Opening of the colloquy.—The deputies of the churches at the bar of the Assembly.—Speech of Theodore de Bèze.—Murmurs of the prelates. —Second sitting.—Answer of Cardinal de Lorraine.—Individual conferences.—Stratagem of the Cardinal.—The Jesuit Lainez.—Rupture of the colloquy.—[Page 106-113.]
III.
Immense spread of the Reformation.—Viret at Nismes.—Catholic churches invaded.—Great meetings at Paris.—Approximative number of the Reformed at this period.—Edict of January.—Resistance of the Guises and several Parliaments.—[Page 113-119.]
IV.
Intrigues with Antoine de Bourbon, lieutenant-general of the kingdom. —Defection of this prince.—Jeanne d’Albret.—Her piety and constancy. —Her return to Béarn.—Wise government and courage of the queen of Navarre.—[Page 119-122.]
V.
Plots of the Guises.—The Reformed of Vassy.—Massacre of Vassy.—The pastor Morel.—The Bible and the Duke de Guise.—Did he order the massacre?—Great disquietude of the Calvinists.—Complaints of the Consistory of Paris.—[Page 122-127.]
VI.
Absence of all regular authority.—Resort to arms.—Letters of Catherine de Medicis to Condé.—The foreigner appealed to by both sides.—Manifestoes of each party.—Association of the Calvinist lords. —Useless conferences.—Barbarous decrees of the Parliament.—The English at Hâvre.—[Page 127-132.]
VII.