TREATY Made Between LEWIS xiv of France AND THE STATES GENERAL About the EXCHANGE and RANSOM OF THE Prisoners of WAR Together with the RATES or PRICES of RANSOM FROM A General to a Private Soldier ☞ The same Treaty is likewise in Agitation being Proposed by the French King to the Emperor King William and the rest of the Confederate Princes Licensed April the 3d. 1691. James Fraiser LONDON Printed for Randal Taylor near Stationer 〈◊〉 1691. We Helie William de Rochon de la Peyrouse Lord de la Motte and de Chateauâ—â—ux the King's Lieutenant of Maubeuge and Commander in the Town of Thuin and its Dependencies in the Name and by Order of his Majesty And James Baron de Wassenaer Lord d' Obdam Hensbrock c. Nobleman of Holland Major General of the Horse of the United Provinces Governor of William-Stadt c. in the Name and by Order of the States General of the United Provinces Have agreed upon the Exchange and Ransom of the Prisoners of War that have been or shall be made by the Troops of the Armies and Garrisons of France and Those of the States General One upon the Other only and have Concluded the present Treaty by Vertue of a Power given to us in the following Manner FIRST THAT all Prisoners that shall be made of both sides either in Battels taking Towns Skirmishes or other occasions that may happen between the two Nations shall be rendred faithfully in a Fortnight at the furthest by an exchange of other Prisoners of the same Post or others in making Compensation of more or less of the Ransom or shall pay the Ransom that shall be named hereafter and shall be paid in French Money And to prevent all Disputes and Difficulties as well in regard of the Post and Quality of the Officers of both sides as the Ransoms that shall be paid by each of them We have found necessary to specifie hereafter the Employments and Posts of each Party and the price of the said Ransoms The Generals of the Kings Army Commanders in Chief and the Mareschals of France shall be Exchanged for the Captain General of the States General Commanding in chief their Armies or shall pay Livers 50000 The Captain General of the Kings Armies 40000 Livers The Lieutenant Generals of the King's Armies shall be Exchang'd for those that Command the Armies of the States General immediately after the General or shall pay 20000 Livers The Great Master of the Ordnance of France for the General of the Ordnance of the States General or shall pay 4000 Livers The Mareschals de Camp of the King Army shall be Exchang'd or pay Livers 4000 The Collonel General of the Horse shall be Exchang'd for the General of the General of the Horse or the Foot of the States or pay 4000 Livers The Collonel General of the Dragoons shall be Exchang'd if there be one or shall pay 3500 Livers The Maistre de Camp General of the Horse of France shall be Exchang'd or pay 3500 Livers The Maistre de Camp General of the Dragoons shall be Exchang'd or pay 3000 Livers The Commissary General of the French Horse shall be Exchang'd or pay 3000 Livers An Intendant of the Armies or Provinces for a Deputy of the States in the Field or shall pay 5000 Livers The Commissioners under them 1500 Livers A Lieutenant General of the Ordnance of France shall be Exchang'd for a Lieutenant General of the Ordnance of the States General or shall pay 1000 Livers A Lieutenant General of the Horse or Foot shall be Exchanged or pay 1500 Livers The Major Generals of Horse or the Foot shall be Exchang'd for Major Generals or Commissary Generals of the Horse or the Foot or shall pay 800 Livers The Brigadiers of Horse or Foot shall be Exchang'd or pay 600 Livers A Major of a Brigade for a Major of a Brigade or shall pay 300 Livers A Marshal General of the Qurters the Army for a Quarter Master General or shall pay 500 Livers An Adjutant of the Marshal General of the Quarters and half a Quarter Master shall be exchanged or pay 100 Livers Adjutant General 's of the King or he Dauphin 500 Livers Adjutant Generals of the Generals in Chief Lieutenant Generals and Marshals de Camp shall be exchanged or pay 300 Livers Quarter Master Generals of the Horse shall be exchanged or pay 200 Livers Their Adjutants shall be exchang'd or pay 100 Livers The Treasurer General of the extraordinary Expences of War 1500 Livers The first Commissary of every Army 500 Livers The other lesser ones of the Army and Places 50 Livers The General of the Provisions shall be exchang'd for the Proveditor or pay 1000 Livers The first Commissaries of the Provisions of every Army shall pay 500 Livers The other Commissaries and Controllers of the Provisions 50 Livers The Commissaries of War 100 Livers The General Provost shall be exchanged for the General Provost or shall pay 300 Livers The King's Attorny for the Fiscal of the Council of War or shall pay 250 Livers The Provost's Lieutenant for that of the States or shall pay 100 Livers The Clerks of the Council of War shall be exchang'd or pay 80 Livers The other Officers