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A06372	The true originall edict of Nants as it was enacted by Henry the third, and confirmed by the last French King Henry the fourth of famous memory. And reestablished by Lewis the thirteenth, for the better assurance of those of the reformed religion, as appeareth by the Kings Edict of peace, dated in the campe at Mompellier the nineteenth of October 1622. and proclaimed throughout all his dominions for a finall ending of all ciuill troubles. Cum priuilegio.; Edit de Nantes. English	France.; France. Sovereign (1574-1589 : Henry III)	1622 (1622)	STC 16843; ESTC S103960	28,148	58

for our enioyance of some better repose and quiet we esteeme that we cannot better employ it then in prosecuting and intending that which concerneth the seruice and glorie of his holy Name procuring that it may be adored and prayed vnto by all our subiects and though it yet stand not with his pleasure that this should be vnder one and the same forme of Religion notwithstanding that it might be at least with one intention and meaning and with such gouernment that no vprores or tumults might accrew betweene them and that our selues and this kingdome might alwayes deserue and preserue the glorious title of Most Christian which was purchased so long time since and with so many worthy demerits and so by the same meanes to supplant the cause of all molestations and troubles which might ensue hereafter vpon the point of Religion which hath euer bene the most preualent and penetrant of all others For the same occasion obseruing this affaire to be of such high consequence and worthie of deepe and waightie consideration after a reuoluing of all Registers of the complaints of our Catholicke subiects and hauing also permitted our said subiects of the said pretended reformed Religion to assemble by deputies for the exhibiting of their aggrieuances and for reducing together all their said Remonstrances and hauing conferred with them diuers times vpon this point reuiewed the precedent Edicts We haue thought is conuenient to enact at this time generally for all our subiects a Law vniuersall cleare plaine and absolute by which they shall be limited gouerned in all differences that haue heretofore growne betweene them in these points or that may hereafter happen and wherein both the one and the other may remaine satisfied according as the quality of the present times doth permit Our selues being entred into this deliberation for no other end but out of the zeale we beare to the seruice of God and that from this time forward there may be ratified and confirmed betweene our said subiects a firme and perpetuall Peace Wherein we both inuoke and attend from his diuine Maiestie the same protection and fauour which he hath euer most euidently conferred vpon this Kingdome from the erection thereof and during the many ages it hath continued and that he will bestow the grace vpon our said subiects truly to apprehend that in the obseruation of this our ordinance and Decree next to their immediate duties towards God and Our selues consisteth the maine foundation of their vnion and concord tranquillitie and repose and the restauration of this whole Estate to her originall splendor opulencie and power Euen as We on our part promise to procure it most exactly to be performed without permitting it in any sort to be disanulled or broken For these reasons hauing by the aduice of the Princes of our bloud of other Princes and Officers of the Crowne and of other eminent and remarquable persons of our Counsell and Estate neare about vs maturely and diligently wayed and considered this whole businesse by this perpetuall and irreuocable Edict we haue denounced declared and ordained and do denounce declare and ordaine I. First that the memoriall of all things passed both of the one side and the other from the begnning of the moneth of March 1585. till Our comming to the Crowne during the other precedent troubles or by meanes of them shall remaine extingushed and razed out as matters that neuer had happened And it shall not be permitted nor lawfull for our Procurors generall neither for any other persons whosoeuer publike or priuate at any time or vpon any occasion whatsoeuer to make mention thereof or to commence any processe or sute thereupon in any Courts or Iurisdictions wheresoeuer II. We forbid all our subiects of what estate or qualitie soeuer they be to renew any memorie to assaile vrge iniurie ' or prouoke one another by way of reproach for what is past vpon any cause or pretext soeuer to debate thereupon to contest quarrell outrage or offend either in word or deed but to forbeare and liue peaceably together as brethren friends and fellow citizens vpon penaltie for the delinquents to be punished as breakers of the peace and disturbers of publike quiet III. We Enact that the Catholicke Apostolicke Romaine Religion shall be reestablished and restored in all the places and parts of this our Kingdome and countrie vnder our obedience where the exercise thereof hath bene interrupted there to be peaceably and freely put in practise without any hinderance or disturbance Forbidding expresly all persons of what estate quality or condition soeuer they be vpon the penaltie aboue mentioned no wayes to trouble molest or disturbe Ecclesiasticall persons in the celebration of diuine Seruice the enioyance or taking of tithes the fruits and reuenues of their benifices with all other rights and inmunit●●s to them appertaining and that all they who during the troubles seized on the Churches houses goods or reuenues belonging to the said persons Ecclesiasticall or that detaine possesse them shall surtender vnto the said Ecclesiastickes the entire possession and peaceable enioyance thereof with such title liberties and securitie as they had before they were disseized thereof We also expresly forbid those of the said pretended reformed Religion to make any Sermons or performe any other exercise of the said Religion in the Churches houses or habitations of the said Ecclesiastickes IIII. It shall remaine at the choise of the said Ecclesiastickes either to buy such houses buildings erected in places prophane whereof they were disposessed during the troubles or else to constraine the owners of the said buildings to purchase the ground euen conformable to the valuation made thereof by experienced men which both the parties shall bring together and in case they do not agree the Iudges of the places shall giue order herein reseruing euer vnto the said possessors their peculiar remedie to whom soeuer it shall belong And where the said Ecclesiastickes shall constraine the possessors to purchase the ground the estimate money shall not be put into their hands but the said possessors shall remaine charged with it to yeeld profit therefore after the twentieth penny while it hath bene thus let out for the benefit of the Church and this shall be in the compasse of a yeare And the same tearme being past if the purchasor will no longer continue the said rent or profit he shall be thereof discharged by assigning ouer the money to the partie to whom it is due by order and course of Iustice And for sacred places course shall be taken by the Commissaries that are ordained for the execution of this present Edict being by vs constituted for the same end V. Notwithstanding no ground nor places occupied for the reparation and fortification of townes and places within our kingdome nor the materials therein vsed can be chalenged or recouered by the said Ecclesiastickes or any other publicke or priuate persons but then onely when the said reparations and