'In the name of God, the Creator and Redeemer, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,' read the captain, and all bared their heads. 'In the interest of peace, it is resolved,' continued the officer with sonorous voice, 'that all anger, grudges, injuries, and ill-will between any soever of our citizens and inhabitants, as well ecclesiastic as secular, and also all battery, insult, and reproach, committed by one side or the other, be wholly pardoned.' The listeners appeared satisfied. '_Item._ That every citizen, of what state or condition soever he may be, live henceforward in peace, without attempting any novelty until it be generally _ordered to live otherwise_.'—'Really, here is a reform,' said the huguenots, 'but it is in the future.' '_Item._ That no one speak against the holy Sacraments, and that in this respect every one be _left at liberty according to his conscience_.' Liberty and conscience! what strange words. If the people of Geneva gained that, everything was gained. 'That no one,' continued the captain, 'preach without the license of the superior, the syndics, and the council; and that _the preacher say nothing that is not proved by Holy Scripture_.' No article caused greater satisfaction. 'Good,' said some of the reformed, 'our doctrine is that of Holy Scripture.'—'Good,' said some of the catholics, 'the superior will contrive that no heretic preaches.' The captain added the prohibition to eat meat on Friday, to sing songs against one another, or to say 'You are a Lutheran,' 'You are a papist.' Moreover he ordered the heads of families to inform their wives and children of the decree. The catholic ladies and their boys had been sufficiently forward at the time of the battle not to be forgotten. The captain having finished said to his company: 'Let those who desire peace and love hold up their hands and make oath before God.' The reformers, who obtained Holy Scripture and liberty of conscience, held up their hands. The catholics seeing that the episcopal authority and fast days were left them, did the same; but in one of the companies, a huguenot who did not care for this mixture, said: 'I refuse!'—'To the Rhone with him,' exclaimed the catholics immediately; 'to the Rhone. Throw him into the Rhone without mercy, like a mad dog.'[698] Nobody, however, was drowned, and next day there was a general procession through the city to return thanks to God for the peace.