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      T ^ e finest promises protection * nd ^ fimi m foreign goreiiHpent cm&fefe mke « iiy impression on my heart *—Go ^ , mf country , and . the Charter of my King , are my sacred signs of rallying , -and I would die rather than abandon them .

      " These , Sir , are the sentiments which i unceasingly endeavour to fortify by my discourses and my exampie , in the minds and hearts of my flock , and where they have long since been engraven ; and I dare affirm , without fear of contradiction , that the King has not any subjects more devoted than the Protestants of Clairac . "

      We think it our duty to add to this new testimony , the following extract from an address sent to the King by the President , Pastors , and Members of the Reformed Consistories of the Department of the Ardeche . .

      •• Sire , your faithful subjects , professing the reformed religion in the department of Ardeche , come to lay at the foot of the throne the respectful homage of their gratitude and love . They form no body in the State ; they do not harbour the guilty thought of forming one ; united together by the

      single bond of a common worship , they tire also united to all your subjects by their sentiments for your august person ; and . the precious title of Yrenhhmen is sufficient for their happiness and glory . —It is in this quality , Sire , thsti they cowie to-swear to your Majest y an unlimited fidelity .

      ** They have no complaints to make ; no petition to offer : they rely implicitly on your justice and goodness . . The tribute which they presume to . offer to you is equally pure and d isi n terested . ; and thei r language mbst be that of unalterable gratitude ami entire devotion . While the torch

      of fanaticism , repressed by your Majesty , has been shaken in less happy districts ^ they have constantly enjoyed all the kiberty guaranteed by that Charter , the immortal offspring of your noble wisdom , and the pledge

      of your goodness . No . attempt has been made to check the impulse of ureir conscience , to oppose their de- < mo tion * which . they publicly practise , * 4 in which they fervently pray for your * a&ty aud , happiness .

      ' * You ooihe , to secure ta us for ev ^ M&ttt internal tranquillity which ^ k frftwte 1 serve tas the ; basis for the PWh pt **{ torofc ; r That ^ t ^ laKy &m-

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      * $ fr y * SRppEM ^ a . m yow ^ me , ^ ycHir , mmi . ^ r ^ ha * aiOxlued . aJlJ ^^ treds , dissipated all alarms ^ ktt ^ i all resentments ,,- re-es ^ ablishgd universal confidence , and blended in fa Qn $ oomwon sentiment of gratitud ^ . ^ i ^ love , the differences of opinion which party spirit had fomented . . v - *• Sire , posterity will place f ! hQ name of Louis XVIIL between , those of Louis XII . and Henry IV . -the latter , who was your ancestor vV ^ nd your model , has always been ^ J ^ HEW Protestants of France , the oig ^ L ^ a- sort of adoration . We loveTTsire * to discover him again in you ; and if

      our ancestors had the glory . of powerfully contributing towards ' , placing him on a throne which has become your inheritance , we will prove , by our conduct towards your sacred person , that tHe Protestants of the present day have the same love and the same fidelity for the august family of the Bourbons which animated the

      Protestants of two centuries back . " We are , Sire , with the most profound respect , your Majesty ' s most humble and most obedient servants and faithful subjects , the Presidents , Pastors , and Members of the Reformed Consistories of the Department of the Ardeche . " [ Here follow the signatures . ]

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      Proclamation of the Prefect to the Inhabitants and the National Guard of the City of Nismes . Nismes , Jan . 20 . " At last , brave and loyal Inhabitants , and National Guards , after so much solicitude for your happiness and your renown , I perceive a bright

      day shine upon this city , whose population has given so many proofs of its unalterable fidelity to legitimate monarchy , to the August House whicjh reigned so long over our happy an ^ oestors / and who , if our vows are

      heard by the Supreme Arbiter of nations and monarclis , shall reign for ever over our descendants . " The King is satisfied with y . jNtK conduct , } he has fulfilled all my wiahe # and rewarded all my efforts , l $ y

      ordering me to make known his » overeigu and paternal satisfaction . , .,, / , " Thus are obliterated a Few jpr ^ ro ^ s ,, ipt © which perfidious agitator ^ a ^ tioftW ??* yflW , ntfffcbip . 9 >^[ t o ^ p k * Rg * WiftJW , X ° P- T ^ fpfdPfflp * 4 &te # * te » e $ * NW »? H ? * mMmMBm

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    • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1816, page 177, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2450/page/49/