AN ACCOUNT OF THE Bold & Daring Enterprise OF THE Primitive Reformed, IN ORDER To Recover their Just Rights, Liberties, and Profession of their Religion in the Duchy of Savoy.  
In a LETTER written from Lauzanne in Switzerland, to a Person of Honour, August 30. 1689.  
Licenced,  
September 3d, 1689. J. F.  
THE Waldenses being weary of living out of their own Country, have once again contrived the means of returning thither.  
This Affair was managed with so much precaution and secrecy, that the laudable Cantons were wholly strangers to this Design. And all things being made ready for the execution, every Individual received Order to Repair on the Friday-Morning to the Wood of Nion, which is upon the Banks of the Lake, between this City and that of Geneva: And all obeyed the Orders: They had each a Musket, a Sabre, a Bayonett, and a Pistol; this was all their Baggage: Being come to the Rendezvouz, to the number of Two Thousand Five Hundred Waldenses, and Five Hundred French Refugees, they were distributed into Companies, each of Twenty Five Men, to which were appointed a Captain, a Lieutenant, and Two Sergeants, all Men of Service. Some Days before they had made choice of an Officer of great Experience to Command them; they Swore to obey him, and the other Officers, after which was given to each a Pound of Powder, Led in proportion, and Bread for Three Days.  
That same Day between Eight and Nine a Clock in the Evening, the Wether being very close and duskish, the Army marched out of the Wood, and went to the Lake, where Twelve Vessels waited to waft it over into Savoy. Before they went on Board, Messieurs Arnaud, and Boutrous, Waldensian Ministers, who have never forsaken this People, and who have managed and brought this matter to the point it is, caused the Army to be drawn up in Battle-array, and having all prostrated themselves on the Earth, Monsieur Arnaud made a long and fervent Prayer, which drew Tears from all those of the Assembly: He compared them to to the People of Israel, upon the Shoar of the Red Sea; promising himself from the Goodness of GOD, that would bless their Enterprise, since it only tended to his Glory, to the Deliverance of their Ministers, and of their Children that were unjustly detained in Savoy; and to return unto the Inheritance of their Forefathers, that so they might Serve GOD in Peace. The Prayer being ended, and the Resolution taken not to do any injury to the Catholics, at least, unless they opposed their Passage, they Embarked about a Thousand Men, which was all the Twelve Vessels could contain. When these had performed their passage, which was done in an Hour and halfs time, they returned to take on Board as many more again; and this was done three times. The Masters of the Vessels who carried them over, report, That they met with none to oppose their Landing; but that in the Morning of the 27th, the Peasants inhabiting about the Lake Tolled an Alarm Bell, to warn their Neighbours to come in to their Assistance. The Waldenses sent to tell them, That they came not to do them any injury, that they only meant to pass on; and that if they took any thing of the Inhabitants of the Country, they would faithfully pay for it. This was said in such manner, as that the Savoyards gave credit to it, and caused the Allarum-Bell to cease. Our Brethren began their March in Battle-array, having a Van guard, and a Rear. It is beyond all expression how much Joy and Resolution they expressed at their departure. If it has pleased the Lord to continue them his Assistance, they are by this time, believed to be got into their own Country: And if they are there, it is certain that all the Duke of Savoy's Forces will not be capable of driving them thence. I know not how his Royal Highness may have entertained this News; but do not question it will be very grating to, and disrelished by the Court of France.  
On the Day before the departure of those poor People, there was celebrated, throughout the whole State, a Day of Fasting and Prayer, with great Devotion. Just now we understand, that there is forming another Assembly of the Waldenses that remained in this Country, and that as soon as the Number shall be complete, it is said, they will follow the rest; unless they are hindered by the Cantons.  
Note, If these poor People succeed in their Design, it may possibly give occasion to an Insurrection of all the French Protestants in Dauphiné, and Languedock, and thus make way for as great Revolutions in France, as have happened elsewhere.  
FINIS.   

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