. History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the revolution of 1848. aris. But Henry, believing all danger removed by thedeath of his greatest enemy, relapsed into his ordinary indo-lence. Soon after, Catharine, overwhelmed with sorrow atthe disappointment of all her schemes, and broken down bywitnessing the ruin which her profligate ambition had broughton her children, felt herself sinking into an unhonoured last advice to Henry was to establish liberty of conscience,and to enter into close alliance with Henry of Navarre. Shedied unlamented and almost forgotten: the
. History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the revolution of 1848. aris. But Henry, believing all danger removed by thedeath of his greatest enemy, relapsed into his ordinary indo-lence. Soon after, Catharine, overwhelmed with sorrow atthe disappointment of all her schemes, and broken down bywitnessing the ruin which her profligate ambition had broughton her children, felt herself sinking into an unhonoured last advice to Henry was to establish liberty of conscience,and to enter into close alliance with Henry of Navarre. Shedied unlamented and almost forgotten: the dissolution of onewho had played so prominent a part was regarded everywhereas an ordinary incident of trifling importance. 24. Instead of finding himself indeed a king, Henry, inconsequence of his crime, was on the brink of ruin. Themembers of the league openly threw off their allegiance, andchoosing as their leader the duke de Mayenne, the brother ofthe murdered duke, gave him the pompous title of lieutenant-general of the royalstate and crown of France, which was HENRY IIL 250. HENRY III. 261 ;n fact giving him the authority of a sovereign without thename. 25. Most of the provinces and large cities of Francedeclared in favour of the league, and Henry saw no hopes ofpreserving his authority unless he obtained the assistance ofhis cousin of Navarre. That prince suspected the kings sin-cerity, for oncr>, unjustly, and remembered too well the sharethat Henry had taken in the massacre of St. Bartholomew totrust him too readily. But their natural necessities compelledboth to bury their former animosities in oblivion; thetwo Henrys had an interview at the castle of Plessis -ic-oqies Tours, and entered into a close alliance which wasnever afterwards violated. 26. Henry III. was now superiorto his enemies; he advanced to Paris and laid close siege tothe city ; the inhabitants were unprepared for his attacks, theyhad but a small stock of provisions and an inadequate garrison;the du
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