and Soldiers attending the Council of War each 18 Livers Out of this number we have agreed to accept those Soldiers there shall be imployed to look for and to seize Thieves Malefactors and others that have disobey'd their Orders which are allowed to go with all Security from the number of four to fifteen commanded by a Brigadier Exempt Lieutenant or the Provost himself neither shall it be lawful to seize their Horses and Arms being provided with good and sufficient Orders of the Generals Governors Commanders or Intendants of the Armys or Provinces and they may take along with them the King's Attorney the Fiscal Assessor and Clerk to proceed against the Criminals in case it be required upon condition that they shall not approach nearer than two Leagues to the Enemys Army or Places belonging to them And in case that they are met with either above or under the said number they may lawfully be made Prisoners with their Arms and Horses and obliged to pay the Ransom specified in the present Treaty The Wagen Maistre General shall be exchang'd or pay Livers 150 His Lieutenant 80 Livers The Commissary General of the Banks 150 Livers His Lieutenants each 50 Livers The Conductors of one and the other shall pay each 10 Livers An Auditor or Judge 2â— Livers The Weght Maistre General or Captain of the Guides shall be exchang'd or pay 80 Livers His Lieutenant 50 Livers His Cornet 35 Livers The Guides on Horseback as Troopers 10 Livers The Chief Ingeniers 500 Livers And the others a Month of their Pay which shall be faithfully declared of both sides The Ordnance A Particular Lieutenant or Collonel of the Ordnance shall be exchanged or pay Livers 400 Livers The Provincial Commissary or Lieutenant Collonel of the Ordnance shall be
the place of their detention and the Governours and Commanders shall assist them in it That Trumpets and Drummers shall be sent back without Ransom except they have been taken with Arms in their Hands in which case Trumpeters shall pay as Troopers and Drummers as Soldiers This present Treaty shall have place and shall reciprocally be good for all the Troops as well of the King 's as those of the States General being actually in their Pay or not of what Nation soever without exception or exclusion that shall stand under the orders of the Princes and Generals that have or shall have directly and naturally a Command and Authority over the Armys and Troops of His Majesty and their High and Mighty Lordships acting by their Orders and in their Name either joyntly or separately in what Places or Conntrys soever all the said Troops shall have the benefit of this present Treaty on both sides and shall be exchang'd or pay a Ransom according to the Agreement made therein which His Majesty promises to approve and to see it punctually observed and executed as the States General promise to approve the Contents of the present Article and to see it punctually observed and executed by the Princes and Generals as it is here above mentioned The present Treaty shall also have place and shall be executed by His Majesty during this present War not only for the Troops that are either in the King 's or States Pay of what Nation soever but also in regard of all Kings and Princes that are now Actually in War against France that within the time of two Months shall Declare by an Act of a good form that they willing to conform themselves to His Treaty and promise the Execution of it concerning Prisoners either of this side or the other side of the Sea and his Majesty does Promise to see the said Treaty Executed in regard of above mentioned Kings and Princes that are in Alliance with the States General provided that within the Limitted time the said Allies of the States General that are now in War against France do promise by an Act in a good form to conform themselves to the said Treaty during the Present War and as soon as the said Act shall be delivered to the Sieur de la Motte in Order to send them to his Majesty he will permit to the Prisoners of the said Alley's that have promised to Execute also the present Treaty to return either to their respective Countries or Armies by paying the Ransom specified in the said Treaty according to the places which they were in possession of when they were made Prisoners and in case some difficulty shou'd arise concerning the differency of the Places in the King 's and the Confederate Princes Armys Notice shall be given to the Sieur de la Motte in Order to compose it in such a manner as shall be most agreable to both Parties The Contents of the foregoing Article shall be of no prejudice to nor cause any alteration in this Treaty concerning the Troops of the States General That the present Treaty about the Exchange and the Ransom of the Prisoners of War on both sides shall have place and be thought good from the Day of the Date of the Ratification and shall be inviolably continued during the present War without the least interruption And for the