A
DECLARATION
made
by
the
Reformed
Churches
of
France
and
the
Principalitie
of
Bearn
.
Concerning
their
vniust
persecution
by
the
enemies
of
the
Estate
and
of
their
Religion
.
Together
with
their
lawfull
and
necessary
defence
.
WE
the
Deputies
in
the
Generall
Assembly
of
the
Reformed
Churches
of
France
and
the
Principalitie
of
Bearn
,
persecuted
by
the
enemies
of
the
Estate
and
of
their
Religion
,
who
abuse
the
Kings
mind
and
conscience
,
seeing
that
to
our
great
griefe
we
are
constrained
by
the
violence
of
oppression
to
haue
recourse
vnto
naturall
and
lawfull
meanes
(
by
a
necessarie
defence
)
to
preserue
the
libertie
of
our
consciences
and
the
safetie
of
our
liues
against
these
our
implacable
enemies
:
We
protest
in
the
name
of
the
said
Churches
before
God
and
men
,
inuiolably
to
remaine
vnder
the
subiection
of
our
King
,
acknowledging
that
he
is
giuen
vs
of
God
to
be
our
soueraigne
Lord
.
And
that
all
the
world
may
take
notice
that
as
this
obedience
,
next
vnto
the
worship
of
God
,
is
the
onely
aime
of
our
intention
,
sufficiently
manifested
by
our
former
fidelitie
ingrauen
in
the
pillars
of
our
Estate
,
and
in
the
crownes
of
our
late
Kings
,
raised
vp
againe
by
our
predecessors
and
our selues
,
notwithstanding
the
endeuors
of
our
enemies
factions
:
also
the
hatred
and
persecution
which
we
now
endure
,
is
raised
vp
for
no
other
cause
by
our
enemies
,
but
for
this
holy
and
iust
action
;
whereunto
they
know
we
are
inseparably
bound
,
by
the
rules
of
our
Religion
,
by
the
example
of
our
progenitors
,
and
the
right
of
our
owne
conseruation
.
First
of
all
then
we
beseech
the
King
and
all
true
French
men
,
as
also
all
Kings
,
Princes
and
Potentates
,
friends
and
confederates
of
the
Crowne
,
and
generally
all
men
who
are
touched
with
the
zeale
of
Gods
glorie
,
with
commiseration
of
innocencie
troden
vnder
foote
,
and
with
griefe
for
the
miseries
which
at
this
day
threaten
France
:
to
informe
themselues
here
of
our
iust
complaints
,
that
in
them
they
may
see
the
perfidiousnesse
of
our
enemies
and
their
crueltie
,
and
which
(
whether
we
will
or
no
)
they
pull
out
of
our
bosome
,
and
binde
vs
to
publish
for
the
iustification
of
our
innocencie
,
and
to
let
all
such
as
loue
iustice
and
truth
see
,
that
the
refuge
of
our
defence
whereunto
we
are
brought
,
is
both
necessary
and
iust
;
our
enemies
being
thrust
forward
by
no
other
motiue
to
kindle
the
fire
in
this
kingdome
,
then
to
put
out
the
light
of
our
Religion
,
and
to
ouerthrow
the
most
sure
resistance
which
in
the
Estate
may
be
opposed
to
forrein
enterprises
.
But
because
by
their
wonted
subtilties
they
haue
here
followed
the
common
course
which
tends
to
violence
and
crueltie
,
making
to
themselues
a
way
by
false
accusations
to
the
oppression
of
a
iust
cause
.
And
for
a
pretence
to
inuade
vs
,
they
haue
proclaimed
vs
rebels
and
seditious
;
and
to
spread
euery
where
this
accusation
,
they
employ
the
Edicts
and
declarations
of
the
King
and
of
the
Parliaments
,
yea
and
the
mouth
of
Ambassadours
in
forrein
parts
.
To
the
end
that
the
simplicitie
of
those
who
are
least
informed
either
of
the
hatred
,
or
of
the
power
,
or
of
the
craft
of
our
enemies
,
might
not
receiue
some
sinister
impression
of
vs
;
touching
the
dutie
of
obedience
and
fidelitie
towards
our
King
and
country
:
we
will
shew
here
that
all
the
pretences
and
iniurious
crimes
wherewith
they
charge
vs
,
are
meerly
artificiall
disguisings
borrowed
as
a
veile
to
couer
the
outrages
done
to
innocencie
.
For
as
to
inflame
the
hatred
of
Kings
and
the
furie
of
the
people
against
the
Gospell
,
they
haue
heretofore
accused
the
first
Christians
,
&
our
fathers
in
these
last
times
of
like
crimes
,
namely
that
they
transgressed
against
the
decrees
Cesar
,
moued
sedition
among
the
people
,
and
did
ouerthrow
the
royaltie
of
Princes
.
Vnder
these
supposed
accusations
they
haue
caused
them
to
suffer
euery
where
the
violence
of
the
sword
,
the
burning
of
fire
,
the
crueltie
of
massacres
,
the
futie
of
warres
,
and
the
horror
of
all
sorts
of
exquisite
torments
.
It
is
true
,
that
as
our
fathers
were
more
weake
and
naked
,
or
exposed
to
a
more
easie
slaughter
,
Religion
then
was
directly
charged
with
these
crimes
,
and
then
they
haue
persecuted
and
made
open
war
vpon
them
for
their
professions
sake
.
But
now
by
a
subtiltie
fitted
to
their
intentions
,
our
enemies
haue
altered
the
method
.
They
enterprise
warre
vpon
the
persons
,
to
breake
in
vpon
Relgion
.
And
because
that
after
so
many
perfidious
and
cruell
practises
,
the
arme
of
God
hauing
raised
vs
vp
,
as
out
of
our
fathers
ashes
,
and
by
the
miraculous
prosperitie
of
the
late
King
(
conducted
by
our
sidelitie
vpon
the
throne
of
this
monarchie
)
the
breaches
of
the
Estate
being
repaired
,
that
there
might
be
established
a
firme
peace
,
an
Edict
was
granted
vs
for
the
libertie
of
our
consciences
,
and
places
of
safetie
to
preserue
our
goods
and
liues
against
the
violence
which
the
former
euils
made
vs
feare
for
the
time
to
come
:
truly
it
were
now
too
an
apparent
violating
of
peace
,
and
they
should
too
manifestly
declare
themselues
enemies
of
the
quiet
of
France
,
if
openly
this
Edict
made
in
fauour
of
vs
,
should
be
reuoked
,
and
it
they
should
make
war
vpon
vs
for
Religion
.
It
were
also
to
ingage
too
many
persons
in
one selfe
same
cause
.
For
these
causes
to
couer
their
proiected
purpose
of
the
ruine
of
this
Estate
through
ours
,
to
arme
the
King
against
vs
,
and
to
destroy
vs
with
greater
ease
then
other
wise
they
could
possibly
do
.
They
haue
proclaimed
vs
rebels
and
offenders
,
they
haue
endeuoured
to
make
this
cause
more
particular
;
they
call
the
warre
they
make
vpon
vs
a
chastisement
of
seditious
persons
.
But
when
we
shall
haue
here
made
plaine
to
the
eyes
of
all
the
world
the
purpose
of
those
who
are
authors
of
these
troubles
and
confusions
;
the
long
oppression
we
haue
hitherto
endured
with
all
patience
;
the
euidences
of
our
right
in
the
course
we
haue
held
in
our
complaints
,
and
most
humble
suites
made
to
our
King
,
now
laid
against
vs
as
a
crime
:
Lastly
the
open
persecution
which
at
this
instant
they
inflict
vpon
vs
by
the
armies
already
raised
against
vs
in
all
the
parts
of
this
kingdome
where
they
thinke
we
are
able
any
way
to
resist
,
We
hope
that
we
shall
cleare
our
innocencie
from
these
slanders
,
shall
approue
our
iust
and
necessary
defence
,
which
we
vndertake
,
waiting
for
the
help
and
blessing
of
the
Almightie
.
And
finally
we
shall
obtaine
fauour
and
assistance
from
all
such
as
loue
his
glorie
and
the
truth
:
and
the
succour
and
helpe
of
whosoeuer
they
be
that
desire
the
conseruation
of
this
poore
kingdome
.
Since
the
most
sure
stay
o●
the
Edict
for
our
safetie
,
established
The
first
groundworke
of
their
plot
did
bewray
it selfe
with
astonishment
and
iust
apprehension
of
all
of
vs
,
when
in
the
coronation
of
the
King
they
made
him
take
this
oath
:
I
will
truly
endeuour
to
my
power
to
exclude
from
my
iurisdiction
and
lands
vnder
my
subiection
,
all
heretickes
so
denounced
by
the
Church
.
As
if
he
took
his
Crowne
vnder
this
condition
and
vnder
this
law
,
that
he
should
roote
vs
out
when
he
could
do
it
.
The
blood
of
that
great
Henrie
crieth
yet
for
vengeance
for
the
furious
and
abominable
murtherer
,
who
protested
and
affirmed
that
the
onely
reason
why
he
murthered
him
,
was
because
he
was
a
fauourer
of
hereticks
,
that
he
suffered
them
in
his
kingdome
,
that
he
put
them
not
to
the
sword
:
and
here
they
haue
caused
his
son
and
successor
,
to
promise
that
he
shall
employ
all
his
power
to
roote
vs
out
.
By
this
powerfull
and
effectuall
reason
they
did
ingraue
in
the
Kings
heart
from
his
most
tender
yeares
the
necessitie
of
hating
and
destroying
vs
;
and
besides
the
horror
of
the
example
of
his
Father
cruelly
slaine
for
maintaining
peace
with
those
who
are
called
hereticks
,
they
take
of
him
a
solemne
promise
to
raigne
and
sit
vpon
his
throne
vnder
this
condition
to
persecute
those
whom
his
father
conserued
and
kept
.
For
who
is
ignorant
that
vnder
the
name
of
heretickes
,
they
meane
vs
?
That
we
are
proclaimed
and
stiled
such
by
the
Roman
Church
?
And
therefore
if
the
King
be
bound
to
the
obseruation
of
this
oath
according
to
their
intention
,
what
may
we
not
then
feare
?
Wherefore
vpon
former
experience
ought
we
not
to
feare
againe
the
vnhappie
bloodsheds
which
such
impressions
and
imposed
necessities
vpon
the
consciences
of
Kings
,
haue
caused
vs
to
feele
?
The
like
proiect
of
our
enemies
hath
yet
openly
manifested
it selfe
,
when
endeuouring
to
make
a
fundamentall
law
to
passe
,
and
an
vniuersall
principle
of
conscience
,
that
we
ought
not
to
be
suffered
in
France
;
they
obtained
in
the
last
Estates
held
at
Paris
,
that
the
houses
of
the
Clergie
and
Nobilitie
should
expresly
demaund
by
their
roles
the
execution
of
this
oath
of
the
King
,
as
also
the
reception
and
publication
thereof
by
the
Councell
of
Trent
.
A
Councell
which
hath
bin
heretofore
reiected
publikely
by
those
Estates
which
were
held
when
the
most
bloodie
and
violent
troubles
haue
bin
stirred
vp
against
vs
in
this
kingdome
.
A
Councell
which
will
not
endure
that
Kings
should
raigne
,
if
they
permit
life
and
libertie
in
their
dominions
to
those
who
are
called
heretickes
.
