of the Dependencies of Ayre or of St. Omer together with the Places of Graveling and the Forts Philip the Sluce and Hannuin Bourbourgh and St. Venant in Flanders the Places of Landrecy and Quesnoy in the Hainaeut as also those of Avennes Marienbourgh and Philippeville which are to be put into the Hands of the most Christian King as aforesaid And likewise the Places of Thionville Montmedi and Damvilliers the Town and Provostship of Ivoy Chavency Chasteau and the Provostship thereof and Marville in Luxembourgh their Bailiwicks Chastellanies c. And as concerning the Countries and Places taken by the Arms of France during this War towards Spain As it had been formerly agreed by the Negociation begun at Madrid in the Year 1656 upon which this present Treaty is grounded that the Pyrenean Mountains which anciently had divided the Gauls from Spain should also make henceforth the Division of both the said Kingdoms It hath been concluded and agreed that the Lord the most Christian King shall remain in possession and shall effectually enjoy the whole Country and Viquery of Roussillion and the Country and Viquery of Conflans the Countries Towns Places Castles Borroughs Villages and Places which make up the said Counties and Viqueries of Roussillon and Conflans And to the Lord the Catholick King shall remain the County and Viquery of Cerdana and the whole Principality of Catalonia with the Viqueries Places Towns Castles Boroughs Hamblets Places and Counties that make up the said County of Cerdana and the Principality of Catalonia Provided that if there be found any place of the County and Viquery of Conflans only and not of Roussillon that be in the said Pyrenean Mountains toward Spain it shall likewise remain to His Catholick Majesty As likewise if any place be found of the said County and Viquery of Cerdana only and not of Catalonia that be in the said Pyrenean Mountains towards France it shall remain to His most Christian Majesty The whole County and Viquery of Roussillon County and Viquery of Conflans except the places that shall be found to be situate in the Pyrenean Mountains towards Spain in the manner aforesaid according to the Declaration and Agreement of the Commissioners that are to be appointed for that purpose as also that part of the County of Cerdana that shall be found situate in the Pyrenean Mountains towards France according unto the same Declaration of the Commissioners the Countries Towns places Castles that make up the Viqueries of Roussillon and Conflans and part of the County of Cerdana in the manner aforesaid shall remain for ever to the Crown of France The said Lord the Catholick King shall re-enter into the possession and enjoyment of the County of Corrolois to enjoy it by him and his Successors fully and peaceably and hold the same under the Soveraignty of the most Christian King as he held it afore the present War The said Lord the most Christian King shall restore to the said Lord the Catholick Ling in the Low-Countries the Towns and places of Ypres Oudenard Dixude Furnes with the fortified Posts of La Fintelle and La Quenoque Marville upon the River of Lys Menin and Comines their Appurtenances Dependences and Annexes As also his most Christian Majesty shall put again into the hands of his Catholick Majesty the places of Burgh St. Wynox and its Royal Fort and the place of la Bassee by way of exchange for the places of Marienburgh and Philippeville Secondly The said Lord the most Christian King shall restore in Italy unto the said Lord the Catholick King the places of Valence upon the Poâ— and of Mortara their Appurtenances Dependences and Annexes Thirdly in the County of Burgundy the said Lord the most Christian King shall restore unto the said Lord the Catholick King the places and Forts of St. Amour Bleverans and Joux and their Appurtenances Dependences and Annexes and all the other Posts fortified or not fortified which the Armies of his most Christian Majesty have taken in the said County of Burgundy without keeping or reserving any thing Fourthly towards Spain the said Lord the most Christian King shall restore to the Catholick King the places and Ports of Roses the Fort of the Trinity Cap-de Quers La Scau d'Urgel Toxen the Castle of Bastide the Town and place of Baga the Town and place of Ripol and the county of Cerdana wherein are Belver Puicerda Carol and the Castle of Cerdana in such a condition as they be now and all the Castles Ports fortified or not fortified Town Boroughs Villages and other places Appurtenances Dependences and Annexes belonging to the said places of Roses Cap de Quers Scau d' Urgel and county of Cerdana although not named nor specified here Provided that