better assurance of the said Treaty we have promis'd reciprocally by vertue of the power given unto us to get it Ratified by His Majesty as well as the States General of the United Provinces within a Fortnight at the farthest from the Date hereof Made at Buillon December the 29th 1690. Signed La Motte de la Peyrouse J. B. de Wassenaer The KING 's WARRANT Translated out of the FRENCH THE King being informed that the States General of the Unined Provinces were inclinable to Agree upon a Treaty for the Exchange and Ransom of the Prisoners of War that have been or shall be made either by his Majesties Armies or by those that are in his Pay in Case his Majesty was willing to harken to it and being ready to Contribute on his side to the easiness and Liberty of the said Prisoners his Majesty being Intirely satisfied with the Conduct of the Sieur de la Motte de la Peyrouse his Lieutenant in the Government of Maubeuge concerning the soid Treaty which he has made and past in his Name the 20th of October last with the Commissaries nominated by the Catholic King in a Treaty of the same Nature in which he has given Proves of his Capacity and Experience His Majesty has Ordered and Deputed him to Transport himself to Bouillon and to render himself there towards the second of December next in Order to Negotiate Conclude and Sign in his Name with the Sieur Baron de Wassenaer d' Obdam Deputed to the same purpose by the said States General by Vertue of a sufficient Power and that shall be in good form a general Treaty about the Exchange of the Prisoners of War thas have been or shall be made since the beginning of this War and the time of its Continuation by the Troops of his Majesty and by those of the said States General in what place soever where the Armies of his Majesty and those of the States General have Acted or shall Act hereafter without Exception and Man for Man of the same Post and Quality and thot in Case there shou'd be a greater Number of Prisoners of War of one side and the other the Surplus shall be set at Liberty by paying the Ransoms which shall be agreed upon and all Conformably as much as shall be possible to the last Treaty of Exchange and Ransom Concluded and Signed May the 20th 1675. for the Prisoners of War made by the Armies of his Majesty and those of the said States General Adding thereunto or taking off from it what shall be thought fit and to be done by the said Sieur de la Peyrouse for the said Exchange and Ransoms all that he shall find necessary and to the Purpose His Majesty having given him as he gives him by the present full Power of it Promising upon the Faith and Parole of a King to Consent and Faithfully to keep all that shall be Negotiated Premist and Signed in his Name by the said Sieur de la Peyrouse by Vertue of this present Power and to see it Punctually Exacted and Observed on his side without difficulty for such is his Majesties Will. Given at Versailles November the 19th 1690 Signed LEWIS And lower Le Tellier The WARRANT of the States General Translated out of the DVTCH THE States General of the United Provinces to all those whom it may concern give to understand that We have thought fit to Depute and Authorize as We do Depute and Authorise by these presents the Heer Baron of Wassenaer Heer of Obdam Major General in the Service of Our State from Vs and in Our Name with those who by his Majesty the King of France are or shall also be sufficiently Authorized to negociate and to conclude a Treaty about the Excbange and Ransom of the Prisoners of War that are or shall be made hereafter with all that depends from it promising faithfully to Approve to Ratifie and to Execute all that by the said Baron of Wassanaer Heer of Obdam shall be concluded and agreed upon in our Name Given under the Seal of the State at the Hague December the 11th 1690. Signed G. SLOOT By Order from the High mentioned States General F. FAGEL The King's Ratification Translated out of the French THE King having seen and attentively read the Treaty here before mentioned made and concluded by the Sieur de la Motte De la Peyrouse and in the Name of the States General of the United Provinces by the Sieur de Wassenaer de Obdam about the Exchange and Ransom of the Prisoners of War that have been made since it was declared or shall be made hereafter during this War by the Troops of France and those of the States General one upon the other and His Majesty being pleased with the said Treaty has Approved Confirmed and Ratified and does Approve Confirm and Ratifie it and he has promised and does promise upon the Faith and Parole of a King to keep it to see it kept and inviolately observed on his side without the least Infraction nor permit that it should be Infracted in any manner whatsoever having for a Mark of his good Will Signed these present with his own Hand and ordered his Privy Seal to be set to it Versailles January the 4th 1691. Signed LEWIS Ratification of the States General