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... In the name of the most holy and individual Trinity:
Be it known to all, and every one whom it may concern, or to whom in any
manner it may belong, That for many Years past, Discords and Civil Divisions
being stir’d up in the Roman Empire, which increas’d to such a degree,
that not only all Germany, but also the neighbouring Kingdoms, and France
particularly, have been involv’d in the Disorders of a long and cruel War:
And in the first place, between the most Serene and most Puissant Prince
and Lord, Ferdinand the Second, of famous Memory, elected Roman Emperor,
always August, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia,
Arch-Duke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola,
Marquiss of Moravia, Duke of Luxemburgh, the Higher and Lower Silesia,
of Wirtemburg and Teck, Prince of Suabia, Count of Hapsburg, Tirol, Kyburg
and Goritia, Marquiss of the Sacred Roman Empire, Lord of Burgovia, of
the Higher and Lower Lusace, of the Marquisate of Slavonia, of Port Naon
and Salines, with his Allies and Adherents on one side; and the most Serene,
and the most Puissant Prince, Lewis the Thirteenth, most Christian King
of France and Navarre, with his Allies and Adherents on the other side.
And after their Decease, between the most Serene and Puissant Prince and
Lord, Ferdinand the Third, elected Roman Emperor, always August, King of
Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Arch-Duke of Austria,
Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Marquiss of Moravia,
Duke of Luxemburg, of the Higher and Lower Silesia, of Wirtemburg and Teck,
Prince of Suabia, Count of Hapsburg, Tirol, Kyburg and Goritia, Marquiss
of the Sacred Roman Empire, Burgovia, the Higher and Lower Lusace, Lord
of the Marquisate of Slavonia, of Port Naon and Salines, with his Allies
and Adherents on the one side; and the most Serene and most Puissant Prince
and Lord, Lewis the Fourteenth, most Christian King of France and Navarre,
with his Allies and Adherents on the other side: from whence ensu’d great
Effusion of Christian Blood, and the Desolation of several Provinces. It
has at last happen’d, by the effect of Divine Goodness, seconded by the
Endeavours of the most Serene Republick of Venice, who in this sad time,
when all Christendom is imbroil’d, has not ceas’d to contribute its Counsels
for the publick Welfare and Tranquillity; so that on the side, and the
other, they have form’d Thoughts of an universal Peace. And for this purpose,
by a mutual Agreement and Covenant of both Partys, in the year of our Lord
1641. the 25th of December, N.S. or the 15th O.S. it was resolv’d at Hamburgh,
to hold an Assembly of Plenipotentiary Ambassadors, who should render themselves
at Munster and Osnabrug in Westphalia the 11th of July, N.S. or the 1st
of the said month O.S. in the year 1643. The Plenipotentiary Ambassadors
on the one side, and the other, duly establish’d, appearing at the prefixt
time, and on the behalf of his Imperial Majesty, the most illustrious and
most excellent Lord, Maximilian Count of Trautmansdorf and Weinsberg, Baron
of Gleichenberg, Neustadt, Negan, Burgau, and Torzenbach, Lord of Teinitz,
Knight of the Golden Fleece, Privy Counsellor and Chamberlain to his Imperial
Sacred Majesty, and Steward of his Houshold; the Lord John Lewis, Count
of Nassau, Catzenellebogen, Vianden, and Dietz, Lord of Bilstein, Privy
Counsellor to the Emperor, and Knight of the Golden Fleece; Monsieur Isaac
Volmamarus, Doctor of Law, Counsellor, and President in the Chamber of
the most Serene Lord Arch-Duke Ferdinand Charles. And on the behalf of
the most Christian King, the most eminent Prince and Lord, Henry of Orleans,
Duke of Longueville, and Estouteville, Prince and Sovereign Count of Neuschaftel,
Count of Dunois and Tancerville, Hereditary Constable of Normandy, Governor
and Lieutenant-General of the same Province, Captain of the Cent Hommes
d’Arms, and Knight of the King’s Orders, &c. as also the most illustrious
and most excellent Lords, Claude de Mesmes, Count d’Avaux, Commander of
the said King’s Orders, one of the Superintendents of the Finances, and
Minister of the Kingdom of France &c. and Abel Servien, Count la Roche
of Aubiers, also one of the Ministers of the Kingdom of France. And by
the Mediation and Interposition of the most illustrious and most excellent
Ambassador and Senator of Venice, Aloysius Contarini Knight, who for the
space of five Years, or thereabouts, with great Diligence, and a Spirit
intirely impartial, has been inclin’d to be a Mediator in these Affairs.
After having implor’d the Divine Assistance, and receiv’d a reciprocal
Communication of Letters, Commissions, and full Powers, the Copys of which
are inserted at the end of this Treaty, in the presence and with the consent
of the Electors of the Sacred Roman Empire, the other Princes and States,
to the Glory of God, and the Benefit of the Christian World, the following
Articles have been agreed on and consented to, and the same run thus. ...
... In the name of the most holy and individual Trinity:
Be it known to all, and every one whom it may concern, or to whom in any
manner it may belong, That for many Years past, Discords and Civil Divisions
being stir’d up in the Roman Empire, which increas’d to such a degree,
that not only all Germany, but also the neighbouring Kingdoms, and France
particularly, have been involv’d in the Disorders of a long and cruel War:
And in the first place, between the most Serene and most Puissant Prince
and Lord, Ferdinand the Second, of famous Memory, elected Roman Emperor,
always August, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia,
Arch-Duke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola,
Marquiss of Moravia, Duke of Luxemburgh, the Higher and Lower Silesia,
of Wirtemburg and Teck, Prince of Suabia, Count of Hapsburg, Tirol, Kyburg
and Goritia, Marquiss of the Sacred Roman Empire, Lord of Burgovia, of
the Higher and Lower Lusace, of the Marquisate of Slavonia, of Port Naon
and Salines, with his Allies and Adherents on one side; and the most Serene,
and the most Puissant Prince, Lewis the Thirteenth, most Christian King
of France and Navarre, with his Allies and Adherents on the other side.
And after their Decease, between the most Serene and Puissant Prince and
Lord, Ferdinand the Third, elected Roman Emperor, always August, King of
Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Arch-Duke of Austria,
Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Marquiss of Moravia,
Duke of Luxemburg, of the Higher and Lower Silesia, of Wirtemburg and Teck,
Prince of Suabia, Count of Hapsburg, Tirol, Kyburg and Goritia, Marquiss
of the Sacred Roman Empire, Burgovia, the Higher and Lower Lusace, Lord
of the Marquisate of Slavonia, of Port Naon and Salines, with his Allies
and Adherents on the one side; and the most Serene and most Puissant Prince
and Lord, Lewis the Fourteenth, most Christian King of France and Navarre,
with his Allies and Adherents on the other side: from whence ensu’d great
Effusion of Christian Blood, and the Desolation of several Provinces. It
has at last happen’d, by the effect of Divine Goodness, seconded by the
Endeavours of the most Serene Republick of Venice, who in this sad time,
when all Christendom is imbroil’d, has not ceas’d to contribute its Counsels
for the publick Welfare and Tranquillity; so that on the side, and the
other, they have form’d Thoughts of an universal Peace. And for this purpose,
by a mutual Agreement and Covenant of both Partys, in the year of our Lord
1641. the 25th of December, N.S. or the 15th O.S. it was resolv’d at Hamburgh,
to hold an Assembly of Plenipotentiary Ambassadors, who should render themselves
at Munster and Osnabrug in Westphalia the 11th of July, N.S. or the 1st
of the said month O.S. in the year 1643. The Plenipotentiary Ambassadors
on the one side, and the other, duly establish’d, appearing at the prefixt
time, and on the behalf of his Imperial Majesty, the most illustrious and
most excellent Lord, Maximilian Count of Trautmansdorf and Weinsberg, Baron
of Gleichenberg, Neustadt, Negan, Burgau, and Torzenbach, Lord of Teinitz,
Knight of the Golden Fleece, Privy Counsellor and Chamberlain to his Imperial
Sacred Majesty, and Steward of his Houshold; the Lord John Lewis, Count
of Nassau, Catzenellebogen, Vianden, and Dietz, Lord of Bilstein, Privy
Counsellor to the Emperor, and Knight of the Golden Fleece; Monsieur Isaac
Volmamarus, Doctor of Law, Counsellor, and President in the Chamber of
the most Serene Lord Arch-Duke Ferdinand Charles. And on the behalf of
the most Christian King, the most eminent Prince and Lord, Henry of Orleans,
Duke of Longueville, and Estouteville, Prince and Sovereign Count of Neuschaftel,
Count of Dunois and Tancerville, Hereditary Constable of Normandy, Governor
and Lieutenant-General of the same Province, Captain of the Cent Hommes
d’Arms, and Knight of the King’s Orders, &c. as also the most illustrious
and most excellent Lords, Claude de Mesmes, Count d’Avaux, Commander of
the said King’s Orders, one of the Superintendents of the Finances, and
Minister of the Kingdom of France &c. and Abel Servien, Count la Roche
of Aubiers, also one of the Ministers of the Kingdom of France. And by
the Mediation and Interposition of the most illustrious and most excellent
Ambassador and Senator of Venice, Aloysius Contarini Knight, who for the
space of five Years, or thereabouts, with great Diligence, and a Spirit
intirely impartial, has been inclin’d to be a Mediator in these Affairs.
