
acts
of
Hostility
,
and
to
cause
his
Army
to
draw
off
unto
his
frontiers
,
and
to
give
Passports
to
the
Vessels
of
their
subjects
that
were
abroad
a
fishing
,
to
secure
them
from
his
Majesties
men
of
War
.
The
affairs
of
Spain
and
Holland
were
in
such
a
tendency
towards
Peace
,
that
a●●
people
expected
within
a
few
days
to
see
〈◊〉
conclusion
of
it
,
and
the
news
of
it
was
no
less
hourly
expected
at
the
French
Court
than
at
the
Hague
.
But
whilst
no
difficulty
appeared
on
either
side
,
of
a
sudden
there
was
one
started
at
Nimueguen
,
which
not
only
put
a
stop
to
the
signing
of
the
Treaty
,
but
had
almost
quite
broke
it
off
.
In
the
project
of
the
Treaty
there
was
no
mention
made
of
the
time
wherein
the
French
King
was
to
deliver
up
the
places
to
the
Crown
of
Spain
and
States-General
,
being
a
thing
not
at
all
mentioned
in
the
Conditions
.
The
King
pretended
that
it
was
not
to
be
done
till
after
the
General
Peace
,
and
the
full
satisfaction
of
Sueden
,
in
prospect
whereof
his
Majesty
condescended
so
much
on
his
part
.
Spain
and
the
States-General
understood
that
the
restitution
of
places
ought
to
be
immediately
after
the
ratification
of
the
Treaties
.
Nevertheless
the
Negotiation
was
managed
in
that
manner
until
the
very
day
before
the
Treaty
was
to
be
signed
,
without
any
thoughts
of
a
clear
explanation
of
that
point
.
The
Marquess
de
los
Balbases
was
the
first
that
demanded
an
Explication
as
to
the
time
of
the
restitution
of
the
places
.
The
French
Ambassadors
suspected
several
persons
for
having
given
occasion
to
that
Ambassador
to
start
the
question
.
However
it
were
,
the
Marquess
de
los
Balbases
had
no
sooner
received
that
Umbrage
,
but
that
he
went
to
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
to
inquire
their
opinions
on
that
subject
.
These
answered
,
that
if
the
French
pretended
to
delay
the
restitution
beyond
the
exchange
of
the
ratifications
,
it
was
a
thing
not
meant
by
them
;
and
immediately
they
went
to
desire
the
French
Ambassadors
to
give
them
their
Explication
,
which
they
would
send
to
the
States-General
by
an
Express
.
The
Ambassadors
of
France
told
them
,
that
the
satisfaction
of
Sueden
being
the
first
of
the
Conditions
proposed
by
the
King
their
Master
,
without
which
his
Majesty
would
have
declared
that
he
could
not
condescend
to
peace
,
it
behoved
that
the
Powers
which
accepted
these
conditions
should
contribute
what
in
them
lay
,
to
procure
satisfaction
to
Sueden
;
and
that
the
retention
of
Places
was
the
easiest
means
,
which
the
King
had
in
his
hands
,
for
obtaining
it
,
without
demanding
that
the
same
Powers
who
only
accepted
the
conditions
of
peace
,
that
they
might
so
soon
as
they
could
free
themselves
from
the
misfortunes
of
War
,
should
engage
any
other
ways
for
procuring
that
satisfaction
.
Notwithstanding
all
the
Reasons
that
were
alledged
to
justifie
the
conduct
of
the
French
King
,
the
Heer
Beverning
having
received
an
answer
from
the
States-General
,
declared
to
the
French
Ambassadors
on
the
25th
,
that
he
could
not
sign
the
Peace
if
the
King
did
not
remit
his
pretensions
.
But
the
French
Ambassadors
having
no
power
to
desist
,
it
behoved
them
to
stay
for
new
Orders
from
the
Court.
The
Ministers
of
the
Confederates
,
and
all
the
ill
affected
,
who
with
extream
trouble
saw
that
the
Peace
with
the
Dutch
which
was
to
be
followed
with
that
with
Spain
,
was
upon
the
point
of
being
signed
,
failed
not
to
make
their
best
of
that
conjuncture
which
favoured
their
designs
,
and
to
do
all
they
could
to
make
the
Dutch
suspect
the
sincerity
of
France
.
It
was
the
easier
for
them
to
succeed
in
this
,
that
those
very
men
who
in
the
States
had
been
the
chief
promoters
of
the
Peace
,
exclaimed
most
against
that
new
pretention
.
For
seeing
they
were
not
willing
to
be
suspected
to
have
yielded
to
snares
,
wherewith
they
might
have
been
surprized
,
they
thought
themselves
obliged
to
appear
the
most
stedfast
and
most
resolute
wholly
to
break
off
the
Treaty
,
rather
than
to
condescend
to
that
point
.
It
is
certain
,
that
as
the
generosity
of
the
French
King
towards
the
States-General
,
the
amity
which
his
Majesty
expressed
for
them
in
his
Letters
,
and
his
condescensions
to
a
Peace
with
them
,
when
they
had
greatest
cause
of
fear
,
had
on
the
one
hand
intirely
gained
the
hearts
of
the
Vnited
Provinces
,
so
on
the
other
hand
the
enemies
of
France
,
and
those
that
envied
its
growth
and
greatness
,
made
so
good
use
of
that
juncture
,
to
fill
the
peoples
minds
with
distrust
,
that
they
began
in
good
earnest
to
believe
,
that
the
French
acted
not
sincerely
with
them
,
and
that
every
Article
of
the
Treaty
contained
some
meaning
disadvantageous
to
their
Country
.
The
Ambassadors
of
France
in
the
mean
time
declared
to
those
of
the
States-General
on
the
30th
,
that
they
were
ready
to
sign
the
Peace
upon
the
Conditions
that
were
stipulated
betwixt
them
;
and
that
seeing
they
had
not
mentioned
to
them
the
time
of
the
restitution
of
Maestricht
until
the
25th
,
neither
could
they
any
sooner
give
their
Master
advice
of
the
new
clause
that
they
would
have
added
to
the
article
which
themselves
had
framed
concerning
that
restitution
;
but
that
in
the
mean
time
they
offered
to
sign
the
Treaties
of
Peace
and
Commerce
in
the
manner
as
was
agreed
upon
,
that
they
might
make
it
appear
to
the
world
,
that
they
desired
not
to
delay
for
one
day
the
signing
of
a
Peace
,
which
all
the
people
so
impatiently
longed
for
.
As
to
Spain
,
the
same
Ambassadors
said
,
That
if
that
Crown
which
had
not
as
yet
openly
accepted
neither
the
Peace
nor
Truce
,
did
formally
declare
that
without
delay
they
embraced
Peace
upon
the
Conditions
proposed
,
and
did
chuse
one
of
the
Alternatives
touching
Dinant
and
Charlemont
,
it
should
appear
that
the
King
their
Master
desired
nothing
more
than
that
Christendom
should
enjoy
the
repose
which
it
might
expect
from
his
promises
.
During
these
Debates
,
the
Heer
Odyke
second
Ambassador
from
the
States-General
,
who
had
not
hitherto
stayed
above
two
or
three
days
at
a
time
in
Nimueguen
,
came
thither
with
his
whole
family
.
He
is
of
the
House
of
Nassau
by
Prince
Maurice
,
Brother
of
Prince
Henry
Grandfather
to
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
to
whose
Interests
he
is
wholly
devoted
;
and
not
without
reason
,
for
he
receives
many
favours
from
him
,
and
has
a
considerable
Revenue
by
reason
that
being
the
chief
of
the
Nobles
of
Zealand
in
place
of
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
he
represents
the
Nobility
in
the
States
and
Council
of
that
Province
.
He
is
well
bred
and
magnificent
,
loving
company
and
pleasures
;
and
has
a
particular
dexterity
in
inventing
of
them
.
There
were
still
some
hopes
that
the
difficulties
which
put
a
stop
to
the
signing
of
the
Peace
would
be
taken
away
;
but
by
a
Courier
from
the
French
Court
,
who
arrived
July
10.1678
,
the
French
Ambas
.
having
received
Order
to
signifie
to
the
Dutch
,
that
the
King
would
not
remit
any
as
thing
to
the
detention
of
the
places
,
that
he
might
obtain
satisfaction
to
Sueden
;
one
could
not
tell
what
to
think
of
the
Peace
.
Whilst
affairs
were
in
this
doubtful
condition
,
news
was
brought
to
Nimueguen
,
that
on
the
sixth
of
July
there
had
happened
at
the
Bridge
of
Reinfield
,
a
sharp
conflict
betwixt
a
great
Detachment
of
the
French
Army
,
and
a
like
number
of
their
enemies
,
who
were
so
smartly
attacked
in
their
Trenches
,
and
so
briskly
drove
upon
the
Bridg
,
that
many
of
them
were
killed
and
drowned
,
with
some
of
their
Generals
;
in
so
much
that
if
the
Bridg
had
not
been
quickly
set
on
fire
,
the
same
thing
perhaps
might
have
befallen
that
Town
which
happened
to
Valenciennes
,
a
considerable
number
of
French
Soldiers
having
entered
into
it
pell-mell
with
those
that
run
.
At
that
time
the
Duke
of
Trimouille
sent
the
Sieur
de
Sanguiniere
,
a
Counseller
of
the
Chastelet
of
Paris
,
to
Nimueguen
,
with
Letters
of
Procuration
,
and
the
Titles
that
justified
the
pretensions
he
had
to
the
Kingdom
of
Naples
,
to
the
end
that
the
same
protestation
might
be
made
to
the
Mediators
as
was
made
to
those
of
the
Treaty
of
Munster
,
for
preservation
of
the
rights
that
he
has
to
that
Kingdom
,
by
Anne
de
Laval
of
the
House
of
Arragon
,
from
whom
that
Duke
descended
in
right
line
.
The
Mareshal
d'
Estrades
his
Lady
arrived
at
Nimueguen
the
12th
,
and
was
met
by
the
French
Ambassadors
at
Moock
on
the
Meuse
,
two
Leagues
from
thence
;
where
she
disembarked
.
As
all
the
French
were
very
curious
to
be
present
at
that
first
Interview
,
so
the
people
of
Nimueguen
shewed
no
less
desire
of
seeing
that
Lady
.
Immediately
after
her
arrival
all
the
Ambassadors
and
their
Ladies
rendered
her
their
publick
visits
.
The
Nuncio
about
this
time
received
a
Courier
from
Rome
;
but
the
cause
of
his
coming
was
not
fully
known
.
Nevertheless
seeing
the
noise
of
the
Peace
was
already
spread
all
over
Europe
,
it
was
not
doubted
but
that
that
Court
desired
to
find
some
expedient
that
might
remove
the
obstacles
which
hindered
the
Ambassadors
of
France
from
admitting
the
facultative
Brief
of
the
Nuncio
,
because
the
Pope
had
named
none
but
the
Emperour
in
it
.
The
Nuncio
offered
then
three
overtures
to
satisfie
the
French
Ambassadors
:
the
first
was
,
to
present
a
Brief
in
which
no
Prince
should
be
named
.
The
second
,
to
give
as
many
Briefs
as
there
were
Christian
Princes
in
War
,
wherein
every
one
might
have
the
rank
that
he
desired
.
And
the
third
to
follow
the
stile
of
the
plenary
Commissions
of
the
English
Mediators
,
by
giving
a
Brief
facultative
to
end
the
War
which
was
betwixt
the
Emperour
,
Spain
,
Holland
,
and
their
Confederates
on
the
one
side
;
and
the
most
Christian
King
,
the
King
of
Sueden
and
their
Allies
on
the
other
.
But
the
French
Ambassadors
continued
firm
in
their
Pretensions
,
and
would
according
to
the
ancient
custom
,
have
the
King
their
Master
named
immediately
after
the
Emperour
;
and
that
was
the
reason
why
in
all
the
Treaties
of
Peace
that
have
been
since
concluded
,
there
is
no
mention
made
of
the
Mediation
of
the
Pope
.
Notwithstanding
of
that
conduct
of
the
Nuncio
,
the
pains
he
took
in
promoting
of
the
peace
,
were
as
grateful
to
the
French
Ambassadors
,
as
they
were
conducive
to
the
repose
of
Christendom
.
That
Mediator
carried
himself
also
in
so
different
a
manner
from
the
former
practice
of
Nuncio's
,
in
regard
of
Protestant
Princes
,
that
it
was
not
his
fault
if
he
did
not
visit
all
the
Ambassadors
that
were
at
Nimueguen
.
He
render'd
the
visit
to
the
Envoy
of
Osnabrug
,
who
had
visited
him
;
and
received
the
Protestants
with
as
much
civility
as
the
Catholicks
;
which
produced
so
good
effects
for
the
Catholick
Interest
in
all
these
Provinces
,
and
corresponded
so
well
with
the
reputation
of
the
Pope
,
that
on
occasion
of
the
Bull
which
was
then
believed
the
Pope
would
emit
,
one
of
the
most
eminent
subjects
of
the
States-General
said
,
That
their
Ministers
might
well
preach
that
the
Pope
was
Antichrist
;
but
that
for
his
own
part
he
was
persuaded
that
this
man
was
not
.
News
came
on
the
13.
That
the
Mareshal
de
Schomberg
was
advanced
with
Twenty
thousand
men
towards
Duren
in
the
Countrey
of
Juliers
;
and
that
he
had
sent
to
demand
of
the
City
of
Cologn
the
forty
thousand
Crowns
,
and
twelve
thousand
of
Interest
,
which
that
Town
ought
to
restore
to
the
French
King
,
seeing
that
contrary
to
the
Neutrality
agreed
upon
at
the
first
Assembly
held
there
for
the
peace
,
the
Magistrates
suffered
that
money
to
be
taken
by
the
Garison
.
The
Envoy
of
Cologn
,
who
was
at
Nimueguen
,
demanded
audience
of
the
French
Ambassadors
;
but
they
refused
it
,
because
he
came
to
the
Assembly
without
a
Pasport
from
France
.
The
French
Army
,
which
encamped
at
the
gates
of
Brussels
,
so
netled
the
Spaniards
,
and
incommoded
the
whole
Countrey
,
that
there
happened
some
tumult
in
the
Town
,
where
Don
Pedro
de
Ronquillo
was
accused
for
being
the
author
of
those
counsels
that
delayed
the
conclusion
of
the
peace
;
insomuch
that
it
was
affirmed
for
a
certain
,
that
the
Duke
de
Villa
Hermosa
wrote
to
the
Marquess
de
los
Balbases
,
that
he
would
make
him
accountable
for
the
loss
of
the
Low-countreys
,
if
with
all
diligence
he
did
not
conclude
the
peace
.
The
French
Ambassadors
still
expected
the
last
resolution
of
the
States-General
,
that
they
might
send
back
the
Courier
which
the
Mareshal
de
Luxembourg
had
at
Nimueguen
,
with
the
news
according
to
which
he
was
to
take
his
measures
,
for
putting
into
action
,
or
drawing
of
the
Armies
he
was
upon
the
point
to
have
marched
towards
the
frontiers
of
France
,
upon
the
Letter
of
the
States-General
,
wherein
they
informed
him
that
they
had
given
orders
to
their
Ambassadors
to
sign
the
Peace
at
Nimueguen
:
but
the
advice
that
the
French
Ambassadors
gave
him
of
the
new
difficulty
which
hinder'd
the
signing
of
it
,
made
him
to
remain
still
in
those
parts
.
My
Lord
Ambassador
Temple
parted
for
the
Hague
on
the
14th
.
where
finding
no
final
resolution
for
concluding
the
peace
,
if
the
impediment
which
hinder'd
the
signing
of
it
were
not
removed
;
he
bestirred
himself
with
all
industry
to
incline
the
States-General
to
enter
into
new
engagements
with
the
King
his
Master
,
that
might
procure
them
and
their
Allies
more
advantageous
conditions
than
those
which
France
proposed
to
them
.
The
French
Ambassadors
thought
fit
,
in
the
mean
time
,
to
make
publick
the
reasons
that
his
most
Christian
Majesty
had
to
retain
the
places
until
Sueden
had
satisfaction
;
and
for
that
end
they
caused
to
be
printed
the
Memoir
which
on
the
17th
.
they
gave
to
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
.
By
this
Paper
it
was
given
out
,
That
the
French
King
having
equally
espoused
the
Interests
of
Sueden
with
his
own
,
and
on
that
account
only
abandoned
so
many
places
,
which
was
no
less
advantageous
to
the
Dutch
than
Spaniards
;
his
Majesty
had
grounds
to
hope
that
these
Powers
would
contribute
with
him
for
the
re-establishment
of
that
Crown
,
or
at
least
that
they
would
not
oppose
his
design
in
making
use
of
those
places
,
as
of
a
very
proper
expedient
to
procure
the
performance
of
a
condition
to
which
they
agreed
by
accepting
the
peace
.
But
since
that
the
Kings
Enemies
endeavoured
to
render
his
Majesties
word
suspected
,
he
was
willing
to
engage
with
the
States
General
in
all
the
measures
they
should
judg
most
convenient
for
precuring
satisfaction
to
Sueden
.
This
Memoir
being
enlarged
and
published
in
way
of
a
Manifesto
,
the
States-General
caused
an
Answer
containing
thirty
pages
to
be
made
to
it
by
their
Ambassadors
,
which
was
printed
in
French
and
Dutch
,
and
on
the
25th
given
to
the
French
Ambassadors
.
It
contained
a
long
recital
of
all
the
Negotiation
,
whereby
they
alledged
,
that
after
all
the
favourable
expressions
that
the
King
was
pleased
to
use
towards
them
,
they
could
not
believe
that
the
sentiments
of
his
Majesty
agreed
with
the
expressions
of
the
Ambassadors
Memoir
.
That
they
could
not
impute
that
emergent
to
any
thing
but
the
artifice
of
those
who
for
private
interests
were
against
the
publick
peace
.
That
in
all
the
Negotiation
no
mention
being
made
of
Sueden
to
them
,
it
would
be
unjust
to
pretend
,
that
the
King
having
demanded
a
neutrality
from
the
States-General
as
an
essential
condition
in
their
separate
peace
,
they
ought
to
give
their
places
to
be
made
use
of
against
their
Allies
.
That
the
States
promised
,
as
they
had
already
done
,
to
contribute
what
in
them
lay
for
the
accommodation
of
the
Northern
powers
,
by
all
the
good
offices
they
were
capable
to
perform
;
and
they
protested
that
it
was
not
their
fault
if
the
peace
were
not
presently
brought
to
a
happy
conclusion
.
That
Answer
made
it
evidently
appear
,
that
the
States-General
had
no
design
to
condescend
;
and
indeed
they
began
to
think
of
other
measures
:
for
their
Deputies
about
Foreign
affairs
signed
a
second
Treaty
with
Ambassador
Temple
,
grounded
on
this
,
That
the
States-General
having
accepted
the
offers
of
his
most
Christian
Majesty
,
and
engaged
that
his
Catholick
Majesty
should
do
the
same
as
to
what
concerned
him
,
they
perceived
to
their
grief
that
the
Ministers
of
France
opposed
the
peace
by
the
refusal
of
delivering
up
the
places
.
That
therefore
they
were
obliged
to
have
recourse
to
his
Majesty
of
Great
Britain
,
to
the
end
that
if
his
Mediation
with
the
most
Christian
King
should
prove
ineffectual
,
he
would
protect
so
just
a
cause
,
and
assist
them
with
his
forces
.
This
Treaty
was
still
conditional
as
to
the
circumstance
of
time
,
and
was
not
to
take
effect
but
in
case
they
could
not
obtain
from
the
French
King
a
Declaration
favourable
to
their
pretensions
,
before
the
eleventh
of
August
;
and
that
his
Majesty
absolutely
refused
to
render
up
the
places
upon
the
exchange
of
the
Ratifications
.
In
case
of
such
a
refusal
,
they
agreed
with
his
Majesty
of
Great
Britain
to
declare
War
against
France
,
that
by
united
force
they
might
oblige
that
King
to
embrace
the
conditions
stipulated
by
that
Treaty
.
These
conditions
were
far
different
from
those
which
the
French
King
proposed
the
9th
of
April
;
but
they
were
only
specified
for
the
Empire
,
Spain
,
and
Lorrain
.
Whilst
that
Treaty
was
concluding
at
the
Hague
,
and
that
the
Ministers
at
Nimueguen
impatiently
expected
to
know
what
resolution
would
at
length
be
taken
on
either
side
concerning
the
restitution
of
places
,
the
Marquess
de
los
Balbases
made
some
instances
to
the
French
Ambassadors
to
incline
them
to
admit
of
the
Marquess
de
la
Fuente
,
that
he
might
not
have
the
displeasure
of
being
come
to
that
Assembly
,
and
not
have
the
power
to
sign
the
Treaty
of
peace
;
but
they
would
not
consent
until
that
Ambassador
produced
a
plenary
Commission
in
the
same
form
with
the
rest
,
and
they
were
satisfied
with
a
collationed
copy
which
the
Nuncio's
Auditor
gave
them
,
without
receiving
the
visit
of
that
Ambassador
,
for
the
reason
that
I
mentioned
before
.
The
Marquess
de
la
Fuente
,
that
loves
to
be
very
gallant
,
resolved
to
treat
the
Ambassadors
Ladies
after
the
Spanish
fashion
;
but
seeing
they
visited
no
Ambassadors
that
wanted
Ladies
,
they
were
invited
in
the
name
of
the
Marchioness
of
Quintana
,
who
did
the
Honours
of
the
Feast
.
The
two
French
Ambassadors
Ladies
went
thither
,
but
the
Ambassadors
excused
themselves
,
because
they
visited
not
the
Marquess
de
la
Fuente
.
Whether
it
was
there
,
or
that
there
had
been
before
some
difference
betwixt
the
Servants
of
Monsieur
Colbert
,
and
the
Marquess
de
la
Fuente
,
which
might
have
occasioned
some
resentment
;
it
happened
that
this
time
a
Lackey
belonging
to
Monsieur
Colbert
was
somewhat
ill
used
at
the
Gate
;
this
Footman
did
the
like
to
one
of
the
Servants
of
the
Marquess
de
la
Fuente
,
the
first
time
that
they
came
to
the
house
of
Monsieur
Colbert
;
in
so
much
that
the
difference
made
such
noise
,
that
the
Nuncio
thought
fit
to
take
cognizance
of
it
,
and
to
make
both
sides
promise
that
the
matter
should
go
no
further
.
The
same
day
being
the
29th
,
the
French
Ambassadors
by
a
Courier-Express
,
received
Orders
from
Court
,
according
to
which
they
framed
a
Memoir
,
which
they
gave
to
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
,
whereby
they
signified
to
them
that
the
satisfaction
of
a
King
in
Alliance
with
the
King
their
Master
,
being
the
sole
end
that
his
Majesty
proposed
to
himself
in
the
present
affair
of
the
retention
of
Places
,
he
would
willingly
admit
of
all
Propositions
that
might
tend
to
that
end
,
and
that
for
that
effect
he
would
come
as
far
as
St.
Quentin
,
to
hear
what
the
States
had
to
propose
to
him
by
Deputies
,
assuring
them
that
they
would
find
him
so
equitably
inclined
,
that
they
should
have
no
more
cause
to
doubt
of
the
sincerity
wherewith
his
Majesty
had
begun
and
continued
to
treat
with
them
concerning
Peace
.
The
Dutch
Ambassadors
had
nothing
to
answer
to
these
Propositions
;
they
said
,
That
they
saw
no
expedient
to
remove
that
difficulty
which
was
made
about
the
restitution
of
the
places
;
that
if
the
French
Ambassadors
had
any
,
they
might
propose
them
;
and
that
their
Masters
did
not
think
that
a
deputation
upon
that
subject
would
be
to
any
purpose
.
It
seemed
that
the
mistrust
which
the
Ambassadors
entertained
mutually
of
one
another
,
upon
occasion
of
the
impediment
that
stopt
the
conclusion
of
the
Peace
,
and
even
infected
their
Servants
;
for
the
accommodation
that
I
just
now
spoke
,
which
was
made
two
days
before
,
did
not
so
appease
either
party
,
but
that
on
the
last
of
July
at
night
there
happened
amongst
them
a
scuffle
of
far
more
dangerous
consequence
.
That
evening
there
was
a
great
Rendezvouz
at
the
House
of
the
Heer
Odyke
,
and
as
it
was
on
a
Saturday
they
intended
to
stay
by
it
,
and
drank
to
their
wives
.
The
French
Ambassadors
had
notice
given
them
about
ten
of
the
Clock
,
that
the
Servants
of
the
Duke
of
St.
Peter
had
been
there
with
Arms.
They
immediately
acquainted
the
Nuncio
with
it
,
who
had
concerned
himself
in
adjusting
that
Quarrel
,
who
was
not
indeed
wanting
in
giving
necessary
Orders
about
it
:
But
about
Eleven
of
the
Clock
at
night
,
the
Marquess
de
la
Fuente
his
Pages
,
who
had
been
the
Authors
of
the
first
difference
,
went
and
fired
some
Pistols
about
the
House
of
Monsieur
Colbert
,
which
made
the
Servants
of
the
French
Ambassadors
to
provide
against
what
might
happen
.
The
Company
being
set
down
to
Table
at
the
House
of
the
Heer
Odyke
,
the
French
Ambassadors
observed
that
all
the
Servants
of
the
Spanish
were
about
the
Table
,
and
filled
the
Hall
,
whilst
they
were
without
attendance
according
to
their
custom
,
that
they
might
not
pester
the
house
they
went
to
.
This
made
them
send
to
call
all
their
Gentlemen
to
come
and
wait
on
them
,
to
stand
behind
them
,
and
to
order
their
Pages
to
serve
them
.
These
Orders
presently
obeyed
,
so
surprized
the
Spaniards
,
and
especially
the
Ladies
,
that
for
some
time
there
was
not
a
word
spoken
at
Table
.
The
Heer
Odyke
thought
himself
obliged
to
rise
from
Table
,
and
reassume
the
Ladies
by
inviting
them
to
eat
;
but
he
was
no
sooner
up
,
but
that
the
Spaniards
and
Company
rose
likewise
.
The
Marq.
de
los
Balbases
with
his
whole
Family
,
and
the
Marquess
de
la
Fuente
,
took
leave
of
the
Company
at
the
very
instant
,
and
went
home
in
four
Coaches
,
without
telling
why
,
or
informing
themselves
of
the
reason
of
that
proceeding
.
The
Spanish
Ambassadors
passed
by
the
House
of
the
Mareshal
d'
Estrades
,
which
was
not
twelve-score
paces
distant
from
thence
,
where
all
the
Livery-men
belonging
to
the
French
Ambassadors
were
shut
up
,
for
fear
of
some
disorder
,
to
which
they
were
observed
to
be
much
inclined
.
Three
Coaches
had
already
past
,
when
some
of
those
who
were
in
the
fourth
with
Arms
,
fired
a
Carabin
at
the
Gate
of
the
Mareshal
d'
Estrades
his
House
.
Perhaps
they
did
it
only
in
bravado
,
thinking
they
might
safely
do
it
,
since
they
saw
the
Gate
shut
;
but
at
this
shot
,
whereof
the
Bullets
left
impression
on
the
Gate
,
all
the
Servants
that
were
in
the
House
finding
themselves
insulted
over
,
snatched
up
what
Arms
they
could
find
,
opened
the
Gate
,
and
ran
after
the
Coaches
,
who
again
firing
upon
them
,
were
answered
in
the
same
kind
.
The
French
Ambassadors
were
in
the
mean
time
in
Discourse
with
the
Heer
Odyke
,
and
complained
of
the
extraordinary
carriage
of
the
Spaniards
,
and
of
their
numerous
attendants
;
but
the
Gentlemen
who
were
with
them
,
having
heard
the
first
shots
,
ran
thither
in
all
haste
,
and
coming
up
with
those
Servants
that
were
about
to
attack
the
Coaches
,
with
much
ado
stopt
them
.
They
came
certainly
in
the
nick
of
time
,
for
finding
none
on
their
side
wounded
,
and
none
to
engage
with
but
Coaches
,
wherein
were
so
many
Ladies
of
quality
,
amongst
whom
was
the
Dutchess
of
St.
Peter
ready
to
be
brought
to
bed
;
they
so
ordered
the
matter
by
threatening
their
people
,
that
the
tumult
went
no
farther
.
The
Spaniards
had
cause
of
fear
at
that
time
;
their
Lacqueys
threw
away
their
Flamboys
,
and
their
Coachmen
put
to
a
gallop
through
the
Market-place
,
and
along
a
descending
Street
at
the
end
whereof
they
lodged
.
The
whole
Town
was
alarmed
at
the
noise
of
shot
about
two
of
the
Clock
in
the
morning
.
The
Town-guard
sent
the
Court
of
Guard
,
and
did
not
appear
,
and
all
people
ran
to
the
windows
.
But
a
stop
was
put
to
this
tumult
in
a
trice
,
and
amongst
so
many
people
there
were
none
but
a
Spanish
Coachman
wounded
in
the
foot
,
and
a
French
Lacquey
in
the
hand
.
The
Mediators
,
and
especially
the
Nuncio
,
employed
themselves
next
day
to
compose
that
difference
.
The
Spaniards
would
never
confess
publickly
that
they
were
the
aggressors
.
Nevertheless
seeing
it
was
but
a
scuffle
amongst
Servants
,
it
was
consented
to
on
either
hand
,
that
the
French
Ambassadors
and
the
Marquess
de
los
Balbases
,
should
each
of
them
send
to
the
Nuncio
,
and
the
Lord
Ambassador
Jenkins
,
a
Gentleman
,
with
some
Servants
in
Livery
,
to
be
delivered
into
their
hands
,
and
to
intreat
them
to
cause
what
punishment
they
thought
fit
to
be
inflicted
on
them
,
for
transgressing
the
Orders
that
were
made
against
their
carrying
of
Arms.
But
seeing
the
French
Ambassadors
had
not
owned
the
Marquess
de
la
Fuente
for
an
Ambassador
,
they
would
not
suffer
him
to
make
any
kind
of
satisfaction
,
though
his
Servants
were
known
to
have
been
the
first
Authors
of
that
disorder
.
August
1678
,
this
was
put
in
execution
the
third
of
August
;
but
the
Spanish
Ladies
having
been
extreamly
discomposed
by
an
accident
,
which
they
unawares
expected
,
the
French
Ambassadors
sent
to
compliment
them
severally
.
The
Gentleman
whom
they
sent
on
that
errand
,
spoke
to
the
Marchioness
de
los
Balbases
,
her
Husband
being
present
,
to
this
effect
in
Italian
:
That
the
Ambassadors
his
Masters
were
vexed
that
an
unexpected
accident
should
have
given
her
Ladiship
any
trouble
;
but
that
they
doubted
not
,
but
as
she
was
perswaded
that
they
had
always
endeavoured
to
entertain
good
correspondence
,
so
she
did
not
believe
but
that
they
likewise
condemned
the
least
thing
that
might
displease
her
,
and
whatever
was
inconsistent
with
the
respect
that
they
professed
to
have
for
persons
of
her
quality
.
