EventhemostferventpanegyristsofAbbeDuchaylaspokeofhimwithbatedbreath,and,whenhehimselflookedintohisownheartandrecalledhowoftenhehadappliedtothebodythepowertobindandloosewhichGodhadonlygivenhimoverthesoul,hewasseizedwithstrangetremors,andfallingonhiskneeswithfoldedhandsandbowedheadheremainedforhourswraptinthought,somotionlessthatwereitnotforthedropsofsweatwhichstoodonhisbrowhemighthavebeentakenforamarblestatueofprayeroveratomb。
Moreover,thispriestbyvirtueofthepowerswithwhichhewasinvested,andfeelingthathehadtheauthorityofM。deBaville,intendantofLanguedoc,andM。deBroglie,commanderofthetroops,behindhim,haddoneotherterriblethings。
Hehadseparatedchildrenfromfatherandmother,andhadshutthemupinreligioushouses,wheretheyhadbeensubjectedtosuchseverechastisement,bywayofmakingthemdopenancefortheheresyoftheirparents,thatmanyofthemdiedunderit。
Hehadforcedhiswayintothechamberofthedying,nottobringconsolationbutmenaces;andbendingoverthebed,asiftokeepbacktheAngelofDeath,hehadrepeatedthewordsoftheterribledecreewhichprovidedthatincaseofthedeathofaHuguenotwithoutconversion,hismemoryshouldbepersecuted,andhisbody,deniedChristianburial,shouldbedrawnonhurdlesoutofthecity,andcastonadungheap。
Lastly,whenwithpiouslovechildrentriedtoshieldtheirparentsinthedeath—agonyfromhisthreats,ordeadfromhisjustice,bycarryingthem,deadordying,tosomerefugeinwhichtheymighthopetodrawtheirlastbreathinpeaceortoobtainChristianburial,hedeclaredthatanyonewhoshouldopenhisdoorhospitablytosuchdisobediencewasatraitortoreligion,althoughamongtheheathensuchpitywouldhavebeendeemedworthyofanaltar。