WHereas there hath fallen out an interruption of Amitie, betweene the Kings Maiestie, and the most Christian King, which the com­mon Friends, and ancient Allyes of both the Crownes, haue earnest­ly laboured to repaire, by propounding and negotiating a reconcile­ment betweene them vpon honourable considerations, as well to their Kingdomes, as the generall estate of Christendome: The Kings Maiestie thereupon considering how pleasing it is to Almigh­ty God, and necessary to the present constitution of publique affaires, to haue Concord and good Intelligence with such as hee his Neigh­bours, and are further so neerely allyed vnto him, hath renewed the ancient Amitie betwixt the two Crownes, their Realmes, Countreys, Cities Townes, Lands, Dominions, Territories, Signiories, Castles, and Subiects by Land, Sea, and Fresh-waters: By which Peace it is already prouided, that all Hostilitie and Warre, aswell by Sea as Land, shall cease on either party, from the fourteenth day of April last, and that the sayd Kings, and their Subiects, shall liue together in Peace, and that it shall bee lawfull for their said Subiects, freely, peaceably, and quietly to goe, come, remaine, and to vse and exercise their Trade and Commerce, and doe all things else whatsoeuer in each others Countreys, as freely as it hath been done in any former time of Peace had betweene the sayd Realmes, and according to the an­cient Treaties and Alliances betweene them, with opening of safe and free Trade betwixt the Kings Dominions, according to those Treaties.

And it is further ordained by the said Peace, in regard there are many Ships at sea with Let­ters of Marque, which cannot so soone take knowledge of this Peace, nor receiue direction to forbeare Hostilitie, that as whatsoeuer hath been, or shall bee done, during the space of two mo­neths after the said fourteenth of April last, shall not derogate from, nor hinder the sayd Peace of the two Crownes; so whatsoeuer hath beene, or shall be taken within the aforesaid time, shall be restored, as well on the one side as on the other. All which premises, His Maiesty hath thought meete to notifie to all manner of His Subiects, of what estate soeuer the same bee, strictly charge­ing, and commanding them to obserue, performe, and accomplish all that hereunto belongeth, as it is certainely promised to be published on the French Kings side, the date of these presents being the tenth of May, 1629.

God saue the King