The Acts of Famous National Councils of the Reformed Churches in France, 20 (Privas) · Chapter 18

The Acts of Famous National Councils of the Reformed Churches in France · 20 (Privas) · Chapter 18

p. 388CHAP. XVIII. A Dividend for the Ʋniverſities.

This is but one half of the ſumm of three thouſand three hundred Livers ordained for them, by the preceding Sypods, beſides the ſumm of two thouſand two hundred Livers upon the leſſer Accompt; The other moyety of the ſaid three thouſand three hundred Livers was caſt upon the Account of the Garriſons, to make up the ſumm of thirty thouſand five hundred Livers, tho it had been ordered to be paid in yearly unto the ſaid General Deputies.

Wherefore there remaineth to be diſtributed to the ſervice of the ſaid Churches the ſumm of one hundred and ſixty thouſand, two hundred and ſixty Livers, which were divided in manner following.

p. 389And all theſe ſeveral ſumms the ſaid Lord du Candal ſhall pay in quarterly unto the Univerſities, Deputies, Commiſſioners and Provinces at the terms appointed, and in manner following.

What cometh into the Provinces of the Iſle of France, Berry, Normandy, Anjou, Poictou, Lower Guyenne, Higher Languedoc, taking in the Univerſities within the ſaid Provinces, ſhall be paid in to ſuch Commiſſioners as ſhall be hereafter named.

The firſt payment ſhall be made on the firſt of July.

The ſecond the fifteenth of the next October.

The third on the laſt of January following, when we date the year 1613.

And for the Iſle of France the payment ſhall be made at Paris, for Normandy at Rouan, for Berry at Orleans, for Poictou at Poictiers, for the Lower Guyenne at Bourdeaux, for the Higher Languedoc at Montauban, for Anjou at Tours.

For the Lower Languedoc, Sevennes, Provence, Brittany and Xaintonge.

The firſt payment ſhall be before the laſt day of July.

The ſecond before the laſt of this next October.

And the third before the laſt of February, ſixteen hundred and thirteen.

To wit, for Provence, Lower Languedoc and Vivaretz in the City of Montpellier.

For Brittany at Nants.

For Xaintonge at the City of Rochel.

And for the Provinces of Burgundy, Dolphiny and Vivaretz to the Commiſſioners which are or ſhall be named by the ſaid Province, at the City of Lions.

To wit, the two firſt payments at the Fairs in Auguſt and All-hallontide, of this preſent year, and the third at the Fair of the three Kings, in the year 1613.

And the above-mentioned Provinces ſhall be obliged to appoint in each of thoſe before named Towns; one certain houſe unto which the Lord du Candal may come, and make payment of thoſe Moneys. And the ſaid Lord du Candal ſhall pay in quarterly unto the ſaid Churches whatſoever he can actually recover of that Quarter unto each of the Provinces equally, (they concurring to the abatement of a Sous in the Liver,) within the fifteenth of Auguſt of the year 1613. at the places, and unto the perſons named by the ſaid Provinces. And touching the overplus which remaineth to be recovered after the fifteenth of Auguſt in the year 1613, he ſhall give in his notes in writing unto every particular Province, who ſhall come and take them according to the Accompt and Dividend, which ſhall be made by our General Deputies at Court. Of all which ſumms thus actually payed down by the ſaid Lord of Candal he ſhall take and keep unto himſelf a Sous in the Liver, which was freely granted him, excepting for the Univerſities, from whom he may detain only four Deniers, a farthing in the Liver, which in truth is not his, but the right and due of the Lord de Viſouze.

And as for theſe Reſcriptions of the laſt Quarter, he ſhall only take three Deniers; and the whole ſhall be managed and diſpatched in a full and exact conformity to that agreement paſt between him and the Deputies of our Churches at the National Synod of Gap, and the Regulations made in the following years.

Moreover the ſaid Lord du Candal is required not to divert unto any other uſes the Moneys of our Churches and Univerſities, whatever orders he may receive from other hands, without an expreſs order from a National Synod; otherwiſe it ſhall not be allowed him in the yielding up of his Accompts.

Done at Privas in Vivaretz the 4th. of July, 1612. Subſcribed by

Chamier Moderator. Monſanglard Scribes.

Du Moulin Aſſeſſor. and Maniald. Scribes.

THE Acts, Canons, Deciſions and Decrees OF THE XXIth National Synod OF The Reformed Churches OF FRANCE, Held in the City of Lower Tonneins, in the Province of Lower Guyenne, Begun on Friday the ſecond day of May, and ending on Tueſday the third of June, in the Year 1614. under the Authority, and by the Permiſſion of Louis XIII. King of France and Navarre.

p. 391THE CONTENTS OF THE Synodical Acts.1614. The 21th Synod.

Chap. I. CAtalogue of Deputies. Synodical Officers choſen.

Chap. II. An Order about Letters of Deputation.

Chap. III. Urgent matters. Important advice by the Deputies of the Council of Lower Guyenne given unto the Synod. Art. 6.

Chap. IV. Obſervations upon the Confeſſion of Faith.

Chap. V. Obſervations upon the Diſcipline.

Chap. VI. Obſervations upon the Synod of Privas. The eighteenth Article of the Confeſſion explained. Obſervat. 19.

Chap. VII. Appeals.

Chap. VIII. General matters.

Chap. IX. Of Particular matters.

Chap. X. Of Colledges and Univerſities.

Chap. XI. Accompts of Univerſities and Colledges.

Chap. XII. Lord of Candals Accompts.

Chap. XIII. Dividends of Moneys among the Provinces and Univerſities.

Chap. XIV. Roll of Depoſed and Apoſtate Miniſters.

Chap. XV. An Act of the Oath of Union.

Chap. XVI. An Act about the meeting of the next General mixt Aſſembly.

Chap. XVII. The Synods Bill of Grievances.

Chap. XVIII. A Project for uniting all the Proteſtant Churches, which have ſhook off the Papal yoke… ▪

Chap. XIX. Letters from James 1. K. of Great Britain unto the Synod, with the Synods Anſwer, and ſeveral other Letters.

Chap. XX. The Excommunication of Jeremy Ferrier an Apoſtate Miniſter.

p. 392THE Synod of Tonneins.

In the Name of God. Amen.

Acts of the National Synod of the Reformed Churches in France held at Tonneins, within the Province of Lower Guyenne, on Friday the firſt of May, and continued till Thurſday the third of June, in the Year of our Lord 1614.