The Acts of Famous National Councils of the Reformed Churches in France, 25 (Castres) · Chapter 32
CHAP. XXXII. The Accompts of the Lord of Candall.
1. THE Sieurs Conſtans and Bollenat, Paſtors; d'Angoulins, Ranchin, du Puy, and d'Hyſſeau, Elders, being commiſſionated by the Council to audit the Lord of Candall's Accompts, which were preſented by his Deputy Mr. Cooper, they made Report that in examining and hearing of them, they found the ſaid Lord of Candall to charge himſelf Debtor on Account brought in to the National Synod of Charenton, by Acquittances for October-Quarter, in the Year 1619, and for the Years 1620, and 1624, the Sum of ſix thouſand five hundred and ſeventy eight Livers, one Sous, four Deniers, which ſaid Acquittances he produced in good and due Form; for which he was acquitted and diſcharged.
2. The ſaid Lord of Candall ſtands charged on the ſaid Accompt,1626. The 25th Synod. with the Sum of one hundred ſixty nine thouſand, eight hundred forty and two Livers, two Sous, and two Deniers; of which he hath made repriſal in ready Monies, and Monies not received for the October-Quarter of the Years 1619, and of the compleat Years 1620, and 1621, above-mentioned: Which Sum ſhould have paſt in his Accompt, upon condition that he were more diligent to reckon with the preſent Synod; and therefore to give us ſatisfaction, he tender'd an Accompt, whoſe Receipt amounted to an hundred ſixty and nine thouſand, eight hundred forty and two Livers, two Sous, and two Deniers. Moreover, there was one Article of eight hundred twenty and five Livers, for the compleat paiment of October-Quarter, in the Year 1619, there having been, through inadvertency, no Receipt made for the aforeſaid Accompt, when it was brought into the laſt Synod of Charenton. And thoſe Sums altogether, amounted to an hundred and ſeventy thouſand, ſix hundred ſixty and ſeven Livers, two Sous, and two Deniers: And the disburſment on the ſaid Accompt, amounted to an hundred ſeventy and one thouſand, one hundred and ſixty Livers, two Sous, and five Deniers: Wherefore there remains due unto this Accomptant, the Sum of four hundred fourſcore and thirteen Livers, and three Deniers. Of which Sum, he ſhall reimburſe himſelf on the Repriſals of the ſaid Accompt, or from the firſt Monies of the Years enſuing. And the Accomptant is charged to continue his Care and Diligence in the recovery of one hundred ten thouſand, eight hundred and thirteen Livers, ſix Sous, eight Deniers, employed in repriſal on the aforeſaid Disburſment, that ſo he may give account thereof unto the next National Synod: and there paſſed alſo in the Disburſment, thirteen thouſand nine hundred Livers, under the Names of the Receivers of Xaintonge and Vivaretz; whoſe Acquittances he is ordered to produce in the next National Synod.
3. Mr. Cooper preſented an Accompt for the Lord of Candall, for the Years 1623, and 1624, whoſe Receipt amounted to four hundred and forty three thouſand four hundred Livers, three Sous, and three Deniers; and the Disburſment to four hundred fifty ſeven thouſand four hundred ſeventy four Livers, three Sous, and three Deniers; ſo that there is due unto this Accomptant, fourteen thouſand ſeventy and four Livers, three Sous, and three Deniers: of which Debt he ſhall be reimburſed on the firſt and cleareſt Monies of his Repriſal. Moreover, the ſaid Accomptant is charged to uſe all poſſible diligence for recovering the Sum of one hundred and fourſcore thouſand five hundred thirty and ſix Livers, ſeven Sous, included in the ſaid Repriſals, and ſhall give an accompt thereof unto the next National Synod. And he is again charged by the ſame Accompt to bring the Acquittances for two thouſand ſix hundred and ſixteen Livers, which are in three Parties defective, under the Names of the Sieurs de la Coſte, and of the Syndicks, Adminiſtrators of the Colledg of Bergerac.
