Synodicon in Gallia reformata, or, The acts, decisions, decrees, and canons of those famous national councils of the reformed churches in France being I. a most faithful and impartial history of the rise, growth, perfection and decay of the reformation in that kingdom, with its fatal catastrophe upon the revocation of the Edict of Nants in the year 1685 : II. the confession of faith and discipline of those churches : III. a collection of speeches, letters, sacred politicks, cases of conscience, and controversies in divinity, determined and resolved by those grave assemblies : IV. many excellent expedients for preventing and healing schisms in the churches and for re-uniting the dismembred body of divided Protestants : V. the laws, government, and maintenance of their colleges, universities and ministers, together with their exercise of discipline upon delinquent ministers and church-members : VI. a record of very many illustrious events of divine providence relating to those churches : the whole collected and composed out of original manuscript acts of those renowned synods : a work never be extant in any language.

CHAP. X. Of particular Matters.

1. THE Lord of Monis, Governour of Pons, having writ unto this Assembly of his great known expences in keeping and repairing the Town of Pons, and desiring that he might be reimbursed. An Answer was sent him to this effect, That this Synod could not, though it would, give him any satisfaction, because the moneys which are in its disposal, do belong unto the Ministry, and cannot be diverted to any other use. However we will intreat the Lords General Deputies to address themselves unto the King on his behalf, that so his Majesty may be pleased to grant him 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Order for the reimbursement of his charges.

2. Simeon Conte of St. Damian, one of the Refugees of the Marquisate of Saluces, presented a Petition on behalf of Monsieur Bernardin Moilleur, ano∣ther Refugeé of the same Marquisate (as appeared by his Attestation from the Church de la Tour de la Serre, dated the 14th of October, 1616.) craving relief for him from this Assembly:* 1.1 But it in no wise approved that the said Conte should run up and down from one Church unto another begging their Charities, forasmuch as the Churches of this Kingdom have already contributed, and with very great liberality, towards the maintenance of the Exiles of that Marquisate, and therefore commanded him to depart. However it orders that sixty Livers shall be taken out of our Churches stock, and delivered unto Monsieur Chambrun, one of the Pastors in the Church of Nismes, to be given unto the Son of the said Monsieur Bernardin Moilleur, who is a Student in the University of Nismes, to incourage him in his studies.

3. The Lady Dutchess of Tremouille is intreated by this Assembly to write unto the Prince of Orange, that his Excellency would be pleased to show that kindness unto the Sieurs Julian and Alary, and their Families, as to give them leave to return and dwell in his City of Orange, and to injoy their Estates and Offices as formely. She is also intreated to write unto Prince Maurice, and to the Lord Duke of Tremouille her Son, that they would join their requests with hers unto his Excellency for the same pur∣pose. And the Lord Mareschal Duke of Bouillon, shall be writ unto from us, intreating him to improve his Interest with his Excellency on the behalf of those poor distressed Gentlemen.

4. Ascanius Allion was heard in his Complaints against the Province of Dolphiny,* 1.2 as also the Deputies of the said Province in their defence against him. Whereupon this Assembly advised the said Allion to carry himself with more meekness and moderation, and to subject himself unto the Di∣scipline of our Church, and in case he refuse obedience to it, that then the Province shall censure him according to his demerits. And because of his Poverty, this Synod ordered thirty Livers to be given him, but withal in∣joined him immediately to return to his own home, and not to trouble us any more with his needless Company.

5. Quintin Mareschall,* 1.3 a Printer, presented unto this Assembly a certain Article of the Provincial Synod of Berry, held at Chastillon upon the Loir, whereby he was ordered to Petition this National Synod for some moneys to set his Press at work. This Assembly not approving of that Article, doth however order that Province to give the said Quintin, once for all, at one intire payment, fifty Livers.

