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. XIX. The Accompt of the Lord Candal Receiver General of the Moneys given by the King unto the Reformed Churches of France, and the Dividend of the said Moneys as it was Ordered and Decreed in the National Synod of ALEZ, in the Moneths of October and November, of the Year 1620.

1 THE Sieurs Bouchereau Pastor, de la Begaudiere, Joly de Bedennes, Bernard and du Puy Elders having been Commissionated by this National Synod to Audit and Examine the Lord of Candal's Accompt, they made report, that the Lord du Candal had charged himself Debtor for Receipt on his last Accompt to the last National Synod in the Summ of One and Thirty thousand, nine Hundred thirty and five Livres, fourteen Sous, and Seven Deniers.

2. Moreover, that he charged himself with the Summ of Fifty four thousand six hundred Livres for October Quarter in the Year 1616. And for Nine thousand six hundred Livres, being part of the two and twenty thousand five hundred Livres of the Augmentation Moneys granted us by His Majesty at the Treaty of Loudun.

3. Item, He chargeth himself with the Summ of One Hundred fourscore and five Livres, seven Sous, and two Deniers for the Arrears of Moneys which were left in his hand by the Synod of Vitre.

4. And that he had made Reprisal of Fifteen thousand four hundred ninety and eight Livres, seven Sous, and six Deniers out of the half Quar∣ter of October in the Year 1615, and of twelve thousand one hundred and sixty Livres, sixteen Sous out of the October Quarter in the Year 1616, because he could never get the Bills payd, which had been given him, for that the Receivers General had been discharged.

5. He is found Debtor on the Remains of this Accompt the Summ of three thousand two hundred forty and five Livres, nineteen Sous, four Deniers, and saith that this Debt ariseth out of the three thousand Livres which the Synod of Vitre had ordained for printing the Learned Works of Reverend Chamier, and from one hundred fourscore and five Livres, seven Sous and two Deniers, which were on Accompt, and forborne in the Synod of Vitre under the Name of the Deputy of Xaintonge; to whom they were never payed.

6. Which said Summ of three thousand two hundred forty and five Livres, nineteen Sous, nine Deniers, he will free and discharge himself as soon as demanded.

7. And whereas in the said Accompt given in at Vitre there was forborn the said Lord of Candal the Summ of Sixty thousand five hundred and five Livres, fourteen Sous, one Denier, including in it the one hundred, four∣score and five Livres, seven Sous, and two Deniers, as above, now he bringeth in an Acquittance for the said Summ of Sixty thousand five hundred and five Livres, fourteen Sous and one Denier, therefore the for∣bearance and Debt of the said Accompt yielded at Vitre are most effectually payed off and discharged.

8. And the said Commissioners did justifie that the said Lord of Candal had charged himself with the Debt of Six hundred eighteen thou∣sand seven hundred and fifty Livres, for which he hath given credit in the years 1617, 1618, and in the three first Quarters of the Year 1619: But upon Examination of his Accompt, we find that he hath payed in more than was due by ten Sous and six Deniers, whereof he shall be reim∣burst on the Debt.

9. But yet he holds by forbearance on Accompt the Summ of Four thousand twenty nine Livres seven Sous, and six Deniers under the Names of the Commissioners of Provence, the University of Sedan, and of the Sieurs du Bois and du Fresne, whose Acquittances he must produce at the next National Synod.