great â—â—nsequence as if the welfare of the State had depended â—â—on it Notwithstanding those earnest entreaties about â—â—e affair of Milhau and the Kings Answer which is said 〈…〉 be That he thought himself as much oblig'd to reâ—â—nge the Stabbing of his God as the Parricide of his Faâ—â—er the Clergy did not obtain the Vengeance they deâ—… The reason of it is that the Reform'd likewise brought â—…complaint to Court of a greater violence committed â—â—ainst them in those very parts soon after the sedition at â—â—ilhau They had built a Temple at Belestat where they had â—…right to perform the exercise of their Religion by the â—…icts The Catholicks pull'd it down and not being conâ—â—ted with that they acted great Violences against the â—â—form'd that liv'd there who were Plunder'd Beaten â—ounded and very Barbarously us'd It look'd as if the â—â—tholicks had done this upon the account of Reprisals and 〈…〉 be reveng'd of the violences that had been committed 〈…〉 Milhau by those of Bellestat The King receiving the â—â—mplaints of both sides much about the same time it was â—â—fficult to do Justice to the one without doing it also to â—â—e other So that the best expedient the Court could â—â—ink on to avoid greater inconveniences was to satisfie â—â—e Parties with general promises and to refer them to â—â—dges that might take a particular cognisance of their â—â—mplaints It remain'd in agitation till towards the latter â—â—d of the year In the mean time the Clergy had compos'd their Caâ—… which contain'd upwards of 300 Articles among which thosâ— that did not relate to their own Grandeur tended only â—â— preserve to the Queen the Authority of the Government which she was very jealous of or to betray the interesâ—… of the State and to incroach upon the Edicts under whiâ—â— the Reform'd were maintain'd Such were upwards of 6 Articles which directly or indirectly tended to disturb theâ— in the possession of their Liberties To that end they desir'd the Restoration of the Roman Religion in all plaâ—â— under the King's dominion particularly in Bearn and into all the Places newly re-united to the Crown The Condemnation of Books and Discourses that were injurioâ—â— to the Pope lately Printed The Revocation of Pensioâ— given upon Benifices to persons that were not qualifieâ— for them specifying among the reasons of Incapacity the Pretended Reform'd Religion Prohibitions to the Parliamenâ— to meddle with the observation of Festivals The Exemptioâ— of Imprisonment for Ecclesiasticks and leave for Bishops â—â— condemn to the Gally's Leave to apply themselves to thâ— next Judge Royal for the execution of Ecclesiastical Sentences incase the ordinary Judge were of the Pretendeâ— Religion a great extention of the Rights of Tithâ—â— Besides this there were complaints that the Kings Officeâ— or those of the Pretended Religion hinder'd the Bishops from rebuilding their Churches and their Houses Other Articles desir'd that such Monks as should be met oâ—â— of their Habit and Convent without Letters of Obeâ—â—ence should be chastis'd as Apostates which related directly to the Monks that imbrac'd the Reform'd Religion That the Jesuits might be re-united to the University 〈…〉 Paris That the King would be pleas'd to judge their Caâ—ses himself and to take them under his protection That the Printers might be reduc'd to a certain number in every City and that they should print no Books without the Diocesian's Liscence That all Books from abroad should be prohibited unless they had the same approbation Thâ—â— the Marriages with Spain might be accomplished â—hat the King should take back again the Towns of â—â—stage given by the Treaty of Ste Menehould That â—â—e Principality of Bearn and the rest of the Kingdom of â—…var should be re-united to the Crown That all the â—â—urch Lands there should be restor'd to the Ecclesiasticks â—…thout allowing them to be imployed for the use of the â—â—form'd which was stiled a prophane use That a Party â—â—amber should be establish'd at Pau That the Reform'dâ—â—dges â—â—dges there should not be allow'd to take Cognisance 〈…〉 Ecclesiastical Causes That Militrary Offices and such 〈…〉 related to Justice should be given to Catholicks That 〈…〉 Edict of Settlement should be made between the Cathoâ—…ks and the Reform'd That the Garrisons should be reâ—…v'd out of such Towns as were not seated on the â—…ntiers That Article did not relate to the Places of Sureâ—… which another spoke of directly and desn'd the King 〈…〉 take them again but this has contributed considerably 〈…〉 enslave the Kingdom by reason that it serv'd for an â—â—erture to disarm all those that were able to desend â—…ir Liberty The next desir'd the Prohibition of all sorâ—…gn Correspondencies Others propos'd the restoring to the Ecclesiasticks their â—…uses and Castles within the space of three Months 〈…〉 oblige those that were order'd to prove their being â—â—form'd meaning the Catholicks that imbrac'd the Reâ—â—â—m'd Religion to make their Declaration before the â—ge Royal six Months before their being allow'd to â—ove their Causes to the Chambers of the Edict That â—e was sufficient to ruin them in the Parliaments Others â—…ir'd that all the Causes in which Ecclesiasticks were â—…cern'd might be remov'd before the Parliaments Presidials â—…d other Catholick Judges and that the Chambers should 〈…〉 be allowd ' to receive their Appeals Thirty two others followed these which were diâ—…tly against the Reform'd The first of them was to â—…press the exercise of their Religion That in the mean time they should be reduc'd to the Concessions of the late King and that all they had obtain'd during the minority should be revok'd The others imported that they should restore the Churches to the Catholiks That they should not be allow'd to Bury their Dead in the ancient Church-yards or in the Churches and that the Catholicks should be allow'd to oppose it by force of Arms That they should be forc'd to restore the Church-yards they had shar'd with the Catholicks That they should be forbidden to write against the Sacraments of the Roman Church and against the Authority of the Pope on paâ—… of rigorous punishments That the Ministers should nâ—… be allowed to go into the Hospitals even to comfort thâ—… Sick That Masters should be oblig'd to suffer their Servants to perform the rites of their Religion and to allow the Curates to visit them when sick That the exercise of the P. R. R. should be prohibitted in Lands that were held in homage of the Church That the Catholicks turâ—… Protestants should not injoy the exemption of contributing towards the building of Churches c. Untill a year aâ—… their signification of their profession in the Register Office That their Temples should be a thousand Steps disâ—… from the Churches at least That the Patronages of the Reform'd should be transferr'd to their nearest Catholiâ—… Relations or in default of any to the Ordinary That 〈…〉 prohibition should be made on pain of corporal punishments to impose upon the Catholicks the Sums rais'd
then ordinary nay if 〈…〉 do but sigh and bemoan themselves their very Groans and â—â—ghs are not to be endur'd In the mean time the Dukes of Rohan and Soubise who had â— long time refus'd to yield to the Importunities of the Assembly having bin disgusted by the Court where the Prince of Coâ—dé 〈…〉 the Constable were the Duke of Rohan's Enemies resign'd themselves wholly to the Orders of the Assembly and after some Submissions on their part and some Offers from the â—ourt which signifi'd nothing they resolv'd to hold out St. â—ohn a' Angeli to the last The Duke of Rohan left his Brother â—â— the place and after he had furnish'd it with Men and Ammunition went into Guâ—en to raise more Forces On the other side the King after he had summon'd Subise by a Herald besieg'd the City and Subise by the foul Practices of Loudrieres who discourag'd both the Soldiers and Inhabitants by his discourses â—nd his counsels being constrain'd to surrender the place march'd out sooner then he would have done had he not been afraid of being forsaken All the security which either the City or the Garison had was a wild and general Capitulation by which the King promis'd only in writing to the Inhabitants their Lives their Estates and the Liberty of their Consciences and Persons reserving to himself the disposal of every thing else as he should think convenient declaring at the same time that he did not pretend to make any Treaty but only to grant a Favour However the Capitulation as slight as it was had the hard fate to be but very ill observ'd The Soldiers plunder'd the Town and yet constrain'd the Mayor the Sheriffs and the principal Inhabitants to give 'em a Certificate and forc'd another from the Minister that they had behav'd themselves civilly On the other side the King retiring to Cognac set forth a Declaration which was verifi'd at Bourdeaux wherein to put the greater value upon his Clemency which had spar'd their Lives and Estates and given Liberty of Conscience to the Reformed of St. John d'Angeli he order'd the Fortifications and Walls of the City to be raz'd and the Moats to be fill'd up He took away their Charters and their Franchises and made the Town liable to Taxes for the future He cancell'd their Government by Mayor and Sheriffs and and annex'd the common Stock of the Town to the Royal Demesnes