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A49221	The French king's decree against Protestants, prohibiting them the exercise of their religion, &c. to which is added a brief and true account of the cruel persecution and inhumane oppressions of those of the reformed religion to make them abjure and apostatize : together with the form of abjuration the revolting Protestants are to subscribe and swear to, and a declaration of his Electoral Highness of Brandenburgh ... : also a letter from Father La Chese ... to Father Petre ... / newly translated from the French.; Edit de révocation de l'Edit de Nantes. English	France.; Friedrich Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg, 1620-1688.; La Chaise, François d'Aix de, 1624-1709.; Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.	1689 (1689)	Wing L3117; ESTC R2440	33,019	41

the Cry of this poor Sufferer and seeing what he had done seemingly blam'd him for it and said He was a Bungler and then to his Host Come your Hair wants Cutting too and you shall see I will do it much better than he hath shav'd you And thereupon begins in a most cruel manner to pluck the Hair Skin and all off his Head and flea'd that as the other had done his Chin. Thus making a Sport and Merriment of the extream Suffering of these miserable Wretches By these inhuman and more than Barbarous means it is that they endeavour to overcome the most resolved patience and to drive People to Despair and Faint-heartedness by their Devilish Inventions They refuse to give them Death which they desire and only keep them alive to torment them so long till they have vanquish'd their Perseverance for the Names of Martyrs and Rebels are equally odious to their Enemies who tell them The King will have Obedient Subjects but neither Martyrs nor Rebels and that they have received Orders to Convert them but not to Kill them Sir I beg your Pardon for having so long Entertain'd you with these more than Tragical Passages and that you would not be wanting to recommend the Condition of these Poor Destitute Afflicted and Tortured Persons to the Bowels of Compassion of our Heavenly Father that He would be pleased not to suffer them to be Tempted above what he shall give them Grace to bear Which is the Hearty Prayer of Your Faithful Friend T. G. Since the First Publishing of This some further Particulars representing the Horror of this Persecution are come to hand which take as follow THey have put Persons into Monasteries in little narrow holes where they could not stretch their Bodies at length there Feeding them with Bread and Water and Whipping them every day till they did Recant They plunged others into Wells and there kept them till they promised to do what was desired of them They stript some Naked and stuck their Bodies full of Pins They tyed Fathers and Husbands to the Bed-Posts forcing their Wives and Daughters before their Eyes In some Places the Ravishing of Women was openly and generally permitted They pluck'd off the Nails and Toes of others They Burnt their Feet and blew up Men and Women with Bellows till they were ready to Burst In a word They exercised all manner of Cruelties they could invent and in so doing spared neither Sex Age nor Quality The Profession of the Catholick Apostolick and Roman Faith which the Revolting Protestants in France are to Subscribe and Swear to IN the Name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost Amen I Believe and Confess with a firm Faith all and every thing and things contained in the Creed which is used by the Holy Church of Rome viz. I Receive and Embrace most sincerely the Apostolick and Ecclesiastical Traditions and other Observances of the said Church In like manner I receive the Scriptures but in the same Sense as the said Mother Church hath and doth now understand and Expound the same for whom and to whom it only doth belong to judge of the Interpretation of the Sacred Scriptures And I will never take them nor understand them otherwise than according to the unanimous Consent of the Fathers I profess That there be truly and properly Seven Sacraments of the New Law instituted by our Lord Jesus Christ and necessary for the Salvation of Mankind altho' not equally needful for every one viz. Baptism Confirmation the Eucharist Penance Extream Unction Orders and Marriage and that they do confer Grace and that Baptism and Orders may not be reiterated without Sacriledge I receive and admit also the Ceremonies received approved by the Catholick Church in the solemn Administration of the forementioned Sacraments I receive and embrace all and every thing and things which have been determined concerning Original Sin and Justification by the Holy Council of Trent I likewise profess that in the Mass there is offered up to God a true proper and Propitiatory Sacrifice for the Living and Dead and that in the Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist there is truly really and Substantially the Body and Blood together with the Soul and Divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ and that in it there is made a change of the whole Substance of the Bread into his Body and of the whole Substance of the Wine into his Blood which change the Catholick Church calls Transubstantiation I confess also That under one only of these two Elements whole Christ and the true Sacrament is received I constantly believe and affirm that there is a Purgatory and that the Souls there detained are relieved by the Suffrages of the Faithful In like manner I believe that the Saints Reigning in Glory with Jesus Christ are to be Worshipped and Invocated by us and that they offer up Prayers to God for us and that their Reliques ought to be honoured Moreover I do most stedfastly avow that the Images of Jesus Christ of the Blessed Virgin the Mother of God and of other Saints ought to be kept and retained and that due Honour and Veneration must be yielded unto them Also I do affirm that the power of Indulgences was left to the Church by Christ Jesus and that the use thereof is very beneficial to Christians I do acknowledge the holy Catholick Apostolick and Roman Church to be the Mother and Mistress of all other Churches and I profess and Swear true Obedience to the Pope of Rome Successor of the Blessed St. Peter Prince of the Apostles and Vicar of Jesus Christ In like manner I own and profess without doubting all other things left defined and declared by the Holy Canons and General Councils especially by the most Holy Council of Trent and withal I do condemn reject and hold for accursed all things that are contrary thereto and all those Heresies which have been condemned rejected and accursed by the Church And then Swearing upon the Book of the Gospel the Party Recanting must say I Promise Vow and Swear and most constantly Prosess by Gods Assistance to keep intirely and inviolably unto Death this self-same Catholick and Apostolick Faith out of which no Person can be Saved and this I do most truly and willingly profess and that I will to the utmost of my Power endeavour that it may be maintain'd and upheld as far as any ways belong to my Charge so help me God and the Holy Virgin. The Certificate which the Party Recanting is to leave with the Priest when he makes his Abjuration IN. N. of the Parish of N. do Certifie all whom it may Concern That having acknowledged the Falseness of the Pretended Reformed and the Truth of the Catholick Religion of my own Free will without any Compulsion I have accordingly made Profession of the said Catholick Roman Religion in the Church of N. In the hands of N. N. In Testimony of the Truth whereof I have Signed this Act in the presence of the

