A
declaration
of
the
furious
outrages
of
Fraunce
,
with
the
slaughter
of
the
Admiral
.
IT
were
to
be
wished
that
the
memorie
of
the
fresh
slaughters
and
of
that
butcherly
murthering
that
hathe
lately
bene
committed
in
a
manner
in
all
the
townes
of
Fraunce
,
were
vtterly
put
out
of
the
minds
of
men
:
for
so
great
dishonor
and
so
greate
infamie
hath
thereby
stayned
the
whole
French
nation
,
that
the
most
part
of
them
are
now
ashamed
of
their
owne
countrey
,
defiled
with
two
most
filthy
spottes
,
falsehode
and
crueltie
,
of
the
which
,
whether
hath
bene
the
greater
,
it
is
hard
to
say
.
But
forasmuche
as
there
flee
euery
where
abroade
Pamphlets
written
by
flatterers
of
the
Courte
,
and
men
corruptly
hired
for
reward
,
which
do
most
shamefully
set
out
things
fayned
and
falsely
imagined
,
in
stead
of
truth
,
I
thoughte
my selfe
bound
to
do
this
seruice
to
posteritie
,
to
put
the
matter
in
writing
as
it
was
truely
done
in
dede
,
being
wel
enabled
to
haue
know
ledge
thereof
,
both
by
mine
owne
calamitie
,
and
by
those
that
with
their
owne
eyes
beheld
a
great
part
of
the
same
slaughters
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord.
1561.
when
there
seemed
to
be
some
perill
of
troubles
to
arise
by
reason
of
the
multitude
of
suche
as
embraced
the
Religion
(
which
they
cal
reformed
(
for
before
that
time
the
vsuall
manner
of
punishing
such
as
durst
professe
that
Religion
,
was
besides
losse
and
forfeyture
of
all
their
goods
to
the
Kings
vse
,
to
burne
their
bodies
)
at
the
request
of
the
great
Lordes
and
nobilitie
there
was
holden
an
assemblie
of
the
estates
in
the
Kings
house
at
Saint
Germaines
in
Lay
,
neare
to
the
towne
of
Paris
,
at
which
assemblie
,
in
presence
,
and
with
the
royall
assente
of
King
Charles
the
ninth
,
which
now
raigneth
,
it
was
decreed
,
that
from
thencefoorth
it
shoulde
not
be
preiudicaill
to
any
man
to
professe
the
said
Religion
,
and
that
it
should
be
leefull
for
them
to
haue
publique
metings
and
preachings
for
the
exercise
thereof
,
but
in
the
suburbs
of
townes
only
.
At
this
assemblie
,
Francis
Duke
of
Guise
,
being
descended
of
the
house
of
Loraine
,
and
at
that
time
Grand
master
of
the
Kings
houshold
,
was
not
present
.
But
when
he
was
enformed
of
this
decree
,
he
boyled
with
incredible
sorow
and
anger
,
and
within
few
dayes
after
at
a
little
town
in
Champagne
called
Vassey
,
while
the
professors
of
the
saide
Religion
were
there
at
a
Sermon
,
he
accompanied
with
a
band
of
souldiers
,
set
vppon
them
,
and
slewe
men
and
women
to
the
number
of
two
hundreth
.
There
was
among
these
of
the
Religion
(
for
so
hereafter
according
to
the
vsuall
phrase
of
the
french
tong
we
intend
to
call
them
)
Lewes
of
Burbon
of
the
bloud
royall
,
commonly
called
Prince
of
Conde
,
after
the
name
of
a
certaine
towne
,
a
man
of
great
power
by
reason
of
his
kinred
to
the
King
.
Therefore
when
the
Duke
of
Guise
most
vehemently
striued
against
that
lawe
,
and
as
much
as
in
him
lay
,
did
vtterly
ouerthrowe
it
,
and
troubled
the
common
quiet
thereby
stablished
,
Gaspar
de
Coligni
Admirall
of
France
,
and
Francis
d'Andelot
his
brother
,
Captaine
of
the
Fantarie
,
and
other
Princes
,
noble
men
and
Gentlemen
of
the
same
Religion
,
come
dayly
by
heapes
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
to
complaine
of
the
outragious
boldnesse
and
vntemperate
violence
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
.
At
that
time
Catherine
de
Medices
Pope
Clements
brothers
daughter
,
and
mother
of
King
Charles
,
borne
in
Florence
a
Citie
of
Italie
,
had
the
gouernance
of
the
Realme
in
the
Kings
minoritie
.
For
though
by
the
lawe
of
Fraunce
,
neither
the
inheritance
nor
the
administration
of
the
realme
is
graunted
to
women
,
yet
through
the
cowardly
negligence
of
Anthonie
King
of
Nauarre
,
the
said
Catherine
de
Medices
the
kings
mother
,
against
the
custome
of
the
realme
,
was
ioyned
with
him
in
that
office
of
protectorship
.
She
fearing
the
presumption
and
fierce
pride
of
the
Guisians
,
wrote
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
with
hir
owne
hand
:
which
letters
are
yet
remayning
,
and
at
the
assemblie
of
the
Princes
of
Germanie
at
Franckforde
,
holden
vnder
Ferdinand
the
Emperoure
,
were
produced
and
openly
read
about
ten
yeares
past
:
wherein
she
earnestly
besought
,
him
in
so
gret
hardnesse
and
distresse
not
to
forsake
hir
,
but
to
account
both
the
mother
and
the
children
,
that
is
,
both
hir selfe
and
the
King
;
and
the
Kings
brethren
,
committed
to
his
faith
and
naturall
kindnesse
,
and
that
he
should
with
all
speede
,
prouide
for
their
common
safetie
:
assuring
him
,
that
she
would
so
imprint
in
the
Kings
mind
his
trauell
taken
in
that
behalfe
,
that
he
should
neuer
be
loser
by
it
.
Within
few
dayes
after
the
Duke
of
Guise
wel
knowing
how
great
authoritie
the
name
of
the
King
would
carie
in
Fraunce
,
and
to
the
intent
that
he
would
not
seeme
to
attempt
any●thing
rather
of
his
owne
head
than
by
the
priuitie
of
the
King
,
and
hauing
atteyned
fit
partners
to
ioyne
with
him
in
these
enterprises
,
he
got
the
King
into
his
power
.
Which
thing
being
knowne
abrode
,
and
manye
hard
encombrances
therevpon
sodaynely
rising
,
and
a
great
part
of
the
nobilitie
of
Fraunce
maruellously
troubled
with
it
,
the
Prince
of
Conde
by
aduise
of
his
friends
,
thought
it
best
for
him
to
take
certaine
townes
and
furnishe
them
with
garrisons
:
which
was
the
beginning
of
the
first
ciuill
warre
.
For
the
Prince
of
Conde
alleaged
the
cause
of
his
taking
armour
,
to
be
the
defence
of
the
Kings
Edict
,
wherein
consisted
the
safetie
of
the
common
weale
,
and
that
it
could
not
be
repealed
without
most
assured
vndoyng
of
the
nation
of
Fraunce
,
and
destruction
of
the
nobilitie
,
by
reason
of
the
exceeding
great
multitude
of
those
that
daylie
ioyned
themselues
to
that
Religion
.
Of
which
number
suche
as
being
of
noble
birthe
,
were
in
power
,
dignitie
,
wealth
,
and
credite
aboue
the
rest
,
thoughte
it
not
meete
for
them
to
suffer
the
punishments
and
crueltie
accustomed
to
be
extended
vpon
the
pr●fessors
thereof
,
beside
that
,
they
helde
them
discontented
that
the
Duke
of
Guise
a
newe
come
,
a
straunger
translated
from
the
forests
of
Loraine
into
Fraunce
,
did
take
vpon
him
in
Fraunce
so
great
courage
and
so
high
dominion
&
power
.
Therto
was
added
the
Queen●
mothers
singular
care
(
as
was
reported
)
for
conseruation
of
peace
and
repressing
the
rage
of
the
Guisians
.
Vpon
which
opinion
it
is
certayne
that
aboue
twentie
thousande
men
hauing
regarde
onelye
to
the
Queenes
inclination
,
ioyned
themselues
to
the
side
of
those
of
the
Religion
,
and
to
the
defence
of
their
profession
,
whiche
at
that
time
had
besieged
the
force
of
the
Kings
power
.
After
certayne
battayles
and
manye
losses
on
both
partes
,
and
the
Duke
of
Guise
slaine
,
within
a
yeere
peace
was
made
with
this
condition
,
that
they
of
the
Religion
shoulde
haue
free
libertie
thereof
,
and
shoulde
haue
assemblies
and
preachings
for
the
exercise
of
the
same
in
certeyne
places
.
This
peace
continued
in
force
,
but
not
in
all
places
,
during
fyue
yeeres
:
for
in
the
most
townes
&
iurisdictions
,
the
Officers
that
were
affectionate
to
the
Romishe
side
,
whom
they
commonly
call
Catholikes
,
did
all
the
displeasures
they
could
to
those
of
the
Religion
.
Therfore
,
when
Ferdinando
Aluares
de
Toled●
,
commonly
called
Duke
of
Alua
,
was
leading
an
armie
not
farre
from
the
frontiers
of
Fraunce
,
against
those
of
the
lowe
countrey
which
embraced
the
reformed
Religion
;
againste
the
wyll
of
the
Kyng
of
Spayne
,
the
Queene
mother
caused
to
be
leuied
and
brought
into
Fraunce
sixe
thousande
Switzers
for
a
defence
,
as
she
caused
it
to
be
bruted
,
but
as
the
successe
hath
proued
,
for
this
intent
,
that
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
the
Admirall
and
other
noble
men
of
the
Religion
,
if
they
escaped
the
treasons
prepared
for
them
,
and
listed
to
defende
themselues
by
force
,
and
trie
it
by
battayle
,
might
be
sodaynely
oppressed
ere
they
were
prouided
.
For
the
courtiers
whiche
then
had
the
managing
of
these
matters
,
dyd
not
at
that
time
well
trust
the
souldiers
of
Fraunce
.
Many
things
pertayning
to
the
course
of
that
time
,
and
the
renewing
of
the
warre
,
must
here
for
hast
to
our
present
purpose
be
necessarily
omitted
.
When
the
warre
had
endured
about
sixe
moneths
,
pe●ce
was
made
with
the
same
conditions
that
we
haue
aboue
rehearsed
,
that
all
men
should
haue
free
libertie
to
follow
and
professe
the
Religion
reformed
.
For
this
was
euer
one
and
the
last
condition
vpon
all
the
warres
.
But
within
fewe
dayes
or
monethes
after
,
it
was
playnly
vnderstoode
,
that
the
same
peace
was
full
of
guile
and
treason
,
and
finally
,
that
it
was
no
peace
,
but
most
cruell
warre
cloaked
vnder
the
name
of
peace
.
For
forthwyth
all
those
townes
which
they
of
the
Religion
had
yelded
vp
,
were
possessed
and
strengthened
with
garrisons
of
souldiers
of
the
contrary
side
,
sauing
onely
one
towne
on
the
sea
coast
in
the
partes
of
Xantoigne
commonly
called
Rochell
.
For
the
men
of
that
towne
aboute
two
hundreth
yeares
past
had
yelded
themselues
to
the
Kings
power
and
allegeance
,
with
this
condition
,
that
they
should
neuer
be
constrayned
agaynst
their
will
to
receyue
any
garrison
souldiers
.
Also
the
Prince
of
Conde
and
the
Admirall
were
aduertised
,
that
there
was
treason
agayne
prepared
to
entrap
them
by
Tauaignes
,
a
man
giuen
to
murther
and
mischiefe
,
which
had
lately
bene
made
Marshall
of
Fraunce
,
and
that
if
they
did
not
spedely
auoyde
the
same
,
it
should
shortly
come
to
passe
,
that
they
should
be
deceyued
and
taken
by
him
,
and
deliuered
vp
to
the
crueltie
of
their
aduersaries
.
V●
on
the
receyt
of
these
aduertisementes
,
they
immediatly
make
hast
to
Rochell
,
carying
with
them
their
wiues
and
yong
children
,
which
was
the
beginning
of
the
third
ciuill
warre
,
the
most
sharpe
and
miserable
of
all
the
rest
.
There
was
at
that
time
in
the
court
,
Charles
Cardinall
of
Loraine
,
brother
to
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
which
(
as
is
aboue
sayde
,
)
was
slayne
in
the
first
warre
,
one
accompted
most
subtill
and
craftie
of
all
the
rest
,
but
of
a
terrible
,
cruell
and
troublesome
disposition
,
so
as
he
was
thought
intollerable
euen
at
Rome
it selfe
.
This
man
,
they
of
the
reformed
Religion
reported
to
be
the
moste
sharpe
and
hatefull
enimye
of
their
profession
,
and
him
they
abhorred
aboue
all
other
for
the
crueltie
of
his
nature
,
and
named
him
the
firebrande
of
all
ciuill
flames
.
He
at
the
beginning
of
the
third
ciuill
warre
,
persuaded
the
King
to
publish
an
Edict
,
that
no
man
professe
any
Religion
but
the
Romishe
or
Popish
,
and
that
whosoeuer
wold
embrace
any
other
,
should
be
compted
as
traytours
.
In
that
same
Edict
Printed
at
Paris
,
this
sentence
was
expressely
conteyned
,
and
for
the
strangenesse
of
the
matter
,
and
for
that
it
stayned
the
Kyngs
name
with
the
most
dishonorable
spot
of
periurie
and
breache
of
faith
,
it
was
in
other
impressions
afterwarde
omitted
.
And
it
was
further
then
declared
,
that
albeit
the
King
had
in
manye
Edictes
before
that
time
permitted
the
freedome
of
Religion
,
yet
this
meaning
euer
was
to
reteyne
and
cause
to
be
reteyned
of
all
men
,
the
onely
Romishe
or
Popishe
Religion
within
his
Realme
.
After
manie
ouerthrowes
on
both
partes
giuen
and
receyued
,
whereas
the
ende
of
this
thirde
warre
was
thought
likely
to
be
the
harder
,
by
reason
of
the
breache
of
sayth
in
the
yeeres
before
,
and
on
the
other
side
the
state
of
the
Realme
by
reason
of
the
wast
that
the
Cities
were
broughte
vnto
,
and
the
extreme
pouertie
of
the
meane
people
and
husbandmen
,
did
require
some
treatie
of
composition
,
the
King
sent
messangers
to
the
Admirall
,
to
signifie
vnto
him
in
the
Kings
name
,
that
the
King
himselfe
had
at
length
founde
out
a
most
sure
way
of
peace
and
concorde
,
namely
that
the
armies
of
both
partes
ioyned
togither
,
shoulde
goe
into
the
lowe
countrey
against
the
Duke
of
Alua
,
which
had
been
the
author
of
the
late
calamities
in
Fraunce
.
He
signified
further
,
that
he
had
great
causes
of
querels
against
the
king
of
Spayne
,
and
this
principally
,
that
he
had
inuaded
and
helde
by
force
,
sodenlye
slaying
all
the
souldyers
there
,
an
Island
of
the
newfound
world
,
called
Florida
,
which
had
been
taken
by
the
French
and
kept
vnder
his
dominion
:
and
likewise
the
Marquesdome
of
Finall
,
the
inhabitantes
whereof
had
but
a
little
tyme
before
yelded
themselues
to
the
Kings
subiection
and
allegeance
.
He
said
that
the
most
stedfast
band
of
concorde
shoulde
be
that
forein
warre
,
and
that
there
could
no
other
better
meane
be
deuised
to
drowne
the
memorie
of
the
former
dissentions
in
eternall
forgetfulnesse
.
To
the
performance
hereof
,
he
sayd
it
was
a
matter
of
most
apte
opportunitie
,
that
Lodouic
counte
of
Nassaw
,
brother
to
the
Prince
of
Aurenge
,
had
been
nowe
two
yeeres
in
the
Admiralls
camp
,
to
whome
the
Admirall
gaue
principall
credit
in
all
things
,
and
that
by
him
and
his
fellowes
of
the
lowe
countrey
,
and
other
whom
he
vnderstoode
to
fauour
his
part
,
it
might
easily
be
broughte
to
passe
that
certayne
Cities
mighte
be
surprised
,
and
thereby
great
aduantage
be
attayned
to
the
atchieuing
of
the
warre
.
The
Admirall
hearyng
these
thyngs
was
maruellously
troubled
.
For
albeit
he
doubted
not
of
the
Kings
fidelitie
,
yet
therwithall
many
things
fell
into
his
minde
to
be
considered
:
as
the
power
of
the
Cardinall
and
the
rest
of
the
Guisians
,
who
were
well
knowne
to
haue
ben
at
all
times
most
affectionate
to
the
Kyng
of
Spayne
.
For
the
Duke
of
Guise
had
lefte
a
sonne
,
a
very
yong
man
,
called
Henry
,
to
whom
the
Queene
had
giuen
all
the
offices
and
places
of
honor
that
his
father
had
borne
before
,
beyng
vnfit
thereto
by
age
,
and
against
the
ancient
lawes
and
customes
,
and
also
through
the
traiterous
infidelitie
of
certayne
of
the
Kings
counsaylers
,
whome
she
knew
for
their
affection
to
Popish
Religion
to
be
most
addicted
to
the
Spanishe
King
,
and
that
diuers
of
them
had
great
yeerely
pensions
of
him
,
and
did
disclose
vnto
him
the
affaires
of
the
Realme
.
He
remembred
howe
hereby
it
came
to
passe
,
that
the
same
Kings
Embassador
(
whiche
among
strange
nations
seemed
vtterly
incredible
)
was
admitted
into
the
priuie
Counsell
of
Fraunce
,
and
that
one
Biragio
●
Lumbard
,
and
(
as
it
is
reported
)
a
traytour
to
his
owne
countrey
,
otherwise
altogither
vnlearned
,
and
specially
ignoraunt
of
the
ciuill
lawe
,
was
yet
for
the
subtiltie
of
his
witte
aduanced
to
so
great
honour
,
that
he
executed
the
Chauncellers
office
,
Michael
Hospitall
being
displaced
,
a
man
knowne
to
be
such
a
one
,
as
there
was
not
in
all
degrees
of
men
any
eyther
more
wise
,
or
more
learned
,
or
more
zelously
louing
his
countrey
.
Herewithall
he
considered
the
slaunderous
cauillations
of
his
aduersaryes
,
to
whome
hereby
might
seme
an
occasion
giuen
,
as
if
the
Admirall
were
of
a
troublesome
nature
,
and
coulde
not
abide
any
quietnesse
,
nor
could
long
reste
at
home
without
some
tumultuous
stir
.
Herevnto
the
messangers
replyed
as
they
were
able
,
and
therewithall
alleaged
this
cause
of
so
sodayne
hatred
against
the
Spanishe
King
,
that
one
Albenie
late
returned
out
of
Spaine
,
had
infourmed
the
King
and
the
Queene
mother
for
certaintie
,
that
King
Philip
a
few
moneths
before
,
had
poysoned
his
wife
the
Frenche
Kings
sister
,
and
had
spred
rumors
of
hir
thoroughout
all
Spaine
,
such
as
for
the
honour
of
manye
persons
are
meete
not
to
be
disclosed
.
But
nothing
moued
the
Admirall
so
much
as
the
cherefull
earnestnesse
of
Lodouic
of
Nassaw
,
who
as
sone
as
he
was
aduertised
of
that
purpose
of
the
King
,
omitted
nothing
that
he
thought
mighte
serue
to
encourage
the
Admirall
therevnto
.
The
Admirall
perswaded
hereby
,
nothing
fearing
the
infidelitie
of
those
of
the
Courte
,
gaue
his
minde
to
hearken
to
composition
.
And
so
was
the
third
ciuill
warre
ended
,
and
the
peace
concluded
wyth
the
same
conditions
that
were
before
,
that
euerye
man
shoulde
haue
free
libertie
to
vse
and
professe
the
Religion
.
Within
few
moneths
after
this
,
diuers
Princes
of
Germanie
,
that
fauored
the
Religion
refourmed
,
and
among
those
the
three
Electors
,
the
Pa●sgraue
,
the
Duke
of
Saxonie
,
and
the
Marques
of
Brandeburge
,
sent
their
Embassadours
into
France
to
the
King
,
to
gratulate
vnto
him
for
the
newe
reconciliation
of
his
subiects
.
And
bycause
they
accompted
it
greatly
to
behoue
them selues
that
the
same
concorde
should
remaine
stedfast
and
of
long
continuance
,
they
promised
,
that
if
any
would
for
that
cause
procure
trouble
,
or
make
warre
vppon
him
either
within
his
owne
dominions
,
or
without
,
they
and
their
followers
shuld
be
ready
to
defend
him
.
To
this
embassage
the
king
firste
by
words
,
and
afterward
by
a
booke
subscribed
with
his
owne
hande
,
answered
and
gaue
his
faith
,
that
he
would
for
euer
most
sacredly
and
faithfully
obserue
his
Edict
of
pacification
.
Hereby
so
much
the
more
willingly
the
Admirall
suffered
him selfe
to
be
drawne
to
the
sayd
purposes
,
for
the
low
countrey
,
although
oftentimes
calling
to
minde
the
nature
of
the
Queene
mother
,
he
vsed
to
say
to
diuers
,
and
specially
to
Theligny
,
to
whome
he
afterwarde
maried
his
daughter
,
that
he
greatly
suspected
the
rolling
wit
of
that
woman
.
For
(
said
he
)
so
soone
as
she
hath
brought
vs
into
that
preparation
against
the
lowe
countrey
,
she
will
leaue
vs
in
the
midst
.
Neuerthelesse
,
the
Counte
of
Nassaw
writeth
to
his
brother
,
and
they
conferring
their
aduises
together
,
send
messengers
to
the
King
,
that
if
it
please
him
to
deale
with
the
matter
of
the
lowe
countrey
,
they
will
shortly
so
do
,
that
he
shall
by
their
many
and
greate
seruices
,
well
perceyue
their
affection
and
deuotion
towarde
him
.
The
King
writeth
againe
to
them
in
most
louing
termes
,
saying
that
their
message
most
highly
pleased
him
,
and
he
gaue
to
them
both
his
harty
thanks
.
About
the
same
time
Maximiliane
the
Emperoure
pitying
the
estate
of
the
Prince
of
Aurenge
(
as
he
said
)
treated
by
his
Embassadours
with
the
King
of
Spayne
,
and
had
in
manner
obteyned
,
that
the
Prince
should
haue
all
hys
goodes
restored
vnto
him
,
but
with
this
condition
,
that
he
should
haue
no
house
within
the
territorie
of
the
lowe
countrie
,
but
settling
his
residence
and
dwelling
elsewhere
,
he
shoulde
freely
enioy
all
his
reuenewes
.
Which
matter
being
reported
to
the
French
King
,
he
immediatly
sent
messengers
to
the
Prince
of
Aurenge
willing
him
to
loke
for
nothing
by
that
dealing
of
the
Emperour
,
saying
that
it
was
but
a
fraud
and
guilefull
deuise
intended
for
this
purpose
,
only
to
breake
vp
his
leuying
of
souldiors
that
he
had
begon
in
Germanie
:
and
assuring
him
,
that
if
he
woulde
credite
and
followe
him
,
hee
would
giue
him
ayde
sufficient
to
recouer
hys
estate
.
The
Prince
of
Aurenge
perswaded
by
these
promises
of
King
Charles
,
continued
his
musters
,
and
determined
a
while
to
bear
the
charges
thogh
they
were
heauie
to
him
,
while
such
things
as
were
necessarie
for
the
warre
,
were
in
preparing
.
In
the
meane
time
Lodouic
in
disguised
apparell
went
to
Paris
to
the
King
.
Forasmuch
as
the
season
of
the
yeare
by
this
time
seemed
not
commodious
to
leuie
an
armie
,
for
the
winter
was
at
hande
,
by
assent
they
deferred
the
matter
till
the
next
sommer
.
These
things
thus
hanging
,
the
Prince
of
Aurenge
his
capitaynes
by
sea
,
did
oftentymes
set
vpon
the
Spaniards
and
Portingals
,
&
such
ships
as
they
toke
they
brought
into
the
hauen
of
Rochell
,
which
then
was
in
the
power
of
the
Prince
of
Condees
part
:
and
there
they
openly
vttered
and
solde
their
prizes
to
the
men
of
the
towne
and
other
merchantes
of
Fraunce
,
wherevppon
the
Embassadoure
of
Spayne
made
often
complaintes
to
the
Kings
priuie
councell
.
And
forasmuche
as
they
thought
it
very
auaylable
to
this
enterprise
,
that
Elizabeth
Queene
of
Englande
might
be
broughte
into
league
with
them
,
the
King
comitted
the
dealing
in
that
matter
to
the
Admirall
.
For
,
a
fewe
moneths
before
,
the
King
had
with
most
swete
alluring
letters
,
gotten
him
to
the
Court
,
where
he
was
most
honorably
entertayned
:
and
to
take
from
him
all
occasion
of
distrust
vppon
his
aduersaries
,
or
of
otherwise
suspecting
of
the
Kings
or
Queene
mothers
affection
towards
him
,
first
,
all
the
Guisians
of
a
set
purpose
departed
the
Court
.
Then
the
King
gaue
the
Admirall
free
libertie
to
take
with
him
what
companie
and
with
what
furniture
he
would
:
and
bycause
it
was
thoughte
that
he
had
more
confidence
in
the
Marshall
Cosse
,
than
in
the
rest
,
therefore
the
King
commaunded
the
saide
Marshall
to
be
euer
at
hand
with
the
Admirall
,
and
to
assist
him
in
the
Kings
name
if
any
nede
were
.
The
matter
of
the
league
with
Englande
,
the
Admirall
so
diligently
and
industriously
handled
,
that
within
short
space
after
by
Embassadours
sent
,
and
by
faith
giuen
and
receyued
,
and
othes
solemnely
taken
on
both
parts
,
it
was
confirmed
.
Concerning
the
procurement
of
other
leagues
and
amities
,
suche
as
mighte
seeme
to
further
the
enterprise
of
the
low
cuntrie
,
the
Admirall
also
trauelled
in
the
kings
●●ame
,
and
by
his
commandemente
,
and
had
in
a
manner
brought
all
these
things
to
an
ende
.
And
of
all
those
leauges
,
the
first
and
principall
condition
was
,
that
the
libertie
of
Religion
shuld
continue
,
and
that
the
king
shoulde
most
diligently
and
sincerely
obserue
this
Edict
of
pacification
.
