The workes of that famous chirurgion Ambrose Parey translated out of Latine and compared with the French. by Th: Johnson

The voyage of Germany. 1552.

I Went the voyage to Germany in the yeare 1552. with Monsieur De Rohan Cap∣taine of 50. horse, where I was Chirurgion of his company, which I have said al∣ready. In this voyage Monsieur the high Constable of France was Generall of the Army: Monsieur de Chastillon, since Admirall, was chiefe Colonell of the foote, having foure Regiments of Lansquenets, under the conduct of these Captaines, Recrod and Ri••grave, having each of them two Regiments, each Regiment was of tenne Ensignes, and each Ensigne of five hundred men. And besides these, was Cap∣taine Chartel, who conducted the troopes that the Protestant Princes had sent to the King. This was a very faire company on foote, accompanied with fifteene hun∣dred Horse, with the following of each one two Archers, which might make foure thousand five hundred Horse, besides two thousand Light horse, and as many Mus∣kettieres on horsebacke, of whom Monsieur de Aumalle was Generall, besides the great number of Nobility who came for their pleasure. Moreover, the King was ac∣companied with two hundred Gentlemen of his house, & likewise with divers Prin∣ces; there was also for his troope that served him, the French, Scottish, and Swissers Guards, amounting to sixe hundred men on foote, and the companies of Monsieur the Dolphin, Messieres de Guise, de Aumalle, and of the Marshall S. Andrew, which amounted to foure hundred Lances, which was a mervelous thing to see such a faire Company; and in this equipage the King entred into Thou and Mets. I will not omit to tell that it was ordained, that the Companions of Messieres de Rohan, of the Count of Sancerr, of Iarnac, which was each of them of fifty horse, went by the Wings of the Campe; and God knowes we had scarcitie of victualls, and I pro∣test to God that at three divers times I had thought I should have beene famisht, and it was not for want of money for I had enough, and we could not have victualls but by force, by reason that the Pesants withdrew it all into the Citties and Castles.

One of the servants of a Captaine of the company of Monsieur de Rohan, went * 1.1 with others thinking to enter into a Church where the Pesants were retired, thinking to finde victualls by force or love: but amongst the rest this man was well beaten, and returned with seaven wounds, with a sword in the head; the least of which pene∣trated the second table of the scull, and he had foure other upon the armes, and upon the right shoulder, which cut more than one halfe of the blade-bone, or Omoplate.

He was brought backe to his masters lodging, who seeing of him so wounded, and that they were to depart thence the morrow after at the breake of day, and not thinking ever he could be cured, made him a grave, and would have cast him there∣in, saying that, or else the Pesants would massacre and kill him; I mov'd with pit∣ty * 1.2 told him that he might yet be cured if he were well drest: divers Gentlemen of the company prayd him that he would cause him to bee brought along with the Baggage, seeing I had the willingnesse to dresse him; to which he agreed, and after that I had cloth'd him, he was but put into a Cart upon a bed well covered and well accommodated, which one horse did draw. I did the office of a Physition, Apo∣thecary, Chirurgion, and Cooke; I drest him even to the end of his cure, and God cured him, in so much that all these three Companies admired at this cure. The horsemen of the company of Monsieur de Rohan, the first muster that was made, gave me each one, one Crowne, and the Archers halfe a Crowne.

Notes

• * 1.1

  History.
• * 1.2

  Charity of the Author.