Translated out of the DUTCH THE States General of the United Provinces to all those whom it may concern Greeting Give to understand that having seen and examined the Treaty concluded at Buillon December the 29th 1690. between the Sieur De la Motte De la Peyrouse Authorised thereunto by his Majesty the King of France and the Heer Baron of Wassenaer Heer of Obdam A 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ed also thereunto by Vs concerninâ—â—he Ransom and Exchange of both 〈◊〉 Prisoners as it is here above at â—â—â—ge mentioned And having oâ—â—erved that 't is promis'd by the last Article of it That the said Treaty should â—e Ratified on both sides within a Fortnight after the 24th of December past it being the Day of the begining of the Treaty We have accordingly Approved and Ratified the said Treaty as we do Approve and Ratifie it by these presents promising faithfully to observe the present Treaty and all the Points and Articles of it to execute it and to see it executed by all those whom it may concern Given under the Seal of the State at the Hague January the 11th 1691. W. de Nassaw By Order from the High mentioned States General F. Fagel FINIS
shall without any difference be exchang'd for the same Ransom All Reformed Officers shall only pay the fourth part of the Ransom of the Place they have the Title of Trumpets and Drummers that shall reclaim the said Prisoners shall be sent back in three days and if for some reason of War they are kept longer they shall be defrayed by those that do detain them All Officers and others receiving Pay not included in this present Treaty and obliged to follow the Armys shall be Ransom'd by paying one Month of their Pay besides that it shall be lawful to the Parties to give one another notice of the Officers that have been omitted in this Treaty and to agree amongst them about it after which it shall be faithfully observed in the same manner as if it was actually included in this Treaty If a difficult shou'd arise concerning the Quality or the pay of some of the Prisoners it shall be removed by a Certificate which shall be faithfully given by the General of the Army or the Governour of the place which the said Prisoners shall belong to without any other proof It shall be prohibited of both sides to strip the Prisoners All Souldiers Troopers Dragoons and others whose Ransom is the same shall have for their subsistance during the time of their Imprisonment three pence of French Money besides the Bread of Munition and the Serjeants are to have the double of it It is agreed on both sides not to force any Prisoners of War to be Listed and to prevent all Disputes about it those that shall be willing to serve him whose Prisoners they are shall be obliged to give under their Hand that they have done it Voluntary without being forced thereunto All Officers may be Treated in such a manner as they think fit and shall find themselves in a condition to pay All Officers of both sides that have been sent back upon their Parole of Honour shall be obliged to return and Surrender themselve Prisoners a Fortnight after the Ratification of this Treaty in case they have not before paid the Ransom specified therein as also the Debts they have Contratracted for their Subsistance in Prison which they may do without being obliged to return and shall be at liberty to serve as soon as they are acquitted of their Creditors As to the Months of Pay mentioned in several Articles they shall be regulated of both sides according to what the King allows them except the Governours Commanders the King's Lieutenants Majors and Adjutants Captains of the Gates Officers Troopers and Soldiers of the Guards of the Captain General of the States Army who shall pay according to the Pay they receive from the States General Upon the Conditions above mentioned it is agreed to send back all Prisoners from both sides a Fortnight after the Ratification of the present Treaty by praying Reciprocally what they have spent for their Subsistance during their Imprisonment and hereafter it shall be very exactly observed to Render the Prisoners as soon as they shall be Reclaimed by paying the Ransom of rendring some Prisoners in an Equivolent number to the Place they possess And to render all things easie equally to both Parties an Account shall be given of them every six Months if it be necessary Each Party shall make a Computation of the Prisoners that he sends back and shall take a receit from the Commander of the place where they are sent to in order that after a full delivery of the Prisoners those of the two Parties that shall be in Debt for it to the other he may take care to satisfie them according to the Ransom here above mentioned All Prisoners Horse as well as Foot that are or have been made so since the Declaration of the present War by Sea as well as by Land shall be returned from one side and the other by satisfying he above mentioned Articles to the nearest place