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. Of the DEPƲTIES.

• Monsieur Pacard was chosen Moderator.
• Monsieur Lieuin, Lord of Beaulieu, Assessor.
• Monsieur Chamier, and Scribes.
• Monsieur Mercier, Scribes.

There assembled in it the Pastors and Elders hereafter named.

• FOR the Isle of France, Picardy, and Champagne, Monsieur Antony de la Fay, Minister and Pastor of the Church of Paris; Monsieur John Lieuin, Lord of Beaulieu, Minister of the Church of Auverne in Vexin le Francois; and Monsieur Josia Mercier, Lord of Bordes, Elder of the Church of Paris; and Peter de Neuelet, Lord of Doscher, Elder in the Church of Vitry.
• For the Province of Orleans, Berry, Blefoiis, and Nivernois, Monsieur Adam D'Orival, Minister of the Church of Sancerre; and Joachim Du Moulin, Mi∣nister of Orleans, together with Monsieur Samuel de Chambaran, Elder of the Church of Romorantin; and Claudius Mesland, Elder of the Church at Orleans.
• For the Province of Normandy, Monsieur Rene Bouchard, Pastor of the Church of Rouau; and John Eude, Pastor of Bayeux, together with Mon∣sieur James du Hamel. Lord of Parke, Elder of Alencon; and William de Maintu, Elder of Boislebecque.
• For the Province of Brittany, at present united with that of Normandy, there came the Tenth of May Monsieur John Parent, Pastor of the Church of Vitre.
• For the Province of Dolphiny, and Principality of Orange, Monsieur Daniel Chamier, Pastor of Mountlimart; and John Perryn, Pastor of St. Bonnet, with Monsieur Mark D'Ʋre, Elder of Courtaison; and Francis de la Combe, Elder of St. Marcelin.
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• For the Province of Lower Languedoc, Monsieur John Gigard, Pastor of Montpellier; and Simeon Codur, Pastor of Ʋsez; together with Monsieur I∣saac Chairon, Elder of Nismes.
• For Lower Guyenne, Monsieur John Nodon, Lord of Montbaron, Pastor of Issejac; and Jeremiah Bauconis, Pastor of Tonius; with Monsieur Christopher Forton, Elder in the Church of Bourdeaux.
• For Poictou, Monsieur James Clemeneau, Pastor of Poictiers; and Andrew Rivet, Pastor of Touars; with Monsieur Isaac Vettors, Elder of the Church of Poictiers.
• For the Higher and Lower Vivaretz, Monsieur John Valeton, Pastor of Privas; and Daniel Mison, Elder of Salenac.
• For Xaintonge, Augoumois, and Aunix, Master George Pacard. Pastor of Rochefoucald; and Monsieur Laurence Polette, Pastor of Ironsac; with Monsieur Peter Bernard, Lord of Janserac, Elder of the Church of Co∣gnac.
• For Anjou, Touraine, and Mayne, &c. Master Francis Greliere, Lord of Ma∣cifer, Pastor of Saumur; and M. Abel Bede, Pastor of Loudun; together with Monsieur John Doucher, Elder of the Church of Angers.
• For Provence, Master Peter Chalier, Pastor of Seines; and Monsieur Ho∣nore Brignoles, Elder of Brignoles.
• For Burgundy, Forest, Beaujolois, &c. Master Peter Colinet, Pastor of Pa∣ray le Moyneau; and Anthony Brocard, Elder of the Church of Dijon, and Pre∣sident of the Exchecquer in that Parliament and Province.
• And for Lyonnois, Monsieur Levis Turquet, Elder of the Church at Lyon.
• For the Province of Higher Languedoc, and Higher Guyenne, there came the Tenth Day of May, Master Michael Beraud, Pastor of the Church of Montauban; and Master John Gardesy, Pastor of Villemur; with Monsieur John de Lupe, Lord of Maraval, Elder of the Church of Puy Caskay; and Henry le Renier, Lieutenant particular in the Seneschalsee of Armagnac, and Elder of the Church of Lectoure.
• Moreover, there appeared for Sedan, Master Eusebius Gantois, Minister of the Church of Sedan; and Anthony Drelincourt, Elder of the said Church.

Prayers being ended, Master George Pacard, Pastor of Rochefoucauld, was chosen President of the Synod; and Master John Lieuin, Lord of Beaulieu, Assessor, he was Pastor of the Church of Auverne; and Master Daniel Cha∣mier, Pastor of Monlimard, and Josiah Mercier, Lord of Bordes, Elder of the Church of Paris, were by common Suffrages chosen Scribes.

Notes

• Alias, De Naudet.