the Edict and before no other Judges and several others to which they receiv'd Specious Answers but without Effect Besides all these Articles there was an Instruction which they charg'd the Deputies General with to beg of his Majesty to put the Prince of Conde at Liberty This was the only effect produc'd by the Sollicitations of the Princess his Mother who was at Rochel and who endeavour'd to oblige the Assembly not to break up before they had obtain'd his Deliverance Nevertheless they were oblig'd to give over that pursuit because the State of Affairs was not dispos'd towards it and that the new Favourite was not in the least inclin'd to put a Prince at Liberty who would soon get the better of him in the Management of Affairs While the Assembly was still in being the National Synod assembled on the 18th of May at Vitrë The Principality of Bearn had obtain'd leave in the preceeding Synod to Convene it But all things were alter'd since that time and that which was lookt upon then to be useful towards the preservation of that Province seem'd to be of ill consequence against their Privileges as soon as it was known that the Council did propose to re-unite it to the Crown In submitting to the same Discipline with the other Churches of the Realm they seem'd to act against their own pretensions that they could not be subjected to the same Laws with the rest of the Kingdom and by making but one Body Ecclesiastick with the rest of the Reform'd they afforded a reason to say that it was not inconsistent with their Privileges to be united â—…o the other Provinces depending of the Crown as part of one and the same Body Politick Those Reasons were approv'd â—…f The Synod excus'd them from submitting to the Discipline of the other Churches and to the National Synods duâ—…ng the present Conjuncture But they allow'd the Deputies â—…f that Country to assist at their Deliberations and to give â—…eir Votes unless some of them desir'd the contrary So â—…at they appear'd in that Assembly as Deputies not of subject â—…hurches but of Churches that were Ally'd by the Commuâ—…on of the same Doctrine Immediately after the Overture of the Synod they deputâ—… four Persons to the King with Letters fill'd with the usual â—…ubmissions and Protestations of Obedience and Loyalty they also writ to the Assembly of Rochel to give them an account of what they had done and to express their Intenâ—…on to remain in perfect Union with them The Answer of the Assembly was made in the same Terms and moreover â—…ontain'd an Article by which they demanded of the Synod â—…e Contribution of certain Sums for the General Affairs This contribution which was to be rais'd out of the Sums granted â—…r the Sallaries of the Ministers appear'd dangerous as to the consequences of it but whereas there was Money due to them â—…nd that the Concessions of the Treaty of Loudun had made â—…he Churches pretty easie they would not refuse all and â—…anted something at the Request of the Assembly In the â—…ean time the Deputies were well receiv'd at Court and â—…ame back to the Synod with Answers capable to satisfie them â—…ad fair words been sufficient to redress the Evils they comâ—…lain'd of The King writ very obliging Letters by them in which he prais'd the Loyalty of the Reform'd and gave them â—…ssurances of his Protection for the future and to maintain whatever was promis'd by the Edicts in case they persever'd in that Conduct That would have been very well if while they were exhorted to be Loyal the Court had not at the very same time labour'd openly by a thousand Vexations and Injuries to tâ—… their Faith and Patience Besides the dread which the Prosecutions of the Clergy created among the Churches of Bearn those of Auvergne were also very much tormented They had not as yet been able to injoy the benefit of the Edict there peaceably by reason that the Catholicks had oppos'd it There were potent Families in that Province who were altogether inclin'd to a League and who thought it a point of Conscience to hate the Reform'd and to Persecute them without Mercy They us'd them Cruelly in all respects and the Reform'd were not in a Condition to resist them because their Number was inconsiderable The Court might easily have put a stop to those Violences had they been well inclin'd but it is easie to judge of their Disposition in that respect by the little care they had taken to redress the Wrongs done to the Reform'd of that Province The Synod gave express Orders to the Deputies General to make earnest Sollicitations to obtain a redress for those Afflicted Churches and to press the Court to send Commissioners thither in order to regulate those long Differences by some Decisive Decree which had already been desir'd often to no purpose Moreover the War continu'd between the City of Sancere and the Count de Marans who did the Inhabitants all the harm he could He proceeded on his part to Surprises Outrages and Assassinations And he was accus'd of having lately caus'd Captain Bouchard in whom the City repos'd great Confidence to be Murther'd So that the City had two great Affairs in hand the one to preserve their Privilege of being a City of Surety which was disputed and the other to defend themselves against the Hostilities of the Count. As they had a greater Extent of Ground than Riches they were soon drein'd by the great Expences they had been oblig'd to make and they could not hold out much longer without being assisted Therefore they had recourse to the Liberalities of the Synod The Churches of the Country of Foix were reduc'd to the same Misery of late Years They were forc'd from Jurisdiction to Jurisdiction about the Quality of Places of Sureâ—…y which the Cities in which they perform'd the Exercises of their Religion had had till then So that they had troubles upon that Question in the Parliament in the Party-Chambers and in the Council of State This was a subtilty of the Council either to weaken the Reform'd by taking from them â—…veral Towns they held by that Name the Title or Qualiâ—… of which was disputed by their Enemies upon divers preâ—…nces or to put them upon some desperate Resolution by â—…ese Proceedings in order to have a plausible occasion to â—…mplain of their Behaviour For that reason the Court affected whenever they renew'd the Permission of keeping them to slip in some Equivocal Terms in the Briefs to the â—…d that being favour'd by that Ambiguity they might say â—…at those they design'd to take from them were not compris'd 〈…〉 the same Provence was also expos'd to great Vexations The Reform'd were very much divided there and the Catholicks â—…ok an occasion from those Discords which they themselves â—…ad sown to do them all manner of Injustices That Proâ—…nce overwhelm'd the General Assemblies and the National â—…ynods with Complaints which the
distinction of Religion and in case of removal the Cause should not be remov'd to the Party Chambers but to the next Parlament And the foundation of this Law which laid the Reformed at the mercy of the Catholics when they were most numerous upon the Bench was this That the Edict of Nantes was granted neither in favour of Bearn nor Navarre And thus the Clergy of that Countrey which formerly never aspir'd to more then to enjoy the Priviledges of that Edict had already carri'd their exterminating Zeal so high that they would not leave the Reformed any longer the enjoyment of that advantage So that those unfortunate People having seen the particular Edict which Henry IV. granted 'em violated in all the points of it cannot have the consolation to live under the prosection of the same Laws with the rest of the Churches of the same Communion In the mean time the Cardinal summon'd an Assembly of the Men of Note call'd Assemblée de Notables at Paris where he made a Harangue himself In this Assembly most worthy Proposals were made and the most profitable Resolutions in the World were taken for the Peace and Tranquility of the King but they were not taken to be put in execution They had only a mind to amuse the People who are easily dazl'd with great expectations and to accustom 'em to the Ministry of the Cardinal who promis'd 'em those mighty things There was only one Declaration which spoke of reuniting all the King's Subjects to the Roman Church by ways of Sweetness Love Patience and good Examples of maintaining the Reformed in the Privileges that had bin granted 'em by the Edicts of re-establishing good Discipline and vertuous Manners of advancing the Nobility of causing Justice to flourish of reforing Trade and easing the People But of all these Articles they remember'd none but the first For they procur'd the re-union of several private persons to the Church of Rome by the strong Arguments of Interest or by Vexations and Acts of Iniustice In pursuance of which they vaunted about this time of having converted in Bearn above 800 persons and because the care of these Conquests was committed to some zealous Missionary who manag'd these glorious Enterprizes by his counsels and advice they fail'd not to attribute the success to his Doctrine his Conversation and his Piety tho it were more justly due to the utmost rigors of Violence and Injustice The same means which the Church of Rome has always call'd ways of Sweetness wrought the same effect this year at Aubenas Where the Marquis of Ornano under pretence of the War of which I shall suddenly have an occasion to speak exercis'd most extravagant Violences upon the Reformed of that City Two Regents of that place coming to kiss his hands iâ— the body of the Town as their Lord he took from 'em their Hoods which is the mark of their Dignity and having call'd a Council he would not permit the Reformed who had bâ—â— elected Councellors to take their Seats he disarm'd all thâ— Reformed and put the Regency into the hands of Catholics and committed the Guard of the City to them at the chargâ— of the Reformed and being constrain'd to reinforce his Partâ— with some additional Troops because the Catholics were noâ— so numerous as the other he quarter'd the whole Garison upoâ— the Reformed only and this Garison committed Violences â—â— less barbarous then those in our days from which those miserable People could not redeem themselves but by changing their Religion So that in three weeks there were no less then 25â— Families that turn'd Catholics if the Converters do not augment their number And to add Insulting Domineering â—â— Violence they forc'd those poor Creatures to sign a Writing wherein they declar'd that they embrac'd the Roman Religioâ— willingly These extorted Declarations which they shew'd â—â— the King persuaded him that there were hardly any of thâ— Reformed who had not the same Inclinations and that they were only restrain'd by a Cabal of Ministers and the power â—â— the Party That there needed no more then the taking of Rochel and some other Cities which held up the Party and theâ— thousands of People would declare for the Catholic Religion Iâ— the mean time encourag'd by the example of what had happen'd at Aubena's they follow'd their Blows into other places For the Archbishop of Bourges and the Governor of St. Amand a little Town in Berri made a profitable use of this Pattern to bring back the Reformed to the Catholic Religion so that the fear into which they put the Inhabitants of quartering 200 meâ— upon 'em upon the same Conditions as the Garison was quarter'd at Aubenas made above 60 Families abjure the Reformed Faith And thus it was that the Edict publish'd upon the Remonstrances of the Assembly of the men of Note was put in execution But besides these they gave other marks of their slender Inclinations to observe the Edicts for there were above Forty Curches depriv'd of their spiritual comfort either through â—urbance of their Exercises or Imprisonment and Banishment their Ministers They had taken from the Reformed in seâ—al places both their Churches and their Church-yards withâ— any Form of Law ever since the Peace concluded The â—rdinal of Sourdis Archbishop of Bourdeaux whose Example â—s follow'd by some Gentlemen of the Countrey exercis'd a â—â—usand brutish Cruelties upon Bodies that were buri'd in such â—ces as carry'd any marks of Consecration according to the â—tom of the Catholics They refus'd to suffer Veilleux a â—nister call'd by the Reformed to Rouen to attend their service â—d the only reason for their refusal was because he was a Forâ—gner Letters of Reprisal were granted against the Reâ—med for things that were fully forgiven by the Edict of Peace â—veral persons were also put to death for Facts that had bin â—mmitted during the War with allowance of the Generals â—â—ich was expresly comprehended in the Amnesty granted by â—â— last Edict And there were reckon'd up above 10000 Warâ—â—ts given out in Languedoc for arresting of People upon the â—e Pretences The Council also divided the Consulship by â—ecrees given upon a Petition in places where according to â—â— Edicts which promis'd that nothing should be innovated in â—wns that were held by the Reformed that Office was to â—â—e bin let alone entire The particular Deputies that were â—t to carry the Complaints of these Acts of Injustice were 〈…〉 us'd Some were sent back unheard and laught at for their â—ins others were answer'd with nothing but Bravado's and â—enaces If any qualifi'd person took upon him this Deputaâ—n and that they were to treat him with more Civility they â—deavour'd to seduce him by Promises by Applauses or any â—her way not sparing any Artifices to find out on which side 〈…〉 was most subject to their Batteries and after all they sent â—â—m back agen as he came They refus'd to receive from the â—eneral Deputies the Papers drawn
to Catholick Regents and Tutors approv'd by the Ordinaries under the Forfeiture of two thousand Livres confiscation of Fiefs or Court Jurisdiction and the penalty of Imprisonment or other corporal Punishment to be inflicted upon the Ministers It forbid the admitting of Notaries or Proctors without Letters Patents and 'till they had made it out by an exact Examination that they were qualify'd for the Employment mention'd in their Letters and such as had not undergone this Tryal were interdicted It condemn'd the Reformed to spread Carpets before their Doors upon solemn Procession days and more particularly upon Corpus-Christi day and the Assumption of the Virgin a day which the King had made choice of to preserve the Memory of his Vow by vertue of which he had put himself under the Protection of that Holy Saint the Efficacy of which such was the Perswasion of the People had obtain'd the Birth of the Dauphin And if the Reformed fail'd of doing it upon the first warning of the Officers the Catholicks were authoriz'd to cause the Carpets to be spread at the Charges of the Reformed who were liable to Corporal Constraint if they refus`d Reimbursment It order'd Information to be given of such Hospitals as had been erected without leave of the King or Parlament and forbad the Erecting of new ones or any other Houses of Retirement without leave first obtain'd 'T was mention`d also in the Decree that the Chambers had bin consulted but the Suffrages of the Reformed Counsellors were not numerous enough to carry it against the Catholicks The University of Poitiers had certain Ancient Statutes which oblig'd their Members to certain Devotions which Statutes had bin neglected while the Edict was observ'd with any thing of Sincerity because they could not bring the Reformed to submit to ' em But when their Destruction was openly labour'd they bethought themselves of Reviving their Statutes that they might have an Opportunity to put the Reformed by when they demanded their Degrees The Pretence was that these degrees were conferr'd in the Cathedral Church where it was presuppos'd that the Reformed could not take 'em And moreover that they could not be present at the Processions which the University according to the Statutes were bound to solemnize every Month carrying in Pomp to the Church of the Jacobins that which the Catholicks call the Holy Sacrament These Statutes had bin reviv'd in the years 1619. and 1620. But that they might have a more specious Pretence to refuse the Reformed their Degrees the Bishop this year set forth a Chapter Ordinance dated April 28. wherein he declar'd that he would no longer suffer the Reformed to take Degrees in his Church So that the Ordinance of one single Bishop render'd fruitless the Edict of a Great King The first of the same Month came forth a Decree of Council which summon'd Constans a Councellor in the Presidial Court of Mountauban and Rieuperieux the Kings Advocate to be heard upon an Affair which had made a great Noise and until they had had their Hearing they were suspended from their Employments The Business was that Mage the Judge and the Judge Criminal of Montauban had upon the 16th of January set forth an Order which Oblig'd all the Inhabitants of the Jurisdiction both within and without as well Catholicks as Reformed to observe Holy-days and forbid 'em to expose to sale either Flesh or Fowl or Wild-fowl upon such days as were not allow'd of by the Roman Church In this Order to make it more authentick they cited a Decree of the Chamber of Castres set forth in March 1634. And an Order of the Intendant of Guyenne of the 16th of the same Month 1638. Now when these two Judges who pretended that the sole Cognizance of the Civil Government of the City belong'd to them caus'd the Order to be read in Court Rieuperieux oppos'd it and requir'd the Judge Criminal and four Counsellors that were present to do him Right upon his Opposal But Mage the Judge persisting and ordaining the Order to be Register'd Constans who was eldest Councellor gave an Injunction to the contrary and forbid the Prothonotary to Register it The Heat of this Contest brake up the Court and the Judge having fortifi`d himself at the Council fail'd not according to the Maxim observ'd there always to lay all the blame upon the Reformed to the end he might obtain a Confirmation of his Order and a personal Summons for Constans and Rieuperieux 'T is remarkable that this was a Dispute about Competitorship or rather sufficiency of Power a Tryal of Skill to know whether the first Judge could alone of himself make Orders relating to the Civil Goverment without advice of the Counsellors and without imparting it to the Kings Advocates But because there was something more in the Matter which concern'd the Franchises of a Protestant City the Judges Order was confirm'd before any Cognizance had bin taken of the Reasons for Rieuperieux's Opposition The Church of Rochechouard had bin tormented near ten years by the Lord of the Feif who omitted no Invention to ruin it The People had always met in the Common Hall of the City which was a very small Town But in 1630. the Lord instigated by the Bishop of Limoges took from 'em the use of the House by Vertue of his own Authority without any prosecution at Law Nevertheless the Church suffer'd this Attempt without making any Resistance and provided themselves of another House wherein to continue their Exercises However four years after the Lord would needs lay hold of the Opportunity and destroy the Church by means of the Grand Sessions that us'd to be kept in that Hall but failing in his design that way the Business was remov'd to the Chamber of the Edict at Paris where he had not that Success neither which he desir'd This oblig'd him because he would not seem to be baffl`d to remove the Cause before the Council where all the Mischief he could do was that he obtain'd an Order of the 10th of May this year for the Reformed to produce their Original Titles of which they had nothing but compar`d Copies in the suit commenc'd And the same Order forbid the inserting of any Alterations or Innovations on either side The Church having done their Duty the Lord let the thing hang for several years perceiving he could ground no Right upon the support of undenyable Proofs So that at last he let the Business quite fall and the Reformed who enjoy'd their Liberty fearing themselves to molest the Quiet of their own Priviledges by demanding Judgment never minded the suing for any Decree in their Favour And the Affair still remains undecided according to the Custom of the Council who never did any thing for the Advantage of the Reformed but when they were so earnestly press'd to it that they could not avoid it Which cost that Church very dear as I shall relate in another Place Upon the 16th of June the Parlament of
Orange should remain in the hands of a Governour of the said Religion his Majesty would be pleas'd to interpose his Authority with the Prince of Orange that the said Castle may be put in the hands of a Governour of the said Religion Provision was made for this by the Brevet of April 1598. and what is specifi'd in the Edict and Secret Articles has been always observ'd and shall be L. That it may please his Majesty to grant that the Governours of the Cities left in their Custody may not surrender 'em up but by the Consent of the Churches of the Province And that when there is a Vacancy by Death it may be suppli'd by his Majesty at the Nomination of the General Deputies residing with his Majesty The King will take care as he shall find most convenient for the good of his Service LI. That he would be pleas'd not to dispose of the Commands of Lieutenants to Governours of Captains of Companies without the Consent of the Governour of the Place 'T is the Kings Pleasure that the Edict of Nantes and what has been done and ordain'd in pursuance of it may be observ'd and executed throughout the Kingdom and if any breach happen the Commissioners shall take care to see it amended LII That in all the said Places the exercise of the said Religion may be permitted with all Freedom without any Interruption and that it may be restor'd in such Places where it has been molested or expell'd No Colledge of Jesuites can be erected within this Kingdom but by his Majesties Permission who will take such care in that Matter that there shall be no cause of complaint LIII That the Jesuites may not be permitted to erect any Colledge Seminary or House of Habitation nor to Preach Teach or Confess in any of the said Places held by those of the said Religion and that his Majesty would please to confine the said Jesuites to those Places to which they were confin'd by their re-establishment in 1603. Care shall be taken about this by the Commissioners after they have advis'd with the Governours and Lieutenant Generals of the Provinces LIV. That there may be Provision made against the Inconveniences that may happen by Processions which are accompanied with great Trains of People to the Churches and Chappels enclos'd within the Castles left in the hands of the Religion and Guarded with very slender Garrisons And that the Governours of the said Castles may not be oblig'd to let those Processions enter unless they will restrain themselves to such a number as may be no prejudice to the Security of those Castles or else that the exercise of the Roman Catholick Religion which is perform'd in some of the said Castles may be remov'd into the Cities The Gates and Walls of the Cities and Places left in their Hands for Security shall be repair'd at the charges of their respective Inhabitants as is usually done in other Cities of the Kingdom and for the Levies and Impositions necessary for that purpose they shall Address themselves to the Council for the obtaining Letters of Permission And if there be urgent Necessity for any of the said Places upon a Petition to his Majesty care shall be tak'n to do what is â—itting LV. That his Majesty would be pleas'd according to the XLIX Article of the Writing of Gergeau to allow necessary Provisions for the repair and keeping in repair and securing the Gates Walls Fortifications and other out-works of the said Places left in their hands which by time and other Accidents are fallen to decay The Inventories of the Guns and Ammunition c. which were in the said Places in 1598. and which are there at present shall be view'd and reported for Orders to be made upon 'em it being his Majesties Intention nevertheless to leave 'em as many as they stand in need of for the Defence and Preservation of the said Places LVI That the Artillery Arms and other Warlike Ammunition which are in the said Places held by those of the said Religion either garrison'd or otherwise shall not be drawn out and remov'd to another place that what has been taken away may be restor'd and when the Yearly Distribution of the said Arms and Ammunition is made they may have their Proportion as well as other Cities of the Kingdom His Will is to allow those of the said Religion to hold the said Assemblies when he shall think it proper for his Service or that they stand in need of 'em and they shall be bound to appoint six Deputies as was ordain'd by the Deceas'd King LVII And for as much as the Necessity of having General Deputies near his Majesty is notoriously known as well to acquaint the Churches with his Majesties command as to present him their Petitions and prosecute their necessary Affairs and for that the said Deputies cannot be made but by a General Assembly of the said Churches may it please his Majesty to permit 'em to hold the said General Assembly every two Years in such Cities which are in their hands as they shall think most Commodious to the end that the Assembly being by that means become common may be the less liable to givâ— occasion of Jealousie and Suspition That the Employment anâ— Commission of the said Generaâ— Deputies may hold for two yearâ— and no longer and that the twâ— which shall be appointed by thâ— said Assemblies for general Deputies may be accepted and admitted by his Majesty to reside neaâ— his Person as formerly has beeâ— practis'd upon their first Institution in the Assembly of S te Foi and after that in the Synod of Gap without being constrain'd to nominate six as since has been done As to the LVIII and the following Articles concerning the Churches of Bearn His Majesty not having allow'd or approv'd the Vnion of the pretended Reformed Churches of Bearn with those of France neither can the King allow it now but upon presenting their Petitions by their General Deputies separately to the King he will take care as Reason shall require Done and Decreed by the King being in Council the Queen Regent being present and assisted by the Princes of the Blood other Princes Dukes Peers and Officers of the Crown and Principal Members of his said Council at Paris July 23. 1611. Sign'd Phelipeaux A Declaration of the King touching the Assemblies of any of hiâ— Subjects of the Pretended Reformed Religion confirming thâ— Edict of Nantes and Particular Articles At Paris Apriâ— 24. 1612. Register'd in Parlament May 25. of the samâ— Year LEwis by the Grace of God King of France and Navarr to our Beloved and Faithful Counsellours holding our Court of Parlament at Paris Greeting So soon as it pleas'd God to call us to this Crown we resolv'd to follow the Method and Form of Government as we found it settl'd by the Deceased King our thrice Honour'd Lord and Father whom God Absolve judging well that we could not more safely preserve the Kingdom which he had
effectual means to appease the Troubles and Seditions in point of Religion of the Month of January 1561. Published in the Parliament of Paris on the 6th of March of the said Year CHarles by the Grace of God King of France to all those who these Presents shall see Greeting It is sufficiently known what Troubles and Seditions have been and are daily kindled multiplied and augmented in this Kingdom by the Malice of the Times and the diversity of Opinions which reign in Religion and that whatever Remedies our Predecessors have try'd to put a stop thereunto either by the Rigor and severity of Punishments or by Mildness according to their usual and natural Benignity and Clemency the thing has penetrated so far into our said Kingdom and in the minds of our Subjects of all Sexes Estates Qualities and Conditions that we have found our selves in a great perplexity at our new coming to this Crown to advise and resolve what means we should use to apply good and wholsome Remedies thereunto After long and mature consultation about the same with the Queen our most honour'd and most beloved Lady and Mother our most dear and most beloved Unkle the King of Navar our Lieutenant General representing our Person throughout all our Kingdoms and Territories and other Princes of our Blood together with our Privy-Council We caus'd our said Uncle to assemble in our Court of Parliament together with the Princes of our Blood the Peers of France and other Princes and Lords of our said Privy-Council All which with the Members of our said Court after several Conferences and deliberations did resolve on the Edict of the Month of July last past whereby we did forbid among other things on pain of confiscation of Body and Goods all Publick Conventicles and Assemblies with Arms As well as all Private ones in which any body should preach or administer the Sacrament in any form contrary to the Practice observ'd in the Catholick Church from the first begining and ever since the propagation of the Christian Faith receiv'd by the Kings of France our Predecessors by the Bishops and Prelates Curates their Vicars and Deputies Being persuaded at that time that the prohibition of the said Assemblies was the best way until we could have the determination of a General Council to put a stop to the diversity of the said Opinions And by keeping our Subjects by that means in union and concord to put an end to the Troubles and Seditions The which on the contrary through the disobedience obstinacy and evil Intentions of the People the execution of the said Edict proving difficult and dangerous have been much more increas'd and Cruelly practic'd to our great grief and trouble than they had been before Therefore in order to remedy the same and in consideration that our said Edict was only provisional We have been advis'd to summon another Assembly in this Place compos'd of our said Uncle the Princes of our Blood and the Members of our Privy-Council there to advise with a considerable number of our Presidents and chief Counsellors of our Sovereign Courts by Us summon'd to that end who are able to give us a faithful account of the State and Necessities of their Provinces in relation to the said Religion Tumults and Seditions about such means as may be most proper useful and convenient to appease and put an end to the said Seditions Which has been done And all things having been duly and maturely digested and deliberated in our Presence and in that of our said Lady and Mother by so great and so notable an Assembly We have by their advice and mature deliberation said and ordain'd do say and ordain what followeth I. That all those of the New Religion or others that have taken possession of Temples shall be oblig'd after the Publication of these Presents to quit and depart from the same as well as from all Houses Estates and Revenues belonging to Ecclesiasticks where ever they are cituated or seated leaving them the full and entire possession and enjoyment of the same to enjoy them with the same liberty and safety they did before their being dispossess'd thereof That they shall return and restore what they have taken of the Shrines and Ornaments of the said Temples and Churches and that it shall not be lawful for those of the said New Religion to take or build any other Temples either within or without the Cities Towns c. nor to occasion the least Trouble Let or Molestation to the said Ecclesiasticks in the enjoyment or gathering of their Tythes and Revenues and other Rights and Estates whatever at present or for the future Which we have inhibited and forbidden them to do and do by these Presents inhibit and forbid as also to beat down and demolish Crosses Images or the committing other seandalous and seditious acts On pain of death and without the least hope of pardon or remission II. Likewise not to assemble in the said Cities there to preach either publickly or privately either by Day or Night III. However in order to keep our Subjects in peace and quietness until it be God Almighty's pleasure to enable us to reunite them and put them all into the same Fold again which is our earnest desire and chief intention We have by Provision until the Determination of the said General Council or New Orders from us Surceas'd suspended and superceded do surcease suspend and supercede the Inhibitions and Punishments appointed both in the Edict of July and others that have preceded it in relation to the Assemblys that shall be made in the day-time without the said Cities in order to their Preaching Praying and performing other Exercises of their Religion IV. Forbidding on the same Penalties and Punishments all Judges Magistrates and other persons however qualifi'd or distinguish'd to hinder disturb molest or fall upon those of the said New Religion in any wise whenever they shall go come and assemble without the said Cities to exercise their said Religion But on the contrary in case any persons should attempt to abuse them We do command our said Magistrates and Officers in order to prevent all Troubles and Seditions to hinder the same and summarily and severely to punish all the Seditious whatever Religion profess'd by them according to the Contents of our said precedent Edicts and Ordinances even in that which is made against the said seditious Persons and for the bearing of Arms which we will and expect to have fulfill'd in all Points and to remain in full force and vertue V. Enjoyning a new according to the same all our said Subjects of what Religion Estate Quality and Condition soever not to make any Assemblies whatever in Arms or to abuse reproach or provoke each other upon the account of Religion or to make stir procure or favour the least Sedition but on the contrary to live and behave themselves one towards another gently and quietly without making use of Pistols great or small or other Fire-Arms either
during the said Troubles shall be remov'd XLIX All Places Cities and Provinces of our said Kingdom Territories Lands and Lordships under our Obedience shall use and enjoy the same Priviledges Immunities Liberties Franchises Fairs Markets Jurisdictions and Seats of Justice as they did before the present and precedent Troubles all Letters to the contrary and the removing of any of the said Tribunals notwithstanding provided those things have only been done upon the account of the Troubles the which Tribunals shall be restor'd and re establish'd into the Cities and Places where they were before L. In such Cities as have been dismantled during the pass'd and present Troubles it shall be lawful for the Inhabitants to rebuild and repair the Ruins and Dismantlings of the same with our leave at their own cost and charges LI. Such of the said pretended Reform'd Religion and others who have been ingag'd in their Party which had taken to Farm before the present Troubles any Registries or other Demean and Rights to us belonging which they have not been able to enjoy by reason of the said Troubles shall remain discharg'd as we do hereby discharge them of what they have not receiv'd of the said Farms since the 24th of August 1572. as also of what they have paid without fraud in places not belonging to the Receipt of our Revenues all Obligations pass'd by them upon the same notwithstanding LII And to the end that no body may doubt of the good Intention of our said Brother the King of Navar and of our said Cousin the Prince of Conde We have said and declar'd do say and declare that we hold and repute them our good Kinsmen faithful Subjects and Servants LIII As also all the Lords Knights Gentlemen Officers and other Inhabitants of Cities Corporations Villages and other places of our said Kingdom and Countries under our command who have follow'd succour'd and favour'd them in any part whatever for our good and loyal Subjects declaring all Decrees Informations and proceedings made and given against them upon the account of the said Troubles void and of no effect as things never done nor happen'd willing the same to be raz'd out of the Registers of the Chief Clerk's Offices both of our Courts of Parliament and other Jurisdictions where they have been recorded LIV. We also declare that we hold and repute our Cousin Duke John Cazimir for our good Neighbour Kinsman and Friend LV. We do also acquit and discharge our said Brother and Cousin the King of Navar and Prince of Conde as well as all the Lords Knights Gentlemen Officers Corporations of Cities and Communities and all others that have abetted and succour'd them their Heirs and Successors for all Sums taken and rais'd by them or their Orders out of our Offices of Receipt and Revenues to whatever sum or sums they may amount as well as out of Cities Corporations and from particular persons Rents Revenues Plate Sales of Estates Goods both Ecclesiastical and others Forests belonging to us or others Fines Booties Ransoms or other Sums taken by them upon the account of the present and precedent Troubles and that neither they nor any that have been employ'd by them for the raising of the said Sums or that have given and furnish'd them by their Ordinances shall any wise be liable to be call'd to an account for the same either at present or for the future And that both they and their Clerks shall remain acquitted for all the management and Administration of the said Sums only producing for a full Discharge within four Months after the publication of our present Edict given in our Court of Parliament at Paris acquittances duly expedited by our said Brother and Cousin the King of Navar and Prince of Conde or by such as shall have been by them committed for the audit and closing of their Accounts or from the Corporations of the Cities that have been employ'd and intrusted during the said Troubles They shall also remain acquitted and discharg'd for all Acts of Hostility Levies and marching of Soldiers Coining and Rating of Species made according to the order of the said Chiefs Casting and taking of Artillery and Stores both out of our Magazine and from particular persons making of Powder and Saltpeter taking fortifying dismantling and demolishing of Cities Castles Towns Enterprises upon the same Burning and demolishing of Churches and Houses establishing of Courts of Justice Judgments and Executions of the same either in Civil or Criminal Causes Civil Government and Regulations made among themselves Voyages Intelligences Negotiations Treaties and Contracts made with all Foreign Princes and Communities introducing of the said Strangers into the Cities and other parts of this our Kingdom and generally for all that has been done manag'd and negotiated during the present or past troubles since the Death of our late Lord and Father by those of the pretended Reform'd Religion and others that have been engag'd in their Party although it be not particularly express'd and specifi'd LVI And those of the said Religion and others that have adhered to them shall give over and desist from this time forward from all Practices Leagues and Intelligences they hold out of our said Kingdom as also all other our Subjects that might have held any And all Leagues Associations Fellowships contracted or to be contracted under any pretence whatever to the prejudice of our present Edict shall be cancell'd and annul'd as we do cancel and annul them forbidding our Subjects most expresly to make any Assessments or raise Money without our leave Fortifications listing of men Congregations and Assemblies other than such as are allow'd them by our said present Edict and without Arms Which we do prohibit and forbid them on pain of severe punishment as contemners and infracters of our Commands and Orders LVII All Prizes taken both by Sea and Land by vertue of the Licenses and Warrants given which have been judg'd by the Judges of the Admiralty and other Commissioners deputed to that end by those of the said Religion shall remain dormant under the benefit of our present Edict for which no prosecution shall be made neither shall the Captains their Securities and the said Judges Officers and others be call'd to an account for the same nor molested in any kind whatever All Letters of Mark and Seisures depending and not judg'd notwithstanding of which we will have them absolutely discharg'd and releas'd LVIII It is also our will and pleasure That the Children of such as have retir'd out of our said Kingdom since the Death of the late King Henry our most honour'd Lord and Father upon the account of Religion and the Troubles altho the said Children are born out of our said Kingdom shall be acknowledg'd as true Natives of France and actual Inhabitants thereof and such we have and do declare them to be without their being oblig'd to take any Letters of Naturalization or other provisions from us besides the present Edict All Ordinances thereunto