under his Majesty's or the States General 's Obedience It shall be expresly Prohibited of both sides to make use of Bullets of Tin or any other Metal besides that of Lead as also all Ramed Bullets for Flying Parties No Pass-Port shall be delivered by the Generals Governour or Commanders of Places to Soldiers to go out in Parties under the number of Nine Men a Foot and Fifteen of Horse it being agreed that those who shall be Catch'd in Arms under the said number shall be punish'd with a hard Prison of two Months and in case they shall be convinced of Murther or Robbery they shall be delivered into the Hands of the Justice to be punish'd according to Law of which Notice shall be given Reciprocally as also the Reasons for so doing Yet this punishment shall find no place in case a Party after having lost some Men in a Skirmish with the Enemy shall be Rencountred in a less number then they went out from the Army or their Garison which shall be Justified by the Pass-Port and Certificate of the Generals Governours or Commanders from whom they got their Leave as also when a little Troop has serv'd to Convoy an Officer which will be justified by the same Attestation That in case some Troopers Dragoons or Soldiers that are made Prisoners and that are either Wounded or Sick to the danger of their Life shall be put into the Hospitals or other Convenient places in Order to be Cured it is agreed that which the King or the States General give to the Governours of the Hospitals for the entertainment of the Sick shall be repaid besides their Ransom upon an Ingenious Declaration of both sides That in case of one side or the other under pretence of Well Treating the Prisoners they are put into Inns or Publick Houses upon their own or their Captains Charges there shall be paid nothing besides the Ransom except the three pence Allowed 'em for their Subsistance and the Bread of Muniton which of both sides shall be given daily to the Troopers Cravattes Dragoons and Soldiers and the double to the Serjeants That the Pass-Ports of Spain shall have place and shall be respected by the Troops of Holland of what Nation soever in the whole extent of the 〈…〉 from the Sea till to the Mosel French Men being the Bearers of them and particularly Intandants their Deputies Receivers of Contributions and Confiscations undertakers of Forrage Expresses and Post-Boys and the same shall be granted by France to the Receivers of Contributions of Convoys Customs and others of the same Imployments and Functions as those here above mentioned from the side of France in case it be required that shall be Estabish'd upon the Frontiers of the Spanish Netherlands by the States General which shall have leave to go without any Molestation to the Towns and Places of the said Frontiers provided they do not approach nearer than than two Leagues of the places of the Enemy of one side and the other It shall also be granted to Prisoners to give notice to their Superiors of
exchanged or pay 250 Livers An ordinary Commissary or Major of the Ordnance shall be exchanged or pay 150 Livers A Commissary extraordinary Gentleman of the Ordnance Cadets or Guards shall be exchanged or pay 30 Livers The Captains of the Bombardiers Miners Pioniers Watermen Cartmen Pontoons and others depending from the Ordnance shall be exchanged or pay 50 Livers Gunners Bombardiers Fire-Workers Carpenters Farriers Pioneers Watermen Bridg-Masters and others shall pay as Soldiers Livers 7. 10 s. Gensd'-Arms THe Brigadier of the Gendarms Livers 1100 The Captains of the Guards du Corps of the King 2000 Livers The Captains Lieutenant of the Gendarms of the King 2000 Livers The Captain Lieutenant of the Light-Horse 2000 Livers The Captain Lieutenant of the Scotch Guards 2000 Livers The Captain Lieutenants of the two Companies of the Musqueteers on Horse-Back 2000 Livers The Captain Lieutenant of the English Gendarms 2000 Livers The Captain Lieutenants of the Companies of Gendarms and the Light-Horse of the Queen the Dauphin the Dukes of Burgundy Anjou and Berry 2000 Livers The Captain of the Guards of the Duke of Orleans 2000 Livers The Captain Lieutenant of his Gendarms and Light Horse 2000 Livers The Lieutenants of the King's Guard du Corps 2000 Livers The under Lieutenant of the Gendarms 2000 Livers The under Lieutenant of the Light-Horse 2000 Livers The under Lieutenant of the two Companies of the King's Musqueteers 2000 Livers The under Lieutenant of the Scotch Guards 1000 Livers The under Lieutenant of the English Gendarms 1000 Livers The under Lieutenant of the Gendarms of the Queen the Dauphin the Dukes of Burgundy Anjou and Berry 1000 Livers The under Lieutenant of the Gendars of the Duke of Orleans 1000 Livers The Major of the Gendarms 1000 Livers The Ensigns of the King's Guards du Corps 1000 Livers The Ensigns and Guidoon of the Gendarms 1000 Livers The Ensign of the Scotch Troop 1000 Livers The Ensign and Cornet of the Musqueteers 1000 Livers