The history of the League. . nd with the extreme weaknefs inwhich the Huguenot party then was,made in a little time many more con-verts , true or falfe, than had beenmade by the Maflacre of St. Bartholo-mew. But alfo on the other fide, theyoccafion d the Proteftants of Germany,whom the King of Navarre cou d ne-ver draw to his party againft theLeaguers, now to incline to his af-fiftance. Two years were almoft paftfince that King, who defird to lhelterhimfelf from the Confpiracy which theLeague had made principally againfthim, with purpofe to exclude himfrom the Crown, againft the funda-mental L
The history of the League. . nd with the extreme weaknefs inwhich the Huguenot party then was,made in a little time many more con-verts , true or falfe, than had beenmade by the Maflacre of St. Bartholo-mew. But alfo on the other fide, theyoccafion d the Proteftants of Germany,whom the King of Navarre cou d ne-ver draw to his party againft theLeaguers, now to incline to his af-fiftance. Two years were almoft paftfince that King, who defird to lhelterhimfelf from the Confpiracy which theLeague had made principally againfthim, with purpofe to exclude himfrom the Crown, againft the funda-mental Law of the Realm, had folia-ted thofe Princes, by the Sieur de Se-gur PardaiUan , and de Clervantto raife an Army for his affiftance;and elfewhere by the intermiffion ofGeneva, he prefsd the Troteftant Can-tons of Swtfferland, to make a Coun-ter-League with the Germans, for thefame purpofe. Queen Elizabeth, whobefides the intereft of her TroteftantReligion, had a particular efteem andlove for that Prince, the Duke of Bouillon. The Hiftory of the League. Bouillon a declard Enemy of the Lor-rain Princes, and the Count de Mont-beliard, Frederick de Wirtemburgy amolt zealous Calvinift, ufed their ut-mod endeavours with thofe GermanTrot eft ants to ftir them up : all whichnotwithstanding, they were veryloath to refolve on a War with theKing of France their Allye; fayingalways that they woud never engagethemfelves in it, till it was clearly ma-nifeft, that the War which was madeagainft the Huguenots, was not a Warot the Government againft its Rebels,but purely, and onely againft the Pro-teftant Religion, which they intendedto extirpate. But when they faw be-fore their eyes thofe Edifts and Ordi-nances of the King, who was abfo-lutely refolvd not to fuffer any otherReligion befide the Catholique in hisKingdom, and that otherways theyhad given them all the fecurity theyf!^l2f coud for the payment of theirArmy j then they took a Refolutionof Levying great Forces, and of a/lift-in
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