32 RENEE.

joy and happiness. This also
was fine for the duke, for it
made his people willing to
obey him.
 Renee had three dear daugh-
ters.
 Now at this time the Re-
formed people were persecuted
and oppressed by the priests.
Many of them fled to Renee
for shelter, and when good
ministers were driven from
their homes they went to Re-