That
Gentleman
made
such
another
compliment
to
the
Dutchess
of
St.
Peter
,
and
the
Marchioness
de
Quintana
;
and
some
days
after
,
the
Assemblies
for
diversion
,
which
were
thought
wholly
laid
aside
,
began
to
be
kept
again
as
before
.
At
that
time
the
Heer
Boreel
Envoy
Extraordinary
from
the
States-General
arrived
at
Nimueguen
;
his
arrival
was
taken
as
a
good
presage
for
the
Peace
of
Holland
;
for
the
States
,
as
I
have
said
,
had
employed
him
to
incline
the
Duke
de
Villa
Hermosa
to
accept
the
Conditions
proposed
by
the
French
King
.
And
the
interest
of
the
Town
of
Amsterdam
,
the
place
of
his
birth
,
being
very
dear
unto
him
,
it
was
not
doubted
but
that
he
was
very
zealous
for
the
Peace
.
The
Mareshal
of
Luxembourg
sent
at
the
same
time
to
Nimueguen
,
the
Sieur
de
Villevart
Captain
of
his
Guards
,
to
make
a
Protestation
to
the
Mediators
against
the
detention
of
the
Dutchy
of
Luxembourg
,
which
falling
to
the
heir-female
,
ought
to
belong
to
him
in
right
of
his
Wife
,
as
he
proved
by
her
Genealogy
,
and
by
the
Laws
and
Customs
of
that
Dutchy
.
The
Ambassador
of
Brandenbourg
perceiving
by
the
copy
of
the
Memoir
which
the
French
Ambassadors
had
given
to
the
Dutch
,
for
justifying
the
detention
of
the
Places
,
that
the
French
King
had
openly
declared
that
it
was
his
design
to
make
use
of
them
for
carrying
the
War
into
the
Dominions
of
the
Elector
his
Master
,
in
favours
of
Sueden
,
made
a
long
remonstrance
,
which
he
gave
to
the
Ambassadors
of
the
States-General
.
He
represented
to
them
that
his
Master
,
their
neighbour
and
good
friend
,
had
ventured
all
,
and
suffered
much
for
the
preservation
and
settlement
of
their
Republick
;
that
he
had
grounds
to
hope
that
the
States-General
would
not
comply
with
so
pernicious
designs
contrary
to
the
faith
of
their
Treaties
;
but
on
the
contrary
,
that
they
would
be
no
less
careful
to
procure
a
Barrier
on
the
side
of
the
Rhine
,
than
they
had
been
for
obtaining
one
in
Flanders
;
and
that
the
preservation
of
the
Country
of
Cleves
was
no
less
necessary
for
their
security
than
the
frontiers
of
their
own
Country
.
On
the
second
of
August
the
French
Ambassadors
received
Orders
from
Court
by
an
Express
,
to
make
new
Instances
to
the
States-General
to
incline
them
to
send
Deputies
to
Ghent
,
assuring
them
that
they
should
there
find
his
Majesty
as
well
disposed
as
they
could
desire
,
to
surmount
all
obstacles
that
hindered
the
conclusion
of
the
Peace
.
It
was
generally
believed
that
the
French
King
did
really
design
to
remove
all
those
difficulties
;
but
all
the
Confederates
did
equally
bestir
themselves
to
hinder
the
States
from
complying
with
his
Majesties
intentions
;
and
amongst
the
other
reasons
that
they
alledged
to
take
them
off
from
sending
Deputies
,
the
disgrace
which
they
said
it
was
,
that
their
Peace
was
not
treated
by
their
Ambassadors
in
the
general
Assembly
at
Nimueguen
,
made
not
the
smallest
impression
on
their
minds
.
In
so
much
that
by
the
answer
which
the
Ambassadors
and
Envoy
Extraordinary
made
on
the
4th
,
no
hopes
appeared
of
finding
any
expedient
of
removing
the
impediment
that
retarded
the
Peace
.
They
said
that
they
were
overjoyed
to
see
that
the
King
still
testified
a
sincere
inclination
for
the
Peace
;
but
it
extreamly
troubled
them
that
they
found
him
so
wedded
to
the
satisfaction
of
Sueden
,
of
which
neither
Spain
nor
the
States
possessed
any
thing
of
that
which
was
to
be
the
greatest
part
of
it
;
that
they
would
always
profess
the
profound
respect
they
had
for
his
Majesty
,
and
that
they
would
comply
with
him
in
any
thing
he
could
desire
of
them
;
but
that
they
perceived
not
to
what
purpose
it
could
be
to
send
Deputies
either
to
St.
Quentin
or
Ghent
;
since
they
had
no
expedient
to
offer
,
but
the
evacuation
of
the
Places
;
that
if
it
pleased
his
Majesty
to
propose
any
one
for
facilitating
the
conclusion
of
the
Peace
,
they
were
ready
to
sign
it
;
that
they
had
not
made
any
contrary
engagements
;
but
with
this
respect
to
his
Majesty
,
that
they
should
take
no
effect
,
unless
that
he
refused
to
evacuate
the
places
upon
the
exchange
of
the
Ratifications
.
The
Confederates
were
not
a
little
troubled
to
see
that
a
word
of
the
French
King
could
conclude
a
Peace
,
which
overthrew
all
their
projects
,
and
banished
those
hopes
wherewith
they
still
flattered
themselves
But
that
King
had
so
openly
declared
,
that
he
made
but
one
and
the
same
affair
of
the
interests
of
Sueden
and
his
own
;
that
unless
that
Crown
would
desist
,
he
could
not
abandon
the
engagement
he
had
taken
to
procure
its
satisfaction
.
Seeing
the
Confederates
were
perswaded
that
an
obstacle
clogged
with
such
conditions
could
not
easily
be
removed
,
and
the
rather
that
there
remained
but
five
days
of
the
time
that
the
States
had
prefixed
for
entering
into
a
League
with
England
,
from
which
they
could
not
flinch
back
,
they
despaired
not
of
seeing
the
Dutch
Peace
evanish
.
In
the
mean
time
the
news
that
was
brought
to
Nimueguen
of
the
birth
of
the
Archduke
,
filled
them
all
with
joy
,
but
especially
the
Imperialists
,
who
expressed
it
by
publick
rejoicing
and
largesses
.
The
French
Ambassadors
in
the
mean
while
received
a
Courier
from
Court
;
and
according
to
the
Instructions
that
he
brought
them
,
they
framed
the
Memoir
of
the
6th
,
whereby
they
declared
to
the
Ambassadors
of
the
States-General
,
that
seeing
the
King
had
no
design
in
the
retention
of
the
places
,
but
to
comply
with
the
Ambassadors
of
Sueden
,
who
judged
it
necessary
for
the
re-establishment
of
their
affairs
,
his
Majesty
was
willing
to
desist
from
that
pretension
now
that
the
same
Ambassadors
consented
to
it
;
but
in
that
Memoir
the
French
Ambassadors
added
,
that
the
States-General
should
send
Deputies
to
their
King
,
as
well
for
adjusting
the
means
of
warranting
the
obligation
of
Neutrality
,
into
which
they
promised
that
Spain
should
enter
,
as
to
concert
expedients
for
procuring
the
satisfaction
of
Sueden
.
Distrust
had
so
seized
the
minds
of
some
,
and
was
so
well
fomented
by
those
who
had
cause
to
be
afraid
of
that
Peace
,
that
it
was
not
very
strange
that
that
Proposition
how
simple
soever
it
was
,
occasion'd
new
jealousies
in
the
Dutch.
They
were
afraid
to
be
drawn
in
farther
than
they
desired
,
&
said
that
since
the
King
was
pleased
to
remove
the
great
impediment
which
hindered
the
Peace
;
the
French
Ambassadors
could
no
longer
persist
in
demanding
that
they
should
send
Deputies
to
his
Majesty
,
unless
they
had
some
reasons
which
concealed
designs
quite
different
from
the
pretext
they
took
;
so
that
they
seemed
further
off
than
they
were
before
.
The
same
Courier
brought
back
the
Declaration
which
the
Suedish
Ambassadors
had
made
to
the
French
the
17.
of
July
,
concerning
their
desisting
from
the
pretension
of
retaining
the
places
;
but
they
were
unwilling
to
communicate
the
same
,
until
they
knew
whether
the
King
approved
of
it
in
the
form
that
it
was
drawn
up
in
.
That
Declaration
bore
,
That
notwithstanding
the
just
and
general
design
of
the
French
King
to
procure
satisfaction
to
the
King
their
Master
;
yet
they
left
it
to
his
Majesties
consideration
,
whether
after
all
the
oppositions
that
he
met
with
in
it
,
it
was
better
to
delay
the
restitution
of
the
places
in
prospect
of
a
general
peace
,
than
to
grant
it
for
obtaining
a
separate
peace
with
Spain
and
Holland
.
That
for
their
own
parts
who
had
no
free
correspondence
with
the
King
their
Master
,
and
had
instructions
in
general
to
conform
to
the
pleasure
of
France
,
they
were
assured
that
the
King
of
Sueden
would
be
satisfied
with
what
his
most
Christian
Majesty
thought
fit
to
resolve
upon
;
not
doubting
but
that
his
Royal
prudence
could
find
out
means
enough
as
suitable
to
his
Glory
,
and
the
re-establishment
of
his
Ally
,
as
the
retention
of
places
was
.
To
this
the
Ambassadors
added
7.
reasons
to
evince
,
that
it
was
the
common
Interest
of
both
Crowns
instantly
to
conclude
a
separate
peace
with
Spain
and
Holland
,
to
take
off
those
two
Powers
which
supported
their
Enemies
:
and
by
seven
other
reasons
they
made
appear
,
That
his
most
Christian
Majesty
might
have
no
less
renown
in
accomplishing
his
designs
by
other
means
,
that
might
make
evident
to
the
world
the
sincerity
of
his
intentions
,
and
which
at
the
same
time
might
give
him
opportunity
to
make
the
ill
affected
,
who
endeavoured
to
render
them
suspected
,
sensible
of
his
resentment
.
By
this
it
seemed
that
the
Suedish
Ambassadors
foresaw
the
future
as
well
as
they
could
at
the
present
time
;
however
it
be
,
they
clearly
saw
that
the
obstacles
which
hinder'd
the
peace
were
otherways
insuperable
;
and
since
they
were
obliged
to
consent
to
the
evacuation
of
the
places
,
they
might
hope
that
the
French
King
would
not
want
other
means
of
procuring
full
satisfaction
to
the
King
of
Sueden
.
Nevertheless
that
Prince
found
the
retention
of
places
of
such
importance
to
the
re-establishment
of
his
affairs
,
that
not
being
informed
in
time
of
the
urgent
reasons
which
obliged
his
Ambassadors
to
consent
to
the
waving
of
that
pretension
,
he
professed
himself
much
offended
at
their
conduct
.
The
Count
of
Provana
,
Envoy
from
the
Dutchess
of
Savoy
,
arrived
at
Nimueguen
on
the
eigth
;
he
came
to
demand
of
the
Spaniards
the
portion
of
the
Infanta
,
Catharina
,
Great
Grandmother
to
the
young
Duke
of
Savoy
;
or
at
least
he
came
to
have
that
debt
owned
by
an
Article
of
the
Treaty
which
was
to
be
made
betwixt
France
and
Spain
,
as
it
was
at
the
Treaty
of
Munster
,
and
the
Pyrenean
.
What
repugnancy
soever
he
met
with
on
the
Spanish
part
,
the
French
obtained
him
his
demand
.
Ambassador
Temple
finding
the
term
which
the
States-General
had
taken
before
they
would
enter
into
the
Engagements
of
the
Treaty
that
he
had
signed
with
them
,
now
to
draw
near
,
came
on
the
eighth
to
Nimueguen
.
All
men
were
persuaded
that
his
errand
was
not
to
facilitate
the
signing
of
the
Peace
,
nor
to
bring
the
distant
parties
to
a
nearer
accommodation
as
to
the
conclusion
of
it
.
His
proceedings
appeared
all
along
too
contrary
to
the
character
of
a
Mediator
to
make
that
to
be
believed
.
In
the
mean
time
on
the
9th
in
the
evening
,
the
Ambassadors
of
the
States-General
had
a
long
conference
with
the
French
:
they
represented
to
them
the
short
time
that
remained
for
ending
that
great
work
,
the
accomplishment
whereof
was
only
retarded
by
a
difficulty
which
ought
not
to
seem
of
great
importance
to
them
,
in
comparison
of
the
great
advantages
which
the
peace
would
produce
;
and
seeing
they
had
not
time
to
translate
into
French
the
Memoir
which
they
had
to
give
in
concerning
that
,
they
contented
themselves
to
tell
them
the
substance
of
it
.
The
French
Ambassadors
made
no
answer
to
the
instances
of
the
Dutch
,
but
that
their
hands
were
tied
,
and
that
without
new
Orders
they
could
proceed
no
further
.
At
length
the
tenth
came
,
which
was
the
great
day
that
was
to
give
a
happy
beginning
to
the
repose
of
Europe
,
or
quite
quash
all
hopes
of
it
for
a
long
time
.
Nevertheless
there
appeared
no
hopes
that
the
peace
could
be
signed
that
day
;
and
it
could
not
be
conceived
why
the
refusal
of
a
deputation
,
which
was
not
absolutely
necessary
,
should
put
a
stop
to
the
accomplishment
of
so
great
a
good
.
The
Hier
Odyke
returned
to
the
Hague
the
7th
.
because
he
had
lost
all
hopes
of
peace
;
but
both
by
reason
that
he
believed
that
the
tenth
day
might
produce
some
change
in
affairs
,
and
that
he
had
Orders
from
the
Prince
of
Orange
to
make
on
the
eleventh
a
protestation
in
name
of
the
States
against
all
that
could
be
concluded
,
if
that
day
past
without
signing
the
peace
;
he
came
back
the
same
day
in
haste
to
Nimueguen
.
The
Hier
Boreel
,
Envoy
Extraordinary
from
the
States-General
,
went
at
nine
in
the
morning
to
wait
on
the
Marshal
D'
Estrades
,
and
gave
him
the
Memoir
made
the
day
before
,
wherein
the
States-General
thanked
his
Majesty
for
the
care
which
he
still
took
to
remove
all
obstacles
that
occurred
in
the
conclusion
of
the
peace
,
not
only
with
them
,
but
Spain
also
;
and
prayed
his
Majesty
to
consider
,
that
the
enemies
of
their
State
having
represented
to
them
the
evacuation
of
the
places
,
and
the
peace
at
the
same
time
as
desperate
,
they
had
been
obliged
to
enter
into
engagements
with
the
King
of
Great
Britain
,
not
to
stave
off
the
peace
;
but
to
take
from
them
the
pretext
they
made
use
of
,
and
to
clear
his
Majesty
from
being
the
cause
of
the
same
.
That
for
that
end
they
had
reserved
to
themselves
a
certain
time
,
which
being
ready
to
expire
,
suffered
them
not
to
make
the
deputation
that
his
Majesty
desired
;
but
not
doubting
but
that
since
all
the
conditions
were
at
present
agreed
upon
,
the
peace
would
be
signed
before
the
eleventh
,
they
would
not
fail
to
make
a
deputation
,
not
to
St.
Quentin
,
but
to
Paris
,
to
give
his
Majesty
the
testimonies
of
their
respect
,
and
of
the
satisfaction
they
had
from
the
conclusion
of
the
peace
.
M.
Colbert
,
and
the
Count
D'
Avaux
,
went
at
the
same
time
to
the
Marshal
D'
Estrades
house
;
but
being
unwilling
to
meet
the
Heer
Boreel
there
,
because
they
designed
all
three
to
go
that
morning
to
the
House
of
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
,
and
to
tell
them
their
last
resolution
,
they
let
the
Heer
Boreel
come
out
without
seeing
him
;
and
immediately
after
they
all
three
took
coach
,
and
went
to
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
.
It
was
believed
so
certainly
that
the
French
Ambassadors
had
no
power
to
sign
the
peace
,
that
Ambassador
Temple
himself
advised
those
of
Holland
to
press
them
to
it
,
because
he
really
believed
they
could
not
do
it
.
Nevertheless
the
French
Ambassadors
declared
to
them
in
that
conference
,
that
they
had
power
to
sign
their
Treaties
of
Peace
and
Commerce
;
and
that
it
must
be
done
the
same
morning
,
if
it
were
possible
.
The
Dutch
being
no
less
persuaded
than
the
rest
of
the
Confederates
,
that
without
new
Orders
the
French
could
conclude
nothing
,
were
no
less
surprized
than
overjoyed
at
that
proposition
.
All
the
Articles
about
which
there
had
been
any
debate
,
were
read
over
;
and
they
agreed
to
sign
the
Peace
that
day
.
But
seeing
that
conference
had
lasted
from
ten
of
the
clock
in
the
morning
,
until
half
an
hour
after
two
in
the
afternoon
,
and
that
some
time
was
still
required
to
write
over
the
Treaties
fair
,
the
signing
was
delayed
until
the
evening
.
The
French
Ambassadors
had
found
by
experience
,
the
importance
of
secresie
for
carrying
on
such
a
Negotiation
to
a
happy
end
,
in
so
great
an
Assembly
,
where
there
were
almost
as
many
persons
to
be
feared
,
as
there
were
Ambassadors
;
and
where
there
was
no
less
disposition
to
conceive
jealousies
of
the
conduct
of
France
,
than
it
was
easie
for
the
Confederates
to
create
new
grounds
of
distrust
;
and
that
was
the
cause
why
the
French
Ambassadors
pretended
to
the
last
,
that
they
could
not
sign
the
peace
,
upon
pretext
of
a
very
slight
obstacle
,
to
the
end
that
the
conclusion
having
almost
nothing
to
hinder
it
,
they
might
in
an
instant
surprise
those
who
expected
nothing
less
than
such
a
change
.
The
length
of
the
French
and
Dutch
conference
had
already
so
alarm'd
the
Confederates
,
that
they
were
all
in
commotion
before
it
was
ended
;
but
they
were
very
sensibly
touched
when
they
came
to
know
that
the
peace
was
concluded
,
and
that
it
was
to
be
signed
that
day
without
any
possibility
of
hindering
it
.
It
troubled
them
the
more
,
that
they
found
England
acting
in
their
favours
in
the
same
manner
as
they
had
long
desired
.
Ambassador
Temple
could
not
forbear
to
evidence
his
discontent
to
the
French
Ambassadors
,
who
went
all
three
together
to
visit
him
in
the
afternoon
,
and
to
acquaint
him
,
that
if
he
thought
fit
they
would
sign
the
Treaty
at
his
house
;
for
upon
pretext
of
some
indisposition
,
he
received
them
in
his
night-cap
and
gown
,
and
absolutely
refused
their
offers
:
whether
it
was
that
he
had
instructions
so
to
do
,
or
that
he
despaired
not
(
for
all
the
matter
was
gone
so
far
)
but
that
before
night
some
impediment
might
arise
that
might
break
off
the
conclusion
thereof
.
That
Mediator
so
little
expected
that
the
peace
should
be
concluded
that
day
,
that
he
had
a
Messenger
ready
in
his
house
to
part
at
midnight
,
and
to
carry
news
to
the
States-General
of
the
expiration
of
the
term
,
which
engaged
them
to
the
execution
of
the
Treaty
that
they
had
signed
:
and
that
he
might
let
the
French
Ambassadors
see
more
clearly
that
the
Mediation
approved
not
that
Treaty
,
he
prayed
them
to
put
his
own
and
Colleagues
names
out
of
the
Preface
;
saying
,
that
the
King
their
Master
had
not
sent
them
as
Mediators
to
a
General
Treaty
,
there
to
sign
a
Separate
Peace
.
The
Ambassadors
of
Denmark
and
Brandenbourg
,
with
the
Bishop
of
Munster
,
did
all
they
could
to
hinder
the
signing
of
the
peace
:
They
framed
a
protestation
in
the
terms
that
were
most
proper
to
express
their
resentment
:
They
declared
to
the
Ambassadors
of
the
States-General
,
That
the
resolution
they
had
taken
of
abandoning
their
Confederates
,
was
contrary
to
the
faith
of
the
leagues
they
had
so
religiously
contracted
;
that
they
conjured
them
by
all
that
was
sacred
,
that
they
would
not
proceed
with
so
much
precipitation
to
the
signing
of
a
separate
peace
,
in
a
time
when
they
had
all
taken
vigorous
resolutions
,
and
agreeable
to
the
desires
of
the
States-General
,
in
sending
vast
numbers
of
Forces
into
the
Spanish
Netherlands
for
the
relief
of
Mons
,
which
was
reduced
to
extremity
.
They
further
added
,
That
such
a
hasty
and
precipitate
conduct
was
unworthy
of
a
State
,
that
had
always
governed
it self
with
reason
and
justice
;
and
that
so
extraordinary
a
step
would
be
an
everlasting
blot
to
the
honour
and
reputation
of
the
States-General
:
That
if
notwithstanding
of
all
that
,
they
were
resolved
to
proceed
,
and
to
enter
into
a
Neutrality
so
contrary
to
their
Engagements
,
they
protested
against
that
separate
Treaty
,
and
against
all
the
calamities
that
Christendom
in
general
,
and
the
Princes
their
Masters
in
particular
might
suffer
by
that
separation
.
Those
who
considered
without
passion
the
conduct
of
the
Dutch
,
found
that
they
were
unjustly
accused
of
having
acted
without
acquainting
their
Confederates
;
since
that
by
the
publick
Declarations
which
they
themselves
had
given
to
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
on
the
10th
and
20th
of
the
preceding
Month
,
they
took
notice
of
the
necessity
to
which
the
Vnited-Provinces
were
reduced
.
And
the
States-General
were
very
far
from
acting
with
precipitation
,
seeing
they
signed
not
the
Peace
until
the
last
day
of
the
time
that
they
had
agreed
to
with
England
,
in
case
that
France
removed
(
as
was
then
done
)
all
the
impediments
that
for
more
than
six
weeks
obstructed
the
signing
thereof
.
In
a
word
,
it
was
an
easie
matter
for
the
Northern
Confederates
,
to
exhort
the
Dutch
to
wait
patiently
,
when
according
to
their
own
confession
their
affairs
were
in
a
better
state
,
and
who
daily
found
new
advantages
in
continuing
the
War
with
Sueden
;
whilst
notwithstanding
of
all
the
forces
that
were
in
the
Low-countries
,
the
French
King
took
as
many
places
as
he
pleased
,
and
Holland
ran
on
into
utter
ruin
.
The
desire
of
the
States-General
being
conform
to
the
intentions
of
France
as
to
the
Peace
;
nothing
could
stop
the
signing
of
it
;
all
diligence
was
used
to
have
the
Treaties
ready
,
and
at
eleven
of
the
Clock
at
night
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
came
to
the
house
of
the
Mareshal
d'
Estrades
in
two
Coaches
with
many
Flamboys
to
light
them
.
The
two
Treaties
of
Peace
and
Commerce
were
there
signed
betwixt
eleven
and
twelve
of
the
Clock
at
night
,
with
a
separate
article
concerning
the
States
which
the
Prince
of
Orange
possesses
in
the
Provinces
that
are
under
the
dominion
of
the
French
King
.
The
Ambassadors
wished
one
another
mutual
joy
for
the
re-establishment
of
the
good
correspondence
which
had
been
interrupted
by
the
War
,
and
the
joy
was
great
and
reciprocal
amongst
all
their
servants
and
attendants
;
but
it
appeared
especially
among
the
servants
of
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
,
who
upon
their
return
knocked
at
all
the
Towns-peoples
doors
,
calling
to
them
in
Dutch
that
the
Peace
was
made
.
Next
day
the
Marquess
d'
Estrates
who
was
at
Nimueguen
,
parted
to
carry
those
two
Treaties
to
the
French
King
;
and
the
Ambassadors
had
the
satisfaction
to
find
by
the
first
dispatches
they
received
,
even
before
the
news
was
brought
to
Court
,
that
all
they
had
done
should
be
conform
to
his
Majesties
intentions
,
who
upon
information
of
the
signing
of
the
Peace
,
acquainted
them
that
he
was
very
well
satisfied
with
the
wise
conduct
they
had
observed
in
so
great
an
Affair
.
Seeing
the
Spaniards
were
engaged
to
the
States
General
jointly
to
accept
of
the
peace
on
the
conditions
proposed
by
France
;
and
that
the
States
by
the
thirteenth
Article
of
the
Treaty
which
they
had
signed
,
were
Guarantees
to
the
French
King
of
all
the
obligations
to
which
Spain
was
to
be
bound
,
and
especially
to
that
of
an
exact
Neutrality
;
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
would
lose
no
time
in
promoting
the
peace
of
Spain
,
but
on
that
occasion
performed
the
office
of
Mediators
,
as
it
was
necessary
they
should
,
since
the
English
had
in
a
manner
excused
themselves
from
mediating
,
by
refusing
to
propose
the
conditions
of
the
ninth
of
April
,
and
to
sign
the
peace
with
the
Dutch.
The
news
that
were
brought
of
the
advantages
which
the
French
Army
obtained
daily
over
the
Forces
of
the
Empire
,
made
it
probable
that
after
the
peace
with
Spain
,
which
began
seriously
to
be
treated
,
it
would
not
be
long
before
the
Emperor
and
Empire
came
to
an
accommodation
.
The
Marshal
de
Crequi
had
ruin'd
the
Fort
of
Kiel
,
at
the
end
of
the
bridg
of
Strasbourg
,
on
the
side
of
Germany
;
and
having
burnt
the
Bridg
,
and
raised
the
Fort
on
the
other
side
,
he
very
much
incommoded
that
great
City
,
and
made
them
apprehensive
of
the
same
fate
that
had
befallen
all
those
places
which
the
French
had
attacqued
.
In
the
mean
while
the
States
General
,
who
looked
upon
the
peace
of
Spain
to
be
as
necessary
for
their
repose
,
and
the
renewing
of
their
Commerce
,
as
their
own
peace
,
made
the
success
of
that
Negotiation
their
own
particular
affair
.
It
was
,
indeed
,
expected
in
Holland
,
that
those
two
Treaties
should
be
signed
at
the
same
time
;
and
therefore
the
joy
which
the
people
conceived
upon
the
conclusion
of
the
former
,
was
much
lessened
by
the
fear
they
had
that
the
second
would
not
be
so
soon
concluded
as
was
desired
;
but
seeing
both
parties
were
equally
desirous
of
the
same
,
the
French
Ambassadors
went
first
to
the
Ambassadors
of
the
States
General
,
and
there
exchanged
the
projects
of
peace
betwixt
France
and
Spain
.
That
they
might
the
better
facilitate
the
Treaty
,
and
conclude
it
with
as
little
loss
of
time
as
possibly
could
be
,
they
agreed
to
meet
at
the
House
of
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
;
and
for
that
effect
they
gave
one
of
their
Chambers
,
which
was
at
the
end
of
their
Hall
of
Audience
,
to
the
French
Ambassadors
;
another
that
had
an
Entry
from
the
Porch
,
was
for
the
Ambassadors
of
Spain
;
and
all
the
Gentlemen
belonging
to
the
several
Ambassadors
,
stayed
in
the
Hall
of
Audience
,
which
served
for
a
passage
to
the
Heer
Beverning
,
who
accompanied
with
the
Heer
Haaren
,
applied
himself
industriously
to
remove
the
difficulties
that
happened
in
that
Negotiation
,
carrying
back
and
for
,
from
one
Chamber
to
another
,
all
the
controverted
Articles
.
Mr.
Beverning
is
no
less
a
man
of
dispatch
,
than
knowledg
and
ability
;
and
therefore
in
the
Conferences
of
the
thirteenth
,
which
lasted
four
hours
in
the
morning
,
and
as
long
after
dinner
,
a
great
part
of
the
Articles
of
the
Treaty
with
Spain
,
were
condescended
to
,
and
agreed
upon
:
but
the
fourteenth
,
being
Sunday
,
the
Conferences
were
interrupted
,
and
all
people
were
surprised
to
hear
that
Ambassador
Temple
parted
that
day
from
Nimueguen
,
about
four
of
the
clock
in
the
morning
,
for
the
Hague
,
where
perhaps
he
had
still
hopes
of
bringing
some
obstacle
to
the
ratification
of
the
Treaty
,
though
he
could
not
hinder
the
signing
of
it
.
In
the
mean
while
seeing
it
is
almost
impossible
that
so
important
an
affair
as
the
Negotiation
of
a
peace
betwixt
two
potent
States
can
be
so
happily
ended
,
and
no
unexpcted
accident
fall
out
that
may
hinder
the
conclusion
of
it
;
several
obstacles
arose
in
the
course
of
this
Treaty
which
retarded
it
much
longer
than
was
expected
.
It
was
hoped
that
the
Conferences
would
be
renewed
on
the
fifteenth
;
but
that
day
the
Dutch
Ambassadours
made
report
to
the
French
,
that
the
design
the
French
King
had
of
retaining
Bouvignes
and
Beaumont
,
put
a
stop
to
the
Treaty
,
and
might
quite
break
it
off
,
If
his
Majesty
persisted
in
his
pretensions
to
those
two
places
,
whereof
the
one
is
a
little
Town
almost
ruined
,
situated
upon
a
hill
below
Dinant
;
and
the
other
a
Bourg
without
fortifications
,
lying
towards
France
,
in
the
Countrey
betwixt
the
Meuse
and
the
Sambre
.
It
is
true
,
that
in
the
project
of
the
peace
no
mention
was
made
neither
of
Bouvignes
nor
Beaumont
;
and
that
they
were
not
named
in
the
printed
Conditions
.
But
to
that
the
French
Ambassadors
made
answer
,
That
they
were
in
the
Conditions
which
the
French
King
had
proposed
to
his
Majesty
of
Great
Britain
,
who
by
his
Ambassadors
had
communicated
the
same
to
all
the
Ministers
of
the
Princes
that
were
at
Nimueguen
;
and
seeing
his
Majesty
had
in
his
Conditions
of
the
ninth
of
April
named
precisely
all
the
places
which
he
intended
to
restore
to
Spain
,
and
not
all
those
which
his
Majesty
resolved
to
retain
,
these
were
necessarily
comprehended
amongst
the
last
,
seeing
they
were
in
actual
possession
of
the
French
,
and
of
too
small
importance
to
be
expresly
named
in
the
Conditions
.
Whilst
these
difficulties
put
a
stop
to
the
Treaty
at
Nimueguen
,
there
was
a
report
spread
abroad
of
the
defeating
of
the
French
Army
before
Mons
;
into
which
it
was
affirmed
that
great
relief
was
put
during
the
Fight
.