After having implor’d the Divine Assistance, and receiv’d a reciprocal
Communication of Letters, Commissions, and full Powers, the Copys of which
are inserted at the end of this Treaty, in the presence and with the consent
of the Electors of the Sacred Roman Empire, the other Princes and States,
to the Glory of God, and the Benefit of the Christian World, the following
Articles have been agreed on and consented to, and the same run thus. ...
... In the name of the most holy and individual Trinity:
Be it known to all, and every one whom it may concern, or to whom in any
manner it may belong, That for many Years past, Discords and Civil Divisions
being stir’d up in the Roman Empire, which increas’d to such a degree,
that not only all Germany, but also the neighbouring Kingdoms, and France
particularly, have been involv’d in the Disorders of a long and cruel War:
And in the first place, between the most Serene and most Puissant Prince
and Lord, Ferdinand the Second, of famous Memory, elected Roman Emperor,
always August, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia,
Arch-Duke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola,
Marquiss of Moravia, Duke of Luxemburgh, the Higher and Lower Silesia,
of Wirtemburg and Teck, Prince of Suabia, Count of Hapsburg, Tirol, Kyburg
and Goritia, Marquiss of the Sacred Roman Empire, Lord of Burgovia, of
the Higher and Lower Lusace, of the Marquisate of Slavonia, of Port Naon
and Salines, with his Allies and Adherents on one side; and the most Serene,
and the most Puissant Prince, Lewis the Thirteenth, most Christian King
of France and Navarre, with his Allies and Adherents on the other side.
And after their Decease, between the most Serene and Puissant Prince and
Lord, Ferdinand the Third, elected Roman Emperor, always August, King of
Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Arch-Duke of Austria,
Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Marquiss of Moravia,
Duke of Luxemburg, of the Higher and Lower Silesia, of Wirtemburg and Teck,
Prince of Suabia, Count of Hapsburg, Tirol, Kyburg and Goritia, Marquiss
of the Sacred Roman Empire, Burgovia, the Higher and Lower Lusace, Lord
of the Marquisate of Slavonia, of Port Naon and Salines, with his Allies
and Adherents on the one side; and the most Serene and most Puissant Prince
and Lord, Lewis the Fourteenth, most Christian King of France and Navarre,
with his Allies and Adherents on the other side: from whence ensu’d great
Effusion of Christian Blood, and the Desolation of several Provinces. It
has at last happen’d, by the effect of Divine Goodness, seconded by the
Endeavours of the most Serene Republick of Venice, who in this sad time,
when all Christendom is imbroil’d, has not ceas’d to contribute its Counsels
for the publick Welfare and Tranquillity; so that on the side, and the
other, they have form’d Thoughts of an universal Peace. And for this purpose,
by a mutual Agreement and Covenant of both Partys, in the year of our Lord
1641. the 25th of December, N.S. or the 15th O.S. it was resolv’d at Hamburgh,
to hold an Assembly of Plenipotentiary Ambassadors, who should render themselves
at Munster and Osnabrug in Westphalia the 11th of July, N.S. or the 1st
of the said month O.S. in the year 1643. The Plenipotentiary Ambassadors
on the one side, and the other, duly establish’d, appearing at the prefixt
time, and on the behalf of his Imperial Majesty, the most illustrious and
most excellent Lord, Maximilian Count of Trautmansdorf and Weinsberg, Baron
of Gleichenberg, Neustadt, Negan, Burgau, and Torzenbach, Lord of Teinitz,
Knight of the Golden Fleece, Privy Counsellor and Chamberlain to his Imperial
Sacred Majesty, and Steward of his Houshold; the Lord John Lewis, Count
of Nassau, Catzenellebogen, Vianden, and Dietz, Lord of Bilstein, Privy
Counsellor to the Emperor, and Knight of the Golden Fleece; Monsieur Isaac
Volmamarus, Doctor of Law, Counsellor, and President in the Chamber of
the most Serene Lord Arch-Duke Ferdinand Charles. And on the behalf of
the most Christian King, the most eminent Prince and Lord, Henry of Orleans,
Duke of Longueville, and Estouteville, Prince and Sovereign Count of Neuschaftel,
Count of Dunois and Tancerville, Hereditary Constable of Normandy, Governor
and Lieutenant-General of the same Province, Captain of the Cent Hommes
d’Arms, and Knight of the King’s Orders, &c. as also the most illustrious
and most excellent Lords, Claude de Mesmes, Count d’Avaux, Commander of
the said King’s Orders, one of the Superintendents of the Finances, and
Minister of the Kingdom of France &c. and Abel Servien, Count la Roche
of Aubiers, also one of the Ministers of the Kingdom of France. And by
the Mediation and Interposition of the most illustrious and most excellent
Ambassador and Senator of Venice, Aloysius Contarini Knight, who for the
space of five Years, or thereabouts, with great Diligence, and a Spirit
intirely impartial, has been inclin’d to be a Mediator in these Affairs.
After having implor’d the Divine Assistance, and receiv’d a reciprocal
Communication of Letters, Commissions, and full Powers, the Copys of which
are inserted at the end of this Treaty, in the presence and with the consent
of the Electors of the Sacred Roman Empire, the other Princes and States,
to the Glory of God, and the Benefit of the Christian World, the following
Articles have been agreed on and consented to, and the same run thus. ...
... In the name of the most holy and individual Trinity:
Be it known to all, and every one whom it may concern, or to whom in any
manner it may belong, That for many Years past, Discords and Civil Divisions
being stir’d up in the Roman Empire, which increas’d to such a degree,
that not only all Germany, but also the neighbouring Kingdoms, and France
particularly, have been involv’d in the Disorders of a long and cruel War:
And in the first place, between the most Serene and most Puissant Prince
and Lord, Ferdinand the Second, of famous Memory, elected Roman Emperor,
always August, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia,
Arch-Duke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola,
Marquiss of Moravia, Duke of Luxemburgh, the Higher and Lower Silesia,
of Wirtemburg and Teck, Prince of Suabia, Count of Hapsburg, Tirol, Kyburg
and Goritia, Marquiss of the Sacred Roman Empire, Lord of Burgovia, of
the Higher and Lower Lusace, of the Marquisate of Slavonia, of Port Naon
and Salines, with his Allies and Adherents on one side; and the most Serene,
and the most Puissant Prince, Lewis the Thirteenth, most Christian King
of France and Navarre, with his Allies and Adherents on the other side.