6. Monsieur Imbert appeared in person before this Assembly, and decla∣red on what terms and conditions he was received into the Province of the Isle of France, and that he should be at his own liberty at what time he pleased to leave it; which yet hath been since contested by the said Province. However he is now discharged by them from the Church of La Ferté, and lent by the Colloquy of Beausse to the Church of Orleans, until the sitting of this Synod. The Deputies of the Isle of France claimed a right of redemand∣ing him, as now they did: And on the contrary, those of Berry, and the Deputies of Orleans insisted, that he might be fixed in the Church of Orleans, because of the singular success and fruitfulness of his Ministry, and the very great necessity whereunto they were reduced, before the good Providence of God sent them this worthy Minister. This Assembly adjudgeth Monsieur Imbert unto the Church of Orleans for their proper Pastor, and injoineth the Province of Berry, to give unto the Isle of France, between this and the next National Synod, a Proposan sit to be imployed by them in the sacred Ministry.

7. The Province of Sevennes declared unto this Assembly, that they were ordered by the National Synod of St. Maixant, to receive three Por∣tions for the Churches of Auvergne, and to pay them in unto them, which they have done all along ever since from that of St. Maixant to those Na∣tional Synods of Privas, Tonneins,* 1.4 and this present Synod now sitting here at Vitré out of their own Purses; but yet notwithstanding the Orders of those Synods, their Receiver could never get one farthing of that moneys. This Assembly ordained, that inasmuch as the Deputies of Sevennes had not brought with them the Acquittances from those Churches, evidencing their payment of those sums unto them, that they should carry unto the next Provincial Synod of Higher Languedoc, the Catalogue of Pastors actu∣ally serving those Churches of Auvergne, together with their Accounts of the aforesaid moneys distributed by them, and attested by the subscription of the Moderators, such as they tendered unto the National Synod of Ton∣neins, as also the Acquittances given them by the Pastors that have been ever since actually imployed in those Churches. And the said Provincial Sy∣nod shall put a final period unto this affair. And till they have heard and determined it, the Lord of Candall shall keep by him those demanded Por∣tions: but when as the Order of the said Synod shall be offered him, then he shall make payment of them. Or else the said Lord of Candall shall be accountable for them unto the next National Synod.

8. The Deputies of the Isle of France made report, how that Monsieur Perrery, at present Minister in the Province of Higher Languedoc, but for∣merly maintained by their Province, had quitted the Church of Passavant in the Colloquy of Champagne which was assigned him, and hath not since returned, though the time allotted him, by the Synod of Ay, in the year 1613. be expired, nor hath he reimburst them of the charges they had been at for his Education and Studies in the University, for which cause he was summoned to appear before the said Colloquy of Champagne, but he neglect∣ing it, and excusing his absence by Letters, declaring his intent and pur∣pose never to return more into the said Province, he was thereupon suspen∣ded the holy Ministry for one year, and this suspension was notified unto him, as appears by his Letters dated the third of March of this present year 1617. written unto the Synod of the said Province. This Assembly having perused the Letters of the said Perrery, and heard the Deputies of the Higher Languedoc, and maturely debated the whole affair, finds that the Colloquy of Champagne has dealt too severely with the said Perrery, and therefore amending and reforming their censure, ordaineth, that in case the said Perrery hath not forborn the exercise of his Ministry since the sig∣nification of that his suspension, he shall abstain from it for the full space of two Months, to commence from that very day on which the said suspen∣sion shall be notified to him by the Deputies of Higher Languedoc; which shall be done by them immediately after their return home unto their own Province, and they shall urge him to pay in the moneys owed by him unto the Isle of France within six months time, it being injoined him by this As∣sembly. And on default hereof the Province of Higher Languedoc shall be ob∣liged to send him back again to the Province of the Isle of France, there to exercise his Ministry. And the Colloquy of Armagnac is grievously censu∣red for having admitted the said Perrery unto a Pastoral Office among them, contrary to the Canons of our Church-Discipline.

9. The Deputies of the Isle of France complained, that Monsieur Richer,* 1.5 who was maintained at their charges, both at School and University, and promoted in their Province unto the holy Ministry, hath since abandoned the Church whereunto he was assigned, and wherein he had served divers years, without ever reimbursing them their expences in his Education, and hath joined himself unto the Province of Xaintonge. This Assembly having

considered the whole affair as it was represented by the Deputies of the Isle of France, and by those of Xaintonge, declares, that the Isle of France suffered the said Richer to depart too easily from that Church wherein he ministred: And that the Province of Xaintonge is very much to blame in taking him into the Ministry among them as they did without an Attestation, it being injoined by the Church Discipline. And the said Richer is grievously cen∣sured for not having sought his Dismission lawfully and with Attestation, which might have given Evidence of his Doctrine and Conversation; and he is injoined by this Assembly to come to an accompt with the Isle of France, and to give them satisfaction to a penny of all their expences on him before his Reception into the Sacred Ministry, and this within the space of six months. On default whereof the Province of Xaintonge is ordered to en∣force him to perform this his duty by all Church-Censures.

