| 单词 | Vaudois |
| 例句 | On the other hand, the statutes of Pignerol in 1220 only inflict a fine of ten sols for knowingly giving shelter to Vaudois. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z The Huguenots in France after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes; with a Visit to the Country of the Vaudois. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z These grants are of greater value at this moment, when the Vaudois Committee in London is so wisely and assiduously labouring to establish schools of various kinds in these vallies. A Letter to the Right Hon. Lord Bexley containing a statement to the committee of the British and Foreign Bible Society 2012-03-15T02:00:20.887Z The incident of the massacre of the Protestant Vaudois at this time decided Cromwell’s policy in favour of France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Reply of a Vaudois peasant to an Englishman. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z In the official language of the Inquisition of the thirteenth century, “heretic” always means Catharan, while the Vaudois are specifically designated as such. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Do you know those old-fashioned Vaudois houses, with their big gable-ends, their deep-thatched roofs, their cobs of maize, and smoked hams, and other rural wealth, hanging out ostentatiously under the protecting ledges? The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z I am requested to present the cordial thanks of the ministers of the Vaudois church to this society. A Letter to the Right Hon. Lord Bexley containing a statement to the committee of the British and Foreign Bible Society 2012-03-15T02:00:20.887Z This proposition is blasphemous, scandalous, offensive to pious ears, and approaching to the heresy of the Vaudois, who suppose that God the Father has a body. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z See the Sermon of Archbishop Wake, preached for the relief of the Vaudois, A.D. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z As the nursery and the home of the Vaudois, it has claims to permanent attention. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z I have always had, and from far back, my premi�re jeunesse, a great sentiment for all your Vaudois lake shore. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z There is no very interesting French church—a sort of Vaudois chapel—so we preferred the Capella Americana. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z The Vaudois were a small community of Christians, living in the valleys at the foot of the Alps, whose origin is involved in some obscurity. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z It is upon these principles that I beg all that I have advanced in the history of the Vaudois may be judged. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z “We find amongst the current accounts of the Bailiff of Embrun this singular article—‘Item, for persecuting the Vaudois, eight sols and thirty deniers of gold.’ The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z Printing came to the aid of the resistance inaugurated by the Vaudois and the Albigenses. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z The valley of Luserna was the seat of the Vaudois faith in the "alpine mountains cold," watered with martyr blood only a little while before Lodrone lived. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z You will perhaps say that in 1794, all the edicts in force against the Vaudois, or Waldenses, were repealed by the king of Sardinia. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z I have more than once remarked, in the course of my history, that we should rather accuse the Inquisition, than the House of Savoy of the atrocities committed on the Vaudois. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The Vaudois were relentlessly exterminated, without distinction of age or sex. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z About H�ricourt the valley opens out into a wide plain, which is however commanded by the rocky heights of Mont Vaudois. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z The Flonzaley, a group of Vaudois musicians, taking their name from that canton, performed in the United States for a considerable time. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z Even Cromwell, despot as he is represented to have been, interfered in behalf of the persecuted Protestants of Vaudois. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z The history of the Vaudois occupies, perhaps, the most interesting point of time in Christian history. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Does not the blood of the Vaudois, of the Albigensians, massacred by thousands by Simon of Montfort's bandits, at the voice of the priests of Rome, cry 'Vengeance!'? The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Hence for the next six years the Vaudois helped Savoy against France, though suffering much from the repeated attacks of the French troops. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" As a term of different reproach was derived from the word Bulgarian, so vauderie, or the profession of the Vaudois, was sometimes applied to witchcraft. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 The following petition or memorial, in behalf of the Protestants, the Vaudois, was sent, in 1842, by a committee appointed in London, for their relief. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z The existence of these few thousand Vaudois is therefore most interesting to all Christian nations. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z In 1655 he was sent to France to remonstrate on the massacre of the Protestant Vaudois. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" A month later the Vaudois were received into favour by the duke of Savoy, who had then abandoned his alliance with France for one with Great Britain and Holland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" He himself organised the persecutions against the Vaudois of Piedmont; and he formed and directed his pupil, Fran�ois de Sales, to gain by his address the Protestants of Savoy. Priests, Women, and Families The writer then relates the submissions made by certain deputies whom the Vaudois sent to the duke. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z The event he relates occurred three years after the expulsion of the Vaudois, that is in 1690. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The same bigotry that oppresses the Jews falls tiger-like upon Christian nonconformists of purest lives and wipes out the Albigenses and the peaceful Vaudois, “whose bones lie on the mountains cold.” Optimism An Essay The English revolution of 1688, and the election of William to the throne, encouraged the Vaudois to make yet another attempt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Ought I to speak of this terrible history of the Vaudois, or pass it over in silence? Priests, Women, and Families The Popish Senate at Lavoux sent a memorial to the reigning Pope, to exterminate the Vaudois, "an heretical pest, generated in olden times, of enormous growth and great antiquity." Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z La Haye, 1691; it goes down to 1690, and though written with judgment, is defective in many points, both in the historical parts, and with regard to the doctrine and manners of the Vaudois. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z This was a body of utter fanatics, headed by some heavy nobles, whose wealth had been greatly increased in a former century by the massacre of the Vaudois. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages These simple and pious men were Taborites, a section of the old Hussites, who had renounced obedience to the Pope and embraced the Vaudois doctrines. Old and New London Volume I It was the judgment of the peasants of the Vaudois two hundred and fifty years ago! The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe If these alleged severities were inflicted on the Vaudois for acts of turbulence or dangerous fanaticism, we should not presume to entreat Her Majesty's gracious interposition. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z It is extremely probable, that Calvin himself was of Vaudois origin, for there are still several families of this name in the vallies, from whence we believe his to have emigrated to Picardy. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The millions of former victims sleep in peace, be they Albigenses, Vaudois, or Protestants, Moors, Jews, or American Indians. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Bishop, his kindness to the Waldenses or Vaudois of Provence, i. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 And I prayed that the poor Vaudois may not be ruined by the Peace now made between France and Savoy. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures By 1st January, 1875, they had erected three churches and founded twelve missionary residences in the interest of divers denominations—Anglicans, Methodists, American Episcopalians, Vaudois, Baptists, Anabaptists, etc. Pius IX. And His Time We may also assert that it is by means of the Vaudois that the reformation was introduced in the United Provinces. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z But that which exceeds all the tendencies this way, is, the dispensation of God at this Day, towards the blessed Vaudois. The Wonders of the Invisible World Being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches Lately Executed in New-England, to which is added A Farther Account of the Tryals of the New-England Witches Duke of, intercession of Charles IX. with, in behalf of the Waldenses, or Vaudois, of Piedmont, ii. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 Such was the land of the Vaudois; the predestined abode of God's Church during the long and gloomy period of Anti-christ's reign. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge However, as soon as the Piedmontese soldiers were able to cover the mountains with troops they retaliated by setting on fire the Vaudois asylum at Serre de Cruel. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Here Philip Augustus, king of France, resolving to extirpate them, caused 300 gentlemen's houses to be razed to the ground, because the owners had embraced the tenets of the Vaudois. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z There is no town in Piedmont," says a Vaudois writer, "where some of our brethren have not been put to death. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy Vaudois villages belonging to the noble house of, i. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 The departure of the Vaudois pastors threw the work into the hands of the native converts, by whom it has been carried on ever since. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge They also tried to force the bridge, but were compelled to retreat, leaving sixty men killed and as many wounded, while the Vaudois had not lost a man. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys As to the name of the Vaudois, it might be sufficient to answer from the authority of that judicious critic, Theodore* B�ze,** and Coug-nard,*** advocate of the parliament of Normandy. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z In 1630 the plague swept away one-half of the Vaudois population, including fifteen of their seventeen pastors. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy After undergoing the displeasure of the king, and a three years' imprisonment for his participation in the massacre of the Vaudois, he was reinstated in office. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 I purpose here no description in full of the territory of the Vaudois, or of the people of the Vaudois. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge This crafty device of the mean and cowardly French king resulted in the banishment of seven of the most valuable Vaudois pastors, viz., The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys That the Vaudois have received their name from the valleys they inhabit. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z One of their methods of making converts was borrowed from the persecutions of the Vaudois. The Huguenots in France It may be added that Napoleon manifested a keen interest in the military details of the engagements between the French and Savoyard troops and the Vaudois. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 Such were the questions which must often have pressed upon the minds of the Vaudois. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge In the wars between France and Savoy at this time the Vaudois had the guardianship of the frontiers entrusted to them. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys As we find in the letter which they addressed to OEladislaus, king of Bohemia, they style themselves "the little flock of Christians, falsely called Vaudois." L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Our object has not been to make an aggression upon the Roman Catholics, but to strengthen the hands and establish the faith of the Vaudois. The Huguenots in France But in 1547 the fanatical king, a mass of physical and moral corruption, soured and gloomy, went to his end amid the barbarities wreaked on the unhappy Vaudois Protestants. The Story of Paris The historical evidence for the antiquity of the Vaudois Church is greatly strengthened by a consideration of the geographical position of "the Valleys." Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge He published a decree for restricting the liberties of the Vaudois according to the terms of the edict of 1622. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys But not to give more importance to these things than they are worthy of, let it be remarked, that it is not in the name that they bear that the Vaudois take a pride. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The greatest difficulty experienced by the Vaudois in carrying out their enterprise was the want of means. The Huguenots in France And those early teachers, who, traversing different lands and known by various names, bore the character of the Vaudois missionaries, and spread everywhere the knowledge of the gospel, penetrated to the Netherlands. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan Indeed, we can scarce err in fixing the first rise of the Vaudois Churches at even an earlier period,—that of apostolic times. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge "Vaudois," they said, "until now you have been the last; to-day justice must be done you, and you shall walk at our head!" The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Here again let it be remarked, that as long as the superior church retained its purity, the Vaudois did not secede from it. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The Vaudois saw before them a large convoy of mules loaded with baggage. The Huguenots in France It annulled all contracts made in favor of Vaudois, ordered their domestics to abandon them, forbade all persons to give them any aid whatever, and empowered all persons to take possession of their property.” The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan It could acquire form and substance only in the course of centuries,—the Vaudois adding article to article, as Rome added error to error. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Turin— Opening of the Vaudois Temple at, 3. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys And after a careful examination of these fragments, and some of the Vaudois MSS. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The general's attention was first attracted to the subject of the Vaudois in the following curiously accidental way. The Huguenots in France Eagerly did the Vaudois missionary unfold to the inquiring mind the precious truths of the gospel. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan Right in the centre of the circle formed by the mountains was the entrance of the Vaudois valleys. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Vaudois Church— Its antiquity, 9, 13, 24, 94. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Indeed we have the fullest evidence that the Vaudois preserved the purity of their faith during the ninth and tenth centuries. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Though the Vaudois had no walled towns, their district was a natural fortress, every foot of which was known to them—every pass, every defile, every barricade, and every defensible position. The Huguenots in France Such was the spirit of the Vaudois Christians. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan What a contrast to the simple temple and the plain earnest worshippers with whom I had passed my former Sabbath amid the Vaudois hills! Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Excepting during a short period, to which I need not refer, the connection thus begun between Dr. De Sanctis and the Vaudois continued until his lamented death on the last day of December, 1869. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys In these unhappy times the Vaudois did not venture to preach any where but in the woods and highest mountains, except in their most remote villages, such as Macel and Pral, &c. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The Vaudois were provided with the rudest sort of weapons; many of them had only slings and cross-bows. The Huguenots in France The Vaudois churches, in their purity and simplicity, resembled the church of apostolic times. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan At length all the high hills that were under the whole heaven were covered, and all flesh died, save the little company in the Vaudois ark. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Accordingly the Vaudois consented to receive the soldiers into their houses and to entertain them as friends. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys So in all the confessions of faith given at divers times, the Vaudois profess to have received their tenets from father to son, from the time of the apostles. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z On the occasion of the defeat of the Count de la Trinit� by the little Vaudois band near the village of Angrogna, in November, 1560, the general drew off, and waited the arrival of reinforcements. The Huguenots in France And he professed before the dismayed Bishop the false doctrines of the Manicheans, the Arians, the Nestorians, the Sabellians, the Vaudois, the Albigenses, and the B�gards. The Miracle Of The Great St. Nicolas 1920 Innocent III., who hid under a sanctimonious guise the boundless ambition and quenchless malignity of Lucifer, was the first to blow the trumpet of extermination against the poor Vaudois. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge After a determined charge in flank, and the renewed efforts of the Vaudois already posted at the gate of Angrogna, the Piedmontese fled, leaving behind them over six hundred dead, besides many wounded. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The Vaudois," says he, in another place, "are so called from their residence among the valleys and fastnesses of the Alps, and may well be considered as the remains of the purest primitive Christian church. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Nevertheless, a number of the Vaudois determined not to leave their valleys without an attempt to hold them, as they had so often successfully done before. The Huguenots in France Absolute Freedom in matters of Religion has already been established, and the long crushed and persecuted Vaudois or Waldenses rejoice in the brighter day now opening before them. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. Soon thereafter, that is, in the summer of 1851, he and a few companions paid a visit to the Vaudois Church. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge So by the end of February, 1687, some two thousand six hundred Vaudois, men, women, and children, were received within the hospitable walls of the city of Geneva. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Among the principal evidences in favour of the Vaudois, I must here refer to the large collection of edicts respecting them, published by the court of Turin. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The Vaudois leaders held a council to determine what they should do; and the result was, that an immediate attack was resolved upon, in three bodies. The Huguenots in France A ruthless massacre of these Vaudois by the Duke's troops roused deep resentment throughout England, a resentment which still breathes in the noblest of Milton's sonnets. History of the English People, Volume VI Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683 Professor Malan expressed his delight at seeing them in "the Valleys;" welcomed them as the first fruits of Italy; and, in the name of the Vaudois Church, gave them the right hand of fellowship. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Still they were in great danger, for a portion of the enemy had got to the rear of the Vaudois, and so they were exposed from both sides. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys That there must be some important and efficacious reason why this Vaudois sect had endured during so many ages. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z They belonged to the Vaudois Church, and repudiated Romanism. The Huguenots in France Vaudois is not really an accurate epithet, since the “Valley-Men” only acquired it when, in after years, ejected, from their old home, they sought shelter in the Pays de Vaud. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him The Vaudois, however, had power given them to maintain their testimony. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge The Vaudois resisted, and did much execution; but at last, terrified by the numbers of their adversaries, they forsook their new fortifications at Pausettes and Aiguille, leaving behind them all their winter stores. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys I have already quoted Rorenco, one of the most zealous of the missionaries sent against the Vaudois; his family still remains in the valleys. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z A hundred years passed, and still the Vaudois remained unconverted and unexterminated. The Huguenots in France The Vaudois Prior was to go down with his friend to the river-side, to the last point where man can go with man. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him We can have no reasonable doubt, then, that in the Vaudois community we have a relic of the primitive Church. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge During the winter months messages were sent to induce the Vaudois to withdraw from their native land. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The respectable French historian, De Thou, says that "the Vaudois keep the commandments of the decalogue, and allow among them of no wickedness, detesting perjuries and imprecations, quarrels, seditions, and all debaucheries, usury, &c. &c." L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Such are among the exciting events which have occurred in this one locality in connection with the Vaudois struggle for country and liberty. The Huguenots in France “We teach God’s Word,” said the Vaudois Prior. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him Fain would we tell at length the heroic story of the Vaudois. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge As the old machinery of fire and sword was no longer available, the enemies of the Vaudois sought to win them from their principles by the issue of pastoral letters from the bishops of Pinerolo. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys This occurred in 1560, when the troops of Count de la Trinit� were quartered at La Tour, and the Vaudois had retired to the mountains. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Javanel, the old Vaudois hero, disabled by age and wounds, was still alive—an exile at Geneva—and he was consulted on the subject. The Huguenots in France Yet it is not easy to conceive so large a number of all classes involved in the proscribed heresy of the Vaudois in a single city in the north of France. The Superstitions of Witchcraft The zeal of the Vaudois was seen in the devices they fell upon to distribute the Bible, and along with that a knowledge of the gospel. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Although greatly under the influence of the Church of Rome, he yet showed a spirit of justice towards his Vaudois subjects. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Is it not astonishing, after this, to find the Vaudois calumniated by Albert de Capitaxis, Rubis, &c. as the first Christians were by the Pagans? L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The Vaudois were recognised and followed by the soldiers at a distance. The Huguenots in France On one occasion at least, discouraged by the annoyance to which their religious opinions subjected them, a part of the Vaudois sought refuge in their ancient homes, on the Italian side of the mountains. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 And let British Christians aid them in this great work, assured that the door to Rome and Italy lies through the valleys of the Vaudois. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge This pleasing episode in the history of the Vaudois forms a fitting prelude to the advent of a yet more substantial token of good-will on the part of their sovereign. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys This then has been the foundation of Vaudois morality, they knew no other rule of faith than the Gospel, and, as far as possible, adapted their sentiments and conduct to it. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The rising moon showed the ground strewed with about seven hundred dead; the Vaudois having lost only twenty-two killed and eight wounded. The Huguenots in France By the industrious culture of the Vaudois, or Waldenses, the face of the country was soon transformed. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 We have renounced the religion of the oppressor, and embraced that of the Vaudois, whom our ancestors so long persecuted. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge But these thoughts remind us that the precious boon of emancipation for the Vaudois did not descend upon them without an intervening period of doubt and struggle. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys What we can loudly proclaim is, that still in all Europe there does not exist a people of such good faith, simplicity, frankness, and kind-heartedness, as the Vaudois of the present day. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z They were now close to the Vaudois strongholds, and in a country every foot of which was familiar to most of them. The Huguenots in France In the original establishment of the inquisition in 1198, it had raged against the Vaudois and their converts. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs The first was to visit the land of the Vaudois; the second was to see Rome. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge While the large procession was waiting to start, a deputation was sent to the Vaudois, begging that they would take the place of honour. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Let us examine the methods taken by the Vaudois to preserve them uncorrupted. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The Marquis de Parelles next advanced, and summoned the Vaudois to surrender; but in vain. The Huguenots in France Vaudois, Swiss, Piedmontese, Germans, Moravians, Jews from Portugal, Highlanders, English, and Italians were thrown together in this fine climate, new world, and new home.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy It was no transient flash of patriotism and valour that broke forth on the soil of the Vaudois: that country saw sixteen generations of heroes, and five centuries of heroic deeds. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge In 1836 the Vaudois Table had his portrait painted, and engravings distributed through the valleys. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Surely, if the answer is in the negative, we must not deny the source of the superiority of the ancient Vaudois over other nations, and even over the Vaudois of the present day. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z If the age counts for anything, the Vaudois are justified in their claim to be considered one of the oldest churches in Europe. The Huguenots in France While we lay off Algiers we heard of the fearful massacre of the Protestants of the Vaudois valley by the soldiers of the Duke of Savoy. The Boy who sailed with Blake When read after the story of the Vaudois, the annals of Greece and Rome even, fruitful though they be in deeds of heroism, appear cold and tame. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge This belief in the mission of the Vaudois quickened all his sympathies and guided all his plans. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys For to whom can they communicate their sciences? to the Vaudois? they understand the gospel alone, and are indifferent as to the rest. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The attitude of the French Vaudois was thus for the most part passive; and they very rarely, like the Italian Vaudois, offered any determined or organized resistance to persecution. The Huguenots in France The authority which the Vaudois shepherds need is of Barnabas, the Son of Consolation; the authority which the city of London needs is of James, the Son of Thunder. On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature The Vaudois excel the rest of the Piedmontese in point of morals, just as much as they excel them in point of intelligence and industry. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge There is nothing surprising in this when we consider the circumstances of the Vaudois through so many centuries. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys I do not hesitate, therefore, to blame our Vaudois for having thus departed from the wise maxims of their forefathers. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The army had been sent into Piedmont with the object of subjugating or destroying the Vaudois on the Italian side of the Alps, but had returned discomfited to Brian�on, unable to effect their object. The Huguenots in France It had been preceded by a disenchantment, for he had made his way from Turin to Pinerol, and seen one of the Vaudois valleys. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 It was indicative, perhaps, of the dawning of a new day upon the Vaudois and Italy, that that Church experienced lately a revival. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge This edict of Yolande led to the martyrdom of Vaudois pastors, some by fire, some by hanging, some in ways more revolting and excruciating, at Turin and other places. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The spirit of this document, and the publicity with which the Vaudois resolved in future to celebrate divine worship, greatly astonished their enemies. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The legate then determined to take his revenge by an assault upon the helpless and unarmed French Vaudois, and suddenly directed his soldiers upon the valleys of Fressini�res and Louise. The Huguenots in France It is just where he stands that all contradictory systems upon the origin of the Vaudois meet. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 This teeming luxuriance attested at once the qualities of the soil and sun, and the industry of the Vaudois. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge These mountain recesses, indeed, play an important part in the history of the Vaudois generally, as well as in the exploits of Janavello and Arnaud in particular. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys It was therefore necessary to engage the Vaudois to defend their passes, through which the French could have directly penetrated. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Sometimes the Vaudois, pressed by their persecutors, turned upon them, and drove them ignominiously out of their valleys. The Huguenots in France The same features marked the outbreak of lycanthropy in the years 1598-1600, among the Vaudois. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II This was the inner sanctuary of the Vaudois. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge In 1793 the French tried hard to move the Vaudois from their fidelity by the most attractive promises of civil and religious liberty. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The Vaudois to this replied much as before, with unshaken resolution. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Little was known as to their actual condition, or whether the descendants of the primitive Vaudois Church continued to exist or not. The Huguenots in France Through the whole of the Middle Ages, under the various names of Manicheans, Albigensians, Vaudois, &c., they became exceedingly vigorous, though their importance was only fitful. Mediaeval Socialism The cradle of this noble stream is placed in the centre of the ancient territory of the Vaudois, whose most beautiful mountain, Monte Viso, is its nursing parent. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge However, the position of the Vaudois was one of difficulty. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys They at first seemed favourably disposed to the Vaudois, who now again fell under the Piemontese dominion. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Guillestre was in ancient times a strong place, and had for its lords the Archbishops of Embrun, the ancient persecutors of the Vaudois. The Huguenots in France This noble Sonnet is worthy to stand near Milton's on the Vaudois massacre. The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language It has thriven every day since Charles Albert emancipated the Vaudois. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge But the Vaudois experienced dreadful privations at this time, owing to the ravages of the soldiers of the two armies, French and Austrian, and a period of scarcity. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys These delegates commenced their task at Carignan, where they burnt a man and his wife for refusing the mass; but the other Vaudois, determining to remain faithful to their religion, retired into the French territory. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z First, he sent preaching monks up the valleys to attempt the conversion of the Vaudois before attacking them with arms. The Huguenots in France The Late Massacre: the Vaudois persecution, carried on in 1655 by the Duke of Savoy. The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language The Vaudois, not unconscious of their sacred office, watched their heaven-kindled beacon with the vigilance of men inspired by the hope that it would yet attract the eyes of the world. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge How this affected the Vaudois we will consider in our next chapter. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys In consequence, the Vaudois again took possession of their villages, houses, and lands; owing their restoration, in great measure, to Philip de Savoy, lord of Raconis. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z His armies occupied the greater part of the valleys, though the Vaudois still held out, and made occasional successful sallies from their mountain fastnesses. The Huguenots in France We Vaudois were rather proud of that, but whether we had much else to be proud of I am not so certain. A Little Swiss Sojourn The struggle under the Maccabees was a noble one; but it attained not the grandeur of that of the Vaudois. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge This, however, Count Crotti, superintendent of the province, refused, on the ground that the Vaudois administered not only lawfully, but in such a way as to enhance rather than diminish the value of the property. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Coni was the first town which suffered; and here the Vaudois had already endured much, for seven years preceding, since the peace of 1559; for during the war they were employed against the French. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Besides, the Vaudois, before taking up arms, wished to exhaust every means of conciliation. The Huguenots in France The good burghers of Berne—the Lords as they called themselves—were in fact very hard with all their Vaudois subjects. A Little Swiss Sojourn It is to the honour of the Vaudois that they led the way in that system of general education which is extending itself, more or less, in every State in Europe. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Pianezza's troops attacked them on the 19th and 20th of April; but the Vaudois on each occasion drove back their assailants with great loss. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The village of Carville, where great numbers of Vaudois lived, was treated in the same way; and all who resisted condemned to the galleys. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Here the Vaudois purchased a store of food and wine, which they duly paid for. The Huguenots in France The Vaudois as I saw them were at no age a merry folk. A Little Swiss Sojourn One may find exactly such another congregation in almost any part of our Scottish Highlands, with this difference, that the complexions of the Vaudois are darker than that of our Highlanders. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge On Tuesday, August 27th, 1689, the brave Vaudois, who had crossed the lake of Geneva only eleven days before, now set foot in the first village of their own territory, viz., The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Imprisonments, and numberless horrible cruelties, took place also in other districts, wherever Vaudois were to be found. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Here they came upon and surprised the enemy's outpost, which fled towards the main body; and the Vaudois passed on, panting and half dead with fatigue. The Huguenots in France The expedition, however, although altogether unsuccessful in rooting out the Vaudois, created such terrible devastation in the mountains and valleys that the Irish name and nation will long remain odious to the Vaudois. In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain The eventful history of the Vaudois teaches one lesson at least, which we Protestants would do well to ponder at this hour. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Hence the Vaudois put to death the guard on the Alps of the Pis, and at Balsille; this was the greatest number they did so treat. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The Elector of Palatine, indignant at such conduct, wrote again, very energetically to the Duke of Savoy, in 1566, expressing his bitter complaints, and exculpating the Vaudois from the calumnies spread against them.* L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z But the Vaudois, notwithstanding the treachery and cruelty of successive Dukes of Savoy, were true to their native prince. The Huguenots in France The efficacy of this simple remedy was verified by a Swiss specialist, who found it important enough to be presented at a session of the Vaudois Society of Medicine. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 Thus, while the other States of Italy are foundering in the tempest, Piedmont lives because it carries the Vaudois and their fortunes. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge In proof of this cordial reconciliation, Amadeus conferred the rank of colonel on the brave Arnaud, the chieftain of the Vaudois. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The courier charged with this despatch met another, bearing an edict revoking the former one, and requiring only that the Vaudois should not be allowed the public exercise of their religion. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Indeed, so far as can be ascertained, the Vaudois of Dauphiny rarely if ever fought battles. The Huguenots in France It is a curious and striking fact, arguing strongly in favour of the antiquity of their Church polity, that among the Vaudois Barbs of old the claims of seniority were distinctly acknowledged. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution There, too, arose the shout of triumphant battle; and from those valleys the Vaudois martyrs had gone up, higher than these white peaks, to take their place in the white-robed and palm-bearing company. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge The political changes first announced in October, 1847, did not include the Vaudois within their range. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Such acts did not satisfy the enemies of the Vaudois, who, in 1602, succeeded in obtaining from the Duke a public repeal of former immunities. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z What was done with the Vaudois when they were seized and tried at Embrun further appears from the records of the diocese. The Huguenots in France These were Vaudois or Waldenses, who had fled to Holland from severe persecutions in Piedmont, and by the liberality of the city of Amsterdam, were forwarded to settle in New-Netherland. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy Close by the great highway into Italy lie the "Valleys of the Vaudois." Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge The Table is the executive of the Vaudois Church, and consists of five members, the moderator, assistant moderator, and secretary being pastors, with two laymen. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys At Perouse the archbishop had no better success than elsewhere, and the governor of Turin falling into disgrace, the Count of Luzerne was pressed to use his influence in favour of the Vaudois. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z This, then, is the famous mountain fastness of the Vaudois—their last and loftiest and least accessible retreat when hunted from their settlements in the lower valleys hundreds of years ago. The Huguenots in France On 13 April 1545 the Baron entered the Vaudois territory at the head of a body of troops, reinforced by the papal Vice-legate and a fanatical mob of countryfolk. The Age of Erasmus Lectures Delivered in the Universities of Oxford and London I dwell with the greater minuteness on this point, because on the integrity of that charter are suspended the civil liberties of the Church of the Vaudois. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge The Vaudois had to endure a severe contest, for which they prepared themselves by prayer. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Those who had the courage to stay in their houses, trembled at the very sight of a Vaudois. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Long before the conquest of England by the Normans, before the time of Wallace and Bruce in Scotland, before England had planted its foot in Ireland, the Vaudois Church existed. The Huguenots in France The Turks have yielded The traitor Hyde—The Vaudois, sav'd, are blessing, In their bright peaceful valleys, your great name, First in their prayers to Heaven— An Usher. Cromwell Without such a country, we cannot conceive how the Vaudois could have escaped extermination. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge However, the Vaudois, though deeply touched with the kindness shown them by their friends in Switzerland and Germany, yet sighed after their own dear valleys. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The report of this treatment having spread into foreign countries, an ambassador extraordinary from Great Britain arrived at Turin, in 1627, to intercede for the Vaudois. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Long before the period of the Reformation, the Vaudois valleys were ravaged by fire and sword because of the alleged heresy of the people. The Huguenots in France Positively, in reading Milton's despatches for Cromwell on such subjects as the persecutions of the Vaudois and the scheme of a Protestant European League, one hardly knows which is speaking, the secretary or the ruler. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 When a Vaudois commits a crime,—a rare occurrence,—the whole valleys mourn, and every family feels as if a cloud rested on its own reputation. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge The Vaudois defended themselves with such courage and success that, after ten hours' fighting, the invaders were compelled to retreat as far as the temple at Germano. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Will it be believed, that the Marquis di Pianezza, shortly afterwards published, in the name of the government, a manifesto, justifying these barbarities, and even declaring that the Vaudois had deserved greater punishment. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z A Vaudois boy, who had got hold of a drum, began beating it in a ravine close by. The Huguenots in France As the Evangelical Cantons were also astir about the Vaudois, whose cause was so closely connected with their own, the services of Pell and Durie were now available for that business. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 We passed the line, and set foot on the Vaudois territory. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Cromwell espouses the cause of the Vaudois, 50. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The Vaudois again followed and killed great numbers; after which they assembled to thank God for the memorable deliverance he had granted them. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The extremely secluded position of the place, its natural strength and inaccessibility, and its proximity to the principal Vaudois towns and villages, caused it to be regarded from the earliest times as their principal refuge. The Huguenots in France As the Patent substantially retracted the Persecuting Edict and restored the Vaudois to all their former privileges, nothing more was to be done. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 The country of the Vaudois is the material basis of their history; and the sublime points of their scenery join in, as it were, with the sublime passages of their nation. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge As that visit became the germ of so much blessing to the Vaudois, it is not unimportant to recall the providential circumstance which led to that visit. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The Piemontese by their own avowal, lost from 500 to 600 men, in this action; but the Vaudois had only seven killed and six wounded. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Some of the Vaudois, for the sake of their families and homes, pretended conversion; but these are admitted to have been comparatively few in number. The Huguenots in France These things are clearly not to be borne, whether we have regard to our Vaudois brethren, cherishers of the Orthodox Religion from of old, or to the safety of that Religion itself. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 There were, too, escarpments of rock, with galleries and caves known only to the Vaudois. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge But if so he might never have become the instrument of such extensive blessings to the Vaudois as was destined in the providence of God. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys So much for the reasons given for driving the Vaudois from their ancient possessions beyond the three valleys. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Hence many little bands of the Vaudois refugees long continued to wander along the valley of the Rhine, unable to find rest for their weary feet. The Huguenots in France Even the recent massacre of the Vaudois Protestants is brought into the plea. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 The two Vaudois and myself adjourned to the hotel to dine. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Here I understood large numbers of the persecuted Vaudois had found a refuge and a sanctuary in its holiest and happiest sense. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The four other envoys arrived on the 24th, and were graciously received; they presented a memorial, justifying the Vaudois, and bitterly complaining of the cruelties exercised towards them; even using the words "so cruelly oppressed." L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The Vaudois did not, however, yet take up their permanent position at the Balsille, being desirous of rousing the valleys towards the south. The Huguenots in France There was comfort in the words, and the cloud of care partially lifted from the brow of the young Vaudois. Elsie at Nantucket A dream it seemed to be, walking thus within the shadow of the Vaudois hills. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge The Duke of Savoy now began to feel disappointed at the results of this persecution of his subjects; and the deputies of the Swiss cantons tried to obtain honourable conditions for the Vaudois. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys It was at the end of the fifteenth century that these scenes commenced; for previously, though the victims of secret intrigue, the Vaudois had suffered no open persecution. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z An army of three thousand Piedmontese barred their way, but nothing daunted by the great disparity of force, the Vaudois, divided into three bodies, as at Salabertrans, mounted to the assault. The Huguenots in France The Vaudois, judging others by themselves, were, notwithstanding their many past experiences of the treacherous cruelty of Rome, strangely unsuspicious of their popish neighbors. Elsie at Nantucket Hitherto, although we had been skirting the Vaudois territory, we had not set foot upon it. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Therefore a kind of amnesty was published Feb. 14th, 1664, which, although professing to confirm the articles of the treaty of Pinerolo, really abridged many of the privileges formerly enjoyed by the Vaudois. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys A Spanish priest named Dominic, came to France to preach against the Vaudois of Albi or Albigenses; and succeeded so well that his order received the title of the preachers. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z On the following day the Vaudois reached Bobi, drove out the new settlers, and resumed possession of the lands of the commune. The Huguenots in France What errand think you draws them hither just at this time, when nearly every able-bodied Vaudois is absent on the frontier?' Elsie at Nantucket In this very town of Pignerolo a law had been in existence, and was not long repealed, forbidding, under severe penalties, any one to give meat or drink to a Vaudois. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge The commander and two sergeants who remained by his side were taken prisoners, but not a single Vaudois was injured. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys All those who have any debtor promise due to these Vaudois shall hold themselves as free from it, and discontinue all commerce with them. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z "That is as the Lord shall will," replied the Vaudois messenger. The Huguenots in France In those border regions the old historic distinctions are still remembered, and the frontier Vaudois call the neighbouring French Bourguignons--or, in their patois, Borgognons. Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland On the right rose the hills of the Vaudois, with knolls glittering with woods and cottages scattered at their feet. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge I may add that the same principle of wise abstention from all political discussions still characterize the Vaudois pastors, both in the valleys and the mission-field of the Italian peninsula. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The intercession of the Protestant princes of Germany procured repose for the Vaudois till 1559. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z That same night the Vaudois made a vigorous sortie, and killed a number of the besiegers: this was their final answer to the summons to surrender. The Huguenots in France The Possibility of introducing and naturalizing that beautiful Insect the Fire Fly.—It abounds not only in Canada, where the winters are so severe, but in the villages of the Vaudois in Piedmont. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 569, October 6, 1832 I must remind the reader, that this is simply a look in upon the Vaudois, on my way to Rome. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Instead of this a Vaudois captain, Davit, was executed, and others placed under arrest upon unjust suspicions. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The Vaudois, favoured by some of the nobles, again petitioned the Duchess to have compassion on their situation; which petition the court forwarded to the Pope. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The general was satisfied to go on as he had begun, helping to build schools, colleges, and churches for the Vaudois, wherever most needed. The Huguenots in France Among those who opposed the teachings of that apostate church were the Cathari, Poor Men of Lyons, Lombards, Albigenses, Waldenses, Vaudois, etc. The Revelation Explained When we would rebut those universal libels which infidels have written upon our race, we point to the Vaudois. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge But important as were the reformations sought and obtained in the educational machinery of the valleys, yet it was almost as needful to improve the character of the ecclesiastical edifices used by the Vaudois. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The Vaudois, who had only two men killed and as many wounded, terminated the day by thanksgivings to God, who had thus preserved them from total destruction. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The Vaudois, on their part, seeing the movement, and imagining that an attack was about to be made on them, rushed forward to repel it. The Huguenots in France Even in the middle of the nineteenth century King Victor Emmanuel was excommunicated by Pope Pius IX for allowing his Vaudois subjects to build a church for themselves at Turin. Is Ulster Right? The country of the Vaudois was, in fact, an immense citadel, with its foundation on the rock, and its top above the clouds, and with but one gate of entrance. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge It was the bravery of the Vaudois at this time that led the Duke of Savoy to say that the skin of a Vaudois cost fifteen or twenty of his best Catholics. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Nothing of importance occurred till 1613, when, in consequence of the war in Montferrat, all the subjects of the Duke, and particularly the Vaudois, were summoned to defend the frontiers. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z On that day four separate bodies of troops advanced up the heights from different directions, thereby enclosing the little Vaudois army of three hundred men assembled there, and led by the heroic Javanel. The Huguenots in France From Bellinzona he went to Turin on his way to the Vaudois Valleys, where he meant to compare the Waldensian Protestants with the Swiss. The Life of John Ruskin In accordance with this great productiveness, I found the hills of the Vaudois exceedingly populous. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Indeed, during this siege fifty of the Piedmontese soldiers were slain by the Vaudois, with only a loss of two by the defenders. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys In gratitude for this bounty, more vigorous measures were taken against the poor Vaudois. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z But the Vaudois had well matured their plans, and took care to keep out of reach of the advancing enemy. The Huguenots in France In conversing with an intelligent Vaudois on returning from the church, I found that a great deal of interest is excited in this Canton by the late conspiracy in Berne. A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland The Vaudois heresy which became notorious at Lyons about the same time was a schismatic, not a heretic movement. The Troubadours The Vaudois accepted the challenge, and at a single charge drove them from their trenches and captured all their stores, a very valuable acquisition to the conquerors. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys In 1629, another ambassador came from England, named Carlisle, who earnestly interceded for the Vaudois, and obtained the most honourable testimonies in their favour. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Then Turrel, the Vaudois captain, calling out "Forward! the bridge is won!" the Vaudois jumped to their feet and rushed on. The Huguenots in France The Vaudois have got that attachment to liberty which is ever the result of a long political dependence, and which so naturally disposes the inferior to resist the superior. A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland The Vaudois objected to the profligacy and worldliness of the Roman Catholic clergy, but did not quarrel with church doctrine. The Troubadours On this rock, then, the Vaudois determined to await the enemy, instead of fleeing from mountain to mountain as they had previously done. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Such were the means used by the Propaganda to harass the Vaudois. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z On the face of these rocks is one of the caverns in which the Vaudois were accustomed to hide their women and children when they themselves were forced to take the field. The Huguenots in France Vaudois, the name given to Waldenses who, driven forth from France or Vaud, found refuge and settled down in the mountain fastnesses of Piedmont. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The Albigenses were no less zealous than the Vaudois in reproving the church clergy and setting an example of purity and unselfishness of life. The Troubadours They made no further assault upon the castle, but having burnt all the houses, farm buildings, corn stacks, &c., they retired, telling the Vaudois "to have patience, and they would return after Easter." The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The Propaganda being thus defeated, had recourse, in 1654, to a still more sanguinary plot for the destruction of the Vaudois, by means of the French army under Marshal Granc�. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z About a hundred years later, the Marquis de Pianesse, who, like the Count de la Trinit�, had been defeated at Rochemalan, made a similar attempt to surprise the Vaudois stronghold, with a like result. The Huguenots in France After this dissolution speech, and a letter as to Vaudois persecution, there are no more letters or speeches. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters In Venice he constantly, with his sister, joined the congregation of an Italian minister of the little Vaudois church there.