shall_v be_v write_v unto_o die_v provincial_a synod_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n that_o they_o summon_v these_o aforesaid_a gentleman_n before_o the_o colloquy_n of_o beauvoisin_n and_o remonstrate_v to_o they_o their_o offence_n but_o to_o deal_v gentle_o and_o sweet_o with_o they_o and_o in_o case_n upon_o their_o appearance_n they_o shall_v reject_v their_o admonition_n they_o shall_v be_v proceed_v against_o as_o rebel_n and_o schismatic_n according_a to_o the_o canon_n of_o our_o discipline_n art_n xiii_o as_o to_o the_o business_n of_o cozin_n beforementioned_a mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr saul_n shall_v be_v entreat_v by_o the_o assembly_n to_o answer_v our_o english_a brethren_n and_o to_o send_v they_o cozin_n book_n and_o the_o remark_n which_o have_v be_v make_v upon_o it_o art_n fourteen_o monsieu_n de_fw-fr beze_n be_v order_v to_o answer_v in_o the_o name_n of_o this_o synod_n the_o letter_n of_o our_o brethren_n of_o zurich_n and_o to_o acquaint_v they_o with_o our_o 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france_z hold_v at_o st._n foy_n the_o great_a in_o the_o province_n of_o perigord_n the_o second_o day_n of_o february_n and_o end_v the_o 14_o day_n of_o the_o same_o month_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1578._o be_v the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o king_n of_o france_n and_o of_o poland_n the_o content_n of_o this_o synod_n chap._n i._n synodical_a officer_n choose_v the_o duke_n of_o bovillon_n sit_v in_o it_o represent_v the_o king_n of_o navarre_n chap._n ii_o general_a matter_n care_v of_o the_o religion_n education_n of_o the_o youth_n of_o catechise_v public_o penance_n no_o church-officer_n who_o have_v popish_a wife_n of_o attestation_n chap._n iii_o a_o act_n for_o a_o national_a fast_o about_o common-prayer_n minister_n expense_n to_o synod_n and_o colloquy_n of_o godmother_n chap._n iu._n several_a case_n of_o conscience_n as_o about_o marry_v the_o aunt_n of_o a_o dead_a wife_n and_o a_o very_a strange_a case_n about_o marriage_n 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in_o the_o isle_n of_o olleron_n and_o ré_n and_o rochel_n and_o privas_n we_o do_v also_o permit_v those_o inhabitant_n of_o pamiers_n who_o be_v not_o in_o that_o city_n at_o the_o time_n of_o its_o take_n to_o re-enter_v into_o it_o and_o to_o enjoy_v all_o their_o estate_n they_o yield_v all_o obedience_n to_o we_o and_o take_v the_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n to_o we_o before_o our_o commissioner_n who_o we_o have_v appoint_v to_o receive_v it_o x._o our_o officer_n dwell_v in_o those_o city_n who_o have_v not_o pay_v their_o annual_a fee_n shall_v be_v admit_v to_o pay_v it_o within_o two_o month_n both_o for_o the_o time_n pass_v and_o the_o year_n now_o current_a and_o as_o for_o those_o who_o be_v dead_a in_o case_n they_o have_v pay_v the_o say_v annual_a fee_n those_o office_n of_o which_o they_o be_v provide_v shall_v be_v conserve_v for_o their_o widow_n and_o child_n and_o as_o for_o those_o who_o office_n we_o have_v fill_v up_o with_o other_o person_n by_o reason_n of_o 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its_o minister_n and_o that_o church_n have_v be_v twice_o inform_v which_o be_v suffer_v of_o the_o day_n and_o place_n when_o the_o colloquy_n and_o synod_n shall_v meet_v refuse_v to_o appear_v the_o say_a colloquy_n or_o synod_n may_v proceed_v far_o and_o determine_v final_o about_o that_o difference_n notwithstanding_o the_o absence_n of_o one_o of_o the_o party_n persecution_n the_o union_n of_o the_o church_n must_v not_o be_v quit_v for_o any_o persecution_n xxvi_o the_o church_n and_o particular_a person_n shall_v be_v admonish_v never_o to_o depart_v from_o the_o sacred_a union_n of_o the_o church_n whatever_o persecution_n may_v befall_v they_o nor_o shall_v they_o procure_v for_o themselves_o a_o separate_a peace_n and_o liberty_n distinct_a from_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o our_o church_n and_o in_o case_n of_o failure_n â—â—â—â—in_o they_o shall_v be_v censure_v as_o the_o colloquy_n or_o synod_n shall_v judge_v expedient_a xxvii_o appellant_n from_o provincial_a synod_n unto_o the_o national_a shall_v be_v bind_v personal_o to_o appear_v at_o those_o very_a national_a synod_n meâ—â—â—rs_n â—â—â—â—as_o appâ—â—al_a unâ—â—_n synod_n must_v â—â—ther_n appear_v in_o person_n or_o send_v their_o most_o â—â—â—le_a meâ—â—â—rs_n or_o to_o send_v thither_o their_o most_o ample_a memoir_n and_o in_o case_n of_o default_n the_o sentence_n of_o the_o national_a synod_n shall_v he_o ratify_v and_o this_o rule_n shall_v hold_v good_a in_o all_o appeal_v from_o consistory_n unto_o colloquy_n and_o from_o colloquy_n unto_o the_o provincial_a synod_n xxviii_o minister_n shall_v be_v bind_v to_o assist_v personal_o at_o colloquy_n and_o provincial_a synod_n they_o if_o pâ—â—stors_n do_v not_o attend_v on_o colloquy_n and_o provincial_a synod_n they_o may_v be_v depose_v by_o they_o or_o to_o send_v their_o memoir_n and_o lawful_a excuse_n and_o in_o case_n of_o disobedience_n to_o this_o order_n the_o say_a colloquy_n or_o synod_n may_v judge_v difinitive_o of_o their_o neglect_n and_o dispose_v of_o their_o person_n chap._n v._n xxix_o the_o province_n of_o high_a languedoc_n be_v order_v to_o call_v the_o next_o national_a synod_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o may_n 1579._o however_o the_o say_a province_n be_v entreat_v if_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o grant_v the_o church_n any_o further_a liberty_n to_o have_v respect_n unto_o the_o convenience_n of_o the_o far_o distant_a province_n which_o also_o their_o deputy_n have_v promise_v shall_v be_v do_v xxx_o the_o four_o canon_n in_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n shall_v be_v couch_v in_o these_o word_n benefice_a person_n who_o bear_v the_o name_n and_o title_n of_o their_o benefice_n and_o do_v either_o direct_o or_o indirect_o communicate_v with_o idolatry_n and_o receive_v the_o revenue_n of_o their_o benefice_n either_o immediate_o with_o their_o own_o hand_n or_o mediate_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o other_o shall_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o communion_n with_o we_o at_o the_o lord_n fable_n but_o such_o as_o enjoy_v those_o benefice_n by_o his_o majesty_n gift_n or_o toleration_n and_o be_v downright_a professor_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o do_v visible_o own_v and_o maintain_v it_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o same_o privilege_n with_o all_o other_o member_n of_o our_o church_n to_o sit_v down_o with_o we_o at_o the_o lord_n table_n only_o they_o shall_v be_v exhort_v to_o apply_v the_o revenue_n of_o their_o aforesaid_a benefice_n unto_o pious_a use_v and_o the_o management_n of_o this_o exhortation_n be_v leave_v whole_o to_o the_o prudence_n of_o the_o colloquy_n and_o consistory_n chap._n vi_o xxxi_o upon_o perusal_n of_o the_o memoir_n and_o instruction_n produce_v in_o a_o late_a assembly_n of_o many_o deputy_n from_o sundry_a famous_a reform_a church_n kingdom_n and_o province_n who_o meet_v at_o francfort_n and_o be_v invite_v thither_o by_o the_o most_o serene_a and_o illustrious_a prince_n elector_n john_n casimir_n prince_n palatine_n and_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n in_o which_o be_v lay_v down_o several_a mean_n expedient_n and_o most_o proper_a and_o effectual_a remedy_n for_o unite_n all_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o christendom_n in_o one_o common_a bond_n of_o union_n as_o also_o for_o suppress_v and_o terminate_n the_o difference_n which_o be_v rise_v up_o and_o foment_v by_o their_o common_a adversary_n among_o they_o and_o for_o hinder_v some_o hotheaded_a and_o bigoted_a divine_n from_o condemn_v and_o as_o they_o have_v menace_v and_o protest_v they_o will_v condemn_v and_o pronounce_v a_o anathema_n against_o the_o great_a and_o sound_a part_n by_o far_o of_o the_o christian_a reform_a church_n now_o that_o such_o imprudent_a and_o wicked_a design_n may_v be_v obviate_v and_o prevent_v they_o do_v after_o mature_a advice_n and_o consultation_n have_v among_o themselves_o unanimous_o resolve_v and_o agree_v to_o draw_v up_o a_o petition_n unto_o their_o most_o illustrious_a highness_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n who_o adhere_v to_o the_o confession_n of_o ausbourg_n moreover_o they_o have_v give_v a_o express_a charge_n that_o one_o uniform_a confession_n of_o faith_n shall_v be_v frame_v which_o be_v to_o be_v take_v and_o account_v as_o the_o general_a and_o common_a confession_n of_o all_o protestant_n and_o to_o send_v several_a copy_n of_o it_o unto_o all_o those_o kingdom_n and_o province_n in_o which_o those_o church_n be_v gather_v to_o be_v examine_v and_o approve_v by_o they_o and_o to_o be_v crown_v with_o their_o joint_n common_a and_o unanimous_a consent_n and_o approbation_n and_o they_o have_v also_o agree_v upon_o the_o time_n when_o and_o place_n where_o the_o deputy_n of_o those_o kingdom_n and_o province_n may_v be_v convocate_v and_o particular_o they_o have_v invite_v the_o church_n of_o this_o kingdom_n to_o send_v thither_o some_o prudent_a person_n of_o great_a experience_n well_o approve_v for_o their_o piety_n and_o and_o integrity_n and_o impower_v by_o all_o the_o church_n with_o ample_a authority_n to_o treat_v agree_v and_o decide_v all_o point_n of_o doctrine_n and_o other_o matter_n concern_v the_o union_n peace_n and_o conservation_n of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o the_o pure_a worship_n of_o god_n this_o present_a national_a synod_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o this_o kingdom_n blessing_n god_n for_o so_o good_a a_o motion_n for_o such_o a_o excellent_a proposal_n and_o applaud_v the_o care_n diligence_n and_o good_a counsel_n of_o those_o worthy_a deputy_n in_o the_o forementioned_a assembly_n and_o approve_v the_o remedy_n and_o expedient_n propound_v and_o prescribe_v by_o they_o do_v now_o ordain_v that_o if_o the_o copy_n of_o the_o say_a confession_n be_v send_v timely_o enough_o unto_o we_o it_o shall_v be_v examine_v in_o each_o of_o our_o provincial_a synod_n or_o in_o some_o other_o place_n and_o manner_n as_o will_v best_o consist_v with_o the_o convenience_n of_o our_o respective_a province_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o four_o minister_n most_o verse_v in_o all_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n be_v constitute_v a_o committee_n to_o intend_v this_o business_n towit_n mr._n anthony_n de_fw-fr chandieu_o mr._n john_n de_fw-fr estre_fw-fr minister_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o the_o church_n of_o paris_n and_o mr._n peter_n merlin_n minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o vitre_fw-la in_o britain_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr gabert_n late_a minister_n of_o the_o french_a church_n at_o francfort_n and_o they_o be_v express_o charge_v and_o command_v to_o meet_v at_o the_o day_n and_o place_n appoint_v with_o their_o letter_n of_o deputation_n and_o with_o a_o most_o full_a and_o ample_a commission_n from_o all_o the_o minister_n and_o elder_n depute_v by_o the_o province_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o there_o will_v accompany_v they_o the_o most_o illustrious_a lord_n viscount_n of_o turenne_n that_o so_o they_o may_v do_v all_o matter_n as_o be_v above_o design_v but_o in_o case_n the_o province_n shall_v neither_o have_v opportunity_n nor_o conveniency_n to_o examine_v the_o say_a confession_n in_o their_o respective_a synod_n it_o be_v jest_n unto_o their_o prudence_n and_o sound_a judgement_n to_o agree_v and_o come_v to_o a_o conclusion_n about_o all_o those_o matter_n which_o shall_v be_v debate_v by_o they_o whether_o they_o be_v point_n of_o doctrine_n or_o any_o other_o article_n relate_v to_o the_o peace_n union_n weal_n and_o happiness_n of_o all_o the_o church_n xxxii_o these_o same_o commissioner_n depute_v as_o in_o the_o immediate_o forego_v article_n unto_o the_o conference_n in_o germany_n be_v order_v to_o peruse_v that_o treatise_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr chandieu_o entitle_v la_fw-fr confirmation_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr discipline_n des_fw-fr eglise_n francoise_v and_o to_o prefix_v their_o manual_a approbation_n of_o it_o and_o to_o dedicate_v it_o with_o a_o preface_n unto_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o to_o hasten_v with_o as_o much_o expedition_n as_o they_o can_v its_o publication_n xxxiii_o mounseur_fw-fr esnard_n have_v according_o to_o the_o commission_n give_v he_o
