XVIII. There being Letters from the Lady of Laval, and the young Earl her Son, presented unto this Assembly by Monsieur Tilenus, certifying their great affection to the true and holy Worship of God, an Answer was ordered to be written to them, and the said Master Tilenus was exhorted to continue his careful instruction of the said young Lord, and Thanks also was given him for his Learned Writings in defence of the Truth.
XIX. The Churches of Higher Languedoc requesting it, Letters shall be written to the Lord Duke de la Force, Governour of Bearn, and to the Lords of the Parliament of Pau, to do their utmost endeavour, that Mass be not again set up in Bearn, and the Churches of that Province shall be exhort∣ed to send their Deputies unto our National Synods, in testimony of their U∣nion with our Churches.
XX. The Letters of Monsieur Parent at present Minister in the Church of Jarzay, were read, craving his Dismission unto the Church of Bayeux, in the Province of Normandy; and complaining, That the Judgment given on his behalf, by the Synod of that Province, was never executed; it was de∣creed, That the approaching Synod of the said Province should either provide him of a Church, or declare him to be at full liberty to embrace any other Call.
XXI. The Deputies of the Isle of France moved, Whether Monsieur Ca∣hier, a revolted Minister, ought not to be Excommunicated? and whether some Person should not be appointed to answer his Writings? And also, Whether Monsieur de la Planche should not be intreated to send the Writings of the said Cahier, unto the Church of Paris? It was resolved, That his Apostacy shall be published in the Church and Family of Madam, and that the Church of Paris, and in particular Monsieur de Serres, are to answer his Writings, in case he make any Reply; and Monsieur Clemeucear, shall in∣treat Monsieur de la Planche to deposite Cahier's Manuscripts with the Church of Paris.
XXII. A Petition being presented on behalf of Monsieur de L'Essars late Minister of Loudun, this Assembly re-viewing the Sentence given by the Colloquy held at Nogent, binding the Churches of Vandôme and Montoire, to discharge the said Essars of a Debt of Ten Crowns, which he stood obli∣ged for unto Monsieur Toré, it ratifieth the said Sentence, and adviseth the said Churches to see it executed; and in case of their poverty and inability, the Churches of the Province shall contribute towards the freeing of the said Essars from the aforesaid Debt, and Madam Toré is intreated to forbear it a little longer.
XXIII. The Elders of the Church of Saumur requesting, That Monsieur de L'Espine might be intreated to lay down his Ministry, because of his in∣disposition, they offering also to continue to him, as they have ever done, his present Salary; the Synod concurred with them, and order that he be per∣swaded to become Emeritus, especially sith this Church will continue to him his double Honour, Reverence and Maintenance.
XXIV. Monsieur du Fresne, Minister of the Church of Laissay, com∣plaining by his Letters unto this Assembly, very bitterly against his Church, and humbly intreating that he may be freed from them, his Case was re∣manded unto the Synod of that Province, who are exhorted to suppress those great disorders sprung up in that Church.
XXV. Monsieur Bergam, formerly a Minister, petitioning, That he might be restored to the Exercise of his Ministerial Office, he was advised, to betake himself wholly to the Profession of the Tongues.
XXVI. The Deputies of Dolphiny requesting, That the Sentence given by the Provincial Synod of Die, for re-instating into his Ministry Monsieur Mercure de Salans, because of his exemplary Repentance, and the singular