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But the heart of the unhappy young king was broken by the guilt he had incurred. Charles IX. sank into a decline, and died in 1574, finding no comfort save in the surgeon and nurse he had saved. BUT THE HEART OF THE UNHAPPY YOUNG KING WAS BROKEN BY THE GUILT HE HAD INCURRED CHARLES THE NINTH SANK INTO A DECLINE AND DIED IN FIFTEEN SEVENTY FOUR FINDING NO COMFORT SAVE IN THE SURGEON AND NURSE HE HAD SAVED
 but every other Huguenot who could be found was massacred, from Coligny, who was slain kneeling in his bedroom by the followers of Guise, down to the poorest and youngest, and the streets resounded with the cry, "Kill! kill!" In every city where royal troops and Guisard partisans had been living among Huguenots, the same hideous work took place for three days, sparing neither age nor sex. How many thousands died, it is impossible to reckon, but the work was so wholesale that none were left except those in the southern cities, where the Huguenots had been too strong to be attacked, and in those castles where the seigneur was of "the religion." The Catholic party thought the destruction complete, the court went in state to return thanks for deliverance from a supposed plot, while Coligny's body was hung on a gibbet. The Pope ordered public thanksgivings, while Queen Elizabeth put on mourning, and the Emperor Maximilian II., alone among Catholic princes, showed any horror or indignation.  CONFORMING TO THE CHURCH BUT EVERY OTHER HUGUENOT WHO COULD BE FOUND WAS MASSACRED FROM CULINI WHO WAS SLAIN KNEELING IN HIS BEDROOM BY THE FOLLOWERS OF GEIS DOWN TO THE POOREST AND YOUNGEST AND THE STREETS RESOUNDED WITH THE CRY KILL KILL IN EVERY CITY WHERE ROYAL TROOPS AND GHISAR PARTISANS HAD BEEN LIVING AMONG HUGUENOTS THE SAME HIDEOUS WORK TOOK PLACE FOR THREE DAYS SPARING NEITHER AGE NOR SEX HOW MANY THOUSANDS DIED IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO RECKON BUT THE WORK WAS SO WHOLESALE THAT NONE WERE LEFT EXCEPT THOSE IN THE SOUTHERN CITIES WHERE THE HUGUENOTS HAD BEEN TOO STRONG TO BE ATTACKED AND IN THOSE CASTLES WHERE THE SIGNOR WAS OF THE RELIGION THE CATHOLIC PARTY THOUGHT THE DESTRUCTION COMPLETE THE COURT WENT IN STATE TO RETURN THANKS FOR DELIVERANCE FROM A SUPPOSED PLOT WHILE CORLINI'S BODY WAS HUNG ON A GIBBET THE POPE ORDERED PUBLIC THANKSGIVINGS WHILE QUEEN ELIZABETH PUT ON MOURNING AND THE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN THE SECOND ALONE AMONG CATHOLIC PRINCES SHOWED ANY HORROR OR INDIGNATION
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