The
truth
was
,
that
the
Prince
of
Orange
having
drawn
together
the
Forces
of
Holland
,
Spain
,
and
the
Confederates
,
resolved
to
attempt
the
relieving
of
it
on
the
fourteenth
,
afternoon
;
the
hopes
he
had
of
succeeding
in
that
enterprise
with
so
great
forces
,
and
of
ending
so
many
Campagns
by
a
famous
action
,
which
till
then
had
been
so
unfortunate
to
him
,
concurring
with
the
urgent
instances
of
the
Marquess
de
Grana
,
Envoy
extraordinary
from
the
Emperor
,
were
motives
powerful
enough
to
incline
him
to
give
battel
,
and
to
make
the
best
of
so
fair
an
opportunity
.
Many
have
thought
that
that
Prince
had
advice
by
an
Express
from
Nimueguen
,
that
the
peace
was
concluded
there
on
the
tenth
;
but
however
it
be
,
having
had
no
information
thereof
from
the
States-General
,
he
was
not
obliged
to
know
it
.
The
Marshal
of
Luxemburgh
,
who
had
received
advice
of
the
Peace
by
an
Express
from
the
French
Ambassadors
,
could
not
persuade
himself
that
the
Enemies
who
appeared
on
the
Eminencies
of
the
Abbey
of
St.
Denis
,
had
a
design
to
attacque
him
.
But
when
it
was
past
all
doubt
,
and
that
he
perceived
they
had
possessed
themselves
of
the
Village
of
Casteau
,
he
passed
over
the
rivolet
that
divided
his
Camp
from
that
post
,
with
some
Regiments
of
Horse
,
Dragoons
and
foot
;
these
Troops
,
led
by
the
best
Officers
of
the
Army
,
marched
through
narrow
passes
,
gullies
,
and
unfrequented
ways
,
beset
by
the
Enemies
on
the
right
and
left
,
and
had
a
smart
and
bloody
engagement
;
but
the
French
retook
Casteau
and
set
it
on
fire
,
with
less
loss
on
their
side
than
on
that
of
the
Enemy's
,
though
the
fight
continued
till
night
put
an
end
to
the
action
.
Next
morning
the
Prince
of
Orange
sent
a
Messenger
to
the
Camp
,
to
acquaint
the
Marshal
of
Luxemburgh
that
the
peace
betwixt
France
and
the
States-General
was
signed
the
tenth
;
and
that
he
had
not
received
the
news
of
it
until
that
night
.
He
therefore
desired
,
that
since
the
countenance
of
affairs
was
changed
,
he
might
be
permitted
to
send
a
Convoy
unto
Mons.
But
the
General
refused
it
,
seeing
he
could
not
consent
thereunto
till
he
had
received
Orders
from
Court
.
This
action
of
the
Prince
of
Orange
received
various
constructions
,
and
was
not
altogether
approved
by
the
States-General
,
who
saw
to
their
regret
,
so
many
brave
soldiers
uselesly
sacrificed
to
private
interests
.
Nor
was
it
well
relished
in
England
,
because
two
thousand
of
the
ancient
Regiments
of
his
Majesty
of
Great
Britains
forces
,
who
were
in
the
States
service
,
were
totally
routed
in
that
Engagement
.
The
particulars
of
that
Fight
being
brought
to
Nimueguen
,
undeceived
the
Confederates
,
who
were
at
first
informed
that
the
success
of
it
was
much
more
advantageous
to
them
than
indeed
it
was
.
The
Nuncio
,
who
was
very
solicitous
for
promoting
the
General
Peace
,
by
means
of
the
Imperialists
inclined
all
the
Confederates
to
a
Months
truce
.
He
was
hopeful
that
in
that
time
the
Negotiation
might
have
some
success
;
and
that
Truce
had
been
concluded
,
if
the
Bishop
of
Gurck
,
who
then
returned
from
Cologn
,
had
not
broken
all
the
measures
that
were
taken
in
his
absence
.
The
impediment
which
the
Confederates
observed
to
be
put
to
the
Peace
of
Spain
,
made
them
less
concerned
to
make
their
own
.
But
the
Heer
Beverning
being
gone
to
the
Hague
,
made
many
hope
that
that
Minister
would
bring
from
thence
some
expedient
to
remove
the
difficulties
that
put
a
stop
to
that
Negotiation
;
and
that
at
the
same
time
he
would
have
assurance
of
the
Ratifications
of
the
Dutch
Peace
.
In
the
mean
time
,
since
by
the
Letters
which
the
States
General
wrote
to
the
French
King
the
22.
of
June
,
they
entreated
his
Majesty
to
grant
them
Passports
for
the
security
of
their
Merchant
Ships
;
a
Courier
brought
a
great
many
from
Court
to
the
French
Ambassadors
;
but
they
would
not
exchange
them
at
Nimueguen
for
a
like
number
with
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
.
It
behoved
the
Dutch
to
deliver
theirs
first
at
Maestricht
,
into
the
hands
of
the
Post-Master
of
France
,
who
was
to
acquaint
the
Court
that
he
had
received
them
.
But
seeing
it
was
not
just
that
the
subjects
of
the
States-General
should
have
freedom
to
trade
alone
with
the
Passports
of
France
,
whilst
the
subjects
of
that
King
might
suffer
prejudice
by
the
Spanish
men
of
War
,
notwithstanding
the
Passport
of
the
States
;
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
engaged
themselves
to
procure
from
the
Duke
de
Villa
Hermosa
,
as
many
Passports
for
the
French
,
as
France
should
give
to
the
States
.
The
French
King
continued
to
testifie
the
sincerity
of
his
intentions
by
ratifying
the
Treaty
of
Peace
without
delay
.
On
the
22.
a
Courier
brought
the
Ratification
to
Nimueguen
;
and
at
the
same
time
his
Majesty
appointed
the
Count
d'
Avaux
to
be
his
Ambassador
Extraordinary
to
the
States-General
.
The
terms
wherein
his
Majesty
wrote
to
them
on
that
subject
,
testified
the
affection
that
he
had
for
that
Republick
,
by
the
choice
he
made
of
a
subject
whom
he
judged
the
fittest
to
renew
the
ancient
ties
of
amity
which
the
late
times
had
interrupted
.
The
Ambassadors
of
Denmark
and
Brandenbourg
,
who
could
not
but
with
great
trouble
see
the
great
disposition
that
appeared
for
the
Peace
of
Spain
,
made
the
same
day
a
vigorous
Remonstrance
to
the
Ambassadors
of
that
Crown
.
They
doubted
not
,
but
that
the
glory
that
was
to
be
acquired
in
signifying
the
same
constancy
after
the
unexpected
signing
of
the
Dutch
Peace
,
would
render
them
stedfast
and
unshaken
in
the
observation
of
their
Treaties
of
Alliance
.
They
said
that
their
Masters
desired
nothing
more
than
the
repose
of
Christendom
;
but
that
their
Enemy
proposed
the
Law
to
them
,
instead
of
admitting
a
Treaty
upon
the
conditions
which
might
conduce
to
a
General
Peace
.
These
Ambassadors
employed
afterwards
all
their
Eloquence
to
divert
Spain
from
the
course
they
saw
it
taking
;
they
represented
to
them
,
That
the
constancy
of
that
Crown
was
alone
capable
to
reclaim
those
who
had
deviated
from
their
duty
through
the
influence
of
the
Cabal
,
and
the
levity
of
some
who
understood
not
how
dear
faith
and
sincerity
ought
to
be
to
a
Free
State
.
That
what
France
left
to
Spain
by
that
Peace
,
in
the
Netherlands
,
was
rather
to
exhaust
its
Treasures
,
than
that
they
intended
to
leave
that
crown
in
the
peaceable
possession
thereof
.
That
they
hoped
Spain
would
not
yield
to
the
common
Enemy
the
glory
of
being
more
constant
in
favours
of
their
Allies
,
than
themselves
.
In
fine
,
that
if
their
Masters
found
themselves
forsaken
and
abused
,
they
would
have
care
another
time
how
they
helped
to
quench
the
fire
,
since
they
saw
themselves
so
ill
rewarded
for
their
pains
.
On
the
24.
the
Articles
that
were
made
betwixt
the
two
Armies
,
were
brought
to
Nimueguen
.
They
were
both
at
the
same
time
to
draw
off
to
an
equal
distance
from
before
Mons
;
but
the
Troops
that
blocked
up
the
place
,
were
not
to
retire
till
two
days
after
.
In
the
mean
time
there
were
various
reports
of
the
Ratification
of
the
States-General
.
All
the
Provinces
at
that
time
held
their
several
Assemblies
to
give
their
resolutions
as
to
that
point
to
the
States
,
who
seemed
less
inclined
than
the
Provinces
to
keep
their
word
,
and
correspond
with
the
exactitude
with
which
France
seemed
to
act
in
execution
of
the
signed
Treaty
.
The
Heer
Beverning
returned
to
Nimueguen
on
the
27.
where
having
conferred
with
Ambassador
Jenkins
,
who
had
received
new
instructions
from
England
,
he
had
audience
of
the
French
Ambassadors
,
and
would
have
them
to
understand
that
his
Masters
were
so
far
engaged
to
procure
the
peace
of
Spain
,
that
they
would
be
very
glad
to
see
the
difficulties
that
hinder'd
the
conclusion
of
it
,
removed
,
before
they
ratified
the
Peace
which
they
themselves
had
made
;
and
that
his
Majesty
of
Great
Britain
had
by
Mr.
Hyde
his
Ambassador
Extraordinary
and
Plenipotentiary
,
whom
he
had
sent
purposely
to
the
Hague
,
made
very
pressing
instances
to
them
on
that
subject
in
favour
of
Spain
.
The
truth
is
,
the
expressions
of
the
Memoir
which
that
Ambassador
gave
to
the
States-General
on
the
25th
agreed
not
with
the
procedure
that
England
had
hitherto
held
for
promoting
of
the
peace
.
That
King
made
known
to
the
States
that
he
was
surprised
to
understand
that
they
had
signed
a
separate
peace
without
including
Spain
,
and
without
any
Guarantee
for
the
evacuation
of
the
places
within
the
time
limited
.
That
since
the
new
pretensions
which
France
formed
to
the
County
of
Beaumont
and
the
Town
of
Bouvignes
,
retarded
the
accomplishment
of
the
peace
,
his
Majesty
thought
that
the
condition
put
into
the
last
Treaty
was
fallen
;
and
that
he
and
the
States-General
were
equally
obliged
to
enter
into
a
joynt
War
against
France
.
That
if
the
States
would
refuse
to
ratifie
what
they
had
signed
at
Nimueguen
,
his
Majesty
of
Great
Britain
offers
to
declare
actual
War
against
France
.
The
States-General
having
already
made
great
instances
to
the
King
of
England
,
that
he
would
use
his
power
with
the
French
King
for
obtaining
for
them
the
Neutrality
of
the
Countrey
of
Cleves
and
Juliers
,
the
Ambassador
of
his
Majesty
of
Great
Britain
by
the
same
Memoir
assured
them
,
That
the
King
his
Master
knowing
it
to
be
no
less
necessary
to
the
States
,
that
their
Provinces
should
be
covered
on
that
side
,
than
on
the
side
of
Flanders
,
he
was
ready
upon
that
account
to
enter
with
them
into
what
measures
they
should
judg
convenient
;
and
that
the
obtaining
of
that
security
depended
only
on
themselves
.
In
the
mean
time
the
Forces
that
were
newly
raised
in
England
for
the
assistance
of
the
Low-countreys
,
passed
daily
over
into
Flanders
by
Ostend
.
Some
of
them
at
Bruges
upon
a
mistake
had
suffered
a
Riot
from
the
Rabble
upon
the
account
of
Religion
;
and
the
Flemings
,
who
are
Catholicks
,
were
not
well
pleased
with
Heretical
succors
.
But
the
Spaniards
,
who
found
in
their
Confederates
,
and
the
King
of
Great
Britain
,
so
great
a
disposition
of
maintaining
their
Interests
,
rested
satisfi'd
,
and
shewed
no
more
desire
for
the
conclusion
of
the
peace
.
They
found
some
advantage
by
that
delay
;
for
the
French
Forces
being
now
by
the
Treaty
of
Mons
retired
out
of
the
Spanish
Territories
,
attempted
no
enterprise
;
and
France
being
uncertain
of
the
issue
of
the
Spanish
peace
,
and
of
the
ratification
of
the
Dutch
Treaties
,
their
Forces
could
not
march
into
Germany
,
where
they
had
already
ruined
the
affairs
of
the
Emperor
and
Empire
.
Besides
,
the
Spaniards
by
the
debates
which
they
started
concerning
the
difficulties
in
which
they
were
so
well
supported
,
in
some
manner
saved
the
honour
of
their
Nation
;
and
they
had
at
least
the
advantage
of
not
receiving
the
Law
without
disputes
and
oppositions
;
which
was
so
far
from
rendering
their
conditions
worse
,
that
it
could
not
,
on
the
contrary
,
but
procure
for
them
more
advantageous
terms
.
On
the
first
of
September
1678.
the
French
Ambassadors
by
an
Express
from
Court
received
new
instructions
,
and
in
the
conference
which
they
had
the
same
day
with
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
,
they
told
them
,
That
for
the
good
of
the
general
peace
,
they
had
power
to
remit
in
their
pretensions
.
So
that
next
day
the
conferences
were
again
renewed
at
the
house
of
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
,
who
carried
the
propositions
and
answers
back
and
for
,
betwixt
the
French
and
Spaniards
,
who
were
in
several
rooms
.
The
Articles
in
controversie
were
adjusted
on
the
mornings
and
forenoons
meetings
.
Next
day
they
continued
;
but
the
difficulties
that
were
raised
concerning
the
condition
of
the
places
which
the
French
King
was
to
deliver
up
,
as
well
in
respect
of
Ammunition
and
Artillery
,
as
of
the
Fortifications
,
hindered
the
Treaty
from
any
great
progress
.
Those
whom
it
most
concerned
to
prevent
the
peace
with
Spain
,
omitted
nothing
that
could
put
a
stop
to
it
;
and
upon
a
pretext
that
France
kept
not
to
the
sole
Articles
of
the
ninth
of
April
,
they
made
great
noise
in
England
,
and
engaged
his
Majesty
of
Great
Britain
so
far
,
by
many
proceedings
conform
to
their
intentions
,
that
in
the
sequel
it
would
not
be
easie
for
him
to
abandon
any
of
their
concerns
.
One
of
the
chief
means
they
made
use
of
at
Nimueguen
,
to
break
off
the
peace
with
Spain
,
was
to
get
the
Mediators
to
propose
a
Truce
for
six
months
,
during
which
they
hoped
that
the
differences
of
all
the
Princes
who
were
engaged
in
the
War
,
might
be
happily
ended
.
But
hitherto
their
opinions
as
to
that
were
quite
different
,
seeing
they
had
refused
all
the
Truces
that
had
been
proposed
to
them
.
In
the
mean
time
the
Northern
Confederates
made
great
preparatives
for
putting
in
execution
a
new
enterprise
,
which
they
designed
upon
the
Isle
of
Rugen
.
Matters
were
in
such
a
state
,
that
the
decision
of
one
difficulty
seemed
to
be
the
necessary
cause
of
another
;
and
that
so
great
an
affair
as
Peace
could
not
be
brought
forth
without
great
stratagems
.
The
seventh
and
eighth
were
spent
in
the
Heer
Bevernings
frequent
coming
and
going
to
demand
of
the
French
Ambassadors
the
clearing
of
several
doubts
which
the
Spaniards
raised
to
all
the
Articles
of
the
Treaty
,
saying
that
they
had
secret
notices
,
which
being
but
confused
,
rendered
them
scrupulous
and
distrustful
upon
the
smallest
appearances
.
In
fine
,
they
demanded
an
explication
concerning
the
Chattelleny
of
Aith
,
which
was
the
ground
of
a
difficulty
of
little
less
consequence
than
that
of
Bonvignes
and
Beaumont
.
Since
that
Chattelleny
was
yeilded
to
the
French
King
by
the
Treaty
of
Aix
la
Chapelle
,
his
Majesty
dismembred
several
Villages
from
it
,
and
adjected
them
to
the
government
of
Tournay
,
and
in
that
state
the
King
pretended
to
deliver
back
this
Chattelleny
;
but
whether
the
Spaniards
thought
fit
of
themselves
to
demand
that
explication
,
or
that
they
were
put
upon
it
by
others
,
they
desired
a
particular
clause
concerning
that
to
be
put
into
the
Treaty
;
and
upon
the
refusal
of
the
French
Ambabassadors
,
they
framed
a
Memoir
,
which
they
gave
to
the
States-General
.
They
said
that
the
dismembring
of
the
Chattelleny
of
Aith
made
by
the
French
King
,
absorped
the
chief
part
thereof
;
that
no
less
lay
at
stake
than
seventy
Villages
,
and
the
City
of
Leuze
,
which
is
but
a
league
and
a
half
distant
from
Aith
.
That
since
his
most
Christian
Majesty
had
in
the
conditions
made
no
reservation
of
the
dependencies
of
that
Chattelleny
,
as
he
had
of
Verge
and
Memin
,
depending
on
Courtray
,
the
French
Ambassadors
by
refusing
the
clause
demanded
,
shewed
but
a
captious
fetch
,
that
they
might
restore
to
Spain
but
a
part
of
so
considerable
a
Chattelleny
.
The
French
were
in
great
pain
to
know
what
could
have
given
the
Spaniards
ground
at
that
time
to
make
that
reflection
upon
the
dismembring
of
the
Chattelleny
of
Aith
,
and
to
think
that
the
design
of
the
French
was
to
make
their
advantage
of
the
omission
that
might
have
been
made
thereof
in
the
Treaty
.
The
truth
is
,
the
Spaniards
would
have
had
no
ground
of
complaining
if
Aith
and
its
Chattelleny
should
have
been
restored
to
them
in
the
condition
that
it
has
been
so
long
in
.
They
could
not
imagine
what
was
the
reason
of
this
new
emergent
;
but
it
was
obvious
,
that
the
Prince
de
Lignes
,
who
has
a
great
Estate
in
the
dismembred
part
of
that
Chattelleny
,
having
sent
a
Secretary
to
Nimueguen
upon
the
account
that
it
concerned
him
to
have
his
Lands
return
again
to
the
Spanish
Dominion
,
had
without
doubt
given
the
Spaniards
information
of
that
affair
,
and
of
the
necessity
of
inserting
a
clause
concerning
it
in
the
Treaty
.
The
Heer
Beverning
acted
not
in
that
affair
with
the
same
zeal
as
he
had
formerly
made
appear
.
The
distasts
he
had
received
the
last
time
that
he
had
been
at
the
Hague
,
made
him
proceed
much
more
slowly
than
his
usual
application
did
allow
:
for
after
all
the
pains
he
had
taken
to
end
a
War
which
the
Vnited
Provinces
could
no
longer
support
,
he
little
expected
to
have
his
conduct
blamed
.
Nevertheless
they
endeavoured
to
let
him
see
that
there
were
several
faults
and
considerable
omissions
in
the
Treaty
which
he
had
signed
.
The
five
principal
were
these
:
First
,
that
in
the
Preface
the
French
King
seemed
to
be
the
Protector
of
the
States-General
,
though
it
contain
no
term
but
what
is
conform
to
his
Majesties
Letters
,
and
the
answers
of
the
States
.
Secondly
,
That
the
Neutrality
to
which
the
States-General
were
engaged
by
that
Treaty
,
was
indefinite
,
and
by
consequent
might
be
extended
beyond
the
present
War
.
Thirdly
,
That
the
Heer
Beverning
had
exceeded
his
commission
,
in
having
obliged
the
States
to
warrant
the
Neutrality
of
Spain
.
Fourthly
,
That
he
had
omitted
an
Article
of
Amnistie
and
Oblivion
,
which
ought
mutually
to
be
stipulated
in
all
treatties
of
Peace
.
And
Lastly
,
That
he
had
forgot
to
mention
the
Barriere
,
which
the
French
King
granted
to
Spain
,
in
consideration
,
and
for
the
security
of
the
States
General
.
Though
most
of
those
faults
were
more
grounded
on
the
discontent
of
those
who
regretted
the
conclusion
of
the
Peace
,
than
on
any
important
or
dangerous
consequence
;
yet
the
French
King
was
willing
to
satisfie
the
States
General
in
any
thing
that
might
farther
concern
them
.
And
seeing
the
indefinite
term
of
their
Neutralitie
,
and
the
warranting
of
that
into
which
Spain
was
to
enter
,
were
the
points
that
appeared
to
be
of
greatest
importance
.
the
explication
thereof
which
the
French
Ambassadors
gave
to
the
Dutch
,
according
to
the
desire
of
the
States
,
was
approved
and
ratified
by
his
Majesty
at
Fontainblean
,
the
5th
of
September
,
in
the
same
manner
as
if
it
had
been
inserted
in
the
Treaty
.
The
French
Ambassadors
understood
by
the
Letters
which
Courier
brought
them
on
the
9th
,
that
the
Court
was
perswaded
that
there
would
be
greater
difficulty
in
concluding
the
Treaty
with
Spain
,
than
had
been
at
first
imagined
;
and
that
was
partly
the
cause
why
the
French
King
gave
Orders
to
the
Count
d'
Avaux
to
go
with
all
diligence
to
the
Hague
,
where
his
Majesty
judged
his
presence
necessary
.
But
seeing
affairs
appeared
then
to
be
in
a
better
state
at
Nimueguen
than
was
believed
at
Court
,
that
Ambassador
departed
not
.
However
another
Courier
having
on
the
10th
brought
a
compromise
from
the
King
,
whereby
his
Majesty
referred
to
the
States-General
the
decision
of
all
the
differences
that
retarded
the
conclusion
of
the
Peace
with
Spain
.
The
Count
d'
Avaux
arrived
on
the
11th
at
the
Hague
,
where
it
was
not
difficult
for
him
to
observe
that
there
were
many
there
fully
inclined
to
introduce
(
if
they
could
)
some
change
in
the
State
,
whereinto
the
signing
of
the
Peace
had
put
the
affairs
of
the
Vnited
Provinces
.
Nevertheless
it
was
already
known
,
that
all
the
Provinces
had
consented
to
the
ratification
of
the
Peace
,
some
absolutely
,
and
others
upon
conditions
which
they
submitted
to
the
determination
of
the
States
;
insomuch
that
before
the
end
of
six
weeks
the
Ratifications
might
be
exchanged
if
no
difficulties
stopt
the
conclusion
of
the
Peace
with
Spain
.
In
the
mean
time
the
English
forces
that
in
so
great
number
came
over
into
the
Low-countreys
,
bred
great
umbrages
in
Holland
;
the
people
could
not
tell
what
need
there
was
of
an
Assistance
that
came
not
till
the
peace
was
concluded
.
And
seeing
they
were
not
as
yet
totally
cured
of
the
doubts
they
had
conceived
of
the
sincerity
of
France
,
no
more
than
of
the
jealousie
that
some
entertained
of
the
too
great
authority
of
the
Prince
of
Orange
;
most
part
knew
not
but
the
peace
which
was
made
,
might
be
an
occasion
to
make
them
fall
the
more
easily
under
a
dominion
,
the
encrease
of
which
was
possibly
one
of
the
reasons
that
made
them
embrace
the
peace
.
In
fine
,
a
Courier
on
the
13th
having
brought
Letters
from
the
French
King
,
whereby
his
Majesty
removed
all
obstacles
that
hindered
the
conclusion
of
the
peace
with
Spain
;
the
Count
d'
Avaux
returned
on
the
17th
to
Nimueguen
,
and
in
the
Conference
which
he
had
that
day
at
the
Dutch
Ambassador's
house
,
that
lasted
till
two
of
the
clock
afternoon
,
all
the
Articles
were
agreed
upon
,
and
that
the
peace
should
be
signed
that
evening
.
The
Spanish
Ambassadors
caused
the
Treaty
to
be
translated
into
Spanish
,
and
the
Translation
was
examined
by
Mr.
Colbert
,
who
found
two
or
three
words
to
be
amended
,
which
did
not
exactly
quadrate
with
the
sense
of
the
French
.
Seeing
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
had
been
the
Mediators
of
the
Peace
betwixt
France
and
Spain
,
their
house
was
thought
the
most
convenient
place
to
sign
the
Peace
at
.
They
caused
their
Hall
of
Audience
to
be
prepared
for
that
Ceremony
.
They
entered
it
by
a
great
door
about
the
middle
;
the
Chair
of
State
stood
at
one
end
,
on
the
left
hand
of
the
door
,
and
the
Chimney
just
opposite
on
the
right
.
The
French
Ambassadors
room
had
an
Entry
into
the
Hall
on
the
side
of
the
Chimney
;
and
that
which
was
appointed
for
the
Ambassadors
of
Spain
,
had
its
Entry
on
that
of
the
Chair
of
State
.
There
was
a
long
Table
set
cross
the
Hall
,
one
end
of
it
towards
the
door
,
and
the
other
towards
the
windows
;
but
seeing
the
French
would
not
have
the
Chair
of
State
to
be
on
the
Spanish
side
,
it
behoved
to
be
removed
;
and
the
Chimney
which
was
on
the
right
hand
as
one
entred
,
making
too
great
a
distinction
on
that
side
,
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
caused
it
to
be
covered
with
a
piece
of
Tapistry
,
that
none
in
their
house
might
have
any
cause
of
discontent
.
The
French
Ambassadors
came
to
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
House
about
nine
of
the
clock
at
night
with
several
Coaches
filled
with
Gentlemen
.
They
were
no
sooner
in
their
Chamber
,
but
the
Heer
Beverning
gave
them
notice
that
all
things
were
ready
;
and
having
the
Treaties
in
his
hand
,
he
went
and
sate
down
at
the
upper
end
of
the
Table
,
and
the
Heer
Haaren
his
Colleague
at
the
other
end
.
At
the
same
time
were
opened
the
doors
of
the
two
Chambers
,
and
the
Ambassadors
advanced
in
equal
pace
from
their
several
Apartments
,
walking
all
three
a
breast
.
As
matters
were
disposed
,
the
Ambassadors
of
Spain
had
two
disadvantages
;
first
,
that
they
were
on
the
left
hand
as
they
entred
the
Hall
:
and
next
,
that
advancing
to
the
Table
in
the
rank
which
they
were
to
keep
,
the
Marquess
de
los
Balbases
was
forced
to
give
his
Colleagues
the
right
hand
,
because
otherways
he
could
not
sit
opposite
to
the
Marshal
d'
Estrades
,
nor
at
the
upper
end
of
the
Table
.
All
the
Ambassadors
sate
down
at
the
same
time
,
the
Gentlemen
on
either
side
standing
at
the
backs
of
their
Chairs
.
The
Marshal
d'
Estrades
,
and
the
Marquess
de
los
Balbases
,
took
each
of
them
a
Pen
,
and
at
the
same
time
signed
the
Treaty
which
the
Heer
Beverning
presented
to
them
.
Then
the
other
Ambassadors
took
the
Treaty
and
the
Pen
,
and
signed
it
in
the
same
colume
,
every
one
on
the
right
hand
of
his
Treaty
,
and
exchanged
them
after
the
first
signing
.
The
French
signed
that
of
Spain
,
and
the
Spaniards
that
of
France
in
one
colume
,
to
the
left
of
the
former
,
leaving
room
for
the
seals
,
which
the
Secretaries
took
care
to
place
at
the
end
of
every
subscription
.
This
being
done
,
all
the
Ambassadors
arose
,
and
complimented
one
another
standing
,
during
the
space
of
half
a
quarter
of
an
hour
;
after
which
they
returned
to
their
Chambers
as
before
,
from
whence
they
severally
retired
to
their
Lodgings
.
Next
day
after
the
signing
of
the
Treaty
of
Peace
,
the
Count
d'
Avaux
with
his
whole
Train
parted
for
Nimueguen
by
water
in
quality
of
Ambassador
Extraordinary
to
the
States-General
,
who
told
him
upon
his
arrival
,
that
the
Ratification
of
the
Treaty
was
sent
to
Nimueguen
,
where
they
were
exchanged
on
the
20th
with
all
the
testimonies
of
mutual
satisfaction
among
the
Ambassadors
,
who
gave
marks
of
their
good
intelligence
by
feasting
and
mutual
rejoycings
.
The
Northern
Confederates
were
at
that
time
more
than
ever
inclined
to
consent
to
a
truce
;
but
the
Suedes
would
not
absolutely
agree
to
it
:
they
would
have
willingly
accepted
of
it
in
Pomerania
,
because
they
had
ground
to
fear
that
the
great
losses
they
had
there
sustained
,
might
be
followed
by
others
more
considerable
;
but
they
were
not
for
it
in
Schonen
,
where
their
affairs
were
in
a
better
condition
,
by
the
taking
of
Christianstadt
,
which
they
had
at
length
made
themselves
Masters
of
.
However
the
losses
they
felt
in
Pomerania
,
were
of
greater
importance
to
them
than
all
they
could
gain
elsewhere
.
The
Confederates
at
Nimueguen
were
at
that
time
much
surprised
at
the
news
of
the
death
of
the
Bishop
of
Munster
;
they
had
reason
to
fear
that
it
might
bring
some
alteration
to
the
projects
that
they
were
forming
.
However
the
great
preparations
that
the
King
of
Denmark
and
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
were
making
against
the
Isle
of
Rugen
,
were
not
at
all
retarded
.
The
Elector
embarked
his
forces
in
several
ships
,
and
was
himself
present
at
their
landing
;
which
was
so
happily
conducted
,
that
in
less
than
a
day
he
render'd
himself
Master
of
the
whole
Isle
,
and
without
losing
of
time
he
went
and
besieged
Stralsond
,
which
he
took
two
days
after
he
had
begun
to
batter
it
.
Octob.
1678.
The
peace
with
the
United
Provinces
was
proclaimed
at
the
Hague
on
the
28th
of
September
;
and
on
the
fifth
of
October
publick
rejoycings
were
solemnized
throughout
all
the
Towns
of
the
United
Provinces
,
except
Nimueguen
,
because
that
Town
being
Neutral
,
and
appointed
for
the
Treaty
of
the
General
Peace
,
it
did
not
seem
expedient
that
they
who
by
a
separate
Treaty
were
freed
from
the
calamities
of
War
,
should
therefore
rejoyce
in
presence
of
those
who
still
lay
under
the
burden
thereof
.
And
it
was
upon
that
account
that
the
Ambassadors
of
the
Emperor
and
of
the
other
Confederates
,
desired
the
Ambassadors
of
the
States-General
that
they
would
not
suffer
any
publick
rejoycing
to
be
made
in
that
place
before
the
conclusion
of
the
General
Peace
.
