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* Guyenne, clad in his coat of mail, 
was most honourably accompanied, and 
the court was composed of prelates, and — 
of lords, who signed all the acts drawn 
wp on the oceasion. Vhe kmg at arms 
made three profound reverences, on pre- 
senting himself at the foot of the throne ; 
after which, putting his knee to the 
ground, he required a promise, that no 
violence should be done to his person, 
and that he should be freely permitted to 
return 
vered his message. The Emperor hav- 
ing acquiesced, “Guyenne spoke as fol- 
lows :-— : 
“ Sire! The King, my master and 
my sovereign lord, has been infurmed 
of every thing that your Majesty com- 
manded to be told to him;. but, in re- 
spect to what you said, both before and 
alter that message respecting his honour, 
as he wishes to demonstrate to the 
whole world, that this remains untouched 
and without spot, (sauf ef sans tuche, ) 
he has commanded me te bring you, by 
way of reply, the present letter, signed 
with his own hand. 
“« May it please you, Sire, to receive 
it, and your Majesty will there see, that 
he is ready to give you ample satisfac- 
tion in every and fer all things. 
“< My message is now delivered, and 
I therefore beseech your Majesty to per- 
mit me to .return to the King, my 
master.” 
Before he would receive the dispatch, 
the Emperor demanded of Guyenne, 
whether Francis I. had given him orders 
to read the writing of which he was the 
bearer? Guyenne having replied, “ No;” 
his Majesty spoke as follows: 
“ King at Arms, this is sufficient. 
“ ¥ comprehend, that the writing is a 
challenge of defiance on the part of the 
King, your master, to me; he has been 
aceustomed to make promises, but not 
tokeep his engagements.” —(Roid “Armes, 
il suffit ; Je comprends que cet écrit est 
un cartel de défi de la personne du Roi, 
vetre maitre, 4 lamienne, ainsi qu'il a 
coutume de faire, quoiqu’ il n’ait pas celle 
de tenir ses engagemens.) : 
After this discourse, the Grand Chan- 
cellor, im the name of the Emperor, pro- 
‘nounced a protestation in due form, 
claiming all his rights, stipulated in 
virtue of the treaties between’ him 
and the’ King of France, &c.” assert- 
ing, whatever may be the event, that 
the Emperor would never renounce or 
prejudice them in any manner whatso- ' 
When this had been read, 
ever. 
' Charles V. 
to France, after he had deil- ~ 
once more addressed himself 
to Guyenne, and spoke as follows :; 
“ King at Arms! although your mas- 
ter hath afforded me more than one Jegi« 
timate motive to regard and consider the 
present act as unworthy of attention; 
yet for the good of Christianity, to 
avoid anew effusion of blood, and with 
the view to obtain that peace he has hi- 
therto retused, I consent to esteem him 
on this occasion, but on no’ other.” 
This discourse ended, he received the 
challenge from the hand of the King at 
Aims, without either opening, or reading 
it. While the particulars of the recep- 
tion were drawing up, Guyenne observed 
to the Emperor, ** that he could not 
charge himself with the answer of his 
Majesty to the King. of France, unless it 
should notify the assurance of the ace- 
ceptance of a field of battle; and that, 
in consequence he craved to be permit- 
ted to retire. Charles V. replied fiercely: 
It does not become the King, your mas- 
ter,.to prescribe to me the manner in 
which I ought to conduct myself; I shall 
do what is proper on the present -oc= 
casion; and as I presume, that an an- 
swer is required to this writing, with 
which I am to entrust some one belong 
ing to myself, [ demand of you a safe 
conduct for my herald, as you yourself 
did not enter Spain without obtaining 
one of me.” 
Guyenne replied— That not. being 
-able to grant a safe conduct himself, he 
would write for one to the King, his mas= 
ter.” On this he retired; but returning 
back again immediately, and’ putting , 
one knee to the ground, he said to the 
Emperor— 
‘Sire ! I have also represent to your, 
Majesty, that Iam entrusted with ano- ° 
ther letter, which contains a reply to 
the one which you sent from Burgos, to, 
the King, my master; will 
pleased, therefore, Sire, io. com 
your secretary, the Lord Bona 
Seigneur Gondanes) to receive ite — 
This nobleman accordingly presente 
himself immediately, and the King at 
Arms, having presented the packet to 
b 
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him, retired before the challenge bad 
been unsealed. The following is a. copy 
of his certificate to the proces-verbal : 
“ Et moi, le dit Guyenne, Roi d’Armes 
de France, je certifie en qualité de vrar- 
disant, qui est ancien nom de mor 
office » que les choses ci-dessus rapportées 
ontété ainsi dites et faites, en foi de quoi, 
&c. 4 “ (Signed) “4 
i“ GuUYENNES be 
he 
yout sl 
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