without paying any Ransom And all Acts of Hostility and other Transgressions of the Edict in general shall cease according to the Commissions that have been issu'd out to that end which shall be sent every where in the Governments of Guyenne Languedoc and other Provinces when it shall be necessary XVII It has also been agreed by the said Lady Queen Mother to his Majesty the King of Navar and all the above-mentiond that all the Cities and Places kept by those of the said Religion shall be restor'd in the Governments of Guyenne and Languedoc at the time declar'd by the preceding Article And the Edict of pacification shall be put entirely in execution in the same as also and by the same means in the other Cities where the Catholicks are more numerous neither Parties being allow'd to put Garisons into them And thus the Inhabitants of the same of both Religions shall remain under the special safeguard of the King our Sovereign Lord it being forbidden on pain of Death to wrong them or to undertake any thing against the Liberty and Safety of the said Cities Nevertheless for surety of what is above written and for an assurance of the execution of the said Edict the King leaves and gives in keeping to the said King of Navar the following Cities In the Government of Guyenne Bazas Puymerol and Figeac until the last Day of August next ensuing and no longer And in the Government of Languedoc Ravel Briateste Aleth Santei Agreve Baiz sur Baiz Baignols Alletz Lunel Sommieres Aymargues and Gignac until the first Day of October also next ensuing and no longer On condition and no otherwise that they shall make no Fortifications there nor demolish Churches and other places nor act any thing else contrary to the Edict XVIII That the Ecclesiasticks and other Catholick Inhabitants shall be receiv'd again into the said Cities without any difficulty and shall fully injoy all their Estates and the Fruits or the Revenues of the same That they shall perform Divine Service in the same according to the use of the Catholick Church That Justice shall also be freely administred there That the King's Money as well ordinary as extraordinary shall be rais'd and receiv'd there And that the Edict shall be intirely kept and observ'd there And the same shall be done according to the said Edict in relation to those of the said pretended Reform'd Religion in the other Cities where the Catholicks are more in number It is also resolv'd That the Magistrates and Officers of the Cities shall take care to see it perform'd on pain of being suspended of their Officers for the first times and on forfeit of them for the second XIX That the said Cities during the time heretofore declar'd shall be govern'd by Persons of Integrity Lovers of the Peace and Publick Good who shall be nominated by the King of Navar and approv'd by the said Lady Queen Mother to the King who shall engage and be bound with Six in the chief and Four in the other of the said Towns the same well to preserve in their Obedience to the King and to cause the Edict to be well maintain'd and what has been now resolv'd between the said Lady Queen Mother to the King and the said King of Navar to maintain all the Inhabitants thereof in Safety according to the said Edict and namely to restore the said Cities viz. those of the Government of Guyenne on the First day of September next coming and those of the Government of Languedoc on the First day of October also next coming into the Hands of the Person the King shall be pleas'd to Depute to go to the said Cities to see them forthwith-restor'd in the Condition set down in the said Edict of Pacification without putting any Governor or Garison into the same and without removing the Ammunitions and Artillery that is in the said Cities belonging either to the King or to the Communalties of the said Cities XX. The said King of Navar has also remitted the Mur de Barais to the said Lady Queen who upon his Nomination has agreed to Trust the keeping thereof to Monsieur d'Arpajon to have it in Charge until the said First day of August next At which time the said Monsieur d'Arpagon shall be oblig'd to Surrender it into the hands of the Commissary who shall repair to the other Cities to leave them in the Condition mention'd by the Edict as the other Fourteen Cities aforemention'd XXI And to avoid all manner of Burthening and Oppressing of the Inhabitants of the said Cities and Adjacent Parts the said Lady has and does promise to the said King of Navar and to the said of the pretended Reform'd Religion to furnish Thirty six thousand Livers Tournois which shall be deliver'd into the hands of those the sail King of Navar shall nominate at the beginning of every one of the said Months pro Rata and by equal Portions according to the Division they shall make of it XXII And therefore it has been expresly resolv'd That the said of the pretended Reform'd Religion those who shall Command in the said Cities and those who shall be committed for the Guard thereof shall not be allow'd to Quarter in the Houses of Catholicks as least as few as possible can be neither shall they raise or exact any thing from the Inhabitants thereof or others nor from the Adjacent Places under any colour and pretence whatsoever without the Kings leave The Consuls of the said Cities shall be oblig'd during the said Term of Six Months to furnish the Candles for the Guard and the Wood for Corps de Guard which cannot amount to much considering the Summer season Allowing them however â—at the first Sessions to impose and raise upon the Diocesses and Seneschalships the Sums to which the said Candles and Wood shall amount without consequence And as for the Garisons lying at present in the Cities of the said Country of Languedoc held by those of the said Religion they are allow'd to raise if it has not been done already what is barely necessary for their Maintenance until the last day of March next and no more In order to which they shall give the Commissaries who are now going to put an end to all Acts of Hostility the true estimate of what the Payment of the said Garisons will amount to And the said Estimate shall be drawn without Fraud upon the old Roles In which shall not be included in the upper Country of Languedoc Dornhe S. Germa Pechaudie Pierreficte Carlus Frigerolles Myeules and Postrims which shall be speedily dismantled and quitted And to that end those who detain them shall forthwith deliver them into the hands of those who are sent to cause the Acts of Hostility to cease if they design to injoy the benefit of the General Pardon granted to those who have been Infractors of the Edict of Pacification since the Publication thereof And in case they do not obey what is abovesaid they shall be
and others High Forests belonging to the Demeasne or to other Persons Fines Booties Ransoms or Sums of other natures by them taken by reason of the Troubles begun in March 1585. and other precedent Troubles until our coming to the Crown for which neither they nor those by them imploy'd for the raising of the said Sums or such as have given or furnish'd them by their Order shall be any wise prosecuted either for the time being or to come and both they and their Committees or Clarks shall remain acquitted and discharg'd for all the Management and Administration of the said Money bringing in for a full discharge within four Months after the Publication of the present Edict made in our Court of Parliament of Paris Acquittances duly expedited by the Chiefs of the said Religion or from those who were imploy'd by them for the Audit and clearing of Accounts or from the Commonalties of Cities which had Authority and Command during the said Troubles They shall in like manner remain acquitted and discharg'd of all Acts of Hostility Levies and Conduct of Soldiers Coining and Rating of Money done by order of the said Chiefs Casting and Taking of Artillery and Munitions Making of Powder and Salt-peter the Taking Fortifying Difmantling and Demolishing of Cities Castles Towns and Villages Enterprizes upon the same the Burning and Demolishing of Churches and Houses Establishing of Courts of Justice Judgments and Executions from the same whether in matters Civil or Criminal of any Policy or Government establish'd among them of Voyages and Intelligences Negotiations Treaties and Contracts made with all Foreign Princes and Commonalties and the Introduction of the said Foreigners into the Cities and other Places of our Kingdom and generally of all that has been done or negotiated during the said Troubles since the Death of the late King Henry II. our most honour'd Lord and Brother-in-Law by those of the said Religion and others who have been ingag'd in their Party tho it be not particularly specifi'd nor express'd LXXVII Those of the said Religion shall also be discharg'd for all General and Provincial Assemblies made and held by them both at Nantes and elsewhere since until this present time likewise for the Councils by them Establish'd and Ordain'd in the Provinces Deliberations Ordinances and Regulations made by the said Assemblies and Councils Establishment and Augmentation of Garisons Assembling of Soldiers Raising and Taking of Money either from the Receivers-General or from particular Persons Collectors of Parishes or others in any kind whatever seizing of Salt Continuation or new Erection of Impositions and Tolls and Receipts of the same even at Royan and upon the Rivers Charante Garonne Rone and Dordogne equiping of Ships and Sea-Fights and all Accidents and Excesses occasion'd by obliging People to pay the said Impositions Tolls and other Monies Fortifications of Cities Castles and Places Impositions of Money and Labour Receipts of the said Money turning out of our Receivers and Farmers and other Officers establishing of others in their Room and for all Unions Dispatches and Negotiations made either within or without the Kingdom And generally for all that has been done deliberated written and ordain'd by the said Assemblies and Councils for which neither those who have given their Advice Sign'd Executed and caus'd the said Ordinances Regulations and Deliberations to be sign'd and executed shall neither be prosecuted or troubled nor their Widows Heirs or Successors either at present or for the future altho the Particulars are not specifi'd here And upon the whole perpetual silence shall be impos'd to our Attorneys-General and their Substitutes and to all such as could have any pretence to it in any kind or manner whatever all Sentences Judgments Informations and Proceedings to the contrary notwithstanding LXXVIII Moreover we Approve Confirm and Authorize the Accounts that have been heard allow'd and examin'd by the Deputies of the said Assembly And order the same together with the Acquittances and Fragments that have been return'd by the Accountants to be carried into our Chamber of Accounts at Paris within three Months after the Publication of the present Edict and deliver'd into the hands of our Attorney-General to be deliver'd to the Keeper of the Books and Registers of our Chamber there to be view'd as often as shall be necessary neither shall the said Accounts be examin'd anew or the Accountants be oblig'd to appear or to correct any thing unless in the case of Omissions of Receipts or false Acquittances Imposing silence to our Attorney-General to whatever else might be thought defective or the Formalities omitted Forbidding those that keep our Courts of Accounts either at Paris or in other Provinces where they are establish'd to take any cognizance thereof in any kind whatever LXXIX As for the Accounts that have not been deliver'd yet they shall be heard pass'd and examind ' by Commissioners appointed by us who shall without difficulty pass and allow all the Accounts paid by the said Accountants by virtue of the Ordinances of the said Assembly or others who were in Power LXXX All Collectors Receivers Farmers and others shall be well and duly discharg'd for all the Sums by them paid to the Committees of the said Assembly whatever nature they were of until the last day of this Month. We order the whole to be pass'd and allow'd in the Accounts that shall be given thereof in our Chambers of Accounts meerly by virtue of the Acquittances they shall bring along with them and in case any should be expedited or deliver'd hereafter they shall be void and those who shall accept or diliver them shall be Fin'd as Falsificators And in case any of the Accounts already deliver'd should be blotted or raz'd and excepted against we do in that respect remove the said Scruples and allow the said Accounts to be good by virtue of these Presents and there shall be no need for all that is abovesaid of any particular Letters nor any thing else for all which the Extract of the present Article will suffice LXXXI The Governors Captains Consuls and other Persons imploy'd for the Collection of the Money to pay the Garisons of the Places held by those of the said Religion to whom our Receivers and Collectors of Parishes shall have furnish'd by way of Loan upon their Notes and Bonds either by force or to obey the Commands made to them by the Treasurers-General such Sums of Money as were necessary to pay off the said Garisons to the value of what was specifi'd in the settlement we caus'd to be made in the beginning of the Year 1596 and the Additions that have been since by us granted are hereby acquitted and discharg'd of what has been paid for the abovesaid use altho it is not expresly mention'd in the said Notes and Bonds the which shall be restor'd to them as annihilated And in order thereunto the Treasurers-General in every Generality shall order the particular Receivers of our Tailles to give the said Collectors their
which the principal Seats shall have been restored to his Majesty's Obedience by the said Duke of Joycuse in which the Edict of 77 shall take place Nevertheless his Majesty means that the said Exercise shall be continued in such places of the said Bayliwicks and Seneschalships where it was performed at the time of the said Reduction and that the Concession thereof in Houses of Fiefs shall remain in Force in the said Bayliwicks and Seneschalships according as it is specified by the said Edict XXV The Edict made for the Reduction of the City of Dijon shall be observed according to which no other Exercise of Religion shall be allowed in the said City than that of the Roman Catholick Apostolick Church nor yet within the Suburbs thereof nor within four Leagues round about it XXVI The Edict made for the Reduction of the Duke of Mayenne shall in like manner be observed according to which the Exercise of the Pretended Reformed Religion shall not be allowed in the City of Châlons nor within two Leagues round about Soissons during the term of six Years to begin from the month of January 1596. after which the Edict of Nantes shall be observed there as in the other parts of the Kingdom XXVII It shall be lawful for those of the said Religion of what Quality soever to inhabit and to have free Egress and Regress into the City of Lyons and other Towns and Places of the Government of Lyonnois all Prohibitions made to the contrary by the Syndics and Sheriffs of the said City of Lyons tho confirm'd by his Majesty notwithstanding XXVIII Only one place of Bayliwick shall be allow'd for the Exercise of the said Religion in the whole Seneschalship of Poitiers besides those where it is already establish'd and as to the Fiefs the Edict of Nantes shall be observed The said Exercise shall also be continued in the City of Chauvigny But it shall not be restored in the Cities of Agen and Perigueux altho it was allowed by the Edict of 77. XXIX Only two places of Bayliwicks shall be allow'd for the Exercise of the said Religion in all the Government of Picardy as abovesaid neither shall the said two places be allow'd within the Precincts of the Bayliwicks and Governments reserved by the Edicts made for the Reduction of Amiens Pâ—ronne and Abbeville Nevertheless the said Exercise shall be allowed in Houses of Fiefs throughout the whole Government of Picardy according to what is specified by the said Edict of Nantes XXX The Exercise of the said Religion shall not be allowed in the Cities and Suburbs of Sens and only one place of Bayliwick shall be granted in the whole Precinct of the Bayliwick but still without prejudice to the Permission granted for Houses of Fiefs which shall remain in Force according to the Edict of Nantes XXXI Neither shall the said Exercise be allowed in the City nor Suburbs of Nantes nor any place of Bayliwicks be granted for the said Exercise within three Leagues round about the said City Nevertheless it shall be allowed in Houses of Fiefs according to the said Edict of Nantes XXXII It is his said Majesty's Will and Pleasure that his said Edict of Nantes shall be observed from this very time in what relates to the Exercise of the said Religion in such places where by the Edicts and Agreements made for the Reduction of some Princes Lords Gentlemen and Catholick Cities it was prohibited only provisionally and until it was otherwise ordained And as for such where the said Prohibition is limitted to a certain time that time being expired it shall be no longer in Force XXXIII A Place shall be allowed to those of the said Religion for the City Provostship and Vice-Comty of Paris within five Leagues at farthest from the said City in which they shall be allowed the Exercise of the said Religion XXXIV In all such places where the Exercise of the said Religion shall be performed publickly it shall be lawful to assemble the People even by the sound of Bells and to perform all Acts and Functions belonging either to the Exercise of the said Religion or to the Regulation of their Discipline as to hold Consistories Conferences and Provincial and National Synods by his Majesty's leave XXXV The Ministers Elders and Deacons of the said Religion shall not be obliged to appear as Witnesses and to answer in Justice for things that shall have been revealed in their Consistories in the case of Censures unless it were about Matters relating to the King's Person or towards the Preservation of the State XXXVI Such of the said Religion as live in the Country shall be allow'd to assist at the Exercise thereof in the Cities and Suburbs and other places where it shall be publickly establish'd XXXVII Those of the said Religion shall not be allowed to keep publick Schools unless in such Towns and Places where the publick Exercise thereof is allowed And the Patents that have been granted them heretofore for the erecting and maintaining of Colleges shall be Verified if necessary and shall remain in full Force and Vigor XXXVIII It shall be lawful for Fathers professing the said Religion to provide such Educators for their Children as they shall think fit and to substitute one or several by Will or other Declaration pass'd before a Notary or written or sign'd by their own Hands the Laws received in this Kingdom Ordinances and Customs of Places remaining in full Force and Vertue as to the Gifts and Provisions of Tutors and Guardians XXXIX As for the Marriage of Priests and other Religious Persons that have been heretofore contracted his Majesty for divers good Considerations will not allow their being prosecuted or molested for the same upon which Subject silence shall be imposed to his Attornies General and other Officers Nevertheless his Majesty declares That the Children proceeding from the said Marriages shall only succeed to the Personal Estates and Acquisitions made by their Fathers and Mothers and in default of the said Children the nearest Relations at Law And the Wills Gifts and other Dispositions made or to be made by Persons of the said Quality of the said Personal Estates and Acquisitions by them made are hereby declared Good and Lawful Nevertheless his said Majesty will not allow that the said Persons having been admitted into Religious Orders should be capable of any direct or colateral Succession but only shall be allowed to take such Estates as shall be left them by Will or Gift or other Dispositions still excepting those of the said Direct and Colateral Successions And as to those who shall have taken Religious Orders before the Age mentioned by the Ordinances of Orleans or Blois shall be followed and observed in what relates to the said Succession the Tenor of the said Ordinances every one for the time they have been in Force XL. Neither will his said Majesty allow those of the said Religion who have heretofore or shall hereafter contract Marriages in the third or
Letters-Patent to be drawn by which it is declared That the Temple heretofore built in the said City by the Inhabitants thereof shall be restored unto them to make use of the Materials and to dispose of them as they shall think fit but they shall not be allowed to preach in it nor perform any Exercise of their Religion Nevertheless a convenient Place shall be provided for them within the Enclosure of the said City where they shall be allowed to perform the said Exercise publickly without any necessity of expressing it by his Edict His Majesty also grants that notwithstanding the Prohibition made of the Exercise of the said Religion at the Court and Dependence thereof the Dukes Peers of France Officers of the Crown Marquesses Counts Governors and Lieutenants General Marshals de Camp and Captains of his said Majesty's Guards who shall be in his Attendance shall not be molested for what they shall do within their Houses provided it be only for their own particular Families their Doors being shut without singing of Psalms with a loud Voice or doing any thing that might discover it to be a Publick Exercise of the said Religion and in case his said Majesty shall remain above three Days in any Town or Place where the said Exercise is allowed the said time being expired the said Exercise shall be continued as before his arrival His said Majesty also declares That by reason of the present State of his Affairs he has not been able at present to include the Countries on the other side of the Mounts Bresse and Barcelona in the Permission by him granted for the Exercise of the said Pretended Reformed Religion Nevertheless his Majesty promises That when his said Countries shall be reduced under his Obedience he will use his Subjects inhabiting in the same in relation to Religion and other Points granted by his Edict like his other Subjects notwithstanding what is contained in the said Edicts and in the mean time they shall be maintained in the same condition they are in at present His Majesty also grants That those of the Pretended Reformed Religion that are to be provided with Offices of Presidents and Counsellors created to serve in the Chambers ordained a-new by his Edict shall be invested with the said Offices Gratis and without paying any Fees for the first time upon the Roll that shall be presented to his Majesty by the Deputies of the Assembly of Chatelleraud as also the Substitutes of the Attornies and Advocates General erected by the said Edict in the Chamber of Bordeaux And in case of an Incorporation of the said Chamber of Bordeaux and that of Thoulouse into the said Parliaments the said Substitutes shall be provided with Counsellors places in the same also Gratis His Majesty will also bestow on Monsieur Francis Pitou the Office of Substitute to the Attorney General in the Court of Parliament of Paris and to that end a new Erection shall be made of the said Office and after the Decease of the said Poitou it shall be given to a Person of the said Pretended Reformed Religion And in case of Vacation by Death of two Offices of Masters of Request of the King's Hostel his Majesty shall bestow them on Persons of the said Pretended Reformed Religion such as his Majesty shall judge fit and capable for the good of his Service they paying the usual Price of the Sale of the said Offices And in the mean time two Masters of Request shall be appointed in every Quarter to make report of the Petitions of those of the said Religion Moreover his Majesty permits the Deputies of the said Religion assembled in the said City of Chatelleraud to remain in a body to the number of Ten in the City of Saumur to prosecute the Execution of his Edict until his said Edict is verified in his Court of Parliament of Paris notwithstanding their being injoyn'd by the said Edicts to separate immediately Yet nevertheless without their being allowed to make any new Demands in the name of the said Assembly or to meddle with any thing besides the said Execution Deputation and dispatch of the Commissionaries who shall be ordained to that end And his Majesty has given them his Faith and Word for all that is above-written by this present Breef which he has been pleased to Sign with his own Hand and to have it Counter-sign'd by Us his Secretaries of State Willing the said Breef to be of the same Force and Value to them as if the Contents thereof were included in an Edict verified in his Courts of Parliament those of the said Religion being satisfied out of consideration for the good of his Service and the State of his Affairs not to press him to put this Ordinance in any other more Authentick Form being so Confident of his Majesty's Word and Goodness that they assure themselves that he will make them enjoy the same fully Having to that end ordered all necessary Expeditions and Dispatches for the Execution of what is above-written to be forthwith expedited Thus Sign'd Henry And lower Forget The End of the first Volume Books now in the Press and 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the National Synods and General Assemblies In the next place the Synod took Cognisance of some divisions which occasion'd mischief and scandal in several places There were places where the Governor and Minister did not agree The one being of the number of the Complaisant and the other of the Zealous In other places the Ministers could not agree among themselves which created Parties in their Churches which the Court knew very well how to improve Even at Montauban Benoit and Beraud had continual disputes Beraud was the most passionate of the two he had more Vigor and Impatience and was capable in case of necessity to quit the Pen to draw a Sword which in time drew mortifying affairs upon him Bencit had more weakness but his Cause was the best and the Synod of the Province had adjuged it more than once in his favour Nevertheless the National Synod oblig'd him to yield to his Competitor and sent him to serve in the Neighbourhood but in order to comfort him for that disgrace they gave him very honourable Testimonials The Synod thought themselves oblig'd to perform this Act of Authority for the preservation of Montauban which might have been in danger'd by the continuation of a dispute which had already lasted many years Ferrier was not forgotten in that Synod It was upon his account they made an Act which excluded the Professors of Theology out of the Political Assemblies But they proceeded farther yet against him and tryed him in a very mortifying manner He had of late thrown of his Mask with so â—…ttle prudence that he seem'd to have lost his Sences The â—…arty he had taken at Saumur had render'd him odious in his Province and to one part of his Church He was sensible that â—…ey would prosecute him in the National Synod and that â—f the Lower Languedock was so prejudiced against him that â—e was affraid of a shameful Censure But the means he us'd to prevent it only serv'd to render it inevitable He â—…ade several suspicious journeys to Court without the participation of his Church The Ministers of Paris who â—…ok'd upon him as a dangerous man us'd their utmost endeavours to reclaim him They thought to flatter his ambition by offering him a place in their Church which wanted a Minister and there was a great deal of reason to believe that having by his ill Conduct reduc'd himself to the necessity of quiting the Church of Nimes his vocation in the service of the Church of Paris would make him amends for â—hat disgrace and would be a fair pretence for him to quit â—…s Province with honour Besides they were less afraid of â—…m at Paris than at Nimes He would have had learned vigorous Collegues there to have an eye over his actions who would perhaps have prevented his total ruin He accepted the offers â—…at were made to him at first and even receiv'd the reproaches that were made to him for his past faults with great marks â—f Repentance He confess'd all he condemn'd himself â—e wept but after having promis'd never to abandon his Profession and to exert it at Paris he retracted it unâ—and somely and whether it were that he had promis'd to â—o things for the service of the Court which this new vocation would disable him from performing or whether he thought he had credit enough by his friends means to mainâ—…imself at Nimes in spite of his Province or whether â—…e were absolutely possess'd by the Jesuits and only acted â—…y their inspirations he left Paris without a pretence and without taking his leave of the Ministers there from whom â—e had receiv'd so civil and honourable a Treatment All this was taken into consideration at Privas aâ—… du Moulin who gave an account there of what had 〈…〉 at Paris where Ferrier had discovered a mind equaâ—… haughty fickle and without Faith represented his conduct to be very irregular Divers accusations were added to 〈…〉 relating to his life past which was examined rigorously They upbraided him for having neglected his prosession of Theology for having Preach'd Doctrines that weâ—… not Orthodox for having taken upon him the management of Money and apply'd a very considerable Suâ—… of it to his own use unlawfully for having himself forg'd or consented to the forging of certain Letters which hâ—… ingag'd him into shameful affairs and dishonourable dâ—…guises They censur'd him severely upon all these Articles but besides the Verbal Censure the Synod Injoynâ—… him to write to the Church of Paris to make thâ—… satisfaction forbad him to appear in Political Assemblâ—… for the space of six years and order'd him to eâ—… his Ministry out of the Province of Languedoc Ferrier was too haughty to obey and tho he did nâ—… expect so ill a treatment he was not disheartned He hâ—… Friends at Nimes and his Faction was increas'd by aâ—… those who were at the devotion of the Court. By thoâ—… means he prevail'd with the Church and City of Niâ—… to send Deputies to the Synod on his behalf They chose them among the Councelors of the Presidial the Body 〈…〉 the City and the Ministers The Synod gave them hearing and they omitted nothing to prevail upon theâ—… and to obtain the Revocation of their Judgment but aâ—… in vain Moreover the Synod express'd their displeasure at so considerable a Deputation to favour a Man who betray'd the Common Cause The Ministers who were joyn'd in it were censur'd for their complaisance anâ— the Memoirs they had brought in order to his justification were call'd calumnious But whereas they were sensible that Ferrier would not stop there and that the Magistracy being of his side he would keep his Minestry oâ— which they had not suspended the Functions they deolar'd him aggravating the matter that he was actually suspended from that moment unless he obey'd Never theâ—…s as they had no mind to exasperate him the Synod â—…ving thought fit to send Chamier to the Academy of â—…ntaâ—ban which desir'd him for their Professor in Diviniâ—… they sent Ferrier to Montelimar in his room But â—…s Indulgence of the Synod did not succeed according their expectation The said Synod also receiv'd the Complaints of that Blois against those who had hinder'd them by their positions from forming a Provincial Council according the resolution taken at Saumur and in order to apâ—… proper remedies to an affair of so ill an example â—…y deputed three Ministers and two Elders whom they â—…rg'd to examine that affair to the bottom and to â—…ceed to suspention and even to depose the Guilâ—… But the greatest affair that was treated there was that â—…he Declaration of the 24th of April which the Synod â—…own'd solemly by an Act that was Sign'd by the Moâ—…ator his Associate and the Secretaries which was sent 〈…〉 all the Churches and even Printed in order to send â—…pies of it throughout Europe The Synod pretended â—…t there was a flâ—w in the Pardon granted by that â—…claration since there had been no crime
committed to â—…der it necessary that the Assemblies that had been â—…d since that of Saumur were lawful that the like â—…d often been held during the Reign of Henry the 4thâ—…hout â—…hout â—his ever complaining against them That whenâ—…r a permission was given to hold a General Assemâ—… it included leave to hold particular ones either beâ—…e the General to Nominate the Deputies that were to â—…st at it or after it to give them an account of their â—…nsactions there This was particularly grounded on the â—…y form of the fatal Letter the Queen had written the Assembly of Saumur which commanding the Deputies to break up order'd them at the same time to carry assurances of the King 's good Intentions into their Provinces which had induc'd the general Assembly to summon particular ones to acquaint them with those gooâ— dispositions They added that the Council was not ignorant â—â— the resolution of holding those particular Assemblies since the Commissioners that were sent into divâ—… places had receiv'd Orders to repair thither if possâ—… before the Overture That the King had sent some Pâ—… sons of Quality to assist at them in his Name in soâ—… Provinces That the King's Lieutenants Magistrates Counsellors and Presidents had sent for some of the Deputies of those Assemblies to speak to them and to know thâ—… Intentions That the very Commissioners nominated 〈…〉 the King had assisted at some of them That their Caâ—iâ—… had been receiv'd in the Council and that they had treaâ—ed about the Answers that were to be made to theâ— from whence the Synod infer d that the said Assemblies wâ—… neither Criminal nor Clandestine They complain'd thâ—… the Reform'd were blacken'd by that Tacit reproach Tâ—… it revivd former hatreds making them odious both 〈…〉 home and abroad by those oblique accusations which were contrary to the peace of the State Therefore thâ—… seconded the intreaties which the Deputies General hâ—… made and the Petition they had presented to the Parliament of Paris and did protest that the Reform'd hâ—… neither required nor sought after those Letters not deeâ—… ing themselves guilty in any respect and being ready 〈…〉 expose themselves to all manner of torments rather thâ—… to suffer their Loyalty to be tainted by that spot Thâ—… protested that they would make no manner of use of tâ—… pretended Pardon and that they disown'd all the proceedings avowals and approbations the said Declaration might take the advantage of as being contrary to thâ—… approv'd fidelity in which they promis'd to persevere aâ—… to maintain it with their Fortunes Lives and Honouâ—… This Act was dated the 2d of June and the Synod charg'd the Churches of those places where there were â—hambers of the Edict to make Remonstrances to the â—ounsellors who had suffer'd the Inrollment of the said â—eclaration to be made without a vigorous opposition â—…d the Churches of Cities in which there were Parliaments were also order'd to present the protestations of â—…e Synod to them They also writ to the Marshals de Bouillon and de Lesâ—…iguieres to desire them to assist the Deputies General in order to obtain the revocation of that injurious Pardon â—nd moreover because the Synod dreaded the consequences of the Division that had broke out at Saumur â—…ey imployed their utmost cares to reconcile Peoples â—inds They charg'd the Deputies General to imploy themselves about it and gave them for Associates Du Moulin Durant and de Lisle Grolot a man of great merâ—… and credit They wrote to all those who were any â—iâ—e concern'd in those disorders and made very lively â—…d very pressing exhortations to them and declaring themâ—elves positively for those who had insisted for most sureâ—â— they intreated the Marshal de Bouillon and de Lesdiâ—â—ieres to joyn themselves again to the Dukes of Rohanâ—â—d â—â—d de Sully to La Force Soubise and Du Plessis and the â—â—st of those that were Zealous to forget all that was â—â—st and all the diversity of sentiments and of opiniâ—â—s to lay aside all animosities fomented by their common enemies to re-unite themselves to the Churches in â—â—eir Remonstrances in order to obtain favourable anâ—wers at least upon their most important demands They â—rit at the same time to Chatillon to the Duke de Rohan 〈…〉 Parabere and to others upon the same subject to exâ—ort them to a Reconciliation and to make a Sacrifice 〈…〉 their Resentments to the good of the Churches The â—utches de La Trimouille was not forgotten She had begun to apply her self to that Work The Synod writ 〈…〉 her to continue and to breed her Children in good â—entiments of the Reform'd Religion The said Letters were carried by divers Persons who were able to second them but by reason that the Division had pass'd from the great ones to the inferiour sort the Synod also made strong exhortations to private Persons to reunite themselves and conjur'd them in a very moving manner not to abandon the Common Cause Neither did they forget to threaten the obstinate with Ecclesiastical Censures or to denote the Vengeances and Judgments of God against them and they charg'd all the Ministers to endeavour to restore concord in their Flocks The Deputies General had brought the Synod a Brief of 15000 Crowns which the King granted for an augmention to the Sallaries of the Ministers It was dated on the first of October last past and contain'd only what related to the augmentation Another had been granted before to confirm that of 45000 Crowns of which the King promis'd to continue the payment declaring that he knew what considerations had oblig'd the King his Father to give that Sum to the Reform'd to be imployd about their secret affairs Therefore the King allow'd the Reform'd the same Liberty to dispose of that Sum which had been granted to them by the Briefs of the late King But the King did not design to do the same thing in relation to the Brief of augmentation which the Court undertook to distribute themselves Insomuch that the said grant which look'd like a favour was in reality a dangerous Snare All those who were self-interested were fir'd with the hopes of obtaining more from the Court out of that Sum than they expected to get from the Synod in which the Distributions were made with more Husbandry and Equity So that it was easy for the Court to make that serve to corrupt the Reform'd which seem'd to be given to oblige them Some private Persons had already made their Addresses to the King in the short time that was past since the Date of the Brief in order to obtain some gratification out of that new Sum. Even some Communities had been taken by that Charm and the City of Bergerac had obtain'd 15000 Livers that way under pretence of erecting a College Moreover it occasion'd a great Alteration that year in the State of Religion in the Bayliwick of Gex I have related in another place the condition of the Reform'd there when that Country was
