In the month of December 1535, the Syndics and Council of Geneva had adopted the legend on the coat of arms of the town, Post tenebras lux--a device which became very famous, and appeared on its coinage.
It was the Syndics who in their official capacity heard the oaths of the Bishop and of the Vidomne to uphold the rights and privileges of the town.
But a large part of the citizens were violently opposed to the preachers; the Syndics were their enemies: collision was bound to come sooner or later.
The Syndics and Council had difficulty in preventing conflicts in the streets.
The Council and the Syndics treated the new pastors as their servants, compelled them to render strict obedience to all their decisions in ecclesiastical matters, and considered religion as a political affair.
They met once a year in a recognised civic assembly to elect four Syndics to be their rulers and representatives.
The dispute between Syndics and vicar was signalised by riots promoted by the extreme Romanist party.
On the 3rd of February, at the annual election of magistrates, four Syndics were chosen who were known to be the most resolute opponents of Calvin and of Farel.
The best example of this late work among our illustrations is the “Syndics of the Cloth Hall,” in the Ryks Museum, Amsterdam.
The proposal was dropped, but Charles demanded an immense sum of money before he would leave the city; long discussions followed, and when at last he presented an insolent ultimatum the syndics refused to accept it.
Edited for the Syndicsof the Cambridge University Press, by F.
Scrivener for the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press, 1881, does not by any means represent his own views.
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