The
Edict
of
the
Frenche
King
for
the
appeasing
of
the
troubles
in
his
Kingdome
.
CHARLES
by
the
grace
of
God
King
of
Fraunce
,
to
all
presente
or
to
come
greeting
.
Oure
intente
hath
alwayes
bene
and
is
,
after
the
example
of
our
predecessors
,
to
rule
and
Guise
,
Neuers
,
and
of
Vzes
:
the
Lords
of
Montluc
,
Count
of
Rhetz
,
of
Biron
,
of
Villequier
,
of
the
Chappell
Aux
Vrsins
,
of
Losses
,
of
Vauguyon
,
of
S.
Supplice
,
of
Malicorne
,
of
Suze
,
the
Grādprior
of
Champaigne
,
and
other
great
and
notable
personages
beeing
with
him
)
made
agreement
with
the
sayde
inhabitantes
of
Rochell
,
Gentlemen
and
others
retyred
thither
,
vppon
the
pointes
and
Articles
that
shall
bee
hereafter
specified
,
as
wel
for
themselues
,
as
for
the
inhabitantes
of
our
Towns
of
Mountauban
,
and
Nismes
,
the
Gentlemen
and
others
retired
into
them
,
and
others
our
subiectes
,
for
whome
they
haue
made
sute
.
We
let
you
vnderstande
that
,
considering
we
can
not
doe
better
than
to
follow
the
counsell
which
is
giuen
vs
by
our
sayde
brethren
,
Princes
and
Lordes
afore
saide
,
who
for
the
zeale
they
haue
to
the
honor
of
God
,
with
the
experience
they
haue
in
many
things
,
and
the
affection
they
beare
towardes
the
well
ordering
of
our
affayres
,
haue
more
knowledge
than
any
other
in
those
matters
,
what
is
meete
and
necessarie
for
the
profit
and
commoditie
of
our
Realme
.
We
by
the
aduice
&
counsell
of
the
Queene
our
most
honorable
Ladie
and
mother
,
of
our
moste
deare
and
welbeloued
Cousins
the
Cardinals
of
Lorain
,
and
of
Guise
:
of
our
most
deare
&
faithful
Chauncellour
:
of
the
Lordes
of
Moruillier
of
Lanssac
,
of
Limoges
:
of
the
presidents
,
first
of
Thou
,
and
Seguier
,
the
Lorde
of
Foix
,
the
president
Hannequin
,
the
Lords
of
Cheuerny
,
of
Mande
and
of
Roessi
,
all
Counsellers
of
our
said
priuie
Councel
for
the
matters
and
causes
beforesaide
,
and
for
other
good
and
great
considerations
therunto
specially
mouing
vs
)
haue
saide
,
declared
,
decreed
and
ordeyned
,
and
do
say
,
declare
,
decree
,
and
ordeine
,
by
this
our
present
Edict
,
&
our
wyll
and
pleasure
is
as
followeth
.
I.
First
,
that
the
remembrance
of
all
things
that
haue
hapned
by
occasion
of
the
troubles
and
stirres
in
our
sayde
Realme
,
since
the
24.
of
August
last
paste
,
shall
remaine
wholly
quenched
and
appeased
as
thinges
that
hadde
neuer
happened
:
neyther
shall
it
be
lawfull
or
permitted
to
any
of
our
atturneys
generall
,
or
any
other
person
either
publique
or
priuate
,
in
what
tyme
soeuer
or
for
what
occasion
soeuer
it
be
,
to
make
any
mention
there
,
nor
any
proces
or
sute
therevpon
in
any
Courte
or
iurisdiction
.
II.
Forbidding
also
all
our
Subiects
of
what
estate
or
quallitie
soeuer
they
bee
,
that
they
renewe
not
the
memorie
thereof
,
nor
to
contend
,
nor
to
reuile
,
nor
prouoke
eyther
other
by
reproching
them
with
thinges
that
be
past
,
in
disputing
,
rehersing
,
quarelling
or
doing
outrage
or
offence
one
to
an
other
,
in
word
or
in
deede
,
but
to
forbeare
,
and
to
liue
peacibly
togither
as
brethren
,
frends
and
fellowe
Citizens
,
vpon
paine
to
them
that
shall
doe
the
contrarie
,
to
be
punished
as
brekers
of
the
peace
,
and
disturbers
of
the
common
quiet
.