The
French
King
,
who
seemed
to
be
no
less
desirous
of
the
peace
of
the
Empire
,
than
of
that
of
Spain
,
put
himself
in
a
posture
of
making
the
Princes
who
were
engaged
in
that
War
,
to
consent
to
it
;
and
for
that
end
he
caused
a
considerable
body
of
his
forces
to
march
into
the
Countrey
of
Juliers
under
the
command
of
Monsieur
Calvo
,
who
possessed
himself
of
Aix
la
Chapelle
,
whither
part
of
the
Ammunition
of
Maestricht
,
which
then
was
evacuating
,
in
order
to
its
being
rendered
up
to
the
States-General
,
was
transported
,
the
rest
being
carried
by
water
to
Huy
,
which
was
put
in
a
condition
necessary
for
the
security
of
the
Magazines
.
What
inclination
,
in
the
mean
time
,
the
French
King
made
appear
to
the
peace
of
Germany
,
the
Ministers
of
the
Emperor
still
laboured
to
persuade
the
Diet
at
Ratisbon
that
his
Majesty
desired
no
peace
,
seeing
he
proposed
an
Alternative
of
which
both
parts
were
equally
impractible
.
They
said
that
the
Emperor
could
not
render
Philipsbourg
,
because
by
the
Leagues
which
he
had
made
with
most
of
the
Princes
of
the
Empire
,
he
had
obliged
himself
to
demolish
it
,
as
a
place
prejudicial
to
their
liberty
;
and
that
if
he
delivered
up
Fribourg
,
he
would
thereby
leave
all
Brisgow
and
the
Forest-Towns
under
the
jurisdiction
of
France
,
and
give
the
French
a
footing
in
the
Empire
with
more
advantage
than
they
had
before
by
the
possession
of
Philipsbourg
.
For
overthrowing
these
reasons
,
which
were
thought
pretexts
to
stave
off
the
Peace
,
and
to
render
the
intentions
of
the
French
King
suspected
;
the
French
Ambassadors
declared
in
his
Majesty's
name
,
That
he
consented
to
the
demolishing
of
Philipsbourg
;
and
that
to
remove
from
the
Emperor
and
Empire
all
causes
of
jealousie
and
fear
concerning
Brisgow
and
the
Forest-Towns
,
he
was
satisfied
with
the
City
of
Fribourg
and
three
Villages
under
its
jurisdiction
.
This
proposition
blasted
all
the
reasons
of
impossibility
which
were
alledged
against
the
practability
of
the
Alternative
on
which
the
peace
of
Germany
depended
.
In
the
mean
time
all
diligence
was
used
to
put
Maestricht
in
a
condition
of
being
render'd
up
to
the
States-General
according
to
the
intent
of
the
Treaty
of
peace
.
And
in
effect
,
the
Count
d'
Avaux
having
given
his
word
to
the
States-General
that
it
should
be
evacuated
by
the
sixth
of
October
;
the
same
day
they
took
possession
of
it
,
with
the
greater
satisfaction
to
the
Dutch
,
that
there
were
some
still
amongst
them
who
continued
to
possess
them
with
distrust
,
and
to
persuade
the
people
that
France
intended
only
to
cheat
them
,
and
that
the
King
would
not
surrender
Maestricht
.
The
French
Forces
that
possessed
almost
all
the
passes
on
the
Rhine
,
were
very
uneasie
to
all
the
Neighbouring
Princes
who
were
engaged
in
the
War
.
The
Duke
of
Newbourg
,
who
had
most
reason
to
fear
,
was
the
first
that
desired
of
the
States-General
that
he
might
be
comprehended
in
their
Treaty
,
and
enjoy
the
benefit
of
the
Peace
according
to
the
19th
Article
,
which
gave
them
power
to
name
their
Allies
within
the
space
of
six
weeks
,
that
they
might
be
included
in
the
Treaty
.
That
Prince
had
the
greater
reason
to
hope
that
by
this
means
he
might
put
himself
out
of
danger
,
in
that
he
was
really
an
Ally
of
the
States
,
and
that
he
had
declared
that
he
would
accept
the
Peace
before
the
expiration
of
the
six
weeks
.
The
Elector
of
Mayence
and
Treves
made
the
same
Declaration
,
and
the
same
demand
to
the
States-General
,
by
a
Memoir
which
the
Baron
of
Leyen
presented
in
their
names
at
the
Hague
.
But
what
instances
soever
the
States
made
in
favour
of
those
Princes
,
and
what
assurances
soever
they
gave
that
the
Emperor
himself
would
ere
long
accept
the
Peace
,
they
could
not
obtain
any
thing
in
a
matter
which
they
thought
just
,
and
conform
to
the
Article
of
their
Treaty
,
before
they
heard
the
reasons
which
the
French
alledged
against
that
pretension
.
On
the
30th
the
Marquess
de
los
Balbases
returned
from
Brussels
,
whither
he
went
after
the
signing
of
the
Peace
with
Spain
.
It
was
thought
that
he
brought
the
Ratification
of
the
Treaty
,
because
the
six
weeks
wherein
the
exchange
was
to
be
made
,
were
expired
the
day
before
.
Nevertheless
he
brought
it
not
:
but
the
French
King
having
sent
an
Express
to
the
Count
d'
Avaux
,
that
Ambassador
declared
to
the
States
on
the
fifth
of
November
1678.
that
notwithstanding
the
negligence
of
Spain
,
his
Majesty
was
willing
in
consideration
of
them
,
to
prolong
the
time
of
the
exchange
of
the
Ratifications
until
the
20th
of
that
month
.
And
by
the
next
Courier
that
came
,
news
was
brought
that
in
compliance
with
the
instances
of
the
Ambassadors
of
the
States-General
,
his
Majesty
had
granted
the
whole
Month.
At
that
time
the
Plenipotentiary
of
Lorrain
declared
,
That
his
Master
accepted
the
Peace
upon
the
terms
proposed
by
the
French
King
the
9th
of
April
;
and
at
the
same
time
chose
the
second
part
of
the
Alternative
,
by
which
Nancy
was
to
remain
to
his
Majesty
,
who
in
exchange
thereof
gave
him
the
City
of
Toul
upon
the
conditions
specified
in
the
Article
of
the
Kings
project
which
concerns
that
Prince
.
The
Nuncio
who
promised
himself
that
all
these
particular
acceptations
of
Peace
would
terminate
in
the
conclusion
of
the
General
Peace
,
employed
all
his
care
and
pains
with
much
zeal
to
incline
the
Emperors
Ambassadors
,
and
the
Ministers
of
other
Catholick
Princes
,
not
to
defer
any
longer
the
complishment
of
so
great
a
blessing
.
The
French
King
in
the
mean
time
well
perceived
that
these
Princes
of
the
Empire
consented
only
to
a
separate
Peace
,
in
prospect
of
putting
themselves
out
of
danger
of
his
Arms
,
and
not
with
design
to
conclude
it
upon
conditions
that
respected
the
Empire
in
general
,
seeing
they
desired
no
more
but
to
be
comprehended
in
the
Dutch
Treaty
,
and
consented
not
to
the
reinforcement
of
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
,
which
granted
free
passage
to
his
Majesties
forces
through
the
Empire
,
so
often
as
it
was
necessary
they
should
march
that
way
for
the
execution
of
the
same
Treaties
.
And
therefore
the
King
yeilded
not
to
the
desire
of
those
Princes
,
though
the
States-General
,
who
made
it
a
point
of
honour
to
procure
them
the
benefit
of
their
peace
in
the
midst
of
War
,
pretended
they
had
right
to
have
them
included
in
their
Treaty
.
The
Count
de
Bouvean
d'
Epense
,
whom
the
King
permitted
the
Spring
before
to
take
a
journey
to
Berlin
,
to
see
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
his
old
Master
,
about
that
time
came
back
to
Nimueguen
:
though
he
was
wholly
addicted
to
the
Interests
of
his
Electoral
Highness
before
the
War
,
yet
his
Majesty
did
not
for
all
that
repose
less
confidence
in
him
;
for
upon
his
return
from
Berlin
,
finding
the
King
in
Flanders
after
the
taking
of
Ghent
,
his
Majesty
ordered
him
still
to
wait
upon
him
,
designing
to
make
use
of
all
opportunities
that
might
offer
to
renew
a
good
correspondence
with
the
Elector
.
And
therefore
he
came
to
Nimueguen
with
particular
instructions
from
the
Court
to
contribute
what
he
could
to
that
peace
;
and
the
French
Ambassadors
acted
nothing
without
his
consent
,
in
the
transactions
that
passed
at
Nimueguen
concerning
that
Negotiation
.
The
Imperial
Ambassadors
could
not
as
yet
resolve
to
give
their
consent
to
the
entire
confirmation
of
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
;
it
was
the
thing
that
created
them
most
trouble
,
and
which
was
most
prejudicial
to
the
Authority
that
the
Emperor
had
acquired
during
this
War
.
They
declared
,
as
the
rest
did
,
that
his
Imperial
Majesty
accepted
the
peace
;
but
they
consented
not
to
the
passage
of
the
French
forces
through
the
Empire
,
and
they
despaired
not
but
that
they
might
even
derogate
from
these
Treaties
,
by
those
which
they
were
to
make
with
France
and
Sueden
.
And
as
to
the
alternative
of
Fribourg
and
Philipsbourg
,
they
declared
that
the
Emperor
would
yeild
it
to
the
King
in
the
manner
as
the
French
Ambassadors
proposed
.
Seeing
the
States-General
still
pretended
that
those
Princes
ought
to
be
included
,
who
being
their
Allies
,
declared
within
six
weeks
after
the
exchange
of
the
Ratifications
,
that
they
accepted
the
Peace
.
The
French
King
made
appear
by
the
Memoir
,
that
the
Count
D'
Avaux
gave
them
on
the
18th
of
November
,
1678.
that
in
that
juncture
the
private
Princes
of
the
Empire
could
not
be
considered
separately
from
the
Emperor
and
Empire
;
and
that
they
could
not
neither
accept
a
separate
peace
upon
the
conditions
proposed
by
the
King
,
seeing
his
Majesty
had
made
no
conditions
for
them
in
particular
,
but
only
for
the
Emperor
and
Empire
in
general
;
and
that
they
ought
all
to
be
comprehended
in
one
and
the
same
Treaty
.
That
reason
had
not
been
so
good
in
respect
of
the
Emperor
,
who
was
expresly
mentioned
in
the
French
Kings
project
;
and
the
States-General
would
have
willingly
been
astricted
to
the
inclusion
of
him
alone
;
but
it
was
represented
to
them
,
that
his
Imperial
Majesty
could
less
pretend
to
the
benefit
of
the
Dutch
Peace
,
than
any
other
Prince
,
since
the
term
of
six
weeks
after
the
exchange
of
the
Ratifications
was
expired
without
any
formal
acceptation
of
the
conditions
of
the
Peace
by
the
Ambassadors
,
in
the
manner
that
they
were
proposed
,
for
the
Emperor
had
not
as
yet
consented
to
the
passage
which
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
give
the
King
through
the
Empire
;
so
that
the
not
consenting
to
the
corroboration
of
the
same
Treaties
,
the
fulfilling
wher●●f
was
to
give
repose
to
Germany
,
m●●●●●●l
the
Emperor's
acceptation
of
the
p●●●●
The
States-General
desisted
from
that
pretension
;
and
seeing
that
the
Spaniards
did
not
ratifie
the
peace
,
and
that
it
was
uncertain
what
might
be
the
effect
of
this
long
delay
,
they
began
to
fear
that
if
the
time
granted
by
the
French
King
should
expire
,
and
Spain
not
ratifie
the
Treaty
,
the
War
might
begin
afresh
in
the
Neighbouring
Provinces
to
them
,
and
that
they
might
be
thereby
deprived
of
the
most
considerable
advantage
which
they
expected
from
their
peace
.
Upon
this
consideration
the
States
besought
his
Majesty
further
to
prolong
the
time
of
the
exchange
of
the
Ratifications
;
but
the
King
on
the
30th
not
only
acquainted
them
,
that
in
consideration
of
them
he
was
willing
still
to
grant
fifteen
days
as
the
longest
delay
;
but
his
Majesty
also
assured
them
,
that
he
was
ready
to
remove
all
the
apprehensions
they
might
have
for
the
Spanish
Towns
on
their
frontiers
;
and
that
he
would
even
deliver
up
into
their
hands
those
places
which
he
was
willing
to
render
to
Spain
,
to
be
kept
by
them
until
the
consummation
of
the
peace
with
that
Crown
.
At
the
same
time
the
French
King
required
of
the
States-General
,
that
in
pursuance
of
the
Treaty
of
peace
,
they
would
cause
to
be
paid
to
him
the
Arrears
of
Contributions
of
the
Countrey
of
Kuyck
,
the
Mayordom
of
Bois-le-duc
,
the
Barony
of
Breda
,
and
of
the
Marquisate
of
Bergen-op-zoom
;
and
that
they
would
draw
their
forces
out
of
the
Countrey
of
Leige
:
that
otherways
his
Majesty
would
have
cause
to
take
the
longer
abode
of
their
forces
in
that
Countrey
,
as
a
violation
of
the
Treaty
,
and
a
tacit
assistance
given
to
the
Prince
of
Liege
his
Enemy
.
The
Negotiation
of
the
peace
of
the
Empire
,
proceeded
still
very
slowly
,
and
the
Spaniards
made
no
haste
to
exchange
their
Ratifications
;
and
therefore
his
Majesty
caused
to
be
declared
to
the
Ambassadors
of
the
Emperor
,
That
if
in
the
Month
of
December
they
did
not
conclude
the
peace
,
his
Majesty
would
not
afterward
consent
to
it
upon
the
same
conditions
.
And
to
oblige
Spain
to
hasten
the
Ratification
,
the
King
ordered
that
Ghent
and
the
Countrey
of
Waas
shoule
pay
contributions
proportionable
to
the
great
number
of
Forces
that
he
was
obliged
to
maintain
in
the
Low-countreys
until
the
ratification
of
the
peace
.
So
that
all
the
Countrey
which
was
to
be
render'd
to
Spain
,
suffer'd
more
in
that
short
time
,
than
it
had
done
during
the
whole
course
of
the
War
;
and
all
that
,
that
it
might
not
be
said
that
the
Spaniards
had
abandoned
the
Emperor
by
ratifying
their
peace
before
that
his
Imperial
Majesty
had
concluded
his
own
.
So
great
was
the
terror
at
that
time
throughout
the
whole
Dutchy
of
Cleves
,
that
upon
the
noise
of
the
approach
of
the
French
Forces
,
most
part
of
the
Inhabitants
left
the
Countrey
,
not
doubting
but
that
notwithstanding
the
contributions
that
they
should
pay
,
the
French
King
would
possess
himself
of
the
Dutchy
of
Cleves
,
to
oblige
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
to
give
satisfaction
to
Sueden
,
the
affairs
whereof
could
not
be
worse
than
they
were
in
Pomerania
,
seeing
that
Gripswald
,
which
was
the
only
place
that
the
Suedes
retained
in
that
Province
,
had
surrender'd
to
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
,
and
that
by
that
means
the
Suedes
were
wholly
beat
out
of
Germany
.
The
King
of
Denmark
nevertheless
was
sensible
,
that
notwithstanding
the
advantages
that
he
and
his
Allies
might
have
over
Sueden
,
France
had
so
declared
for
the
intire
satisfaction
of
that
King
,
and
so
publickly
espoused
his
Interests
,
that
it
was
in
vain
to
imagine
they
could
obtain
other
advantages
from
that
War
,
than
what
the
French
King
thought
fit
to
allow
them
.
In
prospect
of
this
,
his
Danish
Majesty
caused
his
Envoy
at
the
Hague
to
negotiate
secretly
with
the
Count
D'
Avaux
:
That
Prince
protested
that
he
resigned
all
his
Interests
into
the
French
Kings
hands
;
that
he
desired
no
other
Mediation
than
that
of
his
Majesty
;
and
that
he
would
conform
to
any
thing
that
it
should
please
him
to
appoint
.
But
no
positive
answer
was
made
to
all
these
general
propositions
;
there
was
a
necessity
of
coming
to
the
precise
point
,
if
any
thing
was
to
be
expected
to
be
done
.
The
Spanish
Ambassadors
received
the
Ratification
of
the
Peace
in
the
beginning
of
December
1678.
but
seeing
the
French
King
had
granted
them
until
the
15th
for
making
the
exchange
,
they
endeavoured
to
draw
some
advantage
from
the
short
time
that
still
remained
;
saying
that
they
could
not
deliver
the
Ratification
until
they
had
the
interpretation
which
they
demanded
of
some
Articles
of
the
Treaty
,
and
especially
concerning
the
Messineses
,
whom
they
would
have
excluded
from
the
Treaty
,
which
extended
an
Oblivion
to
all
the
Rebel-subjects
of
his
Catholick
Majesty
.
The
reason
that
was
given
why
the
Spaniards
did
not
what
they
could
to
hinder
the
Messineses
from
enjoying
the
pardon
that
the
French
King
procured
them
by
the
Treaty
,
was
that
several
Grandees
of
Spain
had
obtained
the
confiscation
of
the
chief
Rebels
of
Messina
;
and
that
the
interest
they
had
to
bring
things
so
about
,
that
by
virtue
of
the
Treaty
they
should
not
have
power
to
dispose
of
their
Estates
,
was
one
of
the
chief
reasons
that
had
so
long
deferred
the
Ratification
,
and
by
consequent
had
ruined
so
many
private
Families
in
Flanders
.
The
Spaniards
likewise
demanded
,
That
in
case
the
Commissioners
that
should
be
appointed
by
the
two
Kings
to
make
exchange
of
the
Villages
which
they
should
find
prejudicial
to
the
setling
of
the
limits
,
could
not
agree
amongst
themselves
as
to
the
value
of
the
exchanges
,
the
difference
should
be
referred
to
the
determination
of
the
King
of
England
.
But
the
French
Ambassadors
condescended
to
none
of
those
unseasonable
demands
,
being
resolved
rather
to
break
off
,
than
to
innovate
the
least
thing
in
the
Articles
that
were
agreed
upon
.
The
States-General
made
even
a
Declaration
to
the
Count
D'
Avaux
on
the
13.
that
they
not
only
desisted
from
the
inclusion
which
they
pretended
to
give
to
the
Emperor
,
and
Princes
of
the
Empire
;
but
that
they
would
likewise
abandon
the
Spaniards
,
if
they
ratifi'd
not
the
Treaty
within
fifteen
days
,
being
unwilling
to
importune
the
French
King
for
a
longer
delay
;
and
that
they
hoped
in
a
short
time
to
incline
the
Emperor
to
accept
the
peace
.
In
effect
,
the
Imperialists
on
the
12.
gave
their
counter-project
,
wherein
nevertheless
they
changed
their
mind
as
to
the
option
that
they
had
already
made
of
Philipsbourg
,
and
added
several
Articles
which
were
not
conform
to
what
was
agreed
unto
with
the
Mediators
.
They
demanded
that
the
French
King
should
indempnifie
all
those
of
the
Empire
who
had
suffered
any
damage
during
the
War
.
That
the
Princes
of
Furstembourg
should
by
their
submissions
crave
pardon
of
,
and
make
publick
satisfaction
to
the
Emperor
for
having
espoused
contrary
Interests
.
And
that
the
King
should
not
have
the
Soveraignty
over
all
the
Ways
that
he
demanded
in
Lorrain
.
These
propositions
quite
contrary
to
the
project
which
the
French
Ambassadors
gave
to
the
Mediators
,
who
approved
all
the
Articles
therein
contained
,
made
the
sincerity
of
the
desire
and
conduct
of
the
Imperialists
to
be
doubted
of
,
or
at
least
they
made
their
ordinary
irresolution
appear
;
particularly
touching
the
choice
of
the
Alternative
;
about
which
having
once
declared
themselves
,
they
ought
not
to
be
admitted
to
change
again
.
But
the
truth
was
,
they
never
imagined
that
the
French
King
liked
Fribourg
as
well
as
Philipsbourg
,
but
that
yielding
to
him
the
latter
,
they
would
put
his
Majesty
to
a
plunge
,
insomuch
that
the
desire
that
he
would
have
to
make
them
change
their
choice
,
might
produce
some
advantage
for
them
.
But
they
were
no
less
mistaken
in
that
point
,
than
in
their
hopes
of
getting
new
Articles
inserted
into
the
Treaty
;
for
the
French
Ambassadors
would
not
admit
of
any
,
nor
derogate
in
the
least
from
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
,
except
in
the
Alternative
of
Fribourg
for
Philipsbourg
.
The
Spaniards
had
now
spun
out
the
time
until
the
end
of
the
last
delay
which
the
French
King
had
granted
to
them
,
but
found
no
way
longer
to
defer
the
exchange
of
the
Ratifications
,
nor
any
hopes
that
the
French
Ambassadors
would
grant
them
the
least
thing
of
what
they
remanded
since
the
signing
of
the
Treaty
.
So
that
on
the
15.
they
delivered
their
Ratification
.
The
exchange
was
made
without
any
ceremony
at
the
House
of
the
Ambassadors
of
the
States
General
,
whither
the
Secretaries
went
to
fetch
them
.
But
the
French
Ambassadors
finding
that
the
Ratification
of
Spain
was
not
altogether
in
the
form
that
it
ought
to
have
been
in
,
they
declared
that
they
accepted
it
no
otherways
than
in
so
far
as
it
should
please
the
King
their
Master
.
The
Imperialists
finding
the
French
Ambassadors
as
inflexible
in
respect
of
them
,
as
they
had
been
in
regard
of
the
Spaniards
,
despaired
of
obtaining
liberty
to
change
the
choice
which
they
had
already
made
of
the
Alternative
;
so
that
on
the
24.
they
declared
that
they
stood
to
the
Election
that
they
had
made
of
Philipsbourg
;
and
that
they
might
not
spend
the
whole
Month
,
after
which
the
French
Ambassadors
had
declared
to
them
that
the
King
would
not
adhere
longer
to
the
conditions
of
the
9th
of
April
,
they
entred
into
publick
conference
,
that
they
might
in
good
earnest
endeavour
the
conclusion
of
the
peace
.
These
Conferences
were
held
in
the
Town-house
,
where
the
Ambassadors
of
the
Emperor
,
France
,
and
Sueden
,
with
the
Mediator
Jenkins
,
had
all
separate
rooms
.
Tho'
the
Nuncio
employed
himself
very
usefully
for
promoting
the
peace
,
yet
he
appeared
not
as
publick
Mediator
,
because
Rome
and
England
could
not
join
in
one
Mediation
;
and
that
England
was
admitted
by
all
the
other
Princes
who
were
concerned
in
that
Negotiation
.
The
Ambassadors
of
Denmark
and
Brandenbourg
endeavoured
presently
to
stop
the
course
of
those
conferences
;
and
represented
vigorously
to
the
Imperialists
,
that
every
step
they
made
,
were
so
many
breaches
in
the
Treaties
of
Alliance
which
his
Imperial
Majesty
had
made
with
the
Princes
their
Masters
.
The
Ambassadors
of
the
States-General
perceiving
that
in
the
few
days
which
remained
of
the
Month
,
it
was
not
possible
to
conclude
a
Treaty
wherein
so
many
difficulties
appeared
in
the
very
beginning
,
prayed
the
French
Ambassadors
to
prolong
the
delay
which
that
King
had
granted
.
Their
answer
was
,
that
they
had
no
power
to
do
it
;
but
that
nevertheless
they
believed
that
if
the
Treaty
were
in
readiness
to
be
signed
,
his
Majesty
might
give
a
new
delay
.
In
the
first
Session
of
Conferences
,
the
four
first
Articles
of
the
Project
of
the
Imperialists
,
were
reduced
to
one
;
the
French
refusing
to
fill
the
Treaties
with
needless
Articles
,
and
such
especially
as
only
concerned
those
matters
which
France
pretended
to
be
sufficiently
adjusted
by
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
,
whereof
they
demanded
the
corroboration
and
accomplishment
.
And
seeing
by
the
treaty
the
Emperor
and
all
the
Princes
of
the
Empire
were
not
only
to
remain
neutral
,
but
were
also
to
take
from
the
Enemies
of
France
and
Sueden
all
means
whereby
they
might
make
any
advantage
or
profit
by
the
Countreys
of
the
Empire
,
whilst
the
King
might
make
use
of
them
for
restoring
Sueden
;
his
Majesty
by
his
Ambassadors
demanded
such
places
as
he
should
stand
in
need
of
after
the
peace
of
the
Empire
,
for
a
free
passage
from
his
frontiers
to
the
Rhine
.
On
the
fifth
of
January
167
8
,
the
French
Ambassadors
declared
that
the
places
which
their
King
intended
to
reserve
,
were
Casselet
,
Huys
,
Verviers
,
Aix-la-Chapelle
,
Duren
,
Linninch
,
Nuys
,
and
Ordingen
,
that
was
the
straightest
and
shortest
march
that
the
French
Forces
could
have
to
the
Rhine
;
and
his
Majesty
was
already
possest
of
all
those
places
,
which
being
open
,
and
without
fortification
,
shewed
that
the
design
of
the
King
was
only
to
make
use
of
them
,
that
he
might
oblige
to
the
observation
of
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
,
those
Princes
who
contrary
to
the
faith
of
the
same
Treaties
desired
to
continue
the
War
after
the
peace
of
the
Empire
,
that
they
might
retain
the
possession
of
the
Countreys
which
they
had
taken
from
Sueden
,
whilst
his
Majesty
to
procure
satisfaction
to
that
King
his
Ally
,
had
surrendred
a
great
many
good
places
,
and
made
peace
in
a
time
when
he
might
have
expected
great
advantages
from
the
success
and
prosperity
of
his
Arms.
At
that
time
news
was
brought
that
the
Suedish
Army
was
come
out
of
Livonia
.
For
the
space
of
two
years
there
was
a
talk
of
its
marching
,
though
it
advanced
not
one
step
.
But
at
length
it
entred
into
Prussia
,
and
having
possessed
some
places
on
the
River
of
Wemel
,
it
was
advanced
to
the
middle
of
that
Province
.
There
was
the
greater
probability
,
that
the
Suedish
Enterprise
would
contribute
to
their
peace
with
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
,
that
in
the
mean
time
whilst
that
Prince
was
marching
all
the
Forces
he
had
in
Pomerania
and
Germany
to
oppose
that
irruption
,
he
ordered
M.
Meinders
,
his
Minister
and
Councellor
of
State
,
to
go
in
diligence
to
the
French
Court
,
the
King
having
granted
him
a
Pasport
for
that
effect
.
M.
Meinders
was
at
that
time
at
Nimuegueu
,
being
come
back
from
the
Elector
his
Master
,
to
whom
he
went
upon
occasion
of
the
propositions
which
the
Count
D'
Espenses
had
brought
;
but
seeing
the
chief
thing
contained
in
these
propositions
,
was
the
entire
restitution
of
all
the
Conquests
which
the
Elector
had
obtained
from
Sueden
,
the
obstacles
that
hinder'd
the
conclusion
of
the
Treaty
,
were
so
hard
to
be
digested
,
that
his
Electoral
Highness
judged
it
far
more
convenient
to
negotiate
the
peace
with
his
Majesty
,
than
to
treat
at
Nimueguen
.
This
Prince
was
the
rather
inclined
to
take
this
resolution
,
because
those
who
continued
still
in
War
,
were
severally
thinking
of
making
their
Treaties
apart
.
In
the
mean
while
the
Conferences
betwixt
the
Imperial
and
French
ambassadors
continued
in
the
Town-house
,
and
it
began
to
be
hoped
that
the
Negotiation
would
come
to
a
happy
conclusion
.
The
Plenipotentiary
of
the
Duke
of
Lorrain
at
that
time
endeavoured
to
obtain
what
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
had
in
vain
essayed
;
he
supposed
that
his
Master
dreamt
not
that
the
ways
which
the
French
King
demanded
from
Nancy
to
Mets
,
into
Alsatia
,
the
French
County
and
France
should
belong
to
the
King
in
soveraignty
;
and
upon
that
pretext
he
pretended
to
change
the
choice
he
had
made
of
the
Alternative
,
and
to
accept
Nancy
for
Toul
;
but
the
reason
he
alledged
having
no
appearance
of
the
least
foundation
,
he
could
not
obtain
the
liberty
of
a
new
choice
,
no
more
than
the
Imperialists
could
,
after
they
had
once
accepted
Philipsbourg
:
so
that
the
Duke
of
Lorrain
might
easily
have
perceived
,
in
the
course
of
that
Negotiation
,
that
he
was
mistaken
in
expecting
greater
advantages
,
if
he
were
admitted
into
the
possession
of
Lorrain
under
the
protection
of
the
Emperor
,
than
if
he
received
it
from
the
bounty
and
generosity
of
the
French
King
.
Seeing
new
difficulties
were
daily
started
in
the
Negotiation
of
the
Peace
of
the
Empire
,
the
King
was
willing
to
prolong
the
delay
he
had
given
until
the
end
of
the
Month
;
but
that
retarded
rather
the
Negotiation
,
than
it
promoted
the
Treaty
:
for
besides
that
the
Imperialists
,
who
always
seemed
irresolute
in
bringing
things
to
a
conclusion
,
desired
no
better
,
than
not
to
push
on
business
when
they
had
time
before
them
;
they
were
so
sensibly
touched
at
those
burthensom
conditions
wherewith
the
King
clog'd
that
prolongation
,
that
if
they
could
have
found
any
other
remedy
for
the
calamities
of
the
Empire
,
besides
a
speedy
Peace
,
they
would
not
have
dissembled
their
resentment
.
The
King
consented
not
to
that
delay
,
but
on
condition
,
that
if
the
Peace
were
not
signed
before
the
Month
was
expired
,
Philipsbourg
should
be
demolished
,
for
the
reimbursment
of
the
charges
that
his
Majesty
was
obliged
to
be
at
,
for
maintainsng
his
Forces
:
and
that
if
February
likewise
passed
without
concluding
the
Peace
,
his
Majesty
would
moreover
have
all
Brisgow
in
recompence
of
his
charges
.
The
truth
is
,
the
French
King
could
be
no
less
than
absolute
Master
of
Peace
and
War
,
to
impose
such
a
necessity
upon
the
Imperialists
:
Nevertheless
,
whether
it
were
the
fears
of
seeing
themselves
exposed
to
undergo
these
conditions
,
or
a
sincere
desire
of
freeing
the
Empire
as
soon
as
possibly
could
be
from
so
troublesome
a
War
,
set
the
Imperial
Ambassadours
to
work
;
the
Negotiations
of
Peace
grew
brisker
than
before
;
they
met
morning
and
evening
,
and
had
very
long
conferences
;
so
that
Sir
Lionell
Jenkins
had
trouble
enough
in
going
back
and
fore
betwixt
them
,
labouring
to
renew
the
impediments
which
retarded
the
Negotiation
;
and
yet
for
all
that
,
the
Peace
advanced
but
slowly
.
