Chapter XVII

1570-1572.

THE PEACE OF ST. GERMAIN 367
Sincerity of the Peace 367
The Designs of Catharine de' Medici 369
Charles the Ninth in Earnest 370
Tears out the Parliament Record against Cardinal Chatillon 371
His Assurances to Walsingham 371
Gracious Answer to German Electors 372
Infringement on Edict at Orange 373
Protestants of Rouen attacked 374
The "Croix de Gastines" pulled down 375
Projected Marriage of Anjou to Queen Elizabeth of England 377
Machinations to dissuade Anjou 379
Charles indignant at Interference 379
Alencon to be substituted as Suitor 380
Anjou's new Ardor 380
Elizabeth interposes Obstacles 381
Papal and Spanish Efforts 382
Vexation of Catharine at Anjou's fresh Scruples 383
Louis of Nassau confers with the King 384
Admiral Coligny consulted 386
Invited to Court 387
His Honorable Reception 389
Disgust of the Guises and Alva 390
Charles gratified 391
Proposed Marriage of Henry of Navarre to the King's Sister 392
The Anjou Match falls through 396
The Praise of Alencon 398
Pius the Fifth Alarmed 400
Cardinal of Alessandria sent to Paris 400
The King's Assurances 400
Jeanne d'Albret becomes more favorable to her Son's Marriage 403
Her Solicitude 403
She is treated with Tantalizing Insincerity 404
She is shocked at the Morals of the Court 405
Her Sudden Death 407
Coligny and the Boy-King 408
The Dispensation delayed 410
The King's Earnestness 411
Mons and Valenciennes captured 412
Catharine's Indecision 413
Queen Elizabeth inspires no Confidence 414
Rout of Genlis 415
Determines Catharine to take the Spanish Side 416
Loss of the Golden Opportunity 416
The Admiral does not lose Courage 417
Charles and Catharine at Montpipeau 418
Rumors of Elizabeth's Desertion of her Allies 419
Charles thoroughly cast down 420
Coligny partially succeeds in reassuring him 421
Elizabeth toys with Dishonorable Proposals from the Netherlands 422
Fatal Results 423
The Memoires inedits de Michel de la Huguerye 423
His View of a long Premeditation 423
Studied Misrepresentation of Jeanne d'Albret 424