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• Freedom of religion -- France
• Freedom of religion -- Early works to 1800
• France -- Early works to 1800

• An Edict of the French King, Prohibiting all Publick Exercise of the Pretended Reformed Religion in His Kingdom (with various related documents; second edition, corrected; London: Printed by G. M., 1686), by King of France Louis XIV, contrib. by Elector of Brandenburg Friedrich Wilhelm (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Récit abrégé des souffrances de près de huit cents ecclésiastiques français condamnés à la déportation, et détenus à bord des vaisseaux le Washington et les Deux Associés, dans les environs de Rochefort, en 1794 et 1795 : de la mort du plus grand nombre d'entre eux; de la translation des autres à Saintes pour y être reclus, et de leur bonne réception et délivrance en cette ville (Rumeur des Ages, 1993), by Marie-Bon-Philippe Bottin and Curé du diocèse de Paris (page images at HathiTrust)
• Récit abrégé des souffrances de près de huit cents ecclésiastiques français condamnés à la déportation, et détenus à bord des vaisseaux le Wasington et les Deux Associés, dans les environs de Rochefort, en 1794 et 1795 : de la mort du plus grand nombre d'entre eux; de la translation des autres à Saintes pour y être reclus, et de leur bonne réception et délivrance en cette ville (Rumeur des Ages, 1993), by Marie-Bon-Philippe Bottin and Curé du diocèse de Paris (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Opene brieven, ghegeven tot Parijs den twee en twintigsten dagh maij, inhoudende de wille ende uyterlijcke meyninghe des coninghs, op de uytvoeringhe ende onderhoudinge vant Edict van Nantes, ende de artijckelen inghewillighet synen onderdanen, belijdinghe doende vande vermeynde ghereformeerde religie : wtghekondight inden hove van Parlement tot Rouaen den achtentwintighsten may 1610. (Martin le Mesgissier, 1610), by France. Sovereign (1610-1643 : Louis XIII) and France. Parlement (Normandy) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Edit de révocation de l'Edit de Nantes. English (London : Printed for the author and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1689), by France, Elector of Brandenburg Friedrich Wilhelm, François d'Aix de La Chaise, and King of France Louis XIV (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Edit de révocation de l'Edit de Nantes. English ([London?] : Printed by G.M. ..., 1686), by France, Elector of Brandenburg Friedrich Wilhelm, and King of France Louis XIV (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Edit de révocation de l'Edit de Nantes. English ([London] : Printed by G.M., 1686), by France, Elector of Brandenburg Friedrich Wilhelm, and King of France Louis XIV (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A letter of several French ministers fled into Germany upon the account of the persecution in France to such of their brethren in England as approved the Kings declaration touching liberty of conscience : translated from the original in French. ([London : s.n., 1688]), by Pierre Jurieu and William Wake (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The petition of the Protestants in France to their king upon account of the treaty of peace. (London printed ;, and re-printed at Edinburgh, : [s.n.], 1697) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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• Histoire de la Liberté de Conscience en France Depuis l'Édit de Nantes Jusqu'à Juillet 1870 (in French; Paris: F. Alcan, 1900), by Gaston Bonet-Maury
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• La Liberté de Conscience en France Depuis l'Édit de Nantes Jusqu'à la Séparation (1598-1905) (second edition, in French; Paris: F. Alcan, 1909), by Gaston Bonet-Maury (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• La chambre ardente. (Fischbacher, 1889), by France. Parlement (Paris), N. Weiss, and Société de l'histoire du protestantisme français (France) (page images at HathiTrust)
• De la liberté religieuse en France, ou Essai sur la législation relative a l'exercice de cette liberté. (Landois et Bigot, 1830), by Louis Isidore Nachet (page images at HathiTrust)
• Histoire de la liberté religieuse en France et de ses fondateurs (Paris : Charpentier, 1859., 1859), by Jean Marie Dargaud (page images at HathiTrust)
• Procès de L'Avenir. (Agence générale pour la défense de la religion catholique, 1831), by Félicité Robert de Lamennais and Agence générale pour la défense de la religion catholique (page images at HathiTrust)
• À propos d'un anniversaire. (Genève : Impr. J.-G. Fick, 1874., 1874), by Théodore Claparède (page images at HathiTrust)
• Les Jésuites et la liberté religieuse sous la Restauration (Société Général de Librairie Catholique, 1879), by Charles Clair (page images at HathiTrust)
• Mélanges catholiques : extraits de "l'Avenir." (L'Agence Générale pour la Défense de la Liberté Religieuse, 1831), by L'Agence Générale pour la Défense de la Liberté Religieuse (page images at HathiTrust)
• De la liberté religieuse selon la charte (Landois et Bigot, 1830), by A. Vervoort and France) Société de la morale chrétienne (Paris (page images at HathiTrust)
• Mémoire en faveur de la liberté des cultes : ouvrage qui a obtenu le prix dans le concours ouvert par la Société de la morale chrétienne (H. Servier, 1826), by Alexandre Rodolphe Vinet (page images at HathiTrust)
• Discussion sur l'existence légale des jésuites. (A la Librairie centrale catholique et classique, chez J. Lecoffre, 1845), by France. Chambre des pairs and Comité électoral pour la défense de la liberté religieuse (page images at HathiTrust)
• La séparation de l'église et de l'état. (Le Chevalier, 1869), by Ernest Hendlé (page images at HathiTrust)
• Die gewissensfreiheit in Frankreich vom edikt von Nantes bis zur gegenwart (J.C. Hinrich, 1912), by Gaston Bonet-Maury (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Droit romain : le sénatusconsulte macédonien : droit français: Le liberté de culte : budget municipal (Lib. Nouvelle de Droit et de Jurisprudence, 1889), by G. E. Simon Auteroche (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ueber die Freiheit des religiösen Cultus : eine gekrönte Preisschrift (J.A. Barth, 1843), by Alexandre Rodolphe Vinet (page images at HathiTrust)
• De la liberté des cultes en France (Michel Lévy frères, 1858), by Lucien Anatole Prévost-Paradol (page images at HathiTrust)
• Histoire de la liberté religieuse en France et de ses fondateurs (Charpentier, 1859), by Jean Marie Dargaud (page images at HathiTrust)
• L'editto et capitoli del re Carlo IX : fatti novamente per la pacificatione de i suoi popoli nel Regno di Francia : con i nomi & cognomi delli Signori Principi deputati al gouerno delle prouincie di detto Regno, dopò alla detta pacificatione : tradotti fedelissimamente dalla lingua francese nella nostra buona italiana. ([publisher not identified], 1562), by France. Sovereign (1560-1574 : Charles IX) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The humble petition of the Protestants of France lately presented to His Most Christian Majesty by the Mareschal Schomberg and the Marquis of Ruvigny (London : Printed for L. Curtis, [1681]), by Eglises réformées de France (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Au roy l'adresse tres humble des Protestans detressez en France. English & French (London : Printed for N.C., 1681), by Eglises réformées de France (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Recueil des edits, déclarations et arrests du conseil : rendus au sujet des gens de la religion pretendue reformée. (chez J. Saugrain, 1714), by France. (1643-1715 : Louis XIV) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Recueil des edits, déclarations et arrests du conseil : rendus au sujet des gens de la religion pretendue reformée. (chez J. Saugrain, 1714), by France. (1643-1715 : Louis XIV) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Documents relatifs à la situation légale des protestants d'Alsace au dix-huitième siecle : recueillis à la bibliothèque municipale et aux archives de la ville de Strasbourg (Librairie Fischbacher, 1888), by Rodolphe Reuss (page images at HathiTrust)

• La liberté religieuse et la législation actuelle. (H. Dumineray, 1860), by Edmond de Pressensé (page images at HathiTrust)
• The "Chambre Ardente" and French Protestantism under Henry II. (s.n., 1891), by Henry M. Baird (page images at HathiTrust)
• La liberté de conscience en France et à l'étranger (Perrin et cie, 1890), by G. Saunois de Chevert (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Bloudy Tenent, of Persecution, for Cause of Conscience, Discussed, in a Conference Betweene Truth and Peace (1644), by Roger Williams, contrib. by John Cotton
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• A Treatise of Civil Power in Ecclesiastical Causes: Shewing That it is Not Lawfull for Any Power on Earth to Compell in Matters of Religion (1659), by John Milton (HTML with commentary at Dartmouth)
• The Bloody Tenent Yet More Bloody, by Mr Cottons Endevour to Wash it White in the Blood of the Lambe (London: Printed for G. Calvert, 1652), by Roger Williams
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• The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience Discussed, and Mr. Cotton's Letter Examined and Answered (London: Printed for the Hanserd Knollys Society by J. Haddon, 1848), by Roger Williams, ed. by Edward Bean Underhill, contrib. by John Cotton
