A general and true MEMORIAL OF What has been done in the City and Principality of Orange, by the express Order of the Most Christian King, since the Peace of Nimeguen, in the Year 1678, where may be seen not only the Breach of Treaties, but also the Violences and Outrages of the Souldiers, which have utterly ruined this Principality.  
THE House of Orange has peaceably enjoyed, during the space of more than six hundred years, an Absolute and independent Power over the Principality of that Name, and especially for near one Age past, under the Princes of the House of Nassau, during the Reigns of the Most, Christian Kings, Henry the 2d, Charles the 9th, Henry the 3d, and Henry the Great, who have often given their Letters Patents, in which they expressly name the Word sovereignty, and all those other Rights that depend on it; which could most easily be made appear, if it were judged necessary.  
The Prince of Orange, that now is, having enjoyed his Principality, there fell out a Change in the time of the Dutch War, in the year 1673. and, under pretence of rakehells, this Principality was seized on, but was again restored to him by the Peace of Nimeguen. The Consequence has plainly discovered, that the Restitution was not made from any good Will, or honest Intention, since the Inhabitants of this Principality soon after began to be greatly molested, on such weak and frivolous Pretences, as are about to be set forth in this Memorial.  
In the year 1679, under pretence that a across, which had been set up by a Private Person( without Order and without Authority) on the ruins of the Castle, had been beaten down, and that by a Hermit: This so greatly offended the French Intendant of Provence, that he sent his Secretary to the City of Orange, where by the Order of the Most Christian King, he compelled the Consuls of both Religions( for there was a good understanding preserved between them) to cause this across to be again set up and more, to assist at the doing of it, with their Formalities, in a Solemn Procession; and for the Punishment of a pretended Crime that was never committed, and of which no Person could be found guilty but a poor Hermit; the Intendant commanded another across to be Erected in a public place, called the Cirque, and obliged as well the Protestant as catholic Consuls to see it Guarded, and Protected, under the pain of the high Displeasure of the King his Master.  
Great Disturbances continued in this Town since the Year 1679, by Reason of such an undertaking as this, and from the threatenings, which from time to time were to be endured, till about two or three Years after, ( viz.) On the 12th, of August, 1682. The same Intendant went to Orange, and there Executed two Orders of the Council of the King of France, whereof one Prohibited the Reception of any French Student, Professing the Reformed Religion, into the college of the said City, and the other deprived Madam De Cassan of the Guardianship and Education of her Children, under pretence that she professed the aforesaid Religion.  
The Demolishing of the Castle having laid open the City on that side, the Inhabitants, by Order of his Highness, attempted to enclose it with a single Wall, to secure themselves from the Robberies which were there continually committed: But they had no sooner set their hands to the work, but the marquis of Montanegre, Lieutenant for the King of France, of the Province of Languedoc, came to Orange to oblige them to discontinue that Work, and to cause them to Demolish what they had already Built. To which, when the aforesaid Inhabitants would not submit, he ordered to march thither the 15th. day of August 1682. the Regiment of Dragoons of Lalande, with his Company of Guards, which he Quartered on all the aforesaid Inhabitants at his pleasure, during the space of 48 Hours; in which time, they were not only contented to Plunder, and Rifle the People, but likewise committed such unheard of things, not fit to be expressed in Writing; so that nothing but Cries, and hideous Shrieks could be heard in the Houses and Streets; 'tis true indeed, that after the two Days the City having agreed with the Commanders for 40 Pence a piece for each Head, and their Goods which they had partend with, for the sufficient maintenance of the Souldiers, they behaved themselves with a little more moderation; and notwithstanding the aforesaid Regiment did not consist of more then 450 Men, they were obliged to pay for more than 1400, and this continued till the aforesaid piece of Wall, and all those which enclosed the City, Gates, Towers, and Ravelins, were entirely Demolished by the hands of the aforesaid Inhabitants, who were compelled alone to do that Work, which to them was a greater affliction, than if they had been obliged to hire Strangers for that Service.  
