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of_o sweden_n which_o likewise_o have_v be_v absolute_o promise_v to_o his_o majesty_n by_o the_o king_n of_o great_a britain_n who_o be_v earnest_a to_o gain_v this_o point_n both_o for_o he_o and_o the_o states-general_n he_o now_o likewise_o make_v it_o the_o first_o article_n that_o he_o insist_o upon_o and_o without_o which_o he_o can_v come_v to_o any_o conclusion_n upon_o the_o rest_n and_o because_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o gottorp_n be_v so_o unite_a to_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n that_o it_o make_v a_o part_n of_o the_o treaty_n of_o copenhagen_n for_o the_o performance_n of_o which_o his_o majesty_n give_v his_o guarranty_n to_o that_o crown_n his_o majesty_n desire_v that_o he_o may_v now_o likewise_o be_v comprehend_v within_o this_o treaty_n upon_o such_o term_n as_o shall_v be_v satisfactory_a to_o himself_o as_o for_o the_o prince_n and_o bishop_n of_o strasbourg_n the_o king_n do_v precise_o insist_v upon_o the_o restitution_n of_o that_o prince_n and_o 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valenciennes_n and_o its_o dependence_n conde_n and_o its_o dependence_n cambray_n and_o cambresis_n air_n st._n omers_n and_o their_o dependence_n the_o town_n of_o ypre_n and_o its_o chastellany_n the_o place_n of_o werwick_n and_o werneton_n on_o the_o river_n lis._n bavay_n and_o maubeuge_n with_o their_o dependence_n poperingue_n bailleul_n and_o cassel_n with_o their_o dependence_n in_o a_o word_n that_o he_o quit_v his_o right_n to_o all_o such_o place_n and_o country_n as_o his_o majesty_n have_v now_o in_o his_o possession_n except_v those_o beforementioned_a which_o his_o majesty_n be_v willing_a to_o restore_v to_o spain_n the_o town_n of_o charlemont_n he_o be_v willing_a to_o give_v up_o or_o in_o lieu_n thereof_o the_o town_n of_o dinant_n and_o bouvines_n upon_o condition_n that_o he_o at_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n will_v charge_v himself_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o liege_n shall_v quit_v his_o right_n to_o dinant_n and_o that_o the_o emperor_n 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may_v
prince_n that_o france_n shall_v give_v up_o to_o they_o all_o that_o she_o have_v take_v from_o they_o at_o present_a and_o that_o the_o rest_n remain_v as_o it_o be_v before_o the_o war_n that_o lorraine_n be_v restore_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o that_o name_n in_o the_o state_n it_o be_v in_o now_o or_o if_o that_o can_v be_v do_v in_o the_o state_n it_o be_v when_o seize_v by_o france_n his_o majesty_n and_o the_o state_n mutual_o and_o real_o oblige_v themselves_o to_o the_o observation_n of_o this_o point_n i._o his_o say_a majesty_n and_o the_o lord_n the_o states-general_n promise_v to_o do_v their_o utmost_a and_o if_o it_o may_v be_v to_o use_v all_o sort_n of_o mean_n to_o constrain_v the_o most_o christian_n king_n to_o give_v satisfaction_n in_o these_o term_n without_o be_v at_o liberty_n to_o make_v a_o peace_n with_o he_o if_o he_o do_v not_o give_v his_o consent_n to_o they_o or_o to_o some_o other_o as_o shall_v be_v agree_v on_o between_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o 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hold_v at_o nimeguen_n come_v to_o be_v break_v up_o and_o that_o the_o party_n shall_v agree_v upon_o any_o other_o place_n to_o treat_v of_o it_o or_o of_o a_o truce_n that_o can_v be_v do_v without_o the_o consent_n or_o agreement_n of_o the_o other_o ally_n and_o without_o at_o the_o same_o time_n one_o of_o the_o party_n in_o the_o confederacy_n procure_v also_o to_o the_o other_o the_o necessary_a passport_n to_o pass_v free_o and_o without_o danger_n to_o the_o place_n appoint_v for_o the_o treaty_n where_o he_o ought_v also_o to_o communicate_v to_o he_o all_o that_o pass_v in_o that_o negotiation_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o shall_v not_o have_v power_n to_o consent_v to_o any_o peace_n or_o truâ—e_a but_o according_a to_o the_o condition_n stipulate_v by_o the_o one_a article_n or_o such_o other_o as_o they_o shall_v agree_v upon_o and_o without_o his_o aâ—y_n be_v reestablish_v in_o the_o full_a and_o entire_a possession_n of_o all_o the_o land_n town_n place_n 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