hear_v both_o he_o and_o the_o deputy_n of_o languedoc_n find_v that_o the_o money_n for_o which_o he_o be_v question_v be_v not_o ecclesiastical_a but_o royal_a as_o also_o that_o in_o audit_v his_o account_n he_o produce_v not_o such_o acquittance_n as_o will_v be_v sufficient_a for_o his_o discharge_n it_o be_v therefore_o ordain_v that_o he_o produce_v his_o receipt_n within_o the_o term_n prescribe_v he_o by_o his_o majesty_n commissioner_n and_o that_o have_v perfect_v his_o say_a account_n notice_n thereof_o shall_v be_v give_v by_o the_o pastor_n and_o elder_n hereafter_o nominate_v to_o the_o synod_n of_o low_a languedoc_n and_o the_o pastor_n name_v be_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr nove_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr maceser_n the_o elder_n be_v messieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr niotte_n and_o lestang_n xv._o at_o the_o desire_n of_o monsieur_n turquet_n deputy_n for_o the_o church_n of_o lion_n letter_n shall_v be_v write_v unto_o that_o church_n to_o reduce_v themselves_o into_o order_n and_o to_o re-establish_a their_o consistory_n xvi_o the_o letter_n from_o mensieurs_fw-fr merlin_n rouleau_n and_o other_o pastor_n and_o elder_n of_o the_o colloquy_n or_o aunix_n as_o also_o from_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o presidial_a court_n of_o rochel_n be_v read_v import_v their_o unanimous_a desire_n that_o mounseur_fw-fr rotan_n may_v be_v detain_v at_o rochel_n though_o contrary_a to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o provincial_a synod_n of_o xaintonge_n and_o have_v hear_v the_o opposition_n make_v by_o monsieur_n chalmot_n a_o elder_a of_o the_o church_n against_o that_o ordinance_n as_o also_o mounseur_fw-fr rotan_n who_o submit_v himself_o unto_o the_o judgement_n of_o this_o assembly_n it_o be_v decree_v that_o the_o say_v mounseur_fw-fr rotan_n from_o henceforward_o shall_v be_v pastor_n to_o the_o church_n of_o castres_n according_a to_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o say_v provincial_a synod_n xvii_o the_o minister_n elder_n and_o deacon_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rochel_n sad_o complain_v unto_o this_o synod_n messieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr touche_n and_o l'oseau_n minister_n and_o messieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr fontaine_v and_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plant_n elder_n be_v depute_v in_o the_o name_n of_o this_o assembly_n unto_o rochel_n and_o there_o to_o execute_v the_o power_n give_v they_o by_o this_o present_a decree_n xviii_o there_o be_v letter_n from_o the_o lady_n of_o laval_n and_o the_o young_a earl_n her_o son_n present_v unto_o this_o assembly_n by_o mounseur_fw-fr tilenus_n certify_v their_o great_a affection_n to_o the_o true_a and_o holy_a worship_n of_o god_n a_o answer_n be_v order_v to_o be_v write_v to_o they_o and_o the_o say_a master_n tilenus_n be_v exhort_v to_o continue_v his_o careful_a instruction_n of_o the_o say_v young_a lord_n and_o thanks_o also_o be_v give_v he_o for_o his_o learned_a write_n in_o defence_n of_o the_o truth_n xix_o the_o church_n of_o high_a languedoc_n request_v it_o letter_n shall_v be_v write_v to_o the_o lord_n duke_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr force_n governor_n of_o bearn_n and_o to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o pau_n to_o do_v their_o utmost_a endeavour_n that_o mass_n be_v not_o again_o set_v up_o in_o bearn_n and_o the_o church_n of_o that_o province_n shall_v be_v exhort_v to_o send_v their_o deputy_n unto_o our_o national_a synod_n in_o testimony_n of_o their_o union_n with_o our_o church_n xx._n the_o letter_n of_o monsieur_n parent_n at_o present_a minister_n in_o the_o church_n of_o jarzay_n be_v read_v crave_v his_o dismission_n unto_o the_o church_n of_o bayeux_n in_o the_o province_n of_o normandy_n and_o complain_v that_o the_o judgement_n give_v on_o his_o behalf_n by_o the_o synod_n of_o that_o province_n be_v never_o execute_v it_o be_v decree_v that_o the_o approach_a synod_n of_o the_o say_a province_n shall_v either_o provide_v he_o of_o a_o church_n or_o declare_v he_o to_o be_v at_o full_a liberty_n to_o embrace_v any_o other_o call_n xxi_o the_o deputy_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n move_v whether_o monsieur_n cahier_fw-fr a_o revolt_a minister_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o whether_o some_o person_n shall_v not_o be_v appoint_v to_o answer_v his_o write_n and_o also_o whether_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr planche_n shall_v not_o be_v entreat_v to_o send_v the_o write_n of_o the_o say_v cahier_fw-fr unto_o the_o church_n of_o paris_n it_o be_v resolve_v that_o his_o apostasy_n shall_v be_v publish_v in_o the_o church_n and_o family_n of_o madam_n and_o that_o the_o church_n of_o paris_n and_o in_o particular_a mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr serres_n be_v to_o answer_v his_o write_n in_o case_n he_o make_v any_o reply_n and_o monsieur_n clemeucear_v shall_v entreat_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr planche_n to_o deposit_v cahier_n manuscript_n with_o the_o church_n of_o paris_n xxii_o a_o petition_n be_v present_v on_o behalf_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'essar_n late_a minister_n of_o loudun_n this_o assembly_n re-viewing_a the_o sentence_n give_v by_o the_o colloquy_n hold_v at_o nogent_n bind_v the_o church_n of_o vandôme_n and_o montoire_n to_o discharge_v the_o say_a essar_n of_o a_o debt_n of_o ten_o crown_n which_o he_o stand_v oblige_v for_o unto_o mounseur_fw-fr toré_fw-it it_o ratifi_v the_o say_a sentence_n and_o advise_v the_o say_a church_n to_o see_v it_o execute_v and_o in_o case_n of_o their_o poverty_n and_o inability_n the_o church_n of_o the_o province_n shall_v contribute_v towards_o the_o free_n of_o the_o say_a essar_n from_o the_o aforesaid_a debt_n and_o madam_n toré_n be_v entreat_v to_o forbear_v it_o a_o little_a long_o xxiii_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n of_o saumur_n request_v that_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'espine_n may_v be_v entreat_v to_o lay_v down_o his_o ministry_n because_o of_o his_o indisposition_n they_o offer_v also_o to_o continue_v to_o he_o as_o they_o have_v ever_o do_v his_o present_a salary_n the_o synod_n concur_v with_o they_o and_o order_n that_o he_o be_v persuade_v to_o become_v emeritus_n especial_o since_o this_o church_n will_v continue_v to_o he_o his_o double_a honour_n reverence_n and_o maintenance_n xxiv_o mounseur_fw-fr du_fw-fr fresne_n minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o laissay_v complain_v by_o his_o letter_n unto_o this_o assembly_n very_o bitter_o against_o his_o church_n and_o humble_o entreat_v that_o he_o may_v be_v free_v from_o they_o his_o case_n be_v remand_v unto_o the_o synod_n of_o that_o province_n who_o be_v exhort_v to_o suppress_v those_o great_a disorder_n spring_v up_o in_o that_o church_n xxv_o mounseur_fw-fr bergam_fw-la former_o a_o minister_n petition_v that_o he_o may_v be_v restore_v to_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o ministerial_a office_n he_o be_v advise_v to_o betake_v himself_o whole_o to_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o tongue_n xxvi_o the_o deputy_n of_o dolphiny_a request_v that_o the_o sentence_n give_v by_o the_o provincial_a synod_n of_o die_n for_o reinstating_a into_o his_o ministry_n mounseur_fw-fr mercure_n de_fw-fr salans_n because_o of_o his_o exemplary_a repentance_n and_o the_o singular_a effect_n it_o have_v wrought_v among_o his_o people_n may_v be_v confirm_v this_o assembly_n do_v ratify_v the_o say_a sentence_n and_o approve_v of_o his_o restoration_n unto_o the_o church_n of_o valence_n only_o with_o this_o proviso_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v make_v a_o precedent_n nor_o be_v draw_v into_o practice_n for_o time_n to_o come_v xxvii_o the_o deputy_n of_o gascogny_n desire_v that_o the_o church_n of_o bergerac_n may_v be_v provide_v of_o a_o pastor_n this_o synod_n ordain_v that_o the_o province_n do_v take_v special_a care_n of_o that_o matter_n xxviii_o the_o province_n of_o gascogny_n crave_v advice_n how_o to_o demean_v themselves_o towards_o gaspar_n olaxa_n former_o a_o minister_n who_o present_v his_o petition_n that_o he_o may_v be_v admit_v unto_o communion_n with_o we_o at_o the_o lord_n table_n this_o assembly_n direct_v the_o church_n in_o which_o he_o reside_v to_o exhort_v he_o to_o fix_v his_o habitation_n in_o some_o certain_a and_o know_a place_n moreover_o they_o shall_v prescribe_v he_o a_o pretty_a long_a time_n of_o probation_n and_o that_o expire_v order_v he_o in_o person_n to_o present_v himself_o unto_o the_o next_o national_a synod_n where_o he_o shall_v receive_v a_o full_a and_o final_a answer_n xxix_o the_o business_n of_o beaupoil_n motion_v also_o by_o the_o same_o deputy_n be_v re-manded_n back_o unto_o their_o provincial_a synod_n xxx_o a_o petition_n be_v present_v by_o the_o church_n of_o boslebec_n that_o mounseur_fw-fr d'espoir_fw-fr who_o be_v in_o truth_n their_o minister_n may_v be_v restore_v to_o they_o or_o that_o another_o in_o his_o stead_n may_v be_v give_v to_o they_o or_o that_o they_o may_v be_v reimburse_v of_o the_o sum_n of_o four_o hundred_o livre_n which_o they_o have_v contribute_v towards_o his_o maintenance_n the_o synod_n order_v monsieur_n rotan_n deputy_n of_o high_a languedoc_n to_o tender_v unto_o the_o say_v
nor_o province_n as_o also_o for_o that_o he_o neglect_v to_o give_v notice_n of_o it_o unto_o this_o assembly_n the_o whole_a business_n be_v dismiss_v over_o to_o the_o next_o synod_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n there_o to_o be_v determine_v 3._o the_o complaint_n of_o the_o colloquy_n of_o niort_n against_o the_o other_o colloquy_n of_o the_o province_n of_o poictou_n about_o the_o three_o part_n of_o all_o expense_n to_o be_v defray_v by_o that_o province_n be_v turn_v over_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o xaintonge_n 4._o the_o church_n of_o mauvaisin_n demand_v that_o licence_n may_v be_v give_v to_o monsieur_n girard_n to_o preach_v occasional_o among_o they_o this_o assembly_n confirm_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o gergeau_n do_v express_o forbid_v the_o say_a girard_n in_o any_o wise_a to_o preach_v at_o mauvaisin_n 5._o mounseur_fw-fr bourg_n complain_v that_o mounseur_fw-fr forton_n and_o some_o of_o the_o elder_n in_o the_o church_n of_o 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in_o matrimonal_a cause_n and_o nothing_o therein_o shall_v be_v innovate_v 14._o the_o church_n of_o the_o baylywick_n of_o gex_n shall_v have_v their_o share_n in_o the_o money_n grant_v we_o by_o the_o king_n until_o the_o next_o national_a synod_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n their_o pastor_n shall_v dispose_v their_o people_n to_o contribute_v something_o towards_o the_o common_a charge_n of_o the_o church_n 15._o the_o deputy_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n shall_v tender_v unto_o their_o next_o provincial_a synod_n the_o letter_n and_o memoir_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr du_fw-fr perche_n send_v by_o he_o unto_o this_o assembly_n that_o satisfaction_n may_v be_v give_v the_o say_a du_fw-fr perch_n for_o what_o he_o pretend_v owe_v to_o he_o from_o their_o province_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n notice_n shall_v be_v give_v he_o of_o the_o time_n and_o place_n of_o their_o meeting_n by_o the_o church_n of_o paris_n 16._o letter_n be_v read_v from_o the_o church_n of_o vertueil_n 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piedmont_n assure_v they_o of_o all_o office_n of_o christian_a charity_n in_o case_n they_o shall_v be_v persecute_v or_o banish_v they_o be_v member_n of_o our_o own_o body_n unite_v with_o we_o in_o the_o same_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n issoire_n concern_v the_o settle_n of_o our_o religion_n at_o issoire_n 18._o letter_n from_o the_o church_n of_o issoire_n be_v read_v this_o assembly_n order_v the_o general_a deputy_n at_o court_n vigorous_o to_o endeavour_v that_o the_o exercise_n of_o our_o religion_n may_v be_v establish_v according_a to_o the_o edict_n in_o the_o say_a town_n of_o issoire_n and_o in_o other_o place_n of_o the_o low_a auvergne_n and_o the_o colloquy_n of_o st._n german_a and_o anduza_n in_o the_o low_a languedoc_n shall_v supply_v they_o with_o minister_n and_o that_o this_o their_o establishment_n may_v be_v the_o better_a and_o soon_o effect_v they_o shall_v have_v four_o portion_n of_o the_o money_n grant_v we_o by_o the_o king_n majesty_n out_o of_o 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matter_n the_o
