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The two Bourbon princes kept in the background, though Condé was universally known to have been the true head and mover in it, and he was actually brought to trial. THE TWO BOURBON PRINCES KEPT IN THE BACKGROUND THOUGH CONDE WAS UNIVERSALLY KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN THE TRUE HEAD AND MOVER IN IT AND HE WAS ACTUALLY BROUGHT TO TRIAL
rmers, 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. 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 conspiracy for seizing the person of the king and destroying the Guises at the castle of Amboise was detected in time to make it fruitless. EMSELVES 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 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 A CONSPIRACY FOR SEIZING THE PERSON OF THE KING AND DESTROYING THE GEESE AT THE CASTLE OF ENVOISE WAS DETECTED IN TIME TO MAKE IT FRUITLESS
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