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A42559	Status ecclesiæ gallicanæ, or, The ecclesiastical history of France from the first plantation of Christianity there, unto this time, describing the most notable church-matters : the several councils holden in France, with their principal canons : the most famous men, and most learned writers, and the books they have written, with many eminent French popes, cardinals, prelates, pastours, and lawyers : a description of their universities with their founders : an impartial account of the state of the Reformed chuches in France and the civil wars there for religion : with an exact succession of the French Kings / by the authour of the late history of the church of Great Britain.	Geaves, William.	1676 (1676)	Wing G442; ESTC R7931	417,076	474

Galliae THe Heads of the Statutes of the Provincial Council of Rhemes Charles Archbishop of Rhemes Cardinal of Lorrain being President Statute 1. Of the Residence of Curates 2. Of the Office of a Curate in choosing and preaching sound Doctrine 3. Of the Office of Curates in the Administration of the Sacraments 4. For what ends spiritual alliance shall be thenceforth contracted by Baptism 5. Of the lawful times of Marriage 6. Of the life and honesty of the Curates 7. Of providing fit Clerks for the supply of Vacant Churches who are to be examined by six Doctors or Licentiates in Divinity or in the Canon-law or other Clerks either Secular or Regular 8. Of promotion to holy Orders 9. Of the first Tonsure No youths are to be admitted to the first Tonsure unless they have received the Sacrament of Confirmation and the rudiments of faith and shall learn to read and write 10. Of restoring the offices of Minor orders by the Churches from a Deacon to a door-keeper 11. Of the distinct collation of the things of the Orders and the qualities of those that are to be ordained 12. That all Clerks be appointed to some certain Church 13. Of the Age and quality of those that are to be promoted to the greater orders None to be admitted to the Order of a Sub-deacon till he be two and twenty years of age none to the Order of a Deacon till three and twenty years of age nor of a Priest till five and twenty years of age 14. Of the Examination of those to be promoted to the greater Orders concerning their persons age education manners faith and doctrine 15. Of the Office of a Sub-deacon and Deacon and Priest about the Church to which they are admitted 16. All Orders are to be conferred Gratis 17. Of the Visitation of Arch-deacons and the office of Rural Deans 18. Of the reparation of Churches and the use of Images These Acts of the Council were perfected after nineteen several Congregations I shall omit the names of those who were either present in this Provincial Council of Rhemes or sent their Procuratours Some Decrees of the Synod concerning Marriages and Ravishers of Women were approved but not published I shall also pass over the procurations of the Archbishop of Rhemes through the Cities Diocess and Province of Rhemes The Constitutions of the Synod of Melum Anno 1579. 1. COncerning the profession of the Catholick faith 2. Of the diligence to be used by Pastors against Hereticks 3. Of the punishing of rash swearers 4. Of Magical Arts in general and of divinations prohibited by Law 5. Of the Visitation of Churches 6. Of the Celebration of Festivals 7. Of the Sacraments in general 8. Of the Sacraments in special 9. Of Confirmation 10. Of the holy Sacrament of the Eucharist 11. Of the things pertaining to the Celebration of the Mass 12. Of Penance 13. Of fasting 14. Of Extream Unction 15. Of Matrimony 16. Of the Sacrament of Order And first of the life and honesty of the Clergy in general Of the causes of the reproaches cast upon the Clergy 17. Of promotion to Holy Orders 18. Rules given to Bishops to walk by 19. Of Canonists 20. Of Parish-priests 21. Of Residency 22. Of the reformation of Regulars The Laws of a Seminary Colledge which is to be instituted in every Diocess according to the Decree of the Council of Trent Sess 23. c. 23. Chap. 1. OF those that are to be admitted and those that are to be discharged 2. Of those things which respect piety 3. Of the things which pertain to obedience 4. Of the things which pertain to modesty 5. Of the things which respect studies 6. Of those who shall have the charge of the spiritual affairs of a Seminary and things pertaining to learning as also of temporal things 7. Of Hospitals for sick folks Of a Procurator appointed for pious causes whom some call a Procurator of Souls 8. Of the trimming and adorning of Churches 9. Of the funerals and burials of Catholicks 10. Of the preservation of Church-goods 11. Of the things that pertain to outward jurisdiction Now concerning the Correction of publick Crimes 1. Of Whores Bawds and Panders 2. Of Concubinaries 3. Of Usuries Here they pray and beseech all Princes and Magistrates that they would use their utmost endeavours to remedy these evils 12. Of the office of foraneous Vicars and Arch-presbyters 13. Of a Diocesan Synod and of Synodal witnesses 14. Of School-masters 15. Of the restraining of immoderate charges 16. Of the Sealings of Notaries The Canons and Decrees of the Provincial Council of Cambray Anno 1565. Chap. 