. History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the revolution of 1848. : - VlVv. mF ■ 7 John Sobieski. Genoa was similarly punished, and its magistrates compelledto make the most humiliating submissions to save the republicfrom ruin. 25. But all these triumphs were more than coun-terbalanced by the death of Colbert, whose labours to establisha good system of finance were less valuable than his success-ful efforts to prevent the renewal of religious persecutions. 26. Colbert protected the Hugonots, from a convic-tion that they were as useful as the other subjects of the i^crcrown,
. History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the revolution of 1848. : - VlVv. mF ■ 7 John Sobieski. Genoa was similarly punished, and its magistrates compelledto make the most humiliating submissions to save the republicfrom ruin. 25. But all these triumphs were more than coun-terbalanced by the death of Colbert, whose labours to establisha good system of finance were less valuable than his success-ful efforts to prevent the renewal of religious persecutions. 26. Colbert protected the Hugonots, from a convic-tion that they were as useful as the other subjects of the i^crcrown, and that a persecution would produce nothing 3but mischief; but by his death they were delivered up to thechancellor le Tellier, and his son, the marquis de Louvois, twomen whose maxim was that every thing civil and religiousshould be regulated according to the kings pleasure. In 1684,they sent troops into the districts inhabited by Protestants, andLouvois wrote, that it was his majestys pleasure that all whodid not conform to his religion should suffer the greatest se-verities. The sol
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