his
forthcoming," Shakerley affirms, "has given _such a blow to the
preachers of the other side_ [the Huguenots] that there is _wonderful
change_." State Paper Office.]

[Footnote 1240: "Y quando leyo aquel passo de la letra (que si la reyna
madre no quisiesse el ayuda que se le offrescia, la darie V. M. a quien
se la pidiesse para favorescer la religion y conservarle en la verdad)
reparo un rato _y hecho a V. M. muchas bendiciones, diziendo que aquello
era un principe veramente catholico y defensor de la religion, y que no
esperava menos de V. M._" Vargas to Philip II., Nov. 7, 1561, Papiers
d'etat du card. de Granvelle, vi. 399. The Pope had agreed to assist the
orthodox party with sixty galleys (Ibid., vi. 437), and he cared little
if the French knew that he was in league with Philip (Ibid., vi.
401)--their fears might serve as a check upon their insolence.]

[Footnote 1241: "Qui premier voulsist monstrer les dens audist Sieur de
Vendosme et ses adherens."]

[Footnote 1242: "Rapport secret du secretaire Courtewille, et fondement
de son envoy devers Madame la duchesse de Parma es Pays-Bas en Decembre,
1561." Papiers d'etat du card. de Granvelle, vi. 433, etc. Letter of
Margaret of Parma to Philip II., Dec. 13, 1561, Ibid., vi. 444, seq.]

[Footnote 1243: "E s'avesse quello spirito che aveva il padre, o il
padre avesse avuto la presente fortuna, la Francia non saria piu
Francia."]

[Footnote 1244: Michel Suriano, Rel. des Amb. Ven., i. 558-562.]

[Footnote 1245: Discours sur le Saceagement des Eglises Catholiques ...
en l'an 1562. Par F. Claude de Sainctes, 1563. Reprinted in Cimber et
Danjou, iv. 371. Claude Haton, i. 177, 178. I need not stop to refute
these partial statements. They are not surprising, coming as they do
from writers who accept all the vile stories of Huguenot midnight orgies
with unquestioning faith.]

[Footnote 1246: It is described in an "arret" of parliament as "une
maison size au fauxbourg S. Marcel, rue de Mouffetard, vulgairement
dicte la maison du Patriarche, pour ce que un patriarche d'Alexandrie
dechasse par les barbares la fit anciennement bastir, ayant entree sur
la grande rue dudict S. Marcel." Felibien, Hist. de Paris, iv., Preuves,
806.]

[Footnote 1247: De Thou (iii. 100) is much below the mark in stating the
number at about two thousand; the author of the "Histoire veritable de
la mutinerie" does not seem to exaggerate when he estimates it at twelve
thousand to thirteen thou