The
French
King's
Declaration
of
War
against
the
Hollanders
.
AFter
all
that
his
Majesty
hath
done
to
give
Peace
to
Europe
,
the
Important
places
he
hath
restored
to
attain
to
the
Treaty
concluded
at
Nimeguen
in
the
year
1678
,
and
the
care
he
has
since
taken
,
not
only
for
the
Establishment
of
the
Truce
,
but
also
for
the
changing
it
into
a
perpetual
Peace
,
his
Majesty
had
reason
to
hope
,
that
the
States-General
of
the
United
Provinces
of
the
Low
Countreys
,
who
had
shewn
so
much
earnestness
for
the
conclusion
of
that
Truce
,
would
have
been
no
less
zealous
for
the
maintaining
of
it
.
In
the
mean
time
his
Majesty
has
had
divers
Advices
for
several
months
past
,
That
the
said
States
suffering
themselves
to
be
carried
away
by
the
desires
of
those
who
have
no
other
intentions
than
to
see
a
War
begun
again
in
Europe
,
were
making
extraordinary
Levies
and
Preparations
,
and
entring
into
Engagements
with
several
Princes
of
the
Empire
,
to
hinder
,
by
all
manner
of
ways
,
the
Establishment
of
the
Cardinal
of
Fustemberg
in
the
Electorate
of
Cologne
.
And
his
Majesty
finding
himself
obliged
to
support
the
Interests
of
the
said
Cardinal
,
whose
Election
was
positively
declared
to
be
opposed
against
all
manner
of
Forms
,
only
because
he
was
believed
to
be
engaged
in
his
Majesties
Interests
;
He
exhorted
the
said
States-General
,
by
his
Ambassador
the
Count
d'Avaux
,
not
to
employ
the
extraordinary
Forces
they
were
raising
in
any
thing
that
might
disturb
the
Quiet
of
Europe
;
and
caused
it
to
be
declared
to
them
in
express
terms
,
that
he
should
look
upon
what
they
attempted
against
the
Cardinal
of
Fustemberg
,
as
if
it
were
against
his
own
Dominions
:
His
Majesty
has
been
since
informed
that
they
have
not
forborn
to
begin
the
execution
of
their
projects
;
and
that
they
have
drawn
together
an
Army
under
the
Command
of
Prince
Waldeck
,
which
is
actually
joyned
with
the
Forces
of
the
Princes
that
are
leagued
together
against
the
Interest
of
the
Cardinal
of
Furstemberg
;
Which
his
Majesty
being
no
longer
willing
to
dissemble
,
has
resolved
to
declare
War
,
as
he
doth
by
these
Presents
,
against
the
said
States-General
of
the
Vnited
Provinces
of
the
Netherlands
as
well
by
Sea
as
by
Land
.
His
Majesty
for
this
effect
commands
and
enjoyns
all
his
Subjects
;
Vassals
and
Servants
to
fall
upon
the
Hollanders
;
and
has
expresly
forbidden
,
and
does
forbid
the
having
henceforward
any
Communication
,
Commerce
or
Intelligence
with
them
upon
pain
of
death
.
And
to
this
end
his
Majesty
does
revoke
all
Permissions
,
Passports
,
Safeguards
,
and
Safe
Conducts
that
may
have
been
granted
by
himself
,
or
his
Lieutenant-Generals
;
and
other
his
Officers
contrary
to
these
presents
;
and
has
declared
;
and
does
declare
them
to
be
null
;
and
of
no
effect
and
force
;
forbidding
all
persons
whatsoever
to
have
any
respect
to
them
.
His
Majesty
orders
and
commands
;
that
the
Lord
Admiral
;
Mareschals
of
France
;
Governors
and
Lieutenant-Generals
for
his
Majesty
in
his
Provinces
and
Armies
;
Mareschals
de
Camp
;
Colonels
;
Captains
;
Commanders
&
Conducters
of
his
Forces
as
well
Horse
as
Foot
;
French
&
Forreigners
;
and
all
other
his
Officers
to
whom
it
shall
appertain
;
to
cause
the
Contents
of
these
Presents
to
be
put
in
execution
;
within
the
extent
of
their
respective
Powers
and
Jurisdictions
;
for
such
is
his
Majesties
Pleasure
.
He
wills
also
and
enjoyns
;
that
these
Presents
be
published
and
affixed
in
all
the
Towns
as
well
Maritime
as
others
;
and
in
all
the
Ports
;
Harbours
;
and
all
other
places
of
his
Kingdom
;
and
the
Territories
under
his
obedience
;
where
it
shall
be
needful
;
to
the
end
none
may
pretend
cause
of
Ignorance
.
Given
at
Versailles
the
26th
of
November
1688.
Sign'd
Louis
;
and
underneath
Colbert
.