In 1685, the convention addressed a brief to the King in which it is stated that the clergy did not demand a revocation of the Edict by means of which earlier kings, under unhappy conditions and on grounds that no longer existed, had for a time permitted the practice of the so-called reformed religion. The request was, however, submitted to the King that during the time in which the Edict should yet remain in force, the reformers were to be forbidden in their sermons or writings to abuse or to libel the Catholic Church. In August, 1685, Louis XIV published an edict in which reformers were forbidden to preach or to write against the faith and the doctrine of the Roman Catholic religion. They were further to be permitted to print only such books as contained the statement of their own creed, the text of their prayers, and their rules of discipline. All controversial books having to do with the Catholic faith were condemned, prohibited, and ordered to be destroyed. Any disobedience to this edict is to be punished with banishment and confiscation of property. The printing or the selling of the prohibited books is to be punished with a fine of 1600 livres, and with the cancellation of the license to print. The list of the books so condemned was published in September, 1685, under the authority of Archbishop Harlay and with an _arrêt_ of Parliament. The title is, _Catalogue des livres condamnéz et deffendus par le Mandement de M. l’Archevésque de Paris_. The catalogue is arranged alphabetically, but at the close is a supplement containing forty-five titles without alphabetical order. The titles are restricted to books printed either in Latin or in French but include a number which have been issued outside of France. This Index condemns as “scandalous” all versions of the Scriptures prepared by the Protestant ministers. In October was published the edict revoking the Edict of Nantes. _2._ _Belgian Indexes 1695–1735._--In the beginning of the 18th century, were printed in Namur two lists made up from the Roman Index. The first carries no editorial name and is printed in Latin under the title _Elenchus propositionum et librorum prohibitorum_. It bears the date 1709. The second carries the name, as compiler, of Jean Baptiste Hannot. The text is in French. The title reads _Index ou Catalogue des principaux livres condamnés et défendus par l’Église_. This bears date 1714. It comprises a selection of works in support of Jansenism. The compiler is a zealous member of the society of Jesus. Both these lists are private undertakings, issued under no ecclesiastical or political authority. In January, 1695, Precipiano, Archbishop of Mechlin, published a decree which orders the condemnation of seventy-three works, chiefly the writings of the Jansenists. Among the titles given in the _Elenchus_ of 1709 are the works of “de Chartes” (Descartes) and of Copernicus. The Index contains the following remark: