Matchlesse crueltie declared at large in the ensuing history of the Waldenses apparently manifesting unto the world the horrible persecutions which they have suffered by the papists, for the space of four hundred and fifty years : wherein is related their original and beginning, their piety and purity in religion, both for doctrine and discipline : likewise hereunto is added an exact narrative of the late bloody and barbarous massacres, murders and other unheard of cruelties committed on many thousands of the Protestants dwelling in the valleys of Piedmont, &c. by the Duke of Savoy's forces, joyned with the French army and several bloody Irish regiments / published by command of His Highness the Lord Protector.

CHAP. VI.

The Articles of the treatie of the Earle Remond of Tou∣louze, with the Popes Legat, Amelin, and the Queene mother of Lewis the ninth, King of France.

IT was an easie matter to finish this treatie, * 1.1 because the Articles were proposed to the Earle Remond, with this condition, that they should be signed by himselfe without reply.

Article 1. That after the Earle Remond, shall haue asked pardon, according to the order appointed, that is to say, bareheaded, barefoot, in his shirt, with a torch in his hand, for all that he had done against the Church; he shall promise to defend the faith, and driue away all Heretikes, out of his lands and territories.

Article 2. That hee should pay to the Church as long as he liueth, euery yeare three Markes of Siluer.

3. That he should giue once and incontinently the summe of six thousand Marks of Siluer for the repa∣rations of the Cities, Castles and houses, that had beene either by himselfe or his father destroyed and ruinated during the warres past.

4. That he should giue for the reparation of Mou∣stier, and the maintenance and nourishment of the Monkes of Cisteaux, two thousand Markes of Siluer.

5. For the Monkes of Cleruaux, fiue hundred Markes of Siluer.

6. For those of Grand Selue, and the reparation of their Moustier, a thousand Markes of Siluer.

7. For the Church of Belle Perche, three hundred Markes of Siluer.

8. For the reparation of the Castle Narbonnes, six thousand markes of Siluer, and that the Legat should keepe it for ten yeares in the name of the Church.

9. For the maintenance of foure Masters in diuini∣tie, two Doctors of the Canon Law, two Masters of Art, and two Masters Gramarians, who should reade euery one in his quality, euery day, to such schollers as should come to Toulouze, the summe of foure thou∣sand markes of Siluer, whereof euery Master in Di∣uinitie should haue twenty fiue Markes of Siluer by the yeare, for the terme of ten yeares, the Doctor of the Law should haue fifteene M••••kes by the yeare, du∣ring the space of ten yeares: The Master of Artes, ten Markes.

10. That he should take the Crosse, at the hands of the Legat, to goe beyond the seas, to make warre against the Turkes and Sarazins, and should goe to Rhodes, where hee should stay for the space of fiue yeares, from whence he should bring a certificat from the great Master of Rhodes.

11. That from thenceforward, hee should enter∣prise nothing against the Church.

12. That he should make warre against the Earle of Foix and his allies, neuer making peace with them but by the leaue of the Legat.

13. That he should ouerthrow and demollish, all the walles, towers and fortresses of Toulouze, as the Legat shall ordaine and appoint.

14. That he should vtterly subuert and pull downe from the bottome to the top, thirty fiue cities or Ca∣stles, of which these that follow should bee of the

number, that is to say, Fauiaux, Castelnau d'Arri, la Bastide, Auignonnet, Pech Laurence, Saint Paul, La Vaur, Robasteins, Guaillac, Montagut, Hautpec, Verdun, Castel Sarrazin, Montauban, Agen, Sauerdun, Condon, Aute∣rine, and others that shall be named vnto him by the Legat, which hereafter he shall not reedifie without his leaue.

15. That if any of his, hold any fortresse, he shall cause him to raze it, or otherwise make warre against him at his owne proper costs and charges.

16. That he shall deliuer into the hands of the Le∣gat, Penne d' Agenes, and all the other places before mentioned, for the terme of ten yeeres, which if hee cannot recouer and enioy, he shall winne by warre. And if within the space of two yeares he cannot make himselfe Master thereof, he shall make his voyage be∣yond the seas, as hath beene said before, and yeeld his right of the said Penne to the Templers, procuring them to come ouer to conquer it; which if they will not vndertake, it is the Legats pleasure, that the king of France doe conquer it; And if he will not hold it, hauing taken it, that he cause it to be vtterly razed and ouerthrowne, in such sort, that it bee impossible euer hereafter to reedifie it.

17. That for the accomplishment of all this, he is to yeeld himselfe prisoner at the Lonure in Paris, into the hands of the king, from whence he shall not de∣part, vntill he haue first caused a daughter of his, to be brought to Carcassonne, and committed to the cu∣stody of the king, in the hands of such as shall be de∣puted thereunto.

18. That he shall likewise deliuer to the said Legat, the Castle Narbonnes, and Penne d' Agenes, and the other

places. That he shall cause the walles of the citie, that are ouer against the Castle Narbonnes to be demolished and beaten downe, and the ditches that were betwixt them to be filled vp, to the end that a man may passe and repasse freely without feare of any thing; and that all this should be done, before hee went out of prison. All which being performed, the Legat gaue him his absolution and deliuered it in writing.

Thus you see the conditions of the treatie of the Earle Remond, with the Popes Legat. The Reader may iudge, what, and how great the troubles and afflicti∣ons of this Prince were: but this was but the begin∣ning of miseries to the poore Albingenses, for from hence did the great persecution proceede, whereby they were vtterly rooted out, as it will appeare hereafter.

Notes

• * 1.1

  These articles are to be foūd in the Bibli∣oth of Peres, Tom. 7.