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. XV.

N. B. What picque the King of France had against Monsieur Cameron as I cannot tell, so I shall not write my guesses and conjectures about it, because they may be, and may not be true. Mr. Cameron, if he had designed, what afterwards some others attempted, a coalition of both the Religions, Protestant and Popish, yet certainly was no Papist, yea, far enough from their Doctrine and Worship. But he had angred the Jesuits not so much as his Reverend Colleague and Countreyman. And this was the true reason, why Monsieur Primrose was necessitated to quit Bourdeaux and France, when as Cameron was permitted to tarry, and return to Bour∣deaux, and was preferred unto the Professors Chair in Divinity afterwards at Montauban.

On Whitsunday in the year 1619. Father Arnoux the Jesuit preaching before the King, Queen, and Court of France in the Castle of Amboise, attempted a Task impossible, to whiten Blackamores, to wash or wipe his Church clean, and especially his own Order from an indelible blot, viz. That they held it lawful to kill Kings. This the Jesuit with a boldness and audaciousness, which is the proper Talent of their Society, would have some how or other evaded. He assures that Royal Auditory with the greatest confidence, that it was never the Doctrine of their Catholick Church, never believed by these good Fathers, that Subjects might lawfully rebel against their Sovereigns, yea that it doth anathematize all those who teach and preach that the Sacred Persons of Princes may be lawfully made away and murdered, yea, that the whole Society of Jesuits doth condemn, detest, and as much as hi them lieth doth anathematize all Advisers, Abet∣tors, and Aiders of Rebels against their King upon any pretext, vvhatsoe∣ver. His Majesty and that vvhole illustrious Auditory vvere overjoyed at this free and liberal Declaration of the Jesuit, and quitted the Sermon, as they said very much edified: And His Majesty told it publickly that he had great reason to be pleased with the Fathers of the Society, and that Father Arnoux had in the Name, and stead of them all plainly and fully enough condemned the Book of Mariana. Monsieur Primrose vvas present at this Sermon, and fretted at the heart to hear an Impudent Jesuit abuse the good Nature of his King vvith such odious Equivocations, and to laugh in his Sleeve at the simplicity of his over credulous Auditors. Whereupon he intreated Monsieur de Modene, at that time a Person utterly unknown to him, to ask of Father Arnoux, Whether Fryer James Clement that stab'd Henry the Third in the Bovvels vvith a poysoned Knife, being a Prince Excommunicated by the Pope had killed his King? And suppose the Pope should Excommunicate His Majesty novv reigning, and declare his Throne and Kingdom vacant, vvhether he vvould then ovvn Lewes XIII. for his King? And if at that time an Assassinate, as John Chastel, Peter Barriere, or Francis Ravaillac all Disciples of the Jesuits, should attempt upon His Majesties Life, he would accurse and anathematize him as guilty of Treason in the last and highest degree, for daring to lift up his bloody hands against the Sacred Person of his King? The By-standers immediately comprehen∣ded the cheat and imposture of the Jesuit, and how they had been gull'd by him; for he could not make any Reply to the demand of this Protestant Minister Monsieur Primrose. But though he could not ansvver his Argu∣ments, the Jesuit found out means and opportunity to cry him quitts, and to be reveng'd upon him. For 'tvvas be that sollicited the Parliament

of Bordeaux, and by his Interest got that Decree to pass in it, That no Stranger not born in the Kingdom should be a Minister in France. Mon∣sieur Gilbert Primrose hereupon being outed of his Church passed into Eng∣land, and was chosen Pastor of the French Church of London, in whose Service he continued till his Death. And where now succeeds him, though at some distance, in the same Pastoral Office his Reverend and Worthy Grandson. See this Relation, in page 75, and 76 of his Panegyrique a tres grand, & tres puissant Prince Charles Prince de Galles, 1624.