the said â—hurch tho they justified pretty well that their intentions â—ere good The said Church appealed to the Synod which confirm'd the Judgment of the Assembly The reason â—f it was that the resolution having been taken by the plurality of Voices they broke the Union in refusing to subâ—it to it and made an inlet for Divisions Moreover it 〈…〉 observable by this affair as well as by several others â—…at tho the Power of Political and Ecclesiastical Assemblies was bounded in certain things the one being to meddle with Civil Government and Safety the other with Discipline and Doctrine nevertheless there was a kind of mutual Subordination between them by virtue whereof â—he one sometimes reform'd the regulations of the other or took Cognisance of their Judgments by way of Appeal That was very proper to maintain Union between those two Tribunals and might have contributed considerably towards the preservation of the Churches if it could have been observed without Ambition or Jealousie The Deputies General had obtained leave to hold a General Aessmbly but the Brief oblig'd them to assemble at a time and in a place which did not please them The place was Grenoble very distant from all the Provinces and moreover in the Power of Lesdiguieres and of a Parliament which would not allow the Deputies the liberty of their Suffrages The time was the 15th of July too short a time to allow the Provinces Leisure to nominate their Deputies and to prepare their Instructions Moreover the Brief contain'd modifications that were too strict and allow'd the Assembly nothing but to nominate Deputies General The Synod order'd those that perform'd that function at that time to obtain a more convenient Place and freer 〈…〉 longer time during which Provincial Assemblies might be held to give an account of the proceedings of the Synod and a more favourable Brief giving the Assembly a large Permission The Synod only obtained an alteration as to the time The Assembly was put of untill the 25th of August but the Queen declar'd that she could neither change the Place nor the form of the Brief The Conjuncture of the time the King being near upon entering into his 14th year and consequently to be declared Major might have given the Assembly an occasion to treat about great things The Estates that were promised were to meâ—… shortly which also was an inducement for the Reform'd to look about them But those very reasons also induced the Court not to allow their Assembly all sort of Liberty Nevertheless the place displeasing them they chose rather not to meet than to do it in the Capital City of a Province in which the Parliament and Governor might equaly disturb them We will see what happened about it the following year in which the alterations of Affairs made them earnestly desire the same place which they had so much rejected An account was given to the Synod of the means that had been us'd to reconcile the Lords and Letters were deliver'd to them from the Dukes de Rohan de Sully and from du Plessis which desir'd the Members of the Synod to acquaint the Provinces with their good intentions and with their zeal for the Service of the Churches Bergerac disown'd in that Synod the Brief of 1500 Livers which the King had given them to take upon the 15000 Crowns of Augmentation and after the Church and City had declar'd in writing that they renounc'd all manner of means to obtain the said Sum unless it were by the good Will of the Synod the Assembly granted them 1200 Livers This husbandry seem'd to be very necessary by reason that the Funds were wanting every where for the payment of the Ministers and those who had treated with the late King upon that Subject had taken their measures â—o ill that most of them having no Sallary besides what they had out of the said Donations were reduced to great â—…reights which render'd them incapable of performing their Ministry susceptible to the inspirations of the Court which endeavoured to corrup them or despicable for their Poverty The Sum granted by Lewis the 13th added but little to their Sallary besides they had occasion â—or it for so many things that the Ministers had not the advantage of it The King applyed part of it himself to what he pleas'd and he had had much ado to free that â—…m of the penny per Liver which he had taken out of it â—or the Sallary of the Deputies General The rest was diâ—tributed part to the Accademys and Colleges part in Gratifications and Recompences and part for Deputations and private Affairs The Lower Guyenne propos'd in order to remedy that Evil to beg of the King wherewith to pay â—he Ministers intirely The Synod harkened to that proposition but they thought fit to refer it to a General Assembly Among the things that were promis'd in order to disolve the Assembly of Rochel the Court had put the Reform'd in hopes of an Exemption of Tailles for the Ministers and the Declaration of it had been drawn accordingly But the Courts of Aids made great difficulties about it and it had not been verified so that it had only prov'd an illusion till then The Synod order'd the Deputies General to press the Registring of it and the Deputies of the Churches to carry the said demand to the mix'd Assemblies of their Provinces and those particular Assemblies to give them to their Deputies to be moved in the General Assembly They spoke of the Innovations that were introduc'd in the nomination of the Governors of the places of Surety and in the reception of the Reform'd in the places that were allow'd to them They were oblig'd before their said reception to 〈…〉 an attestation of the Assembly within the extent of which the Government of a Place became vacant But the Court did not observe it in order to have the sole authority of those Nominations The Synod made a very severe order upon that Subject against those who accepted Goverments or other Imployments that way and referr'd the Complaints of the fact to the Political Assemblies They also order'd the Consistories to hinder the Governors of places from protecting any persons accus'd of things which deserv'd Punishment lest those Cities given for the Surety of their Religion should serve to protect Criminals One of the six Reform'd Counsellors in the Parliament of Paris call'd Berger was lately turn'd Catholick Hâ—… change made a breach in the number of the Officers of thâ—â— quality promis'd by the Edict and the Reform'd pretended that Berger ought no longer to injoy the said imployment which belong'd to them since he had chang'd his Religion But Berger had made his bargain before he chang'd his Religion that he should not lose his Place and it was the interest of the Catholicks not to turn out such as imbrac'd their Communion lest the fear of that disadvantage should discourage others who might also be inclined to do the same
look'd as if the Court had conâ—…ived at it underhand As for the suspicion the Court had of his being ingag'd secretly with the rest of the Reform'd â—…e easily destroyed it He assured the Court of his Services and of his Fidelity and sent Bellujon there on purpose with his Instructions and to receive their Orders He had â—…ong resisted the removal which the Reform'd did sollicit being as desirous to have one of their Assemblies in his poâ—…er as they were fearful of trusting it into his hands Therefore when he found that they desired it of their own accorâ—… he was one of the first that took them at their word aâ—… the Court being satisfied with him gave them a new Briâ—… which allow'd the holding of the Assembly at Grenoble Bâ—… whereas Lesdiguieres presence was more useful to the Coâ—… at Grenoble than elsewhere they put of his Journey to another time The Reform'd being deceiv'd on that side hâ—… no pretence left to go from their word The Deputies â—…pair'd to Grenoble towards the middle of Jully and contraâ—… to all appearences the Prince of Conde's Intrigues prevailâ—… over the credit and cunning of Lesdiguieres But during those Petitions of the Reform'd and the delâ—… of the Court the Clergy as I have already said Assembly at Paris for the renewing of the Contracts they commoâ—… make with the King once in Ten years But whereas they â—…ver give any thing without receiving they did not fail 〈…〉 advance their Enterprises against the Reform'd and to pursâ—… the project of their Ruin which they had form'd in the 〈…〉 states It was with that Intention the Coadjutor of Roans maâ—… a Speech to the King on the 8th of August he represented tâ—… State of the Roman Religion in Bearn to be so dismal and 〈…〉 deplorable that for want of Priests the Catholicks coâ—… not Christen their Children there till they were 20 years 〈…〉 Age and he represented as one of the greatest misfortune that the Ministers were paid there with the Revenues of the Church He said moreover in order to make the Reform'd more odious that the Roman Religion was favour'd moâ—… by the Turks than by the Reform'd of Bearn and those 〈…〉 cities tho plainly disprov'd by the replys of the Reform'd anâ— by the knowledg of all People were disperc'd and receivâ—â— as undeniable Truths He complain'd that the Abby of 〈…〉 Anthony de Viennois had been lately given to a young Secular presented by an Heretick and to move the more pâ—… against that injustice he said that miracles were performâ—… about the Tomb of the late Abbot He also return'd thâ—… King thanks about the reception of the Council of Trâ—… which he had promis'd but he made a little too much haste â—…on that Article It is true that the King had promis'd to â—…blish it but it was prevented by the Troubles that began 〈…〉 break out and perhaps he was glad that one of the Arâ—…es of the Peace of Luudun disingaged his word and hinder'd 〈…〉 from doing what the Kings his Predecessors had constantâ—… refus'd to do Before the end of the same month the Bishop 〈…〉 Beauvais began the same Song over again and made strange â—…licitations about the affair of Bearn complaining that the â—â—tholicks were depriv'd of the use of the Sacraments both 〈…〉 their birth and at their Death for want of Priests to 〈…〉 minister them He was very pressing upon the affair of â—…lhaâ— which happen'd the Winter before and tho the Catholicks had done as much at Belestadt since he desir'd that 〈…〉 compensation might be made of those two affairs Nevertheless the reciprocal sollicitations of the Catholicks and 〈…〉 the Reform'd did not permit those affairs to be seriâ—â—sly dicuss'd Their complaints only produc'd a delegatiâ—… of Judges who neither pleas'd the one nor the other â—…d whose judgment prov'd inefectual The Peace of Louâ—…n abolish'd the remembrance of those two affairs and the â—…e pass'd thus in spight of the Clergy for a compensation 〈…〉 the other In the same Assembly the Clergy who had no success in the â—…nquest of Ministers drew an ample Regulation for the distribution of 30000 Livers which they had design'd for the Pensions of â—…ose that should turn Catholicks and being sincible that the number of those Proselites was as yet too small to employ that little â—…m they consented that untill their zeal had made aâ— greater progress they should give the remainder of the said Sum to others besides Ministers provided it were only given to persons of Meâ—…t It appeares by those Regulations that the Clergy was disaâ—…sfi'd even with those they had corrupted since they took so much â—…re to hinder that Money from falling into ill hands But notwithstanding all that they met with no success in their â—…retended Conversions and even after the affairs of the Reform'd were ruin'd they were forc'd to imploy their Money to â—…ther uses In the mean time the Court had no manner of regard 〈…〉 the People and broke their promises with as little regaâ—â— as if they had design'd to make Malecontents They re-eâ—…blish'd La Paulette or the annual duty they had been obliâ—… to revoke because it had been desir'd with great Earnestreâ—… and the Queen went her self to the Bastille from whence 〈…〉 took 800000 Crowns which were remaining there of 〈…〉 fourteen Millons in ready Money which the Duke of â—…ly had hoarded there by his good management So that it looâ—… as if they had a mind to favour the designs of the Prince 〈…〉 Conde who was preparing to hinder the accomplishment 〈…〉 the Marriages with Spain His Discontents had remov'd him 〈…〉 degrees from the Court and in that Retirement he flattâ—… himself of being powerfully assisted both at home and abâ—… he was in hopes that the King of England and the Vnited Provinces who could not be pleas'd at those Marriages woâ—… assist him powerfully and indeed he had receiv'd great promises of it He expected that the Forces which were beâ—… Useless by the Peace of Savoy lately made and wereupâ—… the Frontiers of Germany would assist him and perhaps 〈…〉 would have prov'd so had he had Money to buy them 〈…〉 every thing fail'd him and he found himself Ingag'd in aâ—… which he could never have got honourably out of had 〈…〉 the Reform'd succor'd him at their own Cost The Queen 〈…〉 secretly prepar'd every thing for the accomplishing of her â—… signs amus'd the Prince with Negotiations and Sent Villâ—… several times to Coussi to confer with him there about 〈…〉 means of an Agreement But during those Treatys they 〈…〉 bauch'd his Creatures from him either by perswading tâ—… that the Prince only design'd to make his own Peace and 〈…〉 it was already far advanc'd or offering them more poâ—… and profitable advantages under her than they could expâ—… under the Prince of Conde Insomuch that many of them â—oâ—… Gratifications or were dazled by Promises They broke 〈…〉 the measures he took with Stangers and
capable of by the Edict So that Berger's place could not be taken from them without injustice since it was one of the Six allow'd them by the Edict nor yet that of Villemereau which he had not render'd himself incapable of according to the Edict by turning to their Religion This Article decided the thing in their behalf which was the most considerable point in favour of them in the Treaty thereby gaining a New Office in the Parliament and another in the Chamber of Accounts which is one of the most considerable Courts of the Long Robe The Fifth confirm'd the Exemption of the Tailles which had been Granted to Ministers by a Declaration of the 15 of December 1612. which had not been Verify'd The Seventh abolish'd the Remembrance of the Sedition of Milhau and put the Catholicks under the Protection of the Reform'd for their Safety The Eighth did the same about the Affair of Belestat and put the Reform'd under the Protection of the Catholicks The Tenth restor'd the place of Master of the Ordinance to its former extent in favour of the Duke of Sully from whom they had retrench'd something of it to Vex him The other Articles contain'd some favours Granted to some particular Persons Moreover the Reform'd also obtain'd a Brief for an augmentation of 30000 Crowns for the keeping of their Garrisons and for the Sallaries of their Ministers besides what the King had already allow'd them more than his Father The Verification of that Edict was not delay'd long The Court of Aids pass'd it on the 8th of June but with several Modifications Principally upon the 14 of the General Articles and the 15 of the Private ones The Parliament did not do it until the 13 after reiterated Remonstrances They Modify'd the 14th Article and the following which they declar'd should be no President for the Future That which stopt these two Courts in the 14th Article was not the Confirmation of the Edicts which they had so often Verify'd But the Briefs that were mention'd in it which being unknown to them gave Cause to suspect that the King promis'd immense Sums in it to the Reform'd They oppos'd it so much the more Vigorously by reason that they were not Ignorant that Kings often make such Gifts in hopes that they will have no Effect It costs them nothing to make such Grants by reason that they are sensible that they will not pass in the Courts in which the Letters of it are to be Verify'd But in this occasion the Queen was willing the thing should pass by reason that she was desirous to expect a more favourable Conjuncture to retract her promise This was an Edict like to those in which nothing is refus'd which they are resolv'd to keep no longer than while they may revoke them with safety In the mean time the Parliament and the Court of Aids refus'd to pass those Briefs without examining the Contents or Use of the Sums which might be mention'd in them The Parliament made great Oppositions to the Article which related to Villemereau and the Reform'd were never fully satisfy'd upon that Subject because a War was declar'd against them before it was determin'd The Chamber of Accounts did not Verify the Edict until the 28th of the Month and as to the Article about le Maitre they said that before he should be allow'd to injoy the Benefit of that Article he should clear himself of some things he was accus'd of as it had been ordain'd by the Chamber by a Decree of the 23d of March Thus an End was put to the War and the State beheld the Renovation of a Peace of which the Sweets prov'd as Short as Flattering The End of the Fourth Part. THE HISTORY OF THE Edict of NANTES VOL. II. BOOK V. The Summary of the Contents of the Fifth BOOK A Declaration upon the Coronation Oath The Prince Authorizeâ— himself at Court The Queen puts him into Prison which occasions great Disturbances The Reform'd make themselves Masters of Sancerre A Declaration upon the Edict of Peace The Duke d Epernon makes War against Rochel Privileges of that City Pretences of the Duke Rochel has recourse to the King and makes an Ill Defence The Duke retires after reiterared Orders Importance of his Enterprise The Circle Assembles at Rochel and summons a General Assembly Which is not approv'd of by every Body The Deputies of the Circle are ill receiv'd at Court Reasons to prove that the Assembly is necessary Extremities to which the Male-contents are reduc'd The King's Temper The Original of the Fortune of Honoré Albert de Luines Some question'd whither he was Nobly Born Character of his Confidents Death of the Marshâ—â— d' Ancre Alteration of Affairs and confirmation of tâ—â— Ediâ—â—s Luines Marries into the House of Rohan The Assembly of Rochel deputes to the King and receives an order to break up They obey and resolve to protect the Churches of Bearn Their Cahiers National Synod of Vitré Deputation to the King Letters to the General Assembly and their Answer The Churches of Bearn and of Auvergnâ—â—â—â— disturb'd The Count of Sancerre commits Hostâ—… the City The Churches of the Province of the Country â—â— Foix and those of Provence ill us'd Leave given to Ministers to assist at Political Assemblies Places of Bailywicks establish'd but not exactly Rogueries committed by the converted Moors The Bishop of Lucon retires from the Queen The Jesuit Cotton out of favour Arnoux succeeds in his place A Sermon Preach'd at Court by him The Answer of the Ministers of Charenton to an Information exhibited against them Writings on both sides The Bishop of Lucon Writes against the Ministers Assembly of the Clergy The Bishop of Macon's Speech The Jacobins turn'd out of Mompellier They refuse to admit a Jesuit Preacher there The State of Bearn ill represented The Effect of this Speech A Decree Authorising the Jesuits to Preach at Mompellier A Decree of restauration of the Ecclesiastical Lands in Bearn Re-union of that Country to the Crown which is oppos'd â—…e Estates La Force and Lescun Deceit of the Coâ—â—t A Dissertation upon this matter Discontinuation of Hommage Inconveniencies of the Dis-union and Advantages of the ReVnion By whom the Vnion is pursued Motives of the Opponents and their answer to the Dissertation Publication of the Edict of Re-union The Clergy obtains the Decree of restauration of Church Lands which declares That the Deputies have been heard and the Writings seen Subtilty of the Clergy A Violent Speech The Bearnois endeavour to ward the Blow Remonstrances of Lescun Libels The State of Religion in Bearn Lescun obtains only Words Those of Bearn pâ—rsist in their oppositions Writings in favour of them Why the Clergy refus'd to take the reimplacement themselves An Answer to the Writing of the Bearnois The Sequel of the Answer Injustices against the Reform'd throughout the whole Kingdom Enterprizes upon the Cities of Surety The free Exercise of Religion hinder'd in sundry places Injustices of the
of Sancerre Lord oâ— the Place animated with the same Spirit as all the other Catholic Lords who had made sundry such undertaking in divers places being unwilling to leave his City in 〈…〉 Power of the Reform'd had found the way to re-establish himself in it and to get the upper hand there Couâ—… Marans his Eldest Son lived there in order to keep all thingâ— in the State his Father had settl'd them But the Inhabitâ—… turn'd him out alledging that since the said City had been surpris'd from them they had a right to retake it Moreoâ—… the only thing in debate in this Affair and in all others of the same Nature was barely the Guarding of the said places They neither disputed the Revenues nor Rights of Fieâ—â— with the Lords but they pretended that there ought to be no Garrison settled by them in the same and that those 〈…〉 of places were to be left to the Guard of the Inhabitants The Affair was carry'd before the Council which at any other time would undoubtedly have favour'd the Lord against the City because their design was to make the Reform'd loâ—… their places of Surety beginning first by those of Marriage and by such as they held against the Inclination of the Catholic Lords But the Court had other Prospects at that time They were unwilling to increase the Party of the Male-contents by vexing the Reform'd Therefore they deposited the City and Castle of Sancerre into the hands of the Inhabitants to be Guarded by them until farther Orders For which Letters Pattent were Granted to them The same reason induc'd them to publish a Declaration on the 30th of September which confirm'd the Edict of Blois and the Treaty of Loudun The pretence of it was that all the Lords who had left the Court after the Imprisonment of the Prince of Conde had only done it out of Fear that they design'd to revoke it and they added farther as if it had been certain that they â—â—d had no other reason for it that they had assur'd the â—…ng of their good Intentions and had express'd to him with Respect that they only desir'd to live in quiet All â—…is was Invention and it only tended on their part to â—…ke their time and measures And the Queen made use of with great Policy to perswade distant Provinces that the affairs were in a fair way of Accommodation and thereby to destroy the Correspondencies that might be form'd there against her Authority The Duke of Sully who was come back to Court again after the Peace and who was call'd to council was against that Declaration which he neither â—…ok'd upon to be sufficient to bring back the Male-contents or Honourable for the King because that the Lords who were gone would have time to shew the falsity of what it conâ—iâ—'d before it could make such Impressions in the Provinces as the Queen desir'd But the Court was in hopes of the contrary having so often experienc'd the Credulity of the people that they did not question but they would be decided by those specious Protestations The Duke d'Epernon was one of those the Marshal d'Anâ—… was Jealous of because his haughty Humour did not perâ—it him to humble himself before him Therefore seeing â—…s Enemy recall'd to Court and more in favour than ever â—…e Old Ministers turn'd out and the Queen's Creatures put in their Room the Bishop of Lucon Secretary of State and Mangot Keeper of the Great Seal he was afraid lest the hatred of the Favourite might prove prejudicial to him He resolv'd to put himself in a posture of defence in case any should dare to Attack him But his Pride not allowing him to joyn with the other Male-contents because he could not have the Chief Command among them he was forc'd to seek another pretence to take up Arms. Rochel afforded it to him He pretended that important City was one of the Dependencies of his Government The City on the contrary pretended an immediate dependence from the King not to be oblig'd to suffer any Souldiers but their own Inhabitants or to have any Governor but their Mayor whom they Elected yearly Their Pretence for it was that having formerly been under the Power of the English they had voluntarily submitted to France on that condition The Truth is that the most Ancient Historians confess That they obtain'd so many Privileges and such advantagious Conditions that they tended as much to put them at Liberty as to change their Master The only Objection against them was that having been taken since by the English and afterwards retaken by the French they were no longer to be consider'd in the State in which they were put by the first Treaty but 〈…〉 having receiv'd new Conditions when retaken by force by the Kings of France The Duke d'Epernon made use of that Pretence And the Council also us'd the same when they resolv'd to ruin the Power of that City which so many Privileges daily increas'd But they reply'd that the Inhabitants had not violated their Treaty when the said place was taken by the English that having only been forc'd to submit to a Superior Power without Fraud or Treason at a time when the King was not in a Condition to succor them they had not forfeited their first Conditions that the English after the taking of it had left them their Privileges Thaâ— the French not having retaken it by Storm and against the Will of the Inhabitants could not deprive them of them that the City had contributed towards its return under the French Dominion both by the Affection the Inhabitants had preserv'd for it and the little Assistance they had given the English Whereby it was evident that they had lost nothing by being restor'd to the Power of their Lawful Sovereign and that they were restor'd to it with their former Advantages They added that the Kings of France had confirm'd all their Privileges several times since their being retaken and moreover had augmented them by New Concessions Whereupon they laid a great stress upon what happen'd to Lewis the XI a Prince who having oppress'd the Liberty of his Kingdom in many things was not of a humour to do that for a City that had lost her Freedom which did not belong to it by an evident indisputable Right He made his Entry in Rochel on the 24th of May 1472. He Swore before Gaubert Cadiot who was Mayor of the Place to preserve all the Privileges of the City which are all set down in the Act. The King was upon his Knees before the Crucifix during the Ceremony and oblig'd himself to succor the City in case of need even with his Person and to Death inclusively We may say that the said Oath is the most perfect Abridgement of the Fundamental Obligation of a Sovereign towards the Preservation of his Subjects After this Oath was taken the Mayor Cadiot took the Oath of Allegiance to the King in the behalf of the whole City This did not hinder
Dissembling Ambitious and Bold was capable of doing to much with an easie Prince who repos'd some Confidence in him to be agreeable to Persons who had neither Wit nor Experience enough to oppose him Therefore the Duke took a pretence to send him to Lesdiguieres to remove him from the Court and in Order to keep him at Grenoble a Place of first President of the Chamber of Accounts was bought for him in that City under pretence that it would hinder people from penetrating into the real Motives of his abode in that Province Altho Deagean was very sensible for what reason he was confin'd in Dauphine yet he accepted the Commission that was given him relying perhaps more on the Gratitude of Lesdiguieres than he had reason to trust to the Duke de Luines And flattering himself that he wou'd promote his own Fortune the better by opposing the Protection of a Constable against the Jealousies of a Favourite The success can never be unhappy when matters are well dispos'd Deagean easily persuaded Lesdiguieres to change a Religion which he little matter'd But in Order to render his Sollicitations the more Powerful he made use of the Wiles they us'd to practice There still remain'd a Scruple of Honour in Lesdiguieres which persuaded him that it was a shame for a Man of his Age to change his Religion But he remov'd it by private Conferrences by reason that Publick ones made too much Noise and that Deagean had no mind to make any He got Ministers whom he had gain'd to meet him at Lesdiguieres as if it were accidentally and whom he seem'd not to know that the meeting might seem undesign'd Those Traytors after some feign'd resistance never fail'd to yield to Deagean's Reasons and to give him a fair pretence to press Lesdiguieres to overcome those little Scruples Le Visconte Professor at the College of Dâ— who was an Italian and who had been a Fryar was one of them He suffer'd himself to be vanquish'd in a Conference after which he confess'd Ridiculously that it was impossible to Answer Deagean's Arguments That Comedy was Acted so grosly that it was impossible for Lesdiguieres not to perceive it It was pleasant to see Deagean who had pass'd the best part of his Life in the Dignity of Clerk of the Finances to become a Champion in a dispute of Religion and without using any other Arguments but certain Vulgar Sophisms repeated over and over to reduce all of a sudden Persons of some Reputation and better Vers'd than himself in matters of Controversie to confess that his Reasons were convincing Nevertheless those Artifices acquir'd Deagean so great an Empire over Lesdiguieres that he Govern'd him as he pleas'd and that when the General Assembly offer'd to create him General of the Churches to maintain him an Army of 20000 Men and to pay him 100000 Crowns a Month and to give him sufficient security for the payment of it in any Protestant City he should be pleas'd to chuse the said Deagean dissuaded him from accepting of the said Offers and even dictated the Answer he made upon that Subject He did the same with all the Letters Lesdiguieres writ to the Assembly This great Credit of Deagean had like to have broken the measures of the Duke de Luines who intrusted the second Commission I have mention'd to the Marquess de Bressieux which tended to cross the Negotiation of Deagean and to persuade Lesdiguieres to yield the Dignity of Constable to that Favourite upon which Condition he was allow'd not to turn Catholick This New Deputy was order'd by an Article of his Instructions to obtain a promise from Lesdiguieres before he did reveal his Commission to him that he would conceal it all from Deagean But he could never prevail with him to do it and for fear of worse he was oblig'd to stick to the Terms of the first Commission and to content himself with pressing Lesdiguieres to turn Catholick But the Duke de Luines imputing to the Marquess who perhaps was not inclin'd to pursue so great a Cheat the ill success of his design imploy'd Bullion in the same Intrigue who prevail'd so far upon Lesdiguieres as to perswade him to come to Paris to renounce the Constableship and to yield that Dignity to the Duke of Luines to advise the King whom he said he would oblige to Raise his Favourite to that high Place and finally to serve against the Churches still professing the Reform'd Religion Lesdiguieres resisted a little at first but finally he was so good as to consent to all and was not asham'd to serve in the Quality of Marshal General under a Constable who was hardly any thing of a Souldier The Duke d'Epernon more resolute and more haughty than he refus'd to Obey either and whereas he had the art to keept the Court in awe of him the Court was oblig'd in order not to lose him to give him the Command of a small Body without receiving Orders from any Body Such Low and such abusive Wiles were practis'd to obtain this consent from Lesdiguieres that had not his Mind and Heart been weaken'd by Age it is not to be believ'd that he would ever have submitted to such unworthy proceedings The best friends he had among the Reform'd being acquainted with what pass'd by reason that the Duke de Luines had had the cunning to Publish it to raise difficulties upon that Affair omitted no means to raise his Courage again and to make him sensible how shameful it was for him to Sacrifice his Religion and his Honour towards the Ambition of the Duke de Luines But those who possess'd his Reason made him pass over all those considerations and he only seign'd to persevere in the Reform'd Religion to deceive those that had still some confidence in him The Catholick Zeal will undoubtedly appear very tractable in this Affair But at the same time it cannot be deny'd that the Roman Church alone knows to what degree treachery and Hypocrisie may be carry'd innocently and within what bounds they are to be kept to make them part of the service of God What Deagean did to remove the Scruples of Lesdiguieres about Religion is so singular upon that Subject that it deserves a Place in History Among the Ministers he had brib'd there was one of the Lower Languedoc in whom Lesdiguieres repos'd a great deal of Confidence who had been his Chaplain and who had secretly abjur'd the Reform'd Religion He acquainted Deagean with all his Masters secrets and told him the Reason for which Lesdiguieres express'd in a certain Conjuncture a little more repugnancy to pleasure the Court than he was wont to do The cause of that little disgust was a certain Suspicion which was given him of some designs form'd against the Reform'd in Dauphine in which he was to be involv'd When Deagean had Learn'd that secret it was easie for him to destroy the Suspicions of Lesdiguieres whose mind he turn'd as he
then ordinary nay if 〈…〉 do but sigh and bemoan themselves their very Groans and â—â—ghs are not to be endur'd In the mean time the Dukes of Rohan and Soubise who had â— long time refus'd to yield to the Importunities of the Assembly having bin disgusted by the Court where the Prince of Coâ—dé 〈…〉 the Constable were the Duke of Rohan's Enemies resign'd themselves wholly to the Orders of the Assembly and after some Submissions on their part and some Offers from the â—ourt which signifi'd nothing they resolv'd to hold out St. â—ohn a' Angeli to the last The Duke of Rohan left his Brother â—â— the place and after he had furnish'd it with Men and Ammunition went into Guâ—en to raise more Forces On the other side the King after he had summon'd Subise by a Herald besieg'd the City and Subise by the foul Practices of Loudrieres who discourag'd both the Soldiers and Inhabitants by his discourses â—nd his counsels being constrain'd to surrender the place march'd out sooner then he would have done had he not been afraid of being forsaken All the security which either the City or the Garison had was a wild and general Capitulation by which the King promis'd only in writing to the Inhabitants their Lives their Estates and the Liberty of their Consciences and Persons reserving to himself the disposal of every thing else as he should think convenient declaring at the same time that he did not pretend to make any Treaty but only to grant a Favour However the Capitulation as slight as it was had the hard fate to be but very ill observ'd The Soldiers plunder'd the Town and yet constrain'd the Mayor the Sheriffs and the principal Inhabitants to give 'em a Certificate and forc'd another from the Minister that they had behav'd themselves civilly On the other side the King retiring to Cognac set forth a Declaration which was verifi'd at Bourdeaux wherein to put the greater value upon his Clemency which had spar'd their Lives and Estates and given Liberty of Conscience to the Reformed of St. John d'Angeli he order'd the Fortifications and Walls of the City to be raz'd and the Moats to be fill'd up He took away their Charters and their Franchises and made the Town liable to Taxes for the future He cancell'd their Government by Mayor and Sheriffs and and annex'd the common Stock of the Town to the Royal Demesnes leaving 'em out of his special Grace and Favor their Election and ordinary Jurisdiction Upon which Declaration a certain Historian very much devoted to the Roman Church observes That it would have been taken for a just punishment of that City had they not since that us'd many very Innocent and Catholic Cities after the same rate The End of the Seventh Book THE HISTORY OF THE Edict of Nantes THE SECOND PART THE EIGHTH BOOK A Compendium of the Eighth Book MArshal Bouillon's Letter The King marches into Guyenne the Siege and reducing of Clairac The King's word ill observ'd The Pope's Breve to the King The Reformed every where unfortunate The Siege of Montauban La Force defends the Place The King raises his Siege Chamiere's Death The Duke of Mayenne dies The blame falls upon the Constable The Jesuit Arnoux's disgrace The Duke of Luines dies Assembly of the Clergy A violent Harangue of the Bishop of Rennes The History of Dominic de Jesus Maria. Sedition at Paris The Church at Charenton burnt The Reformed forsake their Houses They are accus'd of setting Fire to the Bridges of Paris and the Prison at Lion The Circle of Lower Languedoc displaces Chatillon Great Confusion in that Circle The Condition of the Court The King returns to Paris A remarkable Writing of Jeannin advising Peace The Opinion of those who were more enclin'd to War The Reformed take new Courage The King departs from Paris His Success in Poitou in Guyenne where he treats with la Force The sack of Negrepelisse and St. Antonin Lesdiguieres interposes for Peace Factions at Mompellier Sedition against the Catholics Bitter Harangue of the Bishop to the King Remarks upon the Stile of that Harangue The Church of Foix laid waste Attestation given to the Monk Villate The King forbids the Reformer to forsake their Houses Count Mansfeild treats with the Reformed Proposals of the Marshal de Bouillon to the Duke of Rohan upon that occasion The Court gains Mansfeild The King makes use of Foreign Catholics in France The Negotiations for Peace renew'd A Writing set forth upon that occasion Siege of Mompellier Capitulation made by Lunell ill observ'd Small Cities ill defended Success of the War in several Places Chatillon made a Marshal of France Seditions at Orleans Fronsac and Lion The Original of the word Parpailler Other Originals Of the word Hust Violence of the Sedition The Reformed are disarm'd War against Rochel Soubise sollicits for Succor from England Treaty of Peace reassum'd near Mompellier Conclusion of the Treaty with an Edict Rigour of the Parlaments Advantages of that Peace Qualifications of the Edict of Peace All the Cities accept the Peace which is ill observ'd by the Court. Treaty at Mompellier The King returns to Paris De Puisieux in Favour The Bishop of Luson made a Cardinal Character of that Prelat After what manner he receiv'd the news of his Promotion Excessive Flatteries Foul Play offer'd the Rochelois Enterprises of Valence at Mompellier where he takes the Duke of Rohan Prisoner and makes a division of the Consulship General Papers Extravagant Answers Exercises forbid The Reformed excluded from Dignities in the Vniversity of Poitiers The singing of Psalms in the Streets and in Shops forbid A common Soldier deprived the Benefit of an Oblate Attempts upon paternal Right A Declaration establishing a Commissioner in Colloquies and Synods A National Synod Galand the first Commissioner ever present to a National Synod He is admitted out of pure Obedience Deputies sent to the King who sends back the Deputies laden with his Orders The Court inclin'd to favour the Arminians A Writing publish'd by la Militiere Answer of Tilenus Authority attributed to the Kings of France Imposture set up against the Synod of Dordrecht Obedience of the Synod of Charenton A Tignations ill paid Propositions made to the Synod by Galand on the King's behalf A new Deputation to the King and the effect of it Oath of Vnion A Citadel built at Mompellier Mariald opposes it in the name of the Reformed of the City Presages of a new War The death of du Plessis The death of Marshal de Bouillon WHile the King lay before St. John d'Angeli he receiv'd the Submissions of the Duke of Tremouille who had surrender'd Taillebourg without much entreaty On the other side Marshal de Bouillon at the same time sent him a Letter full of smart Remonstrances of which the principal Heads were The retiring of the Reformed which he attributed to the notorious violation of the Declaration of the 24th of April He observ'd how the
