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His Imperial Majesty's letter to the Pope wherein is offered his reasons why he cannot accept of any offers of peace with France / translated from the original.
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Holy Roman Empire. Emperor (1658-1705 : Leopold I); Catholic Church. Pope (1689-1691 : Alexander VIII); Leopold I. Holy Roman Emperor, (1640-1705)
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1691
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His Imperial MAJESTY's LETTER To the POPE WHEREIN Is offered his Reasons why he cannot accept of any Offers of Peace with France Translated from the Original Most Holy Father WHAT deep and sorrowful Impressions the great Calamities and Miseries of the present War which all Christendom groans under have made on Your Mind as also the great and special Care Your Holiness takes to Reconcile the exasperated Minds of all Christian Princes in order to the promoting of an Universal Peace has been given Us to understand at large by Your Holiness Letter from the 8th of the last Month. And truly the great and increasing Mischiefs attending a War that has been rais'd under so frivolous Pretences moves no less Our than Your Holiness Fatherly Heart Yet since We did not take up Arms till We were forc'd to it by an unavoidable Necessity We have this Consolation left us that calling God and Our Conscience to witness we are wholly free from the Cause of it Besides Your Holiness by a long and solid Experience is so well acquainted with the Remotest Inclinations of Our Heart that You 'll easily conceive that We can suffer nothing with more Uneasiness and Impatience than to see the effects of Our Natural Tendency to Peace and Quietness obstructed by the Ambitious and Envious Endeavours of France As yet no Obligations Promises no not the Most Sacred Oaths could prevail with that Crown to keep it from the breaking of the most Solemn Treaties as soon as they were made for to pass over all the rest the Christian World knows it and future Ages will relate it with Astonishment that the Most Christian King has caused himself to be seduced so far as to obstruct the Glorious Course of Our Victorious Arms over the Infidels and when we were relying on his Friendship but so lately renewed and consequently not at all standing on Our Guards to invade us upon a sudden the second time with his Hostile Arms putting all to the Fire and Sword before he had acquainted Us with his having the cause for it and indeed all Divine and Humane Laws are Violated rather than France should let slip any occasion of enlarging her Frontiers or to hinder Us from the securing of Ours and to deprive Us and Christendom of all Means to end the War with the Turks with Success and Advantage Thus have We been obliged by the Most Sacred Tye of Our high Office by reason of that most Ignominious League between the most Christian King and the Sworn Enemy of the Christian name to unite our selves with Our Friends and Confederates against France to the defence of Us and Our People which Union and Confederacy is of so high a nature that We can do nothing towards the Conclusion of a Peace without their Advice and Counsel But since we are wholly convinc'd that their Inclinations are no less tending than ours to such a Peace by which all Christendom according to the Wesphalian and Pyrenean Treaty since violated by France may be restor'd to its former Quietness and Tranquility all will be reduced to this point that Your Holiness will be pleased to employ to the utmost Your Fatherly care to prevail with the French King as the sole Author of this War to restore both the abovemention'd Treaties which he himself has broke In case Your Holiness can obtain from him these so just Demands there shall be wanting nothing on our side to render effectual this so Holy Design of Your Holiness tending to the good of Christendom and Your proffer'd Fatherly Service for the promoting of a General Reconciliation so acceptable to Us and so much wish'd for by all the rest of Our Confederates This We have thought fit to reply to Your Holiness's Letter according to Our Zeal for Your Person Praying God Almighty long to preserve Your Holiness to the benefit of Us and the Church Vienna Jan. 30. 1691. 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Death Judgment Heaven and Hell A New Plain Short and Compleat French and English Grammar whereby the Learner may attain in few Months to Speak and Write French Correctly as they do now in the Court of France And wherein all that is Dark Superfluous and Deficient in others Grammars is Plain Short and Methodically supplied Also very useful to Strangers that are desirous to learn the English Tongue For whose sake is added a Short but very Exact English Grammar The Second Edition By Peter Berault Sold by Richard Baldwin LONDON Printed for Richard Baldwin 1691.