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province_n of_o flanders_n be_v no_o
place_n where_o there_o be_v not_o any_o enclave_n or_o land_n surround_v as_o aforesaid_a the_o french_a subject_n need_v no_o more_o than_o the_o countenance_n and_o assistance_n of_o a_o interstant_a to_o defraud_v without_o fear_n of_o punishment_n his_o catholic_n majesty_n of_o these_o and_o other_o right_n in_o his_o country_n where_o this_o establishment_n be_v not_o contradict_v and_o to_o be_v discharge_v of_o the_o forfeiture_n and_o confiscation_n they_o have_v incur_v and_o the_o composition_n they_o have_v agree_v to_o this_o have_v be_v make_v appear_v on_o several_a occasion_n particular_o in_o december_n 1680_o in_o the_o duchy_n of_o luxembourgh_n when_o a_o merchant_n of_o marville_n who_o will_v have_v convey_v severel_n stuff_v from_o luxembourgh_n into_o france_n without_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o staple_n without_o enter_v their_o quantity_n or_o quality_n and_o without_o pay_v the_o duty_n of_o importation_n or_o exportation_n or_o that_o of_o safeconduct_a 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town_n of_o dinaut_n to_o be_v they_o but_o the_o bishop_n of_o liege_n to_o who_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o restore_v it_o and_o have_v by_o the_o cardinal_n of_o bovillon_n solicit_v the_o chapter_n of_o that_o bishopric_n not_o to_o consent_v it_o shall_v be_v exchange_v and_o separate_v from_o their_o church_n that_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o may_v have_v the_o town_n of_o charlemont_n and_o retain_v dinaut_n also_o the_o better_a to_o block_n up_o the_o town_n and_o province_n of_o namur_n the_o constant_a success_n they_o have_v in_o these_o attempt_n and_o violence_n and_o the_o inability_n of_o the_o spanish_a netherlands_o to_o oppose_v they_o make_v they_o look_v upon_o the_o whole_a country_n as_o a_o place_n invest_v by_o their_o arm_n to_o be_v harass_v on_o all_o side_n that_o it_o may_v at_o last_o whole_o fall_v under_o their_o power_n new_a violence_n in_o namur_n by_o take_v the_o town_n and_o place_n of_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n it_o be_v not_o on_o any_o other_o 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village_n to_o come_v to_o biesme_n and_o there_o swear_v allegiance_n to_o the_o most_o christian_n king_n they_o seize_v also_o the_o bayliage_n of_o anthee_o between_o the_o sambre_n and_o the_o mouse_n with_o all_o its_o dependence_n and_o possess_v themselves_o of_o they_o particular_o morville_n fontaine_n meanvoye_fw-fr sierville_n flavion_n rosee_n kestrevins_n metz_n wespins_n melin_n river_n summer_n ontraye_v wellien_n and_o other_o place_n all_o unquestionable_o belong_v to_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n as_o earl_n of_o namur_n they_o extend_v their_o usurpation_n over_o the_o forest_n of_o marlaigne_n which_o be_v part_n of_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n domain_v over_o six_o hundred_o bonnier_n more_o and_o forbid_v all_o the_o chapman_n of_o the_o fellette_n to_o fall_v any_o of_o the_o wood_n sell_v they_o or_o to_o make_v any_o use_n of_o they_o without_o pay_v their_o commissary_n for_o they_o in_o hainalt_n they_o continue_v their_o violence_n in_o the_o province_n of_o hainalt_n where_o the_o five_o of_o april_n 1681._o they_o possess_v themselves_o of_o the_o village_n of_o vaux_n fontenoy_n veron_n maubray_n bras-maisme_a and_o bourgeon_n though_o unquestionable_o belong_v to_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n as_o part_v of_o the_o castlewick_n of_o aeth_n as_o be_v agree_v by_o the_o procurator_n and_o commissioner_n of_o both_o crown_n at_o the_o conference_n at_o lille_n in_o execution_n of_o the_o treaty_n of_o aix_n la_fw-fr chappelle_n where_o it_o be_v decree_v by_o consent_n that_o these_o village_n shall_v continue_v in_o the_o listen_v exhibit_v by_o the_o procurator_n of_o the_o most_o christian_n king_n who_o enjoy_v they_o on_o that_o account_n till_o