be a difficult thing to meet with such a violent Harangue and where the most innocent things or at least the most to be excus'd by the necessity that constrain'd em were blacken'd after the most odious manner imaginable The torments of an infinite number of poor Creatures that were destroy'd in all places where the Catholics came the burning of Tonneins Monhart Negrepelisse and other Towns their frequent Insurrections against the Reformed their forcing Conversions of which that War afforded various Examples would make those tremble and their hair stand an end that read the Story should â— set 'em forth in the stile of this Harangue But this is the Character of the Catholic Prelates whatever it be that never so little touches the Respect which is due to their Grandeur is by them cry'd down for Sacriledge and is never to be excus'd But whatever they do in order to the destruction of those that offend 'em though never so opposite to all the Laws of God and Nature is lawful and clear from all Reproach and Censure Thus the City of Foix the Metropolis of that Province being inhabited by some Reformed Families the Monk Viâ—â—arte a Capuchin being sent thither by the Bishop of Pamiers went thither toward the end of the last year to do all the mischief he could under pretence of preaching the Advent Sermons and return'd thither to preach the Lent Sermons of this year But his seditious Declamations his Monastical Controversies his Conferences offer'd to the Ministers the pious Violences of the Governors of the Province and the City and the Treachery of some persons won over to their Party brought over all the Families to the Church of Rome There was not one withstood this Hurricane but the Minister and his Wife who was permitted to retire not so much out of Humanity or Justice but to give the greater lustre to the Monk's Victory And the Minister was spar'd to be a testimony of the desolation of his Church and to carry the news to the places of his retirement To which purpose they caus'd a Trumpet to attend him who under pretence of conducting him sounded forth the Triumphs of the Monk over the Minister and his Flock both in the streets of the City and in the Countrey Nor had the Reformed at Foix any other then a limited Exercise as I have said already In the mean time the Ecclesiastics of Foix gave this Monk a Certificate which made him lookt upon as the only Author of these goodly Conversions and which assur'd the world that no other violent means was made use of then that of the Word of God But 't is observable that they never bethought themselves of attesting in behalf of these New Converts that there was nothing but what was free and voluntary in their change The Art of Converting was then but in its Infancy Time brought it to some perfection for that in our days they never fail to cause these sort of Attestations to be sign'd by those that had suffer'd the utmost extremity of Violence at their hands Moreover the demolishing the Church which was done by the bare Authority of the Inhabitants without staying for the King's Orders follow'd the Monk's Victory close at the heels and the Catholic Churches of the City shar'd among 'em the Spoils of the Reformed It may be judg'd with what moderation this Affair was carri'd on by the precipitancy of the Catholics who â—ever consulted their Sovereign upon two Points of that importance It may be said perhaps in their behalf that they did nothing without the private encouragement of the Court who â—ook in good part what ever was serviceable toward the Conversion of the Heretics But the Archbishop of Ambrune haranguing the King upon his return to Paris after the Peace made â—vent a little farther then all this He made the King an Apostle 〈◊〉 his Speech and to support his new Eulogy with a Reason â—e added that the King procur'd Conversions by his Prudence and the concurrence of his just Arms. The meaning of his words is easily apprehended which seem'd to intimate that in Conversions of this nature Terror wrought no less effectually â—hen Instruction While the King lay at Bezieres where the Bishop of Momâ—… had made him a Speech he put forth a Declaration dated 〈◊〉 25. which renewing the ill-observed Promises of the King's Protection to those that liv'd in Obedience and staid at home under the benefit of the Edicts forbid all the Reformed to â—â—uit their Habitations whether in City or Countrey upon pain 〈◊〉 forfeiting all the Favours that had been afforded 'em and to 〈◊〉 proceeded against as guilty of High-Treason Deserters of the Kingdom and Disturbers of the Public Peace The Preâ—ence for these Prohibitions was That the Reformed forsook their Houses to join with those that were in Arms or with Foreigners that drew toward the Frontiers and threaten'd the Kingdom with an Invasion The truth is that the greatest part of those that quitted their Houses were forc'd to wander 〈◊〉 where in search of their security The heats of the Catholic Rabble the seditious roaring of the Monks in their Pulâ—… the uncontroul'd Licentiousness of the Soldiers the proâ—… of Protection a thousand ways broken Capitulations ill observ'd the frequent Tortures of those who surrender'd at discretion the enormous fury of the Rascally Mobile against the bodies of those who had undergone the utmost extremity and Torments yet stedfast to the end and several other Circumstances of the present condition of the Reformed in France were â—…rrible that they expected a Massacre every day which every body strove to avoid by withdrawing into places where there was more probability of safety But to speak the truth the Court was not free from Alarums and if the Confederates had but had a little ready money they would have made the Court repent their declaring War against ' em Count Mansfeild who was enter'd into the Confederacy against the House of Austria and who after the overthrow of the King of Bohemia had maintain'd his ground with good reputation at that time besieg'd Savern in Alsatia with a considerable Army but before he could take the place he was constrain'd to retreat for fear of the Imperialists who were within some few days march of him with three Bodies of an Army much superior in number to his In his retreat he was constrain'd to cross Lorrain which the Duke who had not his Forces ready durst not deny him Now the Count not having money 〈◊〉 no other way to keep his men together but by the liberty which he allow'd 'em to do what they pleas'd so that there was 〈◊〉 likelihood that he could subsist any long time provided his Parties could be hinder'd from roaming about from their maiâ— Body Marshal de Bouillon therefore liking well the opportunity and weary of the Neutrality which he had observ'd since the beginning of the War and desirous to make one smart Eâ—… say
appointed one wherein the Dutchess of Rohan was to bear a part and every thing was ready when the News of the Duke's Imprisonment arriv'd Which Accident would have quite broken off the Match and the Queen must either have lost or been forc'd to have deferr'd a Pastime she was just about to enjoy which would have bin a very great disappointment to a Princess of her Age and therefore it was better to let an Enemy live then disturb the Pleasures of a Young Queen So that the Duke was more beholding for his Liberty to a Dancing Match then to the Publick Faith In the mean time Valence made the best of this Accident for while he kept the Duke in Prison he proceeded to the Election of the Consuls and caus'd the one half to be chosen Catholics as he had already done by the Marine Consulship out of which he had taken out one half of the Reformed Both the one and the other was against the express terms of the Breif by which it was promis'd that no Innovation should be introduc'd into the Consulship and there is great probability that the Duke of Rohan would have very much obstructed Valence's Enterprize had not the latter prevented him by Imprisonment But when the Duke was set at liberty he found the thing done and the Order which oblig'd him to retire into Vpper Languedoc depriv'd him both of time and means to apply any Remedy The Reformed complain'd that Valence had made use of Violence in the electing what Consuls he thought fit himself and that he had kept the Consuls that were going out of their employments a whole night Pris'ners in his own house to force their consent to the election of Catholics But the Court took â—o notice of these Complaints and all that the Duke cou'd obtain from 'em was that Valence shou'd recall the men that he â—ad quarter'd up and down in Valence's Credit was then so great that though he were no more then Governor of Mompelier he was consulted by all Languedoc to know the secret intentions of the Court and that 't was enough for him to say â—hat 't was the King's pleasure that such or such a thing should be done to have it put in execution Orders of the same nature given out of the Jurisdiction of his Government were obey'd as if they had come from the King himself and Acts â—f which the purport only was that Valence had written that the King's Pleasure was so or so have past in our days for definitive in Affairs of great importance Nevertheless it was â—oth contrary to Probability and Custom that the Governor of 〈…〉 particular Town should be the Arbitrator of a whole Province But in Affairs of Religion 't was enough to authorize Fraud and Injustice against the Reformed for a Catholic to â—ay Le Roy veut 't is the King's Pleasure As for the Duke of Rohan when he was got clear of Mompelier he went to Milhau where he understood that the Duke of Espernon to whom the King a little before had giv'n the Government of Guyenne instead of that of Saintonge and Augonnois went about to hinder the Cities held by the Reformed in Rouvergne to elect their Consuls as they were wont to do and that he had written to 'em not to make any new Elections till they understood from his mouth the King 's further Pleasure But the Duke of Râ—han explaining his Pleasure by the terms of the Peace persuaded 'em to elect their Consuls at the usual times and after that to send Commissioners to the Duke of Espernon to know his Will They took his Advice and by that means preserv'd their right to keep the Catholics out of the Consulship But while things thus past in Languedoc the general Commissioners Mommarton and Maniald who had been substituted in the rooms of Flavas and Chalas present a Paper to the King wherein they demanded several things necessary for the preservation of Peace It consisted of Twenty two Heads the substance of which was That Commissioners should be sent into the Provinces to see the Peace duly executed That the Garison might be remov'd out of Mompelier That the Brief which promis'd there should be no Innovation might be observ'd That Fort Lewis might be demolish'd That the Reformed who had bin condemn'd to the Gallies might be set at liberty That the Sums promis'd for the Ministers Salaries for the low state of Pensions and the payment of the Garisons might be discharg'd both for the time past and for the future That Candal who had paid some money before-hand might be reimburs'd That the King should provide for the payment of the Ministers of the Country of Gex to whom there had been assign'd a Fund upon the Toll-money in recompence of the Ecclesiastical Revenues which had bin taken from 'em That the King would be pleas'd to contribute something toward the rebuilding of the Church at Charenton which was burnt down in the War-time That he would be pleas'd to cause the Church at Tours to be rebuilt at his own charges in the same place where it stood before the Sedition according to his promise That he would vouchsafe to let the Church of Bourg be rebuilt notwithstanding that the Catholics disputed their Right to the Ruins of it That free Exercise of their Religion might be restor'd to the Reformed at Villemur Fontain Luson and Talâ—ont in which places they had carri'd their Violences so high against those that went about to assemble together as to level their great Guns against 'em That the same liberty should be also allow'd at Surgeres Bagnols St. Giles's Figeac Puimirol â—iâ— en Armagnac from whence they had expell'd the Minister â—nd lastly at Quilleboeuf in Normandy That the Reformed of Poitiers might be discharg'd from the payment of Twelve hunder'd Livres which had bin laid upon 'em by way of Tax for the Guard of the City though they would not do 'em the â—onour to trust 'em with it as they did the rest of the Inhabitants That the Edict of Compensation might be executed in â—earn and that the Exercise of the Reformed Religion might â—e restor'd to the Navarreines And that the Churches Bells Church-yards which the Reformed enjoy'd there by the Decree â—f the Commissioners might be preserv'd to 'em since they â—ad resign'd all the rest to the Catholics That the Party Chambers might set up again in those places where they had bin reâ—or'd during the Wars That the Reformed might be exempted from the building of Churches to which the Catholics of Arâ—â—i le Due went about to constrain 'em actually prosecuting â—em at the Council-board in order to have 'em comprehended â—n the raising Six thousand Livres design'd toward the building of a Church for the Capuchins That the Church of Remorenâ—in burnt in the time of the War and that of Gergeau pull'd â—own since the Peace might be rebuilt That the Cities of Berâ—eras and St. For might be eas'd of several Grievances And â—astly
with Henrietta of France Negotiation of the Archbyâ— of Ambrun the Match concluded upon advantageous Conditiâ—… for the Catholics Death of James I. Charles consummâ—… the Marriage Suit between the City of Pamiers and Bishop Cavils upon the Right of prosecuting the payment Legacies and Donations Exemption of Ministers Trâ—… reviv'd Enterprise of the Duke of Rohan and Soubise 〈◊〉 cover'd Soubise seizes the King's Ships and is block'd 〈◊〉 the Port of Blavet He is thought to be lost and is disown'd by all the world The King's Declaration upon that occasion Soubise disingages himself which changes the face of Affairs Politic Devotions of the Duke of Rohan Seconded by his Wife Manifesto of the Duke of Soubise Answer Dispute about the Priviledges of Rochel Peace talk'd of Cruelties of the Râ—al Army in Soubise's Successes Remonstrance of the Reformed presented to the King Answers to the Articles with which the Reformed are not content The Court recovers her Affairs Assembly of the Clergy that furnishes out money with reluctancy The King excepts Rochel out of the Peace which delays the conclusion of it Particular Laws which the King would impose upon that City A powerful League against Spain A Design of the Cardinal of which he is forc'd to forbear the execution Instances of the English Ambassadors for the peace of Religion Rochel accepts the Conditions somewhat mitigated Divers Acts upon occasion of the Peace Why the Court demanded such Writings Act past by the English Ambassadors In what sense the King becomes a Guaranty for the Peace A new Edict which confirms all the rest Foul Play shew'd by France to the Confederates Jealousies between the Cardinal and Buckingham The Cardinal 's weak side Enterprises of the Catholics of the Queen of England's Houshold Conspiracy against the Cardinal Condition of Rochel National Synod Decree relating to Commissioners Instructions of the Commissioners Chauve the Moderator's Answer Surprize upon the Synod of Realmont Infidelity of Masuyer at which the Catholics triumph They would fain hedge in the Ministers into the Treaty of the Duke of Rohan with Spain Article of the Synod of Realmont which orders enquiry after such as were gâ—tity which offends all the Churches and is disown'd by the National Synod Leave to nominate general Deputies from which the Synod desires to be excus'd and send Deputies to the King Remonstrances of the Deputies Maniald dyes to whom the King sâ—â—stitutes Hardi Return of the Deputies and the King's Answer The Synod names general Deputies Several Resolutions of the Synod The City of Castres refuses to receive the Luke of Rohan's Deputies Memoirs of Complaints Burying of Lords that were the Founders in Churches Legacies given to the Poor adjudg'd to Hospitals Marriage of a Knight of Maltha vacated Vexatious Declarations Meeting of the Notable Conversions forc'd in Bearn at Aubenas at St. Amand. Extraordinary Acts of Injustice Innovations at Mompelier Foundation of that City Declaration against Foreign Ministers Rochel remains block'd up the English declare War Tâ—… United Provinces assist France The English land in the 〈…〉 of Ree Irresolution of the Rochellers Letters of the Coâ—â—â— intercepted A nice Question Whether Huguenots ought to â—â— suffer'd in the King's Army Rochel determines and publishâ—â— a Manisesto The Duke of Rohan does the same Iâ—trâ—… of Galand against the Duke Rout of the English Sâ—… Fleet of the English of no use to the Rochellers A third Flâ—â—â— as ineffectual The beginning of a Treaty of Peace with England and Surrender of Rochel The City refuses to submit to 〈…〉 English Spanish Fleet at the Siege of Rochel Severities exercis'd toward the Ladies of Rohan The Courage of Guiton Maire of Rochel How the City was us'd IN the mean time the Commissioners that were promis'd to be sent into the Provinces went thither in earnest but the course which they took in the execution of the Edicts serv'd only to convince the most incredulous among the Reformed that the Court did but make a Maygame of ' em For the Church which they had at Gergeau that had bin one of their Cities of security and where they had held some general Assemblies was taken from 'em in a City where they had always enjoy'd one and to make 'em amends for this Act of Injustice they had leave giv'n to build another at the farther end of all the Suburbs The Catholics of Remorentin who had burnt the Church would never permit the building of another but the Commissioners instead of punishing the Misdemeanor and doing Justice upon the Offenders were so kind as to leave things in the same condition as they found ' em But the Injustice which they did the Reformed of Tours was much more notorious For the King had promis'd after the Sedition of which I have given an account in another place to preserve to the Protestants of that City their priviledge of meeting in that place â—here they were wont to assemble and to supply 'em with the â—…um of Six thousand Livres towards the rebuilding of the â—hurch which the Mutineers had fir'd But the Commissioners â—…ted quite contrary to this Promise They arriv'd at Tours in â—…y and would needs persuade the Reformed to accept of another place which Proposal being rejected by the poor People â—…o demanded the performance of the King's word the Commissioners departed without making any regulation Toward the end of September they return'd agen to Tours at what time â—â—ey took a view of several places of the situation of which â—â—eâ— drew up a long Report in writing and design'd the Reformed one for the building of a Church which the Reformed â—ould not accept of but they got nothing by it for the Commissioners enforc'd 'em by an Order to sell the place where their â—…d Church stood and to lay out the money in the purchase of â—â—at which was design'd ' em Amelot and Chalas had a Commission to see the Edict per â—…rm'd in the Provinces of Poitou and Saintonge Chalas who â—as made choice of by Amelot as the Catholic Commissioners â—â—d almost every where the priviledge to nominate their Associates was one of those complying sort of People who have not â—…udacity enough to oppose another man's Opinion and who being men of sincerity themselves cannot believe that other men will deceive ' em So that the Reformed complain'd very much â—…f his softness and never thought themselves beholding to him â—…r any Justice that was done 'em upon some Articles Amelot â—…n the other side was one of those People that never did any thing without a great deal of Pomp and Ceremony and who â—…ake it their strife to please all the world at least to outward â—ppearance He made Mountains of Molehilâ—s and thought 〈…〉 advance himself at Court by giving the Grandees Information of every diminutive Trifle He made a great noise of cerâ—â—in Designs which he had discover'd and which he would needs â—…ave had to have bin lookt upon at Court as important Conspiracies
that the Laws must be violated and that the â—â—ctions of Officers must be carried on after a new manner regard that otherwise the Reformed who were richer more â—â—â—siderable and more numerous then the Catholics would â—â—redly carry all before 'em by the plurality of Voices As â—â— any respect to the Laws that was ne're able to stop the â—â—ergy when the violation of 'em serv'd for the good of their â—â—airs And it was the Bishop's aim to prefer none but his â—â—ends and his Kindred under pretence of excluding the Hereâ—…s Nevertheless the Catholics were so wise as not to â—â—ble their Religion and the Civil Government together and â—â—derstood their own Interest so well as to join with the Reâ—med against the Bishop So that after all the Cavils imagiâ—â—â—le that Affair was determin'd and the Catholics as well as â—â— Reformed bore an equal share of the charges of the City They began at the same time to elude the Donations and â—gacies which the Reformed bequeath'd to their Ministers â—â—d their Poor And the most dangerous Cavil of which they thought themselves upon this occasion was that they refus'd suffer the Consistories to name Syndics and Proctors to proâ—ute the Effect of such Contracts and Wills in their own â—â—â—es So that those Acts were made invalid by refusing Juâ—â—e to those who were nominally empowr'd by authentic Letâ—â—s of Attorney to sue for the payment of the money when â—e The Pretence was That the Right of empowring Attorâ—es did not belong but to authoriz'd Corporations and thereâ—â—â—e they would needs have the Churches and their Consistories be abominable Communities which were not to enjoy the â—â—e Priviledges with others But this Cavil was so contrary the Edict which in the 42d Article of Particulars declar'd express terms That such Suits might be prosecuted by a â—octor in the Name of the Body and Community of those of the â—â—formed Religion who were therein concern'd that 't was imâ—â—ssible to erect it into a Law all of a sudden and if there were â—y Inferior Judges where that Cavil was favour'd the Supeâ—â—or Judges redress'd it Thus the Judge of Saintes being desirous to have hinder'd Gaillon a Proctor belonging to the Coâ—sistory of the place from suing for the Donations and Legacâ—â— left for the support of Ministers Doctors Scholars and poâ—â— People of the Reformed Religion there was a Decree of the Council bearing date the 19th of March which maintain'd the Reformed of Saintes in the enjoyment of the Priviledges granâ—â— by the Edict tho it be true indeed that the Decree added thâ—â— Condition that the King's Advocate or Proctor should be pâ—â—sent at the giving up of the Accompts But in revenge they frustrated the effects of a Favour whâ—â—â— the Reformed had bin a long time solliciting that is to say thâ—â— the Ministers might be discharg'd from paying Taxes True is that about twelve years before there was a Declaration â—â— forth in their Favour but the Court had so little desire that should be executed that there was not the least care taken â—â— have it enregister'd in the Sovereign Courts so that the General Deputies after they had lost all their Sollicitations and thâ— extraordinary Pains were forc'd to present a Petition upon thâ— same subject Upon which they obtain'd a Decree of the 17â—â— of July which exempted the Ministers only from being tax'd â— their Moveables Pensions and Salaries but which left eâ—â—liable in respect of their Inheritances and immoveable Good which indeed was to leave 'em to the discretion of the Asseâ—â—â— and Collectors In short that Decree was the occasion of thousand Suits in regard that Acts of that nature are never look upon as Law but only as Regulations upon particular matter of Fact The least distaste of a Collector was enough to obligâ—â—â— those who challenge the enjoyment of a Priviledge to cause thâ— setting forth of another Decree which might personally conâ—eâ—â— 'em and the same Brabbles might be renew'd every year In the mean time Spain having observ'd the change of thâ— French Politics and well foreseeing that there would be an alterâ—tion also of the general face of affairs whereby she should become a great loser it she did not cut out some work within doors for the French she resolv'd not to let slip the opportunity which thâ— Discontents among the Reformed gave her to renew the Ciâ—â—â— War The Peace of Mompelier was so openly violated thâ—â— there was not one Article of it left unbrok'n so that all thâ—â— Churches had reason to complain But Rochel that notwithâ—â—â—â—ding all her Submissions had not obtain'd the demolishing of â—t Lewis and saw herfelf as it were blockt up at a distance by â—â—ces quarter'd in places proper to disturb and annoy her at same time struck the rest of the Reformed Cities both with â—â— and Terror They beheld with sorrow the approaching â—â— that powerful City and were in fear of some design in â—d to destroy 'em all so soon as Rochel which was the â—â—t important shou'd once be ruin'd So that all those who â—â—ev'd that the ruin of the Reformed Religion would prove a â—essary consequence of the subduing those Cities which were condition to support it expected some deliverance from â—ven for the recovery of their Affairs But no body minded â—â—t a helping hand to the work only they wish'd that Proviâ—ce would take care of their security without ' em However Duke of Rohan and Soubise his Brother meditated great â—â—gns of which the consequences would have prov'd no less â—arkable had they bin well seconded 'T was said that the â—â—râ—s secretly spurr'd 'em on and flatter'd 'em with hopes considerable Succor if they could procure a general Rising â—hâ— whole Party but that was a Condition which the Duke â—â—â—lâ— not undertake to perform 'T is true that finding himâ—… abandon'd by almost all the world he gave an ear to cerâ—… Overtures of a Treaty propounded to him by the Council of â—â— not out of any hopes that that same Court would assist â— in good earnest but in some measure to raise the spirits of Party and that he might be in a condition to make an adâ—â—ageous Peace The â—ukes of Rohan and Soubise then were the only persons â—â—enew'd the War and the reason that determin'd 'em to it â— because the Court made open preparations for the Siege Râ—â—â—l There was a Fleet getting ready at Blaver a small â— upon the Coast of Bâ—etany to block up the City by Sea and give em of all supplies of Relief which chiefly consisted in â— keeping the Sea open The Rochellers on the other side â—mâ—d at these Preparations which they well knew were aim'd â—â—â—m implor'd the Aid of the Duke and his Brother who conâ—â—d together to ward off the Blow if it were possible They agreed that Soubise should rig out some Vessels under pretencâ— of a long Voyage that he should endeavour to surprize those that were making ready at Blaver that if he succeeded thâ—
Duke should take Arms in the Provinces where he had most Reputation but that if the Enterprize fail'd he should disowâ— his Brother's Actions Their own Estates and what ready money they had were the Fund upon which they laid the Foundations of this great Design But when all things were ready Soubise was betray'd by Nouailles one of his principal Officerâ— who reveal'd the Secret yet for all that Soubise's diligence wâ—â— so great that he had prevented the measures which the Couâ—â— had taken to hinder the effect of the Enterprize had he but hâ—â— a little more time to have made his Retreat For with those few men he had he made himself Master of all the Veâ—â—â— which lay then in the Port. But he could not get possession â—â— the Fort by reason that upon the Intelligence which Nouâ—â—â— had given they had put a Garison into it much more numeroâ— then the Party that follow'd Soubise Besides that the Duke â—â— Vendosme Governor of the Province had time to muster little Army together and to bar up the Haven with aâ— Iron Chain and a Cable of an extraordinary thickness Bâ— which means Soubise was shut up within the place without either Men or Ammunition and expos'd for three weeks together to the Cannon of the Fort and the Small Shot of tâ—â— whole Army There was no body in the Kingdom but thought him lost beyond recovery so that every one strove which should be the firâ— to disown him La Trimouille la Force Chatillon and severâ—â— others of the highest Quality disown'd him in writing Thâ— general Deputies and those of the Church of Paris follow their example The Cities of Rochel Nimes Vsez and Mâ—tauban together with the Communities of Cevennes did thâ— same either by authentic Acts or by the mouths of their Dâ—puties And this it was that disappointed all the Designs which the Duke of Rohan had form'd upon several places because â—â— body would engage in a War which had prov'd so unfortunaâ—â— in the first Attempt In the mean time the King publish'd Declaration at Paris dated Jan. 25. eight days after the Suâ— prize of Blavet I know not what to say of this date but it â—â—ems naturally impossible that all the Disclaimers and Renunâ—iations as are mention'd in the Declaration should come in so â—â—ort a time from so many places so far remote and where the News of the taking of Blavet could not be arriv'd so soon However it were the stile of it was like the language of all the â—est and if the Prefaces of Edicts were always true it might â—e said that the Reformed were much too blame to make such â—â—oud Complaints The Peace of Mompelier was therein menâ—ion'd as a Favour by vertue of which the Sentiments of a â—ust Indignation had bin over-rul'd by the natural Benignity of a â—ing the Father of his People toward Subjects submissive and reâ—entant It spoke of the performance of the last Treaty in â—erms so violent as if they would have enforc'd the most clearâ—â—ghted to have given their eyes the Lye and to believe that â—he Citadel built at Mompelier the numerous Garison which they had put into it the Alterations in the Elections of Conâ—â—ls Fort Lewis compleated to block up Rochel after solemn promise to demolish it the Public Preparations made to seize â—â—e Priviledges and Liberties of that formidable City and a â—under'd more Acts of Injustice put upon the Reformed in several places were no palpable Breaches of the Edict of Peace After this the King confirm'd the Edicts in favour of those that continu'd in their Obedience declar'd Soubise his Adheâ—ents and all those that directly or indirectly kept any correspondence with him guilty of High Treason depriv'd all the Cities and Corporations that favour'd him of their Priviledges and Immunities gave a month's time to him and his Adherents â—o return to their Duty and upon that condition from that â—ery instant granted 'em a full oblivion of their Rebellion or of they refus'd to accept of mercy threaten'd 'em with the utâ—â—ost rigor of the Laws But before this Declaration was verifi'd Soubise being faâ—our'd by a high wind that blew directly for his purpose broke the Chain and the Cable and maugre all the great and small Shot that was fir'd upon him sav'd his Men and brought away the Vessels which he had taken only two that struck in the mouth of the Haven When he was thus Master of the Sea he made himself easily Master of the Islands of Ré and Oleron and after several Refusals oblig'd the City of Rochel to declare for him This unlookt-for Success of an Action which all the World had condemn'd for rash and inconsiderate made both Friends and Enemies change their language Almost all those who had disown'd Soubise before repented of their precipitate Renunciations and excepting some of the Grandees into whose minds either their own Interest or the Jealousy of such a glorious Exploit infus'd other thoughts all others were desirous of being engag'd and asham'd of having baulk'd their Cause The Duke of Rohan resum'd fresh courage and flatter'd himself that some of the Provinces would arm in his behalf when he appear'd among ' em To which purpose he made incredible efforts that shew'd an invincible courage and a diligence indefatigable and at length he obtain'd a good part of what he desir'd On the other side the Court did all that lay in their power to hinder Religion from appearing to be the pretence of this War and therefore endeavour'd to make it a particular quarrel of the House of Rohan And they were oblig'd to proceed thus gingerly through their fear of augmenting the Party and offending England and the Low-Countries with whom they had not long before made an Alliance On the other side the Duke did all that he thought proper to persuade the world that it was upon no other account but only upon the score of Religion that he had tak'n Arms. And because he was not ignorant how far some certain extraordinary demonstrations of Zeal and Piety prevail among the People he affected all the outward Shews of an extreme Devotion He paid the Ministers extraordinary Honours When he enter'd into any City be caus'd a Bible to be carri'd before him as the Catholics in their Religious Wars advance the Cross in their Forefronts He alighted from his Horse at the Church-door of every City and never spoke of business to any body before he had said his Pray'rs upon both knees And this made him so much the more to be taken notice of because the Churches of the Reformed having neither Ornaments nor Reliques nor any thing of pomp or magnificence to invite a man it could not be thought that such Actions proceeded from any other Principle then that of a most profound Piety The Dutchess his Wife also was a notable Second to him in all his Enterprizes She â—abour'd with great sedulity in persuading the
People to take Arms in all places where she came and because she travell'd more by night then by day the equipage wherein she appear'd â—â—ruck a kind of awe into the Countrey People Besides that â—eing in mourning the People that attended her were all in â—lack her Coach also coverd with mourning was drawn by â—ight black Horses which together with the Flambeaux that were carri'd to light her along solemniz'd her Train with an Air so unusual that the Peasants were affrighted at it more then once Nor were these little Formalities without some success for at last several Corporations join'd with him one after another In the mean time Soubise gave an account to the Public of â—he Motives that induc'd him to take Arms by a Manifesto wherein looking a good way backward he renew'd the remembrance of the Services done the deceas'd King by the Reformed and complain'd that since his death the Edicts had bin openly violated and that the Churches had bin only amus'd with â—romises which never had bin observ'd He upbraided the Caâ—â—olics with the surprize of Saumur which was detain'd from â—â— Plessis though he had bin promis'd to be resettl'd in it He â—â—rgot not the hard usage exercis'd at Mompelier contrary to â—he Faith of the Breifs which had bin granted to the Duke of â—ohan and afterwards he added that the exercise of the Reformed Religion had not bin re-establish'd where it ought to â—ave bin that the Reformed had been excluded from all â—â—anner of Employments ev'n from the Offices of Serjeants â—hat the Ecclesiastical Assemblies were depriv'd of their former Liberty that the Reformed were deni'd common Justice in their Affairs and were often made to lose their Suits for no â—ther reason but upon the score of their Religion that at St. â—illeâ— the Minister du Terond attending a Corps to the Grave was knockt o' the head yet no punishment inflicted upon the guilty that Briet a Judge in the Isle of Ré a man made up of Fury and Frenzy had caus'd an unfortunate Wretch to be â—urnt alive as being convicted to have burnt a Crucifix which nevertheless was sound without the least harm done to it after the execution of that miserable Creature and that Rochel was unjustly oppress'd which had voluntarily submitted to the Crown But in regard that Writings of this nature rarely remain unanswer'd a Reply to Soubise's Manifesto soon appear'd abroad though the Author observ'd no Rule or Measure He had the boldness to assert that the Reformed had done Henry IV. but very little service because they had neither supply'd him with Money nor Men. He made Reason of State an Excuse for the Alteration of the King's Promises though in the main he disown'd the Maxim which permits Princes to break their Words either with their Subjects or with Heretics He evaded the Promise of the Restitution of Saumur by saying that iâ— was never made but in case there had been no War As if though that had been true it had not been justice to have restor'd the City at least after the Peace concluded He thrust in by head and shoulders an Invective against Favas who never regarded the ruin of his Party provided he could make himself great He intermix'd the Recital of the Jealousies which the Assemblies apprehended of the Authority which the Duke of Rohan and his Brother went about to usurp He evaded the rest of the Complaints after various manners but with very little sincerity as may be judg'd by the foregoing Examples As to the Exercises not being re-establish'd he said that the Processes were depending in Council but he did not say that thence arose the occasion of complaining because those Causes hung undetermin'd for several years together He pretended that Employments were conferr'd upon the Reformed but he conceal'd that that was only done to draw 'em off from the Cause of the Churches and that it was for that reason only that La Farce and Chastillon had been made Marshals of France and Augustus Galand a Counsellor of State He averr'd that Teron dy'd of an Ulcer in the Lungs whereas it was prov'd that he had preach'd in his Church not above fifteen days before he dy'd At the same time also a new Dispute arose about the Privileges of Rochelle of which I have spoken in another place I shall therefore say no more here then only this that the Preâ—ensions of that City to their Franchises were so solid and so â—ell grounded that all the Artifices of those who went about â—â— deprive them of 'em could never imagine but only two vain â—retences The one was That the City had forfeited their â—ights when being taken by the English it was re-taken from â—â— The other was That she had bin depriv'd of her Priviâ—dges in 1541. by Francis I. by reason of her Rebellion But â—â— the first it was answer'd That she her self had bin assisting â—â— restore her self to the Dominion of the French That she had â—â—ce that obtain'd New Concessions and Grants besides a Conâ—rmation of the Old ones that Lewis XI had sworn to mainâ—in her in her Immunities and that it was past all contradiâ—ion that she had enjoy'd 'em till the year 1541. because it was â—â—en that the King depriv'd her of ' em And to the second â—retence it was reply'd That Henry II. had restor'd whatever â—ad bin taken away by his Father and resettl'd her in her Priâ—ledges But according to the Custom of War no sooner were the Troubles begun but they began to talk of Peace The Court â—pear'd inclinable to it because those Negotiations gave her â—ways an opportunity to corrupt some body or other or time â—â— put her self into a condition to give Laws Soubise and Rochelleâ—â—â—t â—â—â—t their Deputies to the King and though the Duke of Rohan thought it more proper to treat in any other place then â—â— the Court he was constrain'd that he might appear united â—â— the rest to send his Deputies the same way as also were â—â—e Corporations that had adher'd to him However in reâ—ard the Council sought only to take their time and to prepare â—â— favourable opportunity to compleat the Ruin of the Party â—â—e Treaty was spun out in length and Acts of Hostility began â—â— the Upper Languedoc Yet Marshal de Themines was not â—ery prosperous in Albigeois but when he enter'd the Province â—â— Foix his Men with others that join'd him there committed so many Cruelties that the Catholicks themselves were â—sham'd of 'em So that this same Barbarous Army having suâ—â—ain'd great Losses before Mas d' Azil where they were forc'd â—â— raise their Siege with Ignominy several made no scruple to look upon the Rout of the Marshal as a Divine Punishment of his Violences On the other side Soubise having landed in the Countrey of Medoc to divert the Enemy found an opportunity to perform a more Considerable Exploit For a Fleet set out to engage him and reinforc'd with some Dutch Ships
