A VVarning peece for London being a true relation of the bloody massacre of the Protestants in Paris, by the papists and cavileers: in which bloody massacre, they murdered many of the chiefe of the noblity [sic], with thousands of men, women and children, which knew nothing till the murtherers brake into their houses, and murdered them, slinging their dead bodies into the open streets and stinking ditches. Wherein you may take notice of the barbarous and bloody religion of the papists, by their many conspiracies and treasons against Queeen Elizabeths own person, and 88. the Gunpowder-plot, and the unheard of cruelty they have and still do use in this their rebellion in Ireland. Which should make all true Protestants to beware of them, notwithstanding their faire pretences or oath.

The Kings LETTERS to the Officers of Burges, upon the same matter that the former were.

OVR loving and faithfull, we doubt not but by this time you know of the sedition which to our great griefe happened in Paris a few dayes sithence, wherein my cousen the Ad∣mirall, and certaine others of his side were slaine; and a great murder committed upon di∣verse in many places of this Citie. And least the newes thereof should change the quiet e∣state, wherein Burges hath hitherto beene maintained since the Edict of pacifi∣tion, if remedie were not foreseene, it is the cause that wee writ this letter presently unto you, whereby wee command and expressely ordaine that eve∣rie

one of you according to his charge do see that no commotion or insurrection be against the in∣habitants of the said City, nor that no murder be committed, as it is to be feared, by those which pretend to breake the Edict of Pacification and thereby would execute a revenge of their long & private grudge, to our incredible vexation and anguish of minde. For this cause it is your part to give to understand and publish throughout that City of ours and other places pertaining to it, that every one should quietly and peaceably keepe their houses, without taking weapons in hand, and offending one the other, upon paine of death, and well and diligently to keep our Edict of Pa∣cification. And if any goe about to contrary this our intent and minde, to cause them to be puni∣shed and rigorously chastised by penalties imposed on such offendors in our ordinances, having a watchfull and diligent eye to the safeguard of that our City, in such sort that no inconvenience arise in your service towards us, as you would have us to know, that you are our loyall and obe∣dient Subjects.

Given at Paris the xxvij day of August, 1572.

Thus signed, CHARLES and below. De nulf-ville.