A DECLARATION OF THE AFFLICTIONS AND PERSEcution of the Protestants in the Marquisate of SALVCE, belonging to the Duke of SAVOY.  
showing THE FAITH and constancy of two Martyrs, put to death for Religion, in the said Marquisate, the 21. of October. 1619.  
Also other Letters sent to the KING, from the reformed Churches in FRANCE, now assembled at LOVDVN.  
With an Edict made by the French King, the ninth of november last past: wherein the Prince of CONDE is declared innocent, and thereby enlarged of his imprisonment.  
Translated out of French.  
LONDON, Printed for Ralph Rounthwaite. 1620.   

A LETTER WRITTEN BY THE PROTESTANTS in the Marquisate of Saluce, belonging to the sovereignty of the Duke of savoy, to the Ministers of the Church of Geneua; containing a Declaration of their persecution, and the faith and constancy of two Martyrs put to death in the said Marquisate for Religion: The 21. of Octob. 1619. by a Iudgement pronounced against them by the Inquisition, and the Senate of piedmont.  
SIRS, the Church in the Marquisate of Saluce, in her birth and aduancement hath encountered with many difficulties, and hath endured thousands of afflictions,& now lately for an accomplishment of her persecution, hath enjoyed the crown of martyrdom. Peter Marchisy, a Notary of Aceil, in the valley of Maire, a man of good means touching worldly substance,& one that had advanced& furthered the reformed Religion in that place, saying prayers there in their meetings,& conducting the Church, was committed to prison in the month of june last past, by the Gouemor of Dronier,& from thence brought before the Inquisition of Saluce, for Religion. After him Sergeant Maurice Mongie also of Aceil, who all his life time had served his Highnes in the Warres, for the same cause was put into prison about the beginning of September, as he sought to procure the others deliverance. Iudgement to die being pronounced against them both, because they confessed that they had assembled,& were present with those of the Religion at prayers, and were( as they termed them) Apostates, and persisted in the reformed Religion; After his Highnes departure into savoy, for the the receiving and entertainment of the princess of piedmont; Vpon the 21. of October, they were both hanged in Saluce, about four of the clock in the morning, the monks all that night having earnestly laboured with them to forsake and deny the Religion, whom they most constantly refused, and withstood: Marchisy was first lead to the gallows, who constantly went to his death. They would not suffer him to pray unto God, nor once speak to the people: for the Executioner stopped his mouth,& one of those that conducted him to the Gibbet still beat him with a cudgel. His last words were these, I see the heauens open, and behold the Angels attending for me. Where unto a monk that stood under the gallows, made answer and said, Those are the divels that stay for thee in hell, wicked and damned wretch that thou art. The executioner still moved him to deny the Religion: but he dyed most constantly and faithfully. Mongie was brought forth after him, who cried out, saying, Be of good courage, companion, wee haue won the victory: and so joyfully without fear went to his execution: he likewise was not permitted to pray unto God, nor to say any other thing, but onely that he was well known in the province of piedmont and Daulphinois, by all men, to be of an honest and good conversation, and that he died willingly, seeing it was for the name of God. They were both suffered to hang naked vpon the Gibbet until night, and they were laid in a Cart, and their bodies carried and butted in a ditch in the way to Turin. The Bishop was present at that spectacle sitting in his Carroche; the people beholding the same with many weeping tears. Thus in the space of half an hour, our Church obtained the honour to haue two Martyrs. We hope that it will increase by their ashes, and that their innocent blood will be a means of Gods mercy toward vs. There was not any counselor nor attorney, that durst once defend or speak in their cause. It is true, that they protested that there was no reason in their Iudgement, and that they ought not to be put to death, but that they durst not writ so much: one of our Deputies that was at Turin, to speak for them, and to declare their innocency, hardly escaped from being committed by commandement of the chief President Manon,& from bearing them company in like sort. We begin again the army of Martyrs, which the mercy of God, and the peace of the Church had restrained, and discontinued for a time. You shall see, if the death of these two faithful Christians, will become the life of this Church. Those that are yet living of our Church, are all in danger of death. A poor Wife of one of them is yet in the Inquisition,& by the voice of the common people is already in the fire: wee daily expect her martyrdom. All the rest of the faithful are banished, in great fear and doubt to lose both their lives and goods; for we are no more assured of our lives, then those two that are already put to death. All our brethren are massacred in our persons. You shall here see nothing but our tears, and weeping: but though wee haue lost our friends, and our goods, we haue not lost our faith, nor our hope; and now in the time of this fury and outrage of the enemy, God particularly sheweth his power. The day before these our two brethren were delivered out of this earthly prison, John Virell also made an escape, and got out of prison: The rest of the prisoners were seduced by torments and threatenings to recant. Their faith hath failed them, and by that means obtained their liberty in this world. We recommend ourselves unto God, and to the prayers of the Church: And are  
Your most affectionated brethren, and seruants, the faithful members afflicted in the Marquisate of Saluce, & in their names. From our common banishment, the 25. of October. 1619.   

