. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. him. He wrote her a threatening letter; shereplied in extremely plain language, saying: I use no compulsion, and condemnno one to death or imprisonment, penalties that are the nerves and sinews of asystem of terror. I blush for you when you falsely say that so many atrocitieshave been committed by those of our religion. Purge the earth first from theblood of so many just men shed by you and yours. Your words are not sur-prising, considering whence they come; but they are
. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. him. He wrote her a threatening letter; shereplied in extremely plain language, saying: I use no compulsion, and condemnno one to death or imprisonment, penalties that are the nerves and sinews of asystem of terror. I blush for you when you falsely say that so many atrocitieshave been committed by those of our religion. Purge the earth first from theblood of so many just men shed by you and yours. Your words are not sur-prising, considering whence they come; but they are far from suiting me. Useother language, or, better still, be silent. Much more of the same sort she wrote to the amazed cardinal. In October,1563, the pope summoned her to Rome, on pain of excommunication and out-lawry. She appealed to Catherine de Medicis, who made Gregory understandthat he had gone much too far, since in France he had no authority over kingsor queens, and it was not for him to give away their dominions. The pope tookhis snubbing meekly, and rescinded his hasty action. After this Philip II. set(374). PREPARING FOR THE SIEGE OF ORLEANS. 175 376 THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. on foot a plot to seize Jeanne and her children, carry them to Spain, and have hercondemned by the Inquisition; but she heard of. it, and took refuge in a strongcastle. She worked for seven years on a code of laws for her little kingdom ; itwas published in 1571, remained in force for more than two hundred years, andshowed her to be, as some have claimed, the wisest and most enlightened sover-eign of her age. Several of its provisions equalled or surpassed the best legis-lation of later times; thus begging was forbidden, needy widows and orphansprovided for, education made a public charge, murder alone punished with death,interments kept apart from towns and churches, the sale of public offices (whichwent on openly in France for another century or two) abolished, and all subjectsregarded as
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