But
the
most
apparent
and
most
sensible
proceeding
of
the
proiect
of
our
malignant
enemies
,
is
principally
furthered
by
the
seditious
sermons
of
the
preaching
Iesuites
and
other
Monkes
,
who
,
some
yeares
since
,
by
an
vnbridled
licence
and
a
manifest
conspiracie
,
contrary
to
the
Edicts
and
their
authoritie
,
did
take
vpon
them
to
calumniate
vs
in
their
pulpits
,
and
to
make
vs
odious
,
preaching
furie
and
sedition
,
nourishing
the
people
in
hatred
of
vs
,
instructing
them
to
haue
vs
in
ex●cration
,
and
inspiring
in
their
mindes
warres
and
murthers
,
do
dispose
and
prepare
them
vpon
all
occasions
to
annoy
vs
.
Hence
it
is
that
we
continually
feele
so
many
violatings
of
the
Edicts
of
peace
,
so
many
br●aches
which
are
made
in
vpon
our
safetie
,
so
many
outrages
against
our
libertie
.
Notwithstanding
we
may
yet
boldly
affirme
,
that
our
patience
might
haue
ouercome
and
as
it
were
smothered
the
greatest
part
of
these
euils
,
or
at
least
we
might
haue
conceiued
some
good
hope
that
in
the
end
some
remedies
would
haue
bin
prouided
for
vs
by
the
bountie
of
the
King
and
the
wisedom
of
his
most
faithfull
Counsellers
,
if
the
Iesuites
were
not
exalted
to
the
height
of
power
whereunto
they
are
come
.
For
it
doth
euidently
appeare
,
that
by
all
sorts
of
violent
meanes
they
haue
hitherto
procured
the
rooting
out
of
our
Religion
,
and
the
ouerthrow
of
this
Monarchie
.
Principally
since
their
power
hath
growne
to
the
proportion
of
their
euill
will
,
and
that
they
see
all
obstacles
which
heretofore
were
opposed
against
their
hardy
enterprise
to
be
now
broken
downe
or
to
yeeld
vnderneath
their
power
:
what
other
expectation
is
reserued
for
vs
,
but
to
feele
the
danger
wherinto
so
long
a
time
they
haue
proiected
to
plunge
vs
?
The
miserable
face
of
Christendom
at
this
day
almost
rent
in
peeces
with
warres
and
horrible
confusions
,
doth
manifest
sufficiently
to
all
the
world
what
power
their
wicked
and
artificiall
inductions
haue
to
stirre
vp
a
warre
of
Religion
,
almost
vniuersall
.
And
who
can
presume
that
France
alone
(
which
they
haue
made
so
often
to
feele
so
mournfull
wounds
by
their
trecherous
hands
)
being
at
this
day
in
their
power
,
and
as
it
were
vnder
their
absolute
gouernment
,
should
escape
the
common
accident
which
they
haue
caused
to
fall
vpon
those
Estates
where
their
credit
and
the
diuersitie
of
Religion
haue
giuen
them
pretence
and
matter
to
cause
trouble
.
There
is
no
man
so
vnacquainted
with
their
desseines
,
who
hath
not
heretofore
foreseene
or
foretold
,
that
the
miserie
and
ruine
of
France
drew
neare
when
the
counsels
of
Iesuites
should
preuaile
.
And
now
when
on
the
one
side
we
see
them
in
such
high
esteeme
,
and
on
the
other
side
France
brought
to
the
miserie
of
ciuill
warres
:
is
any
one
so
blinde
that
he
confesseth
it
not
,
to
be
the
worke
of
their
hand
?
who
would
seek
any
other
cause
or
beginning
thereof
?
The
feare
of
falling
into
these
euils
,
hath
caused
vs
to
heare
many
aduertisements
from
the
wisest
and
best
affected
French
men
,
which
so
long
time
haue
withstood
it
with
all
their
power
.
The
force
of
the
Parliament
of
Paris
hath
oft
opposed
its
authoritie
against
their
enterprises
.
And
the
remarkable
documents
which
the
iudgement
thereof
hath
spread
throughout
France
soone
after
the
death
of
the
late
King
,
touching
the
danger
and
pernicious
consequences
to
the
Estate
,
if
they
attained
to
greater
credit
,
did
guide
the
wisedome
of
the
Kings
Mother
to
restraine
their
ouerboldnes
in
the
Court
and
in
the
managing
of
affaires
.
And
they
could
neuer
obtaine
their
desires
during
her
regencie
,
and
the
authoritie
which
she
had
in
the
gouernment
of
the
Estate
.
But
as
all
things
fit
their
●urnes
who
seeke
occasion
of
All
France
may
well
remember
,
that
three
dayes
after
this
Iesuite
had
got
the
Kings
eare
,
they
caused
his
Councell
to
cancell
the
Act
of
Parliament
,
by
the
which
the
opening
of
their
Colledge
in
Paris
was
interdicted
them
,
vntill
such
time
as
they
had
publikly
renounced
their
principles
of
the
ruine
of
States
and
killing
of
Kings
.
And
to
shew
that
all
opposition
to
their
violence
should
thenceforth
be
vaine
,
by
an
Order
from
the
Councell
(
by
them
set
vp
in
euery
quarter
of
Paris
in
signe
of
triumph
)
they
caused
the
Decrees
of
the
Vniuersitie
(
which
had
somewhat
resisted
them
)
to
be
annulled
.
With
like
facilitie
,
and
at
the
same
time
,
they
obtained
an
Act
in
fauour
of
the
Bishops
of
Bearn
the
25
of
Iune
1617.
for
the
restoring
of
all
Ecclesiasticall
goods
of
that
Country
,
which
by
a
solemne
establishment
decreed
by
the
Soueraigne
and
Parliament
,
were
ordained
for
the
maintenance
of
our
Pastors
,
Colledge
,
Garrisons
,
Officers
,
and
other
charges
of
the
country
.
15
yeares
together
the
Bishops
had
followed
this
suite
with
all
possible
instance
.
The
late
King
sundry
times
sollicited
from
Rome
in
their
behalf
,
knowing
wel
the
consequences
of
such
a
change
,
bound
also
by
his
oath
to
innouate
nothing
(
beside
the
libertie
of
Exercise
giuen
to
the
Roman
Catholicks
,
with
restitution
of
so
much
Ecclesiasticall
goods
as
was
needfull
for
them
,
granted
by
Edict
,
and
executed
in
the
yeare
1599
)
had
alwayes
refused
it
them
.
The
Queene
mother
of
the
King
,
for
like
considerations
,
and
because
of
the
same
oath
taken
by
her
Maiestie
now
raigning
,
for
the
maintenance
of
the
ancient
establishment
(
confirmed
ouer
and
aboue
by
twelue
seueral
Patents
and
Declarations
obtained
against
the
instance
that
the
Bishops
made
on
the
contrary
)
would
not
meddle
with
it
.
The
proiect
of
our
enemies
could
not
be
better
aduanced
then
by
a
blow
of
this
nature
.
For
they
knew
that
the
execution
of
this
Restitution
would
draw
after
it
(
as
,
alas
,
it
is
come
to
passe
)
the
subuersion
of
the
countrey
,
and
the
vtter
ruine
of
our
Religion
in
the
same
,
with
hope
that
with
the
sparkles
they
should
kindle
there
,
they
might
set
all
France
on
fire
.
Wherefore
they
drew
the
King
by
his
conscience
,
and
by
vrging
his
oath
,
touching
the
rooting
out
of
all
Religion
contrary
to
his
,
to
make
that
Decree
by
prerogatiue
:
which
for
this
cause
(
though
giuen
rashly
,
without
the
aduice
of
the
principall
Officers
of
the
Crowne
and
State
in
a
businesse
of
such
consequence
,
and
against
the
course
of
Law
vpon
the
onely
pursuite
of
the
Bishops
,
without
hearing
the
Deputies
of
the
country
)
would
neuer
be
called
in
,
notwithstanding
all
the
remonstrances
and
supplications
that
could
since
be
presented
,
which
haue
not
bene
otherwise
answered
,
then
that
the
authoritie
and
conscience
of
the
King
stood
engaged
in
it
.
Thence
we
gathered
a
wofull
experience
of
the
Kings
inclination
in
those
affaires
that
most
concerne
his
State
and
our
safetie
.
Seeing
that
this
Iesuite
held
all
his
affections
bound
with
respects
of
Religion
,
and
that
deuotion
vnto
which
his
Maiestie
out
of
an
inbred
goodnesse
is
naturally
giuen
,
was
as
a
spring
vnto
his
conscience
,
by
the
which
he
inclineth
his
whole
will
to
what
pleaseth
him
best
.
Hee
hath
made
himselfe
the
Counsel
of
the
Kings
conscience
(
to
vse
his
owne
phrase
)
:
and
in
this
Counsell
can
he
propound
other
Maximes
then
those
of
Rome
?
that
may
be
all
reduced
to
this
head
of
the
subuersion
of
this
State
and
our
ruine
.
He
giues
him
for
a
law
the
determination
of
the
Councell
of
Constance
;
That
faith
is
not
to
be
kept
with
hereticks
.
That
whatsoeuer
Edicts
he
hath
made
or
sworne
,
bind
him
not
.
That
therefore
he
may
,
nay
that
he
ought
to
br●ake
them
.
And
the
better
to
induce
him
,
he
reades
him
no
other
Lecture
then
the
oath
of
his
Coronation
.
Propounds
him
no
greater
merit
to
be
rewarded
with
Paradise
,
then
the
rooting
out
of
Heretickes
.
Incites
him
to
seeke
that
way
a
more
glorious
renowne
,
then
euer
S.
Lewis
got
by
warring
with
the
Infidels
.
These
and
such
like
are
the
counsels
of
conscience
of
this
Iesuite
.
By
the
which
his
Maiestie
setting
aside
all
other
considerations
of
his
gouernment
,
hath
let
himselfe
be
caried
away
,
and
hath
often
said
,
It
is
better
to
lose
his
Estate
then
his
soule
.
Taught
(
it
seemes
)
to
hold
it
for
a
Maxime
,
that
there
are
occasions
of
sauing
his
soule
with
the
losse
of
his
kingdome
.
Now
from
the
possession
of
the
Kings
will
,
enclosed
thus
within
the
hand
of
the
Iesuites
,
they
haue
drawne
to
themselues
by
a
necessary
consequence
,
the
whole
gouernment
of
the
State
.
Which
they
haue
compassed
the
easier
,
by
reason
that
all
the
sage
and
old
Counsellors
and
Officers
that
serued
the
late
King
,
and
France
,
in
the
establishment
and
maintenance
of
the
prosperitie
and
greatnesse
which
it
was
raised
to
vnder
his
reigne
,
being
now
(
as
we
see
)
put
from
all
managing
of
affaires
;
they
to
whom
the
Kings
abundant
sauour
giues
all
authoritie
in
the
gouernment
,
do
willingly
consent
,
that
the
directing
of
the
Counsell
be
committed
to
the
Popes
Sollicitors
,
Cardinals
and
Bishops
.
And
such
as
yet
remaine
,
or
as
are
newly
brought
in
,
some
nurtured
with
the
leuen
of
old
Spanish
factions
and
affections
,
others
won
with
the
aduantageous
liberalities
of
the
new
,
or
with
Romish
honours
(
whereof
the
Iesuites
are
the
chiefe
brokers
)
concurre
all
together
in
one
and
the
same
consent
,
touching
the
subuersion
of
whatsoeuer
the
late
King
had
established
,
but
chiefly
for
so
much
as
concernes
vs
.
And
these
allurements
haue
bene
of
such
efficacie
,
that
he
from
whom
the
best
expected
an
vnvariable
affection
to
peace
and
good
gouernment
,
in
hope
of
a
Church-dignitie
,
hath
deuoted
himselfe
to
be
an
instrument
of
the
first
breach
,
through
which
,
persecution
hath
rushed
in
vpon
vs
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
high
and
inferious
Courts
,
and
all
Magistrates
of
the
kingdome
are
filled
with
such
persons
as
are
wholy
subiected
to
them
,
either
by
superstition
,
or
by
interest
of
fortune
.