* Life and Letters of Robert Browning But all was in vain; the fortifications were impregnable, and the Vaudois, taking advantage of their confusion, poured down upon them with such vigour that only ten or twelve men escaped. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Janavel returned from Dauphin�, after having remained there a short time, and collected the Vaudois who had also taken refuge in that province. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The last time Mr. Milsom visited England, towards the end of 1869, he was occupied, as usual, in collecting subscriptions for the poor Vaudois of the High Alps. The Huguenots in France Dorothea said to herself that Mr. Casaubon was the most interesting man she had ever seen, not excepting even Monsieur Liret, the Vaudois clergyman who had given conferences on the history of the Waldenses. Middlemarch The Vaudois responded by taking up arms, without reflecting on the immense force of their oppressors. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 But when the Vaudois looked out upon the glare of the enemy's camp fires their hearts almost sank within them. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Besides the engagements above mentioned, there were many others, in which the Vaudois obtained advantages; indeed they universally behaved with such heroism, that M. Descombier declared they fought like lions.* L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z If ever a people fairly established their right to live in their own country, and to worship God after their own methods, the Vaudois had surely done so. The Huguenots in France The Vaudois, placed by old treaties under the protection of France, invoked her help against the tyranny of Berne. History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 Again he saw the glittering expanse of snow, and on it the broad, strong figure of the Vaudois guide sliding down and down, with madly increasing speed—feet foremost, skilful to the last. The Slave of the Lamp However, Amadeus would not protect the converts from Catholicism, although he was firm in maintaining the rights of the Vaudois within the narrow limits which had been conceded. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys This envoy was referred by the court to the Marquis de Pianezza; and, after a vigorous representation of the injustice of the court towards the Vaudois, he returned without having gained his point. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The Vaudois pastors were banished, and the people were forbidden to profess any other religion than that prescribed by the King, under penalty of confiscation of their goods, imprisonment, or banishment. The Huguenots in France Yea, one whose thunder roared through martyr bones Till Pope and Louis Grand quaked on their thrones, And echoed "Vengeance for the Vaudois," where The Sultan slumbers sick with scent of roses. Poems The massacre of the Vaudois by their own sovereign, Charles Emanuel II., Milton An armistice taking place in the spring of 1796, and Charles Emmanuel IV. coming to the Sardinian crown, the British ambassador sought more considerate treatment of the Vaudois. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Of all the potentates who interested themselves for the Vaudois, Oliver Cromwell showed the greatest zeal. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The Vaudois who desired to avoid these penalties while they still remained staunch to their faith, did what so many Frenchmen then did—they fled across the frontier and took refuge in foreign lands. The Huguenots in France The little republic that separates those countries, the land of Tell and the Vaudois, has direct manhood suffrage only. Woman and the Republic — a Survey of the Woman-Suffrage Movement in the United States and a Discussion of the Claims and Arguments of Its Foremost Advocates The Vaudois were wretchedly poor, and had been incessantly the objects of aggression and persecution. Milton After a few days the Vaudois, who had fled to the woods, were hunted by dogs. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys It was owing to the absence of these gentlemen, as well as that of the Dutch ambassador, that the terms granted to the Vaudois were so unfavourable. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z Great was his displeasure when he heard of the flight of the Vaudois of P�rouse and Pragela into the adjoining valleys. The Huguenots in France They had moreover to pay an enormous impost, to abjure the Vaudois heresy, and maintain thirty men fully armed and equipped, in Palestine, to aid in delivering the tomb of Christ. The Companions of Jehu It was in April 1655, that the Vaudois atrocities suddenly added the impulse of religious sympathy to the permanent gravitation of the political forces. Milton This grand work was the last preliminary to that church extension and missionary revival which the era of emancipation made possible to the Vaudois Church, and which Beckwith had so long eagerly and clearly anticipated. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The Vaudois had scarcely began to enjoy the repose which was granted them, when their implacable enemies had again recourse to the same system of intrigues, which had so often been resorted to against them. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z The amnesty was declared to be at an end, and the Vaudois were ordered forthwith to become members of the Church of Rome. The Huguenots in France With the Vaudois, Waldenses, “poor men of Lyons,” they must not be for a moment confounded. Prose Idylls, New and Old La Harpe, General: influences Emperor of Russia in favour of the Vaudois. After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 The Count Guiccardini and some other persons of social position at Florence and its neighbourhood joined the Vaudois Church in 1850. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys On these points, the American and the Vaudois were absolutely of the same mind. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons An edict was issued on the 31st of January, 1686, forbidding the exercise by the Vaudois of their religion, abolishing their ancient privileges, and ordering the demolition of all their places of worship. The Huguenots in France The subscription for the Vaudois, of which two thousands pounds was given by the protector, amounted to thirty eight thousand two hundred and twenty-eight pounds four shillings and twopence. The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth Volume 8 If he grows up with these ideas and acts upon them, he stands a good chance of being shot in a duel by some Vaudois. After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 Secondly, the ground on which he sought admission into the Vaudois Church. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The Vaudois, who had the thirsty propensities of mountaineers, ordered wine, and, as their guardians looked upon their confinement more as a measure of temporary policy than of serious moment, the command was obeyed. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons The Duke, Victor Amadeus, issued a decree, declaring the Vaudois to be guilty of high treason, and confiscating all their property. The Huguenots in France The Vaudois were a race of hardy, stubborn, half-civilized mountaineers, whose passions were readily kindled, and whose resolves were as violent as they were sudden. The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth Volume 8 His advice was of great weight and was adopted, and thus the Vaudois by their firmness preserved their independence. After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 One thing that struck me as a painful void was, the absence of any public monument of the past events of the wonderful history of the Vaudois. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys "Truly, we shall have a mean opinion of thy merit, if thou art afraid to meet a few Vaudois peasants in thy trade,--and thou a buffoon of Napoli!" The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons And thus at last the Vaudois Church seemed utterly uprooted and destroyed. The Huguenots in France They represented the duke of Savoy as a bigoted and intolerant prince; the Vaudois as an innocent race, whose only crime was their attachment to the reformed faith. The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth Volume 8 La Harpe, who enjoyed the confidence of his pupil, exerted himself greatly in procuring his good offices in favour of the Vaudois his countrymen, and this was no small weight in the scale. After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 Then came the opening of the edifice, which so worthily represents the Vaudois cause in Turin. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Examine my conduct with reference to what I propose in every light, that of son and Vaudois citizen included, and I feel sure you will concur in my views. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence The Marquis himself then wrote to the Vaudois, offering them terms on the above basis, but threatening, in case of refusal, that every man of them would be hung. The Huguenots in France On their refusal, he made the same offer to the Vaudois, the Protestants of Piedmont, but was equally unsuccessful. The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth Volume 8 I do not mention the Vaudois valleys of Piedmont, for I am told these were Protestant before either Huss or Luther preached. Ex Voto Louis XIV. of France, an inveterate persecutor of the Vaudois, 86. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The Vaudois "Society of Public Utility" has just announced an altogether new project, that of establishing popular libraries. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence The Roman Catholic Church has, however, now done what the Roman Catholic armies failed to do—established itself in the midst of the Vaudois stronghold, though by no means in the hearts of the people. The Huguenots in France The Vaudois submit and Cromwell signs the treaty. The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth Volume 8 He prosecuted with stern rigour the heretics of Bohemia, who were obscenely insulting Church and Sacraments, and he proceeded similarly against the "Picards" and "Vaudois." The Life of Cesare Borgia Outburst of Romish intolerance at the opening of Vaudois Temple in Turin, 3. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys But though the Vaudois had been won over, Geneva was by no means secured for the reformers. History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1 The Vaudois expostulated with their sovereign, but in vain. The Huguenots in France The art of printing came to the aid of the opposition begun by the Vaudois and the Albigenses. Catherine De Medici The Vaudois organized themselves successfully, and were favoured with remarkable deliverances, which we shall refer to more appropriately in a later chapter, as they were chiefly connected with the Pra del Tor. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The Synod is the representative assembly of the Vaudois Church, and consists of all recognized pastors and certain laymen chosen by the parishes. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The monks renewed their old game of kidnapping the children of the Vaudois. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The struggle had also for some time been in progress in England and Scotland, where it culminated in the Revolution of 1688; and it was still raging in the Vaudois valleys of Piedmont. The Huguenots in France The very eagerness of the soldiers to penetrate into these recesses, and their brutality on their way to the Pra del Tor, opened the eyes of the Vaudois to their miserable condition. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys But at this stage happened one of those remarkable displays of loyalty to their prince on the part of the Vaudois which was only equalled by their fidelity to God. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Their first resting-place was Geneva, which twelve years before had so charitably welcomed the persecuted Vaudois. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys By this terrible plague some ten thousand of the Vaudois perished, including twelve pastors. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The force was placed under the orders of Captain Poul, an old soldier of fortune, who had distinguished himself in the German wars, and in the recent crusade against the Italian Vaudois. The Huguenots in France The officers of the Vaudois Church are pastors, evangelists, elders, and deacons. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The year 1488 marks an era of suffering for the Vaudois and of infamy to Rome. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys We pass on then to consider what was the condition of the Vaudois in their own valleys after the termination of their sufferings narrated in the fifth chapter. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The very superiority of the Vaudois to their neighbours attracted attention to their religious peculiarities. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The Vaudois peasantry were for the most part unarmed, and their only crime was their religion. The Huguenots in France Castrocaro, forgetful of the kindness showed him during the late war, when he was taken prisoner by the Vaudois while fighting against them, undertook the task of harassing the valleys. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys When these pious soldiers of holy church could no longer slay the Vaudois they burnt their houses and farm buildings, and destroyed their vineyards, with the fruit-trees and other products of the soil. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys We have glanced at the revival of true religion in the valleys and Vaudois colonies. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Delegates from the table of the Vaudois Church, the consistory of Turin, and all the representatives of Protestant states, together with a numerous concourse of sympathizers and lookers-on, were present. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The home of the Rapins was situated in the country of the Vaudois. The Huguenots in France Venice alone contained six thousand Vaudois, it is said, at this time. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys On this occasion not only Italian and Spanish but Irish troops were engaged in a combined effort to exterminate the Vaudois. The Huguenots in France On Good Friday the Vaudois observed the day according to the usage of their church, by fasting and humiliation. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys Persecution had followed persecution for nearly four hundred years, and still the Vaudois were neither converted nor extirpated. The Huguenots in France After the promulgation of the Edict of Nantes, the Vaudois enjoyed a brief respite from their sufferings. The Huguenots in France In features, dress, habits, names, language, and religious doctrine, they have an almost perfect identity with the Vaudois of Piedmont at the present day. The Huguenots in France But though the Vaudois temples were pulled down and their ministers banished, the Roman Catholics failed to obtain a footing in the valley. The Huguenots in France In the war between Charles Emmanuel of Savoy and the Genoese, in 1672, the Vaudois rendered such cheerful and valuable help that their sovereign was constrained to make a public acknowledgment of their services. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys This religious destitution of the Vaudois continued to exist until a comparatively recent period. The Huguenots in France It was not the Vaudois who left the Church, but the Roman Church that left them in search of idols. The Huguenots in France Accordingly, when my friend Mr. Milsom, above mentioned, invited me to accompany him in one of his periodical visits to the country of the Vaudois, I embraced the opportunity with pleasure. The Huguenots in France Its comparative inaccessibility, its inhospitable climate, and its sterility, combined to render it one of the most secure refuges of the Vaudois in the Middle Ages. The Huguenots in France While the Vaudois were closely pressing them in this last-named retreat, their own position was turned by the arrival of a large body of troops. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys He then returned to his home and family at Guillestre, where he now officiates as Regent of the Vaudois church, reading the prayers and conducting the service in the absence of the stated minister. The Huguenots in France After that time, the interest felt in the Vaudois was very much of a traditional character. The Huguenots in France Because of the outrages and destruction committed upon the women and children in the valleys in the absence of their natural defenders, the Vaudois still speak of the Irish as "the foreign assassins." The Huguenots in France One of the first campaigns they were engaged in was in Savoy, under Catinat, in repressing the Vaudois or Barbets. The Huguenots in France By the edict of May 23rd, 1694, the ancient rights of the Vaudois are acknowledged, and the persecuting decrees of January and April, 1686, revoked. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys In 1375 the Vaudois descended from their mountains and preached the gospel in the valleys of Savoy. The Huguenots in France He proceeded to make search for information about the Vaudois, but could find very little that was definite or satisfactory respecting them. The Huguenots in France Although they fought valiantly and honourably in many well-known battles, they were first employed in Louis' persecution of the Protestants in the Vaudois and Cevennes mountains. The Huguenots in France The Vaudois long laboured under disabilities, and continued to be deprived of many social and civil rights. The Huguenots in France But, alas! "put not your trust in princes" was a sentiment which might have been graven deeply on the memory of the all-confiding, all-enduring Vaudois. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys On this, the Vaudois, seeing that they were treated as enemies, sent a party to summon Yvoire to open its gates, and it obeyed. The Huguenots in France The book excited much interest, not only in England, but in other countries; and a movement was shortly after set on foot for the relief and assistance of the Vaudois. The Huguenots in France The Vaudois were now a power in the state, and both parties alike appealed to them for help, promising them great favours. The Huguenots in France Their emancipation was at length granted, and the Vaudois now enjoy the same rights and liberties as the other subjects of Victor Emanuel. The Huguenots in France The monks of Pinerolo signalized themselves by the ardour with which they harassed the Vaudois. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The Vaudois, however, defended themselves resolutely, though armed only with pikes, swords, and bows and arrows, and everywhere beat back the assailants. The Huguenots in France Since that time occasional efforts have been made in aid of the French Vaudois, though those on the Italian side have heretofore commanded by far the larger share of interest. The Huguenots in France Meanwhile, the Duke of Savoy's army advanced from the vale of Luzerna upon the celebrated heights of Angrogna, and assailed the Vaudois assembled there at all points. The Huguenots in France A thick mist having risen up from the valley, the Vaudois set out, late at night, under the guidance of Captain Poulat, a native of the district, who well knew the paths in the mountains. The Huguenots in France |
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