And after their Decease, between the most Serene and Puissant Prince and
Lord, Ferdinand the Third, elected Roman Emperor, always August, King of
Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Arch-Duke of Austria,
Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Marquiss of Moravia,
Duke of Luxemburg, of the Higher and Lower Silesia, of Wirtemburg and Teck,
Prince of Suabia, Count of Hapsburg, Tirol, Kyburg and Goritia, Marquiss
of the Sacred Roman Empire, Burgovia, the Higher and Lower Lusace, Lord
of the Marquisate of Slavonia, of Port Naon and Salines, with his Allies
and Adherents on the one side; and the most Serene and most Puissant Prince
and Lord, Lewis the Fourteenth, most Christian King of France and Navarre,
with his Allies and Adherents on the other side: from whence ensu’d great
Effusion of Christian Blood, and the Desolation of several Provinces. It
has at last happen’d, by the effect of Divine Goodness, seconded by the
Endeavours of the most Serene Republick of Venice, who in this sad time,
when all Christendom is imbroil’d, has not ceas’d to contribute its Counsels
for the publick Welfare and Tranquillity; so that on the side, and the
other, they have form’d Thoughts of an universal Peace. And for this purpose,
by a mutual Agreement and Covenant of both Partys, in the year of our Lord
1641. the 25th of December, N.S. or the 15th O.S. it was resolv’d at Hamburgh,
to hold an Assembly of Plenipotentiary Ambassadors, who should render themselves
at Munster and Osnabrug in Westphalia the 11th of July, N.S. or the 1st
of the said month O.S. in the year 1643. The Plenipotentiary Ambassadors
on the one side, and the other, duly establish’d, appearing at the prefixt
time, and on the behalf of his Imperial Majesty, the most illustrious and
most excellent Lord, Maximilian Count of Trautmansdorf and Weinsberg, Baron
of Gleichenberg, Neustadt, Negan, Burgau, and Torzenbach, Lord of Teinitz,
Knight of the Golden Fleece, Privy Counsellor and Chamberlain to his Imperial
Sacred Majesty, and Steward of his Houshold; the Lord John Lewis, Count
of Nassau, Catzenellebogen, Vianden, and Dietz, Lord of Bilstein, Privy
Counsellor to the Emperor, and Knight of the Golden Fleece; Monsieur Isaac
Volmamarus, Doctor of Law, Counsellor, and President in the Chamber of
the most Serene Lord Arch-Duke Ferdinand Charles. And on the behalf of
the most Christian King, the most eminent Prince and Lord, Henry of Orleans,
Duke of Longueville, and Estouteville, Prince and Sovereign Count of Neuschaftel,
Count of Dunois and Tancerville, Hereditary Constable of Normandy, Governor
and Lieutenant-General of the same Province, Captain of the Cent Hommes
d’Arms, and Knight of the King’s Orders, &c. as also the most illustrious
and most excellent Lords, Claude de Mesmes, Count d’Avaux, Commander of
the said King’s Orders, one of the Superintendents of the Finances, and
Minister of the Kingdom of France &c. and Abel Servien, Count la Roche
of Aubiers, also one of the Ministers of the Kingdom of France. And by
the Mediation and Interposition of the most illustrious and most excellent
Ambassador and Senator of Venice, Aloysius Contarini Knight, who for the
space of five Years, or thereabouts, with great Diligence, and a Spirit
intirely impartial, has been inclin’d to be a Mediator in these Affairs.
After having implor’d the Divine Assistance, and receiv’d a reciprocal
Communication of Letters, Commissions, and full Powers, the Copys of which
are inserted at the end of this Treaty, in the presence and with the consent
of the Electors of the Sacred Roman Empire, the other Princes and States,
to the Glory of God, and the Benefit of the Christian World, the following
Articles have been agreed on and consented to, and the same run thus. ...
... In the name of the most holy and individual Trinity:
Be it known to all, and every one whom it may concern, or to whom in any
manner it may belong, That for many Years past, Discords and Civil Divisions
being stir’d up in the Roman Empire, which increas’d to such a degree,
that not only all Germany, but also the neighbouring Kingdoms, and France
particularly, have been involv’d in the Disorders of a long and cruel War:
And in the first place, between the most Serene and most Puissant Prince
and Lord, Ferdinand the Second, of famous Memory, elected Roman Emperor,
always August, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia,
Arch-Duke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola,
Marquiss of Moravia, Duke of Luxemburgh, the Higher and Lower Silesia,
of Wirtemburg and Teck, Prince of Suabia, Count of Hapsburg, Tirol, Kyburg
and Goritia, Marquiss of the Sacred Roman Empire, Lord of Burgovia, of
the Higher and Lower Lusace, of the Marquisate of Slavonia, of Port Naon
and Salines, with his Allies and Adherents on one side; and the most Serene,
and the most Puissant Prince, Lewis the Thirteenth, most Christian King
of France and Navarre, with his Allies and Adherents on the other side.
And after their Decease, between the most Serene and Puissant Prince and
Lord, Ferdinand the Third, elected Roman Emperor, always August, King of
Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Arch-Duke of Austria,
Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Marquiss of Moravia,
Duke of Luxemburg, of the Higher and Lower Silesia, of Wirtemburg and Teck,
Prince of Suabia, Count of Hapsburg, Tirol, Kyburg and Goritia, Marquiss
of the Sacred Roman Empire, Burgovia, the Higher and Lower Lusace, Lord
of the Marquisate of Slavonia, of Port Naon and Salines, with his Allies
and Adherents on the one side; and the most Serene and most Puissant Prince
and Lord, Lewis the Fourteenth, most Christian King of France and Navarre,
with his Allies and Adherents on the other side: from whence ensu’d great
Effusion of Christian Blood, and the Desolation of several Provinces. It
has at last happen’d, by the effect of Divine Goodness, seconded by the
Endeavours of the most Serene Republick of Venice, who in this sad time,
when all Christendom is imbroil’d, has not ceas’d to contribute its Counsels
for the publick Welfare and Tranquillity; so that on the side, and the
other, they have form’d Thoughts of an universal Peace. And for this purpose,
by a mutual Agreement and Covenant of both Partys, in the year of our Lord
1641. the 25th of December, N.S. or the 15th O.S. it was resolv’d at Hamburgh,
to hold an Assembly of Plenipotentiary Ambassadors, who should render themselves
at Munster and Osnabrug in Westphalia the 11th of July, N.S. or the 1st
of the said month O.S. in the year 1643. The Plenipotentiary Ambassadors
on the one side, and the other, duly establish’d, appearing at the prefixt
time, and on the behalf of his Imperial Majesty, the most illustrious and
most excellent Lord, Maximilian Count of Trautmansdorf and Weinsberg, Baron
of Gleichenberg, Neustadt, Negan, Burgau, and Torzenbach, Lord of Teinitz,
Knight of the Golden Fleece, Privy Counsellor and Chamberlain to his Imperial
Sacred Majesty, and Steward of his Houshold; the Lord John Lewis, Count
of Nassau, Catzenellebogen, Vianden, and Dietz, Lord of Bilstein, Privy
Counsellor to the Emperor, and Knight of the Golden Fleece; Monsieur Isaac
Volmamarus, Doctor of Law, Counsellor, and President in the Chamber of
the most Serene Lord Arch-Duke Ferdinand Charles. And on the behalf of
the most Christian King, the most eminent Prince and Lord, Henry of Orleans,
Duke of Longueville, and Estouteville, Prince and Sovereign Count of Neuschaftel,
Count of Dunois and Tancerville, Hereditary Constable of Normandy, Governor
and Lieutenant-General of the same Province, Captain of the Cent Hommes
d’Arms, and Knight of the King’s Orders, &c. as also the most illustrious
and most excellent Lords, Claude de Mesmes, Count d’Avaux, Commander of
the said King’s Orders, one of the Superintendents of the Finances, and
Minister of the Kingdom of France &c. and Abel Servien, Count la Roche
of Aubiers, also one of the Ministers of the Kingdom of France. And by
the Mediation and Interposition of the most illustrious and most excellent
Ambassador and Senator of Venice, Aloysius Contarini Knight, who for the
space of five Years, or thereabouts, with great Diligence, and a Spirit
intirely impartial, has been inclin’d to be a Mediator in these Affairs.
After having implor’d the Divine Assistance, and receiv’d a reciprocal
Communication of Letters, Commissions, and full Powers, the Copys of which
are inserted at the end of this Treaty, in the presence and with the consent
of the Electors of the Sacred Roman Empire, the other Princes and States,
to the Glory of God, and the Benefit of the Christian World, the following
Articles have been agreed on and consented to, and the same run thus. ...
... In the name of the most holy and individual Trinity:
Be it known to all, and every one whom it may concern, or to whom in any
manner it may belong, That for many Years past, Discords and Civil Divisions
being stir’d up in the Roman Empire, which increas’d to such a degree,
that not only all Germany, but also the neighbouring Kingdoms, and France
particularly, have been involv’d in the Disorders of a long and cruel War:
And in the first place, between the most Serene and most Puissant Prince
and Lord, Ferdinand the Second, of famous Memory, elected Roman Emperor,
always August, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia,
Arch-Duke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola,
Marquiss of Moravia, Duke of Luxemburgh, the Higher and Lower Silesia,
of Wirtemburg and Teck, Prince of Suabia, Count of Hapsburg, Tirol, Kyburg
and Goritia, Marquiss of the Sacred Roman Empire, Lord of Burgovia, of
the Higher and Lower Lusace, of the Marquisate of Slavonia, of Port Naon
and Salines, with his Allies and Adherents on one side; and the most Serene,
and the most Puissant Prince, Lewis the Thirteenth, most Christian King
of France and Navarre, with his Allies and Adherents on the other side.
