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Queen, and the royal family, from 
their captivity, and to ensure to his 
Most Christian Majesty that safety 
which is necessary for his making, 
without danger and without obsta- 
cles, such convocations as he shall 
judge proper, and for endeavouring 
to ensure the welfare of hissubjects, 
according to his promises, and to 
the utmost of his power. 
3dly, That the combined armies 
shall protect the towns, bourgs, and 
yillages, as well as the persons and 
property of all those who shall sub- 
mit to the King; and that they will 
concur in the iinmediate restoration 
of order. and police throughout all 
France. 
4thly, That the national guards 
are called upon to preserve, pro- 
visionally, tranquillity in towns and 
in the country, to provide for the 
personal safety and property of all 
Frenchmen, until the arrival of the 
troops belonging to their Imperial 
and Royal Majesties, or until orders 
be given to the contrary, on pain 
of being personally, responsible: 
that, on the contrary, such national 
guards as shall fight against the 
troops of the two allied courts, 
and who shall be taken with armsin 
their hands, shall be treated as ene- 
mies, and punished as: rebels , to 
their King, and as disturbers of the 
public peace. 
_ 5thly, That the general officers, 
the subalterns, and soldiers of the 
French regular troops, are equally 
called upon to return to their for- 
mer allegiance, and to submit im- 
mediately to the King, their legiti- 
mate sovereign. 
6thly, That the members of de- 
partments, districts, and municipa- 
lities, shall be equally responsible, 
on pain of losing their heads: and 
their estates, for all the crimes, all 
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the conflagrations, all the murders 
and the pillage which they, shall 
suffer to take place, and which they 
shall not have, in a public manner, 
attempted to prevent within their 
respectiveterritories; thattheyshall 
also be obliged to continue their 
functions until his Most. Christian 
Majesty, when set at full liberty, 
shall make further arrangements, 
or till further orders be given in 
his name. ; it 
7thly, That the inhabitants of 
towns, bourgs, and villages, who 
shall dare to defend themselves, 
against the troops of their Imperial 
and Royal Majesties, and to fire 
upon them, either in open country, 
or through half open doors or win- 
dows of their houses, shall,be pu- 
-nished instantly, according to the 
rigorous rules of war, or their houses 
shall be demolished or burned, On 
the contrary, all the inhabitants of 
thesaid towns, bourgs, and villages, 
who shall readily submit to their, 
King, by opening their gates to the 
troops belonging to their Majesties, 
shall be immediately under their 
safeguard and protection; their 
estates, their property, and their. 
persons, shall be secured by the 
laws, and each and all of them shall 
be in full safety. na 
-Sthly, The city of Paris and all 
its habitants, without, distinction, 
shall be called upon to submit in- 
stantly and without delay to the 
King, to set that prince at full li-, 
berty, and.to ensure to his, and to 
all the royal persons, that inviolabi- 
lity and respect which are due by. 
the laws of nature and of nations to 
sovereigns; their Imperial and Roy- 
al Majesties making personally :re- 
sponsible for ail events, on pain, of 
losing their heads, pursuant to mi-, 
itary trials, without hopes of pars. 
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