A LETTER WRITTEN TO THE FRENCH KING, BY THE ASSEMBLY OF the reformed Churches in France, and the sovereignty of Bearne, permitted by his majesty to assemble together at LOVDVN.  
With an Oration made unto the said King, by the Lord Marquis de la Moussay, at Compeigne, the 23. of October, 1619.  
SIR, the principal and special duty whereunto we aclowledge ourselves to be bound, at our assembling here together in this place, is to render and yield most humble thanks unto your royal majesty, for the favor which it hath pleased your Grace to grant unto us to assemble together, under the bounty thereof, to find out remedies for our sore and smarting wounds. To the which end wee haue sent unto your majesty, the Lord Marquis de Moussaye, and de Chasteauneuf, together with Messieurs Banage, de Chazeray, and Tessier, to certify unto your majesty the great ioy, and entire feeling that we haue in our hearts of your most princely favour; and withall to present unto the same, the certain and true assurance of our humble subiection, and most faithful obedience.  
But,( may it please your majesty,) feeling in our souls and consciences, the true& sincere affections of this obedience and subiection, so lively rooted and engraffed therein, we could not without extreme grief, behold ourselves exposed unto so many injuries, and contrary to your majesties will and intent, see your Proclamations and Decrees violated and infringed in all places, and in diuers manners, by those that hate us onely for our Profession, although that by it, besides the laws of nature, we are taught to obey our King for conscience sake. Therefore we are emboldened hereby to present unto your majesty, our just supplications and requests, grounded vpon your Proclamations, Decrees, and Declarations of your will and pleasure, and such as are most necessary for our support and maintenance, which we most humbly beseech your majesty to vouchsafe to read, and favourably to give your Princely answer thereunto, that being maintained and supported by your royal authority, we may live secured, under the benefit of your gracious Edicts, and thereby haue better means to yield that most humbleseruice which is due& owing unto your royal majesty.  
By your most humble, and most faithful seruants and subiects, the Deputies of the reformed Churches in France, and the sovereignty of Bearne, assembled by your Gracious permission in Loudun.   

AN ORATION MADE TO THE KING BY THE DEPVTIES OF THE REFORMED Churches in FRANCE, &c. assembled together in LOVDVN.  Pronounced by the Lord Marquis de Moussay, at Compeigne, the 23. of October, 1619. 
SIR, it is much, and most exceeding great honour given unto us, to haue the means at this day, to declare and show unto your majesty, the most humble thanks, which we yield unto the same, in that it hath pleased your Grace, to give and grant liberty unto your subiects of the reformed Religion, to assemble together by their Deputies, from all the parts and sovereign resorts of your kingdom.  
The first duty( may it please your majesty) being assembled as they are, they haue thought and esteemed it to be their parts, to give unto your said majesty, the true assurance of their loyal subiection, obedience, and fidelity.  
Which is, and shall always remain& be as firm and inviolable in their hearts, vows, and resolutions for your majesties service, as it hath already appeared, and been manifested in their fore-passed actions.  
Which we beseech your majesty, most humbly to beleeue concerning us, and withall to continue the effects of your royal bounty towards us, whereof we daily receive so many favours, that wee are forced to aclowledge and confess, that God by that means onely preserveth our estate.  
