The Story of the Huguenots As Contained in Two Addresses Made Before the Huguen
The Story of the Huguenots As Contained in Two Addresses Made Before the Huguen
H a Henry Algernon Du Pont
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It consisted of quartering troops in the homes of the unhappy Protestants who de- clined to abjure their faith, the soldiers being not only authorized but directly encouraged to commit every excess short of rape arid murder. With oaths and imprecations, they strode Story of the Huguenots 45 strode as masters into the Huguenot domi- ciles, abused the men, insulted the women, appropriated silverware, rings, jewels, and everything of pecuniary value : moreover, not content with eating and drinking... of the best that the house afforded, they compelled their outraged victims to purchase for their con- sumption all attainable delicacies. The military "guests" next proceeded to supply themselves with cash by selling the domestic animals, furniture, and movable property in general, after which they turned their attention to the persons of their hosts, often going so far as to force their abjurations by depriving them of sleep, burning their feet in the fire, or per- petrating other atrocities. Can we be surprised that the pious Fenelon, then a simple Catholic ecclesiastic, but later Archbishop of Cambrai, having occasion to refer to the dragonnade, could not help saying that by such proceed- ings it would be as easy to convert a people to the religion of Mahomet as to make them Catholics!
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