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SOon after the accommodation was concluded, his Majesty made his entrance into Ʋsez and Nismes, to the great joy of the inhabitants. During his stay there, he caused an Edict to be published, containing that Order which he requi∣red to be observed in all the Hugonot Towns, who untill that time denied the ex∣ercise
of the Catholick Religion amongst them. He pardoned the Sieurs de Rohan, Soubize and all others, who had born Arms under them. He ordained that the Roman Catholick and Apostolick Religion, should be established in every place. That the Goods of the Church which had been taken away, should be restored to the Ecclesiasticks, together with their houses, Churches and Monasteries; that every Parish should be provided with good and able Curates: And in fine, that the Re∣ligion pretended to be Reformed, should be allowed as free exercise. But to se∣cure them from all future Revolts, the Fortifications of all their Towns and strong Holds were to be rased and thrown down, onely leaving them their Walls standing; and that for security of their Peace and good behaviour, until their works were de∣molished accordingly, they should deliver Hostages unto his Majesty, to be by him kept untill the execution of it. This Edict being thus finished, and according to the Articles and Conditions which had been agreed on, gave a great deal of sa∣tisfaction to the Hereticks, who all of them now thought on nothing else, but to live in Peace and Quiet, excepting those of Montauban, who proud of their strong Walls became so insolent, that they refused to accept of those conditions which the rest had with so great joy and gladnesse. They imagined themselves able a se∣cond time to resist his Majesties forces, but considered not how things were alter∣ed, and that affairs were not now managed, as formerly they were, how that his Majesty had by a Prudence, eternally happy for France, committed the Conduct of all things to the Cardinal, who had furnished him with all the means of taking Ro∣chel, a place lately thought impregnable, who had broken all the designs of Spain, who had repulsed the English force so often, who in one hours discourse, had re∣ced the Prince of Piedmonts Spanialized soul, to become absolute French, wo had per∣swaded the Duke of Savoy to whatever he had a mind; and upon whose onely word all the rest of the Hugonot Towns were resolved to have suffered their Walls and Fortifications to be demolished and thrown down. The obstinacy of the Town was such, that his Majesty thought himself obliged to go before it, that he might overcome it with force, seeing no fair means would work upon it. But the Cardi∣nal considering how the sicknesse began in the Army, and in divers Towns of Lan∣guedoc, beseeched his Majesty not to hazard his person, which was of greater con∣cern to France, then any other thing whatever; and that he would be pleased to leave him to fight with the rest of this Rebellion; with much ado his Majesty was at last overcome, and resolved to return to Paris, as he did, after he had in six mo∣neths time, taken Suze, saved Cazal, forced Privas, and reduced the most part of the Hugonot Towns under his obedience.