The commentaries of Messire Blaize de Montluc, mareschal of France wherein are describ'd all the combats, rencounters, skirmishes, battels, sieges, assaults, scalado's, the taking and surprizes of towns and fortresses, as also the defences of the assaulted and besieg'd : with several other signal and remarkable feats of war, wherein this great and renowned warriour was personally engag'd, in the space of fifty or threescore years that he bore arms under several kings of France : together with divers instructions, that such ought not to be ignorant of, as propose to themselves by the practice of arms to arrive at any eminent degree of honor, and prudently to carry on all the exploits of war.

Title

The commentaries of Messire Blaize de Montluc, mareschal of France wherein are describ'd all the combats, rencounters, skirmishes, battels, sieges, assaults, scalado's, the taking and surprizes of towns and fortresses, as also the defences of the assaulted and besieg'd : with several other signal and remarkable feats of war, wherein this great and renowned warriour was personally engag'd, in the space of fifty or threescore years that he bore arms under several kings of France : together with divers instructions, that such ought not to be ignorant of, as propose to themselves by the practice of arms to arrive at any eminent degree of honor, and prudently to carry on all the exploits of war.

Author

Monluc, Blaise, seigneur de, 1500?-1577.

Publication

London :: Printed by Andrew Clark for Henry Brome ...,

MDCLXXIV [1674]

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France -- History -- 16th century.

France -- History -- House of Valois, 1328-1589.

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Contents

• frontispiece
• title page
• illustration
• To the Right Honourable, PHILIP, EARL of CHESTERFIELD, Lord STANHOPE of Shelford, &c.
• The TRANSLATOR's PREFACE TO THE READER.
• THE French Printer TO THE NOBLESS OF GASCONY.
• encomia
  • On the brave Mareschal de Montluc, and his Commentaries writ by his own hand.
  • On the Commentaries of Messire Blaize de Montluc.
  • On the Commentaries of Montluc translated.
• ERRATA.
• A Catalogue of some Books Printed for Henry Brome, since the dreadful Fire of London.
• THE COMMENTARIES OF Messire Blaize de Montluc, MARESCHAL of FRANCE. The First Book.
• THE COMMENTARIES OF Messire Blaize de Montluc, MARESCHAL of FRANCE. The Second Book.
• THE COMMENTARIES OF Messire Blaize de Montluc, MARESCHAL OF FRANCE. The Third Book.
• THE COMMENTARIES OF Messire Blaize de Montluc, MARESCHAL of FRANCE. The Fourth Book.
• THE COMMENTARIES OF Messire Blaize de Montluc, MARESCHAL of FRANCE. The Fifth Book.
• THE COMMENTARIES OF Messire Blaize de Montluc, MARESCHAL of FRANCE. The Sixth Book.
• THE COMMENTARIES OF Messire Blaize de Montluc, MARESCHAL of FRANCE. The Seventh Book.
  • Here the Signieur de Montluc had put an end to his Boook; but since, the short Supplement following was found amongst his Papers.
• epitaphs
  • BLASII MONLUCI FRANCIAE MARESCHALLI TUMULUS.
  • epitaph
  • P. C.
  • Avo, Patri Filius, Nepos Blasius Monlucius P.
  • ΕΙΣ ΓΑΜΠΡΟΤΑΤΟΝ ΚΑΙ ΤΟΝ ΑΝΔΡΕΙΟΤΑΤΟΝ ΤΩΝ Κελων Βλασιον ✚ Μονλυκον.
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  • Tombeau de Messire Blaise de Montluc.
    • Sur le Tombeau de son coeur.
  • Epitaphe de Blaise de Montluc Ma∣reschal de France, & de M. An∣toine, Pierre, & Fabien ses enfans.
  • ALIUD.
  • Epitaphe de Messire Blaise de Mont∣luc, Mareschal de France.
  • epitaph
  • ALIUD.
  • ALIVD.
  • Lucinae Vaticinium de fortuna Mon∣luci.
  • Tumulo Blasii Monlucii.
  • ALIUD.
  • Les Manes de Messire Blaise de Mont∣luc, Mareschal de France.
  • In Tumulum illustrissimi viri D. Mont lucii, &c. Steph. Manialdus.
  • ALIUD EX GRAECO.
  • Montlucii Tribuni Militum Epicedium.
  • Georgii Buchanani Scoti, in obitum Marci Antonii Montluci, qui Hostia pro defensione Ecclesia obiit, Carmen.
  • In eundem Ioachimi Bellai Andegavi.
  • Ejusdem in eundem.
  • Pour Jean de Montluc Evesque de Valence.
  • Pour le Capitain Montluc Sieur de Caupene qui mourut à Madere.
  • Pour Fabien de Montluc Sieur de Montes∣quieu.
  • SONNET.
  • Tumulo Blasii Montluci,
  • ALIUD.
  • SONNET.