leaving 'em out of his special Grace and Favor their Election and ordinary Jurisdiction Upon which Declaration a certain Historian very much devoted to the Roman Church observes That it would have been taken for a just punishment of that City had they not since that us'd many very Innocent and Catholic Cities after the same rate The End of the Seventh Book THE HISTORY OF THE Edict of Nantes THE SECOND PART THE EIGHTH BOOK A Compendium of the Eighth Book MArshal Bouillon's Letter The King marches into Guyenne the Siege and reducing of Clairac The King's word ill observ'd The Pope's Breve to the King The Reformed every where unfortunate The Siege of Montauban La Force defends the Place The King raises his Siege Chamiere's Death The Duke of Mayenne dies The blame falls upon the Constable The Jesuit Arnoux's disgrace The Duke of Luines dies Assembly of the Clergy A violent Harangue of the Bishop of Rennes The History of Dominic de Jesus Maria. Sedition at Paris The Church at Charenton burnt The Reformed forsake their Houses They are accus'd of setting Fire to the Bridges of Paris and the Prison at Lion The Circle of Lower Languedoc displaces Chatillon Great Confusion in that Circle The Condition of the Court The King returns to Paris A remarkable Writing of Jeannin advising Peace The Opinion of those who were more enclin'd to War The Reformed take new Courage The King departs from Paris His Success in Poitou in Guyenne where he treats with la Force The sack of Negrepelisse and St. Antonin Lesdiguieres interposes for Peace Factions at Mompellier Sedition against the Catholics Bitter Harangue of the Bishop to the King Remarks upon the Stile of that Harangue The Church of Foix laid waste Attestation given to the Monk Villate The King forbids the Reformer to forsake their Houses Count Mansfeild treats with the Reformed Proposals of the Marshal de Bouillon to the Duke of Rohan upon that occasion The Court gains Mansfeild The King makes use of Foreign Catholics in France The Negotiations for Peace renew'd A Writing set forth upon that occasion Siege of Mompellier Capitulation made by Lunell ill observ'd Small Cities ill defended Success of the War in several Places Chatillon made a Marshal of France Seditions at Orleans Fronsac and Lion The Original of the word Parpailler Other Originals Of the word Hust Violence of the Sedition The Reformed are disarm'd War against Rochel Soubise sollicits for Succor from England Treaty of Peace reassum'd near Mompellier Conclusion of the Treaty with an Edict Rigour of the Parlaments Advantages of that Peace Qualifications of the Edict of Peace All the Cities accept the Peace which is ill observ'd by the Court. Treaty at Mompellier The King returns to Paris De Puisieux in Favour The Bishop of Luson made a Cardinal Character of that Prelat After what manner he receiv'd the news of his Promotion Excessive Flatteries Foul Play offer'd the Rochelois Enterprises of Valence at Mompellier where he takes the Duke of Rohan Prisoner and makes a division of the Consulship General Papers Extravagant Answers Exercises forbid The Reformed excluded from Dignities in the Vniversity of Poitiers The singing of Psalms in the Streets and in Shops forbid A common Soldier deprived the Benefit of an Oblate Attempts upon paternal Right A Declaration establishing a Commissioner in Colloquies and Synods A National Synod Galand the first Commissioner ever present to a National Synod He is admitted out of pure Obedience Deputies sent to the King who sends back the Deputies laden with his Orders The Court inclin'd to favour the Arminians A Writing publish'd by la Militiere Answer of Tilenus Authority attributed to the Kings of France Imposture set up against the Synod of Dordrecht Obedience of the Synod of Charenton A Tignations ill paid Propositions made to the Synod by Galand on the King's behalf A new Deputation to the King and the effect of it Oath of Vnion A Citadel built at Mompellier Mariald opposes it in the name of the Reformed of the City Presages of a new War The death of du Plessis The death of Marshal de Bouillon WHile the King lay before St. John d'Angeli he receiv'd the Submissions of the Duke of Tremouille who had surrender'd Taillebourg without much entreaty On the other side Marshal de Bouillon at the same time sent him a Letter full of smart Remonstrances of which the principal Heads were The retiring of the Reformed which he attributed to the notorious violation of the Declaration of the 24th of April He observ'd how the
before he dy'd for the support of a Religion of which as 〈◊〉 clearly perceiv'd the Catholics had vow'd the destruction 〈◊〉 thought himself of treating with the Count and found it 〈◊〉 hard matter to gain him To that purpose he promis'd him money and that he should be conducted into France by 〈◊〉 reinforcements of men that would very much augment his 〈◊〉 He promis'd also to send him the Prince of Sedan 〈◊〉 eldest Son and the Duke of Trimouille to accompany him and in a word those Lords assisted by the Counts of Suze 〈◊〉 Roussi and some others sent their Friends and their Servants who rendevouz'd from all parts at the places that were assign'd ' em These motions persuaded the Court that all they who quitted their Houses went to strengthen this Foreign Army 〈◊〉 make a considerable diversion upon the Frontiers of Champaigne For which reason several persons were seiz'd upon suspicion 〈◊〉 favouring the Duke of Bouillon's Enterprize and besides some Officers of his Houshold who were imprison'd in several pla-â—…es the Son of the Vidame of Normandy was secur'd at Paris 〈◊〉 Count of Suze at Lion and the Duke of Sulli at Moulins 〈◊〉 being suspected to be of the Confederacy In the mean time Marshal de Bouillon who had promis'd money before he knew where to have it made it his business to seek where to raise it 〈◊〉 he wrote to the Duke of Rohan to see whether he could 〈◊〉 any that way His Letters however contain'd two things 〈◊〉 opposite one to another for at the beginning he exhorted 〈◊〉 Duke to Peace for fear the continuance of the War should 〈◊〉 the ruin of the Reformed He observ'd that their ill â—uccesses proceeded from the dispersing of those who were able 〈◊〉 bear Arms but who were made uncapable of succouring one 〈◊〉 by their separation He added as it were to lead him 〈◊〉 of one discourse into another that this misfortune was oc-â—…ion'd by the want of Foreign Soldiers For the supply of which defect he offer'd the bringing in of Count Mansfeild to 〈◊〉 assistance of the Reformed in order to which he deâ—…nded three things an express approbation of his design money for the payment of his Foreign Forces and assurance 〈◊〉 he should be comprehended in the Peace both he and his if happen'd to be made But money was more difficult to be 〈◊〉 then the demanded Approbation and Assurances so that the â—ourt had time enough to gain Mansfeild and prevent his entring 〈◊〉 France Propositions therefore were made him of being enterâ—… in the King's service and some ready money fix'd his resoluâ—…ns But the Bishop of Alberstadt a Prince of the House of Brunsâ—…k to whom some part of the Forces belong'd was willing â—…heark'n to Marshal Bouillon's Proposals and to be contented 〈◊〉 the small Sum which the Marshal offer'd for present necesâ—…y till a more considerable could be rais'd which differing â—…linations set the two Generals at variance who never after 〈◊〉 did any thing considerable so that after some Sieges attempted without Success Mansfeild retir'd into the Low-Counâ—…s where his Army was utterly ruin'd France would have bin very much incumber'd with him had 〈◊〉 hir'd his Army into her Service She had no Foreign War 〈◊〉 would the Council of Conscience permit the King to concern himself with the King of Bohemia's Broils and therefore there was an Expedient found to get rid of him by sending him into the Service of the Low-Countries then in amity with the King chusing rather that he should join with the States theâ— with the King of Spain or the Venetians who both courted him Thus the Churches of France were flatter'd with an appearance of hope that vanish'd as soon Nor were the Reformed the 〈…〉 that treated with Foreigners for the King had set 'em an Example and sent into Languedoc some German Troops that serv's under the Duke of Mommorancy so that it could not be justly laid to their charge that they went about to expose their Country to the Plunder and Ransack of Foreigners since the Catholics were the first who had call'd the Reiters and the Lansquenets into the Kingdom In the mean time the fear of Mansfeild's Army render'd the King's Council more pliable so that the Proposals of Peace were renew'd But whether it were that the Duke of Rohan Demands were too high or that the Council were freed from the terror of Mansfeild's ever coming to hurt 'em the Negotiation came to nothing and Lesdiguieres spent all his pains and 〈…〉 time to no purpose in promoting it Nevertheless the Couâ—â— began to hanker after Peace of which they who were desirous to advance themselves in the King's Favour or by the management of Affairs stood in great need to the end they might 〈…〉 have too much variety of business to trouble their heads wiâ—â— at one and the same time For as for the Cities that remain'd they were of quite another consequence then the paltry Towâ— the gaining of which had bin till that time the