III.
We
ordeine
,
that
the
Catholike
and
Romishe
Religion
bee
set
vp
againe
,
and
established
in
all
places
&
quarters
of
this
our
Realme
and
countrey
vnder
our
obedience
,
wher
the
exercise
of
the
same
hath
bene
left
off
,
and
that
it
may
be
freely
and
peasibly
exercised
without
any
trouble
or
let
,
vpon
the
paines
aforesaid
:
and
that
all
those
whiche
during
these
present
warres
,
haue
entred
vpon
houses
,
goodes
and
reuenues
belonging
to
the
Churchmen
and
other
catholiques
,
and
such
as
hold
and
occupie
the
same
,
shall
leaue
vnto
them
the
full
possession
and
peasible
enioying
therof
,
in
al
freedome
and
safetie
.
IIII.
And
for
to
giue
occasion
to
our
subiectes
,
abyding
and
inhabiting
in
our
said
Towns
of
Rochell
,
Montauban
,
and
Nismes
,
to
liue
and
remaine
in
reste
,
wee
haue
permitted
,
and
doe
permit
to
them
,
the
free
exercise
of
the
Religion
,
called
reformed
,
within
the
saide
Townes
,
the
same
too
cause
too
bee
exercised
within
their
owne
houses
,
or
place
to
them
appertaining
(
excepte
alwayes
publique
places
)
for
them
,
their
families
and
others
that
will
be
there
present
.
V.
And
to
alothers
of
the
said
religion
(
called
reformed
)
which
haue
continued
therein
vntill
this
present
;
we
do
permit
to
retire
into
their
houses
where
they
maye
bee
,
and
remaine
throughout
all
other
partes
of
our
Realme
,
to
go
and
come
,
and
to
liue
in
all
libertie
of
conscience
:
And
to
the
Gentlemen
and
others
,
hauing
high
Iustice
,
which
in
like
manner
haue
hytherto
remayned
till
this
present
in
the
said
Religion
,
bering
Armes
with
the
saide
inhabitants
,
in
the
saide
Townes
,
since
the
saide
24.
of
August
last
paste
,
wee
doe
also
permit
to
liue
in
the
same
libertie
of
conscience
in
their
houses
,
and
there
onely
to
baptize
and
marrie
after
their
accustomed
maner
,
not
hauing
any
assembly
(
besides
the
kinred
,
Godfathers
and
Godmothers
)
aboue
the
number
of
tenne
persons
,
and
that
not
within
our
Court
,
nor
within
two
leagues
about
thesame
,
nor
in
the
Towne
,
Prouostship
and
Vicountie
of
Paris
,
nor
within
tenne
Leagues
about
the
same
Towne
.
VI.
We
charge
our
Baylifes
,
Seneshalles
,
ordinarie
Iudges
,
or
other
Substitutes
,
each
one
in
his
libertie
or
iurisdiction
,
to
prouide
for
the
buriall
of
the
deade
bodies
of
them
of
the
saide
Religion
(
called
reformed
)
in
the
most
commodious
manner
they
can
,
and
without
offence
.
VII
.
If
any
of
the
saide
Religion
haue
bene
constrained
to
make
promis
&
bonde
,
&
to
giue
assurance
to
change
their
Religion
:
we
haue
discharged
the
same
,
and
declare
the
same
to
be
adnulled
,
&
of
none
effect
or
value
.
VIII
.
The
Schollers
,
sickmen
,
and
poore
,
of
what
religion
soeuer
they
be
,
shall
be
indifferently
receiued
into
the
vniuersities
,
common
scholes
,
hospitals
,
houses
for
sicke
persons
,
and
Almes
houses
.
IX
.
