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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. ...
... According to this foundation of reciprocal Amity,
and a general Amnesty, all and every one of the Electors of the sacred
Roman Empire, the Princes and States (therein comprehending the Nobility,
which depend immediately on the Empire) their Vassals, Subjects, Citizens,
Inhabitants (to whom on the account of the Bohemian or German Troubles
or Alliances, contracted here and there, might have been done by the one
Party or the other, any Prejudice or Damage in any manner, or under what
pretence soever, as well in their Lordships, their fiefs, Underfiefs, Allodations,
as in their Dignitys, Immunitys, Rights and Privileges) shall be fully
re-establish’d on the one side and the other, in the Ecclesiastick or Laick
State, which they enjoy’d, or could lawfully enjoy, notwithstanding any
Alterations, which have been made in the mean time to the contrary. ...
... As for what concerns the Castles of Ehrenbreitstein
and Homestein, the Emperor shall withdraw, or cause the Garisons to be
withdrawn in the time and manner limited hereafter in the Article of Execution,
and shall restore those Castles to the Elector of Treves, and to his Metropolitan
Chapter, to be in the Protection of the Empire, and the Electorate; for
which end the Captain, and the new Garison which shall be put therein by
the Elector, shall also take the Oaths of Fidelity to him and his Chapter. ...
... The Congress of Munster and Osnabrug having brought
the Palatinate Cause to that pass, that the Dispute which has lasted for
so long time, has been at length terminated; the Terms are these. ...
... 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. ...
... Forasmuch-as that certain Jurisdictions of the
Bergstraet, belonging antiently to the Elector of Mayence, were in the
year 1463 mortgag’d to the House Palatine for a certain Sum of Money: upon
condition of perpetual Redemption, it has been agreed that the same Jurisdictions
shall be Restor’d to the present Elector of Mayence, and his Successors
in the Archbishoprick of Mayence, provided the Mortgage be paid in ready
Mony, within the time limited by the Peace to be concluded; and that he
satisfies the other Conditions, which he is bound to by the Tenor of the
Mortgage-Deeds. ...
... That if it should happen that the Male Branch
of William should be intirely extinct, and the Palatine Branch still subsist,
not only the Upper Palatinate, but also the Electoral Dignity of the Dukes
of Bavaria, shall revert to the said surviving Palatine, who in the mean
time enjoys the Investiture: but then the eighth Electorate shall be intirely
suppress’d. Yet in such case, nevertheless, of the return of the Upper
Palatinate to the surviving Palatines, the Heirs of any Allodian Lands
of the Bavarian Electors shall remain in Possession of the Rights and Benefices,
which may lawfully appertain to them. ...
... That the Dispute depending between the Bishops
of Bamberg and Wirtzberg on the one, and the Marquiss of Brandenburg, Culmbach,
and Onalzbach, on the other side, touching the Castle, Town, Jurisdiction,
and Monastery of Kitzingen in Franconia, on the Main, shall be amicably
compos’d; or, in a judicial manner, within two years time, upon pain of
the Person’s losing his Pretensions, that shall delay it: and that, in
the mean time, the Fort of Wirtzberg shall be surrender’d to the said Lords
Marquisses, in the same state it was taken, according as it has been agreed
and stipulated. ...
... That the Dispute depending between the Bishops
of Bamberg and Wirtzberg on the one, and the Marquiss of Brandenburg, Culmbach,
and Onalzbach, on the other side, touching the Castle, Town, Jurisdiction,
and Monastery of Kitzingen in Franconia, on the Main, shall be amicably
compos’d; or, in a judicial manner, within two years time, upon pain of
the Person’s losing his Pretensions, that shall delay it: and that, in
the mean time, the Fort of Wirtzberg shall be surrender’d to the said Lords
Marquisses, in the same state it was taken, according as it has been agreed
and stipulated. ...
... That Frederick, Marquiss of Baden, and of Hachberg,
and his Sons and Heirs, with all those who have serv’d them in any manner
whatsoever, and who serve them still, of what degree they may be, shall
enjoy the Amnesty above-mention’d, in the second and third Article, with
all its Clauses and Benefices; and by virtue thereof, they shall be fully
re-establish’d in the State Ecclesiastical or Secular, in the same manner
as the Lord George Frederick Marquiss of Beden and of Hachberg, possess’d,
before the beginning of the Troubles of Bohemia, whatever concern’d the
lower Marquisate of Baden, call’d vulgarly Baden Durlach, as also what
concern’d the Marquisate of Hachberg, and the Lordships of Rottelen, Badenweiller,
and Sausenberg, notwithstanding, and annulling all the Changes made to
the contrary. After which shall be restor’d to Marquiss Frederick, the
Jurisdictions of Stein and Renchingen, without being charg’d with Debts,
which the Marquiss William has contracted during that time, by Reason of
the Revenues, Interests and Charges, put down in the Transaction pass’d
at Etlingen in the Year 1629. and transfer’d to the said William Marquiss
of Baden, with all the Rights, Documents, Writings, and other things appertaining;
so that all the Plea concerning the Charges and Revenues, as well receiv’d
as to receive, with their Damages and Interests, to reckon from the time
of the first Possession, shall be intirely taken away and abolish’d. ...
