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expedite_v this_o present_a writ_n sign_v by_o his_o own_o royal_a hand_n and_o countersign_v by_o i_o one_o of_o his_o most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n and_o secretary_n of_o state_n and_o of_o his_o command_n sign_v lovis_n and_o a_o little_a low_o philippeaux_n chap._n vi_o writ_n the_o synod_n deliberation_n upon_o the_o writ_n the_o assembly_n consult_v upon_o his_o majesty_n writ_n and_o consider_v that_o it_o do_v not_o contain_v a_o express_a command_n but_o only_o a_o simple_a permission_n to_o nominate_v general_a deputy_n and_o that_o it_o do_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n restrain_v the_o say_a permission_n as_o that_o it_o leave_v unto_o this_o assembly_n no_o liberty_n nor_o power_n at_o all_o of_o call_v the_o say_a lord_n of_o montmartyn_a to_o a_o account_n who_o have_v from_o the_o first_o time_n of_o his_o election_n unto_o this_o present_a day_n exercise_v the_o say_a general_n deputation_n much_o less_o to_o give_v instruction_n unto_o such_o as_o may_v be_v elect_v unto_o the_o say_v office_n beside_o that_o this_o assembly_n dare_v not_o adventure_v upon_o the_o say_a election_n without_o a_o open_a violation_n of_o his_o majesty_n edict_n letter_n patent_n and_o seal_v letter_n and_o of_o our_o usual_a and_o accustom_a order_n and_o the_o solemn_a protestation_n of_o former_a synod_n who_o have_v express_o declare_v that_o they_o desire_v and_o intend_v utter_o to_o forbear_v all_o cognisance_n of_o affair_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o far_o that_o the_o church_n have_v be_v for_o a_o very_a long_a time_n together_o deprive_v of_o the_o assistance_n of_o his_o majesty_n bounty_n and_o that_o it_o will_v be_v needful_a most_o humble_o to_o petition_v he_o to_o order_v his_o royal_a promise_n to_o be_v observe_v and_o entire_o accomplish_v and_o fulfil_v for_o these_o cause_n and_o reason_n and_o particular_o that_o we_o may_v keep_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o order_n and_o to_o the_o ancient_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n the_o council_n judge_v
those_o command_n and_o order_n shall_v be_v sign_v and_o copy_v out_o by_o those_o now-mentioned_n overseer_n for_o the_o poor_a and_o both_o they_o and_o the_o say_a receiver_n shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o send_v the_o certificate_n unto_o the_o next_o national_a synod_n of_o the_o faithful_a employment_n of_o those_o money_n unto_o the_o common_a uses_n and_o necessity_n of_o their_o poor_a and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o in_o the_o least_o divert_v from_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o charitable_a donor_n nor_o of_o his_o majesty_n unto_o the_o benefit_n and_o private_a profit_n of_o some_o few_o particular_a person_n either_o for_o defray_v their_o expense_n in_o travel_n or_o deputation_n or_o any_o other_o occasion_n whatsoever_o and_o the_o council_n shall_v agree_v and_o pitch_n upon_o those_o aforesaid_a receiver_n and_o overseer_n and_o to_o facilitate_v the_o receive_n of_o those_o sum_n collect_v and_o to_o prevent_v all_o delay_n confusion_n inequality_n in_o receive_v and_o other_o inconvenience_n which_o may_v fall_v out_o in_o case_n the_o say_a city_n shall_v send_v abroad_o unto_o the_o province_n and_o particular_a church_n to_o gather_v in_o what_o have_v be_v grant_v they_o and_o above_o all_o to_o ease_v they_o of_o those_o great_a charge_n which_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v at_o in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v think_v best_a to_o order_v the_o consistory_n of_o paris_n and_o lion_n to_o choose_v a_o person_n from_o among_o they_o to_o be_v the_o general_n receiver_n of_o those_o money_n and_o all_o the_o province_n be_v enjoin_v to_o send_v speedy_o and_o if_o possible_a they_o can_v within_o a_o month_n space_n after_o the_o return_n of_o their_o deputy_n the_o money_n collect_v by_o they_o viz._n the_o province_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n normandy_n britain_n anjou_n berry_n poitou_n and_o xaintonge_n to_o those_o who_o be_v ordain_v to_o receive_v they_o in_o the_o city_n of_o paris_n and_o those_o of_o burgundy_n dolphiny_a provence_n vivaretz_n sevennes_n high_a and_o low_a languedoc_n and_o guyenne_n to_o they_o who_o shall_v be_v appoint_v in_o the_o city_n of_o lion_n that_o so_o these_o money_n be_v receive_v by_o they_o may_v be_v transmit_v to_o the_o particular_a commissioner_n of_o the_o say_a city_n either_o by_o bill_n of_o exchange_n or_o any_o other_o way_n together_o with_o their_o acquittance_n according_a to_o the_o dividend_n before_o ordain_v 2._o in_o pursuance_n of_o this_o last-named_n article_n the_o lord_n of_o angoulins_n be_v nominate_v to_o be_v receiver_n for_o the_o town_n of_o rochel_n and_o for_o overseer_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'_fw-mi hommeau_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr colomiez_fw-fr pastor_n together_o with_o mr._n paul_n mervant_n and_o nicholas_n chesnell_n peer_n and_o tree_n burgess_n and_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rochel_n and_o for_o the_o city_n of_o montauban_n the_o lord_n roques_n first_o consul_n be_v declare_v receiver_n and_o the_o r._n r._n mr._n ollier_n and_o charles_n pastor_n together_o with_o the_o lord_n d'_fw-fr assier_n barrampere_n and_o du_fw-fr bois_n elder_n for_o overseer_n and_o for_o the_o city_n of_o castres_n mr._n thomas_n be_v nominate_v receiver_n and_o the_o lord_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr gasquerie_n de_fw-fr servoles_n de_fw-fr lissac_n de_fw-fr bernard_n the_o elder_a de_fw-fr legonier_n and_o rony_n the_o auditor_n for_o overseer_n and_o all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o these_o now-mentioned_n person_n be_v agree_v upon_o and_o approve_v by_o this_o council_n which_o also_o enjoin_v they_o who_o receive_v these_o collection_n and_o charity_n to_o deliver_v they_o unto_o these_o receiver_n 22._o in_o every_o province_n there_o shall_v be_v reserve_v a_o cahier_fw-fr of_o the_o particular_a complaint_n and_o grievance_n of_o particular_a church_n oppress_v upon_o the_o score_n and_o account_v of_o religion_n that_o so_o those_o cahier_n may_v be_v all_o transmit_v to_o the_o church_n of_o paris_n which_o shall_v compile_v out_o of_o they_o one_o general_a cahier_n to_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o general_a deputy_n chap._n xxviii_o particular_a matter_n 1._o some_z have_v very_o cunning_o and_o malicious_o rob_v the_o deputy_n of_o lower_n languedoc_n of_o certain_a paper_n quote_v in_o a_o inventory_n which_o they_o have_v bring_v to_o this_o council_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o reason_n of_o that_o judgement_n pass_v by_o the_o provincial_a synod_n on_o george_n arbault_n the_o council_n be_v well_o satisfy_v of_o their_o integrity_n and_o fidelity_n and_o particular_o of_o monsieur_n petit's_n with_o who_o all_o those_o write_n be_v deposit_v do_v think_v it_o needful_a to_o give_v they_o this_o attestation_n and_o full_o to_o discharge_v they_o of_o all_o those_o paper_n which_o be_v deliver_v unto_o mounseur_fw-fr aymard_n one_o of_o the_o provincial_a deputy_n for_o sevennes_n who_o will_v exhibit_v they_o upon_o all_o occasion_n except_v those_o relate_n to_o the_o sieur_n arbaut_n beforementioned_a which_o he_o receive_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o sieurs_fw-fr mestrezat_n and_o du_fw-fr puy_n who_o be_v commissionated_a by_o the_o synod_n to_o peruse_v they_o he_o have_v give_v they_o a_o receipt_n under_o his_o own_o hand_n which_o be_v deliver_v by_o he_o unto_o the_o aforesaid_a mounseur_fw-fr aymard_n together_o with_o those_o paper_n and_o two_o inventory_n subscribe_v by_o the_o sieurs_fw-fr du_fw-fr cros_n and_o petit._n 2._o in_o read_v the_o accusation_n of_o the_o sieur_n arbaut_n and_o some_o other_o act_v bring_v against_o he_o the_o colloquy_n of_o anduze_n be_v order_v to_o inform_v themselves_o of_o the_o deportment_n of_o the_o sieurs_fw-fr du_fw-fr cros_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n at_o blansac_n and_o of_o raly_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o st._n john_n de_fw-fr maruejoly_n and_o to_o proceed_v against_o they_o and_o the_o commissioner_n depute_v by_o the_o province_n of_o lower_n languedoc_n be_v order_v to_o deliver_v unto_o the_o say_a colloquy_n the_o whole_a relation_n of_o their_o proceed_n and_o the_o say_a colloquy_n shall_v judge_n of_o those_o difference_n which_o be_v rise_v up_o between_o the_o say_v arbaut_n former_o a_o minister_n and_o the_o colloquy_n of_o montpellier_n and_o vsez_fw-fr all_o which_o shall_v be_v notify_v to_o they_o by_o their_o scribe_n 3._o mounseur_fw-fr tourtelon_n a_o pastor_n emeritus_n come_v unto_o the_o synod_n bitter_o complain_v of_o his_o great_a poverty_n and_o misery_n and_o petition_v for_o some_o relief_n mr._n cooper_n be_v entreat_v to_o advance_v a_o hundred_o frank_n beforehand_o unto_o this_o age_a gentleman_n payable_a out_o of_o that_o portion_n assign_v to_o he_o and_o which_o will_v become_v due_a out_o of_o the_o dividend_n for_o the_o province_n of_o lower_n languedoc_n to_o who_o charity_n we_o do_v in_o a_o especial_a manner_n recommend_v he_o 4._o there_o be_v again_o read_v the_o petition_n of_o john_n le_fw-fr febure_n synod_n 1626._o the_o 25_o synod_n a_o bookseller_n in_o geneva_n reiterate_v his_o former_a complaint_n unto_o divers_a of_o our_o national_a synod_n against_o mounseur_fw-fr manueill_n a_o minister_n somewhere_o serve_v in_o the_o province_n of_o bearn_n after_o hear_v the_o allegation_n of_o the_o deputy_n of_o that_o province_n on_o behalf_n of_o manueill_n the_o synod_n not_o admit_v their_o excuse_n nor_o be_v able_a any_o long_o to_o suffer_v that_o the_o advice_n and_o order_n of_o our_o precede_a synod_n and_o the_o complaint_n of_o the_o say_v febure_n and_o of_o the_o church_n of_o geneva_n shall_v be_v so_o wretched_o slight_v and_o despise_v and_o that_o a_o fellow_n blast_v in_o his_o reputation_n for_o a_o infamous_a crime_n from_o which_o he_o have_v not_o acquit_v nor_o care_v to_o acquit_v and_o clear_v himself_o shall_v be_v continue_v in_o the_o ministry_n in_o that_o province_n and_o that_o provincial_a synod_n to_o have_v no_o regard_n at_o all_o unto_o the_o proceed_n have_v against_o he_o by_o that_o famous_a city_n of_o geneva_n nor_o to_o take_v the_o least_o care_n that_o the_o say_a manueill_n shall_v purge_v and_o justify_v himself_o from_o the_o crime_n impose_v on_o he_o that_o so_o the_o scandal_n may_v be_v repair_v either_o by_o his_o complete_a absolution_n and_o discharge_v or_o by_o a_o exemplary_a punishment_n inflict_v upon_o he_o for_o his_o say_a offence_n a_o decree_n past_a that_o in_o case_n the_o synod_n of_o the_o say_a province_n of_o bearn_n do_v not_o give_v full_a satisfaction_n unto_o the_o request_n of_o this_o and_o of_o the_o former_a national_a synod_n of_o our_o church_n and_o produce_v undoubted_a evidence_n thereof_o unto_o the_o next_o national_a synod_n by_o valid_a act_n of_o their_o duty_n and_o obedience_n thereunto_o that_o then_o their_o deputy_n shall_v be_v utter_o exclude_v these_o synod_n nor_o shall_v they_o have_v either_o admission_n or_o session_n consultive_a or_o decisive_a vote_n in_o they_o 5._o the_o deputy_n of_o bearn_n complain_v that_o the_o parliament_n
