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 Collections. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/a01594.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 8, 2024.

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A table to finde the principall pointes in this present booke.

  • THE order of the offices institu∣ted by god for the gouernement of his churche. fol. 1.
  • To whō the institutiō perteineth. 2.
  • The forme of ye oth of ye ministers. 3.
  • The number, places, and tyme of the sermons. 6.
  • The office of the preachers. 7.
  • The office of the elders appointed by the Seniorie in the consistorie. 8.
  • Of the deacons and their offices. 9.
  • Of Sacramentes. 11.
  • Of the Supper. 12.
  • Of Mariages. 12. Of Buriyng. 13.
  • Of the visitation of the sicke. 13.
  • The orders which ought to be kepte towardes lytle children. 14.
  • Of the visitation of ye prisoners. 15.
  • The order towarde the aged. 15.
  • The parsons whiche the officers or Commissioners in cōsistorie ought to admonishe. 16.
  • The visitation of ye ministers in pari∣shes or villages perteynynge to the citie of Geneua. 17.
  • The maner of their visitation. 18.
  • ...

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  • Of the election of Seniours or lords called Sendicques, and of the othe of the lower counsell. 19.
  • Of the election of ye smale coūsel. 21.
  • The forme of their othe. 22.
  • The election of the Treasurer. 23.
  • The election of the Secretaries. 23.
  • The forme of their othe. 23.
  • The counsell of ye two hundred. 24.
  • The auditours of the accompts. 24.
  • The forme of their othe. 24.
  • The controler, the maister of the mo¦ney, & the maister of the ordinaūce. 25
  • Of the procurour generall. 25.
  • The forme of his othe. 25.
  • Of the Captaine generall. 26.
  • Of perticulers. 26.
  • Of Banderettes. 26.
  • Of their Lieutenaunts. 26.
  • Of Dizeners. 26.
  • Of their othe. 26.
  • Of ye geolyer & forme of his oth. 27.
  • Of the Saoultier. 27.
  • Of the Haroldes. 27.
  • Of the waiters. 28.
  • Of the kepers of towers and the Porters. 28.
  • Of the Notaries. 28.
  • ...

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  • The forme of their othe. 28.
  • The office, charge, and authoritie of the lordes Sendicques. 30.
  • The office of the fyrst in especial. 31.
  • The office of the thre other Sendic∣ques, that whiche two of them may doe. 31.
  • That whiche one of them alone may doe. 32.
  • Of matters criminalls 32.
  • The office, charge, and dutye, of the counsell. 33.
  • For what cause thei ought to cal the counsell. 35.
  • The office of the Treasurer. 35.
  • The office of the Secretaries. 36.
  • The office of the Captaines, Bande retts, and Dizeners. 38.
  • The Auditours of accompts. 39.
  • The office of the Controler. 40.
  • The office of the maister of the artil∣lerie. 41.
  • Of the office of the Procurour gene∣rall. 42.
  • Of the office of the Saoultier. 44.
  • Of the office of the Porters and ke∣pers of the towers. 45.
  • The watches of the two steples. 46.
  • ...

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  • The courte of the Senior lieutenant and adiutors. 46.
  • The forme of their othe. 48.
  • The place of the Assistaunce. 48.
  • Of the two Secretaries of the Lieu∣tenauntes courte. 48.
  • The forme of their othe. 49.
  • The office of the Lieutenaunte, and the order of the courte. 49.
  • Of ye penaltie of thē yt be absent. 50.
  • Of the summoning for appearaunce in ciuill causes. 50.
  • For default of appearaunce. 50.
  • The summoning of ye witnesses. 52.
  • Of pleding. 52.
  • Of the procedings and termes of de∣laye. 53.
  • Of causes aboue a crowne. 53.
  • In causes of exceptions. 54.
  • Of termes appoynted to heare the right. 55.
  • Of the longest terme that the pro∣cesse ought to endure. 55.
  • Of the two Feries. 55.
  • Of causes extraordinarie. 56
  • Of relation of the Iudges in the pro∣ceding, as in sentence definitiue. 57.
  • The causes excusable. 57.
  • ...

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  • The taxe of the reward of the Lieu∣tenant and his assistaunce. 57.
  • The taxes for the Secretaries. 59.
  • The taxes for the Sergeantes. 60.
  • Howe the Lieutenaunt ought to go∣uerne him selfe in matters of impri∣sonment. 60.
  • The order which he ought to kepe in proces criminall. 61.
  • Of emolumentes and exactions of seales, the vsaunce, & gouernement, and garde of the same. 62.
  • The taxe & emoluments which they ought to take of the thre seales. 62.
  • The seale to seale pupill goods. 66.
  • Fyue proclamations conteynynge most necessarie ordinaunces and sta∣tutes. 67.
  • The first proclamation. 67.
  • The seconde proclamation. 69.
  • The thirde proclamation. 74.
  • The fourth proclamation. 76.
  • The fyfte proclamation. 79.
  • The valuation of their coyne. 87.
FINIS.
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