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153 Calvin, the real Author, seeks Safety in Flight 154 Rough Answer
of Francis to the Bernese 155 Royal Letter to the Bishop of Paris 156
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Elegies on Louis de Berquin 157

CHAPTER V.
1534-1535.
MELANCHTHON'S ATTEMPT AT CONCILIATION, AND THE
YEAR OF THE PLACARDS 159 Hopes of Reunion in the Church 159
Melanchthon and Du Bellay 160 A Plan of Reconciliation 160 Its
Extreme Concessions 161 Makes a Favorable Impression on Francis
162 Indiscreet Partisans of Reform 162 Placards and Pasquinades 163
Féret's Mission to Switzerland 164 The Placard against the Mass 164
Excitement produced in Paris (Oct. 18, 1534) 167 A Copy posted on
the Door of the Royal Bedchamber 167 Anger of Francis at the Insult
167 Political Considerations 168 Margaret of Navarre's Entreaties 168
Francis Abolishes the Art of Printing (Jan. 13, 1535) 169 The Rash and
Shameful Edict Recalled 170 Rigid Investigation and many Victims
171 The Expiatory Procession (Jan. 21, 1535) 173 The King's Speech
at the Episcopal Palace 176 Constancy of the Victims 177 The
Estrapade 177 Flight of Clément Marot and others 179 Royal
Declaration of Coucy (July 16, 1535) 179 Alleged Intercession of Pope
Paul III. 180 Clemency again dictated by Policy 181 Francis's Letter to
the German Princes 182 Sturm and Voré beg Melanchthon to come 182
Melanchthon's Perplexity 183 He is formally invited by the King 184
Applies to the Elector for Permission to go 184 But is roughly refused
185 The Proposed Conference reprobated by the Sorbonne 187 Du
Bellay at Smalcald 188 He makes for Francis a Protestant Confession
189 Efforts of French Protestants in Switzerland and Germany 191
Intercession of Strasbourg, Basle, etc. 191 Unsatisfactory Reply by
Anne de Montmorency 193
CHAPTER VI.
1535-1545.
CALVIN AND GENEVA--MORE SYSTEMATIC PERSECUTION
BY THE KING 193 Changed Attitude of Francis 193 Occasioned by
the "Placards" 194 Margaret of Navarre and Roussel 195 The French
Reformation becomes a Popular Movement 196 Independence of

Geneva secured by Francis 197 John Calvin's Childhood 198 He
studies in Paris and Orleans 199 Change of Religious Views at Bourges
199 His Commentary on Seneca's "De Clementia" 200 Escapes from
Paris to Angoulême 201 Leaves France 202 The "Christian Institutes"
202 Address to Francis the First 203 Calvin wins instant Celebrity 204
The Court of Renée of Ferrara 205 Her History and Character 206
Calvin's alleged Visit to Aosta 207 He visits Geneva 208 Farel's
Vehemence 209 Calvin consents to remain 210 His Code of Laws for
Geneva 210 His View of the Functions of the State 210 Heretics to be
constrained by the Sword 211 Calvin's View that of the other
Reformers 212 And even of Protestant Martyrs 212 Calvin longs for
Scholarly Quiet 213 His Mental Constitution 214 Ill-health and
Prodigious Labors 214 Friendly and Inimical Estimates 214 Violent
Persecutions throughout France 216 Royal Edict of Fontainebleau
(June 1, 1540) 218 Increased Severity, and Appeal cut off 218
Exceptional Fairness of President Caillaud 219 Letters-Patent from
Lyons (Aug. 30, 1542) 220 The King and the Sacramentarians 221
Ordinance of Paris (July 23, 1543) 221 Heresy to be punished as
Sedition 222 Repression proves a Failure 222 The Sorbonne publishes
Twenty-five Articles 223 Francis gives them the Force of Law (March
10, 1543) 224 More Systematic Persecution 224 The Inquisitor
Mathieu Ory 224 The Nicodemites and Libertines 225 Margaret of
Navarre at Bordeaux 226 Francis's Negotiations in Germany 227
Hypocritical Representations made by Charles, Duke of Orleans 228
CHAPTER VII.
1545-1547.
CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE VAUDOIS OF MÉRINDOL AND
CABRIÈRES, AND LAST DAYS OF FRANCIS I. 230 The Vaudois
of the Durance 230 Their Industry and Thrift 230 Embassy to German
and Swiss Reformers 232 Translation of the Bible by Olivetanus 233
Preliminary Persecutions 234 The Parliament of Aix 235 The Atrocious
"Arrêt de Mérindol" (Nov. 18, 1540) 236 Condemned by Public
Opinion 237 Preparations to carry it into Effect 237 President
Chassanée and the Mice of Autun 238 The King instructs Du Bellay to

investigate 239 A Favorable Report 240 Francis's Letter of Pardon 241
Parliament's Continued Severity 241 The Vaudois publish a Confession
242 Intercession of the Protestant Princes of Germany 242 The new
President of Parliament 243 Sanguinary Royal Order, fraudulently
obtained (Jan. 1, 1545) 244 Expedition stealthily organized 245
Villages burned--their Inhabitants murdered 246 Destruction of
Mérindol 247 Treacherous Capture of Cabrières 248 Women burned
and Men butchered 248 Twenty-two Towns and Villages destroyed 249
A subsequent Investigation 251 "The Fourteen of Meaux" 253 Wider
Diffusion of the Reformed Doctrines 256 The Printer Jean Chapot
before Parliament 256
CHAPTER VIII.
1547-1559.
HENRY THE SECOND AND THE ORGANIZATION OF THE
FRENCH PROTESTANT CHURCHES 258 Impartial Estimates of
Francis the First 258 Henry, as Duke of Orleans 259 His Sluggish Mind
260 His Court 261 Diana of Poitiers 262 The