The
Imperialists
started
great
difficulties
about
the
26.
and
27.
Articles
of
the
Treaty
;
and
seeing
they
all
tended
to
annul
the
rights
which
France
had
obtained
in
the
Empire
by
the
peace
of
Westphalia
,
and
especially
those
which
have
been
yeilded
to
that
King
over
the
ten
Towns
of
Alsatia
;
the
debates
that
arose
upon
that
subject
,
were
many
and
hard
to
be
adjusted
.
The
Ambassadors
of
the
Emperor
perceiving
that
they
gained
no
ground
by
these
debates
,
and
that
the
French
Ambassadors
would
not
consent
that
those
things
which
were
concluded
by
the
peace
of
Munster
,
should
any
ways
be
infringed
by
this
Treaty
.
They
endeavoured
at
least
to
obtain
,
that
the
points
to
which
the
French
would
not
condescend
,
might
be
referred
to
arbitration
.
But
this
was
to
as
little
purpose
as
the
extraordinary
repugnancy
they
shewed
against
the
Emperor
being
obliged
to
observe
a
neutrality
in
the
Empire
,
whilst
the
French
King
might
march
his
forces
for
the
relief
of
his
Allies
.
Nevertheless
all
these
points
were
at
length
agreed
unto
in
the
manner
as
the
French
Ambassadors
demanded
.
The
jollities
of
the
Carnaval
were
at
that
time
very
great
in
Nimueguen
,
where
the
people
,
who
since
the
change
of
Religion
and
Government
,
has
not
been
accustomed
to
see
Masquarades
,
took
great
pleasure
in
these
Novelties
,
and
especially
in
a
frolick
of
Spaniards
,
magnificently
disguised
,
who
went
through
all
the
Town
drawn
on
sledges
upon
the
snow
at
a
Ball
in
the
House
of
the
Ambassador
of
Denmark
on
the
24.
Two
men
appeared
disguised
into
Capucins
,
of
whom
one
having
danced
with
the
Neece
of
the
Danish
Ambassador
,
presented
the
hand
to
Madamoiselle
Colbert
;
but
Monsieur
Colbert
being
present
,
stopped
the
Masquer
,
telling
him
that
it
was
not
the
custom
of
France
to
dance
in
such
habits
;
and
that
if
he
had
him
at
his
house
,
he
would
serve
him
as
he
deserved
.
The
forwardness
of
the
peace
of
the
Empire
,
gave
the
Northern
Confederates
enough
to
think
of
;
for
,
for
all
they
were
so
well
united
among
themselves
,
yet
when
the
matter
was
of
opposing
those
who
seemed
inclined
to
make
a
separate
peace
,
they
were
not
wanting
to
mind
their
own
particular
concerns
.
The
journey
of
M.
Meinders
,
Envoy
from
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
into
France
,
gave
them
great
umbrage
,
and
made
them
fear
that
a
separate
peace
with
that
Prince
would
quite
ruine
their
affairs
;
and
therefore
they
resolved
severally
to
prevent
the
disadvantage
that
might
happen
to
them
by
continuing
last
in
the
War
;
but
their
peace
depended
on
the
Suedes
,
who
being
so
highly
supported
by
the
French
,
seemed
no
less
haughty
as
to
the
propositions
that
were
made
to
them
,
than
if
they
themselves
had
been
in
condition
of
giving
the
Law
to
their
enemies
.
The
morning
and
evening
conferences
of
the
29.
and
30.
were
very
long
,
and
the
Ambassadors
met
and
discoursed
together
;
so
that
there
was
no
question
made
of
the
happy
success
of
the
Negotiation
.
Ambassador
Temple
,
who
upon
the
advice
he
received
that
the
Treaty
was
upon
the
point
of
being
concluded
,
parted
from
the
Hague
on
the
29.
arrived
on
the
30.
at
Nimueguen
,
that
he
might
sign
that
peace
,
though
many
things
still
remained
to
be
adjusted
.
The
Ambassadors
were
at
the
Town-house
from
eight
of
the
clock
in
the
morning
,
until
two
afternoon
.
And
as
it
was
not
doubted
but
that
that
last
day
would
put
an
end
to
that
great
work
,
the
end
of
the
evening-conference
,
which
began
at
four
of
the
clock
,
was
impatiently
expected
;
but
it
lasted
till
five
of
the
clock
next
morning
,
and
yet
the
peace
in
no
condition
to
be
signed
.
The
affairs
of
the
Duke
of
Lorrain
took
up
much
time
;
and
in
that
conference
M.
Stratman
made
a
long
and
elegant
discourse
in
Latin
concerning
the
pretensions
and
interests
of
that
Prince
;
though
M.
Colbert
expected
no
such
thing
,
and
that
he
had
no
time
to
prepare
himself
for
an
answer
,
yet
he
answered
ex
tempore
with
so
much
force
and
perspicuity
,
that
the
whole
Assembly
were
surprised
at
it
.
It
seemed
that
the
Imperialists
perceiving
that
the
delay
granted
by
the
King
,
expired
with
the
preceding
day
,
purposely
suffered
affairs
to
be
spun
out
beyond
that
term
,
to
the
end
that
it
might
not
be
said
that
they
had
suffered
it
to
expire
without
a
conclusion
,
and
that
they
had
incurred
the
penalties
upon
which
the
French
King
granted
a
second
prorogation
.
No
other
business
remained
to
be
determined
but
the
affairs
of
the
House
of
Furstemberg
,
and
the
possession
of
the
Dutchy
of
Bouillon
,
with
the
granting
the
demand
of
the
French
Ambassadors
,
who
would
have
the
result
of
the
Diet
of
Ratisbon
mentioned
in
the
Treaty
,
by
which
it
might
appear
that
the
Ambassadors
of
the
Emperor
were
sufficiently
authorised
to
stipulate
in
the
name
of
the
Empire
.
January
167●/2
;
:
The
greatest
difficulties
being
at
length
discussed
,
the
French
Ambassadors
declared
that
they
had
power
to
prolong
for
two
days
the
last
delay
that
their
King
had
granted
.
But
the
Ambassadors
of
Denmark
and
Brandenbourg
finding
that
no
obstacle
could
hinder
the
conclusion
of
the
peace
of
the
Empire
(
though
the
Ministers
of
their
Masters
at
the
Emperor's
Court
assured
them
of
the
contrary
in
all
their
Letters
;
and
though
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
themselves
protested
to
them
at
Nimueguen
,
that
they
would
not
act
in
reference
to
them
,
but
as
faithful
Allyes
)
:
the
first
of
February
about
eleven
of
the
clock
at
night
,
they
made
a
long
and
smart
Remonstrance
to
the
Imperial
Embassy
,
that
they
might
endeavour
as
much
as
in
them
lay
,
to
divert
the
blow
which
they
then
saw
nearer
than
they
had
ever
before
.
They
told
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
,
that
their
proceedings
with
the
common
Enemy
so
much
the
more
allarm'd
them
,
as
that
in
the
place
where
they
were
shut
up
,
they
could
not
come
to
speech
with
them
,
that
they
might
represent
to
them
how
sensibly
it
affected
them
to
see
that
they
made
mysteries
of
that
which
the
Enemy
scrupled
not
to
make
publick
;
that
they
intreated
them
to
consider
the
faith
of
their
leagues
,
the
Decrees
of
the
Empire
,
and
the
wrong
they
would
do
the
Princes
their
Masters
,
if
they
restored
Sueden
to
the
benefit
of
the
Treaties
of
Westpbalia
,
contrary
to
the
solemn
conclusions
that
declare
they
have
forfeited
the
same
;
that
above
all
,
they
pray'd
them
to
give
away
nothing
of
what
belonged
to
them
;
and
not
to
suffer
that
under
the
name
of
peace
the
war
might
be
carried
into
those
parts
of
the
Empire
into
which
the
Enemies
Forces
were
never
as
yet
able
to
advance
.
These
Ambassadors
added
to
their
Remonstrance
a
kind
of
threatning
;
saying
,
that
if
the
Imperialists
abandoned
them
to
the
discretion
of
their
Enemies
,
they
ought
not
to
take
it
ill
if
they
made
use
of
their
●wn
misfortunes
for
obtaining
some
reparation
from
those
who
would
sacrifice
them
in
that
manner
.
In
fine
,
they
adjured
them
by
the
Majesty
of
the
Sacred
Empire
,
that
they
would
conclude
nothing
contrary
to
the
Rights
of
their
Masters
,
seeing
they
were
ready
to
make
peace
jointly
with
them
upon
equitable
conditions
,
or
otherways
to
take
all
necessary
measures
for
a
vigorous
resistance
.
The
Confederate
Ambassadors
nicked
the
time
in
making
that
Remonstrance
;
for
the
Conference
from
which
the
Imperial
and
French
Ambassadors
were
just
come
,
ended
in
a
total
rupture
,
and
with
so
much
animosity
on
both
sides
,
that
those
who
formerly
desired
the
peace
,
had
cause
to
fear
that
the
Treaty
could
hardly
be
set
on
foot
again
.
But
notwithstanding
of
that
,
Ambassador
Jenkins
,
who
shewed
no
less
prudence
than
zeal
in
his
conduct
,
so
ordered
affairs
,
that
next
day
(
being
the
second
of
the
Month
)
the
Conferences
were
renewed
.
Seeing
the
difference
that
remained
concerning
the
Dutchy
of
Bouillon
,
was
that
which
at
that
time
created
the
greatest
obstacle
to
the
conclusion
of
the
peace
,
insomuch
that
it
was
thought
it
would
have
broken
off
the
Treaty
;
the
Nuncio
fearing
lest
that
single
difficulty
might
obstruct
the
fruits
of
so
long
and
difficult
a
Negotiation
,
so
ordered
matters
,
that
the
Sieurs
Charun
and
Vanderveck
,
Envoys
from
the
Prince
and
Chapter
of
Liege
,
declared
,
That
since
nothing
but
the
pretension
which
their
Master
had
to
the
Dutchy
of
Bouillon
,
hindred
the
peace
,
they
consented
that
upon
the
account
of
that
particular
Interest
,
the
welfare
and
repose
of
the
whole
Empire
should
be
no
longer
retarded
.
By
that
means
all
things
were
adjusted
,
and
in
the
same
Conference
(
which
lasted
till
midnight
)
the
Ambassadors
agreed
to
sign
the
Treaty
.
Tho'
the
peace
concluded
betwixt
the
Emperor
and
France
,
sufficiently
provided
for
the
security
and
satisfaction
of
Sueden
,
seeing
it
restored
that
Crown
to
all
that
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
gave
it
in
the
Empire
;
yet
there
was
a
necessity
of
a
separate
Treaty
for
Sueden
,
because
that
King
had
been
declared
an
Enemy
to
the
Empire
,
and
fallen
from
the
advantages
which
he
had
by
the
peace
of
Munster
.
That
Treaty
was
therefore
set
on
foot
with
great
diligence
,
and
had
all
the
success
that
the
particular
care
of
the
French
King
could
procure
for
the
concerns
of
his
Confederate
.
The
Treaty
of
Westphalia
was
made
the
rule
and
pattern
of
this
;
all
Acts
,
Decrees
,
and
Mandates
made
to
the
contrary
,
were
rescinded
and
declared
null
by
it
,
as
innovations
introduced
during
the
troubles
of
the
War
:
the
neutrality
of
the
Emperor
,
and
restauration
of
the
Duke
of
Holstein
Gottorp
,
were
therein
stipulated
,
and
all
protestations
that
could
be
made
to
the
contrary
,
declared
null
and
of
none
effect
.
The
Ambassadors
of
Denmark
and
Brandenbourg
seeing
the
peace
fully
concluded
on
the
third
of
the
Month
,
made
their
protestations
against
it
;
they
complained
that
the
Emperors
Ambassadors
had
consented
to
matters
which
so
nearly
concerned
the
Princes
their
Masters
,
that
they
had
not
only
neglected
all
their
interests
,
but
also
that
they
had
given
their
Enemies
liberty
to
pursue
the
War
even
into
the
heart
of
their
own
countrey
:
That
they
had
treated
about
the
rights
of
all
the
States
of
the
Empire
,
so
far
as
to
abolish
some
Decrees
concerning
them
,
without
the
knowledg
of
the
Princes
who
were
most
interested
therein
.
In
a
word
,
they
solemnly
protested
against
that
separate
peace
,
which
ought
to
be
reckoned
null
,
and
no
way
prejudicial
to
their
Leagues
,
nor
to
the
Decrees
of
the
Empire
.
These
Ambassadors
omitted
no
formalities
which
they
judged
necessary
for
maintaining
the
pretensions
of
their
Masters
.
And
therefore
on
the
4th
they
made
a
conditional
protestation
against
the
peace
made
by
the
Emperor
with
Sueden
,
because
they
saw
it
ready
to
be
concluded
and
signed
the
same
day
with
that
of
the
Emperor
with
France
.
They
said
that
they
could
the
less
be
persuaded
that
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
would
do
such
a
wrong
to
the
Princes
their
Masters
;
that
Sueden
had
been
treated
during
the
War
,
as
a
State
and
member
of
the
Empire
,
guilty
of
breaking
the
publick
peace
,
and
in
that
notion
cited
and
condemned
by
the
Empire
in
the
usual
forms
.
So
that
in
what
manner
soever
the
Emperor
might
reconcile
himself
to
that
Crown
,
they
had
reason
to
protest
against
the
validity
of
that
peace
,
and
at
the
same
time
for
all
the
damages
that
their
Masters
might
suffer
thereby
.
The
Ministers
and
Plenipotentiaries
of
the
Princes
of
Brunswick-Lunenbourg
,
who
hitherto
had
exerted
no
publick
act
of
their
function
,
the
same
day
protested
against
those
two
Treaties
in
the
same
terms
,
and
upon
the
same
pretexts
that
the
Ambassadors
of
Denmark
and
Brandenbourg
had
done
.
Perhaps
they
were
ignorant
that
the
Princes
their
Masters
were
concluding
their
particular
Peace
at
home
with
France
and
Sueden
,
whilst
they
complained
so
loudly
at
Nimueguen
against
that
of
the
Emperor
.
Nevertheless
these
proceedings
hinder'd
not
but
that
the
peace
was
next
day
signed
,
though
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
endeavoured
under
various
pretexts
to
have
the
signing
of
it
delayed
.
The
5th
at
noon
these
Ambassadors
sent
the
Nuncio's
Auditor
to
entreat
the
French
that
they
would
defer
the
matter
until
the
day
following
,
in
respect
there
was
so
much
Writing
required
before
the
Treaty
could
be
drawn
up
fair
,
that
it
was
impossible
it
could
be
ready
to
be
signed
that
evening
.
But
all
the
answer
they
had
was
,
That
there
was
time
more
than
enough
for
putting
things
in
a
condition
;
and
that
if
the
peace
was
not
signed
by
ten
of
the
clock
,
they
had
orders
from
the
King
their
Master
not
to
sign
it
next
day
.
It
seemed
to
be
the
fate
of
the
Mediators
not
to
sign
any
Treaty
of
peace
;
they
refused
to
sign
that
of
the
Dutch
,
because
it
was
separate
,
and
had
been
managed
without
their
privity
;
and
they
medled
not
in
that
of
Spain
,
which
was
a
consequent
on
the
former
:
But
seeing
they
had
been
the
Mediators
of
the
Treaty
of
the
Empire
,
they
thought
nothing
should
have
hinder'd
them
from
signing
that
peace
.
Nevertheless
the
Ambassadors
of
his
Imperial
Majesty
having
failed
in
yeilding
the
honour
to
the
English
as
Mediators
,
according
to
the
practice
of
Cologn
and
Nimueguen
,
which
occasioned
,
though
no
obstacle
nor
difficulty
in
the
course
of
the
Negotiation
;
they
were
likewise
ambiguous
in
their
answers
,
when
the
Mediators
sent
to
enquire
of
them
how
they
pretended
to
carry
themselves
in
the
signing
of
the
Treaty
.
But
when
they
were
upon
the
point
of
going
to
sign
the
Treaty
,
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
positively
declared
,
That
they
would
not
consent
that
the
English
should
sign
first
.
So
that
seeing
they
could
not
sign
it
either
as
Mediators
,
in
which
case
they
ought
to
have
the
first
place
,
as
due
to
them
in
that
quality
;
or
as
English
,
for
then
the
French
would
not
write
after
them
;
it
was
impossible
to
find
out
any
expedient
to
adjust
that
difficulty
.
And
therefore
Ambassador
Temple
said
true
,
when
he
protested
a
long
time
before
,
That
he
would
not
sign
the
Peace
whilst
the
affairs
of
France
were
in
such
a
condition
as
to
have
it
concluded
to
the
advantage
of
that
Crown
.
And
all
the
fruit
of
his
hasty
journey
to
Nimueguen
to
sign
a
Peace
so
advantageous
to
France
,
was
his
displeasure
for
undertaking
it
in
the
coldest
season
that
for
these
twenty
years
has
been
known
in
Holland
.
Upon
the
French
Ambassadors
refusal
to
delay
the
signing
of
the
Peace
until
next
day
,
the
Imperialists
lost
no
time
,
and
all
things
were
ready
that
evening
.
About
ten
of
the
clock
all
the
Ambassadors
went
to
the
Town-house
with
several
Coaches
,
and
many
Flambeaus
:
So
soon
as
the
French
Ambassadors
were
in
their
Chamber
,
they
sent
to
compliment
the
Imperialists
,
and
to
tell
them
,
That
when
they
pleased
they
would
come
into
the
Hall
which
was
prepared
for
the
signing
of
the
Peace
.
The
Imperialists
returned
them
the
same
compliment
;
and
so
the
French
entred
first
into
the
Hall
,
which
was
above
stairs
,
and
opposite
to
their
room
;
and
they
placed
themselves
at
the
Table
on
the
left
hand
of
the
entry
.
Immediately
after
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
came
up
,
and
took
place
over-against
the
French
.
The
dores
were
open
,
and
a
great
many
Gentlemen
of
both
Nations
,
and
several
others
whom
curiosity
to
see
so
solemn
a
ceremony
,
had
invited
to
Nimueguen
,
stood
behind
the
Ambassadors
.
M.
Stratman
brought
the
Treaty
of
the
Empire
,
and
M.
Colbert
that
of
France
.
The
Count
d'
Avaux
had
affairs
at
the
Hague
that
hinder'd
him
from
being
at
that
Ceremony
.
The
two
Treaties
were
written
in
Latine
,
and
for
comparing
of
them
M.
Stratman
began
to
read
;
but
having
read
some
pages
of
it
,
M.
Colbert
offered
to
ease
him
;
and
the
whole
Treaty
being
so
read
over
by
turns
,
the
Imperialists
according
to
their
several
qualities
signed
it
in
one
colume
on
the
right
hand
;
then
they
took
that
of
France
,
which
they
signed
in
the
same
manner
;
whilst
the
French
signed
that
of
the
Imperialists
in
one
colume
on
the
left
hand
,
as
the
Imperialists
did
that
of
France
;
but
the
Count
d'
Avaux
being
absent
,
a
space
was
left
for
his
name
,
and
a
Chair
set
in
the
place
which
he
ought
to
have
taken
.
Afterward
the
Bishop
of
Gurck
made
a
congratulatory
compliment
upon
the
happy
conclusion
of
so
great
an
affair
as
the
Peace
of
the
Empire
,
which
would
restore
repose
and
tranquility
to
the
rest
of
Christendom
that
were
still
in
War
.
The
Ministers
of
the
Northern
Princes
who
were
not
comprehended
in
that
Peace
,
being
dissatisfied
with
the
conduct
of
the
Imperialists
,
spoke
in
another
strain
of
language
.
M.
Heng
,
the
Danish
Ambassador
next
day
after
,
publickly
expressed
his
discontent
at
the
house
of
the
Marshal
D'
Estrades
.
He
scrupled
not
to
say
openly
in
company
,
yea
and
several
times
to
repeat
it
,
That
if
it
pleased
the
French
King
,
he
had
sufficient
authority
to
conclude
a
League
with
his
most
Christian
Majesty
,
and
to
get
it
ratified
by
his
Danish
Majesty
,
who
would
oblige
himself
to
make
war
against
the
Emperor
,
in
what
manner
,
and
for
as
long
time
as
his
most
Christian
Majesty
should
desire
him
.
Seeing
the
Emperors
Ambassadors
could
not
obtain
of
the
French
,
that
an
Article
should
be
put
into
the
Treaty
,
whereby
the
French
King
should
consent
to
refer
to
arbitration
the
difficulties
which
they
raised
concerning
the
Rights
of
the
ten
Towns
of
Alsatia
,
of
the
Nobility
of
that
Province
,
and
of
the
three
Bishopricks
of
Lorrain
;
before
they
signed
the
Peace
,
they
entred
a
protestation
into
the
Records
of
the
Mediation
,
that
it
might
appear
,
that
though
they
had
right
to
pretend
that
these
affairs
ought
to
have
been
referred
to
arbitration
,
yet
they
had
rather
consent
that
no
mention
should
be
made
of
them
in
the
Treaty
,
than
longer
to
delay
the
conclusion
of
the
Peace
for
matters
of
which
the
French
Ambassadors
absolutely
refused
to
take
cognizance
;
contenting
themselves
to
protest
that
that
omission
could
no
ways
be
prejudicial
to
the
rights
of
the
Empire
.
The
Ambassadors
of
Sueden
refused
also
to
insert
into
their
Treaty
with
the
Emperor
,
the
verbal
declaration
which
they
gave
of
the
sense
of
the
third
Article
,
acknowledging
that
they
pretended
not
that
that
Article
ought
to
oblige
the
Princes
of
the
Empire
that
were
still
in
war
,
to
the
confirmation
of
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
,
as
to
what
concerned
Sueden
,
knowing
that
these
were
affairs
that
ought
to
be
adjusted
by
particular
Treaties
.
Nevertheless
upon
the
refusal
that
the
Ambassadors
of
Sueden
made
of
inserting
that
interpretation
into
the
Treaty
,
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
prayed
the
Mediators
that
they
would
make
mention
of
that
explication
in
their
Memoirs
,
and
to
set
down
in
them
by
way
of
protestation
,
that
if
in
the
Treaty
of
the
Emperor
with
Sueden
there
is
no
mention
made
of
the
customs
that
are
raised
at
Termeude
,
of
the
rights
of
the
Dukes
of
Mecklenbourg
,
nor
of
those
of
the
Town
of
Bremen
;
the
reason
was
only
,
because
the
Ambassadors
of
Sueden
alledged
that
for
want
of
a
free
correspondence
with
his
Suedish
Majesty
,
they
could
not
have
instructions
as
to
the
points
for
which
the
Imperialists
thought
it
not
fit
to
delay
the
signing
of
the
peace
,
since
that
without
such
a
clause
,
these
Rights
were
as
well
established
under
the
authority
and
protection
of
the
Empire
.
Though
the
Treaty
of
the
Peace
made
betwixt
the
Emperor
and
Sueden
,
was
not
figned
until
the
7th
.
yet
it
bore
date
the
same
day
with
that
of
the
Emperor
and
France
,
because
it
was
mentioned
therein
to
be
of
the
same
date
.
And
some
time
after
,
the
news
was
brought
that
the
peace
of
France
and
Sueden
,
with
the
Princes
of
the
House
of
Brunswick-Lunenbourg
,
was
signed
at
Zell
on
the
sixth
,
by
M.
de
Pabenack
,
who
after
that
the
Suedes
were
wholly
out
of
Pomerania
,
stopping
at
Hambourg
,
went
by
order
from
the
King
to
the
Court
of
those
Princes
,
who
by
this
Treaty
restore
to
the
Crown
of
Sueden
the
Dutchy
of
Bremen
,
and
all
that
they
had
got
of
the
Suedes
,
except
the
Bailiage
of
Tedinghansen
,
which
hath
always
been
controverted
,
because
it
is
inclosed
within
the
Territories
of
the
House
of
Brunswick
,
and
the
Provosty
of
Dowen
,
that
lyes
between
the
Weser
and
the
Elbe
.
The
Suedes
likewise
yield
to
those
Princes
some
Revenues
of
the
Church
,
consisting
in
tythes
which
belonged
to
them
upon
account
of
the
Bishoprick
of
Bremen
,
and
some
other
Benefices
.
But
the
French
King
being
willing
fully
to
indempnifie
the
House
of
Brunswick
,
and
to
secure
the
peace
of
the
Empire
,
his
Majesty
by
that
Treaty
engages
to
pay
to
these
Princes
three
hundred
thousand
Crowns
,
at
the
same
time
that
the
restitution
is
made
to
Sueden
in
the
manner
as
was
agreed
upon
.
M.
de
Meyerkron
continued
to
make
propositions
at
the
Hague
,
where
he
seemed
willing
to
have
managed
a
Negotiation
with
the
Count
d'
Avaux
;
but
the
offers
he
made
,
were
still
so
general
,
that
they
gave
no
ground
for
a
positive
answer
.
And
therefore
that
Ambassador
made
him
the
same
declaration
that
the
other
French
Ambassadors
made
at
Nimueguen
;
telling
him
that
in
order
to
a
more
favourable
hearing
,
the
King
of
Denmark
must
begin
,
by
releasing
the
Suedish
Soldiers
,
who
since
the
time
that
they
were
shipwrackt
upon
the
Isle
of
Barnholm
,
were
not
only
detained
prisoners
contrary
to
the
priviledg
of
the
Pasports
which
they
had
;
but
likewise
exposed
to
violence
,
which
they
daily
suffered
on
design
either
to
make
them
engage
in
the
Danish
service
,
or
forsake
that
of
Sueden
.
That
the
King
of
Denmark
would
by
so
doing
purge
himself
from
the
suspitions
of
that
shipwrack
which
the
King
nevertheless
was
rather
inclined
to
attribute
to
Chance
,
and
the
mistake
of
Pilots
,
than
any
premeditated
design
;
but
that
in
the
mean
time
,
the
inhuman
manner
of
using
and
detaining
of
those
forces
could
not
but
be
thought
very
strange
.
Though
from
the
beginning
of
the
Assembly
,
many
instances
had
been
made
,
and
several
expedients
proposed
by
the
English
and
French
,
for
procuring
to
the
Ambassadors
of
Sueden
the
liberty
of
Couriers
,
or
at
least
of
bare
Letters
to
and
from
his
Suedish
Majesty
;
yet
it
could
not
be
obtained
from
the
King
of
Denmark
.
This
gave
occasion
of
fear
,
that
the
strictness
which
was
observed
in
that
Kingdom
upon
that
subject
,
might
hinder
the
conveyance
of
the
Treaty
newly
signed
with
the
Emperor
,
into
Sueden
;
and
that
the
ratification
thereof
might
not
be
brought
within
the
limited
time
.
And
therefore
the
Ambassadors
of
Sueden
hired
privately
a
Galliot
at
Amsterdam
,
which
●arried
the
Messenger
to
Gottemberg
,
from
whence
he
might
go
by
Land
to
any
place
where
the
Suedish
Court
was
.
The
Ambassadors
of
the
Emperor
having
stipulated
for
the
whole
Empire
in
the
Treaties
of
France
and
Sueden
,
by
virtue
only
of
the
conclusion
of
the
Diet
of
Ratisbon
of
the
31.
of
May
1677.
The
Ambassador
of
Brandenbourg
produced
a
copy
of
it
at
Nimueguen
,
on
the
18th
of
the
Month
,
with
a
new
protestation
,
alledging
,
that
that
conclusion
of
the
Empire
was
not
conform
to
the
sense
that
was
put
upon
it
in
the
36
Article
of
the
Emperor's
Treaty
with
France
,
and
in
the
12.
of
that
of
the
Emperor
with
Sueden
;
and
that
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
were
so
far
from
having
by
that
means
sufficient
authority
to
treat
in
name
of
the
whole
Empire
,
that
on
the
contrary
the
Emperor
was
thereby
required
to
conclude
nothing
at
Nimueguen
without
first
submitting
it
to
the
deliberation
of
the
Diet
;
and
that
the
Ambassadors
of
his
Imperial
Majesty
,
by
adding
in
these
Articles
,
That
all
protestations
that
might
be
made
in
the
Empire
against
that
Peace
,
were
to
be
of
no
effect
;
had
committed
the
greatest
violation
,
and
manifestly
contravened
the
Golden
Bull
,
the
Imperial
Capitulations
,
the
Constitutions
of
the
Empire
,
and
the
very
Treaties
of
Westphalia
,
on
which
they
pretended
to
settle
the
peace
of
the
Empire
.
Although
the
King
of
Denmark
and
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
saw
themselves
abandoned
by
all
their
Allies
,
and
left
alone
in
the
War
,
exposed
to
all
that
France
could
undertake
against
them
both
by
sea
and
land
;
yet
they
could
not
be
brought
to
a
resolution
of
restoring
what
they
had
conquered
from
Sueden
;
they
dealt
with
the
French
King
,
and
with
his
Ambassadors
;
but
his
Majesty
gave
them
answer
,
and
caused
his
Ambassadors
to
do
the
like
,
That
he
could
not
listen
to
the
propositions
that
they
made
to
him
;
that
he
had
no
quarrel
with
the
King
of
Denmark
nor
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
;
that
they
should
give
satisfaction
to
Sueden
;
and
when
that
Crown
was
contented
,
his
Majesty
would
be
so
likewise
.
But
the
French
King
stopt
not
there
:
for
after
that
the
Peace
was
signed
,
his
Majesty
desiring
that
the
rest
of
Germany
might
likewise
be
at
quiet
as
soon
as
possibly
could
be
,
on
the
24th
of
February
did
by
his
Ambassadors
declare
to
Sir
Lionel
Jenkins
,
the
English
Mediator
,
That
if
within
the
Month
of
March
the
King
of
Denmark
and
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
did
not
give
full
satisfaction
to
Sueden
,
his
Majesty
should
then
be
at
freedom
to
demand
new
conditions
,
which
would
be
,
that
Lipstadt
should
be
restored
to
the
Elector
of
Cologn
;
and
that
the
King
of
Denmark
and
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
should
pay
to
his
Majesty
all
the
Charges
of
the
War
.
That
Declaration
of
the
French
King
,
and
the
answers
which
his
Majesty
gave
to
all
the
propositions
,
which
came
short
of
a
full
satisfaction
to
Sueden
,
were
the
more
uneasie
to
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
,
that
he
had
just
then
forced
the
Suedish
Army
to
leave
Prussia
,
and
to
return
with
much
haste
into
Livonia
,
but
more
harassed
with
sickness
and
long
marches
,
than
the
losses
they
sustained
in
several
skirmishes
,
which
happened
in
their
tetreat
betwixt
the
areerguard
of
the
Suedes
and
some
parties
of
the
Electors
Forces
.