The Ensign of the English Gendarms 1000 Livers The Ensign of the Gendarms of the Queen 1000 Livers The Cornet of the Light-Horse of the Guards 1000 Livers The Cornet of the Light-Horse of the Queen 1000 Livers The Ensign of the Gendarms of the Dauphin the Dukes of Burgundy Anjou and Berry 1000 Livers The Lieutenants of the Guards of the Duke of Orleans 600 Livers The Ensign of the Gendarms 600 Livers The Cornet of the Light-Horse 600 Livers The Guidoon of the Scotch Gendarms 600 Livers The Guidoon of the English Gendarms600 Livers The Guidoon of the Gendarms of the Queen 600 Livers The Guidoon of the Gendarms of the Dauphin the Dukes of Burgundy Anjou and Berry and of the Duke of Orleans 600 Livers The Major of the Guard du Corps 600 Livers And concerning the Exempts Quarter-Master Brigadeers Sou-Brigadeers Guards du Corps Gendarms Musqueteers and others of the above mentioned Troops they are to give a Month of their Pay or shall be Exchang'd for Persons of the same Quality and Caracter And concerning also the Company of Granadeers on Horse-Back of the King's Guards the Officers and Granadeers of the said Company shall be Exchang'd or give a Month of their Pay French and Suiss Gaurds THe Collonel of the French Guards Livers 3000 The Lieutenant Collonel 1500 Livers The Major 600 Livers The Captains 300 Livers The Lieutenants Aid-Majors under Lieutenants and Ensigns and others to a Soldier inclusive a Month of their Pay The Provost Quarter-Master Archers and others belonging to the Provostship of the French Guards a Month of their Pay The Collonel General of the Suissers 4000 Livers The Collonel of the Suiss Guards 3000 Livers The Captains Lieutenants and other Officers Soldiers of the Suiss Guards shall pay at the same rate as the French Guards Guards of the Captain General of the States THE Officers Troopers and Soldiers of the Regiments Troops and Companies of the Guards shall be exchang'd or pay a Month of their Pay Horse A Collonel Livers 400 A Lieutenant Collonel 250 Livers A Major 220 Livers A Captain 200 Livers A Lieutenant 100 Livers An Adjutant 75 Livers A Cornet 75 Livers A Quarter-Master of the Regiment 75 Livers A Quarter-Master 25 Livers Brigadiers or Corporals 22 l. 10 s Clerks and Troopers 20 Livers The Regiment of the Cravattes The Royal English Regiment The Royal Regiment of Piedmont The Germen Regiment of Count Nassau The said Regiments shall be treated as the rest of the Cavalry Dragoons A Collonel of Dragoons Livers 350 A Lieutenant Collonel 250 Livers A Major 200 Livers A Captain 150 Livers A Lieutenant 70 Livers An Adjutant 60 Livers A Cornet 55 Livers A Quarter-Master 25 Livers A Quarter-Master of a Regiment shall be exchang'd or pay 50 Livers A Brigadier or Corporal â—0 Livers Dragoons 18 Livers Foot A Collonel Livers 400 A Lieutenant Collonel 250 Livers A Major 150 Livers A Captain 100 Livers A Lieutenant 40 Livers Adjutant 40 Livers Quarter-Master of the Regiment 35 Livers Under Lieutenant or Ensign 25 Livers The Serjeants 15 Livers Soldiers 7 l. 10 s. The Provost of the Regiments of Horse Dragoons and Foot shall be exchang'd or pay 40 Livers Their Lieutenants Clerks and Auditors shall be exchang'd or pay 20 Livers Gentlemen Cadets THE Captains of the nine Companies of Cadets shall be exchang'd if some are to be found of the same Post and Character or pay Livers 150 The Lieutenants 80 Livers The Sou-Lieutenants or Ensigns 60 Livers The Sejreants 20 Livers Corporals 12 Livers The Cadets 10 Livers The Governors Commanders the King's Lieutenants the Majors and Adjutants and the Captains of the Gates shall give a Month of their Pay and if they have another place of a greater Revenue then they are to pay accordingly All French Voluntiers that shall be in the King's Army of what Quality and Dignity soever in case they are of the number of those that live constantly at Court and that have no Military Imployments they shall be exchang'd or pay 2000 Livers And such Voluntiers as shall have some Imploy either in or out of the Army either in his Majesties or States General or some other Foreign Princes whatsoever shall be exchang'd or pay according to what is specified in this present Treaty The Contents of these two Articles shall be observed also in regard of the Voluntiers that shall be in the 〈…〉 the States General The Almoners Ministers Physicians Directors General as well as Particular Apothecaries Chyrurgeons and other Officers belonging to the Hospitals of the Armys and Places of War as also Women of what condition soever Children of twelve years of Age and under it Post-Boys Messengers Foot-men and Servants shall be sent back without Ransom Those that have the benefit of several Imployments shall only pay the Ransom according to the greatest place they are in possession of and shall be exchang'd accordingly or pay their Ransom All Officers of the Ordonance that are not comprehended in this Treaty beariug the same Names with the Officers of Foot