A Circulatory Letter of the General Deputies of the Reformed Churches.
GEntlemen, We doubt not but you have expected our Let∣ters with Impatience, and that you did not take it amiss, that we did not send you what pass'd con∣cerning the Duke of Rohan. You ought to believe that nothing has so much hinder'd us from that, as our fear of putting you to no pur∣pose in uncertain Hopes or Appre∣hensions. Now that it may be thought, that we ought to see a little more clearly, after the Re∣lease of the said Duke, we shall tell you that altho' the Report of a War, and particularly of the Siege of Rochel be very hot in this Place, and that from hence it spreads over all the Rest of France, nevertheless we see no Preparati∣on for open and present War. On the contrary, we have nothing from the Kings Mouth, and his Principal Ministers of State, but Words of Peace, and Promises of putting in Execution what has been agreed. As to the Affairs, which we have manag'd hitherto, you must know, that having presented to the King a Paper, containing the Principal Complaints of our Churches, and other things of which we have the Cognizance and Memoirs in our Hands, we have obtain'd An∣swers, such as you will see by the Printed Paper, which we send you enclos'd; which thô they be dated the fourth of this Month, nevertheless were not de∣liver'd us till the twenty second. At present we solicit the Perfor∣mance of the Answers, which are favourable, continuing to demand satisfaction upon those which are otherwise. Nor shall we fail to give you Advice of the Success, as also of all that we shall judge proper to come to your Knowledge. As for News of the Particular Affairs of the Provinces and Churches, of whose Deputies we have a great number here, we have given satis∣faction by particular Letters to all Occurrences. It remains that you se∣cond our Labours with your Pray∣ers to God, as we earnestly desire you, considering the need we have in such a difficult time as this. And for our parts, we shall also beseech him to accumulate his most Sacred Benedictions upon your selves. We are