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be_v keep_v whole_a year_n together_o and_o sometime_o suffer_v corporal_a punishment_n they_o then_o proceed_v to_o deprive_v protestant_n of_o all_o public_a office_n and_o employment_n direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o edict_n of_o henry_n the_o great_a who_o make_v a_o express_a article_n to_o the_o contrary_a yea_o to_o hinder_v they_o from_o excercise_v several_a art_n and_o trade_n whereby_o to_o maintain_v their_o family_n this_o be_v in_o 1669_o and_o in_o 1680_o and_o 1681._o all_o lord_n and_o gentleman_n be_v order_v to_o discharge_v all_o their_o protestant_a officer_n and_o servant_n nay_o they_o will_v not_o suffer_v any_o protestant_a midwife_n to_o do_v their_o office_n but_o express_o ordain_v that_o no_o woman_n shall_v receive_v any_o assistance_n in_o that_o condition_n but_o from_o popish_a midwife_n by_o these_o strange_a and_o unheard_a of_o method_n many_o thousand_o person_n and_o family_n be_v reduce_v to_o misery_n and_o ruin_n but_o because_o some_o can_v 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cease_v not_o here_o for_o they_o lay_v unreasonable_a and_o severe_a tax_n upon_o the_o protestant_n so_o that_o he_o who_o before_o be_v charge_v at_o forty_o or_o fifty_o liver_n be_v now_o raise_v to_o seven_o or_o eight_o hundred_o which_o if_o not_o instant_o pay_v they_o quarter_v dragoon_n upon_o they_o till_o they_o have_v discharge_v the_o utmost_a farthing_n in_o 1681_o a_o edict_n come_v out_o that_o child_n at_o seven_o year_n of_o age_n may_v abjure_v the_o protestant_a religion_n force_v their_o parent_n to_o give_v they_o yearly_a allowance_n above_o their_o ability_n which_o occasion_v the_o seduce_a of_o many_o young_a people_n and_o bring_v ruin_n to_o a_o multitude_n of_o family_n yea_o they_o take_v child_n from_o their_o parent_n and_o put_v they_o into_o covent_n with_o strict_a charge_n not_o to_o let_v their_o father_n or_o mother_n see_v they_o even_o person_n of_o the_o best_a quality_n be_v so_o â—â—ed_v the_o ancient_a duke_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr force_n have_v seven_o of_o his_o child_n take_v from_o he_o the_o elder_a not_o exceed_v twelve_o year_n and_o the_o like_a be_v do_v to_o other_o nobleman_n a_o barbarity_n never_o hear_v of_o in_o the_o most_o savage_a nation_n they_o prohibit_v the_o protestant_a minister_n to_o be_v schoolmaster_n and_o suppress_v three_o university_n which_o be_v absolute_o grant_v by_o the_o edict_n of_o nants_n they_o forbid_v papist_n to_o marry_v protestant_n or_o minister_n to_o hinder_v their_o people_n direct_o or_o indirect_o from_o embrace_v the_o roman_a religion_n these_o and_o a_o murtitude_n of_o grievance_n more_o they_o groan_v under_o when_o the_o elector_n of_o brandenburg_n be_v please_v to_o intercede_v on_o their_o behalf_n the_o king_n assure_v he_o he_o be_v very_o well_o satisfy_v with_o the_o behaviour_n of_o his_o protestant_a subject_n and_o that_o so_o long_o as_o he_o live_v no_o wrong_n shall_v be_v do_v they_o and_o yet_o at_o the_o same_o instant_n according_a to_o the_o 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