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The massacre of St. Bartholomew

Note 578 — Chapter XII · THE ASSASSINATION. [22d, 23d, and 24th August.]

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It is stated in the Neustadt letter that the Swiss soldiers of Navarre mounted guard inside the house, while the French guard were posted outside, immediately after the king’s visit on Friday, and that the pass-word was very strict, in order to prevent any fresh attempt on the admiral’s life. Archiv. für Geschichte, etc. xvii. 1826, p. 278.

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