We
do
permit
to
al
our
Subiects
being
of
the
said
religion
,
that
they
may
sell
or
alienate
theyr
goodes
,
and
goe
freely
with
all
their
money
and
other
moueables
,
whither
it
shall
seeme
them
good
,
or
to
enioye
the
commoditie
and
benefite
thereof
,
in
what
place
soeuer
they
shall
resort
vnto
,
be
it
within
or
without
the
Realme
,
so
that
it
bee
not
in
the
lands
of
such
Princes
,
with
whom
we
may
haue
warres
.
X.
Our
sayde
Subiectes
of
Rochell
,
Mountaban
and
Nismes
,
and
other
before
named
,
shall
remaine
quit
&
discharged
of
all
summes
of
money
,
goods
,
debtes
,
arrerages
of
rentes
,
profits
and
reuenues
of
ecclesiasticall
persons
,
and
others
which
they
shall
sufficiently
make
apparant
to
haue
bene
by
them
taken
or
leuied
,
since
the
saide
.
24.
of
August
,
so
that
neyther
they
nor
their
committies
,
nor
those
that
haue
furnished
them
with
any
thing
,
or
delyuered
the
same
vnto
them
,
shall
any
wayes
be
charged
nor
condemned
therfore
at
this
present
,
nor
for
the
time
paste
,
nor
at
any
time
hereafter
.
XI
.
Likewise
they
shall
remayne
acquitted
and
discharged
of
all
Artes
of
hostilitie
,
leuying
and
conducting
of
men
of
warre
,
coyning
of
money
,
casting
and
taking
of
ordinance
and
munitions
,
making
of
powder
and
Saltpeter
,
Prizes
,
Fortifications
or
enterprises
vpon
Townes
,
pulling
downe
of
Churches
,
houses
or
other
places
,
prizes
of
Ships
,
Galleyes
and
goodes
vpon
the
Sea
,
establishment
of
Iustice
,
and
Iudgements
,
and
the
executions
thereof
,
as
well
in
cases
ciuill
as
criminall
,
voyages
,
intelligences
,
treaties
,
&
dealings
had
for
their
ayde
and
conseruation
,
and
generally
of
all
that
hath
by
them
beene
done
,
wrought
or
committed
to
that
effect
,
as
well
wythin
as
wythout
our
Realme
,
since
the
saide
.
24.
of
August
,
as
wel
as
if
the
same
were
particularly
expressed
and
specifyed
,
so
that
for
none
of
the
thinges
before
named
or
others
past
and
done
,
shall
be
imputed
to
them
or
to
their
posteritie
any
crime
of
rebellion
,
disobedience
or
Treason
.
XII
.
We
do
declare
,
that
we
holde
and
repute
all
those
aforenamed
for
our
good
,
loyall
and
faythfull
subiectes
and
seruantes
,
so
that
they
doe
〈◊〉
sweare
vnto
vs
all
obeysance
and
fidelitie
,
and
doe
leaue
off
and
desist
wholly
from
al
such
associations
as
they
haue
wythin
or
wythout
our
Realme
,
and
that
they
do
not
hereafter
make
any
gatherings
of
money
without
our
permission
,
nor
enrolmentes
of
men
,
congregations
,
or
assemblies
,
other
than
those
whiche
are
aboue
to
them
permitted
,
&
that
without
Armes
,
vpon
paine
to
be
rigorously
punished
,
as
contemners
of
our
commaundementes
and
ordinances
.
XIII
.
All
prisoners
taken
in
warre
,
or
others
that
bee
holden
in
prysons
,
galleyes
,
or
elsewhere
,
for
the
cause
of
religion
,
and
by
occasion
of
these
present
troubles
,
shall
be
enlarged
and
sette
at
libertie
without
paying
of
ransome
,
not
meaning
heereby
,
that
the
ransomes
which
are
alreadie
payde
,
may
bee
asked
againe
of
those
that
haue
receiued
them
.
XIIII
.
Those
of
the
sayde
religion
shall
not
bee
ouercharged
,
or
burdened
with
any
charges
ordinarie
or
extraordinarie
more
than
the
Catholiques
.
XV.
