At present things are going on quietly, and the king seems determined that the peace shall be kept.

The Constable Montmorency is still very high in favour, and the Guises are sulking on their estates.

The Huguenot nobles are all well received at court, where they go in numbers, to pay their respect to the king and to assure him of their devotion.

I have been there with my mother, and the king was mightily civil, and congratulated me on having been knighted by Coligny.

We were present at his majesty's marriage with the daughter of the Emperor of Germany.