After the raizing of the Walls, which was done in 8 days, by the diligence of the Inhabitants,( which the fear of General Plunder, with which they were threatened, obliged them to hasten) they were besides compelled to present the said Officers with a good Sum of Money, to prevail with them to quit the Town, and to pay more then 2500 liures for the Table of Monsieur De Montanegre.  
In fine, they marched from the Town, and lay the day of their departure at St. Paul Trois Chasteaux, 4 Leagues from Orange; but no sooner had the Inhabitants of that Miserable Town begun to breath after this rude Shock, but News came the 24th. in the morning, in the same Month, and Year, that the same Dragoons were returned upon them; which caused so great a Consternation among them, that they ran about the Streets like Distracted Persons, drawing their Wives and Children after them, endeavouring to save themselves, and escape, by their Flight, those Evils which they feared were ready to fall upon them; but the presence of the mayor of the said Dragoons did a little appease this disorder; because he assured them, that they returned to stay but a few days, and to facilitate their passage into Provence: which was true: yet they continued to Quarter as before at 30 Pence a Head.  
This misery was attended with another, for the mean time, whilst the Dragoons ravaged the Town, there was Published an Order of Council of the King of France, in all the Neighbourhood of the Principality, by which all manner of Commerce was forbidden with those of the Principality.  
The 14th. of March 1682. The Prince De Isenguein, pretending some Imaginary Right, by Order and Permission of the King of France, seized on all the Revenues of the said Principality; proceeding so far, that by Executing an Order of Paris, of the 21st. of August, 1684, he compelled the Farmers of his Highness Revenues, to pay him all the Rents of the said Principality; notwithstanding his Highness had received them before; and 'tis by virtue of this Order that he still enjoys them; it's here to be remarked, that till this time, there is no instance, where the Justice of France ever thought itself concerned to intermeddle with an Affair of this Nature.  
The 10th. of December, 1682. An Officer with Eight Souldiers came to Orange, and carried thence several of the Inhabitants to the Prisons of Aix, pretending they were relapsed, notwithstanding some of them had professed the Reformed Religion from their Infancy; among which miserable Persons there was one Servant Maid, which they seized in the House of monsieur the President Du Lubrieres, pretending she was a Bastard, and by consequence brought up in the Roman Religion, according to the Declarations of the King of France; the greatest part of these poor Creatures were forced to abjure their Religion, and those that would not, were Condemned to Banishment, and to undergo the Amande Honerable; particulary the Sieur Bartelemy, Regent of the college.  
Whilst his Highnesses Subjects were thus Tormented, all endeavours were used at Paris to take from him also his sovereignty; the King of France having obliged the Tutors of the Abbot of orleans Longueville to present a Petition to his Council; setting forth that the Principality of Orange was adjudged to him, by virtue of a pretended gradual Substitution, set down in the Will of the Lady Mary De Beaux Princess of Orange, in the year 1416. By virtue of the Decree upon that Petition of the 14th of November 1682. his Highness was Cited to appear by his Officers, and the Officers summoned the Prince by this Title, Messier William Count of Nassau. The King of France's Advocate at Paris, Summoned him in these Words, Messier William of Nassau Living at Amsterdam in Holland.  
monsieur Heinsius, Envoy from the States-General to the Court of France,( upon theocccasiou of this Citation and the demolishing of the Walls) obtained at present a stop to these Proceedings; and he had no sooner left the Court, but they began afresh to disquiet His Highness Subjects; for on the 8th of April, 1684, was published the Edict against the Relapsed, which gave no small disturbance to those of the Reformed Religion, of which some deserted the Town.  
On the 15th of August, 1685, monsieur Jacob de Drevon was illegally taken out of his House with extreme Violence, under pretence of Debt, and carried to the Prison of Lions; and tho' the States General, and the Elector of brandenburg have earnestly pressed the Court of France, by their Ministers, for his Liberty, yet could never obtain it; monsieur Colbert de Croissy saying always, That the Orders of the King, his Master, were to be executed in all places: And so far were they from doing Justice, as was demanded, that as a farther Violence, they carried away monsieur paschal from Orange, falsely accusing him to have deserted his Colours, and having brought him to the citadel of St. Esprit, in France, against the Law of Nations, they there shot him to Death.  