Though
these
things
seemed
to
be
handled
secretly
,
yet
by
the
letters
both
of
Biragio
the
vicechancellor
,
of
whom
we
made
mention
before
,
and
of
Moruilliers
whom
for
his
hipocriticall
leanenesse
children
commonly
called
the
Chimera
or
bugge
of
the
Court
,
and
by
aduertisements
of
Cardinal
de
Peiue
,
a
man
most
fit
either
to
inuent
or
execute
any
treason
,
they
were
caried
to
the
Byshop
of
Rome
,
who
by
aduise
of
his
Cardinals
sent
by
and
by
one
of
their
number
,
called
Alexandrine
,
in
the
midst
of
most
sharpe
winter
into
Fraunce
,
with
these
instructions
,
to
perswade
the
king
to
enter
into
the
societie
of
the
league
of
Trent
,
whereof
the
first
and
principall
article
was
,
that
the
confederats
should
ioyne
their
powers
and
make
warre
vpon
the
Turks
and
Heretikes
,
meaning
by
the
name
of
Heretikes
,
all
those
Princes
that
did
permitte
the
vse
of
the
reformed
Religion
within
their
dominions
.
The
Cardinall
Alexandrine
was
honourably
receyued
in
the
courte
,
but
yet
dismissed
without
atchieuing
his
purpose
.
For
so
was
it
bruted
among
the
people
,
and
commonly
beleeued
throughout
Fraunce
:
albeit
he
himselfe
secretly
seemed
to
returne
very
mery
&
cherefull
to
the
Pope
:
and
as
it
is
reported
,
did
sometime
say
that
he
receyued
such
aunswere
of
the
King
as
was
needfull
not
to
be
published
,
and
that
the
King
and
Queene
mother
had
largely
satisfied
him
.
Forasmuch
as
it
was
thought
a
matter
greatly
auayling
to
the
enterprise
of
the
lowe
countrey
,
to
sende
certayne
ships
into
the
Englyshe
Seas
,
that
if
any
ayde
shoulde
be
sent
into
the
lowe
countrey
to
the
Duke
of
Alua
oute
of
Spayne
,
it
might
so
be
stopped
,
Strozzi
and
the
Baron
de
la
Guarde
were
appoynted
for
that
purpose
,
to
whome
the
king
gaue
in
commandement
to
rigge
for
the
certayne
ships
of
Burdeaux
and
Rochell
,
well
armed
and
well
appoynted
,
and
to
prouide
with
all
spede
al
things
needfull
for
those
ships
.
The
Ambassador
of
Spayne
somewhat
moued
with
this
preparation
,
made
diuers
complaints
to
the
kings
counsell
on
the
behalfe
of
the
king
his
master
,
and
yet
neuer
receyued
any
other
answere
,
but
that
the
king
,
thought
it
not
likely
,
and
that
he
wold
send
Commissioners
to
Burdeaux
and
to
Rochell
,
with
letters
and
commaundemente
that
there
shuld
be
no
preparation
made
to
the
sea
,
and
if
any
had
bene
made
,
it
should
be
enquired
of
.
What
instructions
were
secretlye
and
closely
vnder
hand
giuen
to
these
two
captaines
of
that
nauie
,
we
do
not
certaynly
know
.
But
this
no
man
can
doubte
of
,
but
that
they
had
commission
to
distresse
all
such
ships
wherein
any
Spanishe
souldiers
should
be
transported
into
the
lowe
countrey
,
and
that
all
this
preparation
to
the
sea
,
was
ordayned
against
the
Spanish
king
and
the
Duke
of
Alua.
And
moreouer
that
the
Admiral
at
the
same
time
receiued
commaundement
from
the
king
,
to
send
espials
into
Peru
,
an
Islaind
of
the
new
found
world
,
most
plentifull
of
gold
aboue
all
the
other
,
now
being
in
the
Spaniards
dominion
,
to
learne
if
there
were
any
good
enterprise
to
be
attempted
or
atchieued
for
the
get●ing
of
it
.
Which
matter
was
committed
to
a
certayne
gentleman
,
one
of
the
Admirals
trayne
,
who
went
thither
accompanyed
with
a
certayne
Portingall
,
a
man
most
skilfull
of
those
Nauigations
,
whome
the
Admirall
had
ioyned
with
him
by
the
kings
commaundement
,
and
is
not
yet
returned
.
Nowe
it
can
not
be
expressed
how
manye
and
how
great
tokens
of
most
louing
mynde
the
king
at
that
time
shewed
to
the
Admirall
,
and
to
the
Countie
Rochfoucault
,
and
to
Theligny
,
and
to
the
rest
of
the
chiefe
noblemen
of
the
Religion
.
First
,
all
such
things
as
in
the
former
warres
had
bene
taken
away
in
the
townes
,
fermes
and
castels
of
the
Admirall
&
d'
Andelot
,
the
king
caused
to
be
sought
oute
and
restored
.
If
there
were
any
other
whome
the
king
vnderstoode
to
be
beloued
and
esteemed
of
the
Admirall
,
or
to
haue
attayned
anye
speciall
honour
in
the
sayde
late
warres
,
those
he
liberally
benefited
and
rewarded
.
To
the
Admirall
himself
he
commaunded
one
day
to
be
giuen
a
hundred
thousand
pounds
of
his
owne
treasure
in
recompence
of
his
former
losses
.
When
his
brother
the
Cardinall
Chastillion
,
endowed
with
many
great
and
welthie
benefices
,
was
departed
his
life
,
the
king
gaue
him
the
fruites
of
one
whole
yeare
.
Also
the
kyng
wrote
to
Philibert
Duke
of
Sauoy
,
that
he
should
do
him
a
most
acceptable
pleasure
,
if
he
did
not
onely
deale
more
gently
with
those
that
in
the
former
warres
had
ayded
those
of
the
Religion
,
but
also
would
vse
clemencie
and
mildenesse
toward
all
other
that
professed
the
same
Religion
within
his
dominions
.
And
for
that
there
was
old
enmitie
betwene
the
Guisians
and
the
Admirall
,
wherby
it
was
to
be
doubted
that
perillous
contentions
wold
arise
in
the
Realme
of
Fraunce
,
the
king
willed
it
to
be
signified
to
them
both
in
his
name
,
that
they
should
for
his
sake
and
the
common
weales
,
giue
ouer
those
displeasures
,
and
he
prescribed
them
a
certaine
fourme
of
reconciliation
and
agrement
,
the
same
whereof
the
foundations
had
bene
layed
almost
sixe
yeares
before
in
the
towne
of
Molins
,
where
the
king
calling
to
him
the
greatest
estates
of
his
realme
after
consultation
and
deliberation
had
vpon
the
matter
,
pronounced
the
Admiral
not
guiltie
of
the
death
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
wherwith
he
was
charged
by
the
yong
Duke
of
Guise
and
his
kinsmen
:
and
so
the
king
by
the
aduise
of
his
Counsell
had
ended
that
controuersie
.
Furthermore
,
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
(
who
as
we
haue
sayd
was
the
very
forger
of
all
the
former
warres
)
to
take
away
al
ielousie
of
new
practises
,
was
departed
to
Rome
,
&
toke
with
him
his
familiar
friend
the
late
created
Cardinall
Peluey
,
one
reputed
a
most
subtil
&
craftie
person
,
vnder
pretence
of
goyng
to
the
election
of
a
newe
Pope
in
place
of
the
olde
Pope
then
lately
deceassed
.
But
there
was
none
greater
and
more
assured
token
of
publique
peace
&
quietnesse
than
this
,
that
the
king
purposed
to
giue
hys
sister
Margaret
in
marriage
to
the
Prince
Henry
the
sonne
of
the
Queene
of
Nauarre
,
which
Prince
had
in
the
last
warre
defended
the
cause
of
the
Religion
,
and
bene
soueraigne
of
their
armie
.
Whiche
mariage
the
kyng
declared
,
that
it
should
be
the
most
streight
bond
of
ciuill
concorde
,
and
the
most
assured
testimonie
of
his
good
will
to
those
of
the
Religion
.
Yea
,
and
also
bicause
it
was
alleaged
that
the
sayd
Prince
Henrie
was
restrayned
in
conscience
,
so
as
he
might
not
marrie
the
Lady
Margaret
being
of
a
contrary
Religion
,
a
Catholike
and
giuen
to
the
rites
of
the
Romish
Church
,
the
king
for
aunswere
sayd
that
he
would
discharge
hir
of
the
Popes
lawes
,
and
notwithstanding
the
crying
out
of
all
his
courtiers
to
the
contrary
,
he
permitted
him
,
that
withoute
all
ceremonies
,
in
the
porch
of
the
great
church
of
Paris
the
mariage
shoulde
be
celebrate
in
such
a
fourme
as
the
ministers
of
the
refourmed
Church
misliked
not
.
Whiche
thing
being
by
reporte
and
letters
spread
through
the
world
,
it
cannot
be
expressed
howe
muche
it
made
the
hearts
of
those
of
the
Religion
assured
and
out
of
care
,
and
howe
it
cast
out
al
feare
&
ielosies
out
of
their
minds
,
what
a
confidence
it
brought
them
of
the
kings
good
will
toward
them
:
Finally
,
how
muche
it
reioyced
forreine
Princes
and
states
that
fauored
the
same
Religion
.
But
the
Admirals
minde
was
much
more
stablished
by
a
letter
which
about
the
same
time
Theligny
brought
him
with
the
kings
owne
hand
and
sealed
,
wherein
was
conteined
,
that
whatsoeuer
the
Admirall
shuld
do
for
the
matter
of
the
intended
warre
of
the
lowe
coūntrey
,
the
king
would
allow
and
ratifie
the
same
,
as
done
by
his
owne
commaundement
.
About
that
time
Lodouic
of
Nassaw
with
the
Queene
of
Nauarre
a
Lady
most
zelously
affected
to
the
Religion
,
came
to
the
Frenche
Courte
.
The
league
was
made
betweene
king
Charles
and
the
Prince
of
Aurenge
,
and
the
articles
thereof
put
in
writing
.
The
mariage
was
appointed
to
be
holden
in
the
towne
of
Paris
.
For
whiche
cause
the
Queene
of
Nauarre
during
those
fewe
dayes
repaired
thether
to
prouide
things
for
the
solemnitie
of
the
wedding
.
For
the
same
cause
the
king
sente
to
the
Admirall
one
Cauaignes
,
a
man
of
an
excellent
sharpe
witte
,
whome
for
the
Admirals
sake
the
king
had
aduanced
to
great
honoure
,
requiring
the
Admirall
to
go
before
to
Paris
,
as
well
for
the
said
preparation
,
as
also
for
the
matter
of
the
warre
of
the
lowe
countrie
,
promising
that
he
himselfe
would
within
fewe
dayes
followe
after
him
:
assuring
him
that
there
was
now
no
cause
for
him
to
feare
the
threatnings
and
mad
outrages
of
the
Parisians
.
For
in
asmuch
as
the
same
towne
is
aboue
all
other
giuen
to
superstitions
and
is
with
seditious
preachings
of
Monks
and
Friers
dayly
enflamed
to
crueltie
,
it
is
hard
to
expresse
how
bitterly
they
hated
the
Admirall
and
the
professors
of
that
Religion
.
Wherto
was
added
a
griefe
of
their
mind
conceiued
certaine
dayes
before
,
by
reason
of
a
certaine
stone
crosse
gilted
and
builte
after
the
manner
of
a
spire
steeple
,
commonly
called
Gastignes
crosse
,
whiche
the
Admirall
with
great
earnest
sute
obtayned
of
the
king
to
be
ouerthrowne
:
for
he
alleaged
,
that
being
erected
in
the
midst
of
the
rage
of
the
ciuill
warre
,
as
it
were
in
triumph
to
the
reproch
of
one
of
the
Religion
,
it
was
a
monumente
of
ciuill
dissention
,
and
so
a
matter
offensiue
to
peace
and
concord
.
The
King
well
knowing
this
deadly
hate
of
the
Parisians
to
the
Admirall
,
wrote
his
letters
to
Marcell
the
prouost
of
the
marchauntes
(
whiche
is
the
highest
dignitie
in
Paris
)
with
sharpe
threatnings
if
there
should
be
raised
any
stirre
or
trouble
by
reason
of
the
Admirals
comming
.
To
the
same
effect
also
the
Duke
of
Aniow
the
kings
brother
,
and
the
Queene
mother
wrote
to
the
same
Marcell
and
the
rest
of
the
magistrates
of
Paris
,
so
that
nowe
there
seemed
vtterly
no
occasion
lefte
for
the
Admiral
to
feare
or
distrust
.
And
within
few
dayes
after
,
the
king
sente
Briquemault
a
man
of
greate
vertue
and
estimation
,
to
the
Admirall
,
with
the
same
instructions
,
saying
that
the
matter
of
the
lowe
countrey
could
not
well
be
delt
in
without
his
presence
.
The
Admirall
perswaded
by
thus
many
meanes
,
and
filled
with
good
hope
and
courage
,
determined
to
go
to
Paris
,
where
so
sone
as
he
was
ariued
and
had
bene
honorably
and
louingly
entertayned
of
the
king
and
his
brethren
and
the
Queene
mother
,
and
consultation
entred
among
them
about
the
preparation
for
the
low
countrey
,
he
declared
to
the
king
at
large
,
how
the
Duke
of
Alua
was
in
leuying
of
great
power
,
and
preparing
an
armie
,
and
that
if
the
king
should
dissemble
his
purpose
,
it
would
come
to
passe
that
many
thereby
wold
shew
themselues
slower
and
slacker
to
the
enterprise
,
and
that
nowe
were
offered
greate
meanes
to
do
good
,
whiche
if
he
let
slippe
,
hee
should
not
so
easily
recouer
the
like
againe
hereafter
.
And
therefore
it
was
best
to
take
the
aduantage
of
this
opportunitie
.
A
fewe
dayes
before
,
Lodouie
of
Nassaw
wente
secretly
into
the
frontiers
of
the
lowe
countrey
,
and
toke
with
him
as
partners
of
his
iourney
and
priuie
to
his
counsell
thre
Frenchmen
of
great
credite
with
the
Admirall
,
namely
Saucourt
,
la
Noue
,
and
Genlis
,
to
whom
the
king
had
giuen
in
charge
to
see
if
they
coulde
by
any
meanes
attempt
and
possesse
any
townes
bordering
vppon
his
realme
.
They
gathering
diuers
other
gentlemen
into
their
companie
,
went
speedily
into
the
lowe
countrey
,
the
Admirall
not
knowing
of
it
.
Who
as
soone
as
he
vnderstode
of
their
going
thether
,
wrote
vnto
them
that
he
much
maruelled
what
they
ment
,
saying
that
he
well
knewe
there
coulde
be
no
power
gotten
readie
before
.xl.
dayes
end
and
that
they
should
be
wel
aduised
to
do
nothing
rashly
,
nor
to
ouerthrowe
with
hast
their
deuises
that
seemed
not
ripe
to
be
executed
.
The
countie
of
Nassaw
inflamed
with
the
sighte
and
desire
of
his
countrey
,
and
fearing
the
mutablenesse
of
the
king
,
did
firste
at
the
soden
set
vppon
Valentiennes
,
but
being
repulsed
by
the
Spanish
souldiers
that
were
in
garrison
in
the
Castell
,
he
hastily
departed
to
Montz
,
and
toke
the
towne
,
being
a
place
very
strong
by
nature
and
well
furnished
with
all
things
necessarye
for
the
warre
.
Whiche
thing
beyng
by
reporte
and
messangers
spred
abrode
in
the
lowe
countrey
,
and
caried
into
Fraunce
and
Germanie
,
both
encouraged
all
them
of
the
Religion
with
great
hope
,
and
also
seemed
to
haue
now
playnely
and
openlye
deciphred
&
disclosed
the
mind
of
the
French
king
.
Moreouer
Genlis
returning
to
Paris
,
when
he
had
made
reporte
to
the
king
of
all
the
matter
as
it
had
proceded
,
easily
obtayned
of
him
,
that
by
his
assent
he
might
leuie
certaine
bandes
of
footemen
and
horssemen
of
Fraunce
,
and
carie
them
to
succoure
Montz
.
But
by
the
way
when
he
was
entred
into
the
bounds
of
the
lowe
countrie
,
hauing
with
him
to
the
number
of
foure
thousand
footemen
,
and
aboute
foure
hundreth
horssemen
,
they
were
beset
by
the
Duke
of
Alua
,
and
the
most
parte
of
them
distressed
:
which
thing
was
well
knowne
to
haue
ben
wrought
by
the
meanes
of
the
Guisians
,
which
by
dayly
messages
and
letters
,
aduertised
the
Duke
of
Alua
of
theyr
purposes
and
preparation
.
Which
falsehod
of
theirs
,
many
most
affectionate
to
the
Romish
Religion
,
were
highly
offended
with
,
bycause
a
great
number
addicted
to
the
same
Romishe
Religion
were
in
that
companie
.
With
this
losse
,
and
with
the
rescue
of
the
towne
of
Valentiennes
,
the
King
seemed
to
be
much
troubled
,
for
he
feared
least
his
counsels
being
disclosed
to
the
Spanish
king
,
would
at
length
breede
some
cause
of
querel
and
warre
.
Howbeit
,
when
he
began
to
remember
,
that
a
great
parte
of
his
secrets
was
already
reuealed
to
the
Duke
of
Alua
,
he
oftentimes
resolued
to
vtter
his
minde
plainely
,
and
to
make
open
warre
.
But
he
was
withdrawne
from
that
purpose
by
certaine
men
whiche
the
Admirall
had
long
before
conceyued
,
that
they
would
so
do
.
Howbeit
,
he
gaue
the
Admirall
libertie
to
send
whatsoeuer
he
thoughte
meete
to
further
the
Prince
of
Aurenge
his
enterprise
,
and
as
great
supplie
either
of
footemen
or
of
horssemen
as
he
could
to
the
armie
which
the
Prince
of
Aurenge
had
leuyed
in
Germanie
.
When
the
Admirall
for
that
cause
had
made
request
that
he
might
leauie
thirtie
troupes
of
horssemen
,
and
as
many
ensignes
of
footemen
,
he
easily
obtayned
it
.
For
the
entertainement
of
these
footemen
it
behooued
to
haue
money
,
wherefore
at
the
request
of
the
Admirall
,
the
king
called
for
his
Tresurer
and
commanded
him
to
deliuer
to
the
Admirall
so
much
money
as
the
Admirall
should
thinke
meete
,
and
charged
him
,
that
he
should
not
in
any
wise
after
the
vsuall
manner
of
the
accompts
of
finances
,
write
the
causes
of
the
receipt
,
but
only
set
it
downe
in
this
forme
:
This
summe
of
money
was
payde
to
the
Admirall
suche
a
day
by
the
kings
commaundement
,
for
certayne
causes
which
the
king
hath
commaunded
not
to
be
written
:
and
to
thys
warrante
the
King
subscribed
with
hys
owne
hand
.
Also
the
King
wrote
to
Monducet
,
his
Embassadoure
in
the
lowe
countrey
,
to
trauell
as
earnestly
as
he
could
,
for
their
deliuerance
,
that
were
taken
at
the
ouerthrowe
of
Genlis
,
which
commaundment
it
is
said
that
Monducet
did
most
faithfully
and
diligently
execute
.
Not
long
before
this
,
Ioane
Queene
of
Nauarre
aboue
mentioned
,
died
in
the
Courte
at
Paris
,
of
a
sodaine
sicknesse
,
beeing
aboute
the
age
of
fortie
and
three
yeares
,
where
,
as
the
suspition
was
great
that
she
died
of
poyson
,
and
hir
body
was
sort
hat
cause
opened
by
the
Phisitions
,
there
were
no
tokens
of
poyson
espied
.
But
shortly
after
,
by
the
detection
of
one
.
A.
P.
it
hath
bene
found
that
she
was
poysoned
with
a
venomed
smell
of
a
pair
of
perfumed
gloues
,
dressed
by
one
Renat
the
Kings
Apothicarie
an
Italian
,
that
hath
a
shop
at
Paris
vppon
sainte
Michaels
bridge
,
neare
vnto
the
pallace
:
which
could
not
be
espied
by
the
phisitions
which
did
not
open
the
head
nor
loked
into
the
brayne
.
It
is
well
knowne
that
the
same
man
about
certayne
yeares
past
,
for
the
same
intente
gaue
to
Lewes
Prince
of
Conde
a
poysoned
pomander
,
which
the
Prince
left
with
one
le
Grosse
his
Surgion
:
le
Grosse
delited
with
the
same
,
was
by
little
and
little
poysoned
therewith
,
and
so
swelled
,
that
he
hardly
escaped
with
his
life
.
By
hir
deathe
,
the
Kingdome
came
to
the
Prince
Henrie
hir
sonne
,
to
whom
as
is
abouesaid
,
the
Kings
sister
was
promised
and
contracted
.
Things
being
as
it
seemed
throughout
all
Fraunce
in
most
peacible
estate
,
and
the
concord
of
all
degrees
well
established
,
the
day
was
appointed
for
the
marriage
of
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
which
day
all
they
that
fancied
the
Religion
esteemed
so
muche
the
more
ioyfull
to
them
,
bycause
they
sawe
the
King
wonderfully
bent
therevnto
,
and
all
good
men
iudged
the
same
a
most
assured
pledge
and
stablishmente
of
ciuill
concord
,
whereas
on
the
contrary
part
,
the
Guisians
and
other
enimies
of
common
quietnesse
greatly
abhorred
the
same
marriage
.
When
the
day
came
,
the
marriage
was
with
royall
pompe
solemnized
before
the
greate
Churche
of
Paris
,
and
a
certaine
fourme
of
words
so
framed
,
as
disagreed
with
the
Religion
of
neither
side
,
was
by
the
kings
commandement
pronounced
by
the
Cardinall
of
Burbon
the
king
of
Nauars
vnkle
:
and
so
the
matrimonie
celebrate
with
greate
ioy
of
the
king
and
all
good
men
,
the
bride
was
with
greate
trayne
and
pompe
led
into
the
Church
to
heare
Masse
,
and
in
the
meane
time
the
bridegrome
who
misliked
these
ceremonies
,
together
with
Henry
Prince
of
Conde
,
sonne
of
Lewes
,
and
the
Admirall
,
and
other
noble
men
of
the
same
Religion
,
walked
withoute
the
Church
dore
,
wayting
for
the
Brides
retourne
.
While
these
things
were
in
doing
at
Paris
,
Strozzi
,
who
as
we
haue
said
,
had
the
charge
of
the
kings
power
at
sea
,
houering
vpon
the
coast
of
Rochell
,
did
now
and
then
send
of
his
captaines
and
souldiers
into
the
towne
,
vnder
colour
of
buying
things
necessarie
:
and
sometime
he
came
thither
also
him selfe
.
The
like
was
done
at
the
same
time
in
another
part
of
France
,
by
the
horssemen
of
Gonzague
Duke
of
Niuers
,
nere
to
the
towne
of
la
Charité
,
whiche
hath
a
bridge
ouer
the
riuer
of
Loyre
,
and
remained
till
that
time
in
the
power
of
those
of
the
Religion
,
by
reason
of
the
great
number
of
them
there
inhabiting
.
This
troupe
was
of
those
horssemen
whiche
the
King
hath
accustomed
to
keepe
in
ordinarie
wages
in
euery
countrey
,
whereof
the
most
parte
were
Italians
,
countrey
men
to
their
Captaine
Lewes
Gonzague
,
to
whome
the
Queene
mother
had
giuen
the
daughter
and
heire
of
the
Duke
of
Niuers
in
mariage
.
They
requested
of
the
townesmen
,
that
they
might
make
their
musters
within
the
towne
,
saying
that
they
had
receyued
warrante
from
the
King
so
to
do
,
and
shewed
the
Kings
letters
therefore
.
At
Lions
the
gouernoure
of
the
towne
,
commaunded
a
view
to
be
taken
of
all
those
that
professed
the
Religion
,
and
their
names
to
be
written
in
a
boke
and
broughte
vnto
him
:
which
booke
shortly
after
,
according
to
the
successe
,
was
called
the
bloudy
booke
.
After
the
mariage
ended
at
Paris
,
which
was
the
time
that
the
Admirall
had
appointed
to
returne
to
his
owne
house
,
he
moued
the
king
concerning
his
departure
.
But
so
great
was
the
preparation
of
playes
,
so
great
was
the
magnificence
of
banquets
and
shewes
,
and
the
King
so
earnestly
bent
to
those
matters
,
that
he
had
no
leysure
,
not
onely
for
waightie
affaires
,
but
also
not
so
much
as
to
take
his
naturall
sleepe
.
For
in
the
French
court
,
Dauncings
,
Maskings
stageplayes
(
wherein
the
King
exceedingly
delighteth
)
are
commonly
vsed
in
the
night
time
:
and
so
the
time
that
is
fittest
for
counsell
and
matters
of
gouernance
,
is
by
reason
of
nightly
riottous
sitting
vp
,
of
necessitie
consumed
in
sleepe
.
So
great
also
is
the
familiaritie
of
men
and
the
women
of
the
Queene
mothers
traine
,
and
so
great
libertie
of
sporting
,
entertainment
and
talking
togither
,
as
to
forein
nations
maye
seeme
incredible
,
and
be
thought
of
all
honest
persons
a
matter
not
very
conuenient
for
preseruation
of
noble
yong
Ladies
chastitie
.
Moreouer
,
if
there
come
any
pandor
or
bawde
oute
of
Italie
,
or
any
Scholemaster
of
shameful
and
filthie
lust
,
he
winneth
in
short
time
maruellous
fauour
and
credit
.
And
such
a
multitude
is
there
begonne
to
be
of
Italians
,
commonly
throughout
all
Fraunce
,
specially
in
the
court
,
since
the
administration
of
the
realme
was
committed
to
the
Queene
mother
,
that
many
doe
commonly
call
it
Fraunce-Italian
,
and
some
terme
it
a
Colonie
,
and
some
a
common
sincke
of
Italie
.
These
madnesses
of
the
Courte
,
were
the
cause
that
the
Admirall
could
not
haue
accese
to
the
Kings
speache
,
nor
entrance
to
deale
in
waightie
matters
.
But
when
they
that
were
sent
from
the
refourmed
Churches
to
complayne
of
iniuries
commonlye
done
to
those
of
the
Religion
,
vnderstode
of
the
Admirals
purpose
to
departe
,
they
did
with
all
speede
deliuer
to
him
their
bookes
and
petitions
,
and
besoughte
him
,
not
to
departe
from
the
Court
till
he
had
dealte
in
the
cause
of
the
Churches
,
and
deliuered
their
petitions
to
the
King
and
his
counsell
.
For
this
cause
the
Admirall
resolued
to
deferre
his
goyng
for
a
while
,
till
he
mighte
treat
with
the
kings
Counsell
concerning
those
requests
:
for
the
King
had
promised
him
that
he
would
shortly
entend
those
matters
,
and
be
present
with
the
Counsell
himselfe
.
Besides
this
delay
,
there
was
another
matter
that
stayed
him
.
