The Acts of Famous National Councils of the Reformed Churches in France, 22 (2nd Vitré) · Chapter 14
CHAP. XIV. The Accounts of the Lord du Candal Treaſurer of the Moneys given unto the Reformed Churches of France by his Majeſty for the Maintenance of their Miniſters: As alſo the Dividend made of thoſe Moneys, and decreed by the National Synod of Vitré in the Months of May and June, 1617.
1. THE Commiſſioners deputed by the Synod, and choſen out of every Province to hear and examine the Accounts of the Lord du Candal, and to make a Dividend of thoſe Moneys, brought in their Report unto the ſaid Synod, that in hearing and examining the ſaid Accounts, they find the Lord of Candal to charge himſelf with the Receipt of five hundred ſixty and five thouſand five hundred, forty and three Livers, thirteen Sous, and nine Deniers: To wit,
2. For October-Quarter, in the Year 1613. the Sum of five and forty thouſand Livers, for the whole Year 1614. the Sum of one hundred and fourſcore thouſand Livers, and for the whole Year 1615. the like Sum of 180000 li. and for the three firſt Quarters of the Year 1616. the ſum of one hundred and forty four thouſand, ſix hundred Livers.
3. Item, The Sum of two thouſand, eight hundred, thirty nine Livers, thirteen Sous, and nine Deniers, which he owed on his laſt Account when it was liquidated, cloſed up, and ſetled in the National Synod of Tonneins, and ſince appeared to be due when his Account was reviſed by the Commiſſioners appointed from his Majeſty to that purpoſe.
4. Item, The Sum of five thouſand, two hundred, forty and five Livers detained by him from the Province of Higher Languedoc and Guyenne, which he was to have payed for the Years 1612, 1613, and 1614. according to the Order of the ſame National Synod.
5. Item, The Sum of ſeven thouſand, three hundred, thirty four Livers detained by him out of the Years aforeſaid from the Provinces of Lower Languedoc and Sevennes, being a part of the Sum of eleven thouſand one hundred and nine Livers, ordered by the ſame Synod to be kept back from the ſaid Provinces: The overplus, amounting to three thouſand, ſeven hundred, ſeventy and five Livers, was remitted unto the ſaid Province by another Decree of the ſame Synod.
6. More, The Sum of five hundred, twenty and five Livers were detained by him out of thoſe Moneys with which he was to have ſupplied the Province of Lower Guyenne for the Year 1613. by an Order of the Synod of Privas, and to be paid in unto the Province of Berry.
7. All theſe particular Sums put together made up the ſaid total Sum of five hundred, ſixty and five thouſand, five hundred, forty three Livers, thirteen Sous, and nine Deniers.
8. They alſo made report of the Total Expence in the ſaid Account for October-Quarter in the Year 1613. and the whole Year 1614. and three quarters and an half of the Year 1615. and three quarters of the Year 1616. both for the Paſtors and Univerſities, amounting to the ſum of five hundred thirty three thouſand ſeventy eight Livers, nineteen Sous and two Deniers. In which is not compriſed the ſum of five hundred twenty five Livers, whereof he made a ſeparate disburſement for the Province of Berry, and that added unto the aforeſaid ſum, makes in all five hundred, thirty three thouſand, ſix hundred and three Livers, eleven Sous, and two Deniers.
9. And his Total Receipt being five hundred ſixty five thouſand, five hundred forty three Livers, thirteen Sous, and nine Deniers, therefore the ſaid Lord of Candal oweth the ſum of one and thirty thouſand, nine hundred thirty and nine Livers, fourteen Sous and ſeven Deniers, beſides the ſum of ſixty thouſand and five hundred and five Livers, fourteen Sous and one Denier, owing by him by forbearance, for not bringing his Acquittances, which he ſhall produce before our General Deputies, and bring with him their Certificate for his ſo doing unto the next National Synod. Which ſaid Debt, Monſieur Sulpitius Cuper rendring account for the ſaid Lord du Candal, declared to have riſen out of the ſum of three hundred and five Livers, fourteen Sous remaining due unto the Province of Xaintonge for the Year 1614. and for that nothing had been paid for the firſt half quarter of October, in the Year 1615. to the Univerſity of Sedan, and College of Bergerac; as alſo it aroſe out of a far greater ſum taken by repriſal out of the Account aforeſaid, which hath been raiſed and given to the ſaid Lord of Candal to be recover'd by him, that ſo, if it were once recover'd, it might be diſtributed among all the Provinces, according to the Dividend made by the National Synod of Tonneins, where the Accounts of the diſtribution were then, as now the Decree of this preſent Synod ſhall be given him to this very purpoſe.