And after their Decease, between the most Serene and Puissant Prince and
Lord, Ferdinand the Third, elected Roman Emperor, always August, King of
Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Arch-Duke of Austria,
Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Marquiss of Moravia,
Duke of Luxemburg, of the Higher and Lower Silesia, of Wirtemburg and Teck,
Prince of Suabia, Count of Hapsburg, Tirol, Kyburg and Goritia, Marquiss
of the Sacred Roman Empire, Burgovia, the Higher and Lower Lusace, Lord
of the Marquisate of Slavonia, of Port Naon and Salines, with his Allies
and Adherents on the one side; and the most Serene and most Puissant Prince
and Lord, Lewis the Fourteenth, most Christian King of France and Navarre,
with his Allies and Adherents on the other side: from whence ensu’d great
Effusion of Christian Blood, and the Desolation of several Provinces. It
has at last happen’d, by the effect of Divine Goodness, seconded by the
Endeavours of the most Serene Republick of Venice, who in this sad time,
when all Christendom is imbroil’d, has not ceas’d to contribute its Counsels
for the publick Welfare and Tranquillity; so that on the side, and the
other, they have form’d Thoughts of an universal Peace. And for this purpose,
by a mutual Agreement and Covenant of both Partys, in the year of our Lord
1641. the 25th of December, N.S. or the 15th O.S. it was resolv’d at Hamburgh,
to hold an Assembly of Plenipotentiary Ambassadors, who should render themselves
at Munster and Osnabrug in Westphalia the 11th of July, N.S. or the 1st
of the said month O.S. in the year 1643. The Plenipotentiary Ambassadors
on the one side, and the other, duly establish’d, appearing at the prefixt
time, and on the behalf of his Imperial Majesty, the most illustrious and
most excellent Lord, Maximilian Count of Trautmansdorf and Weinsberg, Baron
of Gleichenberg, Neustadt, Negan, Burgau, and Torzenbach, Lord of Teinitz,
Knight of the Golden Fleece, Privy Counsellor and Chamberlain to his Imperial
Sacred Majesty, and Steward of his Houshold; the Lord John Lewis, Count
of Nassau, Catzenellebogen, Vianden, and Dietz, Lord of Bilstein, Privy
Counsellor to the Emperor, and Knight of the Golden Fleece; Monsieur Isaac
Volmamarus, Doctor of Law, Counsellor, and President in the Chamber of
the most Serene Lord Arch-Duke Ferdinand Charles. And on the behalf of
the most Christian King, the most eminent Prince and Lord, Henry of Orleans,
Duke of Longueville, and Estouteville, Prince and Sovereign Count of Neuschaftel,
Count of Dunois and Tancerville, Hereditary Constable of Normandy, Governor
and Lieutenant-General of the same Province, Captain of the Cent Hommes
d’Arms, and Knight of the King’s Orders, &c. as also the most illustrious
and most excellent Lords, Claude de Mesmes, Count d’Avaux, Commander of
the said King’s Orders, one of the Superintendents of the Finances, and
Minister of the Kingdom of France &c. and Abel Servien, Count la Roche
of Aubiers, also one of the Ministers of the Kingdom of France. And by
the Mediation and Interposition of the most illustrious and most excellent
Ambassador and Senator of Venice, Aloysius Contarini Knight, who for the
space of five Years, or thereabouts, with great Diligence, and a Spirit
intirely impartial, has been inclin’d to be a Mediator in these Affairs.
After having implor’d the Divine Assistance, and receiv’d a reciprocal
Communication of Letters, Commissions, and full Powers, the Copys of which
are inserted at the end of this Treaty, in the presence and with the consent
of the Electors of the Sacred Roman Empire, the other Princes and States,
to the Glory of God, and the Benefit of the Christian World, the following
Articles have been agreed on and consented to, and the same run thus. ...
... In the name of the most holy and individual Trinity:
Be it known to all, and every one whom it may concern, or to whom in any
manner it may belong, That for many Years past, Discords and Civil Divisions
being stir’d up in the Roman Empire, which increas’d to such a degree,
that not only all Germany, but also the neighbouring Kingdoms, and France
particularly, have been involv’d in the Disorders of a long and cruel War:
And in the first place, between the most Serene and most Puissant Prince
and Lord, Ferdinand the Second, of famous Memory, elected Roman Emperor,
always August, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia,
Arch-Duke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola,
Marquiss of Moravia, Duke of Luxemburgh, the Higher and Lower Silesia,
of Wirtemburg and Teck, Prince of Suabia, Count of Hapsburg, Tirol, Kyburg
and Goritia, Marquiss of the Sacred Roman Empire, Lord of Burgovia, of
the Higher and Lower Lusace, of the Marquisate of Slavonia, of Port Naon
and Salines, with his Allies and Adherents on one side; and the most Serene,
and the most Puissant Prince, Lewis the Thirteenth, most Christian King
of France and Navarre, with his Allies and Adherents on the other side.
And after their Decease, between the most Serene and Puissant Prince and
Lord, Ferdinand the Third, elected Roman Emperor, always August, King of
Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Arch-Duke of Austria,
Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Marquiss of Moravia,
Duke of Luxemburg, of the Higher and Lower Silesia, of Wirtemburg and Teck,
Prince of Suabia, Count of Hapsburg, Tirol, Kyburg and Goritia, Marquiss
of the Sacred Roman Empire, Burgovia, the Higher and Lower Lusace, Lord
of the Marquisate of Slavonia, of Port Naon and Salines, with his Allies
and Adherents on the one side; and the most Serene and most Puissant Prince
and Lord, Lewis the Fourteenth, most Christian King of France and Navarre,
with his Allies and Adherents on the other side: from whence ensu’d great
Effusion of Christian Blood, and the Desolation of several Provinces. It
has at last happen’d, by the effect of Divine Goodness, seconded by the
Endeavours of the most Serene Republick of Venice, who in this sad time,
when all Christendom is imbroil’d, has not ceas’d to contribute its Counsels
for the publick Welfare and Tranquillity; so that on the side, and the
other, they have form’d Thoughts of an universal Peace. And for this purpose,
by a mutual Agreement and Covenant of both Partys, in the year of our Lord
1641. the 25th of December, N.S. or the 15th O.S. it was resolv’d at Hamburgh,
to hold an Assembly of Plenipotentiary Ambassadors, who should render themselves
at Munster and Osnabrug in Westphalia the 11th of July, N.S. or the 1st
of the said month O.S. in the year 1643. The Plenipotentiary Ambassadors
on the one side, and the other, duly establish’d, appearing at the prefixt
time, and on the behalf of his Imperial Majesty, the most illustrious and
most excellent Lord, Maximilian Count of Trautmansdorf and Weinsberg, Baron
of Gleichenberg, Neustadt, Negan, Burgau, and Torzenbach, Lord of Teinitz,
Knight of the Golden Fleece, Privy Counsellor and Chamberlain to his Imperial
Sacred Majesty, and Steward of his Houshold; the Lord John Lewis, Count
of Nassau, Catzenellebogen, Vianden, and Dietz, Lord of Bilstein, Privy
Counsellor to the Emperor, and Knight of the Golden Fleece; Monsieur Isaac
Volmamarus, Doctor of Law, Counsellor, and President in the Chamber of
the most Serene Lord Arch-Duke Ferdinand Charles. And on the behalf of
the most Christian King, the most eminent Prince and Lord, Henry of Orleans,
Duke of Longueville, and Estouteville, Prince and Sovereign Count of Neuschaftel,
Count of Dunois and Tancerville, Hereditary Constable of Normandy, Governor
and Lieutenant-General of the same Province, Captain of the Cent Hommes
d’Arms, and Knight of the King’s Orders, &c. as also the most illustrious
and most excellent Lords, Claude de Mesmes, Count d’Avaux, Commander of
the said King’s Orders, one of the Superintendents of the Finances, and
Minister of the Kingdom of France &c. and Abel Servien, Count la Roche
of Aubiers, also one of the Ministers of the Kingdom of France. And by
the Mediation and Interposition of the most illustrious and most excellent
Ambassador and Senator of Venice, Aloysius Contarini Knight, who for the
space of five Years, or thereabouts, with great Diligence, and a Spirit
intirely impartial, has been inclin’d to be a Mediator in these Affairs.