There
was
owing
to
the
Rutters
of
Germanie
,
whiche
had
serued
on
the
part
of
the
Religion
in
the
last
warre
,
great
summes
of
money
for
their
wages
,
in
whiche
matter
the
Admirall
trauelled
with
incredible
earnestnesse
and
care
.
Concerning
all
these
affaires
,
the
Admirall
(
as
he
determined
before
)
hauing
accesse
and
opportunitie
for
that
purpose
,
moued
the
Kings
priuie
Counsell
the
.22
.
daye
of
August
,
which
was
the
fift
daye
after
the
king
of
Nauarres
mariage
,
and
spent
muche
time
in
that
treatie
.
Aboute
noone
,
when
he
was
in
returning
home
from
the
counsell
,
with
a
great
companie
of
noblemen
and
gentlemen
,
beholde
,
a
Harquebuzier
oute
of
a
windowe
of
a
house
neere
adioyning
,
shotte
the
Admirall
with
two
bullets
of
leade
through
both
the
armes
.
When
the
Admirall
felt
himselfe
wounded
,
nothing
at
all
amazed
,
but
with
the
same
countenance
that
he
was
accustomed
,
he
said
,
through
yonder
windowe
it
was
done
:
go
see
who
are
in
the
house
.
What
manner
of
trecherie
is
this
?
Then
he
sent
a
certayne
gentleman
of
his
company
to
the
king
to
declare
it
vnto
him
.
The
king
at
that
time
was
playing
at
Tennise
wyth
the
Duke
of
Guise
Assoone
as
he
heard
of
the
Admirals
hurte
,
he
was
maruellously
moued
as
it
seemed
,
and
threw
away
his
racket
that
hee
played
with
on
the
grounde
,
and
taking
with
him
his
brother
in
lawe
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
he
retired
into
his
castle
.
The
gentlemen
that
were
with
the
Admiral
brake
into
the
house
from
whence
he
receyued
his
hurte
,
there
they
found
only
one
woman
,
the
keper
of
the
house
,
and
shortly
after
also
a
boy
,
his
lackey
that
had
done
the
deede
,
and
therewithall
they
founde
the
harquebuze
lying
vppon
the
table
in
that
chamber
from
whence
the
noyse
was
heard
:
him
that
shot
they
found
not
,
for
he
in
great
hast
was
runne
away
out
at
the
backe
gate
,
and
getting
on
horssebacke
,
which
he
had
wayting
for
him
redy
sadled
at
the
dore
,
he
rode
a
great
pace
to
Sainte
Anthonies
gate
,
where
he
had
a
freshe
horsse
tarying
for
him
if
neede
were
,
and
another
at
Marcelles
gate
.
Then
by
the
kings
commandement
a
great
number
rode
out
in
post
into
all
partes
to
pursue
him
:
but
for
that
he
was
slipped
into
bywayes
,
and
receiued
into
a
certaine
castle
,
they
could
not
ouertake
him
.
At
the
sure
of
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
and
the
Prince
of
Conde
and
other
,
the
King
by
and
by
gaue
commission
for
enquirie
to
be
made
of
the
matter
,
and
committed
the
examining
thereof
to
three
chosen
persons
of
the
parliament
of
Paris
,
Thuan
and
Morsant
and
Viol
a
counseller
.
Firste
it
was
found
that
the
same
house
belonged
to
a
Priest
a
Canon
of
saint
Germaine
,
whose
name
is
Villemure
,
which
had
bene
the
Duke
of
Guises
scholemaster
in
his
youthe
,
and
still
continued
a
retayner
towarde
hym
.
Then
the
woman
whiche
we
said
was
founde
in
the
house
,
being
taken
and
broughte
before
them
,
confessed
that
a
fewe
dayes
before
,
there
came
to
hir
one
Chally
sometime
a
maister
d'hostel
of
the
Duke
of
Guises
house
,
and
now
of
the
Kings
courte
,
and
commaunded
hir
to
make
muche
of
the
man
that
had
done
thys
deede
,
and
to
lodge
him
in
the
same
bed
and
chamber
where
Villemure
was
wont
to
lie
,
for
that
he
was
his
friende
and
very
familiar
acquaintance
,
and
that
Villemure
would
be
very
glad
of
it
.
The
name
of
him
that
shot
was
very
dilligently
kepte
secret
.
Some
say
it
was
Manreuet
,
whiche
in
the
thirde
ciuill
warre
traiterously
slew
his
captaine
monsieur
de
Mouy
,
a
most
valiante
and
noble
gentleman
,
and
straightway
fled
into
the
enimies
campe
.
Some
saye
it
was
Bondot
,
one
of
the
archers
of
the
Kings
guarde
.
When
the
womans
confession
was
broughte
to
the
king
,
he
immediatly
called
Monsieur
de
Nance
,
captaine
of
his
guard
,
and
commaunded
him
to
apprehend
Challey
and
bring
him
to
him
.
Challey
assoone
as
hee
heard
the
stroke
of
the
peece
,
fledde
into
the
Kings
castle
called
the
Louure
,
and
hid
him
in
the
Duke
of
Guises
chamber
,
from
whence
he
conuayed
him selfe
away
assoone
as
he
had
heard
of
the
kings
commaundement
▪
When
de
Nance
was
infourmed
of
his
departure
,
he
answered
that
Challey
was
a
gentleman
of
good
worship
,
and
there
was
no
doubte
but
when
neede
were
he
woulde
appeare
before
the
King
and
the
magistrates
.
While
these
things
were
doyng
,
and
the
Admirals
wound
in
dressing
,
Theligny
went
by
his
commaundement
to
the
King
,
and
most
humbly
besought
him
in
the
name
of
his
father
in
lawe
,
that
his
maiestie
woulde
voutsafe
to
come
vnto
him
,
for
that
his
life
seemed
to
be
in
perill
,
and
that
he
had
certaine
things
to
say
,
greatly
importing
to
the
King
;
safetie
,
whiche
he
well
knewe
that
none
in
his
Realme
durst
declare
to
his
maiestie
.
The
King
curteously
aunswered
that
he
would
willingly
go
to
him
,
and
within
a
little
while
after
he
set
forwarde
.
The
Queene
mother
went
with
him
,
and
the
Duke
of
Aniow
,
the
Duke
of
Monpensier
,
a
most
affectionate
subiect
to
the
Churche
of
Rome
,
the
Counte
de
Rhetz
,
the
Queene
mothers
great
familiar
,
Chauigny
and
Entragny
,
which
afterwarde
were
chiefe
ringleaders
in
the
butcherie
of
Paris
.
When
the
King
had
louingly
saluted
the
Admirall
as
he
was
wont
to
do
,
and
had
gently
asked
him
some
questions
concerning
his
hurt
and
the
state
of
his
health
,
and
the
Admirall
had
aunswered
with
suche
a
milde
and
quiet
countenaunce
,
that
all
they
that
were
present
wondered
at
his
temperance
and
pacience
,
the
king
beyng
much
moued
(
as
it
seemed
)
sayd
,
The
hurt
my
Admirall
is
done
to
thee
,
but
the
dishonour
to
me
:
but
by
the
death
of
God
(
saith
he
)
I
sweare
I
will
so
seuerely
reuenge
both
the
hurte
and
the
dishonor
,
that
it
shall
neuer
be
forgotten
.
He
asked
him
also
how
he
lik●d
of
the
Iudges
that
he
had
chosen
,
to
whom
he
had
giuen
commission
for
examining
the
matter
.
The
Admiral
aunswered
that
he
could
not
but
very
well
like
of
those
that
his
maiestie
had
allowed
of
,
yet
he
besought
him
if
he
thought
it
good
,
that
Cauagnes
might
be
called
to
counsell
with
them
,
albeit
that
it
was
no
hard
matter
to
finde
out
,
for
it
was
no
doubt
(
sayd
he
)
that
this
good
turne
was
done
him
by
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
the
reuenge
wherof
he
referred
to
God
.
This
onely
he
most
heartily
and
humbly
besoughte
of
his
royall
maiestie
,
that
the
fact
might
be
duelie
enquired
vpon
.
The
King
aunswered
that
he
would
take
earnest
care
of
it
,
and
reuenge
that
iniurie
with
no
lesse
seueritie
than
if
it
had
bene
done
to
himselfe
.
Then
the
kings
brethren
and
their
mother
with
drawing
themselues
a
while
,
the
Admirall
as
it
was
afterward
knowne
by
his
owne
report
,
began
to
aduise
the
king
to
haue
in
memorie
those
things
that
he
had
ofte
tolde
him
of
the
daungerous
intentions
of
certaine
persons
:
and
he
tolde
him
,
that
though
he
himself
had
receiued
a
great
wound
,
yet
there
was
no
lesse
hanging
ouer
the
kings
head
:
and
that
long
ago
there
was
treason
in
practizing
against
his
life
,
which
if
he
would
do
wisely
he
should
auoyde
betimes
.
Further
he
sayd
,
that
though
so
soone
as
God
should
take
him
to
himselfe
out
of
this
life
,
he
doubted
not
but
that
his
same
should
be
brought
into
sundry
slaunders
by
enuious
persons
,
and
such
as
ought
him
euill
will
by
reason
of
the
late
warres
,
neuerthelesse
he
had
oftentimes
disclosed
vnto
the
king
the
authors
of
the
dissentions
,
and
opened
the
causes
therof
,
and
that
God
was
his
witnesse
of
his
most
faithfull
hearte
to
the
king
and
the
common
weale
,
and
that
he
had
neuer
holden
any
thing
dearer
than
his
countrey
and
the
publique
safetie
.
The
king
after
such
aunswere
made
herevnto
as
he
thought
best
,
spake
aloude
,
&
heartily
entreated
the
Admirall
to
suffer
himself
to
be
remoued
into
his
castell
of
the
Louure
,
for
that
he
thought
some
perill
,
least
there
should
arise
some
sedition
among
the
commons
alreadie
in
disorder
,
or
any
stirre
in
that
madde
and
troublesome
Citie
Wherto
this
speech
of
the
king
tended
coulde
not
then
be
vnderstoode
.
For
though
the
commonaltie
of
Paris
hath
euer
bene
accompted
the
most
foolish
&
madde
of
all
other
,
yet
is
it
euer
most
easily
appeased
,
not
onely
with
the
comming
and
presence
of
the
king
,
but
also
with
the
very
sound
of
his
name
.
The
Admirall
most
humbly
and
largely
thanked
the
king
,
and
made
his
exuse
vpon
the
counsell
of
the
Phisitions
,
which
feared
that
shaking
would
encrease
his
paine
,
and
therfore
had
taken
order
that
he
should
not
be
stirred
out
of
his
place
.
Then
the
Counte
de
Rhetz
turning
to
certaine
gentlemen
of
the
Admirals
friends
,
sayd
,
I
would
the
Admirall
would
follow
the
kings
counsell
;
for
it
is
to
be
feared
that
some
such
stirre
may
arise
in
the
towne
,
as
the
king
shall
not
easily
be
able
to
appease
.
Which
speech
being
vttered
,
although
no
man
did
yet
suspect
whereto
that
aduise
tended
,
yet
the
Admirall
&
his
friends
thought
it
good
to
request
of
the
king
to
assigne
vnto
him
certaine
of
the
souldiers
of
the
guarde
for
his
safetie
.
The
king
aunswered
that
he
verie
well
liked
of
that
deuise
,
and
that
he
was
fully
determined
to
prouide
aswell
for
the
Admirals
safetie
as
for
his
owne
,
and
that
he
would
preserue
the
Admirall
as
the
ball
of
his
eye
,
&
that
he
had
in
admiration
the
constancie
and
fortitude
of
the
man
,
and
that
he
neuer
before
that
time
beleued
that
there
could
be
so
great
valiauntnesse
of
courage
in
anye
mortall
person
.
Therewith
the
Duke
of
Aniow
the
Kings
brother
commaunded
Cossin
captaine
of
the
Kings
guarde
,
to
place
a
certaine
band
of
souldiers
to
ward
before
the
Admirals
gate
.
There
could
hardly
a
man
be
found
more
hatefull
against
the
Admirals
parte
,
nor
more
affected
to
the
Guisians
than
this
Cossin
,
which
the
successe
plainly
proued
,
as
hereafter
shall
appeare
.
The
Duke
of
Aniow
further
added
,
that
he
thought
it
should
be
good
for
the
Admirall
,
if
moe
of
his
friends
and
familiars
that
lodged
in
the
fauxburges
did
drawe
nearer
about
him
:
and
forthwith
he
commaunded
the
kings
herbingers
to
warne
those
to
whome
they
had
before
assigned
lodgings
in
that
streete
,
to
remoue
from
thence
,
and
to
place
the
Admirals
friendes
in
their
roomes
.
Whiche
counsell
was
suche
,
as
none
coulde
possibly
be
deuised
more
fit
for
those
things
that
followed
.
For
those
whiche
might
haue
by
flight
escaped
out
of
the
suburbs
were
nowe
holden
fast
inough
,
being
enclosed
not
only
within
the
walles
of
the
towne
,
but
also
within
the
compasse
of
one
narrow
strete
.
The
nexte
day
after
,
the
Vndermasters
of
the
streetes
commonly
called
Quartermen
,
●urueyed
al
the
vittailing
houses
and
Innes
from
house
to
house
,
and
all
the
names
of
those
of
the
Religion
,
together
with
the
place
of
euery
of
their
lodgings
they
put
in
bookes
,
and
with
speede
deliuered
ouer
the
same
bookes
to
those
of
whome
they
had
receyued
that
commaundement
.
After
noone
the
Queene
mother
lead
out
the
King
,
the
Duke
of
Aniow
,
Gonzague
,
Tauaignes
,
the
Countie
de
Rhetz
called
Gondin
,
into
hir
gardens
called
Tegliers
.
This
place
bicause
it
was
somewhat
farre
from
resort
,
she
thoughte
most
fit
for
this
their
last
consultation
.
There
she
shewede
them
,
how
those
whom
they
had
long
bene
in
waite
for
,
were
nowe
sure
in
hold
,
and
the
Admirall
lay
in
his
bed
maymed
of
both
his
armes
and
coulde
not
stirre
,
the
king
of
Nauarre
and
Prince
of
Conde
were
fast
lodged
in
the
castle
,
the
gates
wer
kept
shut
all
nighte
,
and
watches
placed
,
so
as
they
were
so
snared
that
they
coulde
no
way
escape
,
and
the
captaines
thus
taken
,
it
was
not
to
be
feared
that
any
of
the
Religion
woulde
from
thencefoorth
stirre
any
more
.
Now
was
a
notable
opportunite
(
said
she
)
offred
to
dispatch
the
matter
.
For
all
the
chiefe
captaines
were
fast
closed
vp
in
Paris
,
and
the
rest
in
other
townes
were
all
vnarmed
and
vnprepared
,
and
that
there
were
scarcely
to
be
founde
ten
enimies
to
a
thousand
Catholikes
:
that
the
Parisians
were
in
armour
and
were
able
to
make
threescore
thousande
chosen
fighting
men
,
and
that
within
the
space
of
one
houre
all
the
enimies
may
be
slayne
,
and
the
whole
name
and
race
of
those
wicked
men
be
vtterly
rooted
out
.
On
the
other
side
(
saith
she
)
if
the
King
do
not
take
the
aduantage
of
the
fitnesse
of
this
time
,
it
is
no
doubte
but
that
if
the
Admirall
recouer
his
health
,
al
Fraunce
wil
shortly
be
on
fire
with
the
fourth
ciuill
warre
.
The
Queenes
opinion
was
allowed
.
Howbeit
it
was
thought
best
,
partly
for
his
age
,
and
partly
for
the
affinities
sake
,
that
the
king
of
Nauarres
life
shuld
be
saued
.
As
for
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
it
was
doubted
whether
it
were
best
to
spare
hym
for
his
age
,
or
to
put
him
to
death
for
hatred
of
his
fathers
name
.
But
herein
the
opinion
of
Gonzague
toke
place
,
that
he
should
with
feare
of
death
and
torment
,
be
drawen
from
the
Religion
.
So
that
counsell
brake
vp
,
with
appoyntment
that
the
matter
should
be
put
in
execution
the
nexte
night
early
afore
day
,
and
that
the
ordering
and
doing
of
all
shoulde
be
committed
to
the
Duke
of
Guise
.
The
Admirall
being
en●ormed
of
stirre
and
noyse
of
armour
,
and
threatnings
heard
euery
where
through
out
the
towne
,
and
preparation
of
many
things
pertaining
to
tumult
,
sent
word
therof
to
the
King
:
who
aunswered
,
that
there
was
no
cause
for
the
Admirall
to
feare
,
for
all
was
done
by
his
commaundement
,
and
not
euery
where
,
but
in
certaine
places
,
&
that
there
were
certaine
appointed
by
him
to
be
in
armor
,
least
the
people
should
rise
and
make
any
stirre
in
the
towne
.
When
the
Duke
of
Guise
thoughte
all
things
readie
enough
,
he
called
to
him
the
abouesayde
Marcell
,
and
charged
him
that
he
should
a
little
after
midnight
assemble
togither
the
maisters
of
the
streetes
whome
they
call
Diziners
into
the
towne
house
,
for
he
had
certaine
strange
and
speciall
matters
in
charge
from
the
king
,
which
his
pleasure
was
to
haue
declared
vnto
them
.
They
all
assembled
bytime
.
Carron
the
new
prouost
of
merchaunts
,
guarded
with
certaine
Guisians
,
and
among
the
rest
Entragne
and
Pnygallart
,
made
the
declaration
:
He
sayd
that
the
kings
meaning
was
to
destroye
all
the
Rebels
which
had
in
these
late
yeares
borne
armes
against
his
maiestie
,
and
to
roote
out
the
race
of
those
wicked
men
,
it
was
now
very
fitly
happened
that
the
chieftaynes
and
ringleaders
of
them
were
faste
enclosed
within
the
walles
of
the
towne
,
as
in
a
prison
,
and
that
the
same
night
they
should
first
begin
with
them
,
and
afterward
for
the
rest
assone
as
possibly
might
be
,
throughout
all
partes
of
the
Realme
the
King
would
take
order
:
and
the
token
to
set
vpon
them
,
should
be
giuen
,
not
with
a
trumpet
,
but
with
tocksein
or
ringing
of
the
great
bell
of
the
pallace
,
which
they
knewe
to
be
accustomed
onely
in
great
cases
:
and
the
marke
for
them
to
be
knowne
from
other
,
should
be
a
white
linnen
cloth
hanged
aboute
their
left
arme
,
and
a
white
crosse
pinned
vpon
their
cappes
.
In
the
meane
time
the
Duke
of
Guise
made
priuie
thervnto
the
Captaines
of
the
Kings
guarde
,
both
Gascoignes
,
Frenchmen
,
and
Switzers
,
and
bad
them
be
readie
to
goe
to
it
with
good
courage
.
Shortly
after
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
and
the
bastard
sonne
of
king
Henrie
,
commonlye
called
the
Cheualier
,
with
a
great
band
of
armed
men
following
them
,
went
to
the
Admirals
house
,
which
Cossin
kept
besieged
with
harquebuziers
placed
in
order
on
both
sides
of
the
streate
.
The
Admiral
aduertised
of
the
stirre
and
the
noise
of
the
armour
,
although
he
had
scarcely
ten
persons
in
his
house
able
to
beare
harnesse
,
and
in
his
chamber
onely
two
surgions
,
one
preacher
and
one
or
two
seruitors
,
yet
coulde
not
be
made
afraide
,
trusting
(
as
he
oft
rehearsed
)
vpon
the
Kings
good
will
toward
him
,
approued
by
so
many
and
so
great
meanes
of
assuraunce
,
hauing
also
confidence
that
the
commonaltie
of
Paris
if
they
once
vnderstode
the
King
to
mislike
of
their
madde
furie
,
howe
much
so
euer
they
were
in
outrage
,
yet
so
sone
as
they
saw
Cossin
warding
the
gate
,
they
wold
be
appeased
.
He
repeated
also
the
other
for
keeping
of
the
peace
,
so
ofte
openly
sworne
by
the
King
and
his
brethren
and
their
mother
,
and
entred
in
publike
recordes
,
the
league
lately
made
with
the
Queene
of
Englande
for
the
same
cause
,
the
articles
of
treatie
couenanted
with
the
Prince
of
Aurenge
,
the
kings
faith
giuen
to
the
Princes
of
Germanie
,
some
townes
attempted
and
some
taken
in
the
lowe
countrey
by
the
Kings
commaundement
,
the
mariage
of
the
Kings
sister
solemnized
but
sixe
daies
before
,
which
it
was
not
like
that
he
wold
suffer
to
be
defiled
with
bloud
,
finally
the
iugement
of
forain
nations
and
of
posteritie
,
shame
and
the
honor
&
constancie
of
a
Prince
,
publique
faith
,
and
the
sacred
respect
of
the
law
of
nations
,
all
which
it
seemed
monstruous
and
incredible
that
the
king
could
assent
to
be
stained
with
so
outragious
a
cruell
deede
.
Cossin
when
he
sawe
the
noblemen
drawe
neere
,
knocked
at
the
gate
,
which
as
is
abouesaid
,
he
was
commaunded
by
the
Duke
of
Aniow
to
kepe
.
Whervpon
many
applyed
the
olde
prouerbe
,
A
goodly
guarde
to
make
the
woolfe
keper
of
the
sheepe
.
When
he
was
entred
without
in
maner
any
difficultie
,
he
caried
in
with
him
a
great
companie
of
armed
men
,
and
after
those
followed
the
great
Lords
.
Such
as
Cossin
found
at
the
entrie
of
&
within
the
porch
of
the
house
,
he
slew
with
a
partisan
that
he
had
in
his
hand
.
Which
when
the
Admirall
vnderstoode
,
he
caused
those
that
were
about
him
to
lift
him
out
of
his
bed
,
and
casting
on
a
nightgowne
vpon
him
,
he
rose
vpright
on
his
feete
,
he
bad
his
friends
and
seruantes
to
flee
and
make
shift
for
them selues
,
and
to
take
no
more
care
for
him
,
for
he
sayd
that
he
was
readie
with
most
willing
hearte
to
render
into
the
hands
of
God
,
now
calling
for
it
againe
,
the
spirit
that
he
had
lent
him
to
vse
for
a
time
:
and
sayd
that
this
violent
crueltie
was
prepared
not
so
much
for
his
destruction
,
as
for
the
dishonoring
of
Christ
and
the
tormenting
of
so
many
Churches
,
the
defence
of
which
Churches
he
had
at
the
potition
of
all
godly
men
with
his
many
daungers
and
calamities
sustained
.
In
the
meane
time
there
came
vp
the
staires
into
the
hier
part
of
the
house
,
one
Benuese
a
Germayne
,
broughte
vp
in
the
house
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
and
to
whome
it
is
saide
,
that
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
had
giuen
one
of
his
bastard
daughters
in
mariage
:
and
with
hym
came
Cossin
the
Gascoine
,
Attin
a
Picarde
a
retainer
and
familiar
of
the
Duke
d'Aumal
,
one
that
a
few
yeares
before
sought
to
murder
d'Andelot
by
treason
,
and
also
one
Hāfort
an
Auernois
,
all
weaponed
with
swords
and
targets
,
and
armed
with
shirts
of
maile
.
When
they
were
broken
into
the
Admirals
chamber
,
Benuese
came
to
him
,
and
bending
his
drawen
sword
vpon
him
,
said
,
Art
not
thou
the
Admirall
?
he
with
a
quiet
and
constant
countenance
,
(
as
we
haue
since
vnderstode
by
them selues
)
answered
,
I
am
so
called
.
And
then
seeing
the
sword
drawen
vpon
him
,
he
sayde
,
yong
man
,
consider
my
age
and
the
weake
case
that
I
am
now
in
.
But
the
fellowe
,
after
blaspheming
God
,
first
thrust
his
sworde
into
the
Admirals
brest
,
and
then
also
stroke
him
vpon
the
head
,
and
Attin
shot
him
through
the
brest
with
a
pistol
.
When
the
Admirall
was
with
this
wound
not
yet
throughly
dead
,
Benuese
gaue
him
the
third
wound
vpon
the
thigh
,
and
so
he
fell
downe
for
dead
.
When
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
which
stayed
in
the
court
with
the
other
noble
men
,
heard
this
,
he
cried
out
alowde
,
hast
thou
done
Benuese
?
he
aunswered
,
I
haue
done
.
Then
said
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
our
Cheuelier
(
meaning
King
Henries
bastard
abouesaide
)
vnlesse
he
see
it
with
hys
eyes
,
will
not
beleeue
it
:
throwe
him
downe
at
the
windowe
.
Then
Benuese
with
the
helpe
of
his
fellowes
toke
vp
the
Admirals
body
and
threw
it
downe
through
the
windowe
.
When
by
reason
of
the
wounde
in
his
head
,
and
hys
face
couered
with
bloud
they
could
not
well
discerne
him
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
kneeled
downe
on
the
grounde
and
wiped
him
with
a
napkin
and
said
,
now
I
know
him
,
it
is
he
.
And
therewithal
going
out
at
the
gate
with
the
rest
of
the
Lords
,
he
cryed
out
to
the
multitude
in
armoure
,
saying
:
my
companions
we
haue
had
a
good
lucky
beginning
:
nowe
let
vs
go
forward
to
the
rest
,
for
it
is
the
Kings
commaundement
:
which
words
he
did
ofte
repete
alowde
,
saying
,
Thus
the
King
commaundeth
:
This
is
the
Kings
will
,
this
is
his
pleasure
.
And
then
he
commaunded
the
token
to
be
giuen
by
ringing
tocksein
with
the
great
bell
of
the
palace
,
and
alarme
to
be
raysed
,
and
he
caused
it
to
be
published
,
that
the
conspiratours
were
in
armoure
and
about
to
kill
the
king
.
Then
a
certaine
Italian
of
Gōzagues
band
,
cut
off
the
Admirals
head
,
and
sent
it
preserued
with
spices
to
Rome
to
the
Pope
and
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
.
Other
cut
off
his
hands
,
and
other
his
secret
partes
.
Then
the
common
labourers
and
rascals
three
dayes
togither
dragged
the
dead
body
thus
mangled
and
berayed
with
bloud
and
filth
,
through
the
streetes
,
and
afterwarde
drew
it
out
of
the
towne
to
the
common
gallowes
,
and
hanged
it
vp
with
a
rope
by
the
feete
.
In
the
meane
time
,
those
of
the
noble
mens
bandes
brake
into
all
the
chambers
of
the
admirals
house
,
and
suche
as
they
founde
eyther
in
theyr
beds
,
or
hidden
,
they
mangled
them
with
many
wounds
,
and
so
slaughtered
them
.
Of
that
number
were
two
young
children
,
pages
,
of
honourable
birth
.
