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. XI. The Accompts of our Ʋniversities and Colledges; as also a Dividend of Moneys given by their Majesties unto our Churches, Ʋniver∣sities and Colledges since the National Synod of Privas, 1612.

1. THE Accompts of the University of Montauban for Moneys given them by the National Synod of Privas for the years 1612 and 1613, having been presented by Mr. Daniel Chamier, and John Bardon, were per∣used and examined, and a Decree past that they should be allowed of as to the sums contained in their receipt of those two years a 1612 and 1613, with∣out making it a Precedent for the future, nor approving the Expences of the said University over and above their Income assigned them in the Synod of Privas, and the books of those Accompts remain in the custody of the said Bardon, together with the Copy of the Accompts duly signed, whose Original was given unto the Deputies of Xaintonge, to be put into the Archives of the Town of Rochel.

2. The Accompts of the Universities of Montpellier and Nismes for Mo∣neys given them by the Synod of Privas for the years 1612 and 1613, were brought in by Mr. John Bansillon, read and examined; and whereas it ap∣peared by them, that one of their Professors in Theology at Montpellier had his Wages paid him for half of this present year, and the Professor in Hebrew until May last, it was decreed, that those Accompts, or the signed Copy of them should be left in the hands of the said Bansillon, and presented unto the next National Synod by the Deputies of Lower Languedoc.

The Accompts also of the Colledge of Beziers shall be brought unto the Synod of Lower Languedoc, there to be audited, and afterward tendered un∣to the National Synod. And all this shall be done without making it a Pre∣cedent for the future, nor as approving the Expences of the said University over and above their Income setled upon them by the Synod of Privas. And those Books of Accompts shall be in the keeping of the said Monsieur Bansillon: And both the said Universities shall give in their Accompts about the four hundred sixty and six Livers, two Sous, and eight Deniers remain∣ing in the hands of the Receiver of Lower Languedoc.

3. The Accompt of the University of Saumur for Moneys of the years, 1612 and 1613. seen, examined, and shut up by the Synod of Anjou assem∣bled at Saumur the fifth of April 1614. was presented, together with the Books thereof, unto this Assembly, and now revised, and cast up by Com∣missioners ordained to that purpose; who made report, that the said Uni∣versity had payed all the wages of the Professors, Regents, and Officers be∣longing to it unto the first of April last. And more, those of the two Pro∣fessors in Divinity, one in Philosophy, of the four Regents, and of their Bedel unto the first of July now coming; And that they have yet in Arrears by them for the perfecting the said Accompt the summ of 1062 Livers and eight Sous, for which they will be responsible, and their Books of Accompts, together with the Original of the said Accompt approved in all its Branches, were by this Assembly left with Monsieur Bouchereau, who brought in the Accompt for this University, to be put into the hands of the Deputies of Xain∣tonge, and by them to be laid up in the Archives of Rochel.

4. For the future the Universities of the Higher and Lower Languedoc shall bring in their Accompts unto their Provincial Synods to be examined by them, and afterward by the Deputies of the said Provinces, they shall be presented unto our National Synod.

5. The Accompt of the Colledge of Brittany for Moneys from the year 1608 unto the year 1612 having been read, examined, and shut up in the Synod of Anjou the fourteenth of May 1613. and the summ of 1200 Livers put down to their Receipt for those four years before-mentioned, payed in∣to the Colledges of Blain, Vitré, and Viellevigne, it was past also in this As∣sembly. And whereas the said Province was to have accounted for the years 1612 and 1613. by its Deputies, they were ordered to bring in the said Accompts unto the Synod of Anjou, and thence unto the next National Sy∣nod, on pain of being deprived of all their Colledge Money for time to come.

6. The Accompt of the Province of the Isle of France for the Colledge of Clermont form the year 1607 unto this now current 1614. according to the Decree of Privas, having been read, examined, perfected, and approved by the Synod of Berry the seventh of March last, and there being omitted in the Heel of the Accompt sixty one Livers and five Sous, which have been since made good by the Synod of the said Province of the Isle of France, in obedience unto that Order of transmitting it unto Berry the 13th. of March last: Therefore the whole was approved.

7. The Accompt of the Colledge of Berry setled at Chastillon on the Loire for the yeas 1612 and 1613. was past and approved for the eight hundred Livers given to it.

8. The Accompt of the Colledge of Poictou was perfected and accepted by the Synod of Xaintonge the ninth of April 1614 and approved by this As∣sembly, but with this proviso, that it should not be made a Precedent for time to come.

9. The Account of the Colledge of Burgundy for the years 1612 and 1613. was cast up, examined, and approved.

10. The Province of Normandy reporting that through the death of seve∣ral Regents, they had lost their Acquittances, and could bring in none other Accompt, than the Attestation of their Provincial Synod, which inserted a particular Article to this purpose into their Memoirs: This Assembly ad∣mitting their excuse for what is past, injoineth the said Province, and all other Provinces to see the Accompts for their Colledges allowed and approv∣ed by their respective Synods, and from them to be transmitted unto the National.

11. The Accompt of the Colledge of Vivaretz was cast up and accepted.

12. The Accompt of the Colledge of Sevennes was examined by the Synod of their Province, and approved in this also.

13. The Province of Provence having given in none Accompt of the Mo∣neys granted them for their Colledge, according to the form appointed them, nor set up any Schools according to what was decreed in the former Synods, is pardoned for what is past, but enjoyned for the future to erect one or two Colledges, and to bring in sufficient discharges unto the next National Sy∣nod, on pain of losing their right unto a Colledge.

14 The Province of Xaintonge having brought in no Accompt of their Colledge, they were injoined to bring it in to the next Provincial Synod of Poictou, who shall examine it, and make report thereof unto the next Na∣tional Synod.

15. The Sieurs Bigot and la Combe made report unto this Assembly that they had received the sum of three thousand Livers being their Salary for executing a Commission given them by the Synod of Privas, which having performed, they were now discharged and the said sum so paid was ap∣proved on all hands both by the Synod, and the said Bigot and la Combe.

Notes

• Privas, of Universities 10.