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. XXXII. A Blank Dividend. A Dividend made among the Churches, of the Sum of — granted by the King unto the Reformed Churches of France, for the support of them, of their Universities and Colledges; and this for the Year now current l631, and for the ensuing Years, until the sitting of the next National Synod: Ac∣cording to which Dividend the Lord of Candall shall make paiment of the said Sum, as it was agreed betwixt him and the National Sy∣nod of Gap, in the Year 1603.

• Article 1. OUT of the three first Quarters of which Sum of — for the said Year 1631, which amounts to the Sum of — there must be distributed these Sums following.
• Article 2. To the Universities, as was before ordained, the Sum of nine thou∣sand nine hundred and eleven Livers for one whole Year.

  To the University of Montauban three thousand; to that of Saumur four thousand one hundred and twenty Livers; to that of Nismes, eigh∣teen hundred Livers; to the Universities of Die, nine hundred eighty and one.

• Article 3. To the Colloquy of Gex, taking in the 3600 Livers ordered them by the King, and 100 Livers for the Colledg 44000000
• Article 4. To the Inhabitants of Bergerac for their Colledg, the Sum —
• Article 5. For Supply of the Lords General-Deputies 33000000
• Article 6. To the Province of Burgundy, for forty one Portions, viz. nineteen Pastors in actual Service, five Churches to be provided, three Proposans, fourteen supernumerary Portions, four hundred for the Colledg: in all, the Sum of —
• Article 7. To the Province of Provence, for twenty Portions, to wit, eleven Pastors in actual Service, five Churches to be provided for, two Propo∣sans, and two Portions supernumerary, and 400 l. for the Colledg: in all, the Sum of —
• Article 8. To the Province of Berry, for 41 Portions, viz. 26 Pastors in actu∣al Service, two Pastors discharged, one Pastor to be provided for, five Churches to be supplied; four supernumerary Portions, whereof one shall be delivered free of all Taxes and Charges unto Monsieur Falquet, and 400 l. for the Colledg: in all, the Sum of —
• Article 9. To the Province of Poitou, 63 Portions, to wit, 38 Pastors in actual Service, five Pastors destitute of Churches, eighteen Churches to be provided for, four Proposans, and 400 l. for the Colledg: in all, the Sum of —
• Article 10. To the Province of Xaintonge, 86 Portions, to wit, 56 Pastors in actual Service, one Pastor discharged, eighteen Churches to be provided

• for, five Proposans, sixteen supernumery Portions, and 400 l. for the Colledg: in all, the Sum of —
• Article 11. To the Province of Brittain, eighteen Portions, to wit, ten Pa∣stors in actual Service, three Churches to be provided for, two Propo∣sans, and three Portions supernumerary, and 400 l. for the Colledg: in all, the Sum of —
• Article 12. To the Province of Lower Guyenne, 110 Portions, to wit, 69 Pa∣stors in actual Service, one Pastor discharged, and one to be provided for, five Proposans, 28 Portions supernumerary, and 400 l. for the Colledg: in all the Sum of —
• Article 13. To the Province of Vivaretz, 57 Portions, to wit, 18 Pastors in actual Service, three Proposans, fifteen Churches to be provided for, — Portions supernumerary, one of which shall be for Mr. Bois, and ano∣ther for Mr. Chambaud, and 400 l. for the Colledg: in all, the Sum of —
• Article 14. To the Province of Sevennes, 57 Portions, to wit, 56 Pastors in actual Service, one Pastor to be provided for, three Churches to be pro∣vided for, three Proposans, fifteen supernumerary Portions, five of which shall go free of all Charges unto the Churches of Auvergne, and another free to Monsieur de Surville, and 400 l. for the Colledg: in all, the Sum of —
• Article 15. To the Province of Anjou, 36 Portions, to wit, twenty Pastors in actual Service, one Pastor discharged, 3 Churches to be provided for, three Proposans, and eight Portions supernumerray: in all, the Sum of —
• Article 16. To the Province of Dolphiny, 110 Portions, to wit, for 62 Pa∣stors in actual Service, one Pastor discharged, another resugied, thirteen vacant Churches to be supplied, eight Proposans, 25 Portions supernu∣merary, and 400 l. for the Colledg: in all, the Sum of —
• Article 17. To the Province of Lower Languedoc, 90 Portions, viz: 53 Pa∣stors in actual Service, four Pastors discharged, seven vacant Churches to be supplied, three Proposans, 23 supernumerary Portions, and 400 l. for the Colledg, in all the Sum of —
• Article 18. To the Province of Higher Languedoc, 132 Portions, viz. 60 Pa∣stors in actual Service, five Pastors discharged, thirteen Churches to be provided for which arc vacant, six Proposans, 58 Portions supernumera∣ry for ruinated Pastors and Churches in the late Troubles: in all, the Sum of —
• Article 19. To the Province of Normandy, 59 Portions, viz. 46 Pastors in actual Service, six Churches to be provided for, six Proposans, one Portion supernumerary, and 400 l. for the Colledg, is in all the Sum of —
• Article 20. To the Province of the Isle of France, 62 Portions, viz. 41 Pastors in actual Service, two Pastors discharged, three Churches to be provided for, six Proposans, nine Portions supernumerary, whereof one for Mr. Richard, and 400 l. for the Colledg: in all, the Sum of —
• Article 21. To Mr. Guillemin, for the Church of Labour, & a Scholar 210 00 00