The
people
haue
no
other
affections
then
such
as
they
suggest
vnto
them
by
their
sermons
or
by
their
priuate
confessions
.
The
power
then
of
our
enemies
being
such
,
we
haue
Change
your
Religion
,
or
leaue
your
Office
.
It
is
told
them
that
the
King
cannot
with
a
good
eye
see
the
Huguenots
about
his
person
.
In
the
Priuie
Councel
our
greatest
opposites
are
our
Iudges
;
and
they
whom
we
petition
,
are
our
sworne
enemies
.
We
are
shut
out
of
Offices
in
all
Courts
higher
or
lower
,
against
the
freedome
of
the
Statutes
.
If
any
one
that
is
now
in
place
turnes
of
our
Religion
,
presently
the
Attourneys
Generall
or
their
substitutes
oppose
his
sitting
.
The
Courts
contest
with
him
,
and
repulse
him
.
And
how
many
are
there
in
the
Court
of
Parliament
at
Paris
and
elsewhere
,
who
are
detained
from
comming
to
vs
by
the
oppression
of
this
libertie
?
But
when
should
we
haue
reckoned
vp
all
the
kindes
of
iniuries
done
vnto
vs
?
The
seditious
insolencies
dayly
committed
to
hinder
the
free
exercise
of
our
Religion
in
those
places
where
we
are
tollerated
.
The
attempts
and
enterprises
against
such
places
as
haue
bin
giuen
vs
in
custody
for
our
securitie
.
The
secret
practises
to
debauch
the
Gouernours
of
them
,
as
it
is
newly
confirmed
in
the
Gouernours
of
Clermont
,
Ledeue
and
Argenton
.
The
refusall
of
prouiding
for
the
restitution
of
those
places
.
The
riots
and
outrages
that
those
of
our
Religion
suffer
in
citie
and
country
by
the
fury
of
the
people
,
prouoked
by
their
Preachers
.
The
rauages
and
firing
of
our
Churches
and
Church-yards
.
The
inhumanities
exercised
in
digging
vp
our
dead
,
and
hindring
their
buriall
.
The
violence
offered
sick-folkes
consciences
,
euen
in
the
agony
of
death
,
thereby
to
force
them
to
renounce
their
Religion
.
The
crueltie
exercised
on
our
poore
and
sicke
,
who
are
cast
out
of
Hospitals
.
The
vniust
force
practised
in
robbing
vs
of
our
children
to
bring
them
vp
in
the
Roman
Religion
,
against
their
fathers
intent
and
last
will
.
To
be
short
,
all
maner
of
wrongs
and
violences
are
done
vs
,
against
the
Kings
authoritie
,
and
publik
peace
and
tranquillitie
.
In
all
these
mischiefes
we
haue
no
other
recourse
then
to
our
complaints
,
which
we
continually
direct
to
the
Magistrates
,
either
of
the
Prouinces
or
of
the
high
Courts
.
But
there
,
alas
,
in
stead
of
remedies
we
finde
poison
.
For
not
onely
they
send
vs
backe
,
and
doe
vs
no
right
;
but
the
iniustice
wherewith
they
aggrauate
the
former
iniury
,
augments
their
boldnesse
that
did
vs
the
wrong
,
encouraged
by
their
impunitie
,
and
by
the
law
that
they
gather
from
the
Iudges
themselues
.
Our
last
refuge
is
to
the
Kings
iustice
and
Officers
of
State
,
whither
(
forced
by
the
hard
vsage
we
finde
euery
For
the
maintaining
of
the
Edict
of
peace
and
reparation
of
the
breaches
thereof
,
the
late
King
did
establish
according
to
his
equitie
an
order
among
vs
,
by
the
which
we
might
from
time
to
time
with
his
permission
and
grant
assemble
our selues
by
Deputies
out
of
all
the
Prouinces
,
to
tender
him
our
complaints
of
all
such
grieuances
as
might
be
done
vs
,
and
receiue
from
his
bountie
reasonable
answers
,
and
such
as
should
be
necessary
for
the
keeping
of
his
Edicts
.
According
to
this
order
,
feeling
a
more
vrgent
necessitie
then
euer
,
we
addressed
our selues
vnto
his
Maiestie
by
our
Deputies
generall
in
the
yeare
1619
,
and
it
pleased
his
Maiestie
to
grant
vs
,
according
to
our
most
humble
request
,
a
Briefe
,
by
the
which
we
were
permitted
to
assemble
ourselues
in
the
Citie
of
Loudun
the
25
of
September
.
We
complaine
that
Leytoure
a
place
of
suretie
hath
bin
wrested
out
of
our
hands
.
That
two
of
our
Religion
prouided
of
offices
of
Counsellours
in
the
Court
of
Parliament
of
Paris
,
could
not
obtaine
their
admission
in
three
whole
yeares
pursuite
.
That
the
exercise
of
our
Religion
being
ba
〈…〉
shed
Clermont
of
Lodeue
a
place
of
suretie
,
vpon
the
reestablishing
of
the
same
sued
by
vs
,
the
execution
of
an
order
from
the
Kings
Counsell
was
opposed
vi
&
armis
.
That
our
Churches
haue
bene
burned
or
demolished
at
Bourg
in
Bresse
,
at
Moulins
in
Bourbonnois
,
and
at
Lauall
neare
Guise
.
That
at
Beaux
in
Prouince
Monsieur
de
Vere
Captaine
of
the
Castle
,
after
many
threats
and
outrages
,
to
prohibite
and
hinder
those
of
the
Religion
from
their
exercise
,
did
at
last
driue
them
out
violently
by
force
of
armes
the
eight
of
Februarie
1620.
That
iustice
could
not
be
obtained
for
the
excessiue
outrages
done
to
some
of
the
Religion
at
Baugenci
,
and
for
ringing
the
Allarum
bell
against
them
;
and
that
the
Offenders
that
threw
two
men
out
of
a
garret
,
and
ran
one
of
them
through
with
a
sword
,
haue
bin
heard
as
witnesses
to
the
informations
made
by
the
Lieutenant
Generall
in
the
iurisdiction
of
Orleans
;
and
that
though
the
cause
was
referred
to
the
Parliament
of
Paris
,
yet
notwithstanding
the
Attourney
Generall
in
the
same
hath
let
the
suite
fall
.
That
our
Pastors
haue
bin
violently
expelled
the
Cities
of
Bourges
and
la
Chasteigneraye
.
That
diuers
persons
professing
our
Religion
at
Chaalons
vpon
Saonne
,
haue
bin
chased
and
banished
thence
,
as
also
out
of
the
Dutchie
of
Barrois
.
That
the
places
granted
vs
for
the
exercise
of
our
Religion
neare
the
Cities
of
Lyons
,
Dijon
and
Langres
,
were
barred
vs
.
That
in
those
places
where
the
inhabitants
haue
actually
enioyed
the
said
exercise
euer
since
the
yeares
1596.
1597.
and
therefore
haue
full
liberty
by
the
Edict
,
are
there
molested
,
as
at
la
Chasteigneraye
,
at
la
Chastre
,
at
S.
Cyprian
,
la
Herle
,
Velus
,
Maussac
,
Langon
,
Bourg
de
Conde
in
Normandie
,
at
Agiene
in
Viuarets
,
at
S.
Marcelin
in
Forest
,
at
la
Chaulme
in
Xaintogne
by
formall
opposition
of
the
Officers
,
at
Florence
Picusque
,
at
Montfort
and
Puget
by
the
Consuls
,
neare
the
Towne
of
Perigueux
,
at
Montignac
Charente
by
order
from
the
Seneschal
of
Angoumois
vpon
forfeiture
of
a
thousand
franks
.
That
the
education
of
children
hath
bin
taken
away
from
their
fathers
of
our
Religion
,
to
instruct
them
in
a
contrary
,
as
from
the
Master
of
Accompts
at
Paris
,
and
by
order
of
the
Court
of
Parliament
at
Roane
in
the
cause
of
one
Couurechef
.
That
many
children
of
the
Religion
,
haue
bin
stolen
away
by
Monks
.
As
at
Ambrun
the
son
of
a
citizen
,
at
Millaud
the
sonne
of
Monsieur
Valette
,
at
Leytoure
a
boy
of
ten
yeares
old
,
named
Francis
Aram
,
by
the
Iesuite
Regour
the
fourth
of
Ianuary
1620.
That
our
graues
haue
bin
inhumanely
violated
,
or
the
burials
hindred
in
diuers
places
,
as
at
Aix
in
Prouince
,
at
Gordes
,
at
Mirabeau
,
at
Ongle
,
at
Xaintes
,
at
S.
Georgés
of
Oleron
,
and
in
many
places
of
Guienne
and
other
parts
with
crueltie
&
barbarisme
.
That
our
poore
sicke
haue
bin
cast
out
of
Hospitals
,
or
their
consciences
forced
,
as
during
the
last
contagion
at
Paris
,
in
the
Hospitall
of
Saint
Lewes
,
where
many
were
violented
,
and
all
accesse
denied
our
Ministers
and
Elders
to
comfort
them
.
That
the
Parliaments
,
to
the
preiudice
of
the
Courts
established
,
haue
attributed
to
themselues
the
knowledge
of
our
causes
,
as
the
Parliament
of
Bourdeaux
diuers
times
,
and
particularly
in
the
businesse
of
the
inhabitants
of
Mas
d'Agenois
,
who
thereby
haue
suffered
exceeding
great
vexations
,
whereof
many
of
them
are
dead
in
prison
.
But
chiefly
in
criminall
causes
,
as
the
Parliament
of
Thoulouse
,
which
hauing
condemned
Iohn
de
Nasses
Register
of
Montauban
to
make
honorable
amends
,
would
not
giue
way
vnto
an
Order
from
the
Councell
for
the
referring
of
it
to
the
Court
of
Castres
.
And
againe
,
the
Parliament
of
Bourdeaux
in
the
cause
of
the
inhabitants
of
Tartas
,
who
in
the
surprize
of
the
Castle
hauing
bin
cruelly
vsed
,
outraged
and
expelled
,
haue
bin
pursued
and
ill
handled
in
the
said
Parliament
,
which
vpon
the
recrimination
of
the
mutinous
and
seditious
retained
the
knowledge
of
the
cause
to
the
preiudice
of
the
Court
of
Nerac
.
In
the
Parliament
of
Aix
,
many
of
ours
haue
bin
detained
prisoners
many
yeares
,
though
their
causes
were
referred
to
the
Court
of
Grenoble
,
and
there
retained
according
to
the
Edict
.
We
desired
moreouer
that
the
alteration
made
in
the
Cities
of
Montault
,
Vareilles
,
Tarasson
,
Montgaillard
in
the
Countie
of
Foix
,
(
where
nothing
should
be
innouated
,
according
to
the
Briefe
of
1598.
)
might
be
repaired
.
That
it
would
please
the
King
to
grant
vs
the
Briefe
for
the
custodie
of
places
of
suretie
,
with
the
deliuery
of
the
gouernment
of
the
places
in
Dauphine
.
To
call
in
the
Decree
for
the
restoring
of
the
Ecclesiasticall
goods
of
Bearn
.
That
the
Towne
of
Priuas
might
be
put
againe
into
the
hands
of
the
inhabitants
,
and
iustice
done
them
of
the
riots
,
violences
,
and
outrages
committed
against
them
.
Besides
an
infinite
number
of
other
grieuances
publike
and
priuate
,
too
long
to
rehearse
.
In
all
the
which
we
found
our
enemies
strength
so
great
,
that
all
iustice
hath
bin
denied
vs
therein
,
and
all
the
answer
we
could
get
was
an
absolute
command
to
breake
vp
our
Assembly
.