It is certain that every sovereign Lord, or Head Patron, has a right to the Tithes, and other deuce from the Estates of ecclesiastics, according to the Cannons and custom; so that on this Foundation, as well as many weighty Reasons which cannot be remembered without horror, Prince William, of Glorious memory, did impose upon all the ecclesiastics of his Principality the Sum of 2400 Livers, which he allotted for the maintenance of the college, and other pious uses, at the instance even of King Henry the 2 d, as appears by his Letters of 28 February, and the 1st of March, 1553. Yet notwithstanding the Parliament of Orange, the only Competent Judge in this Affair, issued out an Order of the 3 d of June, 1683,( occasioned by the Refusal which the ecclesiastics made to continue the payment of the said sum) which obliged them to continue the payment of it; they were so rash and bold to address themselves to the King of France, and by a false Representation, they obtained an Order of Council, of the 14th of March, 1684, which not only vacated and nulled what his Highness and Established with so much Justice, but enjoined likewise the Collector to restore such Sums as he had before gathered; which Order was executed with great Diligence, as well as Rigour.  
Although all that has hitherto been said, sufficiently discovers the Design which was formed for the entire ruin of this miserable Principality; yet it was not believed it would come so far, as to force the Consciences of his Highness Subjects of the Reformed Religion, and so much the rather, because when those of France had suffered the greatest violence, the Count de Grignan came to Orange, by Order of the King of France( attended only with 50 Dragoons or Archers for his Guard) where he assured those of the said Religion, that there should not be the least Violation of their Privileges, provided they received none of the Subjects of the King, his Master, into their Assemblies; but the Consequence has sufficiently made it appear, that this was only a Lure to lay them asleep; for two days after, at one a Clock in the Morning, the City of Orange was invested with Dragoons, which, setting Guards at all the Avenues, hindered the Inhabitants from going out: They continued in this Condition, till they preached, and ransacked all the Houses, supposing to find there a great number of the Subjects of the King of France.  
The Count De Tesse, their Commander, being retired to the Bishops Palace, ordered in the interval all the Ministers of the Principality to be called to him, pretending he had somewhat to communicate to them for the good of those of the Reformed Religion; but they were no sooner come together, but he sent them all to the Prisons, having first threatened them with Whipping. The indisposition of Monsieur Chambrun, one of the aforesaid Ministers, preserved him from the Prison, 'twas thought enough to confine him, under a Guard, to his own House.  
After this, all the Regiment entred the City, and was Quartered there; that is to say, on those of the Roman Religion was Quartered one third, and on those of the Reformed the other two, and the Community obliged to pay every day 30 pence a Head.  
Two days after the Regiment of Foot of Dú Plessis Bellieure arrived also in the Town, where they were in the like manner quartered, and at that time a Detachment of 4 Companys of Dragoons, was sent to Counteson, a little Town of the Principality. The day after the arrival of the said Infantry, they began to demolish the Temple, but because they found in the Chest neither Money nor Papers, the said Monsieur de Tesse caused Madam de Chion, wife to one of the aforesaid Ministers, to be imprisoned, that was accused of having taken away all things of that kind, that were in the great Temple. 'Tis true, that for 18 days these Missionaries did not directly force any of the Inhabitants to change their Religion; but as soon as there were any that began in the least to yield, they discharged them of quartering the Dragoons, which was the Cause that some of the meaner sort abjured their Religion, to ease themselves of such troublesone Guests. The 19th. day the mask was taken off, and having first environed the City, to hinder the Inhabitants from going out, they declared that the King of France's pleasure was, that they should all go to Mass; and in Case they should not voluntarily do it, they had order to compel them.  
