Saint Germain, i. 539;
his candid paper, i. 540.

Martyrs, Protestant, constancy of, i. 177;
ingenious contrivance for prolonging their sufferings, ib.

Mary, Queen of Scots, wife of Francis II., i. 347;
ii. 146, 545.

Mass, Roman Catholic, songs against, ii. 121, seq.

Massacre, of Protestants in Holy Week, 1561, i. 474;
of Vassy, March 1, 1562, ii. 22;
of Sens, April 12, 1562, ii. 46, 55;
of Orange, June 5, 1562, ii. 49;
of Toulouse, ii. 52-54;
of Troyes, ii. 128, 129;
of Roman Catholics at Nismes ii. 234, 225;
in prisons of Orleans, Aug. 21, 1569, ii. 326;
of the garrison of Rabasteins, ii. 361;
at Paris (see Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day);
of Meaux, Aug. 25 and 26, 1572, ii. 505-507;
of Troyes, Sept. 4, 1572, ii. 507, 508;
of Orleans, ii. 508 seq.;
of Bourges, Sept. 12, 1572, ii. 511, 512;
of Angers, ii. 512, 513;
of Lyons, ii. 513-518;
of Rouen, Sept., 1572, ii. 519-521;
of Toulouse, ii. 521, 522;
of Bordeaux, Oct, 1572, ii. 522-524;
why the massacre is not universal, ii. 524, 525;
cases of mercy, ii. 526, 527.

Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day, in Paris, the question of its
premeditation, chapter xvii. passim;
La Huguerye's statements, ii. 423, 424;
a significant mock combat, ii. 431;
the plan as sketched by Anjou, ii. 433 seq.;
Salviati's testimony respecting the want of premeditation and the
ignorance of the king, ii. 435, 436;
Coligny wounded, ii. 437;
Catharine and Anjou resolve upon extreme measures, ii. 446;
the blood council, ii. 447, seq.;
Charles reluctantly consents, ii. 449;
few victims selected at first, ii. 450;
religious hatred as a motive, ii. 452;
precautions taken, ib.;
the municipal officers of Paris called in, ii. 454;
murder of Coligny, ii. 457, seq.;
of Huguenot leaders in the Louvre, ii. 465, seq.;
on the signal bell from the Palais de Justice, the massacre becomes
general, ii. 470;
the part taken by the courtiers and the royal guard, ii. 471;
pitiless butchery, ii. 474;
shamelessness of the court ladies, ii. 476;
wonderful escapes, ii. 477;
the dead bodies buried by the municipality of Paris, ii. 484;
the massacre not at first a popular movement, ii. 484, 485;
pillage of the rich, ii. 485;
action of the municipal officers, ii. 486;
ineffectual o