Produced by Eric Hutton, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Transcriber's note: Obvious printer's errors have been corrected, all other inconsistencies are as in the original. The author's spelling has been maintained.] THE HUGUENOTS IN FRANCE By Dr. SAMUEL SMILES Author of "Self Help" LONDON GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, LIMITED BROADWAY HOUSE, LUDGATE HILL MDCCCCIII LONDON AND COUNTY PRINTING WORKS, BAZAAR BUILDINGS, LONDON, W.C. CONTENTS. THE HUGUENOTS IN FRANCE AFTER THE REVOCATION OF THE EDICT OF NANTES. CHAPTER PAGE I. REVOCATION OF THE EDICT OF NANTES........................... 1 II. EFFECTS OF THE REVOCATION--CHURCH IN THE DESERT............ 12 III. CLAUDE BROUSSON, THE HUGUENOT ADVOCATE..................... 30 IV. CLAUDE BROUSSON, PASTOR AND MARTYR......................... 50 V. OUTBREAK IN LANGUEDOC...................................... 75 VI. INSURRECTION OF THE CAMISARDS.............................. 99 VII. EXPLOITS OF CAVALIER...................................... 130 VIII. END OF THE CAMISARD INSURRECTION.......................... 166 IX. GALLEY-SLAVES FOR THE FAITH............................... 190 X. ANTOINE COURT............................................. 205 XI. REORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH IN THE DESERT................ 218 XII. THE CHURCH IN THE DESERT--PAUL RABAUT..................... 235 XIII. END OF THE PERSECUTIONS--THE FRENCH REVOLUTION............ 253 MEMOIRS OF DISTINGUISHED HUGUENOT REFUGEES. I. STORY OF SAMUEL DE PÉCHELS................................ 285 II. CAPTAIN RAPIN, AUTHOR OF THE "HISTORY OF ENGLAND"......... 316 III. CAPTAIN RIOU, R.N......................................... 368 A VISIT TO THE COUNTRY OF THE VAUDOIS. I. INTRODUCTORY--EARLY PERSECUTIONS OF THE VAUDOIS........... 383 II. THE VALLEY OF THE ROMANCHE--BRIANÇON...................... 401 III. VAL LOUISE--HISTORY OF FELIX NEFF......................... 420 IV. THE VAUDOIS MOUNTAIN-REFUGE OF DORMILHOUSE................ 437 V. GUILLESTRE AND THE VALLEY OF QUEYRAS...................... 455 VI. THE VALLEY OF THE PELICE -- LA TOUR -- ANGROGNA -- THE PRA DE TOUR............................................... 472 VII. THE GLORIOUS RETURN: AN EPISODE IN THE HISTORY OF THE ITALIAN VAUDOIS........................................... 493 MAPS. PAGE THE COUNTRY OF THE CEVENNES...................................... 98 "THE COUNTRY OF FELIX NEFF" (Dauphiny).......................... 382 THE VALLEY OF LUSERNE........................................... 472 PREFACE. In preparing this edition for the press, I have ventured to add three short memoirs of distinguished Huguenot Refugees and their descendants.