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. VII. The ROLL of Vagrants.

1. THE Vagrants are, one that goes by the Names of Rochempre, alias Darcey, alias Abraham Cheron, alias Peter de la Roche; this Fel∣low intruded himself into the Ministry in Normandy, he is of but mean Sta∣ture, hath a weeping Tone, brown Hair.

2. As also one called Mussidan, alias John Bourdirier, who had been de∣posed in Vivaretz.

3. Also one named Des Hameux, who had been declared Vagrant by the Provincial Synod of Anjou.

The Province of Dolphiny is appointed to call the next National Synod three Years hence, saving that in case of necessity, and that Province do judge it so, by reason of extraordinary Occurrences, they may convene it sooner.

Revising that Article concerning the maintenance of Monsieur Berger, be∣fore-mentioned, it was decreed, That in lieu of a General Contribution to∣wards it by all the Provinces, that of Orleans shall give him in a double Por∣tion, from the Moneys granted us by His Majesty, to what is assigned unto each single Pastor, which Quota of his shall be allowed them in their Ac∣counts, to be presented by them at the next National Synod.

Those of Vivaretz complaining of Taxes imposed on by the Provinces of Higher and Lower Languedoc, towards the defraying of Charges spent a∣bout Businesses, whereunto they had never been invited. The Assembly or∣dains, that for what is past it shall be valid; but for the future, that the Mo∣neys of His Majesty's Grant, which were purely Church-Moneys, shall not be diverted from their primary design, which was the maintenance of our Ministers, and in particular, that the Provinces shall not usurp upon one another's Right.

Monsieur Palott, before-named, having sent unto this Assembly a little before its dissolution, the Sum of Three thousand Crowns in ready Money, it was divided among the Provinces and Universities, defalking one Sol in the Livre, upon the whole remaining Debt, for the Years 1598, 1599, and 1600, according to the Accompts sent by the said Monsieur Palott for every Province, and this without prejudice to the Accompt of the said Pa∣lott, or approbation of it.

Dated at Gergeau the 25th of May, 1601.

Signed thus,

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  • George Pacard, Moderator, chosen by the Synod.
  • De Beaulieu, Assessor.
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  Scribes.
  • ...Daniel Chamier,
  • ...Josias Mercier,