▁position , ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁Wars ▁of ▁Religion ▁affect ing ▁the ▁province ▁trem end ously . ▁ ▁The ▁end ▁of ▁home ▁rule ▁ ▁The ▁province ▁of ▁Sou le ▁re lied ▁largely ▁on ▁the ▁comm ons ▁set ▁on ▁the ▁high lands ▁and ▁low lands ▁of ▁the ▁valley ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁local ▁far mers ▁and ▁she ph erd s . ▁However , ▁they ▁were ▁also ▁cov et ed ▁by ▁local ▁and ▁al ien ▁l ords ▁with ▁estate ▁gr ants ▁on ▁Sou le . ▁By ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁the ▁Py ren ees , ▁anger ▁spread ▁like ▁fire ▁among ▁common ▁Sou let ins ▁at ▁the ▁arist ocracy ' s ▁take over ▁of ▁lands ▁and ▁the ▁cur tail ment ▁of ▁their ▁legal ▁and ▁institution al ▁so vere ig nt y . ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 1 , ▁a ▁w ides p read ▁re bell ion ▁er upt ed ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁priest ▁Bernard ▁Go i hen et che ▁' M atal az ', ▁but ▁was ▁har sh ly ▁suppress ed ▁by ▁an ▁army ▁sent ▁over ▁from ▁Gas con y . ▁ ▁Still ▁Sou le ▁managed ▁to ▁retain ▁many ▁native ▁laws ▁and ▁institutions , ▁with ▁its ▁represent atives ▁att ending ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Navar re ▁and ▁Bé arn ▁( six ▁deput ies , ▁two ▁for ▁each ▁estate ). ▁The ▁represent atives ▁of ▁Sou le ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Cost itu ent ▁Assembly ▁held ▁in ▁Paris ▁( August ▁ 1 7 8 9 ) ▁voted ▁against