sole Fruit â—â— the War Only they were desirous that the King should graâ—â— the Peace like the Lord and Master of it and they avoided â—â— General Treaty for fear the Union of the Reformed should be justifi'd and as it were legitimated by a Treaty of that nature These Sentiments were sufficiently express'd by the Author of â—â— Treatise that appear'd upon this Subject after the enterview â—â— Lesdiguieres and the Duke of Rohan And indeed no less theâ—â— three persons of a different character deliver'd their Opinionâ— upon the Peace The one a Reformed who was desirous to obtain the Four Articles upon which the Lords were agreed â—… other was a Zealous Catholic who was altogether for Extermination The third a moderate man who took the middle â—ay between the other two Extreams but who rejected the 〈…〉 Articles as contrary to the good of the State The Author 〈…〉 himself the name of Francophilus because he was willing â— give his judgment for those of the truly honest Frenchmen â—ho lov'd the Honour and Repose of the Kingdom He asserted that it was not proper to allow the Reformed by longer possession of Places of Security because the time al â—ted for 'em to hold those Places was expir'd That the Reasons why they were granted were out of doors That the League â—as the true motive which induc'd Henry IV. to trust 'em in â—e hands of the Reformed That he was willing to permit the â—eformed to be in Arms that they might be serviceable to him â— case of necessity That the particular safety of the Reformed â—er so many Wars was but a second motive of less importance â—â—d only serv'd as a pretence for the other That the same Prince before his death began to re-assume 'em indirectly and exâ—ted Promises in writing from the Governour which he sent either that they would keep 'em for his Service That the Reformed had made an ill use of 'em and by consequence that they
Neighbours to her help caused the Child to be christened in a Catholick Church That at Bourdeaux a Lady had been forced to abjure her Religion to keep the guardianship of her Children and having a little while after reunited herself to the communion of the reformed Church the Attorney-General sued her at Law and got her bound to remain a Catholick that a Child being deposited in the hands of his Grandfather at Orleans when that Town was in the power of the League and his Father demanding him back again after the reduction of the place the Judge refused to deliver him up to his Father that a Man was debarred from all his Rights by the Court of Angiers until he had got his younger Brothers out of the reformed School at Loudun to put them in the Catholick Colledge of Angiers contrary to the last Will of their deceased Father who had crdered them to be brought up in the reformed Religion that the same Judges had appointed a Catholick Guardian over a Maid who refused to go to Mass Then followed sad and grievous Complaints of the unjust way of dealing with the Prince of Conde whom the Reformed had surrendred to the King even beyond the hopes of the Catholicks they said that this young Prince had bitterly wept and strugled long with those who brought him away from St. John d'Angeli that since being kept at Court he was used to withdraw into his Closet there to sing Psalms to Pray and Catechise his Pages but that at last they were taken away from him notwithstanding all the marks of his anger for it They complained afterwards that to all these so great and so publick Grievances the Court had hitherto applied no other remedy but Reasons of State as if the Interest of the State ought to have been opposed to their Consciences or that the Reformed had not been part of the State or that the State could not stand but by their fall Then returning again to the particulars of the Injustice that were done them they complained of their being forced to keep Lent that at Rennes the Parliament caused the Houses to be searched to see if their Orders in this point were obey'd that the Bishop of Agde did the same by his own authority in the Towns of his Diocess that keeping of Holidays was also forced upon them that even at Saumur one of their Towns of security a Man had been sent to Prison for being surprised at work within his House on such days that their School masters had been expelled out of several places even without any form of Justice that divers Parliaments had refused to verifie the Patents obtained by the Reformed from the King for the establishment of some Schools even after reitera ted Orders from Court but that nothing was comparable in this particular to the boldness of the Parliament of Grenoble who did not so much as vouchsafe to answer a second Order sent them from the King for setting up a reformed School at Montelimar that even so in several places they refused to admit in or turned out such of the Reformed as were appointed to teach and instruct the Youth which Article was concluded with these remarkable words Are they then willing to beat us into Ignorance and Barbarity so did Julian Next they complained of their Poors ill usage That the Laws of Equity were so little regarded in this point that in those very places where the Reformed contributed most to the publick Alms the Poor of their Religion had no share therein that in many places the Reformed were deprived of their Birth-right and not suffered to live there though they promised to be quiet and make no publick Exercise of their Religion that the Judges of Lyon had banished out of their Town those who having formerly left the Kingdom on account of Religion were returned thither after the change of affairs and that it had been confirmed by the Edict of Reduction upon occasion whereof they complained here that the Reformed were called Suspected People by the King himself whom they had served with so much Fidelity and Courage letting this gentle Reproach slip withal that for one and the same cause the King had been declared unable to inherit the Crown and the Reformed banished from their Houses but that since he had been restored to his Throne by the assistance of the Reformed he had not yet restored them to their Houses Here the Parson of Saint Stephen of Furant was brought again upon the Stage he did not suffer the Catholicks to let out their Houses to the Reformed and constrained them to turn out before the term such as had already taken any he hindred Tradesmen by grievous Fines from admitting any Reformed into the freedom of their Trades This mad Fellow of a Priest had caned a Man born in that place but setled elsewhere who was come to the Town upon some business his pretext for abusing him was that he had forbid him to come thither as if he had authority to banish whom he pleased But that Man seeing himself abused with so much injustice and that no body took his part kill'd the Priest in a passion and so rid the Country of this furious Beast The King granted him his Pardon but the Catholicks hindred it from being allow'd by the Judges They remonstrated besides that the Reformed were excluded from Trades and to colour their exclusion the Companies made new By-laws by vertue whereof none but Catholicks were to be admitted to them That in several places Violences against the Reformed were countenanced by impunity that a Man seventy five Years old having complained that some Children had hurried him in the Streets with injurious Clamours was sent to a Goal instead of having satisfaction from whence afterwards being released he was pursued anew and pelted with Stones in the very sight of the Judges who did but laugh at it that a Fraternity of Penitents called The Beaten Brothers walking barefoot in order of Procession their Feet happened to be cut by some broken Glass spread in the Streets which they did immediately lay upon the Reformed because the Glass was found before the House of a Goldsmith of their Religion that thereupon a Sedition was stirred up against them but that at last the whole was proved to be a trick of the Priests Then they began to give particular Instances of the crying Injustice done them about Offices That in several places they were kept from those of the Town-house and that it was publickly said at Lyon that none ought to be admitted to them who either was now of the Reformed or ever had been so nay not even any Son of one that had been so that the States of Perigord had declared void the Election of a Sheriff made by the Town of Bergerac according to the custom of that Province meerly because the party elected was one of the Reformed that even those who were appointed by
in some other adjacent Countries as by their Canons and Ecclesiastical Laws they are appointed and as by the Supreme Power of the Right Honourable the Senate of Zurick they are authorized with the Orders of that Church Published with the Approbation of several Bishops Printed for John Dunton at the Raven in the Poultrey AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE TO THE First Volume A. ABsolution of the King the pope rigorous Pag. 136. desir'd by the King 166. the Pope's high pretensions 167 Accommodation of Religion propos'd 10 Alva Duke of his bloody advice 38 Alenson Duke of Protector of the Reformed 44. he retires from Court 45 Alliance with Spain Sentiments thereupon 440 Amboise the Enterprize what it was 23 359 Amience 139. surpriz'd 224. and the effects of it 235 d'Amours Chaplain to Henry IV. 74 Amiral de Chastillon in great favor with the Queen 32. accus'd for the death of Guise 34. impeacht for the same 36. attackt by Calumnies 38. reconcil'd with the Guises 39 he re-establishes his Party 40. the Catholics resolve to destroy him by treachery 40. wounded 42 d'Andelot his Courage 18. dies 40 St. André President signal for his Cruelties 21. assassinated Pag. 22 Annexes their anciént use 38. what they are 306 Antichrist the Pope so call'd by du Plessis 309. the Question about Antichrist discuss'd in the Synod of Gap 455. so inserted in the Confession of Faith 457. Question renewed about Antichrist 427 Appeals of the Orders 423 Armand Jesuite order'd to come to Paris 454 Army the King's disbands of it self 60 Artifices of the Queen dazle the Admiral 32 39. incredible Artifices of the Court 41. of the Catholics to gain the King 106. continued to shake the King's Conscience 112. Artifices to hinder the Deputies from seeing the King 129. and to hinder him from satisfying 'em 131. of the Court to corrupt the Ministers 134. to per suade the Reformed to deliver up the Prince of Conde 176. Artifices of the Court to gain the Reformed 303. Artifices of Perron against du Plessis 405. Artifices of the Catholics to incense the King against the Reformed 443. to hinder the Ecclesiastics from changing their Religion 414 to renew the Civil War Pag. 440 Assembly at Melun 72. at Gergeau 433. at Milhau 44. at St. Foy 133 145 157. permitted by the King 424. at Loudun 205. commanded to separate 209. the Effects of it 210 211. remov'd to Vendosme 218. returns to Saumur 224 Assembly General at Saumur 162 164 c. remov'd to Chastelleraud 230 again assembled 423 Assembly another permitted at St. Foy 133. A General Assembly at St. Foy 434. Complaints there made 436 c. which remain'd a long time in the hands of the Council 442 Assembly General at Chastelleraud 230. they beg the Intercession of England and the United Provinces 239. alarm'd by the King's march into Britany 268. Complaints of the alterations made in the Edict 238. particular Complaints exhibited 340 Assembly General at Chastelleraud 477. redoubles the Suspicions of the Court 482. Affairs to be there handl'd ib. suffers Bouillon's places to be taken from him 411 Assemblies Politic du Plessis Sentiments of 'em 78 456 410 Assemblies at Paris 17 16 Assemblies of the Clergy at Paris 436. at Mantes 79. at Chartres 102. favors the third Party 103 412 Aubespine Inventer of the Gag his lamentable death 15 Aubigne 411 B. BAilliage second place in the Balliage allow'd for free exercise Pag. 219. places of Bailliage freed from being places of exercise 421. a second place in each Bayliwick no new thing 275. the second place deny'd 452 Baptism forc'd 254 Bar Dutchess of Vide Madame Battel of Dreux 34. Moncontour 40. Arques 61. Courtras 50. Yvri 74. of which they lose the fruit St. Quintin 16 Battus the Fraternity of 'em 441 Bearn a Revolution there 35. they introduce the Reformed Religion into the Country of Gex 415 Bellujon 409 Beraud a famous Minister and one of the Deputies of the Assembly at Chatelleraud 326 Berquin Lewis 9. Bettier's warmth 323. rebuk'd by the King 324 Beza accus'd for the death of Guise 34. call'd Father by the King 415 Biron Marshal 76 432. he demands the Soveraignty of Perigord 55. concern'd in Conspiracies 432. his death 444 Bishops of France favour the Reformation 8 Book setting forth the Grievances of the Reformed 243 c. Reflections upon this Book 264. a Book found at la Fleche 444 Books sought for in Booksellers houses 252 437 Bordes a Monk accus'd of Assassination 443 Bonillon Duke of his Character 143. 145. presses the War ' against Spain 181. sent to Queen Elizabeth ibid. opposes the Queen of Englands Mediation ibid. he will not trust the Kings generosity 200. Duke of Bouillon 226. raises Souldiers for the King 234. exasperated 265. His Disgrace 444. His intreagues against the Court 481. his Places taken from him 411. he makes his Peace 516. King afraid the Protestants would take him for their Protector 477 Bourbon Antony King of Navarr his Inconstancy 31. dyes of a wound 34 du Bourg a Counsellor of Parliament condemned to be Burnt 22. Breaches of the Edict 452 Brevet for keeping the Hostage Cities 411. Brevet brought to the King for the nomination of Deputies 429. Breef from the Pope to the Clergy presented by Cardinal Joyeuse 437. Brevet for 45000 Crowns for payment of Ministers 528. for the Reformed to continue their places four years longer 411. another of the same day for a year more ibid. Brisonet his Inconstancy 8. Brochard Baron 432. 433. Bull of Gregory XV. 79 Bulls obtain'd to support the War against the Hereticks 40 Burying places rigorous upon 'em in reference to the Reformed 111. Difficulties concerning 'em 277. the affair of Burying places refer'd to Commissioners 345. 421. C. CAball of which the Reformed are rendred suspected 200 Cabrieres Affairs there 14 Caheirs or Papers delivered in by the Reformed 340. answered 342. answer'd 428. presented to the King 434. answered 435. much larger at Sre Foy 436. full of complaints ibid. and 437. c. Calumnies cast upon the Reformed 355. Calumny against Rochel refuted 455. Calvin 11 du Frene Canaye 404 Capuchin his Tricks upon the Birth of the Dauphin 431 Capuchins conspire against the Life of Hen IV. 314. a Mission of Capuchins sent into Piemont by the Duke of Savoy 314 Cardinal de Chatillon marrys and despises the Popes Censures 35. his end ibid. the Process of his Widow c. 478. de Joyeuse 206. justifies the King to the Pope 333 de Soudis 438 of Vendome 100 Casaubon 404 Catherine de Medicis vid. Katherine Catholics their persidiousness at Court 46. Catholick Nobles 56. Catholick Lords their various affections 59. Catholick Royalists their different dispositions to a Peace in Religion 69. their Infidelity 71. their Passion 76. their Affronts put upon the Reformed 128. their suggestions to the King 183 Cavils of the Proctor General 161 Cayer a famous Minister 113. Chambers Burning 21 Chambers supprest 18 Chambers half one half
who immediately took Possession of it He also caus'd the Declaration to be verify'd which allow'd them to assist at the Grand Council of the Country with a deliberative Voice and place next to the Presidents He caus'd the Answer he had made to the Cahiers presented to him by the Bishops three years before to be Registred The next day he caus'd the Edict of the Re-union of Navar and of Bearn to the Crown to be verify'd and besides all the other Alterations that follow'd the Persecution within a little time the Judges of Bearn were oblig'd to forget their Language and to give all their Judgments in French Finally In order to leave nothing whole in that Country he also caus'd the Edict of the Suppression of the Captains of the Parsans to be Registred the Institution of which was as Ancient as the Principality Those Parsans were Cantons in which all the Youth were Listed under a Captain at whose Command they were oblig'd to take up Arms. So that in two or three days time every Canton was able to Assemble all the Milita of its Canton and to form among them all a Body of Five or Six thousand Men. There were Six of those Cantons who by that speedy Convocation could easily defend the Entrance into their Country even against powerful Armies This is sufficient to show that had they been as much inclin'd to Rebellion and Disobedience as they were Zealous to Preserve the Liberty of their Country and of their Conscience those who put the King upon that Journey would have expos'd him to receive an inevitable Affront But they only resisted by Remonstrances and Sighs and yet were us'd like Rebels that Surrender'd upon Discretion They lost the Estates which serv'd for the Maintenance of their Ministers their Colleges their Seminaries their Poor and their Garisons Their Temples and Church-yards were taken from them they were constrained every where to bestow half the Imployments on the Catholicks The Jesuits were allow'd to settle where-ever they pleas'd and to perform whatever Functions they thought fit That is That poor Country was given as a Prey to their Greediness and the King founded a College for them in particular at Pau where he also establish'd a Convent of Capucins When he made his Entry into that City he refus'd the Canopy which the Magistrates offer'd him but after he had restor'd the Cathedral to the Catholicks he caus'd the Sacrament which the Catholicks adore to be carry'd in Procession He assisted at it himself with a Zeal which the Biggots admir'd and which made the Catholicks express great Marks of Hatred against the Reform'd All that Journey prov'd a Chain of Violences like unto those that have been practis'd in our days The most moderate could not forbear Threatnings of Exemplary Punishment of Hanging of Beheading to abolish the Reform'd Religion throughout the Kingdom calling it a cursed Religion to banish all the Professors of it or to give them some Ignominious Mark. The Soldiers broke the Temple Gates demolished the Walls tore the Books and Pictures on which the Ten Commandments were written They Stole from and did Cheat the Peasants that came to the Market at Pau supposing them all to be Huguenots The Lord Keeper's very Servants were as furious as the rest They forc'd the Reform'd that fell into their Hands to make the Sign of the Cross and to Kneel whenever