32d.—It is the will and pleasure of His Majesty, that his said Edict of Nantes be observed from this time forth, in all that concerns the exercise of the said religion, in all places where it was prohibited, until further orders, by the Edicts and grants given upon the submission of certain Princes, Nobles and Catholic cities And where the prohibition was for a limited number of years, the Edict must be observed after that time is over.
33d.—A place shall be given to those of said religion for the city and precincts of Paris, within five leagues at the utmost, where the public exercise of said religion may be allowed.
34th.—In all places where the public exercise of the said religion is permitted, the people may be called together, even by the ringing of bells, and they may perform all acts and functions appertaining to said religion or its discipline, such as holding Consistories, Conferences and Synods, Provincial and National, with the permission of His Majesty.
35th.—Ministers. Elders and Deacons of the said religion shall not be compelled to appear as witnesses in a Court of Justice, with regard to matters made known in Consistory as questions for church censure, except it be in a matter bearing upon the safety of the State or the person of the King.
36th.—Persons of said religion who reside in the country, may lawfully go to towns or other places for the exercise of said religion, where it is publicly established.
37th.—It shall not be lawful for persons of said religion to keep public schools any where but in places where the said religion is publicly established: the provision heretofore granted for the erection and maintenance of Colleges shall be made good when required, and shall go into full operation.
38th.—It shall be lawful for persons making profession of the said pretended Reformed religion, to appoint such preceptors as shall seem good to them for the education of their children, and to substitute one or several, by will or codicil, or declaration made before a notary, or written and signed with their own hands. For the rest, the laws and ordinances of the Kingdom, as usually received, will be of full force in the giving and providing of guardians and protectors.
39th.—With regard to the marriages of Priests and Nuns which have already been contracted, it is, for various good reasons, the will of His Majesty that they shall not be disturbed or sought after.