... That Frederick, Marquiss of Baden, and of Hachberg,
and his Sons and Heirs, with all those who have serv’d them in any manner
whatsoever, and who serve them still, of what degree they may be, shall
enjoy the Amnesty above-mention’d, in the second and third Article, with
all its Clauses and Benefices; and by virtue thereof, they shall be fully
re-establish’d in the State Ecclesiastical or Secular, in the same manner
as the Lord George Frederick Marquiss of Beden and of Hachberg, possess’d,
before the beginning of the Troubles of Bohemia, whatever concern’d the
lower Marquisate of Baden, call’d vulgarly Baden Durlach, as also what
concern’d the Marquisate of Hachberg, and the Lordships of Rottelen, Badenweiller,
and Sausenberg, notwithstanding, and annulling all the Changes made to
the contrary. After which shall be restor’d to Marquiss Frederick, the
Jurisdictions of Stein and Renchingen, without being charg’d with Debts,
which the Marquiss William has contracted during that time, by Reason of
the Revenues, Interests and Charges, put down in the Transaction pass’d
at Etlingen in the Year 1629. and transfer’d to the said William Marquiss
of Baden, with all the Rights, Documents, Writings, and other things appertaining;
so that all the Plea concerning the Charges and Revenues, as well receiv’d
as to receive, with their Damages and Interests, to reckon from the time
of the first Possession, shall be intirely taken away and abolish’d. ...
... That the Annual Pension of the Lower Marquisate,
payable to the Upper Marquisate, according to former Custom, shall by virtue
of the present Treaty be intirely taken away and annihilated; and that
for the future nothing shall be pretended or demanded on that account,
either for the time past or to come. ...
... 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 second place, the House of Hesse Cassel,
and its Successors, shall retain, and for this purpose shall demand at
any time, and when it shall be expir’d, the Investiture of his Imperial
Majesty, and shall take the Oath of Fidelity for the Abby of Hitsfield,
with all its Dependencys, as well Secular as Ecclesiastical, situated within
or without his Territorys (as the Deanery of Gellingen) saving nevertheless
the Rights possess’d by the House of Saxony, time out of mind. ...
... In the second place, the House of Hesse Cassel,
and its Successors, shall retain, and for this purpose shall demand at
any time, and when it shall be expir’d, the Investiture of his Imperial
Majesty, and shall take the Oath of Fidelity for the Abby of Hitsfield,
with all its Dependencys, as well Secular as Ecclesiastical, situated within
or without his Territorys (as the Deanery of Gellingen) saving nevertheless
the Rights possess’d by the House of Saxony, time out of mind. ...
... That the Diets of the Empire shall be held within
six Months after the Ratification of the Peace; and after that time as
often as the Publick Utility, or Necessity requires. That in the first
Diet the Defects of precedent Assemblys be chiefly remedy’d; and that then
also be treated and settled by common Consent of the States, the Form and
Election of the Kings of the Romans, by a Form, and certain Imperial Resolution;
the Manner and Order which is to be observ’d for declaring one or more
States, to be within the Territorys of the Empire, besides the Manner otherways
describ’d in the Constitutions of the Empire; that they consider also of
re-establishing the Circles, the renewing the Matricular-Book, the re-establishing
suppress’d States, the moderating and lessening the Collects of the Empire,
Reformation of Justice and Policy, the taxing of Fees in the Chamber of
Justice, the Due and requisite instructing of ordinary Deputys for the
Advantage of the Publick, the true Office of Directors in the Colleges
of the Empire, and such other Business as could not be here expedited. ...
... That as well as general as particular Diets, the
free Towns, and other States of the Empire, shall have decisive Votes;
they shall, without molestation, keep their Regales, Customs, annual Revenues,
Libertys, Privileges to confiscate, to raise Taxes, and other Rights, lawfully
obtain’d from the Emperor and Empire, or enjoy’d long before these Commotions,
with a full Jurisdiction within the inclosure of their Walls, and their
Territorys: making void at the same time, annulling and for the future
prohibiting all Things, which by Reprisals, Arrests, stopping of Passages,
and other prejudicial Acts, either during the War, under what pretext soever
they have been done and attempted hitherto by private Authority, or may
hereafter without any preceding formality of Right be enterpris’d. As for
the rest, all laudable Customs of the sacred Roman Empire, the fundamental
Constitutions and Laws, shall for the future be strictly observ’d, all
the Confusions which time of War have, or could introduce, being remov’d
and laid aside. ...