The same Bounty, and Princely Clemency, moveth us at this time to let your majesty understand our just complaints, to our no small and insupportable grief: but the lively feeling of our mischief presseth us thereunto, and that which is most insupportable, is to see and behold, and that in so many places, and against your majesties will, and Princely intent, the Edicts, and Proclamations of K. Henry the Great, your Father of most famous memory deceased, granted unto us, and since his death, by your majesty so oftentimes confirmed, to bee broken and disannulled.  
Which is the cause that now most humbly we prostrate ourselves at your majesties feet, with all humility, to beseech the same, that you would bee pleased strictly to command the entire observation of your good will and bounty towards us to bee maintained and upholden:  
In such manner, that your majesty being the lively Image of God on earth, your sacred commandements declared by Edicts, Proclamations, Letters and Commissions, in our favours and behalfs, may bee religiously executed, and the contradictions repressed in all places of your obedience.  
Which( it may please your majesty) to be advertised, we do not desire only for our particular interest: but specially for the preservation of public tranquillitie, that the same may bee happily continued under your royal authority; wherein our support, maintenance, and security onely consisteth.  
Which will give and procure unto us a greater means, to show forth the effects of the obedience, that we owe unto your majesty, both by divine& human Law; from the which we can by no earthly power be dispensed withall, and wherein wee know ourselves not to be inferior to any, touching the most dutiful obedience of Subiects for your majesties service: most humbly beseeching your majesty, to receive our Requests comprehended in this first Schedule which we present unto you, containing but seven urgent& most necessary Articles for our welfare and preservation.  
Our hope( most puissant Prince,& our sovereign Lord) is, in your Bounty& sovereign Iustice, for the granting of our requests, and of your favourable answer to our supplications; most humbly beseeching your majesty, to command so speedy a dispatch thereof, that it may come unto our hands before the Assembly be dissolved.  
In whose name, as also of all your loyal subiects of the reformed Religion, we once again protest to be, and inviolably to continue your most humble and most obedient Subiects and Seruants, and freely, willingly, and courageously to employ our goods, honours, and lives, in your majesties service, and for the greatness and increase of your Princely crown and regal honour.   

AN EXTRACT OF THE ACTS AND Articles of the general Assembly of the reformed Churches of France, and the sovereignty of Bearne, now under the Kings authority gathered at Loudun, in Touraine, near Saumur.  
VPon the express charge by the reformed Churches of this kingdom and sooner aigntie of Bearne, given to their Deputies, not to leave the Assembly, till by their most huble entreaties, and supplications to his Maiesly, they haue obtained contentment, vpon the iustice of their demands and complaints; the whole company having taken particular notice of the affairs concerning the Churches of France, and sovereignty of Bearne, and found the manifest danger that doth threaten them, if the effect of the Promises made unto them, by the Patents, Declarations, Proclamations,& other grants and Concessions, as well of his Matesty now reigning, as of other Kings his Predecessors, wholly necessary to their subsistence, be not furthered, but hindered& delayed: having also foud but too much by their former experience hitherto, that the just& necessary things depending fro the execution, and performance of the said Patents, granted and promised to their Assemblies, and which by the dissolving of them, haue been committed to their general Deputies near his majesty, to sue for an answer, haue always remained without any execution, by the art and cunning of their ill willers, who to this day haue hindered the effect of the good will& inclination of his majesty towards them. The company, I say in consequence of the Kings leave for them so to meet, hath resolved and determined all with one voice, and unanimous consent; where unto also were found agreeable the advices of the particular Deputies of the great Ones of the Religion, to stay together with the grace of God,& not to dissolve the Assembly, till they haue had a gracious answer to their just demands and complaints; with an execution and performance of such things as shall be promised, being necessary to the quiet estate and conservation of the said Churches; who desire nothing else, but to find their liberty, and safety, under the Authority and subiection of his majesty; submitting themselves every one of the particular Deputies, as well of the Churches, and of the great Ones, composing the said Assembly, in case of any contradiction of their side, to this present Act and Article, to be declared Periurers, perfidious and detesters of the union of the Churches; and unworthy ever hereafter, to be seen in any general, or provincial Assembly. given at Loudun the 7. of Decemb. 1619. Signed, The Vidame of charters President; Chaure his adjunct; Maleray and Chalas Secretaries.   