10. The Lords of Laudouiniere, and of la Begaudiere,* 1.6 Elders in the Churches of Mountagu and Viellevigne, were heard speak about the differences be∣twixt those two Churches. Whereupon this Assembly granted the Church of Mountagu its demand, that one half of the Portions of the Kings money received under the Seal of Monsieur Ferguson, who was equally Pastor unto both those Churches of Mountagu and Viellevigne, lying in the Provinces of Poictou and Brittaine, from the year 1599. until the month of December in the year 1616. when they were separated, and had each of them distinct Pastors, should henceforward be paid in unto them; and therefore it or∣daineth, that out of the remaining stock of those Portions in the hands of the Elders of the Churches of Mountagu and Viellevigne, there shall be a Di∣vidend made, and the one half only shall be allowed to the payment of the Salary of Monsieur Ferguson, according as the accounts shall be cleared up be∣twixt them by the Acquittances, and Papers to be produced by the said Ferguson, and the Elders of those Churches, and this moity shall take in not only the moneys of his Majesty's bounty, but all other contributions made by particular Persons towards the maintenance of the said Pastor. And it ordaineth farther, that by this means the Church of Viellevigne shall give full satisfaction unto that of Mountagu, for the overplus of the moity paid in by them towards the maintenance of the said Pastor.

11. The Province of higher Languedoc demanded,* 1.7 that it would please this Assembly to make a Decree, that the Churches of Vic, Figenseac, Eu∣tre, and Leyran, now lying in the Province of lower Guyenne, and joyned to it, might be separated from it, and incorporated with the Colloquy of Ar∣magnac, lying in the Province of higher Languedoc. It was ordered, That the two Provinces should confer about it, and hear the Opinion of those Churches upon the case, and afterward they should determine, that which they conceived would be most expedient for them.

* 1.812. Monsieur Grand, Pastor in the Church of Cajarc in the Province of higher Languedoc, did by Letters humbly petition this Assembly to take off the Censure filed against him by the National Synod of Tonneins, which had forbidden him any more to Preach in the Church of Caussade. The Consuls and Elders also of the said Church and Town joyned with him in the same Petition. This Assembly having considered the Testimonials given of him by the Colloquy of upper Quercy, and also by the Synod of higher Langue∣doc, do give power unto the said Province to license Monsieur Grand to return and exercise his Ministry as formerly in the Church of Caussade; but in the first place they shall most diligently consider whether his Presence and Preaching there will be for its edification, and that the Church of Ca∣jarc be duly supplied by another Minister.

13. The Church of Saumur contested with the Province of Brittain about a Pension and Maintenance exhibited by them unto Julian Fournier, who had quitted the Convent of Capuchins in the City of Blois. The Deputies

of Anjou and Brittain having been both heard, this Assembly moderated the said Charges, and reduced them to the Sum of fifty Livers, to wit, twenty Livers for his Diet, and thirty for his Cloths, which said Sum shall be paid unto the Church of Saumur, by the Province of Brittain, out of the Monies granted us by his Majesty's liberality.

14. The Lord Baron of Tournebu writ unto this Assembly by an Elder of the Church of Falaise, that his late deceased Lady hath bequeathed as a Le∣gacy some considerable Sums of Money which are in the Province of Zea∣land, to be employed in the educating of a Scholar, either of Zealand, Ba∣sil, or Geneva, that may hereafter serve the Church of Essars in the Mini∣stry of the Word and Sacraments. And whereas the Sum bequeathed will not suffice for that purpose, the said Lord promiseth on his Honour to make up the rest. After the Deputies of Normandy had been heard, the Assem∣bly, applauding the Design and Zeal of this noble Lord, orders the Pro∣vince of Normandy to intreat the said Lord not to chuse any Scholar out of this Kingdom, and that he would be pleas'd to advise with his Colloquy and Synod about him, and in case he should not grant unto us our desire, he shall be at his full liberty to chuse him whence and where he will, but with this Proviso, That as soon as he shall be sit for service, he be presented unto the Province, and admitted by it according to the Canons of our Church-Discipline.

