The history of the famous Edict of Nantes containing an account of all the persecutions that have been in France from its first publication to this present time : faithfully extracted from all the publick and private memoirs, that could possibly be procured / printed first in French, by the authority of the states of Holland and West-Friezland, and now translated into English.

A Writing giv'n by the English Embassadours to the Deputies of the Churches to make the King of Great Britain Guarranty of the Peace, in 1626.

WE Henry Rich, Baron of Kensington, Earl of Hol∣land, Captain of the King of Great Brittan's Guards, Knight of the Order of the Garter, and one of his Majesties Privy Council: And Dudley Charlton Knight, one of his Majesties Privy Council, and Vice Chamberlain of the Houshold, To all, &c. Whereas the Sieurs de-Mommartin, and de Maniald, Ge∣neral Deputies of the Reformed Churches of France, and other Particular Deputies from the Dukes of Soubise and Rohan, as al∣so others from several Cities and Provinces, which joyn'd in Arms with the said Lords, have made a Peace with the most Christian King, by our Advice and Inter∣cessions, agreed and consented to by the King their Soveraign, and for that the said Deputies have releas'd many things which they thought of great Moment for their security, and altogether Confor∣mable to their Edicts and Briefs, which they were expresly charg'd to get by the Treaty of Peace, and upon which they would have insisted more earnestly, but in de∣ference and respect to the express Requests and desires of the most Serene King of Great Britain, our Master, in whose name we advis'd and exhorted 'em to condescend to the Conditions offer'd by the a∣bov-nam'd Peace, for the good of this Kingdom, and the Satisfaction and succour of all Christendom; For these Causes, we declare and cer∣tifie, That in the words which

were agreed upon between us, in order to the accomplishment of the said Treaty, and which were utter'd in the presence of his most Christian Majesty, by the Chan∣cellour, upon the Acceptance of the Peace, to this purpose, that by long services and continu'd Obedience they might expect from the Kings Goodness, what they could ne∣ver obtain by any other Treaty, in things which they esteem'd most necessary, as to which in time convenient their Supplicati∣ons might be heard, supposing 'em to be presented with respect and humility, there was a clearer In∣terpretation on his Majesties and his Ministers Part, of which the sence and meaning was, That they were meant of Fort Lewis before Rochel, and to give assurance of the Demolishing of that Place in time convenient, and in the mean time of ease and relief in other things, which by the said Treaty of Peace continue prejudicial to the said City of Rochel: Without which assurance, of the demolish∣ing the Fort and withdrawing the Garrison, the said Deputies pro∣tested to us, that they would ne∣ver have consented to the letting that Fort stand; being enjoyn'd and resolv'd to have maintain'd their Right to demolish it, as they do by the present Declaration; with assurance that the King of Great Britain, will labour by his Intercessions in Conjunction with their humble Supplication, to short∣en the time appointed for demo∣lishing the said Fort; for which we have given 'em all the Royal words and Promises they can de∣sire, having assur'd 'em that they ought and might rest satisfi'd and contented. For the Faithful per∣formance of which, and of what is abovmention'd, we have Sign'd and Seal'd these Presents, and caus'd it to be under-sign'd by one of our Secretaries.

Given at Paris the 11th. day of February, 1626.

Sign'd

• ...Holland.
• ...D. Carlton.

And below,

Augier.