Excerpt from The Huguenots as Founders and Patriots: An Address After diligent use of this method, from which the word d'ragooning derives its unsavory meaning, the dragoons reported to Pere 1a Chaise that a wave of conversion to Rome had sweptover France 'and, as a result of their religious and persuasive efforts, entire uniformity had been secured and there were no more heretics to be converted. Then, of course, the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes was a mere formality, only a record of a farit accompli. The willing King then signed the decree and his midnight marriage to Madame de Maintenon ensued accord ing to contract. Great were the rejoicings in Rome over this holy event and fulsome were the praises lavished on His Royal Majesty, the Defender of the Faith, King Louis XIV. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.