15. The Colloquy of Foix, in the Province of Higher Languedoc, writ and sent their Complaints unto this Assembly, of those grievous Oppressions the Churches in those parts have undergone for these last six Years, and the great Sums they have been necessitated to expend in keeping possession of our Cautionary Towns there, and to support themselves in the Courts of Parliament, Chambers of the Edict, and the Council of State. This Assembly advised the said Colloquy first of all to apply themselves unto their own Province: For we could not divert the Monies given for our Mi∣nister's subsistence unto any other uses.

16. The Colloquy of Gex petitioned this Assembly to compassionate the deep Poverty of their Ministers, and to add something by way of aug∣mentation to what was given them in the Synod of Tonneins for their better maintenance. Whereupon a Decree past, that the Lord of Candal should be desired to pay those Ministers in the first place, before any others, and that the sixty Livers heretofore allotted towards the maintenance of their Colledge, and taken out of the Common Stock of the Churches, should not any longer be allowed, because there is provision made for the said Colledge another way.

17. Monsieur Codur, Professor of Hebrew in the University of Montpellier, complained, that he was never paid his Salery, since he exercised his Mi∣nistry in the Province of Provence. This Assembly dismissed his Affair over to the Pastors and Elders of Lower Languedoc, who are ordered by this As∣sembly to visit the Synod of Provence, and to see that those Churches which have been served by the said Monsieur Codur, do account with him, and give him full satisfaction.

18. The Province of Berry declaring, that the last National Synod of Tonneins had by a special Order appointed the Lord of Candal to detain by him one portion under the Name of Monsieur Hume, and to be paid into that Province, in which he should be imployed as a Pastor; and he being called to the Cure of Souls in the said Province, yet they could never re∣ceive a Penny of the said portion, as was evident from the Accompts of the said Lord Du Candal. Whereupon this Assembly did expresly injoyn him im∣mediately to accompt with the said Province, and to pay them out of hand what is owing to them.

19. David Chauveton, a Scholar,* 1.9 maintained by the Province of the Isle

of France, and since received into the Ministry, and ordained Pastor to the Church of Claye, from which, having first obtained licence for three Months, he departed to visit his aged and diseased Father, Pastor in the Church of Limeueill in the Province of lower Guyenne, but returned not according to his promise: for which cause the said Province hath censured him, and condemned him to make a full restitution of all their Charges they were at in his preparatory Studies to the Sacred Ministry. Which he not having done, they complained of him unto this Assembly; who considering, that the said Chauveton had served full three Years in the Ministry among them, and that he came back unto the Consistory of Paris, and offered himself to minister as formerly in the Church of Claye, or in any other they would be pleased to provide for him, did nevertheless reprove him for not being punctual to his promise, in returning at the time prefixed, nor sending some lawful excuse for his absence; and the Province of Lower Guyenne could not receive the said Chauveton without the consent and dismission of the Isle of France, whose he was, and therefore ordaineth, that the said Chauveton shall pay within one Year the Sum of three hundred Livers unto the said Province, in lieu of all their Demands from him for Charges they were at in his Education at School and University. And in case he be not able to do it, the Province of Lower Guyenne shall disburse the said Monies for him.

20. The Province of Higher Languedoc made report in this Assembly of the Judgment passed by them in the difference between Monsieur d' An∣glade,* 1.10 and the Province of Lower Languedoc, which was remanded to them by the National Synod of Tonneins, and that Monsieur d' Anglade required payment of a certain Sum of Monies owing him as Wages for his Profes∣sion of Hebrew in the University of Nismes, and due unto him from the Year 1603, unto that of 1607. By which Judgment of theirs the Province of Lower Languedoc was obliged to pay in unto the said Sieur d' Anglade the Sum of four hundred Livers: but the same Province pleading, that they had no notice given of the time when the Synod of Lower Languedoc was held, this Assembly having considered the whole matter, doth ordain, that the said Province shall be accountable for this unto the next Synod of Se∣vennes, and shall pay in unto the said Sieur d' Anglade, either in good Bills or in ready Monies, all his Arrears. Which it they do not, the Judg∣ment of the Synod of Higher Languedoc shall stand in force against them, and be fully executed.

