20 AMBROISE PARE 



love or by force; but he got the worst of it, as they all did, 

 and came back with seven sword-wounds on the head, the 

 least of which penetrated to the inner table of the skull; 

 and he had four other wounds upon the arms, and one on 

 the right shoulder, which cut more than half of the blade- 

 bone. He was brought back to his master's lodging, who 

 seeing him so mutilated, and not hoping he could be cured, 

 made him a grave, and would have cast him therein, saying 

 that else the peasants would massacre and kill him. I in 

 pity told him the man might still be cured if he were well 

 dressed. Diverse gentlemen of the company prayed he 

 would take him along with the baggage, since I was willing 

 to dress him; to which he agreed, and after I had got the 

 man ready, he was put in a cart, on a bed well covered and 

 well arranged, drawn by a horse. I did him the office of 

 physician, apothecary, surgeon, and cook. I dressed him to 

 the end of his case, and God healed him ; insomuch that all 

 the three companies marvelled at this cure. The men-at- 

 arms of the company of M. de Rohan, the first muster that 

 was made, gave me each a crown, and the archers half a 

 crown. 



THE JOURNEY TO DANVILLIERS. 1552 



ON his return from the expedition against the German 

 camp, King Henry besieged Danvilliers, and those within 

 would not surrender. They got the worst of it, but our 

 powder failed us; so they had a good shot at our men. 

 There was a culverin-shot passed through the tent of M. de 

 Rohan, which hit a gentleman's leg who was of his house- 

 hold. I had to finish the cutting off of it, which I did with- 

 out applying the hot irons. 



The King sent for powder to Sedan, and when it came 

 we began the attack more vigorously than before, so that a 

 breach was made. MM. de Guise and the Constable, being 

 in the King's chamber, told him, and they agreed that next 

 day they would assault the town, and were confident they 

 would enter into it ; and it must be kept secret, for fear the 

 enemy should come to hear of it; and each promised not to 

 speak of it to any man. Now there was a groom of the 

 King's chamber, who being laid under the King's camp- 



