The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 | Page 8

The Reformation and Morals 406 Francis
orders Extermination 406 Large Congregations at Nismes 407

Mouvans in Provence 407 A Popular Awakening 408 Pamphlets
against the Guises 409 Catharine consults the Huguenots 409 Edict of
Romorantin (May, 1560) 410 No Abatement of Rigorous Persecution
411 Spiritual Jurisdiction differing little from the Inquisition 411
Chancellor Michel de l'Hospital 412 Continued Disquiet--Montbrun
414 Assembly of Notables at Fontainebleau (Aug. 21, 1560) 415 The
Chancellor's Address 416 The Finances of France 416 Admiral Coligny
presents the Petitions of the Huguenots 416 Bishop Montluc ably
advocates Toleration 418 Bishop Marillac's Eloquent Speech 420
Coligny's Suggestions 421 Passionate Rejoinder of the Duke of Guise
422 The Cardinal of Lorraine more calm 423 New Alarms of the
Guises 424 The King of Navarre and Condé summoned to Court 425
Advice of Philip of Spain 426 Navarre's Irresolution embarrasses
Montbrun and Mouvans 427 The "Fashion of Geneva" embraced by
many in Languedoc 428 Elections for the States General 430 The King
and Queen of Navarre 431 Beza at the Court of Nérac 432 New
Pressure to induce Navarre and Condé to come 433 Navarre Refuses a
Huguenot Escort 434 Disregards Warnings 435 Is refused Admission to
Poitiers 435 Condé arrested on arriving at Orleans 436 Return of Renée
de France 437 Condé's Intrepidity 437 He is Tried and Condemned to
Death 439 Antoine of Navarre's Danger 440 Plan for annihilating the
Huguenots 441 Sudden Illness and Death of Francis the Second 442
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The "Epître au Tigre de la France" 445
CHAPTER XI.
DECEMBER, 1560-SEPTEMBER, 1561.
THE REIGN OF CHARLES THE NINTH, TO THE
PRELIMINARIES OF THE COLLOQUY OF POISSY 449 Sudden
Change in the Political Situation 449 The Enemy of the Huguenots
buried as a Huguenot 450 Antoine of Navarre's Opportunity 451
Adroitness of Catharine de' Medici 452 Financial Embarrassments 453
Catharine's Neutrality 453 Opening of the States General of Orleans

454 Address of Chancellor L'Hospital 455 Cardinal Lorraine's
Effrontery 457 De Rochefort, Orator for the Noblesse 457 L'Ange for
the Tiers État 458 Arrogant Speech of Quintin for the Clergy 458 A
Word for the poor, down-trodden People 459 Coligny presents a
Huguenot Petition 461 The States prorogued 461 Meanwhile
Prosecutions for Religion to cease 462 Return of Fugitives 463 Charles
writes to stop Ministers from Geneva 463 Reply of the Genevese 464
Condé cleared and reconciled with Guise 465 Humiliation of Navarre
466 The Boldness of the Particular Estates of Paris 467 Secures
Antoine more Consideration 467 Intrigue of Artus Désiré 468 General
Curiosity to hear Huguenot Preaching 468 Constable Montmorency's
Disgust 469 The "Triumvirate" formed 471 A Spurious Statement 471
Massacres of Protestants in Holy Week 474 The Affair at Beauvais 474
Assault on the House of M. de Longjumeau 476 New and Tolerant
Royal Order 476 Opposition of the Parisian Parliament 477 Popular
Cry for Pastors 479 Moderation of the Huguenot Ministers 479 Judicial
Perplexity 481 The "Mercuriale" of 1561 481 The "Edict of July" 483
Its Severity creates extreme Disappointment 484 Iconoclasm at
Montauban 485 Impatience with Public "Idols" 487 Calvin endeavors
to repress it 487 Re-assembling of the States at Pontoise 488 Able
Harangue of the "Vierg" of Autun 489 Written Demands of the Tiers
État 490 A Representative Government demanded 492 The French
Prelates at Poissy 493 Beza and Peter Martyr invited to France 494
Urgency of the Parisian Huguenots 496 Beza comes to St. Germain 497
His previous History 497 Wrangling of the Prelates 498 Cardinal
Châtillon communes "under both Forms" 499 Catharine and L'Hospital
zealous for a Settlement of Religious Questions 499 A Remarkable
Letter to the Pope 500 Beza's flattering Reception 502 He meets the
Cardinal of Lorraine 503 Petition of the Huguenots respecting the
Colloquy 505 Informally granted 507 Last Efforts of the Sorbonne to
prevent the Colloquy 508
CHAPTER XII.
SEPTEMBER, 1561-JANUARY, 1562.
THE COLLOQUY OF POISSY AND THE EDICT OF JANUARY

509 The Huguenot Ministers and Delegates 509 Assembled Princes in
the Nuns' Refectory 510 The Prelates 511 Diffidence of Theodore Beza
512 Opening Speech of Chancellor L'Hospital 512 The Huguenots
summoned 513 Beza's Prayer and Address 514 His Declaration as to
the Body of Christ 519 Outcry of the Theologians of the Sorbonne 519
Beza's Peroration 520 Cardinal Tournon would cut short the
Conference 521 Catharine de' Medici is decided 522 Advantages
gained 522 The Impression made by Beza 522 His Frankness justified
524 The Prelates' Notion of a Conference 526 Peter Martyr arrives 527
Cardinal Lorraine replies to Beza 528 Cardinal Tournon's new Demand
529 Advancing Shadows of Civil War 530 Another Session reluctantly
conceded 531 Beza's Reply to Cardinal Lorraine 532 Claude d'Espense
and Claude de Sainctes 532 Lorraine demands Subscription to the
Augsburg Confession 533 Beza's Home Thrust 534 Peter Martyr and
Lainez the Jesuit 536 Close of the