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It was the crown rather than the king that the cardinal exalted, putting down whatever resisted. IT WAS THE CROWN RATHER THAN THE KING THAT THE CARDINAL EXULTED PUTTING DOWN WHATEVER RESISTED
leges, and thus in 1628 concluded the war that had begun by the attack of the Guisards on the congregation at Vassy, in 1561. The lives and properties of the Huguenots were still secure, but all favour was closed against them, and every encouragement held out to them to join the Church. Many of the worst scandals had been removed, and the clergy were much improved; and, from whatever motive it might be, many of the more influential Huguenots began to conform to the State religion. CHAPTER VI. POWER OF THE CROWN. 1. Richelieu's Administration.--Cardinal de Richelieu's whole idea of statesmanship consisted in making the King of France the greatest of princes at home and abroad. To make anything great of Louis XIII., who was feeble alike in mind and body, was beyond any one's power, and Richelieu kept him in absolute subjection, allowing him a favourite with whom to hunt, talk, and amuse himself, but if the friend attempted to rouse the king to shake off the yoke, crushing him ruthlessly.  CHAPTER SIX OF HISTORY OF FRANCE THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY ADELE POOLY HISTORY OF FRANCE BY CHARLOTTE M YOUNGER CHAPTER SIX POWER OF THE CROWN ONE RICHELIEU'S ADMINISTRATION CARDINAL DE RICHELIEU'S WHOLE IDEA OF STATESMANSHIP CONSISTED IN MAKING THE KING OF FRANCE THE GREATEST OF PRINCES AT HOME AND ABROAD TO MAKE ANYTHING GREAT OF LOUIS THE THIRTEENTH WHO WAS FEEBLE ALIKE IN MIND AND BODY WAS BEYOND ANY ONE'S POWER AND ROCHELIEU KEPT HIM IN ABSOLUTE SUBJECTION ALLOWING HIM A FAVORITE WITH WHOM TO HUNT TALK AND AMUSE HIMSELF BUT IF THE FRIEND ATTEMPTED TO ROUSE THE KING TO SHAKE OFF THE YOKE CRUSHING HIM RUTHLESSLY
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