The
Ambassadors
of
Sueden
finding
their
affairs
in
a
better
condition
since
the
peace
,
thought
themselves
obliged
to
remit
nothing
of
their
pretensions
;
and
therefore
they
patiently
expected
the
effect
of
the
French
King's
Declaration
,
and
of
what
his
Majesty
was
preparing
to
do
for
them
.
They
made
no
doubt
but
that
all
would
terminate
in
the
satisfaction
of
Sueden
,
without
any
great
effects
on
their
part
.
They
found
that
the
Forces
of
Denmark
were
weakned
in
Schonen
,
because
the
Bishop
of
Munster
began
already
to
recall
the
Forces
which
his
Predecessor
had
sent
to
his
Danish
Majesty
,
who
without
that
assistance
could
hardly
make
head
against
the
Suedes
in
Schonen
.
The
Suedes
reckoned
the
Treaty
of
that
Bishop
as
good
as
already
concluded
.
He
is
indeed
of
a
peaceful
disposition
,
but
nevertheless
vigorous
and
firm
,
as
a
great
Prince
ought
to
be
,
in
maintaining
his
lawful
pretensions
by
the
Sword
.
The
conclusion
of
his
Treaty
stood
in
effect
upon
an
hundred
thousand
Crowns
;
and
that
Prelate
was
satisfied
that
Sueden
should
leave
no
more
in
his
possession
but
only
the
Bailliage
of
Wilshonsen
,
as
a
Mortgage
for
the
payment
of
that
sum
.
The
Elector
of
Bavaria
on
his
part
represented
to
the
Diet
at
Ratisbon
the
necessity
of
setling
the
Empire
by
procuring
the
Peace
of
the
North
;
and
that
that
could
not
be
done
,
but
by
re-establishing
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
,
and
the
satisfaction
of
Sueden
,
for
which
the
whole
Empire
ought
to
be
concerned
.
The
Emperors
Ministers
who
were
at
that
Diet
,
found
that
the
Protestation
which
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
caused
to
be
made
there
,
wounded
the
Authority
of
his
Imperial
Majesty
;
most
of
the
Princes
of
Germany
saw
evidently
,
that
none
had
advantage
by
the
War
,
but
those
that
desired
not
Peace
;
so
that
it
was
to
be
hoped
th●●
private
Interests
would
at
length
give
place
to
the
publick
concern
of
the
whole
Empire
;
and
that
the
passion
which
those
Princes
had
to
spoil
Sueden
,
could
not
long
stave
off
a
Peace
which
was
so
earnestly
desired
by
so
many
people
.
The
Emperor
had
already
testified
how
much
he
concerned
himself
in
the
satisfaction
of
Sueden
,
by
his
desire
to
procure
the
repose
of
the
Empire
.
The
Letter
which
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
wrote
to
his
Imperial
Majesty
the
24th
of
November
,
gave
occasion
to
an
Answer
;
which
made
him
fully
understand
,
That
he
had
no
cause
to
hope
that
the
Empire
would
support
his
Interests
.
He
complained
that
the
Emperor
seemed
disposed
to
peace
,
separately
from
the
other
Princes
who
continued
in
War
;
and
that
the
project
of
the
peace
of
the
Empire
,
which
his
Majesties
Ambassadors
had
made
at
Nimueguen
,
offered
and
contained
such
conditions
as
neither
France
nor
Sueden
would
have
demanded
,
especially
in
a
time
when
having
driven
the
Suedes
wholly
out
of
the
Empire
,
he
had
for
ever
setled
and
secured
the
peace
and
tranquillity
thereof
.
But
all
the
reasons
that
his
Electoral
Highness
alledged
to
incline
the
Emperor
to
continue
the
War
,
and
to
procure
better
conditions
for
him
,
were
overthrown
by
that
Answer
,
which
bore
,
That
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
would
have
done
better
not
to
believe
that
the
Emperor
had
ever
any
design
to
act
against
equity
,
or
to
engage
in
any
proceeding
contrary
to
the
conclusions
of
the
Diet
of
the
Empire
.
That
his
Imperial
Majesty
saw
plainly
,
that
all
his
Confederates
had
made
War
only
for
their
particular
Interests
,
since
they
abandoned
him
by
making
separately
their
peace
:
But
that
his
actings
were
of
another
nature
,
seeing
he
would
not
divide
his
Interests
from
those
of
the
whole
Empire
,
upon
which
he
would
have
certainly
drawn
the
utmost
calamities
,
if
he
had
followed
those
examples
.
Moreover
,
that
in
the
league
made
betwixt
his
Imperial
Majesty
and
his
Electoral
Highness
,
there
was
nothing
to
be
found
that
obliged
the
Emperor
to
procure
to
his
Highness
the
possession
of
the
Conquests
that
he
had
obtained
from
Sueden
:
That
on
the
contrary
the
Constitutions
of
the
Empire
required
that
that
Crown
should
always
be
one
of
the
chief
members
thereof
.
In
fine
,
that
the
Emperor
himself
was
so
far
from
listening
to
the
reasons
that
were
alledged
for
continuing
the
War
,
that
he
had
willingly
yielded
part
of
his
own
Revenue
for
the
securing
of
a
firm
Peace
.
In
the
same
answer
,
the
Emperor
put
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
in
mind
,
That
having
engaged
with
the
States-General
of
the
Vnited
Provinces
in
the
beginning
of
this
War
with
consent
of
the
Emperor
and
Empire
,
he
had
afterward
against
all
reason
changed
his
Conduct
,
and
without
acquainting
them
,
joined
with
France
;
that
his
Imperial
Majesty
had
much
ado
to
take
him
off
from
that
engagement
,
drawing
upon
himself
great
enemies
thereby
,
and
giving
him
considerable
advantages
:
That
by
threatning
,
as
he
did
,
to
conclude
a
separate
Peace
as
often
as
his
Imperial
Majesty
had
by
his
Ministers
made
propositions
of
peace
to
him
,
he
himself
had
given
him
cause
to
mind
his
own
,
and
to
leave
him
on
his
part
to
do
as
he
should
think
good
▪
In
a
word
,
that
it
was
not
for
the
interest
of
the
Empire
,
that
Sueden
losing
the
Territories
that
it
had
therein
,
should
lye
always
upon
the
catch
to
regain
them
,
and
be
continually
stirring
upon
that
account
,
to
disturb
the
publick
Peace
;
and
that
therefore
he
would
by
consequent
do
well
to
think
of
making
his
accommodation
with
that
Crown
.
Though
the
Ambassadors
of
Denmark
and
Brandenbourg
had
no
great
ground
to
rely
upon
their
Negotiations
,
and
that
they
plainly
saw
that
the
Conditions
of
Peace
depended
absolutely
on
the
pleasure
of
the
French
King
,
yet
they
left
nothing
undone
at
Nimueguen
,
which
they
judged
necessary
to
maintain
their
Pretensions
.
The
Ambassador
of
Brandenbourg
perceiving
that
the
Declaration
made
by
the
French
the
24th
,
threatned
his
Electoral
Highness
with
the
loss
of
Leipstadt
,
and
the
reimbursement
of
the
charges
of
the
War
,
if
within
the
Month
of
March
he
concluded
not
the
Peace
,
made
on
the
26.
a
kind
of
citation
to
the
Ambassadors
of
the
Princes
,
who
had
made
their
Peace
with
France
,
that
he
might
let
them
see
the
obligation
they
stood
in
of
warranting
the
Leagues
which
his
Electoral
Highness
had
made
with
them
upon
occasion
of
the
present
War
.
All
these
Declarations
were
conceived
almost
in
the
same
terms
;
but
in
that
which
that
Ambassador
gave
to
the
Spaniards
,
he
said
that
the
rigour
which
the
French
King
shewed
towards
his
Electoral
Highness
,
was
an
effect
of
the
separate
Treaties
that
some
of
the
Confederates
had
made
with
France
,
to
the
prejudice
of
his
Master
;
and
he
declared
,
that
before
he
could
answer
the
French
Ambassadors
,
it
was
necessary
he
should
know
how
his
Catholick
Majesty
pretended
to
discharge
himself
of
the
engagement
he
had
made
with
his
Master
by
the
14
and
24
Articles
of
their
League
,
whereby
the
King
of
Spain
was
not
only
to
procure
Peace
to
his
Electoral
Highness
,
but
also
to
indemnifie
him
as
to
the
losses
that
he
might
suffer
in
the
Countrey
of
Cleves
.
And
seeing
the
term
prescribed
to
his
Master
by
France
was
very
short
,
he
prayed
the
Spanish
Ambassadors
,
with
all
expedition
to
inform
him
of
his
Catholick
Majesties
intention
as
to
the
performance
of
those
two
Articles
,
that
he
might
accordingly
make
his
answer
to
the
Declaration
of
his
most
Christian
Majesty
.
These
formalities
were
no
real
advances
towards
the
Peace
.
The
Ambassadors
of
the
North
still
flattered
themselves
with
the
hopes
,
that
the
ratification
of
the
Emperors
Peace
might
meet
with
such
obstacles
in
the
Dyet
at
Ratisbonne
,
as
might
change
the
face
of
affairs
.
Nevertheless
that
Dyet
was
of
a
quite
contrary
disposition
,
and
nothing
but
the
interests
of
the
Duke
of
Lorrain
retarded
that
ratification
on
the
Emperors
part
.
I
must
here
call
to
mind
what
I
mentioned
before
,
that
the
French
King
having
granted
five
different
Plenary
Commissions
,
for
treating
with
the
five
principal
Confederates
that
were
engaged
in
War
against
his
Majesty
,
he
would
give
no
particular
one
for
treating
with
the
Duke
of
Lorrain
,
(
though
all
the
Confederates
had
sollicited
it
by
means
of
the
Mediators
)
;
and
therefore
that
Prince
having
been
obliged
to
list
himself
under
some
one
or
other
of
the
Confederates
,
committed
his
concerns
to
the
care
of
the
Ambassadors
of
the
Emperor
,
who
in
the
Treaty
that
was
concluded
betwixt
the
Emperor
and
France
,
having
stipulated
for
his
pretensions
,
it
was
the
Emperors
part
to
procure
the
ratification
of
the
Articles
that
concerned
the
Duke
of
Lorrain
.
March
1679.
Nevertheless
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
declared
on
the
12th
of
March
,
That
the
Conditions
which
concerned
that
Prince
,
were
so
hard
,
that
if
France
would
not
mitigate
them
,
and
make
them
more
acceptable
,
they
must
be
cancelled
out
of
the
Treaty
,
or
declared
to
be
held
as
not
comprehended
therein
,
seeing
the
Emperor
could
not
procure
them
to
be
ratified
,
nor
by
consequent
promise
to
do
it
.
The
French
Ambassadors
made
answer
,
That
their
Kings
ratification
which
they
had
in
custody
,
being
simple
and
unconditionated
,
that
of
the
Emperor
behoved
to
be
so
too
;
so
that
the
Duke
of
Lorrain
found
by
experience
,
that
into
whose
hands
soever
he
committed
his
In-Interests
,
he
was
not
to
hope
for
so
advantageous
Conditions
,
as
he
might
have
obtained
from
the
French
King
,
if
he
had
wholly
referred
himself
to
his
Majesty
.
The
Ambassador
of
Brandenbourg
made
the
answer
of
the
other
Ambassadors
a
pretext
for
his
delaying
to
give
a
return
to
the
Declaration
of
the
French
,
until
such
time
as
he
might
have
orders
from
the
Elector
his
Master
:
So
that
although
he
made
answer
on
the
11
,
yet
he
declared
that
it
was
only
in
expectation
of
instructions
,
that
no
advantage
might
be
drawn
from
his
silence
.
But
as
he
would
not
directly
complain
of
France
,
he
imputed
to
Sueden
all
the
cause
of
the
severity
which
he
found
in
the
Declaration
of
the
24th
of
February
.
This
Ambassador
said
,
that
such
a
kind
of
Declaration
could
not
have
been
made
,
but
at
the
instance
of
Sueden
;
that
his
Electoral
Highness
would
be
much
surprized
,
to
find
that
that
Crown
charged
him
with
unwillingness
to
accept
of
reasonable
Propositions
of
Peace
,
seeing
the
Suedish
Ambassadors
could
not
deny
,
but
that
it
was
themselves
who
refused
to
answer
to
the
Projects
of
Peace
,
which
he
gave
in
to
Sir
Lionel
Jenkins
,
the
English
Mediator
,
by
express
Orders
from
his
Master
;
that
,
moreover
,
he
did
not
believe
that
it
was
the
intention
of
the
French
Ambassadors
,
to
make
it
be
thought
that
the
satisfaction
which
his
Electoral
Highness
pretended
,
did
offer
violence
to
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
,
nor
that
what
Sueden
possessed
in
the
Empire
was
become
unalienable
,
as
if
the
States
and
Territories
of
the
Empire
could
not
pass
from
one
to
another
of
its
Members
,
without
violating
of
those
Treaties
:
that
upon
that
ground
only
his
most
Christian
Majesty
had
concluded
Peace
with
the
Princes
of
the
house
of
Brunswick
,
who
retained
some
part
of
that
which
Sueden
heretofore
possessed
in
the
Empire
,
and
that
the
Elector
his
Master
might
with
much
more
justice
pretend
to
a
satisfaction
of
the
same
nature
.
He
furthermore
added
,
That
his
Electoral
Highness
would
be
amazed
to
understand
that
the
French
should
pretend
to
make
him
pay
the
charges
of
the
War
,
and
much
more
to
dipossess
him
of
Leipstadt
without
any
formality
,
contrary
to
the
Constitutions
of
the
Empire
,
and
the
very
Treaties
of
Westphalia
;
and
that
with
so
much
the
less
reason
,
that
the
Count
of
Lippe
,
to
whom
the
half
of
Leipstadt
belonged
,
had
not
the
least
quarrel
with
Sueden
.
All
who
,
were
less
concerned
than
France
in
the
restauration
of
Sueden
;
and
the
Mediators
themselves
said
openly
,
That
the
too
great
obstinacy
with
which
that
Crown
pretended
to
the
intire
restitution
of
all
that
it
had
lost
during
this
War
,
would
be
an
insuperable
obstacle
to
the
peace
.
That
it
was
not
to
be
expected
that
Sueden
would
make
too
much
haste
to
end
the
War
,
since
the
Eight
hundred
thousand
Crowns
of
Subsidy
which
that
King
had
from
France
,
were
better
to
him
than
the
Revenues
of
Pomerania
,
and
all
that
he
possessed
in
Germany
.
That
if
the
French
King
did
not
by
his
Power
make
the
peace
of
Sueden
,
that
Crown
would
never
make
the
least
advance
towards
it
,
especially
so
long
as
it
was
so
well
supported
by
the
men
and
money
of
France
.
In
the
mean
while
the
French
Ambassadors
having
seen
the
Answer
that
the
Danish
Ambassador
made
,
thought
fit
to
reply
to
it
on
the
14th
.
saying
,
That
the
French
King's
design
being
to
make
the
peace
of
the
Empire
universal
,
his
Majesty
had
stipulated
in
the
Treaty
,
that
he
should
employ
all
his
Offices
with
the
King
of
Sueden
,
and
the
Emperor
the
like
with
his
Confederates
,
to
incline
them
to
consent
to
a
truce
for
better
carrying
on
of
the
peace
.
That
the
Suedish
Ambassadors
were
the
first
that
consented
to
it
,
even
by
the
Treaty
,
whilst
that
those
of
Denmark
and
Brandenbourg
were
so
far
from
condescending
to
what
had
been
stipulated
for
them
,
that
on
the
contrary
they
had
protested
against
the
Treaty
,
and
used
still
all
their
endeavours
to
incline
the
Empire
to
prefer
the
continuation
of
the
War
before
the
ratification
of
the
peace
.
The
French
Ambassadors
subjoined
,
That
it
was
this
procedure
of
the
Confederates
which
had
given
occasion
to
his
Majesty
of
taking
more
efficacious
measures
for
obtaining
of
a
general
peace
with
as
much
expedition
as
the
good
of
the
people
required
,
and
therefore
for
making
the
Declaration
of
the
24th
of
February
,
which
was
so
much
the
more
reasonable
in
the
pretensions
it
contained
,
in
that
all
equity
allowed
that
those
who
share
most
in
the
inconveniences
of
War
,
should
make
likewise
the
greatest
advantages
of
it
.
The
Elector
of
Cologn
,
with
whom
peace
was
made
,
was
at
present
most
exposed
to
the
passage
of
Forces
;
and
his
most
Christian
Majesty
not
desiring
to
make
advantage
of
his
Armies
to
the
prejudice
of
the
Empire
,
was
willing
thereby
to
gratifie
that
Prince
of
all
the
rest
,
to
whom
the
continuation
of
a
War
,
which
the
obstinacy
alone
of
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
entertained
still
in
the
Empire
,
was
most
prejudicial
.
At
length
the
French
Ambassadors
declared
that
they
would
never
consent
to
any
proposition
,
unless
the
re-establishment
of
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
was
fully
admitted
.
All
men
were
of
opinion
,
that
the
cessation
of
Arms
mentioned
in
the
Treaty
of
Peace
betwixt
the
Empire
and
France
,
was
the
most
proper
means
of
compassing
the
Peace
of
the
North.
And
therefore
the
Ambassador
of
Brandenbourg
finding
that
the
French
charged
him
in
their
Reply
,
with
refusing
to
accept
of
that
Cessation
,
and
that
at
the
same
time
they
declared
that
they
could
not
admit
of
any
proposition
which
was
not
grounded
on
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
,
thought
himself
obliged
without
further
delay
to
make
an
Answer
,
which
he
did
the
16th
.
He
said
,
That
if
by
a
repugnancy
which
is
common
on
such
occasions
,
he
had
disapproved
what
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
had
concluded
with
France
to
the
prejudice
of
his
Master
,
it
could
not
be
inferred
from
thence
,
that
he
was
unwilling
to
accept
the
cessation
of
Arms
,
seeing
he
had
made
known
to
the
French
Ambassadors
,
by
the
English
Mediators
,
that
he
was
ready
to
conclude
it
upon
reasonable
conditions
.
That
as
the
King
of
Denmark
and
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
had
cause
to
be
very
well
satisfied
with
the
Mediators
;
so
their
Ambassadors
ought
not
,
without
express
Orders
,
to
have
the
same
respect
for
the
offers
of
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
,
that
those
of
Sueden
ought
to
have
for
the
care
that
the
French
Ambassadors
took
of
the
concerns
of
that
Crown
;
and
so
much
the
rather
,
because
that
if
in
this
juncture
France
particularly
performed
the
Articles
of
the
League
betwixt
it
and
Sueden
,
it
was
manifest
that
the
Emperor
did
violate
that
which
was
contracted
betwixt
him
and
the
Princes
whom
he
abandoned
.
The
Ambassador
added
,
That
the
Elector
his
Master
had
only
engaged
in
the
War
,
to
maintain
the
Peace
of
Westphalia
,
against
the
Invasion
of
Sueden
:
That
his
Electoral
Highness
was
willing
to
have
contributed
what
he
could
to
the
preservation
of
that
Peace
in
its
full
force
;
but
that
since
it
was
the
intent
of
the
same
Peace
,
that
those
who
should
break
it
,
to
the
prejudice
of
those
that
are
comprehended
therein
,
should
make
reparation
,
according
to
the
sentence
of
the
Emperor
and
Empire
;
there
was
nothing
more
just
,
than
to
put
in
execution
the
Decree
which
the
Emperor
and
Empire
had
given
against
Sueden
in
the
present
case
;
and
that
it
was
far
greater
obstinacy
to
refuse
that
which
was
reasonable
,
than
to
pretend
to
what
was
lawfully
ones
due
.
The
Mediators
in
the
mean
time
,
and
the
Ambassadors
of
all
the
Princes
,
who
had
made
their
Peace
,
perceiving
that
the
Month
of
March
,
which
the
French
King
allowed
as
the
longest
delay
to
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
,
was
drilled
on
in
debates
and
disputes
in
Writing
,
without
any
serious
application
to
the
promoting
of
the
Peace
,
solicited
the
French
Ambassadors
to
consent
to
a
cessation
of
Arms
,
during
all
the
following
Month
,
not
doubting
but
in
that
time
all
the
difficulties
that
hindered
the
conclusion
of
the
general
Peace
might
at
length
be
removed
.
These
solicitations
made
the
French
Ambassadors
declare
to
the
Mediators
,
on
the
26.
that
in
compliance
with
the
Instances
that
had
been
made
to
them
,
both
by
them
,
and
the
Bishop
of
Gurck
,
in
name
of
the
Ambassadors
of
Denmark
and
Brandenbourg
,
for
a
suspension
of
Arms
until
the
first
of
May
,
they
consented
in
name
of
the
King
their
Master
,
and
his
Allies
,
to
a
cessation
during
the
whole
Month
of
April
,
provided
the
same
Ambassadors
of
Denmark
and
Brandenbourg
accepted
of
it
without
delay
,
saying
,
it
was
neither
the
fault
of
them
,
nor
of
their
Allies
,
that
that
Truce
was
not
granted
at
the
time
that
they
signed
the
Peace
with
the
Emperor
,
according
to
the
offers
that
were
made
then
;
but
that
it
was
the
protestations
of
the
Ambassadors
of
Denmark
and
Brandenbourg
only
which
was
the
cause
it
did
not
then
take
effect
.
The
French
Ambassadors
declared
to
the
Mediators
at
the
same
time
,
that
they
had
not
only
received
the
ratification
of
the
Peace
,
which
they
had
signed
with
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
the
5th
of
February
;
but
that
also
his
most
Christian
Majesty
desiring
to
see
that
Peace
with
all
expedition
accomplished
for
the
repose
of
the
Empire
,
he
had
sent
them
a
commission
for
the
fulfilling
of
the
Treaty
;
so
that
since
it
was
not
his
fault
that
the
Empire
did
not
instantly
reap
the
fruits
of
so
desired
a
Peace
,
if
it
happened
that
the
ratification
of
the
Emperor
should
not
be
exchanged
within
the
time
prescribed
by
the
Treaty
,
they
demanded
from
that
instant
in
name
of
the
King
,
that
the
demolition
of
Philipsbourg
,
and
the
surrender
of
all
Bri●gow
might
be
granted
to
his
Majesty
,
and
added
to
the
Treaty
▪
for
satisfaction
of
the
charges
that
he
was
obliged
to
be
at
.
And
as
to
the
Duke
of
Lorrain
,
that
if
that
Prince
did
not
in
the
same
time
fully
and
plainly
ratifie
all
that
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
had
stipulated
for
him
;
his
Majesty
in
that
case
held
himself
acquitted
from
all
the
conditions
that
he
had
granted
to
him
.
The
circumstance
which
the
French
Ambassadors
added
to
their
declaration
,
of
the
Instances
which
they
said
were
made
to
them
by
the
Bishop
of
Gurck
in
the
name
of
the
Ambassadors
of
Denmark
and
Brandenbourg
,
so
sensibly
touched
those
two
Ambassadors
,
that
,
thinking
their
Honour
thereby
much
offended
,
they
took
a
great
deal
of
pains
to
make
the
contrary
appear
,
by
long
answers
which
they
made
on
that
subject
on
the
eighteenth
;
affirming
that
they
had
never
neither
desired
nor
rejected
the
cessation
of
Arms
:
but
nevertheless
,
that
they
might
omit
nothing
that
might
in
any
probability
tend
to
the
promoting
of
the
Peace
,
they
accepted
the
Truce
upon
such
conditions
as
should
on
both
sides
be
agreed
upon
.
Never
were
any
Ambassadors
more
fond
of
Writing
than
those
of
Denmark
and
Brandenbourg
;
their
debates
had
already
occasioned
as
many
publick
Writings
during
the
Month
of
March
alone
,
as
had
been
made
during
the
negotiation
of
all
the
other
Treaties
put
together
.
In
the
mean
time
the
French
Ambassadors
,
that
they
might
give
these
Ambassadors
all
the
satisfaction
that
they
could
desire
upon
so
nice
a
point
,
declared
on
the
Nineteenth
,
That
since
the
Ambassadors
of
Denmark
and
Brandenbourg
thought
themselves
wronged
,
in
that
they
could
be
suspected
to
have
demanded
or
desired
a
cessation
of
Arms
,
they
consented
that
the
Mediators
might
give
them
a
publick
Act
thereupon
,
to
be
joyned
to
the
protestations
which
they
had
made
against
the
peace
of
the
Empire
;
whilst
that
they
on
the
contrary
,
being
perswaded
that
all
the
proceedings
of
the
King
their
Master
for
the
advancement
of
the
general
Peace
,
in
a
time
when
he
was
in
a
condition
to
continue
the
War
with
advantage
,
argued
great
glory
to
his
Majesty
:
They
still
offered
the
cessation
on
the
same
conditions
which
they
proposed
to
the
English
Mediators
,
without
derogating
,
in
the
mean
time
,
from
their
Declaration
of
the
24th
of
February
,
in
case
that
the
Peace
was
not
signed
in
the
Month
of
March
,
and
that
they
accepted
not
the
Truce
:
But
that
if
they
consented
to
it
for
the
whole
Month
of
April
,
it
was
his
Majesties
will
,
that
during
all
that
Month
,
the
King
of
Denmark
and
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
might
have
liberty
to
conclude
the
Peace
,
without
requiring
the
new
Conditions
that
had
been
demanded
of
them
.
At
length
,
after
so
many
debates
and
proceedings
to
no
great
purpose
,
the
Treaty
of
cessation
was
signed
at
Nimueguen
the
last
of
March
,
to
continue
till
the
first
of
May
,
and
was
exchanged
both
in
name
of
his
most
Christian
Majesty
and
King
of
Sweden
,
betwixt
the
French
Ambassadors
on
the
one
part
,
and
those
of
Denmark
and
Brandenbourg
on
the
other
.
But
seeing
,
that
before
the
signing
of
that
Treaty
,
the
French
Intendant
had
caused
Contributions
to
be
demanded
from
the
Country
of
Cleves
on
the
other
side
of
the
Raine
,
and
that
the
French
Ambassadors
could
not
promise
that
they
should
not
be
pretended
,
notwithstanding
the
conclusion
of
the
cessation
,
the
same
Ambassadors
consented
by
a
publick
Act
,
that
the
Dutch
Ambassadors
should
pass
their
word
for
them
;
that
they
should
Write
about
it
to
the
King
,
that
they
might
know
his
intentions
,
and
that
in
the
mean
time
no
hostile
execution
should
be
made
during
the
space
of
Fifteen
days
;
after
which
,
if
his
Majesty
thought
good
that
these
Contributions
should
be
exacted
,
they
engaged
to
give
the
Inhabitants
of
the
Countrey
Three
days
more
,
to
take
such
measures
in
as
they
should
think
fit
.
The
Truce
that
was
now
signed
,
instead
of
advancing
the
negotiation
,
on
the
contrary
stopped
the
course
thereof
during
all
the
time
that
it
lasted
;
because
the
French
Ambassadors
sticking
to
their
Declarations
,
there
was
no
more
to
be
said
:
So
that
the
Two
Princes
that
remained
still
in
War
,
Judged
it
more
convenient
to
negotiate
their
Peace
with
the
King
himself
,
than
at
Nimueguen
,
not
doubting
but
that
they
might
promise
themselves
some
advantage
to
their
interests
from
Treating
rather
with
a
great
Prince
,
than
being
too
headstrong
in
defending
the
same
at
Nimueguen
,
by
a
long
train
of
proceedings
,
from
which
they
had
no
great
cause
to
expect
a
happy
conclusion
.
The
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
had
for
that
effect
,
already
sent
M.
Meinders
to
the
French
Court
;
and
his
Danish
Majesty
ordered
M.
de
Mayerkron
his
Envoy
to
the
States
General
,
to
go
immediately
and
wait
upon
the
King
.
In
the
mean
time
,
a
great
part
of
Europe
was
allarmed
at
the
Fleet
which
the
most
Christian
King
was
setting
out
to
Sea
:
Italy
,
and
particularly
the
Republick
of
Genoa
were
much
startled
thereat
.
Denmark
feared
a
descent
in
the
Countrey
of
Holstein
;
and
the
Parliament
of
England
,
(
where
there
happened
such
commotions
,
that
the
Duke
of
York
was
obliged
to
depart
out
of
the
Kingdom
)
conceived
some
Jealousies
at
the
French
Naval
preparations
.
In
the
mean
while
the
Ambassadors
of
Sweden
having
by
two
several
Couriers
,
and
contrary
ways
,
sent
to
the
King
their
Master
the
Treaty
of
Peace
which
they
had
signed
with
the
Emperor
,
that
by
that
means
,
notwithstanding
the
severity
of
the
Danes
concerning
free
passage
,
they
might
receive
the
ratification
in
time
;
these
two
Couriers
arrived
at
Nimueguen
from
several
places
the
17th
and
18th
,
with
the
ratification
in
good
form
;
But
his
Swedish
Majesty
refused
to
confirm
the
Treaty
,
which
was
concluded
with
the
Princes
of
Brunswick
;
because
they
thought
in
Sweden
that
they
had
yielded
to
them
a
great
deal
too
much
,
and
the
rather
,
that
the
most
Christian
King
indemnified
all
these
Princes
at
his
proper
charges
.
About
the
same
time
the
President
Canon
,
Plenipotentiary
from
the
Duke
of
Lorrain
,
renewed
his
instances
with
the
French
Ambassadors
,
that
he
might
obtain
some
moderation
of
the
conditions
that
had
been
stipulated
for
his
Master
.
The
Imperial
Ambassadors
did
also
the
like
,
but
without
any
success
:
So
that
they
thought
it
enough
to
declare
that
his
Imperial
Majesty
pretended
to
be
no
longer
obliged
by
the
Articles
that
concerned
that
Prince
,
by
which
his
most
Christian
Majesty
had
declared
himself
obliged
,
and
they
demanded
that
that
Peace
might
be
deferred
until
another
time
;
in
so
much
that
the
Imperialists
being
unwilling
that
the
time
mentioned
in
the
Treaty
should
expire
,
without
exchanging
the
ratifications
,
because
of
the
pretensions
made
by
the
French
in
their
last
declaration
of
the
26th
past
,
they
resolved
to
make
the
exchange
the
19th
of
April
.
April
1679
,
There
arose
an
unexpected
difficulty
concerning
the
exchange
of
the
ratifications
;
for
the
Mediators
who
had
not
signed
the
Peace
,
would
not
take
it
upon
them
:
The
Nuncio
likewise
excused
himself
from
doing
it
,
because
he
had
protested
against
the
same
Peace
,
in
respect
it
was
concluded
in
conformity
to
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
,
against
which
Rome
had
then
protested
,
because
of
the
revenues
of
the
Church
,
which
they
were
then
obliged
to
secularise
and
yield
up
to
Protestants
,
without
which
it
had
been
impossible
to
have
procured
Peace
to
Germany
.
So
that
the
expedient
that
was
found
out
,
was
to
make
the
exchange
of
the
ratifications
by
the
hands
of
Secretaries
,
who
were
reciprocally
sent
on
both
sides
.