But
when
as
the
importunitie
of
the
mischiefe
and
the
necessitie
of
remedie
forced
vs
to
haue
often
recourse
vnto
his
Maiestie
.
Then
our
Aduersaries
began
to
stile
our
suite
and
humble
petition
reiterated
,
by
the
name
of
rebellion
,
that
so
they
might
not
onely
take
from
vs
all
hope
of
iustice
,
but
also
make
vs
odious
.
And
to
open
a
doore
for
warre
and
persecution
,
they
obtained
a
commination
of
crime
to
be
proclaimed
against
vs
(
as
if
it
were
a
crime
to
complaine
)
threatning
aloud
our
perseuerance
with
the
Kings
sword
,
and
causing
bursall
Edicts
to
be
extraordinarily
confirmed
in
Courts
of
Parliament
for
preparatiues
for
warre
against
vs
.
The
King
neuerthelesse
out
of
his
naturall
goodnes
and
great
inclination
to
iustice
,
Monsieur
de
Luynes
now
Constable
,
who
gaue
their
word
to
the
Lords
Lesdiguieres
and
Chastillon
for
our
better
assurance
,
that
within
six
moneths
after
the
day
of
our
separation
,
the
citie
of
Leytoure
should
be
restored
vnto
vs
,
and
the
Counsellers
receiued
into
the
Parliament
of
Paris
.
The
Briefe
for
the
custodie
of
places
of
suretic
,
and
the
gouernment
of
those
of
Dauphine
should
be
deliuered
vp
vnto
vs
.
And
the
ouerplus
of
our
complaints
fauourably
answered
,
and
the
answers
truly
executed
;
and
that
within
seuen
moneths
after
the
day
of
our
separation
,
the
Deputies
of
Bearn
should
haue
audience
vpon
that
that
they
had
to
shew
vnto
his
Maiestie
.
And
in
case
these
promises
were
not
performed
within
the
time
,
it
should
be
lawfull
for
vs
to
meete
againe
,
to
re-demand
iustice
of
his
Maiestie
vpon
our
grieuances
.
Now
because
that
vpon
the
condition
of
these
promises
,
vpon
the
assurance
with
the
which
they
were
set
forth
vnto
vs
,
and
vpon
the
true
intent
promised
in
the
performance
of
the
same
,
dependeth
the
maine
iustification
of
our
procedure
following
,
for
the
which
we
are
vniustly
declared
faultie
,
and
dealt
withall
by
the
rigor
of
armes
;
let
all
the
world
see
here
vpon
what
ground
we
build
our
sinceritie
and
plaine
meaning
,
and
what
right
we
had
to
reassemble
our selues
.
For
confirmation
of
the
promise
made
vs
to
this
purpose
,
we
were
shewed
that
it
was
the
very
first
thing
the
King
on
his
word
promised
to
his
subiects
of
the
Religion
,
since
he
came
to
the
Crowne
.
The
Lord
Constable
,
added
that
his
comming
in
betweene
,
would
be
worth
Briefes
vnto
vs
,
and
happily
more
.
The
King
himselfe
out
of
his
owne
mouth
confirmed
it
since
at
Fontainebleau
to
the
Deputies
that
certified
the
King
of
our
separation
,
in
presence
of
the
Lord
Duke
de
Lesdiguieres
,
who
had
assured
vs
as
much
before
.
Had
it
now
bin
lawfull
for
vs
to
desire
or
imagine
any
better
licence
then
the
Kings
sacred
word
,
the
first
that
euer
he
gaue
vs
?
Paper
and
inke
can
adde
no
weight
nor
authoritie
to
a
Kings
word
.
And
certainly
we
should
haue
held
our selues
vnworthy
of
our
Kings
fauour
,
and
iniurious
to
his
authoritie
,
if
we
had
required
greater
assurance
for
this
permission
then
his
owne
word
.
Thus
our
Assembly
broke
vp
the
13
of
April
,
1620.
after
an
Act
drawne
among
vs
of
our
obedience
,
containing
all
conditions
and
promises
aforesaid
,
with
order
giuen
to
those
of
Rochell
for
the
calling
of
another
Congregation
,
if
need
should
be
,
in
such
a
place
as
they
should
thinke
most
conuenient
.
The
Deputies
,
after
they
had
withdrawne
themselues
,
and
giuen
account
in
the
Prouinces
,
were
continued
,
or
others
ioyned
to
them
,
to
meete
together
againe
,
in
case
of
vnperformance
of
things
granted
according
to
the
condition
of
the
promises
.
This
was
done
in
all
the
Prouinces
openly
,
to
his
Maiesties
knowledge
and
the
Lords
of
his
Councell
.
It
was
not
misliked
.
The
King
made
no
declaration
to
the
contrary
.
And
yet
this
is
most
certain
,
that
if
there
were
any
enterprise
or
attempt
against
the
Kings
authoritie
,
it
was
the
nomination
of
the
Deputies
.
But
as
that
was
acknowledged
lawfull
by
permitting
it
,
because
of
the
condition
:
so
also
our
Deputies
Generall
suing
the
performance
of
things
promised
,
did
nor
sticke
to
adde
alwayes
this
remonstrance
to
the
Lords
of
the
Councell
;
Do
vs
iustice
,
and
saue
vs
the
labour
of
another
meeting
.
The
Prince
his
Highnesse
being
diuers
times
present
in
Parliament
to
confirme
the
Kings
command
for
the
admission
of
the
Councellors
,
shewed
vnto
them
the
permission
we
had
to
reassemble
our selues
,
which
they
themselues
occasioned
by
their
refusall
.
Now
the
prefixt
time
of
sixe
moneths
for
the
performance
of
promises
expiring
,
the
13.
of
October
,
without
We
would
here
willingly
conceale
the
disloyaltie
of
our
enemies
,
and
the
cruelties
there
practised
by
their
inducements
,
if
their
calumnious
accusations
and
the
bitter
anguish
of
our
miseries
did
not
now
constraine
vs
to
open
our
mouthes
for
our
owne
iustification
,
and
to
call
on
vengeance
before
God
and
men
.
We
will
not
speake
of
the
alteration
made
in
the
country
,
by
the
vniting
of
it
to
the
Crowne
of
France
,
though
it
be
euident
it
was
not
so
much
for
any
aduantage
to
France
,
as
to
make
way
for
the
alteration
of
our
Religion
.
We
will
onely
touch
in
few
words
so
much
as
hath
bin
done
directly
for
the
ruine
of
the
Gospel
.
The
King
then
being
at
Nauarenx
,
and
purposing
to
keepe
his
promise
with
Monsieur
de
Sales
,
made
first
at
Bourdeaux
,
and
since
confirmed
in
the
country
,
that
he
would
still
maintaine
him
in
the
gouernment
of
the
Citie
,
in
consideration
of
his
long
seruices
,
and
the
ready
obedience
he
shewed
by
all
manner
of
submission
vnto
his
Maiestie
:
yet
for
all
this
,
vrged
by
our
enemies
to
take
the
gouernment
from
him
and
giue
it
to
a
Papist
,
but
withheld
by
the
religion
of
his
promises
,
the
Iesuite
that
is
still
at
his
elbow
interposing
his
counsell
of
conscience
(
or
rather
without
conscience
)
perswaded
his
Maiestie
that
it
was
lawfull
for
him
to
breake
his
promise
,
by
an
equiuocation
,
truly
deseruing
the
indignation
of
God
and
men
.
Your
promise
(
saith
he
)
Sir
,
is
either
of
State
or
conscience
.
Of
conscience
(
saith
he
)
it
cannot
be
,
for
it
is
contrary
to
the
good
of
the
Church
.
Seeing
then
it
is
of
State
,
your
Maiestie
ought
to
beleeue
your
Counsellours
,
who
shew
you
,
that
for
the
good
of
your
seruice
,
it
is
necessary
that
this
place
be
no
longer
in
the
power
of
an
Huguenot
.
Thus
the
King
led
by
the
Maister
of
his
conscience
,
who
will
be
a
suretie
for
him
to
God
for
all
he
shall
do
by
his
counsell
,
commanded
Monsieur
de
Sales
forthwith
to
resigne
his
gouernment
to
Monsieur
de
Poyane
sworne
enemie
to
those
of
our
Religion
.
And
then
the
Towne-garison
being
first
remoued
,
and
the
inhabitant
disarmed
,
there
were
brought
in
foure
hundred
souldiers
Papists
vnder
Monsieur
de
Poyanes
command
.
This
done
,
to
take
away
all
that
might
yet
any
wayes
secure
those
of
the
Religion
,
the
six
Captaines
of
the
Parsans
were
cassiered
,
and
the
Townes
of
Sauueterre
,
Orthes
,
Oleron
and
Nai
filled
with
Papist-garisons
.
The
King
being
come
the
second
time
to
Pau
,
gaue
the
Bishops
the
presidencie
in
the
Assembly
of
Estates
there
called
,
that
so
they
might
ouersway
the
whole
country
.
And
God
grant
he
trie
not
the
same
experiment
of
their
perfidie
that
chased
his
father
thence
in
his
infancie
;
and
that
the
neighbour-enemies
practises
finde
not
in
them
a
ready
way
into
France
through
that
doore
where
our
fidelitie
hath
alwayes
beene
a
bulwarke
.
Now
that
no
part
of
the
securitie
and
libertie
of
our
Religion
might
remain
vnviolated
,
the
Papists
were
made
masters
of
all
our
Churches
,
notwithstanding
the
condition
of
the
restitution
it selfe
,
bearing
this
reseruation
,
that
the
Churches
should
remaine
ours
till
such
time
as
others
were
prouided
vs
.
These
alterations
made
out
of
hate
to
our
Religion
,
and
to
banish
it
the
country
,
so
augmented
their
boldnesse
who
are
continually
taught
and
incited
to
mischiefe
vs
,
that
whereas
respect
of
the
Kings
presence
should
haue
restrained
them
,
yet
their
licentiousnesse
so
ouerflowed
,
that
wheresoeuer
they
came
,
our
Churches
could
not
be
saued
from
infinite
rauages
and
scandals
,
so
far
,
that
euen
within
the
Citie
of
Pau
(
the
King
himselfe
being
there
)
after
they
had
broken
downe
the
pulpit
and
seates
of
the
Church
,
they
burned
publikly
the
Bible
and
New
Testament
.
The
Ministers
were
in
diuers
places
outraged
,
and
diuers
persons
constrained
against
,
their
consciences
to
kneele
to
Processions
.
The
ouerplus
of
the
insolences
,
violences
and
riots
that
this
poore
Country
endured
,
was
innumerable
,
and
such
as
the
most
sauage
enemies
could
exercise
in
the
midst
of
a
conquest
.
Hereupon
for
triumph
Arnoux
makes
a
booke
,
titled
,
The
King
in
Bearn
;
where
,
not
able
to
containe
himselfe
for
ioy
to
see
his
desseignes
so
forward
,
he
plainly
shewes
how
far
he
purposeth
they
shall
entend
,
and
what
we
must
expect
will
be
the
sequele
of
them
.
The
King
(
by
his
reckoning
)
is
not
to
surcease
till
he
hath
quite
extinguished
the
Religion
that
hee
so
much
abhorreth
:
and
highly
extolling
him
for
this
commencement
and
pursuit
of
the
dessigne
,
aboue
the
late
King
his
father
;
leaues
to
be
vnderstood
that
the
death
of
that
good
King
hauing
bin
hastned
for
refusing
to
do
as
much
;
his
Maiestie
is
to
looke
for
more
fauourable
vsage
at
their
hands
so
long
as
he
will
continue
.
