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In the end, M. the Marshal died of his hepatic flux. He 

 being dead, the King sent M. the Marshal d'Annebaut to 

 be in his place: who did me the honour to ask me to live 

 with him, and he would treat me as well or better than 

 M. the Marshal de Monte Jan. Which I would not do, for 

 grief at the loss of my master, who loved me dearly; so 

 I returned to Paris. 



THE JOURNEY TO MAROLLE AND Low BRITTANY. 1543 



I WENT to the Camp of Marolle, with the late M. de Rohan, 

 as surgeon of his company; where was the King himself: 

 M. d'Estampes, Governor of Brittany, had told the King 

 how the English had hoist sail to land in Low Brittany; 

 and had prayed him to send, to help him, MM. de Rohan 

 and de Laval, because they were the seigneurs of that 

 country, and by their help the country people would beat 

 back the enemy, and keep them from landing. Having 

 heard this, the King sent these seigneurs to go in haste to 

 the help of their country; and to each was given as much 

 power as to the Governor, so that they were all three the 

 King's Lieutenants. They willingly took this charge upon 

 them, and went off posting with good speed, and took me 

 with them as far as Landreneau. There we found every 

 one in arms, the tocsin sounding on every side, for a good 

 five or six leagues round the harbours, Brest, Couquet, 

 Crozon, le Fou, Doulac, Laudanec ; each well furnished with 

 artillery, as cannons, demi-cannons, culverins, muskets, 

 falcons, arquebuses; in brief, all who came together were 

 well equipped with all sorts and kinds of artillery, and with 

 many soldiers, both Breton and French, to hinder the En- 

 glish from landing as they had resolved at their parting 

 from England. 



The enemy's army came right under our cannons: and 

 when we perceived them desiring to land, we saluted them 

 with cannon-shot, and unmasked our forces and our artillery. 

 They fled to sea again. I was right glad to see their ships 

 set sail, which were in good number and good order, and 

 seemed to be a forest moving upon the sea. I saw a thing 

 also whereat I marvelled much, which was, that the balls 