There
was
also
the
Counte
Rochfoucault
,
which
for
the
excellent
plesantnesse
of
his
wit
,
and
for
his
valiantnesse
was
hiely
beloued
of
King
Henry
,
and
so
seemed
for
the
same
cause
also
to
be
beloued
of
the
king
.
Him
was
de
Nance
abouesaid
commaunded
to
kill
,
but
he
refusing
it
for
their
old
acquaintance
and
familiaritie
:
one
Laberge
an
Auernois
offred
him self
to
the
king
to
do
it
,
but
with
this
condition
,
that
the
king
should
giue
him
the
captaineship
of
horssemen
which
Counte
Rochfoucault
had
.
There
was
also
slayne
Theligny
the
Admirals
sonne
in
law
,
a
yong
man
of
singular
towardnesse
bothe
of
wit
and
courage
,
to
whome
the
king
these
many
yeares
had
both
in
words
and
countenance
made
shewe
of
so
great
good
will
,
as
that
no
man
was
thoughte
to
be
more
hiely
in
his
fauoure
.
He
crying
out
,
that
it
was
now
grieuous
to
him
to
liue
,
for
that
he
had
euer
commended
to
his
father
in
lawe
the
faithfulnesse
of
the
King
,
refused
not
the
deathe
offred
hym
.
And
many
other
most
flourishing
yong
noble
men
and
gentlemen
were
euery
where
butcherly
murthered
in
that
streete
.
Then
the
noble
mens
bands
,
and
Cossins
souldiers
went
ransacking
from
house
to
house
:
and
the
Admirals
house
and
all
the
other
houses
were
all
sacked
and
spoyled
,
euen
in
like
manner
as
is
vsed
to
be
done
by
souldiers
greedy
of
pray
in
a
towne
taken
by
assault
:
and
many
by
this
robberie
,
were
of
beggers
sodeinly
become
riche
men
.
For
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
the
Duke
of
Monpensier
,
the
Cheualier
king
Henries
bastarde
,
Gonzague
,
Tauaignes
,
and
the
other
great
Lords
,
did
with
reward
of
the
spoile
and
bootie
encourage
the
multitude
to
the
slaughter
,
and
cried
out
aloud
that
this
was
the
kings
will
.
So
all
the
rest
of
the
day
from
morning
to
euening
,
the
rascall
multitude
,
encouraged
by
spoyle
and
robberie
,
ranne
with
their
bloudy
swords
raging
throughout
all
the
towne
:
they
spared
not
the
aged
,
nor
women
,
nor
the
very
babes
:
In
ioy
and
triumph
they
threw
the
slaine
bodies
out
at
the
windowes
,
so
as
there
was
not
in
manner
any
one
streete
or
lane
,
that
seemed
not
strawed
with
murthered
carcases
.
While
these
things
were
thus
a
doing
in
the
towne
,
the
King
of
Nauarre
and
the
prince
of
Conde
,
whome
the
King
had
lodged
in
hys
owne
castle
of
the
Louure
,
were
by
the
kings
commaundement
sent
for
and
conueyed
vnto
him
.
But
their
company
,
their
seruitours
of
their
chamber
,
their
friends
reteining
to
them
,
their
scholemaisters
,
and
those
that
had
the
bringing
vp
of
them
,
crying
out
alowde
to
the
Kings
fidelitie
for
succoure
,
were
thrust
out
of
the
chambers
,
and
by
the
kings
guard
of
Switzers
hewed
in
pieces
and
slaughtered
in
the
kings
owne
sight
.
But
of
that
number
of
persons
slayne
,
no
mans
case
was
so
much
lamented
of
many
,
as
Monsieur
de
Pilles
,
in
whome
it
is
hard
to
expresse
whether
there
were
more
godly
zeale
in
Religion
,
or
prowesse
in
warre
.
Whereby
hauing
in
the
late
yeares
,
specially
by
the
defence
of
the
towne
of
Saint
Iohn
d'Angeli
,
which
the
King
then
besieged
,
gotten
great
honoure
of
cheualrie
,
he
was
thoughte
very
well
beloued
and
hiely
esteemed
of
the
King
.
Him
and
Leranne
the
sonne
of
Odou
,
by
the
French
Kings
commaundement
(
which
was
not
then
vnderstoode
whereto
it
tended
)
the
King
of
Nauarre
had
stayed
in
a
wardrobe
adioyning
to
his
owne
chamber
,
and
caused
them
to
lodge
there
al
night
.
A
little
afore
day
,
hearing
of
the
running
of
men
,
and
noyse
of
armor
,
and
cries
and
killings
,
they
rose
in
hast
,
and
immediatly
de
Nance
,
whome
we
haue
before
spoken
of
,
came
to
them
,
and
commanded
them
in
the
kings
name
to
come
downe
into
the
court
,
and
to
leaue
their
weapons
behind
them
,
and
lastly
to
depart
out
of
the
castle
.
When
de
Pilles
sawe
himselfe
thrust
out
among
the
multitude
of
the
murthering
souldiers
,
and
beheld
the
bodies
of
them
that
were
slayne
,
he
cried
out
with
a
very
lowde
voyce
that
the
king
might
well
heare
him
,
protesting
vpon
the
kings
fidelitie
,
and
detesting
his
trayterous
infidelitie
,
&
therwith
he
toke
off
a
rich
cloake
whiche
he
wore
,
and
gaue
it
to
one
of
his
acquaintance
,
saying
,
take
here
this
token
of
Pilles
,
and
hereafter
remember
Pilles
moste
vnworthyly
and
shamefully
slayne
.
Oh
my
good
Monsieur
de
Pilles
,
saide
the
other
,
I
am
none
of
them
:
I
thanke
you
for
your
cloake
,
but
I
will
not
receiue
it
with
that
condition
,
and
so
refused
to
take
the
cloake
:
and
immediatly
de
Pilles
was
thrust
through
by
one
of
the
guarde
with
a
partisan
,
and
died
.
And
this
ende
had
this
most
valiante
and
noble
gentleman
.
And
then
his
body
was
throwen
into
the
quarrey
with
the
rest
,
whiche
when
they
that
passed
by
did
behold
,
the
souldiers
cryed
out
,
there
they
be
that
made
assault
vpon
vs
,
and
would
haue
killed
the
King
.
Leranne
beeing
thrust
through
with
a
sword
,
escaped
and
ran
into
the
Queene
of
Nauarres
chamber
,
and
was
by
hir
kept
and
preserued
from
the
violence
of
those
that
pursued
him
.
Shortly
after
,
she
obtayned
his
pardon
of
hir
brother
,
and
committing
him
to
hir
owne
Phisitions
,
restored
him
both
to
life
and
health
.
While
things
were
in
doing
at
Paris
,
Strozzi
,
which
(
as
we
haue
aforesayd
)
was
come
with
all
his
power
to
Rochell
,
sent
a
great
number
of
his
souldiers
into
the
towne
,
vnder
colour
of
a
banket
to
be
made
to
his
friends
in
the
castell
called
la
Cheine
,
but
by
reason
of
the
iealosie
&
watches
of
the
townes
men
,
by
whom
he
sawe
his
treason
was
espied
,
he
went
away
without
his
purpose
.
But
they
of
la
Charité
,
which
as
we
haue
before
shewed
,
were
trapped
by
the
Italian
horssemen
,
taking
lesse
heed
to
the
safe
keeping
of
their
towne
,
were
a
little
before
night
surprized
,
and
within
fewe
dayes
after
put
to
the
sweard
.
The
next
day
following
,
where
any
that
had
hidden
themselues
in
corners
at
Paris
coulde
be
found
out
,
the
slaughter
was
renewed
:
also
common
labourers
and
porters
,
and
other
of
the
most
rascals
of
the
people
and
desperate
villaines
,
to
haue
the
spoile
of
their
clothes
,
stripped
the
dead
bodies
starke
naked
&
threw
them
into
the
riuer
of
Seane
.
The
profit
of
all
the
robberies
and
spoyles
came
all
for
the
most
part
to
the
handes
of
these
laborers
and
the
souldiers
,
and
to
the
Kings
treasure
came
very
little
or
nothing
.
The
onely
gaine
that
came
to
him
,
was
that
which
might
be
made
of
the
vacations
(
as
they
terme
them
)
of
offices
and
of
places
of
Magistrates
,
Captaines
&
other
romes
of
charge
,
wherof
yet
he
gaue
a
great
part
freely
away
to
diuers
of
the
Court
.
For
the
Admirals
office
he
gaue
to
the
Marques
de
Villars
,
the
Chancellorship
of
Nauarre
,
after
the
murther
of
Francourt
,
he
by
and
by
gaue
to
Henry
Memne
de
Malassise
,
which
had
been
the
truchman
and
messenger
in
the
treatie
of
the
last
peace
:
the
office
of
the
maister
of
the
Finances
after
the
slaughter
of
Prunes
he
gaue
to
Villequier
,
the
office
of
President
des
aides
when
Plateau
was
slaine
he
gaue
to
de
Nully
:
the
other
offices
he
sold
as
his
maner
is
,
to
such
as
gaue
ready
money
for
them
.
For
it
hath
ben
the
custome
now
lately
of
certaine
Kings
of
Fraunce
(
such
as
among
forein
nations
hath
not
bene
heard
of
)
to
put
to
sale
all
the
profits
,
rights
,
and
benefites
of
the
crowne
,
and
to
kepe
an
open
market
for
money
,
of
all
iudiciall
offices
,
and
of
all
the
roomes
belonging
to
his
treasure
and
finances
,
according
to
a
rate
of
price
set
vpon
euerie
one
of
them
:
and
there
is
not
in
maner
one
in
all
Fraunce
,
that
doth
not
openly
iustifie
that
he
bought
his
office
for
readie
money
,
and
that
no
man
ought
to
maruell
if
he
desire
to
fill
vp
the
empty
hole
of
his
stock
againe
.
And
therefore
iustice
is
throughe
all
Fraunce
vsually
bought
for
money
,
&
though
there
be
neuer
so
many
murders
committed
,
yet
is
there
no
processe
awarded
to
enquire
thereof
,
till
present
coyne
be
payde
to
the
rakehelles
and
scribes
.
This
butcherly
slaughter
of
Paris
thus
perfourmed
,
and
foure
hundred
houses
(
as
is
abouesayd
)
sacked
,
immediatly
messengers
were
sent
in
post
into
all
partes
of
the
Realme
,
with
ofte
shifting
their
horsses
for
hast
,
to
command
all
other
Cities
in
the
Kings
name
to
follow
the
example
of
Paris
,
and
to
cause
to
be
killed
as
many
as
they
had
among
them
of
the
refourmed
Religion
.
These
commaundments
it
is
wonderfull
to
tell
how
readily
and
cherefully
the
greatest
part
of
the
Cities
of
Fraunce
did
obey
and
execute
.
But
the
king
,
fearing
(
as
it
was
likely
)
the
dishonour
of
false
treacherie
and
periurie
,
sent
letters
to
the
gouernours
of
his
prouinces
,
and
also
speedie
messangers
into
England
,
Germanie
,
and
Switzerland
,
to
declare
in
his
name
,
that
there
was
a
great
commotion
and
seditious
stirre
happened
at
Paris
,
which
he
was
very
sorie
for
:
that
the
Duke
of
Guise
had
raised
the
people
,
and
with
armed
men
made
assaulte
vpon
the
band
that
was
assigned
to
the
Admirall
for
his
guarde
,
and
had
broken
into
the
house
and
slaine
the
Admirall
and
all
his
companie
and
houshold
seruants
,
and
that
the
king
had
hardly
kept
safe
from
those
daungers
hys
owne
castell
of
the
Louure
,
where
he
kept
him selfe
close
with
his
mother
and
his
brethren
:
the
true
copie
of
which
letters
is
hereafter
inserted
.
But
the
same
most
mightie
,
and
by
the
consent
of
all
nations
commonlye
called
the
most
Christian
King
,
within
two
dayes
after
came
into
the
Parliament
accompanied
with
a
great
traine
of
his
brethren
and
other
Princes
.
The
counsell
being
assembled
,
he
sitting
in
his
throne
,
began
to
speake
vnto
them
,
he
declared
that
he
was
certified
;
that
the
Admiral
with
certaine
of
his
complices
had
conspired
hys
death
,
and
had
intended
the
like
purpose
against
his
brethren
,
the
Queene
his
mother
,
&
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
and
that
for
this
cause
he
had
commaunded
his
friends
to
slay
the
sayde
Admiral
and
all
his
confederates
,
and
so
to
preuent
the
treason
of
his
enimies
.
This
his
testification
and
declaration
,
the
king
commaunded
to
be
written
and
entred
in
the
recordes
of
Parliament
,
and
that
it
should
be
proclamed
by
the
heraldes
,
and
published
by
Printers
.
And
he
willed
a
boke
to
be
set
forth
to
this
effect
,
that
the
slaughter
of
the
Admirall
&
his
adherentes
was
done
by
the
Kings
commaundement
,
for
so
was
his
maiesties
expresse
pleasure
,
bicause
they
had
conspired
to
kill
him
and
his
brethren
,
and
the
Queene
his
mother
and
the
King
of
Nauarre
.
And
farther
,
that
the
King
did
forbid
that
from
thenceforth
there
should
be
no
moe
assemblies
holden
,
nor
preachings
vsed
of
the
Religion
.
After
the
kings
oration
ended
,
Christopher
Thuane
President
of
that
Parliament
,
a
man
verie
notable
for
his
lighte
brayne
and
his
cruell
heart
,
did
with
very
large
words
congratulate
vnto
the
king
,
that
he
had
nowe
with
guile
and
subtiltie
ouercome
these
his
enimies
,
whom
he
could
neuer
vanquishe
by
armes
and
battell
,
saying
that
therein
the
King
had
most
fully
verified
the
olde
saying
of
Lewes
the
eleuenth
his
progenitor
King
of
France
,
which
was
wont
to
say
that
he
knew
neuer
a
Latine
sentence
but
this
one
,
Qui
nescit
dissimulare
nescit
regnare
,
He
that
can
not
skill
to
dissemble
,
can
not
skill
to
be
a
king
.
But
Pibrace
,
the
aduocate
of
the
Finances
,
made
a
short
oration
,
the
summe
wherof
was
to
this
effect
,
that
although
the
king
had
iust
and
great
cause
to
be
displeased
,
yet
he
thoughte
it
more
agreable
with
his
maiesties
clemencie
and
goodnesse
,
to
make
an
ende
of
the
slaughters
and
common
spoyle
,
and
not
to
suffer
suche
outrages
to
be
any
longer
committed
without
iudiciall
proceding
in
the
cause
:
and
besoughte
his
maiestie
that
from
thenceforth
it
woulde
please
him
to
vse
the
lawe
,
which
is
well
knowne
to
be
the
onely
stablishment
of
kingdomes
and
empires
:
and
that
there
had
bene
alreadie
giuen
to
the
commonaltie
too
perilous
an
example
to
followe
.
An
arrest
of
Parliament
with
the
Kings
royall
assent
being
made
to
that
effecte
,
there
were
immediately
Haroldes
and
trumpeter●
sent
round
about
all
the
towne
,
and
an
Edict
proclaimed
in
the
kings
name
,
that
from
thenceforth
the
slaughters
&
common
butcherly
murtherings
shuld
ceasse
,
and
that
all
persons
shuld
abstaine
from
pillage
and
robberie
.
This
being
knowne
,
there
were
diuers
speeches
vsed
of
this
matter
throughout
the
town
,
and
specially
of
learned
men
.
The
most
parte
sayd
,
that
they
had
read
many
histories
,
but
in
all
memorie
of
all
ages
they
neuer
heard
of
any
suche
thing
as
this
.
They
compared
this
case
with
the
horrible
doings
of
king
Mithridates
,
which
with
one
messenger
and
with
the
aduertisement
of
one
letter
,
caused
a
hundreth
and
fiftie
thousand
Romaines
to
be
slaine
.
Some
compared
it
with
the
doing
of
Peter
of
Arragone
,
which
slewe
eight
thousand
Frenchmen
in
Sicile
,
which
Isle
they
had
surprised
in
his
absence
.
But
yet
this
difference
appeared
betwene
those
cases
and
this
:
that
those
Kings
had
exercised
their
crueltie
vpon
foreins
and
strangers
:
but
this
king
had
done
his
outrage
vpon
his
owne
subiectes
,
being
yelded
not
so
much
to
his
power
,
as
to
his
fayth
and
credit
.
Those
kings
were
bounde
by
no
promise
but
such
as
was
giuen
to
the
strangers
themselues
:
this
king
was
with
newe
made
league
bounde
to
the
Kings
and
Princes
his
neighbours
to
kepe
the
peace
that
he
had
sworn
.
Those
kings
vsed
no
guilefull
meanes
vnworthie
for
the
maiestie
of
a
king
,
to
deceiue
:
this
king
for
a
baite
and
allurement
abused
the
mariage
of
his
owne
sister
,
and
in
a
manner
besprinkled
hir
wedding
robe
with
blood
.
Which
dishonor
&
indignitie
no
posteritie
of
all
ages
can
forget
.
Some
againe
discoursed
,
that
though
this
cruell
aduise
semed
to
many
Courtiers
to
haue
bene
profitable
,
yet
not
onely
the
honor
of
a
King
,
but
also
the
estimation
and
good
same
of
the
whole
nation
was
against
that
shewe
of
profit
.
They
alleaged
how
Aristides
did
openly
in
the
audience
of
all
the
people
,
reiect
the
counsell
of
Themistocles
concerning
the
burning
of
the
Lacedemonians
nauie
,
although
it
must
nedes
haue
followed
,
that
the
power
of
the
Lacedemonians
their
enimies
should
therby
haue
bene
vtterly
weakened
.
Furius
Camillus
receiued
not
the
children
of
the
chiefe
Lords
of
the
Phalisce
,
betrayed
to
him
by
their
schoolemaster
,
but
stripped
him
naked
and
deliuered
him
to
be
whipped
home
with
rods
by
the
same
children
.
Pausanias
hath
lefte
it
reported
that
the
posteritie
of
Philip
of
Macedon
fell
into
moste
greate
calamities
,
for
this
cause
,
that
he
was
wont
to
set
light
by
the
reuerend
conscience
of
an
oth
and
his
faith
giuen
in
leagues
.
Some
cited
the
lawe
of
the
twelue
tables
:
Si
patronu●
clienti
fraudem
facit
,
facer
est●
.
If
the
patrone
or
soueraigne
defraude
his
client
or
vassal
,
be
he
out
of
protection
.
They
disputed
also
,
that
like
faith
as
the
vassall
oweth
to
his
Lord
,
the
Lord
oweth
also
to
his
vassall
:
and
for
what
causes
and
for
what
fellonies
the
vassal
loseth
his
tenancie
,
for
the
same
causes
and
fellonies
the
Lord
loseth
his
segniorie
.
Some
saide
that
the
right
hand
in
auncient
time
was
called
the
pledge
of
the
faith
of
a
king
,
and
that
this
if
a
king
shall
despise
,
there
is
no
communion
of
right
with
him
,
and
he
is
no
more
to
be
accounted
a
king
,
neither
of
his
owne
subiects
nor
of
straungers
.
Kingly
vertues
in
times
past
haue
bene
reported
to
be
these
,
iustice
,
gentlenesse
and
clemencie
:
but
crueltie
and
outrage
haue
euer
bene
dispraised
both
in
all
persons
and
spec●ally
in
princes
.
Scipio
hath
in
all
ages
bene
praysed
,
who
was
wont
to
say
,
that
he
had
rather
saue
one
citizen
than
kill
a
thousand
enimies
:
whiche
sentence
▪
Antoninus
the
Emperour
,
surnamed
Pius
the
kind
or
vertuous
,
did
ofte
repete
.
It
was
a
most
shamefull
by
worde
of
yong
Tiberius
to
be
called
Clay
tempered
with
bloud
.
They
said
also
,
that
kings
haue
power
of
life
and
death
ouer
their
subiects
,
but
not
without
hering
the
cause
,
and
iudicial
proceding
:
that
there
cannot
be
alleaged
a
greater
authoritie
,
than
the
dictators
had
at
Rome
,
in
whome
was
the
soueraigne
power
of
peace
and
warre
,
of
life
and
death
,
and
without
appeale
,
yet
was
it
not
lawfull
for
them
to
execute
a
citizen
his
cause
vnheard
.
Only
theeues
and
murderers
take
away
mens
liues
withoute
order
of
lawe
and
hearing
their
cause
.
Who
can
doubt
(
said
they
)
but
that
this
so
great
outra●e
,
so
great
sheading
of
Christian
bloud
is
the
frute
of
the
curssed
life
of
the
courtiers
?
For
(
saide
they
)
nowe
throughout
all
Fraunce
whoredome
and
loose
leudnesse
of
life
are
so
free
and
vsuall
,
that
nowe
the
most
part
of
the
women
of
Fraunce
seeme
to
be
in
manner
common
:
and
the
wicked
blasphemies
and
continuall
execrations
and
dishonorings
of
Gods
most
holy
name
and
maiestie
,
are
suche
as
God
cannot
longer
beare
:
and
true
it
is
,
though
incredible
among
foreine
Nations
,
that
the
catholikes
of
Fraunce
haue
prescribed
them selues
this
for
a
speciall
marke
to
bee
knowne
from
other
men
,
that
at
euery
thirde
word
they
blasphemously
sweare
by
the
head
,
death
,
bloud
,
and
bellie
of
God
:
and
wonderfull
it
is
,
that
the
King
him selfe
is
so
much
delighted
in
this
custome
of
swearing
and
blaspheming
:
and
this
as
it
were
a
pestilente
infection
is
spred
abrode
and
common
among
the
very
plowmen
and
paysants
,
so
as
none
among
them
now
speaketh
three
words
without
most
filthy
blaspheming
and
horrible
execration
of
God
.
Who
can
longer
beare
the
vile
vnchastities
,
the
bawdes
and
ruffians
of
the
Courte
?
Finally
,
very
nature
it selfe
doth
now
as
it
wer
expostulate
with
God
for
his
so
long
sufferance
and
forbearing
,
and
the
very
earth
can
no
longer
beare
these
monsters
.
Nowe
as
touching
the
Admirals
supposed
conspiracie
,
who
can
thinke
it
likely
that
hee
shoulde
enterprise
any
suche
thing
within
the
walles
of
Paris
?
For
in
the
Court
there
is
continually
watching
and
warding
a
garrison
of
the
kings
:
and
at
the
entrie
of
his
castell
the
guardes
of
Gascoines
,
Scottes
and
Switzers
,
are
continually
attending
:
&
the
king
hymselfe
both
alwayes
before
,
and
specially
at
that
time
,
by
reason
of
his
sisters
marriage
,
had
a
great
trayne
of
Princes
,
great
Lords
,
noblemen
and
gentlemen
about
him
.
Moreouer
it
was
well
knowne
,
that
in
Paris
within
three
hours
space
might
be
assembled
and
put
in
armoure
threescore
thousand
chosen
armed
men
,
specially
against
the
Admiral
,
whom
no
man
is
ignorant
that
the
Parisians
most
deadly
hated
:
beside
that
,
the
noble
yong
men
that
came
thither
with
the
king
of
Nauarre
and
the
Prince
of
Conde
by
reason
of
the
mariage
,
and
brought
wyth
them
their
wiues
,
their
sisters
and
their
kinswomen
,
thoughte
at
that
time
vpon
nothing
but
vpon
triumph
and
exercises
of
pastime
,
&
gaye
furniture
of
apparell
and
ornamentes
.
Finally
,
at
whither
of
these
two
times
can
it
be
likely
that
the
Admirall
attempted
this
conspiracie
?
was
it
before
he
was
hurt
?
why
?
at
that
time
he
found
the
king
his
most
louing
,
or
at
leaste
his
moste
liberall
and
bountifull
good
Lord
:
neither
coulde
he
hope
euer
to
haue
a
more
fauourable
soueraigne
in
France
.
Was
it
then
after
he
was
hurt
?
as
though
forsothe
helying
sore
of
two
so
great
woundes
,
aged
,
maimed
of
both
his
armes
,
the
one
wherof
the
Phisitions
consulted
whether
it
were
to
be
cut
off
,
accompanied
with
three
hundreth
yong
men
,
would
set
vpon
threscore
thousand
armed
men
,
or
in
so
small
a
time
could
lay
the
plot
for
so
great
,
and
so
long
and
so
heynous
a
fact
:
for
he
liued
scarce
fortie
houres
after
his
hurte
,
in
which
time
he
was
enioyned
by
the
Phisitions
to
forbeare
talke
.
Againe
,
if
he
had
bene
detected
of
any
such
crime
,
was
he
not
committed
to
Cossin
and
to
his
keping
,
and
so
enuironed
,
all
the
wayes
beset
about
him
,
and
so
in
the
kings
power
,
that
if
it
had
pleased
the
king
he
might
at
all
times
in
a
moment
be
caried
to
prison
?
why
was
not
orderly
enquir●e
and
iudiciall
proceeding
vsed
according
to
the
custome
and
lawes
and
generall
right
of
nations
,
and
witnesses
produced
according
to
the
form
of
lawe
?
but
be
it
that
the
Admirall
and
a
fewe
other
of
his
confederats
and
followers
had
conspired
,
why
yet
proceded
the
outragious
crueltie
vpon
the
rest
that
were
innocent
,
why
vpon
ancient
matrones
,
why
vpon
noble
Ladies
and
yong
gentlewomen
and
virgins
that
came
thither
for
the
honor
of
the
wedding
?
why
were
so
many
women
greate
with
childe
;
against
the
lawes
of
al
nations
and
of
nature
,
before
their
deliuery
throwen
into
the
riuer
?
why
were
so
many
aged
persons
,
manye
that
lay
sicke
in
their
beds
,
many
gownemen
,
manye
counsellers
,
aduocates
,
proctors
,
Phisitions
,
many
singularly
learned
professors
and
teachers
of
good
artes
,
and
among
the
reste
Petrus
Ramus
that
renoumed
man
throughout
the
world
,
many
yong
students
,
executed
with
out
hearing
,
withoute
pleading
their
cause
,
without
sentence
of
condemnation
?
moreouer
,
if
the
Admirall
had
slaine
the
three
brethren
,
who
doubteth
but
that
all
countreyes
,
al
Cities
,
all
Parliaments
,
finally
,
all
sortes
and
degrees
of
men
would
haue
spedily
taken
armor
and
easily
haue
destroyed
all
of
the
Religion
,
hauing
them
enclosed
within
their
townes
,
&
hauing
iust
cause
to
render
to
al
forrein
nations
for
their
common
slaughters
and
killing
of
them
?
As
to
that
which
toucheth
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
what
can
be
imagined
more
absurde
and
vnlikely
?
had
not
the
Admirall
him
foure
yeares
in
his
power
.
