Amboise

From his window he looked down upon the Loire and the meadows of the beautiful valley stretching from Amboise to Tours.

To his mind, he ought either to be hanged or released; for he was, of course, entirely ignorant of the events at Amboise.

Not to come to Amboise would constitute the crime of treason; but if he came, he put himself in the power of the Crown.

Such was the Edict of Amboise—a half-way measure, very different from that which was desired on either side.