Bearn
brought
to
this
pitifull
estate
,
the
King
vpon
his
returne
left
part
of
his
army
in
Guyenne
,
and
scattered
the
rest
in
Poictou
,
filling
all
our
Churches
with
terror
:
And
thenceforth
no
talk
but
of
the
ruine
of
all
Huguenots
.
All
the
discourse
at
Court
is
of
the
siege
of
Rochell
.
They
say
,
it
is
not
a
three
moneths
matter
;
they
stay
but
for
weather
.
In
the
meane
while
all
the
promises
made
at
Loudun
being
neglected
,
the
time
past
,
and
nothing
performed
,
(
saue
the
deliuery
of
the
Briefe
for
the
keeping
of
places
)
notwithstanding
the
earnest
pursuit
of
our
Deputies
Generall
all
this
while
;
the
congregation
of
Deputies
nominated
by
the
Prouinces
(
and
bound
to
meet
to
present
their
requests
to
his
Maiestie
vpon
the
vnperformance
of
promises
)
as
called
at
Rochell
against
the
25
of
Nouember
.
We
will
not
omit
that
after
the
alterations
made
in
Bearn
,
the
Towne
of
Leytoure
was
restored
to
a
Gentleman
of
the
Religion
;
but
let
all
in
different
persons
iudge
,
whether
a
Papist
garison
being
left-there
,
and
,
against
the
order
of
the
former
gouernment
of
the
Towne
,
a
Lieutenant
established
,
that
neuer
had
the
approbation
of
the
Synod
of
the
Prouince
,
according
to
the
intent
of
his
Maiesties
Briefe
for
the
keeping
of
places
of
safetie
,
this
be
the
square
dealing
that
was
promised
vs
.
Againe
,
we
leaue
it
to
be
iudged
,
whether
after
that
the
safetie
of
a
whole
country
hath
bin
wrest●d
from
vs
,
this
maine
promise
executed
after
such
a
fashion
,
and
all
the
rest
neglected
and
remaining
vnperformed
;
our
right
of
complaining
of
so
manifest
an
abuse
,
and
of
these
new
and
so
intollerable
grieuances
,
doth
cease
,
whether
the
necessitie
of
it
be
diminished
,
&
whether
the
libertie
of
accesse
should
be
interdicted
vs
.
Such
then
being
the
weight
of
the
reasons
why
we
should
re-assemble
our selues
,
and
withall
flie
to
the
Kings
iustice
,
hauing
leaue
so
to
doe
;
yet
neuerthelesse
we
were
scarce
all
met
in
this
place
,
when
as
a
declaration
came
forth
,
that
made
vs
malefactors
,
denouncing
wrath
and
iudgement
of
cond●mnation
against
the
assemblers
and
assembled
.
But
notwithstanding
forasmuch
as
we
finde
that
our
grieuances
are
so
vrgent
;
that
our
consciences
summon
vs
to
fulfil
the
charge
imposed
vpon
vs
by
our
Churches
;
and
that
they
witnesse
vnto
vs
in
sinceritie
that
we
proceed
according
vnto
iustice
.
We
endeuor
to
present
vnto
the
King
our
most
humble
remonstraces
,
to
purge
vs
of
the
false
accusations
and
crimes
laid
vpon
vs
by
our
aduersaries
,
who
abuse
the
authoritie
of
his
name
to
breake
his
word
with
vs
.
To
shew
vnto
his
Maiestie
the
vrgent
necessitie
of
our
iust
complaints
:
To
beseech
him
in
all
humilitie
that
it
would
please
him
to
deliuer
our
Churches
from
so
many
alarums
and
frights
as
do
now
enuiron
them
on
all
sides
.
In
a
word
,
that
he
would
shew
himselfe
our
Protector
against
so
violent
an
opposition
as
is
generally
practised
against
vs
ouer
all
his
kingdome
,
to
the
preiudice
of
the
authoritie
of
his
Edicts
,
and
against
the
open
threats
of
our
ruine
,
which
by
the
example
of
the
calamities
of
Bearn
are
made
more
fearfull
.
But
we
finde
that
our
enemies
had
stopt
his
Maiesties
eares
against
all
our
requests
,
which
are
reiected
;
neither
will
any
thing
be
receiued
or
heard
on
our
side
.
And
at
the
same
time
we
are
criminally
arraigned
in
Parliaments
and
other
Courts
of
iustice
.
This
Towne
and
all
of
vs
are
threatened
with
warre
,
as
rebels
and
seditious
persons
.
Whereupon
iudging
by
experience
of
what
is
past
,
and
by
our
enemies
method
,
which
to
our
cost
we
haue
but
too
well
learned
and
experimented
,
that
this
accusation
and
these
,
threats
were
to
authorize
a
refusall
and
demall
of
iustice
,
and
to
make
vs
lose
all
hope
of
euer
obtaining
any
thing
hereafter
in
our
most
iust
and
necessary
complaints
;
we
insist
at
seueral
times
on
the
iustification
of
our
innocencie
,
and
continue
to
beseech
his
Maiestie
,
and
to
lay
downe
our
most
humble
petitions
at
his
feete
.
But
as
all
accesse
is
interdicted
vs
,
and
that
to
bring
our
proceedings
into
hatred
euen
with
those
of
our
owne
side
,
and
to
saue
diuision
in
our
Churches
,
our
enemies
caused
it
to
be
told
our
Deputies
Generall
and
diuers
others
among
vs
,
that
the
King
,
though
resolued
to
heare
nothing
from
vs
,
would
notwithstanding
deale
fauourably
with
his
subiects
of
the
Religion
,
and
do
them
iustice
.
That
he
was
willing
to
heare
our
complaints
by
the
Deputies
Generall
,
and
in
the
name
of
the
Churches
.
To
trie
what
would
be
the
effect
of
these
words
,
we
ceasse
all
pursuite
in
our
owne
name
,
are
silent
,
and
put
it
ouer
wholy
to
our
Deputies
Generall
,
to
follow
it
in
their
owne
name
and
in
the
name
of
the
Churches
.
And
certainly
we
may
boldly
adde
,
that
if
the
estate
of
our
calamities
increasing
daily
,
and
threatning
worse
,
had
not
augmented
our
apprehension
and
iust
mistrust
,
ouercome
with
so
many
vexations
,
repulses
,
threats
,
and
with
despaire
of
any
successe
,
we
could
desire
nothing
more
then
to
retire
our selues
;
and
it
may
be
our
Churches
would
haue
pardoned
vs
.
But
at
the
same
time
the
fraud
of
our
enemies
did
further
discouer
it selfe
,
and
the
persecution
proiected
against
vs
,
breaking
out
in
diuers
places
,
hath
manifested
their
dessignes
by
so
many
perfidies
and
outrages
,
that
being
forced
for
iustification
of
our
innocencie
and
lawfull
defence
against
the
warre
they
make
vpon
vs
,
here
to
lay
open
their
proceedings
before
the
eyes
of
all
the
world
,
we
would
be
scrupulous
for
the
honour
of
France
to
publish
deeds
so
odious
,
if
withall
it
were
not
knowne
that
the
authors
of
them
are
France's
greatest
enemies
,
and
haue
conspired
her
ruine
and
ours
.
First
of
all
,
vnder
colour
of
these
faire
promises
,
that
the
the
King
would
keepe
his
Edicts
made
in
fauour
of
his
subiects
of
the
Religion
,
and
would
satisfie
their
complaints
of
vnperformance
of
promises
,
my
Lord
Duke
de
Lesdiguieres
is
drawne
to
the
Court
,
by
perswading
him
that
his
mediation
would
be
a
great
furtherance
vnto
the
businesse
,
and
all
the
Lords
and
persons
of
greatest
note
among
vs
are
entertained
with
the
same
hopes
.
In
the
meane
while
Monsieur
de
Montmorenci
is
vp
in
armes
against
vs
in
Languedoc
,
and
after
many
acts
of
hostilitie
,
sets
vpon
Villeneufue
de
Berg
a
Towne
of
ours
in
Viuarez
.
And
because
it
was
easie
to
be
foreseene
that
this
violence
would
me●te
with
opposition
,
Monsieur
de
Reaux
Lieutenant
of
the
Kings
Guard
is
sent
from
Court
with
apparent
command
to
difarme
all
such
as
he
should
finde
armed
.
Monsieur
de
Chastillon
(
whose
prudence
and
affection
to
the
Kings
seruice
and
countries
peace
had
hitherto
withheld
the
peoples
impatience
,
desirous
to
repulse
the
violence
offered
them
)
being
informed
of
the
said
Sieur
de
Reaux
his
charge
by
a
yeoman
of
the
Guard
whom
he
had
sent
vnto
him
,
continued
to
stay
our
peoples
commotion
:
and
as
he
expects
more
particular
newes
from
the
said
Sieur
de
Reaux
,
and
of
Monsieur
de
Montmorencies
obedience
to
the
command
he
brought
.
Villeneufne
de
Berg
hauing
withstood
two
scaladoes
and
diuers
assaults
at
the
gate
,
yeelding
presently
at
the
Kings
name
to
the
said
Sieur
de
Reaux
,
and
submitting
it selfe
vnto
his
protection
and
keeping
,
Monsieur
de
Montmorenci
comming
in
,
establisheth
there
a
garison
,
which
at
the
same
instant
committeth
all
kind
of
riots
and
outrages
.
Hereupon
our
men
being
induced
to
aime
themselue
for
feare
of
the
like
frauds
,
and
for
the
necessity
of
their
owne
defence
.
Monsieur
de
Reaux
comming
to
Monsieur
de
Chastillon
,
and
assuring
him
that
Villeneufue
de
Berg
should
be
restored
,
and
vnder
hope
that
according
to
the
articles
agreed
vpon
betweene
them
,
all
things
should
be
reestablished
in
peace
,
hauing
obtained
that
he
should
vnarme
;
whiles
he
was
truly
doing
so
,
Monsieur
de
Montmorenci
in
stead
of
performing
couenants
,
lodgeth
fiue
or
sixe
companies
in
Villeneufue
de
Berg
,
and
proclaimes
with
a
drum
Monsieur
de
Perant
Gouernor
thereof
;
and
more
ouer
hauing
dispatched
diuers
new
commissions
,
dated
the
morow
after
Sieur
de
Reaux
his
ariuall
there
,
he
assiegeth
Vals
another
place
of
ours
in
Viuarets
,
where
euen
the
said
Sieur
de
Reaux
himselfe
,
whiles
Monsieur
de
Chastillon
rested
vpon
his
word
,
that
Monsieur
de
Montmorenci
should
performe
couenants
,
assisted
in
person
,
and
was
spectator
of
the
battery
.
This
little
and
weake
place
,
without
any
defence
but
the
inhabitants
,
hauing
endured
a
hundred
cannon
shot
,
yeelding
vpon
honorable
composition
,
directly
contrary
to
the
capitulation
all
manner
of
cruelties
,
violences
and
barbarismes
haue
bin
there
practised
vpon
an
infinite
company
of
poore
innocent
persons
cruelly
murthered
or
rauished
.
And
againe
,
contrary
to
the
said
articles
the
like
hath
bin
done
at
Valons
a
place
neare
vnto
the
other
.
These
frauds
and
breaches
of
counterfeit
contracts
,
do
manifest
vnto
the
world
that
the
Kings
word
and
apparent
command
,
haue
bin
vsed
but
as
a
snare
for
our
plaine
meaning
,
and
vnder
a
secret
approbation
of
all
that
Monsieur
de
Montmorenci
should
doe
to
the
contrary
,
to
make
vs
lose
those
places
.
