THe King of France being desirous and willing to make known both to his Parliament and to the Citizens and Inhabitants of this good City of Paris, how gracious and acceptable were the Representative submissions made and tendred by them to his Majesty, and likewise the Pro­testations and Assurances of their future Obedience and fidelity, having judiciously and seriously considered upon the conditions and propositions of peace, by the advice of the Queen Regent his mother, hath willingly granted these Articles following.

1 That immediately upon the subscription and assigning of this present Accommodation, all sorts and manner of hostility are to cease, and by Land or water, all passages are to be free, and the ordinary and mutuall commerce being re-established, the said Court of Parliament, according and by virtue of his Majesties Order, shall repair forthwith unto the Royall Palace and Castle of St. Germain in Laye, (10 or 12 miles from the City of Paris) where the King sitting in his stately and royall Throne and Seat of Justice, the same Articles and Propositions of peace being read and proclaimed, the said Court of Parliament shall return to Paris, to exercise and to performe the ordinary Functions of their Charges and Offices.

2 That during this present year 1649 Stylo novo, there shall be Concourse or Meeting of all, and every Chamber of Parliament upon any cause, pretext, or occasion whatsoever; except onely for, and upon the reception, and admitting of Officers, and for the great, and Solemne Assemblies, (which the French calls Mercurialis) wherein no matter shall be handled, moved or agi­tated, but onely concerning, and about the Creation, and Ma­king of such Officers.

In the tenor, and contents of the said Proclamation (which is to be published) it shall be expressely specified, and set down: that the will, and pleasure of his Majesty is that the late Declara­tions of May, July, and October in the yeare 1648 verified, and confirmed in Parliament, shall remaine, and continue in full force, and vertue (except onely the matter of Mutuations or borrowed Moneys) as it shall be more at large expounded hereafter.

Moreover it is agreed upon that all decrees, sentences, and judgements made, and pronounced by the said Court of Parlia­ment of Paris, since the 6 of January last, untill this present, are to be disanulled, and void; except such decrees, and sentences given, and rendered in presence, and hearing of the Kings Gen: Advocate or Attourney, and other particular persons, and parties being present, as well in Civill, as in Criminall matters of Ad­judication by the Court or decree, or reception and admitting of Officers.

The letters, and patents granted under the private signet, of his Majesty, and expedited in order, and consequence of the last troubles, and Commotions arrived, and caused within, or with­out the said City of Paris: as also such Proclamations enacted, and published in and by the Kings Counsell, judgements, decrees, and sentences, and Ordinances of the same upon and about the troubles and combustions, since the sixth of January last, are by this Agreement to be void, and of no force or effect.

All Souldiers and men of War levied, and taken up, both within and without the said City of Paris, either by vertue or authority of the said Court of Parliament, or by the power and Commission of the said City, shall be dismissed and sent away immediately upon the conclusion and subscribing of this present Agreement and Articles of peace.

And likewise his Majesty to disband all his Troops, Souldiers, and men of War from all, and from every place adjacent, and neer the said City of Paris, and to send them and every one of them into the Garrisons appointed by his Majesty as it was used in the late yeare past.

It is also agreed that the Inhabitants, Citizens, and the people of Paris; shall lay down their arms and weapons, as soon as those same Articles are subscribed; and are not to take arms again, but onely by the permission, advice or command of his Majesty.

Moreover, the Deputy Agent, or Commissioner of and from the Archduke Leopold, being now at Paris, shall be discharged, and sent home as soon as possibly may be; after, and upon the concluding, and signing of the present Agreement.

4 That all papers, housholdstuffs, and all other goods (being extant at this present) shall be Rendred and Restored to the same owners, and persons from whom they have been taken. The Royall Tower, or Bastile, with the Arsinall (or Store-house) to­gether with all the Artillery, Cannons, Bullets, powder, Gra­nadoes, and such like Munitions, and provisions of War, are to be surrendred, and delivered up into his Majesties hands, and di­sposing, after, and in order to this present Accommodation.

5 It is agreed, that it is left in his Majesties permission, and discretion to borrow such sums, and quantity of moneys, as hee shall think fit, and expedient for the charges and expences of the State, paying for the use and interest of the said money at the Pro rata; and rate of 8 per Centum, and that onely during this present, and the next yeer following.

