it as necessary due to the provisional nature of the edict of July and on the recommendation of his uncle Antoine of Navarre the princes, the privy councillors and the chief magistrates of the Parlements. Parameters of worship It outlined the spaces and times in which Protestant worship could occur: it could not be in towns, nor could it take place under arms or at night. It could not occur in buildings that were formerly consecrated as churches. Sermons could not be held by itinerant preachers within a city. Exceptions were made for noble estates, upon which the faith could be practiced freely. Further services could be held within towns in houses if they were just for the members of the household. The crown superseded its previous edict of July, such that when Protestants are meeting outside of towns, they are not to be troubled by men of any quality. If someone sought to do them harm during their comings and goings, magistrates must intervene and punish. The King's officers were to always be granted access to the sites of worship should they request entry. The pastor was obligated to inquire into the identity of any attendee of a Protestant service so that they could be handed over to the authorities easily if they needed to be arrested. Other terms Protestants would not be allowed to levy taxes towards their religious buildings, and would have to rely on voluntary donations. The political law of the Roman church as it related to marriage and holidays was to be maintained by them, and they were to return any property they had acquired or stolen from the Catholics in the course of the last few troubled years. There could be no creation of laws or magistrates among the Protestants independent from the crowns and Catholic church's offices. All Protestant synods were to occur either with the permission or attendance of the Lieutenant-General of the respective province. Reproachful language against the Catholic church was made a misdemeanour. Iconoclasm and sedition were to be punished with death. Likewise death sentences for distributing prohibited books. Priests must swear to uphold this edict, and were ordered not to manufacture further heresies or preach contrary to the Nicene Creed. Priests of either faith were forbidden from inciting their flocks to violence. Registration and resistance Paris Parlement The Paris Parlement resisted the registering of the edict, a necessary prerequisite