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• The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience Discussed; and Mr. Cotton's Letter Examined and Answered (originally published 1644; London: J. Haddon, 1848), by Roger Williams, ed. by Edward Bean Underhill
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• The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution (Publications of the Narragansett Club, first series, v3; 1867), by Roger Williams, ed. by Samuel L. Caldwell
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• Jerusalem : oder Über religiöse Macht und Judentum (Welt-Verlag, 1919), by Moses Mendelssohn (page images at HathiTrust)
• A collection of testimonies in favor of religious liberty in the case of the Dissenters, Catholics and Jews (London : C. Dilly, 1790., 1790), by Christian politician (page images at HathiTrust)
• The bloudy tenent of persecution ([Narragansett Club], 1867), by Roger Williams and Samuel L. Caldwell (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Duke of Buckingham His Grace's letter to the unknown author of a paper, entituled, A short answer to His Grace the Duke of Buckingham's paper concerning religion, toleration and liberty of conscience. (Printed by J.L. for Luke Meredith, at the King's Head at the west end of St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1685), by George Villiers Buckingham (page images at HathiTrust)
• Reine Wahrheiten ([s.n.], 1786), by Johann Jacob Fezer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Jerusalem, a treatise on religious power and Judaism (C. Sherman, 1852), by Moses Mendelssohn and Isaac Leeser (page images at HathiTrust)
• A discourse of liberty of conscience : wherein the arguments on both sides are so equally laid together in the ballance, that the indifferent reader may without difficulty judge whither side weighes the heavier (For John Wright ..., 1649), by Thomas Whitfield and John Wright (page images at HathiTrust)
• The non-conformist's plea for uniformity : being the judgement of fourscore and four ministers of the county palatine of Lancaster, of a whole provincial assembly of ministers and elders in and about London, and of several other eminent preachers, English, Scottish and New-English, concerning toleration and uniformity in matters of religion : together with a resolution of this difficult question, whether the penalty of the law ought to be inflicted on those who pretend and plead conscience in opposition to what the law commands? (Printed for Henry Brome, at the Gun in St. Pauls Churchyard, 1674) (page images at HathiTrust)
• A short discourse upon the reasonableness of men's having a religion, or worship of God. (Printed by J. Leake for L. Meredith, 1685), by George Villiers Buckingham, Luke Meredith, and John Leake (page images at HathiTrust)
• The bloudy tenent of persecution (Providence : [Narragansett Club], 1867., 1867), by Roger Williams and Samuel L. Caldwell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Libertas evangelica, or, A discourse of Christian liberty being a farther pursuance of the argument of the design of Christianity / by Edward Fowler ... (London : Printed by R. Norton for Richard Royston and Walter Kettilby, 1680), by Edward Fowler (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The fiery darts of the divel quenched; or, Something in answer to a book called, a second beacon fired, presented to the Lord Protector, and the Parliament, and subscribed by Luke Fawne, John Rothwel, Samuel Gellibrand, Thomas Underhill, Joshua Kirton, Nathaniel Web. Wherin, their lies and slanders are made manifest against the innocent, and those books which have been published by them they call Quakers, owned and vindicated, and all the rest which is in that book disowned, and their deceite laid open; how they have perverted the truth and our words in those books which they cry out of as blasphemy, that the truth may not suffer under the reproach of the heathen. / By one who is a witnesse for the truth against Gog and Magog, called after the flesh, Francis Howgil. Also something in answer to a booke called a voice from the Word of the Lord, by one John Griffith, against us, whom the world calls Quakers, wherein his false accusations is denied, and he proved to be a slanderer, and the truth cleared from his scandals. By one who is a witnesse against the deceits of the world, called Edward Burrough. (London, : Printed for Giles Calvert, at the black-spread Eagle at the West end of Pauls., 1654), by Francis Howgill and Edward Burrough (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The opinion is this, that resistance may be vsed, in