a_o professorship_n in_o the_o university_n determine_v 6._o pecuniary_a matter_n may_v be_v determine_v by_o another_o province_n 8._o two_o deputy_n shall_v be_v send_v and_o no_o more_o from_o contend_v church_n 12._o such_o at_o marry_n popish_a wife_n shall_v bear_v no_o office_n in_o the_o church_n 13._o two_o canon_n about_o monk_n 15_o 16._o the_o baptism_n of_o midwife_n null_n 18._o three_o case_n about_o marriage_n 19_o 20_o 21._o order_n about_o scholar_n pensioner_n 24_o elenchus_n novae_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la suppress_v 25._o professor_n of_o divinity_n shall_v finish_v their_o course_n in_o three_o year_n 31._o case_n about_o accuse_v person_n 37_o 39_o chap._n vi_o of_o account_n a_o dividend_n of_o 135000_o crown_n among_o the_o church_n and_o university_n and_o general_a deputy_n chap._n vii_o other_o account_n of_o money_n to_o be_v pay_v by_o the_o lord_n of_o candal_n chap._n viii_o memorial_n and_o instruction_n give_v to_o the_o lord_n general_a deputy_n chap._n 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about_o legacy_n chap._n fourteen_o political_a act_n the_o king_n letter_n to_o the_o national_a synod_n 4._o chap._n xv._o the_o lord_n of_o candal_n account_n the_o three_o synod_n of_o rochel_n synod_n xviii_o 1607._o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n amen_o act_n of_o the_o national_a synod_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n hold_v at_o rochel_n the_o first_o day_n of_o march_n and_o continue_v till_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o day_n of_o april_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o seven_o chap._n i_o name_v of_o the_o deputy_n and_o synodical_a officer_n mounseur_fw-fr beraut_v choose_v moderator_n mounseur_fw-fr merlin_n assessor_n scribe_n mounseur_fw-fr andrew_n rivet_n and_o monsieur_n roy._n there_o appear_v in_o it_o as_o deputy_n from_o their_o several_a province_n the_o pastor_n and_o elder_n hereafter_o name_v for_o the_o province_n of_o xaintonge_n aunix_n and_o augoulmois_n mounseur_fw-fr george_n 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as_o also_o for_o bring_v away_o with_o he_o memorial_n of_o the_o say_a marshal_n quite_o contrary_a to_o his_o intention_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n be_v the_o say_a governor_n de_fw-fr bellujon_n censure_v for_o not_o have_v first_o of_o all_o form_v his_o complaint_n in_o the_o consistory_n and_o thence_o gradual_o prosecute_v they_o in_o the_o colloquy_n and_o synod_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o our_o discipline_n and_o for_o that_o he_o suffer_v his_o family_n to_o separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n of_o villemur_n and_o to_o go_v and_o join_v themselves_o in_o communion_n elsewhere_o and_o inasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v little_a hope_n that_o the_o say_v charles_n may_v for_o the_o future_a live_v quiet_o and_o exercise_v profitable_o his_o ministry_n in_o that_o say_a church_n it_o be_v order_v that_o the_o next_o provincial_a synod_n shall_v provide_v it_o of_o another_o pastor_n and_o he_o of_o another_o convenient_a church_n and_o this_o without_o any_o impairment_n to_o his_o reputation_n or_o ministry_n and_o these_o several_a party_n be_v mutual_o reconcile_v pledge_v their_o word_n to_o bury_v in_o oblivion_n the_o remembrance_n of_o all_o past-matter_n and_o that_o they_o will_v live_v for_o time_n to_o come_v in_o all_o brotherly_a love_n and_o concord_n and_o whereas_o the_o say_v charles_n complain_v that_o the_o expense_n in_o this_o appeal_n and_o cause_n be_v too_o heavy_a a_o burden_n for_o his_o church_n the_o province_n be_v order_v to_o provide_v therein_o according_a to_o charity_n 12._o the_o sieur_n isaac_n boiteux_fw-fr minister_n in_o the_o church_n of_o bussy_n in_o burgundy_n appeal_v his_o father_n mother_n and_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o geneva_n join_v with_o he_o in_o the_o say_a appeal_n crave_v that_o he_o may_v be_v restore_v unto_o his_o age_a father_n who_o be_v a_o pastor_n in_o the_o say_a city_n of_o geneva_n their_o letter_n also_o be_v tender_v unto_o this_o synod_n ground_v upon_o this_o that_o he_o be_v only_o a_o loane_n unto_o the_o say_a province_n which_o yet_o avow_v the_o contrary_a and_o that_o the_o say_v boiteux_fw-fr promise_a without_o any_o restriction_n or_o reservation_n to_o serve_v they_o during_o life_n but_o he_o not_o appear_v in_o person_n in_o this_o assembly_n the_o whole_a affair_n be_v dismiss_v over_o to_o the_o province_n of_o vivaretz_n with_o full_a authority_n from_o this_o national_a synod_n to_o make_v a_o final_a decision_n of_o it_o 13._o the_o colloquy_n of_o high_a poictou_n appeal_v complain_v of_o the_o synod_n of_o poictou_n hold_v at_o thovar_n for_o dismember_n the_o church_n of_o marcillac_n from_o their_o colloquy_n and_o join_v it_o to_o the_o colloquy_n of_o middle_a poictou_n upon_o a_o full_a hear_n of_o the_o matter_n this_o assembly_n approve_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o say_a synod_n 14._o the_o sieur_n peyrol_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o montpellier_n complain_v of_o a_o order_n make_v by_o the_o synod_n of_o lower_n languedoc_n import_v that_o the_o pastor_n of_o montpellier_n shall_v have_v a_o careful_a eye_n over_o his_o sermon_n in_o the_o church_n and_o lecture_n in_o the_o school_n but_o the_o deputy_n of_o the_o say_a province_n protest_v that_o it_o be_v never_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o synod_n to_o make_v any_o such_o order_n or_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v execute_v and_o that_o they_o have_v raze_v it_o out_o of_o their_o synodical_a register_n which_o also_o be_v ratify_v by_o the_o very_a next_o subsequent_a synod_n may_v well_o content_v he_o this_o assembly_n judge_v that_o this_o attestation_n of_o the_o deputy_n may_v suffice_v he_o because_o for_o that_o good_a and_o laudable_a testimony_n give_v he_o we_o believe_v that_o the_o article_n be_v null_a both_o before_o and_o after_o the_o raze_n of_o it_o and_o the_o say_a sieur_n peyrol_n be_v exhort_v to_o undertake_v courageous_o and_o to_o discharge_v faithful_o his_o professorship_n of_o divinity_n according_a to_o
aforesaid_a letter_n of_o abolition_n and_o pardon_n and_o that_o they_o disavow_v those_o person_n if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o as_o have_v accept_v and_o consent_v to_o they_o and_o whoever_o shall_v demand_v or_o approve_v they_o we_o declare_v those_o person_n to_o have_v act_v contrary_a and_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o sincerity_n of_o their_o intention_n and_o to_o their_o approve_a loyalty_n and_o fidelity_n all_o which_o we_o do_v once_o more_o publish_v not_o out_o of_o vanity_n or_o vainglory_n but_o to_o give_v testimony_n unto_o the_o truth_n and_o that_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o adventure_v our_o honour_n estate_n and_o life_n in_o the_o performance_n of_o those_o duty_n service_n and_o obedience_n which_o their_o majesty_n may_v expect_v from_o we_o who_o be_v their_o most_o humble_a most_o faithful_a and_o most_o obedient_a servant_n and_o subject_n from_o privas_n in_o vivaretz_n the_o first_o of_o june_n 1612._o sign_v by_o chamier_n moderator_n du_n moulin_n assessor_n scribe_n monsanglard_n and_o manjald_n chap._n x._o general_n matter_n 2._o the_o consistory_n of_o those_o town_n in_o which_o printer_n profess_v our_o holy_a reform_a religion_n do_v live_v be_v exhort_v to_o look_v careful_o to_o the_o impression_n of_o our_o psalm-book_n that_o nothing_o be_v insert_v into_o the_o calendar_n trench_v upon_o the_o honour_n of_o any_o particular_a person_n and_o our_o brethren_n the_o pastor_n of_o geneva_n be_v desire_v to_o bear_v a_o strict_a hand_n over_o the_o printer_n in_o their_o city_n that_o this_o canon_n be_v punctual_o observe_v by_o they_o 3._o proposans_n maintain_v by_o the_o province_n shall_v not_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o ministry_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o respective_a province_n nor_o shall_v any_o proposant_n maintain_v by_o particular_a church_n be_v receive_v into_o a_o pastoral_n charge_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o those_o very_a church_n from_o who_o they_o receive_v their_o exhibition_n 4._o the_o deputy_n of_o the_o province_n of_o aujou_n query_v at_o what_o time_n after_o their_o conversion_n from_o popery_n to_o the_o communion_n of_o our_o reform_a church_n such_o person_n may_v be_v call_v into_o the_o office_n of_o elder_n and_o deacon_n this_o assembly_n ordain_v that_o it_o may_v be_v about_o the_o same_o time_n that_o other_o such_o may_v be_v admit_v into_o the_o ministry_n to_o wit_n after_o two_o year_n trial_n and_o experience_n have_v of_o they_o and_o of_o their_o sincerity_n 5._o forasmuch_o as_o a_o torrent_n of_o dissolution_n irreligion_n and_o profaneness_n be_v break_v in_o upon_o we_o and_o most_o shameful_a division_n be_v rise_v up_o in_o our_o church_n which_o do_v visible_o and_o terrible_o threaten_v we_o with_o the_o near_a approach_n of_o god_n judgement_n ever_o since_o the_o death_n of_o our_o late_a king_n this_o assembly_n enjoin_v all_o the_o church_n within_o the_o realm_n to_o proclaim_v a_o extraordinary_a fast_n which_o shall_v be_v celebrate_v the_o first_o wednesday_n in_o november_n next_o and_o be_v universal_o and_o most_o religious_o observe_v by_o they_o the_o province_n be_v exhort_v careful_o to_o collect_v the_o history_n of_o those_o minister_n and_o other_o christian_n who_o in_o these_o last_o time_n have_v suffer_v for_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o to_o transmit_v such_o memoirs_fw-fr unto_o geneva_n that_o they_o may_v be_v insert_v into_o our_o book_n of_o martyr_n and_o publish_v to_o the_o world_n by_o the_o pastor_n of_o that_o church_n 7._o although_o a_o person_n be_v choose_v counsellor_n for_o the_o province_n and_o will_v thereupon_o be_v repute_v for_o and_o act_n as_o a_o elder_a yet_o shall_v he_o not_o be_v admit_v unto_o the_o office_n of_o a_o elder_a unless_o he_o pass_v through_o the_o form_n prescribe_v by_o our_o discipline_n chap._n xi_o the_o act_n of_o re_n union_n 8._o the_o present_a national_a synod_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o this_o kingdom_n desire_v to_o secure_v the_o peace_n and_o union_n of_o the_o say_a church_n and_o inflame_v with_o the_o zeal_n of_o god_n house_n and_o glory_n and_o grieve_v to_o see_v satan_n sow_v the_o seed_n of_o discord_n among_o we_o which_o redound_v to_o the_o infamy_n and_o weaken_n of_o the_o say_a church_n and_o may_v in_o after_o time_n produce_v worse_o and_o more_o dangerous_a effect_n move_v with_o charity_n towards_o the_o member_n of_o our_o body_n and_o be_v willing_a to_o make_v some_o provision_n for_o a_o fraternal_a concord_n the_o indispensable_a duty_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a have_v and_o do_v now_o resolve_v to_o exert_v itself_o even_o unto_o the_o utmost_a for_o the_o compass_v of_o a_o bless_a and_o holy_a peace_n and_o reunion_n among_o ourselves_o under_o their_o majesty_n authority_n and_o have_v once_o again_o swear_v our_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o fidelity_n to_o they_o and_o that_o this_o union_n may_v be_v the_o more_o easy_o effect_v and_o obtain_v 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friendship_n they_o may_v
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charge_v with_o one_o and_o the_o same_o message_n as_o abovementioned_a only_o they_o may_v make_v such_o addition_n as_o their_o zeal_n and_o dexterity_n shall_v judge_v to_o be_v most_o conduce_v to_o the_o weal_n and_o perfection_n of_o so_o glorious_a a_o work_n moreover_o this_o assembly_n intreat_v and_o exhort_v that_o for_o god_n sake_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o great_a name_n and_o their_o own_o salvation_n and_o for_o the_o peace_n and_o welfare_n of_o the_o nation_n yea_o it_o adjure_v by_o all_o that_o be_v desirable_a or_o commendable_a the_o whole_a body_n of_o our_o communion_n in_o general_n and_o every_o faithful_a soul_n in_o particular_a to_o divest_v themselves_o of_o all_o animosity_n whatsoever_o and_o to_o lop_v off_o immediate_o all_o dissolution_n and_o dissension_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o dissipation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o this_o kingdom_n which_o have_v be_v plant_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o infinite_a martyr_n and_o preserve_v by_o the_o zeal_n and_o concord_n of_o our_o father_n and_o that_o they_o will_v at_o length_n open_v their_o eye_n and_o see_v and_o consider_v that_o the_o church_n enemy_n bottom_n all_o their_o design_n of_o ruine_v we_o upon_o our_o own_o intestine_a dissension_n and_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o these_o we_o be_v become_v very_o little_a and_o exceed_v despicable_a with_o our_o adversary_n and_o all_o pastor_n and_o elder_n of_o church_n be_v enjoin_v diligent_o to_o procure_v the_o reunion_n of_o the_o respective_a member_n of_o their_o flock_n and_o to_o lend_v one_o another_o their_o helping-hand_n to_o effect_v so_o good_a a_o work_n and_o mighty_o to_o insist_v upon_o it_o in_o their_o public_a sermon_n and_o private_a exhortation_n and_o remonstrance_n and_o in_o case_n they_o shall_v meet_v with_o contempt_n scorn_n and_o reproach_n in_o the_o discharge_n of_o this_o their_o duty_n and_o that_o any_o one_o through_o a_o obdurate_a perverseness_n shall_v show_v himself_o implacable_a and_o irreconcilable_a this_o assembly_n according_a to_o that_o authority_n which_o the_o great_a god_n give_v unto_o the_o minister_n of_o his_o holy_a word_n denounce_v to_o they_o the_o dreadful_a judgement_n of_o god_n and_o wish_v that_o they_o may_v be_v have_v in_o execration_n among_o and_o by_o all_o the_o faithful_a yea_o all_o the_o ensure_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v exert_v against_o such_o refractory_a person_n and_o the_o utmost_a rigour_n of_o our_o discipline_n shall_v be_v inflict_v and_o execute_v upon_o they_o lest_o the_o good_a name_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v blaspheme_v through_o our_o sin_n and_o that_o we_o may_v not_o contract_v upon_o ourselves_o the_o guilt_n of_o the_o church_n desolation_n but_o rather_o that_o b_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n and_o fraternal_a union_n the_o church_n of_o god_n may_v send_v forth_o a_o sweet_a perfume_n among_o our_o adversary_n and_o his_o holy_a name_n may_v be_v bless_v and_o glorify_v by_o the_o child_n of_o man_n 9_o and_o whereas_o in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o say_a reunion_n the_o several_a person_n before_o mention_v to_o be_v employ_v in_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v at_o considerable_a expense_n this_o assembly_n leave_v that_o affair_n unto_o the_o prudence_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o general_a deputy_n who_o shall_v apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o lord_n of_o candall_n with_o this_o our_o order_n to_o disburse_v money_n for_o their_o necessary_a charge_n and_o the_o lord_n the_o general_a deputy_n at_o court_n be_v order_v to_o complain_v unto_o their_o majesty_n that_o the_o money_n grant_v by_o they_o by_o way_n of_o augmentation_n unto_o our_o church_n be_v not_o pay_v nor_o have_v we_o the_o disposal_n or_o management_n or_o receipt_n of_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v again_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n renew_v their_o former_a instance_n and_o vigorous_o importune_v that_o the_o say_v augmentation-money_n and_o all_o other_o sum_n belong_v to_o we_o may_v be_v put_v into_o such_o hand_n as_o shall_v whole_o depend_v upon_o our_o church_n that_o so_o according_a to_o the_o warrant_v grant_v we_o for_o the_o say_a money_n and_o according_a to_o the_o promise_n make_v we_o they_o may_v be_v pay_v in_o unto_o we_o without_o any_o defalcation_n or_o diminution_n and_o that_o our_o poor_a church_n may_v be_v case_v of_o that_o penny_n in_o the_o liver_n which_o the_o receiver_n attribute_v unto_o themselves_o and_o their_o condition_n better_v if_o may_v be_v and_o as_o to_o what_o sum_n have_v be_v advance_v by_o the_o aforesaid_a lord_n deputy_n notice_n shall_v be_v give_v thereof_o unto_o the_o province_n chap._n xii_o a_o warrant_v sign_v for_o 45000_o l._n for_o the_o church_n friday_n the_o 22th_o of_o june_n the_o lord_n de_fw-fr rovuray_fw-fr produce_v in_o this_o assembly_n the_o original_a grant_n of_o augmentation_n of_o five_o and_o forty_o thousand_o liver_n which_o it_o have_v please_v his_o majesty_n to_o bestow_v upon_o
