the reason thereof, spied upon him one
morning, and perceived Gallery showing him five wooden images, three of
which had their hands hanging down, whilst two had them lifted up.(13)

"We must make waxen images like these," said Gallery, speaking to the
Proctor. "Such as have their arms hanging down will be for those whom
we shall cause to die, and the others with their arms raised will be for
the persons from whom you would fain have love and favour."

"This one," said the Proctor, "shall be for the King by whom I would
fain be loved, and this one for Monseigneur Brinon, Chancellor of
Alencon." (14)

13 This refers to the superstitious practice called
_envoutement_, which, according to M. Leon de Laborde, was
well known in France in 1316, and subsisted until the
sixteenth century. In 1330 the famous Robert d'Artois, upon
retiring to Brabant, occupied himself with pricking waxen
images which represented King Philip VI., his brother-in-
law, and the Queen, his sister. (_Memoires de l'Academie des
Inscriptions_, vol. xv. p. 426.) During the League the
enemies of Henri III. and the King of Navarre revived this
practice.--(L.) It would appear also from a document in the
Harley MSS. (18,452, Bib. N'at., Paris) that Cosmo Ruggieri,
the Florentine astrologer, Catherine de' Medici's
confidential adviser, was accused in 1574 of having made a
wax figure in view of casting a spell upon Charles IX.--M.

14 John Brinon, Councillor of the King, President of the
Parliament of Rouen, Chancellor of Alencon and Berry, Lord
of Villaines (near Dreux), Remy, and Athueuil (near
Montfort-l'Amaury), belonged to an old family of judicial
functionaries. He was highly esteemed by Margaret, several
of whose letters are addressed to him, and he was present at
the signing of her marriage contract with Henry II. of
Navarre (Genin's _Lettres de Marguerite_, p. 444). He
married Pernelle Perdrier, who brought him the lordship of
Medan, near Poissy, and other important fiefs, which after
his death she presented to the King. His praises were sung
by Le Chandelier, the poet; and M. Floquet, in his History
of the Parliament of Normandy, states that Brinon rendered
most important services to France as a negotiator in Italy
in 1521, and in England in 1524. The _Journal d'un Bourgeois
de Paris_ mentions th