The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont/Chapter 9
CHAPTER IX.
The Witnessing Church
Persecutions of the Vaudois under La Trinità and others—The plague in the valleys.
AFTER having been subject to France for twenty-three years, Piedmont was restored to its rightful sovereign on the 3rd of April, 1559. This was a circumstance of great joy to the Vaudois, who looked forward with confidence
to more tranquil times, since the young Prince Emmanuel Philibert, who succeeded his father, Charles iii., in 1553, was much esteemed for his valour and discretion. He had, moreover, just married the Princess Margaret of France, who, like her accomplished relatives the Queen of Navarre, and the Duchess d’Este, was supposed to be favourable to the Reformed faith. But, alas! the treaty of peace which restored Emmanuel Philibert to the dominions of his forefathers contained one alarming condition, by which the parties severally bound Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/145 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/146 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/147 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/148 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/149 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/150 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/151 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/152 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/153 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/154 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/155 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/156 tive of repose. The monks were ever on their untiling
wings, buzzing about them, and turning their slightest move ments against them. They were constantly oppressed by
the resident lords and appointed governors.{{anchor|Torre Pellice}
Torre Pellice, from the opposite side of the river. One of these,
named Castrocaro, was a dreadful scourge; and though he was placed in prison for maladministration on the accession of Charles Emmanuel, he had enjoyed the patronage of his father, and even of the Duchess Margaret. This latter, the kind friend of the Vaudois, died in 1574.
In 1592 the Vaudois were called to show their loyalty and courage in the army of their young sovereign, who, on Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/158 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/159 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/160 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/161 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/162 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/163 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/164 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/165 Page:The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont.djvu/166