1. OF the suspected and prohibited books of Hereticks 2. Of Divinity-lectures in Chapters and Monasteries 3. Of Schools and of the books to be taught in them and the manner of teaching youths 4. Of a Seminary and of the age of youths to be admitted into a Seminary 5. Of Doctrine and preaching the Word Of God 6. Of Worship Ceremonies and Divine Service 7. Of Ecclesiastical Ministeries 8. Of the life and honesty of the Clergy 9. Of the Examination of Bishops and of the Examination of Pastours 10. Of the Residency of Bishops and Curates 11. Of the residency of Pastors and their Office 12. Of a Visitation 13. Of Ecclesiastical power and jurisdiction 14. Of Matrimony 15. Of Purgatory and suffrages for the dead 16. Of the Monasteries of Men and Women 17. Of the Saints of their Veneration Worship and Invocation 18. Of Images of the Images of Christ and the Saints to be used in Temples none of which are to be admitted without the consent and judgement of the Bishop 19. Of Indulgences none are to be offered that are new and unknown and such only as are approved by the Ordinary The Decrees of the Provincial Synod of Roven Anno 1581. 1. THat profession might be made of the faith of the one holy Catholick and Apostolick Church we excommunicate and anathematize according to the Lateran Council said they all heresie exalting it self against the Orthodox and Catholick Church and all who do assert and believe otherwise than the Catholick Apostolick and Roman Church doth believe and teach 2. They set down a form of Profession of faith I N. do with firm faith believe and profess all and every thing which is contained in the symbol of faith which the holy Roman Church useth c. Concluding thus And I most firmly believe and embrace the Apostolick and Ecclesiastical Traditions and the rest of the observations and constitutions of the same Church Item I admit the holy Scripture according to that sence which our holy Mother the Church hath held and holdeth whose right it is to judge of the true sence and interpretation of the holy Scriptures neither will I ever receive and interpret it but according to the unanimous consent of the Fathers I also profess that there are seven sacraments of the new Law instituted by Jesus Christ our Lord viz. Baptism Confirmation the Eucharist

against Luther and others defend him Luther proceedeth and writeth against other corruptions of the Church of Rome and many are enlightned by him Charles V. being Emperour calleth a Dyet at Wormes and thither is Luther summoned Anno 1521. who stoutly defendeth his Doctrine and many Priests began to preach and even in Wormes after they had seen the constancy of Luther they receive the preachers of the Gospel and because they could not have the liberty of the Churches they set up a portable pulpit and heard the preachers in many places of the Town until the year 1525. The Gospel was preached in Saxony and embraced there as also at Halberstat Hamburgh Pomerania Liveland and many other places Charles Duke of Savoy was desirous of truth and purity Luther understanding it by Annemund Coot a French Knight writes unto him a confession of Faith to confirm him in the zeal of piety In the closure he saith Well! Illustrious Prince stir up that spark which hath begun to kindle in thee and let fire come from the house of Savoy as from the house of Joseph and let all France be kindled by thee yea let that Holy fire burn and encrease that at last France may be truly called for the Gospel's sake the most Christian Kingdom In the year 1523. the Gospel began to be openly preached in France at Gratianople in the Daulphinatè by Peter Sebevilla Zuinglius by writing encouraged him to lift up his voice like a Trumpet and sound forth the Gospel in France At the same time in Melda about ten miles from Paris was Bishop William Brissonnet he was a Lover of Truth and Light he passeth by the Monks and sought learned Men to teach the Gospel So from Paris he calleth Jacobus Faber William Farel Arnold and G●rard Red who did most fervently instruct the people in the truth But the Bishop's courage was soon abated by terrible menaces of the Sorbonnists nevertheless the word of God was planted in the hearts of many and by the wondrous counsel of God from the persecution of that one Church many Churches through France were planted for both the Teachers and hearers were spread abroad After Martin Luther had opened the way in Germany John Calvin born at Noyon in Piccardy a Man of a great wit marvellously eloquent and generally Learned departing from the Faith then generally held proposed in his Books which he published in Print and in his Sermons which he preached in divers places in France one hundred twenty eight axiomes so he called them disagreeing from the Roman Church The French Wits curious by Nature and desirous of Novelties began at first rather for pastime than through choice to read his writings and frequent his Sermons But as Davila a Papist observeth in his History of the civil Wars of France as in all business of the World it useth often to fall out that things beginning in jest end in earnest so these opinions sowed in God's Church Davila Hist of the Civil Wars of France lib. 1. so crept up saith he that they were greedily embraced and firmly