by_o the_o treaty_n of_o nimmighen_n he_o be_v engage_v to_o restore_v they_o to_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n in_o pursuance_n whereof_o he_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v evacuate_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o castlewick_n that_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n may_v have_v free_a possession_n of_o they_o wherein_o he_o continue_v till_o the_o say_v five_o of_o april_n 1681._o new_a and_o horrible_a violence_n in_o take_v all_o the_o town_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o luxemburgh_n except_o the_o provostship_n of_o the_o city_n their_o principal_a design_n have_v always_o be_v against_o the_o province_n of_o luxemburgh_n for_o its_o great_a extent_n as_o well_o on_o their_o side_n as_o on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o netherlands_o to_o the_o province_n of_o namur_n and_o their_o exhorbitance_n to_o bring_v it_o under_o their_o power_n have_v be_v great_a than_o the_o disorder_n and_o enormity_n commit_v in_o other_o place_n for_o under_o pretence_n that_o the_o county_n of_o verton_n have_v some_o age_n pass_v be_v hold_v of_o the_o bishop_n of_o verdun_n and_o that_o the_o count_n have_v do_v homage_n and_o other_o service_n to_o the_o bishop_n for_o that_o county_n the_o french_a without_o colour_n of_o jurisdiction_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o pretend_a lord_n of_o that_o place_n cause_v his_o catholic_n majesty_n in_o the_o person_n of_o one_o of_o his_o officer_n to_o be_v summon_v to_o appear_v in_o their_o chamber_n of_o reunion_n establish_v at_o metz_n to_o do_v his_o service_n due_a for_o the_o county_n of_o verton_n upon_o pain_n of_o forfeiture_n which_o pain_n they_o not_o only_o decree_v but_o will_v have_v execute_v by_o force_n of_o arm_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n have_v send_v the_o thirteen_o of_o march_n 1681_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr bussy_n with_o a_o troop_n of_o horse_n and_o dragoon_n into_o the_o duchy_n of_o luxemburgh_n where_o he_o present_v himself_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o verton_n and_o summon_v he_o who_o command_v there_o for_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n to_o quit_v the_o place_n with_o his_o garrison_n the_o commander_n declare_v he_o can_v not_o do_v it_o without_o order_n from_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o province_n the_o count_n de_fw-fr bussy_n with_o about_o two_o 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quintin_n have_v send_v towards_o this_o last_o place_n a_o company_n of_o granadeer_n to_o drive_v out_o the_o spanish_a garrison_n thence_o and_o damnify_v the_o province_n by_o his_o spoil_n and_o oppression_n to_o the_o value_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o crown_n they_o seize_v also_o the_o provostship_n of_o orchimont_n and_o several_a lordship_n include_v in_o it_o and_o neighbour_a to_o it_o and_o force_v the_o officer_n both_o of_o state_n and_o justice_n the_o lawyer_n and_o other_o inhabitant_n to_o swear_v allegiance_n to_o the_o most_o christian_n king_n and_o forbid_v they_o to_o pay_v any_o aid_n or_o tax_n to_o the_o state_n of_o luxemburgh_n they_o possess_v themselves_o also_o of_o the_o castle_n of_o rochfort_n and_o beaurain_n where_o they_o have_v place_v a_o garrison_n though_o these_o place_n be_v part_n of_o the_o dominion_n of_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n in_o right_n of_o his_o duchy_n of_o luxemburgh_n to_o which_o they_o have_v belong_v several_a age_n and_o