case our religion and rights should be invaded (London : Printed for J. Watts ..., 1689), by Samuel Johnson (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A plea for tolleration of opinions and perswasions in matters of religion, differing from the Church of England. Grounded upon good authority of Scripture, and the practice of the primitive times. Shewing the unreasonablenesse of prescribing to other mens faith, and the evil of persecuting differing opinions. / Humbly presented to the kings most excellent majesty, by John Sturgion, a member of the Baptized People. (London : Printed by S. Dover, for Francis Smith, at the Elephant and Castle near Temple-Bar, 1661), by John Sturgion (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Letter to the unknown author of a paper, entituled, A short answer to His Grace the Duke of Buckingham's paper concerning religion, toleration, and liberty of conscience (London : Printed for J.L. for Luke Meredith ..., 1685), by George Villiers Buckingham (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Religions peace or A reconciliation, between princes & peoples, & nations (by Leonard Busher: of the county of Gloucester, of the towne of Wotton, and a citticen, of the famous and most honorable citty London, and of the second right worshipfull Company) supplicated (vnto the hygh and mighty King of great Brittayne: etc: and to the princely and right Honorable Parliament) with all loyalty, humility and carefull fidelity (Printed in Amsterdam : [s.n.], 1614), by Leonard Busher (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An answer to a paper importing a petition of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and six other bishops, to His Majesty, touching their not distributing and publishing the late declaration for liberty of conscience (London : Printed by Henry Hills, Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty ..., 1688), by Henry Care (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Truth exalted, in a short, but sure testimony against all those religions, faiths, and vvorships that have been formed and followed in the darkness of apostacy ... by William Penn the Younger ... (London : [s.n.], 1668), by William Penn (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved by Mr. John Goodwin, John Baptist, Dr. Jer. Taylor, the Belgick Arminians, Socinians, and other authors contending for lawlesse liberty, or licentious toleration of sects and heresies. / By Samuel Rutherfurd professor of divinity in the University of St. Andrews. (London : Printed by R.I. for Andrew Crook, and are to be sold at his shop, at the signe of the Green Dragon in St. Pauls Church-yard, MDCIL. [1649]), by Samuel Rutherford (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Persecution for conscience condemned by the light of nature. Law of God. Evidence of our own principles. (London : printed for Langley Curtis, at Sir Edmund-bury Godfrey's-Head near Fleet-bridge, MDCLXXXIII. [1683]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A new--years--gift for Protestants with the true cause of the diversity of religions. Being a new discovery of the essence and foundation from whence all religions is derived, for the salvation of all mankind through Christ, which from the beginning of the world, was but one and the same that is now, and will be to the end thereof, whereby to lead all into truth and unity of religion without controversie. By a person of quality. Licens'd, Decemb. 20th. 1691. (London : printed for Randal Taylor near Stationers-Hall, 1691), by Person of quality (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A letter to a dissenter, upon occasion of His Majesties late gracious declaration of indulgence (London : Printed for G.H., 1687), by George Savile Halifax (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A Letter of the Presbyterian ministers in the city of London presented the first of Jan. 1645, to the reverend Assembly of Divines, sitting at Westminster, by authority of Parliament, against toleration : now re-printed with some animadversions thereon. (London : Printed for J. Johnson, 1668) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An answer to the Essex Watchmens watchword, being 63 of them in number. Or a discovery of their ignorance, in denying liberty to tender consciences in religious worship, to be granted alike to all. Also, shewing how persecution for conscience came in. / By Edw. Barber freeman of Engl. citizen & marchant-taylor of London. ([London : s.n., 1649]), by Edward Barber (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• De Christiana libertate, or, Liberty of conscience upon it's [sic] true and proper grounds asserted & vindicated and