Processions pass'd along Women durst not appear in the Streets for fear of being follow'd like Infamous Women with foul Injuries and insulting Cries Some of them being with Child were compell'd to Swear to cause their Children to be Baptiz'd in the Roman Church as soon as they were deliver'd Children were forc'd from their Parents and could not be recover'd and all that was done in the King's Presence The Souldiers liv'd â—…n Discretion iâ— the Country and publish'd that the â—…g had promis'd them the Plunder of the Reform'd forc'd away the Ministers abus'd their Wives and forc'd Men and Women to go to Mass with Cudgels Attempted the Hoâ—… of Women and even fell sometimes upon their Husbands when they had the Courage to Defend them An 〈…〉 of forc'd Conversions appear'd in those days of which â—â— love now such fresh Examples before our Eyes We may very well conclude that Lescun was not forgotten in that Confusion The King took away his Place of Counsellor and had he been found he would have been scurvily us'd The Baron de Benac was also forc'd to fly for fear of losing his Head La Force tarry'd and he made a shift to be continued in the Government of the Country The Violences continued after the King's Departure The Garisons that were left in Oleron at Sauvaterre at Nay and other Places abus'd their Landlords intollerably Some forc'd them to advance the Oates and Hay for their Horses in Expectation of their Musters Others compell'd Children to make the Sign of the Cross others abus`d those who went to perform the Exercise of their Religion and others endeavor'd to hinder them from doing it with Stripes The Bishops were the Ringleaders of those Insolencies The Bishop of Lescar feign'd on purpose that he was inform'd that the Reform'd design'd to attack the Catholicks on Christmas Eve and to Murther all the Ecclesiasticks And the better to persuade that false Report he caus'd the Gates of the City to be shut caus'd arm'd Men to attend him and carry'd Pistols along with him at the Mass of Midnight as being resolv'd to defend himself The Bishop of Oleron caus'd the Garison to take Arms at the same time and sent some Soldiers out of Town to search the Gentlemens Houses thereabouts declaring that the Baron de Benac lay conceal'd in an adjacent Forrest with several arm'd Men. He allarm'd even the Lower Navar where they broke down Bridges and put Guards in the Passages as if there had been an Enemy at the Gates But the end of all this was to have a Pretence to send Verbal Reports to Court to justifie the Violences of Poyane That new Governor exerted great Cruelties against the Inhabitants of Navarreins His Pretence for it was as they said that they had held Correspondencies with some Gentlemen Relations to the late Governor Those Gentlemen nam'd Bensins being full of Indignation at the Treatment their Relation had receiv'd made themselves Masters of a Tower in the Neighbourhood of Navarreins which they fortify'd and from whence they were in hopes to annoy that Place Poyane Arm'd immediately to force them out of it and easily dissipated their Enterprise The Marquis de la Force told his Father that he ought not to suffer Poyane to take Arms without his Approbation and to Besiege a Place which was not under the Government of Navarreins but the Court sent la Force a positive Order to let Poyane alone by reason that the King approv'd his Conduct So that he was forc'd to take Patience and to digest that Affront without expressing his
the Assembly Generals of the Circles Seal of the Assembly The Peaceable among the Reform'd are disarm'd Which causes a great Desertion Treachery against du Plessis to get Saumur out of his Hands The Court amuses him with Promises even in Writing He is upbraided by the Assembly Declaration of the King against the Cities of Rochel and St. John de Angeli which obliges the Reform'd to renounce the Party of the Assembly in Writing Interested Cowardise of the Governors of the Cities of Surety The King Dismantles the Fortifications of the Towns that are deliver'd up to him Apology of the Assembly Invective against the Jesuit Arnoux Relation of what pass'd since the Assembly of Loudun Relalation of the Stratagems of the Court Why the Assemblies refus'd to break up before their Cahiers were answer'd A violent Answer in the King's Name Kidnapping of Children The Reform'd excluded from all manner of Favours The The Catholicks are excus'd from giving Church-Yards at their own Cost in lieu of the old ones which they took again Writing of Tilenus against the Assembly of Rochel Siege and Reduction of St. John de Angeli Declaration from the King which Abolishes the Priviledges of that City WHile the Churches of Bearn were expos'd to the Violences I have mention'd heretofore the Inhabitants of Montauban thought that they should serve their Brethren by Frightning the Catholicks with Reprisals So that one day after a long Deliberation upon the News of the Cruelties exerted at Navarreins they seiz'd upon all the Ecclesiasticks and kept them a little above Twenty four Hours Prisoners in the Bishop's House At the same time they gave Notice to the other Inhabitants that were at Thoulouse or in the Country to retire into the City lest the Catholicks should also use Reprisals upon them The very next day those Prisoners were let out again and only had the City for Prison with Leave publickly to perform all the Exercises of their Religion in the Church of St. Lewis where they us'd to perform them But whatever Assurance and Liberty was given them they refus'd upon vain Pretences to continue their Functions to the end that the News of Divine Service being interrupted at Montauban being carry'd to Court might render the Conduct of the Inhabitants the more Criminal Soon after it they were allow'd to go out of the City taking Leave of the Consuls but no manner of Outrage was offer'd to their Persons during the Process of that Affair The Consuls writ to Masuier first President in the Parliament of Thoulouse to acquaint him with their Reasons They told him that the cruel Execution of Navarreins having strangely mov'd the People they had secur'd the Ecclesiasticks only to save them from their first Fury But the Ecclesiasticks gave a different Account of it and made it pass for a very heinous Attempt They also writ to Masuier as soon as they were at Liberty and though their Letters only contain'd the same Facts which the Consuls own'd yet they made them seem to be very Guilty The Truth is that there happen'd some Transactions very like those in the County of Foix where the Reform'd of Saverdun of Cazeres and of Pamiers seiz'd upon the Catholicks and upon some Houses seated upon the Passages and search'd some Travellers suspecting that they carry'd Advices or Orders against their Safety They also endeavour'd but in vain to surprise a strong House belonging to the Bishop of Pamiers Those Proceedings did not please every body and the abridg'd Assembly which was at Montauban was against confining the Ecclesiasticks closer than within the Walls of the City But the Spirit of Reprisals was predominant in the People of those Parts and even at Castres they threatned the Counsellors of Thoulouse who serv'd in the Party-Chamber to use them according as the Reform'd should be us'd elsewhere by the Catholiks Masuier being inform'd with all this writ a very violent Letter to the King about it He was one of the most violent Persecutors in the World and according to the Character another President of the same Parliament has given of him the greatest Villain that ever was at the Head of an Authoriz'd Society He was a Man without the least Politeness a down right Barbarian in his Temper in his Language and in his Manners He was Covetous even to a degree of Infamy and Cruel to the utmost He neither understood Justice or Equity in point of Religion It is reported of him that being ingag'd in a Treaty made with some Persons about the Creation of several new Offices he had the Confidence to come into the Parliament to preside at the Decree of Verification of the same The Attorney General knowing that he had a Share in the Treaty recus'd him and his Recusation was allow'd of Masuier was Censur'd in a full Parliament for his ill Conduct and the said Censure was enter'd into the Register The Prince of Conde who was at Thoulouse at that time about the same Affair and who being as Covetous as Masuier was suspected of being Concern'd in it as well as he came the next day to the Parliament and had much ado to cause the said Censure to be taken out of the Register but he had not Credit enough to blot it out of Peoples Minds and an undeniable Witness has preserv'd the History of it The same Author speaking of the Zeal of that unworthy Man against the Reform'd says that he would have been praise-worthy had he been more moderate He was belov'd at Court by reason that he was a Slave to all the Orders that came from thence and that he knew no Rule of Justice beyond a Signet Letter but he was hated by the People The very Inhabitants of Thoulouse Conspir'd against his Life and upwards of Four thousand Billets were dropt up and down the said City against him one day in which they threatned him with the utmost Extremities Had he been to be try'd for any Crime though there had not been sufficient Proofs against him the Hatred of all those that knew him would have been sufficient to supply the Insufficiency of the Proofs The Reform'd have often had the Comfort to see that their greatest Enemies were Men of that Character Masuier therefore writ to the King as if the Ecclesiasticks had only been seiz'd at Montauban in order to Massacre them at the first News of any Ill Treatment acted any where else against the Reform'd He gather'd all the Reports the Catholicks spread up and down and grounded Designs of the whole Party upon the least Word that fell from any overraâ—n Person He endeavoured to persuade that there were some peaceable Persons in Montauban who did condemn those Proceedings but in order to lay the Blame upon the Generality he said that they were at the Disposition of the Factious He affirm'd that the Enterprize upon Navaâ—… had been resolv'd at Milhau and he even proceeded so far as to specifie the day on which