of_o july_n the_o second_o before_o the_o last_o of_o this_o next_o october_n and_o the_o three_o before_o the_o last_o of_o february_n sixteen_o hundred_o and_o thirteen_o to_o wit_n for_o provence_n lower_n languedoc_n and_o vivaretz_n in_o the_o city_n of_o montpellier_n for_o britain_n at_o nants_n for_o xaintonge_v at_o the_o city_n of_o rochel_n and_o for_o the_o province_n of_o burgundy_n dolphiny_a and_o vivaretz_n to_o the_o commissioner_n which_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v name_v by_o the_o say_a province_n at_o the_o city_n of_o lion_n to_o wit_n the_o two_o first_o payment_n at_o the_o fair_n in_o august_n and_o allhallontide_a of_o this_o present_a year_n and_o the_o three_o at_o the_o fair_a of_o the_o three_o king_n in_o the_o year_n 1613._o and_o the_o abovementioned_a province_n shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o appoint_v in_o each_o of_o those_o before_o name_v town_n one_o certain_a house_n unto_o which_o the_o lord_n du_fw-fr candal_n may_v come_v and_o make_v payment_n of_o those_o money_n and_o the_o say_a lord_n du_fw-fr candal_n shall_v pay_v in_o quarterly_a unto_o the_o say_a church_n whatsoever_o he_o can_v actual_o recover_v of_o that_o quarter_n unto_o each_o of_o the_o province_n equal_o they_o concur_v to_o the_o abatement_n of_o a_o sous_fw-fr in_o the_o liver_n within_o the_o fifteen_o of_o august_n of_o the_o year_n 1613._o at_o the_o place_n and_o unto_o the_o person_n name_v by_o the_o say_a province_n and_o touch_v the_o overplus_n which_o remain_v to_o be_v recover_v after_o the_o fifteen_o of_o august_n in_o the_o year_n 1613_o he_o shall_v give_v in_o his_o note_n in_o write_v unto_o every_o particular_a province_n who_o shall_v come_v and_o take_v they_o according_a to_o the_o account_n and_o dividend_n which_o shall_v be_v make_v by_o our_o general_n deputy_n at_o court._n of_o all_o which_o sum_n thus_o actual_o pay_v down_o by_o the_o say_a lord_n of_o candal_n he_o shall_v take_v and_o keep_v unto_o himself_o a_o sous_fw-fr in_o the_o liver_n which_o be_v free_o grant_v he_o except_v for_o the_o university_n from_o who_o he_o may_v detain_v only_o four_o denier_n a_o farthing_n in_o the_o liver_n which_o in_o truth_n be_v not_o he_o but_o the_o right_n and_o due_a of_o the_o lord_n de_fw-fr visouze_n and_o as_o for_o these_o rescription_n of_o the_o last_o quarter_n he_o shall_v only_o take_v three_o denier_n and_o the_o whole_a shall_v be_v manage_v and_o dispatch_v in_o a_o full_a and_o exact_a conformity_n to_o that_o agreement_n pass_v between_o he_o and_o the_o deputy_n of_o our_o church_n at_o the_o national_a synod_n of_o gap_n and_o the_o regulation_n make_v in_o the_o follow_a year_n moreover_o the_o say_a lord_n du_fw-fr candal_n be_v require_v not_o to_o divert_v unto_o any_o other_o use_v the_o money_n of_o our_o church_n and_o university_n whatever_o order_n he_o may_v receive_v from_o other_o hand_n without_o a_o express_a order_n from_o a_o national_a synod_n otherwise_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v allow_v he_o in_o the_o yield_n up_o of_o his_o account_n do_v at_o privas_n in_o vivaretz_n the_o four_o of_o july_n 1612._o subscribe_v by_o chamier_n moderator_n monsanglard_n scribe_n du_n moulin_n assessor_n and_o maniald_v scribe_n the_o act_n canon_n decision_n and_o decree_n of_o the_o xxith_o national_a synod_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o france_n hold_v in_o the_o city_n of_o low_a tonnein_n in_o the_o province_n of_o lower_n guyenne_n begin_v on_o friday_n the_o second_o day_n of_o may_n and_o end_v on_o tuesday_n the_o three_o of_o june_n in_o the_o year_n 1614_o under_o the_o authority_n and_o by_o the_o permission_n of_o lovis_n xiii_o king_n of_o france_n and_o navarre_n the_o content_n of_o the_o synodical_a acts._n synod_n 1614_o the_o 21th_o synod_n chap._n i._n catalogue_n of_o deputy_n synodical_a officer_n choose_v chap._n ii_o a_o order_n about_o letter_n of_o deputation_n chap._n iii_o urgent_a matter_n important_a advice_n by_o the_o deputy_n of_o the_o council_n of_o lower_n guyenne_n give_v unto_o the_o synod_n art_n 6._o chap._n iu._n observation_n upon_o the_o confession_n of_o faith_n chap._n v._n observation_n upon_o the_o discipline_n chap._n vi_o observation_n upon_o the_o synod_n of_o privas_n the_o eighteen_o article_n of_o the_o confession_n explain_v observat_fw-la 19_o chap._n vii_o appeal_n chap._n viii_o general_a matter_n chap._n ix_o of_o particular_a matter_n chap._n x._o of_o college_n and_o university_n chap._n xi_o account_n of_o university_n and_o college_n chap._n xii_o lord_n of_o candal_n account_n chap._n xiii_o dividend_n of_o money_n among_o the_o province_n and_o university_n chap._n fourteen_o roll_v of_o depose_v and_o apostate_n minister_n chap._n xv._o a_o act_n of_o the_o oath_n of_o union_n chap._n xvi_o a_o act_n about_o the_o meeting_n of_o the_o next_o general_n mix_v assembly_n chap._n xvii_o the_o synod_n bill_n of_o grievance_n chap._n xviii_o a_o project_n for_o unite_n all_o the_o protestant_a church_n which_o have_v shake_v off_o the_o papal_a yokeâ—_n chap._n xix_o letter_n from_o james_n 1_o k._n of_o great_a britain_n unto_o the_o synod_n with_o the_o synod_n answer_v and_o several_a other_o letter_n chap._n xx._n the_o excommunication_n of_o jeremy_n ferrier_n a_o apostate_n minister_n the_o synod_n of_o tonnein_n in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n amen_o act_n of_o the_o national_a synod_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o france_n hold_v at_o tonnein_n within_o the_o province_n of_o lower_n guyenne_n on_o friday_n the_o first_o of_o may_n and_o continue_v till_o thursday_n the_o three_o of_o june_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1614_o chap._n i._o deputy_n name_n officer_n choose_v 1._o after_o invocation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n the_o letter_n of_o deputation_n be_v read_v that_o so_o the_o call_v of_o every_o person_n assist_v in_o it_o may_v be_v know_v and_o the_o oath_n take_v by_o they_o that_o they_o have_v not_o by_o any_o secret_a underhand_o or_o undue_a practice_n get_v themselves_o elect_v deputy_n and_o that_o they_o know_v not_o any_o of_o this_o assembly_n to_o have_v so_o do_v after_o which_o they_o choose_v the_o sieur_n gigord_n moderator_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr gardesy_n assessor_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr rivett_n a_o pastor_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr maltret_fw-la a_o elder_a to_o be_v scribe_n 2._o the_o assembly_n proceed_v in_o their_o examination_n of_o the_o letter_n of_o commission_n begin_v with_o the_o province_n of_o high_a languedoc_n and_o high_a guyenne_n for_o which_o there_o appear_v mounseur_fw-fr john_n gardesy_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o mauvesin_n and_o bennet_n balarand_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o castres_n with_o peter_n du_fw-fr puy_n lord_n of_o sabournac_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o st._n paul_n la_fw-fr miate_n and_o denys_n maltret_n advocate_n in_o the_o court_n of_o castres_n elder_a of_o the_o church_n in_o that_o city_n 3._o for_o the_o province_n of_o poictou_n mounseur_fw-fr andrew_n rivet_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n at_o tovar_n and_o peter_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vallade_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n in_o fontenay_n compte_n with_o ionas_n de_fw-fr bessay_n lord_n of_o bessay_n &_o elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o marueil_n and_o giles_n begaud_n lord_n of_o la_fw-fr begaudiere_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o st._n fulgentius_n 4._o for_o the_o province_n of_o britain_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr place_n pastor_n of_o zion_n and_o andrew_n le_fw-fr noir_fw-fr lord_n of_o beauchamp_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n gather_v in_o the_o house_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o duke_n of_o rohan_n with_o stephen_n groyer_n lord_n of_o kerbouchart_n councillor_n of_o the_o king_n and_o alloué_fw-fr de_fw-fr guerrande_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o croisis_n and_o james_n de_fw-fr beaulieu_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o rennes_n 5._o for_o the_o province_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n picardy_n champagne_n and_o the_o land_n of_o chartres_n mr._n james_n imbert_n durant_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o la_fw-fr ferté_fw-fr of_o the_o vidame_n and_o abraham_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cloche_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o chaltray_v together_o with_o elijah_n bigot_n advocate_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n and_o elder_a in_o the_o say_a church_n who_o tender_v letter_n of_o excuse_n from_o the_o sieur_n vauquet_n elder_a of_o the_o church_n of_o laon_n declare_v the_o reason_n of_o his_o absence_n from_o this_o national_a synod_n of_o which_o his_o province_n shall_v take_v cognisance_n and_o they_o be_v exhort_v to_o take_v care_n that_o for_o the_o future_a there_o may_v be_v none_o of_o their_o deputy_n want_v 5._o for_o the_o province_n of_o vivaretz_n vellay_n and_o forest_n mounseur_fw-fr daniel_n chanforan_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o poussin_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr john_n du_fw-fr croy_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o villeneuve_n de_fw-fr berg_n together_o with_o james_n olivier_n advocate_n in_o the_o court_n
of_o that_o place_n and_o elder_a in_o the_o same_o church_n and_o james_n garnier_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o privas_n 7._o for_o the_o province_n of_o the_o low_a guyenne_n mounseur_fw-fr jeremy_n bancon_n pastor_n in_o this_o church_n of_o tonnein_n and_o ezechiel_n marmett_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o nerac_n together_o with_o francis_n de_fw-fr lusignan_n baron_n of_o lusignan_n governor_n for_o the_o king_n in_o his_o town_n and_o castle_n of_o puymirol_n and_o elder_a of_o the_o church_n there_o gather_v and_o john_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr novaille_fw-fr elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o gensac_n 8._o for_o the_o province_n of_o xaintonge_n aulnix_n and_o augoulmois_n mounseur_fw-fr lovis_n le_fw-fr chevelier_fw-la lord_n of_o la_fw-fr cappelliere_n and_o jerom_n colomiers_n both_o pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rochel_n together_o with_o leon_n de_fw-fr st._n maure_n baron_n of_o montosier_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o bene_n and_o peter_n de_fw-fr brevil_n lord_n of_o fontenelles_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o barbezieux_n 9_o for_o the_o church_n in_o the_o principality_n of_o bearn_n mounseur_fw-fr john_n de_fw-fr dizerotte_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o olleron_n and_o peter_n de_fw-fr nauguey_n doctor_n of_o physic_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o lescar_n 10._o for_o the_o province_n of_o anjou_n touraln_v le_fw-fr maine_n condomnois_n vendomois_n and_o the_o low_a parche_n mounseur_fw-fr samuel_n bouchereau_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o saumur_n together_o with_o eleazar_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr primauday_n lord_n of_o la_fw-fr barree_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o bourgueil_fw-fr and_o abes_n dit_fw-fr val_n lord_n of_o villiers_n the_o king_n attorney_n in_o the_o election_n and_o granary_n of_o salt_n at_o chasteaugontier_n and_o elder_a of_o the_o church_n there_o who_o relate_v unto_o this_o assembly_n that_o monsieur_n daniel_n coupe_fw-fr pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o tours_n their_o fellow-deputy_n be_v absent_a through_o the_o opposition_n of_o his_o consistory_n which_o also_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o brethren_n that_o pass_v through_o that_o town_n whereupon_o the_o synod_n judge_v the_o author_n of_o his_o absence_n high_o censurable_a and_o can_v approve_v of_o the_o say_v coupés_fw-fr compliance_n with_o their_o will_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o what_o have_v be_v decree_v in_o the_o provincial_a synod_n and_o that_o a_o meet_a censure_n according_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o cause_n may_v be_v due_o inflict_v on_o they_o express_a order_n be_v give_v to_o the_o pastor_n and_o elder_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n and_o anjou_n that_o in_o their_o return_n from_o hence_o