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The Acts of Famous National Councils of the Reformed Churches in France · John Quick

The Acts of Famous National Councils of the Reformed Churches in France, 21 (Tonneins) · Chapter 13 – Chapter 15

CHAP. XIII.

THere remaineth due for the year 1612. and three quarters of the year 1613. the ſumm of 9812 l 16 ſ. and 11 d. which debt ariſeth from the Moneys detained in his hands out of the portions of the Provinces of Higher Languedoc, Lower Languedoc in obedience to an Order of the Synod of Privas for the ſaid year 1612. and for three quarters of the following 1613. whereof he hath disburſed in payments ſince according to the order of the aforeſaid Synod.

Unto the Univerſity of Die 3000 l. to Monſieur Chamier, 2000 l. to Monſieur Perrin 300 l. So there remaineth clear in his hands 4512 l. 16 ſ. 11 d.

Over and above the ſaid ſumm of 4512 l. 16 ſ., 11 d. for the ſaid years 1612. and three quarters of the year 1613. The ſaid Lord du Candal, is yet to pay of the Arrears of 1604, 1605, and 1606. the ſumm of 2839 l. 13 ſ. 3 d. including in it the 97 l. 6 ſ. 4 d. which was included in the Dividend of Privas, as was before declared. Out of which ſumm deducting the Sous in the Liver, which amounted to 141 l. 19 ſ. there remained 2697 l. which was divided among the Provinces in manner following.

L.S.D.
To the Province of Lower Guyenne2991000
To the Province of Higher Languedoc3030000
To the Province of Sevennes1940800
To the Lower Languedoc1940900
To Provence781400
To Vivaretz1341500
To Dolphiny314800
To Burgundy1991600
To the Iſle of France2371500
To Normandy1901800
To Brittany741800
To Anjou105900
To Poictou1970000
To Xaintonge2651400
To Berry1341400

Another Dividend of the ſumm of 11109 Livers, out of one part, and of 5245 Livers of another, which the ſaid Lord du Candal oweth, and ought to have kept in his hands by Order of the Synod of Privas from the Dividends allotted unto the Provinces of Lower Languedoc, Sevennes, and the Higher Languedoc out of the years 1612, 1613, and 1614. amounting to the ſumm of 16354 l. Out of which there muſt be deducted the payments made by him in obedience to the Orders of the Synod of Privas, and which he is to pay by Order of this preſent Synod.

Firſt, unto the Univerſity of Die 3000 l. To Monſieur Chamier 2000 l. to the Sieur Perrin 300 l. beſides what hath been remitted unto Monſieur Gigord 3775 l. And to re-imburſe Monſieur le Gras for the expences of the Colloquies of Lionnois 389 l. 6 ſ. And for what the ſaid Lord du Candal hath paid more than he received for the years 1604, 1605, and 1606. and for the Sous in the Liver out of the ſumm paid unto the ſaid Sieur Gras, 57 l. 15 ſ. And the remaining ſumm is 6831 l. 19 ſ. which ſhall be divided among the Provinces in manner following.

L.S.D.
To the Iſle of France57610
To Provence18900
To Berry32410
To Brittany18010
To Sevennes47710
To Vivaretz32410
To Poictou45010
To the Lower Guyenne72020
To Xaintonge63916
To Normandy45910
To the Lower Languedoc46816
To Burgundy28810
To Anjou25210
To Higher Languedoc72910
To Dolphiny76620

Another Dividend among the Provinces of the ſumm of 18000 l. granted by his Majeſty unto the Reformed Churches of this Kingdom, and this ſhall ſerve not only for this preſent year, but as a ſtandard for the following years untill the next National Synod, whereby the Lord du Candal, and the Sieur de Viſſouze ſhall make their payments out of the ſaid ſumm at the terms as ſhall be hereafter fixed, and conformably to the Articles of Agreement formerly drawn up and ſigned between him, and the Deputies of the National Synod of Gap, in the year 1603. when he firſt entred into Office, and according to that Order given to our Lords the General Deputies at the laſt National Synod of Privas.

Out of which ſumm before any Dividend be made unto the Churches, there ſhall be drawn forth theſe following ſumms for the ſervice of our Univerſities, Colledges and Propoſans.

The Dividend of the Univerſities.