believed by a great number of people and persons of all qualities insomuch that Calvin came to be reverenced of many in a short time and believed for a new miraculous Interpreter of Scripture and saith my Authour as it were a certain infallible Teacher of the true Faith The foundation of this Doctrine was in the City of Geneva scituate upon the Lake Antiently called Lacus Lemanus upon the confines of Savoy which having rejected the Government of the Duke and Bishop to whom formerly it paid obedience under the name of Terra Franca under pretext of liberty of conscience reduced it self into the form of a Common-wealth From thence books coming out daily in print and men furnished with Wit and eloquence insinuating themselves into the Neighbour Provinces who secretly sowed the seeds of this new Doctrine in progress of time all the Cities and Provinces of the Kingdom of France were filled with it though so covertly that there appeared openly only some few marks and conjectures of it This began in the time of King Francis the first who though sometimes he made severe resolutions against the preachers and professours of this Doctrine yet notwithstanding being continually busied in Forreign Wars took little notice thereof Peter Viret was an eloquent French Divine whom Calvin desired for his Colleague His French Books are mentioned by Antoine du Verdier in his Bibliotheque William Farel was also a learned Divine of Geneva He hath written De Vray Vsage de la Croix and other Books Upon Calvin Farel and Viret there is this Epigram of Beza Gallica mirata est Calvinum Ecclesia nuper Quo nemo docuit doctiùs Est quoque te nuper mirata Farelle tonantem Quo nemo tonuit fortiùs Et miratur adhuc fundentem mella Viretum Quo nemo fatur dulciùs Scilicet aut tribus his servabere testibus olim Aut interibis Gallia Stephen Pasquier a French Writer and a Papist doth much extol Calvin's piety wit and learning Recherch de la France li. 8. ca. 55. John Clerk was apprehended at Melden in France Anno 1523. for setting up upon the Church-door a certain Bill against the Pope's pardons lately sent thither from Rome in which Bill he named the Pope to be Antichrist For which he was three several days whipped and afterwards had a mark imprinted in his Forehead as a note of infamy His mother being a good Christian-woman though her Husband was an Adversary when she beheld her Son thus grievously scourged and ignominiously deformed in the face did boldly encourage her Son crying with a loud Voice Blessed be Christ and welcome be these prints and marks After this execution and punishment sustained the said John departed that Town and went to Rosie in Brie and from thence to Metz where he was taken for casting down Images and there his hand was first cut off from his right Arm then his Nose with sharp pincers was violently pulled from his Face after that both his Arms and his paps were likewise pluckt and drawn with the same Instrument He quietly endured these Torments in a manner singing the Verses of the 115 Psalm Their Idols be Silver and Gold the work only of Man's hand The rest of his body was committed to the fire and therewith consumed Anno 1525. Doctor John Castellan after he was called to the knowledge of God he b●came a true preacher of his word in France at Barleduc also at Vittery in Partoise at Chalon in Champagne and in the Town of Vike which is the Episcopal Seat of the Bishop of Metz in Lorrain After he had laid some foundation of the Doctrine of the Gospel in Metz in returning from thence he was taken prisoner by the Cardinal of Lorrain's servants and carried to the Castle of Nommenie from thence he was carried to the Town and Castle of Vike always constantly persevering in the same Doctrine He was degraded by

had held it divers months the Grison Colonels and Captains laying claim to much money and others who were destined to have the Government claiming the restitution of the Valtoline according to promise they mutiny'd and betaking themselves to Arms throughout all Rhetia they secured the Duke of Rohan in the Fort of Maynfelt and enforced the French to forsake them and to return to their own King's dominions Then the Grisons entred into this Valley and recovered their liberty Rohan not being able to escape from Coira whither he was brought from Maynfelt as an Hostage remained there until such time as his men were gone out of Rhetia The d●ath of the Duke of Rohan Afterward Duke Rohan wounded in the Battel of Rinfield dieth He was a Duke and Peer of France being bred up in the Wars under King Henry IV. he attained to such experience as following the opinion and Party of the Protestants he was by them chosen to be their General in which charge he alwaies stoutly behaved himself till such time as he got his Pardon from King Lewes XIII Of a civil and courteous deportment to all persons of a sharp wit wary in his proceedings and in his Counsels well advised He was free from pride and ambition Noble in his expenses contemning an increase of wealth and riches He died to the great grief of Duke Weimar and all the other Commanders and of all the Protestants In the year 1637. Francis Cupif a Doctor of Sorbon was converted to the Reformed Religion whereupon the faculty of Theology pronounced this rigid