AN EDICT MADE THE NINTH OF NOVEMBER. 1619.  
LEWIS by the grace of God, King of France and Nauarre, To all such as shall these presents see, Health. The disorders not long since past in this kingdom, haue made it known but too much, how far was stretched the ambition and licentiousness of such, who for the honour they had to be near us and hold under us great Offices and Power, had so far abused our Name, and authority, to their private ends, as if God had not given the courage, and strength to punish them, and prevent the miseries,& calamities, which did threaten this State, it is likely they had brought it unto a great and lamentable confusion.  
And amongst other evils, by them procured, was the imprisonment and detention of our most dear and most beloved Cousin, the Prince of CONDE, first Prince of our blood, and first peer of France; To whose liberty, as of itself most considerable, before we would fully resolve, we would be careful exactly to inform ourselves, of all the causes where vpon they had taken a pretence for his detention. Wherein we could find none other, but the cunning and wicked purposes of such as to the ruin of our State would needs add the ruin of our said Cousin, and of some other Princes and great Ones in this kingdom: As also of another side, having found that the whole carriage and actions of our said Cousin, haue always been for the establishing and strengthening of our greatness, and authority, as his duty is; Wee haue thought good to give him by these presents a public testimony thereof. Wherefore, by the advice of our council, which did assist the Princes of our blood, and other Princes& highest Officers of our crown, out of our own mere motion, full power& royal authority; We haue pronounced and declared, pronounce and declare by these presents, under our own hand and great seal, That we hold our said Cousin the Prince of CONDE, innocent and guiltless of all such things as they would haue laid to his charge, and debase his Honour and Reputation, whereupon they had coloured his imprisonment, and so abolished, reuocated and disannulled, abolish, reuocate and disannul all Letters, Declarations, Proclamations, Verdicts, Sentences and judgements, if any there be against our said Cousin, that could hinder, or be of any prejudice unto him, from the day of his detention, unto this present; As also we haue declared, and do declare, all Informations, Depositions, and Inquiries thereupon made,& other Acts therof depending, to be as none, and of none effect: Which Letters, Declarations, Proclamations, Verifications, Sentences, judgements,& any such Acts and Instruments, Wee command and will haue put out and taken away from the Offices and Records of all our Courts of Parliament, or any other places, where they shall be found, and all to be suppressed, and the memory thereof wholly quenched and abolished, as of a thing never done. And desiring graciously to deal with him, as the rank of his Birth, and his Affection to our service doth invite us thereunto; We will, and Our pleasure is, that our said Cousin may& shal enjoy& use all his charges& governments, with all the Rights, prerogatives& pre-eminences unto his rank belonging, fully as he did before his imprisonment and detention. Therefore do we straightly charge our trusty& wel-beloued Counsellors, holding our Courts of Parliament, that they cause these presents to be red, published and registered, and of the contents in them, our said Cousin to haue and enjoy the full scope; causing all troubles and impediments thereunto contrary to cease. And further do we command& straightly enjoin our attorney general, to sue& require their enregistration, all other businesses ceasing& left behind. For such is our will and pleasure. In witness whereof unto these presents signed with our own hand, we haue caused our great seal to bee opposed. given at Fontainebelleau the 9. of november, in the year of grace 1619. and of our reign the 10. Signed Lewis; and lower, By the King,& lower, Delomeny, Secretary of State; and sealed with the great seal of France and Nauarre.  
Afterwards, these were red, published& enregistered in the Court of Parliament, having to that purpose heard the Kings Attourny general, who did so require. whereupon the Court hath ordained that authentical copies therof shal be sent to the Bayliwicks, Seneschalships,& inferior jurisdictions of the extent of this Court, there to bee red, published,& registrated at the suit& diligence of the substitutes of the Attourny general; unto all whom the Court doth command to do it,& certify the Court therof within a month: And further doth decree, that al writings contrary to these Patents shalbe suppressed; Prohibiting al persons to haue or keep any of them;& if any are found with them, the Court decrees they shall be apprehended at the suit of the Attourny general to answer it,& under go such pain as reason shall require. given in the Parliament of Paris, the 26. of novemb. 1619. Signed, Dutillet.   

