CHAPTER IX: July, 1559-May, 1560 — CHAPTER X: May-December, 1560.

July, 1559-May, 1560.
Francis the Second and the Tumult of Amboise [363]346
Epigrams on the Death of Henry [364]346
The Young King [365]347
Catharine de' Medici [366]348
Favors the Family of Guise [367]350
Who make themselves Masters of the King [368]351
Constable Montmorency retires [369]352
Antoine, King of Navarre [370]354
His Remissness and Pusillanimity [371]355
The Persecution continues [372]359
Denunciation and Pillage at Paris [373]360
The Protestants address Catharine [374]362
Pretended Orgies in "La Petite Genève" [375]365
Cruelty of the Populace [376]366
Traps for Heretics [377]367
Trial of Anne du Bourg [378]368
Intercession of the Elector Palatine [379]370
Du Bourg's Last Speech [380]371
His Execution and its Effect [381]372
Florimond de Ræmond's Observations [382]374
Revulsion against the Tyranny of the Guises [383]375
Calvin and Beza discountenance Armed Resistance [384]377
De la Renaudie [385]379
Assembly of Malcontents at Nantes [386]380
Plans well devised [387]381
Betrayed by Des Avenelles [388]382
The "Tumult of Amboise" [389]383
Coligny gives Catharine good Counsel [390]384
The Edict of Amnesty (March, 1560) [391]385
A Year's Progress [392]386
Confusion at Court [393]387
Treacherous Capture of Castelnau [394]388
Death of La Renaudie [395]389
Plenary Commission given to the Duke of Guise [396]389
A Carnival of Blood [397]391
The Elder D'Aubigné and his Son [398]393
Francis and the Prince of Condé [399]393
Condé's Defiance [400]394
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An alleged Admission of Disloyal Intentions by La Renaudie [401]394

May-December, 1560.
The Assembly of Notables at Fontainebleau, and the Close of the Reign
of Francis the Second [402]397
Rise of the Name of the Huguenots [403]397
Their Sudden Growth [404]399
How to be accounted for [405]400
Progress of Letters [406]400
Marot's and Beza's Psalms [407]402
Morality and Martyrdom [408]402
Character of the Protestant Ministers [409]402
Testimony of Bishop Montluc [410]403
Preaching in the Churches of Valence [411]404
The Reformation and Morals [412]406
Francis orders Extermination [413]406
Large Congregations at Nismes [414]407
Mouvans in Provence [415]407
A Popular Awakening [416]408
Pamphlets against the Guises [417]409
Catharine consults the Huguenots [418]409
Edict of Romorantin (May, 1560) [419]410
No Abatement of Rigorous Persecution [420]411
Spiritual Jurisdiction differing little from the Inquisition [421]411
Chancellor Michel de l'Hospital [422]412
Continued Disquiet--Montbrun [423]414
Assembly of Notables at Fontainebleau (Aug. 21, 1560) [424]415
The Chancellor's Address [425]416
The Finances of France [426]416
Admiral Coligny presents the Petitions of the Huguenots [427]416
Bishop Montluc ably advocates Toleration [428]418
Bishop Marillac's Eloquent Speech [429]420
Coligny's Suggestions [430]421
Passionate Rejoinder of the Duke of Guise [431]422
The Cardinal of Lorraine more calm [432]423
New Alarms of the Guises [433]424
The King of Navarre and Condé summoned to Court [434]425
Advice of Philip of Spain [435]426
Navarre's Irresolution embarrasses Montbrun and Mouvans [436]427
The "Fashion of Geneva" embraced by many in Languedoc [437]428
Elections for the States General [438]430
The King and Queen of Navarre [439]431
Beza at the Court of Nérac [440]432
New Pressure to induce Navarre and Condé to come [441]433
Navarre Refuses a Huguenot Escort [442]434
Disregards Warnings [443]435
Is refused Admission to Poitiers [444]435
Condé arrested on arriving at Orleans [445]436
Return of Renée de France [446]437
Condé's Intrepidity [447]437
He is Tried and Condemned to Death [448]439
Antoine of Navarre's Danger [449]440
Plan for annihilating the Huguenots [450]441
Sudden Illness and Death of Francis the Second [451]442
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The "Epître au Tigre de la France" [452]445