The lavves and statutes of Geneua as well concerning ecclesiastical discipline, as ciuill regiment, with certeine proclamations duly executed, whereby Gods religion is most purelie mainteined, and their common wealth quietli gouerned: translated out of Frenche into Englishe by Robert Fills.

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The lavves and statutes of Geneua as well concerning ecclesiastical discipline, as ciuill regiment, with certeine proclamations duly executed, whereby Gods religion is most purelie mainteined, and their common wealth quietli gouerned: translated out of Frenche into Englishe by Robert Fills.

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Geneva (Switzerland)

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Printed at London :: By Rouland Hall [and Thomas Hacket], dwellyng in Gutter Lane, at the sygne of the halfe Egle and the Keye,

1562.

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Church discipline -- Early works to 1800.

Ecclesiastical law -- Switzerland -- Geneva -- Early works to 1800.

Church and state -- Switzerland -- Early works to 1800.

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"The lavves and statutes of Geneua as well concerning ecclesiastical discipline, as ciuill regiment, with certeine proclamations duly executed, whereby Gods religion is most purelie mainteined, and their common wealth quietli gouerned: translated out of Frenche into Englishe by Robert Fills." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/a01594.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 22, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• To the right hono∣rable, the Lorde ROBERT DVDDE∣LEY Maister of the Queenes Maiesties horse, and knight of the noble order of the Garter, Robert Fills wisheth long lyfe, with the encrease of godlye honour.
• A table to finde the principall pointes in this present booke.
• Here folovveth the ACTES AND STATVTES OF the Citie of Geneua.
  • ❧Here foloweth to whom it perteyneth to institute or appoint ministers.
  • ❧The maner and forme of the othe and promyse which the enangelicall myni∣sters admitte and receyue in the cyttie of Geneua, done before the Syndic∣ques and Counsell.
  • ❧Of the number▪ place and, tyme of the Sermons.
  • ❧Here foloweth the seconde order whiche we call doctours.
  • Here foloweth the thirde order, whych be elders otherwyse called commissyo∣ners or deputes for the Seniors in the consistorie.
  • The forme of the othe.
  • ❧The fourth order of the ecclesiasticall gouernement called deacons.
  • ❧Of sacramentes.
  • Of the supper.
  • ❧Of Mariage.
  • Of burying.
  • Of the visitacyon of the sicke.
  • The order which ought to be kept for li∣tell children.
  • Of the visitacion of the prisoners.
  • ❧Of the order which ought to be kepte towardes the growen persons for to obserue good order in the churche.
  • ❧Here foloweth the persons whom the elders or commyssyoners oughte to admonyshe, and howe they oughte to procede.
  • ❧Order for the visitacion of the my∣nisters and paryshes parteyning to Geneua
  • ¶The maner of the visitacion.
  • ❧Ordinances concerning election of of∣fices and officers, and first of the elec∣tion of the lordes Sendicques.
  • ¶The othe of the smale counsell.
  • ¶The forme of their othe.
  • ¶The election of the petye or smale counsell.
  • ¶The forme of their othe.
  • The election of the Treasorer.
  • ¶The election of the Secretaries.
  • The forme of their othe.
  • ¶Of the counsell of the two hundred.
  • ¶For the auditours of the accomptes.
  • ¶The forme of their othe.
  • ❧For the Controuler, the maister of the monye, the keper of the towne house called the Saoulter and the maister of the ordinance.
  • ❧For the procurer generall.
  • ❧The forme of his othe.
  • ❧For the captayne generall
  • ¶For the perticuler captaines.
  • ¶For the banderettes.
  • ¶Of their lieutenantes.
  • ¶Of the dizeners.
  • ¶The forme of the othe.
