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to enter and pass our said German 
dominions; but on the contrary 
immediately to stop, order back, 
take up, and remove from our do- 
minions, or deliver them to the 
next garrison, for their removal be- 
yond the frontiers, and in case of 
need, to request the assistance of 
the military for that purpose; to 
which all our civil officers are most 
carefully to attend, as all those 
who shall be guilty of any neglect 
shall be called to a severe account 
for the same. 
Pro Memoria, or Note, delivered by 
the Prussian Dire@orial Envoy to 
the States of the Circle.of Franco- 
‘nia, assembled at Nuremberg. 
THE epoch has appeared, in 
which his majesty the king of Prus- 
sia can publicly denote the value 
which his majesty sets upon that 
confidence, which his co-states in 
the circle of Franconia have testi- 
fied by the letter of the 13th of 
May, of the present year. Imme- 
diately after the conclusion of peace 
at Basle, his majesty apprised the 
circle of Franconia of the measures 
which he was also about to take for 
the welfare and safety of this circle, 
though that justice has not been 
done to his Watue- which his 
majesty could claim: though the 
undersigned envoys have not yet 
received the definitive declaration 
demanded -in their notes of the 2d 
and gth of May, his majesty has 
nevertheless weighed the various 
coincident considerations, and is 
resolved to devote farther his care 
and attention to the welfare of the 
circle, regardless of all other mat- 
ters, and thereby to convince it of 
the generous extent which his ma- 
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jesty is still inclined to give to his 
relations and duties, as director of 
the circle, or convocating prince, 
and as co-state. The sacrifices of 
the king, and his continual efforts 
for the welfare of Germany, for 
the preservation of its constitution, 
and the return of peace, are pub- 
licly manifest, and universally ac- 
knowiedged by the Germanic em- 
pire. The most recent occurren- 
ces, after the passage of the Rhire 
by the French army, have, pro- 
bably, by this time, justified the 
advantages, and the value of those 
endeavours, with the states of the 
empire, as likewise their motives : 
they have, nodoubt, convinced all 
Germany, with what ardour his 
majesty strove to make his co-states 
feel, as much as it depended on 
him, and in moments of the most 
imminent danger, the effects of his 
zeal for the welfare, the tranquil. 
lity, and safety of Germany. In 
consequence of those patriotic sen- 
timents, and steady principles, his 
Majesty, notwithstanding the silence 
of the states, and relinquishing all 
other considerations, has procured 
respect to the line of demarcation, 
stipulated in the additional conven- 
tion of the 17th of May. In con. 
sequence of these sentiments, his 
majesty has hitherto generously 
granted the solicited protection to 
all his co-states, and their depen. 
dants, who sought refuge in his 
territories, ; 
But now the time is ‘come, in 
which general and uniform mea- 
sures ought to be taken, in which 
the king must positively know, 
how far it is intended to make use 
of his patriotic sentiments, how 
far he may unfold his partiality to 
his co-states in this circle, and his 
care for their safety, The even. 
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