To take^ upon him the Office of Medi-
ator, and ufc all his Endeavours and good OfficM
to reftore the publick Tranquility : And that no-
thing may be wanting on our fide, that may coof
tribute to fo good f^nd lalutary an jAtcntioOb

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aflbon as we have beta inform'd that iVhad been
Bgctoi by all the Parties concerned, to pitch upon
and name Ryfvki^ as the moft fit and convenient
Place to treat of a General Peace ; We have with-
out any delay named and appointed for our Ex-
Craordinary AmbalTadors and Plenipotentiaries,
and as we name and appoint by thefe prefents,
Don Frsncifco Bernm'ilo dc Qmros^ one of our
Council of CajUlle^ and our AmbafTador to the
' States-General of the United Provinces of the
Low-Countries,and Don Alexander Schockurtfioxxnt
of Tirimom^ one of the State and Privy Council
of the Low-Countries of FUnders^ that they may
treat that Negotiation from us, and in our Name :
And being foliy aflbred and perfwaded, and en-
tirely truftlog to their Fidelity, Prudence and
Experience in the management of Affairs, We
do fpecially Chargt and Command them to go
and*repair with all poffible fpeed to the Village
of Ryfmckj and enter upon the Conferences and
Treaties of Peace, with the Extraordinary Am-
baflTadors and Plenipotentiaries of the moll high
and mighty Prince Lcwis^ the moft Chriftian King
GNf Franccj our moft dear Brother and Coufin,
together with all the other Extraordinary Ambaf-
fadors and Plenipotentiaries of our moft high and
mighty Allies, and by the intervention* and good
Offices of the Extraordinary AmbaflTadors and
Plenipotentiaries of the moft high and mighty
Prince Charles^ King of Sneden^ our moft dear
Brother. And that they may have a lawful
and fufficient Faculty for the fame end. We al-
fo give and grant a full and entire Autjiority^
and all the Power requilite for the fame purpofe,
to our faid Extraordinary Ambafladors and Ple-
nipotentiaries, Don Francifci Bernardo dc Qjdros^

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ind the G)nnt of Tirimont^ to them both together^
and each of them in particular, in cafe of ab-
sence or indifpofition of either, to Settle, Con-
clude, and Sign for Us, and in our Name the
Treaty of Peace betwixt Us and our moft Potent
Allies, and the moft high and mighty Prince the
snoft Chriftian King of Fnmce. 