A friendly and joyful Congratulation made in the name of the Subiects of FRANCE, vpon the ioy by them conceived of the Prince of CONDE his releasement out of prison, granted unto him by the KING.  
WIth exceeding ioy( gracious Prince) wee salute you, as the third Branch& Stock of the Princely House of bourbon; the bright shining light of France: The true Character of Royal majesty, a haughty spirit showing as high as a Cedar of Libanon, which like another Alexander neues conceived or imagined any other but great matters, who at the age of 16. yeeres over came the Medarians, a spirit far surpassing for eloquence& magnanimity the haughty spirit of Iulius Caesar: and much excelling the spirit of Pompey, for constancy and valor. having understood, that by the royal pleasure of the Kings majesty, you haue left that ominous place, which caused an eclipse of your greatness unto our eyes: We haue thereby conceived exceeding great ioy, to behold and see you placed again in the Throne of glory, thereby to re-obtaine your free and pristinate liberty: That we are persuaded that fortune hath past over the river of Eurotas, to inhabit and dwell here among us: and that both heaven and earth are agreed together, in sign of ioy, to make us hear the pleasant melody of Lutes,& other instruments, together with an angelical harmony, sounding Canticles and praises given unto God for so great a happiness. Pliny teacheth us to be better pleased and contented with the enjoying or your presence, then with all the gold and silver that may bee gotten and digged out of the most rich Mynes of Europe: for that in the presence of a virtuous man, we receive the flower of the body by contemplating his beauty,& the fruit of the soul by his actions. Wee know not the want of the force and violent heat of the sunbeams, but when they are in a manner hidden, and with-held from us, by thick mists, or dark clouds. The depriving of our sights from the honor of your presence, hath made us aclowledge the greatness and excellency of your merits, which shall never depart out of our hearts, no more thē your praises shal be wanting in our mouths. These words are not the simplo words of Grunius, of whom S. jerome speaketh: but a public and common voice; which as Pliny saith, concerneth the particular, for that the Oracle of God soundeth in the mouth of the world, and the heauens do not yield more copious and variable echoes in several places, then the voice of all men in general doth, which speaketh not by hickcocks with the tongue tied, nor certain times like Psaphons bide. This ioy and contentment awaketh the people of France out of their slumber of grief, caused by your absence. As Themistocles was raised out of sleep by imaginary Triumphs; the rehearsal of your rare virtues, are as Nectar and Ambrosia to the most haughty Spirits of France. And as Antalcides saith, we cannot sufficiently advance and extol the merits of a Hercules, for that glory and commendation are the sweet paps of virtue, and the nourishing milk thereof. To cause the honour of your merits melodiously to sound; it behoveth us rather to borrow some more learned and eloquent tongue, then that of Pindarus and Demosthenes, sith that at the report of the merits of your actions, both heaven and earth take pleasure in the sweetness thereof; and your flourishing actions being elevated to the highest point of exaltation, all things of necessity must prostrate themselves at the feet of their merits: as it is said, that in Sicile no man may hunt vpon Mount Aetna, because of the sweetness and great savour of the Violets that are thereon, which makes the dogs to lose their sent. So our spirits are far too weak, to fly over the cloud of your Valour. The actions of the most valorous resemble Aeneas Buckler, which represented the whole defence of the roman Empire, but not all the greatness and majesty thereof: And if,( as Labotus of Lacedemonia saith) that mens speeches and words should be proportionable to the thing which they express; How dare we take the same in hand, before the pens of so many learned Persnages, when as Protigenes durst not draw a line before Apelles? nevertheless, being thereunto moved and pricked forward with the wind of your prosperities, we will take pen in hand to do it, although the honour of so great a Prince can not be sustained, nor maintained by a simplo pen; because honour is to be spread abroad and enlarged by the merits of a virtuous Prince. It is said, that there is nothing more excellent, then that which is voided of 'vice; virtuous Prince resemble. Plutarcks Mountaines, whose tops being most high, and reaching to the clear and bright air, are not subject to any clouds, mists and dews. To writ& show forth your merits( most generous Prince) we had need of as many learned pens, as there were Painters, to paint Venus and Alexander: Apelles painted her picture, Pergoteles did grave it, and Lysippus embossed it; but our imperfect hands are not fit to be ranked among such excellent workmen: No, it must not be our hands that shall paint or set forth your praises: but your own virtues, within the object of their beauty, will draw their own proper Image: as the Cyrian virgin Lala drew her own picture, beholding herself in a glass. And among al the virtues that shine in you, true Frenchmen with white ensigns& scarves haue noted,( as most singular and excellent) the fidelity and sacred vow, by you made for the obedience, and preservation of the greatest King, and most worthy of life, on whom the Sun at this day casteth her light. That also is the only means, the true intelligence and correspondence that you ought to haue with his majesty, for the augmentation of Gods honour, the contentment and service of the King, and the good and peace of his Subiects. Vpon this firm& constant trust, we beseech God to bless the dayes of your life, to multiply and replenish them with a million of benedictions, and to give us grace to yield unto you the proof of our most humble and most affectioned service.  