Moreouer
at
the
same
time
Monsieur
de
Poyane
hauing
fortified
himself
in
Bearn
to
beate
out
Monsieur
de
la
Force
,
Monsieur
de
la
Saladie
is
sent
from
the
King
to
Monsieur
de
la
Force
to
command
him
to
dismisse
those
troupes
that
he
kept
by
him
for
his
owne
safetie
and
to
maintain
the
Kings
authoritie
in
his
charge
of
Gouernour
of
the
country
against
the
violent
enterprises
of
the
said
Sieur
de
Poyane
.
But
the
said
Sieur
de
la
Saladie
in
stead
of
carying
backe
Monsieur
de
la
Forces
answer
to
the
King
,
as
he
seemed
,
went
into
Guyenne
to
Messieurs
d'Espernon
,
de
Vignoles
,
and
diuers
others
to
arme
,
so
that
in
an
instant
all
Guyenne
was
filled
with
troupes
,
besides
those
that
were
left
there
before
.
On
the
other
side
,
at
the
same
instant
the
troupes
left
in
Poictou
drew
neare
vnto
this
Citie
and
S.
Iohn
d'Angely
.
And
by
order
from
the
Councell
all
Courts
of
Audit
for
Receits
were
remoued
from
all
our
places
of
safetie
,
where
they
were
established
;
a
palpable
argument
that
though
the
citie
of
Rochell
onely
was
threatned
,
yet
all
the
rest
were
aimed
at
,
by
a
generall
dessigne
of
warre
against
vs
ready
to
be
put
in
execution
;
this
remouall
being
to
no
other
end
,
then
to
take
from
vs
the
meanes
of
helping
our selues
with
those
profits
in
our
owne
defence
when
the
persecution
should
come
,
which
by
consequent
they
intended
against
vs
.
Now
as
by
these
new
alterations
of
our
peace
by
these
menaces
,
by
the
open
oppression
&
persecution
in
so
many
places
,
we
did
foresee
well
enough
the
storme
that
hung
ouer
our
heads
and
ready
to
fall
,
knowing
besides
that
our
enemies
puft
vp
with
their
successe
in
the
rauage
&
desolation
of
Bearn
,
did
stay
for
nothing
but
a
fit
season
to
continue
our
ruine
by
an
open
warre
;
which
was
too
easie
to
be
learnd
by
their
open
talke
,
vpon
the
returne
from
Bearn
,
of
the
siege
of
Rochell
,
of
the
meanes
and
facilitie
of
taking
it
.
By
the
discourse
which
the
King
was
hourely
entertained
with
of
the
ruine
of
Huguenots
:
by
the
calumnies
laid
vpon
vs
for
a
pretext
;
by
the
threats
that
followed
;
and
by
the
preparations
visibly
made
for
that
purpose
.
Neuerthelesse
because
there
was
some
speech
of
the
Kings
good
will
towards
his
subiects
of
the
Religion
,
and
the
authoritie
of
his
Edicts
,
our
Deputies
Generall
(
to
whose
charge
the
whole
pursuite
was
referred
)
presented
vnto
his
Maiestie
a
bill
of
complaints
,
requesting
satisfaction
for
some
of
the
most
important
grieuances
,
with
a
speedier
execution
for
the
peace
and
safetie
of
our
Churches
.
But
after
many
instances
and
delayes
,
after
diuers
sollicitations
and
supplications
of
all
the
chiefest
among
vs
,
euen
of
the
Lord
Duke
de
Lesdiguieres
himself
present
at
Court
,
our
Deputies
generall
could
neuer
obtaine
any
answer
.
Onely
Monsieur
de
Fabas
one
of
them
,
and
a
Gentleman
that
came
vnto
vs
from
the
Lord
Duke
de
Lesdiguieres
,
hauing
giuen
vs
to
vnderstand
according
to
a
writing
of
the
said
Lord
de
Lesdiguieres
vnder
his
owne
hand
.
That
for
all
amends
after
so
many
complaints
,
my
Lord
Duke
de
Lesdiguieres
did
perswade
himselfe
(
for
the
King
,
howsoeuer
our
Churches
were
giuen
to
hope
that
he
would
maintaine
his
Edicts
,
did
not
here
so
much
as
passe
his
word
,
neither
by
mouth
,
nor
by
any
Officer
of
State
)
that
if
we
would
first
separate
our selues
,
we
should
obtaine
the
retraite
of
troupes
from
all
places
where
we
did
mistrust
them
.
That
the
gouernment
of
the
places
in
Dauphine
should
be
searched
and
deliuered
vs
in
six
moneths
if
it
could
be
found
.
That
order
should
be
taken
for
the
paiment
of
such
sums
of
mony
as
haue
bin
promised
them
of
Bearn
in
lieu
of
their
Ecclesiasticall
reuenues
.
That
Monsieur
de
la
Force
and
his
sonnes
should
still
hold
their
places
.
And
moreouer
,
that
he
was
promised
assuredly
that
nothing
should
be
attempted
during
the
time
that
should
be
requisite
for
the
returne
of
our
resolutions
.
But
as
we
were
about
them
,
we
were
informed
by
Monsieur
de
Chalas
the
other
of
our
Deputies
generall
,
that
the
next
day
after
,
contrary
to
the
said
promises
,
our
enemies
had
wrought
the
King
to
an
absolute
and
open
resolution
of
making
warre
against
vs
.
That
order
was
giuen
for
the
leuying
of
an
armie
of
one
and
forty
thousand
foote
and
six
thousand
horse
.
And
that
the
gouernment
of
Bearn
was
taken
from
Monsieur
de
la
Force
,
and
giuen
to
Monsieur
the
Marshall
de
Themines
,
and
the
office
of
Captaine
of
the
Guard
,
which
his
sonne
Monsieur
be
Marquis
de
la
Force
had
,
was
giuen
to
the
Marquis
de
Mauny
,
and
that
Monsieur
de
Manpauillan
another
of
his
sonnes
was
commanded
to
leaue
the
Court.
At
the
same
time
,
as
our
enemies
hastened
our
persecution
by
all
kind
of
meanes
,
as
,
seditious
sermons
,
instructing
of
confessions
d●famatory
libels
,
calumnies
and
impostures
against
our
fidelitie
,
impression
of
the
Kingsha●e
to
our
Religion
,
and
their
declarations
of
warre
published
against
vs
,
which
haue
wrought
these
effects
.
It
happened
in
the
citie
of
Tours
the
19
of
April
last
,
that
one
Martin
le
Noir
,
(
not
long
afore
conuerted
to
our
Religion
,
for
the
which
he
suffered
many
iniuries
and
reproches
,
so
farre
,
that
the
people
hauing
made
an
effigie
of
straw
,
and
sometimes
calling
it
by
his
name
,
sometimes
by
the
name
of
Martin
Luther
,
did
burne
it
publikly
,
and
no
iustice
could
euer
be
obtained
for
so
outragious
an
insolence
)
died
:
and
as
he
was
caried
to
his
graue
,
the
people
made
a
head
,
and
after
they
had
abused
his
corpse
and
those
that
accompanied
it
,
after
they
had
committed
all
sorts
of
indignities
and
in
humanities
in
the
digging
vp
of
his
graue
,
seeking
to
do
worse
,
stirred
a
more
violent
sedition
.
So
that
hauing
broken
down
and
razed
a
house
neare
the
Church-yard
,
they
run
to
the
Church
,
being
halfe
a
mile
thence
,
they
fire
it
,
they
enter
the
Sextons
house
,
and
they
pill
and
ransacke
it
;
and
being
increased
to
the
number
of
a
fearfull
multitude
,
they
continue
three
whole
dayes
together
in
firing
and
pulling
downe
our
Church
,
without
the
Magistrates
interposition
,
and
comming
too
late
he
was
not
able
to
represse
so
raging
a
violence
.
From
thence
the
example
of
this
sedition
passeth
presently
vnto
the
Towne
of
Poictiers
,
where
the
people
transported
with
like
furie
,
haue
razed
to
the
very
ground
the
walls
of
the
Church-yard
where
they
of
the
Religion
bury
their
dead
,
broke
and
battered
all
the
sepulchers
,
and
had
committed
the
like
violence
vpon
the
Church
,
if
the
more
carefull
Magistrate
had
not
stopped
their
course
.
Now
the
order
of
our
enemies
counsels
and
actions
hitherto
,
and
chiefly
these
tragicall
and
horrid
vprores
,
the
great
preparatiues
for
warre
,
the
vniust
and
rigorous
dealing
with
Monsieur
de
la
Force
and
his
sonnes
,
contrary
to
the
late
assurance
,
with
the
croupes
ready
vnder
Monsieur
d'Espernons
command
for
the
inuasion
of
Bearn
,
witnessed
and
shewed
sufficiently
,
that
he
houre
of
a
generall
persecution
was
come
,
and
that
the
dessigne
of
our
ruine
so
long
a
hatching
now
appeared
.
Wherefore
our
enemies
,
that
their
perfidies
might
play
their
part
and
performe
their
vtmost
,
promise
that
the
King
will
see
iustice
done
vpon
the
sedition
of
Tours
;
and
to
take
away
all
suspition
elsewhere
,
or
to
lull
asleepe
the
more
confident
sort
,
they
cause
a
declaration
to
be
confirmed
in
all
Courts
of
Parliament
the
27
of
April
,
shewing
that
though
the
King
would
chastise
some
of
his
subiects
of
the
Religion
(
such
as
are
termed
rebels
and
seditious
)
yet
he
meant
and
promised
to
keepe
his
Edicts
with
the
rest
as
long
as
they
should
remain
in
their
obedience
,
and
that
he
would
maintaine
and
preserue
their
libertie
and
safetie
according
to
the
contents
of
the
Edicts
.
And
finally
they
assure
Monsieur
de
la
Force
,
that
if
he
would
leaue
Bearn
,
he
should
no
sooner
send
Monsieur
d'Espernon
word
of
it
,
but
he
should
presently
withdraw
himselfe
.
Now
we
will
shew
what
was
the
effect
of
these
promises
.
We
will
begin
with
the
last
,
which
was
first
violated
.
After
Monsieur
de
la
Force
had
with
drawne
himselfe
,
and
had
certified
Monsieur
d'Espernon
of
his
disarming
and
retrait
by
the
Baron
d'Arros
,
presently
Monsieur
d'Espernon
entred
the
country
with
his
armie
,
and
seised
all
townes
and
places
where
they
of
our
Religion
were
most
in
number
,
filled
them
with
strong
garisons
,
razed
the
Castle
of
Montanay
,
and
brought
the
people
to
such
a
lamentable
estate
,
that
most
of
them
,
yea
the
chiefest
haue
bin
forced
to
flie
to
quit
their
goods
and
country
;
diuers
vnarmed
and
naked
persons
were
murthered
,
and
the
rest
remaine
at
this
present
restrained
vnder
a
miserable
seruitude
,
suffering
all
sorts
of
iniuries
and
cruelties
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
King
setting
forward
for
the
execution
of
the
menaces
published
against
this
Citie
,
after
he
had
spred
abroad
his
assurances
,
that
he
went
not
against
his
subiects
of
the
Religion
in
generall
,
and
made
particular
promises
to
the
Gouernours
of
some
of
our
places
of
safetie
,
that
comming
to
them
he
would
innouate
nothing
,
passing
by
Tours
,
where
the
sedition
being
renewed
and
growne
stronger
,
and
the
Commissarie
sent
to
execute
iustice
,
driuen
out
of
the
Towne
,
the
prisoners
fetcht
out
of
prison
by
violence
,
the
houses
of
those
of
our
Religion
(
who
frighted
with
the
first
tumult
had
withdrawne
themselues
)
pild
and
ransackt
,
onely
the
Kings
reuerence
violated
,
hath
with
much
ado
bin
expiated
by
the
execution
of
fiue
poore
beggerly
rogues
;
(
and
that
yet
to
entertaine
their
credulitie
whom
our
enemies
would
feed
with
hope
that
the
keeping
of
Edicts
should
be
continued
.
