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[F] _Antoine Duprat had been tutor to Francis I. He must have been an old man at this time, for he died in 1535 at the age of 72._ [G] _Of Francois de Tournon, de Thou says: "Homme d'une prudence, d'une habilete pour les affaires, et d'un amour pour sa patrie, presque au-dessus de tout ce qu'on peut poser." He died in 1562._ [H] _Gabriel, Cardinal de Grammont, was the last of the male line of this celebrated family. His sister married into the family of_ AURE, _which then took the name and arms the de Grammonts_. [I] _D'Aumale._ [J] _Sic._ [K] _A descendant of Guy de Levis, who was elected marshall of the Crusaders who marched against the Albigenses; hence his successors were all called Marechaux de la Foi. He received the lands of Mirepoix, in Languedoc, in return for his services. The family became very illustrious, and we refer readers who have the time and patience to study a very curious piece of history, to the writings of Cartier and Lognac._ [L] _The Comte de Tonnerre._ [M] _He began life as page to Francis I., became Constable of France in 1538, and died at the age of 74, at the battle of St Denis, killed, it is said, by a Scotsman named Stuart._ [N] _Phillipe Chabot, Seigneur de Brion, in Poitou, a great protege of the celebrated Duchesse d'Etampes._ [O] _This is undoubtedly Honorat, son of Villars, Comte de Tende, natural son of Philip, duke of Savoy. Villars had been killed at Pavia in 1525. Honorat's daughter married the great duke de Mayenne._ [P] _Andre de Brancas, comte de Villars._ [Q] _Jean de Berri, comte d'Etampes._ [R] _? Chambery._ [S] _Probably Henry de Crevant d'Humieres, ancestor of the celebrated marechal d'Humieres._ [T] _Probably Martin du Bellay, prince d'Yvetot._ [5] Knights. [6] The Second Edition omits: "and." [7] Persons. [8] The Second Edition inserts: "At ye metyng of these two noble kynges there were sacres and sacrettes cast of and at dyuerse flyghtes two kytes were beten downe which were sooryng in y{e} ayre w{h} such lyke pastyme whiche greatly pleased al the nobles on bothe partyes." [9] The Second Edition reads "persons" thus "psones." [10] The Second Edition has "a batayle a
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