in the said Provinces to make enquiry in every City for Houses that are to be Lett into which it shall be free for the said French to enter and take up their Lodging as soon as they shall Arrive and do promise to pay for them and their Families for Four Years the Rent of the said Houses provided that they engage themselves within the said Term to Build in such places as shall be Assigned for them in manner and upon condition as aforesaid VII As soon as they shall have taken up their Habitation in any City or Town of our Dominions they shall immediately be made Free of the place as also of that particular Corporation which by their Trade of Profession they belong to and shall enjoy the self-same Rights and Priviledges which the Citizens Burgesses and Freemen of the said places or Corporations do enjoy and that without being obliged to pay any thing for the said Freedom and without being lyable to the Law of Escheatage or any other of what Nature soever they may be which in other Countries are in force against Strangers but shall be look'd upon and Treated upon all accounts in the same manner as Our own Natural Subjects VIII All those who are willing to undertake and establish any Manufactures whether of Cloth Stuffs Hats or any other whatsoever shall not only be furnished with all the Priviledges Patents and Franchises which they can wish for or desire but moreover We will take care that they be assisted with Moneys and such other Provisions and Necessaries as shall be thought fit to promote and make their undertaking successful IX To Country-men and others who are willing to Settle themselves in the Country We will cause a certain extent of Ground to be allotted for them to Till and Cultivate and give Orders for their being assisted and furnished with all things necessary for their Subsistance at the beginning of their Settlement in like manner as we have done to a considerable number of Swiss Families who are come to dwell in Our Dominions X. And as for any business of Law or matter of difference which may arise amongst those of the Reformed Religion We do grant and allow that in those Cities where any considerable number of French Families shall be Settled they be Authorized to choose one from amongst themselves who shall have full power to decide the said differences in a friendly way without any formality of Law whatsoever And in case any Differences shall arise between the Germans and the said French that then the said Differences shall be decided joyntly by the Magistrate of the Place and by the Person whom the French shall have Chosen for that purpose from amongst themselves And the same shall be done when the Differences of Frenchmen amongst themselves cannot be accommodated in the forementioned friendly way by the Person thereto by them Elected XI In every City where any numbers of French shall Settle themselves We will maintain a Minister and appoint a convenient place for the Publick Exercise of Religion in the French Tongue according to the Custom and with the same Ceremonies which are in use amongst the Reformed in France XII And forasmuch as such of the Nobility of France who heretofore have put themselves under Our Protection and entred into our Service do actually Enjoy the same Honours Dignities and Immunities with those of the Country and that there are many found amongst them who have been raised to the chief Places and Charges of our Court and Command over Our Forces We are ready and willing to continue the same Favour to those of the said Nobility who for time to come shall Settle themselves in our Dominions by bestowing upon them the several Charges Honours and Dignities they shall be found fitted for And in case they shall purchase any Mannors or Lordships they shall possess the same with all the Rights Prerogatives and Immunities which the Nobility of our own Dominions do of Right enjoy XIII All these Priviledges and Advantages forementioned shall not only be extended to those French of the Reformed Religion who shall Arrive in our Dominions in order to their Settling there after the same Date of this Declaration but also to those who before the date hereof have settled themselves in our Countries provided they have been forced to leave France upon account of their Religion they of the Romish Profession being wholly excluded from any part or share therein XIV In every one of Our Provinces Dutchies and Principalities We shall appoint and Establish certain Commissioners to whom the French of the Reformed Religion may have Recourse and Address themselves upon all occasions of need and this not only at the beginning of their Settlement but also afterwards And all Governours and Magistrates of Our Provinces and Territories shall have order by Vertue of these Presents as well as by other particular Commands We shall from time to time Issue forth to take the said Persons of the Reformed Religion into their Protection and to maintain them in all the Priviledges here before mentioned and not suffer the least hurt or injury to be done unto them but rather all manner of Favour Aid and Assistance Given at Postdam Octob. 26. 1685. Frederick William A Letter from Father La Chese Confessor to the French King to Father Pe●re Jesuit and Great Almoner to the King of England upon the Method or Rule he must observe with His Majesty for the Conversion of His Protestant Subjects Most Reverend Father WHen I compare the Method of the French Court which declares against all Heresies with the Policy of other Princes who had the same Design in former Ages I find so great a difference that all that passes now adaies in the King's Council is an impenetrable Mistery and the eyes of all Europe are opened to see what happens but cannot discover the Cause When Francis I. and Henry II. his Son undertook to Ruin the Reformation they had to struggle with a Party which was but beginning and weak and destitute of Help and consequently easier to be overcome In the time of Francis II. and Charles IX a Family was seen advanc'd to the Throne by the Ruin of the Protestants who were for the House of Bourbon In this last Reign many Massacres hapned and several Millions of Hereticks have been Sacrificed but it answer'd otherwaies and his Majesty has show'd by the peace and mild waies he uses that he abhors shedding of Blood from which you must perswade his Britannie Majesty who naturally is inclin'd to Roughness and a kind of boldness which will make him hazard all if he does not politickly manage it as I hinted in my last when I mentioned my Lord Chancellor Most Reverend Father to satisfie the desire I have to shew you by my Letters the Choice you ought to make of such Persons fit to stir up I will in few words since you desire it inform you of the Genius of the People of our Court of