THe dissatisfaction his Majesty hath in the carriage of the States General of [...] Ʋnited Provinces of the Low Countreys, towards him for some years past, be [...] come to that point, that his Majesty cannot longer, without diminution to h [...] own Glory, dissemble the indignation raised in him, by a Treatment so unsuitabl [...] to the great obligations which his Majesty and the Kings his Predecessors hav [...] so liberally heaped upon them; his Majesty hath Declared, and by these pr [...] ­sents, Signed with his Hand, doth Declare, That he hath Determined and Resolved to make War against the saids States General of the Ʋnited Provinces of the Low Countries, as well by Sea as [...] Land, and accordingly doth command all his Subjects, Vassals, and Servants, to fall upon the Hollanders; straightly Charging and Requiring them, and every of them, That upon Pain of death, they do not henceforth presume to hold any Communication, Commerce, or In­telligence with them: To which end his Majesty hath likewise Revoked and from henceforth doth Revoke, all Licences, Passes, Safeguards, or Protections, that ma [...] have been granted by himself, his Lieuten [...]nt-Generals, and other his Officers, contrary to th [...] [...]resents, and the same doth Declare, null and of no force, forbidding whomsoever it may concern, to take any notice, o [...] have any regard to them.

And his Majesty doth hereby Charge and Require the Comte de Verm [...]ndois Grand Maistr [...] Chef and Surin [...]ndant-General of the Navigation and Commerce [...] his Kingdom, th [...] Mareshals of France, Governors, and Lieutenant Generals for his M [...]sty in his Provinc [...] and Armies; all Mareshals de Camp, Colonels, Mestres de Camp, Captains, Leaders and Commanders of his Forces, whether Horse or Foot, French or Forreign, and all and sin­gular his Officers whom it may concern, That they, and every of them respectively, do exe­cute, and cause to be put in execution, the Contents of these Presents, within the extent of their several Powers and Jurisdictions: For such is his Majesties Pleasure.

And his Majesty doth farther Will and Require, That these Presents be Published and se [...] up in all his Cities and Towns, as well Maritime as others, as also in all Ports, Havens, and other Places of his Kingdom, where it shall be requisite, to the end, none may pretend cause of ignorance of the same.

THese are to require Charles Cantro, the Kings sworn Cryer in Ordinary, to Publish and cause to be affixed and set up in all Places of [...] City, Suburbs, Prevostè and Vicomtè of Paris, where it shall be requisite, the Kings Ordonnance of the Sixth of this present Month and Year, That none may pretend cause of ignorance of the same.

REad and Published with sound of Trumpet and publick Proclamation, and set up in all the Carrefours ordinary and extraordinary, of [...]his City and Suburbs of Paris, by me Charles Canto, sworn Cryer in Ordinary to the King in the said City, Prevoste and Vicomte o [...] Paris. In the making of which Proclamation, I was accompanied by five Trumpets, viz. Jerosme Tr [...]ss [...]n Stephen du Bos, [...] Trumpets to the King, and three other Trumpets, Thursday the 7th of April, 1672.