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After many difficulties, the capitulation was, in fine, regulated and signed; the extract whereof follows.

The Articles and Capitulation of the Town of Luxembourg.

I. THE Prince de Chimay, governor, the intendant, the commissaries of the armies and provisions, the officers of the ordnance and of the troops, and all the garison, their families, domesticks, and servants, shall go forth of the town in full liberty, with their move, ables and effects, and, without having their baggage visited, they shall be conducted by the passage of the Moule to Stoken, or the places thereabouts; and they shall not, in any sort, be molested by our troops for the space of four days; during which, they may take the way of Louvain, or of Malines, without being any way opposed. II. The foot shall go out by the breach of the castle, taking their way by the gate of Paffendal; and the horse, artillery, and baggage by the same gate, or such other as the governor shall think fit, with arms and baggage, drums beating, trumpets sounding, colours flying, match lighted at both ends, ball in mouth, with two pieces of ordnance of brass, to wit, two demi-cannons; besides which, the Marshal de Crequi gave them two others, which make in all four cannons, and one mortar-piece, in respect to the Prince de Chimay, with their carriages, furniture, and ammunition, necessary for six charges for each piece; and, to this purpose, the besiegers shall furnish them with carts, horses, harness, and other things necessary for their carriage and remove.

III. There are granted three-hundred carts, and more, if need be, for the carriage of the baggage, mails, and effects, which can be removed.

IV. The garison shall not march above two leagues the day of their going forth, and three the day following. The commissaries, which shall be at the conduct, provide for their subsistence; and they may, at parting, take bread and meat for five days.

V. Concerning deserters.

VI. The prisoners shall be rendered on both sides without ransom; but those, which, have been rendered before this capitulation, shall not be freed from paying their ransoms.

VII. There shall be care taken of the sick and wounded which cannot be removed.

VIII. The spoils, already taken, shall be enjoyed by those that have them.

IX. The wives and widows of the officers and soldiers shall have liberty, if they will, to remain in the town.

X. The inhabitants shall enjoy all their franchises, as they were before the siege.

XI, There shall be granted six months to the officers and soldiers for to dispose of their estates.

XII. The military officers shall not be arrested for debt on the day of their going forth; but they shall give sureties and promises to pay.

XIII. The receiver, and commissaries of the provisions, shall not be searched.

XIV. The officers and soldiers of the besiegers shall approach no nearer the place than their works, till the day of the garison's going forth.

Articles concerning the States of the Town.

XV. There shall remain no other inhabitants, but those that shall make profession of the Catholick, Apostolick, and Roman religion.

XVI. Concerns the pretensions of the prelates, nobles, and deputies of the towns, representing the three estates.

XVII. The officers of the council, and others, shall continue in their offices.

XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, and XXVI articles which concern the particular privileges of the country and territories depending on the Duchy of Luxembourg.

XXII. There shall be an agreement made with the Marquis de la Fresiliere for the bells and metals which belong to the artillery,

XXVII. The officers and soldiers, which continue in the service of his Majesty's enemies, shall be subject to the pains appointed by the ordinances.

XXVIII. Orders the registering of the capitulation.

XXIX. The garison shall be obliged to go forth of the place on Wednesday the seventh of this present month of June, at farthest, by noon and shall, at eight in the morning, put into the hands of the besiegers a gate, which shall be taken into possession by an hundred men of the ancientest regiments, near which the besieged may, for their security, put a guard: that, for the security of the garison, shall be given three hostages of equal condition, and the articles signed double by the Marshal de Crequi and the Prince de Chimay; and that the inventories of pieces of ordnance, provisions for war, and victuals, which are in the town, shall be faithfully delivered up. According to this capitulation, the garison went out of the town, the seventh of this month in the morning, to the number of about twelve-thousand men, the Prince de Chimay marching at their

head.

A list of the Officers which have been killed, or wounded, during the Siege of Luxembourg.

THE Marquis de Humieres, colonel of foot, killed.

The Count de Tonneree, colo nel of the regiment of Orleans, wounded.

The Marquis de la Valette, brigadier of horse, wounded. Volunteers killed.

The Marquis de Montpesat,

The Marquis de Bourlemont d' Anglure.

Volunteers wounded.

The Duke de Choiseul,

The Vidame de Laon.

My Lord Howard, son to the Earl of Carlisle.

These three dead of their wounds,

The Chevalier de Megrigny,

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