homeward_o they_o shall_v pass_v unto_o tours_n and_o particular_o inquire_v into_o this_o fact_n and_o by_o authority_n of_o this_o assembly_n shall_v pass_v sentence_n on_o they_o and_o all_o their_o charge_n shall_v be_v defray_v by_o that_o say_a church_n and_o they_o shall_v make_v report_n of_o their_o duty_n herein_o either_o in_o person_n or_o by_o letter_n unto_o the_o next_o national_a synod_n 11._o for_o the_o province_n of_o high_a languedoc_n mounseur_fw-fr john_n gigord_n pastor_n and_o professor_n of_o divinity_n in_o the_o church_n and_o university_n of_o montpellier_n and_o john_n bansillon_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n in_o aiguemortes_n together_o with_o peter_n de_fw-fr massanes_n councillor_n for_o the_o king_n and_o general_n in_o the_o court_n of_o assistant_n at_o montpellier_n and_o elder_a of_o that_o church_n and_o henry_n de_fw-fr farrell_n lord_n of_o st._n private_a elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o usez_fw-fr 12._o for_o the_o province_n of_o sevennes_n and_o gevaudan_n mounseur_fw-fr john_n bony_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o sauve_n together_o with_o james_n de_fw-fr combier_n lord_n baron_n of_o fond_n and_o of_o serignac_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o juissac_n and_o peter_n de_fw-fr sduorin_n lord_n of_o pomaret_n and_o of_o st._n andrew_n de_fw-fr valborgne_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o same_o place_n who_o present_v letter_n from_o monsieur_n john_n fitz_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o st._n john_n of_o gardenengue_n excuse_v his_o absence_n by_o reason_n of_o sickness_n befall_v he_o in_o his_o journey_n which_o excuse_n be_v warrantable_a be_v accept_v by_o this_o assembly_n since_o there_o arrive_v mounseur_fw-fr esaiah_n du_fw-fr marez_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o alez_n who_o be_v substitute_v in_o his_o stead_n and_o tender_v the_o act_n of_o substitution_n unto_o this_o synod_n he_o be_v immediate_o admit_v 12._o for_o the_o province_n of_o provence_n mounseur_fw-fr samuel_n toussain_o pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o luc_n with_o balthasar_n geronte_n lord_n of_o verage_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o aiguieres_n 13._o for_o the_o province_n of_o dolphiny_a mr._n paul_n guyon_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o dieu_fw-fr le_fw-fr fit_a and_o denys_n bouterove_v pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o grenoble_n together_o with_o james_n de_fw-fr veze_fw-mi lord_n of_o la_o lo_o elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o montlimart_n and_o francis_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr combe_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o st._n marcellin_n 14._o for_o the_o province_n of_o burgundy_n lyonnois_n beaâ—jolois_n brosse_n and_o gex_n mounseur_fw-fr peter_n colinet_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o paray_n in_o charolois_n and_o peter_n eliot_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o arnay_n le_fw-fr duc_n together_o with_o john_n de_fw-fr jaucour_n lord_n of_o villarnou_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o avalon_n and_o john_n grace_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o lion_n 15._o for_o the_o province_n of_o normandy_n mounseur_fw-fr benjamin_n banage_v pastor_n of_o the_o church_n at_o karentan_n and_o samuel_n de_fw-fr l'escherpiere_v lord_n of_o la_fw-fr riviere_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o roven_n together_o with_o paul_n du_fw-fr vivier_n lord_n of_o beaumond_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o bayeux_n and_o james_n le_fw-fr noble_a lord_n of_o la_o leave_v elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o die_n 16._o for_o the_o province_n of_o orleans_n berry_n blezois_n etc._n etc._n mounseur_fw-fr daniel_n jamett_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o st_n amand_n in_o bourbonnois_n and_o samuel_n de_fw-fr chambaran_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o l'orge_n and_o marchenoir_n together_o with_o lewes_n de_fw-fr courcillon_n lord_n of_o d'angeau_n elder_a in_o the_o say_a church_n and_o james_n de_fw-mi brissay_v lord_n of_o jenonville_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o gergeau_n 17._o there_o appear_v also_o in_o this_o assembly_n stephen_n chesneverd_n lord_n of_o la_fw-fr millitiere_n general_a deputy_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o this_o kingdom_n who_o be_v admit_v and_o have_v both_o his_o deliberative_a and_o decisive_a vote_n grant_v he_o chap._n ii_o a_o order_n about_o letter_n of_o deputation_n roll._n see_v the_o three_o synod_n of_o rochel_n art_n 1._o after_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o moderator_n 2._o vitré_fw-it art_n 1._o after_o the_o roll._n 1._o all_o the_o province_n for_o the_o future_a be_v enjoin_v to_o express_v the_o proper_a name_n and_o surname_n of_o the_o pastor_n and_o elder_n depute_v by_o they_o unto_o these_o national_a synod_n and_o to_o specify_v that_o particular_a place_n wherein_o they_o exercise_v their_o respective_a office_n and_o whereas_o that_o failure_n observe_v by_o former_a national_a synod_n about_o submission_n and_o obedience_n be_v still_o find_v want_v in_o several_a letter_n of_o deputation_n from_o divers_a province_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v promise_v in_o express_a term_n without_o any_o condition_n or_o modification_n whatsoever_o unto_o all_o thing_n which_o shall_v be_v determine_v and_o decree_v by_o these_o national_a synod_n chap._n iii_o urgent_a matter_n 2._o the_o church_n of_o paris_n excuse_v its_o consistory_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr du_fw-fr moulin_n one_o of_o their_o pastor_n about_o his_o absence_n from_o this_o assembly_n though_o nominate_v thereunto_o by_o the_o synod_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n and_o offer_v that_o if_o he_o may_v have_v speedy_a notice_n of_o it_o and_o this_o assembly_n judge_v it_o needful_a he_o shall_v yet_o come_v unto_o they_o but_o upon_o debate_v it_o be_v find_v utter_o inconvenient_a for_o the_o say_v mounseur_fw-fr du_fw-fr moulin_n to_o appear_v in_o person_n among_o we_o or_o that_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o trouble_n shall_v be_v examine_v and_o judge_v by_o this_o assembly_n this_o be_v no_o proper_a place_n for_o its_o trial_n for_o by_o such_o a_o anticipation_n we_o shall_v imbroil_v ourselves_o with_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n wherefore_o the_o excuse_n both_o of_o the_o consistory_n of_o that_o church_n and_o of_o the_o say_a sieur_n du_fw-fr moulin_n be_v accept_v 3._o the_o letter_n of_o the_o lord_n duke_n of_o rohan_n and_o sully_n and_o from_o the_o lord_n du_fw-fr plessis_n marli_n be_v receive_v and_o read_v in_o this_o assembly_n all_o tend_v to_o assure_v the_o church_n of_o this_o kingdom_n of_o their_o holy_a resolution_n immovable_o to_o
to_o batter_v it_o down_o with_o force_n of_o argument_n and_o to_o defend_v at_o the_o same_o time_n conjoint_o together_o the_o right_n of_o god_n and_o those_o of_o the_o high_a power_n ordain_v by_o he_o chap._n ix_o particular_a matter_n 1._o there_o be_v read_v a_o act_n of_o the_o colloquy_n of_o high_a agenois_n in_o which_o the_o council_n of_o lower_n guyenne_n complain_v against_o the_o lord_n of_o pujole_n and_o against_o a_o certain_a judgement_n of_o the_o say_a colloquy_n pass_v in_o his_o favour_n because_o that_o the_o say_a lord_n have_v serious_o protest_v of_o his_o sincere_a intention_n to_o persist_v in_o the_o profession_n of_o our_o religion_n they_o can_v not_o imagine_v that_o he_o will_v admit_v into_o his_o heart_n such_o a_o disloyal_a thought_n as_o to_o abandon_v the_o sacred_a communion_n of_o our_o church_n and_o to_o bring_v the_o worst_a of_o evil_n upon_o his_o soul_n in_o good_a earnest_n synod_n 1614_o the_o 21th_o synod_n yet_o nevertheless_o they_o do_v judge_v the_o say_a lord_n worthy_a of_o the_o heavy_a censure_n for_o his_o great_a miscarriage_n in_o all_o his_o public_a act_n particular_o that_o instead_o of_o demand_v in_o a_o lawful_a assembly_n the_o reformation_n of_o those_o default_n and_o abuse_n he_o pretend_v to_o have_v observe_v in_o the_o council_n he_o have_v as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lay_v expose_v it_o to_o the_o high_a contempt_n and_o infamy_n and_o follow_v a_o course_n notorious_o contrary_a to_o all_o order_n which_o have_v be_v until_o now_o uniform_o obey_v and_o practise_v among_o we_o with_o good_a acceptance_n and_o success_n a_o matter_n of_o very_o dangerous_a consequence_n and_o which_o may_v cause_v a_o irreparable_a breach_n in_o our_o union_n which_o fault_n of_o his_o he_o do_v confess_v and_o acknowledge_v and_o promise_v for_o the_o future_a to_o conform_v himself_o to_o the_o canon_n which_o be_v now_o or_o hereafter_o may_v be_v establish_v by_o these_o assembly_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr ferrand_n a_o pastor_n be_v order_v to_o acquaint_v this_o assembly_n of_o it_o all_o thing_n due_o consider_v this_o assembly_n approve_v of_o the_o judgement_n of_o that_o colloquy_n and_o of_o the_o say_a lord_n du_fw-fr pujol_n submission_n and_o have_v once_o more_o reiterated_a the_o same_o remonstrance_n it_o draw_v from_o he_o those_o promise_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o he_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o the_o provincial_a council_n and_o to_o all_o those_o who_o be_v know_v to_o have_v share_v in_o the_o scandal_n that_o he_o have_v give_v and_o all_o the_o church_n party_n in_o those_o disturbance_n be_v exhort_v to_o live_v in_o peace_n and_o union_n for_o the_o future_a which_o be_v mutual_o promise_v on_o all_o side_n 2._o the_o deputy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o auvergne_n remonstrate_v their_o deplorable_a estate_n and_o condition_n earnest_o desire_v the_o favour_n and_o assistance_n of_o this_o assembly_n to_o help_v they_o in_o their_o prosecution_n at_o court_n that_o they_o may_v be_v enable_v to_o uphold_v and_o continue_v the_o exercise_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n at_o issoyre_n and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v provide_v of_o a_o pastor_n meet_v for_o so_o weighty_a a_o work_n this_o assembly_n order_v the_o lord_n general_a deputy_n to_o have_v a_o most_o especial_a care_n of_o their_o concern_n and_o to_o allow_v they_o the_o two_o hundred_o liver_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v on_o account_n from_o the_o lord_n du_fw-fr candall_n and_o they_o do_v far_o grant_v they_o one_o hundred_o liver_n more_o and_o continue_v unto_o they_o their_o four_o portion_n which_o have_v be_v former_o appoint_v to_o be_v pay_v in_o unto_o they_o free_a of_o all_o taxation_n and_o defalcation_n by_o the_o province_n of_o sevennes_n and_o gevaudan_n upon_o the_o score_n of_o any_o charge_n ordinary_a or_o extraordinary_a whatsoever_o and_o it_o ordain_v that_o the_o church_n of_o issoyre_n shall_v be_v incorporate_v with_o the_o say_a province_n from_o which_o according_a to_o order_n they_o shall_v receive_v their_o aforesaid_a portion_n and_o dispose_v of_o they_o towards_o the_o maintenance_n of_o their_o pastor_n and_o the_o remainder_n thereof_o shall_v be_v expend_v in_o defray_v their_o charge_n before_o mention_v until_o the_o next_o national_a synod_n 3._o the_o same_o deputy_n for_o that_o province_n of_o high_a and_o low_a auvergne_n have_v petition_v this_o assembly_n to_o provide_v they_o a_o pastor_n for_o the_o aforementioned_a church_n of_o issoyre_n have_v grant_v they_o mounseur_fw-fr babat_n who_o be_v now_o at_o full_a liberty_n to_o serve_v the_o church_n of_o issoyre_n and_o it_o be_v annex_v congregation_n and_o to_o be_v their_o own_o peculiar_a pastor_n who_o shall_v be_v bring_v over_o to_o they_o with_o his_o household_n good_n and_o library_n at_o their_o charge_n and_o they_o shall_v furnish_v he_o with_o money_n and_o the_o assistance_n of_o a_o elder_a to_o be_v present_a at_o the_o provincial_a synod_n of_o sevennes_n as_o often_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v summon_v to_o they_o 4._o the_o lord_n viscount_n of_o leyran_n demand_v by_o his_o letter_n send_v unto_o this_o assembly_n din._n 2._o vitré_fw-it g._n m._n 11._o two_o copy_n read_v dan._n and_o din._n some_o addition_n from_o we_o unto_o two_o hundred_o liver_n which_o he_o promise_v for_o himself_o shall_v be_v pay_v to_o the_o gather_n and_o constitute_v of_o a_o church_n at_o legran_n l'imbrassat_fw-la and_o d'ur_fw-la there_o be_v grant_v he_o one_o ordinary_a portion_n and_o another_o half_a extraordinary_a both_o free_a of_o all_o charge_n ordinary_a and_o extraordinary_a from_o that_o province_n just_a as_o it_o come_v from_o the_o dividend_n make_v by_o the_o national_a synod_n and_o that_o say_a province_n shall_v be_v accountable_a for_o the_o disposal_n of_o those_o portion_n unto_o the_o next_o national_a synod_n and_o letter_n also_o shall_v be_v write_v unto_o the_o say_a lord_n of_o leyran_n praise_v and_o commend_v his_o zeal_n and_o affection_n towards_o the_o advancement_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n 5._o john_n de_fw-fr luna_n and_o laurens_n fernandez_n both_o spaniard_n present_v themselves_o montauban_n declare_v their_o abjuration_n of_o monkery_n and_o popery_n and_o approve_v of_o their_o conversation_n ever_o since_o their_o conversion_n as_o also_o stephen_n conversett_n of_o the_o franche_fw-mi comté_fw-fr who_o have_v quit_v the_o order_n of_o the_o dominican_n and_o peter_n mercurin_n a_o provincial_a who_o have_v also_o abandon_v popery_n this_o