1. An order for my release, addressed to General Hauch, in his quality of first deputy of the College of War: this order was signed by the king, and countersigned by Guldberg, under date, Frederiksborg, August 21, 1776.
2. An order to the same effect, addressed to the commandant of Munkholm.
3. An instruction referring to the engagement I was to sign and seal before obtaining my release.
These three documents were to the effect that his Majesty, on the intercession of his Royal Highness Prince Frederick, his beloved brother, consented to pardon me by liberating me from the captivity in which I was at Munkholm, upon the following conditions:—
I. That I should leave Trondhjem by sea, to proceed to the northern coast of France, and thence directly and immediately either to Provence or Languedoc, at my choice.
II. That I would pledge myself never to return to Copenhagen, or the king's states.
III. That I would not leave the country to which I was sent without the king's permission, and that I would not make frequent journeys.
IV. That I would not approach the town of Orange (where Rantzau had taken up his abode).
V. That I would not enter the service of any foreign power.
VI. That I would not act, write, or speak in any way against the king or the royal family.