Treaty of Westphalia in the United States

LXXI.

First, That the chief Dominion, Right of Sovereignty, and all other
Rights upon the Bishopricks of Metz, Toul, and Verdun, and on the Citys
of that Name and their Diocesses, particularly on Mayenvick, in the same
manner they formerly belong’d to the Emperor, shall for the future
appertain to the Crown of France, and shall be irrevocably incorporated
therewith for ever, saving the Right of the
Metropolitan, which belongs to the Archbishop of Treves.

LXXII.

That Monsieur Francis, Duke of Lorain, shall be restor’d to the
possession of the Bishoprick of Verdun, as being the lawful Bishop
thereof; and shall be left in the peaceable Administration of this
Bishoprick and its Abbys (saving the Right of the King and of particular
Persons) and shall enjoy his Patrimonial Estates, and his other Rights,
wherever they may be situated (and as far as they do not contradict the
present Resignation) his Privileges, Revenues and Incomes; having
previously taken the Oath of Fidelity to the King, and provided he
undertakes nothing against the Good of the State and the Service of his
Majesty.

LXXIII.

In the second place, the Emperor and Empire resign and transfer to the
most Christian King, and his Successors, the Right of direct Lordship and
Sovereignty, and all that has belong’d, or might hitherto belong to him,
or the sacred Roman Empire, upon Pignerol.

LXXIV.

In the third place the Emperor, as well in his own behalf, as the behalf
of the whole most Serene House of Austria, as also of the Empire, resigns
all Rights, Propertys, Domains, Possessions and Jurisdictions, which have
hitherto belong’d either to him, or the Empire, and the Family of
Austria, over the City of Brisac, the Landgraveship of Upper and Lower
Alsatia, Suntgau, and the Provincial Lordship of ten Imperial Citys
situated in Alsatia, viz. Haguenau, Calmer, Sclestadt, Weisemburg,
Landau, Oberenheim, Rosheim, Munster in the Valley of St. Gregory,
Keyerberg, Turingham, and of all the villages, or other Rights which
depend on the said Mayoralty; all and every of them are made over to the
most Christian King, and the Kingdom of France; in the same manner as the
City of Brisac, with the Villages of Hochstet, Niederrimsing, Hartem and
Acharren appertaining to the Commonalty of Brisac, with all the antient
Territory and Dependence; without any prejudice, nevertheless, to the
Priviliges and Libertys granted the said Town formerly by the House of
Austria.

LXXV.

Item, The said Landgraveship of the one, and the other Alsatia, and
Suntgau, as also the Provincial Mayoralty on the ten Citys nominated, and
their Dependencys.

LXXVI.

Item, All the Vassals, Subjects, People, Towns, Boroughs, Castles,
Houses, Fortresses, Woods, Coppices, Gold or Silver Mines, Minerals,
Rivers, Brooks, Pastures; and in a word, all the Rights, Regales and
Appurtenances, without any reserve, shall belong to the most Christian
King, and shall be for ever incorporated with the Kingdom France, with
all manner of Jurisdiction and Sovereignty, without any contradiction
from the Emperor, the Empire, House of Austria, or any other: so that no
Emperor, or any Prince of the House of Austria, shall, or ever ought to
usurp, nor so much as pretend any Right and Power over the said Countrys,
as well on this, as the other side the Rhine.

LXXVII.

The most Christian King shall, nevertheless, be oblig’d to preserve in
all and every one of these Countrys the Catholick Religion, as maintain’d
under the Princes of Austria, and to abolish all Innovations crept in
during the War.

LXXVIII.

Fourthly, By the Consent of the Emperor and the whole Empire, the most
Christian King and his Successors shall have perpetual Right to keep a
Garison in the Castle of Philipsburg, but limited to such a number of
Soldiers, as may not be capable to give any Umbrage, or just Suspicion to
the Neighbourhood; which Garison shall be maintain’d at the Expences of
the Crown of France. The Passage also shall be open for the King into the
Empire by Water, when, and as often as he shall send Soldiers, Convoys,
and bring necessary things thither.

LXXIX.
Nevertheless the King shall pretend to nothing more than the Protection
and safe Passage of his Garison into the Castle of Philipsburg: but the
Property of the Place, all Jurisdiction, Possession, all its Profits,
Revenues, Purchases, Rights, Regales, Servitude, People, Subjects,
Vassals, and every thing that of old in the Bishoprick of Spire, and the
Churches incorporated therein, had appertain’d to the Chapter of Spire,
or might have appertain’d thereto; shall appertain, and be intirely and
inviolably preserv’d to the same Chapter, saving the Right of Protection
which the King takes upon him.

LXXX.

The Emperor, Empire, and Monsieur the Arch Duke of Insprug, Ferdinand
Charles, respectively discharge the Communitys, Magistrates, Officers and
Subjects of each of the said Lordships and Places, from the Bonds and
Oaths which they were hitherto bound by, and ty’d to the House of
Austria; and discharge and assign them over to the Subjection, Obedience
and Fidelity they are to give to the King and Kingdom of France; and
consequently confirm the Crown of France in a full and just Power over
all the said Places, renouncing from the present, and for ever, the
Rights and Pretensions they had thereunto: Which Cession the Emperor, the
said Arch-Duke and his Brother (by reason the said Renunciation concerns
them particularly) shall confirm by particular Letters for themselves and
their Descendants; and shall so order it also, that the Catholick King of
Spain shall make the same Renunciation in due and authentick form, which
shall be done in the name of the whole Empire, the same Day this present
Treaty shall be sign’d.