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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06374	The French Kings edict vpon the peace which it pleased his Majestie to grant vnto all those of the reformed religion within his seuerall dominions, including likewise those of Rochell Published, and registred in the Parliament the 6.th of Aprill. 1626.; Proclamations. 1626-03. English	France. Sovereign (1610-1643 : Louis XIII); Louis XIII, King of France, 1601-1643.; France. Parlement (1946- ). Proceedings. 1626-04-03.	1626 (1626)	STC 16845; ESTC S108842	6,038	18

FRENCH KINGS EDICT VPON THE PEACE WHICH IT pleased his Majestie to grant vnto all those of the Reformed Religion within his seuerall Dominions Including likewise those of ROCHELL Published and Registred in the Parliament the 6. th of Aprill 1626. Printed for Mercurius Britannicus 1626. The Kings Edict vpon the Peace which it hath pleased his Majestie to giue vnto his Subjects of the pretended reformed Religion Published in the Parliament the Sixth of Aprill 1626. LEWIS By the grace of God King of France and Navarre To all both present and to come greeting As Soueraigne authoritie hath no lesse splendour in actions of Grace and Clemencie then in Armes and Iustice and to know how to vanquish and pardon are the highest markes of Magnanimitie So that a Prince ought to be esteemed worthy of honor and glory who hauing giuen course to his Armes against those which had iustly brought them vpon them after they had submitted ranged themselues in their dutie is content to exercise his clemency towards them to make the publike fruits to be gathered by the establishing of Peace which causeth God to be serued and inuocated in all places the Kings authoritie reuerenced and acknowledged of all and the Lawes religiously to bee obserued the people eased and the body of the State vniting its forces together is more powerfull for its conseruation and to giue succours and protection to the Allies These considerations which we haue euer had before our eyes haue giuen vs occasion to vse asmuch moderation to mittigate and extinguish the motiues which diuers times haue exposed this Kingdome into combustion vsing grace towards those who inconsiderately haue cast themselues thereinto as we haue shewed vigour firmenesse and diligence to chastise and correct them when we were thereunto constrained Concerning the present affaires our courses haue beene such that hauing imployed both threatnings and punishments in places which openly haue declared themselues disobedient and gentlenes patience and perswasions vnto those which haue conteyned themselues in their duty and obedience hauing kept backe the tempest of trouble wherewith this state was menaced with an intestiue warre and preserued the better and greater part of our Subiects of the pretended reformed Religion in the fidelity and obeisance wherein they are bound vnto vs Our intention hauing beene so cleerely seene and knowne to haue alwayes beene as it is still at this present to maintaine them in peace concord and tranquilitie and to cause them inuiolably to inioy the graces vnto them granted by our Edicts and declarations And that those which haue taken Armes and the Townes which haue followed their examples hauing lately considered the quality of their offence the publike indignation the ruine and iust punishment that they draw vpon themselues continuing to trouble the repose of this State they haue had recourse vnto our benignity as to the only refuge of their safety and haue by their deputies besought vs diuers limes by all wayes of Submission that subiects may shew vnto their King to pardon and forget what was past and to giue them peace Whereupon we rather inclining to grace and clemencie than to the ruine and desolation of our proper subiects Hauing also regard to the most humble Supplications to vs made in the name and behalfe of those of the pretended reformed Religion which haue continued in their duties that we would be pleased to receiue the submissions of the others to forgiue their inconsiderate courses and to reunite all in peace and concord vnder their obliged obedience Protesting and assuring vs neuer to depart from the same for any cause pretext or occasion whatsoeuer Wee declare that for those and other causes and considerations of great importance vs mouing by the aduise of the Queene our most honoured Lady and Mother the Princes of our blood and of other Princes Dukes Peeres and Officers of our Crowne the principall Lords and most eminent persons of our Counsell being neere vnto vs We haue signified and declared doe Signifie and declare by these presents Signed vnder our hand that our will and pleasure is I. That the Edict of Nantes Declarations and secret Articles published and enrolled in our Courts of Parliament shal be inuiolably kept obserued for our Subiects of the pretended reformed Religion to inioy as they haue well and duely done in the time of the King our most honoured Lord and Father deceased whom God assaile and since our comming to the Crowne before the last troubles II. That the Catholicall Apostolicall and Romane Religion shall bee restored and re-established in all places of our Kingdome and Countries vnder our obeysance where it hath been intermitted during these last troubles to bee fully peaceably and freely exercised Expressely forbidding all persons of what qualitie or condition soeuer vpon paine of being punished as infractors of peace and perturbators of the publike repose not to trouble molest nor imquiet the Ecclesiasticall persons in the celebration of diuine Seruice and other functions of the Catholique Religion nor of their inioying and perception of Tithes fruites and reuenues of their Benefices and all other rights and duties belonging vnto them and that all those who during the last troubles that doe detayne any goods and reuenues of the Churches appertayning vnto Ecclesiasticall persons shall leaue vnto them the full and intire possession free and peaceable conformable to the 3. Article of the Edict of Nantes and restore such goods taken as shall be found in nature III. That the exercise of the pretended reformed Religion shall bee re-established in the places where it hath beene according to our said Edicts and Declaration in the yeare 1620. And our Subiects of the said pretended reformed Religion shall bee re-established in the said places as also in their Churchyards or places of Burials where they haue beene granted or others such as by the Commissioners which shall bee by vs deputed or Officers of Townes shall finde it most fit and conuenient And where they shall best fall or for some important cause that the places of Burials cannot bee re-established in the same places which they possessed in the yeare 1620. there shall be others giuen them which shall be commodious at their charges which shall require the alteration IV. And to giue publike testimony of the consideration in the which wee hold those of our Subiects of the pretended reformed Religion which haue continued in their fidelitie and obeysance and the recommendable proofes which some of them haue demonstrated vnto vs in our Armies both within and without our Kingdome We haue at their humble supplication hauing also had regard vnto the Submissions of those which were strayed from their duties and by our especiall Grace full power and Royall authoritie wee haue acquited remitted and pardoned doe acquite remit and pardon by these presents all leuies of Armes enterprises and acts of hostilitie committed by our said Subiects of the pretended reformed Religion of what estate qualitie or condition soeuer they