L.S.D.
For the Univerſity of Sedan by an expreſs Order40000000
For the Churches of Gex36000000
For the Sieur Conſtantine Regent at Bergerac1000000
For the Colledge of Bergerac12000000
For three Propoſans ſent unto Montauban at the charge of 120 l. each.3600000
To the Univerſity of Montauban 100 l. ordered unto Monſieur Joly for his Profeſſing Hebrew1000000
And to Monſieur de Viſſouze his right511300
For two Profeſſors in Divinity14000000
To the Profeſſors of Hebrew4000000
To the Greek Profeſſor4000000
To the two Profeſſors in Divinity8000000
To the firſt Regent1000000
For the Univerſity of Saumur.6000000
More to the ſame (only deducting out of it four Deniers in the Liver,)47711000
For what was granted them by the preſent Synod, and employed by them according to their Decree, 600 l. including in it 81 l. 10 ſ. for the 4 d. in the Liver.6000000
Thus disburſed, to the two Profeſſors of Philoſophy14000000
To the Profeſſor of Hebrew4000000
To the Greek Profeſſor4000000
To two Philoſophy Profeſſors8000000
To the firſt Regent4600000
To the ſecond Regent3000000
To the third Regent2000000
To the fourth Regent1800000
To the fifth Regent.1500000
For the Univerſities of Niſmes and Montpellier, including the four Deniers in the Liver of the ſaid Sieur de Viſſouze the ſumm of42361304
For the Univerſity of Die including the aforeſaid four Deniers the ſumm of04061304
There remaineth to be divided among all the Provinces the ſum of159973110
Thus, 1. To the Province of the Iſle of France for 48 Paſtors, 14 Propoſans, and 12 ſupernumerary portions, in all 64 portions, & for their Colledge 400 l. the ſum of12970028
2. L. 10416 S. 16 D. 8 For Normandy for 40 Paſtors, ſix Propoſans and five ſupernumerary portions, in all 57 portions, and for the Colledge 400 l. the ſum of10318124
3. Brittany for eleven Paſtors, two (another Copy ſaith three) Propoſans, ſix, (another Copy ſaith ſeven) ſupernumerary portions, in all 20 portions, the ſum of04328034
4. Anjou for 24 Paſtors, 3 Propoſans, one ſupernumerary portion, in all 28 portions, the ſum of05499090
5. Poictou 47 Paſtors, three Propoſans, and an half portion for Chauvigni, in all fifty portions and an half, and for the Colledge10318124
6. Xaintonge 68 Paſtors, five Propoſans, and a half ſupernumerary portion, in all 73 portions and a half, and the Colledge, the ſum of14836000
7. Berry for 29 Paſtors, 3 Propoſans, 4 portions ſupernumerary, including thoſe of Moulins, in all 36 portions, and the Colledge07470140
8. Burgundy for 19 Paſtors, 14 Propoſans, 2 portions for Mariagues, and 7 ſupernumerary, in all 32 portions, 600 l. for thoſe of Gex, and 400 l. for the Colledge, the ſum of07285028
9.15719 17 0 Dolphiny for 66 Paſtors, 8 Propoſans, 4 portions ſupernumerary, in all 78, & the Colledge, the ſum of19719170
10. Vivaretz for 26 Paſtors, taking in the portion of the Sieur Murat, Paſtor of Valence, 3 Propoſans, and ſix ſupernumerary portions,7264 06 0 including two portions for Foreſt, in all 35, and the Colledge, the ſum of07274060
11. Provence for 11 Paſtors, 3 Propoſans, 1 portion for the Sieur Maurice the Elder, a Paſtor Emeritus, and ſix ſupernumerary, in all twenty one portions, and the Colledge, the ſum of04524110
12.131666 11 0 Lower Languedoc for 62 Paſtors, 3 Propoſans, and the Colledge of Beziers, the ſum of13666110
13. Sevennes for 12 Paſtors, 3 Propoſans, 5 portions ſupernumerary, taking in thoſe ordained for Iſſoire and Maruejolles, in all 60 portions, and the Colledge, the ſum of12184100
14. For Higher Languedoc and Guyenne, for 78 Paſtors, ſeven Propoſans, one portion and a half for Leyran, 16596 10 0 in all 86 portions and a half, the ſum of16989080
15. Lower Guyenne for 78 Paſtors, 5 Propoſans, one portion for Soules, in all 84 portions16596100
16. Each 196 03 2 To the Sieurs Suffran and Heeme each a portion00139164
The total Sum169973100