And
seeing
the
ratifications
of
Sweden
were
happily
arrived
the
day
before
,
they
were
exchanged
in
the
same
manner
;
so
that
that
was
a
day
of
Ratifications
:
The
Ratifications
of
the
Treaty
of
Peace
concluded
betwixt
France
and
the
Bishop
of
Munster
being
the
same
day
exchanged
.
On
the
20th
the
Envoy
of
Lorrain
protested
to
the
Mediators
,
that
the
Duke
his
Master
pretended
not
to
be
obliged
by
the
Articles
stipulated
for
him
in
the
Treaty
of
the
Empire
;
and
Eight
days
after
declared
to
the
same
Mediators
,
that
though
his
Highness
of
Lorrain
thought
it
not
convenient
to
accept
nor
ratifie
the
Articles
that
concerned
him
,
yet
it
was
not
his
intention
to
continue
,
nor
to
be
reckoned
an
enemy
of
France
,
nor
of
his
most
Christian
Majesty
,
whose
humble
Servant
he
protested
he
was
;
the
same
Declaration
was
by
the
same
Envoy
made
to
the
French
Ambassadors
;
telling
them
moreover
,
that
he
did
it
by
express
order
from
his
Master
,
and
not
in
compliment
.
In
the
mean
time
the
French
Forces
that
were
in
the
Countrey
of
Cleves
and
Juliers
seeing
the
time
of
the
Truce
expired
,
and
having
no
advice
given
them
,
that
there
was
appearance
that
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
would
conclude
his
Peace
upon
the
conditions
demanded
by
the
French
King
,
put
themselves
in
a
condition
the
first
of
May
,
1679
,
to
pass
the
Rhine
,
over
which
they
had
made
a
Bridge
at
Ording●en
.
General
Spaen
who
commanded
the
Brandenbourg
Forces
,
seemed
as
if
he
would
oppose
their
passage
with
what
Soldiers
and
Trained-bands
he
had
on
the
other
side
of
that
River
;
but
he
soon
retreated
,
when
he
understood
that
the
French
Army
had
passed
it
on
flying
Bridges
above
and
below
Augerorts
at
the
meeting
of
the
Auger
and
Rhine
:
So
that
the
shortest
expedient
that
that
General
and
the
Ambassador
of
his
Electoral
Highness
could
find
,
to
secure
,
as
much
as
was
possible
,
the
Countreys
into
which
the
French
Forces
were
about
to
enter
,
was
to
procure
a
conference
at
Santhen
with
M.
Colbert
,
that
they
might
endeavour
to
get
the
Truce
prolonged
.
Santhen
is
a
little
Town
three
Leagues
from
Wesel
,
whether
Monsieur
Blaspiel
and
General
Spaen
went
:
Monsieur
Colbert
came
there
the
Third
of
the
Month
,
and
Monsieur
Calvo
who
commanded
the
French
Forces
,
was
ordered
to
be
present
,
to
the
end
that
according
to
the
success
of
that
negotiation
,
he
might
desist
,
or
pursue
the
enterprises
that
he
was
in
condition
to
make
:
And
therefore
since
they
were
straitened
by
time
,
and
that
the
Generals
could
not
leave
their
Quarters
,
this
place
was
chosen
as
not
being
far
distant
,
for
holding
of
that
conference
,
wherein
the
very
same
day
the
Treaty
of
Truce
which
was
signed
at
Nimueguen
,
until
the
first
of
May
,
was
prolonged
for
Fifteen
days
,
to
begin
next
day
the
Fourth
of
the
Month
;
which
lengthened
the
cessation
of
Arms
until
the
19th
,
the
King
being
unwilling
to
grant
a
longer
time
,
that
he
might
sooner
hasten
the
Peace
,
and
not
leave
so
many
people
in
an
uncertainty
of
a
thing
they
so
much
desired
.
The
chief
cenditions
that
M.
Colbert
obtained
for
the
prolongation
of
the
Truce
,
were
,
that
as
a
proof
of
the
sincerity
wherewith
the
Elector
intended
to
act
with
his
most
Christian
Majesty
,
General
Spaen
put
Wesel
and
Lipstadt
into
his
hands
,
to
be
kept
by
him
until
the
Peace
betwixt
his
Majesty
and
his
Allies
on
the
one
part
,
and
his
Electoral
Highness
on
the
other
,
should
be
signed
and
ratified
.
These
Conditions
seemed
the
stranger
,
in
that
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
made
no
great
difficulty
in
granting
of
them
,
offering
even
to
put
Schinkenscance
into
his
Majesties
hands
,
who
refused
it
,
that
he
might
not
any
ways
allarm
the
States
General
,
to
whom
,
by
the
Count
D'Avaux
his
extraordinary
Ambassador
,
he
gave
that
testimony
of
his
good
will
.
It
was
not
easie
to
be
conceived
what
could
be
the
policy
of
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
,
in
willingly
delivering
up
those
places
;
if
he
desired
the
Peace
in
good
earnest
,
as
it
was
probable
,
since
he
thereby
put
himself
in
greater
need
of
concluding
it
,
what
advantage
did
he
find
in
exposing
his
Countrey
to
ruine
,
for
some
few
weeks
delay
in
the
conclusion
of
the
Treaty
?
Or
if
he
had
a
design
to
defend
himself
,
and
that
he
hoped
he
was
able
to
resist
a
powerful
Army
,
he
might
have
begun
by
Wesel
,
which
was
a
strong
place
,
and
wherein
he
had
a
good
Carison
that
might
have
afforded
his
Enemies
business
upon
their
entry
into
his
Countrey
.
It
was
thought
that
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
perceived
very
well
that
he
could
not
hold
out
long
;
and
that
he
knew
that
if
the
French
entered
by
force
,
not
only
that
whole
Countrey
would
be
utterly
ruined
,
but
that
likewise
there
would
be
so
great
a
consternation
throughout
all
his
other
Territories
,
that
it
would
be
hard
for
him
to
secure
any
of
them
;
that
upon
these
considerations
he
had
yielded
up
those
places
,
that
he
might
the
better
preserve
them
;
and
the
rather
that
with
the
Forces
he
drew
out
of
Wesel
and
Lipstadt
,
he
would
be
in
a
condition
of
making
a
vigorous
resistance
at
Minden
,
and
to
obtain
from
France
more
advantageous
conditions
than
those
which
he
could
not
as
yet
resolve
to
embrace
:
but
before
experience
made
appear
how
little
security
there
was
in
that
choice
,
it
was
not
very
hard
to
foresee
that
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
was
not
like
to
find
great
advantage
thereby
.
About
this
time
,
the
Mareshal
D'
Estrades
having
got
leave
from
the
King
his
Master
to
leave
Nimueguen
,
parted
from
thence
with
his
whole
Family
on
the
Fifth
,
and
M.
Colbert
,
to
whom
alone
the
King
referred
what
remained
of
the
negotiation
at
Nimueguen
,
signed
the
same
day
the
prolongation
of
the
Truce
with
the
Ambassador
of
Denmark
,
upon
the
same
conditions
that
were
agreed
upon
at
Santhen
with
the
Ambassador
of
Brandenbourg
,
except
the
Article
concerning
the
places
which
were
to
be
delivered
up
to
his
Majesty
.
M.
Meinders
finding
no
success
in
his
Negotiation
with
his
most
Christian
Majesty
,
having
parted
from
the
French
Court
upon
his
return
to
the
Elector
his
Master
,
that
he
might
receive
from
him
more
ample
instructions
,
and
a
larger
commission
,
returned
at
that
time
to
Nimueguen
,
where
on
the
morrow
the
11th
of
the
Month
,
he
had
a
long
conference
with
M.
Colbert
,
which
made
it
hoped
that
the
Peace
of
Brandenbourg
would
be
speedily
concluded
;
but
a
few
days
after
,
M.
Meinders
took
his
Journey
back
to
Paris
.
The
Emperor
in
the
mean
time
gave
no
orders
to
his
Ambassadors
concerning
the
fulfilling
of
the
Treaty
of
the
Empire
;
which
occasioned
great
complaining
amongst
all
the
people
of
the
Countries
that
were
possessed
by
the
French
;
seeing
that
far
from
enjoying
the
fruit
of
Peace
,
they
found
themselves
on
the
contrary
almost
undone
by
the
vast
contributions
which
they
payed
for
maintanance
of
the
French
Forces
;
they
carried
their
grievances
even
to
the
Mediators
at
Nimueguen
,
and
the
Nuncio
having
reported
them
to
M.
Colbert
by
a
Memoir
that
he
gave
him
the
14th
,
that
Ambassador
offered
to
cause
the
French
Forces
to
draw
out
of
the
posts
which
they
possessed
,
provided
that
the
Emperor
would
evacuate
the
places
which
his
Army
held
in
the
Empire
,
according
to
the
intent
of
the
27.
Article
of
the
Treaty
of
Peace
.
At
that
time
the
Princes
of
Brunswick
sollicited
the
Mediators
,
the
Ambassadors
of
the
Empire
,
and
of
France
,
that
the
Treaty
which
they
had
made
with
France
and
Sueden
,
might
be
declared
to
make
a
part
of
the
Treaty
concluded
at
Nimueguen
betwixt
the
Emperor
and
those
two
Crowns
.
The
Imperial
Ambassadors
were
for
committing
the
affair
to
Vienna
;
but
M.
Colbert
gave
those
Princes
on
the
Kings
part
an
Act
of
inclusion
into
the
Treaty
of
the
Empire
.
The
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
found
now
that
he
gained
nothing
by
delaying
to
accept
the
Conditions
which
the
French
had
long
ago
proposed
to
him
;
for
the
Forces
that
fell
into
his
Countrey
of
the
Marck
,
put
him
to
a
stand
;
and
those
whom
he
had
led
into
Prussia
against
the
Suedes
,
suffered
much
,
and
were
ruined
by
the
long
Marches
which
he
caused
them
to
make
that
they
might
come
and
defend
Minden
.
And
therefore
his
Electoral
Highness
,
that
he
might
omit
nothing
that
would
tend
to
his
advantage
,
resolved
to
Write
to
the
French
King
,
and
to
try
if
he
could
obtain
from
his
Majesties
generosity
,
what
he
could
not
hope
for
by
any
other
means
.
I
thought
fit
here
to
insert
that
Letter
at
length
,
because
I
found
it
would
be
difficult
to
express
the
force
of
so
fine
a
Letter
by
way
of
abstract
;
besides
,
unless
I
gave
the
exact
Copy
of
it
,
it
might
probably
be
hard
to
be
believed
that
agreat
Prince
,
such
as
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
,
would
write
with
so
much
respect
and
submission
to
his
Majesty
.
The
Letter
from
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
to
the
French
King
.
Postdam
the
16.
May
,
1679.
My
Lord
,
IT
is
impossible
but
that
your
Majesty
,
according
to
the
great
wisdom
wherewith
with
God
has
endowed
you
,
does
easily
perceive
the
moderation
and
justice
of
my
pretensions
:
and
it
being
so
,
that
you
must
offer
violence
to
that
Generosity
and
Greatness
of
Soul
which
is
natural
to
your
Majesty
,
in
forcing
me
to
conditions
of
peace
that
are
not
only
injurious
to
me
,
but
ignominious
also
.
God
,
who
is
just
,
seeing
the
righteousness
of
my
Cause
,
hath
prospered
my
Arms
with
the
conquest
of
all
Pomerania
;
and
your
Majesty
makes
me
give
back
the
greatest
part
of
it
,
which
I
put
into
your
hands
that
I
may
preserve
the
rest
,
which
is
but
a
small
matter
in
respect
of
what
I
have
gained
with
the
loss
of
my
blood
and
the
ruine
of
my
subjects
.
Is
it
not
then
just
,
my
Lord
,
that
since
your
Majesty
obliges
me
to
part
from
so
great
and
fair
Cities
,
and
so
much
of
my
Enemies
Countrey
,
you
should
likewise
oblige
the
Suedes
to
leave
me
the
rest
;
and
that
your
Majesty
having
so
far
concerned
your self
for
the
party
that
had
no
right
to
demand
any
thing
,
should
concern
your self
also
for
him
who
had
right
to
keep
all
,
but
yet
yields
the
greatest
part
meerly
in
condsieration
of
your
Majesty
?
I
am
informed
that
your
Ministers
object
to
me
the
Interest
of
your
Glory
and
Honour
;
and
know
that
that
is
a
powerful
motive
to
animate
a
great
soul
to
undertakings
:
But
suffer
me
to
put
you
in
mind
,
That
Justice
is
the
source
and
rule
of
Glory
;
and
that
I
having
that
on
my
side
,
it
is
far
greater
and
more
solid
glory
to
support
a
just
and
moderate
pretension
,
than
to
favour
one
that
is
nothing
less
.
And
certainly
could
your
Majesty
but
hear
the
discourse
of
all
Europe
,
and
weigh
it
with
the
reasons
that
Interest
suggests
to
you
from
my
Enemies
,
I
am
confident
you
would
instantly
decide
in
my
favours
,
and
so
prevent
the
judgment
of
disinterested
posterity
.
Withall
,
my
Lord
,
I
am
very
sensible
that
the
Match
is
too
unequal
betwixt
your
Majesties
Forces
and
mine
,
and
that
I
am
unable
to
resist
a
King
who
alone
hath
carried
the
burden
of
a
War
against
the
greatest
Powers
of
Europe
,
and
hath
with
so
much
glory
and
success
gone
through
with
it
:
But
can
your
Majesty
find
any
advantage
in
the
ruine
of
a
Prince
who
is
so
desirous
to
serve
you
;
and
who
being
preserved
,
may
contribute
more
to
your
service
than
a
bare
willingness
?
Your
Majesty
will
,
certainly
,
be
the
first
that
will
regret
my
ruine
,
since
you
cannot
easily
find
in
all
the
world
besides
,
one
who
is
more
really
and
with
greater
respect
and
zeal
than
my self
,
Your
Majesties
,
&c.
The
Duke
of
Lorrain
also
,
who
was
not
willing
to
neglect
any
thing
that
might
give
the
French
King
fresh
evidences
of
his
desire
to
merit
the
favour
of
his
Majesty
,
was
not
satisfied
with
the
assurances
which
he
had
already
caused
to
be
given
to
him
,
but
likewise
got
the
Mediators
to
declare
to
M.
Colbert
,
That
the
Emperor
had
taken
into
his
service
all
the
Lorrain
forces
;
and
in
the
publick
Declaration
which
he
made
at
Nimueguen
,
he
said
that
he
had
delivered
his
Forces
to
a
Prince
at
peace
with
France
,
that
he
might
make
appear
to
the
King
,
that
though
he
was
expelled
his
own
Dominions
,
yet
he
would
do
nothing
that
might
give
his
Majesty
ground
to
deprive
him
of
the
honour
of
his
favour
.
There
was
no
appearance
in
the
mean
time
that
Germany
would
so
soon
taste
of
the
fruit
of
the
Peace
,
because
there
was
no
forwardness
shew'd
for
the
fulfilling
of
the
Treaty
:
for
though
the
accomplishment
of
it
was
very
necessary
for
the
ease
of
a
great
many
Provinces
of
the
Empire
;
yet
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
testified
no
great
sollicitude
for
attaining
to
so
desired
an
end
.
But
M.
Colbert
having
by
the
Mediators
acquainted
them
with
the
commission
that
he
had
received
from
the
King
his
Master
to
act
alone
as
to
the
executing
of
the
Treaties
,
they
agreed
to
meet
on
the
22.
at
the
Town-Hall
of
Nimueguen
,
in
presence
of
Sir
Lionel
Jenkins
Mediator
.
That
Conference
lasted
four
hours
,
but
without
any
agreement
.
As
to
the
explication
of
the
27.
Article
of
the
Treaty
of
Peace
,
the
Imperialists
said
that
they
were
ready
to
remove
their
Forces
from
the
places
they
possessed
,
so
soon
as
they
were
required
to
do
it
by
the
States
of
the
Empire
.
But
the
French
Ambassador
maintained
that
the
Emperor
ought
to
remove
them
without
any
requisition
,
seeing
that
Article
was
absolute
,
and
without
condition
,
equally
obliging
both
parties
fairly
to
evacuate
all
the
places
which
they
possessed
,
within
a
Month
after
the
exchange
of
the
Ratifications
,
without
further
delay
.
The
King
of
Denmark's
Resolution
of
treating
his
Peace
with
the
King
himself
,
put
an
end
to
the
Negotiation
of
the
Ambassador
of
that
Court
at
Nimueguen
.
Nevertheless
Monsieur
de
Meyerkron
was
not
at
first
favourably
accepted
of
his
Majesty
,
who
refused
to
receive
the
King
of
Denmark's
Letter
,
because
in
that
Letter
he
gave
him
not
the
title
of
Majesty
,
though
that
retarded
not
long
the
Negotiation
.
The
King
approved
of
the
measures
that
were
taken
of
treating
the
Peace
of
the
North
in
Schonen
.
And
M.
Heugh
,
Ambassador
from
his
Danish
Majesty
at
Nimueguen
,
acquainted
M.
Colbert
on
the
26.
with
the
Conference
that
was
to
be
held
at
Louden
,
where
M.
de
Feuquieres
,
Ambassador
from
his
Most
Christian
Majesty
in
Sueden
,
was
to
meet
the
Minister
of
the
King
of
Denmark
.
The
Suedish
Ratification
of
the
Treaty
of
Peace
betwixt
that
Crown
and
the
Bishop
of
Munster
,
was
at
that
time
brought
to
Nimueguen
;
but
it
was
not
as
yet
exchanged
,
because
of
some
difficulties
that
were
found
in
the
Treaty
which
was
signed
the
22.
of
March
.
The
French
Forces
began
already
to
spread
in
the
Marck
of
Brandenbourg
,
and
there
came
daily
new
Troops
to
Wesel
,
to
encrease
the
Army
which
the
Mareshal
de
Crequi
was
to
command
;
Equipage
,
Artillery
,
and
all
necessary
Ammunition
,
were
continually
brought
;
and
the
French
used
the
greater
diligence
to
put
themselves
in
a
condition
of
making
some
enterprise
,
because
M.
Meinders
was
not
at
all
urgent
in
his
Negotiation
with
the
King
.
He
spake
but
indifferently
as
to
that
concern
,
and
said
that
the
Elector
his
Master
could
not
make
peace
,
if
Stetin
,
and
the
countrey
beyond
the
Oder
,
were
not
given
up
to
him
.
Most
of
the
Princes
of
Germany
offered
their
offices
for
the
promoting
of
that
Peace
.
The
Elector
of
Saxony
offered
his
Mediation
;
but
the
Letter
which
he
wrote
to
the
French
King
upon
that
subject
,
having
been
given
by
M.
de
Blasper
to
M
Colbert
to
be
sent
to
his
Majesty
,
that
Ambassador
refused
to
do
it
,
seeing
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
had
a
Minister
at
Court
,
who
might
discharge
that
office
.
The
Princes
of
Brunswick
made
also
some
instances
in
favour
also
of
his
Electoral
Highness
,
that
they
might
procure
a
delay
in
the
Military
executions
,
seeming
to
be
persuaded
that
that
peace
would
not
fail
to
give
the
King
all
kind
of
satisfaction
.
It
was
nevertheless
a
rare
thing
to
see
that
it
behoved
the
French
Ambassadors
to
press
the
Imperialists
to
consent
to
the
easing
of
the
Empire
by
consummating
of
the
peace
.
For
this
end
M.
Colbert
thought
a
second
Conference
necessary
;
in
which
the
Imperialists
would
not
maintain
the
reasons
which
they
had
alledged
in
the
former
,
without
palpable
prevarication
.
He
therefore
on
the
second
of
June
1679.
proposed
to
the
Mediators
,
that
they
would
bring
about
that
Conferenee
,
in
which
it
would
be
convenient
that
all
the
Ministers
of
the
Prinees
of
the
Empire
at
Nimueguen
,
might
be
present
,
to
the
end
it
might
appear
whether
the
Emperor
or
French
King
were
the
cause
of
the
delay
of
that
performance
on
which
the
repose
of
so
many
people
depended
.
But
the
Emperors
Ambassadors
thinking
that
a
Conference
in
presence
of
the
Ministers
of
the
Princes
of
the
Empire
would
injure
the
Authority
of
his
Imperial
Majesty
,
absolutely
refused
it
,
saying
that
the
Decree
which
they
had
from
the
Dyet
at
Ratisbon
,
sufficiently
authorised
the
Emperor
to
act
as
his
Imperial
Majesty
should
think
fitting
touching
the
concerns
of
the
Peace
and
present
War
.
At
that
time
the
Minister
of
the
Elector
of
Cologn
presented
a
Memoir
to
the
Mediators
,
demanding
that
Bonne
might
be
evacuated
by
the
Imperial
Garison
;
and
at
the
same
time
published
the
Resolution
which
the
Dyet
at
Ratisbon
had
taken
the
22.
of
the
foregoing
Month
,
whereby
the
Emperor
was
entreated
to
command
that
the
places
in
the
Empire
possessed
by
the
Imperial
Troops
might
be
evacuated
,
so
that
the
Imperialins
could
not
refuse
a
second
Conference
upon
that
occasion
at
the
Town-hall
.
But
for
all
that
,
it
was
not
possible
to
bring
them
to
condescend
to
the
evacuation
of
the
places
;
pretending
that
they
had
not
as
yet
had
any
advice
of
that
result
of
the
Dyet
of
the
Empire
.
Nevertheless
in
regard
of
the
instance
that
had
been
made
by
the
Minister
of
the
Elector
of
Cologn
,
they
offered
to
draw
all
the
Forces
out
of
his
Countrey
,
provided
that
the
French
drew
theirs
out
of
the
Countreys
of
Liege
and
Juliers
.
M.
Colbert
could
not
condescend
to
that
Proposition
;
but
he
offered
to
maintain
with
all
exactness
at
the
Kings
charges
,
the
Garisons
of
the
places
which
his
Majesty
had
reserved
in
the
Empire
,
to
be
employed
for
procuring
of
the
Peace
of
the
North
,
and
the
satisfaction
of
Sueden
.
The
Imperial
Ambassadors
answered
,
That
his
most
Christian
Majesty
was
obliged
to
do
that
from
the
very
day
that
the
Ratifications
of
the
Peace
were
exchanged
:
And
so
that
second
Conference
had
no
better
success
than
the
former
.
That
which
most
vexed
the
Imperialists
,
was
,
that
they
could
not
obtain
by
the
Peace
,
that
the
French
King
should
restore
the
Ten
Towns
of
Alsatia
into
the
condition
they
were
in
before
the
War
;
that
his
Majesty
should
draw
out
his
Garisons
,
and
not
possess
them
as
belonging
to
him
in
propriety
:
And
therefore
,
seeing
that
stuck
extreamly
in
their
heart
,
they
intended
when
they
made
the
Treaty
for
consummating
the
Peace
,
to
have
comprehended
those
Ten
Towns
amongst
the
places
which
France
ought
to
evacuate
;
and
in
prospect
of
that
,
they
put
them
into
the
List
which
at
that
time
they
gave
of
the
places
of
the
Empire
,
from
whence
the
King
was
to
remove
his
Forces
.
M.
Colbert
answered
in
general
,
that
his
Majesty
was
ready
to
draw
out
his
Garisons
from
all
the
places
which
they
held
in
the
Empire
,
excepting
those
that
were
made
over
to
France
by
the
Treaties
of
Munster
and
Nimueguen
.
That
Answer
gave
no
ground
to
the
Imperialists
to
hope
that
they
might
obtain
by
that
Negotiation
,
what
they
could
not
gain
by
the
Treaty
of
Peace
,
though
they
alledged
that
the
Treaty
of
Munster
was
not
so
express
concerning
the
Cession
of
the
Ten
Towns
of
Alsatia
,
but
that
an
Article
of
the
same
Treaty
seemed
to
contradict
what
was
clearly
explained
in
another
place
concerning
that
Cession
.
But
the
Imperialists
at
length
waving
that
pretension
,
declared
on
the
15th
,
that
they
consented
that
France
should
evacuate
all
those
places
which
their
Forces
held
in
the
Empire
,
excepting
those
that
had
been
yielded
to
them
by
the
Treaties
of
Munster
and
Nimueguen
;
and
that
on
their
part
they
were
ready
to
evacuate
,
not
only
Bonne
,
but
also
Treves
and
Keyserflatern
,
in
compliance
with
the
instances
that
were
made
to
that
effect
by
the
Electors
of
Cologne
,
Treves
,
and
the
Palatin
;
but
that
for
the
other
places
of
the
Empire
,
they
still
expected
the
resolution
of
the
Diet
of
Ratisbone
,
affirming
that
they
doubted
not
but
that
the
Emperor
would
comply
with
the
desire
of
the
States
of
the
Empire
.
That
Answer
being
by
the
Mediators
communicated
to
M.
Colbert
on
the
16th
,
that
Ambassador
saw
so
little
disposition
on
the
part
of
the
Imperialists
to
a
sincere
performance
of
the
27th
Article
of
the
Treaty
of
Peace
,
that
he
held
to
the
last
declaration
which
he
had
made
,
in
respect
that
the
Emperor
,
who
was
much
more
concerned
than
France
to
make
that
evacuation
,
ought
likewise
to
be
more
inclined
to
it
,
to
the
end
that
some
difficulties
which
apparently
had
no
other
scope
but
the
Emperors
particular
advantage
,
might
no
longer
retard
the
general
ease
of
the
States
of
the
Empire
.
The
French
Army
was
in
the
neighborhood
of
Minden
,
and
began
to
straiten
that
place
,
where
General
Spaen
pretended
to
make
a
vigorous
resistance
:
But
the
Mareshal
de
Crequi
made
Monsieur
Calvo
pass
the
Weser
on
the
30th
with
a
party
of
Horse
and
Foot
,
on
a
Bridge
of
Boats
which
he
had
caused
to
be
made
,
whil'st
he
himself
,
with
a
Body
of
Horse
,
went
to
cross
it
at
a
Ford
,
which
he
passed
,
partly
swimming
under
the
Guns
of
a
Castle
,
and
in
sight
of
the
Enemies
Trenches
.
The
Castle
was
afterward
taken
by
the
Foot
commanded
by
the
Marquess
of
Vxelles
.
At
the
same
time
the
Mareshal
de
Crequi
,
who
passed
the
River
only
with
an
intent
to
oblige
the
Countrey
to
pay
the
Contributions
which
he
had
demanded
,
perceiving
that
General
Spaen
was
come
out
of
the
Town
with
above
Three
thousand
men
,
and
some
Field-pieces
,
to
dispute
the
passage
of
the
River
,
briskly
attacqued
and
defeated
that
Party
.
General
Spaen
was
beat
back
to
Minden
with
considerable
loss
of
men
killed
,
and
above
four
hundred
taken
prisoners
;
so
that
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
had
cause
to
be
fully
convinced
,
that
nothing
but
a
Peace
could
secure
him
from
the
miseries
which
the
continuation
of
the
War
threatned
.
This
was
the
last
action
that
put
an
end
to
so
great
a
War
;
and
if
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
had
hastened
but
a
few
days
the
Negotiation
of
the
Peace
which
was
signed
at
St.
Germans
the
day
before
,
the
news
had
come
in
time
to
have
saved
a
great
many
brave
men
,
by
preventing
that
Engagement
.
The
re-establishment
of
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
,
was
the
ground-work
and
chief
Article
of
the
peace
of
Brandenbourg
,
without
any
derogation
from
them
,
except
that
for
avoiding
the
differences
that
arise
commonly
amongst
Princes
about
the
confusion
of
limits
.
Sueden
yielded
to
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
the
Territories
which
that
King
possessed
beyond
the
Oder
before
the
War
,
excepting
the
Towns
of
Dam
and
Golnau
,
with
their
dependencies
;
his
Electoral
Highness
being
in
the
mean
time
to
retain
possession
of
Golnau
,
until
the
Crown
of
Sueden
should
pay
him
the
sum
of
fifty
thousand
Crowns
.
The
King
of
Sueden
likewise
gave
up
the
half
of
the
Tole
and
Customs
which
are
raised
at
the
Port
of
the
Town
of
Colberg
,
and
the
other
Ports
of
the
Electoral
Pomerania
,
and
which
were
granted
by
the
Treaty
of
Stettin
in
the
year
1653.
But
Sueden
had
still
the
Soveraignty
of
the
River
of
Oder
,
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
having
no
power
to
settle
any
Tole
there
.
That
Prince
was
not
exempted
from
the
clause
which
was
common
to
all
the
other
Princes
who
had
made
their
peace
with
France
;
to
wit
,
that
he
could
not
directly
nor
indirectly
assist
the
King
of
Denmark
his
Ally
,
if
he
continued
to
make
war
against
Sueden
.
But
the
French
King
as
an
effect
of
his
good
will
,
and
for
the
good
of
the
peace
,
promised
by
a
separate
Article
to
pay
,
or
cause
to
be
paid
to
the
Elector
the
sum
of
Three
hundred
thousand
crowns
,
in
some
manner
to
reimburse
the
charges
he
had
been
at
during
the
course
of
the
War
.
There
remained
now
no
Negotiation
of
importance
to
be
managed
at
Nimueguen
,
but
that
of
the
Treaty
for
fulfilling
of
the
peace
concluded
betwixt
the
Emperor
and
France
;
for
the
Conferences
that
were
on
foot
at
Louden
in
Schonen
,
or
rather
the
Negotiation
that
M.
de
Meyerkron
had
begun
at
the
French
Court
,
gave
hopes
that
ere
long
the
peace
would
be
concluded
betwixt
Sueden
and
Denmark
.
Upon
design
of
hastning
the
conclusion
of
that
peace
,
a
considerable
detachment
of
Cavalry
commanded
by
the
Marquess
of
Joyense
,
marched
through
the
Territories
of
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
,
into
the
Counties
of
Oldenbourg
and
Delmenhurst
,
and
put
all
that
Countrey
under
contribution
.
The
Count
D'
Espense
passed
at
that
time
through
Nimueguen
,
going
with
the
Treaty
to
the
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
;
and
though
that
peace
was
signed
at
St.
Germans
,
yet
the
Ratifications
of
it
were
exchanged
at
Nimueguen
the
22.
of
July
1679.
so
that
nothing
now
detained
M.
Colbert
at
Nimueguen
,
but
the
concluding
with
the
Imperialists
the
Treaty
for
fulfilling
the
peace
.
Yet
he
found
them
not
as
yet
disposed
to
end
that
business
quickly
,
though
the
conclusion
of
it
was
so
necessary
for
the
welfare
and
repose
of
the
Empire
,
that
without
the
same
,
the
peace
was
of
no
use
at
all
to
it
.
Matters
standing
thus
,
M.