the_o lovure_n hope_v that_o his_o majesty_n will_v so_o far_o condescend_v as_o to_o approve_v of_o the_o obedience_n of_o our_o church_n and_o hereafter_o to_o resertle_n they_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o their_o ancient_a and_o accustom_a order_n chap._n ix_o mounseur_fw-fr beraud_n admit_v as_o deputy_n to_o sit_v and_o act_n in_o the_o synod_n 22._o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o day_n of_o september_n the_o sieur_n beraud_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o montauban_n and_o professor_n of_o divinity_n in_o that_o university_n come_v unto_o the_o synod_n petition_v that_o he_o may_v be_v restore_v and_o take_v his_o place_n in_o it_o according_a to_o his_o majesty_n intention_n express_v in_o his_o letter_n write_v to_o the_o lord_n commissioner_n who_o direct_v his_o speech_n unto_o the_o say_a dr._n beraud_n tell_v he_o that_o his_o action_n and_o write_n have_v former_o give_v unto_o his_o majesty_n very_o many_o and_o just_a reason_n of_o be_v dissatisfy_v with_o he_o and_o 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may_v be_v comfort_v the_o practice_n and_o observation_n of_o the_o 5_o canon_n in_o the_o 10_o chapter_n of_o our_o discipline_n be_v recommend_v to_o all_o the_o church_n moreover_o in_o case_n any_o one_o of_o our_o church_n have_v have_v for_o a_o long_a time_n any_o particular_a form_n which_o it_o have_v use_v to_o its_o edification_n that_o church_n may_v retain_v the_o observation_n of_o that_o their_o order_n even_o by_o the_o allowance_n of_o this_o assembly_n article_n 6._o forasmuch_o as_o the_o 12_o canon_n in_o the_o 13_o chapter_n of_o our_o discipline_n seem_v to_o contradict_v the_o 16_o observation_n of_o the_o national_a synod_n of_o montpellier_n upon_o the_o discipline_n all_o the_o province_n be_v exhort_v to_o bring_v with_o they_o unto_o the_o next_o national_a synod_n their_o several_a and_o respective_a opinion_n whether_o the_o say_a article_n shall_v be_v raze_v or_o receive_v any_o change_n or_o emendation_n article_n 7._o though_o all_o the_o province_n do_v keep_v and_o observe_v most_o exact_o the_o 16_o canon_n in_o the_o 14_o chapter_n of_o our_o discipline_n yet_o shall_v every_o one_o of_o they_o careful_o make_v use_v of_o such_o expedient_n as_o they_o in_o their_o own_o particular_a judgement_n do_v conceive_v to_o be_v most_o meet_a and_o proper_a for_o their_o better_a observation_n and_o the_o avoid_n of_o all_o inconvenience_n article_n 8._o the_o church-discipline_n have_v be_v read_v all_z and_o every_o one_o of_o the_o provincial_a deputy_n do_v both_o for_o themselves_o and_o their_o respective_a synod_n promise_v to_o observe_v it_o and_o see_v that_o it_o be_v exact_o observe_v by_o their_o province_n chap._n ix_o observation_n on_o read_v the_o act_n of_o the_o former_a synod_n hold_v for_o the_o second_o time_n at_o charenton_n in_o the_o month_n of_o september_n and_o october_n 1631._o article_n 1._o the_o province_n bring_v in_o their_o respective_a judgement_n upon_o the_o matter_n commend_v to_o their_o deliberation_n by_o the_o last_o national_a synod_n this_o assembly_n decree_v that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v change_v in_o the_o 19_o and_o 20_o canon_n of_o the_o 5_o chapter_n of_o our_o discipline_n article_n 2._o the_o colloquy_n of_o montpellier_n which_o be_v commissionated_a by_o the_o synod_n of_o charenton_n in_o its_o name_n and_o with_o full_a authority_n to_o judge_n of_o the_o charge_n bring_v in_o against_o the_o sieur_n bony_n make_v report_n of_o their_o execution_n of_o the_o say_a commission_n and_o the_o provincial_a synod_n of_o sevennes_n whereof_o he_o be_v a_o member_n give_v he_o a_o very_a honourable_a testimonial_a this_o assembly_n ordain_v that_o the_o article_n which_o concern_v he_o shall_v be_v raze_v out_o of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o national_a synod_n of_o charenton_n and_o of_o that_o of_o castres_n chap._n x._o a_o penitent_a minister_n after_o ten_o year_n penance_n restore_v 3._o mr._n george_n arbaud_n who_o be_v former_o 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lord_n commissioner_n demand_v whether_o the_o synod_n intend_v to_o make_v his_o affair_n their_o own_o and_o to_o interest_n themselves_o in_o it_o the_o assembly_n consider_v that_o the_o say_v mounseur_fw-fr privas_n be_v before_o his_o natural_a and_o proper_a judge_n declare_v that_o as_o his_o present_a circumstance_n be_v they_o can_v do_v nothing_o for_o he_o except_z the_o recommend_v he_o to_o the_o good_a providence_n of_o god_n and_o exhort_v he_o to_o wait_v and_o suffer_v patient_o whatever_o shall_v be_v decree_v against_o he_o by_o the_o court_n of_o agen._n 7._o this_o assembly_n remember_v the_o promise_n make_v by_o the_o last_o national_a synod_n unto_o monsieur_n chamier_n decree_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v perform_v as_o soon_o as_o god_n shall_v bless_v the_o church_n with_o ability_n so_o that_o mounseur_fw-fr chamier_n have_v never_o a_o penny_n of_o monies_n grant_v he_o for_o his_o father_n work_n 8._o the_o money_n grant_v unto_o mounseur_fw-fr bellot_n 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religion_n he_o have_v choose_v and_o appoint_v the_o say_a lord_n of_o ruvigny_n to_o be_v the_o general_n deputy_n of_o those_o of_o the_o say_a protestant_n reform_a religion_n and_o be_v well_o please_v that_o he_o reside_v near_o his_o person_n and_o follow_v his_o court_n in_o the_o say_a quality_n and_o to_o present_v unto_o his_o majesty_n their_o petition_n narration_n and_o most_o humble_a complaint_n that_o so_o he_o may_v take_v such_o course_n in_o it_o as_o he_o shall_v judge_v convenient_a for_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o service_n and_o the_o relief_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o his_o say_a subject_n of_o the_o protestant_n reform_v religion_n in_o testimony_n whereof_o his_o say_a majesty_n have_v command_v i_o to_o expedite_v this_o present_a writ_n unto_o the_o say_a lord_n of_o ruvigny_n which_o he_o be_v please_v to_o sign_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o cause_v to_o be_v countersign_v by_o i_o his_o counsellor_n and_o secretary_n of_o state_n and_o of_o his_o commandment_n sign_v lovis_fw-la and_o a_o little_a low_o by_o the_o king_n phelippeaux_n 3._o the_o assembly_n expound_v the_o act_n by_o which_o the_o lord_n marquis_n of_o ruvigny_n be_v constitute_v general_a deputy_n declare_v that_o their_o intention_n be_v that_o his_o lordship_n shall_v give_v his_o judgement_n in_o all_o affair_n whatsoever_o that_o shall_v be_v treat_v and_o debate_v in_o it_o except_v those_o in_o which_o he_o shall_v be_v personal_o and_o particular_o concern_v or_o do_v relate_v unto_o his_o office_n of_o general_n deputy_n 4._o the_o sieurs_fw-fr eustache_n pastor_n and_o de_fw-fr mirabel_n be_v order_v by_o this_o assembly_n to_o go_v immediate_o to_o court_n and_o to_o prostrate_v at_o his_o majesty_n foot_n our_o most_o humble_a duty_n submission_n and_o thanks_o and_o they_o be_v entrust_v with_o letter_n unto_o his_o majesty_n to_o the_o queen_n to_o his_o eminency_n to_o the_o lord_n high_a treasurer_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o vrilliere_n secretary_n of_o state_n in_o who_o division_n be_v those_o of_o the_o reform_a religion_n and_o to_o my_o lord_n of_o herual_a controller_n general_n 5._o a_o copy_n of_o the_o synod_n letter_n send_v unto_o the_o king_n sire_n the_o wise_a of_o king_n to_o his_o command_n of_o fearing_n god_n join_v that_o of_o honour_v the_o king_n they_o be_v two_o duty_n inseparable_o link_v together_o for_o king_n in_o this_o world_n do_v in_o some_o sense_n hold_v the_o very_a place_n of_o god_n and_o be_v his_o most_o lively_a portraiture_n in_o earth_n and_o the_o step_n and_o degree_n of_o their_o throne_n do_v not_o raise_v they_o above_o the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n but_o to_o draw_v they_o near_o heaven_n these_o sire_n be_v the_o fundamental_a maxim_n of_o our_o creed_n which_o we_o learn_v in_o our_o infancy_n and_o endeavour_v to_o practice_v during_o our_o whole_a life_n and_o to_o devolve_v as_o a_o inheritance_n unto_o our_o flock_n and_o those_o favour_n which_o your_o majesty_n vouchsafe_v to_o pour_v down_o upon_o we_o every_o day_n do_v more_o abundant_o augment_v our_o obligation_n to_o you_o among_o which_o we_o count_v this_o the_o first_o and_o chief_a that_o your_o majesty_n assure_v we_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n commissioner_n of_o your_o paternal_a affection_n to_o your_o subject_n of_o the_o reform_a religion_n and_o that_o you_o design_v to_o continue_v the_o effect_n of_o your_o wont_a kindness_n to_o we_o as_o also_o this_o privilege_n which_o you_o have_v grant_v we_o of_o meet_v together_o in_o this_o place_n which_o be_v a_o most_o singular_a mark_n of_o your_o goodness_n we_o want_v word_n great_a and_o emphatical_a enough_o whereby_o to_o express_v our_o resentment_n and_o gratitude_n and_o how_o deep_o we_o stand_v engage_v by_o this_o new_a favour_n to_o devote_v and_o consecrate_v unto_o your_o majesty_n service_n our_o life_n and_o fortune_n and_o the_o
wrong_a party_n shall_v produce_v before_o the_o consistory_n and_o then_o the_o consistory_n shall_v declare_v unto_o he_o that_o liberty_n which_o god_n in_o his_o holy_a word_n have_v give_v he_o but_o in_o regard_n of_o our_o present_a difficulty_n the_o minister_n of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v advise_v not_o to_o remarry_v the_o say_a party_n to_o who_o this_o liberty_n of_o provide_v themselves_o elsewhere_o have_v be_v grant_v and_o as_o for_o the_o delinquent_n party_n there_o shall_v be_v very_o great_a and_o mature_a deliberation_n use_v before_o she_o have_v any_o liberty_n at_o all_o allow_v she_o can._n xxx_o if_o it_o shall_v fall_v out_o that_o after_o marriage-promises_a have_v past_a and_o before_o its_o accomplishment_n a_o betroth_a woman_n be_v find_v to_o have_v play_v the_o whore_n either_o before_o or_o after_o the_o say_a promise_n and_o that_o it_o be_v unknown_a to_o he_o who_o have_v promise_v her_o marriage_n a_o definitive_a sentence_n be_v give_v by_o the_o magistrate_n upon_o it_o the_o consistory_n may_v proceed_v to_o bless_v a_o new_a marriage_n and_o the_o betroth_a woman_n shall_v have_v the_o same_o liberty_n if_o it_o be_v find_v that_o her_o betroth_a husband_n have_v commit_v fornication_n after_o he_o have_v make_v her_o promise_n of_o marriage_n can._n xxxi_o woman_n who_o husband_n be_v go_v away_o and_o have_v absent_v themselves_o a_o long_a time_n about_o mercantile_fw-la affair_n or_o for_o other_o cause_n if_o they_o demand_v licence_n to_o be_v marry_v again_o they_o shall_v have_v recourse_n unto_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n can._n xxxii_o as_o for_o the_o wife_n of_o priest_n and_o monk_n who_o turn_v apostate_n and_o return_v unto_o their_o old_a idolatry_n chant_v mass_n or_o re-enter_v into_o their_o cell_n from_o which_o they_o have_v former_o depart_v they_o shall_v be_v admonish_v not_o to_o cohabit_v with_o their_o say_a husband_n during_o their_o apostasy_n that_o god_n ordinance_n of_o marriage_n may_v not_o be_v load_v with_o reproach_n and_o infamy_n nor_o may_v they_o marry_v any_o other_o until_o such_o time_n as_o their_o first_o marriage_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v