they_o the_o bailiff_n burgomaster_n and_o sheriff_n of_o harlebeck_n thielt_n and_o deinse_v the_o provost_n of_o harlebeck_n the_o baron_n of_o winghene_n several_a curate_n and_o other_o gentleman_n of_o the_o country_n who_o they_o use_v ill_a and_o imprison_v they_o at_o menin_n among_o the_o common_a malefactor_n where_o they_o endure_v very_o great_a incovenience_n the_o sieur_n voorden_n commissioner_n for_o france_n at_o the_o conference_n of_o courtray_v have_v declare_v to_o a_o deputy_n of_o the_o say_v castlewick_n that_o the_o pretention_n insist_v on_o by_o france_n be_v to_o have_v payment_n from_o the_o subject_n of_o spain_n of_o the_o sum_n of_o sixty_o thousand_o florin_n for_o interest_n and_o damage_n pretend_v to_o have_v be_v suffer_v by_o they_o in_o the_o country_n of_o luxemburgh_n and_o of_o three_o and_o thirty_o thousand_o patacoon_n for_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o execution_n above_o mention_v and_o that_o if_o these_o sum_n be_v not_o present_o pay_v the_o marshal_n d'humiere_n will_v send_v order_n for_o make_v more_o terrible_a execution_n and_o take_v person_n of_o great_a quality_n than_o those_o who_o be_v then_o prisoner_n to_o make_v it_o appear_v yet_o more_o clear_o that_o france_n scruple_n not_o any_o sort_n of_o contravention_n against_o the_o treaty_n of_o peace_n a_o ordinance_n be_v issue_v date_v the_o twenty_o seven_o of_o november_n 1681_o whereby_o they_o cause_v all_o the_o land_n in_o artois_n belong_v to_o the_o subject_n of_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n to_o be_v seize_v with_o prohibition_n to_o the_o farmer_n or_o receiver_n to_o pay_v thenceforward_o any_o thing_n that_o shall_v be_v due_a to_o the_o proprieter_n for_o arrear_n or_o grow_a rent_n till_o further_a order_n in_o pursuance_n whereof_o they_o cause_v all_o the_o land_n signiory_n and_o other_o effect_n belong_v to_o the_o baron_n of_o courier_n governor_n of_o audenard_n to_o be_v seize_v though_o by_o the_o treaty_n of_o peace_n the_o subject_n of_o the_o one_o king_n unquestionable_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o enjoy_v peaceable_o their_o estate_n within_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o other_o till_o than_o we_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o cause_n of_o these_o seizure_n but_o the_o minister_n of_o france_n have_v since_o sufficient_o explain_v themselves_o have_v by_o order_n of_o the_o most_o christian_n king_n cause_v a_o general_a seizure_n to_o be_v make_v of_o all_o the_o estate_n land_n and_o signiory_n of_o the_o subject_n of_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n situate_v in_o any_o country_n yield_v to_o france_n and_o have_v settle_v commissioner_n to_o receive_v the_o profit_n and_o revenue_n thereof_o and_o press_v the_o receiver_n to_o pay_v they_o what_o be_v already_o accrue_v declare_v further_o that_o those_o estate_n shall_v continue_v under_o seizure_n till_o the_o minister_n of_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n at_o brussels_n make_v reparation_n to_o the_o prince_n d'isenghien_fw-fr for_o the_o vexation_n he_o have_v 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foot_n and_o principal_o for_o that_o the_o officer_n at_o esseneux_n have_v make_v the_o tradesman_n of_o liege_n pay_v the_o duty_n for_o importation_n and_o exportation_n who_o to_o defraud_v his_o catholic_n majesty_n pretend_v themselves_o subject_n of_o france_n though_o their_o be_v so_o will_v have_v be_v so_o far_o from_o exempt_n they_o that_o it_o oblige_v they_o to_o pay_v yet_o on_o this_o pretence_n principal_o they_o first_o threaten_v high_a and_o afterward_o plunder_v and_o ruine_v several_a village_n of_o limburgh_n which_o they_o also_o pretend_v to_o under_o the_o false_a title_n of_o dependence_n of_o the_o county_n of_o chiny_z and_z other_o these_o attempt_n and_o violence_n be_v endless_a they_o exact_v two_o hundred_o measure_n of_o oat_n from_o the_o bank_n of_o sprimont_n in_o the_o same_o province_n threaten_v to_o plunder_n the_o boar_n if_o they_o do_v not_o present_o deliver_v the_o oat_n and_o will_v have_v oblige_v the_o count_n d'esseneux_fw-fr lord_n of_o sprimont_n to_o swear_v allegiance_n to_o the_o most_o christian_n king_n though_o that_o lordship_n be_v notorious_o know_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o duchy_n and_o sovereignty_n of_o limburgh_n in_o a_o word_n it_o clear_o appear_v by_o all_o these_o