they alldg'd But the following Year was not so serene nor peaceful for â—he Reformed For tho the Cardinal in a flattering Speech which he made the King seated upon this Throne of Justice â—he 8th of January acknowledg'd that Heresy had not bin the â—…le Rebel in his Kingdom yet hardly any but the Reformed suffer'd this Year T is true that the King of his meer Auâ—hority without examining their Deeds and Evidences canâ—ell d the Priviledges and Exemptions of several Cities that were not liable to the Vexations of Taxes The Pretence was specious for it seem'd as if the King had not us'd 'em so severely but to throw upon 'em some part of the charge with which the others were over-burden'd But in regard that in process of time it was apparent that tho these Cities were made liable to Taxes and yet the rest were no way eas'd 't was â—ound that this same change proceeded from no other design â—hen to reduce the whole Kingdom to a Uniformity and involve the entire Body in the same Servitude As for the Reformed they were molested for other Reasons There was something of Policy intermix'd with the Vexations that befel them Nevertheless they were ne're a whit the less real nor incommodious A Doctor of the Sorbonne and a Divine of Lion printed a Book at Paris wherein he maintain'd that the King of France had a Right to all Europe and that he did well to make Alliances with the Protestant Princes to recover the Usurpations of the House of Austria which was openly to publish the Cardinal's Designs The Spaniards were willing to make the beâ—… of this opportunity to revive the dejected Courage of the zealous Catholics in their Favour Thereupon a certain Authoâ—… who assum'd the name of Alexander Patricius Armacanus wrotâ— in their behalf against the Doctor of the Sorbonne He made it ouâ— at large That the Alliance of the King of France with Protestants was contrary to the Interests of the Catholic Religion because the War with the Vnited Provinces and that of Germany were Wars for the sake of Religion He made use of aâ— that had bin said for the Justice of his Arms against the King and shew'd that the House of Austria was under the same Circumstances in respect of the Vnited Provinces and Germany He strenuously made it out That the King chiefly employ'd the Heads of the Reformed for the Conduct of his Armies 〈…〉 that he then had given the Command of 'em to the Dukes 〈…〉 Rohan and Bouillon and the Marshals de la Force and Châ—â—â—lon I know not how he forgot that he had bestow'd a Marshal's Battoon upon one of the Reformed Perhaps it might be after the Author had publish'd his Book However the Duke of Sulli receiv'd that Honour this Year in the Month of September which was done to make him amends for the Employments which the Queenmother had taken from him 〈…〉 Recompence which he had staid for above twenty Years However he liv'd seven Years afterwards and in his latter dayâ— shew'd some more marks of Piety then he had done all the reâ—â— of his life He had bin always seen present at the Sermonâ— preach'd in his House but after a very indecent manner for 〈…〉 was generally playing with a little Dog that sate upon his knees But a young Minister rebuk'd him by degrees for those ill Habits accustom'd him to Censures set up a Consistory in the Church that met in his House and made him accept himself â—he Office of an Elder wherein he officiated till his death But to return to Patricius's Book it was thought that there was nothing more proper to ward off the Gashes of his â—renuous Objections then to vex the remainder of the Reformed with some Acts of Injustice But in truth they serv'd to very little purpose for still the Cardinal bore the reproach of doing more mischief to the Catholics abroad then to the Reformed at home and that while he took from the one â—ome Church or Church-yard he was the occasion that the other lost whole Ciâ—ies and Provinces I do not reck'n among the greatest Vexations of the Reformed the Decree of the 16th of March set forth in the Parmament of Paris against Foreign Ministers which under preâ—ence that they might hold Correspondencies with the Enemies of the Kingdom or preach Doctrines contrary to the â—aws of the Land forbid 'em for the future to exercise the â—unction of the Ministry in France order'd those that were admitted to quit their Functions and threaten'd the Reformed with heavy Penalties if they went to hear ' em I also look upon another Decree of Council dated June 20. as a small thing tho it made the same Regulation in particular for Poiâ—oâ— and added Prohibitions to all the Ministers to preach in Villages out of the places alotted for their Exercises I rank in the same number the Decree of the Parlament of Dijon which condemn'd the Reformed to spread Carpets before their Houses upon Procession days or to suffer 'em to be spread at their own charges excepting such as were very poor and not able to defray the Expences These were things that made little noise neither could they be attended with any considerable Consequences But there was something of greater Importance in the Decree which the Catholic Officers obtain'd from the Council Febr. 5. which adjudg'd to the Dean of the Catholic Counsellors tho he were the youngest of all in the absence of the President the Right of Precedency above the Reformed Counsellors both in the Court of Audience in the Council and in the Town-house 'T is true that the same Decree preserv'd to every one in other Cases as in all public and private Sittings at the Visitation of Pris'ners at Hearings Examinations and Confronting of Testimonies and at the Torturing of Criminals the Rank which appertain'd to 'em by the Antiquity of their Reception But for all that this Decree made a very great Breach in the Priviledges of the Officers of that Chamber Nevertheless there was a Declaration of the 29th of October about the Robes worn by the Counsellors of the Chamber of Castres The Reformed according to Custom wore Red Robes and Caps lin'd with Ermin both in the Public and Private Assemblies of the Chamber But the Parlament of Tholouse who could not brook that mark of Equality had set forth several Decrees against that Custom of which the Reformed took little Notice as believing their Authority independent from that of the Parlament Thereupon the King interpos'd in the Contest and put an end to the Dispute by an Edict wherein after he had set forth that the Custom was not grounded upon any Edict and that the Thing was done contrary to his Intentions as he had made known to those Officers by several Letters under his Privy Signet he forbid 'em according to the Decrees of that Parlament to assume that Priviledge till the Chamber shou'd be incorporated
of Loriol Preach carry'd a Complaint against him of the 24th of March and inform'd the Judges of several Blaspemies which as he said that Minister had pronounc'd in his hearing This Affair spun out for above two Years before it was fully prosecuted but at last a Capias was issu'd out against the Minister and Inquiry made after his Person which enforc'd him to keep out of the way till the Tempest was over However Chartier a Merchant's Son of Blois had not bin so easily acquitted could they but have caught him For there was a Complaint and an Information put in against him upon the 22th of May for some pretended Blasphemy which he had utter'd against the Sacrament the same Day that the Romish Church carries it about in a Pompous Procession Now in regard he did not make a voluntary Appearance but kept himself from being taken he was condemn'd for Contumacy the First of October to undergo the Amende Honourable before the Principal Church of Blois to have his Tongue bor'd and his Lips slit to be Fin'd Three hundred Livres to the Poor and Banish'd for ever out of the Balliage and County of Blois These were the Fruits and Penalties of this Declaration But this Violence lasted not long and tho we have seen from time to time some Vexation arise from this Fountain nevertheless â—t was not the Occasion of so much Mischief as they who set â—orth the Edict expected As for the first Accusation it produc'd no more then Childish Cavils with which the Missionaries astonish'd inconsiderable People Not but that the Clergy would fain have made a Busiâ—ess of Importance of it For the Bishop of St. Flour who took â—is leave of the King in the Name of the Assembly upon the â—oth of April could not forbear talking of the Vnion with the Lutherans after a most Envenom'd manner He made a