All which ſums the ſaid Lord du Candal ſhall pay Quarterly both to the Univerſities, and Commiſſioners of the provinces, and at the terms and manner following,

To wit, that part which belongs to the Provinces of the Iſle of France, Anjou, Normandy, Poictou, Lower Guyenne, Berry, and Higher Languedoc, taking in the Univerſities which are in thoſe Provinces, into the Commiſſioners hands, whoſe names have been already, or ſhall be given in unto him by thoſe Provinces. And the firſt payment ſhall be made the firſt of July, the ſecond on the 15th of October following, and the third the laſt day of January next enſuing; for the Iſle of France in the City of Paris; for Normandy at Roan; for Berry at Orleans; for Poictou at Poitiers; for the Lower Guyenne at Bourdeaux; for the Higher Languedoc at Montauban; for Anjou at Tours.

As for the Lower Languedoc, Sevennes, Brittany, Provence and Xaintonge, the firſt payment ſhall be made at the latter end of July next, and the ſecond on the fifth of October following, and the third in the end of February next enſuing. For Provence, Lower Languedoc and Sevennes in the City of Montpellier; for Brittany at Nants; for Xaintonge at Rochel.

For the Provinces of Burgundy, Dolphiny and Vivaretz at the City of Lions, viz. the two firſt payments at the Fairs in the next Auguſt and November, and the third at the Fair of Twelfth-Tide, which will be in January, 1615.

And the ſaid Provinces ſhall be obliged to nominate and chuſe ſome one certain houſe in each of theſe Cities, whereunto the ſaid Lord of Candal may be directed to make payment of thoſe Moneys.

And the ſaid Lord of Candal alſo ſhall pay in to the ſaid Churches the laſt quarter of the year 1613, which he ſhall deliver in unto every one of the Provinces equally, they abating the Sous in the Liver, before the 15th of Auguſt, 1615. And he ſhall give in to all the Provinces, deſiring it, an Anſwer in writing of the Accompt and Dividend that ſhall be made by our General Deputies reſiding at Court.Privas of Colledges Art. 26. And out of all thoſe ſums, which ſhall be actually paid by him the ſaid Lord of Candal, he ſhall detain in his hands a Sous in the Liver, which was accorded to him, excepting for the Univerſities, of whoſe Moneys he ſhall only detain four Deniers in the Liver, which is the right of the Sieur Viſſouze. And as for the Accompts of the laſt quarter three Deniers only. This being according to the Contract and Articles of Agreement paſt between him, and the Deputies of our Churches at the National Synod of Gap.

Moreover,G…gta… p. 11.46. this Aſſembly enjoyneth the ſaid Lord du Candal not to divert the Moneys of our Churches and Univerſities which ſhall be received by him unto any other uſes, whatever Orders he may receive from other hands, but only by an Expreſs Order of a National Synod; otherwiſe it ſhall not be allowed him in his Accompts.

CHAP. XIV. The Roll of the Depoſed and Apoſtate Miniſters.

1. IN the Iſle of France George Suiſſe, alias Soulais, formerly Miniſter at Fountainbleau, ſuſpended from his Office for his vicious and ungodly Life, he is ſince revolted: A fellow of a low ſtature, black hair, about forty years of age.

2. Item, one going by the name of Merlette, born at Reims in Champagne depoſed for his Inſufficiency, he hath ſince revolted a fellow tall of ſtature Cheſs-nut colour'd hair, ſomewhat brown, little or no Beard: He was of the ſame Province.

3. Eſme de Beauvalet, otherwiſe d'Aix and de Beauval, formerly Paſtor of the Church at Lavall in Picardy, ſuſpended from the Sacred Miniſtry for his vicious life, and wicked converſation, he is ſince revolted; a fellow low of ſtature, Cheſs-nut colour'd hair, and bald, about 45 years old.

4. In Anjou, John de Vaſſan, low of ſtature, Eagle-nos'd, wide mouth'd, little or no Beard, depoſed for his infamous Uncleanneſſes; he is ſince revolted, aged about 34 years.

5. In the Lower Languedoc, Jeremy Ferrier, a tall fellow, black and curled hair, of an Olive-greeniſh Complexion, wide, open noſtrils, great lips, cenſured and ſuſpended for his leud carriage, and wicked manner of living, he hath ſince deſerted the Miniſtry, and was excommunicated out of the Church, from which alſo he hath (ſince apoſtatized; aged about 38 years.

