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 said pretended Reformed religion, may be examined and received in the said Chambers: that is to say, those within the jurisdictions of the Parliaments of Paris, Normandy and Bretagne, in the said Chamber of Paris; those of Dauphiny and Provence, in the Chamber of Grénoble; those of Burgundy, in the said Chamber of Paris or of Dauphiny, at their option; those within the jurisdiction of Toulouse, in the Chamber of Castres; and those of the Parliament of Bourdeaux, in the Chamber of Guyenne; without any one being allowed to raise objection but our Attorneys-General and their substitutes, and those in said offices. Nevertheless, the usual oath shall be taken by them in the Courts of Parliament, which shall not be able to take any action as to their admission; and if the said Parliament refuse, the said Officers shall take the oath in the said Chambers, after which ceremony, they, shall be obliged to present the proof of their admission to the Registrars of the said Courts of Parliament, through a doorkeeper or notary, and also to leave a collated copy with the said Registrars : upon whom it is enjoined to record the said acts, upon pain of all costs and losses to said parties; and where the said Registrars shall refuse to do this, it shall be sufficient for the said Officers to report the fact of the said summons, dispatched by the said doorkeeper or notary, and the Registrar of the said district shall be obliged to make a record of it, for future reference, as occasion may require, under pain of prosecution and trial. And as for those Officers whose admission has not usually been granted through our said Parliaments, in case that those, who ought to examine and admit them, refuse to do so, the said Officers shall apply for redress to the said Chambers, as they have a right to do. 54th.—The Officers of the said pretended Reformed religion who shall be appointed hereafter, to serve in our Courts of Parliament, Great Council, Court of Exchequer, Court of Excise or Treasury Bureau, and other financial Offices, shall be examined and admitted in the accustomed places ; and in case of refusal or denial of justice, the matter shall be inquired into by our Privy Council.

55th.—The admission of Officers through the Chamber formerly established at Castres, shall be valid in spite of any Decree or Ordinance to the contrary. "We also declare to be valid, the admission of Judges, Councillors, Assessors and other Officers of said religion, by our Privy Council or by Commissioners appointed by us to act in case of the refusal of our Courts of Parliament, Excise and