Did
not
he
professe
the
same
Religion
that
the
Admirall
did
?
which
of
those
of
the
Religion
,
which
of
them
I
say
(
as
Cassius
was
wont
to
reason
)
shoulde
haue
gained
or
receiued
profit
by
the
killing
of
the
king
of
Nauarre
?
did
not
the
Catholikes
hate
him
?
and
the
Admirall
coulde
not
hope
to
haue
any
man
more
friendly
to
him
,
nor
by
any
other
mans
meanes
to
haue
reuenge
of
his
iniurie
.
Lastlye
,
in
their
houses
that
were
slaine
,
what
armour
,
what
weapons
were
found
,
by
which
coniectures
iudges
vse
to
be
lead
to
trace
oute
a
facte
?
These
matters
wise
men
throughout
the
towne
of
Paris
commonlye
muttered
.
But
now
to
retourne
to
our
purpose
.
At
such
time
as
the
Kings
prohibition
abouesaide
was
proclaimed
at
Paris
,
not
only
in
other
townes
,
as
at
Orleaunce
,
Angiers
,
Viaron
,
Troys
,
and
Auxe●●e
,
the
like
butcheries
and
slaughters
were
vsed
,
but
also
in
the
towne
of
Paris
it selfe
,
in
the
very
gaoles
that
are
ordeined
for
the
keeping
of
prisoners
,
if
any
had
escaped
the
crueltie
of
the
day
before
,
they
were
nowe
tumultuously
slayne
by
the
raging
and
outraging
multitude
,
in
which
number
were
three
Gentlemen
of
great
reputation
,
captaine
Monins
a
man
very
famous
in
marciall
prowesse
,
Lomen
the
kings
secretarie
,
a
man
of
greate
estimation
for
his
long
seruice
in
the
Courte
,
and
Chappes
a
lawyer
neere
fourscore
yeare
olde
,
a
man
of
great
renowne
in
the
Courte
of
Paris
.
And
bycause
we
haue
made
mention
of
Angiers
,
we
thinke
it
good
not
to
omitte
the
case
of
Masson
de
Riuers
.
This
man
was
a
past●r
of
the
Church
,
and
esteemed
a
singular
man
both
in
vertuousnesse
of
life
,
&
in
excellence
of
wit
and
learning
,
&
was
the
first
that
had
layd
the
foundation
of
the
Church
at
Paris
.
As
sone
as
the
slaughter
was
begon
at
Paris
.
Monsorel
a
most
cruell
enimie
of
the
Religion
,
was
sente
to
Angiers
in
post
to
preuente
all
other
that
might
carie
tidings
of
the
murdering
.
As
sone
as
he
came
into
the
towne
,
he
caused
himselfe
to
be
brought
to
Massons
house
.
There
he
met
Massons
wife
in
the
entrie
,
and
gently
saluted
hir
,
and
after
the
maner
of
Fraunce
,
specially
of
the
Court
,
he
kissed
hir
,
and
asked
hir
where
hir
husband
was
,
she
answered
that
he
was
walking
in
the
garden
,
and
by
&
by
she
broughte
Monsorel
,
to
hir
husband
,
who
gently
embraced
Masson
and
said
vnto
him
:
Canst
thou
tell
why
I
am
come
hither
?
It
is
to
kill
thee
by
the
Kings
commaundement
at
this
very
instant
time
,
for
so
hath
the
king
commaunded
,
as
thou
mayst
perceiue
by
these
letters
,
and
therewith
he
shewed
him
his
dag
ready
charged
.
Massō
answered
that
he
was
not
guiltie
of
any
crime
,
howbeit
this
one
thing
only
he
besoughte
him
,
to
giue
him
space
to
call
to
the
mercie
of
God
,
and
to
commende
his
spirit
into
Gods
hande
.
Whiche
prayer
as
soone
as
he
had
ended
in
fewe
wordes
,
he
meekely
receiued
the
death
offered
by
the
other
,
and
was
shotte
through
with
a
pellet
and
dyed
.
Now
to
retourne
to
Paris
,
the
Admirals
body
being
hanged
vp
by
the
heeles
vppon
the
common
gallowes
of
Paris
,
as
is
aforesaid
,
the
Parisians
went
thither
by
heapes
to
see
it
.
And
the
Queene
mother
to
feede
hit
eyes
with
that
spectacle
,
had
a
mind
also
to
go
thither
,
and
she
caried
with
hir
the
king
and
both
hir
other
sonnes
.
But
the
nexte
night
following
,
the
body
was
conueyed
away
,
and
(
as
it
is
thoughte
)
buried
.
About
that
time
,
where
as
many
of
the
Court
secretly
muttered
that
the
king
shoulde
by
this
fact
incurre
dishonoure
,
not
only
among
forreine
nations
,
but
also
with
all
posteritie
in
time
to
come
for
euer
,
Moruillier
,
of
whome
we
haue
made
mention
before
,
one
that
is
accompted
the
principal
lewde
practiser
and
wicked
sycophant
of
all
Fraunce
,
and
the
first
authoure
and
chiefe
meane
of
bringing
the
Iesuites
into
France
,
came
to
the
Queene
mother
and
tolde
hir
that
it
was
best
that
some
of
those
that
were
lately
taken
fleyng
and
hiding
themselues
should
for
maners
sake
be
brought
to
open
iudgement
,
and
after
the
accustomed
maner
should
be
enquired
vpon
,
that
they
might
be
condemned
by
the
Sentence
of
certaine
iudges
piked
out
for
that
purpose
,
and
so
openly
executed
in
sight
of
the
people
.
There
were
called
to
counsell
herevpon
Birage
,
Limege
,
Thuan
and
Belleure
.
They
not
only
allowed
Moruilliers
opinion
,
but
also
gaue
aduise
,
that
a
man
of
hey
made
in
figure
for
the
Admirall
(
for
his
body
,
as
we
haue
saide
,
coulde
not
bee
found
)
should
be
dragged
by
the
Boureau
thorough
the
streates
,
his
armes
and
ensignes
of
honoure
broken
,
his
memorie
condemned
,
his
castels
and
fermes
rased
,
his
children
pronounced
infamous
,
vnnoble
,
and
intestable
,
and
all
the
trees
in
his
woods
to
be
hewen
downe
to
the
heighth
of
sixe
foote
.
There
was
among
those
that
were
apprehended
,
one
Cauaignes
,
master
of
Requests
to
the
King
,
and
Briquemault
,
of
whome
we
haue
before
spoken
.
This
Briquemault
had
spente
his
time
in
seruice
in
the
old
warres
in
the
time
of
king
Frauncis
and
king
Henry
,
and
was
for
the
warre
accompted
a
man
of
great
experience
among
the
best
now
liuing
,
and
was
neare
about
threescore
and
ten
yeares
olde
.
As
sone
as
they
were
caried
into
prison
,
there
were
presented
vnto
them
all
the
tormenter
and
the
hangman
,
and
they
were
threatned
with
torture
and
tearing
their
bodies
in
peeces
,
vnlesse
they
woulde
presentlye
subscribe
with
their
owne
hand
,
that
they
were
of
counsell
with
the
Admirall
to
kill
the
King
and
his
brethren
,
and
the
Queene
mother
,
and
the
king
of
Nauarre
.
They
all
cryed
out
that
they
were
readye
to
suffer
deathe
most
willingly
forasmuche
as
the
kings
pleasure
was
it
should
be
so
:
but
so
great
torture
they
coulde
not
beare
,
and
therefore
humbly
besought
his
royall
goodnesse
and
clemencie
to
pardon
them
that
torment
,
and
yet
trusting
vpon
the
mercie
of
God
,
they
hoped
that
they
should
suffer
exceeding
great
paynes
,
rather
than
staine
themselues
with
so
great
shame
,
or
confesse
an
vntrue
crime
against
themselues
.
They
that
were
first
assigned
their
iudges
,
hearing
their
cryes
and
defenses
,
and
fearing
the
iudgemente
of
the
worlde
,
saide
plainly
that
they
would
not
drawe
vpon
themselues
moste
assured
infamie
for
condemning
them
.
Therefore
there
were
newe
iudges
appointed
in
their
places
:
to
them
was
adioyned
such
a
tormenter
and
norarie
,
as
were
thoughte
fittest
for
the
purpose
.
And
so
Briquemault
&
Cauaignes
were
quickly
condemned
by
a
shadowed
forme
of
lawe
,
and
led
to
the
gibbet
standing
in
the
principall
strete
of
the
towne
,
and
in
sight
of
many
thousands
of
men
gazing
at
them
.
To
this
spectacle
the
Queene
mother
ledde
the
King
and
hir
other
sonnes
,
and
hir
sonne
in
lawe
the
King
of
Nauarre
.
It
was
thought
commodious
for
playing
of
this
last
acte
,
that
Briquema●lt
should
in
hearing
of
all
the
people
aske
pardon
of
the
king
,
and
for
that
purpose
there
were
some
suborned
to
put
him
in
minde
,
that
if
he
woulde
he
might
easily
purchase
his
life
,
for
the
king
was
of
nature
full
of
clemencie
and
mercy
,
and
if
he
woulde
aske
pardon
of
his
maiestie
with
confessing
his
offence
,
he
shoulde
easily
obtaine
it
.
He
answered
with
a
valiaunt
and
bold
courage
,
that
it
was
not
his
part
but
the
kings
to
aske
pardon
of
God
for
this
fault
,
and
that
he
would
neuer
craue
forgiuenesse
of
that
offence
wherof
he
well
knew
himselfe
and
had
God
to
witnesse
that
he
was
cleare
and
innocent
.
Neuerthelesse
,
he
besought
God
to
forgiue
the
king
this
fault
.
So
were
these
two
excellent
and
famous
men
with
halters
fastened
aboute
their
necks
throwne
by
the
hangman
from
the
ladder
and
hanged
,
and
there
withall
also
the
man
of
strawe
made
for
figure
of
the
Admirall
,
was
tied
fast
and
hanged
with
them
,
after
a
preposterous
order
of
lawe
,
wherby
the
Admirall
was
first
slayne
and
then
condemned
.
But
wheras
in
a
manner
in
all
townes
there
were
great
slaughters
committed
,
yet
was
there
none
more
horrible
nor
more
outragious
than
the
butcherly
murder
at
Lions
.
So
soone
as
the
letters
from
the
Court
were
brought
to
Mandelot
gouernour
of
the
towne
:
first
,
by
a
cryer
and
trumpet
he
caused
to
be
proclaymed
,
that
all
the
professours
of
the
Religion
shoulde
appeare
presently
before
him
at
his
house
.
They
without
all
delay
repayred
to
him
.
As
soone
as
they
were
come
,
he
commaunded
them
all
to
suffer
themselues
to
be
led
to
priso
by
such
officers
as
should
be
assigned
them
.
They
obeyed
his
word
and
followed
the
officers
that
led
the.
By
reason
of
the
great
multitude
,
they
sorted
them
into
sundry
prisons
.
Then
Mandelot
willed
the
common
executioner
to
be
commaunded
in
his
name
to
take
some
to
helpe
him
,
and
to
kill
those
that
were
in
prison
.
The
executioner
aunswered
,
that
he
vsed
not
to
execute
the
law
vpon
any
but
such
as
were
condemned
,
and
in
publike
and
open
places
,
and
therefore
willed
him
to
seeke
another
slaughter
man
if
he
would
.
Mandelot
thus
refused
by
the
executioner
,
commaunded
the
garrison
souldiers
of
the
castle
to
do
it
.
The
souldiers
aunswered
that
it
was
against
their
honoure
,
to
vse
weapon
vpon
men
bound
and
lying
suppliant
before
them
.
If
they
had
raysed
any
rebellion
,
or
had
offended
or
prouoked
them
,
they
said
they
would
most
readily
haue
fought
with
them
.
Beeing
thus
refused
by
them
also
,
at
the
last
he
committed
the
matter
to
the
watermen
and
butchers
.
Those
fellowes
being
let
into
the
prisons
,
wente
to
it
with
chopping
kniues
and
butchers
axes
.
Such
as
they
found
prostrate
at
their
feete
,
pite●●sly
holding
vp
their
hands
to
heauen
,
crying
vppon
the
mercie
of
God
and
men
,
they
did
for
sport
cut
off
their
fingers
and
the
toppes
of
their
handes
,
and
throughout
the
whole
towne
was
heard
such
a
crie
and
lamentable
howling
of
women
and
children
,
that
innumerable
people
,
euen
suche
as
were
zelously
giuen
euen
to
the
popish
Religion
,
did
detest
that
crueltie
,
and
iudged
that
not
men
but
outragious
sauage
beastes
in
shape
of
men
were
entred
into
the
prisons
.
It
is
well
knowne
,
that
a
great
number
of
honest
women
in
the
towne
great
with
childe
,
were
so
slighted
with
the
horror
of
it
,
that
they
were
deliuered
befor
their
time
.
And
out
of
the
Courte
of
the
gaole
called
the
Archbishops
prison
,
the
bloud
was
seene
in
the
broad
day
light
,
to
the
great
abhorring
and
feare
of
many
that
beheld
it
,
runne
warme
and
smoking
into
the
next
stretes
of
the
town
,
and
so
downe
into
the
Riuer
of
Sene.
There
was
in
that
fame
Archbishops
prison
an
aged
man
called
Francis
Collut
,
a
marchant
of
cappes
,
and
two
yong
men
his
sonnes
,
whome
he
had
eucr
caused
diligently
to
be
taught
and
instructed
in
Religion
.
When
he
sawe
the
butchers
come
towarde
him
with
their
Axes
,
he
began
to
exhort
his
children
not
to
refuse
the
death
offred
by
God
For
(
said
he
)
it
is
the
perpetuall
destinie
of
Religion
,
and
that
often
suche
sacrifices
do
betide
in
christian
Churches
,
and
Christians
in
all
ages
haue
euer
bene
and
for
euer
to
the
worlds
end
so
shal
be
as
sheepe
among
wolues
,
doues
among
hawkes
,
and
sacrifices
among
priests
:
Then
the
old
father
embraced
his
two
yong
sonnes
,
and
lying
flat
on
the
ground
with
them
,
crying
aloude
vpon
the
mercie
of
God
,
was
with
many
wounds
both
he
and
his
sonnes
slaughtered
by
those
butchers
:
and
long
time
afterward
their
three
bodies
had
knit
together
yelded
a
piteous
spectacle
to
many
that
beheld
them
.
In
the
meane
time
Mandelot
in
iest
and
soorne
(
as
it
seemed
)
caused
to
be
proclaymed
by
the
cryer
,
that
no
man
shoulde
committe
any
slaughter
in
the
towne
,
and
that
if
any
woulde
detect
the
doers
of
any
such
slaughter
,
he
woulde
giue
him
a
hundred
crownes
in
reward
for
his
information
.
And
from
that
time
they
ceassed
not
to
kill
,
to
robbe
and
to
spoyle
.
The
nexte
day
after
,
which
was
the
first
day
of
September
,
the
greatest
parte
of
the
dead
bodies
were
throwen
into
the
Riuer
of
Sene
,
and
the
rest
of
them
Mandelot
,
to
feede
and
glut
his
eyes
and
heart
with
bloud
,
caused
to
be
caried
by
boate
to
the
other
side
of
the
water
,
and
there
to
be
throwen
downe
vppon
the
greene
grasse
nere
vnto
the
Abbey
called
Esne
.
There
the
people
of
Lions
,
specially
the
Italians
,
of
whom
by
reason
of
the
ma●te
there
is
great
store
in
the
towne
,
satisfied
their
eyes
a
while
,
and
did
such
spites
as
they
could
to
these
heapes
of
carcases
,
and
so
exercised
their
crueltie
not
vppon
the
liuing
only
,
but
also
vpon
the
dead
.
And
there
hapned
one
thing
whiche
for
the
abhominable
crueltie
is
not
to
be
omitted
,
There
came
to
that
spectacle
certaine
apothecaries
,
and
among
these
bodies
they
perceiued
some
verye
fat
ones
,
by
and
by
they
went
to
the
butchers
,
and
told
them
that
they
did
vse
to
make
certaine
special
medicines
of
mans
greace
,
and
that
they
might
make
some
profite
thereof
.
Whiche
as
soone
as
the
butchers
vnderstoode
,
they
ranne
to
the
heapes
and
chose
out
the
fattest
,
and
launced
them
with
their
kniues
,
and
pulled
out
the
fat
,
and
sold
it
for
money
to
the
apothecaries
.
While
these
things
were
doing
at
Lions
,
the
king
being
●nfourmed
that
diuers
of
the
Religion
had
left
their
wiues
and
children
,
and
were
fled
out
of
the
other
●wnes
,
and
●●ked
some
in
the
woodes
,
and
some
among
their
friends
such
as
toke
pitie
on
them
,
he
practised
with
faire
words
to
allure
and
call
them
home
againe
.
He
sent
to
euerie
part
messengers
and
letters
,
affirming
that
he
was
highly
displeased
with
those
slaughters
and
horrible
butcheries
,
and
that
he
would
that
such
crueltie
should
be
seuerely
punished
:
and
if
the
Admirall
with
a
fewe
of
his
confederates
had
entred
into
anye
secrete
practi●e
,
it
was
no
reason
,
that
so
many
〈◊〉
should
beare
the
punishment
due
to
a
few
.
Many
swetely
beguiled
with
these
wor●es
of
the
king
and
with
the
letters
of
the
gouernours
,
retired
home
againe
to
their
dwellings
and
houses
,
speciallye
they
of
Rhoan
,
Diepe
,
and
Tholouse
.
There
were
scant
two
dayes
passed
when
they
were
againe
commaunded
to
prison
,
where
they
were
all
shutte
vp
.
Then
were
murderers
a
new
appointed
of
the
most
base
and
rascall
of
the
people
,
to
torment
them
with
all
kind
of
torture
,
and
then
to
slaye
them
.
And
throughout
the
whole
realme
of
Fraunce
for
thirtie
dayes
togither
there
was
no
ende
of
killing
,
slaying
and
robbing
,
so
that
at
this
day
there
are
about
a
hundreth
thousande
little
babes
,
widowes
and
children
,
that
were
well
borne
,
that
now
fatherlesse
and
motherlesse
live
wandering
and
in
beggerie
.
Aboute
this
time
the
King
caused
to
be
proclaimed
,
that
such
as
had
any
office
or
place
of
charge
,
vnlesse
they
would
spedily
returne
to
the
Catholike
,
Apostolique
and
Romishe
Churche
,
should
giue
ouer
those
their
temporall
roomes
.
There
was
no
towne
nor
any
so
small
a
village
or
hamlet
wherin
all
the
professors
of
the
Religion
wer
not
compelled
either
to
go
to
Masse
,
or
presently
to
take
the
sword
into
their
bosomes
:
and
in
many
places
it
happened
that
such
as
being
amazed
with
the
sodainenesse
of
the
matter
had
abiured
their
Religion
,
yet
notwithstanding
were
afterward
slaine
,
And
while
these
things
were
still
in
doing
,
yet
the
king
in
the
meane
while
sent
abrod
his
letters
and
messages
into
all
partes
,
and
caused
to
be
proclaimed
with
trumpet
,
that
his
pleasure
was
that
the
Edictes
of
pacification
should
be
obserued
:
and
although
they
coulde
not
haue
freedome
to
vse
and
exercise
their
Religion
in
open
places
,
yet
they
should
haue
libertie
permitted
them
to
retaine
and
professe
it
within
their
owne
houses
,
and
that
no
man
should
medle
with
or
disturbe
the
goods
and
possessions
of
those
of
the
Religion
.
And
the
same
King
which
but
fewe
dayes
before
,
had
by
letters
directed
to
all
the
gouernours
of
his
Prouinces
signified
that
his
cousin
the
Admirall
was
slaine
by
the
Duke
of
Guise
to
his
great
sorowe
,
and
that
himselfe
was
in
great
daunger
,
the
same
King
I
say
,
now
caused
it
with
sound
of
trumpet
to
be
proclaimed
that
the
trayterous
and
wicked
Admirall
was
slaine
by
his
will
and
commaundement
.
He
that
in
fewe
dayes
before
had
by
newe
authoritie
confirmed
the
libertie
of
Religion
permitted
by
his
Edicts
of
pacification
,
the
same
king
did
now
not
onely
take
from
the
professors
there
of
their
offices
and
honours
,
but
also
prescribed
them
in
precise
fourme
of
wordes
●
fourme
of
abiuring
and
detesting
their
Religion
.
Which
things
leaste
anye
man
shoulde
doubt
of
,
we
shall
hereafter
set
downe
the
verie
true
copyes
of
the
sayde
Letters
,
Edictes
and
Abiuration
.
THE
KINGS
LETTERS
,
TO
the
Gouernours
of
Burgundie
,
wherby
he
chargeth
those
of
the
house
of
Guyse
,
for
the
murder
committed
vpon
the
Admirals
person
,
and
for
the
sedition
which
hapned
at
Paris
,
and
commaundeth
that
the
Edict
of
Pacification
should
be
kept
and
reteined
.
COusin
,
you
haue
perceyued
what
I
wrote
vnto
you
yesterday
,
concerning
my
cousin
the
Admirals
wounding
,
and
how
readie
I
was
to
do
my
endeuour
to
search
out
the
truth
of
the
deed
,
and
to
punish
it
,
wherein
nothing
was
left
vndone
or
forgotten
.
But
it
happened
since
,
that
they
of
the
house
of
Guyse
,
and
other
Lordes
and
Gentlemen
their
adherents
(
whereof
there
be
no
small
number
in
this
Citie
)
when
they
certainely
knewe
that
the
Admirals
friendes
would
proceede
to
the
reuenge
of
his
hurt
,
and
bicause
they
were
suspected
to
bee
the
authours
thereof
,
were
so
stirred
vp
this
last
night
,
that
a
great
and
lamentable
sedition
arose
therof
,
insomuch
that
the
Garde
by
me
appointed
for
his
defence
about
his
house
,
was
set
vpon
,
and
he
himselfe
with
certaine
of
his
Gentlemen
slaine
,
and
hauock
of
other
made
in
diuers
places
of
the
Citie
:
which
was
handled
with
such
a
rage
,
that
I
coulde
not
vse
the
remedie
that
I
woulde
,
but
had
much
ado
to
employ
my
Gardes
and
other
defence
for
the
safetie
of
my self
and
my
brethren
within
the
castle
of
Louure
,
to
give
order
hereafter
for
the
appeasing
of
this
sedition
,
which
is
at
this
houre
wel
appeased
thankes
be
to
God
,
and
came
to
passe
by
a
particular
and
priuate
quarell
of
long
time
fostered
betwixte
those
two
houses
.
Whereof
when
I
foresawe
that
there
woulde
succeede
some
mischieuous
purpose
,
I
did
what
I
could
possibly
to
appease
it
,
as
all
men
knowe
.
And
yet
hereby
the
Edicte
of
Pacification
is
not
broken
,
which
I
will
to
bee
kepte
as
straightly
as
euer
it
was
,
as
I
haue
giuen
to
vnderstand
in
al
places
throughout
my
Realme
.
And
bicause
it
is
greatly
to
be
feared
,
that
such
an
execution
might
stirre
vp
my
subiectes
,
one
against
another
,
and
cause
great
murders
through
the
cities
of
my
Realme
,
whereby
I
should
be
greatly
grieued
,
I
pray
you
cause
to
bee
published
and
vnderstoode
in
all
places
of
your
gouernement
,
that
euery
person
abide
and
continue
in
the
safegarde
of
his
own
house
,
and
to
take
no
weapons
in
hande
,
nor
one
to
hurt
another
vpon
paine
of
death
:
commaunding
them
to
kepe
&
diligently
to
obserue
our
Edicte
of
Pacification
.
And
to
make
the
offenders
and
resisters
,
and
such
as
would
disobey
and
breake
our
will
,
to
be
punished
,
you
shal
assemble
out
of
hand
as
great
force
●s
you
can
,
as
well
of
your
friendes
as
of
them
that
be
appointed
by
me
and
of
others
,
aduertising
the
captaines
of
Castles
and
Cities
in
your
gouernement
,
to
take
heede
to
the
safegarde
and
preseruation
of
the
sayde
places
,
so
that
no
fault
ensue
on
their
behalfe
,
aduertising
me
also
so
soone
as
you
can
,
what
order
you
haue
giuen
herein
,
and
how
al
things
haue
passed
within
the
circuite
of
your
gouernement
.
Herevpon
I
pray
God
to
keepe
you
,
Cousin
,
in
his
holie
safegarde
.
At
Paris
the
.xxiiij
of
August
.
Signed
CHARLES
,
and
vnderneath
,
BRVLARD
.
ANOTHER
LETTER
FROM
the
King
to
the
Lorde
of
Prye
,
his
Lieutenant
generall
in
Touraine
,
vpon
the
same
matter
that
the
former
letter
was
.
MOnsieur
de
Prie
,
you
haue
vnde
▪
stoode
howe
my
cousin
the
Admirall
was
hurt
the
last
day
,
and
in
what
readinesse
I
was
to
do
as
much
as
in
me
lay
,
for
the
tryall
of
the
fact
,
and
to
Wuse
so
gret
and
spedie
iustice
to
be
done
as
should
be
an
example
throughout
all
my
Realme
,
wherin
nothing
was
omitted
.
Since
it
is
so
happened
,
that
my
cousins
of
the
house
of
Guise
,
and
other
Lords
and
Gentlemen
their
adherents
,
which
are
no
smal
partie
in
this
towne
,
as
all
men
know
,
hauing
gotten
certaine
intelligence
that
the
friendes
of
my
sayd
cousin
the
Admirall
intended
to
pursue
and
execute
vpon
them
the
reuenge
of
this
burte
,
for
that
they
had
them
in
suspicion
to
be
the
cause
and
occasion
therof
,
have
made
such
a
stirre
this
night
passed
,
that
among
them
on
both
partes
hath
be●e
raised
a
great
and
lamentable
tumulte
:
the
Garde
that
was
set
about
the
Lorde
Admirals
house
,
was
distressed
,
himself
slayne
in
his
house
with
diuers
other
Gentlemen
,
as
also
great
slaughter
hath
ben
made
of
other
in
sundrie
places
and
quarters
of
this
towne
:
which
hath
bene
done
with
such
furie
,
that
it
was
impossible
for
me
to
giue
such
remedie
as
was
to
be
wished
,
I
hauing
enough
to
do
to
employe
my
Garde
and
other
forces
to
kepe
my selfe
in
safetie
in
the
Castle
of
Louure
,
to
the
end
to
giue
order
for
the
appeasing
of
the
whole
vproare
,
which
at
this
houre
(
thankes
bee
to
God
)
is
well
quenched
,
for
that
the
same
happened
by
the
particular
quarell
that
hath
of
long
time
bene
betwene
those
two
houses
,
where
of
alwayes
hauing
some
doubt
that
some
vnhappie
effecte
woulde
e●sue
,
I
haue
(
as
is
well
knowne
to
all
men
)
before
this
time
done
all
that
I
coulde
for
to
appease
it
,
nothing
in
this
last
fact
tending
to
the
breache
of
my
Edicte
of
pacification
,
which
contrary
wise
I
will
in
all
things
to
be
mainteined
,
as
at
any
time
heretofore
,
as
I
do
giue
it
to
vnderstand
thorowout
my
Realme
.