We
haue
declared
and
do
declare
,
all
defaults
,
sentences
,
iudgements
arrestes
,
processes
,
seysures
,
sales
,
and
decrees
made
and
giuen
against
those
of
the
Religion
called
reformed
,
which
bee
or
haue
bene
within
the
saide
Townes
of
Rochell
,
Mountauban
,
and
Nismes
,
since
the
sayde
24.
of
August
last
paste
,
whiche
haue
beene
giuen
without
hearing
the
parties
,
or
their
Proctors
by
them
appoynted
,
since
the
sayde
24.
of
August
last
paste
,
also
the
execution
of
the
same
,
as
well
in
cases
ciuil
as
criminall
,
shall
bee
voyde
,
reuoked
,
and
adnulled
.
And
the
Processes
shall
remaine
in
the
same
estate
as
they
were
before
,
and
the
foresayde
persons
shal
enter
again
vpon
their
temporall
goodes
,
what
so
euer
seyzures
,
sales
,
and
iudgementes
haue
beene
made
by
vs
or
otherwayes
,
without
making
any
recompence
for
the
same
.
XVI
.
And
touching
heires
,
widowes
,
and
other
hauing
any
right
or
title
from
such
of
the
sayde
Religion
,
as
are
deceassed
wythin
the
sayde
Towns
,
that
haue
bin
there
or
born
Armes
for
them
,
in
what
parte
of
our
realme
soeuer
it
be
since
the
said
24.
of
August
,
we
permit
to
them
to
reenter
into
the
possession
and
enioying
of
the
goodes
left
by
the
said
persons
deceassed
,
and
we
do
maintaine
them
in
their
good
fame
and
reputation
.
XVII
.
All
officers
of
the
sayd
townes
of
Rochel
,
Mountauban
,
and
Nismes
,
as
well
pertayning
to
the
Crowne
as
others
,
of
what
religion
soeuer
they
be
,
that
haue
bene
put
out
therof
by
reason
of
the
same
religion
,
and
of
these
present
troubles
,
shall
be
set
againe
in
their
estates
,
charges
and
offices
:
and
other
officers
of
other
Townes
and
places
shall
obserue
our
declarations
therevpon
made
and
published
.
XVIII
.
And
to
the
ende
that
Iustice
bee
ministred
without
any
suspition
to
our
subiects
of
the
said
townes
,
and
others
that
be
retyred
into
them
since
the
sayde
24.
of
August
,
we
haue
ordeyned
and
do
ordeine
,
and
our
will
and
pleasure
is
,
that
all
proces
and
differences
moued
,
or
to
bee
moued
betwene
the
parties
of
contrarie
religion
,
as
well
on
the
part
of
the
demaundant
,
as
the
defendant
,
what
matter
so
euer
it
be
,
ciuill
,
or
criminall
,
shall
be
heard
at
the
first
instance
before
our
Baylifes
,
Seneshals
,
&
other
our
ordinarie
Iudges
,
according
to
our
ordinances
.
And
where
any
appeale
shall
happen
in
any
our
Courtes
of
Parliament
,
there
shall
be
prouided
for
them
by
vs
onely
,
within
the
space
of
one
yeare
,
(
accompting
from
the
daye
of
the
publication
of
these
presents
,
)
Iudges
vnsuspected
,
such
as
shal
seeme
best
to
vs
(
except
always
the
court
of
Parliament
of
Tholouse
)
in
respect
of
those
of
Mountauban
:
and
in
the
meane
time
they
shall
not
bee
constrained
to
appeare
personally
.
XIX
.
And
for
as
much
as
many
particular
persons
haue
receiued
and
suffered
so
many
iniuries
&
domages
,
both
in
their
goods
and
persons
,
as
hardly
they
can
forgette
the
remembrance
of
the
same
,
so
sone
as
were
requisite
for
the
execution
of
our
intent
,
we
willing
to
auoyde
all
inconueniences
,
and
to
giue
some
meane
for
those
that
might
be
in
some
fear
,
that
vpon
their
return
to
their
houses
they
should
not
be
at
rest
,
til
such
rancour
&
enmitie
might
bee
assuaged
,
haue
graunted
and
do
graunte
to
them
of
the
saide
Townes
of
Rochel
,
Mountauban
,
and
Nismes
,
that
they
shall
enioy
their
Priuileges
both
auncient
and
lately
graunted
,
and
their
authorities
of
iurisdiction
and
other
rightes
,
in
whiche
they
shal
be
mainteyned
and
preserued
,
wythout
hauing
anye
Garrison
,
neyther
shall
bee
made
there
any
Castles
,
Fortes
,
or
Citadels
,
without
the
consent
of
the
inhabitantes
of
the
same
Townes
.
