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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Paris letter dated Jan. 16 reports that Calas and Sirven family tragedies have led the King's Council to grant religious toleration to French Protestants, allowing ministers and worship places like Catholics in England; Protestant youth head to Dutch universities for divinity studies.
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Perhaps the misfortunes of the Calas's and Sirvens may prove the most happy events to the Protestants of this kingdom; the unparalleled calamities of those families have at length opened the eyes of the ministers, and even attracted the attention of the throne. It is publicly reported and generally believed here that it has been resolved in the King's Council to allow of a general toleration in religious matters throughout the kingdom, and the resolution has been notified to the governors, and intendants of all the provinces. By this regulation, the Protestants in France will be upon the same footing as the Roman-Catholics in England, and allowed Ministers and Places of public devotion. In consequence of this agreeable turn in favour of the reformed religion, many Protestant young gentlemen have already set out for the Universities of Leyden and Haarlem, in order to take their degrees in divinity, and afterwards officiate as Priests, who are to be supported by their respective Disciples.
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Paris, France
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Jan. 16
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resolution for general religious toleration to protestants, allowing ministers and places of public devotion, similar to roman-catholics in england
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Misfortunes of the Calas and Sirven families have prompted the King's Council to resolve on general toleration in religious matters throughout France, notified to governors and intendants of provinces. Protestant young gentlemen are traveling to Universities of Leyden and Haarlem to study divinity and officiate as priests supported by disciples.