And
forasmuche
as
it
is
greatly
to
be
feared
that
this
may
stirre
vp
and
cause
my
subiectes
to
rise
one
against
another
,
and
to
commit
great
slaughters
in
the
to
wnes
of
my
Realme
,
whereof
I
would
be
maruellously
sorie
,
I
pray
you
that
immediatly
vpon
the
receyte
hereof
,
ye
cause
to
be
published
and
done
to
vnderstande
in
al
places
of
your
charge
,
that
euery
man
as
wel
in
towne
as
in
countrey
,
remaine
in
reste
and
suretie
in
his
house
,
and
do
not
take
armes
one
against
another
,
on
payne
of
death
:
And
that
more
diligently
than
at
any
time
heretofore
,
yee
cause
the
last
Edict
of
Pacification
to
be
kepte
and
carefully
mainteyned
and
obserued
.
To
the
intente
aboue
sayde
,
and
to
punish
such
as
shall
do
to
the
contrary
,
and
to
distresse
all
suche
as
shall
rise
and
dysobey
our
pleasure
,
ye
shal
immediately
assemble
all
the
strength
that
ye
are
able
,
as
well
of
your
friends
being
of
our
allowance
as
others
,
aduertising
the
gouernors
,
and
captaines
of
townes
and
Castels
within
your
charge
,
that
they
take
goodheede
to
the
suretie
and
safe
keeping
of
their
peeces
,
in
such
sort
as
there
ensue
no
default
,
informing
me
with
speede
of
such
order
as
you
shall
take
therin
,
and
how
all
things
shall
proceede
within
the
compasse
of
your
authoritie
.
I
haue
here
with
me
my
brother
the
King
of
Nauarie
,
and
my
Cousin
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
to
take
suche
hap
as
my selfe
.
I
pray
the
creator
,
Monsier
de
Prye
,
to
holde
you
in
his
holy
safegarde
.
From
Paris
this
.xxiiij.
of
August
.
Thus
signed
CHARLES
,
and
vnderneth
PINART
.
These
letters
are
all
of
one
argument
as
the
former
be
,
and
written
all
in
one
forme
,
and
al
one
day
to
Monsier
de
Prye
the
Lieutenant
of
Touraine
.
THE
KINGS
LETTERS
TO
the
officers
of
Burges
,
vpon
the
same
matter
that
the
former
were
.
Ovr
louing
and
faithfull
,
we
doubt
not
but
by
this
time
you
knowe
of
the
sedition
which
to
our
great
griefe
happened
in
Paris
a
fewe
dayes
▪
sithens
,
wherin
my
Cousin
the
Admi●all
,
and
certaine
others
of
his
side
were
si●i●e
,
and
a
great
murder
committed
vpon
diuerse
in
many
places
of
this
Citie
.
And
least
the
newes
thereof
should
change
the
quiet
estate
,
wherein
Burges
hath
hitherto
ben
maintained
since
the
Edict
of
Pacification
,
if
remedie
were
not
foreseene
,
it
is
the
cause
that
we
writ
this
letter
presently
vnto
you
,
wherby
we
commaund
and
expressely
ordeine
that
euerie
one
of
you
according
to
his
charge
do
see
that
no
commotion
or
insurrection
be
against
the
inhabitants
of
the
sayde
Citie
,
nor
that
no
murder
be
committed
,
as
it
is
to
be
feared
,
by
those
which
pretend
to
breake
the
Edict
of
Pacification
,
and
thereby
would
execute
a
reuenge
of
their
long
&
priuate
grudge
,
to
our
incredible
vexation
and
anguishe
of
minde
.
For
this
cause
it
is
your
part
to
giue
to
vnderstand
and
publishe
throughout
that
Citie
of
ours
and
other
places
pertaining
to
it
,
that
euery
one
should
quietly
and
peacibly
kepe
their
houses
,
without
taking
weapons
in
hande
,
and
offending
one
the
other
,
vpon
paine
of
death
,
and
well
and
diligently
to
kepe
our
Edict
of
Pacification
.
And
if
any
goe
about
to
contrarie
this
our
intent
and
minde
,
to
cause
them
to
be
punished
and
rigorously
chastised
by
penalties
imposed
on
such
offendours
in
our
ordinances
,
hauing
a
watchfull
and
diligent
eye
to
the
safegarde
of
that
our
Citie
,
in
such
sort
that
no
inconuenience
arise
in
your
seruice
towardes
vs
,
as
you
woulde
haue
vs
to
knowe
,
that
you
are
our
loyall
and
obedient
subiectes
.
Giuen
at
Paris
the
.xxvij.
day
of
August
.
1572.
Thus
signed
.
CHARLES
,
and
●●●owe
.
De
neuf-ville
.
A
LETTER
OF
THE
TREAsorer
of
the
leagues
of
the
Switzers
,
written
by
the
kings
commaundement
vnto
the
sayd
Leagues
,
of
the
same
argument
that
the
former
letters
were
.
NOble
Seigniours
,
Monsieur
de
la
Fontaine
,
Ambassador
for
the
King
your
assured
and
perfect
friend
&
confederate
,
and
I
his
Treasorer
in
this
countrey
,
hauing
commaundement
of
his
maiestie
to
communicate
with
you
,
as
with
them
whome
he
accompteth
his
chiefe
and
sure
friends
,
of
a
chaunce
which
lately
happened
in
the
Citie
of
Paris
,
his
owne
person
and
court
then
being
there
,
wherof
he
receiued
so
much
more
griefé
and
displeasure
,
bicause
it
befell
on
such
a
time
as
he
least
feared
,
or
loked
for
such
a
thing
.
The
matter
is
this
.
On
the
.xxvij.
day
of
August
last
,
the
Admirall
as
he
went
from
Louu●e
,
was
with
an
harquebuze
shot
hurte
in
the
hande
and
arme
,
whereof
when
his
maiestie
was
aduertised
,
he
commaunded
incontinent
that
search
and
punishment
were
had
of
the
offendour
,
and
the
authors
of
such
a
mischiefe
;
whervnto
when
he
had
readilie
layde
his
hande
by
his
officers
,
and
committed
the
inhabitantes
of
the
house
,
where
the
harquebuze
was
shot
,
to
prison
,
they
which
were
the
cause
firste
of
the
mischiefe
(
as
it
maye
easily
be
presupposed
)
bicause
they
woulde
preuente
the
inquisition
therof
,
heaping
one
transgression
vpon
another
,
on
the
.xxiij.
and
.xxiiij.
of
the
said
moneth
assembled
a
great
troupe
of
people
in
the
night
,
and
moued
the
people
of
Paris
to
a
very●
great
sedition
,
who
in
a
rage
set
vpon
the
Admi●rals
lodging
,
and
enforcing
the
Garde
which
his
Maiestie
had
set
for
the
Admirals
suretie
and
keping
,
slewe
him
with
certaine
other
gentlemen
in
his
companie
,
as
the
like
also
was
committed
vpon
others
in
the
Citie
,
the
matter
growing
in
the
verie
same
instant
to
suche
an
outrage
and
commotion
,
that
whereas
his
Maiestie
had
thought
to
prouide
remedie
for
appeasing
therof
,
he
had
much
a
doe
with
all
his
Gardes
to
kepe
his
house
at
Louure
,
where
he
lodged
with
the
two
Queens
,
his
mother
and
the
Spouse
,
the
Lords
his
brethren
,
the
King
of
Nauarre
and
other
Princes
.
Thinke
therefore
ye
noble
Seigniours
,
in
what
a
perplexitie
this
yong
and
couragious
King
now
standeth
,
who
,
as
a
man
may
saye
,
hath
helde
in
his
hande
thornes
in
steade
of
a
Scepter
euer
since
his
comming
to
the
Crowne
,
for
the
great
troubles
which
haue
almost
euer
since
beene
in
his
Realme
,
and
therefore
by
the
good
and
wise
counsell
and
assistance
of
the
Queene
his
mother
and
the
Lords
his
brethren
,
thought
to
enioy
and
establishe
a
more
sure
repose
in
his
Realme
,
and
a
more
happie
gouernement
for
himselfe
and
his
subiectes
,
after
he
had
taken
away
(
as
he
thought
)
all
occasions
of
dissentions
amongst
his
subiectes
by
the
meanes
of
his
Edicts
of
Pacifications
,
and
of
the
mariage
of
the
King
of
Nauarre
to
the
Ladie
his
sister
,
and
the
Prince
of
Code
to
Madome
de
Neuers
Besides
all
this
,
to
the
intent
nothing
should
be
lefte
vndone
that
mighte
serue
for
the
quieting
of
all
things
,
and
especially
for
the
Admirals
safegard
,
his
Maiestie
as
euery
man
knoweth
,
hath
done
his
endeuour
to
the
vttermost
,
to
appease
and
reconcile
his
principall
and
most
daungerous
enimyes
vnto
him
.
And
so
God
the
true
iudge
of
the
Kings
Maiesties
good
and
pureintent
,
brought
to
passe
,
that
the
peoples
rage
being
quieted
within
a
few
houres
,
euery
one
went
home
to
his
house
and
the
king
had
speciall
regard
to
nothing
more
than
to
see
nothing
attempted
or
innouated
contrarie
to
his
Edicts
of
Pacification
,
and
the
repose
of
his
subiectes
as
well
of
the
one
Religion
,
as
of
the
other
.
And
for
that
purpose
hath
sent
to
diuerse
of
his
Gouernours
and
Officers
in
his
prouinces
,
to
loke
diligently
to
the
obseruing
of
his
Edictes
,
with
expresse
commaundement
to
holde
their
handes
there
,
that
euerie
one
might
pe●ceiue
that
the
chaunce
at
Paris
happened
for
some
priuate
quarell
,
and
not
for
any
purpose
to
alter
his
Edicts
,
which
his
Maiestie
will
in
no
wife
suffer
.
Which
is
the
principall
thing
,
noble
Seigniours
,
that
his
Maiestie
hath
commaunded
vs
on
his
parte
to
assure
you
,
and
to
let
you
vnderstand
the
daungers
that
depende
ouer
him
and
his
neighbours
,
not
so
much
for
this
sedition
,
for
he
trusteth
in
God
that
shall
growe
no
further
,
and
his
Maiestie
wil
kepe
his
Realme
in
as
good
repose
as
it
hath
bene
since
his
last
Edict
of
Pacification
,
but
for
the
great
mustering
and
assembling
men
of
warre
in
many
places
,
specially
in
the
low
countreyes
,
where
it
is
yet
vncertaine
on
which
side
God
will
giue
the
victorie
,
nor
whether
the
conqueror
will
employ
his
force
,
after
his
conquest
.
Wherefore
his
Maiestie
prayeth
you
,
continuing
the
good
loue
and
intelligence
which
hath
always
bene
bewixt
the
Crowne
of
Fraunce
and
his
allied
and
confederate
friendes
the
Seigniours
of
the
Le●gues
,
to
haue
good
regarde
to
him
,
and
his
Realme
,
in
case
that
neede
shall
require
,
as
he
will
haue
to
you
and
your
prosperous
estate
,
if
it
be
requisite
,
employing
in
the
meane
whyle
your
great
and
singular
wisedome
to
the
preseruation
of
the
vnion
of
the
Nation
in
League
,
which
is
the
onely
cause
to
make
you
,
not
onely
able
to
send
succour
to
your
friends
,
but
also
maintaine
your selues
in
estimation
,
that
you
may
be
a
terrour
to
your
neighbours
,
how
great
so
euer
they
be
,
his
maiestie
promising
you
in
all
occurrentes
as
much
friendship
,
fauour
and
assistance
,
as
you
can
desire
,
and
to
be
as
entier
and
perfect
a
friend
,
as
euer
your
nation
had
any
.
A
DECLARATION
OF
THE
King
,
concerning
the
occasion
of
the
Admirals
death
and
his
adherents
and
complices
,
happened
in
the
Citie
of
Paris
the.
24.
of
August
.
1572.
Imprinted
at
Paris
by
Iohn
Dallier
Stacioner
,
dwelling
vpon
S.
Michaels
bridge
,
at
the
signe
of
the
white
Rose
;
by
the
Kings
licence
.
BY
THE
KING
.
HIs
Maiestie
desiring
to
haue
all
Seigniours
,
Gentlemen
,
and
other
his
subiects
,
vnderstand
the
cause
of
the
murder
of
the
Admirall
and
his
adherentes
and
complices
,
which
lately
happened
in
this
Citie
of
Paris
the
xxiiij
.
day
of
this
present
moneth
of
August
,
least
the
said
deede
should
be
otherwise
disguised
and
reported
than
it
was
in
deede
;
his
Maiestie
therfore
declareth
that
which
was
done
,
was
by
his
expresse
commaundement
,
&
for
no
cause
of
Religion
,
nor
breaking
his
Edictes
of
Pacification
,
which
he
alwayes
entended
,
and
still
mindet●
and
entendeth
to
obserue
and
keepe
;
yea
it
was
rather
done
to
withstand
and
preuent
a
most
detestable
and
curssed
conspiracie
begon
by
the
sayd
Admirall
the
chiefe
captaine
therof
,
and
his
sayd
adherents
and
complices
,
against
the
kings
person
,
his
estate
,
the
Queene
his
mother
and
the
Princes
his
brethren
,
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
and
other
Lordes
about
him
.
Wherefore
his
Maiestie
by
this
declaration
and
ordinaunce
giueth
to
vnderstand
to
all
Gentlemen
and
others
of
the
Reli●gion
which
they
pretend
refourmed
,
that
he
min●deth
and
purposeth
that
they
shall
liue
vnder
his
protection
,
with
their
wiues
and
children
in
their
houses
in
as
much
safegarde
as
they
did
before
,
folowing
the
benefite
of
the
former
Edictes
of
Pacification
,
most
expressely
commaunding
and
ordaining
,
that
all
Gouernours
and
Lieutenants
generall
in
euerie
of
his
Countreyes
and
Prouinces
▪
and
other
Iustices
and
Officers
to
whom
it
appertaineth
,
do
not
attempt
nor
suffer
to
be
attempted
and
thing
in
what
sort
soeuer
,
vpon
the
persons
and
goodes
of
them
of
the
Religion
,
their
wiues
,
children
,
and
families
,
on
paine
of
death
against
the
faultie
and
culpable
in
this
behalfe
.
And
neuerthelesse
to
withstande
the
troubles
,
slaunders
,
suspicions
,
and
defiances
that
may
come
by
sermons
and
assemblies
,
aswell
in
the
houses
of
the
sayde
Gentlemen
,
as
in
other
places
,
as
it
is
suffred
by
the
sayde
Edictes
of
Pacification
:
it
is
expressely
forbidden
,
and
inhibited
by
his
Maiestie
to
all
Gentlemen
and
others
of
the
sayd
Religion
,
to
haue
no
assemblies
for
any
cause
at
all
,
vntill
his
Maiestie
hath
prouided
and
appointed
otherwise
for
the
tranquillitie
of
his
Realme
,
vpon
paine
of
disobedience
and
confiscation
of
bodie
and
goods
.
It
is
also
expressely
forbidden
vnder
the
paine
aforesayd
,
that
for
the
foresayd
occasions
,
none
shall
take
or
retaine
any
prisoners
,
or
take
raunsome
of
them
,
and
that
incontinently
they
certifie
the
gouernours
of
euerie
prouince
,
and
the
Lieutenante
generall
,
of
the
name
&
qualitie
of
euerie
such
prisoner
;
whome
his
Maiestie
hath
appointed
shall
be
released
and
set
at
libertie
,
except
they
be
of
the
chiefe
of
the
late
conspiracie
,
or
such
as
haue
made
some
practise
or
deuise
for
them
,
or
●ad
intelligence
thereof
:
and
they
shall
aduertise
his
Maiestie
of
such
,
to
know
his
further
pleasure
.
It
is
also
ordained
,
that
from
henceforth
none
shall
take
or
arrest
any
prisoner
for
that
cause
,
without
his
Maiesties
commaundement
or
his
Officers
,
nor
that
none
be
suffred
to
roame
abroade
in
the
fieldes
,
to
take
vp
dogs
,
Cattell
,
Beefes
,
Kine
,
or
other
beastes
,
goods
,
fruites
,
graine
,
nor
any
thing
else
,
nor
to
hurt
the
labourers
by
word
or
deede
,
but
to
let
them
alone
about
their
worke
and
calling
,
in
peace
and
safetie
.
At
Paris
the
.xxviij.
of
August
.
1572.
Signed
,
CHARLES
,
and
vnderneath
,
FIZES
.
THE
KINGS
LETTERS
TO
the
officers
of
Burges
,
of
the
same
argument
that
the
former
declaration
was
.
OVr
trustie
and
welbeloued
,
we
considering
that
vnder
the
colour
of
the
death
of
the
Admiral
,
and
his
adherents
and
complices
,
certaine
Gentlemen
,
and
others
our
subiectes
,
professing
the
Religion
called
Refourmed
,
might
rise
and
assemble
together
to
the
preiudice
and
hinderance
of
the
tranquillitie
which
we
haue
alwayes
desired
shuld
be
in
our
Realme
,
the
doyng
of
the
said
murder
being
counterfeited
and
giuen
out
otherwise
than
it
was
.
We
haue
therefore
made
a
declaration
&
ordinance
,
which
we
s●nd
you
,
willing
you
to
publishe
the
same
incontinently
by
sounde
of
Trumpet
,
and
setting
the
same
vp
in
such
places
of
your
Iurisdiction
,
where
cryes
and
Proclamations
are
vsually
made
,
to
the
ende
that
euery
one
mighte
knowe
it
.
And
although
we
haue
alwayes
bene
diligent
obseruers
of
our
Edicts
of
Pacification
,
yet
seyng
the
troubles
and
seditions
which
might
arise
amongst
our
subiects
by
the
occasion
of
the
sayd
murder
,
as
well
of
the
Admirall
as
of
his
companions
,
we
commaunde
you
,
and
ordeine
,
that
you
particularly
forbid
the
principals
of
the
Religion
,
pretended
refourmed
,
within
your
Iurisdiction
,
that
they
haue
no
sermons
nor
assemblies
either
in
their
houses
,
or
in
any
other
places
,
to
take
away
all
doubt
and
suspition
which
might
be
conceyued
against
them
.
And
likewise
that
you
aduertise
such
as
dwell
in
the
Cities
of
your
Iurisdiction
,
what
you
iudge
meete
to
be
done
,
to
the
intent
they
might
in
this
poynt
follow
our
mind
,
and
kepe
them
quiet
in
their
houses
,
as
they
may
do
by
the
benefite
of
our
Edict
of
Pacification
,
&
there
they
shall
be
vnder
our
protection
and
safegarde
:
but
if
they
will
not
so
retyre
themselues
after
you
haue
giuen
them
warning
,
then
shall
you
set
on
them
with
all
strength
and
force
,
aswell
by
the
prouostes
of
the
Marishals
&
their
Archers
,
as
others
which
you
can
gather
together
by
Bell
ringing
or
otherwise
,
so
that
you
bewe
them
all
to
peeces
as
enimyes
to
our
Crowne
.
Besides
,
what
commaundements
so
euer
we
haue
sent
by
worde
of
mouth
eyther
to
you
,
or
others
in
our
Realme
,
when
we
were
in
feare
,
vpon
iuste
occasion
,
knowing
the
conspiracie
that
the
Admirall
had
begon
of
some
mischaunce
that
might
fall
vnto
vs
,
we
haue
and
do
reuoke
,
willing
you
and
others
that
no
such
thing
be
executed
,
for
such
is
our
pleasure
.
Giuen
at
Paris
the
.xxx.
of
August
1572.
Thus
signed
,
CHARLES
,
and
vnderneath
,
De
Neuf-ville
.
Published
in
iudgement
.
REMEMBRAVNCES
AND
INstructions
sent
by
the
King
to
the
Counte
of
Charny
his
general
Lieutenant
in
Burgundie
,
of
the
same
argument
.
THe
King
considering
the
commotion
lately
happened
in
Paris
,
wherein
the
L.
Admirall
Chastilion
with
other
Gentlemen
of
his
side
were
slaine
,
bicause
they
had
mischeuously
conspired
to
set
vpon
the
Kings
Maiestie
person
,
the
Queene
his
mother
the
Princes
his
brethren
,
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
and
other
Princes
and
Lordes
neare
about
them
,
and
vpon
his
estate
:
and
least
they
of
the
Religion
called
refourmed
,
not
knowing
the
true
causes
of
the
sayde
rebellion
,
should
arise
and
put
them selues
in
armes
as
they
haue
done
in
the
troubles
that
he
passed
,
and
deuise
newe
practises
and
fetches
against
the
weale
of
his
Maiestie
and
tranquillitie
of
his
Realme
,
if
he
should
not
cause
the
truth
of
the
matter
to
be
knowne
to
all
Gentlemen
and
others
his
subiects
of
the
sa●e
religion
how
it
passed
,
and
what
his
pleasure
and
mind
is
in
their
behalfes
.
And
thinking
that
for
remedie
hereof
it
is
verie
needefull
for
the
Gouernours
of
the
Prouinces
in
his
Realme
to
go
rounde
aboute
their
gouernementes
:
for
this
occasion
he
will●●h
that
the
Counte
of
Charnye
grea●e
E●q●ire
of
Fraunce
,
and
his
Maiesties
Lieutenant
generall
for
the
gouernement
of
Burgundie
,
shall
go
diligently
through
all
Cities
and
places
of
the
sayde
gouernement
,
and
as
he
arriueth
in
euery
pl●ce
,
he
shall
deuise
the
best
wayes
that
he
can
to
make
peace
,
vnion
and
quietnesse
amongst
the
Kings
subiectes
as
well
of
the
one
Religion
as
of
the
other
.
And
to
bring
it
the
better
about
,
he
shall
gently
call
before
him
in
open
or
priuate
place
as
he
shall
see
best
cause
for
his
Maiesties
seruice
herein
,
the
Gentlemen
of
the
places
,
and
the
Burgeses
of
the
Cities
of
his
gouernement
,
that
be
of
the
Religion
,
and
shal
declare
vnto
them
,
&
cause
them
to
vnderstand
the
truth
of
the
sayd
commotion
,
least
any
haue
misreported
it
to
them
,
otherwise
than
it
was
in
deede
.
And
shall
tell
them
,
that
vnder
the
colour
of
the
L.
Admirals
hurte
,
wherefore
his
Maiestie
would
haue
caused
iustic●
to
be
done
according
to
the
good
order
that
he
had
appointed
,
the
sayde
Admirall
and
Gentlemen
of
his
Religion
which
were
in
the
Citie
with
him
,
without
looking
for
the
execution
of
the
sayde
Iustice
,
had
made
a
mischeuous
,
vnhappie
,
and
detestable
conspiracie
against
the
Kings
Maiesties
person
,
the
Queene
his
mother
,
the
Lordes
his
brethren
,
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
and
other
Princes
&
Lords
with
them
,
and
against
the
whole
estate
,
euen
as
certaine
of
the
chiefe
and
adherents
of
the
sayd
cospiracie
(
acknowledging
their
faul●
)
haue
confessed
.
Wherfore
his
Maiestie
was
constrayned
(
to
his
great
griefe
)
to
resiste
and
preuent
so
mischieuous
,
pernicious
and
abhominable
a
purpose
.
And
that
which
he
suffered
to
be
done
on
Sunday
the
.xxiiij
of
August
vpon
the
Admiral
and
his
complices
,
was
not
for
any
Religion
,
nor
to
goe
against
the
Edict
of
Pacification
,
he
entending
neuerthelesse
that
they
of
the
Religion
should
still
liue
and
abyde
in
all
libertie
and
safetie
,
with
their
wiues
,
children
and
families
in
their
houses
,
as
be
hath
and
will
maintaine
them
,
if
they
be
content
to
liue
quietly
vnder
his
obedience
as
he
desireth
.
For
the
which
cause
he
willeth
,
that
the
Counte
Charnye
shall
offer
and
giue
to
them
his
letters
of
safe
garde
in
good
and
authens●yke
fourme
,
which
shal
be
of
as
good
force
and
vertue
,
as
if
they
shoulde
come
or
be
taken
from
his
owne
Maiestie
:
and
by
the
authoritie
of
them
,
they
shall
be
preserued
from
all
wrongs
,
violences
,
and
oppressions
:
enjoyning
and
forbidding
most
expressely
all
his
catholike
subiects
whatso
euer
they
are
to
attempt
nothing
,
vpon
the
persons
,
goods
,
or
families
of
anye
of
the
Religion
which
kepe
themselues
quietly
in
their
houses
,
on
paine
of
death
.
And
if
any
be
so
rashe
,
or
euil
aduised
,
to
do
against
this
Iniunction
,
or
to
violate
the
safegard
promysed
,
his
Maiestie
willeth
that
readie
and
rigorous
punishment
be
don●
,
to
the
intent
that
their
example
may
serue
to
holde
in
others
not
to
doe
the
like
:
which
is
the
true
and
onely
meanes
of
assurance
that
his
Maiestie
can
giue
to
them
of
the
Religion
,
with
his
word
and
promise
which
he
giueth
them
to
be
their
good
and
benigne
Prince
,
protector
and
preseruer
of
them
and
of
all
that
toucheth
them
,
so
long
as
they
liue
and
continue
vnder
his
obedience
without
doyng
or
enterprising
any
thing
against
his
will
and
seruice
.
And
bicause
his
Maiestie
hath
often
knowen
that
the
enterprises
and
consultations
taken
in
hand
by
them
of
the
Religion
against
his
seruice
,
haue
bene
concluded
amongs
them
as
assemblies
at
se●mons
which
Gentlemen
had
libertie
to
cause
to
be
made
in
their
houses
and
Lordships
,
therfore
my
L
of
Charnye
shal
particularly
giue
to
vnderstand
to
Gentlemen
which
were
wont
to
haue
such
sermons
,
that
his
Maiestie
in
consideration
that
nothing
hath
more
moued
and
set
on
the
Catholikes
against
those
of
the
Religion
than
such
preachings
and
assemblies
,
and
if
they
continue
it
is
certaine
that
it
wil
be
a
cause
to
encrease
and
maintaine
the
sayd
commotions
,
desireth
that
they
should
cause
them
to
cease
off
vntill
he
hath
otherwise
prouided
and
appointed
,
and
that
they
applie
themselues
herevnto
as
a
thing
greatly
seruing
the
effect
of
his
intention
,
which
is
gently
to
bring
his
sayd
subiects
to
a
true
and
perfect
amitie
,
vnion
and
concord
one
with
another
,
committing
all
diuisions
and
partialities
to
obliuion
.
