at Blois, ii. 389;
he intercedes with the Duke of Savoy in behalf of the Waldenses of
Piedmont, ii. 390;
he denies that he has seen Louis of Nassau at all, ii. 391;
expresses gratification at the progress of conciliation in his
dominions, ii. 392;
enters into a treaty of amity with Queen Elizabeth,
April 18, 1572, ii. 398;
his assurances to the Cardinal of Alessandria, ii. 400-403;
he expresses to Teligny his disgust with his present
counsellors, ii. 409;
his earnestness respecting the Navarre marriage, ii. 411;
publishes anew the edict of pacification, ib.;
the Flemish project inflames his imagination, ii. 411, 412;
the more after the capture of Valenciennes and Mons, ii. 412;
his mother, following him to Montpipeau, by her tears succeeds in
breaking down his resolution, ii. 418-420;
he is thoroughly cast down, ii. 420;
Coligny partially succeeds in reassuring him, ii. 421;
his anger at hearing that Alva had put some French soldiers to the
torture, ii. 433;
his menacing deportment toward Anjou, ii. 434;
he gives Coligny assurances that he will soon attend to Protestant
grievances, ii. 437;
his agitation on learning of Coligny's wound, ii. 439;
his promise of punishment, ii. 440;
he visits Admiral Coligny, ii. 441;
his private conference, ii. 443;
he reveals its character to the queen mother, ii. 444;
he writes to his governors and ambassadors expressing his extreme
displeasure at the infraction of his edict, ii. 445;
he is plied with arguments to frighten him into authorizing the
massacre of the Huguenots, ii. 447, 448;
he reluctantly consents, ii. 449;
but stipulates that not one Huguenot shall be spared to reproach
him, ib.;
sends Cosseins to guard Coligny, ii. 452;
issues orders to the prevot des marchands to seize the keys of the
gates, and the boats upon the Seine, ii. 454;
he commands Navarre and Conde to abjure Protestantism, ii. 468;
fires an arquebuse at the fleeing Huguenots, ii. 482;
he is waited upon by the municipal officers, ii. 486;
his first letter to Mandelot throwing the blame for the massacre upon
the Guises, ii. 490;
assumes the responsibility for the massacre, ii. 492;
his speech at the "lit de justice," ib.;
his words at Montfaucon, ii. 497;
he declares t