After having implor’d the Divine Assistance, and receiv’d a reciprocal
Communication of Letters, Commissions, and full Powers, the Copys of which
are inserted at the end of this Treaty, in the presence and with the consent
of the Electors of the Sacred Roman Empire, the other Princes and States,
to the Glory of God, and the Benefit of the Christian World, the following
Articles have been agreed on and consented to, and the same run thus. ...
... In the name of the most holy and individual Trinity:
Be it known to all, and every one whom it may concern, or to whom in any
manner it may belong, That for many Years past, Discords and Civil Divisions
being stir’d up in the Roman Empire, which increas’d to such a degree,
that not only all Germany, but also the neighbouring Kingdoms, and France
particularly, have been involv’d in the Disorders of a long and cruel War:
And in the first place, between the most Serene and most Puissant Prince
and Lord, Ferdinand the Second, of famous Memory, elected Roman Emperor,
always August, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia,
Arch-Duke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola,
Marquiss of Moravia, Duke of Luxemburgh, the Higher and Lower Silesia,
of Wirtemburg and Teck, Prince of Suabia, Count of Hapsburg, Tirol, Kyburg
and Goritia, Marquiss of the Sacred Roman Empire, Lord of Burgovia, of
the Higher and Lower Lusace, of the Marquisate of Slavonia, of Port Naon
and Salines, with his Allies and Adherents on one side; and the most Serene,
and the most Puissant Prince, Lewis the Thirteenth, most Christian King
of France and Navarre, with his Allies and Adherents on the other side.
And after their Decease, between the most Serene and Puissant Prince and
Lord, Ferdinand the Third, elected Roman Emperor, always August, King of
Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Arch-Duke of Austria,
Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Marquiss of Moravia,
Duke of Luxemburg, of the Higher and Lower Silesia, of Wirtemburg and Teck,
Prince of Suabia, Count of Hapsburg, Tirol, Kyburg and Goritia, Marquiss
of the Sacred Roman Empire, Burgovia, the Higher and Lower Lusace, Lord
of the Marquisate of Slavonia, of Port Naon and Salines, with his Allies
and Adherents on the one side; and the most Serene and most Puissant Prince
and Lord, Lewis the Fourteenth, most Christian King of France and Navarre,
with his Allies and Adherents on the other side: from whence ensu’d great
Effusion of Christian Blood, and the Desolation of several Provinces. It
has at last happen’d, by the effect of Divine Goodness, seconded by the
Endeavours of the most Serene Republick of Venice, who in this sad time,
when all Christendom is imbroil’d, has not ceas’d to contribute its Counsels
for the publick Welfare and Tranquillity; so that on the side, and the
other, they have form’d Thoughts of an universal Peace. And for this purpose,
by a mutual Agreement and Covenant of both Partys, in the year of our Lord
1641. the 25th of December, N.S. or the 15th O.S. it was resolv’d at Hamburgh,
to hold an Assembly of Plenipotentiary Ambassadors, who should render themselves
at Munster and Osnabrug in Westphalia the 11th of July, N.S. or the 1st
of the said month O.S. in the year 1643. The Plenipotentiary Ambassadors
on the one side, and the other, duly establish’d, appearing at the prefixt
time, and on the behalf of his Imperial Majesty, the most illustrious and
most excellent Lord, Maximilian Count of Trautmansdorf and Weinsberg, Baron
of Gleichenberg, Neustadt, Negan, Burgau, and Torzenbach, Lord of Teinitz,
Knight of the Golden Fleece, Privy Counsellor and Chamberlain to his Imperial
Sacred Majesty, and Steward of his Houshold; the Lord John Lewis, Count
of Nassau, Catzenellebogen, Vianden, and Dietz, Lord of Bilstein, Privy
Counsellor to the Emperor, and Knight of the Golden Fleece; Monsieur Isaac
Volmamarus, Doctor of Law, Counsellor, and President in the Chamber of
the most Serene Lord Arch-Duke Ferdinand Charles. And on the behalf of
the most Christian King, the most eminent Prince and Lord, Henry of Orleans,
Duke of Longueville, and Estouteville, Prince and Sovereign Count of Neuschaftel,
Count of Dunois and Tancerville, Hereditary Constable of Normandy, Governor
and Lieutenant-General of the same Province, Captain of the Cent Hommes
d’Arms, and Knight of the King’s Orders, &c. as also the most illustrious
and most excellent Lords, Claude de Mesmes, Count d’Avaux, Commander of
the said King’s Orders, one of the Superintendents of the Finances, and
Minister of the Kingdom of France &c. and Abel Servien, Count la Roche
of Aubiers, also one of the Ministers of the Kingdom of France. And by
the Mediation and Interposition of the most illustrious and most excellent
Ambassador and Senator of Venice, Aloysius Contarini Knight, who for the
space of five Years, or thereabouts, with great Diligence, and a Spirit
intirely impartial, has been inclin’d to be a Mediator in these Affairs.
After having implor’d the Divine Assistance, and receiv’d a reciprocal
Communication of Letters, Commissions, and full Powers, the Copys of which
are inserted at the end of this Treaty, in the presence and with the consent
of the Electors of the Sacred Roman Empire, the other Princes and States,
to the Glory of God, and the Benefit of the Christian World, the following
Articles have been agreed on and consented to, and the same run thus. ...
... In the first place, as to what concerns the House
of Bavaria, the Electoral Dignity which the Electors Palatine have hitherto
had, with all their Regales, Offices, Precedencys, Arms and Rights, whatever
they be, belonging to this Dignity, without excepting any, as also all
the Upper Palatinate and the County of Cham, shall remain, as for the time
past, so also for the future, with all their Appurtenances, Regales and
Rights, in the possession of the Lord Maximilian, Count Palatine of the
Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, and of his children, and all the Willielmine Line,
whilst there shall be any Male Children in being. ...
... The Most Christian King shall restore to the Duke
of Wirtemberg, after the manner hereafter related, where we shall mention
the withdrawing of Garisons, the Towns and Forts of Hohenwiel, Schorendorff,
Turbingen, and all other places, without reserve, where he keeps Garisons
in the Dutchy of Wirtemberg. As for the rest, the Paragraph, THE HOUSE
OF WIRTEMBERG, &c. shall be understood as inserted in this Place, after
the same manner it’s contain’d in the Treaty of the Empire, and of Swedeland. ...
... That for the future, the Precedency and Session,
in the States and Circle of Swabia, or other General or Particular Assemblys
of the Empire, and any others whatsoever, shall be alternative in the two
Branches of Baden; viz. in that of the Upper, and that of the Lower Marquisate
of Baden: but nevertheless this Precedency shall remain in the Marquiss
Frederick during his Life. It has been agreed, touching the Barony of Hohengerolt
Zegk that if Madam, the Princess of Baden, verifies the Rights of her Pretension
upon the said Barony by authentick Documents, Restitution shall be made
her, according to the Rights and Contents of the said Documents, as soon
as Sentence shall be pronounc’d. That the Cognizance of this Cause shall
be terminated within two Years after the Publication of the Peace: And
lastly, no Actions, Transaction, or Exceptions, either general or particular,
nor Clauses comprehended in this Treaty of Peace, and whereby they would
derogate from the Vigour of this Article, shall be at any time alledg’d
by any of the Partys against this special Agreement. The Paragraphs, the
Duke of Croy, &c. As for the Controversy of Naussau-Siegen, &c.
To the Counts of Naussau, Sarrepont, &c. The House of Hanau, &c.
John Albert Count of Solms, &c. as also, Shall be re-establish’d the
House of Solms, Hohensolms, &c. The Counts of Isemburg, &c. The
Rhinegraves, &c. The Widow of Count Ernest of Sainen, &c. The Castle
and the County of Flackenstein, &c. Let also the House of Waldeck be
re-establish’d, &c. Joachim Ernest Count of Ottingen, &c. Item,
The House of Hohenlo, &c. Frederick Lewis, &c. The Widow and Heirs
of the Count of Brandenstein, &c. The Baron Paul Kevenhuller, &c.
shall be understood to be inserted in this place word by word, as they
are put down in the Instruor Treaty between the Empire and Swedeland. ...
