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turday the 23d, in secret council held by Catherine
de Medecis, the Duke OF Anjou, the Counts de Ne
yers and SAINT Brs, the Marshals de Tavannes and
de Retz, and the Grand Prior of the Louvre, the
massacre was resolved upon, and they forced the
lndecsion OF Charles *, who, 10 that very day, had
been stranger the projects of the Queen Mother.


There was grand ball at the Hotel de Sens, on
the 2ith of August where all the Huguenots were
assembl-d then, at two O'Clock, after midnight the
bell OF ST. German PAuxerrois sounded, and the
massacre commenced at this dismal signal. The
historians OF the time that the number OF
victims above 10000, amongst these they in
clude COO noblemen.


The same orders were also accomplished IN the
provinces, and more han 40 000 persons of the re-
formed religion pershed for their faith. The King
of Navarro and the Prince OF Conde only saved their
lives by becoming Catholics. AS 10 the Admiral
Coligny, he was Of the first murdered by the
Duke of Guise, and his corpse was hung at Mont
faucon Here is IN few lines the history of the
massacre of ST. Bartholomew we have only to add
some words upon the character of Charles TX, which
has been misunderstood by most Of the authors OF