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. XXIX. Accompts brought in by the Provinces about the Maintenance and Sub∣sistence of their Colledges and Universities.

9. THE Province of Anjou tendring in two Accompts, one brought unto the Synod of Saumur, in the Year 1629, and the other unto the Synod held at Loudun, in the Year 1631, for the Years 1625, 1626, 1627, 1628, 1629, 1630, and 1631 until the last September, they were allowed and approved.

10. The Province of Lower Languedoc brought in no Accompt for their University of Nismes, nor for the Colledg of Beziers, because they had received nothing neither for the one nor other, since the last Natio∣nal Synod of Castres, held towards the End of the Year 1626.

11. Nor hath the Province of Higher Languedoc brought in any Ac∣compt for their University of Moutauban, nor for the Colledg of Castres, they not having received one Farthing since the sitting of the last Synod.

12. There were five Accompts exhibited by the Province of Dolphiny, of their Receipt and Disbursment for the University of Die, beginning in July 1626, and ending the 1sf of July 1630, all which were allowed and approved.

13. The Province of Berry brought in three Accompts for the Colledg of Chastillon upon Loir, two whereof were tendred to the Synod held at Chastillon, the first on the 22d of February, 1629; the other the 22d of March next immediately following; the third and last was to tho Con∣sistory of Gien, authorized to examine it by the Synod held at Mer the 18th of June, 1631, for the Year 1628, 1629, 1630, and 1631; and the said Accompts were allowed and approved.

14. The Province of Xaintonge brought in the Accompt of the Col∣ledg of Rochefoucauld, rendred by them the Year 1630, on the 11th of June, unto the Synod held in the same Place, and the said Accompt was allowed and approved.

15. The Province of Brittain exhibited also an Accompt of the Col∣ledg of Vitré, the 21st of June, 1628, concluded and determined by two Elders of the Consistory of that Church, which was allowed and approved.

16. The rest of the Provinces brought in no Accompts about the Main∣tenance of their Colledges, they not having received any thing for them since the 25th National Synod held at Castres in the Months of September, October and November, 1626.