... In the third place, the Right of a direct Signiory
over the Jurisdictions and Bayliwick of Schaumburg, Buckenburg, Saxenhagen,
and Stattenhagen, given heretofore and adjudged to the Bishoprick of Mindau,
shall for the future belong unto Monsieur William, the present Landgrave
of Hesse, and his Successors in full Possession, and for ever, so as that
the said Bishop, and no other shall be capable of molesting him; saving
nevertheless the Agreement made between Christian Lewis, Duke of Brunswick
and Lunenburg, and the Landgravine of Hesse, and Philip Count of Lippe,
as also the Agreement made between the said Landgravine, and the said Count. ...
... That Monsieur Francis, Duke of Lorain, shall be
restor’d to the possession of the Bishoprick of Verdun, as being the lawful
Bishop thereof; and shall be left in the peaceable Administration of this
Bishoprick and its Abbys (saving the Right of the King and of particular
Persons) and shall enjoy his Patrimonial Estates, and his other Rights,
wherever they may be situated (and as far as they do not contradict the
present Resignation) his Privileges, Revenues and Incomes; having previously
taken the Oath of Fidelity to the King, and provided he undertakes nothing
against the Good of the State and the Service of his Majesty. ...
... The Emperor, Empire, and Monsieur the Arch Duke
of Insprug, Ferdinand Charles, respectively discharge the Communitys, Magistrates,
Officers and Subjects of each of the said Lordships and Places, from the
Bonds and Oaths which they were hitherto bound by, and ty’d to the House
of Austria; and discharge and assign them over to the Subjection, Obedience
and Fidelity they are to give to the King and Kingdom of France; and consequently
confirm the Crown of France in a full and just Power over all the said
Places, renouncing from the present, and for ever, the Rights and Pretensions
they had thereunto: Which Cession the Emperor, the said Arch-Duke and his
Brother (by reason the said Renunciation concerns them particularly) shall
confirm by particular Letters for themselves and their Descendants; and
shall so order it also, that the Catholick King of Spain shall make the
same Renunciation in due and authentick form, which shall be done in the
name of the whole Empire, the same Day this present Treaty shall be sign’d. ...
... The Emperor, Empire, and Monsieur the Arch Duke
of Insprug, Ferdinand Charles, respectively discharge the Communitys, Magistrates,
Officers and Subjects of each of the said Lordships and Places, from the
Bonds and Oaths which they were hitherto bound by, and ty’d to the House
of Austria; and discharge and assign them over to the Subjection, Obedience
and Fidelity they are to give to the King and Kingdom of France; and consequently
confirm the Crown of France in a full and just Power over all the said
Places, renouncing from the present, and for ever, the Rights and Pretensions
they had thereunto: Which Cession the Emperor, the said Arch-Duke and his
Brother (by reason the said Renunciation concerns them particularly) shall
confirm by particular Letters for themselves and their Descendants; and
shall so order it also, that the Catholick King of Spain shall make the
same Renunciation in due and authentick form, which shall be done in the
name of the whole Empire, the same Day this present Treaty shall be sign’d. ...
... As for what concerns the Debts wherewith the Chamber
of Ensisheim is charg’d, the Arch-Duke Ferdinand Charles shall undertake
with that part of the Province, which the most Christian King shall restore
him, to pay one third without distinction, whether they be Bonds, or Mortgages;
provided they are in authentick form, and that they have a particular Mortgage,
either on the Provinces to be restor’d, or on them which are to be transfer’d;
or if there be none, provided they be found on the Books of Accounts, agreeing
with those of Receipts of the Chamber of Ensisheim, until the Expiration
of the year 1632, and have been inserted amonst the Debts of the publick
Chamber, and the said Chamber having been oblig’d to pay the Interests:
the Arch-Duke making this Payment, shall keep the King exempt from the
same. ...
... As for what concerns the Debts wherewith the Chamber
of Ensisheim is charg’d, the Arch-Duke Ferdinand Charles shall undertake
with that part of the Province, which the most Christian King shall restore
him, to pay one third without distinction, whether they be Bonds, or Mortgages;
provided they are in authentick form, and that they have a particular Mortgage,
either on the Provinces to be restor’d, or on them which are to be transfer’d;
or if there be none, provided they be found on the Books of Accounts, agreeing
with those of Receipts of the Chamber of Ensisheim, until the Expiration
of the year 1632, and have been inserted amonst the Debts of the publick
Chamber, and the said Chamber having been oblig’d to pay the Interests:
the Arch-Duke making this Payment, shall keep the King exempt from the
same. ...
... The most Christian King shall restore to the House
of Austria, and particularly to the Arch-Duke Ferdinand Charles, eldest
Son to Arch-Duke Leopold, four Forest-Towns, viz. Rheinselden, Seckingen,
Laussenberg and Waltshutum, with all their Territorys and Bayliwicks, Houses,
Villages, Mills, Woods, Forests, Vassals, Subjects, and all Appurtenances
on this, or the other side the Rhine. ...
... The most Christian King shall restore to the House
of Austria, and particularly to the Arch-Duke Ferdinand Charles, eldest
Son to Arch-Duke Leopold, four Forest-Towns, viz. Rheinselden, Seckingen,
Laussenberg and Waltshutum, with all their Territorys and Bayliwicks, Houses,
Villages, Mills, Woods, Forests, Vassals, Subjects, and all Appurtenances
on this, or the other side the Rhine. ...
... Item, For fear the Differences arisen between
the Dukes of Savoy and Mantua touching Montserrat, and terminated by the
Emperor Ferdinand and Lewis XIII. Fathers to their Majestys, shou’d revive
some time or other to the damage or Christianity; it has been agreed, That
the Treaty of Cheras of the 6th of April 1631. with the Execution thereof
which ensu’d in the Montserrat, shall continue firm for ever, with all
its Articles: Pignerol, and its Appurtenances, being nevertheless excepted,
concerning which there has been a decision between his most Christian Majesty
and the Duke of Savoy, and which the King of France and his Kingdom have
purchas’d by particular Treatys, that shall remain firm and stable, as
to what concerns the transferring or resigning of that Place and its Appurtenances.
But if the said particular Treatys contain any thing which may trouble
the Peace of the Empire, and excite new Commotions in Italy, after the
present War, which is now on foot in that Province, shall be at an end,
they shall be look’d upon as void and of no effect; the said Cession continuing
nevertheless unviolable, as also the other Conditions agreed to, as well
in favour of the Duke of Savoy as the most Christian King: For which reason
their Imperial and most Christian Majestys promise reciprocally, that in
all other things relating to the said Treaty of Cheras, and its Execution,
and particularly to Albe, Trin, their Territorys, and the other places,
they never shall contravene them either directly or indirectly, by the
way of Right or in Fact; and that they neither shall succour nor countenance
the Offender, but rather by their common Authority shall endeavour that
none violate them under any pretence whatsoever; considering that the most
Christian King has declar’d, That he was highly oblig’d to advance the
Execution of the said Treaty, and even to maintain it by Arms; that above
all things the said Lord, the Duke of Savoy, notwithstanding the Clauses
abovemention’d, shall be always maintain’d in the peaceable possession
of Trin and Albe, and other places, which have been allow’d and assign’d
him by the said Treaty, and by the Investiture which ensu’d thereon of
the Dutchy of Montserrat. ...
... Item, For fear the Differences arisen between
the Dukes of Savoy and Mantua touching Montserrat, and terminated by the
Emperor Ferdinand and Lewis XIII. Fathers to their Majestys, shou’d revive
some time or other to the damage or Christianity; it has been agreed, That
the Treaty of Cheras of the 6th of April 1631. with the Execution thereof
which ensu’d in the Montserrat, shall continue firm for ever, with all
its Articles: Pignerol, and its Appurtenances, being nevertheless excepted,
concerning which there has been a decision between his most Christian Majesty
and the Duke of Savoy, and which the King of France and his Kingdom have
purchas’d by particular Treatys, that shall remain firm and stable, as
to what concerns the transferring or resigning of that Place and its Appurtenances.
