. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. «^Ks3=*Si«s•C«£?**WXI, HENRY IV. CHAPTER XXIX. OTH parties, with reduced forces, now carried on thewar in a desultory way. There were no moregreat battles like Ivry, no more terrific siegeslike that of Paris ; only chance encounters, thetaking and retaking of small places, the inter-ruption of normal business, and increasingmisery. Marshal Biron was killed at the siegeof Epernay, July 26th, 1592 : he was the mostprominent of the kings generals, marked withthe
. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. «^Ks3=*Si«s•C«£?**WXI, HENRY IV. CHAPTER XXIX. OTH parties, with reduced forces, now carried on thewar in a desultory way. There were no moregreat battles like Ivry, no more terrific siegeslike that of Paris ; only chance encounters, thetaking and retaking of small places, the inter-ruption of normal business, and increasingmisery. Marshal Biron was killed at the siegeof Epernay, July 26th, 1592 : he was the mostprominent of the kings generals, marked withthe scars of seven battles, and a scholar of somerepute : the great Cardinal Richelieu was hisgodson and namesake. He used to keep a sortof diary, and record in it every notable event orremark: it grew to be a proverb, when any one said something out of the com-mon, You found that in Birons pocket-book. Negotiation now largely took the place of arms. Every one wanted peace;but the question was, On what terms ? Matters seemed no nearer a settlement;the kings cause was by no means won, and fresh perils sprang up around Catholic supporters, offended at his long delay in sett
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