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the_o say_a city_n a_o commodious_a place_n and_o of_o safe_a access_n which_o shall_v not_o be_v above_o a_o league_n from_o the_o say_a city_n xxiv_o the_o say_a exercise_n shall_v be_v establish_v according_a as_o be_v contain_v by_o the_o edict_n of_o nantes_n within_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o court_n of_o parliament_n of_o tholose_a except_o nevertheless_o in_o the_o bailiwick_n or_o chief_a jurisdiction_n whereof_o the_o seat_n of_o justice_n have_v be_v bring_v back_o to_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o king_n by_o the_o say_a duke_n of_o joyeuse_n in_o which_o case_n the_o edict_n of_o 77._o shall_v have_v place_n his_o say_a majesty_n understand_v nevertheless_o that_o the_o say_a exercise_n may_v be_v continue_v in_o place_n of_o the_o say_a bailiwick_n or_o chief_a jurisdiction_n where_o it_o be_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o say_a reduction_n and_o that_o the_o grant_n of_o the_o same_o in_o house_n of_o fief_n have_v place_n in_o the_o same_o bailiwick_n and_o chief_a 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kingdom_n xxvii_o it_o shall_v be_v permit_v to_o those_o of_o the_o religion_n of_o what_o quality_n soever_o they_o be_v to_o inhabit_v go_v and_o come_v free_o in_o the_o city_n of_o lion_n and_o other_o city_n and_o place_n of_o the_o government_n of_o lyonnois_n notwithstanding_o all_o prohibition_n make_v to_o the_o contrary_a by_o the_o syndic_n and_o sheriff_n of_o the_o say_a city_n of_o lion_n and_o confirm_v by_o his_o majesty_n xxviii_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v order_v more_o than_o one_o place_n in_o a_o bailiwick_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o say_a religion_n in_o all_o the_o chief_a jurisdiction_n of_o poitiers_n beside_o those_o where_o it_o be_v at_o present_a establish_v and_o as_o to_o the_o fief_n they_o shall_v follow_v the_o edict_n of_o nantes_n and_o the_o say_a exercise_n shall_v be_v continue_v in_o the_o city_n of_o chauvigny_n xxix_o the_o say_a exercise_n shall_v not_o be_v establish_v within_o the_o city_n of_o again_n and_o perigueux_n though_o 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therefore_o be_v any_o search_n or_o prosecution_n for_o the_o same_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v enjoin_v to_o his_o officer_n to_o defend_v they_o in_o it_o and_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o city_n of_o paris_n beside_o the_o two_o churchyard_n that_o those_o of_o the_o say_a religion_n have_v there_o at_o present_a to_o wit_n that_o of_o the_o trinity_n and_o that_o of_o st._n germains_n there_o shall_v be_v give_v they_o a_o three_o place_n commodious_a for_o the_o say_a sepulcher_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o st._n honoré_n or_o st._n denys_n xlvii_o the_o precedent_n and_o catholic_n councillor_n who_o shall_v serve_v in_o the_o chamber_n ordain_v for_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n shall_v be_v choose_v by_o his_o majesty_n upon_o the_o register_n of_o the_o officer_n of_o parliament_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v therein_o employ_v person_n just_a peaceable_a and_o moderate_a xlviii_o the_o councillor_n of_o the_o say_v reform_v religion_n who_o shall_v serve_v in_o the_o say_a 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