The Example of their Neighbours made the greatest part resolve to call an Assembly, wherein they drew up some Articles of Accommodation, signed by the Count of Tesse, and the Bishop of Orange, tho' but ill observed on their part; after which, most of those of the Reformed Religion abjured; those that would not abandon their Religion, were treated with the utmost Rigour. Monsieur de Chambrun was one of those that suffered most on this Occasion, and tho' he was confined to his Bed, as well by his Ordinary Indisposition, as by the breaking of one of his Thighs, there was sent to him 45 Dragoons, and 8 Drummers, which ceased not for the space of 48 hours, to beat their Drums at his Beds head, to hinder him from sleeping, which caused him to faint away, but he came again to himself by the Violence of his Pain; neither his Relations, nor domestics were permitted to come into his Chamber, nor any more sustenance allowed him, than was barely necessary to keep him alive. There were many of the Reformed Religion, that on this occasion, offered their Estates to have the liberty of retiring, and others presented themselves to be put to Death, to avoid the temptation of changing their Religion, but neither was this allowed them. All these miserable Persons having thus yielded to such Cruelty, the Infantry retreated, after a stay of 21 days in the Town, and a little after the Dragoons who had stayed thirty; they took with them four Ministers of the Principality, viz. Mr. Goudran, Annet, Chion, and Petit, and put them in Prisons in the bishopric of valemce, and 8 Months after removed them to Pierreencise in lions, where they are still kept under close Confinement. Monsieur Chambrun was sent banished to the Port St. Esprit, from thence to valemce, and after into the Mountains of Danphine, near to Die.  
Whilst the Ministers were at valemce, Madam de Chamard, a young widow of a very delicate Complexion, and Temper, went thither to see Monsieur de Chion her Brother-in-Law, but no sooner was she come into the Town, but she was seized by the Guards, who having preached her, and finding Psalms about her, carried her to the Hospital General, at her entry the gaoler received her with a Kick on the Belly, and the Servant Maid struck her on the head with the Keys of the said Hospital, which she had in her hand. This Rude treatment having forced from her some Complaints, the said gaoler caused her to be stripped almost quiter naked, bound her hands and feet, and gave her a 100 strokes with a Cord before and behind, after which she was thrust into a deep Dungeon, where she lived three days on Bread and Water, and from whence she had not been so soon released, if the Torments, or the Thirst which she had suffered had not cast her into Distraction: The Physitians in the Town in vain endeavoured to restore her to her right Mind, which was so greatly disordered, that they were constrained to sand her back again to Orange. Some time after, the Count of Tesse returned to Orange, to consummate his Mission, and to oblige those that had abandoned the Reformed Religion, to perform all things which the New Religion they had embraced required of them; and afterwards he ordered his Company of Dragoons to march thither, where they remained eight Months on the new Converts.  
The 5th. of April 1686. monsieur De Lubrieres, President of the Parliament of Orange, was taken away by the Guards of the Count De Grignan, and carried to Pierreencise, where he still remains. The Cause of his Imprisonment being altogether unknown.  
'Twas about this time, that the Bishop of Orange, by Order of the King of France, united the Revenues of the Consistory to those of the Hostel-Dieu, compelled those that were accountable to bring in their accounts to him; He put out the Directors or Governours of the Hostel-Dieu, against the Privileges of the State; by which the four Consuls, when they lay down that Charge, are to take upon them the Care; took away the Cognizance of it from the Council of State, and substituted six Directors in their Places.  
A little time after the Count De Grignan sent to Orange Monsieur Janet, in quality of his Subdelegate, to whom the Community was obliged by the King of France's Order to pay half a Pistol a day, during 9 Months that the stayed there. In that time, he caused a Woman to be cast into the Common-shoar, because she dyed without being Confessed, and Receiving the Communion: banished several Persons of the said Orange, and Courteson, without any Cause: Among which were two Gentlemen: Shut up several Women in the cloisters, amongst others. Madam De Berquarole with two of her Daughters, where they are still kept; and many of His Highnesses Subjects have been illegally Imprisoned within this year past, under divers pretences.  
