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The war had been from the first a very horrible one; there had been savage slaughter, and still more savage reprisals on each side. THE WAR HAD BEEN FROM THE FIRST A VERY HORRIBLE ONE THERE HAD BEEN SAVAGE SLAUGHTER AND STILL MORE SAVAGE REPRISALS ON EACH SIDE
 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. 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. The Calvinists had been nearly exterminated in the north, but there were still a large number in the south of France, and the burghers of the chief southern cities were mostly Huguenot. TEEN 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 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 THE CALVINISTS HAD BEEN NEARLY EXTERMINATED IN THE NORTH BUT THERE WAS STILL A LARGE NUMBER IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE AND THE BURGHERS OF THE CHIEF SOUTHERN CITIES WERE MOSTLY HUGUENOT
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