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. I. Deputies and Officers of the Synod.

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  • Monsieur Berault was chosen President.
  • Monsieur De Montigny, Assessor. And
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  Scribes.
  • Monsieur De Macifer, and
  • Monsieur Cartau

There assembled at it the Pastors and Elders whose Names are underwritten.

• FOR the Isle of France, Picardy, and Champagne, Monsieur Francis de Lauberan, Lord of Montigny, Minister in the Church of Paris; and Moyses Cartau, Elder of the said Church.
• For Orleans, Berry, Blezou, and Dunois, Master Michael le Noir, Minister of Chastillon on Loire, and Esaias Fleureau, Elder in the Church of Or∣leans.
• For Dolphiny, and the Principality of Orange, Master Andrew Caille, Mi∣nister of Grenoble, and Master William Vallier Minister of Die, and Master Sebastian Julian Minister of Aurange, and Master Felix Elder in the Church of Montlimart.
• For Normandy and Brittany Master William Claud Picheron, Minister at Ponteau de Mer, without an Elder.
• For the Higher Languedoc, and the Higher Guyenne, Master Michael Be∣raut Minister of Montauban, Master John Baptist Botan Minister of Castres, Master Gabriel Turonier Doctor of the Civil Law, and Master John Lisandre Doctor of the Civil Law, both Elders.
• For the Lower Languedoc Master Christopher Barjac, Lord of Gasquetz, Mi∣nister of Vigan, Master John Gigord Minister of Montpellier, together with Daniel Darnand, Lord de la Cassagne, and John de Boyere Lord of Camion, Elders.
• For Vivaretz Master Anthony Mercier, Minister of Chasteuneuf, and of Cha∣lencon, and Master John Valeton, without Elders.
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• For the Lower Guyenne, Master Moyses de Ricotier, Minister of Clerac, Master Signeron du Fon, His Majesties Advocate in the Court of Casteljaloux.
• For Xaintonge, Aunix, and Augoumois, Master Fresnon du Vigier, alias du Vergier Lord of Moustier, Minister of St. John (d' Angely), and Master Mi∣chael Texier Elder.
• For Poictou Master Jonas Chesneau, Minister of St. Maixant, and John Re∣noy,Esq Lord of Braconnier, Elder in the Church of Poiré and Belleville.
• For Anjou, Tourain, and Maine, Master Francis Grelier, Lord of Macefer, Minister of Saumur, without an Elder.
• For Provence, Balthazar de Villeneuve,Esq Lord of Tortonne, Syndick of the Churches in the said Province.
• No person appeared at this Synod for Burgundy, Lyonnois, and Forrest.

The Synod being opened by solemn Invocation of the Name of God, Mon∣sieur Berault was chosen President, and Monsieur de Montigny Assessor, and Monsieur Macifer, and Monsieur Cartaub Scribes.

Monsieur Du Moulin, Deputy for Orleans, being sick, divers Churches of that Province, together with the Deputies of Normandy, and the Isle of France, substituted in his stead Monsieur le Noir, which was well approved by the Synod, and a Decree passed in it, that the Provinces should nominate three or four Persons for the future, to represent them in these National Assemblies, that in case of sickness, or any other accident which might hinder their at∣tendance, there might be some others to supply that default.

The Provinces of Normandy, Anjou, and Vivaretz, were censured for not sending Elders together with their Ministers.

Because of the great Desolations and Dispersions of the Churches in Pro∣vence, the Synod granteth unto their Deputy his Vote in all Debates, contro∣verted Cases between the Provinces only excepted, and this for that he want∣ed his Letters of Deputation.