assembly_n grant_v unto_o the_o say_v fernandez_n conversett_n and_o mercurin_n a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o crown_n apiece_o and_o far_o ordain_v that_o the_o say_v mercurin_n shall_v be_v put_v into_o the_o catalogue_n of_o proposant_n and_o be_v first_o of_o all_o employ_v in_o the_o ministry_n in_o provence_n and_o as_o for_o john_n de_fw-fr luna_n who_o desire_n leave_v to_o retire_v for_o some_o time_n into_o holland_n 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of_o st._n stephens_n john_n mozé_fw-fr pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o annonay_n together_o with_o james_n de_fw-fr serres_n doctor_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o aubenas_fw-la and_o whereas_o the_o lord_n of_o cussons_n elder_a of_o the_o church_n of_o annonay_n be_v also_o choose_v and_o name_v in_o the_o letter_n of_o commission_n but_o do_v not_o appear_v his_o absence_n be_v not_o approve_v by_o the_o assembly_n yet_o afterward_o on_o the_o three_o of_o june_n the_o say_a lord_n of_o cussons_n return_v from_o his_o depuration_n unto_o the_o assembly_n at_o rochel_n be_v receive_v into_o this_o assembly_n 14._o for_o the_o province_n of_o sevennes_n and_o gevaudan_n mounseur_fw-fr lewes_n courant_fw-mi pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o anduze_n and_o andrew_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr say_v pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o st._n german_n together_o with_o john_n de_fw-fr barjac_n lord_n of_o villeneufre_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o vigan_n and_o john_n de_fw-fr barjac_n lord_n of_o gasques_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o st._n martin_n 15._o for_o the_o province_n of_o burgundy_n lionnois_n charlois_n and_o gex_n mounseur_fw-fr lewes_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr coste_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o dijon_n peter_n boulenat_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o avalon_n instead_o of_o mounseur_fw-fr eliot_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o arnay_n le_fw-fr duke_n who_o excuse_n be_v admit_v and_o in_o case_n he_o shall_v afterward_o come_v unto_o this_o assembly_n the_o say_a boulenat_n may_v if_o he_o please_v return_n together_o with_o albert_n du_fw-fr mars_n esq_n lord_n of_o balenes_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n maringue_n church_n church_n church_n another_o copy_n read_v of_o maringue_n of_o vessel_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr john_n gravier_n advocate_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o dijon_n and_o elder_a of_o the_o church_n there_o 16._o for_o the_o province_n of_o provence_n mounseur_fw-fr peter_n maurice_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o lormarin_n together_o with_o charles_n de_fw-fr bachy_n esq_n lord_n of_o st._n stephens_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o thovars_n and_o whereas_o monsieur_n samuel_n toussain_fw-fr pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o luke_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr john_n clement_n call_v captain_n cadet_n elder_a of_o the_o church_n there_o appear_v also_o with_o letter_n of_o commission_n from_o the_o synod_n hold_v at_o cabrieres_n the_o fifteen_o of_o april_n last_o this_o assembly_n have_v hear_v the_o say_v deputy_n declare_v the_o deputation_n of_o monsieur_n maurice_n and_o st._n stephens_n to_o be_v lawful_a and_o that_o of_o mounseur_fw-fr toussain_n and_o clement_n illegal_a as_o be_v do_v contrary_a to_o the_o canon_n and_o form_n of_o our_o church-discipline_n yet_o nevertheless_o for_o divers_a important_a cause_n and_o for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o say_a province_n the_o say_a toussain_n and_o clement_n be_v both_o admit_v as_o member_n of_o it_o only_o the_o say_v toussain_o be_v censure_v for_o accept_v of_o the_o say_a deputation_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o act_n of_o st._n maixant_n that_o he_o be_v relap_v into_o the_o same_o fault_n for_o
next_o easter_n at_o the_o far_a that_o he_o shall_v print_v they_o on_o fair_a and_o large_a paper_n which_o will_v hold_v ink_n without_o wash_v such_o as_o that_o on_o which_o the_o lord_n du_fw-fr plessis_n his_o book_n of_o the_o eucharist_n be_v print_v with_o as_o large_a a_o margin_n and_o weigh_v fifteen_o pound_n a_o ream_n or_o there_o away_o that_o the_o character_n shall_v be_v such_o as_o that_o little_a cicero_n print_v by_o colomié_n that_o the_o letter_n shall_v be_v new_o found_v with_o which_o he_o begin_v the_o work_n and_o to_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o progress_n thereof_o in_o case_n occasion_n do_v require_v it_o and_o that_o the_o consistory_n contract_v with_o he_o do_v judge_v it_o needful_a that_o the_o stamp_n for_o the_o latin_a greek_a and_o hebrew_n quotation_n shall_v be_v all_o new_a and_o proportionable_a to_o the_o work_n that_o the_o book_n which_o according_a to_o the_o beforementioned_a article_n and_o condition_n he_o be_v to_o render_v unto_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v keep_v at_o saumar_n there_o to_o be_v sell_v and_o a_o part_n of_o they_o shall_v be_v send_v by_o the_o say_v portau_n to_o lion_n and_o rochel_n and_o all_o of_o they_o deliver_v unto_o the_o respective_a consistory_n of_o those_o church_n who_o shall_v take_v care_n for_o their_o be_v distribute_v abroad_o among_o our_o minister_n and_o in_o case_n mounseur_fw-fr chamier_n shall_v not_o deliver_v his_o copy_n unto_o the_o say_v fortau_n than_o the_o consistory_n of_o paris_n be_v order_v to_o divide_v equal_o the_o three_o thousand_o liver_n remain_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n du_fw-fr candal_n and_o to_o send_v the_o respective_a dividend_n thereof_o unto_o the_o province_n to_o who_o it_o do_v belong_v 25._o this_o synod_n receive_v letter_n from_o the_o gentleman_n depute_v by_o the_o province_n unto_o the_o assembly_n at_o rochel_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr preau_fw-fr pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o vitré_n commissionated_a by_o they_o report_v their_o unanimous_a intention_n and_o resolution_n to_o live_v and_o die_v in_o the_o union_n swear_v by_o all_o the_o church_n for_o which_o he_o be_v order_v to_o render_v they_o the_o hearty_a thanks_o of_o this_o synod_n and_o to_o assure_v they_o that_o we_o never_o have_v nor_o will_v ever_o have_v any_o other_o end_n or_o aim_n than_o firm_o and_o inviolable_o to_o secure_v and_o promote_v this_o holy_a union_n and_o as_o touch_v that_o particular_a report_v by_o the_o say_a duke_n preau_n unto_o this_o synod_n by_o word_n of_o mouth_n and_o by_o letter_n from_o the_o say_a assembly_n how_o that_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o day_n oblige_v they_o to_o send_v several_a deputation_n unto_o court_n and_o elsewhere_o whilst_o the_o six_o province_n meet_v and_o since_o all_o the_o other_o have_v join_v they_o they_o be_v force_v to_o borrow_v in_o one_o place_n five_o hundred_o liver_n and_o in_o another_o place_n two_o thousand_o liver_n more_o to_o defray_v their_o charge_n and_o there_o will_v be_v a_o want_n of_o five_o hundred_o liver_n more_o to_o make_v another_o and_o their_o last_o deputation_n unto_o court_n which_o they_o shall_v be_v constrain_v also_o to_o take_v up_o at_o interest_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o which_o sum_v the_o deputy_n aforesaid_a have_v by_o a_o act_n which_o be_v here_o present_v we_o bind_v and_o oblige_v the_o money_n give_v we_o by_o the_o king_n liberality_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o our_o minister_n this_o assembly_n give_v those_o deputy_n to_o understand_v that_o the_o disposal_n of_o this_o money_n be_v whole_o and_o sole_o in_o the_o power_n of_o our_o national_a synod_n and_o of_o this_o in_o particular_a and_o that_o not_o a_o penny_n of_o it_o can_v be_v dispose_v of_o by_o any_o political_a assembly_n whatsoever_o yet_o notwithstanding_o for_o some_o special_a reason_n in_o this_o juncture_n and_o not_o intend_v hereby_o to_o make_v a_o precedent_n of_o it_o for_o the_o future_a the_o lord_n du_fw-fr candal_n be_v order_v to_o pay_v unto_o the_o say_a deputy_n the_o sum_n of_o three_o thousand_o liver_n and_o this_o only_a by_o way_n of_o loan_n that_o so_o their_o expense_n may_v be_v clear_v of_o and_o whereas_o the_o six_o province_n have_v borrow_v five_o hundred_o liver_n this_o synod_n can_v do_v nothing_o in_o it_o because_o it_o be_v employ_v on_o a_o private_a concern_v of_o the_o city_n of_o rochel_n and_o by_o parity_n of_o reason_n the_o other_o province_n may_v as_o well_o demand_v a_o reimbursement_n of_o their_o charge_n also_o expend_v by_o they_o on_o the_o like_a occasion_n and_o our_o lord_n the_o general_a deputy_n be_v entreat_v most_o humble_o to_o petition_v his_o majesty_n that_o the_o say_v three_o thousand_o liver_n may_v be_v return_v we_o again_o and_o distribute_v among_o our_o church_n since_o this_o the_o say_a deputy_n assemble_v at_o rochel_n have_v write_v unto_o this_o synod_n by_o the_o lord_n of_o cusonnel_n deputy_n for_o vivaretz_n that_o now_o they_o have_v no_o need_n of_o the_o say_a sum_n of_o four_o thousand_o liver_n demand_v by_o they_o before_o whereupon_o advice_n be_v give_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o candal_n to_o furnish_v they_o only_o with_o two_o thousand_o one_o hundred_o liver_n 26._o mounseur_fw-fr du_fw-fr preau_n do_v also_o represent_v the_o distress_a estate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o church_n of_o sancerre_n 37._o see_v below_o g.m._n 37._o who_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o past_a suffering_n and_o to_o secure_v the_o possession_n of_o this_o cautionary_a town_n be_v wellnear_o undo_v have_v borrow_v so_o much_o money_n and_o mortgage_v their_o estate_n for_o the_o payment_n thereof_o that_o without_o considerable_a assistance_n and_o relief_n from_o the_o church_n they_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o pay_v their_o debt_n nor_o to_o free_v their_o estate_n from_o those_o great_a encumbrance_n the_o same_o also_o be_v attest_v by_o letter_n from_o the_o lord_n baron_fw-fr of_o belette_n and_o by_o the_o deputy_n of_o berry_n this_o assembly_n consider_v that_o all_o the_o church_n be_v concern_v in_o the_o preservation_n of_o this_o important_a place_n exhort_v those_o province_n which_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o charitable_o contribute_v towards_o their_o relief_n to_o do_v it_o out_o of_o hand_n and_o to_o remit_v the_o money_n collect_v by_o they_o unto_o the_o consistory_n of_o the_o say_a church_n and_o our_o general_a deputy_n be_v request_v to_o have_v a_o extraordinary_a care_n of_o that_o city_n for_o the_o future_a 27._o the_o same_o mounseur_fw-fr du_fw-fr preau_fw-fr complain_v to_o we_o from_o the_o deputy_n in_o the_o assembly_n at_o rochel_n that_o mounseur_fw-fr du_fw-fr crest_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o manosque_n in_o provence_n do_v together_o with_o his_o church_n and_o consistory_n oppose_v the_o election_n of_o the_o lord_n baron_fw-fr of_o semis_fw-la and_o of_o monsieur_n huron_n a_o pastor_n to_o be_v deputy_n unto_o the_o say_a assembly_n whereupon_o a_o order_n past_a that_o those_o pastor_n and_o elder_n which_o be_v authorize_v by_o this_o synod_n viz._n the_o deputy_n of_o lower_n languedoc_n to_o take_v cognisance_n of_o those_o many_o and_o great_a difference_n which_o be_v fall_v out_o in_o the_o province_n of_o provence_n shall_v also_o examine_v this_o matter_n and_o inflict_v such_o censure_n as_o the_o author_n and_o partner_n in_o these_o division_n have_v incur_v and_o deserve_v 28._o moreover_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr preau_fw-fr inform_v we_o of_o the_o deplorable_a estate_n of_o the_o church_n in_o auvergne_n which_o information_n be_v confirm_v by_o monsieur_n babat_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o issoyre_n who_o come_v from_o they_o this_o synod_n have_v hear_v they_o both_o and_o peruse_v the_o letter_n send_v from_o the_o assembly_n at_o rochel_n and_o those_o from_o the_o consistory_n of_o issoyre_n and_o from_o the_o lord_n viscount_n of_o la_fw-fr roche_n courtan_n all_o advise_v we_o or_o the_o most_o miserable_a condition_n of_o those_o poor_a and_o persecute_a church_n it_o do_v ordain_v that_o whereas_o the_o deputy_n of_o the_o province_n assemble_v at_o rochel_n have_v recommend_v this_o affair_n unto_o our_o lord_n the_o general_a deputy_n the_o synod_n will_v in_o a_o more_o special_a manner_n take_v care_n of_o this_o and_o be_v more_o concern_v for_o it_o than_o for_o any_o other_o and_o will_v petition_v his_o majesty_n that_o commissioner_n may_v be_v dispatch_v thither_o out_o of_o hand_n to_o cause_v the_o persecution_n to_o cease_v and_o that_o satisfaction_n may_v be_v give_v unto_o our_o poor_a brethren_n who_o have_v be_v so_o barbarous_o and_o cruel_o torment_v and_o that_o his_o majesty_n edict_n may_v be_v vigorous_o and_o faithful_o put_v in_o execution_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o deputy_n of_o sevennes_n and_o the_o say_v babat_n have_v urge_v the_o necessity_n of_o settle_v two_o pastor_n in_o those_o church_n aforesaid_a this_o