Who
for
a
demonstration
and
suretie
of
their
obeysance
,
obseruation
and
mainteyning
of
our
will
and
intention
,
shall
delyuer
for
the
space
of
two
yeares
,
foure
of
the
principal
Burgeses
and
inhabitantes
of
eache
of
the
sayde
Townes
,
beeing
of
the
sayde
Religion
called
reformed
,
the
which
shal
bee
by
vs
chosen
out
of
those
that
they
shall
name
vnto
vs
,
and
those
to
be
changed
euery
three
moneths
,
or
in
suche
other
time
as
shall
seeme
good
vnto
vs
,
and
they
shall
bee
put
in
such
Townes
and
places
as
shall
please
vs
to
appoynte
within
fiftie
myles
off
at
the
farthest
from
the
said
Townes
,
except
in
our
townes
of
Paris
and
Tholouse
And
to
the
end
there
be
no
occasion
of
complainte
or
suspition
,
we
will
sette
in
the
sayde
Townes
for
gouernors
,
good
men
and
well
affectioned
to
our
seruice
,
suche
as
shall
bee
vnsuspected
,
willing
neuerthelesse
,
that
the
keeping
of
their
Towns
,
Towers
and
Fortresses
,
shall
remaine
in
the
handes
of
the
sayde
inhabitants
,
according
to
their
auncient
Priuileges
.
XX.
We
will
likewise
,
that
incontinent
after
the
publication
of
oure
present
Edicte
made
in
our
Campe
and
Armie
,
Armes
shall
be
altogether
generally
layde
downe
,
the
whiche
shall
remaine
onely
in
our
handes
,
and
in
our
moste
deare
and
most
welbeloued
brothers
the
King
of
Polonia
.
Wee
doe
ordeine
that
the
forces
as
well
by
lande
as
by
Sea
,
shall
bee
withdrawne
from
before
the
sayd
Towns
,
the
Fortes
made
as
well
of
the
one
parte
as
of
the
other
,
shal
be
raced
and
ouerthrown
:
the
free
traffique
and
passages
shal
be
open
againe
in
all
the
Townes
,
Borrowes
and
Villages
,
Bridges
and
passages
of
our
sayde
Realme
:
the
Forces
and
Garrisons
whiche
haue
ben
placed
by
occasion
of
these
present
troubles
(
since
the
sayde
24.
of
Auguste
)
in
Townes
and
other
places
,
houses
and
Castels
,
apperteining
to
our
subiectes
of
what
religion
so
euer
they
bee
,
shall
departe
incontinent
,
to
leaue
vnto
them
free
and
entire
enioying
as
they
had
before
they
were
dispossessed
of
them
.
XXI
.
Such
moueables
as
shal
remain
in
their
nature
,
and
which
haue
ben
taken
by
waye
of
hostilitie
since
the
sayde
24.
of
August
last
past
,
shall
be
restored
to
them
to
whome
they
belong
,
so
alway
that
they
pay
to
the
buyers
the
price
of
such
as
haue
ben
solde
by
authoritie
of
Iustice
or
by
other
commission
and
publique
commaundement
.
And
for
the
execution
of
the
aforesaide
,
the
withholders
of
the
sayde
moueable
goodes
shall
be
constrayned
and
subiect
to
restore
them
incontinent
and
without
delay
,
notwithstanding
all
obiections
or
exceptions
,
to
yelde
and
restore
them
to
the
owners
,
for
the
price
which
they
payde
.
XXII
.
