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. XXXIII. The Roll of Deposed and Apostate Ministers.

• ...Article 1. JOseph Aubury, formerly Pastor in the Church of Coulonges, in the Col∣loquy of Gex, a Fellow of low Stature, long Visage, his Eyes deep sunk into his Head, of fierce Look, great Nose, Chesnut-colour'd Hair, his Legs and Feet crooked turn'd in, halting on both sides, deposed by the Province of Burgundy for Forgeries, Perjuries and other Scandals, aged about thirty eight Years.
• ...Article 2. Anthony Dumont, formerly an Augustinian Friar, but since Mini∣ster at St. Aignan and Myntré, in the Land of Mayn, deposed for divers Crimes by the Synod of Anjou, in the Year 1629, and is since turned Apostate; he is low of Stature, his Hair almost white, roving Eyes, high Eagle nos'd, short Neck, shrub shoulder'd, haggardly, froward, and unsociable in his Discourses.
• ...Article 3. Andrew Peloquin, formerly Pastor of the Churches of Houdan and Fontaines, in the County of Chartres, but now an Apostate; a short Fel∣low, Chesnut-colour'd Hair, little Eyes, and sunk into his Head, flat Nose, and a great fat Tongue, about eight and thirty Years of Age.
• Article 4. — Tussan, formerly Minister at Manduel in the Colloquy of Nismes, about fifty Years old, a Fellow low of Stature, Chesnut-co∣lour'd Hair, deposed from the Ministry for his Contempt and total De∣sertion of it, and for abandoning himself to base and most unworthy Oc∣cupations.
• ...Article 5. Pompey de Romerville, formerly a Monk, but since Pastor in the Church or Gontault in the Colloquy of Agenois, but now an Apostate, a middle-siz'd Olive-colour'd Fellow, disfigur'd with the small Pox, having a Pearl in one of his Eyes, his Hair and Beard exceeding black, he hath lost his Voice; after his Revolt he betook himself to sell Wine by Re∣tail in a Tavern; but not thriving at that Trade, he is now at present the third Regent in the Colledg of Bourdeaux.
• ...Article 6. Jacob Chaslier, formerly Pastor in the Church of Queivas, a Fellow not only infected with Arminianism, but with divers other monstruous Errors, which he hath indeavoured to diffuse abroad clandestinely; and being upon the Point of Deposal from the sacred Ministry by the Collo∣quy of Ambrunois, he prevented the Sentence of the said Colloquy, by telling them, that he quitted both his Robe and Religion; he is short of Stature, but well compacted, Chesnut-colour'd Hair, and staring up like Hogs Bristles, great Nose and Eye-brows, his Eyes deep sunk in, and looking down-ward, high Fore-head, large Shoulders, hasty in his Gate as if he were running, very rude in his Discourse.
• ...Article 7. David Bourgade, aged about fifty five Years, low of Stature, gray∣hair'd, great Eyes, a pur-blind squinting Fellow, great Nose, and somewhat high, very violent, covetous, voluptuous, and undisciplina∣ble, formerly Pastor in the Church of Carlat in the Colloquy of Foix, but since an Apostate.
• ...Article 8. John Durant, alias D'avant, heretofore Minister of Araiqûson in Bearn, being accused of the Crimes of Adultery, he turned Apostate; a mid∣dle-siz'd Fellow, having a plain long bald Head, pale of Colour, a stag∣gering trembling Voice, rotten Teeth, ready to laugh upon any occa∣sion, looking downward, black Hair waxing gray, disorderly in his Car∣riage.
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• ... Article 9. Francis Langelot, sometimes Minister of Audaulx in Bearn, but now an Apostate, low of Stature, flat and bald-headed, high Fore-head, great flat Nose, a little Beard, and that mixt, white Teeth, Voice and Hands trembling, roaving wandring Eyes, and high look'd, great Neck, and hunch-back'd on one side, precipitant in his going.
• ...Article 10. Theophilus Casamajor, Minister of St. Gladie in the aforesaid Pro∣vince of Bearn; mean of Stature, little Head, few Teeth, hoarse Voice and effeminate, his Beard red and mingled, sad of Countenance, and ready on any occasion to laugh, he is now an Apostate.