by_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n chap._n fourteen_o order_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o particular_a order_n of_o particular_a order_n and_o advertisement_n canon_n i._n no_o person_n shall_v be_v receive_v into_o communion_n with_o the_o church_n till_o such_o time_n as_o be_v have_v first_o public_o renounce_v all_o the_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n and_o in_o particular_a the_o mass_n can._n ii_o no_o godly_a man_n shall_v be_v allow_v to_o intermeddle_v with_o any_o matter_n conjoin_v with_o idolatry_n such_o as_o those_o they_o call_v the_o baisemain_v or_o le_fw-fr dedans_fw-fr de_fw-fr leglise_fw-fr nor_o to_o cause_v mass_n and_o vigil_n to_o be_v say_v nor_o to_o ordain_v monk_n who_o be_v sole_o ordain_v to_o this_o purpose_n but_o to_o hold_v priory_n revenue_n rent_n chantery_n and_o tithe_n and_o to_o pay_v the_o profit_n of_o they_o unto_o the_o popish_a ecclesiastic_n for_o as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v temporal_a lord_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o they_o that_o will_v do_v it_o may_v take_v their_o liberty_n nevertheless_o the_o faithful_a shall_v be_v advise_v not_o to_o intermeddle_v with_o these_o matter_n if_o they_o find_v any_o abuse_n in_o they_o or_o a_o appearance_n of_o evil_a consequence_n of_o all_o which_o consistory_n and_o colloquy_n shall_v pass_v a_o prudent_a judgement_n can._n iii_o such_o as_o by_o unlawful_a mean_n as_o by_o papal_a bull_n or_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n shall_v buy_v or_o hold_v benefice_n or_o such_o as_o in_o like_a manner_n shall_v direct_o or_o indirect_o maintain_v idolatry_n shall_v be_v denounce_v person_n utter_o unworthy_a of_o communion_n with_o our_o church_n in_o the_o holy_a supper_n of_o the_o lord_n nor_o shall_v they_o be_v admit_v to_o it_o and_o as_o for_o benefice_n of_o which_o any_o one_o may_v have_v a_o advowsonage_n whether_o by_o presentation_n from_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o manor_n a_o lay-patron_n or_o by_o the_o bishop_n gift_n the_o faithful_a be_v advise_v not_o to_o accept_v of_o they_o though_o tender_v to_o they_o if_o there_o be_v a_o tacit_n or_o express_v condition_n of_o any_o service_n to_o be_v perform_v unto_o the_o idol_n can._n iu._n printer_n bookseller_n painter_n and_o other_o artificer_n and_o in_o general_a all_o the_o faithful_a and_o particular_o such_o as_o bear_v office_n in_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v admonish_v that_o they_o do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o act_n any_o thing_n in_o their_o call_v that_o tend_v direct_o to_o countenance_v the_o superstition_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o as_o for_o secret_a act_n and_o the_o censure_n incur_v by_o they_o their_o judgement_n be_v leave_v unto_o the_o consistory_n can._n v._n notary_n scrivenor_n and_o other_o who_o by_o the_o duty_n of_o their_o calling_n be_v oblige_v to_o sign_n and_o seal_v indifferent_o all_o matter_n which_o be_v bring_v unto_o they_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v censure_v for_o receive_v testament_n pass_v contract_n and_o expedit_v letter_n which_o concern_v idolatry_n nor_o judge_n for_o their_o judge_a cause_n concern_v ecclesiastical_a estate_n and_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o edict_n can._n vi_o arbitrator_n shall_v not_o in_o any_o manner_n of_o way_n intermeddle_v with_o thing_n which_o concern_v idolatry_n either_o direct_o or_o indirect_o can._n vii_o neither_o counsellor_n nor_o attorney_n at_o law_n shall_v plead_v in_o those_o cause_n which_o tend_v to_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n or_o to_o the_o set_n up_o of_o mass_n nor_o shall_v they_o in_o any_o manner_n of_o way_n whatsoever_o be_v allow_v to_o give_v their_o advice_n or_o assistance_n unto_o the_o romish_a churchman_n in_o those_o cause_n which_o do_v either_o direct_o or_o indirect_o tend_v unto_o the_o oppression_n of_o a_o reform_a church_n can._n viii_o neither_o bishop_n nor_o official_o nor_o arch-deacon_n as_o they_o be_v now_o constitute_v have_v of_o right_a any_o civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n however_o because_o the_o faithful_a be_v sometime_o constrain_v to_o appear_v before_o they_o for_o obtain_v their_o own_o just_a due_n which_o otherwise_o will_v be_v detain_v from_o they_o in_o case_n they_o he_o turn_v over_o to_o they_o by_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n to_o who_o they_o shall_v first_o make_v their_o application_n they_o may_v warrantable_o enough_o have_v recourse_n unto_o they_o can._n ix_o godly_a advocate_n ought_v not_o in_o any_o wise_a to_o plead_v in_o the_o officials-court_n unless_o in_o those_o case_n in_o which_o they_o be_v necessitate_v to_o prosecute_v the_o right_n of_o their_o client_n before_o they_o according_a to_o the_o last_o forego_v canon_n can._n x._o it_o be_v not_o in_o itself_o unlawful_a to_o exercise_v civil_a jurisdiction_n as_o to_o act_v as_o attorney_n for_o and_o under_o ecclesiastical_a person_n unless_o in_o such_o case_n which_o they_o call_v spiritual_a can._n xi_o the_o faithful_a may_v not_o take_v out_o or_o cause_n to_o be_v execute_v any_o monitory_a or_o write_v of_o excommunication_n from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n can._n xii_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v neither_o lawful_a not_o expedient_a to_o heat_v the_o popish_a preacher_n nor_o any_o other_o who_o have_v intrude_v themselves_o without_o a_o lawful_a call_n the_o flock_n shall_v be_v hinder_v by_o their_o pastor_n from_o go_v to_o they_o and_o such_o as_o shall_v go_v they_o shall_v be_v call_v into_o the_o consistory_n and_o censure_v according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o offence_n can._n xiii_o lord_n gentleman_n and_o other_o shall_v be_v admonish_v according_a to_o the_o discipline_n of_o our_o church_n not_o to_o entertain_v in_o their_o house_n any_o scandalous_a or_o incorrigible_a person_n and_o above_o all_o that_o they_o do_v not_o suffer_v any_o priest_n to_o sing_v mass_n or_o to_o dogmatise_v and_o debauch_v their_o domestic_n nor_o shall_v they_o admit_v of_o any_o such_o again_o into_o their_o service_n if_o they_o have_v once_o discard_v they_o can._n fourteen_o father_n and_o mother_n shall_v be_v exhort_v to_o be_v very_o careful_a of_o their_o child_n education_n which_o be_v the_o seedplot_n and_o promise_a hope_n of_o god_n church_n and_o therefore_o such_o as_o send_v they_o to_o school_n to_o be_v teach_v by_o priest_n monk_n jesuit_n and_o nun_n they_o shall_v be_v prosecute_v with_o all_o church-censure_n those_o also_o shall_v be_v censure_v who_o dispose_n of_o their_o child_n to_o be_v page_n or_o servant_n unto_o lord_n and_o gentleman_n of_o the_o contrary_a religion_n can._n xv._o they_o who_o brethren_n sister_n or_o other_o kindred_n have_v quit_v their_o monastery_n to_o serve_v god_n in_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n shall_v be_v exhort_v to_o relieve_v they_o and_o to_o provide_v for_o they_o according_a to_o the_o duty_n
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the_o say_a court_n xxxvii_o there_o shall_v be_v also_o a_o new_a creation_n and_o erection_n in_o the_o chamber_n ordain_v for_o the_o parliament_n of_o bourdeaux_n of_o two_o substitute_n of_o our_o attorney_n and_o advocate-general_n one_o of_o which_o say_v proctor_n shall_v be_v a_o catholic_n and_o another_o of_o the_o say_a religion_n who_o shall_v be_v possess_v of_o the_o say_a office_n with_o competent_a salary_n xxxviii_o and_o the_o say_a substitute_n shall_v not_o take_v unto_o themselves_o any_o other_o quality_n than_o that_o of_o substitute_n and_o when_o as_o the_o chamber_n ordain_v for_o the_o parliament_n of_o tholouse_n and_o bourdeaux_n shall_v be_v unite_v and_o incorporate_v with_o the_o say_a parliament_n the_o say_a substitute_n shall_v be_v provide_v of_o office_n of_o counsellor_n in_o they_o thirty-nine_o the_o dispatch_n of_o the_o chancery_n of_o bourdeaux_n shall_v be_v make_v in_o presence_n of_o two_o counsellor_n of_o that_o chamber_n one_o of_o 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be_v abandon_v nor_o revoke_v by_o the_o say_a register_n in_o parliament_n yet_o nevertheless_o they_o shall_v be_v bind_v to_o bring_v in_o the_o emolument_n of_o the_o say_a register_n office_n unto_o the_o say_a register_n and_o the_o say_a deputy_n shall_v be_v pay_v their_o salary_n by_o the_o say_a register_n as_o it_o shall_v be_v advise_v and_o arbitrate_v by_o the_o say_a chamber_n moreover_o it_o shall_v be_v ordain_v that_o the_o catholic_n usher_n shall_v be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o say_a court_n or_o from_o elsewhere_o according_a to_o our_o pleasure_n over_o and_o beside_o which_o there_o shall_v be_v two_o new_a one_o erect_v of_o the_o say_v reform_v religion_n and_o who_o shall_v be_v put_v into_o those_o place_n without_o payment_n of_o fine_a or_o fe_n and_o all_o those_o say_a usher_n shall_v be_v regulate_v by_o the_o say_a chamber_n as_o well_o for_o the_o exercise_n and_o division_n of_o their_o office_n as_o for_o the_o emolument_n which_o they_o be_v to_o 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xxxvii_o those_o of_o the_o say_a religion_n may_v not_o keep_v any_o public_a school_n unless_o in_o those_o city_n and_o place_n in_o which_o the_o public_a exercise_n thereof_o be_v permit_v they_o and_o those_o provision_n which_o be_v former_o grant_v they_o for_o the_o erection_n and_o maintain_v of_o college_n shall_v if_o need_v so_o require_v be_v verify_v and_o obtain_v their_o full_a and_o entire_a effect_n article_n xxxviii_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o parent_n profess_v the_o say_a religion_n to_o provide_v for_o their_o child_n education_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o best_o please_v they_o and_o to_o substitute_v one_o or_o more_o tutor_n and_o guardian_n to_o they_o by_o their_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n or_o by_o a_o codicil_n or_o any_o other_o declaration_n pass_v before_o a_o notary_n or_o write_v and_o sign_v with_o their_o own_o hand_n the_o law_n ordinance_n and_o custom_n
