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. XVI. Tho Roll of Deposed and Apostat Pastors who have changed their Religion.

1. JOhn Cordeil, formerly Minister in the Church of Vertueil in Dolphi∣ny, a Fellow low of Stature, great Head, and Bald before, his Hair mix'd with gray, great uplifted Eyes, high red-colour'd Visage, a great short Neck, Grave in his Going, but inclining to Stupidity, a loud and clear Voice, and dull Laughter.

2. Sebastian D'aubus, heretofore Minister of Commonde, and Profes∣sor of Philosophy at Montauban, about Six or Seven and Forty Years old, his Face is marked with little black Spots, his Hair black and curled, even to the Crown of his Head, a Fellow of mean Judg∣ment.

3. Philip Codure, formerly Minister and Professor at Nismes, about Seventy Years old, or somewhat more, his Hair gray, tawny colour'd Face, high raised Eye-brows, his Eyes sunk into his Head, a frowning ill-look'd Fellow, slow of Speech, dull and heavy in his Gate, gross and tall of Stature.

4. John de la Porte, Pastor of St. Andrews de Val borgne, in the Pro∣vince of Sevennes, deposed by the last Provincial Synod held at Alez, for Desertion of his Church and Calling, Aged about Five and Twen∣ty Years or thereabout, a middle size Fellow, pale white Face, and Chestnut-colour'd Hair.

5. Bordat, formerly Pastor of the Church in the Island of Barrieres, and Province of Lower Guyenne, about Seventy Years of Age, the Mou∣staches of his Beard thick and trussed up, low of Stature, and some∣what fat, a very red-favour'd Fellow.

6. Balde alias Bellecourt, Sixty Years old or more, a great and fat Fel∣low, born in the Province of Dolphiny, he was bred a Monk, renoun∣ced Popery and his Monastick Profession; but is since returned with the Dog unto his Vomit; he is Grave in his Deportment, a Man of little Sense or Reason.

7. William Martin, some time since Minister at Montoire, in the Pro∣vince of Anjou, Aged about Forty, his Hair Flaxen, wide Mouth, a middle Stature Fellow. This Wretch like Judas, sold his Christ and Gospel for a sorry Sum of Silver, and turn'd Papist at Tours, being bought out of his Religion for Eight Hundred Livres; and it is very much questioned whether he had half the Mony. There was a very Se∣rious Letter written him immediately upon his Revolt by an Unknown Person, and which he himself Published, and I have here below subjoyn∣ed it for the Readers Information.