lord_n the_o general_a deputy_n the_o sum_n of_o four_o hundred_o liver_n at_o one_o entire_a payment_n synod_n alez_n obs_n 15._o on_o this_o synod_n it_o be_v to_o be_v dispose_v by_o they_o as_o they_o shall_v have_v occasion_n between_o this_o and_o the_o next_o national_a synod_n 14._o several_a deputy_n inform_v this_o assembly_n how_o they_o be_v charge_v by_o their_o province_n to_o request_v that_o some_o speedy_a course_n may_v be_v take_v with_o the_o sieur_n pallott_n 4._o gap_n at_o the_o roll._n privas_n g._n m._n 17._o alez_n g._n m._n 4._o to_o compel_v he_o to_o make_v restitution_n of_o those_o great_a sum_n owe_v by_o he_o unto_o the_o church_n according_a as_o it_o appear_v from_o the_o account_n examine_v by_o the_o commissioner_n thereunto_o appoint_v far_o a_o certain_a person_n offer_v himself_o to_o prosecute_v he_o at_o law_n at_o his_o own_o charge_n and_o to_o be_v accountable_a for_o the_o whole_a unto_o the_o next_o national_a synod_n and_o demand_v none_o other_o recompense_n for_o his_o pain_n therein_o than_o what_o the_o synod_n shall_v free_o give_v he_o and_o that_o too_o according_a to_o the_o profit_n redound_v by_o this_o his_o service_n unto_o the_o church_n the_o assembly_n though_o it_o like_v well_o of_o this_o offer_n yet_o it_o give_v order_n to_o the_o deputy_n of_o the_o high_a and_o low_a languedoc_n of_o sevennes_n of_o dolphiny_a of_o burgundy_n vivaretz_n provence_n and_o of_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n in_o their_o way_n homeward_o to_o their_o respective_a province_n that_o they_o shall_v step_v in_o at_o paris_n and_o assemble_v the_o consistory_n of_o that_o church_n and_o the_o lord_n general_a deputy_n and_o confer_v all_o together_o of_o the_o best_a and_o most_o proper_a mean_n whereby_o to_o induce_v the_o say_a palot_n to_o make_v payment_n of_o those_o very_a great_a sum_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o persuasion_n use_v to_o he_o or_o by_o accept_v of_o such_o a_o composition_n as_o shall_v be_v offer_v by_o he_o or_o by_o some_o other_o for_o he_o and_o in_o case_n they_o can_v before_o their_o departure_n from_o paris_n conclude_v the_o matter_n with_o he_o through_o strait_n of_o time_n they_o shall_v give_v letter_n of_o attorney_n unto_o the_o say_a consistory_n and_o to_o the_o general_a deputy_n to_o treat_v with_o any_o person_n that_o shall_v make_v the_o most_o beneficial_a and_o advantageous_a offer_n for_o the_o church_n according_a to_o the_o article_n and_o agreement_n insert_v into_o their_o letter_n of_o attorney_n and_o notice_n shall_v be_v give_v of_o what_o be_v do_v in_o this_o affair_n unto_o all_o the_o province_n 15._o the_o sieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr nusse_n jolly_n and_o paris_n pastor_n and_o st._n lazare_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr buissiere_n and_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr baterne_n be_v constitute_v a_o committee_n to_o audit_n the_o account_n of_o our_o college_n and_o university_n 16._o the_o provincial_a deputy_n of_o dolphiny_a be_v charge_v to_o desire_v the_o lord_n marshal_n of_o lesdiguieres_n to_o cause_v the_o account_n of_o the_o soldier_n lie_v in_o garrison_n in_o the_o cautionary_a town_n of_o that_o province_n to_o be_v dispatch_v out_o of_o hand_n unto_o the_o lord_n general_a deputy_n who_o have_v never_o have_v any_o correspondence_n with_o the_o say_a lord_n marshal_n since_o they_o have_v be_v in_o office_n but_o this_o present_a article_n be_v raze_v out_o of_o the_o original_n chap._n x._o of_o particular_a matter_n 1._o the_o lord_n of_o monis_fw-la governor_n of_o pons_n have_v write_v unto_o this_o assembly_n of_o his_o great_a know_a expense_n in_o keep_v and_o repair_v the_o town_n of_o pons_n and_o desire_v that_o he_o may_v be_v reimburse_v a_o answer_n be_v send_v he_o to_o this_o effect_n that_o this_o synod_n can_v not_o though_o it_o will_v give_v he_o any_o satisfaction_n because_o the_o money_n which_o be_v in_o its_o disposal_n do_v belong_v unto_o the_o ministry_n and_o can_v be_v divert_v to_o any_o other_o use_n however_o we_o will_v entreat_v the_o lord_n general_a deputy_n to_o address_v themselves_o unto_o the_o king_n on_o his_o behalf_n that_o so_o his_o majesty_n may_v be_v please_v to_o grant_v he_o 〈◊〉_d order_n for_o the_o reimbursement_n of_o his_o charge_n 2._o simeon_n conte_n of_o st._n damian_n one_o of_o the_o refugee_n of_o the_o marquisate_n of_o saluce_n present_v a_o petition_n on_o behalf_n of_o monsieur_n bernardin_n moilleur_fw-fr another_o refugeé_n of_o the_o same_o marquisate_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o attestation_n from_o the_o church_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr tour_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr serre_n date_v the_o 14_o of_o october_n 1616._o crave_v relief_n for_o he_o from_o this_o assembly_n distribution_n st._n maixant_n 1._o of_o distribution_n but_o it_o in_o no_o wise_a approve_a that_o the_o say_v conte_n shall_v run_v up_o and_o down_o from_o one_o church_n unto_o another_o beg_n their_o charity_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o church_n of_o this_o kingdom_n have_v already_o contribute_v and_o with_o very_o great_a liberality_n towards_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o exile_n of_o that_o marquisate_n and_o therefore_o command_v he_o to_o depart_v however_o it_o order_v that_o sixty_o liver_n shall_v be_v take_v out_o of_o our_o church_n stock_n and_o deliver_v unto_o monsieur_n chambrun_n one_o of_o the_o pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o nismes_n to_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o son_n of_o the_o say_v mounseur_fw-fr bernardin_n moilleur_fw-fr who_o be_v a_o student_n in_o the_o university_n of_o nismes_n to_o encourage_v he_o in_o his_o study_n 3._o the_o lady_n duchess_n of_o tremoville_n be_v entreat_v by_o this_o assembly_n to_o write_v unto_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n that_o his_o excellency_n will_v be_v please_v to_o show_v that_o kindness_n unto_o the_o sieurs_fw-fr julian_n and_o alary_n and_o their_o family_n as_o to_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o return_v and_o dwell_v in_o his_o city_n of_o orange_n and_o to_o enjoy_v their_o estate_n and_o office_n as_o forme_o she_o be_v also_o entreat_v to_o write_v unto_o prince_n maurice_n and_o to_o the_o lord_n duke_n of_o tremoville_n her_o son_n that_o they_o will_v join_v their_o request_n with_o she_o unto_o his_o excellency_n for_o the_o same_o purpose_n and_o the_o lord_n marshal_n duke_n of_o bovillon_n shall_v be_v write_v unto_o from_o we_o entreat_v he_o to_o improve_v his_o interest_n with_o his_o excellency_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o those_o poor_a distress_a gentleman_n 4._o ascanius_n allion_n be_v hear_v in_o his_o complaint_n against_o the_o province_n of_o dolphiny_a 6._o st._n maixant_a p._n m._n 6._o as_o also_o the_o deputy_n of_o the_o say_a province_n in_o their_o defence_n against_o he_o whereupon_o this_o assembly_n advise_v the_o say_a allion_n to_o carry_v himself_o with_o more_o meekness_n and_o moderation_n and_o to_o subject_n himself_o unto_o the_o discipline_n of_o our_o church_n and_o in_o case_n he_o refuse_v obedience_n to_o it_o that_o then_o the_o province_n shall_v censure_v he_o according_a to_o his_o demerit_n and_o because_o of_o his_o poverty_n this_o synod_n order_v thirty_o liver_n to_o be_v give_v he_o but_o withal_o enjoin_v he_o immediate_o to_o return_v to_o his_o own_o home_n and_o not_o to_o trouble_v we_o any_o more_o with_o his_o needless_a company_n 5._o quintin_n mareschall_n 11._o see_v the_o same_o demand_n privas_n p._n m._n 11._o a_o printer_n present_v unto_o this_o assembly_n a_o certain_a article_n of_o the_o provincial_a synod_n of_o berry_n hold_v at_o chastillon_n upon_o the_o loir_n whereby_o he_o be_v order_v to_o petition_v this_o national_a synod_n for_o some_o money_n to_o set_v his_o press_n at_o work_n this_o assembly_n not_o approve_v of_o that_o article_n do_v however_o order_v that_o province_n to_o give_v the_o say_a quintin_n once_o for_o all_o at_o one_o entire_a payment_n fifty_o liver_n 6._o mounseur_fw-fr imbert_n appear_v in_o person_n before_o this_o assembly_n and_o declare_v on_o what_o term_n and_o condition_n he_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o province_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v at_o his_o own_o liberty_n at_o what_o time_n he_o please_v to_o leave_v it_o which_o yet_o have_v be_v since_o contest_v by_o the_o say_a province_n however_o he_o be_v now_o discharge_v by_o they_o from_o the_o church_n of_o la_fw-fr ferté_fw-fr and_o lend_v by_o the_o colloquy_n of_o beausse_fw-fr to_o the_o church_n of_o orleans_n until_o the_o sit_v of_o this_o synod_n the_o deputy_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n claim_v a_o right_a of_o redemand_v he_o as_o now_o they_o do_v and_o on_o the_o contrary_a those_o of_o berry_n and_o the_o deputy_n of_o orleans_n insist_v that_o he_o may_v be_v fix_v in_o the_o church_n of_o orleans_n because_o of_o the_o singular_a success_n and_o fruitfulness_n of_o his_o ministry_n and_o the_o very_a great_a necessity_n whereunto_o they_o be_v reduce_v before_o
council_n z_o vol._n ii_o by_o john_n qvick_n minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n london_n print_v by_o j._n richardson_n for_o thomas_n parkhurst_n at_o the_o three_o bibles_n and_o crown_n in_o cheapside_n and_o for_o jonathan_n robinson_n at_o the_o golden_a lion_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n mdcxcii_o the_o content_n of_o the_o national_a synod_n of_o alez_n chap._n i._n deputy_n to_o the_o synod_n synodical_a officer_n choose_v chap._n ii_o letter_n from_o the_o duke_n of_o rohan_n the_o pastor_n of_o alez_n sit_v in_o the_o synod_n oath_n take_v by_o the_o deputy_n that_o they_o have_v not_o procure_v themselves_o to_o be_v elect_v 3._o mounseur_fw-fr turretin_n no_o deputy_n yet_o have_v the_o privilege_n of_o a_o deputy_n in_o this_o synod_n letter_n from_o the_o d._n of_o lesdiguieres_n and_o from_o the_o lord_n of_o chastillon_n chap._n iii_o oath_n of_o union_n chap._n iu._n observation_n upon_o the_o confession_n of_o faith_n confession_n swear_v chap._n v._n observation_n upon_o the_o discipline_n a_o case_n about_o a_o solemn_a fast_o on_o day_n of_o ordination_n 2._o about_o proposans_n fit_a for_o the_o ministry_n 3._o catechise_v enjoin_v 5._o a_o cannon_n about_o habit_n and_o fashion_n especial_o of_o minister_n and_o their_o family_n 6_o 7._o about_o depose_v minister_n 9_o a_o case_n about_o the_o reader_n in_o church_n 12._o a_o cannon_n of_o the_o n._n s._n of_o privas_n insert_v into_o the_o discipline_n 16._o whether_o the_o bane_n of_o stranger_n may_v be_v publish_v 17_o 18._o the_o discipline_n approve_v and_o swear_v chap._n vi_o obserution_n on_o the_o national_a synod_n of_o vitre_fw-la elder_n without_o the_o pastor_n can_v suspend_v a_o person_n from_o the_o lord_n table_n 2._o the_o case_n of_o mr._n beauchamp_v pastor_n to_o the_o d._n of_o rohan_n 3._o a_o select_a number_n of_o pastor_n to_o be_v choose_v out_o of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v make_v professor_n upon_o a_o vacancy_n in_o the_o university_n 4._o the_o prudent_a care_n of_o the_o synod_n against_o pragmatical_a minister_n 6._o non-residents_a declare_v rebel_n against_o the_o discipline_n 8._o samuel_n de_fw-fr fresnay_n encourage_v by_o the_o synod_n 9_o the_o case_n of_o mr._n chauveton_n 10._o of_o mr._n de_fw-fr anglade_n 11._o of_o mr._n guerin_n 12._o of_o the_o bookseller_n of_o geneva_n 14._o chap_n vii_o mr._n chauve_n report_v why_o neither_o himself_o nor_o the_o sieurs_fw-fr du_fw-mi moulin_n chamier_n and_o rivet_n go_v not_o to_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n 16._o the_o case_n of_o mr._n bennet_n 17._o chap._n viii_o of_o appeal_n of_o mr._n gaussens_n 3._o of_o mr._n la_fw-fr coste_n 4._o of_o mrs._n de_fw-fr sales_n 5._o of_o mr._n rossens_n 6._o of_o mr._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr fage_n 11._o of_o mr._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr garie_n 12._o of_o mr._n de_fw-fr rieu_n 13._o of_o the_o church_n of_o privas_n 17._o of_o the_o baron_n of_o ganges_n 19_o of_o mr._n gallpin_n 20._o of_o discipline_n severe_o but_o just_o exercise_v upon_o two_o scandalous_a minister_n 24_o 25._o the_o case_n of_o mr._n des_n maretz_n 29._o a_o cannon_n make_v against_o fill_v of_o consistory_n with_o relation_n 31._o the_o case_n of_o mr._n de_fw-fr monsanglard_n 36._o cottely_a a_o scandalous_a minister_n depose_v 50._o of_o mr._n mahaut_n 56._o discipline_n exercise_v upon_o a_o scandalous_a minister_n 65._o chap._n ix_o of_o general_a matter_n minister_n may_v not_o intermeddle_v with_o any_o political_a affair_n 1._o palot_n business_n 4._o act_n for_o the_o national_a fast_o 5._o about_o proposant_n 6._o huberus_n come_v to_o this_o synod_n again_o with_o his_o petition_n 10._o care_v for_o minister_n maintenance_n 17._o advice_n to_o the_o pastor_n of_o geneva_n 20._o chap._n x._o form_n of_o excommunication_n chap._n xi_o the_o cannon_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n incorporate_v with_o those_o of_o the_o church_n of_o france_n chap._n xii_o the_o oath_n take_v by_o the_o deputy_n against_o arminianism_n a_o order_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o candal_n deputy_n chap._n xiii_o particular_a matter_n mr._n martin_n relation_n of_o his_o book_n le_fw-fr capuchin_n reform_v 1._o a_o minister_n emeritus_n care_v for_o 2._o the_o sad_a case_n of_o the_o church_n of_o privas_n 7._o a_o spanish_a protestant_n care_v for_o 11._o the_o sad_a state_n of_o the_o church_n of_o issoire_n 20._o chap._n fourteen_o of_o canon_n for_o the_o province_n of_o provence_n chap._n xv._o of_o college_n and_o university_n chap._n xvi_o of_o account_n chap._n xvi_o of_o law_n for_o the_o university_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o france_n chap._n xviii_o of_o dividend_n of_o money_n among_o the_o province_n chap._n xix_o of_o the_o