Speech full of Allusions to the Affairs of the Reformed more especially â—o the taking of Rochelle which he call'd the Rock that had a share 〈…〉 all the Commotions of the Kingdom and the Foundation of a Reâ—igion contrary to that which Christ establish'd upon the Rock Among other things he congratulated the King That his Power which in other Reigns was limited now knew no bounds A Complement which it is a difficult thing to believe That Subâ—ects who have any Sense or Understanding Cordially bestow â—pon their Sovereigns The rest of his Speech rowl'd all upon â—he Immunities of the Clergy which as he made the King beâ—ieve were violated in divers things Moreover he presented â—o the King a Paper from the Assembly of which there were maâ—y Articles that concern'd the Reformed The greatest part were Answer'd by the King with those Extensions that carry â—he Concession farther then was desir'd Thus the Sixteenth Article demanded That the Reformed might preach no more upon the Lands which belong'd to the Ecclesiastics nor within 5 Leagues within Cities where Parlaments sate nor in Episcopal Cities nor in Places so near Catholic Churches as to disturb Divine Service That Churches built in such Places might be pull'd down within three Months and that the old Church-yards might be reserv'd to the Catholics The King granted every thing and added the pulling down of all Churches that had bin built since the Edict without Letters Patents enregister'd And in Cases of Difference about the Execution of the Edict he summon'd the Cause before himself because at that time there were no Commissioners In like manner as to the Thirty second Article wherein the Clergy demanded that the Ministers might not be suffer'd to Preach in the Annexes the King exprest the Prohibition in more rigorous Terms then those of the Demand and forbid the Ministers to Preach without the Place of their Habitation Likewise to the Thirty third Article which requir'd the Executions of Decrees of Parliaments and Grand Assizes for the Demolishing of Churches the King consented and withall added those that had bin set forth for the Restoration of the Ecclesiastics to their Estates and Priviledges and upon pretended Infringements of the Edicts committed by the Reformed The rest demanded that the Chamber of the Edict or Party-Chambers might not take Cognizance of Appeals of Temporal Persons from Ecclesiastical Courts That the Reformed might be depriv'd of such Honorary Priviledges as belong'd to 'em in the Churches And that the Bishop might confer Benefices instead of Him who had the Right of Patronage That the Reformed Judges might not take Cognizance of the Transgressing of Holidays That the Judges of Courts possest in Peerage with the King if they were Reformed might be Reimburst and Catholics put in their room That the Commission given out for the Execution of the Edict in the Dauphinate might be revok'd That the Materials of the Fortifications of the Reformed Cities which had bin Demolishd might be bestow'd upon the Clergy to build Churches That the Syndics Promooters of Diocesses might be admitted Plaintiffs in Suits about Infringements That the second Place at all General Assemblies in Town Houses might be allow'd the Bishop's Vicar That it might be lawful to lay Impositions upon all the Inhabitants of Parishes for the building of Vicaridge houses Reparations of Structures purchase of Ornaments and other Things of the like nature That Tythes might be paid by the Reformed who as they pretended had bin exempted in some Places for sixty Years together by the Misfortune of the Wars and this notwithstanding any Contracts Agreements or Decrees that had bin made or issu'd forth to the contrary The King granted within a little all these Demands to the Clergy Nor do I see but one Article wherein he observ'd any Measure of Equity for the Reformed and that was upon the Twenty sixth Article Wherein the Clergy demanded that the School-Masters might be Catholics which the King granted according to their desire but without any prejudice to Schools granted the Reformed by Letters Patents enregister'd Now in that ill Humour wherein the Council was at that time there appear'd several Decrees which put the Reformed to no small Trouble For the Inhabitants of Villiers le bel and parts adjoyning were accustom'd to meet upon Sundays or Holidays in that Borough when the Season would not permit 'em to repair to Charenton which was the nearest Place where there was any Exercise The Place of their Meeting was some Private House where they Rendevouz'd upon the Sound of the same Bell which Call'd the Catholics to Church But in regard they had no Minister they only met to hear some Sermon or some Chapter in the Scripture read to sing Psalms and Pray together These private Exercises did no body any harm nor could the Catholics be disturb'd in regard the Reformed had ended their Devotions long before the Catholic Church was done Yet would they needs have these Assemblies to be a Misdemeanour and to render their Prosecutions of those People the more plausible 't was added that they spoke
to Catholick Regents and Tutors approv'd by the Ordinaries under the Forfeiture of two thousand Livres confiscation of Fiefs or Court Jurisdiction and the penalty of Imprisonment or other corporal Punishment to be inflicted upon the Ministers It forbid the admitting of Notaries or Proctors without Letters Patents and 'till they had made it out by an exact Examination that they were qualify'd for the Employment mention'd in their Letters and such as had not undergone this Tryal were interdicted It condemn'd the Reformed to spread Carpets before their Doors upon solemn Procession days and more particularly upon Corpus-Christi day and the Assumption of the Virgin a day which the King had made choice of to preserve the Memory of his Vow by vertue of which he had put himself under the Protection of that Holy Saint the Efficacy of which such was the Perswasion of the People had obtain'd the Birth of the Dauphin And if the Reformed fail'd of doing it upon the first warning of the Officers the Catholicks were authoriz'd to cause the Carpets to be spread at the Charges of the Reformed who were liable to Corporal Constraint if they refus`d Reimbursment It order'd Information to be given of such Hospitals as had been erected without leave of the King or Parlament and forbad the Erecting of new ones or any other Houses of Retirement without leave first obtain'd 'T was mention`d also in the Decree that the Chambers had bin consulted but the Suffrages of the Reformed Counsellors were not numerous enough to carry it against the Catholicks The University of Poitiers had certain Ancient Statutes which oblig'd their Members to certain Devotions which Statutes had bin neglected while the Edict was observ'd with any thing of Sincerity because they could not bring the Reformed to submit to ' em But when their Destruction was openly labour'd they bethought themselves of Reviving their Statutes that they might have an Opportunity to put the Reformed by when they demanded their Degrees The Pretence was that these degrees were conferr'd in the Cathedral Church where it was presuppos'd that the Reformed could not take 'em And moreover that they could not be present at the Processions which the University according to the Statutes were bound to solemnize every Month carrying in Pomp to the Church of the Jacobins that which the Catholicks call the Holy Sacrament These Statutes had bin reviv'd in the years 1619. and 1620. But that they might have a more specious Pretence to refuse the Reformed their Degrees the Bishop this year set forth a Chapter Ordinance dated April 28. wherein he declar'd that he would no longer suffer the Reformed to take Degrees in his Church So that the Ordinance of one single Bishop render'd fruitless the Edict of a Great King The first of the same Month came forth a Decree of Council which summon'd Constans a Councellor in the Presidial Court of Mountauban and Rieuperieux the Kings Advocate to be heard upon an Affair which had made a great Noise and until they had had their Hearing they were suspended from their Employments The Business was that Mage the Judge and the Judge Criminal of Montauban had upon the 16th of January set forth an Order which Oblig'd all the Inhabitants of the Jurisdiction both within and without as well Catholicks as Reformed to observe Holy-days and forbid 'em to expose to sale either Flesh or Fowl or Wild-fowl upon such days as were not allow'd of by the Roman Church In this Order to make it more authentick they cited a Decree of the Chamber of Castres set forth in March 1634. And an Order of the Intendant of Guyenne of the 16th of the same Month 1638. Now when these two Judges who pretended that the sole Cognizance of the Civil Government of the City belong'd to them caus'd the Order to be read in Court Rieuperieux oppos'd it and requir'd the Judge Criminal and four Counsellors that were present to do him Right upon his Opposal But Mage the Judge persisting and ordaining the Order to be Register'd Constans who was eldest Councellor gave an Injunction to the contrary and forbid the Prothonotary to Register it The Heat of this Contest brake up the Court and the Judge having fortifi`d himself at the Council fail'd not according to the Maxim observ'd there always to lay all the