10. Over and above the Debt before mentioned, the ſaid Lord of Candal oweth for October Quarter of the Year 1616. the ſum of forty five thouſand Livers, which he ſhall diſtribute unto the Churches, according to the Dividend made in the Synod of Tonneins.
11. Moreover, he oweth for the ſaid Quarter the ſum of nine thouſand ſix hundred Livers, being an Augmentation granted unto the Churches by the Treaty of Londun, which began the firſt of July 1616. and the ſaid Lord of Candal hath accounted for the firſt July-Quarter, which ſhall be diſtributed according to the aforeſaid Dividend. And it muſt be …oted here, that the ſaid Quarter ſhould have amounted unto eleven thouſand ſix hundred and fifty Livers for the ſaid Augmentation, but there had been ſubſtracted from it by an Order of Council the ſum of ſixteen hundred and fifty Livers to make up the Penſion promiſed unto our Lords the General Deputies.
12. Upon the Debet of the ſame Account for the three firſt Quarters of the Year 1616. there ſhall be taken the ſums hereafter ſpecified, one part of which the ſaid Lord of Candal is ordered to make good payment of, and another part to detain in his own hands till further orders.
13. And firſt of all, the ſaid Lord of Candal is ordered to reſerve by him the ſum of three thouſand Livers, which he ſhall deliver unto that perſon who undertakes to print the Works of the moſt Reverend Chamier, and ſhall take up an Acquittance from him.
14. More, the ſum of two thouſand one hundred Livers, granted to the Deputies in the Aſſembly of Rochel, for defraying the Charges of their Deputies at Court, which ſum the ſaid Lord of Candal ſhall deliver unto Monſieur Gaultron, a Citizen of Rochel.
15. More, the ſum of ſeven hundred Livers for defraying the Expences of the Deputies from this preſent Synod to his Majeſty.
16. More, four hundred Livers, ordered to be paid unto our Lords General Deputies at Court for the like Journeys unto Court.
17. More, the ſum of three hundred Livers, payed by the Province of Lower Guyenne unto Monſieur Buſtonoby, according to a Decree of the National Synod of Tonneins.
18. For Monſieur Piloty's Journey, three hundred Livers.
19. A Gratuity to Monſieur Cuper, three hundred Livers.
20. To Samuel du Freſne, two hundred Livers.
21. To the Sons of Monſieur Huberas Paſtor of Berne, two hundred Livers.
22. To Monſieur Babat Paſtor of Iſſoyre, an hundred Livers.
23. To the Son of Monſieur Bernardin Molleur one of the Refugees from the Marquiſate of Salluces the ſum of ſixty Livers, paid by the Lord of Candal unto Monſieur Chambrun Paſtor of Niſmes.
24. To Monſieur de St. Matthieu, ſent by the Lords General Deputies to the Aſſembly at Rochel, by his Majeſty's Order, the ſum of an hundred and fifty Livers.
25. To Nicolas Jane, formerly a Monk, thirty Livers.
26. To Aſcanius Allion, thirty Livers.
27. For three Portions granted to the Churches of Auvergne by the National Synod of Privas, and put upon the Account of the Province of Sevennes, whoſe Deputies made report, that they had paid them into theſe Churches, altho' they never had received the Moneys, thoſe Portions amounting to the ſum of ſixteen hundred and ſeventy ſeven Livers, which this Aſſembly ordered to be kept by the Lord du Candal in his own hands, until the Provincial Synod of Higher Languedoc have finally decided that Affair.
28. To the Soldiers and Porter of the Caſtle and Garriſon of Vitré, the ſum of ſix and thirty Livers.
29. All theſe Parcels ſumm'd up together, do amount to nine thouſand, five hundred, fourſcore and three Livers, which ſhall be paid by the Lord of Candal, who ſhall reimburſe himſelf on the Debt of his Account, ariſing from the three firſt Quarters of the Year 1616.
30. Whereas by a particular Act delivered unto Monſieur Cuper, Deputy of the Lord du Candal, Mr. Rivett, and Mr. Chauve, Paſtors, were charged as debtors for the ſum of twelve hundred, ſixty and two Livers, which they had diſtributed according to the Order of this preſent Synod unto ſome certain poor Churches, and had given an Acquittance for it, as if it had been received for their own uſe; This Aſſembly acknowledged, that it was done upon none other ground than to facilitate the Accompt of the ſaid Lord du Candal, and that the ſaid ſum was paid in by them unto thoſe particular Churches, according to that Order and Inſtructions they had from this Synod, and that therefore we do diſcharge thoſe Reverend Miniſters, Rivet and Chauve, and acquit them fully of the ſaid Moneys.