And
as
touching
the
profites
of
vnmoueable
goodes
,
as
well
eache
man
shal
enter
again
into
his
house
and
shall
enioye
on
.
eache
parte
the
fruites
of
the
collection
of
this
present
yeare
,
notwithstanding
all
seasures
and
lettes
made
to
the
contrarie
,
since
the
sayde
24
of
August
,
as
also
euery
one
shal
enioy
the
arrerages
of
the
sayd
rentes
,
that
haue
not
ben
taken
vp
by
vs
or
by
our
commandement
,
or
the
permission
and
ordinance
of
vs
or
of
our
Iustice
.
XXIII
.
Like-wise
that
al
titles
,
writings
,
instructions
and
euidences
whyche
haue
bene
taken
away
,
shall
be
rendred
and
restored
on
eyther
parte
,
to
those
to
whome
they
belong
.
XXIIII
.
We
also
ordeine
that
those
of
the
sayde
Religion
shal
be
subiect
to
the
politike
lawes
of
our
Realme
,
that
is
to
saye
,
the
Halydayes
shall
bee
kept
,
and
they
of
the
sayde
Religion
shall
not
worke
,
sell
,
or
make
any
shewe
on
the
sayd
dayes
with
open
shop
:
and
on
fasting
dayes
in
which
the
vse
of
fleshe
is
forbidden
by
the
Catholike
and
Romishe
Churche
,
the
Butcheries
shall
not
be
open
.
XXV
.
And
to
preuent
all
doings
to
the
contrarie
that
may
happen
in
many
of
our
tomus
:
The
Bayliffes
,
Seneshals
,
or
their
Lieutenants
,
shall
cause
the
principall
inhabitantes
of
the
sayd
Townes
to
sweare
to
the
mayntenaunce
and
obseruation
of
this
our
pesent
Edicte
,
and
the
one
side
mutually
to
giue
assurance
to
the
other
,
and
to
binde
themselues
interchangeably
,
and
by
publique
Acte
,
to
answere
to
such
disobediences
as
shall
bee
committed
agaynst
the
sayde
Edicte
within
the
sayde
Townes
,
by
the
inhabitants
of
the
same
,
or
at
the
least
,
to
bring
forthe
and
delyuer
the
offenders
into
the
handes
of
the
Iustice
.
We
also
charge
al
our
welbeloued
and
faythfull
people
holding
oure
Courtes
of
Parliament
,
Chambers
of
our
accomptes
,
Courtes
of
Assistance
,
Bayliffes
,
Seneshals
,
Prouostes
,
and
other
our
Iustices
and
officers
to
whom
it
shall
appertaine
or
their
Lieutenantes
,
that
they
cause
this
our
present
Edict
&
Ordinance
to
be
read
,
publyshed
,
and
registred
in
their
Courts
&
Iurisdictions
,
and
to
keepe
,
maynteine
,
and
inuiolably
to
obserue
the
same
in
all
pointes
:
and
that
all
those
to
whom
it
shall
appertaine
,
may
enioy
,
and
fully
and
peasibly
vse
the
content
thereof
.
Ceassing
and
causing
to
bet
ceassed
all
troubles
and
empeachmentes
to
the
contrarie
,
for
such
is
our
pleasure
.
In
witnesse
heereof
,
we
haue
signed
these
presents
with
our
own
hand
,
and
to
the
end
it
may
remaine
a
thing
sure
and
stable
for
euer
,
we
haue
to
the
same
caused
to
be
set
our
Seale
.
Giuen
at
our
Castell
of
Bollogne
,
in
the
Moneth
of
Iuly
,
in
the
yeare
of
grace
,
1573.
and
of
our
raigne
the
thirtenth
.
Signed
,
CHARLES
.
And
more
lower
is
written
,
By
the
King
being
in
his
Councell
.
Signed
,
DE
NEVF-VILLE
And
sealed
with
a
Labell
of
redde
and
gréene
silke
,
and
with
gréene
waxe
,
with
the
great
Seale
.
Read
,
published
,
registred
,
and
the
kings
Atturney
generall
being
there
vpon
heard
,
at
Paris
in
Parliament
,
the.
11.
of
August
.
1573.
Signed
,
DE
HEVEZ.
Collation
hath
bene
made
wyth
the
originall
.
Thus
Signed
,
DE
HEVEZ.