Master Gilbert one of the chiefe of Montpelier, and others. They could not finde the bullet, I searcht for it very exactly, I perceived by conjecture, that it was entred by the head of the Adiutorium, and that it had runne into the cavity of the sayd bone, which was the cause we could not finde it. The most part of them sayd it was entred and loft within the cavity of the body. Monsieur the Prince of the Rocke upon You, who intimately loved the King of Navarre, drew me to one side, and askt me if the wound was mortall. I told him yea, because all wounds made in great joynts, and principally contused wounds, were mortall according to all Authors who have written of them. He enquired of the others what they thought, and cheefely of the sayd Gilbert, who told him that hee had great hope that the King his master, would be cured, and the sayd Prince was very joyfull. Foure dayes after the King and the Queene mother, Monsieur the Cardinall of Bourbon his brother, Monsieur the Prince of Rocke upon Yon, Monsieur de Guise, and other great personages, after we had dressed the King of Navarre, caused a consultation to be made in their presences, where there was diverse Physitions and Chirurgions: each man sayd what seemed good unto him, and there was not one of them, who had not good hope of him; saying that the King would be cured, and I persisted alwayes on the contrary.
Monsieur the Prince of the Rocke upon Yon who loved me, withdrew me aside, and sayd I was onely against the opinion of all the rest, and prayd me not to be obstinate against so many worthy men. I answered him, that when I saw any good signes of cure, I would change my advise. Divers consultations were made, where I never changed my word, and prognosticke, such as I had made at the first dressing, and al∣wayes sayd that the arme would fall into a Gangreene, which it did, what diligence soever could be had to the contrary; and gave up his soule to God the eighteenth day of his hurt. Monsieur the Prince Vpon Yon, having heard of the death of the sayd King, sent his Physition and Chirurgion toward me, named Feure now in ordinary to the King, and to the Queene Mother, to tell me, that he would have the bullet ta∣ken out, and that it should be lookt for in what place so ever it could be found: then I was very joyfull, and told them that I was well assured to finde it quickely, which I did in their presences, and divers gentlemen. It was lodged in the very midst of the cavity of the Adiutory bone. My sayd Prince having it, shewed it to the King and the Queene, who all sayd, my prognosticke was found true. The body was layd to rest in the Castle Galliard, and I returned to Paris, where I found divers hurt men who were hurt at the breach at Roüen, and cheefely Italians, who desired me very much to dresse them, which I did willingly; there were divers that recovered; and o∣thers dyed. I beleeve (my little master) you were called to dresse some of them, for the great number there was of them.