  • ❧For the geolyer or Souldan.
  • ¶The forme of the othe which they vse shalbe thus.
  • ¶For the Saoultier.
  • ¶For the heroldes.
  • ¶The waiters or officers for the coun∣sell, and the lieutenant.
  • ¶The gardes of the towers and the porters.
  • ¶For the notaires.
  • ¶The forme of their othe.
  • ¶The office charge and power of the lordes Sendicques.
  • ¶The office of the fyrste and chiefe Sendicques.
  • ¶The office of the iii. other Sendicques.
  • ¶What some of them may doe.
  • ¶That which one alone maye doe.
  • ¶Of matters Criminalls.
  • ❧The office, charge, and duetye, of the counsell.
  • ❧For what causes the councellers ought to retire them selues.
  • ¶The office of the threasorer.
  • ❧The office of the Secreataries.
  • ¶Of the office of Capitaines, Ban∣deretts and Dyzners.
  • ¶The Auditours of accomptes.
  • ¶The office of the controuler.
  • ¶The offyce of the mayster of the Artyllerye.
  • ¶For the proctour generall.
  • ¶For the Saultier.
  • ¶The office of the porters, kepers of gate and gardes of the towers.
  • ¶The watches of the two steples.
  • ¶The courte of the lorde lieutenant and Adiuters of ryghte, and the somnarye of the Iustyce of Geneua. And fyrste the electyon of the Lieutenant and of his fower Assystantes.
  • ¶For the assistaunce
  • ¶The forme of their othe.
  • ¶The place of the Assistaunce.
  • ❧For the two Secreataries of the Lieutenauntes courte.
  • ❧The othe of the Secretaries.
  • ¶The office of the Lieutenaunt, and of his Assistaunts, and the order of their courte.
  • ¶For the payne of those that bee absent.
  • ¶For the adiournement or summon∣ning for ciuill causes.
  • ¶For defaultes.
  • ¶For the adiornement of witnesses.
  • ¶For the pleding.
  • ¶For termes and delaies.
  • ¶Of causes exceding fyue Florence.
  • ¶In case of exception.
  • ¶For termes to here the right.
  • ❧For the longest tyme that processe ought to continue.
  • ¶Of the two Feries or vacations.
  • ¶Of causes extraordinarie.
  • ❧Of exception against Iudges in the processe & sentence difinitiue.
  • ❧The causes to refuse, be suche as foloweth.
  • ¶Here foloweth the taxes of fees or sty∣pendes, in whiche it shall not be lawe∣full to excede or passe.
  • ❧In causes criminalls.
  • ¶Here foloweth the taxe of the Secretaries.
  • ¶The taxe or fees of the Sergeantes.
  • ¶Howe the lieutenant ought to gouerne in matters of imprisonment.
  • ¶The order which ought to be holden in proces criminalles.
  • ¶Ordinaunces vpon the emolumentes and exactions of seales of Geneua, thuse, gouernement and keping of the same.
    • ¶The keping of the Seales.
    • ¶The vse of the seales ¶And first of the common seale.
    • ¶The seales of righte.
    • ¶For the Casshett or priuie seale.
    • ¶The maner and taxe which oughte to be leauied vpō the iii. seales respectiue∣ly of euery one of them.
• Post tenebras lux.
  • proclamation
  • ¶Published in Geneua by the sound of trompet after the accustomed maner, decreed in the counsell, hopynge for better god willing.
  • proclamation
  • ¶Another proclamacion.
  • ❧Enstructions to gouerne Christian householdes, and principally Innes, tauernes, and victuallinge houses, in Geneua.
• ❧Other proclamations published by the sounde of a trompet, the .xxviii. daye of Februarye, and the .xxv. day of March, the yere of our Lord God .M.D.LX.
  • ¶For children.
  • ¶For swering.
  • For blaspheming.
  • ¶For playing or gaming.
  • ¶Against printing or making of cards & dies.
  • ¶For reuerent vsing of the magistrates and ministers.
  • ¶Against dissolute and wicked behauiour.
  • ¶For the preseruacion and liberty of the citie.
  • For brauling and scolding.
  • ¶For tauarnes.
  • ¶Against daunger of fier.
  • ¶For suspicions and suppressing of sud∣dein tumultes.
  • ¶Diuers other good ordinaunces to be obserued aswell of inhabitauntes as passingers.
  • ¶For stretes and common places.
• ¶For the knowledge of their coyne or money.
• colophon