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