if any of the said Posts Towns places and castles aforenamed should be found to be in the Viguery of Cerdana in the Pyraenean Mountains towards France they shall remain to his most Christian Majesty The said Lord the Catholick King shall restore unto the Lord the most Christian King the Towns and places of Rocroy Le Catelet and Linchamp As the three places of Avennes Philippevile and Morienbourg are yielded by the present Treaty as aforesaid unto the Lord the most Christian King to be united and incorporated to the Crown of France if there be found any places which not being of the said Appurtenances Dependences or Annexes ought to remain in the said propriety and soveraignty of the said Lord the Catholick King neither his said Catholick Majesty nor the Kings his Successors shall have power at any time to fortify the said Borroughs Villages Posts or Countries nor to make any new Fortifications between the said places of Avennes Philippeville and Morienbourg by means of which Fortifications the said places or any of them might be cut off from France or the communication between them disturbed As likewise it hath been concluded and agreed that in case the place of Rente in Artois remain to his Catholick Majesty as it ought to remain to him in case it be found to be of the Dependences of Ayre or St. Omer neither his said Catholick Majesty nor the Kings his Successors shall have power at any time to fortify the said Renty By vertue of the present Treaty all the Catalonians and other Inhabitants of the said Province as well Prelates Ecclesiastical Persons Religious Persons Lords Gentlemen and Burgesses as other Inhabitants both of the Towns and of the Country none excepted shall have power to re-enter and shall effectually re-enter and be left and established in the possession and peaceably enjoyment of all their Goods Honours c. And for that end his Catholick Majesty shall grant and cause to be published in good form his Declarations of Amnisty and Pardon in the behalf of the said Catalonians which publication shall be made upon the same day as the publication of the Peace Although his most Christian Majesty hath never been willing to engage himself notwithstanding the pressing
The TREATY of Pyrennes OR Articles of Peace Between the Crowns of FRANCE and SPAIN Concluded and Signed the Seventh of November 1659. With Reference to the PEACE in Hand Printed in Paris by His Majesty's Command and now faithfully rendred into English IN THE NAME OF GOD THE CREATOR To all present and to come Be it known That whereas a long and bloody War hath many Years since caused great Miseries and Oppessions to be suffered by the People Kingdoms Countries and Dominions under the Obedience of the most High most Excellent and most Potent Prince Lewis the XIVth by the Grace of God most Christian King of France and Navarra and of Philip the IVth by the Grace of God Catholick King of Spain In which War other Princes and Republicks their Neighbours and Allies having also taken part many Towns and Countries of both the Parties have been exposed to great Evils Miseries Ruins and Desolations And although at other times and by several ways divers Overtures and Negociations for an Accommodation have been made yet none of them through the Mysterious Secrets of the Divine Providence could take the effect most earnestly desired by their Majesties until at length that Supreme God who hath in his Hand the Hearts of Kings and hath particularly reserv'd to himself alone the precious Gift of Peace hath had the Goodness through his infinite Mercy to inspire at the same time both the Kings and so to guide and direct them that without any other Interposition or Motives but the only sense of Compassion they have had of the Sufferings of their good Subjects and of a Fatherly desire of their good and relief and of the Peace of the whole Christendom they have found the means how to put an end to so great and long Calamities to forget and extinguish the Causes and the Seeds of their Divisions and to settle to the Glory of God and the Exaltation of our Holy Catholick Faith a good sincere entire and lasting Peace and Fraternity between them and their Successors their Allies and Dependants By means whereof the Damages and Miseries suffered might quickly be repaired in all parts Imprimis It hath been concluded and agreed concerning the Low-Countries that the Lord the most Christian King shall remain seized and shall effectually enjoy the Places Towns Countries and Castles Dominions Lands and Lordships following First Within the Country of Artois the Town and City of Arras and the Government and Bailiwick thereof Hesdin and the Bailiwick thereof Bapaume and the