enots to enter upon the fifth religious
war, 1574, ii. 622.

O.

Oath to be exacted of the Huguenots, ii. 257.

Ossat, D', Cardinal, ii. 401.

Obedience, spirit of, pervading all classes, i. 8.

OEcolampadius, his correspondence with Lefevre, i. 86.

Official, or vicar, duties of i. 52.

Olaegui, secretary of the Spanish ambassador, reports the rapid spread
of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day to the provinces, ii. 505.

Olivetanus, or Olivetan, Pierre Robert, translates the Bible for the
Vaudois, i. 233.

Olivier, Chancellor, at first refuses to seal the royal commission to
the Duke of Guise, making him lieutenant-general of France, with
absolute powers, i. 390;
his remark as to the Cardinal of Lorraine, and death, i. 411, 412.

Oppede, Jean Meynier, Baron d', first president of the Parliament of
Aix, i. 243, seq.;
his death, i. 252.

Orange, city and principality of, i. 4, 66;
origin of Protestantism in, ii. 48;
great regret of the Prince of Orange, ib.;
massacre of Protestants at, ii. 49;
the inhabitants reconciled by Charles IX. to those of the Comtat
Venaissin, ii. 165;
infringement upon the peace at, ii. 373;
included in the Huguenot scheme of organization, ii. 618;
plundered by M. de Glandage, ii. 620.

Orange, William the Silent, Prince of, learns from Henry II. the
designs of Philip and himself for the extermination of the
Protestants, i. 325;
attempts to assist the Huguenots, ii. 288;
outgeneralled by Alva, ib.;
enters France and terrifies the court, ii. 289;
the insubordination of his troops compels him to retire, ib.;
his declaration, ii. 290;
re-enters France with the Duke of Deux-Ponts, ii. 315;
goes to Germany to obtain reinforcements for Coligny, ii. 332, 364.

Ordinances, royal. See Edicts.

Organization of the Huguenots, admirable, ii. 247.

Orgies, pretended, in "la petite Geneve," i. 365.

Orleans, the "ghost" of, i. 57, 58;
progress of Protestantism at, ii. 12;
the canons of the cathedral promise to attend the Protestant
theological lectures, ii. 12;
seized by Conde, it becomes the Huguenot centre during the first
civil war, ii. 39;
iconoclasm at, ii. 45;
left by Conde and Coligny in D'Andelot's hands, ii. 85, 98;
besieged by Guise, ii. 99;
capture of the P