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London, England, 1817-08-28 00:00:00

CONVEN VION

stampu Tug suggsgiug PONTIFF PITS VII. AND HIS
IZOST CHRISTIAN SIA.IIIITV LOUIS XVIII. KISO Ily
FRANCE. ASO i. l . AIME.

In .he nanie cf the Most Holy and Undivided TRINITY.
the StivOreven Pontiff Pius VII. and
l'is Most Cliris,..lo Molest', animated with the itio.t
earnest desire that the evil. which have afll;ctid the
Church for so many years should eatirely erase in
France. and th it the religion in that Kingdom should
resume its ancient splendour, since the happy Tetuan
•of the drsc• niant of St. Louis to the Throne of his
atcesoirc at I. ngth permits it ; and in order that the
Ecclesiastical discipline should be more suitably re-
gulated. h ye with those views resolved to enter into
a selrmn Convention, reserving to themwlves here.
after the power of more fully providing for the inte-
rests of the Cathol.c religion.
In consequence, his Holiness the Sovereign Pontiff
P:us VII. has named for his Plenipotentiary leis
Eminence. Monseigneur Hercule Consalvi. Cardinal
of the Holy Roman Church, Deacon of St. Agatha,
ad Subarea?", his Secretary of State.
• An his Majesty the King of France and Navarre.
his Excellency M. Peter Louis John Casinter Count
de 1314cas, Marquis d'Aulps and des Roland.. Peer
of Franc;„ Grand Master of the Waudrobe, his Am-
bassador Extraordihary and Plenipotentiary to the
WI) see, who having duly exchanged their full
pews :n finding them to be goOd and in duo
hum, ha%e agreed to the following Articles:
Art nett I. Ihe Concordat agreed upon between the Save.
reign Pew& Leo X. sod Francis I. King of trance, is re-eas-
blislie.l
ART ICLI 11. In consequence of the preceding Article, the
Coucomai to the I sth July, 1501, ceases to be of any effect.
Act sets 11l The Articles called orguic, which were made
with is• use knowledge of his Holiness, and published without
his consent on he sib of April, 1803, at the same time with the
befote.mentioned Concordat of the 15th July, 1801, ate glo-
ssed in • his so tar as they are contrary to the doctrine and to the
laws tie Church.
ARTICLIt IV. The Sees which were suppressed in the King-
dom ut France by the lout of his Holiness of the 119th Nor. 1810,
shall be re established in point ot number, as shall he mutually
agreed twin, as most advantageous to the 'mercy.. of Religion.
ARTICI.Ii V. All the Archiepiscopal and Episcopal Churches
in the Kinaduin of France, erected by the said bull of the 19th
November, teal , are preserved, as well as their actual titularies.
Arm:La VI. l'be dopositton or the foregoing Article relating
to the pre-it Va ion 01 ILO AC NA titularies in the Archbishoprics
and 111.1topric• which now exist n Franc., shall not prevent par-
ti:ular exec, t sus sounded on grave and le it mate causes, nor
shall it previa she actual titularies from being translated to
ether Sees.
. Art-text VII The Dioceses, as wet as those which are ae
tually its existence, as those which are about to be erected, with
the consent it• the avoid Titularies and of the Chapters of the
vacant nee., shall be circumscribed in the manner best adapted
for their brut" adniinistradon.
Ass acne VIII I here roan be secured to all the existing Sees,
as wal a to those which ..ab be created afresh, a suitable provi-
sion IN ~ate &entities (ii remiss sew f Eget) as tar as dreunistancos
wilt rrinit, and in the meali time a sulkiest revenue shall be
ewartl.4l ro . Pastors to smenorate their condition. Endow•
masts shall at the same time be provided tor the Chapters, the
limetice-. and the semi cries, as well for these already is eels-
teem as 'or h•ise about to be established.
Asvict.ii IX. 4lu t :owes* and hie Most ('bristian Majesty
are aspen.. 4 is it'. an the evils which 'Mkt the Church of
France; 'b• e alo well aware how greatly the speedy aug-
meteatite of the s xistits Sees would benefit the cause of reli-
gion. hi therefore, not to delays measure so advantage•
out, his lieline;• will issue • Bull to carolled without delay to
the etee ton and new cirmumeripdos of Dimwits.
Muncie X. His Most Christian Majesty wiling to Mud.
fest a fresh proof of kis Mal for rdhglas, will, is casein with
the Hely Father, employ all the moans In his poser to terminate
as sees as passible the doorden and isspedismate which oppose
themselves to the pt osperity of religion, and the ezecution of the
Taws of the Church.
Aarmie Xl.--The territories of the ancient Abbeys, &Ma
Dimsk, shah be united to the Diseases within the boundaries of
which they be fated indsded in the new circumscription.
Artless Xliws-The re-establishment of the Connote', which
Las been adhered to in France till the year 1789 (stipulated fur
in the first Article of the present Convention), shall not bring
with It that of the Abbeys, Priories, and other lietiefices, which
then existed. Thom which may hermitic be eetablhhed shall
in all came be subject to the regulations prescribed in the ski
Concordat.
Amitotic ant.—The ratifications .1 the present Commotion
shall be eachasged within one month. or wooer if poimilik.
All ict.D,XlV.—Tbe moment the mid exchange shall have
taken place, his Holiness will confirm the present Convention by
a Veil, and will publish a second Pull to determine the circurn-
stiletto° of the Dioceses.
in lash whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed
the pretest Committee, and diked to It their respective seals.
Done at &me, die Ith of Jew. 1817.
(Silned)

SLACA•

DECLARATION

NODE ST TIM AbIZASSADOIt

FART 01P lIIS

SIOST CUBISTIAN MAJVITY.

His Most Christian Majesty having learnt with n-
treme pain, that certain Articles in the Constitutional
Charter which he bas granted to his people have ap-
peared to his Holiness contrary to the laws of the
Church, and to the religious opinions which his Ma-
jesty has never ceased to Profess—penetrated with re-
gret at such an interpretation of his views, and desi-
rous of dissipating all doubts upon this subject—be
pas charged the undersigned to explain his intentions
to his Holiness ; and to avow, in his name, with those
feelings which belong to the eldest Son of the Church,
that, after having declared the Catbitic, • Apostblic,
end Roman religion to be tin religion of the State,
he has confirmed to all those of his subjects profes:
siog other persuasions, which be found established in
France, the free exercise of their religion, and has,
consequently, guaranteed it to them by the Charter
snd by the Oath,which his Majesty has taken. But
this oath cattle no wise impugn either the dogmas or
the laws of the Church ; the undersigned being au-
thorised to declare, that it relatesoolp to the civil order.
--aSoch is the engagement which the King has entered
into, and which he is bound to maintain. Such is
that which his subjects contract in swearing obedience
to the Charter, and to the laws of the kingdom,
without being compelled by this act to any thing con-
trary to the laws of Goa and the Church.
The ander signed, in addressing the present Deets-
ratioa to his Eramence the Cardinal Secretary of
State,
in conformity to the commands which he re-
sectived ftom she Ling his Master, has the honour
to entreat that his Eminence will have the goodness
to submit it to the inspection of the Holy Father. lie
presumes to hope, that it will have the effect of elk-
(u% every contrary impression, and, by this means,
promote the &Alain, views of his Holiness, in easy
firming the repose of the French Church.
The undersigned has the howour of renewing to his
Eminence the Cardinal Secretary of State, the a.m.
take. of his very high consideratiou. SLACAS D'AULIvb.
Kase, tits 15th of July, 1517. •