History of the Protestants of France, from the commencement of the Reformation to the present timeFélice, G. de (Guillaume)
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History of the Protestants of France, from the commencement of the Reformation to the present time
Félice, G. de (Guillaume)
Protestants -- France
King Henry II.—Executions at Paris.—Edict of Châteaubriant.
—Spoliations.—Project of establishing the Inquisition in France.
—Attack upon an assembly of the Reformed in the Rue Saint Jacques
at Paris.—Odious calumnies.—Fresh executions.—Intervention of
the Protestant States.—_Page 57-63._
IX.
Successive developments of the Ecclesiastical organization.—Formation
of regular churches.—First national synod in 1559.—Confession of
faith.—Discipline.—Analysis of its first articles.—_Page 63-67._
X.
Divisions in the Parliament of Paris.—Anne Dubourg in the Bastille.
—His trial and his martyrdom.—Francis II.—Catherine de Medicis.
—The Cardinal de Lorraine.—The Duke François de Guise.—Antoine
de Bourbon.—Louis de Condé.—François d’Andelot.—Coligny.—His
education, his piety, and domestic habits.—The Cardinal Odet de
Châtillon.—_Page 67-79._
XI.
Tyranny of the Guises.—Persecutions.—Fanaticism of the Parisian
populace.—The malcontents and the Huguenots.—The conspiracy of
Amboise.—Terrible executions.—The Baron de Castelnau.—Edict of
Romorantin in 1560.—_Page 79-84._
XII.
Establishment of the public worship of the Reformation.—First armed
contests.—Assembly of the notables at Fontainebleau.—Address
presented by Coligny.—Speech of the Bishop Montluc.—Resistance
of the Guises.—Disquietude of Pope Pius IV.—_Page 84-89._
XIII.
Condé arrested at Orleans.—Conspiracy against Antoine de Bourbon.
—The Huguenot’s snare.—Death of Francis II.—Regency of Catherine.
—States-General of Orleans.—Speech of the Chancellor l’Hospital, and
of the orators of the three orders.—_Page 89-95._
XIV.
The Reformation preached at Fontainebleau.—Great increase in the
number of churches and pastors.—Disturbances in different places.
—Intrigues of the Guises.—The triumvirate.—Edict of July.
—_Page 95-100._
BOOK THE SECOND.
FROM THE OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE OF POISSY TO THE EDICT OF NANTES.
(1561-1598.)
I.
Project of assembling a national council.—Opposition of the clergy.
—Simple conference.—Misapprehensions of both parties.—Theodore de
Bèze.—Biographical details.—Arrival of Bèze at Poissy.—Conversation
with the Cardinal de Lorraine.—Petition of the pastors.—_Page 101-106._
II.
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.
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