21. The Deputies of the Province of Lower Guyenne demanding,* 1.11 that those three free Portions, which were ordained by the National Synod of Tonneins unto the Churches of Soulés (taking in that also which was ad∣judged unto Monsieur Bustonoby, Pastor in Berne, and serving the said Churches of Soulé) might be continued: This Assembly considering, that the Monies formerly given were not employed to maintain a Pastor in actual service, cannot for the present give any more than two Portions free of all charges, which shall be delivered them by the Receiver of the Province of Lower Guyenne, and farther ordaineth, that because those Churches are at a very great distance from those of the Lower Guyenne, they shall be for the future incorporated with the nearest Colloquy of Berne until the next Na∣tional Synod, and then the said Churches shall by the Deputies of Berne de∣clare what course they have took in obedience to this Decree, for providing themselves of a Pastor, and of their just and faithful employment of the moneys that have been granted them.

22. The Sieur Piloty came unto this Synod,* 1.12 bringing with him an Order of the General Assembly held at Nismes, by which he was dismissed hither to be recompensed for his losses sustained, and charges expended in securing the Town of Aubenas for the Churches, and this in pursuance of his Oath

and Promise made by him unto the first Assembly of Chastelheraut. This As∣sembly doth not in the least conceive it self obliged to reward him, nor that the moneys in its disposal should be alienated from their proper use to the defraying of such expences: yet nevertheless considering the great ne∣cessities to which this worthy Gentleman is reduced by his good and faith∣ful services done the Churches, whereof he hath valid and sufficient Testi∣monials, there was granted him for his Journey hither, three hundred Li∣vers, which shall be paid him at sight by the Lord of Candall, and to re∣lieve him under his pressing wants, four Portions, free of all Taxes, on the Province of Sevennes, and this to be continued till the sitting of the next Na∣tional Synod.

23. John le Febure, Bookseller at Geneva, writ unto this Assembly,* 1.13 hum∣bly requesting it to take cognizance of the great Injury done him in the per∣son of his Daughter, by Monsieur Mainvill the younger, at present Pastor in the Church of Orthez in the Province of Bearn, who had debauched his Daughter. After hearing the Deputies of Bearn, this Assembly exhorted their Synod to injoyn the said Mainvill to go out of hand unto Geneva, and there to clear himself before the Magistrates of that City, of what is laid unto his charge, that so the Holy Ministry may be freed of all Re∣proaches. And in case he refuse obedience unto their Order, that they pu∣nish him according to the Discipline of our Churches, with Suspension from his Sacred Office: and the Informations, and other Papers sent unto this Assembly were deposited with the Deputies of Bearn, and to be produced at the next meeting of their Synod.

24. Whereas the Consistory and Church of Moulins in the Province of Berry, have petitioned this Assembly,* 1.14 that they might be joyned unto that of Burgundy, and that Monsieur de la Roche, who was lent them but for six Months, might be setled among them as their own and ordinary Pastor. After that the Deputies of Berry had been heard, this Assembly ordained, that the said Church shall carry their Petition unto the next Provincial Sy∣nod of Berry, which is intreated to consider the matter seriously, and to deal in it according to the Laws of Charity.

25. The Deputies of the Isle of France and Champagne made report of the singular success of the Gospel at Langres,* 1.15 and what a fair prospect there is of a far larger harvest, but withal, that they were embarrast with a world of difficulty in setting up the publick Exercise of our Religion, unless in the Bailiwick of Sens, which is the one and only place they can meet withal, and they pray, that it may he granted them in lieu of their Meeting-place at Atigny, which is at present, and hath been for a long time altogether useless to them. After that the Deputies of Berry were heard, who in∣form'd, that they had no order from their Province as to this matter, and yet were very importunate to retain the Temple for those of Sens; this Assembly ordained, that the said Province of Berry should yield up the said place of the Bailiwick of Sens unto the people of Langres; and in case of refusal, then it doth adjudge the Bailiwick of Sens to be incorporated with the Province of the Isle of France and Champagne, who are fully im∣powered to make choice of any place, that will most contribute to the edi∣fying of God's Church.

