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illustrious_a ally_n be_v please_v to_o nominate_v their_o plenipotentiaries_n to_o assemble_v at_o his_o majesty_n the_o king_n of_o great_a britain_n palace_n at_o ryswick_n there_o to_o treat_v with_o the_o plenipotentiaries_n of_o the_o french_a king_n the_o say_v preliminary_n be_v as_o follow_v a_o extract_v out_o of_o the_o register-book_n of_o the_o mediator_n his_o majesty_n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n public_a minister_n at_o the_o hague_n february_n 10._o 1697._o this_o day_n at_o eleven_o in_o the_o morning_n mounseur_fw-fr caillieres_fw-la his_o most_o christian_a majesty_n minister_n come_v in_o company_n with_o mounseur_fw-fr dyckvelt_n to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o swedish_n minister_v the_o mediator_n and_o have_v produce_v and_o show_v to_o the_o say_a mediator_n his_o full_a power_n and_o that_o of_o his_o imperial_a majesty_n minister_n be_v also_o read_v and_o copy_n of_o both_o after_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o original_n exchange_v he_o the_o say_v 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the_o rocher_n 15._o the_o mâ—lonry_n 16._o the_o dove_n house_n 17._o the_o fish_n pond_n 18._o the_o garden_n behind_o the_o house_n 19_o land_n belong_v to_o his_o majesty_n 20._o land_n of_o aâ—e_n â—â—rve_v 21._o the_o small_a pâ—d_n to_o dâ—lft_n 22._o the_o city_n of_o â—lft_v 23._o the_o abrevuâ—s_n 24._o the_o canai_n delft_n 2._o the_o chamber_n where_o the_o ambassador_n and_o plenipotentiaries_n of_o the_o illustrious_a ally_n assemble_v in_o conference_n where_o they_o sit_v at_o a_o large_a table_n cover_v with_o a_o green_a carpet_n 3._o another_o chamber_n where_o the_o same_o ambassador_n and_o plenipotentiaries_n of_o the_o high_a ally_n assemble_v where_o they_o sit_v in_o a_o circle_n without_o a_o table_n 4_o &_o 5._o be_v the_o chamber_n where_o the_o ambassador_n of_o france_n assemble_v 6.6_o be_v two_o closet_n where_o the_o mediator_n confer_v with_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o confederate_n 7.7_o two_o other_o closet_n wherein_o the_o mediator_n
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the_o same_o obligation_n
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