lord_n of_o candal_n account_n chap._n xx._n of_o money_n which_o the_o synod_n order_v the_o lord_n of_o candal_n to_o pay_v to_o province_n and_o particular_a person_n chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o catalogue_n of_o apostate_n and_o depose_v minister_n the_o synod_n of_o alez_n synod_n 1620._o the_o 23th_o synod_n synod_n xxiii_o 1620._o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n amen_o act_n of_o the_o national_a synod_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o france_n and_o principality_n of_o bearne_v hold_v at_o alez_n in_o sevennes_n the_o first_o day_n of_o october_n and_o the_o day_n follow_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o chap._n i._o deputy_n and_o officer_n of_o the_o synod_n 1_o in_o which_o there_o meet_v for_o the_o province_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n mounseur_fw-fr peter_n du_fw-fr moulin_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o paris_n isaac_n de_fw-fr juigne_fw-fr pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o vassy_n and_o thomas_n papillon_n advocate_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n and_o elder_a of_o the_o church_n there_o gather_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr marolles_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o vitry_n be_v nominate_v in_o the_o letter_n of_o commission_n but_o absent_a however_o he_o do_v by_o letter_n write_v under_o his_o own_o hand_n excuse_v his_o absence_n which_o letter_n be_v remand_v back_o unto_o his_o provincial_a synod_n to_o judge_v of_o they_o 2._o for_o the_o province_n of_o normandy_n mounseur_fw-fr samuel_n de_fw-fr l'_n escherpiere_v lord_n of_o riviere_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o roven_n daniel_n massys_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o caen_n antony_n bridon_n esq_n lord_n of_o boisleroy_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o fescamp_n and_o james_n de_fw-fr montbray_n esq_n advocate_n in_o the_o court_n of_o vires_fw-la and_o elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o conde_n 3._o for_o the_o province_n of_o britain_n mounseur_fw-fr ezechiel_n marmet_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n gather_v in_o the_o house_n of_o my_o lord_n duke_n of_o rohan_n and_o philip_n the_o vassaut_n esq_n lord_n of_o pennonstet_fw-la elder_a of_o the_o church_n of_o roche_n bernard_n 4._o for_o the_o province_n of_o orleans_n and_o berry_n mounseur_fw-fr daniel_n jammet_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o st._n amand_n nicolas_n vigner_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o blois_n john_n de_fw-fr bennis_n advocate_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o gien_n and_o galliot_n de_fw-fr gambris_fw-la esq_n lord_n of_o soussesse_v elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o romorantin_n 5._o for_o the_o province_n of_o tourain_n and_o anjou_n mounseur_fw-fr samuel_n bouchereau_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o saumur_n matthew_n cottieres_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o tours_n george_n rabboteau_n advocate_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o pruil_o and_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plant_n elder_a of_o the_o church_n of_o saumur_n be_v absent_a and_o excuse_v himself_o by_o letter_n his_o excuse_n be_v admit_v 6._o for_o the_o high_a and_o low_a poictou_n mounseur_fw-fr john_n chauffepy_v pastor_n of_o the_o church_n at_o niort_n john_n car_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n at_o castelheraud_n giles_n begand_n lord_n of_o la_fw-fr begaudiere_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o mountagu_n and_o esajah_n du_fw-fr mas_n esq_n lord_n of_o montmartyn_n excuse_v his_o absence_n because_o he_o fall_v sick_a upon_o the_o way_n unto_o this_o synod_n his_o excuse_n be_v admit_v 7._o for_o xaintonge_v mr._n daniel_n chanet_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n or_o ars_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o re_n john_n constans_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o pons_n peter_n packquet_n elder_a of_o the_o church_n of_o rochefoucault_n peter_n fromentin_n elder_a of_o the_o church_n of_o st._n john_n de_fw-fr angaly_n 8._o for_o the_o low_a guyenne_n mr._n james_n du_fw-fr luc_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o castlejatoux_n james_n private_a pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o chastillon_n francis_n joly_n counsellor_n and_o secretary_n to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o auditor_n in_o the_o chancery_n of_o bourdeaux_n and_o elder_a of_o the_o churchthere_n and_o john_n guillim_n de_fw-fr boutieres_n esq_n lord_n of_o artigue_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o grateloup_n 9_o for_o vivaret_n mr._n david_n agard_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o valence_n daniel_n
richard_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o cheilar_n john_n de_fw-fr blache_n lord_n of_o blesset_n elder_n of_o the_o church_n in_o bouffres_n and_o john_n the_o roure_n advocate_n elder_a of_o the_o church_n of_o aubenas_fw-la 20._o for_o the_o low_a languedoc_n mr._n laurence_n brunier_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o vsez_fw-fr michael_n le_fw-fr faucheur_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o montpellier_n charles_n the_o bouque_n lord_n of_o pons_n doctor_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o elder_a of_o the_o church_n of_o montpellier_n and_o antony_n de_fw-fr roques_n lord_n of_o clausonne_fw-fr elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o montfrin_n 11._o for_o the_o high_a languedoc_n and_o guyenne_n mounseur_fw-fr john_n de_fw-fr voysin_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o realmont_n and_o antony_n garissoles_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o puylaurent_n paul_n de_fw-fr luffee_n lord_n of_o maraval_n governor_n of_o mavesin_n and_o elder_a of_o the_o church_n there_o james_n du_fw-fr puy_n deputy-lieutenant_n in_o the_o seneschalsy_n of_o montauban_n and_o elder_a of_o that_o church_n 12._o for_o burgundy_a mr._n peter_n helliot_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o arnay_n le_fw-fr due_n francis_n pereault_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o mascon_n and_o noel_n du_fw-fr noyer_n elder_a of_o the_o church_n of_o bussy_n mounseur_fw-fr salmasius_n be_v nominate_v deputy_n unto_o this_o assembly_n but_o excuse_v himself_o by_o letter_n as_o also_o do_v monsieur_n guichard_n and_o forest_n who_o beigg_a elder_n be_v both_o substitute_v in_o his_o place_n who_o excuse_n be_v remand_v back_o unto_o their_o province_n that_o it_o may_v judge_v of_o their_o validity_n 13._o for_o the_o province_n or_o provence_n mr._n peter_n huron_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o reis_n elias_n de_fw-fr glandeviâ—_n lord_n of_o anjou_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o puymichel_n 14._o for_o the_o province_n of_o dolphiny_a mr._n paul_n guyon_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o dieu_fw-fr le_fw-fr sit_v peter_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr croze_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n in_o courtezon_n james_n bernard_n advocate_n elder_a of_o the_o church_n in_o montlimart_n and_o moses_n du_fw-fr port_n elder_a of_o the_o church_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr meure_fw-fr the_o lord_n of_o champoleon_n be_v also_o nominate_v in_o the_o letter_n of_o commission_n but_o excuse_v himself_o by_o letter_n unto_o this_o assembly_n 15._o for_o the_o province_n of_o sevennes_n mounseur_fw-fr peter_n guillamin_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o st._n andrew_n de_fw-fr valborgne_n daniel_n venturin_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o vigan_n john_n de_fw-fr vignole_n lord_n of_o bonnet_n elder_n in_o the_o church_n of_o colegnac_n and_o john_n baldwin_n doctor_n of_o law_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o la_fw-fr salle_n 16._o there_o come_v also_o for_o the_o church_n in_o the_o principality_n of_o bearne_n mounseur_fw-fr peter_n l'_fw-mi abbadye_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o paw_n and_o john_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr coste_n lord_n of_o padet_n elder_a of_o the_o church_n of_o mone_v in_o who_o letter_n of_o commission_n there_o be_v want_v the_o clause_n of_o submission_n that_o article_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o vitre_fw-la be_v read_v unto_o they_o relate_v to_o it_o whereupon_o they_o offer_v their_o reason_n why_o they_o can_v not_o entire_o subject_v themselves_o unto_o the_o discipline_n of_o our_o church_n in_o france_n principal_o because_o of_o the_o present_a juncture_n of_o affair_n they_o be_v admit_v to_o a_o consultive_a vote_n under_o the_o limitation_n express_v in_o that_o act_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o vitre_fw-la that_o it_o shall_v be_v leave_v to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o province_n whether_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o decisive_a vote_n in_o certain_a case_n concern_v the_o church_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o this_o by_o provision_n only_o until_o the_o next_o national_a synod_n 17._o the_o sieur_n chalas_fw-la one_o of_o the_o general_a deputy_n of_o 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denounce_v against_o he_o by_o the_o national_a synod_n of_o charenton_n shall_v be_v raze_v out_o also_o 8._o the_o write_n deliver_v by_o mounseur_fw-fr perrin_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o nyon_n and_o by_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr mirebell_n decease_v unto_o the_o province_n of_o burgundy_n and_o by_o their_o deputy_n unto_o this_o synod_n be_v all_o order_v to_o be_v suppress_v 9_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o three_o article_n of_o general_n matter_n pass_v in_o the_o aforesaid_a synod_n of_o charenton_n be_v recommend_v unto_o all_o the_o church_n 10._o there_o be_v read_v the_o act_n and_o letter_n of_o certain_a elder_n and_o head_n of_o family_n in_o the_o church_n of_o montlimart_n letter_n from_o the_o church_n of_o sauve_n and_o from_o his_o highness_n the_o lord_n duke_n of_o rohan_n and_o audience_n be_v give_v unto_o the_o lord_n charon_n and_o mouschamp_n deputy_n of_o montlimart_n and_o to_o the_o provincial_a deputy_n of_o dolphiny_a and_o sevennes_n as_o 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most_o humble_a and_o hearty_a thanks_o of_o the_o assembly_n render_v to_o he_o and_o he_o be_v far_o entreat_v to_o continue_v more_o and_o more_o to_o do_v all_o good_a office_n unto_o the_o church_n and_o to_o get_v expedit_v a_o decree_n of_o supersedeas_fw-la which_o may_v stop_v the_o violence_n of_o our_o ill-wisher_n and_o may_v secure_v we_o some_o repose_n till_o such_o time_n as_o his_o lordship_n the_o general_n deputy_n do_v take_v into_o his_o hand_n the_o management_n of_o our_o affair_n which_o be_v ready_o grant_v by_o the_o lord_n commissioner_n 15._o the_o sieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'_fw-mi angle_n and_o cottiby_n pastor_n be_v join_v in_o commission_n with_o the_o sieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr morande_fw-fr and_o pellue_n to_o present_v unto_o their_o majesty_n the_o bill_n of_o our_o church_n grievance_n and_o they_o have_v letter_n also_o to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o queen_n regent_n to_o my_o lord_n the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n to_o my_o lord_n chancellor_n to_o my_o lord_n high_a treasurer_n and_o to_o my_o lord_n emery_n comptroller_n general_n and_o to_o the_o lord_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vrilliere_n secretary_n of_o state_n and_o this_o committee_n be_v order_v to_o give_v the_o most_o hearty_a thanks_o of_o all_o the_o church_n unto_o the_o lord_n marquis_n of_o clemont_n and_o to_o assure_v he_o of_o our_o perpetual_a gratitude_n arid_a that_o we_o shall_v always_o remember_v the_o great_a care_n and_o pain_n he_o take_v for_o we_o during_o his_o office_n of_o general_n deputy_n and_o that_o we_o will_v never_o be_v want_v in_o our_o prayer_n unto_o god_n for_o he_o and_o his_o best_a blessing_n upon_o he_o and_o the_o say_a committee_n be_v order_v to_o receive_v the_o sum_n of_o 1600_o livre_n assign_v by_o his_o majesty_n for_o the_o defray_v our_o synodical_a charge_n after_o that_o this_o committee_n shall_v have_v pay_v their_o duty_n in_o the_o name_n of_o this_o whole_a assembly_n to_o both_o their_o majesty_n and_o their_o most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n the_o sieur_n of_o morande_n and_o pellue_n shall_v remain_v at_o paris_n wait_v the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n general_n deputy_n and_o salute_v his_o lordship_n from_o the_o assembly_n and_o consign_v unto_o he_o the_o conduct_n of_o our_o affair_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o they_o shall_v employ_v themselves_o whole_o in_o solicit_v the_o speedy_a dispatch_n of_o those_o which_o be_v most_o urgent_a and_o admit_v of_o no_o delay_n and_o in_o case_n his_o lordship_n our_o general_n deputy_n do_v not_o come_v to_o paris_n within_o a_o fortnight_n they_o shall_v tarry_v there_o till_o he_o do_v and_o it_o be_v in_o no_o wise_a just_a or_o equitable_a that_o they_o shall_v lie_v there_o upon_o their_o own_o charge_n the_o assembly_n grant_v that_o out_o of_o the_o sum_n of_o 1600_o livre_n assign_v by_o his_o majesty_n for_o defray_v of_o out_o expense_n they_o shall_v draw_v out_o for_o their_o own_o service_n the_o sum_n