26. Monsieur de la Place, Pastor in the Church of Sion, complained, that David de la Place his Brother, though upon examination he was ap∣proved as a person fit and qualified for the Ministry, yet hitherto he hath been wholly neglected by the Province of Brittain, who have maintain'd him as their Proposan, and that therefore he might be set at liberty from them. This Assembly ordaineth, that the Province of Brittain shall pre∣sent him unto some Church within two Months; and in case they do not, then he shall be given for Pastor unto the Church of Lavall in the Province

of Anjou, where he shall serve one whole Year, and that expired, he shall be wholly freed from the Province of Brittain, who shall forfeit their power of recalling or assigning him unto any other Flock.

27. Monsieur Babat acquainted this Assembly, that it was utterly im∣possible for him to comply with their Order,* 1.16 injoyning him to reside on the Church of Issoyre, until the next meeting of the Provincial Synod of Se∣vennes, because he hath not any maintenance at all allowed him for his sub∣sistence, and that of his poor Family. The Deputy of the Lord du Candal being now in Town, was commanded to pay in unto the said Monsieur Ba∣bat immediately one hundred and fifty Livers out of the Portions attributed to the Churches of Auvergne, and the said Babat shall be accountable for this Money unto the next Colloquy of St. Germain, and shall bring with him to it an Elder of the said Churches to see those Accounts so tendred by him audited and accepted, and the Commissioner of the said Province of Se∣venues shall take the Acquittance of the said Monsieur Babat for the Moneys so paid by the Lord du Candal.

28. Monsieur Guerin, Pastor of the Church of Baugency, made report unto this Assembly,* 1.17 how that he and several other persons of the same Pro∣vince were obliged in great Sums of Money, disbursed for the conserva∣tion of the Town and Fortress of Gergeau, during the late Troubles, for which he is now prosecuted at Law, and in danger of Arrests, and to be made a Prisoner during Life, unless it shall please this Assembly to take some effectual and speedy course for payment of this Debt out of the Augmenta∣tion-moneys granted unto the Churches by the Treaty of Loudun. This As∣sembly being informed, that by the Treaty of Loudun a certain Sum of Mo∣ney was ordered to be paid in to the Lord Marquess of Rosny for this self∣fame purpose, and that he hath received it, decreed that Letters should be written unto the said Marquess, that he would be pleased out of those Mo∣neys which have been paid in unto him for the reparation and fortifying of Gergeau, to indempnifie the said Monsieur Guerin, and those other Gentle∣men bound together with him, and these our Letters shall be put into the hands of the Lords our General Deputies, that they may themselves deli∣ver them unto him, and prevail with the said Marquess, that the Debt may be paid, and the said Guerin and the rest of the Sureties legally discharged. And the Province of Berry shall joyn with them in the same demand, and in case they should gain nothing from him, that then the said Province shall inform all the other Provinces, that so the Deputies unto the next National Synod may be charged particularly to consider the Petition of the said Sieur Guerin.

29. The Deputies of Dolphiny brought in their Accompts of Moneys for∣merly given unto the Protestants exiled from the Marquisate of Saluces,* 1.18 which were examined and allowed, and deliver'd unto the Scribes of this Assembly, with all the Acquittances, that they might be carried unto Ro∣chel, and lodged up in the Archives there, and the said Province of Dolphi∣ny was discharged.

30. Monsieur Sonis, Pastor and Professor of Divinity in the Church and University of Montauban, did by Letters petition this Assembly to assist him with a Sum of Money to help to print several Books composed by him. And whereas divers Provinces had it in their Instructions to move, that for the future no recompences might be given unto any on such occasion, un∣less they had written at the desire and order of a National Synod: This Assembly applauding the Zeal and Pains, the Diligence and Faithfulness of the said Professor in his Place and Calling, recommends it to the Province of Higher Languedoc to peruse the Manuscript Copies of the said Monsieur Sonis, and to testifie their respect unto him, so as that none of his worthy Labours be buried in silence and forgetfulness, but that they be published for the common benefit of God's Church.