afflict_a condition_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o therefore_o be_v exclude_v communion_n at_o the_o lord_n table_n but_o withal_o they_o be_v advise_v to_o take_v special_a care_n that_o in_o church-meeting_n they_o do_v avoid_v all_o occasion_n of_o give_v offence_n unto_o the_o weak_a member_n edict_n advice_n for_o pastor_n about_o attestation_n to_o be_v grant_v unto_o officer_n in_o garrison_n or_o court_n of_o the_o edict_n 12._o minister_n in_o give_v their_o attestation_n unto_o they_o who_o will_v be_v provide_v of_o office_n as_o governor_n and_o lieutenant_n of_o place_n in_o our_o cautionary_a town_n the_o place_n of_o surety_n grant_v we_o by_o the_o king_n or_o of_o office_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o edict_n shall_v be_v exceed_o careful_a that_o the_o 23th_o article_n of_o general_n matter_n in_o the_o national_a synod_n of_o rochel_n be_v full_o observe_v and_o those_o who_o do_v act_v otherwise_o shall_v be_v suspend_v from_o their_o ministry_n for_o one_o whole_a year_n 13._o divers_a province_n complain_v of_o the_o general_a contempt_n of_o the_o bless_a gospel_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n of_o the_o blasphemy_n debauch_n and_o profaneness_n universal_o abound_v among_o we_o of_o the_o woeful_a decay_n of_o faith_n and_o charity_n threaten_v we_o with_o a_o deluge_n of_o divine_a wrath_n ready_a to_o break_v in_o upon_o we_o for_o the_o ungodliness_n and_o unrighteousness_n of_o man_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v most_o needful_a to_o appoint_v a_o day_n of_o solemn_a public_a prayer_n and_o fast_v to_o be_v keep_v in_o all_o the_o church_n of_o this_o kingdom_n for_o their_o extraordinary_a humiliation_n before_o god_n and_o the_o avert_n of_o his_o judgement_n from_o we_o this_o assembly_n ordain_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v celebrate_v in_o all_o our_o church_n the_o first_o tuesday_n of_o november_n next_o ensue_v which_o will_v be_v the_o five_o day_n of_o the_o same_o month_n 14._o that_o hereafter_o there_o may_v be_v a_o general_n uniformity_n in_o the_o church_n of_o this_o kingdom_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o all_o scruple_n by_o reason_n of_o difference_n and_o singularity_n arise_v in_o weak_a but_o honest_a heart_n uncapable_a of_o distinguish_v between_o the_o substance_n and_o circumstance_n of_o the_o sacred_a action_n may_v be_v prevent_v all_o pastor_n be_v enjoin_v to_o abstain_v from_o any_o new_a or_o private_a method_n of_o their_o own_o as_o of_o read_v the_o word_n of_o institution_n between_o the_o ordinary_a long_a prayer_n and_o that_o appoint_v particular_o for_o this_o sacrament_n which_o ought_v indeed_o to_o be_v read_v after_o nor_o shall_v they_o whilst_o read_v the_o word_n of_o institution_n uncover_v the_o bread_n and_o wine_n nor_o shall_v they_o bring_v the_o people_n up_o in_o rank_n unto_o the_o table_n there_o to_o sit_v or_o stand_v whereas_o they_o shall_v cause_v the_o faithful_a to_o pass_v one_o after_o another_o up_o unto_o it_o nor_o shall_v the_o exhortation_n or_o thansgiving_n be_v make_v till_o that_o the_o element_n have_v be_v distribute_v among_o the_o communicant_n of_o every_o table_n nor_o shall_v the_o cup_n be_v give_v by_o the_o faithful_a one_o unto_o another_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o express_a letter_n of_o a_o canon_n of_o our_o discipline_n which_o ordain_v pastor_n if_o possible_a or_o if_o they_o can_v the_o elder_n to_o assist_v the_o pastor_n tire_v by_o the_o multitude_n of_o communicant_n in_o populous_a church_n to_o deliver_v it_o and_o colloquy_n and_o synod_n shall_v have_v their_o eye_n over_o those_o who_o act_n contrary_a to_o this_o order_n and_o reduce_v they_o to_o their_o duty_n by_o all_o besit_a censure_n 15._o colloquy_n and_o synod_n shall_v use_v their_o best_a discretion_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o discipline_n upon_o those_o person_n who_o that_o they_o may_v inflame_v our_o church_n raise_v and_o foment_n division_n in_o they_o do_v get_v into_o office_n of_o judicature_n do_v plead_v for_o those_o incendiary_n and_o procure_v they_o monopoly_n and_o secret_a subscription_n under_o hand_n and_o seal_n 16._o the_o province_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n demand_v that_o the_o poor_a church_n may_v be_v relieve_v out_o of_o our_o common_a stock_n the_o inconvenience_n have_v be_v well_o consider_v in_o case_n a_o general_n order_n about_o this_o matter_n shall_v be_v enact_v this_o assembly_n do_v as_o that_o of_o rochel_n do_v before_o it_o leave_v it_o whole_o to_o the_o prudence_n and_o charity_n of_o the_o several_a province_n to_o see_v that_o what_o be_v do_v herein_o do_v make_v for_o edification_n 17._o the_o deputy_n of_o xaintonge_n propound_v this_o question_n whether_o a_o baptism_n administer_v by_o a_o depose_a minister_n at_o the_o request_n and_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n be_v valid_a this_o synod_n judge_v that_o in_o case_n the_o depose_a minister_n have_v present_v his_o appeal_n unto_o a_o national_a synod_n the_o baptism_n be_v valid_a and_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v reiterated_a but_o nevertheless_o if_o any_o such_o depose_v minister_n shall_v hereafter_o presume_v to_o administer_v any_o public_a ordinance_n he_o shall_v be_v denounce_v excommunicate_a immediate_o 18._o the_o deputy_n of_o poictou_n demand_v how_o they_o shall_v act_v where_o the_o bane_n of_o marriage_n be_v forbid_v before_o the_o last_o time_n of_o publishing_n this_o assembly_n judge_v that_o in_o case_n the_o opposition_n be_v make_v without_o authority_n from_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n the_o consistory_n may_v continue_v their_o publication_n but_o otherwise_o not_o unless_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v only_o forbid_v the_o celebration_n of_o that_o marriage_n and_o not_o the_o publish_v of_o the_o ba_n 19_o the_o deputy_n of_o xaintonge_n inform_v this_o assembly_n that_o the_o printer_n of_o rochel_n design_v with_o our_o approbation_n a_o new_a impression_n of_o the_o bible_n in_o a_o lesser_a volume_n more_o commodious_a and_o that_o may_v be_v easy_o carry_v any_o where_o in_o the_o pocket_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o divers_a godly_a person_n desire_v there_o may_v be_v a_o index_n add_v to_o it_o of_o those_o text_n which_o be_v most_o proper_a and_o pertinent_a for_o confirm_v the_o truth_n and_o confute_v error_n this_o synod_n approve_v the_o undertake_n because_o of_o its_o singular_a usefulness_n and_o entreat_v mounseur_fw-fr merlin_n to_o see_v it_o accomplish_v which_o also_o he_o promise_v to_o perform_v 20._o the_o deputy_n of_o poictou_n crave_v remedy_n against_o that_o evil_a custom_n in_o divers_a church_n of_o send_v their_o pastor_n without_o elder_n unto_o colloquy_n and_o provincial_a synod_n this_o assembly_n reply_v that_o no_o general_a order_n can_v be_v well_o decree_v in_o this_o case_n and_o therefore_o leave_v the_o whole_a unto_o the_o prudence_n of_o the_o province_n magistrate_n a_o minister_n may_v not_o press_v any_o to_o discover_v a_o secret_a crime_n unto_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n 21._o a_o case_n be_v propose_v how_o a_o minister_n may_v govern_v himself_o when_o enjoin_v by_o the_o magistrate_n to_o press_v those_o who_o be_v privy_a to_o any_o notorious_a crime_n to_o reveal_v it_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o he_o be_v under_o no_o obligation_n of_o obedience_n unto_o such_o command_n no_o more_o than_o he_o be_v to_o discover_v the_o secret_a passage_n and_o transaction_n of_o the_o consistory_n wherefore_o all_o pastor_n be_v admonish_v to_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o any_o such_o injunction_n and_o the_o church_n be_v order_v to_o stand_v by_o they_o in_o case_n for_o this_o their_o refusal_n their_o minister_n shall_v be_v prosecute_v by_o the_o superior_a civil_a power_n 22._o the_o province_n of_o anjou_n make_v this_o proposal_n that_o it_o be_v expedient_a the_o province_n shall_v nominate_v some_o worthy_a minister_n particular_o to_o study_v controversy_n and_o in_o every_o province_n some_o one_o to_o be_v most_o prepare_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o one_o particular_a truth_n oppose_v by_o our_o adversary_n the_o assembly_n approve_v and_o embrace_v the_o motion_n and_o divide_v the_o controversy_n among_o the_o province_n in_o this_o ensue_a order_n to_o wit_n 1._o to_o poictou_n de_fw-fr verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la scripto_fw-la &_o non_fw-la scripto_fw-la 2._o to_o anjou_n de_fw-fr christo_fw-la &_o pontifice_fw-la &_o antichristo_fw-la 3._o to_o xaintonge_v de_fw-fr ecclesiâ_fw-la &_o conciliis_fw-la 4._o to_o orleans_n and_o berry_n de_fw-fr ministrorum_fw-la vocatione_n gradibus_fw-la &_o potestate_fw-la clavium_fw-la 5._o to_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n de_fw-fr monachis_fw-la clericis_fw-la &_o laiciss_fw-la 6._o to_o provence_n de_fw-fr limbo_n patrum_fw-la infantium_fw-la &_o purgatorio_fw-la 7._o to_o normandy_n de_fw-fr sanctorum_fw-la beatitudine_fw-la invocatione_n reliquis_fw-la angelorum_fw-la hierarchiis_fw-la cultu_fw-la &_o ministerio_fw-la 8._o to_o the_o high_a languedoc_n de_fw-fr sacramentis_fw-la in_o genere_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr veris_fw-la in_o specie_fw-la 9_o to_o the_o low_a guyenne_n de_fw-fr sacrificio_fw-la
our_o church_n and_o this_o assembly_n order_v the_o say_a lord_n de_fw-fr rovuray_fw-fr to_o return_v for_o we_o and_o for_o all_o the_o church_n our_o most_o humble_a thanks_o unto_o their_o majesty_n who_o have_v by_o this_o their_o extraordinary_a bounty_n lay_v new_a obligation_n upon_o we_o to_o call_v upon_o our_o god_n with_o the_o great_a ardency_n in_o our_o prayer_n that_o he_o will_v bless_v and_o prosper_v their_o majesty_n person_n crown_n and_o government_n and_o the_o say_a grant_n be_v deposit_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o sieur_n bonnet_n pastor_n and_o deputy_n of_o xaintonge_n who_o be_v to_o lodge_v it_o safe_o in_o the_o archive_v of_o rochel_n whereof_o he_o shall_v give_v advice_n by_o letter_n under_o his_o own_o hand_n unto_o the_o say_a lord_n de_fw-fr rovuray_fw-fr the_o copy_n of_o that_o warrant_n this_o first_o day_n of_o october_n one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o eleven_o the_o king_n be_v at_o paris_n assist_v by_o the_o queen_n regent_n his_o mother_n in_o council_n have_v be_v well_o inform_v for_o what_o consideration_n the_o late_a king_n of_o glorious_a memory_n have_v by_o a_o warrant_n of_o the_o three_o of_o april_n one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o ninety_o and_o eight_o grant_v unto_o his_o subject_n of_o the_o p._n reform_a religion_n the_o yearly_a sum_n of_o five_o and_o forty_o thousand_o crown_n to_o be_v employ_v in_o some_o secret_n concern_v of_o they_o and_o although_o his_o present_a majesty_n be_v not_o oblige_v by_o those_o secret_a article_n warrant_n and_o answer_n unto_o memoir_n make_v in_o favour_n of_o those_o his_o say_a subject_n to_o increase_v or_o augment_v the_o say_a sum_n yet_o nevertheless_o desire_v as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v to_o gratify_v and_o favour_v his_o lay_a subject_n and_o that_o he_o maygive_a they_o a_o sense_n of_o his_o good_a will_n and_o love_n to_o they_o his_o majesty_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a lady_n the_o queen_n regent_n and_o of_o his_o mere_a grace_n and_o liberality_n do_v grant_v unto_o those_o of_o the_o say_v p._n reform_v religion_n the_o abovementioned_a sum_n of_o five_o and_o forty_o thousand_o crown_n and_o over_o and_o above_o the_o same_o another_o yearly_a sum_n five_o and_o forty_o thousand_o liver_n as_o a_o act_n of_o bounty_n which_o say_v money_n he_o will_v and_o o_o future_a it_o be_v issue_v out_o of_o the_o general_a fond_n of_o his_o treasury_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o present_a warrant_n which_o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o have_v sign_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o be_v counter-signed_n by_o i_o his_o councillor_n in_o his_o council_n of_o state_n and_o secretary_n of_o his_o commandment_n sign_v lovis_n and_o lower_v philippeaux_n 12._o this_o assembly_n give_v full_a power_n to_o the_o lord_n our_o general_a deputy_n to_o pass_v a_o contract_n with_o the_o lord_n du_fw-fr candal_n about_o the_o receipt_n and_o management_n of_o the_o five_o