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A third party, headed by the old Constable De Montmorençy, was Catholic in faith, but not unwilling to join with the Huguenots in pulling down the Guises, and asserting the power of the nobility. A THIRD PARTY HEADED BY THE OLD CONSTABLE DE MONTMORENCY WAS CATHOLIC IN FAITH BUT NOT UNWILLING TO JOIN WITH THE HUGUENOTS IN PULLING DOWN THE GEESE AND ASSERTING THE POWER OF THE NOBILITY
their clergy, committed such violence in the churches that the Catholics loudly called for punishment on them. The shameful lives of many of the clergy and the wickedness of the Court had caused a strong reaction against them, and great numbers of both nobles and burghers became Calvinists. They termed themselves Sacramentarians or Reformers, but their nickname was Huguenots; probably from the Swiss, "_Eidgenossen_" or oath comrades. Henry II., like his father, protected German Lutherans and persecuted French Calvinists; but the lawyers of the Parliament of Paris interposed, declaring that men ought not to be burnt for heresy until a council of the Church should have condemned their opinions, and it was in the midst of this dispute that Henry was slain. 3. The Conspiracy of Amboise.--The Guise family were strong Catholics; the Bourbons were the heads of the Huguenot party, chiefly from policy; but Admiral Coligny and his brother, the Sieur D'Andelot, were sincere and earnest Reformers. BEEN WILFULLY LED ASTRAY BY THEIR CLERGY COMMITTED SUCH VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCHES THAT THE CATHOLICS LOUDLY CALLED FOR PUNISHMENT ON THEM THE SHAMEFUL LIVES OF MANY OF THE CLERGY AND THE WICKEDNESS OF THE COURT HAD CAUSED A STRONG REACTION AGAINST THEM AND GREAT NUMBERS OF BOTH NOBLES AND BURGHERS BECAME CALVINISTS THEY TERMED THEMSELVES SACRAMENTARIANS OR REFORMERS BUT THEIR NICKNAME WAS HUGUENOTS PROBABLY FROM THE SWISS AYGNOSEN OR OATH COMRADES HENRY THE SECOND LIKE HIS FATHER PROTECTED GERMAN LUTHERANS AND PERSECUTED FRENCH CALVINISTS BUT THE LAWYERS OF THE PARLIAMENT OF PARIS INTERPOSED DECLARING THAT MEN OUGHT NOT TO BE BURNT FOR HERESY UNTIL A COUNCIL OF THE CHURCH SHOULD HAVE CONDEMNED THEIR OPINIONS AND IT WAS IN THE MIDST OF THIS DISPUTE THAT HENRY WAS SLAIN THREE THE CONSPIRACY OF ENVOIRS THE GEESE FAMILY WERE STRONG CATHOLICS THE BON WERE THE HEADS OF THE HUGUENOT PARTY CHIEFLY FROM POLICY BUT ADMIRAL COLINI AND HIS BROTHER THE SIEUR DONEUP WERE SINCERE AND EARNEST REFORMERS
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