This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.
Paris Aug. 31, 1572 Begin My dear sister, I suppose you have already heard what passed here yesterday, and are very anxious to know if I am still living; I shall at least tell you that I am safe from danger, and give you a description of what has happened. Yesterday as I returned from a visit, the streets were guarded on all sides by armed men, [[strikethrough]] that [[/strikethrough]] what struck me most was that a great number of men had white badges on, by which my suspicion was aroused, I heard whispers on all sides, which made me feel very strange, and I was glad when I was home at last. When I came home