The history of the League. . the Catholique Faith, andthofeoftheKing, which on the con-trary were written, in too foft a ftyle,and where there appeared more of fearand of excufe, than of refentment andjuft complaint for fo facrilegious anattempt, had this efFed:, that the grea-teft part of the people, far from beinglcandalisd at the Barricades, approvedthem, loudly praifingthe conduct ofthe Duke ofGuife, whom they believdto be full of Zeal for the CatholiqueFaith, for the good of the Kingdom,and for the Service of the King. Andas he defird nothing fo much as toconfirm them in that opinion, he
The history of the League. . the Catholique Faith, andthofeoftheKing, which on the con-trary were written, in too foft a ftyle,and where there appeared more of fearand of excufe, than of refentment andjuft complaint for fo facrilegious anattempt, had this efFed:, that the grea-teft part of the people, far from beinglcandalisd at the Barricades, approvedthem, loudly praifingthe conduct ofthe Duke ofGuife, whom they believdto be full of Zeal for the CatholiqueFaith, for the good of the Kingdom,and for the Service of the King. Andas he defird nothing fo much as toconfirm them in that opinion, he waswilling that the body of the City ,flioud fend their Deputies to the King,humbly to befeech his Majefty , thathe wou d forget what was pafsd, andreturn to his good Town of Tarn ,where his moft Loyal Subjects wereready to give him all the higheft de-monftrations of their Obedience anddevotion to his Service. He permitted that even proceflionsflioud be made, in the Habit of Peni-tents, to defire of God, that he woud pleafe. The Hiftory of the League, pleafe to mollify the Kings Heart iand this was performd With fo muchardour, that there was one whichwent from Paris as far as Chartres,in a moil extraordinary Equipage, un-der the condud: of the famous FryarArige. This honeft Father was Henrytie Joyeufe, Count ofBouchage, and Bro-ther to the late Duke. He had givenup himfelf to be a Capuchin, about ayear before this time : having fuchflrong impreffions made upon him*by the death and good example of hisWife, Catharine de Nogaret, Sifter tothe Duke of Efpernon, that he was in-flamed with a defire of repentance ;inlomuch that neither the tears of hisBrother, rior the iritreaties and favoursof the King, who lovd him exceeding-ly , nor the ardent folicitations of allthe Court, were able to remove himfrom the refolution he had taken ofleading fo auftere a Life. This nobleFryar, having put a Crown of Thornsupon his head, arid carrying an over-grown Crofs upon his Shoulders, fol-lowed by
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