. Paganism, popery, and Christianity : or, The blessing of an open Bible, as shown in the history of Christianity, from the time of our Saviour to the present day. eircontempt for Henry III. That prince had given tohis favourite DEpernon, who was detested by thepeople, the succession of Joyeuse; and abandonedhimself anew, to his frivolous occupations, studyinggrammar, and learning to decline in the midst of hispuppy-dogs, his parrots and his minions. Henri deGuise, however, as prudent as he was brave and am-bitious, grew daily in the public estimation, and theleague redoubled its audacity. The
. Paganism, popery, and Christianity : or, The blessing of an open Bible, as shown in the history of Christianity, from the time of our Saviour to the present day. eircontempt for Henry III. That prince had given tohis favourite DEpernon, who was detested by thepeople, the succession of Joyeuse; and abandonedhimself anew, to his frivolous occupations, studyinggrammar, and learning to decline in the midst of hispuppy-dogs, his parrots and his minions. Henri deGuise, however, as prudent as he was brave and am-bitious, grew daily in the public estimation, and theleague redoubled its audacity. The faction of theSixteen, in particular, began about this time to renderitself formidable. Paris was then governed by a mu-nicipal system: the citizens had the guarding of thewalls and of the principal posts ; and the echevins^kept the keys of the gates. In each of the sixteenquarters of the city, a sort of council was established,wherein the interests of the holy union were dis-cussed ; and whence the chief of the assembly after- • The eclievins were magistrates, whose office was analogous tothat of an English sheriff.— Tr. IN THE REIGN OF HENRY III. 267. HENEI, DUO DE GUISE. wards went, to make his report to the council-generalof the league. Each of these chiefs being agitatedby the same passions, and all having the same inte-rests to support, they were accustomed to assembletogether; and thus was formed the celebrated councilof Sixteen, of which Bussy ie Clerc, formerly a fenc-ing-master, was one of the most violent formed many plots against the liberty of HenryIII.; but, constantly betrayed by one of the conspira-tors, named Nicolas Poulain,—they failed in all theirprojects. The king, well acquainted with their de-signs and power, and secretly pressed by Henry ofNavarre to form an alliance with him, had seriousthoughts of flinging himself into the arms of thatparty. Then, suddenly assuming a vigorous resolu- 268 RELIGIOUS WAR IN FRANCE tion, he forbade Guis
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