April the 12th. 1686. by Order of the King of France, the Farmers of his Highness were forbidden to part with the Money due for their Farm, under pain of Disobedience, till it should be otherwise ordered; which is the reason that the demesnes are ruined for want of Repair, that Prisoners remain without subsistence, that Crimes continue unpunished, and that the Officers and Regents of the college are without salary, for want of a public Treasure.  
The 25th of the said Month and Year, the Council and State of Orange being Assembled to proceed according to custom to the nomination of the Consuls, an Order of the King of France's was brought to them, by which they were enjoined to Name Monsieur De Rocheblane, and Bransset, for first and second Consuls, and one Vieux for their Secretary, in the room of Mons. Felix whom his Highness had established there.  
His Highness having provided according to the usual custom for the Place of Viquier, or Chief Magistrate, and for the Judicature, two Persons, Mr. carts and Boyer, to enter on those Offices the 15th. of August, 1686. the Count De Grignan some days before sent an Order of the French King, to the Council of State, by which he commanded them to continue Mr. Tibaud and Joncq in the said Offices, which was accordingly done; though it was represented, that according to the Privileges inviolably observed, they could not be continued.  
The 15th of August, the same Year, the Bishop of Orange, Joncq the ordinary Judge, an under Delegate of the Intendant of Provence, the Quarter Master to the said Count De Grignan, two of the said Guards, the Secretary of the said Bishop, and the Register of the said Judge, entred into the House of Monsieur Sausin, his Highnesses Master of the Rolls, whom the said Judge acquainted with an Order of the said Intendant, importing, that the Place wherein his Highness's Rolls were kept, should be opened for the said Bishop, that he might take Copies of such Deeds as would be necessary for him, and in Case that this were not done, to command the Doors to be broken open. To which the said Sausin answered, that he must have some time to Communicate it to his Highness, and to confer about the matter with his Officers. But the said Judge being unwilling to harken to any Reason, caused the Door to be broken open by a Smith, and they visited the said Place where his Highness's Rolls were kept, at their Pleasure. Monsieur de Caderousse, forgetting the Respect that he owed to his Highness, whose Vassel he is, and being willing to make use of the sad Circumstances, in which this unhappy State was involved, and that he might make his advantage of its Misery, thought good to beg of the French King, the Toll of the Rosne, under pretence that it had been gotten from his Predecessors by Usurpation, tho' he had not the least appearance of Right to it; the august House of Orange having enjoyed it for above these six Ages without interruption. This Petition was remitted to the Intendant of Provence, who decreed on the 7th. of September 1686. that the Petition of the said Monsieur Caderousse, should be Communicated to his Highness's Agent, that in 15 days time they might make such Defence as they should think good, which was intimated to them. So short a delay doth plainly show, that they designed to deprive his Highness of the means of making his Defence. Seeing 'tis impossible the Officers should be able to give him an account of it in so short a time, and recover those Deeds that are necessary, which are in Holland, about 300 Leagues from Orange.  
The desire also which there is in them to multiply Processes, is observable in this their Conduct, seeing the Officers of his Highness( on a like Quarrel made by the Merchants of Languedoc and lion against the said Toll) have already produced since the Year 1685, before the Intendants of the said Province, and of Dauphine, the Titles relating to it. 'Tis remarkable, that while the Princes of Orange enjoyed the said Toll as a Right independent on any, which was for near Five Ages, no Man thought good to molest them; but since of their own accord, without being compelled to it, they have obliged themselves to pay homage for it to the Crown of France, which was done in this last Age, they have been continually troubled with Processes, and vexatious Suits.  
It was very near the same time, that the said Jenet received a Veniatis from the Court of France, for executing his Commission with too much gentleness toward the new Romanists, and with too much Severity against the Jews. The Marshal of the Guards to the Count De Grignan was put in his place, to whom they gave 8 or 10 of the said Guards, who were Quartered only in the Houses of those who who were accused for a neglect of their Duty in the Roman Religion; where they caused themselves to be entertained profusely, and deliciously, and from whence the said Marshal extracted a Pistol a day for himself, and a Crown for each of his Souldiers.  
