Declaration du Roy, qui ordonne l'execution de l'Edit de Revocation de celuy de Nantes

This solemn proclamation, issued from Versailles in December 1698, reveals a monarch’s resolve to enforce the revocation of a previous edict that had tolerated Protestant worship. The king commands that all subjects who have embraced Catholicism, along with their families, be protected in their property while fulfilling their religious duties. He stresses the need for diligent oversight, urging officials and clergy to guide newly returned faithful back into the fold of the Roman Church.

The document also lays out practical measures: prohibitions against any Protestant assemblies, strict penalties for defying the decree, and directives for bishops to remain in their dioceses and intensify instruction of the faithful. It reflects the era’s intertwining of politics and faith, as the crown seeks to consolidate religious unity across the realm. Listeners will hear a vivid snapshot of late‑17th‑century French governance, where royal authority and religious conformity were inseparably linked.