and_o forty_o thousand_o liver_n augmentation_n money_n and_o if_o possible_a they_o shall_v make_v but_o one_o only_a contract_n of_o the_o two_o sum_n to_o wit_n of_o that_o first_o grant_v and_o of_o the_o aforesaid_a augmentation_n and_o of_o their_o receipt_n always_o reserve_v the_o right_a of_o our_o church_n 13._o the_o sâ—me_a general_n deputy_n be_v charge_v to_o oppose_v themselves_o formal_o against_o all_o person_n whatsoever_o that_o shall_v endeavour_v at_o court_n to_o obtain_v any_o relief_n to_o the_o detriment_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n in_o this_o kingdom_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o union_n swear_v by_o we_o and_o advice_n shall_v be_v give_v hereof_o unto_o the_o church_n that_o so_o the_o pastor_n more_o especial_o and_o the_o consistory_n may_v do_v their_o duty_n in_o suppress_v such_o like_a motion_n and_o enterprise_n as_o be_v scandalous_a and_o menace_v the_o church_n with_o great_a confusion_n 14._o this_o assembly_n injoyn_v all_o the_o consistory_n of_o those_o place_n where_o the_o court_n of_o parliament_n and_o chamber_n of_o the_o edict_n be_v establish_v to_o remonstrate_v unto_o the_o counsellor_n profess_v our_o holy_a reform_a religion_n their_o timorous_a lukewarmness_n in_o not_o oppose_v and_o resist_v the_o verification_n and_o recording_n of_o those_o letter_n of_o abolition_n it_o be_v their_o special_a duty_n to_o have_v oppose_v they_o and_o to_o have_v demand_v that_o their_o act_n of_o opposal_n may_v be_v record_v moreover_o the_o consistory_n of_o those_o selfsame_a town_n be_v exhort_v to_o present_v unto_o the_o say_a parliament_n and_o chamber_n of_o the_o edict_n the_o general_n declaration_n of_o this_o national_a synod_n concern_v those_o letter_n of_o abolition_n 15._o this_o assembly_n ordain_v that_o for_o the_o future_a the_o province_n shall_v send_v unto_o the_o national_a synod_n a_o catalogue_n of_o their_o pastor_n in_o actual_a service_n and_o of_o the_o proposant_n maintain_v by_o they_o attest_v by_o the_o manual_a subscription_n of_o the_o moderator_n and_o scribe_n of_o their_o synod_n otherwise_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o reckon_n make_v of_o the_o roll_n bring_v in_o when_o as_o the_o money_n give_v we_o by_o his_o majesty_n shall_v come_v to_o be_v distribute_v 16._o this_o assembly_n yield_v to_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o time_n and_o observe_v that_o whatsoever_o petition_n and_o address_n have_v be_v make_v unto_o their_o majesty_n by_o our_o extraordinary_a deputation_n be_v always_o ill_o resent_v and_o misconstrue_v and_o become_v so_o very_o unpleasing_a and_o distasteful_a to_o their_o majesty_n that_o they_o will_v never_o vouchsafe_v a_o kind_n or_o acceptable_a answer_n to_o they_o therefore_o it_o do_v at_o present_a conceive_v it_o best_o for_o we_o to_o keep_v ourselves_o unto_o the_o ordinary_a way_n of_o humble_a petition_n and_o remonstrance_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o our_o general_a deputy_n hope_v that_o the_o goodness_n and_o clemency_n of_o the_o king_n and_o of_o 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gigord_n
establish_v in_o the_o church_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o enact_v by_o our_o national_a synod_n over_o and_o beside_o what_o have_v be_v determine_v and_o decide_v in_o the_o provincial_a synod_n of_o bearn_n whereupon_o the_o assembly_n grant_v that_o their_o appeal_n shall_v be_v judge_v according_a to_o the_o discipline_n frame_v for_o the_o church_n of_o bearn_n by_o the_o command_n of_o their_o famous_a princess_n jane_n queen_n of_o navarre_n and_o ratify_v by_o the_o parliament_n of_o pau_n a_o copy_n whereof_o faithful_o collationed_a with_o the_o original_a shall_v be_v deposit_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o that_o province_n which_o shall_v be_v charge_v with_o the_o convocation_n of_o the_o next_o national_a synod_n by_o the_o provincial_a deputy_n of_o bearn_n sign_v subscribe_v and_o attest_v by_o their_o own_o hand-writing_n and_o also_o it_o be_v far_o grant_v they_o as_o their_o privilege_n that_o whatever_o pastor_n be_v now_o actual_o employ_v in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o church_n of_o that_o province_n shall_v not_o be_v remove_v unto_o the_o service_n of_o other_o church_n in_o this_o kingdom_n unless_o their_o aforesaid_a church_n do_v yield_v a_o plenary_a and_o explicit_a consent_n thereunto_o 29._o mr._n richard_n formerly_z pastor_n of_o the_o church_n at_o saponnay_v in_o the_o province_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n present_v himself_o unto_o this_o assembly_n humble_o petition_v that_o they_o will_v be_v please_v to_o give_v he_o some_o employment_n in_o the_o say_a province_n according_a to_o the_o discipline_n the_o assembly_n inform_v he_o that_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o ministry_n have_v not_o be_v blemish_v by_o they_o and_o therefore_o if_o he_o be_v not_o in_o actual_a service_n as_o he_o desire_v none_o can_v be_v blame_v for_o it_o but_o himself_o and_o his_o imprudent_a management_n of_o his_o own_o affair_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v not_o at_o present_a any_o vacant_a church_n in_o that_o province_n he_o be_v advise_v to_o depart_v unto_o his_o native_a country_n the_o land_n of_o vaux_n there_o to_o pass_v the_o remainder_n of_o his_o day_n and_o the_o province_n whereunto_o he_o last_o belong_v be_v exhort_v to_o continue_v to_o he_o their_o wont_a charity_n and_o to_o help_v he_o with_o money_n to_o defray_v the_o expense_n of_o his_o journey_n homeward_o 30._o without_o make_v any_o reflection_n on_o the_o prohibition_n of_o the_o province_n of_o vivaretz_n this_o assembly_n do_v right_o upon_o the_o complaint_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr des_fw-fr maretz_n ordain_v that_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o last_o national_a synod_n shall_v be_v execute_v according_a to_o the_o form_n and_o tenor_n thereof_o chap._n fourteen_o appeal_n and_o complaint_n 1._o the_o complaint_n of_o the_o sieur_n genoyer_n against_o the_o synod_n of_o provence_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr maurice_n his_o brother_n have_v be_v examine_v and_o the_o say_v maurice_n hear_v speak_v in_o his_o own_o defence_n on_o each_o of_o the_o 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this_o confidence_n that_o this_o work_n will_v at_o last_o be_v more_o accept_v and_o approve_v than_o at_o first_o and_o i_o shall_v imitate_v st._n jerome_n who_o out_o of_o mere_a respect_n to_o the_o union_n and_o charity_n of_o st._n augustine_n with_o the_o african_a synod_n resolve_v to_o displease_v himself_o for_o a_o short_a time_n that_o he_o may_v afterward_o more_o happy_o give_v content_a unto_o posterity_n and_o according_a to_o the_o example_n of_o all_o good_a servant_n who_o even_o in_o some_o remarkable_a act_n of_o their_o duty_n and_o service_n do_v often_o digest_v with_o patience_n the_o disdain_n of_o their_o superior_n and_o exceed_v in_o obedience_n that_o they_o may_v give_v they_o a_o more_o certain_a and_o better_a account_n of_o their_o fidelity_n in_o the_o upshot_n of_o their_o work_n i_o pray_v god_n that_o if_o it_o be_v his_o gracious_a will_n i_o may_v receive_v from_o your_o fraternal_a hand_n this_o fruit_n of_o peace_n and_o consolation_n and_o that_o from_o his_o fatherly_a hand_n you_o may_v receive_v his_o abundant_a and_o most_o powerful_a blessing_n upon_o all_o your_o holy_a deliberation_n and_o action_n i_o beseech_v you_o grant_v i_o that_o honour_n of_o be_v avow_v by_o you_o geneva_n may_v one_a 1637._o messieurs_fw-fr and_o most_o honour_a brethren_n your_o most_o humble_a and_o most_o faithful_a brother_n and_o servant_n in_o the_o lord_n diodati_n the_o act_n decision_n and_o decree_n of_o the_o twenty_o eight_o synod_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o france_n hold_v the_o three_o time_n at_o charenton_n st._n maurice_n near_a paris_n on_o monday_n the_o six_o and_o twenty_o day_n of_o december_n and_o end_v thursday_n the_o six_o and_o twenty_o day_n of_o january_n follow_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1644._o and_o 1645._o the_o content_n of_o the_o three_o synod_n of_o charenton_n chap._n i._n the_o synod_n open_v with_o prayer_n the_o general_a deputy_n present_v the_o king_n be_v write_v for_o call_v the_o synod_n the_o deputy_n unto_o the_o synod_n manner_n of_o choose_v the_o synodical_a officer_n 16.3_o chap._n ii_o letter_n patent_n for_o the_o lord_n if_o boisgrollier_n to_o be_v his_o majesty_n commissioner_n in_o the_o synod_n 4._o the_o commissioner_n speech_n unto_o the_o synod_n chap._n iii_o the_o moderator_n answer_n to_o it_o very_a smart_n close_a and_o pertinent_a chap._n iu._n the_o synod_n letter_n unto_o the_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o the_o council_n chap._n v._n the_o return_n of_o the_o deputy_n with_o the_o king_n answer_n the_o deputy_n address_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n his_o answer_n letter_n from_o foreign_a church_n university_n and_o divine_v not_o suffer_v to_o be_v answer_v 11._o the_o old_a general_n deputy_n lay_v down_o his_o office_n another_o impose_v upon_o the_o church_n by_o the_o king_n 12._o the_o bill_n of_o grievance_n must_v be_v draw_v up_o private_o by_o a_o select_a committee_n 13._o thanks_o return_v by_o the_o synod_n unto_o the_o last_o general_n deputy_n 15._o chap._n vi_o a_o second_o letter_n to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o queen_n chap._n vii_o confession_n of_o faith_n approve_v chap._n viii_o observation_n upon_o the_o discipline_n a_o appellant_n shall_v abstain_v from_o the_o lord_n table_n 2._o no_o mm_o shall_v marry_v the_o mother_n of_o his_o decease_a spouse_n without_o a_o dispensation_n from_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n 3._o the_o widow_n of_o a_o decease_a brother_n may_v be_v marry_v with_o the_o magistrate_n dispensation_n 4._o no_o proposant_n shall_v get_v into_o the_o pulpit_n 5._o the_o deputy_n letter_n of_o commission_n unto_o the_o national-synod_n shall_v be_v sign_v by_o the_o synodcal_a officer_n of_o their_o respective_a province_n 7._o cousin_n germane_a shall_v not_o marry_v without_o the_o king_n dispensation_n 8._o chap._n ix_o form_n of_o baptise_v pagan_n jew_n mahometan_n anabaptist_n and_o adult_a infidel_n now_o embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n minister_n to_o give_v the_o cup_n at_o the_o lord_n table_n 11._o order_n about_o catechise_v 12._o the_o memoir_n send_v by_o the_o province_n must_v be_v sign_v by_o the_o moderatior_n in_o their_o synod_n or_o they_o will_v be_v throw_v out_o of_o the_o national_a 15._o the_o moderator_n to_o vote_n last_o 16._o chap._n x._o observation_n upon_o the_o synod_n of_o alencon_n the_o last_o will_n of_o a_o decease_a minister_n not_o fullfil_v 4._o the_o business_n of_o monsieur_n amyraud_n revive_v and_o immediate_o stifle_v by_o the_o national_a synod_n 6.7_o chap._n xi_o of_o appeal_n a_o minister_n make_v emeritus_n 3._o discipline_n exercise_v upon_o one_o who_o have_v marry_v his_o wife_n niece_n and_o other_o delinquent_n 13._o mounseur_fw-fr codur_n a_o ancient_a minister_n and_o professor_n of_o divinity_n censure_v for_o attempt_v to_o reconcile_v the_o reform_a church_n of_o france_n with_o