Besides this expensive Entertainment, these miserable persons were all fined; till Mr. James Duire, being disabled in his Legs, besides the Quartering the aforesaid persons, was Fined 50 Crowns; many other were treated in the like manner.  
These Guards were relieved by two Companies of Dragoons of the King's Regiment, that arrived at Orange the 21st of November, 1686. under a Pretence that some of the Rabble had assembled themselves in the Night without the Town, and had there Sung Psalms.  
They were all Quartered on the New Romanists by the King of France's Order, tho they had discharged the Duties of that Religion, and none of them were at that pretended Assembly. The first brunt of this Quartering fell on the poorest Families, who having neither Money nor Goods, were almost all Imprisoned; so that at present, there is not above 150 that do maintain them, the rest being reduced to the utmost misery, or have forsaken the Town. 'Tis computed that it cost them 5000 liures a Month; for they do exact for as many more as they really have in their Companies.  
The 6th of December following, the new Missionary seized on all the Avenues of the Town, a little before day, and then caused an Order of the King of France to be Published, whereby all the Inhabitants were commanded to carry all their Arms to the Town-House, on pain of the utmost Rigour, if any did otherwise. The same thing was done in all the other places of the Principality: all these Arms, as well as those of the said Town-House, Powder, Bullets, and Match, were carried away into Provence.  
The 12th. of November 1686. Monsieur Joncq, Judge of the Town of Pertuys in Provence, Subdeligate to the Intendant of the said Province, coming to Orange, with the Secretary of the said Intendant, and a certain soldier of the King's Guards went to his Highnesses Mint, where, in prosecution of a Order of the King of France's Council, of the 30th. of October the same Year, he caused an account to be taken of all the coins, Stamps, Graving-Irons, Weights, and other Tools and Instruments of the said Mint; Sealed them up, and carried away the Keys at the same time; at Marseilles they seized upon Monsieur Barbier Master of the said Mint.  
As the Princes of Orange were always acknowledged to be the only Founders, Benefactors, and supreme Patrons, of the bishoprics, Churches, and abbeys of the Principality, so that no Man ever had the least appearance of right thereto, as is very plain, even by the Procedure of the Kings of France. Who were so far from pretending to a power to Nominate the Bishops, that they have always used entreaties and recommendations, when they have had a mind to have one of their own Creatures placed there, to prevail with the said Princes to present him to the Popes. It's also evident that the said Bishops, before they could take Possession of the said bishopric, were fain to go to Holland to do homage, and take an Oath of Allegiance to their Highnesses; yet so 'tis, that since the Peace of Nimeguen, the King of France hath caused his Council to make several Orders, whereby Arch-Deaconries, Chapters, Canonships, and Prebendaries of the Cathederal Church of Orange are filled up; tho the regal was confirmed by the means of the Oath of Allegiance which the Bishop had taken to his Highness, as his sovereign and Founder, with the consent of the King of France.  
It's also fallen out, that tho Madam Gaspard De Moretan De Chabrillan, whom Prince Frederick Henry, of Glorious Memory, preferred to the Abbey of St. Andrew De Ramieres, in the Year 1641, and made Madam de Cassan her Coadjutrix, in the Year 1659. in the Chapters Delibertations of the Nuns, which they did peaceably possess; nevertheless, the King of France without having any regard thereto, by an Order of his Council of the 8th of March 1681, preferred to the said Abbey Madam and De Trissan of Veirgne, Abbess of Asyle, tho she professed contrary Rules, and which are inconsistent with those of the Nuns of St. Andrew. These proceedings having forced some Complaints from those Religious Women, the King of France sent the Intendant of Provence to the said St. Andrew, who by His Orders took away all the Papers, Deeds, and Charters that were found there, and a little while after the said Madam De Cassan Coadjutrix,( and who had the Reversion of the said Abbey, in case she Survived, granted to her by his Highness) was banished to that of Asyle in Languedoc. The said Madam De Moretan being deceased, Madam Tressan was put into possession of the said Abbey, where there are not above three or four Nuns left, the others being withdrawn into other places.  