blame upon the Reformed to the end he might obtain a Confirmation of his Order and a personal Summons for Constans and Rieuperieux 'T is remarkable that this was a Dispute about Competitorship or rather sufficiency of Power a Tryal of Skill to know whether the first Judge could alone of himself make Orders relating to the Civil Goverment without advice of the Counsellors and without imparting it to the Kings Advocates But because there was something more in the Matter which concern'd the Franchises of a Protestant City the Judges Order was confirm'd before any Cognizance had bin taken of the Reasons for Rieuperieux's Opposition The Church of Rochechouard had bin tormented near ten years by the Lord of the Feif who omitted no Invention to ruin it The People had always met in the Common Hall of the City which was a very small Town But in 1630. the Lord instigated by the Bishop of Limoges took from 'em the use of the House by Vertue of his own Authority without any prosecution at Law Nevertheless the Church suffer'd this Attempt without making any Resistance and provided themselves of another House wherein to continue their Exercises However four years after the Lord would needs lay hold of the Opportunity and destroy the Church by means of the Grand Sessions that us'd to be kept in that Hall but failing in his design that way the Business was remov'd to the Chamber of the Edict at Paris where he had not that Success neither which he desir'd This oblig'd him because he would not seem to be baffl`d to remove the Cause before the Council where all the Mischief he could do was that he obtain'd an Order of the 10th of May this year for the Reformed to produce their Original Titles of which they had nothing but compar`d Copies in the suit commenc'd And the same Order forbid the inserting of any Alterations or Innovations on either side The Church having done their Duty the Lord let the thing hang for several years perceiving he could ground no Right upon the support of undenyable Proofs So that at last he let the Business quite fall and the Reformed who enjoy'd their Liberty fearing themselves to molest the Quiet of their own Priviledges by demanding Judgment never minded the suing for any Decree in their Favour And the Affair still remains undecided according to the Custom of the Council who never did any thing for the Advantage of the Reformed but when they were so earnestly press'd to it that they could not avoid it Which cost that Church very dear as I shall relate in another Place Upon the 16th of June the Parlament of
seventh of June last And as for the Cities and Persons that submitted to our Obedience before that day they shall particularly enjoy the things contain'd in the Letters Patents which have order'd 'em for that purpose So we command our Faithful and Beloved Counsellours in the Parlament of Tholouse c. And for the more firm and stable endurance of these Presents c. Given at Nimes in July 1629. and twentieth of our Raign Sign'd Lewis And below by the King Phelipeaux Read Publish'd and Register'd c. At Tholouse in Parlament August 27. 1629. Sign'd De Malenfant The End of the second Volume A TABLE OF THE MATTERS A. ACcusations odious 521. For violating the Edicts Ibid. For taking away the Prayer for the King in the 20th Psalm 523. For blaspheming the Holy Things 525. Acts of Injustice at Vitre Dijon Taulignan 424 370 465. Particular Acts of Injustice 465. Affairs Forreign of France in what Condition 314. Aggravation venomous 524. Aire Bishop of his violent Speech 249. Albert de Luines his Original 260 261. His Confidents their Character 262. He Marries into the House of Rohan 264. He Fools the Queen and the Duke of Rohan 319. His notable Artifices to gain Lesdiguieres 382. More of the same 384 385. Made Constable 388. Alets reduc'd 459. Alliance French with Gustavus King of Sweden 471. Alliance double with Spain concluded on 17. Ambrune Bishop of his Speech to the King 339. Amelot Commissioner in Poitou and Santonge 383. He ruins the Churches under the appearance of Honesty 384. d' Ancre Marquiss of hated by the Princes of France 153. They unite against him 154 c. His Death 263. St. Angeli Besieg'd and Reduc'd 309. The Priviledges of the City abolish'd 310. An attempt upon it 122. Prevented by the Duke of Rohan 123. Annexes the occasion of great Injustice 469 489. Annexes of the Dauphinate 495. Advice of the Commissioners of the Dauphinate upon 'em 498. New Vexations about 'em 505. Order of the Intendant of Poitou concerning 'em 516. St. Antonin tak'n by Assault 334. Apology of the General Assembly 424. Arminians favour'd by the Court 372. Arnoux the Jesuit invective against him 301. His Dilemma 302. Banish'd the Court 319. He succeeds Cotton 272. Artifices of the ancient Enemies of the Reformed 41. To undermine the steadiness of the Assembly of Saumur 53. Artifices against Chamier 66. Assemblies why they refus'd to break up before their Papers were answer'd 303. Assembly of the Clergy began at Paris remov'd to Poitiers thence to Bourdeaux 320. Assembly of the Clergy at Paris 406. Of Notables 433. Assembly at Anduse translated to Nimes 459. Of the Clergy at Paris 464. Assembly of the Clergy 521. Assembly general allow'd for Chastelleraud 22. Remov'd to Saumur 23. Assembly at Saumur and the Quality of the Deputies 26. Commissioners from this Assembly to the King 44. The Assembly sends Deputies to the Court 47. Gives Reasons for not choosing six Deputies 52. In which they persist 53. Nominates Commissioners 60. The Assembly resolves to break up 65. They draw up Regulations 69. Assembly at Castle-jaloux 92. Assembly at Rochel 138. General Assembly leave to hold one at Grenoble 160. Assembly of the Clergy at Paris 183. Assembly at Grenoble 201. Sends a Deputation to the King 203. Removes to Nimes 212. They mistrusts the Lords 214. They send Deputies to the King for a Peace 232 c. Remov'd to Rochel 235. They send Deputies to Loudun 236. Assembly of Rochel send Deputies to the King 264. And receive an Order to break up 265. Assembly of the Clergy at Paris 274. Assembly at Castle-jaloux and Tonneins repair to Orthez in Bearn and are proscrib'd 308 309. Assembly of Orthez remov'd to Rochel and breaks up 322. Another Assembly at Loudun Ibid. c. Assembly of the Clergy at Blois 330 c. Constancy of the Assembly of Loudun 335. Assembly at Anduse 357. Assembly at Gergeau 358 c. Other Assemblies in Anjou and Bur. gundy 360 c. General Assembly at Milhau 361 c. Assembly at Rochel declar'd unlawful 365. Assembly at Rochel 380. Duplesses and Moulin solicit the breaking of it up 390. Affairs of the Assembly of Rochel 393 c. Defends it self in Writing 410. Reply'd to by the Jesuites 413. Irreparable faults committed by 'em 417. The State of it 428. Assignations ill paid 375. Attempts upon the Cities of Security 300. B. BAilliages establish'd with little exactness 270. Basnage the Reformed Minister 482. Bearn forc'd Conversions there 433. the King will have Bearn treat separately 47. Articles in favour of Bearn 85. The State of Bearn falsly represented 276. Reunion of it to the Crown 279. An Argument upon the Reunion of it 280 c. Answer to it 285. The Edict of the Reunion publish'd 286. The Bearnois endeavour to ward off the Blow 289. The State of Religion in Bearn 290. Their Writings answer'd 297. Their extream despair 307. More of the Bearnois 313. The whole form of the Government alter'd 346 c. Violences committed there after the Kings Departure 348. The Affair of Bearn cross'd a thousand ways by different Artifices 351. All manner of Succours refus'd to their Deputies 352. Bearn subdu'd 405. Bellujon censur'd by the Assembly 56. Beraud Minister of Montauban 481. Berger a Reformed Counsellour at Paris turns Roman Catholick 162. Breticheres his Politick design 328. Bishops of Languedoc side with the Duke of Orleans 492. Bishops of Albi and Nimes degraded for Rebellion 493. Bishop of Orleans's Speech to the King 521. The Bishop of St. Flour's Speech 529. Bishop of Mompellier his Rights over the Vniversity 152. Blasphemies pretended 427 440. The occasion of a World of unjust Acts 448 450. Bodies of the Reformed digg'd up again 402. Books prosecuted 451. Books that made a noise 85 87. Bouillon Marshal his Letter 313. He treats with Count Mansfield 340. His Proposals to the Duke of Rohan about it 341. Publishes an Edict in favour of the Reformed 417. Bouillon Duke of the Son changes his Religion 517. He ruins himself for Love of a Lady Ibid. Bouillon the Father soon gain'd at Court 8. He endeavours to gain the Prince of Conde 17. Gain'd by the Queen 23. His Inconstancy about Presidentship 28. Discontented seems reconcil'd to the Duke of Sulli and Interests himself for Senevieres 30 31. Dangerous Counsel imputed to him 55. His strange Advice 58. Made a Commissioner by the Assembly but refuses it 60. Breaks with the Duke of Rohan 118. Reconcil'd 150. He seeks to be reveng'd upon the Queen 180. He labours with the Reformed to joyn with the Reformed 182. Writes to the King 412. He refuses the Place of General 416. Buckingham Duke jealousies between him and the Cardinal 416. He compleats the Ruin of the Reformed 418. Burials disturb'd 439. The Right of Burial violated 446. Of Gentlemen Founders of Churches 431. C. COcherat Minister of Quilleboeuf 513. Candal Duke of embraces the Reformed Religion 215. Castres Vexation of Officers