desire_v by_o they_o and_o against_o who_o very_o many_o member_n of_o the_o say_a church_n make_v their_o exception_n as_o be_v one_o by_o who_o they_o can_v not_o profit_v wherefore_o that_o say_a province_n and_o all_o other_o be_v forbid_v for_o the_o future_a to_o use_v any_o such_o manner_n of_o deal_n and_o the_o say_a province_n be_v enjoin_v to_o comfort_n and_o accommodate_v the_o say_a church_n of_o la_fw-fr fite_n as_o soon_o as_o possible_o they_o can_v by_o provide_v a_o pastor_n for_o it_o who_o may_v be_v more_o please_a and_o acceptable_a to_o they_o than_o monsieur_n belon_n and_o to_o settle_v the_o say_a belon_n in_o some_o other_o place_n where_o he_o may_v employ_v his_o gift_n more_o useful_o and_o whereas_o bergerac_n be_v a_o church_n of_o no_o small_a importance_n and_o its_o necessity_n be_v very_o great_a and_o urgent_a and_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr bourdieu_n be_v exceed_o successful_a in_o his_o ministry_n there_o this_o synod_n do_v approve_v of_o his_o be_v in_o that_o station_n and_o confirm_v he_o in_o the_o pastoral_n office_n of_o that_o church_n and_o whereas_o the_o lord_n of_o rabas_n his_o majesty_n commissioner_n in_o the_o synod_n of_o st._n foy_n who_o make_v this_o change_n have_v complain_v by_o letter_n that_o the_o act_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr bourdieu_n removal_n be_v pass_v before_o a_o public_a notary_n a_o answer_n be_v voted_n to_o be_v return_v assure_v he_o how_o great_a deference_n this_o assembly_n have_v for_o his_o lordship_n person_n and_o quality_n and_o to_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o testimonial_a render_v by_o the_o deputy_n of_o lower_n guyenne_n concern_v what_o be_v transact_v in_o their_o provincial_a assembly_n and_o that_o whilst_o judgement_n be_v pass_v upon_o the_o say_a appeal_n that_o act_n be_v not_o in_o the_o least_o regard_v 3._o upon_o hear_v the_o report_n of_o the_o committee_n who_o be_v order_v to_o inspect_v the_o appeal_n of_o monsieur_n reynault_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o realville_n and_o the_o proceed_n against_o he_o by_o the_o synod_n of_o mauvezin_n and_o realmont_n this_o assembly_n conserve_n the_o honour_n of_o his_o ministry_n untainted_a and_o confirm_v the_o judicial_a act_n of_o the_o province_n to_o who_o care_n and_o kindness_n he_o be_v yet_o notwithstanding_o particular_o recommend_v do_v exhort_v he_o to_o enjoy_v his_o quietus_n the_o remainder_n of_o his_o day_n that_o in_o case_n his_o many_o and_o frequent_a sickness_n shall_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o go_v through_o with_o the_o duty_n of_o his_o call_v yet_o he_o may_v edify_v the_o church_n of_o god_n by_o his_o exemplary_a life_n and_o conversation_n 4._o report_n be_v make_v by_o the_o commissioner_n appoint_v to_o examine_v the_o letter_n and_o memoir_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr moysnier_fw-fr who_o appeal_v because_o the_o word_n of_o censure_n be_v not_o insert_v into_o the_o act_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o high_a languedoc_n and_o have_v form_v a_o complaint_n against_o the_o 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obstruct_v the_o final_a decision_n of_o that_o affair_n and_o require_v the_o very_a next_o synod_n of_o that_o province_n to_o give_v judgement_n on_o it_o and_o not_o only_o to_o denounce_v the_o censure_n but_o to_o see_v they_o as_o zealous_o execute_v and_o to_o exert_v their_o authority_n that_o whatever_o legacy_n have_v be_v heretofore_o or_o may_v be_v hereafter_o bequeath_v unto_o the_o church_n of_o marsan_n be_v punctual_o and_o faithful_o apply_v according_a to_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o testator_n and_o that_o the_o right_n of_o alternation_n express_o declare_v in_o this_o testament_n be_v keep_v inviolable_o for_o the_o province_n of_o bearne_n 6._o memoirs_fw-fr scent_n from_o the_o church_n of_o st._n hippolyta_n be_v read_v in_o which_o they_o maintain_v their_o appeal_n from_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o sevennes_n who_o have_v forbid_v they_o to_o seek_v after_o mounseur_fw-fr poujade_n now_o in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o french_a church_n of_o canterbury_n in_o england_n and_o the_o deputy_n of_o the_o province_n produce_v and_o allege_v the_o reason_n of_o their_o prohibition_n and_o the_o whole_a affair_n have_v be_v mature_o consider_v and_o debate_v this_o assembly_n confirm_v that_o decree_n from_o which_o they_o have_v appeal_v and_o forbid_v that_o church_n of_o st._n hippolyte_n of_o ever_o any_o more_o entertain_v a_o thought_n for_o the_o say_a poujade_n and_o this_o also_o shall_v be_v observe_v as_o a_o stand_a rule_n by_o all_o the_o church_n of_o that_o province_n 7._o although_o the_o appeal_n of_o the_o consistory_n of_o the_o church_n of_o st._n john_n de_fw-fr gardonengue_n be_v not_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v bring_v unto_o these_o assembly_n yet_o nevertheless_o this_o assembly_n desirous_a of_o the_o peace_n of_o that_o church_n and_o for_o the_o procure_n and_o effect_v of_o it_o have_v take_v cognizance_n thereof_o and_o vacate_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o say_a synod_n of_o sevennes_n which_o have_v approve_v that_o mounseur_fw-fr bony_n the_o young_a shall_v erect_v a_o seat_n for_o himself_o in_o the_o temple_n direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o consistory_n retain_v the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o that_o church_n it_o declare_v that_o except_v the_o lord_n and_o magistrate_n and_o judge_n of_o that_o place_n every_o one_o shall_v be_v at_o liberty_n to_o sit_v where_o they_o please_v and_o it_o be_v far_o ordain_v that_o in_o all_o such_o like_a case_n every_o consistory_n shall_v have_v full_a power_n to_o act_n and_o provide_v what_o will_v be_v most_o for_o the_o people_n edify_v without_o any_o appeal_n at_o all_o from_o they_o and_o that_o for_o the_o future_a no_o appeal_n of_o this_o kind_n shall_v ever_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o national_a synod_n 8._o the_o act_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o sevennes_n and_o a_o letter_n write_v from_o monsieur_n tubert_n complain_v of_o his_o be_v depose_v from_o the_o holy_a ministry_n without_o ever_o confront_v of_o the_o witness_n be_v all_o read_v and_o the_o deputy_n of_o that_o province_n hear_v who_o have_v no_o memoir_n give_v they_o by_o their_o principal_n for_o justify_v of_o their_o judgement_n the_o assembly_n dismiss_v this_o cause_n to_o the_o cognizance_n of_o the_o next_o synod_n of_o lower_n languedoc_n and_o enjoin_v the_o party_n to_o appear_v in_o person_n before_o it_o and_o to_o bring_v with_o they_o all_o their_o act_n and_o evidence_n that_o may_v serve_v to_o the_o clear_n up_o of_o this_o matter_n and_o impower_v the_o say_a synod_n to_o give_v forth_o a_o final_a judgement_n on_o it_o 9_o the_o appeal_n of_o the_o church_n of_o brenoux_fw-fr concern_v their_o conjunction_n with_o that_o of_o laval_n be_v disannule_v because_o that_o such_o matter_n as_o these_o about_o unite_n one_o church_n unto_o another_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v sovereign_o without_o appeal_n by_o every_o provincial_a synod_n 10._o the_o church_n of_o vixan_n appeal_v from_o the_o synod_n of_o sevennes_n for_o reject_v their_o petition_n when_o they_o crave_v leave_v to_o get_v for_o themselves_o a_o second_o pastor_n this_o assembly_n disannul_v their_o appeal_n because_o that_o the_o say_a church_n have_v not_o send_v any_o memoirs_fw-fr for_o the_o uphold_v of_o their_o appeal_n and_o because_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o be_v now_o whole_o remove_v 11._o that_o sentence_n pronounce_v by_o the_o provincial_a synod_n of_o lower_n guyenne_n be_v confirm_v in_o all_o its_o branch_n and_o article_n and_o the_o consistory_n of_o tonnein_n have_v incur_v the_o great_a censure_n for_o have_v under_o the_o pretext_n of_o a_o particular_a counsel_n offer_v by_o the_o same_o synod_n unto_o the_o church_n of_o bergerac_n and_o propound_v by_o they_o as_o a_o example_n to_o be_v follow_v by_o all_o other_o in_o the_o province_n deprive_v monsieur_n feuron_n who_o now_o appeal_v of_o a_o right_o acquire_v by_o he_o through_o
aforesaid_a deputy_n do_v in_o compliance_n with_o the_o say_a province_n and_o church_n of_o die_n now_o settle_v he_o in_o the_o church_n of_o manosque_n nor_o may_v he_o on_o pretence_n of_o any_o bargain_n and_o agreement_n make_v betwixt_o he_o and_o the_o church_n of_o die_n demand_n or_o claim_v a_o farthing_n from_o they_o for_o the_o time_n in_o which_o he_o have_v exercise_v his_o ministry_n among_o they_o and_o far_o licence_n be_v give_v unto_o the_o church_n of_o manosque_n to_o provide_v themselves_o of_o another_o pastor_n as_o god_n shall_v give_v they_o ability_n and_o opportunity_n for_o so_o do_v either_o within_o or_o without_o the_o province_n in_o case_n the_o say_a aymin_n shall_v leave_v they_o destitute_a and_o unsupplied_a to_o follow_v his_o suit_n at_o law_n which_o he_o have_v already_o or_o may_v hereafter_o commence_v or_o in_o case_n he_o shall_v abandon_v they_o without_o their_o consent_n first_o have_v and_o obtain_v 33._o the_o two_o synod_n of_o poictou_n and_o xaintonge_n have_v agree_v and_o joint_o consent_v to_o the_o unite_n of_o the_o church_n of_o champagne-mouton_n and_o st._n claud_n and_o after_o read_v those_o letter_n send_v from_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o earl_n of_o roussy_n by_o who_o contribution_n the_o say_a church_n of_o champagne-mouton_n be_v principal_o maintain_v and_o who_o request_v that_o mounseur_fw-fr ferrand_n may_v be_v continue_v in_o his_o ministry_n there_o notwithstanding_o the_o mean_n use_v by_o the_o church_n of_o courtelle_n to_o remove_v he_o thence_o and_o gain_v he_o for_o themselves_o as_o it_o appear_v by_o their_o letter_n appeal_n and_o memoir_n send_v unto_o this_o synod_n for_o this_o very_a end_n and_o purpose_n this_o assembly_n confirm_v the_o union_n of_o those_o say_a church_n of_o champagne_n and_o st._n claud_n and_o ordain_v the_o synod_n of_o poictou_n to_o take_v all_o possible_a care_n for_o the_o speedy_a supply_n of_o the_o church_n of_o courtelle_n by_o some_o able_a and_o worthy_a minister_n who_o may_v be_v for_o its_o edification_n and_o on_o default_n hereof_o the_o church_n of_o courtelle_n shall_v be_v reincorporate_v with_o that_o of_o champagne_n and_o st._n claud_n and_o shall_v be_v serve_v alternative_o by_o the_o say_v mounseur_fw-fr ferrand_n who_o also_o shall_v assist_v alternative_o at_o the_o synod_n of_o xaintonge_n and_o poictou_n 34._o mounseur_fw-fr homel_n deputy_n for_o the_o province_n of_o vivaretz_n come_v charge_v with_o the_o memoirs_fw-fr of_o the_o university_n of_o die_n and_o declare_v in_o the_o audience_n of_o this_o synod_n the_o grievance_n they_o have_v sustain_v by_o judgement_n pass_v upon_o they_o the_o 21_o day_n of_o march_n 1638_o and_o the_o seven_o of_o march_n 1643_o by_o the_o consistory_n of_o lion_n to_o who_o cognizance_n the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o say_a university_n and_o monsieur_n aymin_n have_v be_v remit_v upon_o occasion_n of_o a_o account_n which_o shall_v have_v be_v render_v by_o he_o of_o a_o certain_a business_n with_o the_o management_n whereof_o he_o be_v entrust_v by_o that_o university_n and_o the_o say_a mr._n aymin_n