DE BERNARD.   

The names of the Knights of the holy Ghost, which the King made, and which were called by the Herald of the Order, in the Hall of St. German the fift of December. 1619.  

MOnsieur, that is the Kings onely Brother.  
The earl of Soissons, the second, and hitherto the last Prince of the blood.  
The Duke of Guise.  
The Prince of Ginuile, his brother.  
The Duke of Mayenne, their Cousin german.  
The Duke of Elbeuf, their Cousin; these four of the House of Lorraine, whereof none would wear that Order ever since the Duke of Guise was caused to be killed at Blois, by Henry 3. the Author thereof.  
The Duke of Vendosme, the eldest of the base sons of Henry 4. Duke of longueville.  
Duke of Angoulesme, who before was called, Count d'Auuergne, base son to Charles the ninth, but now was an beyre to madam d'Angoulesme, base daughter to Henry.  
Duke of Montmorancy, all these being either Princes, or at least Dukes and peers.  
Duke of Vsez.  
Duke of Retz.  
Duke of Luynes, who is in high favour with the King: these three, being Dukes, and no peers.  
The marshal of Vitty, son to the Lord of Vitry, who dyed in England not long since.  
marshal of S. Geran.  
M. de Cadenet. these two being brothers to the Duke of Luynes.  
M. de Brantes. these two being brothers to the Duke of Luynes.  
M. de Blainuille.  
M. de Crequy, son in law to marshal Derdigueses.  
M. de Bassompierre, Brother to the French ambassadors wife, now in England.  
Count of la Rochefoucault.  
Count of la Rocheguion.  
Marques of la Vieunille.  
Count de Tresmes, son to the Lord of Gesures, one of the sour Secretardes of State.  
M. du Haher, Brother to marshal de Vitty.  
Marquis of Courtanuau, son to the Lord of Sounray, who was this Kings governor.  
M. de Rambouillet.  
M. de terms, brother to monsieur le Grand.  
M. de Rambure.  
M. de Frontenac.  
M. de bards.  
Marquis de money, second son to the Duke of bovillon Man-leusier.  
M. de 〈…〉  
Marquis de 〈◇〉  
M. de Vig●….  
Count de C●…  
colonel d'Ornano.  
M. du Bellay, King of 〈◇〉  
M. de la Chategneray.  
M. le grand P●cuost.  
M. de Valeirice.  
M. de Vaucelas.  
Count de 〈◇〉  
M. de Saint luke.  
M. de Bondelles.  
〈◇〉 of the 〈◇〉  
Count de Rochefort.  
M. de Rochefort.  
M. ●… tz, the last 〈…〉  
M. de Montespan.  
M. de la Curée  
Count de Laufun.  
M. de Sancy.  
M. de Vasse.  
M. de ●… une.  
M. D'Andelot.  
M. de Regny.  
M. de Bourgueil.  
M. de Nansey.  
cardinal de Retz.  
Bishop of Carcassonne.  
Bishop of Marseilles.  
Bishop of Orleans.  
Arch-bishop of Tours.   
FINIS.