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# Page Description This is running prose from Chapter 57 of *Albions England*, a historical narrative poem in early modern English. The page contains verse discussing religious conflicts in France, specifically referencing the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (though not named explicitly) involving the Guisian faction, French Papists, and Protestant victims called "Saints" and "Lambes of Vasie." The text condemns the slaughter of innocent Christians and criticizes papal involvement, describing a "blacke Marrage-Feaft" where thousands were killed. It references King Charles, the Queen-Mother, and appears to situate these events within broader civil wars in France.
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