Vexatious treatment of the Reformed.—Pretensions of the Catholic clergy.—Manifesto of the Prince de Condé.—Oppression of the Calvinists of Béarn.—Indignation of their co-religionaries.—Political assembly of La Rochelle.—Project of the Reformed.—Regulations for the discipline of the troops.—_Page 236-241._ IV. Renewed contest.—Louis XIII. begins hostilities.—Taking of the Castle of Saumur.—Death of Duplessis-Mornay.—Siege of Montauban. —Re-commencement of the war in 1622.—Sanguinary executions at Nègrepelisse, &c.—Treaty of peace.—_Page 241-247._ V. False position of both sides.—Why the French Reformation had become a political party.—Hidden policy of the court.—War of partisans.—National synod of Charenton.—Expulsion of Cameron and Primrose.—National synod of Castres.—Municipal liberties of La Rochelle.—Plans of Cardinal Richelieu.—_Page 247-253._ VI. Siege of La Rochelle.—Intervention of the English.—Courage and distress of the besieged.—Indifference of the majority of the Calvinists.—Surrender of La Rochelle.—Declaration of the king. —Destruction of the town of Privas.—Edict of Grace.—Richelieu at Montauban.—Last years of the Duke de Rohan.—_Page 253-260._ VII. Fidelity and political services of the Calvinists.—Testimony of Mazarin and Louis XIV.—Causes of the new persecutions.—The Jesuits.—The clergy.—Prejudices of Louis XIII. and Louis XIV.—The statesmen and the parliament men.—Good understanding among the middle classes. —Fanaticism of the populace.—_Page 260-265._ VIII. Plan of union.—Richelieu.—La Milletière.—Opposition of the synods and the consistories—The Catholic converters.—Character, behaviour, and arguments of these propagators of the faith.—The converter Véron.—National synods of Charenton and Alençon.—New national synod of Charenton.—_Page 265-271._ IX. Peaceful state of affairs, from 1652-1656.—Complaints of the general assemblies of the clergy.—Renewal of the persecutions.—Discussions concerning the _annexed districts_.—Unfavourable reception of the deputies at the court.—Last national synod of Loudun.—Arrogance of the king’s commissioner.—Humble petitions of the Reformed. —Frivolous pretexts for preventing the meeting of the national synods. —_Page 271-277._ X. Cultivation of theological learning.—Academy of Montauban.—Chamier. —Bérault.—Garissoles.—This academy is broken up by the Jesuits. —Academy of Saumur.—Cameron.—Amyrault.—Cappel.—La Place.—Academy of Sédan.—Pierre Dumoulin.—Leblanc de Beaulieu.—Academy of Nismes. —Samuel Petit.—_Page 277-284._ XI. Pastors celebrated for their piety and learning.—André Rivet.—Edme Aubertin.—Benjamin Basnage.—David Blondel.—Bochart.—Le Faucheur. —Mestrezat.—Drelincourt.—Daillé.—Dubosc.—Larroque.—Ancillon. —Claude.—_Page 284-292._ XII.