And
bicause
this
may
seme
●ard
at
the
beginning
,
my
L.
of
Charnye
shall
cause
it
to
be
faire
and
gently
spoken
to
them
,
least
they
enter
into
some
straunge
coniecture
or
suspition
.
For
so
his
saide
Maiestie
would
proceede
in
all
true
sinceritie
towardes
them
which
conforme
them selues
to
his
will
and
obedience
,
wherin
he
exhorteth
them
to
liue
,
with
all
the
best
perswasions
that
he
can
,
and
shall
assure
them
in
so
doyng
to
be
surely
maintained
and
preseued
as
his
other
subiects
the
Catholikes
,
as
his
Maiestie
would
that
he
shoulde
doe
.
And
to
the
intent
his
sayd
subiects
the
Catholikes
should
knowe
howe
to
vse
and
behaue
them selues
herein
,
my
L.
of
Charnye
shall
tell
them
,
that
his
Maiesties
pleasure
neither
is
nor
hath
bene
that
any
wrong
or
oppression
should
be
done
to
them
of
the
sayde
Religion
;
which
like
good
and
loyall
subiects
will
gently
kepe
themselues
vnder
●is
obedience
.
Declaring
vnto
the
sayd
Catholikes
;
that
if
they
forget
themselues
and
hurt
those
of
the
Religion
which
in
such
sort
behaue
themselues
toward
his
Maiestie
,
and
those
also
which
for
that
ende
haue
receiued
of
his
Maiestie
or
of
my
L.
of
Charnye
letters
of
safeconduite
,
he
will
cause
them
to
be
punished
and
chastised
in
the
fielde
,
as
trangressours
of
his
commaundementes
,
without
any
hope
of
grace
,
pardon
,
or
remision
.
Which
the
sayd
L.
of
Charnye
shall
expresse
and
declare
.
vnto
them
,
with
as
plaine
words
as
is
possible
,
and
cause
it
also
to
be
as
straightly
executed
.
And
after
that
following
his
Maiesties
intent
,
he
hath
pacified
them
by
this
meanes
,
which
is
the
waye
that
his
Maiestie
best
liketh
of
;
&
searched
the
di
ection
to
assure
a
tranquillitie
betwixt
the
subi●ctes
and
to
set
some
assuraunce
betwixt
the
one
and
the
other
,
such
as
shall
conforme
themselues
herein
to
his
sayd
Maiesties
will
,
he
will
comfort
,
and
make
them
the
beste
and
most
gentle
entertainement
that
he
possibly
can
.
But
if
any
of
the
Religion
become
selfe
willed
and
stubborne
to
his
Maiestie
,
without
hauing
regarde
to
his
sayde
warnings
,
and
shall
assemble
in
armes
together
,
making
practises
and
deuises
against
the
weale
of
his
seruice
,
then
the
L.
of
Charnye
shall
runne
vpon
them
and
hewe
them
in
pieces
before
they
haue
power
to
fortifie
them selues
and
ioyne
together
.
And
therfore
he
shall
assemble
as
muche
force
as
he
can
,
as
well
of
the
ordinarie
,
as
of
other
men
of
warre
,
Souldiers
,
Footemen
of
the
garrisons
,
and
inhabitants
of
the
Catholikes
within
the
Cities
of
his
gouernement
,
and
shall
besiege
them
which
holde
and
make
them selues
strong
in
Cities
about
of
his
gouernement
,
so
that
the
victorie
and
authoritie
may
remaine
in
his
Maiestie
.
At
Paris
the
.xxx.
of
August
.
1572.
Signed
,
CHARLES
:
and
vnderneath
BRVLARD
.
THE
KINGS
LETTERS
TO
the
L.
of
Gwich
,
wherby
it
may
plainely
be
perceiued
,
how
they
would
search
out
all
them
of
the
Religion
which
had
anye
charge
in
hand
during
the
troubles
.
MY
L
of
Gwiche
,
I
vnderstand
that
the
iij.
brethren
Daggonels
,
and
one
Por●●er
the
host
at
the
signe
of
the
Aduenture
,
Mossoner
,
Crispine
,
and
Captaine
Grise
,
which
were
the
principall
of
the
faction
in
Burgundie
,
and
were
the
cause
of
the
taking
and
recouering
of
the
Citie
of
Mascon
in
the
late
troubles
,
and
of
all
the
decay
which
happened
in
that
countrey
,
be
kept
prisoners
in
Mascon
.
And
bicause
I
vnderstande
they
hope
to
escape
out
by
ransome
(
which
I
would
in
no
wise
should
be
done
)
I
ord●ine
and
commaund
that
you
kepe
them
safe
,
for
as
much
as
I
hope
by
their
meanes
to
discouer
a
great
many
things
which
greatly
touch
the
weale
of
my
seruice
.
And
if
there
be
any
other
prisoners
of
the
new
Religion
in
Mascon
,
which
haue
bene
factious
,
you
shall
likewise
kepe
them
,
so
that
they
escape
not
by
paying
ransome
,
for
I
would
not
for
any
thing
in
the
world
that
there
should
be
taking
of
ransome
among
my
subiects
.
And
thus
my
L.
of
Gwiche
I
pray
God
kepe
you
in
his
holy
tuition
.
Written
at
Paris
the
.xiiij.
of
September
.
1572.
Signed
,
CHARLES
,
and
vnderneath
,
BRVLARD
.
THE
KINGS
LETTERS
TO
Monsieur
de
Gordes
his
Lieutenaunt
generall
in
Daulphine
,
wherein
he
sendeth
him
worde
,
that
the
best
proofe
of
his
doings
is
the
accusations
and
complaintes
of
them
of
the
Religion
against
him
,
whervnto
he
shoulde
haue
care
to
answere
.
M.
De
Gordes
,
by
your
letters
of
the
first
of
this
moneth
I
perceiued
the
order
which
you
appoynted
in
your
Gouernement
since
the
aduertisement
which
you
had
of
the
execution
of
the
Admirall
and
his
adherentes
:
and
since
I
am
sure
you
forgot
nothing
which
you
thought
might
serue
for
your
assuraunce
of
those
places
wherof
you
had
occasion
to
doubt
.
And
to
the
intent
you
shoulde
haue
the
more
meanes
to
make
your selfe
knowne
,
I
haue
prepared
that
the
souldiers
of
Corsica
which
I
had
appointed
to
go
into
Prouince
,
should
returne
to
you
,
and
therevpon
haue
written
to
my
Cousin
the
Counte
of
Tende
,
who
will
not
faile
to
send
them
vnto
you
,
for
as
much
as
there
is
no
neede
of
them
now
in
that
countrey
.
He
should
also
send
you
word
of
the
time
of
their
departing
,
to
the
ende
that
you
might
haue
laysure
to
prouide
to
receiue
them
,
and
appoint
their
places
where
they
should
be
in
garrison
.
I
haue
seen
that
which
you
writ
to
me
concerning
the
continuall
payment
in
Daulphine
,
what
is
due
for
the
last
yeare
,
whervpon
I
will
aduise
of
the
state
of
my
sines
the
meanes
that
may
be
,
and
according
thervnto
there
shal
be
no
fault
,
but
they
shal
be
prouided
for
.
For
the
reparation
of
the
Bridge
of
Grenoble
,
they
of
the
same
place
must
deuise
the
meanes
wherin
they
should
best
helpe
them selues
therin
,
and
when
they
haue
aduertised
me
,
I
will
appoint
them
necessarie
prouision
.
Touching
the
souldiers
appointed
for
the
Baron
of
Adresse
,
bicause
the
occasion
why
I
appointed
them
to
be
leuied
now
ceaseth
,
I
haue
written
to
him
to
send
them
backe
and
dismysse
them
againe
:
wherfore
there
is
no
neede
to
make
prouision
for
their
maintenance
,
nor
likewise
to
tell
you
any
thing
else
concerning
the
answeres
which
you
haue
made
to
the
remembrances
which
they
of
the
Religion
haue
presented
against
you
.
For
your
doyngs
are
well
knowne
and
plaine
vnto
me
,
and
thervpon
I
will
take
no
better
proofe
than
their
accusation
.
Wherfore
you
shall
put
yourselfe
to
no
more
paine
on
that
side
.
Moreouer
I
haue
herewith
sent
you
a
copie
of
the
declaration
which
I
made
of
the
Admirals
death
and
his
adherents
,
&
made
to
be
vnderstoode
that
it
should
be
obserued
and
followed
,
and
that
all
murders
,
sackings
,
and
violences
should
cease
.
Neuerthelesse
I
haue
heard
complaints
of
diuerse
places
that
such
extraordinary
wayes
continue
,
which
is
a
thing
,
that
doth
much
displease
me
.
By
the
meanes
wherof
I
aduise
you
,
in
doyng
this
charge
once
againe
put
vnto
you
,
that
you
giue
order
throughout
your
gouernement
to
cause
all
hostilitie
,
force
,
and
violence
to
cease
,
and
that
the
sayd
declaration
be
straightly
obserued
and
kept
,
with
punishing
those
that
withstand
,
so
rigorously
,
that
the
demonstration
thereof
may
serue
for
an
example
,
seyng
my
intent
is
that
they
should
be
punished
as
behoueth
,
and
to
marke
them
which
wincke
or
dissemble
therat
.
This
present
letter
shall
serue
also
for
an
aduise
of
the
receipt
of
those
letters
which
you
wrote
the
.v.
of
this
present
,
whereby
you
send
me
word
,
that
you
receiued
no
message
by
word
of
mouth
from
me
,
but
onely
letters
of
the
.xxij.
xxiiij
.
and
.xxviij.
of
the
moneth
passed
,
whereof
put
your selfe
to
no
further
paine
,
for
that
charge
was
only
for
such
as
then
were
neare
about
me
,
which
is
all
that
I
haue
at
this
time
to
say
vnto
you
.
Praying
herevpon
the
Creator
to
kepe
you
in
his
holy
and
worthy
tuicion
.
Written
at
Paris
the
.iiij.
day
of
September
.
Signed
CHARLES
,
and
beneath
FIZES
.
And
aboue
.
To
M.
de
Gordes
knight
.
THE
KINGS
LETTERS
TO
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
his
Lieutenant
generall
in
Champaigne
and
in
Prye
.
COusin
,
although
in
all
my
former
letters
I
haue
giuen
you
to
vnderstand
well
inough
how
much
I
desire
that
al
my
subiects
,
as
wel
of
the
nobilitie
as
others
which
professe
the
new
Religion
,
&
quietly
vse
them selues
in
your
gouernement
,
should
by
you
be
maintained
and
preserued
in
all
suretie
vnder
my
protection
and
safegard
,
without
giuing
them
any
hinderance
by
trouble
in
their
persons
,
goods
,
and
families
:
yet
neuerthelesse
I
haue
beene
aduertised
that
in
certaine
places
of
my
Realme
there
haue
bene
many
sackings
and
pillings
done
by
such
as
dwell
in
the
houses
of
them
of
the
sayd
new
Religion
,
as
well
in
the
fieldes
as
in
the
Cities
,
vnder
colour
of
the
commotion
which
happened
in
my
Citie
of
Paris
the
.xxiiij.
day
of
August
last
,
a
thing
beyond
all
measure
displeasant
and
disagreable
vnto
me
,
and
for
the
which
I
would
haue
prouision
and
remedie
.
Wherfore
I
pray
you
,
Cousin
,
that
aboue
all
things
as
you
desire
that
I
should
knowe
the
good
affection
you
beare
to
the
good
weale
of
my
seruice
,
you
take
that
matter
next
your
hart
to
preserue
and
maintaine
within
your
gouernment
according
to
that
which
I
haue
so
plainely
told
and
written
to
you
heretofore
,
that
all
suche
of
the
newe
Religion
which
behaue
them selues
quietly
,
take
no
wrong
or
violence
,
whether
it
be
for
the
preseruation
of
of
their
goodes
or
persons
,
no
more
than
to
my
Catholike
subiectes
.
And
where
any
wrong
or
outrage
shal
be
offred
them
against
my
will
,
as
I
haue
before
declared
,
so
doe
I
nowe
by
these
presentes
declare
,
I
will
and
intende
that
you
shall
make
some
euident
and
notorious
punishment
of
such
as
are
herein
culpable
,
so
that
their
correction
may
serue
for
an
example
of
all
other
,
that
I
may
see
my self
throughly
obeyd
herein
as
I
would
be
,
and
my
commaundementes
receyued
amongest
all
my
Subiects
in
another
sorte
than
they
haue
bene
heretofore
.
Assuring
you
cousin
,
that
the
beste
newes
that
I
shall
receiue
from
you
,
shall
bee
to
beare
say
that
you
chastise
those
well
,
of
whome
I
am
disobeyed
.
And
thus
Cousin
,
I
praye
God
to
kepe
you
in
his
holie
tuition
.
Written
from
Paris
the
.xxviij.
of
September
.
1572.
Signed
CHARLES
:
And
vnderneath
BRVLART
.
REMEMBRANCES
SENT
BY
the
King
to
all
gouernours
,
and
Lieutenantes
of
his
Prouinces
,
to
put
out
and
remoue
all
those
of
the
Religion
from
their
estates
and
charges
,
although
they
would
abiure
the
same
,
sauing
such
as
haue
but
small
estates
and
offices
,
to
whom
his
Maiestie
permitteth
continuance
,
on
condition
that
they
abiure
the
sayd
Religion
according
to
the
forme
of
Abiuration
sent
for
that
purpose
.
THe
King
considering
how
much
his
officers
and
Magistrates
of
Iustice
,
and
such
as
haue
the
administration
and
dealing
of
his
Fynes
and
payments
,
which
be
of
the
newe
Religion
,
are
suspect
and
hated
,
and
put
his
Catholike
subiects
in
great
mistrust
if
they
should
presently
exercise
their
offices
after
these
freshe
commotions
,
for
cause
that
the
sayd
offices
be
in
their
handes
that
nowe
kepe
them
:
therfore
least
the
people
shoulde
therby
be
brought
to
a
newe
occasion
of
stirre
,
&
they
of
the
new
Religion
be
in
daunger
or
bazard
of
their
owne
persons
,
although
they
woulde
abiure
their
sayde
newe
Religion
,
and
professe
the
holy
faith
and
Catholike
Religion
of
Rome
:
his
Maiestie
desiring
to
auoyde
the
new
mischiefes
and
troubles
which
maye
come
,
hath
aduised
to
discharge
the
sayd
officers
from
the
exercise
of
the
sayde
offices
,
vntill
he
shall
otherwise
appoint
.
And
yet
neuerthelesse
,
in
the
meane
while
,
if
the
sayde
officers
be
obediente
vnto
his
will
,
and
liue
quietly
in
their
houses
,
withoute
attempting
,
practising
or
taking
any
thing
in
hande
against
his
seruice
,
they
shall
receiue
their
wages
,
and
they
that
will
resigne
their
sayd
offices
to
Catholike
persons
,
and
come
to
his
Maiestie
shal
be
verie
honorably
prouided
for
.
And
as
touching
other
small
offices
without
wages
,
which
cannot
be
troublesome
,
as
Notaries
,
Sergeants
,
and
such
where
the
officers
haue
none
authoritie
,
which
cannot
be
so
odious
nor
mistrustfull
to
the
people
as
the
other
,
his
Maiestie
is
aduised
,
that
such
smal
officers
which
will
abiure
the
sayd
newe
Religion
,
and
professe
the
faith
Catholike
,
Apostolike
,
and
Romishe
,
and
therin
liue
continually
hereafter
,
shall
continue
in
the
exercise
and
enioying
of
their
estates
:
but
they
that
will
continue
in
their
newe
opinion
,
shall
depart
from
their
offices
,
vntill
his
Maiestie
hath
otherwise
prouided
.
And
this
is
for
the
great
mischiefe
and
inconuenience
that
maye
betyde
them
,
if
they
shoulde
exercise
their
sayd
estates
,
bicause
of
the
great
mistrust
and
suspition
which
the
Catholikes
haue
conceiued
of
them
of
the
newe
Religion
.
Neuerthelesse
his
Maiestie
well
considering
that
the
moste
part
of
the
sayd
officers
haue
none
other
way
to
liue
,
but
the
exercise
of
their
said
offices
,
willeth
that
they
shall
be
in
thoyse
to
resigne
to
Catholike
and
capable
persons
,
and
then
to
come
to
him
for
that
effect
,
and
he
will
graunt
them
the
greatest
fauour
and
moderation
of
his
treasorie
that
is
possible
.
The
which
resolution
and
pleasure
of
his
Maiestie
he
willeth
to
be
declared
to
the
sayd
officers
of
the
new
pretended
opinion
,
as
well
by
gouernours
and
Lieutenants
generall
of
his
Prouinces
,
as
by
them
of
his
Courtes
of
Parliament
,
of
the
Chamber
of
his
accomptes
,
of
the
Court
of
his
aydes
,
them
of
his
great
Counsell
,
of
the
Treasorie
of
Fraunce
,
the
Generals
of
his
Fynes
,
his
Baylifes
.
Seneshals
,
Prouosts
,
Iudges
or
their
Lieutenants
,
and
euery
one
of
them
as
shall
appertaine
.
And
to
this
intent
his
Maiestie
willeth
and
intendeth
that
euery
one
of
them
in
their
calling
shall
send
particularly
and
apart
for
euery
of
the
sayd
officers
of
the
newe
Religion
,
which
be
of
their
incorporation
,
charge
and
Jurisdiction
,
and
shall
admonish
then
in
this
behalfe
to
conforme
them selues
to
his
Maiesties
minde
:
and
if
any
of
them
in
authoritie
,
bicause
of
their
said
estates
,
wil
returne
to
the
bosome
of
the
Catholike
and
Romish
Church
,
it
shall
be
sayd
to
them
that
his
Maiestie
liketh
verie
well
of
it
,
and
that
he
taketh
a
great
and
singular
affection
therein
,
and
that
it
shall
giue
him
the
greater
assurance
and
credit
of
their
good
will
,
and
that
his
Maiestie
will
not
bar
them
from
his
seruice
hereafter
,
but
will
prouide
for
them
as
their
behauiour
shall
deserue
.
And
notwithstanding
,
for
the
reasons
abouesayd
,
he
willeth
that
they
shall
cease
from
the
exercise
of
their
estates
and
offices
,
vntil
he
otherwise
appointeth
.
And
bicause
that
in
many
places
of
the
Realme
they
haue
proceeded
by
way
of
seasing
the
goods
of
them
of
the
newe
Religion
which
be
deade
or
absente
,
and
hide
themselues
:
and
sometymes
of
those
which
be
in
their
owne
houses
,
although
his
Maiestie
gaue
to
vnderstande
by
his
declarration
of
the
.xxviij.
of
August
last
,
that
be
would
and
intended
that
they
of
the
new
Religion
should
enioy
their
goods
,
neuerthelesse
,
to
the
intent
there
should
be
no
doubt
of
his
purpose
,
and
that
no
mistrust
might
arise
thervpon
,
he
declareth
,
willeth
,
and
intendeth
againe
,
that
according
to
his
declaration
of
the
.xxviij.
of
August
,
they
of
the
newe
Religion
which
be
lyuing
,
whether
they
be
present
or
absent
,
and
be
not
culpable
or
charged
with
the
last
conspiration
,
or
to
haue
attempted
against
his
Maiestie
or
his
estate
,
since
his
Edict
of
Pacification
,
shal
be
restored
to
their
houses
,
and
put
in
possession
of
all
&
singular
their
goode
;
moueable
or
vnmoueable
.
And
that
the
wydowes
and
heyres
of
them
that
be
deade
,
may
and
shall
succede
them
,
and
appres
bend
all
and
singular
their
goodes
,
and
that
they
shal
be
mainteined
in
them
,
and
kepte
vnder
the
protection
and
safegard
of
his
Maiestie
,
so
that
no
hurte
shal
be
done
or
sayd
vnto
them
in
any
maner
of
wyse
or
sort
.
Willing
for
this
purpose
that
all
necessarie
suretie
shal
be
giuen
them
,
and
that
all
officers
,
Magistrates
,
Mayors
and
others
which
haue
publike
charge
shall
maintaine
them
in
al
safetie
,
forbidding
al
persons
of
what
estate
,
qualitie
or
condition
so
euer
they
be
,
not
to
hurt
them
in
person
or
good●s
vppon
paine
of
deat●
.
And
neuerthelesse
his
Maiestie
willeth
,
that
they
of
the
newe
opinion
shall
submit
themselues
,
and
promise
vpon
paine
to
be
declared
rebells
and
trai tours
to
his
Maiestie
,
that
they
shall
hereafter
liue
vnder
his
obedience
without
attempting
any
thing
to
the
contrarie
,
or
taking
their
parts
that
do
attempt
against
his
Maiestie
and
estate
,
or
things
against
his
ordinances
,
and
to
acknowledge
none
but
his
Maiestie
or
such
as
he
shall
appoint
vnder
him
to
haue
authoritie
to
commaund
them
.
And
if
they
knowe
any
that
shall
enterprise
against
his
Maiestie
,
and
service
,
to
reueale
them
incontinent
to
him
and
his
officers
,
as
good
and
faithfull
subiects
.
And
to
take
away
all
doubte
and
suspicion
as
wel
from
the
nobilitie
as
others
,
bicause
that
in
the
declaration
of
the
▪
xxiiij
.
of
the
last
moneth
,
these
wordes
are
contained
(
Except
they
be
those
of
the
chiefe
,
which
had
commaundement
for
those
of
the
newe
opinion
,
or
those
which
made
practises
and
deuises
for
them
,
or
those
which
might
haue
had
intelligence
of
the
sayd
conspiracie
.
)
His
Maiestie
declareth
that
he
meaneth
not
of
things
done
and
past
during
the
troubles
which
were
before
the
Edict
of
Pacification
in
August
.
1570.
&
that
there
shal
be
no
inquisition
therof
,
and
none
shall
be
troubled
in
goods
or
person
therfore
(
but
for
that
respect
they
shall
enioy
the
benefit
of
the
Edict
of
Pacification
)
but
that
the
sayd
wordes
extend
onely
to
those
which
be
found
to
be
giltie
or
accessarie
to
the
last
conspiracie
done
against
his
Maiestie
and
estate
,
and
that
other
which
are
imprisoned
,
shall
be
set
at
libertie
.
And
as
touching
them
which
will
make
profession
of
their
faith
,
and
returne
to
the
Catholike
Religion
,
his
Maiestie
desireth
that
his
gouernours
and
officers
shall
excyte
and
comforte
them
as
muche
as
they
can
,
to
that
effect
,
and
execution
of
that
good
will
:
and
that
their
friends
and
kinsfolks
should
also
be
exhorted
to
doe
the
like
for
their
parte
.
And
if
any
should
hurt
them
in
goods
or
body
,
his
Maiestie
willeth
readie
and
speedie
execution
to
be
done
on
them
:
And
to
the
intent
that
they
may
followe
the
fourme
which
hath
bene
kept
,
in
professing
the
faith
which
they
doe
make
that
returne
to
the
Apostolike
and
Romishe
Churche
,
there
is
sent
herewith
a
memorie
thereof
.
From
Paris
the
xxij
.
day
of
September
.
1572.
Signed
,
CHARLES
,
and
beneath
PINART
.
THE
FOVRME
OF
ABIVRAtion
of
heresie
,
&
confession
;
of
faith
,
which
they
which
haue
swarued
from
the
faith
,
and
pretende
to
be
receyued
into
the
Church
,
ought
to
make
.
THIS
IS
THE
ABIVRATION
which
they
caused
all
of
the
Religion
to
make
in
France
,
to
saue
their
liues
.
Printed
at
Paris
by
Nicolas
Roffet
,
dwelling
in
the
new
streate
of
our
Ladie
,
at
the
signe
of
the
Mower
:
with
the
Kings
Priuilege
.
FIrst
,
they
whiche
haue
swarued
from
the
faith
,
and
desire
to
returne
into
the
compasse
of
our
holy
mother
Church
,
ought
to
present
themselues
to
their
Curates
or
vicars
to
be
instructed
of
that
which
they
ought
to
doe
:
that
done
,
they
shal
be
sent
vnto
the
reuerend
▪
Byshop
of
the
dioces
or
his
Chauncellour
or
officiall
,
to
make
the
sayd
Abiuration
and
confession
in
maner
and
forme
following
.
IN.
borne
at
.
&c.
in
the
dioces
of
.
&c.
and
dwelling
.
&c.
acknowledging
by
the
grace
of
God
the
true
faith
Catholike
and
Apostolike
from
the
which
I
haue
through
my
fault
gone
astray
and
separated
my selfe
since
.
&c.
and
desirous
to
returne
to
the
flocke
of
Christes
true
shepefold
,
which
is
the
Catholike
,
Apostolike
,
and
Romish
Church
,
confesse
to
haue
Abiured
and
cursed
all
the
errours
and
heresie
of
the
Lutherians
,
Caluinistes
,
and
Hugonotes
,
and
all
other
heresie
whatsoeuer
wherwith
I
haue
heretofore
beene
diffamed
or
touched
:
and
I
agree
to
the
fayth
of
our
holy
mother
the
Churche
,
and
desire
you
in
the
name
of
God
,
of
his
sonne
Iesus
Church
,
and
of
the
glorious
Virgin
his
mother
Marie
,
and
of
all
the
Sainctes
of
Paradice
,
that
it
woulde
please
you
to
receiue
me
into
the
flocke
and
shepefolde
of
Gods
people
,
which
liue
vnder
the
obedience
of
the
Pope
ordained
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christs
vicar
in
the
sayd
Church
,
submitting
my selfe
paciently
to
abyde
and
willingly
to
doe
the
pennance
which
it
shall
please
you
to
enioyne
me
for
the
absolution
of
my
faults
committed
,
whilest
I
was
in
the
foresayd
sectes
,
whereof
I
aske
and
require
pardon
of
God
,
and
of
his
sayd
Churche
,
and
of
you
(
that
be
appoynted
my
pastor
by
God
the
Creator
)
absolution
,
with
such
penance
as
you
shall
iudge
to
be
holsome
for
the
satisfaction
of
my
sinnes
and
offences
.