4. Mr. Cooper having remonſtrated, that by his Accompt brought in for the Lord of Candall to this Aſſembly, for the Years 1623, and 1624, he hath made received for the Year 1624, one part of fifty thouſand ſix hundred and thirty nine Livers, fourteen Sous, and ſix Deniers, there having been an Aſſignment of them under the Hand of the Lord Phillippeaux Treaſurer of the Exchequer, upon the Monies coming in from the Offices of Lieutenants and Comptrollers of the Meaſures of Salt in Burgundy; of which Sum he hath made Repriſal in ready Monies, and Monies not as yet received, the Sum of fifty thouſand threeſcore and nine Livers, fourteen Sous, ſix Deniers: And not being able to recover any thing, and yet deſirous to ſecure the paiment of the reſt with the Creditors of Mr. Payen deceaſed, who had a Share in thoſe Offices, and upon which he was aſſigned, he took up from thoſe Offices, as if they had been ready Money for the Churches, of Profit, even to the like Sum, becauſe of the eminent danger of loſing that part which he proved by an authentick Act paſſed before a Publick Notary at Paris, the third of July, One thouſand ſix hundred and twenty ſix; of which Offices now belonging to the Churches, and which lie in compoſition betwixt Debtor and Creditor, he cannot make any diſpoſal, nor of himſelf ſell it, though the Synod deſired him to get a Purchaſer for them. The Council very much approving and applauding the Prudence, Faithfulneſs, and Diligence of the Lord of Candall, doth give Orders to him and the Sieur d' Huyſſeau, deputed to this purpoſe to act conjointly together, and to treat or compound for the whole, or part of thoſe Offices, either with one or more Perſons, at ſuch a Price and Terms, as they ſhall judg beſt for the common Profit of the Churches; promiſing and engaging our Words, that we will approve and accept whatever ſhall be done by them in this Affair, provided the ſaid Lord of Candall do yield Accompt of the ſaid Compoſition unto the next National Synod.
5. The Council having heard the Report of the Sieurs Bouterove and de Baleines, whom they had deputed unto his Majeſty, that there were two hundred thouſand Livers given by his Majeſty, unto his Subjects of the Reformed Religion, towards the maintenance of their Paſtors. Which ſaid Sum of 200000 Livers, his Majeſty, and the Lords of his Council, promiſed ſhould be paid very ſpeedily. Thereupon a Decree paſt, That if the ſaid Sum, or any part of it were received, the Lord of Candall ſhould pay it in unto the Churches and Univerſities for the Years 1625, and 1626, according as it came in, and according to the Portions given, and the Dividend made in the laſt National Synod held at Charenton in the Year 1623, deducting only out of it thoſe particular Sums which have been employed on the Service of this preſent Synod, and which he was deſired to advance before-hand out of ſuch Monies as might be lying by him, by virtue of his Office as Treaſurer of our Churches.
6. Mr. Cooper repreſenting that ſome Receivers of the Provinces might ſcruple the taking, as ready Mony, the Promiſes of the Deputies unto this Synod, for thoſe Sums he had paid in unto them. This Synod being very well ſatisfied that the ſaid Monies were paid in by way of Advance by the ſaid Mr. Cooper for the Lord of Candall, decreed, That every Receiver of the Provinces ſhould be accountable unto the ſaid Mr. Cooper, of all and every particular Sum and Sums which have been furniſhed and given unto the ſaid Deputies for the Charges of their Journey, and to give him all neceſſary Acquittances and Diſcharges, without making any the leaſt Difficulty or Scruple, upon any account, ſcore, or reaſon whatſoever.
7. There were choſen, by plurality of Suffrages, the Sieurs Blondell and Banterne, to tender unto his Majeſty the Names of thoſe Perſons whom the Synod had pitch'd upon to be their General Deputies, that ſo out of their Number his Majeſty might chuſe whom in his great Wiſdom he beſt approved: And theſe two-mentioned Paſtors had Letters alſo from the Synod unto the King's moſt excellent Majeſty, and to the Right Honourable the Lord Keeper, and to the Lord of Herbaut.