PMonkIsTrying #23

Damned if you do…

Various Events from the Same Counsel

Montaigne recounts two tales of rulers, who when faced with would be assassins, pardon them. The first, a more or less contemporary of Montaigne, the Duc de Guise, is warned by his mother-in-law that a certain courtier is planning to kill him. The Duc finds an occasion to confront the gentleman, who is most terrified…