The Voyage of the Camp of Amiens, 1558.
THe King sent me to Dourland, and made me be conducted by a Captain Govast with fifty men in arms, for fear I should be taken by the enemies. And seeing that in the way wee were alwaies in alarums, I caused my man to alight, making him to be my master for that time, and I got upon his horse, which carried my mail, and took his cloak and hat, and gave him my ambling Mare. My man being put upon her back, one would have taken him for the master, and I for the servant. Tho••e of Dourlan seeing us far off, thought we were enemies, and let flye their Cannon-shot at us. Captain Gavest my conductor, made a sign with his hat, that we were not enemies, so that they left shooting and we entred into Dourlan, with great joy. Those of Dourlan made a sally forth, upon the enemies five or six dayes before; who kild and hurt divers of our Captains, and good Souldiers; and amongst the rest captain St. Aubin valiant at the sword, whom Monsieur de Guise loved very well, and for whom chiefly the King sent me thither, who being in the f•••• of a quartan fever, would needs go out to command the greatest part of his com∣pany: •• Spaniard seeing him that he commanded, perceived he was a Captain, and shot a mus∣ket-bul••et q••ite through his neck; my Captain St. Aubin thought with this stroke he was dead, and with the fear (I protest to God) he lost his quartan ague, & was altogether freed from it. I dres∣sed him with Antony Portal Surgeon in ordinary to the King, and divers other souldiers: some di∣ed, others escaped qu••te with the loss of a leg, or an arm, or the loss of an eye, and they said they escaped good cheap, escape that can. When the enemy had broken their Camp, I re∣turned to Paris. Here I hold my peace of my little master, who was more at ease in his house, then I at the Wars.