oblig'd him to put to Sea agen in order to meet and fight that Squadron In short The Enemy was utterly defeated and in regard that since the Enterprize of Blavet every thing had succeeded according to his wish this New Advantage gave so much reputation to his Affairs that the most Timorous had the courage to declare on his side The Court also became more supple about the Conditions of Peace while Rochel and some other Corporations stood more stiffly upon Terms The Deputies therefore which the Reformed had sent to the King and who had su'd for a Peace in most humble manner at length at Fontainbleau obtain'd an indifferent Answer to the Paper which they had presented It contain'd one and twenty Articles the first of which nam'd three and forty Places wherein a Re-establishment of the Exercise was demanded as in the year 1620. Nor was the City of Foix omitted in this same Catalogue Whence it appear'd that the Triumph of the Monk Villate was but a Chimera or rather that the Pretence had not been of any long continuance since there were still some of the Reformed remaining in a place where the Monk had boasted his Conversion of all that were there The second demanded the Restitution of the Church-yards which had bin taken from the Reformed in several Places of which Eight were particularly nam'd The third demanded Liberty for the Ministers to reside where they pleas'd according to the General and Particular Articles of the Edict The Fourth concern'd the Exemption deny'd from contributing toward the Reparation of Churches and some other things that savour'd of Compliance with the Roman Worship The Fifth contain'd a Complaint that frequently the Bodies of the Reformed were digg'd up agen under pretence that they were buried in Catholic Chappels or Church-yards Of which there was a fresh Example at Chartres For the Bishop had order'd the Body of Teligni a Gentleman whose Land lay in that Diocess to be haul'd out of his Tomb and the pretence of this Piece of Inhumanity exercis'd upon the Body of that Gentleman eight days after it had bin buried was because it was buried in the Chappel of his House The same Article contain'd Complaints of the demolishing of some Churches of woich they gave for an example the pulling down the Church which the Reformed had at Cheilar They complain'd also of the banishing of several persons who had bin driven out of several Cities for no other reason but upon the score of Religion and among the rest of the places where these Exorbitancies had bin committed Villemur Leitoure Puimirol and Soumieres were particulariz'd The sixth express'd the demolishing of Fort Lewis and the next the levelling of the Citadel of Mompelier which the Inhabitants had bin constrain'd to demand The eighth insisted upon the Breif in â—598 touching places of security the purport of which was â—…at there should be no Innovation introduc'd The ninth mention'd the City Tolls which had been very ill paid and 〈…〉 tenth demanded that the Sums promis'd to the Reformed 〈…〉 Bearn in recompence of Ecclesiastical Estates might be paid without any defalcation or diminution The following Article â—…oke of the Decree of the Parlament of Bretagne which had broken the Article of the Edict wherein the Reformed were declar'd capable of all Employments they therefore demanded the Decree to be cancell'd and the Article to be conform'd The twelfth was drawn up in favour of the Party-Chambers and of the Officers that compos'd ' em In the rest 〈…〉 was demanded That the Reformed who had bin despoil'd of their Goods and Estates by Grants Confiscations or under presence of Reprizals should be restor'd to the same that Acts â—…f Hostility should be forgotten that the Declaration publish'd before Mompelier might be register'd in the Chamber of â—ccompts in Paris that they who had taken Arms in 1621. â—ight be discharg'd of Taxes laid upon 'em during the Troubles and that the Receivers who had caus'd 'em to be paid â—ight be oblig'd to restitution of what they had receiv'd that they might not be su'd in the Courts of Justice for what had bin â—one to the prejudice of the Duke of Rohan's safe Conducts which he had revok'd that the Priviledges of the Reformed Cities and Corporations principally regarding the Election 〈…〉 their Consuls and Common Councils might be preserv'd that each Party might be reciprocally discharg'd from payment of Debts created without the consent of the other that those of the Reformed might be equally shar'd and lastly that they might be permitted to hold General Assemblies The Answers return'd to this Paper were favourable enough They referr'd the re-establishment of places for Exercise and the restitution of Church-yards to the Commissioners and that in terms earnest enough and such as might have prov'd satisfactory had those Promises bin sincerely fulfill'd Principally there was one remarkable Clause about Church-yards to this purpose that if for important Reasons they could not restore to the Reformed the same places which they had made use â—â— in 1620. others should be deliver'd to 'em as commodious aâ— they could desire at the charges of those that should require the exchange This set things very near upon the Basis of the ancient Article of Particulars and lost the Advocate General Talon the fruit of that Fraud which he pretended to have discover'd and which for twenty years together had serv'd for a Foundation to the Orders of the Commissioners The liberty for the Ministers to reside where they pleas'd was confirm'd and the King reserv'd to his Council the power upon hearing of the Cause to remedy such Infringements as should be complain'd of The Exemption from contributing to things mention'd in the twelfth Article of Particulars was granted only with the exception of Treaties that had bin made upon that occasion between the Reformed and the Catholics They answer'd indirectly to the Article about digging up the Bodies of the dead upon which the Demandants were referr'd to the 18th and 23d Article of the Edict and to the Decree of Council of the 25th of August 1620. But it was order'd that the Council should be inform'd of the demolishing of Churches that the banish'd persons should be restor'd and that the business of Cheilar tho remov'd to the Council should be sent back to the Party-Chamber which was translated to Beziers by reason of the Troubles The demolishing of Fort Lewis and the observance of the Brevet of 1598. were promis'd in general terms provided the Reformed behav'd themselves well As for the Citadel of Mompelier they were willing to believe that the Inhabiâ—…nes had demanded it freely and unanimously The King also promis'd that the Sums due for 1623 and 24 should be â—â—id to grant good Assignations for the present year and to take good the Compensation in Bearn The admission of the Reformed into all Offices the preservation of the Jurisdiction of the Chambers and of the Dignity of their Officers the 〈…〉 settlement of the Reformed
doing all others ev'n in Trifles he could not endure that another man â—â—ouid out do him in the most pitiful things To make Verses or to speak better than he did was not the way to win his Favour or to shew that he understood Humanity Philosophy the Mathematics Divinity or Antiquity better then he That he might enjoy the Reputation of being the most expert man of his time in all things he stretcht his weakness to that degree as â—o attribute to himself the Works of other men and to own under his own Name those Writings wherein perhaps he was no more concern'd then to have bin the first that conceiv'd the â—ude and indigested Idea of the Subject He had the same Sentiments as to Magnificence and Courting of Ladies and for a man to presume to transcend him in either of those two things was a certain way to lose his favour However it were he always us'd the Queen but very scurvily after he observ'd the little value she had for him insomuch that while he liv'd she had not all the World at will There was also brewing at the same time another occasion of a Rupture through the ill conduct of the Queens Houshold Servants Their Zeal for the Catholic Religion soon made 'em exceed the Bounds to which they were confin'd by the Treaties of Marriage They introduc'd the Jesuits into the Houshold of that Princess where those turbulent and ambitious People made themselves such absolute Masters of her Wit and Reason that they soon set her at variance with the King her Husband They so intoxicated her Understanding with their Superstitions that they forc'd her to commit a thousand mean things beneath her Grandeur and unworthy of her Dignity They persuaded her to adore as Martyrs those of their Order that had bin executed under the preceding Reign as Contrivers or Accomplices in the Powder-Plot And the occasion of a Jubilee presenting itself they made choice of the place where the common Male factors are executed whither the Queen was to walk bare-fooâ— to say her Prayers The English to whom the very Name of Jesuit is abominable were justly offended at this piece of Insolence and the King himself though he were extremely soâ— and easy was highly exasperated So that being otherwise disgusted at the Misdemeanors of the Queens Domestics he resolv'd to send 'em back into France Upon which the Cardinal sent Bassompierre to him to complain of such a violence offer'd to the Treaty and to endeavour to reconcile the differences between him and his Wife wherein the Ambassador had the good luck to succeed within a little of his Wishes But in regard the Ministers of both Courts made it their business mutually to verâ— and thwart one another the Cardinal caus'd Bassompierre's Treaty to be disown'd and Buckingham oblig'd his King to revoke his Word After which upon some Affairs of Commerce intervening Buckingham who burn'd with a desire of returning into France and brave the Cardinal would needs be sent thither once more with the Character of Ambassador But the Cardinal found a way to let him understand that he should not be welcome Upon which the English Favourite enrag'd at such an Affront oblig'd his Master to declare War against France And the pretence was that the Court of France had not observ'd the Articles of the last Peace But his Measures were so false and his Conduct so fool-hardy that he compleated the Ruine of the Reformed and Rochel while he sought his own and their Revenge While this Tempest was gathering together the Cardinal abour'd to disperse another Storm that threaten'd him nearer at and. Spain who well foresaw what Obstacles he would throw in the way of her Grandeur if he were not entangl'd in Domestic Divisions found him work on every side and she erceiv'd the chiefest part of the Princes and great Lords inclin'd â— second her The Reigning Queen hated the Cardinal and Monsieur's Softness made him comply with all the Sentiments of those who had the ascendant over him They put him out of conceit with a Match with the Heirest of Mompensier which had been projected in the time of the deceas'd King and they d'd his Head with a thousand Chimera's But the Principal visions with which they amus'd his Brains were the deposing of the King to the unmarrying him and giving to his Brother â—â—th his Crown and Wife Upon which Subject several Libels â—â—d appear'd abroad of which one that was entitl'd an Advertisement to the King made it a Crime in him to oppose the prosperity of the House of Austria and to confederate against â—r with Protestant Princes and promise the giving him an assistant or Associate in the Government Which Libel occasion'ed the Quarrel between the Bishop of Chartres and the Clerâ—â—â— The Cardinal also was dilacerated and mangl'd by a hundred Writings of the same nature and perhaps never any man as known to be loaden with such a heap of Invectives and â—yrs But he luckily disintangl'd himself out of all these Incumbrances He faign'd therefore to retire from the Court â—â—d away he went to the end he might give the King an occasion to recall him But the Queen Mother who could not â—â—en be without him infus'd it so strongly into the King's Head â—t if he consented to the distant absence of that Minister the conspirators would make themselves Masters of his Authority â—â—t of his Person that the Suspicious and Irresolute Prince â—â—n sent for him back agen This return of his having adâ—n'd his Credit to a higher degree he began to put in praâ—se those severe and Bloody Politicks that ruin'd so many Lords which fill'd the Prisons with so many Persons suspected of no â—er Crime then Love of Liberty and render'd him so absolute and formidable that the King himself began to have an aversion for him and became jealous of his high Authority The Count de Chalais was the first Victim offer'd to his Arbtrary Power The Duke of Vendosm and the Grand Prior his Brother together with several other persons lost either their Liberty or their Government or their Pensions and the whole Conspiracy was perfectly dissipated In the mean time Rochel was toss'd and vex'd with various Troubles by reason that they who were interested in the new form of Government would not suffer things to be resettl'd upon the Old Foundation The People favour'd these Mutineers and the Sedition increas'd to that degree that the Mayor who was suspected was carri'd away by force and very ill us'd as the Author of these Changes Nevertheless these Disorderâ— were appeas'd by the necessity of obeying and the fear of a greater Mischief should they furnish the Court with any Pretence which was the thing she waited for to make war upon Rochel alone and disunited from the rest of the Reformed Cities Mass was there said upon Ascension-day in St. Margaret Church and the City re-call'd her Deputies that had bin sent to Foreigners But whether they
perceiv'd that the Mystery of that Permission tended to break the Remainder of that Union which the Reformed had so long maintain'd and who after six years slid away before they could obtain â— new Assembly rightly judg'd that there was no other way to refix their Affairs then a Licens'd and Authoris'd Assembly diâ—â— all they could to excuse themselves from that Nomination For which Reason as the King alledg'd the Good and Convenience of the Reformed to avoid the Demand of a General Assembly the Synod on their parts urg'd their Duty which would not permit 'em to meddle with other Affairs then those of Discipline as a reason for their not nominating of General Deputies because it was an Affair altogether Political Besides they found the Permission too much limited Because it contain'd not leave to take an Accompt of the last Deputies to give 'em a discharge and to draw up Instructions for the new ones They resolv'd therefore to send Deputies to the King upon this Occasion and at the same time to furnish their Deputies with Submissions and Remonstrances according to the custom of National Synods and for this Journey they made choice of Bouteroue a Minister and Baleine an Elder The King was willing to see and hear 'em The Speech they â—ade was humble and to the purpose and their Remonstrances contain'd Eight Articles In the first they besought the King to take off all the Qualifications with which the Act had â—â—en enregister'd They complain'd in the second of several Vexations which the Reformed endur'd by reason of those Qualifications The third spoke of the repairing of Churches pull'd down and sending down Commissioners into the Provinces to â—â—â—e Orders about it The fourth besought the King to permit â—â— Moulin to return to Paris as he had been put in hopes The fifth demanded a General Politic Assembly The sixth â—â— continuance of the Relief promis'd the Ministers The two â—â—st desir'd that certain Assignations which had been allow'd â—â—nâ—â—ll Receiver general of the Municipal Tolls might be made â—â—â—d to him But toward the beginning of the Synod Maniald one of the general Deputies dy'd Upon which the King never staying â—â—r the Nomination which was to have been made at Castres in pursuance of his Breif appointed Hardi in his room till others â—ould be presented to him And the Pretence for this Innovation was That the King was unwilling to retard the Affairs of the Reformed which wou'd be neglected if there were no body at Court to take care of ' em Of which Substitution he gave notice to the Synod by Galand who assur'd the Synod that the King had no design thereby to deprive 'em the Liberty of nominating others according to custom But a little afterwards it appear'd by Galand's discourse that the King had other thoughts â—â— substituting Hardi and that such an Innovation without â—â—esident and little necessity proceeded from no good-will toward the Reform'd The Deputies from the Synod return'd from the Court about a month after their departure and brought very obliging Letters from the King according to custom But the Flattering Expressions of those Letters were accompany'd with very few Effects For there was only the Article about Limitations to which any thing of a gracious Answer was return'd The King assur'd 'em that they were taken away in several Parlaments and that he wou'd order 'em to be remov'd in the rest And he gave the Deputies an express Command for that purpose to the Parlament of Tholouse which was usually the most difficult to be brought to reason Whch Command Galand order'd his Son to deliver but it wrought but little effect so that the Troubles began again before the Reformed receiv'd the benefit of it The King also promis'd to make good the Assignations allow'd to Candal granted Ten thousand Livres for the Expences of the Synod and which perhaps was the most moving Twelve hundred Livres to the Deputies for their Journey But he refus'd to send Commissioners into the Provinces declaring only that he thought it necessary to send some to Rochel Saintonge and the Country of Aunix and into the Upper and Lower Languedoc He barely promi'sd to grant Remova's to those that should be prosecuted in Parlaments in pursuance of the Qualifications of the Edict Nor wou'd he consent to the return of Moulin nor suffer the holding of a General Assembly because the condition of Affairs would not permit one and for that the Reformed had no need of one since it was in the power of the Synod to nominate General Deputies according to Galand's Instructions As for what concern'd the Relief promis'd to the Ministers the King evaded it by giving good words to one Party and refusing the other by reason of the condition of the Affairs of the Kingdom Nevertheless he granted a Breif much larger then the former to authorize the nomination of general Deputies and he set forth in express words that they should not put in nomination any persons but such as had no dependance upon Great Lords However the Synod little satisfi'd that the Reformed were thereby put out of all hopes of a Politic Assembly were still desirous to start new difficulties upon the nature of the thing pretending that it was contrary to the Duty of an Ecclesiastical Assembly to intersere with things that were reserv'd for General Assemblies But Galand cut the Knot by revealing the Mystery of Hardy's being so hastily substituted in Maniald's room and declar'd that if the Synod did not make the Nomination he would do it himself The Synod then surrender'd to Necessity and contented it self with several Protests which they reiterated as often as they had occasion that they did not go about thereby to prejudice the General Assemblies nor to meddle with Politic Affairs but in obedience to the King's pleasure Besides they enjoin'd their Deputies to request leave to hold a General Assembly within Eighteen months and Provincial Assemblies as soon as might be for the drawing up Memoirs of their Grievances in regard the Synod could not do it because the Deputies that compos'd it had not brought along with 'em either any Command or Instructions from their Provinces to that purpose Which done they fell to the nomination of six Persons But before the Synod brake up they resolv'd to demand of the King the Re-establishment of Ecclesiastical Assemblies in their former Liberty and leave to raise certain Sums upon all the Churches throughout the Kingdom for certain Exigencies of the Cities of Rochel Montauban and Castres of which a fourth part was adjudg'd to Castres the rest was divided between the other two They also enjoin'd the Consuls of Montauban to solicit the effect of the Command directed to the Parlament of â—iâ—lcuse for registring the Edict They likewise prosecuted d' Aistres the Minister at Paris for several Causes but chiefly for having conspir'd with the Catholicks against the Churches He had a bitter Libel found about
up in the Namâ— of all the Churches of the Kingdom And to the end they might utterly â—reak the Union that was between 'em it was requir'd that they should present apart the Complaints as they were sent 'em â—y every single Church In like manner the Marquis of Fossez who succeeded Vâ—lence made an alteration at Mompelier to no other end and purpose but to vex the Reformed That City bore for her Arms a Bowle Gules in a Feild Argent But because they met with aâ— old Steeple where there was to be seen over a Bowle the Figurâ— of a Virgin carri'd by two Angels the Marquis pretended thaâ— that was the real Arms of the City and having summon'd aâ— Assembly of the Citizens he made a Decree that they shoulâ— place that Figure over their usual Arms for a Crest Afteâ— which they made the Reformed who since Valence's Alterationâ— had little or no share in the Government of the City believe that they had given their consent to it For their Intentioâ— was that this representation should be lookt upon as a mark â—â— the ancient devotion and veneration of the City of Mompeâ—â—eâ— for the Blessed Virgin since she had taken that Figure for thâ— most honourable part of her Arms and at the same time tâ— deduce a Consequence from thence to render the Reformeâ— odious as having retrench'd that mark of Honour from thâ— Mother of Jesus Christ to whom they were always accus'â— of not paying sufficient Respect Nevertheless the Foundation of the Marquis's Conjecture was very frivolous For haâ— it bin true they would have found other Authorities to haâ—â— prov'd the matter of Fact seeing that the ancient Seals thâ—â— public Buildings the Registers of the City the Bishops thâ—â— Canons the Priests the Curious would have preserv'd somâ— better Testimonies of the same thing For it was much more probable that that same Figure was only a Monument of thâ— Foundation of that City which is attributed to two Maidens who being Ladies of the place bequeath'd it to the Church and dy'd Virgins For that was the way at that time to purchaseâ— the reputation of Holiness and it may be thought that theâ— City had consecrated that Virgin and those Angels to preserve the remembrance of the Sanctity and Virginity of herâ— Foundresses However it were this Action of the Marquis did the Reformed so much prejudice that upon the 14th of April a Declaration came forth prohibiting 'em to make use of Foreign Ministers to admit into their Assemblies other then Natural Frenchmen to send Ministers into Foreign Countries without â—â—ave or to admit Foreign Ministers into Politic Assemblies â—he Declaration was grounded upon this That in the Natioâ—al Synod of Charenton and Castres where Galand was present â—hey had unanimously resolv'd the same things This Edict was â—ut in execution very exactly but that which created the great â—ouble was that it spoke of the Religion of the Reformed as â—â— a Religion which the Edicts had only tolerated till they could â—e brought back to the Catholic Communion For this was to â—â—in the Edict of Nantes and sap the very Foundations of its â—eing irrevocable to make it barely an Edict of Toleration This was what the Leagues always drove at but what the â—eformed always oppos'd who asserted that the Edict had bin â—â—ays granted 'em as a Fundamental Law of Union and Conâ—â—rd among the French which maintain'd 'em without distinâ—â—ion of Religion in all the Natural and Civil Rights that could â—elong to ' em And this carries an Idea far different from a â—are Toleration Nay to speak the truth to have tak'n the â—dict in any other sence would have bin to have made it a meer â—elusion But at last it was apparent that Rochel was prest upon more â—nd more and that notwithstanding all her Obedience she was â—ill dealt with as rebellious Which shew'd that she was guilâ—y of two Crimes that could not be expiated but by her ruin â—he one which was her Crime in reference to the Clergy was â—er Religion the other which was properly the chiefest was â—er Power almost independent The first oblig'd the Clergy to â—ontribute vast Sums provided they might be employ'd only â—oward the reducing that City The other transported the Court to lay the foundations of Arbitrary Power upon the deâ—truction of her Greatness To this purpose Forces were quarâ—er'd round about her upon various Pretences Cannon were brought to such and such places from whence they might be at â—and with little expence when time requir'd the City was surrounded with several Forts the Platform of her Fortifications her Port her Canal and parts adjoining was taken privately and drawn with the utmost exactness that might be The Garisons of the Neighbouring Islands and Fort Lewis were permitted to commit petty Disorders of which there was no notice taken and when the City complain'd her Complaints were lookt upon as Rebellion The Inhabitants were corrupted that they might have private Correspondence in her Bosom and the Mayor himself was wrought over to their Interests Nevertheless all this could not be kept so secret but that Râ—… was full of suspicion of the Designs of the Court But all this knowledge had the usual effect of suspicions which produce nothing but Irresolutions So that the City not being able to determin but by halves either one thing or other could never resolve either to submit or to defend her self All these Considerations verify the Reflections of some Authors of those times who comparing the past War with the present Peace under the name of which a thousand times more mischief had bin done the Reformed then they suffer'd by their Enemies Arms observe that the War having been full of Treachery breach of Faith Frauds ignominious and base Actions the Peace that follow'd was no better a meer Cheat unfaithful and no way secure In this Conjuncture England being assur'd of the Duke of Rohan declares war against France But the Cardinal having caus'd Mountague to be apprehended who after a Journey into Italy to consult with the Duke of Savor repass'd into France where he had several Conferences with the Duke of Rohan understood by the Papers that were found about him the whole Project of the War The English Gentleman also took a Tour into Lorraigne where 't was thought necessary to negotiate something though he pretended only to visit the Dutchess of Cheureuse who was banish'd thither by reason of the Cardinal's Jealousies conceiv'd against the Duke of Buckingham This Accident gave France time to prepare her self and she receiv'd the Declaration of War with as much disdain as if she had bin assur'd of success She had taken her Measures with the Vnited Provinces from whom she obtain'd considerable aid upon this Occasion and which did not little contribute toward the subduing of Rochel Not but that the Ministers of those Provinces preach'd against that Compliance of the States with France both vigorously and with
a Treaty But during her accustom'd long Delays Rochel sunk under heâ— Burthen and put all the World out of heart The French themselves labour'd with reluctancy in the taking of that City well foreseeing that from the date of her Ruin the Vassalage of the whole Kingdom would commence But by an odd fantasticness of Human Wisdom men often spread the Snares themselves for their own Feet and make the Chains for others to bind 'em â—o perpetual servitude The Ladies both Mother and Sister of the Duke of Rohan display'd a more then ordinary Courage and their Example was very useful to support the Constancy of others But they were recompenc'd with a close Confinement where the Cardinal held 'em during all the remainder of the Wars The Mayor Guiton was lookt upon as a Hero by all those that love Vertue where ever they meet it and the Catholic Authors mention him themselves with great applause and all the Brave Persons â—n the King's Army went to see him after the Surrender of the City Some write that he was promis'd to be continu'd in his â—ignity But when he went to kiss the Cardinal's Hand it was old him that he was no longer Mayor that he was to lay aside â—he Ensigns of his Authority and quit his Guards for that â—he Cardinal would not see him but as a private person Upon â—hich they add that he was so enrag'd that he could not forbear â—â—ying That had he expected such an Entertainment he would â—ave found a way to have held out some days longer Which â—ad he done the Cardinal must have rais'd his Siege because â—f the Rigor of the Season the Diseases that lessen'd the Army â—he Tempests that ruin'd his Dam and the Pressing Affairs â—hich call'd him another way Nor was it a wonder that â—uâ—ton complain'd that they did not keep their word with him â—r it is not to be imagin'd that because the Principal Articles â—or the surrender of Rochel were written and sign'd by the King â—hat there were not others agreed upon by word of mouth Alâ—ays in the reducing of Cities that surrender at discretion there â—â—e several things which are not absolutely left to the discretion â—f the Victor but are privately corroborated with verbal Assuâ—ances And it was believ'd to be much more advantageous to â—he King to take that Course because what he granted afterâ—ards to reduc'd Cities lookt so much the more like a Graciâ—us Favour when there appear'd no Promise in Writing Besides that the King would not oblige himself to his Subjects by Acts that seem to carry the Form of a Treaty So that there might be Articles granted by word of mouth without other Assurances and perhaps it was by one of those Articles that Guâ—ton pretended to be continu'd in his Dignity Nevertheless that particular is no-where to be met withal in any of the most Exact Memoirs of that City For by the most express and assur'd Relation that I can find the King by the first of the Written Articles promises to leave 'em the free exercise of their Religion in the City which put 'em in hopes that it should not have bin remov'd from the usual place but they were deceiv'd and that Promise was evaded by an Insulting Equivocation For after the Church was given to the Gatholics the Reformed had a Place appointed 'em without the City to build another and the King himself would needs take cognizance of the place and enlarg'd it somewhat beyond the limits mark'd out by the Commissioners To which breach of Faith and Word when the Reformed were about to have said something by way of complaint they were taken up short and to stop their mouths iâ— was told 'em that their City being surrender'd at discretion the King would beat down the Walls and the Fortifications which being done what before was without the Enclosure being no longer divided from the rest the whole would make beâ— one City This was not the thing which was meant by the secret Promise but the vanquish'd must accept of what Interpretation the Victor pleases to put upon their Promises The Inhabitants were kindly enough us'd but the City losâ— all her Priviledges The Roman Religion was re-establish'd in all its splendour which it prefers above all things and the King translated thither the Bishopric of Maillezais In the Month of November came forth a Declaration which contain'd twenty four Articles The first six were all about the re-establishment of the Catholic Religion and the Circumstances belonging to it The Seventh order'd the erecting of a Cross in the place where the Castle stood upon the Pedestal of which was to be engraven the History of the Reducing the City the memory of which was to be preserv'd by a General Procession every year upon the first of November The Eighth commanded the founding of a Monastery of Minims upon the Point â—â— Coreille which is one of the Extremities of the Canal to preserve the History of the Mound or Dam in two Tables of Copper to be fix'd upon the Church-door The next four contain'd an Amnesty for what was past and a confirmation of the Edicts for â—iberty of the exercise of the Reformed Religion the Church â—xcepted which the King reserv'd to be turn'd into a Cathedral There were nine more that follow'd which took from the City â—er Fortifications Franchises and Priviledges and quite alter'd â—he Form of the Government The Twenty second forbid all â—oreigners though naturaliz'd to reside in the City without â—xpress leave by Letters under the Great Seal The Twenty â—hird extended the same Prohibition to the Reformed who had â—ot bin setled Inhabitants before the landing of the English Which two Articles were the source of an infinite number of â—exations in the succeeding years The last oblig'd the Inhabiâ—nts to take out Licences to keep Arms Powder and Ammuâ—ition and to trade abroad So that there was nothing left but â—he Place and the remembrance of that poor City's former â—ower and Grandeur The End of the Ninth Book THE HISTORY OF THE Edict of Nantes THE SECOND PART THE TENTH BOOK The Heads of the Tenth Book REjoycings among the Catholics The War continues in Languedoc Cruelties Insulting and Executions Personal Enmity between the Prince of Condé and the Duke of Rohan A new Sedition at Lion against the Reformed The pretended Conversion of a sick Man that fell mad Decrees and Declarations against the Duke of Rohan and his Adherents The King and the Cardinal take a Journey into Italy The Siege of Privas the Inhabitants of which are betray'd Cruelties exercis'd upon that City Pretences of the Catholics Conversions of Soldiers taken Prisoners Declaration upon the taking of Privas The Consternation of the rest of the Reformed A Treaâ—â— of the Duke of Rohan with Spain Alets reduc'd An Assembly permitted at Anduse and remov'd to Nimes 〈…〉 concluded An Edict of Grace The Contents of the Eâ—â—â—â— The King's Letter to the Queen upon the Peace The Duke â—â— Rohan retires
return to the History The Edict contain'd in the first place a long Preface which after an insulting manner set forth the means employ'd to reduce the Reformed to obedience The Taking of Rochel the Sacking of Privas the voluntary Surrender of Alets were represented in a Rhetorical Stile not common in Edicts There were the Names of Five and twenty Towns well fortify'd that durst not stand the first Shot of the King's Batteries and which together with the Duke of Rohan and the Nobility of several Provinces â—â—d implor'd his Clemency by their Deputies offering to demoâ—…sh their Fortifications for fear of giving any distrust of their Fiâ—…elity After which the King sway'd by compassion only of the Misery of his Subjects and that he might more absolutely â—…gain the hearts of those who had bin guilty of so many Relapses â—…rdain'd in two and twenty Articles what he would have observ'd for the future The Edict was term'd Perpetual and Irrevocable and according to the accustom'd stile the First Article enjoin'd the Re-establishment of the Roman Religion in all the freedom of its Exercises and of the Ministers of the Worship of it in all their Goods and Estates But by a singular Clause 't was the King's pleasure that only Monks living up to the strictness of their Order should be plac'd in the Monasteries of the Cities reduc'd The Second was altogether new for that while on the one side it promis'd to maintain the Reformed in the free Exercise of their Religion on the other side it set 〈◊〉 an extraordinary desire of their Return to the Roman Church and exhorted 'em to lay aside all Passion to the end they might be capable of receiving the Light of Heav'n And the King inserted this desire of their Conversion to the end it might be admir'd as the most splendid Testimony of his good-will The Third related to the Qualifications of the Curates that were to be setled in the Parishes of the Conquer'd Countries and the Provision that was to be made for their subsistence The next contain'd a general and particular Amnesty of whatever had bin acted during the War The Fifth contain'd the Declarations Edicts and Articles enregister'd in Parlaments and that which follow'd ordain'd the Restitution of Churches and Church-yards and gave leave for the rebuilding of demolish'd Churches The Seventh allow'd three months time for the demolishing of Fortifications which was to be done at the expence of the Inhabitants Labour according to such Orders as the King's Commissioners should give and in regard the King left no Garisons in the said Cities he oblig'd 'em to give him Hostages who were to remain in custody where he should appoint till the Work was fully compleated And the Preamble of the Edict declar'd That the Hostages had bin deliver'd before it was publish'd nor did this Article leave the Cities any more then the bare enclosure of their Walls The Eighth restor'd the Reformed to all their Goods and Estates their Tythes Accompts and Suits and cancell'd all contrary Decrees and Ordinances The Ninth gave 'em leave to re-enter into their Houses and to settle in the Kingdom where they pleas'd themselves But he excepted out of the first part of this Favour all the Inhabitants of Pamiers that resided in the City when the Prince of Condé retook it from the Duke of Rohan and out of the 2d he excepted the Islands of Ré and Oleron Rochelle and Privas where he suffer'd no body to resettle anew The next Seven that follow'd contain'd the Accustom'd Regulations for the discharge of Persons that had bin any way concern'd in the management of Money or in the Administration of Justice The 17th and 18th confirm'd the Customs for the Election of their Consuls and the Municipal Government and those of the Assembly of Foix in reference to the Assembly of States The Ninteenth imported a Discharge in favour of the Consuls for the management of the public Money The Twentieth resetl'd the Seats of Judicature and Audits of Receipts in such places from whence they had bin discharg'd by reason of the Troubles And the last restor'd the Party-Chamber to Castres so soon as the Fortifications should be demolish'd and maintain'd it in all the jurisdictions that had bin allow'd it by the Edicts Upon the 15th of July the King wrote a Letter to the Queen Mother wherein he appear'd extreamly well satisfi'd with the Peace which had bin concluded He declar'd himself highly pleas'd with the Marks of their Affection which the Reformed had given him That he thought there remain'd no more Seeds of Rebellion among 'em and that they labour'd in the demolishing their Fortifications with the same zeal that they rais'd ' em As for the Duke of Rohan after he had kiss'd the King's Hand he departed with permission to retire to Venice To say truth 't was no more then a Banishment cover'd over with the gay name of Permission For it was by no means judg'd a piece of prudence to let the Duke alone in France where his Reputation and his Intreagues might hinder the stifling the remainders of the Conflagration However it was no less beneficial for him to keep himself at a distance in such places where he could give no suspicion as it was for the Court to remove him For the least jealousy of his Conduct had he staid in France had either brought his Head to the Block or lockt him up in a languishing Imprisonment His Mother and Sister were releas'd after the Peace and the King allow'd some reparation to the Duke for the wast which the Prince of Condé had made of his Estate This Peace in the main had not bin disadvantageous to the Reformed if by taking from 'em their Places of Security they could have bin cur'd of that distrust which the ill observ'd Promises of the Catholics experienc'd for seventy years together had imprinted in their minds They found themselves at the discretion of their Enemies by the Razing of their Fortifications and all the Power of the Prime Ministry being in the Cardinal's hands would not permit 'em to sleep in quiet under the Promises of his Good-will Upon these Considerations it was that Montauban refus'd a long time to ratify what the Assembly of Nimes had decreed The Siege which she had so gloriously sustain'd persuaded her that she was invincible And her Inhabitants were â—â— puâ—â— up with their Success that they believ'd that no body durst attacque ' em However some Forces were sent that way to put 'em in fear but the Cardinal who aspir'd to be accounted the most accomplish'd of all Hero's and to be thought able to do more by his presence then a great Army by the Diâ—t of their most daring efforts order'd his affairs so well that the honour of reducing Montauban redounded wholly to himself Thither he went was admitted and put into it what number of the King's Forces he pleas'd order'd the Fortifications to be level'd did more in a few