Colbert
thought
that
it
behoved
him
to
put
a
little
more
heat
into
the
Imperialists
than
he
perceived
there
was
,
and
to
bring
them
to
his
hand
by
all
ways
imaginable
.
He
found
none
more
proper
nor
more
natural
,
than
to
feign
a
sudden
departure
,
for
which
he
said
he
had
received
Orders
;
and
in
that
design
he
sent
away
a
good
part
of
his
Equipage
and
Servants
.
The
Imperial
Ambassadors
made
no
doubt
but
that
he
had
such
Orders
as
he
said
;
and
the
Nuncio
bestirred
himself
with
the
zeal
of
a
true
Mediator
,
in
solliciting
the
Imperialists
,
to
the
end
that
so
many
people
ruined
by
the
miseries
of
War
,
might
not
be
longer
without
tasting
the
fruit
of
peace
.
These
considerations
at
length
prevailed
with
the
Emperor's
Ambassadors
:
for
tho'
they
had
been
as
stiff
as
to
the
conclusion
of
the
Treaty
of
performance
,
as
they
had
been
in
respect
of
that
of
the
peace
it self
;
yet
they
well
perceived
that
the
endeavours
which
they
had
heretofore
used
for
explaining
in
their
favour
in
the
Treaty
of
Nimueguen
,
what
they
found
advantageous
for
France
in
the
Treaty
of
Munster
,
having
only
tended
to
confirm
the
French
pretensions
as
to
the
Soveraignty
of
the
ten
Towns
of
Alsatia
,
they
might
likewise
be
assured
that
they
lost
time
in
pretending
to
gain
by
the
Treaty
of
Performance
,
more
than
they
could
by
the
Treaty
of
Peace
;
so
that
seeing
M.
Colbert
had
prefixed
a
day
for
his
departure
,
they
consented
to
sign
the
Treaty
,
rather
than
to
leave
so
great
a
work
imperfect
.
By
that
Treaty
which
was
signed
the
17.
the
evacuation
was
on
both
sides
to
be
made
the
20th
of
August
,
from
all
places
in
general
,
which
by
the
Treaties
of
Westphalia
and
Nimueguen
belonged
neither
to
his
Imperial
Majesty
nor
to
the
French
King
,
excepting
eight
places
mentioned
in
the
8th
Article
of
the
Treaty
of
Peace
signed
at
Nimueguen
the
5th
of
February
,
which
the
King
was
to
possess
in
the
Empire
until
the
conclusion
of
the
peace
of
the
North.
Seeing
this
Treaty
was
to
take
effect
without
any
need
of
giving
or
exchanging
of
Ratifications
;
it
was
no
sooner
signed
,
but
that
M.
Colbert
left
Nimueguen
that
he
might
return
to
France
by
the
way
of
Holland
:
So
that
now
it
may
be
said
that
the
Assembly
at
Nimueguen
ended
,
since
the
chief
party
left
it
,
and
that
there
was
no
more
to
be
treated
there
.
Nevertheless
the
Mediators
,
part
of
the
Imperialists
and
Spaniards
,
the
Ambassadors
of
Sueden
and
of
the
States
General
,
made
a
little
longer
stay
at
Nimueguen
,
there
to
sign
the
Treaties
betwixt
Spain
and
Sueden
,
Sueden
,
and
the
States
General
.
And
the
Nuncio
intending
to
stay
until
the
end
,
that
he
might
give
proofs
of
the
sincerity
of
the
intentions
which
he
brought
to
that
Assembly
,
was
also
one
of
the
last
that
departed
.
Since
all
the
Princes
,
who
had
still
some
concerns
to
be
adjusted
,
were
comprehended
in
the
Treaties
which
France
had
concluded
with
the
principal
parties
,
and
by
consequent
all
hostilities
amongst
them
ceased
;
the
greatest
difficulties
that
remained
to
be
determined
,
were
about
the
Commerce
of
Sueden
and
the
States
General
.
The
Peace
betwixt
Spain
and
Sueden
was
easie
to
be
concluded
,
seeing
that
in
that
Negotiation
there
was
no
new
interest
to
be
managed
betwixt
those
Two
Crowns
:
Neither
was
there
any
need
of
a
Treaty
for
that
Peace
,
only
some
Conditions
were
agreed
upon
,
under
which
it
was
to
be
published
in
the
Countries
of
the
Spanish
Dominion
,
and
those
that
depend
on
Sueden
.
The
greatest
perplexity
that
happened
in
that
affair
proceeded
from
this
,
that
Sir
Lionel
Jenkins
the
Mediator
,
and
the
Ambassadors
of
Sueden
had
not
,
no
more
than
the
French
,
for
the
Reasons
I
mentioned
before
,
seen
the
Marquess
de
la
Fuente
the
Spanish
ambassador
;
so
that
since
the
Mediator
could
not
directly
mediate
betwixt
that
Ambassador
of
Spain
and
those
of
Sueden
,
the
Negotiation
on
the
part
of
Spain
;
behoved
to
be
managed
betwixt
Sir
Lionel
Jenkins
and
the
Marquess
de
la
Fuente
by
the
mediation
of
the
Imperial
Ambassadors
;
by
this
means
,
and
by
the
great
care
that
the
Lord
Ambassador
Jenkins
took
in
that
Affair
,
the
parties
agreed
upon
a
form
for
the
re-establishment
and
publication
of
the
Peace
betwixt
the
Two
Crowns
of
Spain
and
Sueden
;
and
the
mutual
Acts
of
acceptation
being
reciprocally
interchanged
,
the
form
was
sent
to
Spain
and
Sueden
,
to
be
signed
by
the
Two
Kings
,
and
afterwards
published
at
Madrid
and
Brussels
,
and
at
Stockholme
and
Riga
in
Livonia
.
The
substance
of
that
formulary
was
,
that
the
Declaration
of
War
,
which
had
been
made
some
years
ago
,
especially
since
the
17th
of
September
of
the
foregoing
year
,
betwixt
the
Kings
of
Sueden
and
Spain
,
should
be
reputed
as
never
made
;
that
his
Catholick
Majesty
consented
that
the
King
of
Sueden
should
be
comprehended
in
the
Treaty
of
Peace
,
which
had
been
signed
,
and
since
ratified
betwixt
France
and
Spain
;
and
then
,
that
his
Suedish
Majesty
approved
that
the
King
of
Spain
should
in
like
manner
be
comprehended
in
the
Treaty
of
Peace
that
had
been
signed
and
ratified
betwixt
his
Imperial
Majesty
,
and
the
most
Christian
King
;
these
Two
Kings
commanding
and
declaring
that
a
true
,
sincere
and
Christian
Peace
be
renewed
and
setled
betwixt
them
,
their
Kingdoms
and
Subjects
,
as
fully
as
there
had
never
been
War
nor
any
Hostility
betwixt
them
.
The
interest
of
Sueden
and
Holland
,
were
attended
with
so
many
difficulties
,
that
those
Two
Treaties
of
Peace
and
Commerce
betwixt
those
Two
Powers
,
were
the
last
that
were
concluded
at
Nimueguen
.
So
many
obstacles
and
so
hard
to
be
surmounted
were
started
concerning
Navigation
,
that
it
would
be
tedious
,
and
contrary
to
the
design
I
proposed
to
my self
in
writing
,
if
I
should
enlarge
upon
the
particulars
:
I
shall
only
hint
at
the
principal
points
on
which
were
founded
the
difficulties
that
lasted
so
long
.
So
soon
as
the
Peace
was
signed
betwixt
France
and
the
States-General
,
the
Negotiation
of
another
betwixt
Sueden
and
the
same
States
was
begun
.
The
most
difficult
point
to
be
adjusted
in
the
Negotiation
of
that
peace
,
was
the
renewing
of
the
Treaties
of
Alliance
and
Commerce
which
have
been
betwixt
the
two
Nations
.
The
Suedes
insisted
much
upon
the
renewing
of
the
Treaty
of
1673
;
but
it
being
made
when
the
affairs
of
Holland
were
in
a
bad
condition
,
and
in
hopes
that
the
Suedes
having
undertaken
to
be
the
Mediators
of
the
peace
,
would
have
no
occasion
to
declare
,
as
they
did
,
for
France
:
in
prospect
of
that
,
the
States-General
scrupled
not
by
that
Treaty
to
grant
great
advantages
to
Sueden
;
but
they
would
not
at
all
consent
that
it
should
be
mentioned
in
the
fourth
Article
of
the
Treaty
of
peace
,
wherein
they
only
renewed
those
of
1640.
1645.
1646.
and
1667.
Of
seven
and
thirty
Articles
which
compose
the
Treaty
of
Commerce
and
Navigation
,
there
was
hardly
one
which
did
not
produce
some
difficulty
.
They
had
already
,
for
almost
the
space
of
a
whole
year
,
laboured
in
vain
to
surmount
those
obstacles
;
and
therefore
it
was
expected
that
at
the
Hague
rather
than
Nimueguen
,
the
principal
points
in
debate
would
be
more
easily
adjusted
.
With
these
hopes
M.
Oliverkrans
went
in
the
Month
of
May
to
the
Hague
;
and
the
States-General
having
named
Commissioners
to
treat
with
that
Ambassador
,
they
met
at
the
House
of
the
Count
D'
Avaux
,
who
in
that
juncture
performed
the
Office
of
Mediator
.
Besides
,
the
particular
interest
that
the
Town
of
Amsterdam
and
some
other
Towns
of
Holland
,
have
in
the
commerce
with
Sueden
,
requiring
more
exact
informations
as
to
every
particular
difficulty
;
it
was
reasonably
hoped
,
that
that
affair
would
be
more
easily
determined
at
the
Hague
than
at
Nimueguen
.
They
had
many
conferences
upon
that
subject
.
The
States
demanded
a
diminution
of
the
impositions
that
Sueden
had
laid
upon
bulky
commodities
,
especially
since
the
Treaty
that
Sueden
made
with
the
States
in
1640.
These
commodities
are
such
as
are
of
a
great
bulk
and
small
price
,
as
Stone
and
Marble
,
Hemp
,
Wax
,
Pitch
,
Tar
,
Pot-ashes
,
Corn
and
Timber
.
But
the
States
waved
the
three
first
sort
of
bulky
Commodities
;
and
the
Ambassador
of
Sueden
after
much
repugnancy
in
two
conferences
successively
,
consented
at
length
that
the
four
other
sorts
of
bulky
commodities
should
be
regulated
according
to
the
Rates
of
1659.
which
neverthelss
are
but
little
lower
than
those
whereof
the
States
complained
.
It
was
also
agreed
upon
,
That
all
duties
and
customs
unequally
imposed
,
which
tended
to
the
lessening
of
the
mutual
freedom
of
Trade
,
and
which
have
been
introduced
in
Sueden
since
the
year
1656.
should
be
discharged
for
the
future
;
and
that
the
subjects
on
both
sides
should
pay
no
other
duties
but
those
that
the
native
subjects
do
pay
.
Nevertheless
that
equality
was
not
to
be
observed
in
the
Kingdom
of
Sueden
and
Finland
;
that
is
to
say
,
that
that
clause
of
the
Treaty
should
only
reach
Riga
in
Livonia
,
Ingria
,
Pomerania
,
and
the
other
Dominions
of
Sueden
upon
the
Baltick-sea
;
the
Provinces
of
Ischonen
,
Bleking
,
and
Holland
,
being
reckoned
as
parts
of
the
ancient
Kingdom
of
Sueden
,
though
they
be
not
specified
in
the
Treaty
.
The
free
and
half-free
Ships
of
Sueden
,
gave
occasion
to
another
difficulty
:
The
free
Ships
are
vessels
built
for
War
,
carrying
from
24.
to
30.
piece
of
Cannon
,
and
are
obliged
to
serve
in
the
Kings
Fleet
in
time
of
War
;
and
therefore
the
King
hath
priviledged
them
in
trading
in
respect
of
duties
and
customs
,
that
the
benefit
which
they
thereby
enjoy
,
may
recompence
their
service
,
and
supply
the
charges
of
rigging
and
fitting
of
them
out
,
from
which
Merchants
ships
are
exempted
.
By
means
whereof
the
King
of
Sueden
hath
always
men
trained
to
the
Sea
,
and
a
Squadron
of
about
thirty
Ships
.
The
half-free
Ships
are
Vessels
of
about
One
hundred
Tuns
burden
;
their
priviledges
and
number
are
so
small
,
that
they
cannot
be
very
prejudicial
to
the
Dutch
Trade
.
Nevertheless
the
Dutch
found
,
that
all
these
priviledged
Vessels
might
carry
away
the
greatest
part
of
the
Trade
of
the
Baltick
;
and
therefore
the
States
insisted
vigorously
upon
the
abrogation
of
all
those
priviledges
,
as
contrary
to
the
equality
of
advantage
which
the
subjects
of
both
Nations
were
to
enjoy
:
But
in
that
debate
the
same
mean
was
taken
which
served
to
remove
the
former
difficulty
;
and
it
was
agreed
upon
,
that
these
Vessels
should
only
enjoy
their
exemptions
in
the
Territories
of
the
Kingdom
of
Sueden
and
Finland
;
and
that
in
the
other
Provinces
on
the
Baltick-sea
,
depending
on
the
Crown
of
Sueden
,
there
should
be
no
distinction
between
Suedish
Ships
and
Dutch.
It
could
not
be
believed
after
this
,
that
any
new
difficulty
could
retard
the
conclusion
of
the
Treaty
of
Commerce
,
whereof
the
Negotiation
had
lasted
above
a
year
:
Nevertheless
there
happened
one
which
put
a
full
stop
to
the
affair
.
The
Ambassadors
of
the
States-General
had
put
in
the
7th
Article
of
their
project
,
That
the
subjects
on
either
side
should
be
used
as
the
Nation
in
greatest
friendship
,
ut
quaeque
gens
amicissima
.
The
Suedes
took
occasion
from
this
,
to
demand
a
freedom
from
the
duties
which
the
Dutch
had
imposed
upon
the
Suedish
commodities
that
pass
the
Sound
;
and
the
rather
,
because
that
imposition
was
never
laid
on
till
the
Suedes
had
obtained
from
the
Danes
,
by
Treaties
concluded
to
their
advantage
,
and
exemption
from
part
of
the
duties
that
are
exacted
in
the
Sound
.
The
truth
is
,
that
the
States
to
hinder
that
exemption
from
being
prejudicial
to
the
trade
of
their
subjects
who
enjoy
not
the
same
priviledg
,
setled
then
in
their
Countrey
upon
those
that
had
the
priviledg
of
the
Sound
,
and
Imposition
almost
equivalent
to
that
Exemption
.
The
Dutch
said
,
That
the
equality
which
ought
to
be
observed
in
the
Trade
of
the
two
Nations
,
was
not
hurt
by
that
kind
of
compensation
;
and
alledged
that
it
was
so
little
contrary
to
it
,
that
in
all
the
Treaties
which
had
been
concluded
in
the
long
time
since
these
duties
were
imposed
,
the
abrogation
of
them
was
never
thought
upon
when
other
Treaties
was
made
.
The
Suedes
however
,
who
would
not
lose
to
the
profit
of
the
Dutch
,
what
they
obtained
to
the
prejudice
of
Denmark
,
stood
firmly
to
that
point
;
so
that
the
conferences
at
the
Hague
were
broken
up
,
and
the
Count
D'
Avaux
could
not
promise
himself
to
renew
them
again
on
that
subject
with
the
same
success
that
they
had
had
in
the
other
difficulties
;
insomuch
that
M.
Oliver
Krants
came
back
to
Nimueguen
(
Aug.
1679.
)
where
the
Assembly
being
shortly
after
wholly
dissolved
,
the
conclusion
of
these
Treaties
could
no
longer
be
prolonged
,
which
yet
were
not
signed
until
the
second
of
October
;
the
annulling
of
the
Imposts
laid
on
in
Holland
,
and
the
reduction
of
those
of
Sueden
to
the
standard
of
the
Treaty
of
1640.
remaining
undecided
and
referred
to
other
conferences
which
were
to
be
held
at
the
Hague
for
adjusting
these
affairs
within
eighteen
Months
after
the
signing
of
the
Treaty
.
In
the
mean
time
M.
de
Mayerkroon
,
who
had
been
for
some
time
at
the
French
Court
,
perceiving
that
the
conferences
in
Schonen
did
not
advance
the
Negotiation
of
the
peace
betwixt
Sueden
and
Denmark
,
began
to
seem
more
inclined
to
conclude
the
Treaty
of
the
King
his
Master
,
tho'
he
had
no
cause
to
expect
more
advantageous
conditions
than
those
he
had
at
first
.
On
the
contrary
,
experience
and
example
made
appear
,
that
it
could
not
but
be
prejudicial
to
the
King
of
Denmark
,
to
be
the
last
in
making
his
peace
.
The
French
King
on
his
part
,
desiring
nothing
more
than
to
correspond
with
that
good
disposition
,
and
to
render
the
peace
general
by
the
conclusion
of
that
of
Denmark
,
gave
for
that
end
,
on
the
24th
of
August
,
a
full
power
to
M.
de
Pompone
,
and
by
that
means
within
a
few
days
the
Treaty
was
concluded
betwixt
his
Majesty
and
the
Kings
of
Sueden
and
Denmark
,
and
was
signed
at
St.
Germans
the
second
of
September
,
on
the
same
conditions
that
the
King
had
always
proposed
for
the
full
satisfaction
of
his
Ally
.
It
is
known
that
his
Majesty
declared
from
the
beginning
,
That
he
could
not
make
peace
with
the
King
of
Denmark
,
but
upon
condition
of
a
full
restitu
ion
to
Sueden
.
The
delays
and
difficulties
that
were
made
thereupon
,
moved
not
his
Majesty
to
abate
any
thing
of
the
Treaties
of
Roschild
,
Copenhaghen
,
and
Westphalia
;
and
these
Treaties
were
the
ground-work
of
the
peace
of
Denmark
;
in
the
fourth
Article
whereof
his
Danish
Majesty
declared
,
That
in
consideration
of
his
most
Christian
Majesty
,
he
consented
that
the
Crown
of
Sueden
be
restored
to
all
that
it
possessed
before
the
War
;
and
to
all
the
Territories
,
States
,
Provinces
,
Towns
,
and
places
that
have
been
yielded
up
and
acquired
by
those
three
Treaties
,
and
by
consequent
to
all
that
the
Danish
Arms
had
possessed
during
that
War
.
As
to
the
differences
that
heretofore
happened
betwixt
the
subjects
of
the
two
Nations
by
reason
of
the
priviledges
and
exemptions
which
the
Suedes
,
as
I
said
,
enjoy
from
a
part
of
the
duties
that
the
King
of
Denmark
raises
in
the
Sound
and
in
the
Belt
,
the
most
Christian
King
being
uncertain
whether
or
not
the
intention
of
the
King
of
Sueden
was
that
his
subjects
should
any
ways
make
use
of
their
priviledges
to
the
prejudice
of
the
revenue
of
the
K.
of
Denmark
,
thought
fit
so
to
order
affairs
by
that
Treaty
,
that
Commissioners
named
by
each
party
,
should
meet
three
months
after
the
exchange
of
the
Ratifications
,
and
by
the
mediation
of
a
Minister
appointed
by
his
Majesty
,
adjust
all
these
differences
in
an
amicable
way
.
The
Restauration
of
the
Duke
of
Sleswick
Holstein-Gottorp
having
been
one
of
the
conditions
on
which
the
French
King
consented
to
this
Peace
;
it
was
likewise
one
of
the
greatest
difficulties
that
happened
in
the
carrying
on
of
the
Treaty
.
That
Prince
was
stript
of
all
by
the
King
of
Denmark
,
only
for
being
an
Ally
to
the
King
of
Sueden
;
and
therefore
ought
to
be
restored
to
all
again
:
To
which
,
the
King
of
Denmark
,
as
an
evidence
of
the
desire
he
had
to
put
an
end
to
the
War
with
all
expedition
,
consented
at
the
desire
and
requisition
of
the
French
King
;
granting
that
the
Duke
of
Sleswick
Holstein-Gottorp
,
should
enjoy
his
Territories
,
Provinces
,
Towns
and
Places
,
in
the
same
state
as
they
were
in
at
the
signing
of
the
Treaty
,
with
all
the
Soveraignty
that
belonged
to
him
by
virtue
of
the
Treaties
of
Roschild
,
Copenhagen
and
Westphalia
.
That
Prince
could
hardly
pretend
to
more
,
unless
it
were
the
damage
that
his
Territories
had
suffered
during
the
War
,
by
the
vast
sums
of
Money
that
the
King
of
Denmark
had
raised
therein
,
as
being
one
of
the
best
Countries
of
all
the
North.
The
Elector
of
Brandenbourg
,
the
Princes
of
the
House
of
Brunswick
,
and
the
Bishop
of
Munster
,
who
made
their
separate
Treaties
,
after
that
the
Peace
was
concluded
betwixt
France
and
Holland
,
received
profitable
testimonies
of
the
desire
that
the
French
King
had
of
giving
repose
to
Europe
;
for
his
Majesty
was
willing
to
ease
them
of
part
of
the
charges
of
the
War
,
by
giving
them
large
sums
of
Money
,
in
consideration
of
their
good
inclinations
towards
the
Peace
,
and
particularly
in
favour
to
the
King
of
Sueden
,
who
has
not
been
wanting
on
his
part
,
to
give
considerable
advantages
to
all
these
Princes
:
But
the
King
of
Denmark
is
the
only
Prince
who
has
not
only
reserved
none
of
his
Conquests
;
but
likewise
the
sole
enemy
of
Sueden
,
to
whom
France
hath
allowed
no
consideration
for
his
charges
.
Seeing
the
King
of
Denmark
was
at
that
time
in
a
condition
to
demand
Reason
of
the
State
of
Hambourg
,
in
relation
to
several
pretensions
that
he
has
upon
that
City
,
and
particularly
concerning
the
Homage
that
he
claims
from
it
;
he
drew
all
his
Forces
about
that
Town
immediately
after
the
conclusion
of
the
Peace
with
Sueden
.
The
truth
is
,
his
Danish
Majesty
had
not
not
an
Army
strong
enough
to
force
such
a
City
as
Hambourg
,
and
the
more
,
because
the
Neighbouring
Princes
concerned
themselves
in
its
preservation
:
But
the
King
of
Denmark
coming
at
first
as
near
to
it
as
he
pleased
,
by
reason
of
the
neighborhood
of
Altena
,
raised
Batteries
for
his
Artillery
and
Bombes
,
with
which
he
might
easily
have
incommoded
the
Town
.
October
1679
,
In
this
Instant
the
most
Christian
King
wrote
to
the
King
of
Denmark
,
intreating
him
not
to
disturb
the
repose
that
the
general
Peace
had
given
to
all
Europe
almost
:
and
the
Princes
of
the
House
of
Brunswick
,
who
had
already
sent
Forces
into
Hambourg
to
provide
for
its
defence
,
interposed
vigorously
for
that
accommodation
,
which
was
provisionally
concluded
the
first
of
November
;
the
Rights
of
the
King
of
Denmark
and
of
the
City
of
Hambourg
remaining
as
they
were
,
until
that
the
point
of
Homage
and
the
other
differences
which
depended
betwixt
his
Danish
Majesty
and
that
Town
,
should
in
an
amicable
way
be
decided
by
course
of
Law
.
November
1679
,
The
chief
condition
of
that
agreement
,
was
an
obligation
by
the
Town
of
Hambourg
,
to
pay
,
at
Five
Terms
,
to
his
Danish
Majesty
,
the
sum
of
Two
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
Crowns
;
in
consideration
whereof
,
that
King
remitted
the
indignation
he
had
conceived
against
that
Town
,
renounc'd
the
pretensions
that
he
had
to
the
Lands
jointly
possessed
by
Hambourg
and
Lubeck
;
and
promised
to
restore
the
Ships
,
Goods
,
Commodities
and
Inhabitants
of
Hambourg
,
which
had
been
seised
by
reason
of
these
pretensions
.
Thus
ended
that
great
War
,
wherein
almost
all
the
Princes
of
Europe
were
engaged
from
the
year
1672.
But
it
was
not
enough
for
the
good
and
repose
of
Europe
,
that
the
general
peace
put
an
end
to
all
the
calamities
of
the
War
;
these
mournful
Scenes
of
so
bloody
a
Tragedy
required
at
length
some
pleasing
Catastrophy
,
which
might
sweeten
the
memory
of
past
miseries
,
and
fill
the
people
with
more
agreeable
hopes
.
Nothing
was
more
proper
to
produce
such
an
effect
than
the
Marriage
of
the
chief
Princes
who
had
had
a
share
in
the
War
,
seeing
these
new
Alliances
were
sacred
ties
to
render
the
Peace
indissolvable
.
No
sooner
had
the
King
of
Spain
ratified
the
Peace
with
France
,
but
that
he
thought
upon
confirming
it
by
a
new
Alliance
with
the
French
King
;
so
that
though
the
Court
of
Spain
were
far
engaged
with
the
Emperor
for
the
Marriage
of
the
Imperial
Princess
with
his
Catholick
Majesty
,
yet
it
hindered
not
that
Prince
from
converting
all
his
thoughts
towards
France
.
The
Picture
of
Madamoiselle
de
Valois
,
and
the
Royal
qualities
of
that
Princess
,
made
him
resolve
the
last
Spring
to
cause
the
Marquess
de
los
Balbases
to
go
from
Nimueguen
to
the
French
Court
,
in
quallity
of
Ambassador
extraordinary
,
to
demand
her
in
Marriage
.
That
Minister
went
suddenly
into
France
,
and
in
a
private
Audience
which
he
had
of
the
King
about
the
beginning
of
May
,
he
demanded
of
his
Majesty
Madamoiselle
in
Marriage
for
the
King
his
Master
;
but
his
Majesty
gave
no
answer
to
the
Ambassador
concerning
an
affair
of
that
importance
until
the
beginning
of
July
,
at
which
time
he
declared
that
he
granted
Madamoiselle
to
the
King
of
Spain
.
That
Kingdom
being
mindful
that
France
had
always
given
them
good
Queens
,
the
people
were
extreamly
overjoyed
at
the
news
;
but
the
young
Monarch
especially
,
who
was
deeply
smitten
with
the
merit
of
that
Princess
.
The
Ceremony
of
the
Marriage
was
performed
at
Fontain-bleau
the
last
day
of
August
,
with
all
the
magnificence
that
could
be
expected
from
the
French
Court
.
The
Procuration
which
the
King
of
Spain
sent
blank
,
to
be
filled
up
with
the
name
of
him
whom
the
King
should
think
fit
to
nominate
for
espousing
the
Queen
,
was
given
to
the
Prince
of
Conty
,
who
gave
his
Hand
to
that
Princess
in
the
name
of
his
Catholick
Majesty
;
and
the
Queen
sometime
after
took
her
Journey
for
Spain
,
not
without
shedding
of
Tears
,
which
testified
that
the
regret
of
leaving
France
was
more
sensible
to
her
,
than
the
joy
of
possessing
a
Crown
.
The
Heroick
qualities
both
of
body
and
mind
which
met
in
the
person
of
the
Prince
of
Conty
,
gained
so
much
of
the
esteem
and
affection
of
his
Majesty
,
that
he
thought
it
not
enough
to
give
him
a
very
special
mark
of
it
,
by
making
choice
of
him
to
espouse
the
Queen
of
Spain
;
but
shortly
after
gave
him
more
sensible
testimonies
of
the
same
,
by
bestowing
upon
him
in
Marriage
Madamoiselle
de
Blois
,
whom
his
Majesty
tenderly
loves
.
That
Marriage
was
celebrated
with
so
much
splendour
,
and
with
so
universal
approbation
,
that
the
Court
never
appeared
more
magnificent
,
nor
better
satisfied
than
upon
that
occasion
.
The
Marriage
of
the
King
of
Sueden
with
the
Princess
Vlrica
of
Denmark
,
was
agreed
upon
,
before
the
rupture
betwixt
Sueden
and
Denmark
by
this
last
War
:
yea
,
even
from
that
time
,
stately
Coaches
,
and
some
things
that
were
necessary
for
the
Pomp
of
that
Marriage
,
were
providing
in
France
;
so
that
after
the
Peace
was
concluded
betwixt
those
Two
Kings
,
it
was
not
hard
to
make
up
that
new
Marriage
:
But
seeing
those
Princes
had
still
a
great
deal
to
do
to
regulate
affairs
within
and
without
their
Kingdoms
,
and
especially
the
King
of
Sueden
,
who
was
to
retake
possession
of
several
Provinces
,
and
to
give
orders
for
setling
them
again
in
the
condition
that
they
were
in
before
the
War
;
the
consummation
of
that
Marriage
was
delayed
until
the
Spring
:
In
the
mean
time
part
of
the
Equipage
for
that
Ceremony
was
preparing
at
Hambourg
;
and
Clothes
and
other
things
which
were
ordered
to
be
made
in
France
,
were
expected
from
thence
.
December
1679
,
The
French
Court
also
laid
aside
all
thoughts
of
War
,
Feasting
and
Divertisements
were
the
dayly
employment
there
;
and
the
Marriage
of
the
Queen
of
Spain
was
hardly
over
,
when
the
King
thought
on
that
of
the
Dauphin
.
Men
cast
their
eyes
on
all
the
Princesses
of
Europe
,
being
curious
to
know
for
whom
that
great
fortune
was
destin'd
by
Heaven
;
but
his
Majesty
pitched
upon
the
Princess
Anne
Marie
Christian
of
Bavaria
,
for
whom
also
the
Dauphin
seemed
to
have
greatest
inclination
.
M.
Colbert
,
who
was
just
returned
from
Nimueguen
,
was
sent
into
Bavaria
to
treat
about
the
Marriage
,
where
he
concluded
all
the
Articles
,
and
signed
the
contract
thereof
the
30th
of
December
,
Afterward
the
King
sent
the
Duke
of
Crequi
into
Bavaria
with
presents
for
the
Princess
,
who
being
accompanied
by
Forty
Gentlemen
,
performed
the
journey
by
Post
.
The
Court
at
that
time
prepared
for
the
Journey
which
the
King
designed
in
February
,
to
go
meet
the
Dauphiness
as
far
as
Tholous
,
where
the
ceremonies
and
confirmation
of
the
Marriage
were
to
be
performed
;
the
Duke
of
Bavaria
having
espoused
the
Dauphiness
in
name
of
the
Dauphin
at
Munichen
.
The
King
in
the
mean
time
acquainted
all
neighbouring
Princes
with
that
Marriage
,
by
Letters
which
he
wrote
to
them
,
wherein
it
appears
that
the
piety
and
great
vertues
wherewith
that
Princess
is
endowed
,
have
given
his
Majesty
just
cause
to
hope
,
that
that
alliance
will
produce
to
France
,
Princes
that
shall
worthily
answer
the
greatness
of
so
August
a
Birth
.
FINIS
.