But if the said particular Treatys contain any thing which may trouble
the Peace of the Empire, and excite new Commotions in Italy, after the
present War, which is now on foot in that Province, shall be at an end,
they shall be look’d upon as void and of no effect; the said Cession continuing
nevertheless unviolable, as also the other Conditions agreed to, as well
in favour of the Duke of Savoy as the most Christian King: For which reason
their Imperial and most Christian Majestys promise reciprocally, that in
all other things relating to the said Treaty of Cheras, and its Execution,
and particularly to Albe, Trin, their Territorys, and the other places,
they never shall contravene them either directly or indirectly, by the
way of Right or in Fact; and that they neither shall succour nor countenance
the Offender, but rather by their common Authority shall endeavour that
none violate them under any pretence whatsoever; considering that the most
Christian King has declar’d, That he was highly oblig’d to advance the
Execution of the said Treaty, and even to maintain it by Arms; that above
all things the said Lord, the Duke of Savoy, notwithstanding the Clauses
abovemention’d, shall be always maintain’d in the peaceable possession
of Trin and Albe, and other places, which have been allow’d and assign’d
him by the said Treaty, and by the Investiture which ensu’d thereon of
the Dutchy of Montserrat. ...
... Item, For fear the Differences arisen between
the Dukes of Savoy and Mantua touching Montserrat, and terminated by the
Emperor Ferdinand and Lewis XIII. Fathers to their Majestys, shou’d revive
some time or other to the damage or Christianity; it has been agreed, That
the Treaty of Cheras of the 6th of April 1631. with the Execution thereof
which ensu’d in the Montserrat, shall continue firm for ever, with all
its Articles: Pignerol, and its Appurtenances, being nevertheless excepted,
concerning which there has been a decision between his most Christian Majesty
and the Duke of Savoy, and which the King of France and his Kingdom have
purchas’d by particular Treatys, that shall remain firm and stable, as
to what concerns the transferring or resigning of that Place and its Appurtenances.
But if the said particular Treatys contain any thing which may trouble
the Peace of the Empire, and excite new Commotions in Italy, after the
present War, which is now on foot in that Province, shall be at an end,
they shall be look’d upon as void and of no effect; the said Cession continuing
nevertheless unviolable, as also the other Conditions agreed to, as well
in favour of the Duke of Savoy as the most Christian King: For which reason
their Imperial and most Christian Majestys promise reciprocally, that in
all other things relating to the said Treaty of Cheras, and its Execution,
and particularly to Albe, Trin, their Territorys, and the other places,
they never shall contravene them either directly or indirectly, by the
way of Right or in Fact; and that they neither shall succour nor countenance
the Offender, but rather by their common Authority shall endeavour that
none violate them under any pretence whatsoever; considering that the most
Christian King has declar’d, That he was highly oblig’d to advance the
Execution of the said Treaty, and even to maintain it by Arms; that above
all things the said Lord, the Duke of Savoy, notwithstanding the Clauses
abovemention’d, shall be always maintain’d in the peaceable possession
of Trin and Albe, and other places, which have been allow’d and assign’d
him by the said Treaty, and by the Investiture which ensu’d thereon of
the Dutchy of Montserrat. ...
... And to the end that all Differences be extirpated
and rooted out between these same Dukes, his most Christian Majesty shall
pay to the said Lord, the Duke of Mantua, four hundred ninety four thousand
Crowns, which the late King of blessed Memory, Lewis XIII. had promis’d
to pay to him on thu Duke of Savoy’s Discount; who by this means shall
together with his Heirs and Successors be discharg’d from this Obligation,
and secur’d from all Demands which might be made upon him of the said Sum,
by the Duke of Mantua, or his Successors; so that for the future neither
the Duke of Savoy, nor his Heirs and Successors, shall receive any Vexation
or Trouble from the Duke of Mantua, his Heirs and Successors, upon this
subject, or under this pretence. ...
... And to the end that all Differences be extirpated
and rooted out between these same Dukes, his most Christian Majesty shall
pay to the said Lord, the Duke of Mantua, four hundred ninety four thousand
Crowns, which the late King of blessed Memory, Lewis XIII. had promis’d
to pay to him on thu Duke of Savoy’s Discount; who by this means shall
together with his Heirs and Successors be discharg’d from this Obligation,
and secur’d from all Demands which might be made upon him of the said Sum,
by the Duke of Mantua, or his Successors; so that for the future neither
the Duke of Savoy, nor his Heirs and Successors, shall receive any Vexation
or Trouble from the Duke of Mantua, his Heirs and Successors, upon this
subject, or under this pretence. ...
... And to the end that all Differences be extirpated
and rooted out between these same Dukes, his most Christian Majesty shall
pay to the said Lord, the Duke of Mantua, four hundred ninety four thousand
Crowns, which the late King of blessed Memory, Lewis XIII. had promis’d
to pay to him on thu Duke of Savoy’s Discount; who by this means shall
together with his Heirs and Successors be discharg’d from this Obligation,
and secur’d from all Demands which might be made upon him of the said Sum,
by the Duke of Mantua, or his Successors; so that for the future neither
the Duke of Savoy, nor his Heirs and Successors, shall receive any Vexation
or Trouble from the Duke of Mantua, his Heirs and Successors, upon this
subject, or under this pretence. ...
... And to the end that all Differences be extirpated
and rooted out between these same Dukes, his most Christian Majesty shall
pay to the said Lord, the Duke of Mantua, four hundred ninety four thousand
Crowns, which the late King of blessed Memory, Lewis XIII. had promis’d
to pay to him on thu Duke of Savoy’s Discount; who by this means shall
together with his Heirs and Successors be discharg’d from this Obligation,
and secur’d from all Demands which might be made upon him of the said Sum,
by the Duke of Mantua, or his Successors; so that for the future neither
the Duke of Savoy, nor his Heirs and Successors, shall receive any Vexation
or Trouble from the Duke of Mantua, his Heirs and Successors, upon this
subject, or under this pretence. ...
... And to the end that all Differences be extirpated
and rooted out between these same Dukes, his most Christian Majesty shall
pay to the said Lord, the Duke of Mantua, four hundred ninety four thousand
Crowns, which the late King of blessed Memory, Lewis XIII. had promis’d
to pay to him on thu Duke of Savoy’s Discount; who by this means shall
together with his Heirs and Successors be discharg’d from this Obligation,
and secur’d from all Demands which might be made upon him of the said Sum,
by the Duke of Mantua, or his Successors; so that for the future neither
the Duke of Savoy, nor his Heirs and Successors, shall receive any Vexation
or Trouble from the Duke of Mantua, his Heirs and Successors, upon this
subject, or under this pretence. ...
... Who hereafter, with the Authority and Consent
of their Imperial and most Christian Majestys, by virtue of this solemn
Treaty of Peace, shall have no Action for this account against the Duke
of Savoy, or his Heirs and Successors. ...
... His Imperial Majesty, at the modest Request of
the Duke of Savoy, shall together with the Investiture of the antient Fiefs
and States, which the late Ferdinand II. of blessed memory granted to the
Duke of Savoy, Victor Amadeus, also grant him the Investiture of the Places,
Lordships, States, and all other Rights of Montserrat, with their Appurtenances,
which have been surrender’d to him by virtue of the abovesaid Treaty of
Cheras, and the Execution thereof which ensu’d; as also, of the Fiefs of
New Monsort, of Sine, Monchery, and Castelles, with their Appurtenances,
according to the Treaty of Acquisition made by the said Duke Victor Amadeus,
the 13th of October 1634. and conformable to the Concessions or Permissions,
and Approbation of his Imperial Majesty; with a Confirmation also of all
the Privileges which have been hitherto granted to the Dukes of Savoy,
when and as often as the Duke of Savoy shall request and demand it. ...
... His Imperial Majesty, at the modest Request of
the Duke of Savoy, shall together with the Investiture of the antient Fiefs
and States, which the late Ferdinand II. of blessed memory granted to the
Duke of Savoy, Victor Amadeus, also grant him the Investiture of the Places,
Lordships, States, and all other Rights of Montserrat, with their Appurtenances,
which have been surrender’d to him by virtue of the abovesaid Treaty of
Cheras, and the Execution thereof which ensu’d; as also, of the Fiefs of
New Monsort, of Sine, Monchery, and Castelles, with their Appurtenances,
according to the Treaty of Acquisition made by the said Duke Victor Amadeus,
the 13th of October 1634. and conformable to the Concessions or Permissions,
and Approbation of his Imperial Majesty; with a Confirmation also of all
the Privileges which have been hitherto granted to the Dukes of Savoy,
when and as often as the Duke of Savoy shall request and demand it. ...
