Editing 1562 (section)

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 12]] &ndash; Fray [[Diego de Landa]], acting [[Bishop of Yucatan]], burns the sacred books of the [[Maya civilization|Maya]].
* [[August 3]] &ndash; A severe hailstorm causes serious damage in the German town of [[Wiesensteig]], and leads a few days later to the demand of Mayor Ulrich von Helfenstein for the arrest of several women on [[Wiesensteig witch trial|charges of practicing witchcraft]]. Six of the women are executed the first of 63 women and men put to death after being convicted of practicing sorcery.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Midelfort |first=Erik |title=Witch hunting in southwestern Germany, 1562-1684; the social and intellectual foundations |publisher=Stanford University Press |year=1972 |isbn=9780804708050 |pages=88}}</ref>
* [[August 7]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Mozhaysk]] is signed between Denmark and Russia to avoid going to war against each other over the [[Kingdom of Livonia]], now divided into [[Estonia]] and [[Latvia]].<ref>{{cite book| last= von Adelung| first= Friedrich | title = Kritisch-literärische Übersicht der Reisenden in Russland bis 1700, deren Berichte bekannt sind (Critical-literary overview of known reports of travelers in Russia up to 1700) |page = 231 | publisher = Eggers|location=Saint Petersburg|year=1846|language=German}}</ref>
* [[August 24]] &ndash; In the French city of [[Bar-sur-Seine]], at least [[List of massacres in France#Valois France|300 Huguenots are massacred]] by Catholic soldiers after their success in reconquering the citadel there. The killing occurs nine days after the burning alive of 94 Huguenots at [[Lauzerte]].
* [[September 20]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Hampton Court (1562)|Treaty of Hampton Court]], between Queen Elizabeth I of England and [[Huguenot]] leader [[Louis, Prince of Condé (1530–1569)|Louis, Prince of Condé]], is signed.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/223|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/223 223–226]}}</ref>
* [[September 22]] &ndash; [[Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor|Maximilian]], son of the [[Emperor Ferdinand I]], succeeds Ferdinand as ruler of the [[Kingdom of Bohemia]] (now the Czech Republic).