Bailiwick thereof Bethune and the Government or Bailiwick thereof Lillers and the Bailiwick thereof Lentz and the Bailiwick thereof the County of St. Pol Terroane and the Bailiwick theteof de Pas and the Bailiwick thereof As also all the other Bailiwick and Chastellenies of the said Artois whatsoever they be although not here particularly named and mentioned Except only the Towns Bailiwicks and Chastellenies or Governments of Ayre and St. Omer with their Appurtenances Dependencies and Annexes which shall remain all unto his Catholick Majesty As also the Place of Renty in case it be found to be of the said Dependencies of Ayre or St. Omer and not otherwise Secondly within the Province and County of Flanders the said Lord the most Christian King shall remain seized and shall effectually enjoy the Places of Graveling the Forts Philip of the Sluce and Hannuin Bourbourg and the Chastelleny thereof and St. Venant whether it belongs to Flanders or to Artois and their Dominions Appurtenances Dependencies and Annexes Thirdly Within the Province and County of Hainaeut the said Lord the most Christian King shall remain seized and shall effectually enjoy the Places of Landrecy and Quesnoy and their Bailiwicks Provostiships or Chastellenies Dominions Appurtenances and Dependencies Fourthly Within the Province and Dutchy of Luxemburg the said Lord the most Christian King shall remain seized and shall effectually enjoy the Places of Thionville Montmedy and Damvilliers their Appurtenances Dependencies and Annexes Provostships and Lordships The Provostship of Ivoy Chavancy Chasteau and the Provostship thereof and the Place and Post of Marville situate upon the small River called Vezin and the Provostship of the said Marville which Place and Provastship did formerly belong partly unto the Dukes of Luxemburg and partly unto the Dukes of Bar. Fifthly His most Christian Majesty having strongly declared that he could never consent to the restitution of the Places of la Bussea and Bergh St. Wynox Chastellany of the said Bergh and the Royal Fort erected upon the Channel hard by the Town of Bergh and His Catholick Majesty having condescended that they should remain to the French unless an Exchange of the said Places with others of the like consideration and mutual conveniencies could be agreed upon both the said Lords Plenipotentiaries have at last agreed that the said two Placer of la Bassee and Bergh-St Wynox the Chastellany and Royal Fort of the said Bergh should be exchanged with the Places of Marienbourg and Philippeville situate on the Rivers Sambre and Maez their Appurtenances Dependencies Annexes and Dominions And therefore his said most Christian Majesty restoring as it will be said hereafter unto His Catholick Majesty the said Places of la Bassee Bergh St. Wynox and the Chastellany thereof and the Royal Fort with their Appurtenances Dependencies Annexes and Dominions His Catholick Majesty shall at the same time put into the Hands of His most Christian Majesty the said Places of Marienburg and Philippeville His said most Christian Majesty to remain seized of them and effectually enjoy them and their Appurtenances Dependencies c. Sixthly His Catholick Majesty for certain considerations hereafter particularly expressed in another Article of the present Treaty doth promise and oblige himself to put into the Hands of His most Christian Majesty the Town and Place of Avennes situate between the Sambre and the Maez with the Appurtenances Dependencies Annexes and Dominions thereof And because it hath been reported that within the said Places of Avennes and the Appurtenances Dependencies Annexes and Dominions thereof the ordinary Jurisdiction the Rents and other Profits do belong to the Prince of Chimay it hath been declared and agreed between the said Lords and Kings that whatsoever is contained within the Walls and Fortifications of the said Place shall remain to His most Christian Majesty so that the said Prince shall have no kind of Right Rent or Jurisdiction within the said Walls and Fortifications it being only reserved unto him to keep whatsoever in time past did belong to him out of the said Place in the Villages Countries and Forests of the said dependence The said Places of Arras Hesdin Bapaunie Bethune and the Towns of Lillers Lens County of St. Pol Teroane Pas and their Bailiwicks as also all the other Bailiwicks and Chastellenies of Artois except only as aforesaid the Towns and Bailiwicks of Ayre and St. Omer their Appurtenances Dependencies Annexes and Dominions as also Renty in case it be not found to be any
