The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

These cruel and conjured enemies of God and of all godliness, the Duke of Guise, the Cardinal of Loraine, and their faction, who then at their own appetite plaid the Tyrants in France, had determined the destruction of all that professed the true knowledge of Jesus Christ within that Realm. What tyranny late before they had used at Amboise, the History of France doth witness: now in Orleans in the month of November, convened the King, unhappy Francis, the Queen our Sovereign, and the Queen mother of the King, the Duke of Guise, with all his faction: The King of Navarre, and the Prince of Condie, his brother.

These cruell and conjured enemies of God and of all godlinesse, the Duke of Guise, the Cardinall of Loraine, and their faction, who then at their owne appetite plaid the Tyrants in France, had determined the destruction of all that professed the true knowledge of Jesus Christ within that Realme. What tyrannie late before they had used at Amboyse, the History of France doth witnesse: now in Orleance in the moneth of November, conveaned the King, unhappy Francis, the Queen our Soveraigne, and the Queen mother of the King, the Duke of Guise, with all his faction: The King of Navarre, and the Prince of Condie, his brother.

So that great was the confluence of the Nobility, but greater was the assembly of the murderers, for there was not a Hang-man in all France which was not there. The prisons were full of the true servants of God: The King of Navarre, and the Prince of Condie were constituted Prisoners. The Sheriff of Orleans, a man fearing God, was taken, and so were many others of the Town. Briefly, there was none that professed God or godliness within that Town, that looked not for the extremity, for the Walls and Gates were night and day kept with the Garrisons of the Guysians, miserable men were daily brought in, to suffer judgement, but none was suffered to depart forth, but at the devotion of the Tyrants.

So that great was the confluence of the Nobilitie, but greater was the assembly of the murtherers, for there was not a Hang-man in all France which was not there. The prisons were full of the true servants of God: The King of Navarre, and the Prince of Condie were constituted Prisoners. The Sheriffe of Orleance, a man fearing God, was taken, and so were many others of the Towne. Briefly, there was none that professed God or godlinesse within that Towne, that looked not for the extremity, for the Walles and Gates were night and day kept with the Garisons of the Guysians, miserable men were daily brought in, to suffer judgement, but none was suffered to depart forth, but at the devotion of the Tyrants.