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It secured to the Huguenots equal civil rights with those of the Catholics, accepted their marriages, gave them, under restrictions, permission to meet for worship and for consultations, and granted them cities for the security of their rights, of which La Rochelle was the chief. IT SECURED TO THE HUGUENOTS EQUAL CIVIL RIGHTS WITH THOSE OF THE CATHOLICS ACCEPTED THEIR MARRIAGES GAVE THEM UNDER RESTRICTIONS PERMISSION TO MEET FOR WORSHIP AND FOR CONSULTATIONS AND GRANTED THEM CITIES FOR THE SECURITY OF THEIR RIGHTS OF WHICH LA ROCHELLE WAS THE CHIEF
waiting to recant till he could do so with a good grace. He really preferred Catholicism, and had only been a political Huguenot; and his best and most faithful adviser, the Baron of Rosny, better known as Duke of Sully, though a staunch Calvinist himself, recommended the change as the only means of restoring peace to the kingdom. There was little more resistance to Henry after he had again been received by the Church in 1592. Paris, weary of the long war, opened its gates in 1593, and the inhabitants crowded round him with ecstasy, so that he said, "Poor people, they are hungry for the sight of a king!" The Leaguers made their peace, and when Philip of Spain again attacked Henry, the young Duke of Guise was one of the first to hasten to the defence. Philip saw that there were no further hopes for his daughter, and peace was made in 1596. 10. The Edict of Nantes.--Two years later, in 1598, Henry put forth what was called the Edict of Nantes, because first registered in that parliament. DO SO WITH A GOOD GRACE HE REALLY PREFERRED CATHOLICISM AND HAD ONLY BEEN A POLITICAL HUGUENOT AND HIS BEST AND MOST FAITHFUL ADVISER THE BARON OF HOSNEY BETTER KNOWN AS DUKE OF SALLY THOUGH A STAUNCH CALVINIST HIMSELF RECOMMENDED THE CHANGE AS THE ONLY MEANS OF RESTORING PEACE TO THE KINGDOM THERE WAS LITTLE MORE RESISTANCE TO HENRY AFTER HE HAD AGAIN BEEN RECEIVED BY THE CHURCH IN FIFTEEN NINETY TWO PARIS WEARY OF THE LONG WAR OPENED ITS GATES IN FIFTEEN NINETY THREE AND THE INHABITANTS CROWDED ROUND HIM WITH ECSTASY SO THAT HE SAID POOR PEOPLE THEY ARE HUNGRY FOR THE SIGHT OF A KING THE LEAGUERS MADE THEIR PEACE AND WHEN PHILIP OF SPAIN AGAIN ATTACKED HENRY THE YOUNG DUKE OF GEZ WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO HASTEN TO THE DEFENCE PHILIP SAW THAT THERE WERE NO FURTHER HOPES FOR HIS DAUGHTER AND PEACE WAS MADE IN FIFTEEN NINETY SIX TEN THE EDICT OF NANTES TWO YEARS LATER IN FIFTEEN NINETY EIGHT HENRY PUT FORTH WHAT WAS CALLLLED THE EDICT OF NANTES BECAUSE FIRST REGISTERED IN THAT PARLIAMENT
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