Editing Jesuits (section)

===Political intrigue===
The Jesuits were temporarily banished from France in 1594 after a man named [[Jean Châtel]] tried to assassinate the king of France, [[Henry IV of France|Henri IV]]. Under questioning, Châtel revealed that he had been educated by the Jesuits of the [[Lycée Louis-le-Grand|Collège de Clermont]]. The Jesuits were accused of inspiring Châtel's attack. Two of his former teachers were exiled and a third was hanged.<ref>{{Citation |author=Voltaire |author-link=Voltaire |title=Histoire du Parlement de Paris |year=1769 |chapter=XXXI |quote=Châtel fut écartelé, le jésuite Guignard fut pendu; et ce qui est bien étrange, Jouvency, dans son Histoire des Jésuites, le regarde comme un martyr et le compare à Jésus-Christ. Le régent de Châtel, nommé Guéret, et un autre jésuite, nommé Hay, ne furent condamnés qu'à un bannissement perpétuel. |chapter-url=http://www.voltaire-integral.com/Html/15/19PARFIN.html |access-date=30 November 2014 |archive-date=5 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205191328/http://www.voltaire-integral.com/Html/15/19PARFIN.html }}</ref> The Collège de Clermont was closed, and the building was confiscated. The Jesuits were banned from France, although this ban was quickly lifted and the school eventually reopened.<ref>[[Voltaire]] (1769), "XXXI", ''Histoire du Parlement de Paris'', archived from the original on 5 February 2012,</ref>

In England, [[Henry Garnet]], one of the leading English Jesuits, was hanged for [[misprision of treason]] because of his knowledge of the 1605 [[Gunpowder Plot]]. The Plot was the attempted assassination of [[James VI and I]], his family, and most of the [[Protestantism|Protestant]] aristocracy in a single attack, by blowing up the [[Palace of Westminster|Houses of Parliament]]. Another Jesuit, [[Oswald Tesimond]], managed to escape arrest for his involvement in this plot.{{sfn|Fraser|2005|p=448}}