Recueil des edits, declarations, et arrest du conseil, rendus au sujet de la religion pretendue reformée. Depuis 1679 jusqu'à present

First edition. Bound at the end of the volume are 4 edicts with separate paginations, the last dated 20 January 1706.
Contemporary full calf binding, spine with raised bands and gilt tooling. Red morocco title label partly lacking. Upper headcap partially torn. Lower headcap damaged with losses. Wormholes along the spine.

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The edicts trace the history of Protestantism in a particular light: amidst prohibitions, harassment, and spoliations, the collection naturally includes the royal edict of October 1685, « portant revocation de celuy de Nantes, & defenses de faire aucun exercice public de la R.P.R. dans son royaume. » At the end of the volume are 4 further edicts, the last of which forbids Protestants to sell their movable property for three years. Whereas the edicts of the sixteenth century led to the Edict of Nantes and were largely composed of authorisations and protections, those of this period consist essentially of prohibitions and exclusions.