)
His
Maiestie
came
to
Saumur
,
where
Monsieur
du
Plessis
relying
vpon
the
expresse
promises
made
him
,
that
nothing
should
be
altered
in
the
gouernment
,
and
vpon
the
truth
of
the
Declaration
published
three
weekes
before
,
hauing
opened
the
gates
of
the
Citie
and
Castle
to
the
King
,
experimented
to
our
great
dammage
the
frauds
and
perfidies
of
our
enemies
,
who
induced
the
King
to
take
away
the
gouernment
from
him
,
and
to
put
a
garison
of
foure
hundred
souldiers
of
his
Gard
in
the
Castle
,
and
another
in
the
Fauxbourg
'
of
the
greene
Crosse
,
and
by
this
meanes
to
make
vs
lose
this
place
of
safetie
.
With
what
horror
and
indignation
can
all
France
see
the
enemies
of
her
peace
and
the
Kings
seruice
abuse
thus
perfidiously
his
name
and
word
to
commit
these
so
detestable
disloyalties
?
It
is
but
ten
moneths
ago
that
by
his
Maiesties
expresse
grant
,
the
keeping
of
places
of
safetie
was
continued
vnto
vs
for
foure
yeares
.
Of
all
others
,
the
citie
of
Saumur
was
one
of
the
most
important
for
our
safetie
.
It
had
bin
in
our
custody
euer
since
the
late
King
being
King
of
Nauarre
,
requested
by
Henrie
the
third
,
came
accompanied
with
those
of
our
Religion
to
deliuer
him
from
the
captiuitie
and
tyrannie
of
the
leagne
.
That
Towne
was
giuen
him
for
his
passage
;
and
it
remained
thenceforth
in
our
keeping
,
as
a
token
of
our
good
seruices
and
fidelitie
to
this
Crowne
.
This
place
seated
on
the
Loire
was
to
serue
vs
,
in
the
persecutions
and
confusions
which
the
enemies
of
this
Estate
haue
now
stirred
vp
,
for
a
retrait
or
commodious
passage
for
so
many
poore
distressed
flocks
,
to
saue
themselues
from
the
future
furie
of
fire
and
sword
.
This
Towne
during
the
peace
of
these
later
yeares
,
was
a
nursery
of
the
Church
,
and
was
the
seate
of
a
flourishing
Vniuersitie
.
For
these
causes
our
enemies
crueltie
hath
caused
the
King
to
begin
this
warre
,
in
the
which
they
carry
him
headlong
against
vs
,
by
this
terrible
blow
,
so
great
,
that
to
giue
it
vs
with
greater
facilitie
,
all
the
precedent
calumnies
,
all
the
pretexts
of
disobedience
and
rebellion
,
all
the
particular
declarations
against
our
Assembly
and
this
Citie
,
all
fraudulent
declarations
and
promises
made
in
fauour
of
such
as
should
remaine
in
their
obedience
to
the
King
haue
bin
set
on
foote
.
For
can
it
be
said
,
that
Monsieur
du
Plessis
,
whose
long
and
faithfull
seruices
done
to
the
late
King
and
his
Maiestie
now
reigning
,
are
knowne
to
all
men
,
should
haue
committed
any
act
of
disobedience
or
rebellion
?
Nay
rather
did
he
not
passe
all
measure
of
confidence
in
the
disloyaltie
of
our
enemies
,
out
of
his
respect
to
the
Kings
bare
name
?
And
hoping
to
auoide
the
storme
that
hung
apparently
ouer
our
heads
,
did
he
not
himselfe
publish
the
benefit
of
that
deceitfull
declaration
;
and
to
make
the
first
triall
of
it
,
opened
with
such
confidence
the
gates
of
the
Towne
and
Castle
to
the
King
?
Wherefore
the
designe
being
thus
vnmasked
,
our
enemies
were
now
pleased
to
manifest
that
it
was
intended
against
all
in
generall
.
For
as
soone
as
the
King
was
at
Saumur
,
newes
came
how
that
all
the
Protestants
throughout
all
the
principall
cities
of
Normandie
were
disarmed
.
Were
they
also
traitors
?
Or
haue
they
since
the
Declaration
committed
any
act
of
rebellion
or
disobedience
?
Besides
all
this
,
whiles
the
King
was
yet
at
Saumur
,
Monsieur
Arnaut
comes
to
S.
Iohn
d'Angely
on
Saturday
the
15
of
this
moneth
,
to
command
the
Lord
Duke
de
Rohan
and
Monsieur
de
Soubize
to
come
to
the
King
,
who
desired
their
aduice
for
the
taking
vp
of
the
present
affaires
.
This
was
done
to
two
ends
:
first
,
that
vnder
hope
of
iustice
,
the
great
ones
and
common
people
of
our
Religion
might
be
withheld
as
they
haue
bin
hitherto
,
whiles
the
preparatiues
for
warre
against
vs
were
euery
where
a
hastening
.
Secondly
and
chiefly
,
that
there
might
be
the
lesse
suspition
of
the
Kings
troupes
led
by
Monsieur
d'
Auriac
,
who
the
very
next
day
entring
the
suburbes
of
S.
Iohn
with
three
thousand
and
fiue
hundred
men
,
assaulted
the
towne
and
gates
,
and
would
haue
gone
further
,
and
taken
it
,
if
he
had
not
found
resistance
.
Was
this
Towne
also
guiltie
of
treason
?
Could
the
Towne
be
guiltie
,
and
not
the
Lords
of
it
?
And
yet
the
King
writes
to
Monsieur
the
Duke
de
Rohan
,
as
to
his
faithfull
and
affectionate
seruant
and
his
Lieutenant
Gouernour
in
the
Prouince
of
Poictou
,
which
surely
he
would
not
do
to
a
rebell
and
traitor
.
What
other
crime
then
hath
this
Towne
committed
,
to
be
thus
assailed
and
threatned
with
a
siege
,
and
forced
to
expect
before
her
wals
the
Kings
cannon
and
armie
,
which
maketh
towards
it
with
all
diligence
and
speed
?
What
crime
also
may
the
Towne
of
Iargeau
(
another
place
of
safetie
)
haue
committed
,
which
was
at
the
same
time
besieged
,
other
then
our
enemies
oath
to
haue
no
mercie
?
then
the
hate
of
our
Religion
,
whose
ruine
they
haue
conspired
?
This
is
that
which
we
lay
downe
before
the
eyes
of
all
our
Countrymen
,
and
not
of
them
alone
,
but
of
all
Christians
,
whom
we
here
appeale
vnto
to
iudge
of
our
innocencie
,
and
of
the
violent
persecution
that
we
vniustly
suffer
.
And
though
this
true
narration
of
our
enemies
proceedings
against
vs
,
and
of
ours
towards
our
King
,
witnesseth
sufficiently
the
calumnie
of
their
accusation
,
by
the
which
they
proclaime
vs
rebels
;
yet
that
we
may
not
leaue
any
shadow
that
might
alienate
from
vs
the
fauour
of
good
mens
equitable
iudgements
,
their
compassion
of
our
miseries
,
and
their
helpe
in
our
iust
and
necessary
defence
:
we
can
easily
shew
that
as
in
vs
there
is
neither
appearance
nor
suspition
of
the
crime
of
rebellion
which
they
lay
vnto
our
charge
.
God
forbid
that
any
one
should
thinke
that
the
complaints
which
violence
and
oppression
doth
extort
from
vs
,
do
any
way
concerne
our
King
,
in
whom
we
acknowledge
&
reuerence
with
our
hearts
the
image
of
God
here
on
earth
.
But
if
laying
vpon
such
as
abuse
his
affections
and
conscience
,
the
iniustice
of
the
which
we
complaine
,
we
would
name
who
,
and
tell
what
they
are
that
accuse
vs
,
all
France
that
groanes
oppressed
with
the
intollerable
burthen
of
their
tyrannie
,
would
witnesse
for
vs
that
we
should
not
speake
it
by
way
of
recrimination
nor
calumnie
.
But
it
shall
suffice
our
innocencie
,
that
we
onely
purge
our selues
of
the
accusation
.
They
accuse
vs
of
rebellion
and
disobedience
,
and
say
that
we
kicke
against
the
Kings
authoritie
.
Thankes
be
to
God
,
the
Religion
that
we
professe
,
and
which
we
haue
from
time
to
time
declared
by
a
solemne
confession
presented
to
our
Kings
in
witnesse
of
the
puritie
of
our
seruice
to
God
,
and
the
sinceritie
of
our
obedience
to
them
,
hath
long
since
acquitted
vs
of
that
imputation
.
We
acknowledge
no
power
on
earth
aboue
our
Kings
.
We
sweare
not
to
any
other
.
We
detest
all
doctrine
that
teacheth
,
that
either
directly
or
indirectly
we
may
be
freed
from
the
allegiance
we
haue
sworne
vnto
him
.
The
holy
profession
of
these
principles
,
hath
euer
been
the
square
and
rule
of
all
our
fathers
and
our
actions
.
When
was
it
found
that
any
of
vs
did
bathe
an
execrable
knife
in
the
blood
of
our
Kings
?
or
ioyne
swords
with
the
great
enemie
to
spill
our
countries
intrailes
?
Or
rather
after
so
many
wounds
as
France
hath
heretofore
receiued
from
him
,
did
not
God
vse
our
fathers
armes
to
raise
her
euen
from
the
graue
?
And
now
that
the
same
conspiracie
is
newly
reuiued
,
that
they
who
haue
sworne
mortall
hatred
to
our
Religion
,
and
with
the
like
furie
haue
vowed
the
ruine
and
destruction
of
all
the
Estates
of
Christendome
,
and
particularly
of
this
Monarchie
,
gouerning
at
their
pleasure
the
Kings
heart
and
wil
by
their
suggestions
to
his
conscience
,
do
induce
him
to
hazard
his
State
to
vndo
vs
:
we
dare
say
,
that
time
and
experience
will
yet
make
him
acknowledge
that
he
hath
not
in
all
his
kingdome
a
surer
prop
for
his
Crowne
then
our
fidelitie
.
And
certainly
there
can
be
nothing
more
plaine
to
all
such
as
looke
vpon
vs
,
then
that
the
interest
of
our
conseruation
is
vnseparably
nailed
to
the
peace
and
tranquillitie
of
this
kingdome
,
and
strength
of
our
Prince's
authoritie
.
It
is
vndoubtedly
true
,
that
according
to
the
humane
meanes
that
God
vseth
for
the
aduancement
of
his
worke
,
the
conseruation
and
growth
of
our
Religion
in
this
country
,
do
wholy
depend
on
the
libertie
and
safetie
of
the
Edicts
vnder
which
we
liue
;
the
maintaining
of
these
Edicts
,
on
the
Kings
absolute
authoritie
.
Witnes
the
happie
reigne
of
Henrie
the
Great
,
whom
as
God
had
raised
in
absolute
power
and
authoritie
higher
then
any
other
of
the
Kings
of
Christendome
,
so
also
vnder
that
prosperitie
and
greatnesse
of
this
Monarchie
,
our
Churches
were
seene
to
flourish
and
replant
themselues
,
and
the
Gospell
to
fructifie
with
so
great
successe
,
that
our
enemies
bursting
for
spight
,
neuer
left
till
they
had
perfidiously
depriued
France
of
this
so
absolute
King
.
And
though
now
for
a
pretext
to
inuade
vs
and
stirre
vp
warre
against
our
Religion
,
they
haue
accused
vs
of
disobedience
;
haue
we
done
any
thing
else
then
complaine
of
the
infringing
of
the
Kings
authoritie
and
Edicts
,
and
demand
redresse
?
