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.

The General CONTENTS of these Synodi∣cal Acts, in several Chapters.

• Chap. I. THE Lord Galland the King's Commissioner. The King's Writ for calling the Synod. Deputies Names. Election of Synodical Officers.
• Chap. II. The King's Letters Patents, and Commission to the Lord Galland.
• Chap. III. The Lord Galland's Speech to the Synod.
• Chap. IV. The Moderator's Reply to this Harangue.
• Chap. V. Deputies and a Letter sent from the Synod unto the King.
• Chap. VI. The Cahier or Bill of Grievances sent by the Synod to the King.
• Chap. VII. The Deputies Return from Court, with the King's Answer and Letter to the Synod.
• Chap. VIII. Election of General Deputies.
• Chap. IX. Monsieur Beraud admitted at Deputy to sit and vote in the Synod.
• Chap. X. A second Letter from the Synod unto the King.
• Chap. XI. The General Deputies make Report of their Audience, and the King's Answer to that Letter.
• Chap. XII. The Sieurs Bouteroue and Basnage admitted as Deputies to sit and act in the Synod.
• Chap. XIII. The King's Letter unto the Lord Galland about it.
• Chap. XIV. Approbation of the Confession of Faith.
• Chap. XV. Observations upon the Discipline.
• Chap. XVI. Observations upon the National Synod of Castres.
• Chap. XVII. A great Debate about incorporating the Churches of Bearn with those of France, opposed by the Lord Commissioner.
• Chap. XVIII. The Synod's Reply unto his Lordship.
• Chap. XIX. The Synod's Protestation upon this Conjunction of the Churches of Bearn, with those of France.
• Chap. XX. General Matters.
• Chap. XXI. An Act for a publick National Fast:
• Chap. XXII. An Act in favour of the Lutheran Brethren.
• Chap. XXIII. Particular Matters.
• Chap. XXIV. Of Ʋniversities and Colledges.
• Chap. XXV. An Act for an Assessment upon the Provinces for maintaining the Ʋniversities.
• Chap. XXVI. A Dividend of our borrowed Charities to maintain the Ʋniversities.
• Chap. XXVII. The Provinces Accompts about their Maintenance exhibited to the Colledges and Ʋniversities.
• Chap. XXVIII. The Lord of Candall's Accompts.
• Chap. XXIX. A Dividend of sixteen thousand Livers among the Provinces.
• Chap. XXX. A blank Dividend.
• Chap. XXXI. Roll of Apostate and deposed Ministers.
• Chap. XXXII. An Act for calling the next National Synod at Alanson.
• Chap. XXXIII. Remarks upon three of the Deputies.