THE
DESTRVCTION
and
sacke
cruelly
committed
by
the
duke
of
Guyse
and
his
company
in
the
towne
of
Vassye
the
firste
day
of
Marche
.
1562.
SAterdaye
beynge
the
last
day
of
Februarie
,
the
duke
of
Guyse
lay
at
Dāmartin
se
frank
to
the
which
it
is
two
leagues
from
Iainuille
,
and
from
the
said
Dammartin
to
Vassy
are
other
two
leagues
,
both
the
which
make
foure
leagues
distaunce
betwene
the
sayd
Iainuille
(
wher
is
the
sayde
dukes
house
and
restyng
place
)
and
the
said
Vassy
.
Sondaye
the
fyrste
of
Marche
the
said
duke
departed
from
Dam
martyn
aforesayde
,
accompanied
with
.ii.
hundred
horse
at
the
least
,
euery
horse
man
of
them
,
hauynge
two
or
thre
pistolets
,
and
many
of
theim
hauyng
long
harquebuses
.
The
sayd
duke
of
Guyse
fayned
he
wold
the
straight
way
to
Esclaron
,
without
commyng
to
Vassy
:
And
thereof
was
made
a
greate
bruite
before
he
disloged
,
he
passed
by
Broussell
,
a
village
neere
to
the
said
Vassy
,
within
one
quarter
of
a
league
.
And
at
that
time
thei
rang
to
a
sermon
in
the
reformed
church
of
the
said
Vassy
.
Wherevppon
the
duke
and
his
companye
tooke
occasion
to
say
and
aske
,
what
meaneth
this
ryngyng
?
Wherevnto
it
was
aunswered
by
many
of
the
Dukes
band
and
som
others
of
the
sayd
towne
of
Vassy
,
it
is
to
the
sermon
of
the
Hugenots
.
Whervpon
they
could
not
possibly
so
colour
and
dissemble
the
mattier
,
but
there
escaped
oute
of
the
mouths
of
the
most
honorable
and
respected
persons
among
them
:
yea
and
others
of
meaner
degree
,
these
woordes
folowynge
,
By
Goddes
deathe
we
will
Hugenote
them
by
and
by
of
an
other
fashion
.
Others
,
that
wer
of
the
basest
sort
as
pages
,
seruantes
,
and
lackays
,
swearyng
also
Gods
deathe
,
sayd
,
Will
they
not
geue
vs
the
spoyle
▪
And
as
sone
as
that
talke
was
ended
,
the
sayd
Duke
and
his
troupe
drew
towards
the
sayd
Vassy
,
&
so
beyng
well
appointed
,
entred
into
the
abbey
,
and
made
his
horse
and
the
horses
of
the
beste
to
be
helden
in
hand
,
without
that
any
of
them
were
put
into
the
stable
.
The
said
duke
beyng
within
the
monasterie
acompanied
and
wayeted
on
by
the
Priour
of
the
sayde
Vassy
,
called
de
Salles
,
hauynge
after
them
a
nombre
of
pages
&
lackeys
,
with
long
harquebuses
,
pistolets
,
and
their
gauntlets
,
taried
there
a
verye
lytle
whyle
.
For
hee
could
not
conteine
,
so
long
thought
he
the
time
til
he
might
execute
his
former
determyned
intente
,
as
it
is
easie
to
se
and
iudge
.
And
being
there
(
because
his
deuocion
myght
be
seene
)
he
toke
onely
a
lytle
holly
water
,
and
after
went
foorth
with
his
great
company
.
Within
the
market
place
of
the
sayd
towne
were
.xl.
men
of
armes
and
archers
,
of
the
company
which
were
the
ordinary
garrison
there
.
Who
had
put
them selues
therein
,
and
walked
vp
and
downe
wel
armed
,
and
had
taried
the
dukes
comming
all
that
morninge
.
The
sayde
men
of
armes
and
archers
ioyned
with
him
,
namely
the
head
of
them
,
yong
Brosse
,
the
sonne
of
the
Lord
of
Brosse
,
marching
in
order
to
fight
.
And
wente
straighte
to
the
place
where
those
of
the
sayd
Churche
and
reformed
Relygion
made
their
preaching
.
Which
was
in
a
barne
that
they
had
made
fit
for
that
purpose
,
beynge
dystante
from
the
Monastery
aboute
one
hundred
pases
.
And
commynge
to
the
place
they
found
the
wicket
open
,
which
whan
they
sawe
,
they
caused
the
sayde
la
Brosse
the
yonger
,
to
enter
firste
hauinge
.vii.
men
of
armes
wyth
hym
.
And
hauynge
considered
the
Minyster
and
the
people
assembled
,
whyche
were
aboute
twelue
hundred
persons
,
it
was
sayd
vnto
them
by
some
of
the
Churche
,
my
maysters
,
If
it
please
you
,
take
a
rome
.
Wherevnto
for
answere
the
firste
worde
they
vsed
was
this
,
Goddes
death
lette
vs
kyll
them
all
.
