Complaints of the Licentiousness of the Priests--Corruption in the Convents--Unavailing Representations of the Magistrates--Arrival of Bonivard at Geneva--His Wit and Good-humour--Death of his Uncle; the Culverins--Besançon Hugues appears--Character of Charles III.--Marriage of Julian and Philiberta--A Bull gives Geneva to Savoy--Indignation and Protest of the Citizens--Sadness in Geneva--Contrary Decision of the Cardinals--Charles’s new Scheme PAGE 57 CHAPTER V. BERTHELIER AND THE YOUTH OF GENEVA AROUSED BY THE BISHOP’S VIOLENCE. (1515-1517.) Vandel and his four Sons--The Bishop kidnaps the Father--Emotion of the Sons and of the People--Berthelier tears up his Chatelain’s Commission--Address to the Bishop, who runs away--Miracles of a Monk--Fêtes and Debauchery--Berthelier’s School of Liberty--Sarcasms and Redress of Wrongs--No Liberty without Morality PAGE 71 CHAPTER VI. THE OPPOSING PARTIES PREPARE FOR BATTLE. (1516-1517.) A Thief pardoned by the Bishop--The Duke’s Anger--The Ducal Envoys sup at St. Victor’s--La Val d’Isère tries to gain Bonivard, and fails--The Envoys and the Bishop take to flight--The Duke and the Bishop plot together--Bonivard and Berthelier combine--Characters of Bonivard, Berthelier, and Calvin--A gloomy Omen PAGE 81 CHAPTER VII. ASSEMBLY, AGITATION, AND JOKE OF THE PATRIOTS. (1516-1517.) A few Patriots meet together--Assembly at the Molard--The Oath of the Patriots--Supper at Mugnier’s and the Momon--Bonivard’s Witticism--Death of Messire Gros’ Mule--Berthelier proposes a Practical Joke--The Mule’s Skin put up to Auction--The Duke comes to Geneva--Seyssel tries to divide the Genevans--Plot of the Duke and the Bishop PAGE 92 CHAPTER VIII. PÉCOLAT TORTURED AND BERTHELIER ACCUSED. (1517.) Pécolat’s Character--_Non videbit Dies Petri_--The Bishop’s stale Fish--Treacherous Stratagem to seize Pécolat--He is put to the Torture--Overcome by Pain--Terror of Pécolat and the Genevans--The Bishop desires that Berthelier be surrendered to him--He is advised to flee--Quits Geneva in disguise--They look for him everywhere PAGE 103 CHAPTER IX. BERTHELIER CALLS THE SWISS TO THE AID OF GENEVA; HUGUENOTS AND MAMELUKES; THE BISHOP’S VIOLENCE. (1517-1518.) Berthelier courts the Swiss Alliance--Berthelier’s Speeches at Friburg--The Bishop refuses him a Safe-conduct--Threats of the Swiss--Huguenots--Mamelukes--Syndic d’Orsières deputed to the Bishop--The Ambassador thrown into prison--A Savoyard Deputy in Switzerland--The Duke in Switzerland--Complaints against the Bishop PAGE 114 CHAPTER X. FRESH TORTURES; PÉCOLAT’S DESPAIR AND STRIKING DELIVERANCE. (DECEMBER 1517 TO MARCH 1518.)