â—…eql for Religion well perceiv'd that the Power of the Reformed had only serv'd for an Obstacle to delay the Public Sâ—…viâ—ude The Sovereign Courts were treated with unheard 〈…〉 Scorn and lofty Disdain The Court of Aides refus'd to veriâ—… certain Edicts that burthen'd the State with new Impositionâ— and being inform'd that the Edicts were just ready to be brougâ—… to 'em while the Court was sitting they would not stay 〈…〉 'em but rose immediately For the punishment of which presumption the Court was interdicted and other Judges 〈…〉 up in the room of those that had been so hardy to judge of theâ—… Power They continu'd in this Condition for some Months nor could they be restor'd till they had most servilely submitteâ— themselves Nor was the Parlament any better us'd For aftâ—… the Queenmother and the Duke of Orleance were withdrawâ— the King sent a Declaration to the Parlament against the Prinâ—… and his Adherents But that same Senate instead of verifyinâ— the Declaration divided and order'd Remonstrances Thâ— King to punish this piece of Malapertness sent an Order to thâ— Members to come a-foot to the Loure not by their Deputiâ—… but in a Body and to bring the Registers along with 'em Which being done the whole Assembly as August as the stil'd themselves were enforc'd upon their Knees to hear â— tedious and mortifying Censure which reduc'd all their Powâ—… only to the enregistring and publishing all Declarations thaâ— were sent 'em without any hesitation The Keeper of the Sâ—…tore before their faces the Decree for dividing the House anâ— the Parlament had the hard Fortune to hear a Decree pronounc'd which either exil'd or suspended from their Employments some of the most considerable of their Members It was not to be wonder'd that such unheard-of Proceeding should provoke the Spirits of the People to take Arms. Thâ—… Duke of Orleans therefore being return'd into France was 〈…〉 join'd by a numerous Body of Malecontents and in a smaâ—… time beheld all Languedoc at his devotion and they who haâ—… bin the most fierce Persecutors of the Reformed threw themselves into this New Party Lestranges Lord of Privas sideâ— with the Duke and perish'd in the Cause The Bishops â—… â—…lbi Vsez Nimes Alets St. Pons and Lodeve join'd with the Duke of Mommorenci The Bishiop of Leon also was accus'd to have had a share in this War and could not obtain his Pardon â—ill after the King's Death On the other side the Reformed serv'd the King with extraordinary Courage The Second Consul of Nimes preserv'd that City for the King and exâ—ell'd the Bishops and the First Consul who favour'd the Duke â—f Orleans Montaubon sent her Deputies as far as Monceaux â—o assure the King of the Fidelity of the Inhabitants who ofâ—er'd to march a League out of their City to meet the Duke and â—ight his men if they approach'd near their Quarters The Duke â—f Espernon also had so much confidence in 'em that he made â—o scruple to enter the Town tho much inferior in strength â—nd to commit himself to the mercy of a People whom he had â—o rudely handl'd in time of War Marion Camp-Assistant on the King's side made himself Master of Privas which had â—in abandon'd since it was taken and recall'd the Inhabitants who serv'd him successfully and defended the Town for the King against their own Lord. One would have thought that such an Action should have cancell'd the Memory of what was pass'd and indeed those poor Creatures were suffer'd to resettle themselves without any notice taken of it But Thirty years after they were made to understand by Cruel Persecutions that past Offences are never to be expiated by succeeding Services and that by a Maxim quite opposite to the Rule of the Almighty Transgressions are longer retain'd in the Memories of Princes then Good Services The Bishops of Albi and Nimes were degraded by reason of their Rebellion and the Bishop of Vsez dying in the midst of the Process avoided the Disgrace The rest were no less guilty but perhaps might have better Recommendations and their Acquittal cost 'em no more then a little agony of Fear However the Process commenc'd against Bishops for High Treason made so loud a noise that the Reformed could not forbear triumphing and to reproach 'em with their Principal Members tumbling into Rebellion which till then was lookt upon to be the only Portion and Character of Heresy The Ministers lookt upon it as a piece of Divine Vengeance that the Bishops who had so often accus'd 'em of breathing nothing but Rebellion should so openly precipitate themselves into the Sin of Rebellion that the veneration due to their Character could not exempt 'em from Punishment But to mortify these Triumphers they thought it expedient to put to death Marets the Minister of Alets as if he had had a hand in the Insurrection Nevertheless all his Crime was only this That all the People of the City siding either with the Lordâ—… or with the Bishop he was not so fortunate as to hinder the City from joining with the Malecontents though he himself sate still without so much as medling on either side Thuâ— was one Innocent Minister offer'd up to attone for the Transgression of several Prelats and the Minister of Alets paid for the Bishop Couran another Minister of the same Church was only banish'd The City of Lunel the Governor oâ— which was the Bishop of Nimes's Brother was inveagl'd into the Duke of Orleans's Party and Scoffier Minister of the Place was set down in the Catalogue of those that were to be sacrific'd But after the defeat and taking of the Duke oâ— Mommorenci he gave the Governor of Aiguemortes notice of the Flight of the Bishop and his Brother which was well taken 〈…〉 and that Mark of his Affection for the King's Service sav'd his life The Duke of Rohan was recall'd to Court upon occasion of these Troubles and honour'd with several Employments whether it were to find him business that might hinder him from seeking for any in these Confusions or whether it were to take him by the point of Honour and engage him in the King's Service by that Mark of Confidence But this War being suddenly ended by the taking and death of Marshal de Mommorenci serv'd only to advance the King's Authority and disgust the Duke of Orleans who retir'd out of France a second time as also to add some new access of weight to the Slavery of the People The Reformed reapt this little advantage by it That they had but few Injuries done 'em this year and continu'd somewhat free from Molestations Only the Ministers in the Dauphinate were still tormented because they preach'd in more then one place But upon a Petition which they presented to the King they obtain'd a Decree which sent 'em to four Commissioners of the Parlament of Grenoble who were order'd to take their Informations and after that to give their Advice to the
they alldg'd But the following Year was not so serene nor peaceful for â—he Reformed For tho the Cardinal in a flattering Speech which he made the King seated upon this Throne of Justice â—he 8th of January acknowledg'd that Heresy had not bin the â—…le Rebel in his Kingdom yet hardly any but the Reformed suffer'd this Year T is true that the King of his meer Auâ—hority without examining their Deeds and Evidences canâ—ell d the Priviledges and Exemptions of several Cities that were not liable to the Vexations of Taxes The Pretence was specious for it seem'd as if the King had not us'd 'em so severely but to throw upon 'em some part of the charge with which the others were over-burden'd But in regard that in process of time it was apparent that tho these Cities were made liable to Taxes and yet the rest were no way eas'd 't was â—ound that this same change proceeded from no other design â—hen to reduce the whole Kingdom to a Uniformity and involve the entire Body in the same Servitude As for the Reformed they were molested for other Reasons There was something of Policy intermix'd with the Vexations that befel them Nevertheless they were ne're a whit the less real nor incommodious A Doctor of the Sorbonne and a Divine of Lion printed a Book at Paris wherein he maintain'd that the King of France had a Right to all Europe and that he did well to make Alliances with the Protestant Princes to recover the Usurpations of the House of Austria which was openly to publish the Cardinal's Designs The Spaniards were willing to make the beâ—… of this opportunity to revive the dejected Courage of the zealous Catholics in their Favour Thereupon a certain Authoâ—… who assum'd the name of Alexander Patricius Armacanus wrotâ— in their behalf against the Doctor of the Sorbonne He made it ouâ— at large That the Alliance of the King of France with Protestants was contrary to the Interests of the Catholic Religion because the War with the Vnited Provinces and that of Germany were Wars for the sake of Religion He made use of aâ— that had bin said for the Justice of his Arms against the King and shew'd that the House of Austria was under the same Circumstances in respect of the Vnited Provinces and Germany He strenuously made it out That the King chiefly employ'd the Heads of the Reformed for the Conduct of his Armies 〈…〉 that he then had given the Command of 'em to the Dukes 〈…〉 Rohan and Bouillon and the Marshals de la Force and Châ—â—â—lon I know not how he forgot that he had bestow'd a Marshal's Battoon upon one of the Reformed Perhaps it might be after the Author had publish'd his Book However the Duke of Sulli receiv'd that Honour this Year in the Month of September which was done to make him amends for the Employments which the Queenmother had taken from him 〈…〉 Recompence which he had staid for above twenty Years However he liv'd seven Years afterwards and in his latter dayâ— shew'd some more marks of Piety then he had done all the reâ—â— of his life He had bin always seen present at the Sermonâ— preach'd in his House but after a very indecent manner for 〈…〉 was generally playing with a little Dog that sate upon his knees But a young Minister rebuk'd him by degrees for those ill Habits accustom'd him to Censures set up a Consistory in the Church that met in his House and made him accept himself â—he Office of an Elder wherein he officiated till his death But to return to Patricius's Book it was thought that there was nothing more proper to ward off the Gashes of his â—renuous Objections then to vex the remainder of the Reformed with some Acts of Injustice But in truth they serv'd to very little purpose for still the Cardinal bore the reproach of doing more mischief to the Catholics abroad then to the Reformed at home and that while he took from the one â—ome Church or Church-yard he was the occasion that the other lost whole Ciâ—ies and Provinces I do not reck'n among the greatest Vexations of the Reformed the Decree of the 16th of March set forth in the Parmament of Paris against Foreign Ministers which under preâ—ence that they might hold Correspondencies with the Enemies of the Kingdom or preach Doctrines contrary to the â—aws of the Land forbid 'em for the future to exercise the â—unction of the Ministry in France order'd those that were admitted to quit their Functions and threaten'd the Reformed with heavy Penalties if they went to hear ' em I also look upon another Decree of Council dated June 20. as a small thing tho it made the same Regulation in particular for Poiâ—oâ— and added Prohibitions to all the Ministers to preach in Villages out of the places alotted for their Exercises I rank in the same number the Decree of the Parlament of Dijon which condemn'd the Reformed to spread Carpets before their Houses upon Procession days or to suffer 'em to be spread at their own charges excepting such as were very poor and not able to defray the Expences These were things that made little noise neither could they be attended with any considerable Consequences But there was something of greater Importance in the Decree which the Catholic Officers obtain'd from the Council Febr. 5. which adjudg'd to the Dean of the Catholic Counsellors tho he were the youngest of all in the absence of the President the Right of Precedency above the Reformed Counsellors both in the Court of Audience in the Council and in the Town-house 'T is true that the same Decree preserv'd to every one in other Cases as in all public and private Sittings at the Visitation of Pris'ners at Hearings Examinations and Confronting of Testimonies and at the Torturing of Criminals the Rank which appertain'd to 'em by the Antiquity of their Reception But for all that this Decree made a very great Breach in the Priviledges of the Officers of that Chamber Nevertheless there was a Declaration of the 29th of October about the Robes worn by the Counsellors of the Chamber of Castres The Reformed according to Custom wore Red Robes and Caps lin'd with Ermin both in the Public and Private Assemblies of the Chamber But the Parlament of Tholouse who could not brook that mark of Equality had set forth several Decrees against that Custom of which the Reformed took little Notice as believing their Authority independent from that of the Parlament Thereupon the King interpos'd in the Contest and put an end to the Dispute by an Edict wherein after he had set forth that the Custom was not grounded upon any Edict and that the Thing was done contrary to his Intentions as he had made known to those Officers by several Letters under his Privy Signet he forbid 'em according to the Decrees of that Parlament to assume that Priviledge till the Chamber shou'd be incorporated
else they could never be any way effectual and by consequence they could never be serviceable to pinch and strait-lace Concessions of a New Law when they contain'd Expressions neither so Ample nor so Favourable Nevertheless upon this Principle it was that Talon lean'd That he might make a distinction between the Right of Exercise and the Right of the Church For he asserted that no Churches could be built but in places of Bailliage and such whose possession was grounded upon the Edict of 1577. because the Sixteenth Article of the Edict of Nantes allow'd the having of 'em according to the Twelfth Article of the Conserence of Nâ—rac Fron whence he concluded that the Favour not being extended in express terms to New Possessions establish'd by vertue of the Siege of Nantes they could not have places built on purpose to preach in and that there could be no preaching but in the Minister's House or else in one that was hir'd But to say truth there was enough in the Article it self of the Edict to refute this Cavil For that this Article coming after all the rest which explain'd the Foundations of the Right of Exercise 't was natural to extend the Permission for building of Churches to all places where for the future it was lawful to preach The Article of Nerac was not quoted to reduce the Liberty of having Churches to places where the Privilege of Exercise was purchas'd from the time of that Conference but to testify that in regard the Treaty of Nerac permitted the building of Churches wherever the Exercise was then granted by the Edicts it was in like manner permitted by the Edict of Nantes to build or have 'em in all Cities and Places where that New Edict establish'd the Exercise But though no such thing had bin yet it may be said that this Pretension was but a meer Cavil at best from which there redounded neither Honour nor Advantage to the Catholics since in reality the Exercise being permitted 't was indifferent to the Catholics to see it perform'd in a House built on purpose or in a hir'd House 'T is true that the greatest part of the Churches were built since 1600. but that was no reason why they should be call'd Usurpations for that which hinder'd the building 'em sooner was because the Reformed had places there where they perform'd their Exercises which the Edict oblig'd 'em to quit either because they were Houses belonging to Ecclesiastics or because they were Structures belonging to Corporations as Halâ—s Town-Houses and the like The loss of which Buildings made 'em bethink themselves of having others and till they could raise Money to build Churches they were forc'd to hire Houses where sometimes they lodg'd the Minister himself Nevertheless upon this Foundation it was that the Grand Assizes condemn'd so many Churches And it is requisite to be observ'd for the better understanding whence it came to pass that in one and the same Decree they order'd the demolishing of a Church and at the same time the producing of the Tythes and Evidences by vertue of which they claim'd the Right of Exercise The reason of which double Order was because they thought that the Right of Exercise was no Evidence of the Right of the Church but that the one might be had without the other However to involve more Churches in the same Inconvenience they added one more of Proximity or Inconvenience to the Catholic Churches and under those Pretences besides the Church of St. Maixant they condemn'd the Churches of Cherveux Chef-boutonne Moâ—gon Gâ—nouille Lusignan and I know not how many more There were several Decrees also which order'd the Restitution of Church-yards to the Catholics forbid keeping of Petty Schools dispossess'd the Reformed of some Chappels gave Commission to order the Ministers and Consistories of certain Ministers to produce their Evidences forbid opening of Shops of Holidays and to frequent Public Houses during Mass-time Cooks also and Vintners were forbid to admit People into their Houses during that time or to sell Flesh upon Prohibited Days Others forbid blaspheming the Mysteries of the Romish Religion or to hinder the Officers of the Places from spreading Carpets before the Houses upon Procession Days These Proceedings continu'd for some time after the Year was at an end nor were other Places besides those aforemention'd exempted from as great Acts of Injustice Upon the 16th of January the Privy Council issu'd forth a â—…râ—e the Consequences of which would have bin very â—…kward had it bin put in execution For Cacherat Minister of Quâ—llebaeuf in Normandy was a Man of a mutinous â—…tions turbulent insolent and transported Spirit always 〈…〉 odds with his Church always quarrelling with the Synod of his Province He had created Troubles and Vexations that had lasted above ten years and which had bin carri'd to the National Synods Among the rest that which was held in 1631 had us'd him civilly which made him but more proud and daring But the Synod of St. Lo suspended him from the Ministry for his Rebellions and in regard he refus'd to appear he was summon'd before the next These Proceedings transported him even to Rage insomuch that he presented a Petition against all the Ministers of Normandy to the Council wherein he accus'd 'em of intruding into the Ministry without a Câ—ll that they had abus'd their Functions that they forâ—â—â—k their Pulpits to hold forth at Meetings that their Mission was not conformable to the Statutes of their Discipline and that they had bin illegally admitted by their Churches whither they had never bin sent either by Synods or Colloquies He deâ—â—r'd they might be treated as Deserters and forbid to officiate in the Ministry and that what they had hitherto done might i. e. declar'd null and void He complain'd that they had loaded him with Calumnies to ruin his Reputation and that they detain'd his Salary from him which they had not paid him in two years Lastly he concluded that no Ministers might for the future be admitted before they produc'd Authentic Acts of their being call'd to be view'd by the Advocates General or their â—uâ—stitutes And that they who took upon 'em at present to â—fficiate should be oblig'd within a Month to shew their Diploma's and their Qualifications to the Judges of the Places These Hairbrain'd Accusations put the Reformed in great fear at a time when their Destruction seem'd to be sworn And they made no question but the Bigots would embrace so fair an opportunity to put all the Churches in confusion more especially because he was one that liv'd still in their Communion who gave the occasion Nevertheless all this Hurliburly had no other foundation then the lending of some Minister of one Church to another without Chacherat's Approbation or some Order executed in his Church against his Will At length after a long solicitation a Decree was made which dismist both Parties but order'd that for the time to come no Minister should be admitted
without taking the Oath of Allegiance that they who had officiated in Foreign Countries should not reassume their Functions in France without the King's Permission and taking a new Oath and that no Foreigner should officiate in the Ministry or in any other Religious Office without express leave But the Innovation of swearing Allegiance was that which most perplex'd the Reformed For they held it much for their Ministers Honour that the State was wont to be assur'd of their Fidelity without exacting a solemn Promise but that the Bishops were oblig'd to take the Oath before they could be admitted Besides they took this Oath for a forerunner of great Misfortunes as being a Custom borrow'd from the Reign of Charles the IX And lastly they were afraid that it would prove the occasion of a thousand Cavils to engage 'em to swear things either contrary to their Consciences or prejudicial to their Liberties But luckily for 'em this Decree came to nothing as being never put in execution As for Cacherat he abjur'd his Religion and having obtain'd a Pension from the Clergy enough to live upon without working for a Livelihood he never any more disturb'd the Peace of the Churches Some Memoirs there are that mention an Edict to the same purpose with the Decree but I never saw it and believe it to be an Error of him that compil'd ' em But the 18th of the same Month the King set forth a Declaration that gave Precedency to the Counsellors of the Parlament of Tholouse that serv'd in the Chamber at Castres in the absence of the Presidents before the Reformed Counsellors tho never so much their Seniors so that that same Chamber was reduc'd to the same condition with that of Guyenne Toward the end of this Month also the Catholics would needs make the Reformed of Loudun pay the Costs and Charges they had bin at in exorcising the Vrsulins for as yet they had not â—â—one with that Farce The Reformed had erected a Colledge â—â— that City where they were very numerous The Catholics therefore meditating which way to deprive 'em of it presented a Petition to Laubardemont deputed Commissioner to take the Informations concerning that same Diabolical Possession and much at the devotion of the Ecclesiastics They set forth That â—he Vrsulins house was too little to contain 'em and for the performance of those Exorcisms that were requisite that all the Churches of the City were taken up excepting one Chappel which the Guardian of the Franciscans offer'd to lend 'em that the Colledge of the Reformed ought to be taken from â—em as being erected without the King's leave and upon these Suppositions they desir'd that the Colledge might be given to the Catholics that so the Vrsulins or a part of 'em might be remov'd thither for the better convenience of exorcising ' em Upon which the Commissioner gave 'em a Grant of it with a Proviso till the King should otherwise ordain And thus the Reformed were made to pay the Expences of a Comedy wherein they were no otherwise concern'd then to make themselves sport with it and laugh at it in private The 9th of March the Council put forth a Decree which forbid the Public Exercise of the Reformed Religion at Paroi in Châ—rolâ—is a small Village of which the Abbot and Monks of 〈◊〉 were the Lords Cardinal Richlieu was chosen Abbot of it and by Consequence he had an Interest in that little City so that the Decree could not fail of a solemn execution But besides the Interdiction of Public Exercise it contain'd also a Prohibition to keep Schools therein to sell Flesh upon prohibited days to work with their Shops open on Holydays to meet in Houses to perform the Duties of Catechizing Preaching or Prayer to hinder the Ecclesiastics from visiting and comforting the Sick to sing Psalms in the Streets or so loud in their Houses as to be heard to bury in the Church-yard belonging to the Hospital or at any other hours then those that were prescrib'd by the Edict It order'd also the Reformed to keep and spread Carpets before their doors upon Procession days It gave leave that the Reformed might send their Children to the Colledge which the Cardinal had founded with promise that they should not be seduc'd to change their Religion and that they might be Sheriffs if elected without any obligation of being forc'd to hold At the same time the Reformed of Chaume a Borough depending upon the Jurisdiction of Olon which belong'd to the Marquis of Royan lost their Right of Exercise Nor was there any notice taken of their Possession well prov'd or that they had not only the consent of the Lord but an agreement in writing made in the year 16â—â— with him the Curate and the Catholic Inhabitants wherein the Lord expresly covenanted to desist from all opposition against their Right for the future All the Favour they could have shewn 'em was that they had the liberty left 'em to make their Addresses to the King that they might have some other place allow'd 'em without the Jurisdiction of Olonne Now in regard the Declaration of the preceding year in reference to the Annexes had render'd the Law general tho it were only set forth for the Province of Languedoc the Ministers oâ— Saintonge and other places were put to a great deal of trouble upon this occasion Rivet of Champvernon was deputed to the Court by the Synod assembl'd at Mauzé to crave some relief against these Vexations who brought back a Reference of the 16th of April to Villemontée Intendant of Justice in those Provinces This new Judge was given to understand that the Prohibition mention'd in the Declaration and by the Decrees depriv'd the Reformed of all manner of Exercise of their Discipline and expos'd all Ministers that preach'd in any other place then where they resided or by vertue of an Order or Loane authoriz'd by the Synods or Colloquies to a thousand Prosecutions tho those Accidents many times could not be avoided by reason of the death sickness absence suspension or degrading of the Incumbent Ministers or upon some other urgent Business which requir'd the Synod to depute Commissioners They gave him to understand that there were Ministers settl'd by the Synods to preach alternatively in several places where they had a Right of Exercise and â—â— consequence they could not be accus'd of preaching out of the places where they were setl'd The Commissioner was apprehensive of these Reasons and by an Order of the 22d of June gave the Ministers leave to preach out of their Residence when they should be sent upon any of the foremention'd Occasions However the Reformed of Metz were not so favourably us'd at the Council For they had a desire to erect a Colledge in their City but the Bishop of Madaure Suffragan to Metz oppos'd it and the three Catholic Bodies of the City join'd with him This Business was remov'd to the Council where the Opposers obtain'd a
to be paid the Governors Lieutenant if he have any the Captains and Souldiers according to the Agreements order'd by the Governours and Captains the Serjeant Major the Drummers the Canoneers and other necessary Officers also for Wood and Candles for the Corps du Guard where the Inhabitants of the Cities find none Matts Bedding Ruggs new Arms repair of the Watch-Towers Bridges Barriers Pallisado's and new Carriages for the great Guns when the Council of the Province think it convenient and are able to do it without too much prejudice to the ordinary Garrison And because it shall be the care of the said Council or of those whom they shall appoint for that purpose to make an estimate as neer the Truth as may be of what the Annual Charges may amount to to the end there may be a Fund still ready and not to put upon the Governours and Captains more Men then they are able to bear and of all that Administration there shall be an account given to the said Council as also of the Charge that shall be laid upon the said two thirds in the presence of the Governor nor shall the said extraordinary charges above mentioned exceed a third or fourth of the said two third parts for every Year If any Fund be given by their Majesties for the Reparations and Fortifications of the said Places the said Governour shall Order how the Money shall be laid out as having more interest in what it ought to be most properly employ'd and best Judges of what is most necessary Nevertheless the Commissioners of the Council shall have an Inspection into it to the end the Disposals Proclamations Adjudications and Abatements may be duly made and without Monopolizing and that the Business may be done as they desire Or if the Fund be otherwise rais'd for the said Reparations it shall be manag'd by him whom the Council shall appoint who in the Presence of the Governour shall give an Accompt to the Council Where there shall be publick Magazines they shall take care that the Corn Wine and other Provisions without any prejudice to the Kings Officers be supply'd in Time and Season to the end they may not be empty Also that the Powder Match and other perishable Ammunition may be dry'd refresh'd and reground with as much good Husbandry as may be And in a Word the Governours are exhorted not to take in ill part the care which the Deputies of the Council shall take as to what concerns the Preservation of the said Places and to give all Assistance and Encouragement to those that shall be sent by ' em The said Deputies of the Council shall labour in pursuance of the strict Union which ought to be between those of the Religion by all amicable means as far as in 'em lies either by their own Pains or the Mediation of proper Persons to prevent and reconcile all Suits Quarrels Animosities that may arise upon any occasion whatever If any of the Captains or Governors of Places happen to dye they shall endeavour that the Regulation which their Majesties have been pleas'd to grant their Subjects may be exactly observ'd in all the Circumstances of it The Provinces and their Councils shall hold a strict Correspondence with their Neighbours and to the end they may be the better able to keep it up they shall be careful to cause their Deputies to Meet at the Provincial Assemblies And for the General Correspondence between the whole Body they shall take and receive it from the General Assembly so long as it shall sit by the Kings Permission but that breaking up they shall have recourse to the General Deputies residing near their Majesties in Order to the Church Affairs And for the upholding a Necessary Union between all the Churches they shall meet every Year at a certain Time and Place and appoint one of the Council of every Province to be there exactly To which purpose the Assembly at their breaking up shall appoint the Council that ought to nominate the Day and Place for the first Year which shall take care to appoint the most commodious Time for the Meeting with the least Noise and Bustle and to render it the most Beneficial that may be to the Conjuncture of Affairs Those few Days of Conference will soder their Union revive the common Resentment of their Interests and inform one another of their present Condition Done and Decreed at the General Assembly of the Reformed Churches of France held at Saumur by the Kings Permission August 29. 1611. Answer to the Writing of the Assembly of Saumur upon the 52. and 53. Article Writing of the Aslembly of Saumur 1611. THe Deceased King Henry having formerly declared his Will and Pleasure upon a demand of the same Nature in his Answer to the Writing March 23. 1602. viz. That what had been alter'd in the â—nd Edict and the Private Articles which was but a very small matter had been done for the general good and to facilitate the Execution of it and also with the Consent of the Principal of the said pretended Reformed Religion who were call'd to the Consultations about it which was likewise accepted and executed at their Instances and Sollicitation Therefore the King at present Reigning desiring â—â—â—form himself to the good and Pious Resolutions of the Deceased King â—â—â— Father is pleas'd and his meaning is that they should be content with the Edict in the form as it is verified in his Soveraign Courts and as it has since been executed I. THe Deputies of the Reformed Churches of France Assembl'd at Saumur by the Kings Permission continuing their most humble Remonstrances Petitions and Supplications presented from Time to Time upon several occasions by the said Churches since the Year 98. most humbly supplicate his Majesty that they may fully enjoy the whole Contents of the Edict which it pleas'd the Deceased King Henry the Great of blessed Memory to Grant and Sign after a long and solemn Treaty by the Advice of the Princes of the Blood the rest of the Princes and Officers of the Crown and other great and eminent Persons in his Council of State and in the same form as it was drawn up at Nantes and accepted by their Deputies in the said Year 98. and Presented to the Court of Parliament of Paris and not according to the Form as it was verified by the said Court as having been alter'd and par'd in several Articles of great Importance without the Consent of the said Churches who several times since but more especially by their Deputies sent to his Majesty at the City of Blois in the Year 99. and by the Writings drawn up by the Assembly at Sainte Foi in 1601. and answer'd in March and August 1602. have declare that they cannot rest satisfi'd with the said verified Edict and humbly therefore supplicate his Majesty to restore and establish that which was granted 'em before  II. They likewise supplicate his Majesty that they may enjoy the full Contents
according to the usual Forms and as the Franchises and Liberties of the City require III. That in Conformity to the Private Brief which it pleas'd your Majesty to grant that City that there may be no Innovation introduc'd into your said City of Mompelier more especially in that which concerns the Consulships â— Consequently that Reparation may be made for the Innovation in the Marine Consulship considering the Obedience that has been pay'd your Majesty in demolishing the Fortifications for the Effect of which the Inhabitants are continually at Work with great Cost Care and Diligence After his Majesty has heard the Report of the Commissioners sent to the said City of Rochel he will consider of the Contents of this Present Article IV. Also Sir for the removing all cause of Distrust and Fear your Subjects of the Religion having fulfill'd your Majesties Pleasure touching the Levelling of the Forts of Oleron and Ré may it please your Majesty to Order that the Fort built before your City of Rochel may be demolish'd as your Majesty was pleas'd to Promise The King will order the Prisoners of War at present detain'd in his Gallies to be releas'd And for those that are accus'd of particular Crimes let 'em provide for themselves by the Methods of Justice V. And as Mercy is all from God whose Image Sir you are may it please your Majesty â—â—â—ou are plentifully endu'd with that Vertue to grant your Compâ—ssion to a great number of Persons of all Ages detain'd either by the late Wars or for the sake of Religion in your Gallies Naked and under insupportable Severity and hard Usage to that purpose ordering 'em their Pardon and their Liberty as also to those other Prisoners for Accusations and Prosecutions occasion'â— by the late Times and Commotions whether Condemn'd or not Which Favour Pardon and Liberty is granted 'em by the and seventy third Article of the Edict which you were pleas'd to confirm to us To the sixth and seventh Articles the King's Affairs not permitting him to provide for the Petitioners for what is past His Majesty for the Future will deliver to the said Candal good and valuable Assignations for the Relief and Payment of the said Ministers As also for payment of the Pensions contain'd in a small Roll which he will cause to be drawn up VI. Your Majesty by your Letters Declaratory April 24. 1621. were willing that your Subjects who continu'd in their Obedience should enjoy the Favours and Concessions to them granted as well by your Majesty as by the Deceased K. Henry the Great of Glorious Memory nevertheless in the last year 1622. they were utterly depriv'd of the Money which you were accustom'd every year to distribute among 'em by the Sieur du Candal Commissionated for that purpose By which means particularly their Poor Churches are so necessitated that they are constrain'd to have recourse to your Majesty and to supplicate as they do most humbly that you will be pleas'd to order Funds to the said Candal for the said Year at least for the Payment of the Ministers of the Province who remain'd in their Obedience and who are forc'd to borrow Money to buy Victuals and supply their other Necessities  VII In like manner we most humbly implore your Majesty that as you have been pleas'd to grant to all your said Subjects it may please you to ordain that the said Candal may be suppli'd with good and valuable Assignations for the Payment and Relief of their Ministers during the present Year as likewise for the Parties of the Petty Rolls which he shall be pleas'd to draw up and for Payment of the Places which you were pleas'd to leave in their Custody which Assignations may be pay'd without Deductions as it has pleas'd his said Majesty and the Deceased King to grant 'em by the Briefs which formerly were dispatch'd in their behalf The said Candal presenting a Petition to the Council shall be taken care of VIII And for as much as out of the Assignations that have been order'd the said Candal for the Years 1620. and 1621. there are still due very great and considerable Summs which the Receivers and Farmers upon which the said Assignations are charg'd detain in their Hands your Majesty is most humbly supplicated to ordain that all necessary Injunctions may be deliver'd him to the end the Residue may be pay'd The King will provide for the Future for the Contents of this Article according as is above said IX The Churches of the Bailiwick of Gex having enjoy'd the Salary of the Ministers upon the Ecclesiastical Revenues of the said Bailiwick as upon the Money of the Princes that possess'd it till the Year 1601. and after that for several Years under the Deceased King Henry the Great till it pleas'd your Majesty by a decree of your Council dated December 5. 1612. upon his depriving 'em of the said Ecclesiastical Fund to ordain 'em the summ of 3600. Livres in lieu of the said Revenues and to charge the said summ of 3600. Livres upon the 45000. Livres of Augmentation granted to those of the Religion which Money was pay'd 'em by the said Candal till October 1621. May it please your Majesty to let 'em enjoy the Effect of the said Order and Reassignation and to that purpose to grant necessary Assignations to the said Candal as well for Payment of the Arrears as of what shall become due for the Future His Majesty referrs the Restoration of their Church to the Care and Diligence of the Petitioners X. May it please your Majesty to shew your Liberality and to provide a Fund sufficient for your Subjects professing the Religion in your City of Paris toward the Repair and resettling of their Church and other structures in the place of their Exercise burnt demolish'd and the Materials for the most part carri'd away and all this by a Popular Tumult that happen'd in the Year 1621. notwithstanding that your Subjects remain'd in their Obedience and were consequently under your Majesties Protection and Safeguard The Deputies Commissionated for the Province of Tourain shall provide the Petitioners a Convenient Place for the Exercise of the Pretended Reformed Religion As for the Re-establishment and Repair of their Church his Majesty refers it to the Care and Industry of the Petitioners XI And dealing in the same manner with your Subjects of the said Profession in your City of Tours may it please your Majesty to supply 'em with the summs which your Majesty had granted 'em for the same Reason and for the Repair of their Church the Place and Room of which 't is hop'd your Majesty will continue to 'em as having been adjudg'd to 'em by the Commissioners after a Hearing between them and the Bodies of the Clergy the Court of Justice and the Town House As also for that the said Place and Ground was purchas'd built and Peaceably enjoy'd till the Commotion in 1621. maintain'd in the said Possession not only by the Edict of 1598.