• ...
  A Dividend if October-Quarter, for this present Year 1631, and for the Years ensuing, of the Monies granted by bis Majesty unto the ••••••••ches.
  • ...Article 22:
    • 1. To the Province of Burgundy —
    • 2. To the Province of Provence —
    • 3. To the Province of Berry —
    • 4. To the Province of Poictou —
    • 5. To the Province of Xaintonge —
    • 6. To the Province of Brittain —
    • 7. To the Province of Lower Guyenne —
    • 8. To the Province of Vivaretz —
    • 9. To the Province of Sevennes —
    • 10. To the Province of Anjou —
    • 11. To the Province of Dolphiny —
    • 12. To that of Lower Languedoc —
    • 13. To that of Higher Languedoc —
    • 14. To that of Normandy —
    • 15. To the Province of the Isle of France —
• Article 23. The Committee which was ordered to close up the Accompts of the Colledges and Universities, having made their Report, and the Synod having took notice of them to whom any thing was owing, gave in a List of their Names and Sum unto the Lord of Candall; which including several Sums ordered unto several particular Persons, amounted to the Sum of — Which said Sum he was ordered to make paiment of out of the residue of the Money in his Accompts, according as he shall re∣ceive them, deducting for himself a Sous in the Liver, as it is more amp∣ly and particularly expressed in the fore-mentioned List of Names, and Accompt of Monies affixed to them.
• Article 24. The Provincial Deputies of Sevennes shall receive their part of the Monies granted by his Majesty for defraying the Charges of this As∣sembly, before it comes through the hands of the Lord of Candall's De∣puty, but with this Proviso, that they be accountable for it unto their own Province; and this may be done also by the other Deputies.
• Article 25. The Sum of eight thousand Livers paid in by Mr. Palot unto the Lord of Candall, shall be delivered out in that manner as this Assembly hath appointed, without any Diversion or Diminution of it, or Rights for receiving it by him or his Deputy.
• Article 26. This Assembly impowereth the Consistory of the Church of Paris to treat with Mr. Malat, and to discharge him from all further prose∣cuting of Mr. Palot, and to content him for his past labour, by paying him the Sum of one thousand Livers; which said Sum shall be paid him down by the Lord of Candall, in full of all Demands, either for himself or his deceased Uncle Mr. Malat; and the said Malat shall yield up into the Hands of the Lords General-Deputies, an Inventory of all Papers, Decrees, and Memoirs relating to this Affair, and which are now lying by him.

Notes

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