Ryswick

/ ˈrɪzwɪk /

noun

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The treaty of Ryswick left many hardy spirits afloat, greedy for gold and unscrupulous in their pursuit of it.

But the serious danger was from the Indians, for the treaty of Ryswick gave for sometime but an imperfect peace to the colonies.

As a consequence there ensued the disastrous Germersheim war of succession, which lasted till the peace of Ryswick in 1697.

After the Peace of Ryswick, and even before it, the French governor kept agents among them.

The peace of Ryswick, in 1697, put an end to it; but this peace proved to be of short duration.

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