This new Abbess was no sooner in possession of the said Abbey, but she desired of the King of France a Commission from his Council for all her matters, which was granted her, and whereby the Officers of his Highness are forbidden to take Cognisance of affairs relating unto her; upon this Commission she summoned the Farmer of the public Oven of Jonquieres belonging to his Highness, and caused a prohibition to be given forth of taking for the future any Wood out of the forest of the said St. Andrew, for the heating the said Oven. She also caused a prohibition to be given to those who six year ago had bought the Liberty of felling the Wood of Aumenge, to continue it, tho the said Wood hath belonged to his Highness time out of mind, and summoned them to make restitution for what they had already paid; having no other right to do so, but that of Neighbourhood, and convenience, which makes her undertake any thing in such a time as this is.  
By an Order of the Council of the King of France, of the 6th. of November 1686. the Parliament of Orange was interdicted, in execution whereof, the Intendant of Provence came into the Town, and Communicated the said Order of the 21st. of December, the said year, to the Officers of his Highness, forbade them for the future to do any Offices of their places, notwithstanding the Protestation they made, and the Proof they were ready immediately to give, how the things related in the said Order were contrary to Truth. The 28th. of the said Month and Year, the said Intendant gave a Commission to Joncq the ordinary Judge, his Register, and two other skilful men, to take cognizance of the Repairs that were to be made in the Demesnes of his Highness, after they had forbade those that had the care of this Affair.  
He also gave Commissions to the said Judge, to draw up and finish the Process against those that should proceed, contrary to the Edicts of the King of France, as well as against those that were accused of having been at the Assembly before mentioned.  
At the same time he gave to one St. Maurin, the Title of the Kings Attorney for all sorts of Affairs, and ordered to proceed to Sentence against, and seize all the goods of those that had absented themselves since the Persecution, and some time before.  
The 29th. day after the said Intendant came to his Highnesses Mint, where he broken open the Seals which had been put upon it, caused all the Doors and all the Chests to be opened, and after he had viewed and examined the whole, he caused them to be sealed up afresh, and carried away the Keys, together with the Journal of the Officers of the said Mint. The said Intendant withdrawing the aforesaid day, the Judge St. Maurin, and Vieux began to proceed to the Sentence, and make an Inventory of the Goods of Monsieur Gabriel Convenent, counselor of the said Parliament, John de Granetier, St. Colombe, Lewis Berset, Charles Bainty, Peter Bonneau, Paul Deny, John Dedier, Lanis Baillere, Ouger Louis Bourguet, Madam Julien,( whose Husband is a Prisoner at Bruget near lions, being seized as he was withdrawing into Holland, that he might be readmitted into the service of his Highness) the two Madamoisels her Sisters, and Madam de Chion, Wife of one of the Ministers a Prisoner at Pierrencise, and many others. The goods of Monsieur Chambrun, of his Wife, and of John Covenent his Nephew, being seized on the 18th. of October the same year; on which day Monsieur, the said Quarter-master, the said Judge, his Register, and a double Guard, was set on the House of Monsieur Andrew Convenent Brother-in-Law( and Attorney) of Monsieur de Chambrun, to make an Inventory of his Papers, Books, and Effects. One called Charles le Croix( not able to pay his Debts) was name as Sequestrator, and Commissioner for all the Goods of the above name, he having already received the Goods of Monsieur de Chambrun.  
Lastly, to manifest that the King of France would be absolute Master of the City and Principality of Orange, against all Right and Justice, The said Intendant caused there to be published all those Edicts, and Declarations, which was never thought fit to be done, even during the Inter Regnums.  
FINIS.