Hello to, well you know who you are, Hmm the youngster of the Fuller clan, Tony has some interesting observations. But!! > legitimate because until, the Revocation.... And what if the marriage was after Nantes ? > faith, which as we all know was what Huguenots were > really all about.... Oh sure ! Dante and after him the rise of the "middle class" = merchants = money = more merchants wanting more land = more money = power / authority oh ok then and some wanted to have some religious freedoms. I should prepare a paper on what I really believe to have been the cause and effect of the Reformation and by golly, relgion may just get at least a par. > That is why the Huguenots (Calvinists) were > given their own rights of worship although outside city > walls in Catholic areas like Paris, were given their > own towns to run and .... Yes siree, shut up, go away and out of sight and out of mind. As long as it wasn't on any of the DE GUISE estates or for that matter the DE PONTHIEU... grrrr > The role of the Pastor was > recognised and the Calvinist Church was part of the > fabric of the state. If not, would so many high > ranking Calvinists have been close to the royal > household? Some of the not so high ranking were paid handsomely by either the Romanists or the Calvinists for "protection".. ah a family that continued its origins.. well no no we don't do that kind of things these days of course. My goodness what would people think ? OR Wishing to live a long and varied life of wealth and happiness perhaps ?? > It was not until the Revocation that the religion > and its practices were forbidden...... See Above.. although now I am willing to promote the idea that early (prior to) Calvinist marriages were legal. (now to try and explore any other reason for that batard Leroy child being omitted from a will.) > Hope this helps Well of course it helps, sheesh, everytime that Tony fellow puts fingers to keyboard one of us is assisted and we thank you for that. Kind Regards, Peter Leroy