but also by those of 1610. and 1612. and more especially by your last Declaration Besides which Right the approach of your Castle of Plessis usually granted to the People of Tours would be a Security to ' em The Commissioners sent into Bress shall take care of this Article so far as shall be agreeable to Reason XII The same Supplication is made to your Majesty for the Repair of the Church of Burgh upon the Ruins and Place where those of the Religion possess'd it by the Sentence and Decrees of the Commissioners in the enjoyment of which they are now disturb'd To the XIII XIV XV. Articles the Commissioners are enjoin'd to take care of the Petitioners demands according to the Tenour of the Edicts and the said Declaration XIII It is remonstrated to your Majesty that the Inhabitants professing the Religion in the City of Villemur are molested in the Liberty of their Consciences depriv'd of all Exercises of Piety refus'd Publick Employments and very much overburthen'd by the Garrison Those of Fontenai Le Comte expell'd interdicted Preaching and Prayers their Pastor not being permitted to re-enter nor can they have their Church restor'd 'em thô almost ruin'd not so much as for the Burial of their dead suff'ring on the other side all Excesses of Charges and Free Quarters upon the complaints sent to your Council Therefore Sir may it please Ye to deliver 'em from their Oppressions and by permitting 'em to enjoy the Fruits of the Peace to order the Re-establishment of their Religion their Churches and Ministers the Security of their Burials and whatever Relief your Justice can afford their Grievances  XIV That you would likewise be pleas'd to order the Restoration of their Exercise at Lusson where it is deni'd to those of the said Religion contrary to the Publication of your Declaration thô they carri'd themselves obediently and that the said Exercise has been continu'd there for these fifty Years together even during all the time of the late Wars and Government of des Roches Baritault XV. Those of the Religion are likewise hinder'd their said Exercise at Talmont the Canon having been levell'd against 'em while assembl'd to hear the Word of God As also at Surgeres the Lady of the Place forbidding any Preaching there tho' it had been allow'd 'em during all the late Troubles Also at Baignols at St. Giles's in Languedoc at Figeac in Quercy Puymirols and at Vic in Armagnac from whence Mr. Testas the Minister is fled not daring to return nor being able to abide in safety in the Place Whereby your Declaration being violated may it please your Majesty to command the Restoration of the said Places and the said Testas As also for the Church of Quilleboeuf and the Pastour of it pursuant to the Re-establishment of it a long time since The XVI Article shall be communicated to the Maior and Sheriffs of Poitiers to be by them heard and taken care of XVI And for as much as the Catholicks of your City of Poitiers have impos'd upon those of the Religion the Summ of 1200. Livres for the Guard that had been maintain'd during these Troubles into which they would not admit any of those of the Reformed Religion may it please your Majesty that they may be discharg'd from it as from an unreasonable Imposition The King will carefully accomplish and observe what has been granted â—â— those of the Pretended Reformed Religion of Bearn by the said Bnief â—â— October the last XVII They likewise supplicate your Majesty that the Edict of Compensation touching the Churches of your Royalty of Bearn may be punctually effected as you were pleas'd to grant by your Brevet given at Mompelier And that the Exercise of the Religion and the Minister may be restor'd in your City of Navarreins That in Consideration of the Resignation of other Churches they of the Religion may be maintain'd in the Possession of the Churches Bells and Church-yards which were granted 'em by the Commissioners or by the Parlament upon their Report And that the Colledges and Academies may be restor'd and payment made of the Salaries that belong to ' em His Majesty intends that the Chamber of the Edict of Languedoc which remains only to be resettl'd shall speedily be restor'd to Castres according to the said Declaration XVIII And because Justice is that which most imports your Authority and the Preservation of the Peace may it please your Majesty to Order a speedy Restoration of the Party Chambers in Places and Cities where they were wont to be And in the mean time may the Courts of Parlament be forbid to take Cognizance and Judge of the Causes of those of the said Religion and that the Appeals by them brought before the Judges Prothonotaries or the Commissioners executing Decrees and Sentences may have the same Effect as if they were remov'd by Letters Royal according to the XLIII Article of the Edict and VI. of the Conference of Nerac Granted XIX By the sixth Article of the Edict and II. of Particulars and other Answers made to our Papers they of the Religion find themselves justly discharg'd from Contributing toward the Repairing and Building of Churches and their Dependencies as things contrary to their Conscience Nevertheless the Catholick Inhabitants of Arnai le Duc solicit in your Council a Permission to impose in general upon the Corporation and as well upon themselves as upon those of the Religion the Summ of six thousand Livres to build a Church for the Capuchins which would neither be reasonable nor conformable to the Edicts Therefore may it please your Majesty to declare Acquit and Exempted all your Subjects of the Religion from Payments and Contributions of the like Nature and that the abovenamed II. Article of Particulars may be put in Execution The said Deputed Commissioners in the said Places are enjoin'd to take care of the Contents of this Article XX. 'T is notorious that during these last Troubles they of the Religion have suffer'd many Violences through the Insolence of the People their Adversaries As in the City of Romorantin where they twice burnt the Meeting-House wherein they perform'd their Exercise in the Suburbs of the said City But what is more strange that since the Peace which it has pleas'd your Majesty to grant your said Subjects the Church which was long since built in your City of Gergeau has been quite thrown to the Ground and the Ruins of it remov'd by which means they of the Religion have been depriv'd of their Exercise Wherefore they most humbly beseech your Majesty that amends may be made for this Notorious Breach of your Edicts and Declarations and to order that the said Church may be rebuilt and the Exercise resettl'd at Gergeau as also that of Romorantin His Majesty will write to the Duke of Espernon Governour and Lieutenant General of Guyenne to see that the Inhabitants of the said Cities of Bergerac and St. Foy be eas'd and favourably us'd upon all occasions
without our leave or the Orders of our Admiral in contempt of our Laws and the secret Practises and Correspondencies held with Forreigners To all which we have been much troubl'd to give Credit considering the good and favourable usage our said Subjects of the Pretended Reformed receiv'd And when we understood that the Sieur de Soubise we the Head of his Faction he who has tri'd the Force of our Authority and the softness of our Clemency upon several occasions this was the reason that we were willing to wink at his first Practises and Proceedings in hopes that by our Patience we might reduce him to his Duty But our goodness and forbearance having augmented the Audaciousness of the said Soubise we understand that within these few days he has put to Sea with some Vessels having Souldiers aboard that he has robb'd our Merchants Ships made attempts upon some of our Islands and principal Places and upon the Vessels that were in the Roads and Harbours belonging to 'em and in these Actions committed several Enormities Violences and Acts of Hostility against our Subjects Now in regard that all these Enterprizes and Attempts of the said Soubise discover to our great sorrow an evident and manifest Rebellion against our Authority and a design lay'd betwixt him and some particular Adherents to disturb the general Peace and Tranquility of the Kingdom without any lawful reason or cause on the other side we are extreamly well satisfy'd to understand from our dear and well beloved Cousin the Duke of Tremouille and the Sieurs de la Force and Chatillon and other Persons of Quality as also from the General Deputies of our Subjects of the Pretended Reformed Religion refiding near our Person as also by the Deputies of the Pretended Relion at Charenton and those of our Cities of Rockele Nimes Vsez as also to see by an Act in writing which the said general Deputies have presented us with express injuctions from our dear and well-beloved Inhabitants of our City of Moniaban how much they renounce and disown his Actions as unworthy of that Fidelity and Affection which true French-men owe their Soveraign considering they can tend to nothing else but the subversion of this State and their own Ruin Whereupon being desirous to make known what our good Intentions are the Protection which we are willing to grant to the Faithful and Obedient and the Rigor which we intend to use toward Rebels if they persevere in their Contumacy We make known that for these Causes and other weighty Considerations us thereunto moving with the Advice of the Queen c. and of our certain knowledge full Power and Royal Authority we have said and declar'd and say and declare by these Presents Sign'd with our hand and it is our Will and Pleasure that all our Subjects of the Pretended Reformed Religion who shall continue in that Fidelity and Obedience which they owe us without adhering to any Factions and Conspiracies against the Kingdom shall fully and Peaceably enjoy in freedom and safety the Exercise of their Religion together with all the Favours to them granted by the Edicts and Declarations made in their Favour as well by the Deceased King c. as by our selves which we resolve to have inviolably kept and observ'd according to their Form and Tenour putting all our said Subjects together with their Goods and Families under our special Protection and Favour And as for the said Soubise and others who are enter'd into open Rebellion against us having attempted to disturb the Tranqaility of our Kingdom we have hereby declar'd and declare all those that shall adhere to and Favour him directly or indirectly of what Quality or condition soever they be and who shall hold Intelligence Association or Corespondence with 'em both disobedient and Guilty of High Treason As also we declare the Inhabitants of our Cities that shall Countenance or adhere to the Rebellion and Disobedience of the above nam'd or shall give 'em any Harbour Retreat or Quarter among 'em or shall suffer 'em or assist 'em in any sort or manner whatever guilty of the same Crimes and to have forfeited all their Rights Franchises Immunities and Priviledges granted either by the King our Predecessors or by our selves And for that our Intention is always to prefer Clemency before the Rigour of Justice and to afford 'em the Means and Leisure to acknowledge their Faults before they althogether plunge themselves in Faction and revolt we say and declare that if within one Month from the day of the publication of these presents in Parlament the said Soubise or any others who have been guilty of the Actions above express'd shall return to their Duty lay down their Arms disband their Souldiers which they have muster'd together and submit themseves entirely to the Obedience which they owe us we have and shall from this present Time and for the Future forgiven pardon'd and obliterated forgive pardon and obliterate by these Presents all Acts and attempts which they may have made or design'd in this last Insurrection and taking of Arms contrary to our Authority and Service without any enquiries or prosecutions either now or hereafter in any sort or manner whatever as having pardon'd and restor'd 'em to their former Condition and to all Honours Priviledges and Immunities which were granted 'em by Us or our Predecessors under the Exact Observation of our Edicts But if after that time expir'd they persist in their Rebellion and Disobedience our Pleasure is that they be proceeded against with all the Rigour of our Laws by Imprisonment of their Persons Seizure of their Estates demolishing their Houses and other usual Courses in such Cases and that they lose the Benefit of our Edicts and Appeals to the Chambers So we command c. In Testimony c Given at Paris January 25. 1625 and fifteenth of our Reign Sign'd LEWIS And Below by the King De Lomenie Read Publish'd and Register'd c. At Paris in Parlament February 18. 1625. Du Tillet A Writing giv'n by the English Embassadours to the Deputies of the Churches to make the King of Great Britain Guarranty of the Peace in 1626. WE Henry Rich Baron of Kensington Earl of Holland Captain of the King of Great Brittan's Guards Knight of the Order of the Garter and one of his Majesties Privy Council And Dudley Charlton Knight one of his Majesties Privy Council and Vice Chamberlain of the Houshold To all c. Whereas the Sieurs de-Mommartin and de Maniald General Deputies of the Reformed Churches of France and other Particular Deputies from the Dukes of Soubise and Rohan as also others from several Cities and Provinces which joyn'd in Arms with the said Lords have made a Peace with the most Christian King by our Advice and Intercessions agreed and consented to by the King their Soveraign and for that the said Deputies have releas'd many things which they thought of great Moment for their security and altogether Conformable to their Edicts and
at Nimes in July 1629. and verify'd in the Parlament of Tholouse August 27. 1629. LEWIS by the Grace of God King of France and Navarr To all c. The Love which we bear our Subjects and our Compassion of he Miseries which they have sustain'd by reason of the Wars and Divisions wherewith this Kingdom has been so long afflicted has touch'd us so deeply that laying aside all Considerations of our Health and the Inconveniences of the weather we â—â—ve made use of all means to reduce under our Obedience those who having thrown it off had been the Occasion of all their Calamities We were in hopes that the Cities which surrender'd to our Obedience in the Years 1620. 21. and 22. would have mov'd 'em to the same acknowledgment of our Authority But finding that either Obstinacy would not permit 'em or that the Violence and Artifice of the Faction retain'd 'em we invited 'em by our Declarations to return to their Duty by all the most favourable perswasions that the cause would bear We also rais'd Great and Powerful Armies to reduce by force those whom their Obstinacy in Rebellion render'd deaf and blind to all the Reasons and Occasions of their Duty wherein it has pleas'd God so far to bless our Endeavours that the City of Rochelle has had the first Tryal of our Puissance as is mention'd in the Edict which we set forth upon the Reducing of that Place The City of Privas au Vivarets which trusting to her Situation rugged and inaccessible as she thought in her Fortifications and her Stores of Provision and Ammunition puft up with long Prosperity adventur'd to withstand the Batteries of our Cannon and the Efforts of our Arms and contemning the gentle Exhortations of our Goodness the hatred of her Inhabitants was such that they rather chose to abandon their Habitations and their Goods then to seek for Preservation in our Clemency which was assur'd 'em They depriv'd themseves of the Hopes of receiving it and could not prevent the Conflagration and the fury of the Sword which God sent among 'em And therefore in reference to them we have otherwise provided by our Declaratory Letters set forth apart nor are they comprehended in these presents But this Punishment making others wiser has been the reason that nor only all the Upper and Lower Vivarets but also several other Cities and Fortresses are return'd to their Duty have Sworn to us the Oath of Allegiance while we on the other side have pardon'd their Rebellion and ordain'd 'em our Letters of Oblivion only causing their Walls and Fortifications to be demolish'd Which serving as assurances to others brought upon them all the Miseries they have suffer'd Several Gentlemen also smitten with the Happiness which they met with in our Clemency sought and receiv'd it and quitted their Rebellion The City of Alets extreamly strong by Scituation by Fortifications and whatever human Invention has study'd to make Bulwarks and Ramparts of Earth serviceable to Nature made as if she would have stopt the Career of our Progresses But finding her self begirt with our Army and our mounted Canon ready to make a Breach durst not expect the first shot but submitted to the Laws of War that are usually practis'd in the like Cases threw her self at our feet and implor'd our mercy which she obtain'd And as we were ready to carry our Victories yet farther the Duke of Rohan the Inhabitants of Anduse Sauve Levigan Florac Mervez and all the rest of the Strong Holds in Cevennes Nimes Aymargues Vsez Milhau Cornus St. Frique St. Felix St. Rome de Taon Pont Camarez Viane Castres Rogue Courbe Revel Montauban Caussade Mazeres Saverdun Carlat Le Mas d' Azil and generally all the strong Holds and Places in the Upper and Lower Languedoc Cevenes Gevaudan Guyenne and Foix the Gentlemen and others who held out against our Service sent their Deputies to testifie their Repentance for having fallen into that Rebellion promising to pay us for the future that Obedience and Fidelity which all good and Loyal Subjects owe their Prince beseeching Us to pardon 'em and to grant 'em an Amnesty of their Rebellion and of all things that happen'd by Reason of it off'ring to dismantle all the Fortifications of the said Cities to the end they might neither give any distrust of their Fidelity nor serve as a Temptation for any Body else to swerve from it and for farther Assurances to give us such Hostages out of the said Cities and in such number as we should demand To which we were so much the more readily inclin'd because we were desirous by so rare an Example of Clemency after so many Relapses the most advantagiously that might be to gain the Hearts of our Subjects to spare the shedding of Blood the Desolation of the Province and all other Disorders and Calamities of Warr mov'd to it by our sole Compassion of their Miseries and Love of their Welfare Which puts us in Hopes that so manifest an Experience of the meer goodness that opens our Breasts to our Subjects will cause their return to be more sincere and serve for a perpetual Cement to keep 'em for ever inseparably united to our Obedience till the Grace and Mercy of God touching their Hearts and enlightning their Minds shall restore 'em all to the Bosom of the Church and dry up the Fountain of our fatal Divisions For these causes after we had receiv'd Hostages from the said Cities and dispos'd of 'em in Places ordain'd for that purpose till the Fortifications of the said Cities were effectually and compleatly demolish'd as being desirous to provide for disorders past and to prevent any for the Future We make known that upon mature debate of these things in Council with the Advice of the same and of our certain Knowledge special Grace and Royal Authority by this our perpetual and irrevocable Edict sign'd with our hand We have said Decreed and Ordain'd say Decree and Ordain and our Will and Pleasure is I. That the Catholick Apostolick and Roman Religion shall be restor'd and resettl'd in all the Cities and Places of those Countries from whence it had been expell'd and all the Ecclesiastick Churches Goods and Houses within the said Provinces shall be restored to those to whom they belong'd without any Prosecution for the Revenues receiv'd or taken In which Churches and in all the said Places the Exercise of the said Religion shall be freely and peaceably Perform'd without Let or Molestation Nevertheless we ordain that in all the Monasteries within the said Cities return'd to our Obedience there shall not be put in or settl'd any other Monks then such as live exactly in the observance of their Order according to the Letters which they shall receive from us II. And desiring nothing more then a perpetual Union between our Subjects as we are desirous and as it is our Intention to maintain those who profess the Pretended Reformed Religion in the free and Peaceable Exercise of it we cannot
but desire also their Conversion for which we continually offer up our Prayers to God For which Reason we exhort all our said Subjects of the Pretended Reformed Religion to lay aside all Passion that they may be capable of receiving the Light of Heaven and be fitted to return to the Bosom of the Church in which for these eleven hundred Years together the Kings our Predecessours have liv'd without Change or Interruption Not being able in any thing whatever to give them a greater Testimony of our Paternal Affection then to admonish them to observe the same way to Salvation which we observe and follow our selves III. We ordain that all the Parishes of the said Countrey be provided with good sufficient and capable Curates by those to whom the Patronage of the same belongs and that things be so order'd that they have all a sufficient revenue to maintain 'em with Reputation in the Discharge of their Functions as is set down in our Ordinances of January last or other means more commodious as shall be adjudg'd proper by the Commissioners by Us deputed to that end IV. We have forgiven pardon'd and buri'd in Oblivion and do forgive pardon and bury in Oblivion to the said Duke of Rohan and to all the Inhabitants of the said Cities and Places as also to those of the Flat Countries who adher'd to 'em all things past from July 21. 1627. to the Day of the Publication in every Seneschalship of the Articles of Grace which we granted 'em the 27th of June last We have discharg'd 'em and do discharge 'em of all Acts of Hostility raising of Arms hiring of Souldiers enterprises as well by Sea as Land General and Particular Assemblies more especially the Assembly of Nimes seizure of Ecclesiastical Rents Royal or Private Money Coining of Money of what Alloy or Stamp soever Printed Libels Popular Tumults and Commotions Riots Violences Enterprizes upon the two Cities of St. Amant and Chasteaux du Seigneur the taking of Chasteau St. Stephen Vaâ— Franchesque and Florac Also the Murders and other Accidents iâ—ppening at the taking of St. Gerâ—â—ter and Castres in January lasâ— Also the Inhabitants of Vsez for the Murder of the Sieur du Flos And the Consuls of the said Place for the Decrees put forth against 'em by the Parlament of Tholouse and Chamber of the Edict at Beziers Also the Sieurs Daâ—bais Jacques Genvier Paul Saucier and Andrew Pelissier For the Nomination and Designation made of their Persons to be Consuls of Nimes in 1627. and their executing the Office during that Year Together with all the Consuls and Political Counsellours and the Prothonotary of the Consular House for the Prosecution against 'em by reason of the said Consulship of Nimes as well in our Council as in the said Court of Parlament Chamber of the Edict and Court of Aids at Mompellier Also the Inhabitants of Anduze for the Murder of the Sieur de Mantaille and the Condemnations of the said Consuls and particular Inhabitants of the said City during these Troubles The Inhabitants of Millaud for what was done against the Sieur de Roquefavas and discharge 'em of the Restitution of 4000. Livers taken from the Jacobins The Sieur de 〈◊〉 for encouraging the Inhabitants of Alets in their Breach of 〈◊〉 Conducts Impositions and raising of Money establishment of Courts of Justice Officers and Counsellours through the Provinces and executing of Sentences past in those Courts in Matters Civil and Criminal and Regulations of Municipal Constitutions and their executing their Offices in the said Cities when they were in Rebellion together with the Advocates that practis'd in their Employments before the said Judges Officers and Counsellours set up in the said Cities Also those who had no permission from Us to reside and practise in the said Cities during the said Time All Voyages to and Intelligences Negotiations Treaties Contracts held and made with the English by the said Cities and Inhabitants and by the said Duke of Rohan and Sieur de Soubize as well with the said English as with the King of Spain and Duke of Savoy and Letters written to the Protestant Cantons of Switzerland Also the Sieurs Clausel and Du Cross who were employ'd thither Sales of moveable Goods whether Ecclesiastical or others cutting down of high Trees Demesne Woods or others Taking of Booties Ransoms or any other sort of Money by them taken by reason of the said Troubles melting of Artillery seizing of Ammunition Dismantling and Demolishing of Cities Castles and Towns Also the taking of Mervez Aymargues and other Burnings of Churches and Houses by Order and Authority of the said Duke of Rohan and from all Criminal Prosecutions by Reason of the same not being prejudicial to the Civil Interests of the said Religious Ecclesiasticks in respect of which they shall apply themselves for Justice to the Chamber of the Edict We discharge 'em also from all Leases and Farms of all Ecclesiastical Benefices and Estates of which the said Ecclesiasticks were depriv'd by the Chieftains who had the General Command Our Pleasure in like manner is that they enjoy the full Contents of the Preceding Amnesties and of all that has been acted and negotiated since the abovemention'd Time notwithstanding all Proceedings at Law Decrees and Sentences issu'd out against 'em in the mean time even the Decrees themselves of the Parlament of Tholouse and Bourdeaux and Chamber of Beziers and others against the said Duke of Rohan to whom we will that all his Honours and Dignities which he enjoy'd before shall be preserv'd prohibiting all Prosecutions in the Cases aforesaid In respect of which we impose perpetual silence upon all our Advocates General and their Substitutes excepting always those execrable Cases reserv'd and excepted by the Edict of Nantes and others subsequent of the Civil Interest by Reason of the Fact committed at Vozenobre and Tournac and of the moveables which shall be found in specie tak'n from those who were under Obedience to the King V. And in pursuance of our Intentions to maintain all our Subjects professing the Pretended Reformed Religion in the free Exercise of the said Religion and in the Enjoyment of the Edicts to them granted Our farther Pleasure is that they enjoy the Benefits of the said Edict of Nantes and other Edicts Articles and Declarations register'd in our Parlaments and that in pursuance of the same they have the free Exercise of the said Religion in all Places where it has been allow'd ' em VI. That all Churches and Church-yards that have been taken from 'em or demolish'd shall be restor'd 'em with Liberty to repair 'em if there be any necessity and that they deem it convenient VII We ordain that all the Fortifications of the said Cities shall be raz'd and demolish'd only the enclosure of the Walls within the space of three Months by the sedulity of the Inhabitants In whom we more especially confiding forbear to secure the said Cities either with Garrisons or Cittadels The
seventh of June last And as for the Cities and Persons that submitted to our Obedience before that day they shall particularly enjoy the things contain'd in the Letters Patents which have order'd 'em for that purpose So we command our Faithful and Beloved Counsellours in the Parlament of Tholouse c. And for the more firm and stable endurance of these Presents c. Given at Nimes in July 1629. and twentieth of our Raign Sign'd Lewis And below by the King Phelipeaux Read Publish'd and Register'd c. At Tholouse in Parlament August 27. 1629. Sign'd De Malenfant The End of the second Volume A TABLE OF THE MATTERS A. ACcusations odious 521. For violating the Edicts Ibid. For taking away the Prayer for the King in the 20th Psalm 523. For blaspheming the Holy Things 525. Acts of Injustice at Vitre Dijon Taulignan 424 370 465. Particular Acts of Injustice 465. Affairs Forreign of France in what Condition 314. Aggravation venomous 524. Aire Bishop of his violent Speech 249. Albert de Luines his Original 260 261. His Confidents their Character 262. He Marries into the House of Rohan 264. He Fools the Queen and the Duke of Rohan 319. His notable Artifices to gain Lesdiguieres 382. More of the same 384 385. Made Constable 388. Alets reduc'd 459. Alliance French with Gustavus King of Sweden 471. Alliance double with Spain concluded on 17. Ambrune Bishop of his Speech to the King 339. Amelot Commissioner in Poitou and Santonge 383. He ruins the Churches under the appearance of Honesty 384. d' Ancre Marquiss of hated by the Princes of France 153. They unite against him 154 c. His Death 263. St. Angeli Besieg'd and Reduc'd 309. The Priviledges of the City abolish'd 310. An attempt upon it 122. Prevented by the Duke of Rohan 123. Annexes the occasion of great Injustice 469 489. Annexes of the Dauphinate 495. Advice of the Commissioners of the Dauphinate upon 'em 498. New Vexations about 'em 505. Order of the Intendant of Poitou concerning 'em 516. St. Antonin tak'n by Assault 334. Apology of the General Assembly 424. Arminians favour'd by the Court 372. Arnoux the Jesuit invective against him 301. His Dilemma 302. Banish'd the Court 319. He succeeds Cotton 272. Artifices of the ancient Enemies of the Reformed 41. To undermine the steadiness of the Assembly of Saumur 53. Artifices against Chamier 66. Assemblies why they refus'd to break up before their Papers were answer'd 303. Assembly of the Clergy began at Paris remov'd to Poitiers thence to Bourdeaux 320. Assembly of the Clergy at Paris 406. Of Notables 433. Assembly at Anduse translated to Nimes 459. Of the Clergy at Paris 464. Assembly of the Clergy 521. Assembly general allow'd for Chastelleraud 22. Remov'd to Saumur 23. Assembly at Saumur and the Quality of the Deputies 26. Commissioners from this Assembly to the King 44. The Assembly sends Deputies to the Court 47. Gives Reasons for not choosing six Deputies 52. In which they persist 53. Nominates Commissioners 60. The Assembly resolves to break up 65. They draw up Regulations 69. Assembly at Castle-jaloux 92. Assembly at Rochel 138. General Assembly leave to hold one at Grenoble 160. Assembly of the Clergy at Paris 183. Assembly at Grenoble 201. Sends a Deputation to the King 203. Removes to Nimes 212. They mistrusts the Lords 214. They send Deputies to the King for a Peace 232 c. Remov'd to Rochel 235. They send Deputies to Loudun 236. Assembly of Rochel send Deputies to the King 264. And receive an Order to break up 265. Assembly of the Clergy at Paris 274. Assembly at Castle-jaloux and Tonneins repair to Orthez in Bearn and are proscrib'd 308 309. Assembly of Orthez remov'd to Rochel and breaks up 322. Another Assembly at Loudun Ibid. c. Assembly of the Clergy at Blois 330 c. Constancy of the Assembly of Loudun 335. Assembly at Anduse 357. Assembly at Gergeau 358 c. Other Assemblies in Anjou and Bur. gundy 360 c. General Assembly at Milhau 361 c. Assembly at Rochel declar'd unlawful 365. Assembly at Rochel 380. Duplesses and Moulin solicit the breaking of it up 390. Affairs of the Assembly of Rochel 393 c. Defends it self in Writing 410. Reply'd to by the Jesuites 413. Irreparable faults committed by 'em 417. The State of it 428. Assignations ill paid 375. Attempts upon the Cities of Security 300. B. BAilliages establish'd with little exactness 270. Basnage the Reformed Minister 482. Bearn forc'd Conversions there 433. the King will have Bearn treat separately 47. Articles in favour of Bearn 85. The State of Bearn falsly represented 276. Reunion of it to the Crown 279. An Argument upon the Reunion of it 280 c. Answer to it 285. The Edict of the Reunion publish'd 286. The Bearnois endeavour to ward off the Blow 289. The State of Religion in Bearn 290. Their Writings answer'd 297. Their extream despair 307. More of the Bearnois 313. The whole form of the Government alter'd 346 c. Violences committed there after the Kings Departure 348. The Affair of Bearn cross'd a thousand ways by different Artifices 351. All manner of Succours refus'd to their Deputies 352. Bearn subdu'd 405. Bellujon censur'd by the Assembly 56. Beraud Minister of Montauban 481. Berger a Reformed Counsellour at Paris turns Roman Catholick 162. Breticheres his Politick design 328. Bishops of Languedoc side with the Duke of Orleans 492. Bishops of Albi and Nimes degraded for Rebellion 493. Bishop of Orleans's Speech to the King 521. The Bishop of St. Flour's Speech 529. Bishop of Mompellier his Rights over the Vniversity 152. Blasphemies pretended 427 440. The occasion of a World of unjust Acts 448 450. Bodies of the Reformed digg'd up again 402. Books prosecuted 451. Books that made a noise 85 87. Bouillon Marshal his Letter 313. He treats with Count Mansfield 340. His Proposals to the Duke of Rohan about it 341. Publishes an Edict in favour of the Reformed 417. Bouillon Duke of the Son changes his Religion 517. He ruins himself for Love of a Lady Ibid. Bouillon the Father soon gain'd at Court 8. He endeavours to gain the Prince of Conde 17. Gain'd by the Queen 23. His Inconstancy about Presidentship 28. Discontented seems reconcil'd to the Duke of Sulli and Interests himself for Senevieres 30 31. Dangerous Counsel imputed to him 55. His strange Advice 58. Made a Commissioner by the Assembly but refuses it 60. Breaks with the Duke of Rohan 118. Reconcil'd 150. He seeks to be reveng'd upon the Queen 180. He labours with the Reformed to joyn with the Reformed 182. Writes to the King 412. He refuses the Place of General 416. Buckingham Duke jealousies between him and the Cardinal 416. He compleats the Ruin of the Reformed 418. Burials disturb'd 439. The Right of Burial violated 446. Of Gentlemen Founders of Churches 431. C. COcherat Minister of Quilleboeuf 513. Candal Duke of embraces the Reformed Religion 215. Castres Vexation of Officers