And
to
the
intent
you
shoulde
knowe
that
I
haue
and
doe
make
this
Abiuration
from
my
heart
,
I
confesse
moreouer
before
God
and
you
,
that
I
beleeue
that
which
is
contayned
in
the
Simbole
or
Creede
of
the
Apostles
,
and
Athanasius
,
and
other
confessions
of
faith
made
and
approued
by
the
whole
Councels
of
the
Catholike
,
Apostolike
,
and
Romish
Church
:
that
is
:
I
beleeue
in
one
onely
God
,
the
father
almightie
,
Creator
of
Heauen
and
Earth
,
and
of
all
things
visible
and
inuisible
,
and
in
one
L.
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
the
onely
sonne
engendred
by
God
the
father
before
the
constitucion
of
the
worlde
,
God
of
God
,
Light
of
Light
,
true
God
of
true
God
,
engendred
not
Created
,
Consubstantiall
with
the
Father
by
whom
all
things
were
made
,
who
for
vs
men
,
and
for
our
saluation
,
descended
from
heauen
.
&c.
as
in
the
beliefe
of
Morning
prayer
.
I
beleeue
likewise
,
acknowledge
and
confesse
all
that
which
is
contayned
in
the
bookes
as
well
of
the
olde
as
of
the
newe
testament
,
approued
by
the
sayde
holie
and
Apostolike
church
of
Rome
,
according
to
the
sense
&
interpretation
of
the
holy
Doctours
receiued
by
the
same
,
reiecting
all
other
interpretation
as
false
and
erroneous
.
I
acknowledge
the
seuen
Sacramentes
of
the
sayde
Catholike
,
Apostolike
and
Romishe
Churche
,
that
they
were
instituted
by
our
L.
Iesus
Christ
,
and
that
they
be
necessarie
for
the
saluation
of
mankind
,
although
that
all
of
them
are
not
of
necessitie
to
be
conferred
to
all
,
that
is
to
say
.
I
confesse
that
the
sayd
seuen
Sacramentes
are
these
,
Baptisme
,
Confirmation
,
Eucharist
which
is
the
Sacrament
of
the
altar
,
Penance
,
extreme
vnction
,
Order
,
and
Mariage
,
and
that
the
sayd
Sacraments
confer
grace
,
&
that
of
them
,
Baptisme
,
Confirmation
,
&
Order
,
can
not
be
reiterated
without
sacrilege
.
That
the
sayd
Sacraments
haue
the
effect
whiche
the
sayd
Church
teacheth
,
and
that
the
forme
&
vsage
wherwith
they
be
ministred
to
Christians
,
is
holie
and
necessarie
.
I
acknowledge
also
that
the
holy
Masse
is
a
sacrifice
and
oblation
of
the
verie
bodie
and
bloud
of
our
sauiour
Iesus
Christ
vnder
the
forme
of
bread
and
wyne
mingled
with
water
,
whiche
substaunces
of
bread
and
wyne
vnder
the
sayde
formes
(
are
in
the
Masse
by
the
words
which
serue
for
consecration
,
sayd
and
pronounced
by
the
Priest
)
transubstanciated
and
transformed
into
the
substance
of
the
sayd
body
and
blood
of
Iesus
Christ
.
Notwithstanding
,
that
the
qualities
and
accidentes
remayne
in
the
sayd
formes
after
the
sayd
consecration
,
and
that
the
Masse
is
holesome
and
profitable
as
well
for
the
quicke
as
the
deade
.
I
acknowledge
and
confesse
the
concomitance
,
that
is
to
say
,
that
in
receiuing
the
body
of
Iesus
christ
vnder
the
forme
of
bread
alone
,
I
likewise
receiue
the
blood
of
Iesus
Christ
.
I
confesse
that
Prayer
and
intercession
of
Sainctes
for
the
quicke
and
the
dead
is
holie
,
good
and
helthfull
for
Christians
,
and
is
not
contrary
(
for
any
respect
)
to
the
glory
of
God
.
That
prayers
made
in
the
Churche
for
the
faithfull
which
are
dead
,
do
profit
them
for
the
remission
of
their
sinnes
,
and
lessening
of
their
paines
incurred
for
the
same
.
That
there
is
a
Purgatorie
where
the
soules
abyding
are
succoured
by
the
prayers
of
the
faythfull
.
I
confesse
that
we
muste
honor
and
call
vpon
the
sainctes
which
raigne
with
Iesus
Christ
,
and
that
they
make
intercession
for
vs
to
God
,
&
that
their
Reliques
are
to
be
worshipped
.
That
the
commaundements
and
traditions
of
the
Catholike
,
Apostolike
,
and
Romishe
Church
as
well
they
which
pertaine
to
the
forme
and
ceremonies
of
diuine
seruice
,
and
to
assist
the
same
,
which
I
thinke
be
to
drawe
Christian
people
to
pitie
and
turning
to
their
God
;
as
fasting
,
absteyning
from
meates
,
obseruation
of
holy
dayes
,
and
ecclesiasticall
pollicie
,
according
to
the
tradition
of
the
Apostles
and
holy
Fathers
continued
since
the
primitiue
Church
till
this
time
,
and
afterwards
brought
into
the
Church
by
the
ordinances
of
Counsels
receiued
in
the
same
of
long
and
auncient
time
,
or
of
late
,
be
good
and
holy
,
to
the
whiche
I
will
and
ought
to
obey
as
prescribed
&
appointed
by
the
holy
ghost
,
the
author
and
director
of
that
which
serueth
for
the
keping
of
Christian
Religion
,
and
of
the
Catholike
,
Apostolike
,
and
Romaine
Church
.
I
beleeue
also
and
accepte
all
the
articles
of
originall
sinne
,
and
of
Iustification
.
I
affirme
assuredly
that
we
ought
to
haue
and
kepe
the
Images
of
Iesus
Christ
,
of
his
holy
mother
,
and
all
other
saincts
,
and
doe
honor
and
reuerence
vnto
them
.
I
confesse
the
power
of
indulgence
and
pardons
to
be
left
in
the
Church
by
Iesus
Christ
,
and
the
vse
of
them
to
be
verie
healthfull
,
as
also
I
acknowledge
and
confesse
the
Church
of
Rome
to
be
the
mother
and
chief
of
all
Churches
,
and
conducted
by
the
holy
ghost
:
and
that
other
pretended
particular
inspirations
against
the
same
,
come
of
the
suggestion
of
the
Deuill
,
the
Prince
of
dissention
,
which
woulde
separate
the
vnion
of
the
mysticall
body
of
the
sauiour
of
the
worlde
.
Finally
,
I
promise
straightly
to
keepe
all
that
was
ordayned
at
the
last
generall
councell
of
Trent
,
and
promise
to
God
and
you
,
neuer
more
to
depart
from
the
Catholike
,
Apostolike
,
and
Romaine
Church
:
and
if
I
do
(
which
God
forbid
)
I
submit
my selfe
to
the
penalties
of
the
canons
of
the
sayd
Church
,
made
,
ordeyned
,
and
appointed
against
them
which
fall
backe
into
Apostasie
.
The
which
Abiuration
and
Confession
I
haue
subscribed
.
THE
KINGES
LETTER
TO
M.
de
Guyse
and
other
Lieutenantes
and
Gouernors
of
his
Prouinces
,
by
the
which
he
wholly
abolisheth
and
subuerteth
al
the
Edictes
of
Pacification
,
and
willeth
that
onely
the
Romishe
Religion
shoulde
take
place
in
his
Realme
.
THe
King
knowing
that
the
declaration
which
he
made
vpon
the
occasions
which
lately
chaunced
in
the
Citie
of
Paris
,
the
remebrances
and
instructions
of
his
will
which
be
sent
round
about
to
all
Gouernours
of
his
Prouinces
,
and
Lieutenants
generall
therin
,
and
particular
letters
to
the
Seneshals
,
and
his
Courts
of
Parliament
,
and
other
officers
and
Ministers
of
Iustice
,
can
not
his
therto
staye
the
course
of
murders
and
robberies
done
in
the
most
part
of
the
cities
of
this
Realme
,
to
his
Maiesties
great
displeasure
:
hath
aduised
for
a
more
singular
remedie
,
to
send
all
the
sayde
Gouernours
into
euery
of
their
charges
and
gouernements
,
assuring
him selfe
,
that
according
to
the
qualitie
and
power
which
they
haue
of
his
Maiestie
,
they
can
well
followe
and
obserue
his
intent
,
the
which
more
fully
to
declare
,
his
Maiestie
hath
caused
his
letters
patentes
to
be
dispatched
,
which
shal
be
deliuered
them
.
Besides
the
contentes
wherof
M.
de
Guise
the
gouernour
,
&
Lieutenant
generall
for
his
Maiestie
in
Champaigne
and
Brye
,
shall
call
before
him
the
gentles
men
of
the
newe
Religion
abyding
within
his
gouernement
,
and
shall
tell
them
that
the
Kings
wil
and
intent
is
to
preserue
them
,
their
wyues
,
children
and
families
,
and
to
mayntaine
them
in
possession
of
their
goods
,
so
that
on
their
parte
they
liue
quietly
,
and
render
to
his
Maiestie
obedience
and
fidelitie
as
they
ought
:
in
which
doyng
the
King
also
will
defende
them
,
that
they
shall
not
be
molested
or
troubled
by
waye
of
Iustice
or
otherwise
in
their
persons
and
goods
,
by
reason
of
things
done
during
the
troubles
,
and
before
the
Edict
of
Pacification
of
August
▪
1570.
And
afterwardes
be
shall
louingly
admonishe
them
to
continue
no
longer
in
the
Error
of
the
newe
opinions
,
and
to
returne
to
the
Catholike
Religion
,
reconciling
themselues
to
the
Catholike
Romishe
Church
,
vnder
the
doctrine
and
obedience
wherof
,
Kings
his
predecessors
and
their
subiects
have
alwayes
holily
lyued
,
and
this
Realme
hath
ben
cares
fully
conducted
and
maintained
:
Shewing
to
them
the
mischiefes
and
calamities
which
haue
happened
in
this
Realme
,
since
these
newe
opinions
haue
entred
into
mens
spirites
:
Howe
manye
murders
haue
bene
caused
by
such
which
haue
fallen
from
the
right
waye
holden
by
their
Auncestors
.
First
they
made
them
separate
them selues
from
the
Churche
,
then
from
their
nexte
of
kinred
,
and
also
to
be
estranged
from
the
seruice
of
their
king
,
as
a
man
may
see
since
his
raigne
.
And
althoughe
the
authors
and
heades
of
that
side
,
would
haue
couered
their
doyngs
vnder
the
title
of
Religion
and
conscience
:
yet
their
deedes
and
workes
haue
shewen
well
inough
that
the
name
of
Religion
was
but
a
visarde
to
couer
their
driftes
and
disobedience
,
and
vnder
that
pretence
to
assemble
and
subborne
people
,
and
to
make
and
compel
them
to
sweare
in
the
cause
vnder
the
title
of
disobedience
,
and
by
suche
wayes
to
turne
them
from
the
naturall
affection
which
they
owe
to
the
King
,
and
consequently
from
his
obedience
,
being
notorious
that
what
commaundement
so
euer
the
King
could
make
to
them
of
the
newe
Religion
,
they
haue
not
since
his
raigne
obeyed
him
otherwise
than
pleased
their
heads
.
And
contrariwise
,
when
their
sayd
heads
commaunded
them
to
arise
and
take
to
their
weapons
,
to
set
vpon
Cities
,
to
burne
Churches
,
to
sacke
and
pill
,
to
trouble
the
Realme
and
fill
it
with
bloud
and
fire
,
they
which
went
so
astray
to
follow
them
,
forgot
all
trust
and
duetie
of
good
subiects
,
to
execute
and
obey
their
commaundements
,
Which
things
if
the
gentlemen
will
well
consider
,
they
shall
easely
Iudge
how
vnhappie
and
miserable
their
condition
shal
be
,
if
they
continue
longer
therein
.
For
they
may
well
thinke
of
them selues
,
that
the
king
being
taught
by
experience
of
so
great
a
daunger
,
from
the
which
it
hath
pleased
God
to
preserue
him
and
his
estate
,
and
hauing
proued
the
mischiefes
and
calamities
which
this
Realme
hath
suffred
by
the
enterprises
of
the
heads
of
this
cause
,
their
adherentes
and
complices
,
that
he
will
neuer
willingly
be
serued
with
any
gentleman
of
his
subiects
that
be
of
any
other
Religion
than
the
Catholike
,
in
the
whiche
also
the
king
,
following
his
predecessors
,
will
liue
and
die
.
He
willeth
also
to
take
away
all
mistrust
amongst
his
subiects
,
and
to
quench
the
rising
of
discordes
and
seditions
,
that
all
they
of
whom
he
is
serued
in
honorable
places
,
and
specially
the
gentlemen
which
desire
to
be
accompted
his
good
and
lawfull
subiects
,
and
would
obtaine
his
fauour
,
and
be
employed
in
charges
of
his
seruice
,
according
to
their
degrees
and
qualities
,
do
make
profession
hereafter
to
liue
in
the
same
Religion
that
he
doth
:
hauing
tryed
that
discords
and
ciuill
warres
will
not
cease
in
a
state
where
there
be
many
Religions
,
and
that
it
is
not
possible
for
a
King
to
maintaine
in
his
Realme
diuersities
in
Religion
,
but
that
he
shall
leese
the
good
will
and
beneuolence
of
his
subiectes
,
yea
and
they
which
are
of
a
contrarie
Religion
to
his
,
desire
nothing
in
their
hart
more
than
the
change
of
the
King
and
of
his
estate
.
For
the
reason
abouesayde
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
to
bring
the
matter
to
this
passe
,
shall
take
paines
to
persuade
the
nobilitie
and
others
infected
with
the
sayde
new
opinion
,
to
returne
of
them selues
,
and
of
their
owne
frewill
to
the
Catholike
Religion
,
and
to
abiure
and
renounce
the
new
without
any
more
expresse
commaundement
from
the
King
.
For
how
so
euer
it
be
,
his
maiestie
is
resolued
to
make
his
subiects
liue
in
his
Religion
,
and
neuer
to
suffer
what
so
euer
may
betyde
,
that
there
shall
be
any
other
forme
or
exercise
of
Religion
in
his
Realme
than
the
Catholike
.
The
sayd
Duke
of
Guise
shall
communicate
with
the
Principall
officers
and
Magistrates
,
hauing
the
Principall
charge
and
administration
of
Iustice
in
Cities
of
his
gouernment
,
his
Maiesties
declaration
,
to
the
intent
they
should
know
his
minde
,
and
the
good
end
wherevnto
he
tendeth
for
the
vniting
and
quietnesse
of
his
subiects
,
to
the
intent
the
sayd
M.
de
Guise
&
the
sayd
officers
and
Magistrates
,
should
with
one
concorde
,
intelligence
and
correspondence
proceede
to
the
effect
aboue
sayde
,
so
that
fruit
and
quietnesse
may
thereof
ensue
,
such
as
his
Maiestie
desireth
,
not
onely
for
himselfe
,
but
for
the
whole
Realme
.
The
Baylifes
and
stuardes
which
are
not
in
Religion
accordingly
qualified
,
shall
within
one
moneth
resigne
their
offices
to
gentlemen
capable
,
and
of
the
qualitie
required
by
the
Edict
,
which
may
keepe
and
exercise
the
same
.
And
to
the
intent
this
should
be
done
,
his
Maiestie
doth
nowe
presently
declare
them
depriued
after
the
sayd
moneth
,
if
they
do
not
then
resigne
,
that
they
shall
haue
no
occasion
or
colour
of
excuse
to
delay
their
resignations
,
and
yet
permitteth
them
in
the
meane
while
to
resigne
without
any
syne
paying
.
All
Baylifes
and
stuardes
shal
be
resident
at
their
offices
vpon
paine
of
losse
of
the
same
,
&
if
they
can
not
so
be
,
them
they
shall
be
bound
to
resigne
.
All
Archbyshops
and
Bishops
shall
likewise
be
resident
in
their
dioces
,
and
such
as
for
age
and
other
disposition
of
person
can
not
preach
the
word
of
God
,
nor
edifie
the
people
,
and
do
other
functions
appertaining
to
their
charge
and
dignitie
,
shall
be
bounde
to
take
a
conductor
to
comfort
them
,
and
to
employ
them selues
to
the
duetie
of
their
charge
.
To
the
which
conductour
they
shall
appoint
an
honest
and
reasonable
pension
according
to
the
fruites
and
reuenue
of
their
liuing
.
Also
persons
and
vicars
shall
be
resident
at
their
benefices
,
or
else
shall
be
admonished
to
resigne
them
▪
to
suche
as
will
be
resident
,
and
doe
their
duetie
.
Archbyshops
and
Byshops
shall
take
information
of
them
which
holde
abbeyes
,
Prioryes
,
and
other
benefices
in
their
dioces
,
of
what
qualitie
so
euer
they
are
,
and
how
they
do
their
duetie
in
the
administration
of
them
,
wherevpon
they
shall
make
processe
by
worde
vnto
the
Gouernours
,
which
shall
sende
them
to
the
King
to
prouide
therin
as
reason
shall
moue
him
.
They
shall
compell
the
Curates
actually
to
abide
at
the
places
of
their
benefices
,
or
else
shall
appoint
other
in
their
steades
according
to
the
disposition
of
the
Cannons
.
At
Paris
the
.iij.
day
of
Nouember
.
1572.
Signed
,
CHARLES
.
LETTERS
OF
M.
DE
GORDS
the
Kings
Lieutenaunt
in
Daulphine
,
to
certaine
of
the
Religion
in
his
gouernement
,
wherby
the
exhorteth
them
to
come
backe
againe
to
the
Religion
of
Rome
,
&
how
the
King
is
determined
to
suffer
none
other
.
SIr
I
am
sufficiently
aduertised
of
you
behauior
,
but
you
should
remember
what
aduertisements
I
haue
before
sent
you
to
returne
to
the
Catholike
Religion
of
your selfe
,
which
is
the
best
hold
and
stay
that
you
can
chose
for
your
preseruation
and
health
,
putting
from
you
all
those
which
persuade
you
to
the
contrary
,
who
would
abyde
to
see
any
commotion
or
disorder
rather
than
abate
any
poynt
of
their
opinion
.
And
by
this
meanes
you
shall
make
euident
to
the
King
,
the
wil
which
you
say
you
haue
to
obey
his
Maiestie
,
counsailing
you
for
as
much
as
I
desire
your
well
doing
,
that
this
is
the
best
for
you
to
do
,
without
loking
for
any
more
open
commaundement
:
otherwise
assure
your selfe
,
there
can
but
euill
come
of
it
,
and
that
his
Maiestie
would
be
obeyed
.
And
thus
I
pray
God
to
aduise
you
and
giue
you
his
holye
grace
.
From
Grenoble
the
sixt
of
December
.
1572.
Your
entire
good
friend
,
GORDES
.
THE
ANSWERE
OF
THE
Gentlemen
,
Capitaines
,
Bugeses
,
and
other
being
in
the
towne
of
Rochell
,
to
the
commaundementes
that
haue
bene
giuen
them
in
the
name
of
the
King
,
to
receiue
garrisons
.
WE
the
Gentlemen
,
Capitaines
,
Bugeses
,
and
other
nowe
being
in
this
towne
of
Rochell
,
doe
giue
answere
to
you
Mounsier
N.
and
to
suche
commaundementes
as
you
giue
vs
in
the
name
of
his
Maiestie
,
that
we
can
not
acknowledge
that
that
which
is
signified
vnto
vs
,
and
the
Proclamation
which
you
require
that
we
should
cause
to
be
published
,
dò
proceede
from
his
Maiestie
.
And
thereof
we
call
to
witnesse
his
Maiestie
himselfe
,
his
letters
of
the
.xxij.
and
.xxiiij.
of
August
,
his
owne
signet
,
and
the
publishing
of
the
same
letters
,
by
the
which
his
sayd
Maiestie
layeth
all
the
fault
of
all
the
trouble
lately
happened
,
and
of
the
cruell
slaughter
done
at
Paris
,
vpon
those
of
the
house
of
Guise
,
protesting
that
he
had
enough
to
doe
to
keepe
himselfe
safe
within
his
Castell
of
Louure
with
those
of
his
Garde
.
And
we
shall
neuer
suffer
our selues
to
be
persuaded
that
so
foule
an
enterprise
and
so
barbarous
a
slaughter
hath
at
any
time
entred
into
the
mind
of
his
Maiestie
,
much
lesse
that
the
same
hath
bene
done
by
his
expresse
commaundement
,
as
the
paper
importeth
which
you
haue
exhibited
vnto
vs
,
nor
that
his
Maiestie
hath
bene
so
ill
aduised
,
as
himself
to
cut
of
his
owne
armes
,
or
to
defile
the
sacred
wedding
of
Madome
his
owne
sister
with
the
sheding
of
so
much
noble
and
innocent
bloud
,
and
with
the
shame
of
so
cruell
a
fact
to
disteine
the
nation
of
Fraunce
and
the
bloud
royall
which
hath
heretofore
euer
among
all
nations
borne
the
name
of
franke
and
courteous
:
nor
that
he
hath
had
minde
to
deliuer
matter
to
writers
to
set
forth
a
tragicall
historie
,
such
as
antiquitie
hath
neuer
berd
speake
of
the
like
,
and
such
as
posteritie
can
not
reporte
without
horror
.
But
that
it
was
first
layd
at
Rome
,
and
afterward
hatched
at
Paris
,
by
the
authors
of
all
the
troubles
of
Fraunce
.
And
howsoeuer
it
be
,
we
are
readie
to
maintaine
that
out
of
the
mouth
of
his
Maiestie
doth
not
procede
hote
&
cold
,
white
and
black
,
&
that
he
doth
not
nowe
say
one
thing
and
by
and
by
an
other
,
as
he
should
do
if
the
paper
that
you
present
vnto
vs
had
passed
from
him
,
protesting
that
he
will
inuiolably
keepe
his
Edict
,
and
immediatly
breaking
the
same
in
declaring
that
he
commaunded
those
murders
to
be
committed
,
hauing
also
made
protestation
before
,
that
it
is
to
his
great
griefe
,
and
done
by
the
outrage
and
violence
of
those
of
Guise
against
whom
he
was
not
able
to
make
speedie
resistance
in
time
as
his
Maiestie
desired
.
And
in
this
quarell
,
we
the
Gentlemen
,
Capitaines
,
and
other
that
make
you
this
answere
,
are
readie
to
trie
it
by
combat
man
to
man
,
or
otherwyse
,
to
maintaine
the
honour
of
our
King
against
all
those
that
so
prophane
holy
things
,
and
as
much
as
in
them
lyeth
do
by
such
wordes
and
titles
vilainously
defile
the
excellence
of
his
Maiestie
and
of
the
noble
Princes
of
his
bloude
.
Which
wee
maye
righte
well
coniecture
and
estimate
,
by
the
slaughters
that
are
yet
in
doing
,
as
well
in
the
towne
of
Paris
as
else
where
,
vpon
so
many
noblemen
,
gentlemen
and
other
,
men
,
women
and
children
,
and
vpon
a
great
number
of
yong
schollars
(
the
maintenance
vnder
God
,
of
Realmes
and
common
weales
in
time
to
come
)
and
by
many
other
barbarous
,
vnnaturall
and
vnmanly
actes
generally
committed
.
We
thinke
therfore
&
iudge
that
herein
treason
is
enterprised
against
the
person
of
his
Maiestie
and
of
my
lords
his
brethren
,
&
that
the
Guisians
meane
to
inuade
the
Crowne
of
the
Realme
as
they
haue
of
long
time
practised
,
and
how
so
euer
it
be
,
we
say
that
his
Maiestie
is
forced
by
the
power
that
they
haue
taken
vpon
them
and
vsurped
by
meane
of
the
rebellious
stirre
of
the
commons
of
Paris
.
As
for
that
which
they
saye
that
the
Admirall
and
those
of
the
Religion
had
conspired
against
the
Kings
Maiestie
and
his
brethren
,
these
be
allegations
of
as
great
truth
and
of
as
good
likehoode
,
as
their
maner
of
proceeding
in
iustice
hath
bene
orderly
,
beginning
at
execution
before
examination
of
the
fact
.
But
it
is
now
no
neede
to
tarrie
for
time
to
discouer
it
,
for
the
matter
is
plain
to
be
seen
with
eye
and
groped
with
hand
,
and
all
those
of
the
Romishe
Religion
that
haue
remaining
any
droppe
of
nature
of
man
,
doe
confesse
it
and
hold
downe
their
heads
for
shame
,
cursing
both
with
hart
&
mouth
the
cruell
executers
of
this
abhominable
enterprise
,
and
the
wicked
disturbers
of
common
quiet
,
which
can
yet
no
more
suffer
,
than
they
hetherto
haue
done
,
that
this
poore
Realme
shoulde
long
enioye
the
benefite
of
that
peace
,
which
the
King
alone
next
vnder
God
,
had
wisely
caused
to
be
made
and
to
be
accordingly
obserued
,
whereof
this
Realme
began
to
feele
the
good
taste
,
to
the
great
contentment
of
all
persons
,
except
the
enimies
of
peace
and
of
this
Realme
,
namely
the
Guisians
.
Finally
,
when
his
Maiestie
being
oute
of
their
handes
and
power
shall
declare
what
is
his
pleasure
,
we
will
endeuour
vs
to
obey
him
in
all
things
,
wherin
our
consciences
,
which
are
dedicate
to
God
alone
,
shall
not
be
wounded
,
in
which
case
we
will
rather
forsake
the
earth
than
heauen
,
and
our
fraile
and
transitorie
houses
rather
than
the
heauenly
mansons
.
But
hetherto
,
the
lawe
of
nature
,
and
the
duetie
that
we
owe
to
our
naturall
Prince
,
to
the
preseruation
of
his
Crowne
,
and
to
the
safetie
of
our
lyues
,
oure
wiues
and
children
,
doth
commaund
vs
to
stand
vpon
our
garde
,
and
not
to
put
vs
in
the
mercie
of
those
that
haue
receiued
the
same
bloody
commission
from
the
Guisians
vnder
the
pretended
name
of
the
King
,
to
vse
vs
in
the
same
manner
as
they
haue
wickedly
,
traitorously
and
vnnaturally
done
to
those
about
his
Maiestie
,
and
as
it
were
vnder
his
wings
and
vnder
the
skirtes
of
his
robe
,
which
the
traitors
strangers
haue
stained
with
the
true
French
blood
,
without
that
his
Maiestie
hath
bene
able
to
remedie
it
,
nor
to
staye
their
cursed
attemptes
:
so
much
lesse
is
he
able
now
so
farre
off
to
defend
vs
as
he
would
,
which
his
Maiesties
good
wil
being
knowne
vnto
vs
,
doth
arme
vs
for
our
defenc●
,
and
for
the
safegarde
of
our
liues
,
and
of
the
priuileges
which
he
hath
giuen
vs
,
vntill
such
time
as
he
shal
be
able
by
himself
to
defende
vs
against
his
enimies
and
ours
.