That the Lord or Prince de Conty, and the others Princes, Dukes, Peers, Noblemen, Officers of the Crown, Gentlemen, Cities, Towns, Corporations, Communalties, and all other persons of whatsoever quality degree, or conditions, that have taken arms during those last Insurrections of the City of Paris, since the sixth of January last, til this present moneth of March, shall be maintained in the possession of their Meanes, Goods, Rights, Livings, Dignities, Honours, Priviledges, Preroga­tives, Charges, Governments, and in the same Places, Estates, and Condition as they were in afore the levying and taking up of the said Arms, being out of any danger to be disquieted, or call'd in question for the same upon any Cause, Pretence, or Oc­casion whatsoever: the said Princes, Lords, Noblemen, and Of­ficers declaring, and protesting openly, to wit, the said Duke of Longaville, within ten days, and the others within four days, be­ginning at and from the very day as all passages, hinderances, and all kind of impediments both for victuals, as for traffick, and commerce shall be free, and opened; that they consent, and de­sire to be comprehended within this said Agreements and Arti­cles of Peace, and upon their deniall, or Refusall to make such a Declaration within the space of the said time limited: the Cor­poration and body of the said Citizens & Inhabitants of Paris, the whole people all, and every one of whatsoever quality, and condition, shall not joyn with them, nor take any part in or with their Interest, nor shall aid or assist them, or any of them under; or upon any pretext, occasion or pretence whatsoever.

His Majesty being very willing, and desirous to testifie his love and affection to the said Burgesses, Citizens, and others In­habitants of his good City of Paris, is resolved to return, & to a­bide within the said city, assoon as his great affairs wil permithim.

2 Our general Acquittance, and ful discharge is to be granted for all the sums of Money levied, taken or received, either upon the publike, or some perticulars: and likewise for houshold stuff, [Page 5]commodities, and all kind of goods taken, or sold, either at Paris, or any where else: and also for all Commissions given and gran­ted for taking up off Souldiers, and men of War. Item, for ta­king and transporting away all manner of Armes, Weapons, Guns, Powder, or any other Ammunitions, and provisions for War; and finally, for any victuals, which might have been vio­lently, or otherwise taken from the very Arsenall, or any Royall Magazine, or Store-house at Paris, or any where else.

The elections of the Towns and places of Saintes, Coignac, and St. John d' Angely, distracted and severed from the Court des Aydes of Paris, now annexed and joyned to the Court des Aydes of Guyenne, are to be re-united to the said Court of Paris, as they were before those last troubles.

And in case the Parliament of Roven will accept and give their consent to these Articles, and agreement within the space of ten dayes, viz: from the day of the concluding, and signing of the same; his Majesty will provide and give order for the suppres­sing of the new (Originall Semestre) renewing of all Officers, and distribution off them to the body of the Parliament.

Moreover the transaction, and Agreement made with the Par­liament of Provence shall be effected, & observed according to its own form, and tenor, and one patent presently expedited and sent out for the Revocation, or suppressing of the (Semestre) from the said Parliament of Aix: and from the Chamber of enqui­ring (Originall la Chambres des Enquestes. According to the Ar­ticles agreed upon, betwixt the Deputies, or Commissioners of his Majesty, and the said Court of Parliament of Provence, bea­ring date the 21 of February last: a Copy whereof hath been gi­ven and delivered to the Deputies or Commissioners of the Par­liament of Paris.

And as concerning the Easing, & Disburthning of the Taxes and Impositions propounded by the Election of the said City of Paris; the King promised to inform himself of the Case, and [Page 6]state the same Election is now in; so soon as the Troopers, Soul­diers, and men of War, are departed, and gone from thence, and wil provide an Order for the diminution, and easing of the Con­tributions of the said Election, even as his Majesty shal think it fit and expedient.

And when his Majesty is pleased to send some Deputies and Commissioners for to treat of peace with Spaine, some of the Officers, and Presidents of the Parliament of Paris, are to be chosen for to aid and assist at the said Treaties of Peace, with equall, and the very same power and authority which shall be given to the other Commoners.

7 By vertue, and in order of this same Agreement and Con­clusion of Peace; all prisoners taken on either side, or to be put in their own, and free liberty, upon th [...] very day, and instant of the publication and proclamation of these present Articles of Agree­ment made and agreed upon this 9 of March, (stylo novo) 1649.