Tapestry weaver, living in the parish of St. Jacques in 1583. He was married to Pacquette de la Chapelle. Pacquette, described as the fiancée of Charles le Bailly, had petitioned the city council to be accepted as a master weaver in the 1557, after first serving as an apprentice starting in 1552. (BB30, 8 April 1557; HH272, fol, 212).

Both spouses were suspects in July 1562 in the parish of St. Sulpice, Fol. 120. Pacquette “femme de Charles de Barly” (sic) was living in the rue du Cleron, but was noted as “absent” on the transcript of the list of suspects. Charles and Pacquette baptized a son “Elie” in the Amiens Protestant Church, 1 November 1564; the godparent was Jehan Lenne (BR fol.4v) possibly the rozetier whose December 23, 1580 will was Protestant in form (Lymeu). When Pacquette de la Chappelle died — but where is her postmortem inventory? — Charles married Jeanne le Mercher and then Marie Larunel. Various wills made out in 1582 and 1587 with Jeanne le Mercher and in 1589 and 1591 with Marie Larunel are Protestant in form (notary Lymeu), although the 2 November 1591 will with Laurenel invokes the Virgin as well as Christ but not the saints! This adjustment may have been an accommodation to the repression instituted under the Catholic League (which for le Bailly included periods of incarceration and expulsion from the city) rather than a nuance of belief.

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Living in the parish of St. Leu, widow. 

Her prenuptial contract with Grégoire COURCHEL, followed the Protestant formula, i.e. the phrase stating that the marriage is to be celebrated “in the sight of Holy Church” is crossed out. She was previously married to the late Adrien DuFay, and was accompanied at the prenuptial contract by her brother-in-law Michel du Fay. Noelle and apparently Grégoire (#9) took refuge in the 1580s at the Threadneedle Street Church in London. An entry in the Consistory books of the Threadneedle Street Church dated 30 March 1587 explains that “Noelle…wife of Gregoire Gourcher (sic) has come from Amiens with testimony from Monsieur du Boÿs (one time minister of Amiens?). Since the recent troubles in France she has returned to attending Mass; nonetheless, seeing her repentance, it has been decided to admit her to the Supper with the promise by her that once the church of Amiens shall have been reestablished she will abide by the determination of that church.” (Ms 3, fol . 267) At Grégoire’s death Noelle married Bertin le Quien, son of Balthazart (#15) in London; Bertin passed away sometime before 1600, but Noelle, described as widow of Bertin le Quien, appears frequently between 1600 and 1603 on the London Church baptism records as a witness/godparent.

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Merchant woolcomber living in the parish of St. Germain.

Apprenticed as a woolcomber 26 November 1544. Became a master woolcomber by royal privilege 16 June 1551. He and his wife were on the List of Suspects in St. Germain parish in July 1562. He was fined 60 sous for failing to decorate for the Processions in May 1562, then another 60 sous for returning to the city in 1563 contrary to the commands of the Catholic-dominated city council.

He was a godparent listed on the Protestant Register of Baptisms 22 April 1564. His wife Colaye Manee died in 1570, leaving behind five children, Nicolas, Philippe, Pierre, Jean and Marye. The family were then living at the corner of the rue des Tanneurs (Tanners’ Street) and the rue de Vindacq (?).

He was elected esgard houppier in 1587. He was pursued during the Ligue period, including being required to lend 20 écus to the ultra- Catholic municipal government (BB50, fol. 38) and imprisoned 11 October 1590 (BB 51 fol. 135). His mark is characteristic of many wool combers seeming to show the implement used in their trade.

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