Lionel's Will loi 



To Master Nicholas of Hadley, a small portas, without notes, 

 and two gold necklaces, enameled in red and green. 

 To his chaplain. Sir John Wayte, a portas, noted. 



deliverance of John Palaeologus, Emperor of Constantinople (Claretta, 

 p. 963; Le Roulx, p. 148). For the festivities on this occasion, when 

 Amedeo gave Gian Galeazzo a charger worth 1000 florins, see Magenta 

 I. 129-130. Between Aug. 17 and 23, Musard was present with his master 

 at the successful siege of Gallipoli. The walls were undermined, and the 

 assailants entered at the breach (Le Roulx, p. 151; Claretta, p. 963). 

 The Turkish bowmen pierced the feet of the Christians, which placed 

 them hors de combat. Huguin de Virier, being otherwise engaged, did 

 not see an advancing Turk, who succeeded in stabbing him, but at this 

 his squire transfixed the Turk with his spear. Nothing daunted, the 

 Turk advanced along the spear, in order to come to close quarters with 

 the squire, but died before he reached the middle. The Christians 

 advanced in the face of Greek fire, and of stones dropped from the 

 walls. The rear-guard being in danger, the count flew to the rescue, and 

 with him his standard-bearer, Musard, of whom the chronicler relates 

 {M. H. P., pp. 307-8) : 'La fust messire Richart Musar qui la bannyere 

 portoit du conte, le quel se mist sy avant et entra sy parfont en lestour 

 quil rompist la presse des Turcs ; et tellement le suyvist lavant garde, que 

 les Turcs furent bien esbays, et la furent faittes maintes belles appertizes 

 darmes entre Cristiens et Turc' The Turks outside were put to flight, 

 and the next morning it was found that the defenders had abandoned the 

 city, leaving behind only some Greek prisoners, who cried out to the 

 Christians that they might now enter without fear. 



1367, Sept. 12, Musard receives 6 florins at Ferrara for expenses, the 

 Green Count having now returned from his expedition (Claretta, p. 964). 



1368, Oct. 3, he is mentioned in Lionel's will. 



1372, July, in arraying his army for battle at Asti, Amedeo entrusts the 

 guard of his person to Musard and another knight (M. H. P. 3. 327). 



1373, Oct. 22, Musard is in attendance upon the Green Count in the 

 castle of Rivoli, where Amedeo is settling a dispute between two noble 

 families of Susa (Claretta, p. 965). 



1377, Musard is dispatched by Amedeo on an important mission to 

 Biella (Claretta, p. 965). 



1380, he and another member of the Order of the Collar are sent on an 

 embassy to Bernabo Visconti (Claretta, pp. 965-6). 



1381, Aug. 8, he is present on one of the most glorious occasions of the 

 Green Count's life, when the latter pronounces his decree as arbiter 

 between the contending cities of Genoa and Venice (Claretta, p. 966; 

 Muratori, Annali d'ltalia 8. 397; M. H. P. 4 {Jur. 2). 858 ff.; R. I. S. 



15- 797). 



1382, July, Musard is with Amedeo when he joins the forces of Louis 

 of Anjou for the invasion of Neapolitan territory (Claretta, p. 966; 

 Amedeo left Chambery toward the end of May, Cordey, p. 240). 