He was Paſtor and Profeſſor at Nismeſ.6. In Dolphiny Joſias Montagne, a middle ſiz'd fellow, having a black and tufted Beard, mixt hair, open and roving Eyes, about 40 year old, ſometimes Miniſter at Orpierre, but ſince an Apoſtate.

The Churches in the Principality of Bearn ſhall have the priviledge of calling the next National Synod, upon condition that they obſerve the reſolutions and decrees of the National Synods of France, and bring in their Appeals unto them: as alſo that if any difficulty ſhould ariſe about the Meeting of the ſaid Synod in the ſaid Principality, that they ſhall within the ſpace of an year give notice thereof unto the Province of Brittany, that they may injoy the right of Calling the Synod unto the City of Vitre, and no where elſe; and this at the end of two years, and about May. Saving always that it may be haſtned or deferred, as our General Deputies and the Neighbouring Provinces do think fit. And in caſe the Synod be held in Bearn, leave is continued unto the Province of Brittany to ſend but one Paſtor, and one Elder, and the like Priviledge is granted unto Provence, unto whatſoever place the Synod ſhall be convocated.

All what has been above mentioned was debated, reſolved and decreed ſince the ſecond of May, unto the third of June incluſively, in the year of our Lord 1614. To whom be Honour, Praiſe and Glory for ever more. Amen.

Subſcribed by

Gigord Moderator.

Gardeſy Aſſessor.

Andrew Rivet. Scribes.

Denis Maltrett. Scribes.

CHAP. XV. An Act of the Oath of Ʋnion Taken, Sworn, and Subſcribed by all the Deputies of the Reformed Churches of France Aſſembled in their National Synod at Tonneins in the Province of Lower Guyenne in May 1614.

WE whoſe Names are hereunder Written Deputies of the Reformed Churcheſ of France Aſſembled in a National Synod held at Tonneins in the Province of Lower Guyenne, knowing by paſt experience that there is nothing more needful for the preſervation of the peace and wellfare of our Churches than an holy Union, and inviolable Concord, both in Doctrine and Diſcipline, and their dependencies, and that the ſaid Churches cannot long Subſiſt without a Good, a Strict, and Mutual Union, and conjunction of one with the other, and this better kept and maintained than formerly. Therefore being deſirous what in us lyeth for the future to remove all ſeeds of diviſion, and occaſion of partialities, between the ſaid Churches, and to obviate all Impoſtures, Plots, Calumnies and Practices whatſoever, by means whereof divers Perſons ill affected to our Religion do indeavour its utter Ruine and deſtruction: For which reaſon we are more bound than ever by an unanimous conſent and agreement to uſe thoſe means which will moſt and beſt contribute to our juſt, lawful, and neceſſary preſervation in the Union aforeſaid under the authority of our Soveraign Lord the King, and the Queen Regent his Mother, we have, in the Name of all thoſe Churches, and for their Weal and Happineſs, and for the ſervice of their Majeſties, Sworn and Proteſted, and do Swear and Proteſt, yea we do alſo promiſe, that we will ſee theſe our Proteſtation; to be ratified in and by all our reſpective Provinces to continue inſeparably United and conjoyned in the Confeſſion of Faith owned and Profeſſed by the Reformed Church of this Kingdom, and confirmed, approved, and ratified by us all: We Swear as well in our own Names, as in the Names of all the Churches and Provinces, which Commiſſionated us to be their Deputies unto this Aſſembly, that we will live and die in this Confeſſion, as alſo we do proteſt that we will keep inviolably that Eccleſiaſtical Diſcipline, which is eſtabliſhed in the Reformed Churches of this Kingdom, and to obſerve its Canons for the Government of theſe Churches, and the reformation of manners; owning and acknowledging that it is agreeable to the Word of God, under whoſe ſupream and unviolable authority We Proteſt and Swear to yield all obedience and fidelity to their Majeſties, deſiring nothing more than through the favour of their Edicts to ſerve our God without any Violence offered unto our Conſciences.

Sworn and Subſcribed by

Gigord Moderator.

Gardeſy Aſſeſſor.

Rivet and Scribes,

Maltrett Scribes,

And by all the other Deputies with their own hands.