31. Mr. Christian and Jacob Huberus, Brethren, and Sons of Monsieur Huberus, Pastor of the Church of Berne in Switzerland, came unto this As∣sembly, bringing Letters from the Lords of Berne, and from the said Hu∣berus their Father, demanding great sums of money, which the late Mon∣sieur Sturmius, Father of the Wife of the said Huberus,* 1.19 had lent (partly of his own, partly of what he had borrowed, and stood ingaged for unto others) for the good and service of the Reformed Churches in this King∣dom about forty years ago, whereof they tendered in an Account, and se∣veral Memoirs relating to it; which having been perused and examined, this Assembly did not believe that the Papers produced did at all oblige our Churches to make satisfaction for any of those great sums; and this shall be notified by Letter from us unto the Lords of Berne, and to the said Mon∣sieur Huberus; and two hundred Livers were ordered to be paid immedi∣ately by the Lord du Candal, unto these two young Gentlemen, the Sons of Monsieur Huberus, to help to defray the Charges of their Journey hi∣ther.

32. Monsieur Solera a Spaniard born, who having forsook his Native Country, retired into France, and hath for a good space of time followed his studies hard in the Church and University of Saumur, and the Deputies of the Province of Anjou understanding by his Testimonials from the Consistory and Professors there, of his progress in Piety, good Learning, and know∣ledge of Divinity; The Province of Normandy demanded him for their Proposan, and designed to exhibit a Pension to him, till such time as he should be found fit and qualified for the holy Ministry. This Assembly or∣dained, that the Portion attributed unto the said Province for a second Pa∣stor in the Church of St. Lo, shall be disposed of towards the maintenance of the said Solera; and in case he be called forth unto the Ministry, and be imployed in the said Church of St. Lo, or in any other of the same Pro∣vince, that the said Portion shall be continued to him as unto the other Pastors.

33. Monsieur de la Viale, Deputy for the Province of Higher Languedoc,* 1.20 Petitioned on behalf of Laurence de Fernandez, that the sum of an hundred and twenty Livers, which by the National Synod of Tonneins had been or∣dered to be paid in yearly to him, might be continued for the future. This Assembly declared, that in as much as the said Fernandez had learnt a Trade, and was Married, and took up his residence at Montauban, the said Relief could not be continued to him: and in case he be pinched with wants, the Church of Montauban shall assist him out of their Poors stock, with their Charities.

34. Peter Mercurin a Provencal, maintained out of the Churches money,* 1.21 ever since the last National Synod of Tonneins until now, presented his Te∣stimonial from the University of Montauban, and Petitioned, that whereas he had been assisted with the supply of an hundred and twenty Livers, that it might be continued to him for some longer time. This Assembly ordered the Lord of Candal to pay him once for all the sum of sixty Livers, that so he may return home unto his own Province of Provence, and be put upon Employment according to his abilities, and the Decree of the National Sy∣nod of Tonneins.

35. Monsieur Suffran, a Pastor in the Province of Lower Languedoc,* 1.22 Peti∣tioned by Letters this Assembly, that the Order of the Colloquy of Lyonnois, and ratified by the National Synod of Tonneins, forbidding him the exercise of his Ministry within the Colloquy of Nismes, might be repealed. This As∣sembly having received a very good account of the said Suffran from faith∣ful Witnesses, doth grant him his request, and injoineth the Province of Lower Langùedoc to provide him a Church in any Colloquy, as they shall judge expedient.

36. Nicolas* 1.23 Jane having lately abjur'd in this Church of Vitré the Er∣rors and Idolatries of the Papacy, was recommended to the Province of Normandy, to take care that he might be employed in some way of living as he is best qualified, and the Lord of Candal is ordered to give him thirty Livers to help carry him into the said Province, whereof he is a Native. And forasmuch as the Deputies of Normandy have informed us, that it will be a full year e'r their Provincial Synod do meet, the Colloquy of Caen is intreated to take care of him, till that time, and that some provision be made for him.