instances made to him heretofore backed even with very considerable offers not to make the Peace without the exclusion of the Kingdom of Portugal because his Majesty hath foreseen and feared least such an Engagement might be an unsurmountable obstruction to the conclusion of the Peace doth now restore by the present Treaty unto his Catholick Majesty all the rest of the Conquests generally made by his Arms during this War and wholly to restore the Prince of Conde Provided and upon that condition that the affairs of the Kingdom of Portugal should be left as they are now which his Catholick Majesty having refused to accept but only offering that in the consideration of the Offices of the said Lord the most Christian King he would give his consent for setting all things in the said Kingdom of Portugal in the same state they were afore the change arrived therein the Month of December in the year 1640. pardoning and giving a general Amnisty for all what is past And his said most Christian Majesty willing to prefer as it ought to be and is most just the general quietness of Christendom to the particular interest of the Kingdom of Portugal it hath been at length concluded and agreed between the said Lords and Kings that it shall be granted unto his said most Christian Majesty a space of three Months time to begin from the day of the exchanging of the Ratifications of the present Treaty during which his said Majesty may send into the said Kingdom of Portugal to endeavour so to dispose things there and to reduce and compose that affair that his Catholick Majesty may remain fully satisfied Which three Months being expireed if his said most Christian Majesty's Cares and Offices have not had the desired effect his said Majesty will not further meddle with that affair His Catholick Majesty doth renounce by this Treaty both in his Name and of his Heirs Successors and Assigns unto all the Rights and Pretentions without keeping or reserving any thing which his Majesty may or might hereafter have upon the Upper and Lower Alsatia the Zuntgaw the County of Ferrese Brisac and Dependences thereof and upon all the countries places and rights left and yielded to his most Christian Majesty by the Treaty made at Munster the 14 of October 1648. to be united and incorporated to the Crown of France In consideration of which his most Christean Majesty do offer to satisfy to the payment of Three Millions of Livers to the Archdukes of Inspruck The Duke Charles of Lorraine having shewed much sorrow for his Conduct towards the Lord the most Christian King and to have a firm intension to give him more satisfaction for the future both of himself and of his actions then the time past and the occasions have formerly enabled him to do his most Christian Majesty in consideration of the mighty offices of his Catholick Majesty doth from this time receive the said Duke into his good Grace and in contemplation of the Peace without looking to the Rights his Majesty may have acquited by several Treaties made by the late King his Father with the said Duke after the demolishing which shall be first made of all the Fortifications of both the Towns of Nancy which he shall not have power to raise again shall put again the said Duke Charles of Lorraine into the possession of the Dukedom of Lorraine and even of the Towns places and Countries by him formerly possessed depending of the three Bishopricks of Mentz Thoul and Verdun except first Moyenvie which though within the Marches of Lorraine yet belonged to the Empire and hath been yielded to his most Christian Majesty by the Treaty made at Munster the 21 of October 1648. Secondly Except the whole Dukedom of Bar Countries Towns and places making up the same as well that part thereof as doth hold from the Crown of France as that which might be pretended not to hold of it Thirdly except the County of Clermont and the Dominion thereof and the places Provostships and Lands of Stenay Dun and Jametz with the whole revenew thereof and the Territories belonging to them Which Moyenvie Dukedom of Bar therein comprehended the part of the place and Provestship of Merville which part as it hath been said before did belong to the Dukes of Bar places County Provostship Lands and Dominions of Clermont Stenay Dnn and Jametz with their Appurtenances Dependences and Annexes shall remain for ever united and incorporated to the Crown of France Neither the said Duke Charles of Lorraine nor any other Prince of his House or of his Adherents and dependents shall not have power to remain in Arms but both the said Duke and the other aforesaid shall be bound to disband their forces at the Publication of the said Peace Whereas the said Cardinal Mazarin his most Christian Majesty's Plenipotentiary hath represented that for the better