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change_v his_o religion_n 408_o swear_v to_o maintain_v the_o catholic_n religion_n 410._o raise_v the_o siege_n before_o paris_n and_o divide_v his_o force_n to_o convenient_a place_n 412._o desire_n to_o speak_v with_o villeroy_n but_o the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n will_v not_o consent_v ib._n he_o and_o the_o duke_n treat_v by_o a_o three_o person_n but_o nothing_o do_v ib._n appoint_v the_o assembly_n of_o state_n at_o tours_n 416._o march_n successful_o to_o diepe_a and_o fortify_v the_o place_n about_o it_o 417_o etc._n etc._n be_v in_o great_a danger_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o enemy_n a_o speech_n of_o he_o 421._o a_o say_v of_o his_o 422._o refuse_v in_o modesty_n to_o go_v under_o the_o canopy_n of_o state_n at_o amiens_n 423._o march_n towards_o paris_n assault_v the_o suburb_n give_v the_o pillà ge_n to_o his_o soldier_n 423._o dismantle_n estamp_v ibid._n take_v vendosme_n give_v the_o pillage_n to_o his_o soldier_n condemn_v the_o governor_n to_o death_n for_o his_o infidelity_n and_o father_n robert_n a_o franciscan_a for_o commend_v the_o kill_a henry_n iii_o 426._o acknowledge_v king_n of_o france_n by_o public_a solemnity_n at_o tours_n and_o by_o the_o republic_n of_o venice_n 427._o make_n himself_o master_n of_o all_o town_n and_o fortress_n in_o normandy_n 428._o besiege_n dreux_n 440._o raise_v the_o siege_n 442._o design_n his_o form_n of_o battle_n and_o draw_v it_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n 443._o all_o arm_v on_o horseback_n visit_n and_o exhort_v his_o soldier_n with_o great_a efficacy_n and_o at_o the_o head_n of_o his_o army_n lift_v up_o his_o eye_n to_o heaven_n pray_v hearty_o 446._o his_o clemency_n towards_o the_o french_a gives_z the_o swiss_n quarter_n put_v the_o german_n that_o revolt_v to_o the_o sword_n 448._o take_v two_o hundred_o and_o four_o ensign_n and_o cornet_n with_o all_o the_o cannon_n and_o baggage_n on_o his_o side_n but_o five_o hundred_o slay_v 449._o
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mind_n of_o man_n and_o produce_v great_a mischief_n calvin_n opinion_n have_v their_o first_o foundation_n in_o geneva_n the_o reform_a religion_n begin_v to_o spread_v in_o france_n in_o the_o time_n of_o francis_n the_o first_o henry_n the_o second_o be_v very_o severe_a against_o the_o calvinist_n 1560._o the_o calvinist_n use_v to_o boast_v much_o of_o the_o death_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o the_o name_n of_o huguenot_n derive_v from_o certain_a place_n under_o ground_n near_a hugo_n gate_n in_o the_o city_n of_o toâ—rs_n whâ—re_v thosâ—_n opinion_n â—irst_n take_v growth_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o hugonot_n proceed_n renaudie_a a_o man_n of_o a_o desperate_a fortune_n be_v make_v head_n of_o the_o hugonot_n conspiracy_n 1560._o the_o fifteen_o of_o maâ—ch_n be_v a_o day_n more_o than_o once_o appoint_v for_o the_o execution_n of_o great_a design_n in_o france_n and_o this_o day_n anno_fw-la 1560._o the_o hugonot_n determine_v to_o meet_v at_o blois_n where_o the_o king_n 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rhâ—â—ms_n a_o vial_n be_v keep_v with_o the_o oil_n whereof_o the_o first_o christian_a king_n â—lovis_fw-mi be_v consecrate_v the_o dâ—ke_n of_o guise_n as_o first_o peer_n of_o france_n be_v declare_v to_o precede_v all_o the_o rest_n the_o peer_n be_v twelve_o six_o ecclesiastical_a and_o six_o secular_a a_o â—dict_n the_o it_o no_o â—oâ—y_a shoulâ—_n be_v mole_v for_o matter_n of_o religion_n with_o the_o restitution_n â—f_o confiscate_v goodâ—_n the_o hugonot_n grow_v insolent_a towards_o the_o catholic_n the_o cardinal_n of_o lorain_n in_o the_o king_n council_n inveigh_v against_o the_o hugonot_n the_o edict_n of_o july_n the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n expel_v the_o hugonot_n out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o judgement_n of_o heresy_n commit_v to_o the_o bishop_n the_o conference_n of_o poissy_n the_o divers_a opinion_n of_o the_o heretic_n there_o be_v eight_o parliament_n in_o france_n 1562._o the_o edict_n of_o january_n the_o cardinal_n hippolito_n d'_fw-fr est_fw-fr 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the_o hugonot_n to_o haure_n the_o grace_n diepe_a and_o râ—â—en_o râ—â—en_o the_o
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