The French King's declaration, that the children of those of the pretended reformed religion may change their religion at the age of seven years with a prohibition that those of the said religion may not send their children to be bred in forreign countries : registred in Parliament the 8th day of July new stile, 1681. and printed at Paris. Declaration du Roy, portant que les enfant de la religion pretendue reformée pourront se convetir à l'âge de sept ans. English France. Sovereign (1643-1715 : Louis XIV) 1681 Approx. 9 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A49219 Wing L3116 ESTC R10009 13546474 ocm 13546474 100143 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. 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Broadsides -- England -- London -- 17th century 2006-12 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-12 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-01 Robyn Anspach Sampled and proofread 2007-01 Robyn Anspach Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion The French King's DECLARATION , That the CHILDREN of those of the Pretended Reformed Religion may change their Religion at the age of Seven years : with a Prohibition that those of the said Religion may not send their CHILDREN to be bred in Forreign Countries . Registred in Parliament the 8th of July New Stile , 1681. and Printed at Paris . LEwis by the grace of God King of France and of Navarre : To all those that shall see these present Letters , greeting . The great successes which it hath pleased God to give to the spiritual excitations , and the other reasonable means which We have hitherto used for the Conversion of Our Subjects of the pretended Reformed Religion , do oblige Us to second the motions which God has given to many of Our said Subjects to acknowledge the errour wherein they were born ; We therefore have resolved to Repeal some things in Our Declaration of the first of February , 1669. by which the Children of that Religion were in some sort hindred to convert themselves to the Catholick Apostolick and Roman Religion after the age of Seven years ( in which they are capable of reason and choice , in a matter so important to them as is that of their Salvation ) till the Males were of the age of Fourteen years , and Females of the age of Twelve ; though in the Edict of Nantes , and in the other Edicts made in favour of the pretended Reformed Religion , there is no such provision made . And this being a thing of which it is necessary for Us to take care , For these Reasons , and for other Considerations moving Us thereunto , We have said and declared , and do say and declare by these Presents signed with Our Hand , And it is Our Will and Pleasure , that Our said Subjects of the pretended Reformed Religion , both Males and Females , having attained to the age of Seven years , may lawfully embrace the Catholick Apostolick and Ronan Religion . And to that effect they shall be admitted to make abjuration of the pretended Reformed Religion , so as that their Fathers or Mothers may not give any hindrance to it upon any pretence whatsoever . And to that effect , We repeal so much as concerns this point in Our said Declaration of the first of February , 1669. Besides , We Will that the said Children that shall be converted after the age of Seven years compleat , shall enjoy the effect of Our Declaration of the Fourteenth of October , 1665. And that according to it , it shall be left to their choice , after their Conversion , either to return to live and be bred up in the same house with their Fathers and Mothers , or to go elsewhere ; and to demand of them a Pension for their Subsistence proportionably to their condition and abilities ; which Pension their said Fathers and Mothers shall be bound to pay to their Children quarterly : And in case they shall refuse to do it , Our Will is , that they shall be compelled to it by all due and reasonable ways . And We being informed that many of Our Subjects of the said pretended Reformed Religion , have sent their Children to be bred in Forrein Countries , by which they may receive Maximes contrary to the State , and the Fidelity which they owe Us by their birth , We do require them most expresly to recal them without delay under the following pains , that those who have Estates in Lands shall forfeit their whole Revenue during the first year , and a moity of their said Revenue during all that time that they shall keep their Children in forrein Countries . And for those who have no Estates in Lands , they shall be obliged to recal their said Children under the pain of a Fine , which shall be determined proportionably to their Goods and Abilities . And they shall be obliged to make payments of their said Revenues and Fines every year , till they have recalled their Children . We prohibit Our Subjects of the said pretended Reformed Religion to send for the future their Children into forrein Countries , to be educated in them , before they are Sixteen years old , without Our express leave , under the pains above-mentioned . We do also Give in Charge to our beloved and faithful Counsellors that constitute Our Court of Parliament of Paris , that they make these Presents to be read , published , registred , and executed according to their Form and Tenour , without suffering them to be contravened in any sort or manner whatsoever : for such is Our pleasure . In witness whereof , We have put Our Seal to these Presents . Given at Versailles the 17th of June , in the year of Lord 1681. and the 39th year of Our Reign . Signed LEWIS . In the Counterpart , by the King Colbert . And sealed with the Great Seal in yellow Wax . Read , Published , and Registred at the instance of the King's Attorney-General , that they might be executed according to their Form and Tenour , according to the Judgement made the said day at Paris in the Parliament the 8th of July 1681. Signed James . An Order of the Council of State. THe King being informed in Council of the progress made in the Catholick Religion in many places of the Lower Poictou , and that several of the Inhabitants that were seduced by errour do reunite themselves to the Church . And His Majesty likewise considering that the chief motive of the Edict of Grace , granted by the late King of glorious Memory , in the year 1629. to his Subjects of the pretended Reformed Religion , was to deface the memory of what was past , in hopes that his said Subjects , devesting themselves of all passions , might be more capable to receive the light of the Gospel , and to re-enter into the true Faith in which this Kingdom had continued above 1200. years . And whereas the Ministers of the pretended Reformed Religion , do endeavour by all sorts of Artifices to obstruct so good a work , which is contrary to his Majesties intentions ; He having thereupon considered the Edict of 1629. together with the whole affair , His Majesty in Council does most expresly forbid all Ministers , Elders , or others of his Subjects , professing the said pretended Reformed Religion , to use any Menaces , Intimidations , Artifices , or any fact whatsoever to hinder the Conversion of those of the pretended Reformed Religion . And forbids all Ministers and Elders to enter their houses either by day or by night , except it be to visit the Sick , and do other functions of their Ministry , under the pain of Corporal punishment . And His Majesty ordains that he be informed of the violations of the said Edicts , and of this present Order , by the diligent care of his Attorneys ; and that process be made against the guilty who shall violate the same , by the Judges to whom the Cognizance of it ought to belong . Given at St. Clou the 19th of April , 1681. Signed le Tellier . Some Particulars extracted out of a Letter of the 29th of June . WHile our Enemies are every where pulling down our Churches , they procure an Edict , that our Ministers may not visit us in our houses ; and so they intend to take from us the exercise of our Religion both in private and publick . I need not acquaint you with the slight pretences that serve to procure a condemnation of our Churches ; how weak soever it is in Law , and how weakly soever it is proved , yet every thing alleadged against us is sufficient . Every complaint made of our Ministers is believed . We have no more any humane confidence to depend upon : We are imprisoned , and kept there without any thing objected to us . Our Enemies will not be so kind as to make us feel all their rage at once , and make us die a single death , but intend to famish us , and make us die of hunger ; and that not onely of the Word of the Lord , by depriving us of our Churches and Pastors , but even of our daily bread . In all these our sufferings , we cannot be accused of one act of rage against our Enemies , or of disloyalty to our King. And now our miseries encrease upon us , for an Edict is coming out , that our Children at Seven years old may change their Religion . We know what will follow upon us ; and that our busie Enemies will be every where tempting our little ones ; so that we dare no more reprove or chastize them for their faults , lest we thereby drive them to renounce our holy Faith at an age in which they cannot distinguish truth from falshood , nor good from evil . We have nothing left us but to fly to God by Fasting , Mourning , and Prayer ; and who knows if he will turn these evils from us ? In which we humbly beg the assistance of all our Brethrens Prayers . Printed at London for Andrew Forrester in Kings street Westminster . 1681.