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134 Vatican AssassinsChapter 6The Jesuits – 1589; 1610Assassination of King Henry III, King of FranceThe Edict of NantesAssassination of King Henry IV, King of France“Thus profane men, seeking, under the pretext of the Church, tointroduce unbridled tyranny, care not in what absurdities they entanglethemselves and others, provided they extort from the simple this oneacknowledgement — viz. that there is nothing which the Church cannotdo.” {1} John Calvin, 1536French Protestant ReformerInstitutes of the Christian Religion“Neither Henry III nor Henry IV, nor the Elector of Saxony [FrederickIII], nor the Queen Elizabeth, are true kings. That [Jacques] Clementhas done a heroic action in killing Henry III . . . it is a meritorious actionwith God to kill a heretic king.” {2} Jean Guignard, 1589French Jesuit“Can we not find one that will take up arms against the ferocious beast[Henry IV]? . . . Have we not a Pope that will employ an axe in thesalvation of France? Calm yourself, young Jesuit, if we fail of the papalaxe, we have the dagger of Ravaillac.” {3}Carlos Scribanus, 1610Spanish JesuitThe Jesuits – 1589; 1610