Chapter LIX: French

Dedans Lion vingt & cinq d’une haleine,
Cinq Citoyens _Germains_, _Bressans_, _Latines_,
Par dessous Noble conduiront longue traine,
Et descouvers par abboy de Mastins.

English.

In _Lyons_ five and twenty of a breadth
Five Citizens _Germans_, _Bressans_, _Latines_,
Under Noblemen shall conduct a long Train,
And shall be discovered by the barking of Mastiffs.

ANNOT.

The Marshal of St. _André_, Governour of _Lyon_ being absent, the Protestants undertook the taking of it, at the solicitation of some principal Lords at Court, among whom were named the Prince of _Condé_, and the Vidame of _Chartres_, _Francis_ of _Vendosme_, Knight of the Order. The Abbot of _Savigny_, who did supply the place of the Governour, and was named _Antony_ of _Albon_, since that Archbishop of _Arles_, having discovered this Conspiracy, went to surprise the undertakers, but as he was going upon the night of the 5 of _September_, he met with some of the confederates upon the Bridge of _Saone_, which made him retreat with some loss.

The next day having gathered more Forces, he took three of them that were strangers and young, the rest escaping, those three were hanged the next _Saturday_, which was the 7 of that Month.

The Marshal being come to Town, there was Execution made upon some of the Inhabitants, to the number of 4 that were hanged.

After that there were informations made concerning the Authors and Abettors of the said conspiracy, and many other Citizens and strangers were put to Prison, and besides them the Vidame of _Chartres_, who was carryed to _Paris_, and put into the _Bastille_, and after that in the _Tournelles_, where he died before his process was ended, the _23 December 1560_.

It is what our Author saith in this stanza; in the first Verse he saith, that there were _five and twenty of a breadth_, of whose five and twenty there was _five Citizens of the Town_, and the rest were _Germans, Bressans and Italians_, of these Citizens 4 were hanged, and three of the strangers.

Those 25 undertakers, of which the Author saith, that _under Noblemen they shall conduct a long Train_; that is, that under the support and favour of many Noblemen, they would undertake a thing that should not end so soon as it proved afterwards; for although this enterprise did fail, yet was the beginning of horrid combustions that followed afterwards.

This enterprise it seemeth was discovered by barking of Mastiffs.

The Apology for the City of _Lyon_ treateth at large of this, and nameth all those conspirators, who for the most part were of _Germany_ and _Geneva_.