... That as well as general as particular Diets, the
free Towns, and other States of the Empire, shall have decisive Votes;
they shall, without molestation, keep their Regales, Customs, annual Revenues,
Libertys, Privileges to confiscate, to raise Taxes, and other Rights, lawfully
obtain’d from the Emperor and Empire, or enjoy’d long before these Commotions,
with a full Jurisdiction within the inclosure of their Walls, and their
Territorys: making void at the same time, annulling and for the future
prohibiting all Things, which by Reprisals, Arrests, stopping of Passages,
and other prejudicial Acts, either during the War, under what pretext soever
they have been done and attempted hitherto by private Authority, or may
hereafter without any preceding formality of Right be enterpris’d. As for
the rest, all laudable Customs of the sacred Roman Empire, the fundamental
Constitutions and Laws, shall for the future be strictly observ’d, all
the Confusions which time of War have, or could introduce, being remov’d
and laid aside. ...
... As for the finding out of equitable and expedient
means, whereby the Prosecution of Actions against Debtors, ruin’d by the
Calamitys of the War, or charg’d with too great Interests, and whereby
these Matters may be terminated with moderation, to obviate greater inconveniences
which might arise, and to provide for the publick Tranquillity; His Imperial
Majesty shall take care to hearken as well to the Advices of his Privy
Council, as of the Imperial Chamber, and the States which are to be assembled,
to the end that certain firm and invariable Constitutions may be made about
this Matter And in the mean time the alledg’d Reasons and Circumstances
of the Partys shall be well weigh’d in Cases brought before the Sovereign
Courts of the Empire, or Subordinate ones of States and no body shall be
oppress’d by immoderate Executions; and ail this without prejudice to the
Constitution of Holstein. ...
... If those Documents be publick, and concern in
common and jointly the Lands yielded to the King, the Archduke shall receive
authentick Copys of them, at what time and as often as he shall demand
them. ...
... 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. ...
... The Plenipotentiarys on all sides shall agree
among themselves, between the Conclusion and the Ratification of the Peace,
upon the Ways, Time, and Securitys which are to be taken for the Restitution
of Places, and for the Disbanding of Troops; of that both Partys may be
assur’d, that all things agreed to shall be sincerely accomplish’d. ...
... The Restitution being made pursuant to the Articles
of Amnesty and Grievances, the Prisoners being releas’d, all the Soldiery
of the Garisons, as well the Emperor’s and his Allys, as the most Christian
King’s, and of the Landgrave of Hesse, and their Allys and Adherents, or
by whom they may have been put in, shall be drawn out at the same time,
without any Damage, Exception, or Delay, of the Citys of the Empire, and
all other Places which are to be restor’d. ...
... That it never shall be alledg’d, allow’d, or admitted,
that any Canonical or Civil Law, any general or particular Decrees of Councils,
any Privileges, any Indulgences, any Edicts, any Commissions, Inhibitions,
Mandates, Decrees, Rescripts, Suspensions of Law, Judgments pronounc’d
at any time, Adjudications, Capitulations of the Emperor, and other Rules
and Exceptions of Religious Orders, past or future Protestations, Contradictions,
Appeals, Investitures, Transactions, Oaths, Renunciations, Contracts, and
much less the Edict of 1629. or the Transaction of Prague, with its Appendixes,
or the Concordates with the Popes, or the Interims of the Year 1548. or
any other politick Statutes, or Ecclesiastical Decrees, Dispensations,
Absolutions, or any other Exceptions, under what pretence or colour they
can be invented; shall take place against this Convention, or any of its
Clauses and Articles neither shall any inhibitory or other Processes or
Commissions be ever allow’d to the Plaintiff or Defendant. ...
... In this present Treaty of Peace are comprehended
such, who before the Exchange of the Ratification or in six months after,
shall be nominated by general Consent, by the one or the other Party; mean
time by a common Agreement, the Republick of Venice is therein compriz’d
as Mediatrix of this Treaty. It shall also be of no prejudice to the Dukes
of Savoy and Modena, or to what they shall act, or are now acting in Italy
by Arms for the most Christian King. ...
... In the Name of the one and the other Bench, M.
Marc Ottoh of Strasburg, M. John James Wolff of Ratisbon, M. David Gloxinius
of Lubeck, and M. Lewis Christopher Kres of Kressenstein, all Syndick Senators,
Counsellors and Advocates of the Republick of Noremberg; who with their
proper Hands and Seals have sign’d and seal’d this present Treaty of Peace,
and which said Deputys of the several Orders have engag’d to procure the
Ratifications of their Superiors in the prefix’d time, and in the manner
it has been covenanted, leaving the liberty to the other Plenipotentiarys
of States to sign it, if they think it convenient, and send for the Ratifications
of their Superiors: And that on condition that by the Subscription of the
abovesaid Ambassadors and Deputys, all and every one of the other States
who shall abstain from signing and ratifying the present Treaty, shall
be no less oblig’d to maintain and observe what is contain’d in this present
Treaty of Pacification, than if they had subscrib’d and ratify’d it; and
no Protestation or Contradiction of the Council of Direction in the Roman
Empire shall be valid, or receiv’d in respect to the Subscription and said
Deputys have made. ...