The insurrection was very undecided, and the movement very irregular.

Nimes, Uzes, and Alais closed their gates; even Montauban hesitated a long while before declaring itself.

The Duke of Epernon ravaged the outskirts of that place.

"At night," writes his secretary, "might be seen a thousand fires.

Wheat, fruit trees, vines, and houses were the food that fed the flames." Marshal Themine did the same all round Castres, defended by the Duchess of Rohan.
There were negotiations, nevertheless, already.