Memoirs of Henry the Great And of the Court of France During His Reign volume
Memoirs of Henry the Great And of the Court of France During His Reign volume
W H William Henry Ireland
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In conse- quence of this, the confusion and disorder was so great among the Calvinists, that it appears, in case they had been vigorously followed up at that period, they must soon have been vanquished. Henry the Third was their implacable enemy, and would freely have given his consent ; but he was desirous of conducting affairs in such a way, that their overthrow should not tend to the aggran- dizement of the duke of Guise and his per- sonal destruction. The duke, however, being ignorant of hi...s intentions, incessantly pressed him for supplies of troops to complete the exter- ]588. AND HIS COUllT. 351 mination of the reformers, in whose ruin he hoped infalUbly to include that of the king of Navarre. The duke of Guise possessed this advantage over the king, that he had acquired popular af- fection, principally in two ways : first, his deter- mined opposition to the new imposts ; and se- condly, his unvarying attacks on the royal fa- vourites, before whom he would never show the least submission.
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