... His Imperial Majesty, at the modest Request of
the Duke of Savoy, shall together with the Investiture of the antient Fiefs
and States, which the late Ferdinand II. of blessed memory granted to the
Duke of Savoy, Victor Amadeus, also grant him the Investiture of the Places,
Lordships, States, and all other Rights of Montserrat, with their Appurtenances,
which have been surrender’d to him by virtue of the abovesaid Treaty of
Cheras, and the Execution thereof which ensu’d; as also, of the Fiefs of
New Monsort, of Sine, Monchery, and Castelles, with their Appurtenances,
according to the Treaty of Acquisition made by the said Duke Victor Amadeus,
the 13th of October 1634. and conformable to the Concessions or Permissions,
and Approbation of his Imperial Majesty; with a Confirmation also of all
the Privileges which have been hitherto granted to the Dukes of Savoy,
when and as often as the Duke of Savoy shall request and demand it. ...
... His Imperial Majesty, at the modest Request of
the Duke of Savoy, shall together with the Investiture of the antient Fiefs
and States, which the late Ferdinand II. of blessed memory granted to the
Duke of Savoy, Victor Amadeus, also grant him the Investiture of the Places,
Lordships, States, and all other Rights of Montserrat, with their Appurtenances,
which have been surrender’d to him by virtue of the abovesaid Treaty of
Cheras, and the Execution thereof which ensu’d; as also, of the Fiefs of
New Monsort, of Sine, Monchery, and Castelles, with their Appurtenances,
according to the Treaty of Acquisition made by the said Duke Victor Amadeus,
the 13th of October 1634. and conformable to the Concessions or Permissions,
and Approbation of his Imperial Majesty; with a Confirmation also of all
the Privileges which have been hitherto granted to the Dukes of Savoy,
when and as often as the Duke of Savoy shall request and demand it. ...
... Item, It has been agreed, That the Duke of Savoy,
his Heirs and Successors, shall no ways be troubled or call’d to an account
by his Imperial Majesty, upon account of the Right of Sovereignty they
have over the Fiefs of Rocheveran, Olme, and Casoles, and their Appurtenances,
which do not in the least depend on the Roman Empire, and that all Donations
and Investitures of the said Fiefs being revok’d and annul’d, the Duke
shall be maintain’d in his Possession as rightful Lord; and if need be,
reinstated: for the same reason his Vassal the Count de Verrue shall be
re-instated in the same Fiefs of Olme and Casoles, and in the Possession
of the fourth part of Rocheveran, and in all his Revenues. ...
... Item, It has been agreed, That the Duke of Savoy,
his Heirs and Successors, shall no ways be troubled or call’d to an account
by his Imperial Majesty, upon account of the Right of Sovereignty they
have over the Fiefs of Rocheveran, Olme, and Casoles, and their Appurtenances,
which do not in the least depend on the Roman Empire, and that all Donations
and Investitures of the said Fiefs being revok’d and annul’d, the Duke
shall be maintain’d in his Possession as rightful Lord; and if need be,
reinstated: for the same reason his Vassal the Count de Verrue shall be
re-instated in the same Fiefs of Olme and Casoles, and in the Possession
of the fourth part of Rocheveran, and in all his Revenues. ...
... The Emperor shall likewise declare, That within
the Investiture of the Dutchy of Mantua are comprehended the Castles of
Reygioli and Luzzare, with their Territorys and Dependencys, the Possession
whereof the Duke of Guastalla shall be oblig’d to render to the Duke of
Mantua, reserving to himself nevertheless, the Right of Six Thousand Crowns
annual Pension, which he pretends to, for which he may sue the Duke before
his Imperial Majesty. ...
... The Emperor shall likewise declare, That within
the Investiture of the Dutchy of Mantua are comprehended the Castles of
Reygioli and Luzzare, with their Territorys and Dependencys, the Possession
whereof the Duke of Guastalla shall be oblig’d to render to the Duke of
Mantua, reserving to himself nevertheless, the Right of Six Thousand Crowns
annual Pension, which he pretends to, for which he may sue the Duke before
his Imperial Majesty. ...
... The Emperor shall likewise declare, That within
the Investiture of the Dutchy of Mantua are comprehended the Castles of
Reygioli and Luzzare, with their Territorys and Dependencys, the Possession
whereof the Duke of Guastalla shall be oblig’d to render to the Duke of
Mantua, reserving to himself nevertheless, the Right of Six Thousand Crowns
annual Pension, which he pretends to, for which he may sue the Duke before
his Imperial Majesty. ...
... That the very Places, Citys, Towns, Boroughs,
Villages, Castles, Fortresses and Forts which have been possess’d and retain’d,
as well in the Kingdom of Bohemia, and other Countrys of the Empire and
Hereditary Dominions of the House of Austria, as in the other Circles of
the Empire, by one or the other Army, or have been surrender’d by Composition;
shall be restor’d without delay to their former and lawful Possessors and
Lords, whether they be mediately or immediately States of the Empire, Ecclesiastical
or Secular, comprehending therein also the free Nobility of the Empire:
and they shall be left at their own free disposal, either according to
Right and Custom, or according to the Force this present Treaty ought to
have, notwithstanding all Donations, Infeoffments, Concessions (except
they have been made by the free-will of some State) Bonds for redeeming
of Prisoners, or to prevent Burnings and Pillages, or such other like Titles
acquir’d to the prejudice of the former and lawful Masters and Possessors.
Let also all Contracts and Bargains, and all Exceptions contrary to the
said Restitution cease, all which are to be esteem’d void; saving nevertheless
such things as have been otherwise agreed on in the precedent Articles
touching the Satisfaction to made to his most Christian Majesty, as also
some Concessions and equivalent Compensations granted to the Electors and
Princes of the Empire. That neither the Mention of the Catholick King,
nor Quality of the Duke of Lorain given to Duke Charles in the Treaty between
the Emperor and Swedeland, and much less the Title of Landgrave of Alsace,
given to the Emperor, shall be any prejudice to the most Christian King.
That also which has been agreed touching the Satisfaction to be made to
the Swedish Troops, shall have no effect in respect to his Majesty. ...
... That the very Places, Citys, Towns, Boroughs,
Villages, Castles, Fortresses and Forts which have been possess’d and retain’d,
as well in the Kingdom of Bohemia, and other Countrys of the Empire and
Hereditary Dominions of the House of Austria, as in the other Circles of
the Empire, by one or the other Army, or have been surrender’d by Composition;
shall be restor’d without delay to their former and lawful Possessors and
Lords, whether they be mediately or immediately States of the Empire, Ecclesiastical
or Secular, comprehending therein also the free Nobility of the Empire:
and they shall be left at their own free disposal, either according to
Right and Custom, or according to the Force this present Treaty ought to
have, notwithstanding all Donations, Infeoffments, Concessions (except
they have been made by the free-will of some State) Bonds for redeeming
of Prisoners, or to prevent Burnings and Pillages, or such other like Titles
acquir’d to the prejudice of the former and lawful Masters and Possessors.
Let also all Contracts and Bargains, and all Exceptions contrary to the
said Restitution cease, all which are to be esteem’d void; saving nevertheless
such things as have been otherwise agreed on in the precedent Articles
touching the Satisfaction to made to his most Christian Majesty, as also
some Concessions and equivalent Compensations granted to the Electors and
Princes of the Empire. That neither the Mention of the Catholick King,
nor Quality of the Duke of Lorain given to Duke Charles in the Treaty between
the Emperor and Swedeland, and much less the Title of Landgrave of Alsace,
given to the Emperor, shall be any prejudice to the most Christian King.
That also which has been agreed touching the Satisfaction to be made to
the Swedish Troops, shall have no effect in respect to his Majesty. ...
... In the Name of the House of Austria, M. George
Verie, Count of Wolkenstein, Counsellor of the Emperor’s Court; M. Corneille
Gobelius, Counsellor of the Bishop of Bamberg; M. Sebastian William Meel,
Privy Counsellor to the Bishop of Wirtzburg; M. John Earnest, Counsellor
of the Duke of Bavaria’s Court; M. Wolff Conrad of Thumbshirn, and Augustus
Carpzovius, both Counsellors of the Court of Saxe-Altenburg and Coburg;
M. John Fromhold, Privy Counsellor of the House of Brandenburg-Culmbac,
and Onolzbac; M. Henry Laugenbeck, J.C. to the House of Brunswick-Lunenburg;
James Limpodius, J.C. Counsellor of State to the Branch of Calemburg, and
Vice-Chancellor of Lunenburg. In the Name of the Counts of the Bench of
Wetteraw, M. Matthews Wesembecius, J. D. and Counsellor. ...