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328 ANNUAL: REGISTER; 1797. 
errors and wanderings of his» chil- 
dren, We. fhall pardon with as 
much pleafure as our tyrants have 
found in facrifieing... The» juttice 
of God does not refemble that of 
men; he alone can read our hearts, 
and ~punifh their» hardnefs., 
(Signed) Louis. 
Treaty, of Peace concluded’ between the 
Pope and the French Republic, 
Art. ly HERE hall be peace, 
friendfhip,; and good 
underftanding between the French 
Republic and: Pope Pius the Sixth, 
II. The Pope, revokes all adhe- 
fion, afliftance, and conceffion, open 
or fecret; given by him’ to the coa- 
lition armed againft the French Re- 
public ; and to every treaty of alli- 
ance, offenfiye and defenfive, with 
whatever, power it may be. 
engages himfelf not to furnifh, ei-, 
iher for the prefent or any future 
war, to any, power armed againft 
the, French Republic, any fuccours 
in men, {hips, arms, warlike fiores, 
provifions, or money, under any 
title or denomination whatever. 
- JIT, His Holinefs ,fhall difband, 
within. five days after the ratification 
of_ the prefent treaty, the troops of 
the new formation, retaining only 
the regiments exifting before, the, 
treaty of armiftice figned at Bo- 
logna. jou : 
IV. The.fhips of war or'corfairs, 
of the powers armed againft the 
French Republic, -fhall,not enter, 
or at leaft fhall not make any fay, 
during the prefent war, in the ports 
er roads of the ecclefiattical ftates. 
V. The French Republic fhalk 
continue to enjoy, as before the 
war, all the rights and prerogatives 
which France had at) Rome, and 
He: 
fhall be treated in every refpeétas 
the moft. refpeétable powers,’ and 
particularly fo as to what relates to 
its ambafiador or minifter, its con- 
fuls or vice-confuls. venis pert 
VI» The Pope fhall renounce ab- 
folutely and) entirely all the’ rights 
which he may ‘pretend *to "have ‘inv 
the cities: and territories of Avig+ 
nonj'the Comtat Venaiffin, and: its 
dependencies ; and fhall. transfer, 
give up,and abandon the faid rights 
to the French Republic. 
VII. The Pope in like manner 
renounces for ever, and gives: up 
and transfers to the French Repub- 
lic, all his right: to the:terfitories 
known by the title of the Legation 
of Bologna, Ferrara, and Romagna ; 
and no attack fhall be made on the 
Catholic religion in that quarter. 
Vill. The. citadel and: villages 
forming the territory of the city of 
Ancona, fhall remain in the hands 
of the Republic till a peace’ with 
the continent fhall be concluded. 
IX. The Pope engages; for him- 
felf and his fucceffors,’not to trans- 
fer to any one'the titles of Seignio- 
ries attached to the'territory by him 
ceded to the French: Republic: 
‘ X. His Holinefs engages’ to -pay 
and deliver, at Foligno, tovthe trea~ 
furer of the French army,’ before 
the 5th of March, 1797, the fum of 
15,000,000 of French livres: Tour- 
nois, of which. 10,000,000! fhall be 
in fpecie,and.5,000,000 in ‘diamonds 
and other valuable effeéts; befides 
the fum of 1,600,000 remaining due. 
according'to the 9th article of the - 
armiftice figned at Bologna on the 
5th Meffidor, in the fourth-year of 
of the Republic, and ratified» by ‘his 
Holinefs on the 27th of June. ' 
XI. In order to fettle finally what 
fhall remain to be paid; intordet' to 
the complete execution of the xa 
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