obtaining of a good Peace it is necessary that the Duke of Savoy who hath intermedled in this War joyning his Arms to those of the Crown of France whose Ally he is should be comprehended in the present Treaty His most Christian Majesty loveing the welfare and preservation of the said Duke as much as his own because of the propinquity of blood and alliance whereby they are related and his Catholick Majesty finding it reasonable that the said Duke be comprehended in that Peace upon the instances and by the interposition of his most Christian Majesty It hath been concluded and agreed that for the future there shall be a cessation of all manner of acts of hostilty as well by Sea and other waters as by land between his Catholick Majesty and the said Duke of Savoy In consequence of the said Peace and in consideration of the Offices of his most Christian Maâ—â—sty the said Lord the Catholick King shall restore unto the said Duke of Savoy the Town place and Castle of Verceil And shall therein demolish nothing nor damnify the Fortifications that have been made there And as to the place of Cencin in the Langs it shall likewise be restored to the said Duke of Savoy in the same state it is now in with the Dependences and Annexes As for the Dower of the late Serenissime Infanta Catharina about which there hath been some difference betwixt the Houses of Savoy the Artears that may be due to his House since the said Dower was appointed until the 17th of December in the year 1620. At which time the late Duke Charles Emanuel of Savoy gave in Appanage the said Dower to the late Prince Philbert his Son as it shall be verified by the date out of the Books of the Royal Chamber of Naples And because the Divisions or contrary Pretensions of the Houses of Savoy and Mantua have several times caused some Troubles in Italy because of the assistances the said Lords and Kings have at divers times given each of them to his Allies that for the future no subject or pretence may be left that might afresh after the good Intelligence and Amity of their Majesties It hath been concluded and agreed for the good of the Peace that the Treaties made at Querasque in the Year 163â— about the differences of the said Houses of Savoy and Mantua shall be executed according to their Form and Tenor. And because the said Lords and Kings have considered that the differences of the other Princes their Friends and Adherents have often drawn them against their Wills and the Kings their Predecessors to the taking up of Arms The two Lords and Kings have agreed that they will jointly interpose their Offices and Supplications towards our Holy Father the Pope until they may have obtained of his Holiness that he might be pleased to cause the disserence to be ended without delay either by an Agreement or by Justice which the Duke of Modena hath had so long since with the Apostolical Chamber touching the Propriety and Possession of the Valleys of Comachio Hoping of the Soveraign Equity of his Holiness that he will not refuse the just satisfaction that shall be due to a Prince whose Ancestors have so well deserved of the holy See Their Majesties seeing with a great Grif the present Disposition of Germany and of other Northern Countries where the VVar is kindled and may yet inflame the Empire have concluded to send their Ambassadors jointly to act for the managing in their Name a good and speedy Accommodation both of all Differences that may trouble the Peace of the Empire and of such as some Years since have caused the VVar in the other Parts of the North. The Prince of Monaco shall be restored without delay into the peaceable possession of all the Goods Rights and Revenews belonging unto him and which he enjoyed afore the VVar in the Kingdom of Naples Dutchy of Milan and other Places of the Obedience of His Catholick Majesty All Prisoners of VVar of what Nation or Condition soever being detained on either side shall be set at liberty in paying their Expences and what they may otherwise owe but without paying any Ransom unless they have agreed before otherwise in which case the Treaties made by them afore this Day shall be executed according to their Form and Sense Provided all the Premisses be duly observed it hath been concluded and agreed that the Treaty made at Vervins in the Year 568. is again confirmed and approved by the said Plenipotentiaries in all its Points as if the same was here inserted word for word and without innovating thing therein nor in any of the other former Treaties which shall remain in their full force in whatsoever it is not derogated unto by this present Treaty LONDON Printed for W. 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