decree against him Howel's Hist of Lewes XIII It is very properly and with great reason that the Apostle ranks Heresies among Crimes and carnal sins because we often perceive that by a secret judgement of God those use to fall and tumble into them who swelling with the vanity and confidence of their own sense or walking according to the flesh suffer not themselves to be led by the spirit of God nor believe that they are tyed to any rule but they taste nothing but what pleaseth man as he is a sensitive Animal Whereof Francis Cupif of Anger 's whom the sacred Faculty had nourished before in her bosom and at last unhappily received into the number of her Doctors to the great scandal of all good men and the applause of the enemies of the Cross of Christ hath lately given an horrid and most deplorable example For according to the honour that was conferred upon him in our School not minding the law he had received from so good a Mother which might have drawn down upon his head all graces from God and men and having quite forgot the Oath he had made so oft and whereunto according to ancient institution all new Graduates and all such who are promoted to the degree of Doctorships are solemnly obliged He is miserably fallen said they from the holy Catholick Church whereby he hath drawn upon himself the loss of his soul before God shame and infamy before men and malediction from all parts This imprudent Son is become the grief and sadness of his Mother then when by a perfidious prevarication abjuring the true Doctrine he hath most impudently turn'd Heretick giving up his name to impiety and falshood But whence can it proceed that he should so easily fall into so fearful a precipice but from the natural presumption of his own judgement and from the ardour of unbridled pleasure c Whence it comes to pass that being blinded and walking continually according to his own covetousness having shaken off the sweet and light Yoak of Jesus Christ he is become a voluntary slave to Heresie which is the height of all sins It being therefore true that as the Christian Emperours said Whatsoever is attempted against Divine Religion becomes injurious to all with greater reason the Sacred Faculty of Theology hath believ'd That the wrong which is done Jesus Christ and to the Catholick Faith by this degenerate Child did concern her so far as to pronounce a grave Censure according to the atrocity of the Crime against such a notorious infamy and to separate him totally from Her and her Nursery though it be nothing at all to be fear'd that such Bastard Plants will take any deep roots Cursed be thou degenerate Child which goest on after thine own Counsel not according to mine which warpest a web but not by my direction which dost add sin to sin which goest down to Egypt and to the Synagogue of Satan and consultest not with me nor remembrest my Precepts Thou hast rejected my Discipline hoping for succour in the help of Calvin and his followers and hast confidence in the shadow of Egypt that is to say in the Conventicle of Hereticks but this imaginary strength shall become thy confusion and the confidence of this shadow which thou followest in despising the Body of the Orthodoxal Church shall turn to thy shame So Anathema was pronounced and publickly fix'd up against him The Queen of France was brought to bed of a Prince on September 5. 1638. at St. German de lay he was born in the twenty third year after the Marriage of the King and Queen The King upon news thereof threw himself upon his knees before a Crucifix and returned humble thanks and acknowledgements to God for his so great goodness toward him All France was full of jollity as they expressed by their voices gestures and actions Yea this gladness dispersed it self up and down all places of Christendom that were Friends to France and struck a kind of wonderment into the world In Rome there were divers inventions and curiosities found out to express a congratulation Before the French Ambassadour's Palace who was then the Marshal d'Estre there was a triumphant Obelisk with the Arms of France and this Ostentous Inscription underneath Ludovico XIII Christianissimo Galliarum Navarrae Regi Qui Pullulantem per avita regna Haereticum Hydram Petulantem in orbe Christiano novum Geryonem Herculeâ clavâ compressit Aras per impietatem eversas Principes per Tyrannidem oppressos Armatâ pietate restituit Aequissimi Herois Justitiae debito Delphino Inter aurealilia nascenti Inter paternos l●uros vagienti Futuro futurorum monstrorum Alcidi In afflictorum subsidium In Tyrannorum excidium In liliorum aeternum germen In Ecclesiae invictum columen E coelo in terris stupenda ratione demisso Plausus acclamationes Trophaea Futurae gloriae argumenta Praesentis laetitiae monumenta Attollit adjungit erigit Franciscus Hannibal Estraeus c. For publick arguments of joy Prisoners and Galley-slaves were released Two were ennobled in every Generalty throughout the Kingdom And four Masters were created in every Trade throughout France with divers other priviledges afforded to them of Paris In the year 1640. a great combustion happened in Catalonia which grew so furious that the Viceroy with his Wife and some of his Family were murthered and his house burned to the ground This tumult by