37. Monsieur du Bois,* 1.24 a Minister, having been discharged from the Church of Laval, by reason of its poverty, by the Synod of Anjou, was put into the Catalogue of Ministers, who were to be disposed by this Assem∣bly, and in case that it should break up without presenting him to some vacant Congregation, he hath full liberty given him to dispose of himself in any one Province, as the Lord shall be pleased to direct him; and there shall be one Portion out of the moneys of his Majesty's bounty, retained by the Lord of Candall, to be given unto that Province in which he shall be im∣ployed, and those moneys of his Majesty's bounty shall be paid in to the said Monsieur du Bois until the first of July, as if he were an actual Pastor in the Church of Lavall: and this in pursuance of that agreement made by that Church with him, but with this Proviso, that he be always employed in a Church whereunto this Assembly shall have adjudged a Portion of those moneys. And the Province shall give advice hereof unto the Lord of Can∣dal, who shall be accountable for it unto the next National Synod.

38. Monsieur Mahaut having been put into the Catalogue of Pastors, who are to be disposed by this Assembly,* 1.25 was presented by it this day unto the Church of Gisors in Normandy, and the said Church was exhorted to receive him, and to entertain him lovingly, and the Lord, of Candal shall reserve his portion in his own hands, because the said Mahaut will receive that which is allotted unto the Church of Gisors, wherewith he was well satisfied.

39. The Lord of Vieville requested this Assembly to intreat the Pastors of the Church of Vitre to visit the Church gathered in his House as often as conveniently they can, whereunto the said Pastors did voluntarily con∣sent, and promised that they would go once a Month, but could not quit their own Church upon the Lord's days. The Assembly acknowledging that this affair did properly belong to the cognisance of the Provincial Synod of Brittain, yet because it would be a very long time before they met together, intreats the aforesaid Ministers to give that Church in the Lord of Vieville's House, six Sermons on so many Sundays yearly, and six more on such Days as they shall consider and agree on.

40. The Province of Lower Guyenne complained unto this Assembly,* 1.26 that the three hundred Livers which were granted to Monsieur Bustonoby, by the Synod of Tonneins, are not yet paid by the Lord du Candal, but were paid by the said Province out of its own Purse. Order was now given un∣to the Lord du Candal, to reimburse the said Province out of the moneys remaining in his hands on his last Accompt.

Notes

• * 1.1

  St. Maixant. 1. of distributi∣ons.
• * 1.2

  St. Maixant p. m. 6.
• * 1.3

  See the same demand, Pri∣vas p. m. 11.
• * 1.4

  St. Maixant. p. m. 13. Tonneins p. m. 2.
• * 1.5

  St. Maixant p. m. 9. Alez. p. m. 44.
• * 1.6

  Gergeau p. m. 15. Above Obs. 3. upon the Syn. of Tonneins.
• * 1.7

  T••••n••ins p. m. 4.
• * 1.8

  T••••neins Ap∣peal 34.
• * 1.9

  Alez. Obs. 10. upon this Syn.
• * 1.10

  T••nneins, of U∣niversity-Ac∣compts. Art. 10. Alez. Obs. 11.
• * 1.11

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 p. m. ••.
• * 1.12

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 M••••••••••••, p. m. ••••. A•••• p. m. ••8.
• * 1.13

  Alez. Obs. 14. on this Synod.
• * 1.14

  Alez. Obs. 12. on this Synod.
• * 1.15

  Alez. p. m. 52.
• * 1.16

  See above, on g. m. 28.
• * 1.17

  Alez. Obs. 13. on this Synod.
• * 1.18

  P••i••as, p. m. 29.
• * 1.19

  Alez. g. m. 10.
• * 1.20

  Tonneins p. m. 5.
• * 1.21

  Alez. Appeal 9.
• * 1.22

  Tonneins Ap∣peal 43.
• * 1.23

  In another Copy he is cal∣led Joucune, in another Jouan∣n••.
• * 1.24

  Alez. p. m. 61.
• * 1.25

  Above Appeal 4. Alez. Appeal 54.
• * 1.26

  T••nn••••••s p. m. ••.