proceed_n that_o all_o hitherto_o do_v by_o france_n and_o its_o minister_n be_v not_o to_o be_v justify_v either_o in_o form_n or_o substance_n for_o as_o to_o form_v the_o whole_a world_n have_v see_v and_o know_v they_o have_v not_o act_v otherwise_o than_o by_o force_n but_o have_v violate_v the_o law_n of_o nation_n and_o break_v that_o seal_n of_o sincerity_n and_o truth_n affix_v so_o solemn_o to_o the_o treaty_n of_o nimmighen_n to_o declare_v it_o be_v intend_v to_o be_v make_v firm_a and_o stable_a and_o to_o be_v perpetual_o observe_v as_o to_o the_o substance_n and_o ground_n of_o the_o pretension_n of_o france_n it_o have_v be_v make_v appear_v they_o have_v not_o any_o foundation_n of_o title_n possession_n or_o colour_n of_o right_n and_o that_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o title_n possession_n and_o right_o of_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n be_v so_o full_o justify_v and_o so_o clear_o make_v out_o that_o they_o be_v real_o unquestionable_a and_o not_o to_o be_v contradict_v with_o reason_n or_o truth_n yet_o for_o further_a satisfaction_n to_o the_o world_n as_o to_o luxemburgh_n and_o namur_n we_o have_v think_v fit_a to_o deduce_v more_o particular_o the_o lawful_a right_n and_o possession_n of_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n in_o all_o the_o french_a have_v possess_v themselves_o of_o in_o those_o two_o province_n since_o the_o publication_n of_o the_o peace_n a_o particular_a deduction_n of_o the_o evidence_n and_o proof_n of_o the_o right_a and_o possession_n of_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n in_o and_o to_o all_o the_o place_n france_n have_v take_v actual_a possession_n of_o in_o the_o province_n of_o luxemburgh_n since_o the_o publication_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o nimmighen_n the_o castle_n borrough_n and_o signiory_n of_o rodemacheren_n with_o twenty_o village_n its_o dependent_n 1._o france_n begin_v with_o the_o castle_n and_o borrough_n of_o rodenmacheren_n of_o which_o the_o french_a possess_v themselves_o the_o thirty_o of_o december_n 1678._o and_o afterward_o of_o twenty_o village_n in_o which_o the_o lordship_n of_o rodenmacheren_n consist_v though_o the_o say_a lordship_n castle_n and_o borrough_n be_v a_o particular_a and_o distinct_a signiory_n in_o chief_n depend_v only_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o luxemburgh_n and_o hold_v immediate_o of_o his_o person_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o admission_n of_o the_o tenant_n and_o feoffee_n thereof_o particular_o in_o the_o year_n 1302_o 1314_o 1532_o 1562_o 1605_o and_o several_a other_o as_o also_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o say_a signiory_n make_v by_o maximilian_n king_n of_o the_o roman_n the_o fifteen_o of_o november_n 1492_o to_o christopher_n marquis_n of_o baden_n with_o condition_n that_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n lord_n of_o the_o say_a signiory_n shall_v upon_o every_o descent_n or_o alienation_n do_v the_o service_n due_a for_o their_o admission_n and_o hold_v it_o in_o fee_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o luxemburgh_n of_o who_o the_o say_a signiory_n be_v hold_v of_o old_a with_o all_o royalty_n jurisdiction_n fee_n and_o right_n possessory_a as_o express_v in_o the_o grant_n it_o appear_v further_a by_o the_o register_n of_o fire_n in_o the_o year_n 1552_o 1553_o and_o other_o notwithstanding_o all_o which_o and_o that_o rodenmacheren_n have_v not_o be_v grant_v by_o any_o treaty_n to_o the_o french_a yet_o have_v they_o possess_v themselves_o of_o it_o as_o aforesaid_a the_o castle_n and_o lordship_n of_o hesperange_a and_o four_o village_n 2._o in_o october_n 1679_o the_o french_a seize_v the_o castle_n of_o hesperange_a distant_a only_a half_a a_o league_n from_o the_o city_n of_o luxemburgh_n pretend_v it_o to_o be_v a_o dependent_a of_o rodenmacheren_n and_o force_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o hesperange_a and_o four_o village_n that_o make_v up_o