And
is
there
in
this
any
shadow
of
rebellion
against
our
Prince
?
We
assembled
our selues
to
demand
iustice
of
him
.
Had
we
not
need
and
right
to
do
so
?
We
haue
already
iustified
it
by
the
estate
of
our
calamities
,
and
the
condition
of
the
promises
made
vs
.
Haue
we
passed
the
limits
of
complaint
?
If
being
denied
,
we
often
returned
,
and
diuers
times
endeuoured
to
lay
downe
our
most
humble
petitions
at
our
Kings
feete
;
alas
!
who
can
distaste
it
,
or
blame
vs
,
when
we
behaue
our selues
towards
our
King
.
Gods
image
vpon
earth
,
euen
as
God
him selfe
hath
commanded
vs
?
And
because
many
Deputies
out
of
all
the
Prouinces
,
desirous
to
carry
backe
from
the
Kings
bountie
and
grace
the
effect
of
his
good
will
towards
vs
,
continued
together
;
is
it
not
a
malignant
and
iniurious
pettifoggerie
,
that
to
authorize
a
deniall
of
iustice
,
we
should
be
accused
of
shadowing
the
Kings
authoritie
?
And
for
a
speciall
president
for
the
said
deniall
,
our
enemies
alledge
that
the
Parliament
after
the
presentation
of
their
bils
,
breakes
vp
,
and
stayeth
not
for
an
answer
.
But
what
proportion
is
there
betweene
vs
and
a
Parliament
?
All
our
demands
are
particular
.
We
demand
not
that
such
rules
be
prescribed
vnto
the
State
,
or
such
new
lawes
and
orders
,
wherein
certainly
the
Monarchicall
authoritie
would
be
disparaged
and
quartered
if
the
Parliament
should
do
more
then
aduice
.
But
all
that
we
demand
,
is
,
that
our
burnt
Churches
may
be
repaired
;
that
the
exercise
of
our
Religion
let
and
hindered
vs
,
be
re-established
;
That
Townes
giuen
vs
by
the
King
,
and
taken
from
vs
by
violence
,
be
restored
vs
;
That
officers
may
be
admitted
;
That
children
taken
by
force
out
of
their
fathers
armes
be
giuen
them
againe
;
and
the
like
.
Wherein
should
the
Kings
authoritie
be
disparaged
,
if
he
should
command
out
of
hand
that
in
euery
one
of
these
points
iustice
should
be
done
vs
?
If
a
priuate
man
to
whom
an
iniury
is
done
,
may
iustly
complaine
of
it
,
and
expect
iustice
from
the
King
;
why
,
if
the
if
the
iniury
be
done
out
of
hate
to
a
generalitie
,
may
not
a
generalitie
do
the
same
?
Can
there
be
then
any
greater
iniustice
then
to
accuse
vs
of
rebellion
and
disobedience
,
because
we
complained
and
demanded
iustice
in
this
sort
?
any
greater
crueltie
,
then
to
persecute
vs
for
this
cause
,
and
make
warre
vpon
vs
?
But
this
is
sufficient
to
shew
that
the
far
fetcht
pretexts
of
our
enemies
are
but
coloured
subtilties
,
to
execute
the
old
designe
of
making
warre
vpon
our
Religion
,
and
to
plunge
France
in
confusion
and
trouble
.
Wherefore
considering
the
iustice
&
vrging
need
we
had
to
haue
recourse
by
our
complaints
vnto
the
Kings
protection
:
The
right
and
permission
granted
vs
to
reassemble
our selues
to
that
end
in
such
expresse
and
solemne
termes
:
the
failing
and
breach
of
promises
,
caused
by
the
fraud
of
our
enemies
.
Their
violence
in
hindring
our
accesse
vnto
our
King
,
and
in
causing
all
our
suites
to
be
reiected
.
The
iniustice
of
their
accusation
,
and
the
slanderous
crime
of
rebellion
that
they
impose
vpon
vs
.
The
disloyaltie
of
their
proceedings
considered
,
whiles
they
temporize
vpon
the
refusall
of
doing
vs
iustice
,
that
they
might
take
from
vs
three
Townes
at
once
in
Viuarez
,
by
the
fraud
of
a
treatie
and
breaking
their
publike
faith
.
The
inuasion
of
the
whole
country
of
Bearn
,
contrary
to
such
an
expresse
stipulation
,
and
so
fully
performed
on
our
side
:
And
after
that
to
commit
such
bloodie
and
inhumane
acts
of
hostilitie
.
And
lastly
,
this
infamous
perfidie
considered
,
that
vnder
the
shadow
of
a
Declaration
authorized
with
the
Kings
sacred
name
,
&
confirmed
in
all
the
Courts
of
Parliament
of
France
,
promising
libertie
and
safetie
by
maintaining
the
Edicts
vnto
all
such
as
should
remaine
in
their
obedience
;
the
Towne
of
Saumur
was
seized
on
,
where
the
gates
were
opened
with
so
much
obedience
and
respect
vnder
expresse
and
particular
promises
(
besides
the
publicke
faith
of
the
Declaration
)
that
nothing
should
be
innouated
.
That
by
a
like
fraud
and
trecherie
the
Towne
of
Iargeau
was
at
the
same
time
inuaded
,
S.
Iohn
d'Angely
assaulted
,
and
now
is
in
expectation
of
a
siege
.
All
Protestants
disarmed
throughout
all
the
chiefe
Townes
of
Normandie
,
to
prepare
them
,
alas
!
for
a
more
easie
slaughter
.
If
all
these
things
,
we
say
,
be
rightly
considered
together
,
we
doubt
not
but
it
will
easily
appeare
that
we
suffer
this
persecution
for
iustice
sake
,
and
by
the
hatred
of
our
Religion
,
which
a
generall
conspiracie
throughout
all
Europe
now
threatneth
to
destroy
.
Wherefore
being
forced
for
the
libertie
of
our
consciences
,
and
out
of
loue
to
our
Country
,
to
seeke
in
our selues
,
and
towards
the
friends
of
our
Religion
and
this
State
,
a
iust
and
necessary
defence
:
we
here
yet
againe
present
our selues
with
teares
before
our
King
,
beseeching
him
in
all
humilitie
to
consider
and
beleeue
,
that
the
vowes
and
ardent
desires
that
we
continually
powre
forth
vnto
God
in
our
prayers
,
are
for
the
prosperitie
of
his
person
and
State
.
And
that
it
would
please
him
to
remember
that
our
fathers
taught
by
their
Religion
the
true
obedience
due
vnto
their
King
,
haue
neglected
the
sefetie
of
their
owne
liues
,
to
further
and
aduance
the
labours
of
Henrie
the
Great
,
in
the
recouery
of
his
kingdome
,
perfidiously
sold
and
exposed
to
the
enemie
,
by
the
very
same
pretexts
of
hatred
and
persecution
against
our
Religion
and
vs
.
And
that
he
would
vnderstand
,
that
we
following
our
fathers
steps
,
as
heires
of
their
affections
,
haue
neuer
forsaken
the
dutie
we
were
borne
to
,
nor
refused
the
true
obedience
and
ready
seruice
that
our
Religion
teacheth
vs
to
yeeld
him
.
And
would
to
God
,
Sir
,
that
your
Maiestie
moued
with
the
true
interest
of
your
greatnesse
,
and
out
of
your
,
naturall
generositie
,
would
for
the
setling
of
your
Crowne
and
diginitie
of
your
kingdome
,
turne
your
armes
vpon
the
enemies
of
your
State
,
and
vse
our
fidelitie
in
the
defence
of
such
a
cause
.
We
will
boldly
say
for
our selues
,
that
in
so
glorious
an
emulation
betweene
your
best
subiects
,
we
would
cary
away
the
prise
from
them
all
.
But
we
say
now
with
teares
of
blood
,
and
in
the
bitternesse
of
grones
that
teare
our
intrals
,
that
the
enemies
of
your
Crowne
and
person
,
Sir
,
hauing
induced
you
to
draw
your
sword
against
vs
,
and
to
bathe
it
in
the
blood
of
your
loyallest
subiects
,
will
vndo
both
your
Crowne
and
person
altogether
.
They
are
your
vndoubted
enemies
,
that
kindle
your
hatred
against
vs
,
to
fire
your
Estate
,
and
burie
you
in
the
ruines
.
Who
hauing
cruelly
murthered
the
greatest
King
of
the
world
,
your
glorious
father
,
because
he
would
not
hate
vs
,
and
that
his
goodnesse
and
iustice
did
protect
vs
as
his
trustie
subiects
;
do
now
induce
your
Maiestie
to
hate
and
destroy
vs
,
to
ouerwhelme
yourselfe
with
the
fall
of
this
Monarchie
.
And
if
in
this
tempest
which
they
haue
already
stirred
vp
,
and
which
we
feele
comming
downe
vpon
vs
,
we
are
constrained
for
our
owne
defence
and
preseruation
to
betake
our selues
vnto
naturall
remedies
,
we
here
protest
,
Sir
,
before
God
,
before
you
,
and
before
all
men
,
that
our
purpose
is
euermore
to
preserue
your
authoritie
and
the
respect
of
your
obedience
among
vs
;
and
that
we
will
do
our
best
endeuours
to
saue
your
sacred
person
and
kingdome
from
perishing
.
God
,
who
is
the
God
of
mercie
and
reuenge
,
and
who
according
to
the
decrees
of
his
counsell
,
sometimes
hath
powred
out
his
wrath
with
diuers
examples
of
horror
on
the
heads
of
Kings
and
nations
risen
against
him
.
Sometimes
hath
preserued
and
reconciled
to
himselfe
the
greatest
persecutors
of
his
Church
,
grant
,
according
to
our
vowes
,
that
your
Maiestie
secure
from
all
dangers
,
may
acknowledge
the
Religion
and
fidelitie
of
those
persons
whom
you
now
hate
and
know
not
.
In
the
meane
while
we
call
here
by
our
most
humble
supplications
all
Kings
,
Princes
and
Estates
interessed
in
the
innocencie
of
good
and
faithfull
subiects
oppressed
,
but
especially
bound
in
conscience
before
God
to
defend
the
cause
of
his
truth
.
And
request
them
to
prop
with
their
helpe
and
succour
the
weake
defence
that
of
necessitie
we
oppose
to
the
many
and
puissant
forces
of
our
enemies
,
who
hauing
chosen
this
time
of
purpose
,
now
that
they
haue
set
on
fire
the
greatest
part
of
the
Estates
from
whence
they
imagine
we
might
haue
expected
succour
,
hope
to
oppresse
vs
with
greater
facilitie
.
But
our
chiefest
trust
is
in
the
arme
of
the
Almightie
,
who
ouerthroweth
the
dessignes
of
nations
,
and
blasts
the
enterprises
of
people
conspiring
against
Israel
.
And
since
that
for
the
glorie
of
his
Name
we
are
hated
,
and
that
to
ouerthrow
his
truth
our
ruine
is
sought
after
,
we
assure
our selues
that
he
will
make
vs
feele
the
same
deliuerance
that
our
fathers
haue
proued
by
his
succour
,
which
we
call
vpon
from
the
bottome
of
our
soules
.
Keepe
not
thou
silence
,
O
God
;
hold
not
thy
peace
,
and
be
not
still
,
O
God
.
For
lo
thine
enemies
make
a
tumult
:
and
they
that
hate
thee
,
haue
lift
vp
the
head
.
This
is
the
Declaration
of
the
Reformed
Churches
of
France
and
Soueraigntie
of
Bearn
by
their
Deputies
assembled
at
Rochell
.
And
in
the
name
of
all
,
-
Combort
,
President
.
-
Banage
,
Assistant
.
-
Rodil
,
Secretarie
.
-
Riffaut
,
Secretarie
.