DOMINIQUE DE GOURGUES ad. 



1582. 

 money to him that could bring him his head, praying 

 moreover king Charles to doe justice on him as of the 

 authour of so bloody an act contrary to their alliance and 

 good league of friendshippe. In so m.uch as comming to 

 Paris to present himselfe unto the King, to signifie unto 

 him the successe of his Voyage, and the meanes which 

 hee had to subdue this whole Countrey unto his obedi- 

 ence, (wherein hee offered to imploy his life, and all his 

 goods) hee found his entertainment and answere so con- 

 trary to his expectation, that in fine hee was constrayned 

 to hide himselfe a long space in the Court of Roan, about 

 the yeere 1570. And without the assistance of President 

 Marigny, in whose house he remayned certaine dayes, 

 and of the Receiver of Vacquieulx, which alwayes was 

 his faithfull friend, hee had beene in great danger. 

 Which grieved not a litle Dominique de Gourgues, 

 considering the services which hee had done aswell unto 

 him as to his predecessours kings of France. Hee was The birth, 

 borne in Mount Marsan in Guyenne, and imployed for ^^ and death 

 the service of the most Christian Kings in all the Armies >,„ P^^^^ 

 made smce these twentie five or thirtie yeeres : at last 

 he had the charge and honour of a Captaine, which in 

 a place neere unto Siene, with thirtie Souldyers sustayned 

 the brunt of a part of the Spanish Armie, by which beeing 

 taken in the assault, and having all his men cutte in pieces, 

 hee was put into a Galley in token of the good warre and 

 singular favour which the Spanyard is woont to shew us. 

 But as the Galley was going toward Sicillie, beeing taken 

 by the Turkes, ledde away to Rhodes, and thence to 

 Constantinople, it was shortly afterwarde recovered by 

 Romeguas, commaunder over the Armie of Malta. By 

 this meane returning home, hee made a Voyage on the 

 coast of Africa, whence hee tooke his course to Bresil, 

 and to the South Sea. At length beeing desirous to 

 rapayre the honour of France, he set upon Florida with 

 such successe as you have heard. So that being become 

 by his continuall warlike actions both by Land and Sea 

 no lesse valiant Captaine then skilfull Mariner, hee hath 



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