be_v hear_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o they_o upon_o the_o whole_a this_o assembly_n amend_v these_o judgement_n aforesaid_a and_o have_v regulate_v and_o reduce_v the_o payment_n to_o be_v make_v unto_o the_o say_a aymin_n to_o sixty_o sous_fw-fr by_o the_o day_n for_o his_o journey_n and_o those_o day_n to_o the_o number_n of_o six_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o nine_o so_o that_o the_o sum_n due_a for_o they_o amount_v to_o sixteen_o hundred_o forty_o and_o seven_o liver_n and_o ten_o sous_fw-fr moreover_o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o those_o aforesaid_a judgement_n of_o the_o 21_o of_o march_n 1638_o and_o the_o seven_o of_o march_n 1643_o shall_v stand_v good_a for_o those_o other_o sum_n which_o have_v be_v adjudge_v he_o arise_v to_o seven_o hundred_o forty_o and_o seven_o liver_n seven_o sous_fw-fr out_o of_o which_o there_o 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instruction_n belong_v to_o the_o university_n of_o die_n and_o lie_v by_o he_o and_o in_o his_o custody_n he_o shall_v surrender_v to_o they_o 35._o whereas_o the_o university_n of_o saumur_n have_v bring_v in_o a_o appeal_n upon_o a_o business_n of_o monsieur_n forbes_n their_o professor_n of_o eloquence_n it_o be_v declare_v null_n 36._o the_o appeal_n of_o the_o church_n of_o lassay_n about_o their_o pastor_n mounseur_fw-fr rouvean_n be_v declare_v null_n chap._n xii_o general_a matter_n article_n 1._o if_o any_o pastor_n be_v remove_v from_o their_o church_n by_o ordinance_n of_o their_o provincial_a synod_n shall_v endeavour_v to_o obstruct_v the_o execution_n of_o that_o ordinance_n by_o enter_v of_o their_o appeal_n unto_o the_o national_a synod_n and_o thereby_o as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v promote_v disorder_n and_o confusion_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o render_v our_o discipline_n useless_a and_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o church_n remediless_a this_o assembly_n 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be_v the_o nine_o and_o twenty_o of_o this_o instant_a january_n after_o the_o morning_n sermon_n be_v end_v and_o before_o the_o last_o prayer_n be_v pour_v out_o before_o god_n the_o say_a sieur_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr milletiere_n shall_v be_v denounce_v by_o the_o pastor_n from_o the_o polpit_n in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a public_a assembly_n a_o excommunicate_a person_n and_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o body_n of_o our_o reform_a church_n and_o not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v repute_v a_o member_n of_o they_o a_o copy_n of_o the_o act_n of_o excommunication_n to_o be_v publish_v the_o 29_o of_o january_n 1645._o against_o the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr milletiere_n most_o dear_a brethren_n you_o have_v see_v with_o very_a much_o regret_n how_o theophilus_n brachet_n sieur_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr milletiere_n have_v make_v it_o his_o business_n for_o several_a year_n by_o his_o public_a write_n to_o combat_v the_o faith_n profess_v in_o all_o our_o church_n and_o you_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n grieve_v in_o your_o soul_n for_o his_o scandalous_a act_n and_o proceed_n which_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o bind_a duty_n of_o a_o person_n educate_v from_o his_o cradle_n in_o the_o knowledge_n and_o profession_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n now_o utter_o despise_v by_o he_o he_o have_v rather_o abound_v in_o his_o own_o sense_n and_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v seduce_v by_o his_o own_o prejudices_fw-la than_o yield_v the_o least_o tittle_n of_o deference_n and_o respect_n unto_o those_o remonstrance_n and_o admonition_n which_o the_o christian_a charity_n of_o the_o consistory_n of_o this_o church_n do_v in_o the_o first_o place_n make_v he_o and_o which_o be_v again_o and_o again_o repeat_v to_o he_o by_o the_o express_a order_n of_o the_o national_a synod_n of_o alencon_n hold_v in_o the_o year_n 1637._o and_o with_o this_o particular_a clause_n that_o in_o case_n he_o do_v not_o return_v unto_o himself_o and_o give_v glory_n unto_o god_n within_o the_o 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la_fw-fr milletiere_n who_o have_v be_v for_o ten_o year_n together_o suspend_v from_o the_o lord_n table_n and_o communion_n with_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o that_o most_o holy_a sacrament_n and_o have_v be_v ever_o since_o the_o year_n 1638._o cut_v off_o from_o the_o number_n of_o the_o faithful_a of_o our_o confession_n ought_v not_o any_o long_a to_o be_v reckon_v or_o repute_v by_o you_o as_o a_o member_n of_o the_o reform_a amen_o this_o very_a act_n be_v according_o pronounce_v at_o the_o close_a of_o the_o morning_n sermon_n upon_o the_o lord_n day_n january_n 29._o 1645._o by_o mr._n theophilus_n rossel_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o xainte_n in_o the_o church_n of_o charenton_n before_o that_o great_a and_o numerous_a congregation_n article_n ii_o the_o petition_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr du_fw-fr mais_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o service_n unto_o the_o church_n of_o auvergne_n be_v dismiss_v over_o to_o the_o province_n
chillieure_fw-fr d'angeau_fw-fr and_o mer_n who_o shall_v take_v care_n of_o its_o coâ—â—â—â—_n and_o edification_n article_n 18._o mounseur_fw-fr drelincourt_n one_o of_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o paris_n and_o deputy_n for_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n have_v present_v to_o this_o assembly_n the_o book_n write_v by_o he_o upon_o that_o great_a question_n about_o the_o religious_a worship_n pay_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n unto_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o maintain_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o bellay_n receive_v the_o thanks_o of_o the_o whole_a assembly_n for_o his_o deference_n and_o respect_n give_v to_o it_o his_o zeal_n also_o in_o dâ—â—â—nce_n of_o god_n truth_n be_v praise_v and_o applaud_v by_o all_o the_o member_n and_o he_o be_v entreat_v to_o consecrate_v the_o residue_n of_o his_o labour_n and_o study_n to_o the_o common_a edification_n of_o god_n church_n and_o the_o confutation_n of_o its_o adversary_n article_n 19_o the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr morande_fw-fr 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the_o feign_a name_n of_o philarque_n be_v dismiss_v over_o to_o the_o cognisance_n of_o the_o sieurs_fw-fr basnage_n and_o the_o l'angle_n and_o of_o the_o commissiones_fw-la their_o colleague_n nominate_v by_o this_o assembly_n to_o pass_v over_o unto_o vitre_fw-la and_o there_o to_o labour_v conjunct_o in_o the_o settle_n and_o restoration_n of_o peace_n and_o good_a order_n in_o the_o church_n of_o chirst_n gather_v in_o that_o town_n article_n 21._o the_o provincial_a deputy_n of_o poictou_n have_v present_v the_o first_o tome_n of_o reconcile_a those_o text_n of_o scripture_n which_o seem_o differ_v and_o disagree_v write_v by_o the_o sieur_n d'artois_fw-fr pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o st._n hillary_n and_o dedicate_v by_o he_o unto_o this_o assembly_n and_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o say_a sieur_n d'artois_n be_v read_v in_o which_o he_o request_v that_o by_o order_n of_o this_o assembly_n his_o book_n may_v be_v examine_v and_o approve_v and_o then_o in_o consequence_n thereof_o print_v and_o publish_v it_o be_v resolve_v that_o letter_n shall_v be_v write_v he_o in_o commendation_n of_o his_o zeal_n and_o good_a affection_n towards_o the_o clear_n up_o of_o god_n truth_n but_o inasmuch_o as_o he_o have_v be_v already_o prejudice_v by_o the_o sieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr persy_n and_o d'aubus_n who_o have_v offer_v to_o communicate_v their_o labour_n on_o this_o subject_a to_o he_o and_o that_o the_o strait_n of_o time_n and_o multitude_n of_o business_n can_v not_o permit_v this_o assembly_n to_o examine_v and_o revise_v his_o book_n the_o province_n of_o poictou_n be_v charge_v to_o deliver_v the_o message_n of_o this_o assembly_n to_o he_o and_o praise_v he_o for_o his_o great_a pain_n and_o undertake_n to_o assure_v he_o that_o when_o they_o have_v examine_v and_o approve_v of_o this_o work_n of_o he_o they_o will_v take_v care_n for_o its_o impression_n and_o publication_n article_n 22._o the_o sieur_n bernardin_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o cartay_n petition_v this_o assembly_n by_o his_o letter_n to_o assist_v he_o in_o the_o purchase_n of_o book_n need_v by_o he_o in_o prosecution_n of_o his_o great_a design_n of_o refute_v the_o annal_n of_o cardinal_n baronius_n a_o work_n which_o he_o have_v undertake_v from_o that_o evidence_n and_o knowledge_n god_n have_v give_v he_o of_o the_o many_o weakness_n and_o failure_n in_o the_o adversary_n a_o answer_n be_v voted_n to_o be_v send_v he_o that_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o church_n have_v no_o fund_z at_o their_o disposal_n this_o assembly_n be_v not_o in_o any_o condition_n to_o satisfy_v his_o demand_n and_o touch_v his_o work_n if_o he_o please_v to_o go_v on_o with_o it_o he_o shall_v render_v a_o account_n of_o it_o unto_o the_o province_n of_o lower_n guyenne_n who_o be_v to_o judge_v how_o useful_a and_o serviceable_a it_o may_v be_v unto_o the_o church_n article_n 23._o the_o sieur_n richard_n be_v upon_o his_o petition_n admit_v to_o be_v hear_v give_v the_o reason_n why_o he_o have_v vary_v from_o that_o act_n make_v on_o his_o occasion_n in_o the_o last_o national_a synod_n of_o alencon_n and_o the_o assembly_n allow_v his_o plea_n of_o bodily_a indisposition_n which_o do_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o perform_v any_o duty_n of_o his_o ministerial_a call_v have_v absolute_o discharge_v he_o from_o it_o and_o free_v he_o from_o that_o necessity_n of_o return_v to_o the_o county_n of_o vaux_n do_v again_o recommend_v he_o to_o that_o charity_n which_o have_v be_v usual_o extend_v to_o he_o by_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v enable_v to_o return_v unto_o his_o own_o house_n there_o be_v some_o effect_n of_o their_o bounty_n impart_v to_o he_o by_o this_o assembly_n with_o a_o express_a injunction_n lay_v upon_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v never_o for_o the_o future_a trouble_n these_o synodical_a meeting_n with_o complaint_n of_o his_o poverty_n and_o necessity_n article_n 24._o the_o sieur_n arnaud_n come_v in_o person_n unto_o this_o assembly_n and_o demand_v its_o assistance_n and_o advice_n in_o his_o perplex_a condition_n and_o he_o be_v direct_v to_o steer_v this_o course_n that_o if_o he_o intend_v to_o have_v his_o majesty_n interdiction_n remove_v from_o he_o he_o shall_v sole_o address_v himself_o unto_o his_o majesty_n court_n of_o justice_n and_o in_o case_n the_o king_n shall_v be_v please_v to_o release_v and_o acquit_v he_o and_o restore_v he_o once_o again_o unto_o his_o ministry_n that_o then_o he_o shall_v go_v unto_o the_o consistory_n of_o nism_n who_o have_v send_v their_o deputy_n upon_o the_o place_n to_o take_v cognizance_n of_o the_o carriage_n of_o the_o church_n of_o andusa_n towards_o he_o and_o of_o the_o sieur_n bovit_fw-la who_o be_v