the mischief of impositions amongst the people called Quakers made manifest : in two parts : the first proving that no prince nor state ought by force to compel men to any part of the doctrine, worship, or discipline of the Gospel, by a nameless, yet an approved author [i.e. Sir Charles Wolseley], &c. : the second shewing the inconsistency betwixt the church-government erected by G. Fox, &c., and that in the primitive times ... : to which is added, A word of advice to the Pencilvanians / by Francis Bugg. (London : Printed for the author, and are to be sold by Enoch Prosser ..., 1682), by Francis Bugg and Charles Wolseley (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The sword of the Lord dravvn, and furbished against the man of sin: or Something in answer to a paper set forth by three of the chief priests of London, whose names are Thomas Goodwine, and one Nye, and Sydrach Sympson, which they have put forth to the propagating of the Gospel, signed by him that is the clerk of the Parl. whose name is Henry Scobell, with their deceits and deceitfull actings laid open and cleared from Scripture, that they have no example in Scripture for their practice. Therefore I was moved by the Lord God of life to lay open their deceit by the spirit of truth, as it was made manifest in me from the Lord, that the simple might not be deceived by them, but might have the knowledge of the truth, from that which is for ever, and shall not change nor fade away. / By one whose name in the flesh is, Christopher Atkinson, who am one that the world doth scornfully call a Quaker. (London : Printed, and are to be sold by Giles Calvert; at the sign of the Black-spread-Eagle at the west end of Pauls., 1654), by Christopher Atkinson (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Vindiciae pro religionis libertate. English. ([London : s.n.], Printed in the year 1646), by Johann Crell, trans. by N. Y (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Conscience-oppression: or, A complaint of wrong done to the people's rights, being a vvord necessary and seasonable to all pious christians in England, whether in or out of church-way; and to all sober minded and rational men, that yet know how to value law and christian liberty. / By I. Croope, a subject of Christ's kingdome, and of England's common-wealth. (London, : [s.n.], Printed in the yeer, 1656. [i.e. 1657]), by J. Croope (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A discovery of some fruits of the profession religion ministry government of this nation, which maketh the land to mourne, and vexeth the soule of the righteous from day to day. Also the relation of the world discovered, and wherein it differs from the pure relation. With a few words to the magistrates that doe cast Christ into prison, and will not visit him when they have done, nor suffer his friends and brethren to visit him. (London, : Printed for T. Simmons at the Bull & mouth near Aldersgate., 1656), by George Fox (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An illumination to open the eyes of the papists (so called) and of all other sects; and to give them to see that whilst they would have liberty of conscience themselves, and yet deny the same liberty to others which themselves would have, they are not for but against liberty of conscience. In the pursuance of which, these questions are laid down and resolved, viz. What conscience is? What religion? What the exercise of religion in the conscience? What the liberty of conscience in the exercise of religion? Wherefore conscience cannot be compelled in the exercise of religion? Together with certain corollaries flowing from thence fit for the information of all such as are yet ignorant what conscience is, or the liberty thereof. / by George Bishope. (London, : Printed and are to be sold by Thomas Brewster at the Three Bibles at the west end of Pauls, and Richard Moon book-seller in Bristol., 1662), by George Bishop (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Mysterium religionis recognitum. An expedient for composing differences in religion. In certaine assertions and conclusions. / Presented to consideration. (London : Printed for R. Royston, 1649), by Henry Hammond (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A discourse of liberty of conscience, wherin the arguments on both sides are so equally laid together in the ballance, that the indifferent reader may without difficulty judge whither side weighes the heavier. / By Thomas Whitfeld, minister of the Gospell. (Imprinted at London : for John Wright at the Kings Head in the old Bayley, 1649), by Thomas Whitfield (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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