This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 Excerpt: ...took into their counsels the widow and son of the late Duke of Guise, who, believing the Admiral to be implicated in his death, cherished the bitterest hatred towards Coligni. The suspicion that directed itself against the young Duke of Guise was well founded. He had taken a chief part in the management of the affair. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 Excerpt: ...took into their counsels the widow and son of the late Duke of Guise, who, believing the Admiral to be implicated in his death, cherished the bitterest hatred towards Coligni. The suspicion that directed itself against the young Duke of Guise was well founded. He had taken a chief part in the management of the affair. But as no evidence had been got to implicate him, he was bold enough to go next day into the royal presence, complain haughtily of the injustice that was done him, and request permission to retire from Court. His reception by Charles was gloomily ominous. He was told he might go when and where he liked; but if proved to be guilty, Charles would know well enough where to find him. But if the royal vengeance fell on him, what were Catherine and Anjou to do? They could not disown and forsake one who had acted only as their instrument. Even if they tried it, Guise and his mother could easily establish their connexion with the crime. Out of the meshes of those difficulties, in which this failure of the attempt on the Admiral's life had involved her, what way was there for Catherine to escape 1--the one that for years she had been keeping as an arrikre-pensSe in her mind; the one that, thirteen years before, Henry II. had whispered into the ear of "William of Orange in the woods of Vincennes; that Alva had boldly proposed to her in those midnight interviews at Bayonne; that her son-in-law, Philip of Spain, had never ceased to urge upon her adoption; that her son himself, the King, in some of his fits of antipathy to the Huguenots, had entertained; that Pope after Pope had recommended, and which from so many pulpits had been proclaimed to the populace as the only fit cure for the plague of heresy in France--the cutting off, not of Coligni alone, ...
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Fair. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 344 pages. Previous owner's name top inside front cover. Same name top of fep. Note state "Library No. 75", name, city and state, and date: Feb. 12. 1917. The ink has bled through slightly. There are no other marks or writing in the book. Wear to the corners. Shelf wear top and bottom. Wear spots on the covers. Wear top and bottom of spine. Chip front edge of spine near the top. Number "75" on the spine about half way down. Spine is tight and there are no loose pages.
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Illus. G. Red binding, gilt lettering on spine. Some discoloration on spine and binding edges. Publisher ad back of half title page, Inscription for church member, sl edge wear.
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