since_o induct_v into_o it_o and_o call_v in_o to_o their_o assistance_n for_o the_o confirmation_n and_o strengthen_n of_o their_o act_n four_o of_o their_o neighbour_n pastor_n they_o shall_v by_o authority_n of_o this_o present_a synod_n proceed_v unto_o the_o restoration_n of_o the_o say_a sieur_n arnaud_n and_o to_o censure_v those_o person_n who_o have_v so_o base_o and_o unworthy_o forsake_v he_o in_o his_o trouble_n and_o they_o shall_v censure_v the_o sieur_n bovit_fw-la who_o be_v since_o get_v into_o his_o place_n and_o if_o upon_o a_o strict_a examination_n they_o find_v he_o to_o have_v intrude_v himself_o into_o the_o church_n of_o andusa_n they_o shall_v deal_v with_o he_o according_a to_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o discipline_n and_o the_o expense_n and_o charge_n of_o those_o deputy_n from_o the_o consistory_n of_o nism_n shall_v be_v defray_v both_o by_o the_o church_n of_o andusa_n and_o by_o the_o sieur_n bovit_fw-la article_n 25._o the_o expense_n which_o the_o sieurs_n arnaud_n bland_n and_o other_o have_v be_v necessitate_v to_o make_v through_o the_o wiles_n and_o crafty_a practice_n of_o their_o adversary_n shall_v according_a to_o the_o order_n pass_v in_o this_o assembly_n be_v repay_v they_o by_o the_o church_n of_o sevennes_n and_o those_o church_n which_o have_v call_v they_o shall_v every_o one_o of_o they_o bear_v their_o proportion_n of_o one_o three_o and_o the_o colloquy_n in_o who_o division_n they_o be_v another_o three_o and_o the_o province_n the_o last_o three_o article_n 26._o mr._n blondel_n who_o when_o he_o be_v choose_v deputy_n for_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n stand_v relate_v as_o pastor_n to_o the_o church_n of_o houdan_n and_o have_v be_v since_o remove_v by_o the_o last_o synod_n of_o the_o province_n who_o permit_v he_o to_o reside_v in_o paris_n that_o he_o may_v with_o the_o more_o conveniency_n intend_v his_o study_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o act_n of_o that_o synod_n which_o be_v now_o read_v do_v petition_v the_o synod_n to_o determine_v the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o his_o function_n by_o some_o particular_a act_n make_v by_o it_o and_o to_o be_v insert_v into_o the_o body_n of_o the_o act_n of_o
of_o their_o province_n do_v direct_o and_o open_o set_v themselves_o against_o the_o observation_n of_o that_o canon_n of_o our_o discipline_n which_o enjoin_v consistory_n to_o censure_v those_o parent_n who_o send_v their_o child_n unto_o college_n govern_v by_o popish_a priest_n and_o jesuit_n the_o synod_n order_v that_o his_o majesty_n shall_v be_v most_o humble_o petition_v by_o the_o lord_n mont-martyn_n our_o general_n deputy_n that_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o leave_v unto_o the_o church_n the_o free_a use_n and_o exercise_v of_o our_o discipline_n which_o have_v be_v grant_v we_o by_o his_o majesty_n edict_n and_o the_o pastor_n of_o bearn_n shall_v be_v exhort_v to_o exercise_v the_o discipline_n more_o strict_o and_o careful_o than_o ever_o because_o it_o be_v found_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o canon_n and_o practice_n of_o god_n ancient_a church_n 6._o the_o sieur_n pontier_n former_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o st._n giles_n in_o the_o province_n of_o poictou_n report_v the_o many_o and_o great_a damage_n he_o have_v sustain_v since_o he_o be_v discharge_v the_o service_n of_o that_o church_n and_o that_o he_o be_v total_o deprive_v of_o his_o portion_n which_o will_v have_v otherwise_o accrue_v to_o he_o from_o the_o money_n of_o his_o majesty_n liberality_n the_o synod_n 〈◊〉_d that_o out_o of_o the_o arrear_n due_a unto_o the_o province_n of_o poictou_n the_o saâ—â—â—â—eur_fw-fr pontier_fw-mi shall_v receive_v what_o will_v have_v appertain_v to_o he_o of_o the_o money_n settle_v on_o the_o church_n of_o st._n giles_n until_o such_o time_n as_o they_o be_v provide_v of_o another_o pastor_n and_o some_o further_a care_n shall_v be_v take_v for_o he_o in_o the_o dividend_n of_o our_o money_n 7._o the_o synod_n take_v notice_n that_o the_o defect_n in_o the_o call_v of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr rié_fw-fr proceed_v not_o from_o himself_o but_o from_o the_o synod_n of_o provence_n and_o have_v severe_o censure_v that_o synod_n for_o their_o contempt_n of_o the_o canon_n of_o our_o discipline_n in_o the_o election_n and_o ordination_n of_o minister_n decree_v that_o the_o say_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr rié_fw-fr shall_v be_v recommend_v unto_o that_o synod_n to_o provide_v a_o church_n for_o he_o and_o that_o a_o free_a portion_n shall_v be_v allot_v he_o out_o of_o the_o dividend_n of_o the_o church_n of_o provence_n and_o that_o thirty_o liver_n shall_v be_v pay_v he_o in_o ready_a money_n by_o monsieur_n cooper_n out_o of_o the_o mass_n of_o monies_n belong_v unto_o the_o church_n of_o that_o province_n and_o the_o receiver_n of_o that_o province_n shall_v allow_v it_o on_o account_n unto_o the_o lord_n of_o candal_n 8._o whereas_o the_o act_n and_o memoir_n produce_v by_o mounseur_fw-fr courroy_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o st._n ambroise_n and_o by_o his_o adverse_a party_n have_v be_v by_o the_o committee_n that_o report_v they_o bring_v into_o the_o synod_n and_o be_v all_o tack_v and_o bundle_v together_o and_o that_o through_o incogitancy_n the_o say_a paper_n be_v deliver_v by_o mounseur_fw-fr blondell_n one_o of_o our_o scribe_n unto_o the_o deputy_n of_o the_o town_n of_o st._n ambroise_n the_o synod_n ordain_v that_o the_o provincial_a deputy_n of_o burgundy_n when-as_a they_o execute_v the_o commission_n give_v they_o shall_v take_v cave_n that_o the_o paper_n belong_v unto_o the_o say_v mounseur_fw-fr courroy_n be_v faithful_o restore_v to_o he_o and_o in_o case_n those_o who_o now_o possess_v they_o shall_v refuse_v so_o to_o do_v they_o shall_v be_v enforce_v to_o it_o by_o the_o rigour_n of_o church-censure_n 9_o whereas_o the_o party_n be_v now_o agree_v that_o clause_n in_o the_o censure_n pronounce_v against_o the_o province_n of_o vivaretz_n by_o the_o colloquy_n of_o valentinois_n shall_v be_v raze_v out_o of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o say_a colloquy_n 10._o upon_o that_o complaint_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr garie_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o barbezieux_n the_o synod_n decree_v that_o the_o province_n of_o high_a languedoc_n shall_v pay_v he_o out_o of_o their_o best_a and_o clear_a money_n they_o shall_v receive_v from_o the_o lord_n candall_n a_o hundred_o liver_n whereunto_o the_o charge_n of_o his_o journey_n be_v limit_v upon_o condition_n that_o he_o do_v account_n in_o the_o first_o place_n for_o what_o he_o have_v already_o receive_v from_o the_o say_a province_n 11._o the_o synod_n incline_v to_o grant_v the_o church_n of_o rochel_n their_o request_n who_o demand_v that_o mounseur_fw-fr vincent_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n de_fw-fr l'isle_n bouchard_n may_v be_v settle_v among_o they_o decree_v that_o notwithstanding_o the_o remonstrance_n of_o the_o provincial_a deputy_n of_o anjou_n and_o their_o insist_v on_o their_o and_o that_o church_n interest_n in_o he_o the_o say_v mounseur_fw-fr vincent_n shall_v from_o this_o present_a day_n be_v repute_v and_o own_a as_o the_o peculiar_a pastor_n of_o rochel_n but_o with_o this_o condition_n that_o he_o shall_v continue_v the_o exercise_n of_o his_o ministry_n for_o six_o month_n long_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o bouchard_n during_o which_o time_n the_o province_n of_o anjou_n shall_v do_v their_o best_a endeavour_n to_o get_v they_o supply_v and_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n the_o say_a church_n shall_v compound_v with_o that_o of_o rochel_n to_o reimburse_v they_o of_o their_o expense_n and_o damage_n by_o removal_n of_o their_o minister_n from_o they_o 12._o the_o provincial_a deputy_n of_o xaintonge_n petition_v that_o the_o church_n of_o saveilles_n may_v he_o join_v unto_o that_o of_o villefaignan_n and_o incorporate_v with_o the_o colloquy_n of_o augoulmois_n because_o of_o the_o present_a and_o press_a necessity_n of_o that_o church_n the_o council_n remand_v they_o back_o unto_o the_o province_n of_o poictou_n which_o be_v entreat_v out_o of_o charity_n to_o comply_v with_o this_o request_n of_o the_o province_n of_o xaintonge_n that_o so_o by_o that_o conjunction_n the_o subsistence_n of_o the_o church_n of_o villefaignan_n may_v be_v the_o better_o strengthen_v 13._o mounseur_fw-fr d'_fw-fr anglade_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o mouzie_a and_o pomport_v have_v write_v letter_n unto_o this_o synod_n in_o which_o he_o pray_v payment_n of_o some_o certain_a charge_n due_a unto_o he_o as_o he_o pretend_v from_o the_o university_n of_o nismes_n his_o request_n be_v reject_v 14._o the_o church_n of_o auvergne_n do_v express_v their_o approbation_n and_o consent_n unto_o the_o next_o synod_n of_o the_o high_a languedoc_n that_o the_o say_a synod_n may_v reunite_v all_o those_o church_n into_o one_o colloquy_n and_o conjoin_v with_o they_o some_o of_o the_o near_a church_n of_o st._n german_a in_o which_o case_n the_o colloquy_n of_o anvergne_n shall_v be_v annex_v unto_o the_o synod_n of_o sevennes_n 15._o the_o sieur_n d'_fw-fr huyisseau_n request_v both_o for_o himself_o and_o the_o sieur_n guydon_n who_o be_v commissionated_a together_o with_o he_o by_o the_o synod_n of_o vitrè_n to_o prosecute_v the_o sieur_n palot_n that_o the_o synod_n will_v be_v please_v to_o take_v some_o care_n about_o the_o payment_n of_o their_o expense_n and_o of_o the_o sum_n of_o two_o thousand_o liver_n which_o be_v grant_v they_o by_o the_o synod_n of_o alez_n the_o synod_n have_v not_o as_o yet_o be_v able_a to_o recover_v one_o penny_n from_o the_o say_a palot_n of_o those_o vast_a sum_n he_o owe_v the_o church_n and_o there_o be_v not_o a_o farthing_n pay_v of_o the_o twenty_o four_o thousand_o liver_n out_o of_o which_o their_o two_o thousand_o liver_n be_v to_o have_v be_v give_v they_o those_o two_o gentleman_n mr._n d'_fw-fr huysseau_n and_o guydon_n be_v desire_v to_o have_v a_o little_a patience_n and_o to_o rest_v satisfy_v with_o this_o that_o they_o be_v in_o the_o same_o condition_n with_o all_o the_o church_n and_o that_o if_o it_o shall_v please_v god_n at_o any_o time_n hereafter_o as_o we_o trust_v he_o will_v to_o give_v we_o some_o fruit_n of_o their_o prosecution_n we_o will_v then_o make_v good_a our_o promise_n and_o they_o be_v far_o assure_v that_o in_o case_n before_o the_o sit_v of_o the_o next_o national_a synod_n nothing_o be_v recover_v of_o our_o debt_n from_o the_o aforesaid_a palot_n that_o yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o say_a gentleman_n shall_v have_v full_a contentment_n give_v they_o out_o of_o the_o first_o money_n which_o the_o lord_n of_o candall_n pay_v in_o unto_o the_o church_n and_o whereas_o there_o be_v only_o two_o thousand_o liver_n demand_v by_o they_o this_o council_n do_v for_o their_o patient_a forbearance_n engage_v to_o pay_v they_o the_o say_a sum_n and_o five_o hundred_o liver_n more_o which_o the_o say_v sieur_n d'_fw-fr huysseau_n do_v very_o kind_o accept_v both_o for_o himself_o and_o his_o absent_a colleague_n mounseur_fw-fr guydon_n and_o he_o also_o promise_v to_o yield_v up_o that_o account_n clear_v and_o frame_v by_o