_ 415 _ in any case of rupture between His Majesty and the House of France. In view of what has already been said, he thinks it wise that His imperial Majesty should not decide on so damaging and pernicious a business except in order to alleviate and a remedy the situation and to give the Empire and its Orders the satisfaction that His Imperial Majesty desires, so that they recognize his good will towards them and are obliged to him for this. The proposal must convey to him that these three requirements are the main conditions for a settlement. They are all so reasonable that the King of France is in duty bound to accept them even without a matrimonial alliance, and as for the third, he must understand that nothing could disturb, alter or change it. If the King agrees to these stipulations, His Imperial Majesty will be content to go ahead with the marriage, and negotiations should go ahead and the other conditions and details agreed concerning the personal benefits of the Prince and Princess whose marriage it is. If all these conditions are met, and the King of France and his mother take the first steps and are content to do so, His Catholic Majesty will agree in this with what His Imperial Majesty considers right. In doing so, they will out for themselves and try to avoid the parleys, intrigues and
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