there 435. The Consistory molested there 437. Refuses to admit the Duke of Rohans Deputies 429. The Counsellours of the Chamber there forbid to wear red Robes 504. Catharinots murder du Cross 335. Sedition against the Catholicks by them rais'd Ibid. Catholicks their enterprizes at Rochel 387. Of the Queen of Englands Houshold indiscreet 417. They Triumph at Campredons Death 423. They endeavour to involve the Ministers in the Duke of Rohans treaty with Spain 424. Great rejoycing among 'em 450. Their Cruelties and Insulting Ibid. Cavils upon the Right of Donations and Legacies 393. A shameful Cavil 495. Chalas Commissioner in Poitou and Saintonge 383. His Compliance 386. Chambers of the Edict their Severity 115. At Paris reverse a Sentence of the Judge of Orleans 152. Character of the Reformed 31. Charenton the Church there burnt 325. Exercise of Religion confirm'd there 10. Charles Prince of Wales design'd to Marry the Infanta of Spain 389. Courted by Richlieu for a Daughter of Henry IV. 390. The Match concluded 391. His Complance for the Catholick Religion 392. Chatillon dismiss'd by the Circle of Lower Languedoc 327. The Reasons why 328. Surrenders Aiguemortes to the King and is made a Marshal of France 346. Engag'd in the Interests of the Court 214. Deals under hand with Montmorency 378. Chatillon the City dishonest Proposals to surprize it 329 330. Children forc'd away 305. Two Examples of it Ibid. 409. More of the same 370. Churches of the County of Foix reduc'd to Misery 268. And those of Provence ill us'd 269. Church-yards Catholicks dispenc'd with allowing 'em at their own Charges 307. Church-yard at Blois 425. Cavil about one 445. Distance between Reformed and Catholick Church-yards 446. Cities Catholick several take Arms 42. Cities of Security yield to the King 158. Clairac Besieg'd and taken 315. Cruelties us'd to the Garrison 316. Clergy grant Money with an ill will 407. The Clergies Papers and the Kings answer 529. Their Prevarication 172. Their Paper presented to the King 173 174 c. Colledges all Hugenots imparty'd 501. Colledge of Loudun taken from the Reformed 515. Colledge at Charenton the Erection of it oppos'd by the Catholicks 329. Condè joins with Car. de Retz c. 329. His Cruelties to the Reformed 345. Quits the Court and retires into Italy 353. His unjust dealings at Sancerre 451. Affronted at Poitiers 157. His unequal Temper 173. Condè loses his Authority by the Prevarication of the Clergy 180. He begins new Intreigues 181. He prepares to hinder the Match with Spain 184. He invites the Assembly of Grenoble to join with him 201. Proclaim'd a Rebel 231. His Condition when Peace was propounded 232. He Signs the Treaty 237. He makes two new demands after all the rest were granted him which much perplex the Queen 248. Imprison'd by the Queen 249. Set at Liberty 321. He deceives the Reformed 334. His wholsome Advice 341. He and others fail in their Garranty to the Reformed 361. The Kings Declaration against the Cities of Rochel and St. John d' Angeli and the effect of it 422. Consistory at Beglè continues the Publick Exercise of their Religion 223. Oppos'd by two Advocates 224. They cite the Advocates who appeal to the Parlament 225. And the proceedings thereupon 226 c. Constable his Death causes great Alterations at Court 329. Consuls indirectly chosen 491. Consulships of Alets 495. Conversions forc'd at Aubenas 433. and St. Amands 434. Pretended of a Person that dy'd of a Fever 452. Of Souldiers taken Prisners 456. Cornulier Bishop of Rennes his passionate Speech 320. Corps of a Reformed Gentleman digg'd up again 116. Cotton the Jesuit disgrac'd 272. Councils Provincial their Functions 70. Court recover their Affairs 406. The Answers given by the Court to the Papers of the Reformed satisfie no Body 64. Makes use of the Doctrine of Patience 120. The wiles and injustices of it 121. Has no regard for the People 184. Disingenuity of the Court upon Sulli's account 237. Break their Words with Lescun 280. Dilatory and Delusive 303. Craft of the Court in reference to Renards ill success in Bearn 310. Croakers 425. Cruelties of the Kings Army at Foix 401. At Privas 455. Cupis Francis his Conversion 538. D. DAille's Books 526. His dispute with Muis 527. Deagean a signal wile of his 386. c. Declaration against Rohan and Soubise 396. The Kings Declaration upon Soubise's taking Arms 397. Declaration confirming the Edict of Nantes 8. And remarkable Expressions in it 9. Declaration of the twenty fourth of April oppos'd by the Deputies General 97 98. New Declaration July 11. 112. Of the fifteenth of December and remarks upon it 141. Declaration of the Marriages resolv'd upon with Spain 144. Of the Kings Majority 167. Declaration of the King upon the Nobilities proposing to Petition him to maintain the Catholick Religion according to his Coronation Oath 179. Declaration of the Court upon Conde's treating with the Assembly of Nimes 218. New Declaration of the King Ibid. Decree about meeting the Sacrament 434. Decrees upon several occasions 503. A troublesome Decree about meeting the Sacrament 509. For demolishing the Church of St. Maixant 510. Forbidding publick Exercise at Paroi and containing several other things 515. Other Decrees against the Reformed 533. And to the Prejudice of Paternal Authority Ibid. A Vexatious Decree of the Privy Council upon several occasions 534. A Decree touching Patents for Offices 535. He will not allow the Ministers to make a separate Body in Councils 73. A Decree authorizing the Jesuits to preach in Mompellier 277. For restoring confiscated Estates confiscated in Bearn 278. Deputies General nominated 487. Obtain favourable answers to their Papers 18. Their Power limited 49. Well receiv'd and flatter'd at Court 50. Afterwards deceiv'd 51. Threaten'd 52. New Deputies General appointed 60. Deputies of the Provinces at Patis sent back with disgrace 96. Dominic de Jesus Maria his Story 322. Dort Imposture put upon the Synod there 374. E. ECclesiasticks seiz'd upon at Montauban 371. Edict new confirming all the rest 414. Edict of Grace 460. Contents of the Edict 461. Against Blasphemers 528. The Consequences of it Ibid. Edict of Blois 238. Embassadours English importunate for the Peace of the Religion 411. They sign an Act ill drawn up 413. England declares against France 438. English Land in the Isle of Re 439. Defeated 442. Set forth two Fleets more 443. England makes a Peace with France Ibid. 457. Espernon Duke of Mortally hates the Reformed 216. Makes War against Rochel 252. His pretence to take Arms 253 c. Espernon Duke of sent into Bearn 402. Examples of Injuries done the Reformed 306. Exercise forbid at Puigenier and Beaulieu 425. Out of the usual Places 431. At St. Sabin and Antibe 446. Prohibited 438. At Gex Sancerre and Chauvigny 444. At Quercy 445. The Right to 'em cavill'd at 468. Forbid 490 495. Forbid 500. Forbid at Paroi 515. At Villiers le Bel 531. At Corbigni Ibid. At St. Silvia 533. In other Places
Exercise and the Right of the Church 511. Oppression continu'd 501. Orleans Duke of commences a Civil War 492. P. PAmiers City of goes to Law with Bishop 392. Papers of the Reformed General 366. Answers to 'em 367. Of the Clergy of Saintes 385. Full of Malice 386. Calmly answer'd by the Court 402 404. Papers answer'd by the Court 113. General Paper of the Assembly of Grenoble 207. Answer'd 208. Papers of the Clergy favourably answer'd 291. Parlaments encroach upon the Jurisdiction of the Chambers 114. The Parlament ordains the continuance of the Exercise of the Reformed Religion 224. Their Acts of Injustice 302. Parpailler the Original of the Word 347. Pau the Parlament there forbid the Exercises 425. Payment of Ministers 406. Peace Proposals of it renewed 342 The Court would have the King grant it to have a Lord and Master Ibid. Three several Persons give their Opinions upon it 343. Peace agreed before Mompellier 352 353. Honourable for the Duke of Rohan 355. All the Cities accept it 357. Ill observ'd by the Court Ibid. Peace discours'd of 401. Concluded between the King and the Reformed 411. Peace made with the Reformed 459. Perron Cardinal his Harangue to the third Estate 171. Petit's Project about the Reunion 476. Du Plessis his Death 379. Elected President of the Assembly of Saumur 30. He fortifies Saumur 44. His wise Counsel 58. Trick put upon him to get Saumur out of his hands 421. Politicks Bloody of the Catholick Clergy in France 315. Pons Regulations there against the Reformed 539. Pope his Brief to Lewis XIII 316. Precautions to prevent disorder 4. Precedency adjudg'd to the Catholicks 434. To the Catholick Counsellours of the Chamber of Guyen 503. To the Catholick Counsellours of the Chamber of Castres 514. Priests and Monks changing their Religion 442. Priest converted his Children 452. A Priest put to Death for bewitching his Nuns 505. Privas Besieg'd and Betray'd 454. The Kings Declaration upon the taking of it 457. Re-establish'd 498. The Castle retaken 377. Puimirol laught at for his Loyalty 314. Puisieux a new Favourite Adviser of Horse proceeding against the Reformed 359. His Favour short 360. His Promise to the Nuncio 363. Q. QUeen Mother hates Cardinal Richlieu 460. Withdraws into Flanders 471. Queen Regent Characters of Her 30. Offended with the Duke of Rohan 124. She Consents to the removal of Rochebeaucour 137. The Princes discontented with Her Regency 153. She prepares to Assemble the General Estates 166. She takes a Progress with the King 203. She escapes from Blois 319. Her scruples 339. She forms a powerful Party 340. Her Forces defeated procure a Peace 343. Question to insnare the People 526. R. REconciliation of the great ones Projected 132. Regency given to the Queen 5. Reformed unfortunate every where 315. Quitt their Habitations 326. Accus'd of Piring the Bridges of Paris Ibid. Of Firing the Gaol of Lion 327. They reassume fresh Courage 332. Disarm'd 350. The exercise of their Religion forbid 368. A singular Artifice us'd to oblige 'em to call themselves Pretended Reformed 369. Their Condition impared by the Commissioners at Gergeau Remorentin and Tours 382. The Reformed dissatisfi'd with the Kings answers 405. They send Deputies to the King 427. Who remonstrate Ibid. And return with the Kings Answer 427. In great Consternation Ibid. Fear'd at Court 488. Faithful to the King 493. The Condition of the Reformed 5. Who are dreaded and yet afraid Ibid. They fall into a fond Opinion of safety deceiv'd by the Court Artifices 10. They take part with the House of Guise in a Quarrel 94. They abhor the Name of Pretended Reformed 109. Their Strength in the County of Avignon 110. They obtain Gergau instead of Grenoble but dissatisfi'd desire Grenoble again 182 183. Reformed disarm'd at Bourdeaux 223. Inclin'd to the Queen Mothers Service 328. Their faults and the cause 344. Begun to be us'd as Rebels 366. All manner of Justice refus'd 'em 377. To be destroy'd root and branch 397 c. The Peaceable Reformed disarm'd 419 c. Regulations for Villiers le Bel and the Dauphinate 420. Regulations of Vnion 72. Relapsers remarkable Orders against 'em 415. De Retz Cardinal 329. Reunion projected 472. Inclinations of the Ministers towards it 475. And of the People 476. Difficulties that obstructed it Ibid. The issue of it 479. The Truth of it Ibid. Richelieu Cardinal his Maxims 388. His designs of which he is forc'd to delay the Execution 410. Jealousies between him and Buckingham 416. His backside 417. Conspiracies against him 419. He takes a Journey into Italy with the King 453. His Project of Reunion 473. He oppresses the Publick Liberty 491. Much a do to guard himself from Conspiracies 497. His Death 451. Rieuperieux summon'd by the Council 422. Rochechouard particular acts of Injustice there 423 468. Rochel hard press'd by Land and Sea 351. The Priviledges of it disputed 400. Excepted by the King out of the Peace 408. The ruine of it sworn and the King strives to put particular Laws upon it 408 409. Accepts the Conditions somewhat mollifi'd 411. The Condition of it 420. Still blockt up 437. The Irresolution of the Inhabitants 440. They intercept a Pacquet of Court Letters Ibid. Rochel Resolves and Publishes a Manifesto 441. Surrendred 443. Refuses to submit to the English 444. How the Inhabitants were dealt by 446. General Assembly conven'd at Rochel 255. The Circle of Rochel sends Deputies to the King 257. Rohan Duke of 317. Detain'd Prisoner at Mompellier 363. Releas'd 364. He advises the Reformed Cities what to do 366. Meditates great designs 395. Enterprize of Rohan and Soubife Ibid. His Politick Devotions 398. Seconded by his Wife 399. He Publishes a Manifesto 441. Personal Enmity between him and the Prince of Condè 451. Decrees and Declarations against him 453. He treats with Spain 457. He retires out of the Kingdom 463. Accus'd of the ruin of the Churches 467 Serves the King in Italy 494. Breaks with the Duke of Bouillon 118. Differences between him and Rochebeaucour 131 His high Pretensions 136. Reconcil'd to the Duke of Bouillon 150. Engages in the Queens Party 338. His Death 413. Royan surrender'd to the King 332. S. SAcriledge pretended 428. Sancerre seiz'd by the Reformed 250. Saumur an Attempt of the Sheriffs of that Place 151. Scholars of the Academy of Saumur run themselves into a Premunire 496. Forbidden 534. Schomberg Marshal 329. Schools forbid at Rouen 426. At St. Foi Ibid. Order'd distinct Ibid. 448. Sedition at Paris 324. At Orleans 347. At Lion Ibid. The Violence of it 349. At Paris 89. At Rochel 133. At Milhau 173. At Belestar 174. Sedition at Pau against Renard the Kings Commissioner 309. At Tours 406 c. Sessions Grand Sessions in Poitou 507. They put the Churches into great affrights Ibid. And make an important Decree Ibid. Sick People tormented by the Monks 416 417. Visited by the Priests 452. Soubife defeated 332. Solicits for succour in England 351. His succour cast away in
Demands * The Commons Private Articles * A Land Tax and heavy Imposition upon the People Inrollment and Modifications of the Edict * Petitions and Remonstrances * Petisions or Addresses * Petitions or Demands The Prince Authorizes himself at Court. The Queen puts the Prince of Conde in Prison Which occasions great disturbances The Reform'd seize Sancerre * Places that were annex'd to â—â—â—ers Declaration upon the Edict of Peace The Duke d'Epernon makes War against Rochel Privileges of the said City The Duke's Preâ—â—nsiens 1617. Rochel applies it self to the King and makes an ill defence Importance of his Enterprise The Circle Assembles at Rochel And Convenes a general Assembly The Deputies of the Circle are ill receiv'd at Court Kâ—asâ—ns to prove that the Assembly is necessary Extremities to which the Male-contents are reduc'd The King's Temper Original of the Fortune of Honore Albert de â—uines * Pigriesches It has been question'd whâ—ther he was a Gentleman The Character of his Confidents Death of the Marshal d'Ancre Alteration of Affairs Luines Marries into the house of Rohan The Assembly of Rochel sends Deputies to the King And receives an Order to break up * Petitions and Demands They obey and resolve to protect the Churches of Bearn Their Petitions National Synod at Vitré Deputation to the King Letters to the General Assembly and their Answer The Churches of Bearn and Auvergne disturb'd The Count of Sancerre exerts Hostilities against the City Churches of the Country of Foix. * In which the Judges were part Catholicks and part Reform'd And those of Provence ill us'd Permission given to the Ministers to assist at Political Assemblies Places of Bailywicks establish'd with little Exactness * Towns or Villages in which the Publick Exercise of the Reform'd Religion was to be perform'd in the said Bailywicks Rogueries of the Converted Moors The Bishop of Lucon retires from the Queen Disgrace of Cotton the Jesuit Arnoux succeeds him A Sermon Preach'd at Court by him The Ministers of â— Charenton's Answer Against whom Informations are given Pamphlets on both sides The Bishop of Lucon Writes against the Ministers Assembly of the Clergy The Bishop of Macon's Speech Jacobins turn'd out of Montpelier They refuse to suffer a Jesuit Preacher The State of Bearn falsely represented The Effect of that Speech A Decree authorising the Jesuits to Preach in Montpelier * Petitions or Addresses A Decree of Restauration of the Ecclesiastical Estates that had been formerly confiscated in Bearn Re-union of that Country to the Crown which is oppos'd by the Estates La Force And Lescun Deceit of the Court. Dissertacion upon this matter Suspension of Homage * Ill Clerk Inconveniences attending the dis-union and Advantages of the Union By whom the Re-union was pretreated Motives of the Opponants And their Answer to the Dissertation The Edict of Re-union publish'd The Clergy obtain a Decree of Restauration Which declares that the Deputies have been heard and the Writings seen Subtilty of the Clergy A Violent Speech * Petition The Bearnois endeavour to Ward the Blow Remonstrances of Lescâ—n Libels The State of Religion in Bearn Lescun only obtain Words The Cahiâ—â— of the Clergy is favourably answer'd * Petition or Address 1618. The Effect of those Advantages is prosecuted without Inequalities of La Force The Countryof Bearn pursues in this Opposition Writings on their behalf Why the Clergy would not take the said Reimplacement for themselves An Answer to the Writing of the Bearnois A Continuation of the said Answer Enterprises upon the Cities of Surety The Exercise of the Reform'd Religion hinder'd in divers places Injustices of the Parliaments Jesuits * Cities Towns and Castles granted to the Reformed for their safety by the Edicts Burial * Petition or Remonstrance Answers to the Cahiers Illusive Remedies 1618. Extream Dispair of the Bearnois The Assembly refus'd at Casteljaloux And at Tonneins They repair to Orthez And arâ— proscrib'd Seditino at Pau. Maliae of the Commissioner Presages and Devotions Craft of the Council First and final Mandamus directed to the Soveraign Council of Bearn Follow'd by Decrees of that Council * Petitions or Demand Sentiment of some particular Persons upon those Affairs Disposition of the great ones State of Forreign Affairs Dangerous Consequences of the aâ—vice of the Moderate An Apology for the Conduct of the Bearnois * Laws of the Bar. Artifices of the Bishops of the Country Remarks upon the Bishop of Macon's Speech Difficulties against the Reimplacement Against Tithes Prescription * For. Conclusion 1619. The Queen Mother makes her Escape from Blois The Prince of Conde is set at liberty The Assembly of Orthez Transfer'd to Rochel Takes the King's part And breaks up Another Assembly allow'd at Loudun Why the Reform'd have so often renew'd the same Demands * Pâ—tâ—tiâ—â— The Court refers the Complaints to the General Caâ—… Resolutions and Oaths of the Assembly * Petitions and Demands Substance of the General Cahier and other Articles of Complaints The Assembly forbids to suffer Jesuits and other Monks to Preach in the Cities of Surety * Petition or Address Decrees of divers Parliaments to the contrary Deputations Letters and Remonstrances to the King The Reform'd were inclin'd to the Queen-Mother's Service A Dismal Answer And the Effect of it Opposition of the Catholicks to the Establishment of a Collâ—ge at Charenton Assembly of the Clergy Exemption which is granted them of pleading in such Tribunals where all the Judges are Reform'd Reiterated Orders to the Assembly of Loudun to break up 1620. Expedient of Accommodation An unexpected Declaration against the Assembly * In which the Judges were part Catholicks and part Reform'd The Prince of Conde deceives the Reform'd Affected diligence of the Attorney General The Assembly remains firm The Negotiations are râ—sâ—m'd The Assembly Obeys upon the parole of the Prince of Conde and of the Favourite Effect of the Separation of the Assembly New Intrigues against the Favorite The Duke of Rohan ingages in the Queens Party Scruples of the Queen Mother Power of the Party she forms Useful Advice of the Prince of Coâ—de and ill Council of 〈◊〉 Bishop 〈◊〉 Lucon The Bishops Reasons Defeat of the Queen's Forces follow'd by 〈◊〉 Peace The King 's unexpected Journey in Bearn Faults of the Reformed and the Cause thereof The King proceeds notwithstanding Remonstrances He arrives at Pau. Makes himself Master of Navarreins He takes the Oath Alteration of the whole Form of the Government Suppression of the Captains of the Parsans How the Reform'd of the Country were us'd Abuses and Threatnings Wickedness of the Bishops Cruelties of Poyane Different Relations of the Kings Journey National Syned of Alets Political Regulations The Ministers deputed for the Syned of Dordrecht give an account of the reasons that have stopt them 〈◊〉 Bearn 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 They resolve to depute to the King All manner of Succors is refus'd to the Deputies of Bearn Important considerations evaded News of consequence supprest 1618. Treachery of
Benefit of a Monk's place assign'd a Soldier grown impotent and maim'd in the King's Service Attempts upon Paternal Authority A Declaration establishing a Commissioner in Colloquies and Synods National Synod He is admitted in Obedience to the King They send Commissioners to the King Who return laden with Orders The Court inclin'd to favour the Arminians Writing of la Milletiere Answer of Tilenus Imposture advanc'd against the Synod of Dort The Obedience of the Synod of Charenton Assignations ill paid Proposals made to the Synod by Galand A new Deputation to the King Oath of Union A Citadel at Mompelier Maniald opposes it in the name of the Reformed Presages of a new War Death of Du Plessis The Commissioners make the condition of the Reformed worse at Gergeau At Remorentin At Tours Commissioners in Poitou and Saintonge He raines the Câ—â—rches under appearanceâ— of Honesty Paper of the Clergy of Saintes The Malice of several Articles Chalas's Complaisance Enterprises of the Catholics at Rochel 1624. Cardinal Richlieu's Maxims Proposals for marrying the Prince of Wales to the Infanta Fruitles Marriage concluded upon Conditions advantageous for the Catholics Process of the City of Pamiers against the Bishop Cavils upon the Right of pursuing the Payment of Legacies and Donations Troubles renew'd Enterprise of the Dukes of Rohan and Soubise Discover'd Soubise gets possession of the King's â—â—â—p◠〈…〉 thought lost and disown'd by every body 1625. The King's Declaration upon this occasion Soubise disingages himself Which changes the Face of Affairs Politic Devotions of the Duke of Rohan Seconded by his wife Manifesto of the Duke of Soubise Dispute about the Privileges of Rochelle Peace discours'd of Cruelties of the Royal Army in Foix. Soubise prospers A Paper of the Reformed presented to the King Answers to their Paper The Reformed not satisfi'd The Court recovers her Affairs An Assembly of the Clergy They give money with an ill will The King excepts Rochel out of the Peace Which retards the conclusion of it Particular Laws which the King would impose upon that City A powerful League against Spain The Cardinal's Designs Of which he is forc'd to defer the execution The English Embassadors importunate for the Peace of the Religion Rochelle accepts the Conditions somewhat mollify'd Why the Court exacted such Writings All Pass'd by the Embassaders of England In 〈…〉 England was â—… A new Edict confirming all the rest France plays foul with the Confederates Jealousie between the Cardinal and Buckingham The Cardinal's blind-side Enterprises of the Catholics of the Queen of England's menial Servants Conspiracies against the Cardinal The Cardition of Rochel A National Synod The Commissioners Instructions Answers of Chauve the Moderator Masuyer'â— faâ—se dealing The Catholics trâ—â—â—â—â— They would have involv'd the Ministers in the Duke of Rohan's Treaty with Spain Article of the Synod of Realmont for the discovery of such as had a hand in the Treaty Which offends all the Charâ—â—es And is disown'd iy the National Synod Leave to nominate General Deputies From which the Synod desires to be exempted And send Deputies to the King Remonstrances of the Deputies Maniald dyes Hardi put in his room The Deputies return with the King's Answers The Synod names General Deputies The Synod names General Deputies Divers Resolutions of the Synod Castres refuses to receive the Duke of Rohan's Deputies A Memoir of Grievances Burial of Gentlemen who were the Founders of Churches Legacies given to the Poor adjudg'd to Hospitals A Marriage of a Knight of Maltha vacated The Assembly of Notables 1627. Forc'd Conversions in Bearn And at Audenas At St. Amand Extraordinary Acts of Injustice Innovations at Mompelier The Foundation of Mompelier Declaration against Foreign Ministers Rochel still blockt up England declares war The United Provinces send succonr to France The English land in the Isle of Ré The Irresolution of the Rochelois Court Letters intercepted A nice Question Whether Huguenots were to be suffer'd in the King's Army Rochel Resolves Rochel publishes a Manifesto The Duke of Rohan does the same thing Intrigue of Galand against the Duke 1628. Defeat of the English A second English Fleet of no use to Rochel A third Fleet more useless A Treaty of Peace with England and the surrender of Rochel This City refuses to submit to the English â—â—e Fleet of Spain at the Siege of Rochel Rejoycing among the Catholics Cruelties Insulting and Executions Personal Enmity between the Prince of Condé and the Duke of Rohan A new Sedition at Lion against the Reformed The pretended Conversion of a Sick Person that fell into a Phrensie Decrees and Declarations against the Duke of Rohan The King and the Cardinal take a Journey into Italy 1629. The Siege of Privas the Inhabitants of which were betray'd Cruelties exercis'd upon the City The pretences of the Catholics Conversions of soldiers tak'n Pris'ners A Declaration upon the taking of Privas A Treaty of the Duke of Rohan with Spain An Assembly permitted at Anduse and translated to Nimes Peace 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Edict of Grace Contents of the Edict The King's Letter to Queen Mother about the Peace The Duke of Rohan retires Montauban reduc'd Assembly of the Clergy Particuâ—â—â— Acts of Injustice 1630. Mlssiionaries The Duke of Rohan accus'd of the Ruin of the Churches Cavils about the Right of Exercises The Bishop of Valence persecutes the Foreign Ministers The Original of the Injustice done upon occasion of the Annexes New Seeds of a Civil War 1631. The Queen withdraws into Flanders Alliance with Gustavus King of Sueden Projects of Reunion With which the Cardinal closes Intreagues of Joseph the Capuchin caught he Pro. How the Synods were to speak Inclinations of the Ministers And the People Difficulties Petit's Projects And Melitiere Difference in their intentions Issue of the Project in general The truth of this Project A National Synod The Commissioners Speech Ministers suspected by the King excluded from the Synod The Answer to the Commissioner's Speech The Commissioner in vain opposes the Union of the Churches of Bearn with the rest Several Proposals of the Commissioner The Synod sâ—nds Deputies to the King Papers The favourable Reception of the Deputies The Nomination of General Deputies The Reformed fear'd at Court â—mportant Resolutions of the Synod Annexes Exercise forbid Consulships The Puâ—… Liberty opprâ—… 1632. Civil War of the Duke of Orleans The Bishops of Languedoc side with him The Reformed faithful The Duke of Rohan serves the King in Italy Affairs of the Annexes in the Dauphinate referr'd to four Commissioners Consulship of Alets Exercise forbid A shameful Cavil An inconsiderate Curiosity of two Scholars The Death of Gustavus 1633. Great Troubles in the Kingdom Advice of the Commissioners of the Dauphinate upon the Annexes Re-establishment of Privas Treatise intitl'd The Eucharist of the Ancient Church Exercises forbid Partiâ—-Colledges 1634. The Continuance of the Public Oppression Pretensions of France to all Europe Answer'd The Duke of Sulli made a Marshal of France Decrees upon several occasions Preâ—â—â—â—â— adjudg'd