And
hauyng
so
sayd
,
woulde
haue
gone
out
,
and
in
dede
some
of
them
wente
foorth
,
while
the
rest
taried
within
:
because
the
people
vppon
this
threatnyng
sent
to
the
doore
,
thinkyng
to
shutte
it
vppon
them
,
knowyng
there
was
some
busines
toward
,
&
that
they
were
in
greate
danger
,
for
than
they
perceiued
the
duke
of
Guyse
in
armes
.
Which
thyng
the
sayde
Duke
perceyuyng
,
with
his
people
presented
them
the
harquebouse
and
pistolet
,
and
shot
thorow
the
rehersed
wyckette
of
the
barne
,
whyche
was
yet
open
,
and
so
were
the
next
vnto
the
doore
staine
&
hurt
:
and
ther
by
the
same
forsaken
,
&
consequēly
th
assemble
deliuered
to
the
pray
Then
entred
in
the
Duke
,
with
many
others
,
shootyng
mightilye
at
the
thickest
assemble
of
all
the
people
,
and
stewe
and
hurt
a
great
numbre
.
That
doone
they
wente
vppon
theim
with
greate
slices
of
swordes
and
curtalaces
,
and
hunted
out
the
poore
men
,
the
women
,
and
children
.
and
when
they
were
out
:
of
necessitie
thei
must
passe
betwixt
two
rankes
,
as
well
of
men
of
armes
,
as
of
others
of
his
companie
,
and
euen
thorowe
the
myddest
betwene
bothe
,
as
it
were
thorowe
a
lane
,
or
an
alley
of
a
great
lengthe
.
And
in
passyng
,
euery
one
of
them
strake
at
them
with
great
blowes
of
curtilace
and
swoorde
,
in
suche
sorte
as
manye
of
theim
wente
not
farre
,
but
felle
downe
starke
deade
.
Notwithstandyng
some
one
escaped
,
one
sorte
beyng
hurt
,
some
other
vnhurte
:
but
immediatly
they
were
rencountred
with
an
other
troupe
of
the
companie
which
slew
and
hurte
with
as
muche
crueltie
as
the
others
,
and
that
as
much
as
in
them
laye
.
Those
which
gat
vp
to
the
toppe
of
the
barne
sekinge
all
meanes
to
saue
them selues
were
shotte
at
,
and
ouertaken
with
shotte
of
harquebouse
,
wherby
many
were
striken
and
fell
downe
dead
to
the
grounde
,
whyche
was
an
horrible
sighte
and
a
dredfull
,
the
same
enduringe
before
it
ceassed
one
houre
and
a
halfe
.
After
this
were
the
trumpettes
blowen
vp
in
signe
of
victorye
and
triumphe
,
after
whiche
soundyng
,
yet
they
withdrew
not
them selues
in
halfe
an
houre
more
.
Ther
died
within
the
barn
.xii.
men
,
wemen
,
and
Children
,
and
manye
others
that
passed
thorowe
the
rankes
with
some
that
gotte
as
farre
as
theyr
houses
.
And
there
dieth
dayly
of
the
nomber
of
the
hurt
,
which
is
greate
.
The
house
of
one
called
Champanion
,
whyche
was
nexte
to
the
sayde
church
was
sacked
and
robbed
,
whyle
there
was
one
napkyn
lefte
,
th
occasion
was
that
it
was
sayd
there
was
armour
and
weapon
therein
.
The
sayd
Duke
toke
and
led
awaye
the
minister
being
sore
wounded
and
also
the
Captayne
of
the
sayd
towne
of
Vassy
with
certaine
others
of
the
towne
for
prysoners
:
and
after
that
went
to
dinner
to
a
village
called
Alanccourt
,
&
whan
hee
had
dyned
,
wente
to
bedde
to
Esclaron
.
And
because
the
sayde
Minister
was
vnable
to
sit
on
horsebacke
by
reason
of
hys
woundes
,
whyche
were
not
dressed
,
he
was
caryed
by
foure
men
vppon
a
barrowe
vnto
the
sayde
Esclaron
.
And
or
euer
the
Duke
departed
Vassy
,
before
he
came
oute
of
the
churche
,
the
wyfe
of
a
man
called
Nicholas
la
Vausse
,
an
honeste
merchant
who
was
sore
hurt
,
and
mynded
to
go
to
her
house
,
saw
her
sonne
in
passyng
thorow
the
market
place
,
whose
bodye
one
ranne
thorowe
with
a
sworde
,
wherwith
she
beyng
moued
,
hyed
her
,
thynkyng
for
pitie
to
saue
hym
,
but
she
so
lyttle
preuayled
,
as
a
horseman
ran
at
her
,
and
after
he
had
thrust
her
thorow
with
his
sworde
,
tooke
from
her
her
purse
and
girdle
with
other
thyngs
she
had
,
and
gat
hym
agayne
to
horse
.
The
tewsday
folowing
were
buried
.xlv.
flayne
persons
,
and
there
remaineth
hurt
.iiii.
score
or
a
hundred
,
whereof
a
greate
parte
were
out
of
all
hope
of
lyfe
.
Thus
may
ye
in
a
maner
behold
the
full
discourse
of
this
vnnaturalnesse
,
crueltie
,
and
murder
,
that
the
sayde
Duke
of
Guyse
hath
committed
against
the
subiectes
of
the
Frenche
Kyng
his
soueraigne
Lord
.